The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1890-08-07


organization of another hose COM
pany. and that the boys were solicit
ing money to. buy a hose cart. Now
some people seem to have under
stood that "the boys'' were the ones
who resigned from the Reliance
Hose company a short time ago.
The boys who left that company
wish The TIMES to state that they
have no idea of starting another
hose company and that the item
spoken of referred to some very
small boys who were trying to or
ganize. And furthermore they
wish it understood that they have
no hard feeling toward the Reliance,
nor toward any other company in
the department, but ION the con-
trary wish them all success.
A citizen said to us, soon after
Sheriff Miller had "fired" Deputy
Pelham, that the former should not
have appointed a Democrat to the
deputyship. But the truth of the
matter is, four years ago Mr.. Mil.
ler was saved by Democratic work
and votes, defeating r. N. Ink by a
narrow majority, and he owed the
Democrats much. Mr.. Pelham has
been one of the most efficient and
faithful deputies possible, and hav-
ing urged the boys not to nominate
him at this time, could not do
more. Walter is however in the
field now to make an earnest and
honorable canvas, for the position
of Sheriff. There is not any ques-
tion about his qualification, his
ability or his courage, in any direc.
tion.
As Geo. E. Moody was coming in
from the south Tuesday evening
his team. a pair of brorchos, took
fright at something in the grass
near the N. p. track and ran like
wind till they came to the Great
Northern crossing near the mill
when they went into the ditch,
smashing the buggy and piling
themselves and the doctor up in a
heap. Neither Mr.. Moody nor the
horses were injured, but the escape
OF the former was som ething mira
culous, as when the team struck the
ditch the doctor was thrown about
twenty feet and alighted on top of
the horses which he held until helm
came. Doc. is a good horseman but
he says couldn't hold those bronchos.
However he is all safe and sound
and ready for business and can be
found at his Office opposite Miksche's
store.
Tuesday afternoon as train No. AZ,
VIM. Breed, conductor, was passing
Fleming, a flag station on the
Great Northern, near Everest, the
rails spread in such a way as to
throw the whole train from the track
tipping the cars into the ditch.
Express Messenger Brown, had his
right foot sprained and smashed
and body bruised and scratched, and
will probably be laid up four or five
weeks. Baggageman Doran
suffered an injury to his back and
was bruised and scratched generally
in pretty bad shape. A travelling
man whose name we could not
learn had his face badly cut and
bruised. No one else was injured.
The boys consider themselves very
lucky that it was no worse. The
engine remained on the track ex-
cept the hind trucks which were
soon placed on the track and the
passengers taken to Everest where
a coach was secured and the run
was made arriving here about one
o'clock Wednesday morning.
l-About II o'clock A. NJ, July 4th,
DR.. w. E. Truax sent up an oiled
silk balloon and attached to it a pos
tai card with his address written on
the face and on the back was the
following: "This card was sent up
in a balloon, July 4th, 1890, from
Breckenridge, Minnesota. Who
ever finds it please mail to address
on opposite side" When the balloon
first assembled it drifted off in a
northeasterly direction, until 50
far away it was just discernible.
1t was then caught by another cur
rent and carried to the northwest.
When last seen it was directly
north of Breckenridge and drifting
in northwesterly direction.
Nothing more was heard or seen of
it until Wednesday of this week the
postal card was returned in an un-
soiled condition, with the following
inscription "This card was found
in S. d. Anderson's pasture, Sec. 10,
Stony Brook, Grant Co., Mimi
Breckenridge Gazette.