Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-12-04
NEWS IN NORTH DAKOTA

q There are very few vacant houses in
Fargo.
Fargo is expecting a boom in new
buildings during '99.
Schools are closed at Minor, Sargent
county, because of scarlet fever.
Real estate transfers in Walsh county
the past two weeks amounted to oyer
$4,000.
Cando business men want new hotel
and have subscribed $1,000 toward a
building fund.
North Dakota is entitled to six dcae-
| gates and six alternates in the Minne.
apolis convention.
| A special meeting of the State
Farmers Alliance has been called for
Dec. % and 23 at Larimore.
Diphtheria is appearing among chill
dred at Rolla, Rolette county, and a
| quarantine may be necessary.
| A horse thief from Idaho was caught
/ at jamestown last Thursday and
turned over to officers from Lewiston.
The city council has caused ten ad-
ditional street lamps to be erected in
different parts of the city of st. Thomas.
The factory at Hanlinson made 140,-
600 pounds of starch this season, and is
entitled to 81, 400 bounty under the state
law.
A complete set of carpenters tools are
a new addition to the 1arimorc school
laboratory bought by pupils of Lari.
more.
The tax lists of real and personal
| property tax payers in Grand Forks
county contain the names of over 10000
persons.
Lord Thursby, of McEienry county,
expects to have the bi!sgist sheep ranch
in the state next year. He now has
$500 head
Fees Of the Minot land Office are not
enormous only two final proofs have
been made since the Office was opened
and not one filing record.
The city council of jamestown has
fixed license of $25 per month on all
places where soft drinks are dispensed,
exclusive OF soda fountains.
W. R. Hawthorne, who had two
threshing machines running in Stuts-
man county, threshed 1000 bushels Of
grain during the short season.
w. E. Low lost two blooded stations
valued at 81 900 each. six horses. all Of
his stables and about 400 tons of hay by
a prairie fire in Mclean county.
The election in Williams county on
the 18th of November for temporary or
ganization resulted in the unanimous
| choice Of Wiiliston for county seat
An old lady by the name of Knutson
was found frozen to death eight miles
west of Grafton. She was 70 years old,
and got up in the night and wandered
off.
George H. Broaihurst, manager of
the opera house at Grand Forks, says to
The Herald of that city that he is terri.
bly, annoyed by wholesale demands for
passes.
Frank Northrup, an oiler at the roller
mills in jamestown, was caught in the
machinery and instantly killed. He
was only 25 years of age. A wife and
child survive him.
The regular term Of tho United States
district court, which was to open in
Fargo OH Monday Of this week, was
postponed until Jan. 8, 1s92-the first
Tuesday of the new year.
Mr.. Reesch, of Larimore. who has
travelled over the state OH foot during
the past summer organizing Sunday
schools, will hereafter ride in a rig pre-
eented to him by the schools in his field.
Myrtle lodge, knights of Pythias, at
Steele, have organized Uniform rank
with forty-ive members. They will
celebrate the event Dec. 8 with ban
quet and ball. The uniforms of the
lodge cost 81 800.
The opening of the Fort Berthold
Indian reservation in North Dakota to
settlement adds about 10000 acres to
the public domain. Minot has the land
office through which entries for these
lands must be made.
Last month P. B. Austin went from
this state to Western Manitoba. He
has just returned and his little story to
the editor of the Cando, N. D., Record
is here reproduced: In all my travels
saw no country like North Dakota, and
my advice would be to those wishing to
better their circumstances TO move to
North Dakota. But whatever they may
do they should steer clear OF the ASSN.
iboine country.
The December term of district court
for Cass county will have one murder,
one riot, two burglary, eleven liquor in
functional cases, eight grand larceny,
one petit larceny, one rape, one assault
with a dangerous weapon. one at
tempted robbery, one robbery, three
selling Intoxicating liquors, one keeping
a gambling place, one embeZzling, two
forgery, five receiving stolen goods; the