The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-05-28
PEOPLE WILL TALK.

1 Wild lAAhs
H. E. Rice--The Reliance hose
company has just purchased IL new
rubber coats, paying for the same
out of the funds of the company.
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Frank Bauer--I was down to the
farm Saturday, and 1 tell you the
crops are splendid. Inever saw the
wheat cover the ground so thoroughly
as it does this year.
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Rev. j. NJ. LaBach-Yes, Shepard
Wood is in the house business 1T
West Superior, and 1 understand that
he is thinking seriously of removing
a House from Wahpeton out there.
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Herman HoXter-Step right this
way. gentlemen, and have Il glass Of
lemonade, ut the expense of Mr..
Stern's clothing establishment.
wanted to sell 'em two for II nickel,
but MIR. Stern wouldn't have it.
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A. j.. IIanson-Yes, l have lust
returned from IIillsboro and Traill
county. Real estate is being trans
ferred in Traill county and in Hills
boro more rapidly. L believe. than
ever before, and at higher prices.
Traill is the best county in the
state. Oh, yes, Richland comes next.
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Man About TOWN. am told that
the Blue Laws of Connecticut forbid
man from kissing his own or his
neighbor's wife on Sunday. Now in
Boston l see the influence of heridi-
tary and living neighbor to Connec-
ticut: Mr.. Noyes is arrested for
kissing his wife on the street in day.
light. They seem to be very fas-
tidious out there, they brought in a
verdict that this was an evidence he
was drunk.
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John Nclson-George w. Moore.
who it will be remembered made Il
several weeks visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. z. Adams, year or so since,
and Miss Ada Carlyle are to be
married at Cambridge, Mass, June
9th. Several of their friends in
town have Il beautifully printed invi-
tation to attend the wedding. Yes,
Mr.. Moore is a brother of Mrs.
Adams.
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Schuler Bros.--The college man.
agement is hardly doing the proper
thing by Wahpeton. Schuler &
Schuler and the St. Paul firm were
the only bidders for the foundation
work of this institution, and under
the architects manipulatons we bid
on work based on one plan while the
st. Paul firm bid on a different plan,
making difference of some $4OO in
construction. Our plan called for
sixteen inch footings, and for dressed
stone above the ground to the brick
work. and for stone construction of
the tower basement to the water table.
Mr.. Johnson's plan called for twelve
inch footings,-nothing about dressed
stone above the ground; and nothing
about building the tower foundation
to the water table. Twelve instead
of sixteen is Il quarter less--a good
deal in the foundation of building
of this character upon this soil. We
notice, however, Mr.. johnson is
making the footings sixteen inches
deep, and says he will get extra pay
for this additional work and stock.
We don't want hairs breadth
advantage, any time, and figuring on
the same basis will do as we'll us
anybody. The idea of this architect
giving lis one basis to work upon anu
the st. Paul folks anotker,--looks
dishonoable to say the least. Had
this feature been honestly carried out,
there would not have been much
difference between our bid and Mr.
Johnson's bid. Oh, no, our home
people are not to blame.