Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-05-01

VOLUME WILL.
This is the highest figure that it has
reached for over q year-and still
there are those who believe it is goine
still higher.
John Lampke, arrested at Glendale
on the 25th lnst., on the charge oi
running blind pig was to have had a
hearing on the 9th inst, but failed
to appear, and it is supposed that he
has left the country.
Bismarck will be wool market un.
der the state law from and after May
18th, the city council having complet.
ed the arrangements. A competent
man will be placed in charge and every
facility offered to safely and expedi.
tiously dispose OF whatever amount
of wool may be placed in the market.
A Devils Lake dispatch says suit
has been commenced against Attorney
Cowan, to receive sum OF money
said to have been given the lawyer to
pay a prisoners fine. The money was
not used for the purpose, and 1T is
claimed that Cowan pocketed the
amount and refused to give it back.
The charge is serious one.
A man was taken from Mandan tc
the Northern Pacific hospital at
Brainerd a few days ago. He had
been working ON a bridge at Mandan,
and was struck on the back of the
head by one OF the pieces OF timber.
His skull was crushed in, but it was
not known whether his injuries were
likely to prove fatal or not.
DR.. L. D. Bartlett of Glendale, N.
D., started for Minneapolis on the
9th inst, carrying with him a petit
tion containing 15O names OF citizens
endorsing the statement that q large
amount of seed wheat is still needed
in the county and will try to get Twin
City elevator men to furnish what
may be necessary to put in this
springs crops.
Bids for the survey of the boundary
between North and South Dakota
were opened in Washington a few days
ago, by Commissioner Carter and Sec
retary Noble. lnasmuch as the bids
contained complicated statements
and propositions no awards were
made. Secretary Noble left the city
Immediately after opening the bids,
and no further action will be taken
until he returns.
The state firemen's annual tourna.
ment will be held at Fargo June IT,
18 and 10. The city council and
board of trade have joined with prom.
inent citizens and the local fremen to
make the affair even more imposing
and elaborate in detail than ever be.
fore. The Masonic, Grand and Blue
lodge will be in session there on the
same days, and the new driving park
ASSOCIATION will also open the park at
the same time.
Col. w. A. Bently, who was appoint.
ed adjutant-general vice Gen. DeVoy,
by Gov. Burke, made g. formal de.
mand for the records and papers OF
the Office few days ago. DeVoy re.
fused to deliver them, claiming his ap-
pointment was by Gov. Miller under
section 1872, article Is, OF the state
constitution and not under acommis-
sion issued under territorial statute,
and cannot be removed except under
sentence OF @ court martial.
The warm weather OF the past few
days has put the ground in good
shape.for seeding, which isnow in pro-
gress all over the James river valley.
During the wet weather good many
seeded broadcast but most Of the land
will be drilled in. Nearly all the land
in the vicinity Of jamestown will be
seeded by May 1. This is several
weeks later than usual but the ground
is so full OF moisture that the grain is
expected to mature rapidly and little
fear Of frost is felt.
At Grand Forks on the 25th inst,
shelving in the Minneapolis store, be-
ing overladen with goods, fell forward
from the wall throwing the goods pro-
miscuously upon the floor, demolish-
ing show cases and a lighted kerosene
lamp standing upon q desk, causing
terror and CONSERVATION among lady
clerks and customers. Miss Brown,
cashier, was wedged between burning
goods in front and pile OF goods be-
hind and narrowly escaped serious
injury. The firm estimates the loss
by fire and damage to the store from
$1,000 to $500.
Senator Casey has received q letter
from Manager Oxnard, OF the Grand
Island, Neb., beet sugar factory, in
which that gentleman states that he
will visit North Dakota next month.
Mr.. Oxnard told Senator Casey in
Washington last winter that he be-
lieved North Dakota was especially
adapted to sugar beet culture, and it
1s well known that tor some months
past he has contemplated visiting the
state for the purpose of making a
thorough investigation of the adapta.
bility OF our soil to the sugar beet in.
dustry with the ultimate view of es-
tablishing a factory.
The board Of university and school
lands have deemed it advisable for a
member to attend the sale of public
lands now being advertised, says the
Bismarck Tribune, and have made
the first detail as follows: Pembina,
Gov. Burke; Trail, Secretary Flittie;
Grand Forks, Prof. Ogden; Walsh,
Auditor Bray; Cass, Attorney. Gener.
al Spencer. 1t is presumed that this
action is taken to see that the sales
are fairly conducted and in all re.
spects for the best interests of the
state at large. Secretary Fllttie is
the only one who remains in his home
county, the rest being on foreign ter.
ritory.
Nick Damn, who killed Dumont in
a. hrawl in Necha last Decemher com,