The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1901-01-31

tuesday, Feb. 9th, at 4 p. nj.
Frank Eberley is threatened
with fever, been in bed week
but the doctor may break it up.
The Hon. II. H. Hankinson
and wife accompanied Ivy their
daughter, Miss Elsie, are in the
city. Been h. re a day or two.
A. ]. Barker of Hankinson,
was in the city day or two
this week. Jay rolled few
games at the ten pin alley and
acknowledges that he will need
to practice up before he goes
against any of the crack Breck-
enridge rollers.
Sheriff David ]. Jones, states
attorney Bishop and chairman
commissioners Selsuit of Sar-
gent county brought 10 year
old boy named Andrew McQuay
from Sargent county to Wahpe-
ton, this week, with the hope
that Judge Lauder could send
him to- the Plankington reform
school, but upon arriving here
found that the court had no
jurisdiction to send the youth
to a South Dakota reform
school. There is no such school
in North Dakota. The boy is
exceedingly bright-but incor-
rigible. His parents are dead.
Louis E. Simmer and Miss
marguerite son were
married at St. Johns church,
Tuesday of this week. The
groom is son of MIR. aud Mrs
John Simmer, this city, and the
bride is a daughter Of parents
;.who live in Wadena. The hap
py young couple will spend
some time at the home of the
brides parents, when MIR. and
Mrs. Simmer will repair to
Minneapolis where Mr. Simmer
has employment at his
trade that of timer. Many
congratulations attend the
young couple, with the hope
that they may be happy and
prosperous through long life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Timejohn,
residing some 10 miles south
west of Wahpeton, suffered the
loss of little girl, seven years
of age this week, with pneu-
monia. On the occasion of her
illness she got out of bed walk
ed down stairs and told her
parents that she was very i'll,
and before a doctor could be
had the young girl died-in
fact had been dead an hour be-
fore the doctor got there, chok-
ed to death by pneumonia.
The parents have the sympathy
of a large circle of friends in
their sudden and severe loss.
Deceased was an exceedingly
bright child.
! A temporary driver on the
Merchants Bus, Monday, had
a very close call from a fright
full wreck. 1t seems that he
had half a dozen or more peo-
pie in the bus and was making
for the N. F. depot, among the
passengers being Mr.. and Mrs.
w. F. Adams, Conductor Quinn
by, and Mrs. Geo. A. Lacy, and
upon approaching the G. n.
track, noticed the switc h
engine moving west. but
thought lie could cross the
track before it got to the cross
ing. The engine cought a rear
wheel of the bus and tipped
the vehicle over, smashed all
the windows in the vehicle and
mixed the passengers up gen
orally. 1t was a close call, i'll
deed, and all were thankful
that it was not worse. 1t would
have been a dreadful thing had
the bus been second or two
slower. Fortunately the team
was used to the putting of
engines and did not attempt to
run away. Had the team ran
away there would have been
trouble plenty. People cannot
be too careful in driving over
crossings. The engineer in this
case was in no wise to blaine,
he was ringing his bell and
besides, the bus driver-a new
one at the business, saw the
engine and tried to head it off.
He might not do that AGAIN.