The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-04-02

alderman in the First ward, subject to the leci.
of the voters thereof. II. II. WALKER.
The Hon. w. Il. Purcell has gone east on
business.
The Miss Beattie of Groton, South Dakota.
sisters of Mrs. j. NJ. Graham of this city. are
here visiting.
Capt. Bessie says that he thinks it about time
that the school board got that flag to waving
over the school house.
Mrs. A. II. Pravitz of Deer Creek, sister of
Mrs. W. c. Holt of this city, is here visiting,
having arrived Sunday.
Mrs. Julia \. First of OHIO and mother OF
Sidney DeI.ong Of this city is here visiting, and
Mr.. DeLong says he will try and have her re.
main for year.
The Congregational society will build Il
church at Dwight this spring. The Gull River
Lumber Co. will ship car Of sand and Of brick
| to be used there.
Rufus Hatch, the banker and railroad king,
made his start IN raising vegetables. All cam
not make millions Of dollars, but all farmers
should raise millions of vegetables.
Forks, and mother of Fred l.. BE ok of this city,
are here visiting, having arrived last Thursday
and may remain Il month. Mrs. Bou ghtcn
! thinks Grand Forks is great!
| George, the Footwear Man, is fixing up the
building adjoining the store burned, a few weeks
since, and will open up a bran new lot of shoes
and footwear, early next week. George says
he's coming on deck Shod sharp!
Charles Damerel Is removing his hardware
store from the old stand into the opera house
building, vacated by IIarwood s. Proper
Mr.. Damerel says lie thinks the removal OF the
post office is what hurt his business at the old
stand.
A year ago at this time the streets were hard
and dry and dry winds from the south. Not so
now. We have regular old nortll-ea sters-iill led
with snow and rain, and the streets are filled
with mud-the stuff the gods place upon wheat
fields.
II. ii. Walker places the annOun cement of his
candidacy for alderman for the First ward, in
THE TIMES, to-day Mr.. Walker is II level
headed business man and will without doubt
make first rate alderman; as lie will probably
have no opposition.
Leaflets giving desirable information about
'soil cultivation "sugar bects, - flax fiber,
and poultry raising,' sent free by Il. Whit
ney, G. P. & 7. A., Great Northern Railway
St. Paul, Minnesota, or furnished by Agent
Munson ofthis place.
Miss Eugenia Luke, a daughter of Rev. Mr..
Luke, arrived Monday morning from saltwater,
Minnesota to spend her spring vacation In Il
visit to her parents and to assist i'll nursing Mrs
Luke. Miss Luke has taught Tor three years in
the same department at saltwater.
Tie New York Times recently printed a series
of enter tanning letters, descriptive of trip by
Charles Hallock over the Great Northern Rail-
way through Minnesota and North Dakota to
Montana. He is enthusiastic over the future of
the treasure state, as lie is with the entire
region traversed by the Great Northern.
G. II. Smith Of the Windsor House is fixing
up the building adjoining John Nelson's store
for u hotel, and will, when lie open out here,
have splendid good building and location Tor
Il hotel. Charlie seems to make 4 most satis-
factory landlord, and would undoubtedly fill
even a larger building than this fine brick
structure, could he secure one.
The Alden Benedict company gave splendid
rendition of FablO Romani ut the opera house
last evening. Through the failure to ii nish some
repairs at the electric light works, the old oil
lamps had TO be used, which marred the scenic
effects. And OH account OF the inclement
weather, the audience was small, but ali present
| appreciated the efforts of this excellent company
The Congregational church people will give
0rpau COncapt
Stb, next. The society has just put in an ele-
giant pipe organ and will have Prof. Morse Of
Minneapolis here on the Sth and give opr people
a grand concert. 1t is said that the professor is
one of the best performers on the organ in
America, and that anyone attending may expect
treat
Prof. O.C. Morton, the geologist and mining
expert, has completed list Of 1873 metals Z,
minerals, ores and rocks found in the territory
tributary to Great Falls, Montana. The Belt
Mountain region southeast Of Great Falls, into
which the Great Northern is extending two
branch lines, has the greatest variety of
minerals in Montana, rightly termed the "Treas-
ure State" The new silver and copper smelter
being built at Great Falls Will be the largest in
the United States.
The rumor afloat Sunday last, and which is
even yet heard in places, that the physician
had given up Mrs Luke's case, and that she was
dying or dead, was without authority from her
physician VI Rev. Mr.. Luke. Indeed, Mr.. Luke,
though lately up from an attack of Lii Grippe,
preached that day both ut Wahpeton and Breck-
enr'dge, with Mrs. Luke's own wishes. The
story reached the churches and startled many.
MIR. Luke wept TO his church to preach in the
evening, but desisted on account OF the stories
| afloat.
Schuler Brothers now have an elega mt office
fixed up in their block, formerly the Hayward
block, and these gentlemen are doing sort Of q
| .land Office business "Gus'' has his law
library there and his implements for insurance
fire insurance. And Eugene has his archi.
tecturaI engine on tap and can turn out u
structure, wood on brick, in short order. And
then these enterprising gentlemeh do q big farm
machinery Enthusiastically the Mccormick
as leader Thus, If you want a law point
elucidated, insurance, architectural work done,
or buildings erected,-or o piece Of farm
machinery, 60 to Schuler Brothers in Schuler