The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-04-11
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Wheat is IS and 79 cents.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Keating, March 9th last.
L. F. Darbellay has gone to Bos-
ton, it is said.
The court took recess to May 9th
when the same jury1nen will re-
turn and complete the session.
Two parties from Fergus. Falls
passed down the river this week, on
a trapping expedition. The boys
built an additional boat here.
w. 1. Crafts has removed the
machinery shed, formerly used by
ID. Oliver, over in the rear of his
warehouse. making additional room.
Joseph Greimscheid is in the city
fixing up his residence property,
formerly owned by the NIessrs.
Power, with a view to removing his
family from st. Paul to Wahpeton
Math Rausch is doing the work.
1t is good plan to remove the
wagon approaches from the side
walks along Dakota avenue and re-
quire the erection Of the regulation
platforms in front of stores, as is
being done.
The shed has been pulled down
in front Of the Darbellay building.
What an absurd idea it is for men
to put up these ugly sheds, when an
awning would look so much better
in the beginning.
The enterprising gentlemen doing
business on Dakota aven lie, between
Fourth and Fifth streets are now
putting down new sidewalks, IL
feet wide. These things greatly i'm
prove the appearance of the street.
j. A. Clarke has accepted an
agency for the New York Life in
surance company, and feels conf
dent that he will do good business
for the company-and the right
thing by himself. Mr. Clarke is an
upright young man and we wish
him success in the new field.
Jack Hess, Il man in partnership p
with Robert Sherman in the saloon
business was arrested, charged with
keeping gambling house, and
learning that conviction meant at
least a fine of $500, skipped away
from the sheriff at the court house,
and now Judge Mcconnell is
anxious to give him 5000 and a
years Imprisonment.
The boys who are engaged in the
work Of establishing new cornet
band for Wahpeton, arc meeting
with that success which always
attend earnest effort. The young
men are working very earnestly.
and having shown this disposition
have passed about the city with
a subscription paper and meeting
with very good success, have gone
to work with more zeal than ever,
if possible.
Mrs. Benjamin Taylor who has
been quite i'll the past two or three
weeks. is now improving IL little.
Mrs. Taylor has inflammation of the
bowels and the doctor now thinks
that if he can keep food on her
stomach she will pull through. Mr..
Taylor, the husband, was heard
from the other day, having arrived
in England just two weeks from the
day he left home. Mrs. Taylor's
many friends hope for her speedy
recovery.
The ladies' aid society of the Con-
gregationa' church met with Mrs.
Cared yesterday and held their an
nual election, resulting as follows:
President, Mrs. Archie McCulloch;
vice president, Mrs. Col. Hawkes.;
treasurer, Mrs. w. l. Crafts; secre-
tary, Mrs. G. p. Cared; chairman of
executive Committee, Mrs. Chas.
Damerel. The treasurer's report
showed that the society had taken in
S312.70, and had paid it all out in
the interest of the church, excepting
a few dollars. And the society starts
out on the new year full of hope
and encouragement.
| The Turner society has made won.
derful i'm provements at their hall.
1t is now wainscoted all round,
beautifully papered and painted, the
latter being of cherry color. A suit.
able room has been built in which
wraps may he carefully kept, and IT
is proposed to send for chairs for
seating capacity, which will render
the hall one of the very neatest for
public entertainments in the west