The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-01-29

propose to heat with steam when
we get our big boiler in position.
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Foreman Rice-Its a mistake to
say the Reliance didn't get out to
the incendiary fire. Our hose was
wet from the previous fire and we
took out the relief cart. This is one
condition of things why say the
department needs more hose.
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DIR. Quick--I am in favor of bond.
ing the town and funding floating
indehtedness--that taxation may be
reduced. To avoid any idea Of job
berry, the bonds may be sold under
bids. Something ought to be done
to encourage men of means to locate
here.
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Fred Stauff7-Why. talk about
Duluth ever ccasing to prosper.
She is twenty years behind the
country now. Dr. Swainc is getting
right along. He overworkcd him
self Il few months ago and lost lot
of flesh. But he's on the gain now
and is all right.
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| Judge Mayer--The city will soon
hear an lS00-pouna bell down ut st.
Johns church. By-the-way, would
Wahpeton afford Il good. house to
hear Bishop Stanley lecture. pro-
cccls to go toward Dakota's drsti-
tute: The bishop is,a good talkcr.
Guess we'd better get him.
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| Col. IIoit--Was you out to church
Sunday morning: Well, you should
have gone. Elder Kelley preached
4 great sermon. Oh, talked about Il
good many things. l was much in
terested and didn't catch him in IL
single lie. You smile. Why. min
listers are often mistaken about
things.
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Theo. j. IIingtgen--IIere is the
effect of the Mckinley hill on an
article much used by the people,
taken from Il Chicago telegram !:
cat meeting of local cigar manu-
facturers last night it was decided
to advance the price of domestic
cigars 10 per cent. on February 1st.
They claimed that this was necessary,
owing to the increased cost of the
imported wrapper under the Me-
Kinley law"
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Il Peter kloeppel--That was Il great
story you and Commissioner Kramer
gave us about the Indians and their
} ghost dancing. The Indians dance,
!. but then its only social dance
among themselves and there's no
harm in it. am through the reser-
, vation considerably and know that
these people are working harder
than ever before to sustain them
selves by doing such work as they
can find. The Wahpeton and Sisse.
ton people are all right. You and
and Peter made mistake.
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i Agent MuDs0n---IIere is IN eli-
torial squib from the Chicago Times,
} wich | think would look we'll in
TIE WAHPEToN TIMES. presume
that legislators will some time learn
that laws. to be effective and last
ing with the people, must be based
on common sense ga Vermonter
who violated the prohibtory law of
Vermont has been sentenced prac-
tically to Imprisonment for life. \
few more crimes like this committed
by fanaticism in the name of law
ought to Danish prohibition from the
country forever"
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| Albert Bohn--There will be Il
school exhibition to close with q
debate between the Brandenburg
school teacher, No. 3, Miss Ella
Brown and Willie Warner, Friday
evening next: the subject for debate
being Which was the greater bene.
factor to society, Chrlstoper Column
bus or George Washington. The
teacher will speak for Washington
and Mr.. Warner for Columbus.
Miss brown is u good teacher, she
having the school under fine control,
and pushes it's various features
right along.
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Rev. J. II. Keeley-Yes, that COM
mittce that went to Fargo was use
full. One man said of them "I.ook,
there isa small army of business
men they come after Il college to
get it," But then, you see, those
who went tn Farpo wOnll have heen