The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-01-22

men begin to play upon it. Those
are tremendous streams Of water.
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+. j. Clapman--Umph, John
Miller would cut about rs much of !.
figure in the United States senate as
a deaf and ,lnmb man would cut in
Il church choir.
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John Nelson--The Y. p. railway
company is now favoring Wahpeton
with fine service, and our people
should appreciate this company's
efforts in this direction.
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Evangelist Merrill hold that
there is no chance whatever for
Gods forgiveness to mah after
death or insanity. There is nothing
in the Bible to indicate in the re-
motest degree that there is u parti-
Gle of show for person dying in
his sins. But it's instant conversion,
il asked for--hcartily
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Albert Chezick doubt if we
will have colder weather this winter
than we have already had. Nor do
think the scarcity of snow this
winter Is any indication that we will
be short of rain the coming summer.
A good rain in the spring and u few
showers during The season will
bring us out all right. and ! believe
they are coming.
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Arthur Baker--Thc electric lights
are planted ON the rock of prosperity
and are here to stay. The company
writes me that they will at once put
in an 100.horsc power boiler, which
Will give us all the power we want.
have been working for this all
along. This will put us on our feet.
The last boiler was not paid for. but
being guaranteed, and not coming
up to promises, there will be no loss
to the company in the change.
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Harvey AFFORD, (travcling for
Patterson Il Stevenson, hattcrs of
Minneapolis, with an immense dis.
play of hats in the old New York
Store )-Ycs, hats will be all of q
per cent higher the coming spring.
a hat that has cost 75c will lie sold
for $1.OO after, this and Il hat that
cost 5000 will in the spring cost
$50. Raw materials have all
advanced from 40 to 60 per cent.
and OF course manufactures have
got to go up. But then I think the
Mckinley bill Il good thing, for we
are all making more money than we
uIu I)tlOfc
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AL. Weber--Yes, the mail agents
in this division are over-worked, in
fact each man is now doing nearly
two mems work. Our superinten
dent has asked for more men, at
least IS, but there being no money
in the fund to pay them, there's nc
telling when relief will come. When
the Democrats got possession of the
affairs of the country, there was
10000 in the mail service fund
which they returned to the general
fund, claiming that 1T was not needed
when they should have left it tc
meet the development of this Yves,
tern country.
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Judge Mayer--The revenue prob
lem is Il very important problem
with Richland county and with
Wahpeton at the present time.
From the auditors last quarterly
statement notice that there are
now nearly $4,000 worth of county
warrants outstanding, and it being
figured that those now being issued
cannot he paid for two and n half
years, would indicate that unless we
in some way get license aid Tour
taxes now being about per cent.
will reach 6 per cent. before such
warrants are paid. and 6 per cent
taxation means oppression.
would like to see the legislature do
something, if possible, to try and
J Tighten tho burden. "
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Albert Scllreiber.-What's tho
matter with TIE TIMES, anyhow
The Germanias did the most of thu
work at Sam Lees fire. Less thar
. half a dozen Of the Reliance boy.
getting out. And then the Ger
manias was the only iiremen on tn.
ground at the incendiary fire at roul
O'Clock in the morning, after that
Why don't THE TINES give the boy!