Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1896-04-17
IN BRIEF.
All the Odds and Ends Here and There
Gathered by The Republican
for Its Many Readers.

Mrs. H. j. Mallory is stopping in
town for a few days.
Mrs. Roberts has been quite sick
during the past week.
Mr.. Bradley expects to move his
family to this city the first of next
week.
E. E. Rorapaugh started Monday
on business trip over part Of the
state.
1t thundered and lightened and
showed all at one and the same time
last week.
This is the season for taking off
storm doors and windows and clean
ing up back yards.
Altogether weather has been quite
cool this week yet we have had dog
days in Oakes this week.
Wayne Stanley has moved his
creamery from Nicholson to Cogs-
we'll and is getting it in shape to
hum.
About 20 couples participated in
the ball given Tuesday night by the
Oakes Orchestra. A good time is
reported.
The Riblo reading will be held at
the home of S. Haw next Tuesday
evening at o'clock, led by John
Chamberlin, Sr.
Messrs Ed Frary and Roy Meri-
dith came overland from Aberdeen
Monday. They brought four
hounds to enter in the races.
Messrs Martin Il Scott have disolv.
ed partnership and Mr.. Martin has
rented the store OF Mr.. Scott and
will continue the business alone.
The Harlem Era reports stock buy
ers as paying as high as Sl1 per
head for common yearling cattle.
Pretty high for this country but all
right.
Chris Gorder drove to Verona
Tuesday to take tho train for Fargo.
AS he approached the depo. the train
pulled out and he had to return to
Oakes.
Spring is here to stay. Now is
the time that the men have to use
their best graces and wear their
pleasantest smiles and hide all their
old clothes.
The. Larimcre Pioneer reports
some land selling in that vicinity for
$40 per acre. That's a very fair
price but western real estate is bound
to rise in value.
Messrs T. Il. Marshall, Chris. Cor
der and G. S. Brown went to Fargo
this week as delegates to the state
convention which convened at that
place Oh Wednesday.
Mr.. Chas. Ladd will stop
going TO school this week. We un-
derstand he has made an engage
ment to work in the city creamery
and will begin next week.
On April 18th the N. P. r. R. in
augunted a double train service be-
tween st Paul and Minneapolis and
coast points, greatly reducing the
time between these points.
Grand Forks Herald -Huron's
big rabbit coursing contests are in
progress. TIP to last reports North
Dakota was still with the winners,
being Slocum's hounds at Oakes.
A wealthy Chicago man and Sar.
gent county real estate owner have
, contracted with H. e. Sox to put
down an artesian we'll on the farm
of the former in Taylor township.
Miss Pearl Trauger and her faith
or went east Tuesday morning Miss
Pearl went 10 Forman and will return
this week and her father went te
Wahpeton where he may remain fol
: some time.
. The Nelson County Herald is on.
: OF the most progressive papers in the
l state and never loses an opportunity
to give its readers something new
t Last week it appeared in handsome
f Easter dress.
Z The regular prayer meeting of thu
! c. E. will be hald in the NJ. E, churcl
! Sunday evening at 6:3O p. M. Sub.
!: ject: What we should be doing t,
save the lost; Luke Is: 1-10. w. r
Bishop, leader
v Farmers will soon get OH the LAM
now as the rain has ceased and every
Q thing out of doors is glorious.
Cali things that love the sun are on
of doors; the sky rejoices in it
morning birth"
Mrs Eaton of Hankinson, MIR!
Power of Enderlin and Miss Bell
Bradley of Foreman surprised thei
: father, Mr.. Bradley, Tuesday nigh
They returned to their homes Wed
If nesday morning.
DR.. Teal went Tuesday afternoo
g to take charge of the Glover farl
again this spring, but will return. t
:. Oakes as soon as seeding is over t
IL attend to everything in the line {
veterinary science.
i, E.. A.. Scully. of Aberdeen, th
l. general manager In North and Sout
st Dakota for the .Aultman aud Taylt
Machine Co., came up Monday nigl
to take in the coursing and also
transact some business.
q Reports come ffgHy,ss ,p ys sall; over tn
~ ~ Northwest of the EXCESSIVE samoun
~ rainfall, filling all thAa9o9ssSsskkh Aa9sSsik hlace
Z; ard, soaking the parciletti zhart
~ - thoroughly. and Delaying eseedin
)" pa considerable extent.
Leader-Mail Agent Root, of tn
Grant Northern has purchased n,