The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-14
30 YEARS AGO
From IilL.S of 1888

emhg VIA the Manitoba road, ar
rangements having been made to
mcat the balance of the commit
tee at the Merchants hotel, ST.
Paul, Monday morling next,
where il is known that at lesat
twelve OF the fifteen will be on
hand. This c"HSsli1tee proceeds
to Washington with better and
more rational authority toltclii.@;
The Dakota s;aj2:looG question
than any >ilv: committee ever
preceding it. Tie tiar is oppol'-
tune. and everything CORRECTED
with he mission Including HI pro
visions are guaisod .or success. MIR.
Purcell, though y young man. has
extensive acquaintance with east
crn representatives. as We'll as
those from the middle states and
is able to abundanty y carry ont the
wishes Of the convention sending
him there: in fact the whole dele
cation is an able and we'll posted
body of men from whom all expect
good work and a good report.
Grand Forks News: w. f.
Purcell and Anthony Garnett,
delegates TO Washington for the
grand state, selected by the Aber-
deem convention are both excel
lent Democrats. Purcell is one of
he brightest lawyers in the ter
litory and lives at Wahpcton.
Galnctt is Il veteran a@riculturisl
of Pembina county and naturally
democratic in principle.
The people OF lIankiIlson wcr"
startled by the arrival in their
midst of the Lidgcrwooi Broad
axe. This paper, like its contcm.
porary. the Paramount Herald. Ks
edited by one of the Smith family.
There tn" similarity ceases 50 tE.ey
both claim. However. to judge by
their papers, they both know how
to throw mud pretty well. Han,
klnson has as yet 10 Herald to
spread its advantages before the
people, nor the Broadaxe to help
hew lis way to the front. But we
notice that Notwithstanding these
great drawbacks. it is getting there
"alle same" And even now is
far ahead Of its competitors.
ID. Il. Rice has gone to Mime
apoiis to listen to course Of Ice
tiues to be delivered there by 2rof
j III. Clark bef ne the Nor:kwe,,.
ern Casket company. Mr.. Rice
has studied the science of embalm
ing dead bodies and has done 9
good deal of that kind of worE
> very satisfactorily. but if there i;
more to be learned about it, any
new methods, he proposes to BE-
posted. Wahpeton appreciates TIL,
efforts of Mr.. Rice in the way of
preparing for a proper burial of
the dead. He has one of the very
finest hearscs made. and aside from
the interests shown in locating d
cemetery for Wahpeton, he renew>
public interest in himself in this
latter feature. that of being able te
embaln in the latest and most ap-
proved methods.
The camp fire at the Odd Eel.
lows hall Thursday evening was Il
very enjoyable affair DR.. Reno
read an interesting account of the
war. and w. NJ. House and A. H.
Roberts related interesting cx.
pcriencrs. Capt. Gregg told hj>
comrades of the best side of his
prison experiences. and read rem,
inescenscs of the war which kept
the house in good h,lmor. The
italian band furnished string m,,.
sic, while Mrs. r. b. Myers am.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Morrill, presided at tn,
organ. About 100. were present
the hot coffee and accompaniment,
being served in army fashion.
The Times is pleased to see the
Hon. John {. Pyatt upon his feet
and again about his business. Mr.
Pyatt said to us the other day thai
he was thinking Of giving the pos+.
office building a Thorough over
hauling from bottom to top. insid,
and outside, and arrange oliic,
room for himself on second foo,
of same. Mr.. Pyatt is among lh,
pioneers at Wahpeton and bein-
one Of the best lawyers in tn,
northwest, there is no reason why
he may not extend his bushes.
northwest. there is no reason VIII,
even beyond that success ulread,
attained.
At the regular netting of th,
Wahpeton Telephone compan,
the following new officers took
their places: DR.. Geo. ID. Swaine
president: Ezra Valentine. vice
president: w. \. Scelv. secretary
w. j. VanDervccr. treasurer: i
"A. Ebel. superintendent: j. 4
Lawrence and Banker Kcnastoi