The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-08-01

Market days are a success at Man.
dan and Wyndmere.
The roads in Billings county are re-
ported in bad condition.
Recent rains have improved condt
lions in Emmons county.
This is the time of the year that the
horses appreciate fly nets.
Nearly every town in the state en-
vies LaMoure its creamery.
The Nelson county board Of equalt
cation boosted realty values.
A siding may be put in by the 500
between Tolley and Kenmare.
An OK team on the streets at Man
dan excited a lot of comment.
Many towns boast of having had q
sane Fourth of July celebration.
The cornerstone Of the McHenry
county court house was laid July "a.
The new addition to the Cakes flour
mill began doing business last week.
Marion had some lake-enOugh for
a summer resort-after recent down.
pour.
Applications have been made for H.
censes to operate forty Ignite mines
in this state.
There was not as large an attend
ance at the militia encampment this
year as formerly.
The Velva telephone exchange was
put out of commission as a result OF
the removal of the exchange.
The Northern Pacific is improving
the drainage in the yards at Mandan
by the addition of lot of culverts.
Former Gov. Devine says the crops
around Minot are poor and he esti-
mates 60 per cent crop for the state.
The moving picture shows at Valley
City were put out Of business by the
storm which cut off their electric light
supply.
Rev. f. s. Shaw, who is doing gener.
al missionary work for the Congrega-
tionalists, will make his headquarters
at Minot.
The length Of time that the cement
cross-walks at LaMoure are kept COW
cred excites critical comment by the
Chronicle.
This is the season of the year when
different towns vie with each other
over the size of tarantulas caught in
banana punches.
Peter Larson once lived in Bis.
marck. He removed to Helena In the
early seventies-and recently died
worth $5O,000,OO0.
Harry Hart of Kenmare imported a
fine fox at cost of $50 and three min
utes after his arrival it got loose and
I,aov, coon cinon
Water thrown on people in danger
of asphyxiation has beneficial effect.
as it carries enough oxygen to tenn
porarily revive the victim.
Liberal hearted LaMoureites sent a
purse of $131 to former resident who
had removed to Adams county and met
with temporary misfortune.
Former Representative ALI White
of Dickinson has resigned as foreman
of the Northern Pacific shops to &C.
cept a better position on railroad in
Alaska.
Stark county school teachers visited
the county offices and the Jail and
were locked in the latter-while inter-
prisoner-and seeing his art
exhibit.
Miss Josephine Paulson has resign
ed as superintendent of schools in
Wells county and her deputy, Miss
Maud Regan, was appointed to fill the
State Oil Inspector Wilson has been
all over the state and believes that
the crop conditions in the northern
half of the Red river valley are the
best in the state.
The land department of the govern.
ment has stated that teacher who
has filed on a land claim is liable to
disappointment If she attempts to Sc
cure title by living on the land only
during vacation time and especially IL
she attempts to commute. The policy
Of the government Is to rigidly hold
persons of every occupation to the
same conditions in securing title to