Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-08-22

look very much like starvation
But the field just across the road
looks as though chicken would
starve in tan example of the Da-
kota crop this year.
The leading feature Of the enter
talnment was the readings by Marion
Willis. The young lady is not only
an artistic i'll her work, but she is
the fortunate possessor of hand
some face and figure, which is no
drawback to lady elocutionist.-
Union City (Mlch., y Register.
Chas. Hendricks, the popular op.
orator at the Union Depot, left Mon
day night for Dawson, N. D., where
he will assume his duties Of station
agent for the N. P. R'y Co. Char
les many friends, while regretting
that his promotion takes him away
from Oakes, wish kim success in his
new home.
Theodore johnson, formerly Of
Wright township, writes to have
his address changed to S13-14th
Street, Washington, D. G. Mr..
johnson is one Of the best educated
and most prominent Scandinavians
OF Dlckey county, and the "powers
that be" secured him a clerkship in
Washington.
New wAccoMMoDATIoNs.-Having
removed my restaurant and lunch
counter to the Hagan bu lding am
enabled to offer my customers i'll
creased accommodations, having a
dining room i'll addition to my lunch
counter. Meals at all hours, 25 cts.
Day board, S3. so per week.
a. G. HBMENwAY.
Hon. M. N. johnson, candidate
for Congress, says: Il do not think
there is. Or ever was, any doubt in
the public mind as to my position
or the lottery question. | have al
ways been consistent opponent to
the lottery scheme. | have ALWAYS
been, am now and always expect to
be opposed to lotteries S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lame. of Plattville,
Wis, arrived in Dukes, Wednesday
morning over the 500 to spend the
fall visiting at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. i. NJ. Devendorf.
They own a fine half section of land
six miles south Of Onkes and think
there is no place where they are
quite as contented as here.
Mr.. Libby has the finest field of
wheat, on the r. H. Busted farm
south OF town, we have seen in this
section Of country. The shocks
stand high and thick upon the
ground and it looks good for Is or
IS bushels to the acre. L. NJ. De-
vendorf also has a fine field which
will yield we'll and the quality is
said to be No. l hard.
The New York Central railroad
strike at Albany is resulting in
trouble and bloodshed. The Pink
erton detectives employed by the
railway company to watch their
track, fired into the mob Of strikers
and hoodlums, wounding two. boys
and a woman. A detective named
Hatton was then pounced upon, his
clothes torn off, and he was rescued
by the police at the point Of death.
1t is expected that work will COM
mence on the frame work Of the
Methodist church as soon as the
order for lumber is filled. The
most Of the funds have been raised
by subscription and church exten-
ton will supply liberal amount.
If Rev. Giddings succeeds in build
ing church this season, besides
the other good pastoral work he has
been doing, it will be greatly to bis
credit.
Itpays to trade in Oakes. Why?
Because there are stores and COM
petition enough to make low prices
and exceptional bargains in every
thing that the farmers require.
This accounts for the large trade