Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1895-09-06

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ner. of Hudson, died last week at the
home of Kunrath Bros. in Hudson
twp. Interment took place in the
Oakes cemetery. Rev. Peter Clausen,
of Harlem, held a funeral service last
Sundayyst the Lee school house. The
deceased was an uncle of Earnest
Washner of Guelph.
Rev. G. H. Brooks family expect
to move to Page, N. Oak. about Sept.
24th. where the reverend gentleman
has charge. We are extremely
sorry to have these estimable peo-
pie leave our city. Their many
friends wish them great success in
their new field of labor. Agent
Payne's family will occupy tho
house after it is vacated.
The Sixth Annual Convention of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of North Dakota will be held
at Hillsboro, N. D. Sept. 1916. A
mong the notables on the program
are Hon. w. G. Hubbard Pres. Of the
Peace association Of Friends of Am
Gov. Allin, Miss. Emma Bates, Hon
G. A. Pollock. and others. A Demor.
est Medal contest will also take place
aud very interesting program will
be carried out.
That good looking young bachelor
Erick Holm of Norway singled out a
piece Of wheat and threshed it obtain
ing yield of 10 bushels per acre
and received an averaged of 13 bu
for his crop. Oats averaged l5 bush
els. The gentlemanly Nelson Bros.
had a big yield of oats on few acres
on their Norway farm. They have
landed interests in the Red River
country also which has produced
heavily this year.
Prof. j. G. Hood received notice
this week that he had been appointed
Conductor Of the Teachers Institute
to be held at Dickinson, N. D. bur
will not except the appointment on
account of the objections of some ol
the Oakes board. The city Of Dick
inson ranks among the first in the
state as an educational center, and
| the city of Dukes may feel somewhat
honored by the distinction shown the
professor of her schools.
Col. Frank Irons. of the Fargo Ar
gus and j. e. Phalen, Secretary o1
the board of railway commissioners
were in town Wednesday. Mr.. Phal-
en- is one Of the most extensive raisers
OF sheep in the Northwest and was
here in consultation with Prof. Eator
Of Ludden, who is contemplating
stocking his ranch with them. Col
Irons is fast making the Argus ;
close rival to the best of the Twin
City dailies,
A meeting of the citizens of Oake
was held last week Wednesday even
ing to devise some means by whicl
certain females encamped on the
banks of the Jim River, west of town
might be compelled to get out of this
part of the world. A committee wa:
appointed to urge mayor Board
man to request that the offensive
creatures go hence, which the mayo
did. An officer was sent down anc
they proceeded toward "where tn,
woodbine twineth."
Thos. Crinnion had wheat thi
year on land on which potatoes were
grown last year, and from two acre
received 81 bushels. This is on al
upland prairie farm. Peter Jenson
, had four acres cropped with corn ane
potatoes last year, and from it hi
threshed $50 bushels of wheat, o.
As bushels per acre, and his whea
averaged "a bu. an acre, and oats 4;
bu. This is from Jim River valley
bottom land farm. G, H. Stoddard
of Hudson, had an average Of 81 bu
of wheat from a 40 acre tract O.
summerfallowed land Who car
} show as good yields from land that
has been cropped steadily for severa
years? unless it is in some slough
5 Summerfallowing, and thorough cul
tivation gives as sure return in Oak
5 ota as elsewhere. q