The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-07-04
Call at the Mccormick stand on
th street. for McCOrmick machines.

twine, 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.
Professor Fort, Wahpeton's new
principal, has been in the city this
week, looking over the grounds and
getting acquainted with our people.
The professors family is still at Ma
quoketa, Iowa. but he will remove
the same to Wahpeton about school
time, September first.
From June 3Oth to July 18th, in
elusive, the Northern Pacific will
sell round trip tickets, Wahpeton
to Nashville, Tenn, for 1926 good
returning not later than Sept. l1th.
This is to enable people to attend
meeting of National Educational
Association. Rate open to all.
Our good friend Charles Wise of
Lake City, favors us with a beauti-
fully mounted deer's head, he hav-
ing captured the fleet ranger on the
upper Flambeau river, Wisconsin.
For Il dozen or fifteen seasons Mr..
Wise and party have gone into the
upper county for deer, and the party
is famous for its success.
The sisters of the Catholic school
departed for st. Joseph, Minnesota,
Tuesday, and we noticed that many
of the little girls of their school ac-
companied them to Breckenridge on
their departure, and were affection
ately hidden good bye. These es-
timable teachers and their scholars
enjoyed a picnic on Island Park Mon
day.
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
800 miles or less. Tickets on sale
July 2, 3 and 4, good to return the
fifth.
w. M. ID. Notes, a registered
veterinary surgeon. recently Of Min
neapolis, is now located in Wahpe-
ton, at the Commercial Hotel where
he may always be found ready to
treat and cure all diseases the horse
is subject to. Examination free at
his office at the hotel above named.
Call on the doctor it your horse is
sick.
Last Sunday a farmer named VIM.
Skegel, living near Wolverton, Min
nesota, committed suicide by drown.
ing himself in well. 1t seems he
had been insane for some time. The
we'll was a bored one, only twenty
inches across with two inch plank
curbing, making a hole only sixteen
inches across, and the man who is
not small by any means, had crowded
himself down head first thirty-two
feet until he struck the water when
he was drowned. 1t took several
men to pull the body out.
The following officers were in
stalled at the meeting of the l. o. o.
F. Tuesday evening s. DeLong, N.
G.; Joseph Harff, V. g.; John Ship
pam, p. G.; j. II. HENDERSON, w.;
Freeman Orcutt, c.; David Purdon,
/. g.; James Purdon, S.; S. H. Sny-
der, r.; NJ. ii. Morrill,, O. g.: VIM.
Minnis, r.. S. N. G.; w. C. Holt, L.
S. N. G.; o. III. Perry. II. S. V. G.;
G.. X. Farnsworth, Il. s. S.; Chas.
Damerel, l.. S. S. The installation
was conducted in good shape by
David Purdon, District Deputy.
At the regular monthly meeting
of the Mazeppa H. and l.. Co., the
champions, the following officers
were elected John Stanton, FORE
man John Smith, first assistant ;
John kuschner, second assistant ;
II. l.. Eastman. secretary; U. j.
Farley, treasurer Joseph Harff,
Leonard Schott, Frank Farley,
finance committee. JOS. Harff, the
retiring foreman made a neat little
speech to the boys, as did also John
Stanton, his successor. This is a
good set of officers. Mr.. Stanton
was the captain of the running team
that carried of the honors at the
Fargo tournament and he will see
that the boys get to the front at the
next tournament at Devils Lake.