Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1896-02-21

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They had a big crowd and every
body masked and danced. A gooc
time is reported.
Cavalier Republicau.-A man who
gets mad at what the newspa pers
/ say of him should return thanks three
times daily for what they know about
him, but don't say.
MIR. S. H, Martin moved his stock
OF hardware into the Scott store last
Monday, and Messrs. Martin g. Scott
are now nicely settled in their new
quarters and are ready to serve their
many friends.
A. P. Slocum sent his prize Win
ming gray hounds Caliph, and Lady
Misterton to st. Louis this week,
where they will be entered in a
grand Coursing Tournament, to be
held there next month.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Baptist church has been reorganized
with Mrs. S. II. Trauger, Pres; Mrs.
Herbert Bly,, Vice Pres; Mrs. O. G.
BLY,, Sec. and Treas; and Mrs. Wes-
ton Asst, Sec. and Treas Z
An Aberdeen ieweler has got up a
novel guessing contest. Tho jeweler
has wound up an s day clock and the
person guessing nearest to the time
when il will stop, will receive the
clock, free.
The last prayer meeting of the G..
.. will be held at the M. e. church
Feb. 23d, at 6:30, led by the presi
dent, H. e. BY, Subject, What
faith can do for us, Heb. NJ, 10,
All, IL. All cordially invited
Addie Haw, Sec.
1t would not be bad idea for the
city council to give some attention to
the man trap west of the school
building. This hole is constant
menace to the public and should re-
celve immediate attention before the
city has to pay some one bill for
damages sustained from it.
Pierre, S. D., stockmen report that
their cattle are in as good condition
as they were last September. No
hay has has been fed thus far and
they have gained in flesh. The North
west, with its nutritious grasses is the
place for stockmen.
j. B. Root came up from Brown
county last week. He has about t25
sheep, all grazing on prairse grasses
MIR. Root says he has not fed fiy,
tons of hay to his sheep this winter
and that they are now in prime con.
dltion. Mr.. Root wishes he had a
1000 head os sheep.
j. H. Denning sold fine young
team this week to Dan Mclean, OF
FULLERTON. Consideration 5000. An
derson Bros. Of Fullerton also pur.
chased team of MIR. Denning
$500 is not very poor price for a
team at this season ofthe year; but q
good horse generally commands a
fair figure. ..
Hecla Standard.-The family of
+. l.. Shaw arrived on last evenings
train and will take up their abode
in Hecla having sold out theil
store and other interests at Tracy,
Minn. MIR. Shaw has purchased the
houses and lots formerly owned by
w. S' Sheldon in the south part O
town.
o. II. Docken returned this morn
ing from Oakes without the body of
the thief johnson alias jackson
who was supposed to be in hiding
somewhere in that vicinity. Mr.
Docken is at a loss to know WHY
johnson was released by the Oakes
authorities after they had succeeded
in capturing him.-Aberdeen News
Last week we announced that an
Aberdeen man was experimenting
with potatoes for fuel and d Grand
Forks man has tried them in his fur.
mace and finds them great heat pro.
ducers. 1t is claimed that they will
burn in any hard coal heater and
should be handled the same as hard
coal.
j.. Ii, Denning has a few tomato
vines now loaded down with luscious
ripe tomatoes. The vines were trans.
planted last fall and are now bear.
ing their second crop. We do not
know whether the vines are to be
transsplanted in the spring and raise
another crop or not. This winter
has been just right for tomatoes in
North Dakota, until just lately, since
the slight frosts.
Last Monday was q cold day in
the east. In New York city mercury
indicated Cos below zero at 8 o'clock
IN the morning. At Saranac lake, in
New York state mercury dropped tn
~ below zero. All through Ohio
and Pennsylvania mercury. was very
low and much suffering existed as a
result Of the sudden fall in tempera-
ture. For a mild, equable climate,
come up to Oakes, North Dakota.
Put pin there now.
A new electric railroad is to be
built between New York and Wash
ington which will run trains at the
rate of l2O miles per hour. The road
will adopt what is known as bicycle
tracks, with one main rail with side
wheels which will only touch the
tracks when the cars sway. To guard
against accidents the track will be
elevated, The first line OF the new
departure will be an experimental
one 10 miles in length, between
Washington and Chesapeake Bay.
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