Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1897-10-15
+. S. Goddard has been appointed
postmaster at Ellendale. Shake.

wv way . III eoN IL ttliS week NlSllluR
with Mrs. G. j. Fenton.
The w. G. T. U. will give q receipt
ion i'll Gorder's Ball to all those who
have Or will sign the pledge, next
Wednesday evening.
Mr. Howard Hancock and Miss
Nina Vinkle were quietly married at
the Vinkle House Thursday even
ing Oct. 14th. They will reside at
Hankinson,
w. B. Mccarthy prepared sign
and attached to t. +. Marshall's train
load of cattle announcing this train
load was shipped from Oakes. w.
is always on the alert to benefit the
town.
VIM. Wills, living on the Marquis
place, brought in Il sample of pota-
toes this week that are beauties. He
says he received 100 bushels from
piece OF ground rs yards long and
45 yards wide.
The N. P. made slight change in
time this week. 1t arrives now at
l2:4O and departs at 1:lO being
little earlier than heretofore. The
change was made on account of the
closing of the hotel at LaNIoure.
NJ. Garragus of Kokamo, Ind,
made us pleasant call this week.
Ho was accompanied by W. H, Polk
OF Indiana who came out hero to look
over the country with view to buy
ing farm. He seemed we'll pleased
with the country,
One Of the favorite questions which
the saloon men ask the farmers when
the temperance question is under
discussion is "What are you going to
do with all your barley il we have
prohibition?' Ono old farmer when
the above question was put to him
neatl y answered. "Raise more pork
and loss hell"
E. D. Shaw, manager of the Fran
els Jones Comedy Co, was in town
today making arrangements to play
here OH the 2Sth. MIR. Shaw has been
manager of such companies as the
Bostonians, Felix Morris and Cal
hoon Opera Co. and guarantees his
present company to be fully as good.
The sad news has reached this
place that Jack Purcell had his arm
torn off last Monday, while fixing a
belt on his threshing machine. Jack
bought new machine this spring
aud was having splendid run Of
work near Lisbon. This report is
sad news to his many friends in this
vicinity.
VIM. Greenwald just escaped los
ing his harnesses or other property
the same night that Shadbolt's har-
nesses were stolen. lie heard his
dog barking and went out in time to
sec two men making rapidly for their
team which was tied in the grove on
The old RoYce place. An ugly dog
and a good shot gun arc two very
good things for a farmer to have.
An event of much interest to the
amusement loving people of our town
will be the presentation of e. 0
Towne's 'In Old Madrid." which is
to be givon by the Francis Jones
Company at the Academy of Music
on Thursday night, October the 2Sth.
The play has been specially adapted
for presentation in this country and
siuce its first production in New York
where it had a phenomenal run, it
has met with splendid success where
ever it has been produced,
Last Monday 7. F. Marshall load
cd a solid train of II cars OF cattle
which he had sold to an Iowa party.
This is undoubtedly the largest ship
ment of cattle ever made from this
place and speaks volumes for the
enterprise Of Mr.. Marshall. These
are cattle which he bought la st spring.
They ran in the pasture all summer
and when sold this fall showed an
average gain Of 200 pounds per head.
Quite a number had been in the pas
ture only a few weeks so that the
gain on the first ones must have been
much greater. Mr.. Marshall will re-
peat the undertaking next year and
hopes to have 1000 head to turn off
next fall.
Geo. Michel met with a great mis-
fortune Wednesday in the dostruct-
ion of his house and barn by fire,
and cremation of three head of
horses that were in the barn. The
fire occurred about noon, and is said
to have sprung from lot of straw
where Abe Kraft had been thresh-
ing the day before. There was no
one home when the fire appeared but
a sick hired man. and it had gained
SO great headway that he was power
less to save any thing. In addition
to the house barn and horses, about
30 tons OF hay was also reduced to
ashes. The loss probably not less
than $1,000, with no insurance and
falls particularly hard on Mr.. Michel
at this season of the year with win
ter almost upon us.-Harlem Era.
w. E. Harlem representing the
Boston Library Association was in
town last Saturday aud offered te
make this city present of 500 vol
nmes of books if we would provide
a suitable place for them, These are
books which have served their use
fulness in the Boston Public Library
and are to be replaced by new ones
The offer was a generous one anc
was most graciously accepted by oul
citizens. MIR. Harlem also stated
that this town was entitled to q
yearly subscriptions to the best per
iodicals the only requirement being
that the recipient should acknow.
ladpa the raceint of tho first n,,r,, !, or