The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1890-09-04

See VIM F. Eckes' new ad. He
is selling footwear very cheaply.
The Hon. w. f. Purcell and wife
returned this Thursday evening.
When in Fargo a few days since,
Col. Power SAID to us that he
would again help out at the fair
this year.
The difference between the pro.
hibitionist Democrat and the pro-
hibitionist Republican is, the for
mer maintains his argument from
principle, while the latter, for the
most part, maintains it for effect.
You don't find any prohibitionist
Democrats getting drunk.
Rice, the Fruit Man, has very
materially enlarged his store by
taking out partition in the rear
part of the same. And the build
ing OF the new Office therein is an
improvement much needed. Mr..
Rice is doing good business.
Father Albrecht has commenced
the erection of the proposed paro-
chial school building, to be 46x16O
feet, two stories high, on the cor
ner of Second street and Wisconsin
Avenue, opposite the church. 1t is
proposed to prepare residence apart
ments for the sisters on the upper
story. THE TIMES is pleased to
see this Improvement being made.
The school building is much needed.
1t is to be brick veneered, but the
veneering may not he put on at
once.
The St. Paul Globe of the 4th inst.
contains telegram from Grand
Forks, announcing a Farmers ALI.
ance call in that city the 25th inst.
to place an Independent State
ticket in the field. 1t seems to be
quite the fashion, this Farmers
Alliance movement, this year.
Minnesota, and South Dakota far
mers have their ticket, respec.
lively, in the field, and now comes
North Dakota. Well, this will
help to add interest to the situa.
tiOn.
The Silver Band boys gave one of
their members, r. w. Buffum, a
little celebration, Wednesday even
ing at Turner Hall, in honor of his
fortieth birthdry. The hall was
comfortably filled with Buf's hosts
of friends, and the evening was
pleasantly spent listening to the
bands superb music and witnessing
the turner's perform-and taking
care of the refreshments. The
occasion was much enjoyed and the
UNIVERSAL wish was that Buf might
live for years to come and always
be able to give the boys such an
entertainment as the anniversaries
pass by.
The Globe, here, saw fit the other
day to make little mention of the
editor of THE TIMES, in connection
with state ticket, free from slurs,
and we meeting the Globe man on
the street, subsequently, thanked
him for the complimentary mention,
(as we did the editor of the Gazette
for a courtesy), and at once turned
to the subject of the sensational stuff
he (the Globe man) had just prior
thereto sent to the Minneapolis
Journal about the Democratic
party-(and had Immediately tele.
graphed an apology therefor)-we
saying to him that his stuff had
tended to lead the Democratic con-
vention into a muss, and added
that: II would not care how much
l was pounded for being a Demo.
crat or for trying to help my party,
but ! would not want to be mis-
represented and have my party
friends set against me-" Said this
in general way and not as the
shyster editor construed it in pub.
lication, last week. Now if this i'm.
pudent liar and straddling blather-
skite has had any defense to make
of "kis party" why has he not at.
tended to it.