Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-08-21

into effect July 1, while the assess
ments were made under the old reve-
nue. law. This Is expected to make
considerable extra work for the board.
The soldiers home commission met
at Lisbon a few days ago and located
the sitetor the home on Cramer's place.
They purchased 80 acres for So, 500,
for which they will issue certificates.
The site is very beautiful one on the
bank of the rive in the city limits, all
sheltered by timber. A$lO,OOO build.
ing will be commenced at once.
There is a scarcity OF help in Eddy
county, and farmers are Offering big
money for good help. Harvest is be.
ing commenced on earlv wheat, and
every binder will be at work by the
10th INST. Two evenings this week
farmers were frightened by the ap.
proach OF frost, and nearly every field
has number OF piles of straw around
1t for smudges to keep off the same.
The yield will average 20 bushels.
The railroad commissioners in ses-
sion at Grand Forks on the 1 5th inst,
appointed as chief deputy grain in
spectors the following: G. A Roberts
at Fargo; Chris Olson, at Wahpeton;
D. F. Ellsworth, at Fairmount, and
VIM. Clone, at Grand Forks. They re-
port being ready to inspect the grain
at the four points named, and that
they have purchased the best appa-
ratus and that it is on the way. They
believe that there is no danger OF a
blockade.
Atty. j. E. Mckee, representing the
National Elevator Company, at the
recent meeting OF the railroad COM
missioners, proposed that they insti-
tute q test case at once to establish
the constitutionality OF thelaw, ignor-
ing during the mean time the rules re-
quiring an inspection in North Dako-
ia, the rule requiring a daily report,
and requiring the elevator companies
to give bonds. The commissioners
are willing to institute a test case, but
insist on the Enforcement OF all the
rules IN Gne meantime.
The special irrigation survey iorce,
in chargeof Col. Nettleton and Prof.
Hay, accompanied by w. w. Barret,
state superintendent Of forestry and
irrigation, have completed 2 survey OF
the Turtle Mountain country, and re-
port the mountains are we'll supplied
with springs and small streams which
could be used for irriguting purposes.
They were all so we'll pleased with the
beauty and resources of that section
of North Dakota that they will recon-
mend that a portion OF the mountain
country be set apart for national park
purposes, They found one spring that
flowed 2S6 gallons per minute.
Col. Nettleton and Prof. Hay have
gone to Montana to conduct prellmi-
nary surveys in that state.
Griswold, LaMoure county, was the
scene of an occurrence a few nights ago
which looks like murder. Mrs. H.
Boelter, 22years OF age, who was keep
ing house for her father-in-law, Will
helm Boelter, while her husband was
working out for wages, was burned to
death in bed, the sod shanty evidently
having been fired. The barn was also
burned, and separately from the
house. Old Wilhelm Boelter is miss
ing, and it is thought he may be found
in the ruins OF the barn. Boelter left
a note in stick stuck in the ground,
but being poorly expressed the mean.
ing cannot be fully determined, yet
many think he SET fire to the dwelling
after killing his daughter.in.la and
has taken his own life.
The war department has received q
report from Capt. VIM. H. Kell, 22d
infantry, of an inspection OF the an
nual encampment OF the National
Guard ofNorth Dakota. held at Devils
Lake from July 16 to 21. Theguard,
the captain says, contains some ex-
cellent material and he says he is con.
vinced that it can be brought up to a
high state of efficiency. The discipline
OF the camp was every fair" the be.
havior Of the men Excellent The
captain says he did not see drunken
man while in camp. Thereport shows
that although the drills and move
ments by the men on the first day of
the camp were rather crude affairs,
yet each days work showed improve
ment over that of the preceding day.
In consideration OF the fact that it
was the first time in several years
that all the companies OF theregiment
were together, the men, the captain
says, did remarkably we'll.