The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1890-03-06
LOCAL NEWS.


assisting Rev. j. M. LaBdcl in til.
protracted meetings now being h eli
in the Congregational church.
A subscription has beer started Al
Paramount to ralse $4,000 for 1
bonus to Il Touring mill enterprise,
and it Is said the plan promises to
carry.
DR.. Triplett whose office is ovel
John Nelson's store, is Il pleasant
gentleman and it would seem should
get right along in his profession a,
Wal,peton.
The members Of the Germanis
Hose company have given Easter
Monday to the Turner'S, and a dance
Will be he'd on that evening IN
Turner hall.
The home talent dramatic com.
pany gave another of their enter.
tainments at Seely's opera house
this week, to a large and apprecia-
tive audience.
The meetings are moving right
along at the Congregational church,
Rev. Mr.. StIckney assisting Rev
Mr.. LaBacl this week. Large au.
dences and much interest is attained
DR.. and Mrs. Swaine departed for
Duluth, Minnesota. early last week.
aud the doctor writes THE TIMES
his address, which will be found i'm
place, and says that the
prospects are good for Il practice
from the start.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church
are ptrfecting matters for their pro-
posed supper. F:lday evening Of
this week, in the building just Va
,ated 10y Mr.. Woodward the jeweler.
Let evrryb"dy turn out and give
the ladies Il benefit.
Rev. Mr.. Ewing of jamestown
put in last week aiding Rev. Mr.,
LaBach in the protracted meetings
now being conducted at the Con.
gregational church here. Mr..
Ewing is All especially entertaining
speaker and rendered the meet ings
and beneficial.
Tuesday was township election
throughout the county. DeVIllo is
the only township we have heard
from. and this resulted rs follows :
VIM. Green, chairman.
an" Chas. Mauler aud Samuel r m :
ington, members; clerk, w. H.
Thompson assessor, Eugene Dean
treasurer, S. E. Stebbins; justices,
j. S. Parsons and j. +. Williams
conStables, Anthony Allen and
Nicholas Schultesh.
IT. would seem that THE TINES
has to more often regret things not
done than to commend itself for
work performed. and one of the late
items of this sort WAS the unlnten.
tiunal omission of the second happy
party given at Turner hall, the
other evening, by the German
p ople of Walpetvn. Our German
speaking citizens seem to enjoy an
occasional old fashioned dance AM
social, where the young folks go III
for a good time and the old folks
talk Gprman-and also 60 in for {;
good time.
Sam Holtslander returned from
his eastern trip Saturday and repair
ing to the farm. returned to Wah
peton Tuesday and ordered some
posters, announcing an auction sale
to dispose of his large equipment OF
farm stock and farming utensils
ETC., to come off the 14th and 15tl
instants, at his place known as the
Andrews farm. northeast of Dwight
1t would seem that here will be pre-
sented opportunities to purchase
must any article useful on the farm
at your own price. Remember th'
d tie March 18th and 18th, 1890.
The l.uil,ling occupied by w. E
Hanly's laundry and owned by ont
Vacl,on of Moorhead, caught fire
about half past twelve yesterday
aud got good deal of start before
.U was discovered, hut the firemel
being called out did splendid SER
vice IN arresting the flames and saw
ing adjoining buildings. The laun
Try building IS just about Il wreck
Will Hanly was in the building
about twelve o'clock and one Of th
girls went away little after twelv
lraving. as she says, a small fire il
the stove and the doors al locked.
H. E. Crandall returned from
Iowa last week. having gone dow
there to visit among old friends
Mr.. Crandall says there is no fool
lshness about the turn towar,
Democracy in Iowa. In fact Il
says thai thousands of disguste'
Republicans have made clral
breast of it and gone squarely owe
to the Democratic camp on the tas
.tlon issae. and that others,-ol
soldiers and that class of men VII
sympathize with the soldier Repnt
Ilcan,--say that they will give tn
present administration a heIpin
and friendly hand pending its trpa,
ment Of tins question OF tariff re
form, and that il it does not hing
hat on the contrary increases i'm
port duties, they will leave the ol
monopolistic ship and strike ou
for Democracy and reform. I'll
truth of the matter is the Republ
can Trust has made stand alon
the last ditch and propose to hol
commercial affairs just about a
they are, in the interest Of corrul
:ionists and corruption funds. an
there is lust about as much likel