The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1890-05-29
LOCAL NEWS.

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A term of court has been called
for June Oath.
Prof. Fort is pushing matters
right along for the graduation exer-
clseS.
Every fireman should turn out
tomorrow, in uniform, to take part
in the parade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Il. Beck have
gone to housekeeping again, on
Fifth street, near the Baptist church.
THE TIMES is asked to announce
that the decoration and memorial
services will he held at Island Park,
instead of the far grounds. Col.
Plummer delivers the Grafton.
Math Kraller and family have
moved into the pretty home provid-
ed for them by Mr.. Miksche on the
corner near the store. We.believe
it is a present by Mr.. Miksche to his
daughter, Mrs. Kraker.
The new marriage law goes into
effect in North Dakota July l, and
after that date fine and imprison-
ment await all who perform mar
riage ceremony unless the contract
ing parties are provided with IL GER
tilicate from the county Judge.
Il Fargo Republican.
Col. Geo. A. Hawkes. has been an.
pointed enumerator for the city Of
Wahpeton and is preparing to enter
upon his duties as such early in
June. the appointed time. notwith-
standing he is fearful that lie may
be thrown out of peoples houses
for obeying the department in put
ting impertinent questions.
Sapt. House publishes some of the
important provisions of the new
school law in another place in TO-
days paper, touching the coming
election, June 18th. The superin-
tendent is ever alert to do his large
constituency service and in fact
from our best information the con-
stituency appreciates these facts,
and will re-elect him to the SUPER
intendency.
The city dads should try and
evolve a plan whereby the city may
purchase the water works doing
service here, the bondsmen having
foreclosed upon the same, prepara-
tory to taking full possession at the
expiration of the year of redemp-
tion in September next. Should
Wahpeton lose her opportunity in
this matter and suffer the project to
60 by default, the city would at
once, tits sad. lose her right to the
20 free fire hydrants and he forced
to pay $50 each per year for the
same, aggregating $1,000. Let the
council look this matter up and see
what may be done to save the sys-
tenn to our people at the least possi-
BILE expense. The works are the
best part of Wahpeton to-day, not
withstanding they may come high
before fully secured. We believe
the late legislature passed a law
providing for emergencies such as
ours.
A peculiar windstorm, densely
loaded with sand and dirt, preceded
a rain Friday evening last. The
storm came upon the city suddenly
from the southwest, and people
thinking it a cyclone made the best
momentary preparation possible to
meet it-their fate, but it passed
over, demolishing only such as lum-
ber sheds, onthouses, parts of side
walks, chimneys, etc. Its path was,
perhaps, fourth of mile wide,
and men in it declare that portions
of its huge body were whirling and
seething. but not having become
centralized as it were, in passing
over the city. accounts for no more
damage. Itplayed havoc with lum-
Der yards and carried away patches
of shingles from roofs of houses,
notably the opera house; and men
tell of boards and shingles thrown
against buildings and church stee-
Piles and the breaking of windows.
When northeast of the city and
north of breckenridge, the cloud
seemed to drop down, and striking
the suspension bridge over the river,
demolished it and passed on, not
disturbing two light buildings stand
ing on the river bank near by. 1t
was an ugly demonstration and just
as nearly cyclone as we ever want
to see.
Prof. w. II. Fort has his B. PHI,
and A. M. degrees and is entitled to
even more than these letters indi-
cate in the matter of education he
taught the high school and was
superintendent for five years at
Maquoketa, Iowa, where there were
more than 500 pupils enrolled and
where the average daily attendance
was more than four hundred, en-.
gaging from ten to a dozen teachers
the course in the high school be-
ing placed on four-year approved
plan. This place he voluntarily re-
signed for the Bellevue principal
ship, same state, where there were
more than 400 pupils enrolled and a
daily attendance OF more than 300 /;
he was hero fOnr vaaro apd vol,,n