The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-04-01
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Wahpeton, North Oak.
Two Local Pages Now - The
Times has two local pages this
Week-page 5 and page 6. Don't
miss one of them.
3 Martin Hanson, who some years
ago worked for j. j. Wolfe, was
in the city Tuesday night. He is
now a travelling man out of st.
Paul.
Hon. Smith Stimmel, of Fargo,
spent few hours in Wahpeton,
the first of the week, en- route to
Minor, where he delivered cuu-
pie of lectures. Mr.. Stimmel once
served as a member of President
Lincoln's body guard.
Sold 0ut-Ed. Voss has sold his
interest in the meat market to his
partner, John Dietz, who will now
conduct it alone.
81 Dave Purdon Withdraws-Dave
Purdon has withdrawn from the
firm of James Purdon & Co., and
1t is understood that Mr.. Bennett
will re-enter the store.
{ Dangerously IlI-The wife Of
Henry Butcher, formerly of
breckenridge, is reported serious
ly ill at their home in Edgeley,
where Mr.. Butcher is cashier i'm
a bank.
Meeting Postponed Members
of the NJ. B. \. lodge take notice
that the regular meeting to be
held April list, has been postpon-
ed to Thursday. April Sth. All
members are requested to attend.
Has Another Position - Miss
Minnie Nollrath has resigned her
position at Purdon's and has ac-
cepted one with the breckenridge
Mercantile Co., where she begins
work today.
Employees Strike - The en-
Rloyees of the James Purdon 4
Co, store walked out last Friday
evening and left the proprietors
short of help. Some went back
to work again Saturday afternoon.
1t is understood that it was not
so much question of wages as of
dissatisfaction in some other re-
spects, and "all's we'll if it ends
WE'LL"
cameIs Of the WorId-With the
cooperation of the business men
of Breckenridge the Camels of the
World are promoting a movement
for the erection of a $25, 900 home
for the organization, and an audi
torium which will be used for
public purposes. The Times is in
formed that the building is prac-
tically assured for some time lin
the near future.
Business Change. r. Molloy
has sold his secondhand furni-
ture business to Jacob Leonhardt,
OF Breckenridge, vino will occupy
the building on the north side of
the street with second hand furn-
iture exclusively. Mr.. Molloy will
hereafter sell new furniture only
and will continue to occupy the
large Miksche building. as for
merly. He will now give his entire
attention to selling new furniture
only.
chautauqua Date July 10th -
The manager of the Chautauuua
was in the city Tuesday evening
and held meeting in the Com
mercial Club rooms of those di-
rectly interested in the Chautau-
qua. A committee of seven from
Wahpeton was appointed to meet
with committee of seven from
Breckenridge to conclude ar
engagements. This years Chautau-
qua will begin July 10th.
Assault and Battery - George
McCutcheon, who halls from Will
mar, Minn., is in the Breckenridge
hospital suffering from bruises
received in that city last Wednes-
day morning from G.. N. Police
man Math Rassier, with what jus
LITIGATION, the Times does not
know. McCutcheon says he was al
the depot platform in that city,
waiting to see some friends he
has running on the train between
that city and Willmar, when Ras-
sier approached him and asked
him where he was going. Deciding
that McCutcheon had no business
there he ordered him off the right
of way, and he went across to a
saloon. There he was later as
saulted, he says, by Rassier, who
struck him twice in the face and
was then kicked him a couple of
times so severely that he was TAX
EN- to the hospital for treatment.
It is understood that Rassier and
McCutcheon have amicably settled
the affair as far as they are per-
sonally concerned, but the state
will give Mr.. Rassier a hearing
this morning.