The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-06-04

| ''Sc, ALiucS, HISo Sldut oS.
Maple four foot wood, $3.50; White
Oak assorted. $4.75; Birch $4.75
Tanarac, $500;
Coal Anthracite. last falls price,
$3.50; Soft coal $3.50.
Thomas +. Healey and Attorney
Munger of Abcrcrombie were in the
city, Monday.
Mr.. Morrill,, editor OF til G R,chland
County Gazette, delivered IL discourse
at the NJ. Il. courcl on last Sunday
II Paramount Journal.
The M. T.. Conference was in ses.
sion yesterday. and the corner stone
of the proposen university will be
laid this afternoon. we having printed
the program last week.
The teachers institute in session
this week is attended by from sixty
five to seventy-live teachers. Prof.
Wilds is instructor, and the teachers
say the session is proving very in
teresting and profitable.
The subject for discourse ut the M.
f. church next Sunday morning will
he "IIeaven and what it has for u.s."
In the evening 'Man, more thou an
animal" Epworth League at z pm.
Subject, "Honoring the honored."
The Alba Haywood Peerless concert
company gave, we thought, one of
the most praiseworthy entertainments
ever seen here. There was not a
dull feature throughout the program,
while Mr.. Heywood's impersonations
were of a very superior order.
A Lawn party will be given by the
Young Peoples Society of the M. E.
church and the Epworth League at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Il.
Stevens on Friday evening, June 5.
commencing at .7:30 p. m. All are
tied. Refreshments will be
served.
Decoration day was observed ut
Wahpetoh. In the forenoon Sumner
post decorated the graves of comrades
laid ut rest, and the post and Il large
congregation had just gathered at the
Congregational church tofsten to an
address by Rev. Mr.. Keely, when the
fire alarm was sodnded which ended
the proceedings that day.
We Inadvertently omitted to men,
tion the wedding of w. II. Bcacllam
and Miss Nellie Proper, last week,
which occurred May 21st. 1891, at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. George r.
Proper, the Rev. Mr.. Lovclace ofiici
ating. TIE TIMES tenders all the
compliments of the season to tho
happy couple. who will make theil
home at Valley City.
Mrs. Nimms died very suddenly
Monday morning with quinsy. Sh.
was noticed out to the fire Saturday
but suddenly became i'll and dice
Monday, choked to death. The bc
Z. reaved husband took deaceased tc
White Rock for burial, Tuesday
morning. Mrs. Nimms1ceves Il little
d 'ughter ten or tive I've years of ag'
and another five or six years of age
and household to mourn her loss.
TIE TIMES family was over to vsi
with the family of DR.. Swaine Il da.
or two since, and to see these won
derful cities ut the head of the grea
lakes. The doctor looks well and j!
doing very large practice. Mrs
SWaine, Eddie and Nubbin all lool
well and are happy. The great lax,
and the wonderful hills, valleys
wood and pine and low lands, under
the kneading process of human IN
genuity, freighted with capital, form.
a striking picture, indeed. Thes,
combinations compose one Of til,
seven wonders to be found on til,
face of the earth. Fifty Thousand
people hustle happily and share eacl
others good fortunes, there.
Louis Corke of Breckenridge, ant
a party were down near Edward
Connolly's place sein fishing, Sunday
when Mr.. Corke was drowned. Il
seems the plan was for two men t,
swim out into deep water, each hold
ing IN end Of the sein between hi
teeth. and, reaching the proper point
would drop the sein and swim ashore
with the rope. In this case, Loui
swan out and stood holding the sell
in water reaching about his neck
awaiting his companion to reach TIN
proper point. which was done ant
latter started for the shore, saying t,
LOFTS come on in. But Louis ii,
not move. The boys then showed ;
pole to him but lie took no notice o
= it, and finally speaking the nam
r of one of the boys, sank wher
he stood; and was afterwards takel
s out-dead. Louis companions sa
he acted precisely as If he had beel
stricken with paralysis and could no
: move. He had been in the water
more or less, for four hours. whic
= was icy cold. Deceased was an loco
r motive engineer on the Great MOI
;: thern; has lived in Breckenridge te
+ or dozen years and being marrie
J. a year or two since and the famil
y expecting an heir in a few days
IF leaves Mrs. Corke in great distress
Deceased was twenty-seven years {
; age.