The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-01-17
LOCAL NEWS.

Ink s. Carter, real estate loans. Al
The city has purchased 200 feet
of new hose. This is a good thing.
Ink & Carter, real estate loans. ii
One of j. H. Armstrong; tailors,
Henry Addison, is very ill at the
hospital.
The cornet band is progressing
finely, practicing three evenings of
each week.
The band wants base drummer.
None of the present members seem
to want to blow it.
Mr.. A. NJ. Stone and family of
DEVILS Lake, were visiting relatives
in this city last week.
The snow storm Wednesday even
ing knocked out the proposed so cial
at Mr.. and Mrs. D. E. Rice's resi-
dence.
| Frank Eberly s. Co. opened their
saloon Saturday evening, with the
usual free lunch and tho enter
tainment of the boys.
The snow blockade near Battle
Lake, to-day, derailed the engine
hauling a freight west, and caused
a delay of eight or ten hours. See
how quickly the "beautiful snow''
gets in its deadly work.
w. H. H. Peirce and two daugh.
ters departed for the east Tuesday
morning. The ladies will stop at
Chicago for visit among friends
there, while Mr.. Peirce goes on to
the New England States.
| Humans orchestra is now fully
re-organized. and Mr.. Hinman feels
that it is the best Wahpeton ever
had. We are pleased to see Mr.
Hinman encouraged. Every town
ought to stay by its own institu'
tions.
Well, we were mistaken. Tax
payer did get the same article intt
The Gazette last week. as appeared
in The TINES. We thought there
were to be series written by diff
ferent people. Who is the next lad!
or gentleman to speak 4?
Geo. Saxton lost a valuable hors,
Monday Of this week. Mr.. Saxtor
drove DR.. Quick to Lidgerwood Sun
day in four hours and back agail
the next day in that time. But JUS
prior to this he had driven 80 mile
in ten hours, with a different team
The first snow of the season fel
Tuesday night and Wednesday o
this week and now there is sufficien
snow for good sleighing, which will
, likely last till spring, indicating
that we are to have at least SOM
old time winter weather the present
year.
An exchange pertinently remarks
that men who advertise in the pa
pers are the men who transact tn
business of the town. You can picl
up newspaper and tell in few
minutes who does the buying ant
selling and keep alive the interes
of the place. A newspaper invar
iably reflects the worth, enterprise
of the community in which it il
published.
The receipts of Plymouth Church
Brooklyn, the past year have beer
$40, 900, but the expenditures hav'
exceeded this some $4,000. DR.
Abbott was paid &c, 500, and wants
$4,000 for this year which nov
rather bothers this once famous
church. During part of Mr.. Beech
er's time the receipts reache,
$68,0W per annum and average.
$4,000 during that time.
Mrs. ]. w. Blanding who went t,
Garden City, Kansas, a few week
ago to visit with the family of he
son. Hugh, is very ill. Waltel
Blanding departed for that plac
Sunday evening, and Monday DR.
Swaine was telegraphed for and b
started on the first train. Tn
friends here have not heard iron
there for two or three days, and it i
thought that she is better. Hop
so. Mrs. Swaine accompanied th
DR.. as far as lie Sueur, Minnesota
VIM. Northey received a TELEGRAM
from the home of daughter of hi
first family, who resides in Siou!
county, Iowa. to-day, (Thursday)
saying that she was not expected tt
live long and that if he saw he
alive he would have to come quickly
so he and Mrs. Northey departed
the same evening for that place