Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1896-12-18

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thing you need in the jewelry line
for Christmas.
Geo Keyes came over from Ellen
dale Friday to attend meeting ol
the Royal Arch.
j. II. Rapp was confined to his
bed several days this week with au
attack of La Grippe.
Miss Georgianna Peterson of Gle
ment was visiting friends in the city
Monday of this week.
A couple of very enjoyable eve
nings were spent on he ice by the
young folks this week.
! Wahpeton papers have decided to
charge fine cents line for all church
notices and resolutions.
Plenty of good maple wood at the
Oales Flour Il Feed Co.'S yard, and
more expected to arrive soon.
Geo. Peterson, and Sol Hunter
were initiated into the mysteries OF
Woodman- ship Tuesday night.
Charlie Bell is nursing some
what inflated face resulting from a
noisy and insomnia inducing molar.
Mr. Champlin is again able to be
around after having been laid up for
the last three weeks with sprained
ankle.
James Hanlan started last Tues
day for Guelph Ont.wherc he expects
to make his future home on the old
homestead
Lisbon will soon be hallooing
with Fargo, Grand Forks ani Min
neapolis. A long distance telephone
is being put in.
Services in the NJ. E. church every
Sunday morning at II a, H., and eve
ming at 1880. Prayer meeting every
Thursday at the usual hour.
j. Nj. Taylor, Pastor.
Aberdeen ladies remove their hats
when they take their seat in the opera
house, and have thereby earned the
everlasting gratitude of IA long suf-
fering community.
Oakes business men who visit El-
lendale, speak very highly of the
Irwin House. Mine host Irwin is a
gentleman, and his guests receive
the best of attention.
The Winona N. D. Times warns
the people against IL professional
swindler who claims to be Il jeweler.
He forgot to pay his board bill as
we'll as other obligations when he left.
Edgeley is having a severe time
with diphtheria; several deaths are
reported aud others are not expected
to live. The schools are closed.
Oakes should be on guard against
this terrible disease.
Z he old lady Wa, i.isLt When she
said, the child might die if they wait
ed for the doctor. She saved its life
with a few doses of One Minute
Cough Cure. She had used it for
Group before. Sold by S. l.. Harris.
Com'r Thompson was in town on
business last week. He says tina,
the last meeting of the county loard
was the first one he has missed since
his election. Mr.. Thompson believes
in doing we'll whatever he undertakes
to do, and the voters appreciate his
faithfulness.
Druggist Leiby is having great
/ call for green goggles which the
stockmen are buying and getting on
their cattle SO that they cannot tell
the difference between good green
hay and straw and eat the latter with
avidity.-Ellendale Commercial.
Jerry O'Conner, roadmasttr on the
Oakes division, was up helping to
Superintend the LAYING of the 500
"Y" this week. He had about the
usual number If good stories to tell
and you can always count on having
a good laugh when the genial Jerry
shows up. Hankinson News.
A Washington official who ha s
been looking up the matter reports
hat during the past season about
100000 pounds of cheese were pro-
duced in North Dakota. We have
l46,32S milch COWS valued at S3,23O,
600. The average yield per COW is
given at 1890 pounds, or a total an
nual production of 3,365,000 pounds.
The value of the milk at Is: per cwt.
is 81, $50, $50
I Mrs. L. L. True, who has been Wis
iting at this place and Minneapolis,
left Fargo Wednesday morning fol-
the mines at Rosslaud, where hel
husband and sons have important in.
terests,
Michael Elrie, up near Steele tried
to drown himself last week by filling
the barrels of loaded shot gun with
water, putting the muzzie in his
mouth and pulling the trigger. The
funeral occurred the next day.
Mr.. Iceberg, from near Guelph, is
in town this week to see DR.. Board
man. About month ago Mr.. Ice
berg got piece Of a barley beard il
his eye which became imbedded anc
he has neglected it until the sight o
his eye is nearly destroyed. The doc
tor has removed the cause and tn,
ej 9 is expected to come out all right
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