The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-08-08
LOCAL NEWS.

Wheat is 7S and II cents.
Miss Katie Peterson has returned
to Lake City.
Attorney Wolfe of Minor was in
the city two or three days this week.
Col. and Mrs. Hawkes. have gone
to Hope to visit a daughter.
Mrs. DeKay of Morris and sister
of Mrs. Woodward of this city is
here visiting.
The new bridge over the Ottertail,
north of Breckinridge. is a credit to
Wilkin county.
Schuler Brothers have sold four
Car loads of Mccormick twine bind
ers in one week.
w. A. Riddle of Minor is in the
city representing the National
Building and Loan association.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Ink paid a
visit to Bismarck and the National
Park returning early this week, very
much delighted with their trip.
Jentges says he gets no aid from
the county now and that anyone
wanting painting or papering
done should not fail to give him
call.
Archie McCulloch and family left
Wahpeton for Brainerd, Tuesday
evening. Mrs. McCulloch's many
lady friends are sorry at her de-
parture.
Mine Host Runkel OF Milnor has
been in the city this week, having
returned home this morning. Fred
says the crops are not what they
should be in Sargent this year.
Miss Florence Brass has returned
to her home at Grand Forks, accom-
panied by Miss Hattie Dunlap,
] while Miss Ida Brass remains here,
the guest of Miss Clara Dunlap.
A large percentage of the grain
of the county will have been taken
into camp at the close of the present
week, and the farmers for the most
part say they would not ask for any
thing better.
A trotting match is arranged for
September 4th. between Peterson's 8
Julian and Hanson's Tom for 800
per side and GO per cent of the gate
receipts, best three in five. This
will be a good race.
The Swedish Ladies Concert Com
pany of Stockholm, Sweden, under
the auspices of the Red Path Ly-
ceum bureau, will appear in Seely,s
opera house, September 11th. next,
and will give our people great
treat.
Capt. J. w. Cope made a trip to
his farm this week and found his
man pushing things right along.
The captain has Il fine stock farm
we'll stocked with blooded animals.
His crop this year consists mostly
of oats and barley, and will yield
we'll.
Mrs. Edwin Coppin of Hankinson
died Wednesday morning Of this
week, being So years of age. Mrs.
Coppin leaves her husband, and son
and daughter at Benz. Taylor's
and Mrs. l.. j. Simpkins, another
daughter, of this city to monrn her
loss.
Charlie Lalrabee played ball with
Bismarck the other day against
Mandan, and although the latter
got the game, Bismarck boys award
ed Charlie money and two boxes of
cigars on the ground, declaring that
had all played like I4arrabee Bis
marck would not have lost the game.
Veterinary Notes has been called
away on a professional trip, expect
ing to return about the 18th inst.
DR.. Notes is building up good
reputation among our farmers, hav-
ing performed many notable opera
tions on horses and on horses
mouths and teeth. The doctor
makes new horse of about every
animal he touches. 1t is surprising
at the amonnt of work he finds to
do on a horses mouth, for instance,
and the change for the better is at
once and no less surprising.
w. H. Willardt removed into his
new butcher shop the latter part of
last week and is now especially we'll
fixed to accommodate his friends
He has bright glass Office set off in
one corner and a large substantial
refrigerator in the opposite, where he
keeps the finest meats the season
affords. BY attention to business and
hard work, early and late, Mr.. Will.
lardt has built up fine business,
and having erected brick building
with beautiful plate glass and iron
front, in which to do business, .cer-
tainly places him well at the front
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