The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1890-12-11
LOCAL NEWS.
Mails Close.

See Voves Bros. new sad' in to-
days paper.
A. & NJ. Stern get to the front
with new 'ad' this week.
r. w. Beatty has new 'ad' on
the first page. Look it over.
A boy arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John p. Reeder, Sunday
last.
The boys are having great deal
of fun shooting Jack rabbits, these
days.
The Turner's will give II dance
New Years eve. And it is to be a
good one.
Christopher Chose and Miss Mar
tina Andreas Mellen were to-day
licensed to wed.
Mrs. Yancy McNairy of Campbell
in the city Wednesday. visited at
the home OF Col. and Mrs. Hawkes.,
departing that evening for home.
AS the incidents of the county
campaign come to the surface, it is
noted how good and true and alert
were the hustling Democrats
mothers son of them-On this
occasion.
The lion. S. L. Stebbins, Judge
Olds and William Thompson, repre-
sentative sons of DeVillo We're in
the city Wednesday king hands
with friends, and congratulating
their fellow Democrats on the great
landslide -smothering the other
fellows.
The Northern Pacific train which
has been leaving Wahpeton ut s
O'Clock, p. m. for the east has been
changed to 9 o'clock, p. m., with Il
wait of but ten minutes ut Wadena.
Mr.. Oman is well pleased with the
patronage accorded the N. T.. ut
this point.
Wells Quackeabush died Saturday
last and was buried Monday follow
ing, Rev. Mr.. keeley officiating ut
the obsequies. Mr.. Quackenbush
was 25 years Of age and resided with
his mother and sister, five miles
west of the city. rheumatism was
the difficulty.
The Odd Fellows lodge of this
city is said to be on a boom. Tues
day evening Carl Vanslow, Albert
Schneider and A. X. TwetO were in
itiated. Martin LenartZ received the
first and second degrees, and the
second and third degrees were con-
ferred upon Jens Jens, Ole Iceberg,
James Leathert, .Johh Leathcrt and
Fred Warner.
John Ebel, former agent for the
American Express company ut this
point and who was promoted to
Duluth, has now been taken to st.
Paul. John is in the city shaking
hands with his old friends, while his
wife, nee Alice Hawkes., is with her
parents and the colonel says she may
stay till after the holidays--while
John says she-may not. Mrs. Ebel's
many lady friends are glad to see
her again.
Albert Schneider celebrated his
33rd birthday at Turner hall the 9th
inst, to which occasion he invited q
host Of his many gentlemen friends
to whom he served a superb supper,
the feature Of which was Jack rab-
bit, nicely prepared-and of course
there were refreshments. The party
presented Albert with fine plush
rocking chair us a token of the
esteem in which he is held. The
gentlemen having attended the sup
per speak very enthusiastically of
of the entertainment and Albert's
good qualities as host.
The school children in the first
intermediate department Of the pub
lie school, to the number of nearly
two dozen, were invited to a chill
dren's party at Mrs. Munson's, Sat-
urday evening, the teacher, Miss
Trost, accompanying them. The
children met there at about five
o'clock in the afternoon, and were
nicely entertained by their young
hosts, Mrs. Munson's children, till
supper time, when they were invited
in to a fine supper which was much
enjoyed by all. This over the young
sters played games and had high
time till eight O'Clock when Mr.. NJ.
Munson began the work of carrying
the happy children home by means
Of a conveyance. Mrs. Munson is
the widow stepmother of the popa-
lar agent of the Great Northern rail.
way at this point.