Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1895-06-21

John Hoelzle's dog snapped at
DR.. Boardman last Monday, and the
dog lived after that Just long enough
for the doctor to find gun. The
doctor is strongly inclined to the
opinion that there are too many dogs
in the place any way.
Erv. Evans returned this week
from the Firemcn's Tourna ment at
Fargo, loaded with honors. He was
the winner Of the Ladder Contest,
for which he received a SO dollar
gold medal and purse of SlS. He
was also winner of the Hook and
Ladder service test, for which he
received purse, and also the COM
bination wet test the prize fer which
was gold medal and purse.
A member Of the REPUBLICAN force
spent several very pleasant days
since our last issue with friends in
Sargent county, at Cogswell, Har-
lem and Straubville. Although
rains do not seem to have been so
frequent and heavy with those
localities as around Cakes, still the
supply has been very liberal and
crops are looking very fine-and
everyone feeling we'll, accordingly.
o. M. Hatcher, formerly with John
r. Jones of Hankinson and now
travelling collector with the Deering
Harvester Co., was in the city
Wednesday and made his friends Of
the REPUBLICAN a pleasant visit. His
new headquarters are-at Fargo and
his territory eXtpxds to Valley City,
Pembina, and Barnesville in Min
nesota, SO that he has very large
and responsible charge-and he is
just the sort of a young fellow that
can hold it down.
An Ark asas editor published the
following salutatory in the first ssssue
of his paper: "Our aim, to tell the
truth though the heavens take tum-
BILE; our paper, of the people, for the
people, to be paid for by the people
our religion, orthodox, with a firm
belief in hell for delinquent sub
scribers; our motto, take all in sight
and rustic for more: our policy, to
love our friends and birthstone our
enemies. If thine enemy smite thee
on the cheek, smite him with haste
and dexterity at the butt of his mos
convenient ear. What we advocate
Our country, one flag and one wife
at time. Our object, to live in POM
and oriental spleldor."
The Ladies' Leisure Hour CluE
that has been holding weekly meet
ings during the past year, met will
Mrs. Boehmler last Friday evenin!
andafter an interesting and profitabl
} meeting adjourned for the summe
vacation. Tho class during the
, latter part of the year, has bee
studying the Life and Character Q
Napoleon; in which each membe
participated in turn, preparing yer,
interesting and instructive paper
and talks. The study proved to be
mastery one and was given niue
careful thought by many of th
members; all felt that the time ha
been well spent, and, after the hol
days have passed by, the class wi
> again organize for further study,
Petty thieving of various kinds
reported by number of partie
Mr.. Chas. Grin nien was awakened
, few nights ago by disturbance il
his hennery. He and his son wen
out and saw two men leaving wit
1 lis fine chickens. A Short tin,
afterward Thomas Crinnion awok
| in the middle of the night, saw h
hen house door open and conclude
he had received visitors. He erushe
!, forth and being exceedingly scantil
r clad he ran to the hennery wit
wonderful haste, bearing a heav
iron with which to kill all intruder;
3 Ga arrival he struck a match an
y gazed within the building but foun