The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-12-05
LOCAL NEWS.

j. N. Jurgenson's family have
removed into their new house.
Mrs. b. Peitz of Hankinson died
with typhoid fever, Wednesday.
Mrs. Fort is drilling the children
who take part in the M. E. Sunday
school entertainment, Tuesday
evening of next week.
Judge Lauder is a rustler and is
holding court at Forman right along
and did not even adjourn yesterday
for Thanksgiving.-[ Lisbon Star.
Alderman Schoenborn has dis
posed of $4,000 worth of property
at his old home in Wisconsin, and
Will be back in u week or ten days.
Leonard Simpkins. step-son of
VIM. Northey, has been very ill the
past several weeks with malarial
fever, but it is thought is now i'm
proving.
Read our proposition to furnish
premium to paying delinquents
and year in advance for TIE TIMES,
in another place. We regard this
as an exceptionally liberal PROPOSE
ton.
The ladies Of the Congregational
church are preparing to give a sup
per and fancy work sale ut the resi-
dence of Colonel and Mrs. Hawkes.,
Wednesday evening. December
18th, 1889.
James Purdon and Co., are fast
closing up improvements on their
building purchased of Martin Schott
and will soon have one of the finest
and most commodious general stores
in the city.
Judge Lauder commenced his
judicial duties in fine shape at For
man this week. The attorneys
speak very highly of him and think
he will make first-class judge
Lisbon Star.
When the license system goes out,
it Is thought the Headquarters,
Wahpeton Columbia, Fargo. and
Dacotah, Grand Forks, will have
pretty "hard sledding''' to make
both ends meet.
Murphy Brothers will put up a
bottling works at the east end of
the bridge. In fact are about com.
mencing the same. We presume
they will be able to do il "soft
drink" business at the old stand.
The story goes that the foreman
of the Keystone farm was attacked
in Hanklnson, Monday, by VIM.
Ewell and Chas. Stack, when the
foreman pounded them over the
head with rod of iron, hurting
them pretty badly, Ewell danger
ously.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Richmond re-
turned from Minneapolis this MORN
ing after attending the funeral of
Jas. F. Igoe, brother of Mrs. Rich
mond, killed at the Tribune fire,
mentioned in another place. Mrs.
Richmond has the sympathy Of her
many friends.
w. H. H. Peirce and n. E. Rice
paid Duluth visit. returning Tues
day, and are carried away with
what they Saw. Every man, woman
and child in Duluth and Superior
are Of conviction that they lave a
sure duplicate Of Chicago within
their grasp.
The sample room boys are getting
ready to vacate. They say that even
though the legislature defers the
closing to Jnly, 1890, there would be
no object in trying to do business
during the first half of the year as
there's nothing in it. The hotel
people might find it advantageous,
however.
NJ. T. Rich said to Tie TINES
yesterday that lie thought he would
put up Il good business house IN
Breckenridge, saying he would
lease it to good advantage. And
we presume he could. Breckenridge
will make the most of her 'oppor-
tuLities and scoop in as much as
possible of Wahpeton's capital and
trade.
A literary entertainment will be
given by the workers of the NJ. j..
Sunday school at Seely's opera
house, on Tuesday evening, Decem-
Der 10, 1889. 1t will consist of
readings. -recitations by young and
old; song recitations by drilled little
children instrumental music, song
chorus and quartette !; a dialogue,
"The Mouse Trap" farce and
number of excellent tablcaux, all
occupying about two hours.
Capt. j. w. Cope has leased quar-
ters at Superior and will soon open
a provision commission house there.
The captain is rustler and
anyone desiring to dispose Of but.
ter, poultry, potatoes or in fact
any sort of farm produce. beef or
pork may entrust the same to him
with every assurance that the busi-
ness will be carefully attended to
and proper returns made. The cap
tain will retain his farm property
and interests here, likely not remov-
ing his family till spring.
CITY COUNCIL.
Monthly meeting of city council.