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Newspaper
Wahpeton Times
Location
Wahpeton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
1
Fragmented OCR summary notes cleaning and repair services from Pantorium labeled items. Mentions of customers, orders, and prompt service with references to "WSHE" and "Yashowand Comer" unclear. Overall, a rough listing of description, branding, and repair activity without clear event details.
Local items report church activities led by Rev. William Edwards and Rev. A Wold. A large funeral for Mrs Louise Homme at First Congregational Church with interment at Mc Cauleyville cemetery. Nearby notes include school reports, farm work, road conditions, and plans for a July 4 celebration with extensive community involvement.
Mise Moe visits Mre Lareen as farmers pray for dry weather. Promoter Tip Propper, a Wahpeton native now touring Grand Forks, aims to spark North Dakota and Minnesota support for a San Francisco to Butte railroad. He expects two prominent North Dakota lawyers to back the project. The line would pass through California Nevada Oregon Idaho and Montana, boosting regional pine belt and grazing country.
Great Northern Railway offers an atlas of 56 pages with up to date maps of many states and countries including Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and more. The atlas contains statistical data quality maps and shows railway lines and is offered at cost with postage to any address on payment of $1.00 to F I Whitney passenger traffic manager St Paul.
The Ladies Aid praised for painting and papering the church interior in a neat, restful finish. Miss Michaels reported on the Fargo District Epworth League Convention at Lisbon, Dak, described as enthusiastic and inspiring. Local league meets Sunday at 7 pm. baptismal and member reception service held Sunday evening. services scheduled morning and evening. Sunday School at noon. prayer and Bible service Thursday at 8 pm.
A circus train wreck occurred when four freight cars rolled onto a coal shoot and were struck by the Gollmer Bros. locomotive. The impact demolished the engine and wrecked the car carrying horses, killing some and injuring others. Rescue operations followed as horses were shot to end suffering. No exact casualties or totals given.
Last Thursday June 22 Rev. Gerhard Wilkes was ordained a Catholic priest and celebrated a Mass at Mantador church attended by people from Mantador Hankinson and Mooreton. Sermons by Rev Bernard Gaydushek and Rev Studnicka praised priesthood. the Wilkes family hosted about 600 guests at a celebratory feast. He received his new field assignment a few days earlier.
The speaker argues for government and municipal ownership during a critical period in U S industrial history. Strengthen the Interstate Commerce Commission, model national corporation law after the British act, and reveal promoters and bankers roles. Warns that current laws enable fraud and trusts, urges action to restore home competition and curb monopolies, noting tariff-driven distortions. Ends with an ad for Carbon Elastic Roof Paint from Connolly Bros.
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