The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-02-18
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The 500 depot ball was big affair.
Grafton had an important term Of
district court.
The creamery at Lidgerwood has
changed hands.
The 500 depot at Minot has been
opened to the public.
There is to be more telephone con.
struction out to Goodrich.
More postoffices are to be estab.
lished south of Marmarth.
Minot officials continue to round up
an occasional booze violator.
There are lot Of schemes ON foot
for baseball leagues in this state.
There was mild form of smallpox
In a township down in Dickey county.
North Dak0tans will soon be eatina
of dishes made from clays in this
state.
Efforts are being made to clear of
the military reservation at Devils
Lake.
Oscar Sorbo Of Iowa died suddenly
at Sharon, where he was the guest Of
friends.
Parents are being urged in many
sections Of the state to visit the
schools.
The legislature will probably con.
tinue its grind from now till the final
adjournment.
People around Max seem to be some
what puzzled these days to know Just
what county they are in.
G. w. Burnham of Darlington is the
youngest county auditor in the state.
being just twenty-five years old.
Some OF the farmers down in Bow.
man county claim they have struck
gas while drilling wells on their
farms.
About all the notices Of school worn
IN the schools Of the state In the local
papers concern basketball and class
plays.
Senator McCumber has appointed
George Aldahl of Valley City to take
the examination for admission to the
naval school at Annapolis.
The bill demanding a physical ex.
animation of applicants for marriage
licenses Is being watched with inter.
est. It's finish is easy to see.
Business men at Beach seem to
know how to advertise their different
vocations, as both papers there are
well filled with displayed advertising,
The booming town of Bowman haa
experienced great building progress
during the past year, and the new
buildings there represent nearly $780,.
900.
Representative Doyle of Darlington
should introduce a measure prohibit.
Ing newspapers from making Il kindly
mention of machinery dealers without
making It paid matter"
A bunch of prominent peorle At
Washburn have adopted resolutions
asking Mclean county members OF
the legislature to attempt TO secure
normal school for the county seat.
Nels Madison. with broken leg
rode over rough roads a hundred
miles from Shafer to Dickinson to re.
ceive treatment. Three teams were
exhausted in making the trip, but he
stood the ride in good shape.
Grand Forks county has entered in.
to a contract with it's sheriff to col.
lect all Of the delinquent personal
taxes, and the county auditor there
will help the deal along by publish.
ing the names of all the dellnquents.
The trustees of the jamestown col.
lege have made an offer of the prcsi.
dency of the institution to well
known educator of the East, and he ts
expected to be in jamestown in a few
days to consider the offer in connec.
ton with his decision upon the same,
Work of preparation for the restora.
ton of the college building in charge
of the same will begin promptly this
spring with the necessary repairs and
The college building will
be connected with the sewer and
water mains of the citv nc coo.