The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-09-03
LOCAL NEWS.

George w. Hatch has his black
smith and machine shop in full blast
opposite D. E. Rice's farm machinery
quarters, 9th street.
Al. Plummer, M. T. Stevens tin
ner, has made some two dozen spark
arresters this fall. to be used or
steam threshers. The workmanship
was splendid and the article valuable
for the purpose.
We publish the quarterly state
ment of the Peoples Bank in another
place in to-day's paper. It will be
noticed that the reserve fund is 45
per cent. of the liabilities, while the
law requires but 20 per cent.
G. P. Fenstermaker of Brecken.
ridge and Miss Margaret I: Gray, of
Lake City, were married at the home
of the brides parents. Augpy 10Th,
last. THE TIMES cong dfatulates
"Fensty" and his new bride.
Mrs. b. F. Lounsbury of this city.
rendered her young lady friends.
Misses Underwood and Kaddatz, of
Fergus Falls, reception ut her resi-
dence, Saturday evening of last
week, the invitations including IL
number of Wahpeton's young peo.
pie. who enjoyed the occasion very
much. The visiting ladies returned
home Monday evening.
Commissioner Hoefs gained lots of
ground and did some tall stacking
since Monday, August Oath, last, on
which date Lady Hoefs presented him
with pair of twin girls--lively us
little crickets, twice as handsome
and just as full of song. Well,
August the commissioner, Is happy
to think that August of the calendar
should he so kind to him. Big crops
in every direction. Cigars are in
order.
A tramp took pair Of pants from
the front OF Eugene Rischard's s store,
Monday, and placing them under his
coat, made off. but Mr.. Rischard
noticing the performance, caught him
within the block and regaining pos
session had him arrested, and on
examination the thief was fined 30
days. The fellow was drunk at the
time be took the pants and as soon as
he Thought it would do, put up the
plea of insanity. He says now that
he don't know why he is in Jail, sc.
Anton Miksche, of this city, at
tended the 36th anniversary Of the
German Roman Catholic Central
Vereins for North America at Louis.
vile, Kentucky, lasting from August
10Th to the Goth, as representative
for st. Johns society Of Wahpeton,
and having returned Saturday of last
week, said the meeting was very
large one, and that much important
business was transacted. On Mi.
Miksche's return he purchased very
large stock Of goods at Chicago fol
his Wahpeton and Breckenridge bust
ness. In fact he has, perhaps, the
largest stock of goods he ever put in
at Wahpeton and undoubtedly
Breckenridge is favored with the
finest and largest stock of goods evel
seen in that place. And the beauty
Of the business is. the goods are of a
superior character, aside from loom.
ing UP in abundance. He has some
Of the finest shawls that were ever
shown in this upper country. The
ladies SHOULD drop in and sea these
shawls-and the great variety oi
other articles for family and house
hold use.
The parochial school at Faribault
Minnesota. has been suspended ant
turned over to the public school sys
tenn. with the avowed purpose, say
the parish priest Rev. Father I. J
Coury, Of "obta'ning for the futur
citizens of the Republic the creates
advantages consistent with the com
mon good" and "that these children
may thus receive in their civid hrain
ling q perfect preparation for tn
duties and responsibilities Of Amer
can citizenship" And of cours
this Is right. and it ia to he hope
will be- sustained by the highe
church Nasdnatiea. Thera was
time when the parocllal 5chool {
Wahpeton could have been turse
over to the public school system. a.
1t would have bsen done had the cit
been iga position, financially. I
n have handled the l25 addition,
pupils. At that time the publ
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