The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1890-04-24
LOCAL NEWS.


city.
Gov. Miller has designated May
9th as Arbor Day.
Frank Mckenzie makes a good
looking chief Of police.
W. L. Doyle is now night engi-
neer at the pump house.
WANTED.-Girl for general house
work in small family. Inquire at
this Office.
Justice Mayer has opened an Office
on the second floor of the Citizens
Bank block.
A full house greeted the Rev. Mr..
LaBach, Sunday morning, in the
second Of the PARALLELS.
Rev. r. Yeatman of Fairmount
and Rev. j. F. Hill of this city will
exchange pulpits, Sunday.
The Odd Fellows here will OBJ
serve, Saturday evening, the list
anniversary of the institution of
their order in America.
Miss julie Roberts is improving
right along and will be out before
great while, all Of which pleases
her young lady friends.
Judges Shippam and Orcutt paid
u business trip to Hankinson Mon
day and Tuesday of this week.
They say seeding is nearly done and
prospects good-with just Il little
rain.
The Sons of Veterans are prcpair-
ing to give a ball at Scely's opera
house, Wednesday evening, May 9TH,
for the purpose of raising funds for
Memorial Day. Turn out every
body and help the boys out.
Among the important items for
gotten recently was that one ar
nonncing the arrival of a fine
daughter at the home of Len. Schott.
LENS girl is just a little bit finer
than silk, and TIE TIMES did not
mean to slight her, IN its negligence.
John Ink of this city was ap-
pointed boiler inspector for this the
Fourth district the other day. Mr..
Ink is IL practical engineer having
followed the business in the east,
and will undoubtedly make good
official.
The boys are taking any number
of the linny tribe from the Red
river. They go with torches ut
night and with seines in the day
time and the beautiful and innocent
fish are made to suffer. 1t is said
the law does not cover seining in Il
boundary stream. The boys catch
pike weighing from six to twelve
pounds, occasionally.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bunnell and Miss
Dolly returned to Wahpeton Sunday
morning last, and Mr.. Bunnell made
Mondays trip, the first since the
sad death Of their loveable daughter
| Miss Marietta, SO well known and
universally esteemed us Pet. The
family will continue to make Wah-
peton their home, and are welcomed
back by their hosts of friends.
Godey's I.ady's Book keeps on it's
triumphaI march Of popularity, do
ing it by the unIlagging display of
energy, enterprise, and liberal ex-
pend;ture of its proprietors. 1t is
crowded every month with engrav
ings of q high order, colored and
plain fashion plates, recipes for the
household, patterns, and u store of
tales, essays, poems, and wise edi-
toral articles.
The Fargo Argus says: "W. T..
Wilder, president of the Grand
Forks school board, in his report to
that body takes up the subject of
the wages paid to teachers in the
pricipal cities Of North and South
Dakota. lie finds that the average
is highest at Fargo, being S73 per
month. Aberdeen comes next, 60
Grand Forks, 62; Jamestown, Sc
Grafton, Sc; and Crookston, So
The average in Fergus Falls the
past year has been s4S.
Again it is the thing not done
which causes us regret. Our good
friend William Murphy went to
Maine some two or three weeks
since in quest of an improvement
in his health, and THE TIMES failed
to say what had become of him. We
are pleased to learn, however, that
William is improving in health, and
that sister there who has been i'll
is also improving. Edward is rush.
ing business at the bottling works
and everything about the establish
ment is getting on swimmingIy.
The celebration of the Patron
Feast at st. Adalbert's clurc h.
Wednesday morning, was largely
attended, and the services very i'm
pressiye. Preceding the services,
st. Wenzel5laus Benevolent society,
headed by the band, paraded the
principal streets of the city, bring.
ing up at the church at 1880. Tie
following visiting priests were in
attendance and assisted in the
services Very Rev. j. p. Bauer,
vicar general Of the diocese Of St.
Cloud, Mimi. /; Rev. Bernard Kelly
OF Aberdeen, South Dakota Rev.
Z. Connolly of Larimore, North
Dakota Rev. M. G. Slatinsky of
Brownsville, MINI. and Rev. II.
Schmitz of Casselton, North Dakota.
The church has been beautifully
papered and decorated by Sleeper,
which, taken with the superb floral
decorations by the ladies, presented