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

- There are very few Vacant houses in
Fargo.
Fargo is expecting boom in new
buildings during '92.
Schools are closed at Minor, Sargent
county, because of scarlet fever.
Real estate transfers in Walsh county
S42 900.
Cando business men want new hotel |
and have subscribed $1,000 toward a
building fund.
North Dakota is entitled to six dcae- |
gates and siE alternates in the Mime
apolis convention.
- A special meeting of the State
Farmers Alliance has been called FOX
Dec. % and % at Larimore
Diphtheria is appearing among chill
dred at Rolla, Rolette county, and
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 tea ad-
ditional street lamps to be erected in
different parts Of the city Of st. Thomas.
The factory at Hankinson made l4O,-
900 pounds Of starch this season, and is
entitled to 81, 400 bounty under the state
law.
A complete set of carpenters tools are
new addition to the 1arimore 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 McHenry county,
expects to have the biggist 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
Tho city council of jamestown has
fixed a 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 i'll Stuts-
: man county, threshed $4,000 bushels of
grain during the short season.
| w. LOW lOSt TWO DlOOCcu SltllllOuS
valued at 81 900 each, six horses, all OF
his stables and about 400 tons of hay by
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 Wi'liston for county seat.
An old lady by the name of Knutsor
was found frozen to death eight miles
west Of Grafton. She was 70 years old
and got up i'll the night and wandered
off.
George H. Broalllurst, manager Of
the opera house at Grand Forks, says tt
, The Herald of that city that he is terri
bly, annoyed by wholesale demands fo1
passes.
Frank Northrup, an oilec at the roller
mills i'll jamestown, was caught in the
machinery and instantly killed. He
was only rs years of age. A wife and
child survive him.
The regular term Of the United States
district court, which was to cpen in
Fargo on Monday of this week, was
postponed until Jan. g. 1602-the first
Tuesday Of the new year.
Mr.. Rcesch of Larimore. who has
travelled over the state OH foot during
the past summer organizing Sunday
schools, will hereafter ride in rig pre-
; sented to him by the schools in his field.
Myrtle lodge knights of Pythias, at
Steele, have organized Uniform rank
+ with forty-five members. They will
celebrate ila event Dec with BAN
, lueG and ball. The uniforms of the
lodge cost 81 800.
The opening of the Fort Bertho!d
Indian reservation in North Dakota to
settlement adds about 800, 900 acres to
the public domain. NIinot has the land
3 office through which entries for these
9 lands must lie made.
l 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
8 iboine country.
Il The December term of district court
Y for Cass county will have one murder,
i one riot, two burglary, eleven liquor in
f functional cases, eight grand larceny,
y one petit larceny, one rape, one assault
tempted robbery, one robbery, three
selling Intoxicating liquors, one keeping
q gambling place, one embezzling, two
= forgery, five receiving stolen goods; the
rest are civil cases.