Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1895-08-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan and family re-
turned Saturday night from Mime
sofa. Their son who was sick while
away has improved and was brought
home with them.
The Glendale Teunis Club beat
the Aberdeen players in tourna-
ment at Glendale last Friday. FL
lendale can play tennis if she is a.
fraid to play ball.
The Hotel Exchange Restaurant
has again secured the services of
Harry Mcdonald, the famous baker,
who is serving their customers with
goods of No. l quality,
Mr.. Pratt, jeweler of Elleudale
had his store burglarized last week
Thursday night. There is no clue to
the miscreants who made off with
about $3.50 worth of goods.
Mahlon vinkle started up his
threshing rig in town Monday and
threshed out several loads of oats
and barley for farmers near town.
The yield per acre could not be as,
certained.
The Rev. G. S. Lane, of Racine,
Wis, reached Williamsport last Sat-
urday for ten days visit with rela-
tives. He will remain in town until
next Wednesday.-Emmons County
Record.
The Y. P. S. G. E. meets in the
Presbyterian church every Sabbath
evening at $3.50. Topic for the next
meeting, "Christ's work TO: the
world" Miss Pearl Trauger will
lead. All are invited.
An Ellendale paper says that W.
S. Vent, will dispose of his business
in Duluth, and return to Glendale
and enter into partnership with Sut-
tie Il Co. again. Mr.. Vent was a pio-
neer in Glendale.
The G. NJ. G. is having set oi
handsome signs painted on the east
side of their store building. Also the
Oakes Flour Mill shows up with a
similar adornment. All the work of
the Oakes painter and decorator, w
H. Marsh.
Ferdinand Piper, Of Devils Lake,
died last week from the effects of
poison administered two years ago.
A drink of boiler washing compound
was given him by jealous compan-
ion, and it resulted in horrible lin
geriug death.
The papers published in the towns
where Miss Grace Tranger and her
sister, Miss Pearl. gave entertain
nents while on their recent trip gave
very tlattering notices of them. Miss
Tranger is gaining wide reputation
as all accomplished elocutionist.
A. H. Garfield, the piano man of
Aberdeen and Miss Bessie Moore
of Mitchell eloped last Saturday
night Miss Moore is only Is, while
Garfield is man of 81 and has a
wife and three children. They are
supposed to be somewhere in North
Dakota.
A travelling man is authority for
the following: He found a certain
storekeeper who was always busy,
although he did not advertise at all.
He had salt-rheum and a Waterbury
watch, and when he wasn't scratch
ing himself he was winding his
watch.
Mrs. F. M. Mellinger received word
last week from Chicago of the death
of her sons wife, Mrs. Will Mellin-
ger, leaving a little boy of three years
Of age. Mr.. Mellinger was resident
of this vicinity in the early days, and
their friends sympathize with them in
their affliction.
The officers of the Grand Chapter
of the Royal Arch Masons will be
here Friday evening to constitute
the chapter at this place. A ban
quet will be served in the evening.
All members are requested to be
present and visiting companions are
cordially invited.
Ed Graber, who was employed a.
brakeman on the 500 last year, dice
! suddenly recently in Richland coun
ty. He formerly had charge of the
Hankinson News. but through intem
perancs had fallen, and had been il
the blind pig business quite exten-
sively of late.
Oregon ranchmen have shipped
thousands of horses east within, !;
few years, and now the farmers cal
fatten them up little and return
them to Portland, Oregon, wher
they will be converted into cannet
beef. Dlversification is the order o
the day.
The Childrens' Circle of King
Daughters and Sons will give Ten,
+ perance entertainment in Gorder'
hall Friday evening, Aug. 23d, be
+ ginning at S:15, sharp. An exceller
= program has been prepared an
han ded in for publ at ion, but lac
of time prevents our publishing it.