The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-04-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Anton GILES wer,
favored with a bouncing boy, thil
morning.
The Richland county teachers
association meets at the court house
this city. the 9Th Of May.
j. H. Little. one of the proprietors
of the Brlghtwood House, Hankinson,
and Miss Katie Brophy were licensed
to wed. last week.
Herbrand Erickson, farmer neal
Christene, was adjudged insane by
the proper authorities here, Monday
and was taken to Jamestown, Tues.
day. He is some 45 years of age.
Frank Rettig, the wagon maker,
has just received fine invoice OF
hard wood timber for use in the
wagon making department of his
business. 1t is u splendid lot oi
timber, too.
G. H. Smith Of the Windsor House,
is fixing up u handsome sample room
in w. A. Seely & Co.'S old quarters
near the Great Northern depot, for
the accom- mOdation of his custom
needing such room.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Worner Jr.,
of Great Bend, were favored with /,
daughter, Monday last. This is one
daughter out of eight children, and it
is said George declares to his intimate
friends that-she's finer than silk!
:. Clark Comstock will soon remove
the old Kotschevar post Office build.
ing to the rear of his building, just
vacated by Hess & Schaefer. making
quite a roomy store when he will
remove into the same with his stock
of paints, wall paper and sewing
machines.
The seventh annual dance by the
Germania hose company, comes off
at the Turner hall, Monday evening
of: next week. The mapagement is
preparing for large attendance, and
undoubtedly all will have a good
time. The Germanias are noted for
their happy dances.
Hess & Schaefer are removing
their tailor shop and business into
the quarters recently vacated by E.
L. Kinney's feed store, near the
Magnet. The tailors say they can
make a suit fit just as nicely at the
new place rs they have been doing at
the old stand, and we doubt not,
they can.
Capt. A. i. Roberts, the grocery
man and E. L. Kinney, the feed man
have Joined forces to some extent
and having jointly leased the build.
ing recently occupied by George, the
footwear man. will each soon remove
into it, the captain in the front and
Mr.. Kinney in the rear. Thus may
man and beast be fed--from the same
house.
The fire alarm was sounded, Mon.
day, and it was found that some
drummers, having their wares dis
played in the building west of the
Schuler block, had thrown a cigar
stub upon the floor before going tc
dinner, and upon returning found
the place on fire. The fire was put
out with little or no damage to the
building, but entailing cost of from
$25 to $40 upon the city for having
called out the fire department; /; the
fire having been extinguished with,
perhaps. q half pail Of water. This
is simply another Of the thousands Of
instances, yearly, of cost from fire
caused by the smoking of careless
men--and they're all careless in thi:
respect. There is not, probably, &
man on earth able to tell of single
virtue in the use of tobacco in any
form whatever--and Just look at its
cost and filtl--and smell the stinl
accompanying its use /!
The funeral of C. H. Baker occurred
Sunday afternoon from D. E. Rice.
undertaking rooms, the Rev. Mr.
Kelley conducting the services
which were said to have been beau
tiful the remains being laid away il
River Side cemetery. Deceased
people reside in Canada and wer,
communicated with, but instructed
that the remains be laid at rest here
Charlie Baker was !. homeless younI
man. though kind of heart, genia
and companionable among his friend
and associates, he passed along tina
line Of life which apparently know
not the restraining and strengthen
ing power OF home influences -shar
ing none of those conventionalities-
that we know Of; yet he was
mothers boy, deserved and retalne
the sympathy Of mankind in his las
illness and long journey into eternity