Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-05-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Bittman returned
the latter part Of last week from
their trip to California, Utah, Col
orado and other pleasure resorts.
They We're very much pleased with
the country they saw and report a
pleasant time, but f. w. could not
stay away from business long.
jamestown Capital: Maj. Lowell,
who succeeded Mr.. Schwellenbach
as steward of the North Dakota
Hospital for the Insane, but was
taken sick about the time Of his
appointment, is now at his post Of
duty and although not yet very
strong he is rapidly improving.
The quarterly meeting services
last Sunday were Of more than usu-
al interest owing to the presence of
Rev. McMullen, Of New York, WHO
is at present stationed at Forman.
His sermon in the evening was lis
tened to by large audience and the
close attention paid to his address
was evidence that it was appreciated.
George Thompson proved himself
a good Samaritan by taking up a
subscription this week for Mrs.
Weider, who has been sick for sew
eral weeks. She has three little
children and it is said they have
nothing to eat ex ,ept what is pro-
vided by the neighbors. Mr.. Thomp-
son received about $40 from our cit
liens.
We believe if Nature does not
solve the irrigation question by suf-
ficent rainfall, the artesian we'll
scheme will prove asuccess. That
the artesian water greatly helps the
growth of vegetation is demonstrate
ed by the fact that wherever the
gro und has been overfiowed in Mir.
Mills pasture the grass is much
greener than elsewhere.
We acknowledge very pleasant
call, yesterday morning, from Rev.
L. A, Stevens, Of MiddIcsex, n. Y,
who arrived about two weeks ago
on visit to his sons, two Of Glover's
most enterprising and prosperous
farmers. hIr. Stevens is a Baptist
minister and while he thinks his
home is in the most beautiful part
Of the world, lie admits that Dakota
is the place for health, and has come
in search Of that greatest Of all
blessings.
The greatest care should be taken
in the selection Of candidate for
the office of County Superintendent
OF Schools, as this is perhaps the
most Important trust within the
gilt Of the people ot the county.
Not on y are the material interests
OF the public school system intrust-
ed to this officer, but the moral and
intellectual advancement OF the
children OF the county. The caa-
didates should be sought by the peo-
pie instead Of parties seeking the Of
flee. One or two good names have
been mentioned for tAe place, but it
seems there should be more to hear
from, and as ladies are eligible to
the office, why not hear from some
Of them? Our school interests
could not be in better hands than in
the keeping Of wife and mother.
RETURNED TO OAkEs.-W. w.
Good, who has been in Seattle and
other points i'll Washington, for the
past two months, returned to lis
home in Oakes, Sunday morning via
the Canadian Pacific and 500 Line,
and says he would rather take his
chances here than in the booming 9
coast country. He was fortunate in
securing work most Of the time at
$500 per day, but the country is SO
overcrowded the work does not hold
out. 1t costs about $40 per week to
live, and very poor fare at that, the
meat being shipped from Omaha.
much Of it being spoiled by the
time it reaches its dest nation,
Every train and boat are completely
loaded with people in search Of work,
MIR, Good wishes us to state that he
is ready to attend to all orders fol-
plastering and other work in his line
MORE FINE Horses. Marshal &
Yerkes received two more fine i'm
ported stations for their breeding
stables in Oakes, the first Of this
week. They are unquestionably the
best horses ever brought to this sec
tion Of country. One IS a man.
moth dapple grey Englishshire, 4
years old and weighs 1920 pounds
He has all the power of Percheron
with the fine points and grace Of the
class to which he belongs and is as
handsome a horse as we ever saw
The other animal is Clydesdale
and though not yet two years old,
weighs about 1900 pounds, being
already larger than ordinary horses
He is handsome animal, well pro-
portioned. and will doubtless veioh