The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-08-27
LOCAL NEWS.

Math Brake and family. spen
Sunday in Abercrombie.
w. H. H. Pierce has been in tt,
city the most of the week.
r. L. French spent Tuesday an
Wednesday in the twin cities.
Robert Beatty made flying trip t
St. Paul the first Of this weet
Mrs. c. A. Mexican, and daughter
returned Sunday from Lake City
Minnesota.
Miss Mollie Cantwell, departed
Saturday, for Fletcher, where sh
will visit few days.
The Gull River Lumber Co.'S. ha,
scales are conveniently located 70
people coming from the south.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Sheka, of Graf
ton, Worth county. Iowa, are visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. M. Ployha
of this city. this week.
The social dance. given at Turner
Hall last evening, brought together ;
nice crowd. and all had livery pleas
ant time dancing.
Peter Hartogh has just received
a carload of furniture and is now
prepared to supply the public will
anything in the furniture line.
William Eldred can now be found
at 1. N. Georges shoe store prepared
TO do all kinds of boot and shoe re
pairing. William. we understand
is a first-class shoemaker, and il you
have any work in his line it will pay
you to call on him.
DR.. Langdon, state veterinary fol
North Dakota, was in the city last
week, visiting DR.. Moody. He per-
formed some very skilkul operations,
while here, in Richland county. and
also killed some glanded horses. The
DOCTORS skill is widely commended.
Pat McCabe had quite lively tus'
sle with a drunken fellow that he
arrested Monday evening. The fel'
low took him unaware, and threw
him down, but Pat was too quick for
him, and we think the fellow learned
a lesson that he won't forget very
soon. 1t takes pretty husky man
to down Pat.
Moses Giddings, a young man liv-
ing near Campbell. Minn., had the
misfortune to get his hand caught in
the cog-wheels on binder, Monday,
breaking two of his fingers and crush.
ing one so badly that it was found
necessary to have it amputated. He
came to Wahpeton Tuesday, and had
Drs. O'Brien and Triplett tend to it.
The infant daughter of Judge and
Mrs. Mayer, Ida Julia Anna, four and
a half months old, died of cholera
peculiar to children, Friday of last
week--and was laid at rest in the St.
Johns cemetery, Saturday, Fathe,
Albrecht officiating. Mr.. and Mrs
Mayer have the sympathy of large
circle of friends in their bereave.
ment..
Mrs. Nora Munson assisted by her
son Morris, gave a progressive euchre
party, Friday evening OF last week,
in honor of her friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Holt, Of Minneapolis, who
are here visiting for a few weeks
The attendance was large and Mrs
Munson sustained her reputation as
capital hostess. The game was
followed by the handsome party will
its usual attractiveness, and wher
luncheon was served, this too, was
pleasing and palatable.
To Editor Lisbon Star;--As there ART
various erroneous reports in circula
tion concerning my action in refer
ence to the publia schools of thi
city, I wish to make the following
statement Until the day of tn
election Of teachers it was my homes
intention to accept the position O
principal, should it be rendered me
After the election of teachers 1 wa
informed by the clerk Of the boart
of education that / was employed
but. although ! repeatedly asked hin
to send the teachers. elect their usua
written notifications, none were sen
until about the first of August
when all received notice but me
and as I had also previously bee
informed by the clerk that I was no
sure Of my position for the ensuin
year. the Withholding Of my Motif
cation was explained. To the pa
irons who have so heartily assiste
me in my endeavors to build up