The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-05-23
FROM GREAT BEND.
To the Editor of The Times.

FROM GREAT BEND.
To the Editor of The Times.
The wheat in this vicinity is
looking pretty good.
The base ball boys are practicing
for the summer and are going to
get to the front.
Last Saturday the Farmers Alli-
ance of Great Bend sent in an order
for 5000 pounds of twine.
Geo. Warner. ST.. and Geo. War;
ner, Jr. have both purchased bug
gies and are getting on in style.
The breaking season is about
opening which will be a good har-
vest for the blacksmith at this place.
Mr.. Ziegelman is having we'll
put down by Mr.. Holzhauer and
feels pretty sue lie is going to have
water.
The boys and girls of this vicinity
are already having good times in
the green woods picnicing. swing
ing, etc.
Mr.. Adams is talking of moving
his elevator from Great Bend to his
farm some six miles northwest, on
two flat cars.
Mr.. John Glander is going to
give social dance Whitsun Monday
at Mr.. Fred Ziegelman's granary.
All are welcome to come and take
part. Good music furnished.
A special game of ball was played
Sunday. May 18th, between the
River Rat nine and q scrub nine Of
Great Bend at the grounds in Mr..
Polfuss' pasture. August Abra-
hanson was umpire and gave poor
satisfaction to the scrub nine, one
OF whom knocked a fair ball over u
wire fence close by and went to
third base, but the umpire called
him back to first and said he could
only take one base on that knock.
| advise the River Rats to bring
another umpire if they intend to
to play again. Score, Great Bend
scrub nine, Sc; River Rat nine, 40.
Henry Stack was scorer.
Last Sunday evening a crowd of
boys and girls gathered on town
bridge about one and a half miles
east Of Great Bend. After being
on the bridge about two hours two
of the boys, VIM. Beling and Henry
Madenboaldt went up to the school
house, which is about 200 feet from
the bridge, and sat down on the
door step, and just as they sat down
the door opened and man stood
before them, which frightened them
so that they ran down to the bridge
and told the boys of their adven-
ture. Then three boys went up to
see about the matter, but found the
door fast, and they returned to the
bridge to tell the news. At last the
whole crowd went to the house, and
first tried the door but it was fast.
They then went to the window,
looked and saw man holding the
door and the gang then left. 1t is
supposed to have been tramp who,
being tired went in to take a rest.
Mr.. Geo. Warner, Sr. has sown
325 acres Of grain this season, all
looking first rate. lie has a good
farm, consisting of 600 acres Of
good land of which 44O acres are
situated on the Wild Rice river, and
the remaining 160 acres two miles
north. lie has also good buildings,
such as house, barn and granary.
situated about Il half mile south
east of Great Bend all of which
are insured in the Yankton Fire
Insurance company, WIN Warner be-
ing agent for the company. He has
for working force nine horses and
three colts. and has all machinery
necessary, such rs binders, seeders,
plows, harrows and wagons, and
has a good yard in which is ilow-
ing we'll. He has fine grove of
poplar trees. north Of his house, of
which - were cut down by some
scoundrel. Mr.. Warner. came to
this country about II years ago
with almost nothing, and now he
would not trade with the president
Of the United States.
ROUGH ON RATS.