The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-10-17
LOCAL NEWS.

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Hankinson is taking in lots. of
wheat these days.
Mrs. N. E. Rice is at Tower city.
Cass county. visiting.
Miss Nina Wilson Of wahpeton is
here attending the Normal school.
-[Milnor Teller.
Prof. Fort will attend the meeting
Of the Teachers Association at
Paramount. Saturday.
Mrs. Clark Comstock who has
been quite i'll with fever. is fast re-
covering: We are pleased to say.
Miss Grace Dill. who has the past
few weeks been the guest of Miss
julie Roberts, departs for her home
Saturday evening.
Sumner Post G. A. r. gave
another of their enjoyable camp
fires Wednesday evening of this
week. The meeting was largely
attended and all had a good time.
Miss Olson, a dress maker, is MAX
ing her headquarters at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Stanton, and will
be pleased to receive orders for work
in her line.
It is said the muskrats on the
Assinaboine river, Manitoba, are
building very high houses this fall,
indicating a "hard" winter. We
noticed when in the country the
other day muskrat house, we
thought, remarkable for its height.
The Turner's will give another of
their happy dancing parties We'd
nesday evening, October 3Oth, 1889.
Prof. Braun will furnish the music
which is guarantee that it will be
first class. All are invited to turn
out and have good time.
All teachers of this county who
wish to teach have secured schools
for the fall and winter. A number
of schools are yet unsupplied. The
superintendent has made applica-
tion for more teachers from New
York state, and expects that all
schools will be supplied soon.
The TIMES family is using -four
manufactured by Braun Brothers &
Eckes at their new mill, and hence
we are in a position to say that the
flour is better than Pillsbury's Col
den Medal or any other -four we
have ever used in Dakota. In fact
the flour seems to be perfect. Could
not be better.
The Reliance Hose company is
already making preparations for its
fourth annual ball, to be given on
Thanksgiving evening. The fire
department is very nearly self sus-
tanning now and neither of the three
companies ask any pecuniary assis-
tance except to buy a ticket to their
annual ball. So turn out and help
swell the crowd,
The shooting is not what it is
cracked up to be IN this vicinity.
The first flight of birds and native
birds two weeks ago, afforded some
sport, but since that time the coun-
try and feeding grounds of the birds
have been more than alive with hunt
ers and the sport seems to have
about ended for this year. The
scarcity of water plays a very i'm
portant part in the premises.
We were at Capt. Cope's stock
farm last week and was interested
in the beautiful location for resi-
dence and farm buildings. sur
rounded entirely by timber-and
nearly two-thirds by valuable lake.
This season, however, the water is
low and the lake is divided into two
parts. The water in that portion
facing the farm buildings being
tirst-class lake water. and is fed by
innumerahle springs along the
south side, and for the most part
has a sandy and gravelly beach.
The cattle are of blooded varieties
and are in fine condition, and Mr..
Hanson, the keeper of the farm. has
an abundance of hay and feed nicely
stacked in the barn yard, which
would indicate that the stock will
be kept through the winter in the
best possible condition. That is a
very rolling section of the county,
but when plowed develops splendid
soil and good crop. We believe the
captain intends to add sheep to his
farming operations. And it would
seem that sheep should do we'll out
there.
We paid our first visit to Taylor's
Lake or Hankinson's Lake, as the
case may be, last week-and it is
indeed magnificent body of water.
It is a great satisfaction to a man
to come upon such grand body of
water after travelling over the dry
prairie, this season. The shores are