The Wahpeton times., 1889-01-24


T. U. Jan. 22ud, 1889.
Signed: MRS. A. M. Wilcox, Pres.
NARY M. sEELY. sec'y.
Ink & Carter, real estate loans. Al
Mr.. Frank Rettig and Miss Ger.
trude Mayer, both of Wahpeton,
were married at st. Johns Church
by Rev. Father Albrecht. Tuesday
of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. French arrived
home Saturday, from a visit among
friends in Iowa, Minnesota and Wis.
consin, and glad to get home.
They saw more bad weather on that
little trip than experienced here for
eight months prior thereto
We notice by the Chicago Inter-
Ocean that DR.. Fred Formaneck ia
placed on the county hospital medi-
cal staff in that city. The doctor is
getting on finely, all OF which pleases
his hosts of friends here. but is ac.
companied with the everywhere ac-
cepted fact that this is Just what he
deserves, for there is merit in the
composition of the young doctor.
The Congregational college people
had meeting at Fargo the other
day when It was fund that Presi.
dent Barnes was getting on SWIM
mingly in the matter of subscrip.,
tions. In fact The Republican says
that he was succeeding beyond ex..
pectations, notwithstanding these
piping times. Mr.. Barnes is at
once going east to New York ard
New England in the interest of the
college to be gone two monts. filing
an engagement at Minneapolis
Sunday next. while on the way. It
Is generally conceded that the presi-
dent is hummer.
We unintentiona'ly omitted to
mention the Odd Fellows annual
oyster supper and entertainments,
ast,week. The supper was good
one and the literary entertainment
sustained the good reputation OF
this society in this respect. The
musical features were conducted by
Prof. Crocker, assisted by the Misse.
Aspinwall and Bauer and Mr.
Voedisch. Miss AanDerveer presid,
ing at the organ. Capt. Gregg ia
vored the party with humorou.
selection from Harper's Magazine
in the negro dialect-and it wat
splendidly done. The Odd Fellow.
always succeed in entertaining
themselves and guests at thes,
annual banquets and musical feasts
Sargent County Independent, II
Randolph Holding is quite a Joker ir
his way. The walls Of the Auditor's
Office are streaked with cracks be
fired ut members Of the board Of
COIN missi0ners while he was chair
man. One Of bis, best, which il
worthy of illustration in comic al
manac, runs about like this Some
years ago, he celebrated at Milnol
and got Fred Falley so gloriously
hilarious that he went about towr
one whole day with his overcoat
wrong side out, and with a shoe OF
one foot and a boot on the othel
with his pants leg in it. Some time
later tho heavy weight editor reciev
ed a visit from his mother in law
who is strong minded women will
distinct temperance proclivities
Randolph was then. commissioner
elect. and Falley thinking that Il
would be good time to work hin
for his support for county pap, drov'
down to Holdings, condescendin,
to take his wife and mother-in-laW
along. The situation was under
stood by Randolph, who at dinner
broke Falley clear down by askin,
"What did you say to Mrs. Falle!
when you went home after our re
cent jamboree at Milnor?" Ere,
actually blushed, and after chokinI
a little. finally answered the un
pleasant conundrum by asking
"What did you say to Mrs. Holding 2
Randolph rejoined II simply sal,
good evening Mrs. Holding, and sh,
said the rest"