The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1901-08-01

iIlotfleI, went 10 <Aua TINS morn
ing to visit With \. l.. Hanson s
family.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Congregational church will
give a social on Wednesday
evening, August 9TH, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
Albrecht.
Mrs. DR.. Quick gives recep-
ton in honor of Miss Carrie
Bessie at formers home this
evening. Miss Bessie departs
for Philadelphia and Atlantic
city Sunday evening.
Fred Barnes and Miss Eftie
NcCumber were married at
Minneapolis last evening, Sena-
tor NcCumber of this CITY hav-
ing departed Tuesday evening
to attend the wedding. The
young couple will make their
home at Wahpeton. The Times
joins their many friends in CON
gratulations.
Miss Carrie Bessie entertain
ed the Royal Neighbors and the
Relief Corps at their hall last
evening. The Relief Corps
presented Miss Bessie with a
solid silver berry spoon. And
the Royal Neighbors gave her
a solid silver cake knife. The
program consisted of music,
ice cream, cake and fruit.
Sheriff Moody recently re-
ceived notice from the sheriff
of Rhinelander. Wisconsin, to
arrest and hold Shcdore Broth
ers, wanted at that place for
forgery and Jail breaking. The
sheriff located them at Hankin-
son and arrested them and now
has them in the county Jail
waiting their identification by
the officers from Rhinelander.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Farms
worth accompanied by Mrs.
Newcomer of St. Louis, went
to Ortonville, Friday and re-
turned Wednesday. While
there had an experience on the
lake, in that the machinery of
the boat gave out in storm
and the boat drifted about in a
dangerous manner. Some 300
people We're on the boat and
many We're severely frightened.
Otherwise the trip was very
enjoyable.
w. a. Wallace and family of
Villisca, Iowa, brother of Geo.
E. Wallace of Ink * Wallace,
are in the city. George thinks
he will accompany his father
and mother and brother and
family to Winnipeg on the ex-
cursion Friday. This will
make fine trip for the Iowa
people, and prove to them that
North Dakota is not the Jump
ing off place. Winnipeg has a
larger section of country to
supply in trade relations then
has ST. Paul and Minneapolis,
but is not yet SO we'll settled.
Miss Ida Ponath of Wahpe-
ton was in town Wednesday
and from w. II. Harker pur-
chased lot between billiards.
store and the church. The
next morning lumber was put
on the ground and the erection
of a building, l4x24, begun,
which will be used as a photo
graph gallery. They expect to
have the building completed
and be ready to take pictures
in two weeks. Miss Ponath has
a large gallery at Wahpeton
and has an enviable reputation
for tirst-class work. The gal
lery will be run in connection
with the Wahpeton gallery and
will be kept open Friday and
Saturday of each week. Wynd-
mere Pioneer.
Wahpeton was, Tuesday.
placed in the Western Union
Company's time system. That
is. the company seems to have
manufactured large number
of clocks which are to be dis
tributed throughout the L. S.
and regulated from Washing
ton, ID. c., by electric connec-
ton, and we believe are self
corrected every hour. That is,
if clock any where gains a
second or loses a second more
or less within the hour, is
so connected that it automati-
cally goes or returns to the ex-