The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1890-04-17
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Chas. G. Bade departed for Germa
ny this morning. May good fortun,
attend you, Charlie, is the wish o1
your many friends.
Col. Plummer closed the lectur,
course at the M. E. Church Monday
evening Of this week, in his famou.
lecture, the Bright side Of Things
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Doherty
Fairmount. were blessed with a
daughter Sunday, and Robert show
cred the cigars about promiscuously
Monday.
Rev. j. F. Hill returned from
Minneapolis Last week, accompanied
by Baby Record, neice Of Mrs. r. j.
Hughes and Grand daughter of Mrs.
Reynolds of this city.
The Hilliard boys store was
burned at Wyndmere, Sunday night,
including its contents. Loss 81, 500.
No insurance. The fire is thought
to be of incendiary origin. =
Mr.. Miksche is putting up first
rate residence on the corner near his
store, which we believe he will
occupy, his son-in law; Mr.. Kraker,
going into the residence now oc-
cupied by Mr.. Miksche. The new
residence is a valuable acquisition
to that part Of the city.
Wallace Olmstead returned from
the south via California the latter
part of last week feeling better than
he had felt for some weeks. Wal
lace went south in the interest of
health, but taking the grip, had /,
serious time of it. His many friends
are pleased to see him back again,
and hope that he will continue to
improve.
Last Sunday a committee from
the Reliance Hose company, having
purchased very handsome clock as
wedding present to Irv. Farms
worth and wife, who were married
last week, went out to the farm
where the happy couple are staying
for the present to make the presen-
tation. Mr.. and Mrs. Farnsworth
received the boys very cordially and
good time was had all around.
John Brendel of Great Bend,
called on THE TIMES last Saturday
and informed us that he has pur-
chased Ernst Holzhauer's we'll
machine and is putting down some
splendid wells in the county. He
has just finished two, one for
John Weibusch and one for Grace
Brunkach, flowing all the way
from one to two pals Of water per
minute. See his 'ad' in another
column.
Nels Hanson who has been in the
service of Wm. F. Eckes for the
most part of the past three years,
died with pneumonia at the Wahpe-
ton house, Monday morning of this
week, and was buried at the Wild
Rice cemetery, Tuesday, Rev. Mr..
Wanacka conducting the funeral
services, from the Lutheran church.
Mr.. Hanson was 48 years of age and
had no relatives in this country.
Mr.. Eckes has charge of deceased's
team and effects and will make
proper disposition of them.
The new council was organized
and Alderman-elect Miksche was
made president thereof and H. G.,
Albrecht vice president, and Mayor
elect Purdon took his seat, Tuesday
evening, naming the following ap-
pointments For city auditor, Capt.
A. L. Roberts chief Of police and
street commissioner, Frank McKen-
zie assessor, Geo. M. Hanly; night
watchman, John w. .Donavon city
attorney, B. L. Bogart and for city
surveyor, j. w. Blanding. All the
appointees are good men, certainly
A. w. Harwood and Geo. T. Prop.
per are preparing TO open store
under Seely's opera house, and will
keep QueeEsware, buggies, harness,
second hand goods and variety of
other articles-and will sell cheaply.
1t would seem that these gentlemen
have struck lead which will prove
to be a good acquisition to the bust.
ness features of the city. Just ster
into their place as soon as opened
and examine and price their goods
As sample article, will sell q
beautiful Queensware set, which
costs 800 in Minneapolis, for SIS or
the counter here.
| At meeting of the fire depart.
ment last Friday night, held fol
the purpose Of taking some actor
on the proposition of the city coun
Gil to reduce the pay of the firemer
from 40c to Csc per hour, the power
being left to the fire department t,
do as they saw fit in the matter
a motion prevailed that the pa,
be kept at 4Oc per hour. The boy!
could not see how it would be pos
sible to keep the department VI
with the proposed reduction, as al
equipments such as uniforms, ser
vice suits, ETC., have to be Furnished
by the members, the 4Oc bein.
lplaced in the treasures of the diff
ferent companies for that purpose
The Difference.
| Under the last year of tile Dam
erel management of the city school,
the high school was moved out ont,
the street, there being some 80 out