The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1888-08-09
LOCAL NEWS.


DR.. Swaine went to st. Paul on
business Tuesday evening".
The Turner's will give one OF
theil popular hops September l7th
next.
The farmers will be in the midst
of harvest by the middle of next
week,--say the 18th.
Albert Schneider, the jeweler, had
the misfortune to be bitten by Turk
the other day when attempting to
separate him and Abe who were
fighting.
Married, by Rev. F. Hill, August
4tl,, at the residence of J. w. Cope
Esq. Wahpeton, Mr.. William A
Durham and Miss Mary Myer, botl
of Hankinson, Dakota.
Manager Larrabee is in correspon
dence with Winnipeg with a view
to secure that club for a game OF
OF two on Wahpeton's diamond. II
is hoped the boys may see their way
clear to meet.
Mine host Milton is making de.
cided improvements in the Mer.
chants hotel since his purchase of
the same. We will be pleased to
see Mr. Milton do a good big busi.
ness.
How much better Landlord Nit.
toms place looks with the posts taken
out from under his porch, brackets
having been placed i'm their stead
All the "sheds' in town ought to
be treated in the same way.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. p. Hines. of
Hankinson, lost their little daughter
Nora, August 2d, 1888, aged four
years and seven months. The
young parents have the sympathy
of Il large circle Of friends.
Anton Gillcs and two or three
others captured thlce blg sturgeon
and Il number of buffalo fish, one
evening this week. One sturgeon
weighed. perhaps 25 pounds, while
the other two weighed not far from
IS, each.
II. S. Hyatt has removed his loan.
ing Office from the old Bank of Wah.
peton building to rooms over the
Peoples Savings Bank, and j. II.
Armstrong will now occupy the
whole lower floor with his Tailoring
establishment.
w. Z. Purcell, U. S. Attorney, is
attending court at Dcadwood. BE.
tween Mr.. Purcell's local and public
business, he is kept pretty busy
these times. But then his brother
Richard materially helps to hold
down the home Office in good shape
The recent wet weather caught a
good many tons of hay down and
unprotected. Farmers should stack
hay pretty closely after the mower,
And should at the earliest possible
moment burn around all stacks fur.
protecting the same from destruc.
ton by fire.
Charles Damerel has transformed
the rooms over his hardware store
into one large pleasant hall and will
fit up the same for the Odd Fellows,
who have leased the same for five
years. 1t IS thought the Masons
and Chapter and knights OF Pythias
will also go INTO the new quarters
The Misses Pet and Dolly Bunnel
departed for IL trip and visit
among friends, Tuesday morn
ing, taking in Crookston, Neche
White Bear and Winona, ex
pecting to he gone till the first o1
September. And when the ladies
return Miss Dolly will take care o1
the phone Office day times and FREQ
Stevens will continue in the Office
during the night time.
The electric light was turned OF
for the first time Monday evening
of this week and gives a very salts
factory light. 1t is thought tha
later on the railroad companies ma.
be induced to put at least a ligh
over between the Manitoba ant
N. +. tracks. Monday evening be
ing a rainy night afforded an op
portunity to show the light whel
most needed. 1t lighted the people
home from the theatre very nicely
The Reliance hose company me
Tuesday evening, and, auditing it
books finds that the company ha
handled $500 since its organization
three years ago. Officers wer
elected for the ensuing year as fol
lows: President. II. E. Rice; vic
president. IL. S. Lewis; secretar,