Local News Briefs and Society Notes From Wahpeton
Miss Leta Shaw leaves for Valley City while Miss Martha Thompson stays home for the holidays. Several residents travel to Fargo and Chicago on business. Births, illnesses, and visits are reported, with church services noted for early January 1909 and community events including a cattle sale advertisement and a lodge installation.
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Leta Shaw
Valley City
Martha Thompson
Fred E. Smith
Fargo
Donna Forkner
Shea
Bargo
Lizzie Dietz
Fairmount
Bismarck
A. A. Aspinwall
Anna Welch
Lighted Tomb and Hedjaz Railway Inauguration
The Hedjaz railway linking Damascus to Medina is hailed as sacred work. Inauguration by Damascus grand mufti, with speeches and the electric plant supplying mosque illumination. Separate notes mention modern methods, fireworks, and a bustling urban scene about fresh laid eggs and national production figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matoret
Hedjaz
Damascus
Medina
Mecca
Meccs
Ifakhtar Bey
A Most Dating Robbery Sparks Outrage
A man recalls a home intrusion by a robber who ransacked the dining room and even stole the mantle clock while his wife and guests were in the parlor. His dog supposedly guarded the hall, prompting a humorous quip about the watchful hound. The piece also contrasts British and French art viewpoints on enjoyment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busle
Oal
Oddest manned country home in Jackson County
A Columbia friend of the owner notes the unusual country residence named Madherway has stood unsold for years and represents a curious local feature in Jackson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madherway
Jackson County
Male Gossips and Local Scandals Stir Small Town
A fragment from a gossip column notes men as eager spreaders of rumors and contrasts male chatter with female discretion. A prize winner is cited for naming a new motor, while a joke about rapid gossip circulates. A Lapland vignette ends with a six month night, highlighting distant misfortunes.
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Louis Fligelman
Henry Miller
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Panatorium Vachant Co. Prop. Oo
Wahpeton, Ne
Edison Phonographs
PHON
Stluka
John G. Stluka
Pembina Ave
City Water Works
Wahpeton
North Dakota
Lara Raftwold
Walter Divit
Sinest Gall
Barney
Albert Weimar
Duluth
Minn
Even Anderson
Steele, N. Dak
George Reiland
Edgel
Our City
C. B. Rice
M. Peshel
Mooreton
J. A. Baily
Twin, Cities
C. B. Kidder
Chicago
Malmstrom
Wahperton
N. Dak
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Geo. Wallace
Anna Chezick
St. Paul
City
Lane
Mary Thompson
Minot
Ruby Lee
W.R. C
Elmer Chezik
Congregational Church
Sun
DeWitt
Jessie Donavan
Moorhead
W. Bartik
Dakota Candy Co
Dickenson
Dak
Nick Meyer
Mies
Susie Rettig
Kent
Mise Gertrude Armstrong
Caseelton
Everdell
M.E. Dugar
Benson
Fedler
Great Bend
Grand Fork
Frank Magnussen
Ella Myhra
Canada
Wehpeton Lodge A. F. A.M
Brother Hull
C. W. McKay
W. M
W. L. Carter
J. E. A. Hill
Tnd
Jennie A. Cooper
Morris
A. Aerte Money
J.j.c
Ralph
Collegeville, Min
C. J. Rachelhoffer
Ciara Brigge
Whitestock, So
Addie
Janie
Louise
Kate Paul
Aidgerwood
D. Landers
Chicago Crane Co
Emma
Matilda Rusted
Relati
Dwight
Nele Engen
M & ER
Harri Barney
Kindred
H. Nelson
R. R. Hauskins Clothing Store
Sauk Cente
Irene Carter
Emma Walters
Lidgerwood
Thier
Wadena
S. T. Stanley
Maude Moody Kelly
W. D. Safford
Grano
N. Oak
8Th Street
Delaware Avenue
Ink & Wallace's Law
W. A. Baker
Aids J
ML Ness Optician
Mall
Yeilleux
Brothers
Mabel P Moll
7Th Street
Wahpeton, N. D
Wallace Ink
Wallace, ‘Ecommersation
W. D
Benda Market
Frank Benda
Wahpeton, N.D
Gillet
North
Lapland
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