The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-08-20

the City yesterday.
Mrs. Arnold and three children
81 Herman, Mimi. is visiting at
the j. A. Bailey home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Fisher Of
hidgsrwood spent Sunday with
Prof. and Mrs. j. w. Thornton.
Chairman Macarthur OF the
pressht Democratic State Com
mitt4e has been in the city few
days. in connection with Income
Tax matters.
NE. Greenwood Of Valley CITY
was a Wahpeton visitor Monday.
Mr.: Greenwood is a member of the
Dairy Commission and will award
the premiums at the School Girls
butter contest at the Fair this fall.
Threshine machines are very
busy and if the weather continues
fair the grain will soon all be
threshed. The pity is that most of
it is turning out badly. The aver
age is only half-crop. and much
Of it still less.
VIM. Larson and family arrived
in WahpetOn Tuesday from Glen.
wood. Min. where Mr.. Larson has
been in the dray business the past
year. His many friends are pleas
ed to learn that he will make his
future home in Wahpeton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Keeney of
Moorhead, Mimi, have been i'm the
city. this week renewing old ac-
auaintanceships. "Bill" will re
remembered as being connected
with the livery business in Breck-
enrldge some years ago.
Attorney ]. L. Koeppler has
MOVED to Beach, N. D., where
there are more Socialists than
there are in Wahpeton. Mr.. Keep
pier is a CAPABLE young attorney
who will no doubt he heard from
in the state some time.
Ernest Bruer. wanted in con-
nection with his brother Henry OH
the charge of burglarizing a Han
kMson store. surrendered to the
authorities and he also is now
under 1000 bond to answer
the charge in district court.
The Lidgerwood Broadaxe says
that Mr.. Chas. Babe has not been
able to get in communication with
are in Hanover. Germany. since
the outbreak of the war. While he
he is not alarmed, he is anxious TO
hear from them.
The Richland County Fair As
ISOLATION invites Anti-Suffra-
gettes to the Fair on Suffragettes
Day Just as cordially as it does
the Suffragettes. Come and enjoy
the day and the exhibits. no mat
ter how you stand on this QueS-
ton.
Dick Grimstead was before
Judge Hurley at Paramount. last
Friday, charged With assault and
battery on the person of A. H.
Minnehan. a farmer south Of that
place. He pleaded guilty and
was fined S25 and costs, which he
paid.
A party of Fargo people autoed
to WahDeton last Wednesday and
! spent the day very pleasantly
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Albright.
Those composing the party were
MIR. and Mrs. l.. H. Soper, Mrs.
Amos Crawl and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Jenkins.
A car was reported stolen in
Fargo last SATURDAY. night which
seems to have been brought as far
as this city where it was run into
the tall weeds near the Blandino
farm and abandoned. The thief
escaped without ing aDprehend-
ed, or even seen here. His identity
is not known.
Ed. Riley. charged with grand
larceny, was under arrest the first
part of the week. He was charged
with taking a violin. three guns,
necklace. razor. stick pins and
brooch from the house of far
mer by the name of kotchian in
the southwestern part of the
county, not far from Cayuga.
The Times office has Just turn
ed out 1000 handsome premium
books for the Richland County
Fair Association. and Secretary
LOunsbury and his assistants are
busy mailing them out. If they
miss anybody it will not be inten-
tional. and any one who fails to
receive copy will please call up,
or write Secretary Lounsbury and
he will send you orc.
Joe Biegel had very painful
accident at New Mantador, last
week. While helping to load some
timbers onto a dray he slipped off
the dray and fell between the
horses. They started to run and
Mr.. Biegel was run over by the
dray, one of wheels passing over
his breast. He was painfully hurt,
although it is hoped not perman-
emily injured.
A representative of one of the
local railways was in the city the
other day and informed a Times
reporter that his company has
a signed agreement with each
lessee of right of way that they
must pay the tax. if there is a
tax. So it is not the railroads
that were favored by our county
commissioners by abating that
tax but the business men who
have leased those sites. 1t is only
fair and right that all property
should be taxed.
Dave Purdon has not enjoyed
the best of health for some tine
and he has resolved to tear him.
self away from work for while.
and he and Mrs. Purdon will make
an extended visit at the old home