The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-06-27
LOCAL NEWS.

Mis-. ClltS. II. fllul6uS arrived
this (Thursday) evening.
Mrs. DR.. Swaine paid visit to
LeSueIr, returning this week.
There is a large stock of black
smiths coal on hand ut Gull River
Lumber Co.'S. 7tf
Miss Hattie Dunlap has been at
Grand Forks visiting her friend
Miss Brass.
White lime for whitewashing,
ready made window frames and
screen doors at Gull River Lumber
Co.'S. IL
Mrs. Geo. A. Lacy having spent
several days visiting in Iowa, is ex-
pected back today.
We don't care about continuing
in the paint trade, and will close
out stock Of ready mixed, cheap, at
the Gull River Lumber Co.'S. 7tf
A cheering rain occurred at least
along the Red River Tuesday. But
from every quarter come the cry for
rain.
For SALE CHEAP.-Chambers'
Encyclopedia. complete in eight
handsomely bound volumes, fully
illustrated. Inquire at this office.
The Hons w. E. Purcell, w. S.
Lauder and Andrew Slotten are pre-.
pairing to start for Bismarck july
first. That makes Il right good
delegation.
Excursion tickets will he sold on
Milwaukee road to all stations at
one fare for the round trip. Tickets
on sale July Sd and 4th, good to
return July 9Th.
Newton Beers combination pre-
sented very good entertainment
Saturday evening. The performers
in Lost in London were fair, but
the specialties i'm song and charac-
ter were very good and helped out
nicely.
Dry pine slabs, sawed and split
stove wood, lime, cement, plaster
ing hair, smithing coal, tamarac
posts, barn and roof paints on hand
at Gull River Lumber Co.'S. 7tf
Two white hens loaf about our
garden with large brood of young
chicks, and they seem content to
own the youngsters in partnership.
When they hover the young they
sit close together, and i'm moving
about the little ones seem to have
no'choice which protector they fol-
low. 1t seems to be a singular and
happy family.
The N. Z. will sell round trip
tickets to St. Paul and return for
one and one-third fare on July Sth,
9th, 10th and 1lth, good to return
the 18th, on account Of the summer
meeting of the st. Paul Driving
Club. IL
1t seems that when at Fargo the
DEVILS Lake liremcn assessed them
selves to the extent OF ten dollars
for special mention in the twin
city papers, and getting nothing of
the kind, the Devils Lake Inter-
Ocean is disposed to charge The
Argus with pocketing the money
and then not furnishing the desired
favorable mention.
Call at the Mccormick stand on
9Th street for Mccormick machines,
twinc, extras and repairs, lumber,
sash, doors, mouldings, door and
windew frames, Marblehead white
lime, hair, brick, cement, plaster
etc. Special low prices on carload
lots. 12tf SCHUYLER Bros.
The Wild Rice Good Templars
lodge of Centre will give a picnic IN
Charles Males grove on the Rice,
July 18th. 1t is the purpose of the
management to have good speaking
and music. Everybody is invited
to attend and have good time.
Mum. the agent at the N. p.
depot, Breckinridge. suffered $50
to be taken out of his pants pocket
while in bed the other night. There
are two beds in the room, and the
agent being aroused, called out, sup
posing it to be his partner, and
asked what he was doing, the fellow
readily answering, oh, nothing, sat-
isiied Mum when he turned over
and dropped to sleep. The partner
lost his watch.
From June 30th to July 18th, in
elusive, the Northern Pacific will
sell round trip tickets, Wahpeton
to Nashville, Tenn, for $32.75 good
returning not later than Sept. l1th.
This is to enable people to attend
meeting of National Educational
Association. Rate open to all.
The following excursion rates
will be in effect on the Northern
Pacific for 4th of July, 1889: Be-
tween local points in Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Dakota. Montana, Idaho,
Washington and Oregon, one fare
for the round trip for distance of
300 miles or less. Tickets on sale
July 2, 3 and 4, good to return the
fifth.
James F. Alden is prepared to
loan money in sums of $500 and
upwards on first mortgages of
improved farms in Richland County
Dakota, at legal rates for a term of
years, without brokerage, commits
sions or bonus. May be found next
door to the Hyser House, Brecken-
lidge, MINI. Gtf
The rain storm, Tuesday, did some
spiteful hail work. Chas. Foreman
lost Il splendid field of grain, T. l..
French's garden was pounded into