The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1891-06-25

Dan'l Sully has the funniest show
on earth, and will be at Seely's oper,
house the evening of the Fourth.
That was u great rain Sunday
night. 1t would seem that the crops
are now well insured so far as moist.
ure is concerned.
Conductor Fox has departed for the
coast. to he gon6 six or eight weeks.
Conductor Farmer will look after his
run. in the mean time.
A social will be given 10y Y. p. S.
G. Il. at the Congregational church,
Friday evening. June Goth. to which
all are cordially invited. Refresh
ments will he served. SECRETARY.
Judge Harker, president of the
Richlard county Farmers Alliance,
passed through the city. Monday. on
his way to Grand Forks to attend
the meeting of the state Alliance,
Tuesday.
1t would seem that if there is any
thing to be feared from this out. it
will he in the direction of the grams
lodging-or two great heat when il is
in the milk. 1t won't he the want
of moisture, this time, we think. ;.
The Great Northern Juvenile Fire
Brigade picniced at Battle Lake last
Saturday and the boys report good
time. The participants were Masters
Powell, Jurgenson, Bickford and
Schneider. Master Homer Rice was
unav0idably absent.
Attorney General Spencer is quoted
as saying that from Wahpeton to
Pembina. from Fargo to Bismarck
and from Grand Forks to Minot, the
saloons are closed, or at least he is
not aware of anything that would
indicate different state of affairs.
Fl Fargo Republican.
st. Johns day was celebrated at st.
Johns church, Lidgerwood, yesterday,
Rev. Father Rabsteinek officiating,
on which occasion forty children went
to communion for the first time. 1t
was happy day to the church, and
a day long to be remembered 10y the
town.
Albert w. Hofacker and Miss
Louise Abendschien of Breckenridge,
were married last evening by Rev.
j. w. Luke. The groom is tele.
graphic line man on the Great Nor.
thern, and the bride is one of Breck.
enridge's most esteemed young ladies.
THE TIMES congratulates the happy
young couple.
The parochial school Of this city
will picnic at Edward Connolly's
place, four miles north Of Brecken.
ridge. to-day. Mr.. Connolly has fine
shady grounds and beautiful farm
premises, and undoubtedly the young
folks will greatly enjoy the ride dowr
there and the stay while there. Mr.
and Mrs. Connolly know how to enter.
tain their friends.
A Law and order combination, com
posed of w. E. Howry, w. l. Crafts
Rev. j. w. Luke, Rev. j. II. Kelley
NJ. HI. Morrill, and j. +. Powell are o,
the war path for the vilators of tn
prohibition law->and they do say tn
town has gone dry, sure, this time
These gentlemen employ detectives
from Breckenridge. In some town
we notice the ministers disguis
themselves and drop in with the boy
and test the liquors in jolly goo
style, then comes the comm0tion.
It was everywhere understood tina
Judge Shippam and Plus Mayer wer
not candidates for reelection !,
school officers, but it seems that som
had their names printed on ticket
and left them at the polls, notwitll
standing this fact. and these tw
gentlemen being out of town and til
election having gone almost by dc
fault, only about 40 votes havin
been cast, were dropped from til
board, and Messrs. II. b. Sleeper an
M. II. Morrill, were elected. Th
retiring members have been eflicien
and painstaking officers, and the onl
thing they regret is. that their name
were printed and left at the polls, {.
all. But the fact that this happene
and that they were dropped. is no in
tlication that they would have been d.
feated il they had wanted the election
] We make this explanation In justic
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