The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1901-07-04

The land seekers need not
further go round North Dakota,
this year, for want of rain.
The summer training school
for Richland county, will open
Monday next, with a full COM
pliment of instructors.
Geo. S. Montgomery accom-
panied his family to East Battle
Lake this week. The family
will remain several weeks, but
Mr.. Montgomery Will return in
a few days.
Mrs. w. NJ. Wagner having
spent week at Arthur, Cass
county, is expected home the
latter part of the week. Writes
that there is too much rain up
in that section, one man having
sustained a total loss of POO
acres.
w. l.. Forkners family will
go to Cottage Camp, Ea t
Battle Lake, Saturday of this
week, and Mr.. Forkner will 90
the latter part of next week, or
as soon as John sees fit to re-
turn from there and tells him
he may 90.
Mrs. w. E. Howry who spent
more than a year in California
in the interest of her health,
and having returned home two
or three weeks ago, is inprov-
ing right along, but thinks she
may return to the sunny land
at the beginning of another
winter.
Frank Sauer loaded up a
large company of his friends,
Sunday and, driving to one of
the handsome picnic grounds
east of Breckenridge, treated
them to a long to be remember
ed outing. Frank is a first rate
fellow and all regret to see him
leave the city.
The Wahpeton w. Il. c.,
Wednesday evening, celebrated
with refreshments, speeches
and a good time generally, the
event of Mrs. Fannie Walkers
election to the posi- ion Of
senior vice-president Of tn e
state, at the state encampnent,
Devils Lake, last week.
Alex McNeity accompanied
his daughter, Miss Eva, home
to Howard Lake, Wednesday
morning. Mr.. McVeity expects
to return in a few days al
though he was somewhat hurt
a few days ago when helping
to load some machinery and
may be obliged to take a longer
rest than he expected when he
left for home.
Men talk of the secret of sue
cessful advertising, but it is
all very plain. These essen
tials are to offer it in q way
that will make readers know
they want it. The art in writ
ing an advertis III mt is to
speak as the interested and
well-informed III ere n II 8
would to a prospective GUS
toner. Plaindealer.
Rev. E. S. Shaw will repre-
sent the state Christian En-
deavor union at the Interna-
tional G. E. convention which
meets at Cincinnati the latter
part Of this week. 1t is dis
tinct honor to represent the
state in SO worthy a cause. all
expense paid. At the close of
the convention the reverned
gentleman will visit at his old
home at Ypsilanti, Michigan.
This the first vacation Mr..
Shaw has had for three years
and he will undoubtedly appre-
ciate it to a goodly degree.
Will return the first Of August.
The Hon. +. =. Winston of
Minneapolis died at Chicago
this week of heart failure, hav-
ing left home in good health
and died half an hour after
arrival there. Deceased was
associated with two brothers
in railroad construction and
the firm had been very success
full, the past twenty years or
more, with their residences, re-
spectively, and place of busi-
ness at Minneapolis. Had serv-
ed in the Legislature, been
Mayor of Minneapolis and was
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