Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1890-04-11

celHeGeIy.
The Monitor disabled the Merri-
mac. The Monitor seeders and
drills beat all others. For sale by
Chr. Gorder.
Judging from the stories told on
the streets of the amount of game
killed, the shooting must be good
around Oakes.
Parties desiring anything done in
the line of build ng should not fail
to get figures from the Oal5es car
penters and masons.
sell meat for cash, but under
stand | will sell cheaper than any
man in Dickey county.
B. T. RoDDLE.
Miss Alice Bushell. sister of Mrs.
II, o. Barat', of Fullerton, arrived in
Oakes the first of the week from Eng
land, having made the trip alone.
In the case of Vinkle VS.. Libby,
before Judge Hemenway, Oh the 6th
inst, the jury gave the plaintiff
damages to the amount OF $l0 and
costs.
Miss Angie Hembling, who has
been attending the High School
during the last winter, has accepted
a school at Nicholson. in Sargent
county, entering upon her duties
the fore part OF the week.
Bennie Roddle had the good luck
on last Saturday to shoot swan Oh
the river north of town. II is the
only one that has ever been killed
i'll this vicinity and is Il splendid
specimen Of its kind, measuring s X
feet from tip to tip of its outstretch-
ed wings.
B. T. Rod,lIe, on May 1st, will
commence to run an ice and meat
wagon betw cen Oakes and Ludden
and Oakes and Glover, making trips
to each town twice every week.
Parties desiring to make arrange
mrnts for ice and meat to, the com-
! ing season will find it to their ;la-
vantage to step into tie Union
Meat Market and consult MIR. Rod
die.
Miss Jessie Hutsinpiller. who
taught the intermediate grade in
the Oakes public schools during the
past fall and winter term, has ac-
cepted a school in the northeastern
part Of the county, taking charge of
the school on the 7th inst. Miss
Hutsinpiller has made hosts Of
friends during her residence in Our
city, and they are pleased to learn
that she will be pleasantly situated
at the home Of Mr.. S. B. Andrus.
FINE HORSES. .-Messrs. O. C.
Watson and G. H. Bateman have
upon their farms between Oakes and
Ludden two Of the finest stations
in this section of country. One is a
registered Clyde and the other a
standard bred Hambletonian, which
| is closely related to some Of the
fastest horses in the country. For
terms and further particulars apply
to O. G. Watson or 9. H. Bateman,
Mr.. H. o. Baratt. of Fullerton, made
us a pleasant business Cal !, this week.
He informs us that he has just pur-
chased the fine English shire stallion,
"Umatia," which is conceded by all to
be the finest horse in that part Of the
country. "Umatla" is No. 1865, 3
years old. light bay. black points and
weighs LOO pounds. He may be seen
at MIR. Baratt's farm one and y half
| miles south of Fullerton. Mr.. BAratt
informs us that he will also have upon
his farm the celebrated Hambletonian
stallion. challenger" a holse costing
him $4,000.
The object Of the bill to repeal
the timber culture law is as follows:
"That any person who has made en-
try Of any public lands Of the Unit
| ed States under the timber-culture
laws, and who has for period Of
four years in good faith complied
with the provisions Of said laws,
shall be entitled to make final proof
thereto, and acquire title to same,
by the payment Of one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre for such
tract, under such rules and regula-
tions as shall be presented by the
secretary Of the interior. No land
acquired under the provisions Of this
act shall in any event become liable
to the satisfaction OF any debt OF
debts contracted prior to the issuing
Of the patent thereof"