The Wahpeton times., 1906-03-01

The present libel law evidently does
not terrify some of the editors.
Mandan is to have wholesale house
to handle manufactured goods.
The Bismarck Commercial club gets
some nice boosts from slope papers.
Since the late weather there is less
There is a cut near Medford which
is said to contain eleven feet of snow.
Five steam rlows have been sold to
be used in Morvan county this spring.
A lot Of gambling paraphernalia.
seized in the Portal raid, was shipped
to Minot.
The divorces of a number of Indians
of Mclean county attracted lot OF
attention.
Most people continue to reiterate
their compliments on the judgment of
the ground hog.
There We're reports of coal short
age on the new 500 line as a result of
blockaded trains.
Arrangements are being made for All
all-nishl service at the Pcmbina lele-
phone exchange.
It. is claimed that former resident
of Sawyer was caught with gang OF
Canadian horse thieves.
Some farmer suggests that every
man treat his wheae, with formalde-
hyde and his wife with kindness.
Westhope had a fast baseball team
last year and is planning to put bet
ter one in the field this season.
Coggswell seems TO be about the only
Sargent county town that doesn't want
to take the county seat from Forman
l.. d. McGahan, the new register OF
the Minot land office, has had his conf
mission framed, and it looks good TO
Mac.
A stovepipe fire at Pembina was pre-
vented from becoming general con-
flagration by the prompt work of citi-
zens.
The La Moure and the Edgeley pa
ners are comparing bank statements.
a rather dangerous practice some
times.
Some Logan county people were
greatly Interested in the sale Of isolat-
cd tracts of land at tho Bismarck land
Office.
For few days there have been no
reports of gophcrs playing along The
roadside. nor Of bananas becoming
overriDe.
North Dakotans are proud OF the
victory of the North Dakota U debal-
ers over the Manitoba U fellows at
Winnipeg.
Aneta thinks AIinot was tritie late
boasting of Il lady pigser recently ar
rested, when Aneta has one serving
iail sentence.
The people of the Mouse river coun-
try rejoice over natural drainage and
sympathize with the deniZens OF the
Red river valley.
DR.. Robertson of the Methodist uni
versity has gone East to examine col
leee buildings and see how nice one
100000 will construct.
In some sections of the country the
farmers are banding themselves to.
gcthcr for the purpose of getting even
with the automobile fellows.
Mrs. Angelic Rolette. who died Mt
Belcourt Sunday. Jan. 81, aged seven
ty-eight years four months and twenty
one days, was born in the Red river
settlement then known as Prince Ru-
pert's Land. In l845 she was married
to Joseph Rolette Of Pembina. pio-
neer of the Territory of Dakota. who
died in 1871. In 1890 Mrs. Rolette
moved to Belcourt. residing first with
her son Jerome, but for the past two
years with her Oldest son. Joseph.
Five sons and one daughter survive
her, Joseph of Belcourt. Jerome Of
Rolla. Henry Of St. Paul. Louis OF
Kalispell and Frederick Of Thief River
Falls. MINI. The daughter Mrs. Vir
ginia A. Mckay, lives in Manitoba.
Jamestown officials want to keep the
sidewalks in better repair since the
Pyke damage case was decided adj
versely and sustained by the supreme
court.
There are rumors Of bank consolida-
,tions in some Of the new towns of the
state where two, three and four banks
were started in towns with business
for one. s-.l Z.
q Williston has a farmers institute
scheduled. 1t has not been MANY
years since there was little demand
for anything Of that nature in VIII