The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-06-06
Vol. H..
LOCAL NEWS.
Wheat is Ga and 67 cents.

There is a large stock of black
smiths coal on hand at Gull River
Lumber Co.'S. 7tf
A dance will he held ut Turner
Hall on the evening of July 4th.
We don't care about continuing
in the paint trade, and will close
out stock Of ready mixed, cheap, at
the Gull River Lumber Co.'S. 7tf
Wahpeton firemen are practicing g
little for the tournament.
Dry pine slabs, sawed and split
stove wood, lime, cement, plaster
ing hair, smithing coal, tamarac
posts, barn and roof paints on hand
at Gull River Lumber Cos. 7tf
John Seaba, school teacher, re-
siding a few miles south of Breck-
enridge, died the latter part of last
week, and was buried Monday.
Friday last special passed
through the city on the n. p. bear
ing Supt. Ainslie, who was on one
Of his periodical inspections.
Conductor fox has been laid up
for some days. We hope that lie
will soon be out as he is one of the
finest conductors on the n. p. road.
Rev. j. NJ. LaBach has been made
q delegate for North Dakota to the
National Council Of the Congrega-
tiOnal church whicl, meets at Wor-
cester, Mass, this fall. We believe
this will he the third time Mr..
La Bach has attended the chief
council of this denomination.
Prof. Crocker says that THE
TIMES may state that the report
recently put in circulation to the
effect that he had applied for the
principalship of the Fergus Falls
high school is entirely false. Mr..
Croker does not desire a school this
year, but does desire rest.
Let every one attend the citizens
meeting which is to be held at Tur-
ner Hall on Saturday evening, June
9Th at $50, to make arrangements
for grand Fourth of july celebra-
tiOn.
James +. Alden is prepared to
loan money in sums of $500 and
upwards on first mortgages of
improved farms in Richland County
Dakota. at legal rates for term of
years, without brokerage, commits
sions or bonus. May be found next
door to the IIyscr House, Brecken-
lidge, MINI. Gtf
Julius Raymo and Jack Which
were arrested last week, charged
with having stolen oats from Jacob
Schoenborn's granary, three miles
north of town. The case was taken
first before Justice Bessie. when
District Attorney Lauder changed
to Justice Gray, then the defend.
ants changed to Justice Dow, and
after nearly two days work on the
case, Messrs. John G. Pyatt and w.
E. Purcell, appearing for the defend-
ants, Justice Dow released them.
There did not seem to be any evil
dence against Which, and that
and that against Raymo was entire
ly circumstantial. Judge Lauder
made a good light-doing his duty.
The other day one of our esteemed
readers at IIankinson, Fred Kla-
witter, said that he had seen some
such item us this in a newspaper:
GA prairie schooner was noticed
bearing the inscription: 'Chinch
bugged in Illinois; Whitccapped in
Indiana; Bald knobbed in Missouri;
Cycloned in Nebraska; Prohibited
in Kansas Oklahoma or Bust
And Mr.. klawitter suggested that
The TIMES invite this man and
many like him, who have been turn
ing their attention to barren Okla
homa, to come to North Dakota,
where they will not be "chich
bugged or prohibited" but allowed
to live in peace and make a COM
Portable home.