The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1901-09-05
Fine weather for threshing.

has not yet been determined
upon.
Before you decide w h a
school to attend be sure to get
catalogue from the Mankato
Commercial College, Mankato,
Mimi.
We heard for the first time
this week that A. H. Snow, form
erly of Wahpeton. died in the
Soldiers home, California, three
or four months since.
Joe Nertin, brother of Nath
Eertin has taken a position
with Niksche & Nertin, Breck-
enridge, i'll the place of Joe
Sitar who goes to St. Joe to
school.
Rev. Mr.. Shaw will conduct
services in the Congregational
church Sunday, communion in
the morning and the reverend
gentleman will deliver his re-
port OF the Cincinnati C. E.
convention in the evening.
Mrs. Wakefield and Mrs.
Meckstroth entertained large
company of ladies at the home
of the former, Tuesday after
noon, in honor of Mrs. Fred
Barns, Mrs. ]. l.. Watson and
Mrs. Forward, a sister of Mrs.
Neckstroth.
ohm Shanllaar has sold his
interest in the saloon at I5reck-
enridge and will soon be at
work at his old quarters in
l'o + III anec k S store. John
thought the work did not agree
with him and he sold out,
though he did not drink any
liquor at all. He lost 15 pounds
in weight in a few weeks.
Two teams belonging to John
Heating loaded with hay col
lided one back of the other on
Sixth street one day this week;
one load was tipped over and
some damage done to the hay
rack. 1t was noted that the
man driving the rear team was
blamed and Mr.. Heating stop
ped his pay.
G. NJ. Cook and daughter
Miss Grace of Upton, iowa,
and brother of Eugene Cook of
this city, are here for a visit.
Mr.. Cook likes the appearance
of this northwestern country.
and having had a fine farm Of
fered for sale in the James
River Valley, has with drawn
his former offers and is not
especially anxious to sell it;
and wont at the old figures
proposed.
L. \. Griffin arrived in Fair
mount last Monday from Los
Angeles. Cal. where he is now
located. He is looking we'll,
and to see him and Ed Spauld-
ing on our streets again is a
welcome sight They were at
one time two of Fairmounts'
most prosperous business men
and they are now enjoying
themselves in California on the
fortunes they made by playing
the Red-River Valley soil.
Paramount News.
The Gazette says it knows of
people here who doubt that the
coundre Elmer killed
Miss korbel at the sheriff S
residence. some years ago, says
this in the face of the fact that
Elmer ack II o w | ed ged the
murder of the girl and put up
the plea of insanity. Was
playing the insanity dodge in
the Jail and told the men who
hanged him that he did it but
did it when he was insane!
The scoundrel Elmer was 50
mean that his wife in New
England would not live with
him. and he murdered the in
nocent good girl out Of malici-
Gus cusedness and because he
was too contemplate to live a
decent life. That was his re-
cord. He 90 what he deserved.
An Iowa business man took
a vacation and came to the
lakes of northern Minnesota
on fishing trip. Never hav-
ing caught anything but bull
heads. he was SO elated with
his catch OF ten pound bass
that he autographed his wife:
live got one, weighs seven
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