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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
A Queer Test.
The greer said 70 the applicant:

The greer said 70 the applicant:
"Your rv+e;eaces are good. Show
ne :ouc style Of weighing out FIVE
poua1s Of sugar.. There's the scales"
Tie applicant wresthed his face in
th= a1tat.e smile FL! statesmen wear
ED wete1el %, TIE sugar with dis
pauh a-6 lccv.acy. Ee put on too
'usss,,e suss4. az ssst; he added gently a
FIJI halt pound before the scale bal.
soce6
"Tor.! CO. said The grocer. you
rode-s:aad Ire scale trick 1t is plain
'tha. you learned your trade in the
tho:o-sh e.l schGo! way"
"yes. s:s." he other answered. II
seeroe1 81 tie couotry, and almost my
fcss lsssoo was that II weighing. You
nus: add, add, ada, TIL the beam tips,
becacse e.! that adding pleases the Gus
toDe--seeins 70 hin almost Ike a gift.
But Il, On the contrary, you substract
from the quantity on the scale the
customer IS affected In the opposite
Wagon seem to be robbing him. He
goes ava: convinced that you are a
stingy ch@t"-New Orleans Times.
Democrat
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
eea.en At III. Own Game.

SASoH ~ IT'S OWn Samos
"a few days since" relates q solicit.
OF, "as was sitting with my friend D.
In bis Office a man came in and said:
"'Hr. W. the livery stable keeper
ricked me shamefully yesterday. and
I want to be even with him.
State your case said D.
asked him how much he'd charge
me for horse to go to Richmond. BE
said half a sovereign. took the
horse, and when I came back be said
be wanted another half sovereign for
coming back and made NE pay It.
ID. gave bis client some legal ad.
vice. which he Immediately acted upon,
as follows: lie went to the livery
stable Keeper and said, How much
Will you charge for q horse to Wind.
6or?
'The man replied, a sovereign
Client accordingly went to Wind.
eor, came back by rail ard went to the
livery stable. keeper, saying:
"'Here Is your money paying him Q
Dvere:gn
"'Where is my horse" said ".
"'Hc's at Windsor answered the
client hired him only to go to Wind.
sor. '"-Pearson's Weekly.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
whers shvd Wear IT,

Somebody sent this TO the society
editor Of The Cleveland PLAIN Dealer
md made a@dav;i that It really hap
pened.
Here II Is: They were out At an
afternoon card pas.y. a stout woman
dropped a card TO tho foos. would
you be 60 kind as 10 pick ~ that card
for me?" she inquired Of the little
woman at her right.
Certainly" said the eocommodst.
Ing woLnsn at TIE right. picking up the
card
you see" explained the stout
woman. ALPHABETICALLY, I've got on a
brand new $50 Corset and I'm afraid
III strain It II lean over"
Hum" Commented the other WON.
an, obviously. If had a $50 corset
I'd wear II On the outside. really
would"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
4 sxooAa WHO USES HIS BRAINS
He Thinks Out His Manner OF A.
peeaeh end EasiIy Nails He Nan.

peosch end Easily Nails He Man.
Little ingenuity beggars show - .
rule; It 10 usually the same old story
Of cot having anything TO eat for two
days or two weeks; no originality. no
evic:ace ct effort to think Of some
thing new. But here was q beggar
who 1t least had something different
to say and who said it cheerfully.
Tee besgar approached man whose
head was matched with gray standing
one STEP up from the sidewalk in front
OF Guiding looking over an evening
paley that he had just bought. and as
he stood thus. his face obscured by
the paper. be heard the voice of man
standing tia! one step down on the
sidewt's Ia frent of him speaking to
him ana Ea::ins in a pleasant, even
tone:
Pop don't think you'd throw a
man down for Two cents, would you?"
Removing the PAPER from In front
OF his face and looA.ng down the man
on ths step saw the man who had
made that speech standing looking up
at hin cooi!y and sMiulgly. A young
man, and SO Lot yet too lazy to use his
brains in his begging.
True, his effort was represented
mainly by an exhibition of nerve, Of
sheer luck, but BY his cheerful buoy
ancy in fact his esulgent etfrontery,
was his cheek somewhat g1lded. and
at least he was making an effort; he
had looked over his man and taken
the trouble to think out manner Of
approach that he thought would go
with him, and then he had worked out
this plan with care and attention to
detail and his effort was not without
its reward.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

i SOTICEns HEREBY GIVEN, That tina,
certain mortgage executed and delivered by
Max A. Wipperman and Augusta L. Wiper
man. mortgagors, to Hattie S. Nuckolls,
MORTGAGE. Gated the 18th day Of May 1901,
! and filed for record in the ofice of he Regis.
ter Of Deeds Of Richland County. n. D., on the
5th day OF June 1901, and recorded in Book
number "2l" Of mortgages, on Page. 2s2, and
assigned 10y said MORTGAGE, BY aud instru.
ment in writing TO 3. B. MITCHELL dated the
Goth cay of June 1902 and fled fer record in
tue Office of the Register of Deeds OF Rich
lend County, n. D.. on the 9Th day IF July
, 1909. and recorded in Book number "3l Of
mortgages On Page l3S, and again assigned By
the legal representative of the said 3. B. Nit
cheli. by an instrument in writing. to a. As.
plnwall, dated the 2.'ih day Of June 1909 and
fiicd tor record in the Office Of the Register Ct
Deeds Of Richland County. n. D., on the 3rd
cay Of july 1863, ard recorded in Book mum.
Der go of mortgagt on page GIG, will be
iorec!osed by a sale Of the. premises in such
mortgage ard hereinafter described, at the
front door of the Court House in the City of
"ahpetoD. in the County of kiohland and
State of North Dakota. at the hour of ID
o'clock a. NJ. on the 18th day of September
1863. to satisfy the .amount due upon said
mortgage on the day of sale.
The premises described in said mortgage
and which will Re sold to satisfy the same.
are those certain premises situated in the
County of Richand and the State of North
Dakota. and described as follows. to-wit: the
South West quarter (swa) of Section one ~,
Township one hundred twenty nine u29>
North, of Range fifty (5O) West Of the Fifth
Principal Meridian, and containing one bun.
dred sixty tl6W acres more or less according
| to the I. =. Government survey thereof.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
date of sale. the sum of One Thousand Four
Hundred Seventy two and 90-1OO Dollars
| 's1412. 9W. together with the costs of sale, and
| an attorneys fee as provided by law.
Dated at Wahpeton. n. D.. this 4th day of
| August 1909.
a. ASPlNwALL.
| Assignee of Mortgage
| " S LAUDER,
| Attorney for Assignee of Mortgage.
Wahpeton, n. d, S56t
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
FATE OF CURIOUS coucAas.
Big Washington Cats That Were In
einec - se Tee ohse rvlnc.

Sever. weeks ago couEa: nsas-
crtng ore. aigh, feet n length follow.
et Miss May Bur. tie t=sche. Of he
sclosol &: AssE:7:E, Il tie ecge ot he
Reo!ey forestry reserve, from nes. he
school house rnt1 Ete me, with :or.
sst.! !aager. WHO. With o.here, suose
cuen,ly .sn cow aod Killed The ar
ma. Saturday Miss Burr wen. % yis-
II . nsighbos. and suddenly became
avsrs TIA. anotass cougar vAs follow.
6g her. She drst saw the animal
ahead Of Der. but later chs saw Il in
tie path behind Che huETtod aAead
= hsr destination. md . hunting par
y composed Of J. Y. Cook and A Dsn-
ton, with several 6oga, started n pn1.
suit
The does found he trsil Of he coo-
g1. and as,s1 following . short dis
tanes trssd It Cook shot and wound
I'd the aniual which dropped TO The
ground md vs. pounesd upon By The
COCA II instantly killed ono Of tbs
dog VIII ii terrible clavs and teeth
though Cook nd Tnson vsrs both
uytns 70 shoot 4. but IA the scntos
be.veea II and the oogs found but IL,
lie opportunity 70 DO 20 without shoot,
ing tie dogl Before finally no.tally
Chg tbs animal il had nearly
Killed soo.her Of thk togt.
The ca; measured osarly eight feet
be!c2 90! quite 50 large &c tie cat
Killed several weeks ago Sei,her q
tie oougz.e ATTEMPTED any cs11eds-
tons, Nei. CHIEF objects being sppar.
en,s 20 kat.s.? tseL curiosity 20 FOL.
low a.d cose.ve psop!=.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
LETTER FROM ]. NJ. KRAMER
Sunset Heights.

'>>'''-'>. 40 A'SSj
Aug. sth, 1909.
Ny Dear Wife and Children
Sunday after dinner, this is
about the first opportunity /
have lad IL write a word since
we landed 1T MisAoula. We ar
rived at Ni.spuln Friday eve
ming about Z o'clock, our train
was five hours late, loaded 80
heavy that it kept losing time
all the way. The auto was in
waiting and after supper we
started for the Sunset ranch
and arrived there about go
after the incest ride ever had
III my life, such roads and seen
cry never saw, Of course most
Of the way it was dark and
could not see much onlya pass
ing glance at the orchards az
We flew along about 80 miles
an hour, but the sight to behold
VAS the next morning, looking
out of our bed room window at
snow capped mountains more
beautiful then the head of this
letter head makes it out. felt
just then that ] would hate to
leave this valley not to think
but what ] would return again.
Alter brcakias they took us all
over their land until dinner
time, after dinner we went by
auto all over the valley travel
ing over % miles looked at or
char'ls that were a wonder to
us, one, two year orchard 600
acres that looks prctticr than
the head of this letter. At turn
ing the corner of this orchard
we met four autos loaded with
Yale and Harvard students and
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Force Of Habit.

In reward for faithful political serv.
Ice an ambitious saloonkeeper was an.
pointed lolice magistrate.
What's the charge ag'in' this
mani" he inquired when the f1rst case
was called.
Drunk. yer honor" said the police
man.
The newly made magistrate frowned
upon the trembling defendant.
Guilty or not guilty7" he demand.
Cd.
Sure. sir" faltered the accused. ~
never drink DROP
Have a cigar. then." urged bis hon,
or. persuasively. as he absently Dol.
ished the top OF the judicial desk with
bis pocket handkerchief,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12

Dynamite should never - thrown
into water. as the nitroglycerine
which 1t contains remains undissolyed
and capable Of doing mischief. Other
explosives which contain nitroglycer.
Inc should be treated in the same way
as dynamite.
Ammonium nitrate explosives may
be thrown in small fragments into an
open Ere, or If they do not contain
nitroElyceriae RAY be destroyed BY
means of water. Explosive CAPS
should be exploded with pieces Of
fuse.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
PHOTOGRAPH OF TIE HAND.
New Method cf Identifying Criminals
cevisee ty Pref. 1smasaia.

A novel re.sod Of .crity!,z GRIM
!nslz viii absolute cs-A!n,; has been
devised by Prot 1e1kssis Wien
conpe.tog Ae vets q th= beck Of
to1 1s.ts strkiag ciTsrst:T will
be oese:Ted Fer no!e important
aoEsys:, ere TIE difereoces noted II
TIE hands Of t.ss.=a. yerEons. IL Of.
Ger 70 Cause TIE veins 70 stand out
Eo.e distinctly tie wis, Should be
tends9ed Tor short time. THEW
courses car then Re photographed.
Owing 70 the size Of The hand !. 10
Tar eesier TO t.scocs. slight tiversi.
ties than In n1oute prints Of finger
tips. Nor can any voluntary a,rers-
ton 0: Tie vein Tissues be feared M
less tbs hand should be seriously In
3u.ed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
Women Oyster eatherer,.

The work Of oyster collecting and
culture is most unsuitable for women,
but In France, owing to its tedious ma
ture. 1t does not appeal to men. Often
from an early hour In the morning till
late into the evening the women are
standing UP to their knees in water,
with strong sun beating down on
them. The result Is that never a year
passes without some Of them going
mad and having to be hurried away
to the asylums. The work IS we'll paid.
as, indeed, it ought to be, while in the
case Of the few who own beds the
profits are large, and small fortunes
are quickly amassed.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
Just the Ordinary.

Have you any alarm clocks7" In.
quired customer.
Yes, ma'am." said the man behind
tho counter. About what price do
you wish to pay for one?"
The price is no object II l can get
the kind am after. What | want ia
one that will arouse the hired girl
without awaking tho whole family"
I don't know of any such alarm
CLOCK as that. ma'am." said the man,
I'VE keep just the ordinary kind-the
Kind that will make the whole family
without disturbing the hired girl"
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professors who are out here for
the summer, some who have
bought orchard land and work
ing On it, others spending the
summer. 1t was eurpriz= to
me to see go many of these kind
of people here, if one half that
buy will locate here it will be
the ideal culture settlement ia
the United States.
After making the full tour of
the valley We returned to Ham.
ilton for supper which is live
~ little city, after dark N; de the
run back here % miles, roads
perfect al the way never seen
anything like it running - To
~ miles sr hour in the dark.
must say Ralph gave very
good dc=crip.ion ii everything
better then ] can DO i. After
looking over most Vi the valley
We took Z second lock ct this
com pany's land and were more
pIeased than ever aud selected
our lots. ] selected nv LAID
next 70 Mr.. Gam ble's. ] made
UP my mind it would be waste
ing time 10 look farther, could
not see how it could oe i'm prov
ed upon and / am ready to be-
lieve any statements made to
me here fer ! have seen water
run up hill that locomotive
could not have pulled up 3 box
care, in fact the water all runs
up hill and the lady where we
stop at told me today that milk
kept in an out door board shan
ty which ! looked into, for six
days and kept sweet, she had
one pan standing there over six
days waiting for it TO sour and
it is sweet yet.
You can tell Mrs. Vidal that
think she is altogether too
conservative in descr; bling this
land and what they are doing
here. We kept going all day
yesterday and do not think
that one saw J., Of the places
that are being improved, there
seems to be no limit To the
amount Of money that is being
invested here and there seems
to be no craze either. We had
apple pie for dinner today made
from apples picked from the
trees in the door yard. count
ed 90 apples on two foot
branch yesterday.
This morning when we look
ed at the mountains the snow
had come down on the noun
tain sides quite a distance more
than it had been yesterday,
must of had a snow storm there
f}nripn fhs. pitrbf
take a drink of water about
every half hour for no other
reason but that it is so inviting
cool and clear as crystal and
the energy it shows by rushing
over pebbels up hiIl-well there
10 no use trying to give
you a description of the
country SO that you could get
correct impression of it, the
only thing is to sec it aud the
way it seems to me is, the long
or one would stay the more re-
luctant you would be to leave
it.
Well this evening we will
take Il run down to Stevnsville,
in the morning we go to Mis-
soula and from there to Seattle
via Spokane and Portland.
Am getting anxious to see
the boys as ! am getting nearer
Goodbye all,
papa.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
ss.umlno the R.so o,.,b,,I.x.

Mrs. Ma!one's patience was mnch
tried By servant who he'd a habit
OF standing around with her mouth
open. One day. as the maid waited
upon the table, her mouth was omen
as usual, and her mistress, giving bar
Q severe look, said:
Mary. your mouth is open"
"Yessum." replied Mary. Il opened
IT."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
A Wide Rana..

When the surgeon who happened to
be spending night at Bushby Inn had
set the broken leg of the weather
beaten stranger who was the chief vic
tim Of an automobile accident the
patient looked up at him anxiously.
"see here, doc" he said in husky
voice. II haven't got much Of any
money. Would you take out your fee
In trader"
Eyes. I guess So" said the surgeon
cheerfully. what is your trader"
"Well rye got number Of things
I can do soon as I'm on my feet
again" said the patient. II can hang
window blinds, or can put on light
ming rods, or can play the cornet,
and I can do 'em all first rate, II I'm
the ono to say it. doc."-Youth's Com
panion.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
The chIIdren's r.s.h

1t Is pitiful to learn what a lare>
proportion OF British children is don.
tally deficient. but It is comforting to
know that experts are taking the oues.
ton In hand. It would be nothing
snort OF tragedy II. Just when We are
succeeding In making youthful Britona
show their teeth. they should only pos.
sess rows OF deeayed ones to show.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
Jessie.

It Is related that when the young
man who afterward became General
Fremont ran away with and married
Jessie, Tom Benton, the great sen
ator, made terrible threats Of what b
would do to the young man. He
would give him roasts and bullets, and
20 on. TO all Of which Mrs. Benton
quietly remarked. "You had bettes
give him Jessie, my dear"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
Tho Exaninn Call

Father-What time did that youns
man leave?
Daughter-He stayed until you GOT
home from the club. mother returned
from her card party and Susan cana
back from her evening out.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12

Judge Dow had an accident
which caused a fracture of a
bone in the wrist end a very
painful sprain besides. The
Judge fell while doing his
chores striking his arm across
the edge OF q board.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12
A Mean Man

Medical Man-Jobson has done the
meanest thing ever heard Of. 10
came to my house the other night, ate
big dinner. got indigestion and then
went to another doctor to be cured.
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OF Rreathiess lntera,

OF GREATNESS Interest.
He-Have you heard the story
about the onion?
She-No.
He-Well, don't breathe It to n
soul.
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eueeIn@.

euecInot,
Justice O'Halloran-Havo ron anv
children, Mrs. Kelly.
Mrs. Kelly-l hov two living an wan
MARRIED
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The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1909-08-12

The most wasted of all days is that
day on which one has not laughed
Chamfoek
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Offering an Inducement

UT ''f90SvHIeNt.
ITO make 1t an object. brethren
Said shrewd old Pastor Leach.
'"rhe higher you raise my salary.
The shorter sermons III preach.s
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The Wahpefon Times
ESlabiished In 1879

Sub. 800 per year in advance.
Entered a. eecond class matter at
the Eo.t Office ~ Wahpeton under
an act If conyysss of March 3. 1879.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-14
THE CROPS.

On Thursday afternoon OF neX1
week this months government croI
report will be issued, and it is looked
forward to optimistically, because the
weather has of late been ideal in the
west. It is expected to show improved
conditions in the winter wheat crop
which is all made and about one-hal1
cut. If a condition of 83.5 is reported
the crop will slightly exceed 100000
900 bushels. A report of 96.9 is an
ticipated as to the condition of spring
wheat, thus pointing to a yield slight
ly in excess Of 300, 000, 900 bushels. 4
total wheat crop of 700 ,000, 900 bush
els is anticipated, as against 664 900,
600 bushels last year
But the brightest dreams are in
duIged in cornering the corn crop. 4
condition of S6.8 is anticipated and al
increase of 10 per cent. in acreage. 1
these dreams should crystalline int
government figures q crop that will
cross the three-billion line will be ex
rected. The largest orn crop eve.
grown was that of 1906, which wa
1927, GOO, 900 bushels. The three-bil
lion line has never been crossed il
this or any other country.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-14
Il, vs. FORECAST FOR Ne K.

Washington, D. c., July 10.-A quiet
week is in prospect for official Wash
ington, the final debates in Congress
over the tariff measure promising the
only relief fro mthe dullness that en-
velopes the capital in midsummer.
President Taft, having returned
from his trip to the Champlain coun-
try, plans to remain in Washington
until the end of the week. On Thurs
day he will attend the laying of the
cornerstone of the Ingram Memorial
Congregational Church in this city,
and probably will deliver an address.
The church will be the first in Wash
ington to unite scientific medicine
and spiritual therapy.
The drawings will begin Thursday
for the Indian lands soon to be OPP
ened by the government in the Flat
head reservation, Montana; the Occur
d'Alene, Idaho, and the Spokane in
Washington. The throwing open for
settlement of these immense tracts
more than $780, 900 acres of desirable
d A11lIlS CIcdLcu hluCA III
terest throughout the entire country,
and many parties have been organ
lied to go to the Northwest during
the registration days and try their
luck in the great lottery. The fact
that this is the last big opening the
country will I'VE see has added inter-
est to the event.
Interest in the automobile world
will center in the G1idden tour-the
mi Dad classic of American mo-
torists. The tour is to start Monday
from Detroit and the entries assure
L notable contest. The trip will be
made over a circuitous route of 1857
relies, extending as far westward as
Denver and returning to Kansas City
which will be the finishing point.
The largest convention of the week
will be in Los Angeles, where the an
nual convention and reunion of the
Benevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks will assemble Monday for a SEES
sion of six days. Thousands of mem
hers of the order will be i~nattendance
from every part Of the country, and
great preparations have been made in
Los Angeles for their entertainment.
The week at the Alaska-Yukon-
Pacific Exposition in Sattle will be
made notable by a great convention
representing the lumber trade of the
entire country and the annual meet
ing of the National Council of Women
Of the United States.
In Buffalo the thirteenth annual
convention of the Jewish Chautauqus
i Society will assemble Monday for
| weeks session. Prominent Jews from
| all parts Of the United States are ex.
| pected to attend the convention
| which, it is predicted, will be the
/ largest in the history of the society.