The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1890-02-13
LOCAL NEWS.

grip.
Mrs. Anton Miksche is improving
nicely.
The commissioners are at work
on the January settlement.
Judge Harker Of Wyndmere was
in the city Tuesday on business.
Father Rabste inek worked like a
beaver and his fair was all that
could be asked for.
Judge Lauder is on the bench
here this week, but we believe Lldge
Rose returns next week.
The fair given by st. Adalbert's
Society was q great success. We
will publish report next week.
Clark Comstock went to bed with
the grip, Monday. His friends
hope that he may soon shake it off.
TIE TINES acknow lodges an invi-
tation to the charity ball given at
Bismarck under the auspices of tho
Legislature.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don II. Davidson
attended the charity ball given at
Bismarck, Tuesday evening, not
only had pleasant trip but enjoyed
the party very much.
Mrs. brewster n daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Il. n. Stiles who lives
near Seymour, this county, died
the other day from heart disease
and was buried Monday Of this
week.
One must he careful and keep
quiet and warm when suffering with
the grip. 1t is no laughing matter.
But care will almost surely wear it
out. 1t is the complications one is
to fear
The editor of TIE TIMES has been
i'll with the grip the past three
weeks and several matters have
been neglected, but we will try and
"brace up" and look after affairs a
little better from now on.
Judge Rose compliments the
Wahpeton bar with the observation
that they present creditable cases
only, and do this in a very credit
able manner, and he thinks our bar
compares very favorably with the
best in the state.
A. Il. Sunderhautf reading law in
W. f. & r.. r. purcell's Office, is at
work compiling the city ordinances
for publication in book form, and
it is q big job. But Sunderland
will straighten out the kinks, with
w. Il. to superintend the work.
Hugh Bell is lying at the point
of death. Mr.. Bell together with
his family consisting Of wife and
three children, removed from Sar-
gent county to Wahpeton a few
months since. Excessive use of
strong drink is the difficulty. lie
lives in Roots addition.
The Wahpeton band boys devcl-
oped lots more strength last even
ing than many feared they could,
and it is of course to the credit of
Wahpeton that it is so. Jesse
French stood by with $50 check
drawn by his father which would
have been dropped in il needed, or
if the Breckenridge boys had
dropped onto the check process.
Wahpeton polled more than 100
votes, Breckenridge more than 500.
The Wahpeton Cornet Band got
the prizes. drum majors baton and
shake. at the fair last evening over
the Breckenridge Cornet Band.
The two bands entertained the large
audience and, while it is true that
Breckenridge has been "doing up''
Wahpeton for some time past on
the merits of our respective bands,
Wahpeton is far in the lead now.
We doubt if Prof. Braun of the
Wahpeton band has rival iE the
state. Our people know the profes
sor's worth from the days of yore,
and it is true that Steve's band at
Valley City, the First Regiment
Band of Dakota comprising "a
pieces, had no rival in the state ;
hence it is not strange that he
should do so we'll now, and it need
be no Encouragement to the Breck.
enridge boys if they are not able to
cope with Prof. Braun, for he was
born Il musician and Il leader. The
contest nettet between two and
three hundred dollars.