The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-09-24

Mrs. Jane Leach has, returned
from an extended visit with her
daughter at Bowbells
Clarence Farmer, of Norcrcss.
Mmn.. arrived Tuesday evening to
take up a course of study at the
State School of Science.
Basil Farr. of Norcross, Mimi.
arrived the first Of the week to
take up a course Of study at the
State School OF Science.
Chas. Peschek. better known as
Chas. Bishop. died at his home a
Few miles north of AbercrOmbie,
last week. at the age of 62 years.
HIS. death was sudden, having
been due to heart trouble. He was
a pioneer of that vicinity and was
widely known.
Crack Christiansen's pool team
iourneyed to Forman's pool room
and Liayed matched game with
the fast Independent Team We'd
nesdav evening: After Il hard
fought gaem the Independents
were announced victorious by the
professional score Of SOC to 493.
Policeman John Visgers while
scouting. over the Twin CITY
Bridge, heard the screams of =
man below. Investigation proved
that he had become wedged be-
tween two rocks and was held
fast. He gave his name as Albert
ANDERSON and pleaded guilty To
intnXication. "
Eyer see the late dances cor
rectly danced? The make. tan
GO, fOxtrot, hesitation and the very
newest of them all. the ta-tao?
You can see them in John G.. Rae's
new singing and dancing farce,
Lend Me 5000" at the opera
house next Tuesday night It's
your only chance.
The Messenger informs us that
while nephew of Barney Nor
dick of that locality was trying to
force a cartridge into the cylin-
der of revolver. the she'll ex-
ploded and the bullet lodged in
his thigh. DR.. Ivers extracted the
bullet. and his patient is doing
nicely.
Conductor Allen of the N. p.
railway made his first trim
through Wahpeton on Thursday
evening that he has made over
TINS branch for nearly two years.
he has been running on trains
Nos. 7 and 8 between St. Paul and
Fargo during that time. his homa
being in st. Paul.
The Government Indian school
started the new year last week
with ar, enrolment of 16O child
rem and one new teacher, Mr..
James B. Simmons. farmer. The
enrolment gives every promise
this wear of becoming much
greater than the capacity of. the
building. A good basket ball team
will be developed.
The Times man visited Minor
and Gwinner the past week and
found that the grain yield over
There is far better than it is in
the vicinity of Wahpeton. Fifteen
to twenty bushel yields of wheat
are common oyer there. and some
fields run as high as 20 bushels
to the acre. while the lowest yield
reported to us was 10 bushels per
acre.
Joe Voves is exhibiting some
fine tobacco plants of his own
raising in Wahpeton. and while it
may not yet be cured exactly ac-
cording to Hoyle. the size and tex
ture of the leaves is all that could
be desired. With a little more
practice Joe will be able to make
as much money raising tobacco in
North Dakota as he can rolling it
into cigars. and besides. he can
then give o. C. Farnsworth, Perry
Patterson. Prof. Barnes. M. D.
LathroD. E. B. Oliver and the rest
of his callers Job at helping him.
once in a while. But that tobacco
he raised this year is fine spec
linen and ought to be shown at the
Fair