Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1897-11-12
Ats Fay and Cadg went to Ellie,

to his house in the shape OF a kitch-
en-,
C'has. McCarty went to Ellendale
Tuesday as witness on the Reynolds
case. y
w. d. Potter and Mrs. VanOrnum
We're married at Glover Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Kennedy OF
.Ludden We're in town Saturday. tran
sacting business End doing fall trad
ing.
Miss Anna Root gave up her
school near Kuhn on account of the
location and returned home Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. j. B. Root was in town few
days this week en- route home to En-
derlin after a visit with her parents
at Guelph.
0, E. Johnston and +, A. Chap
who have been visiting their aunt,
Mrs. Crawford, left Thursday morn
ing for Lidgerwood,
Mrs. j. N. Chamberliu went down
to Glenwood Saturday morning
where she will spend few weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. Wilson.
The annual 500 extension talk is
appearing in the papers. 1t is reported
that party of railroad officials are
inspecting the grade to Bismarck.
Mrs. AL Clubine came down from
Lisbon Friday and spent few days
with her sister, Mrs, j, Sullivan, who
accompanied her back to Lisbon
this week.
The National Recorder, a patent
paper issued in the interests of Wed
derburn u Co., patent attorneys has
been excluded from the mails for
fraudulent. practice.
w. W. Good plastered R. S. An
CELLS house last week and went to
Jamestown Friday to finish some
work that he had engaged at that
place. He returns this week,
A. P. Slocum has rented the butch
er shop formerly occupied by Bishop
& Hockenbury and opened up a
Meat Market the first of the week.
Mr.. slocum's many friends are
pleased to see him get into business
again at this place.
Chris Gorder received notice of
his nomination to the position of
treasurer OF the Grand Lodge 10.
y, f. OF North Dakota. The post
ion is very Important one and Mr..
Gorder naturally feels much pleased
with the honor but has not fully made
up his mind TO accept.
Owing to lack of space and time
last week, no mention was made OF
the commendable way that Hal
lowe'en was spent by our juniors,
which was observed by chopping and
piling up wood, and banking houses
and doing such other little acts
where they could be of use, which
were thankfully accepted.
At the regular monthly bushes:
meeting of the Christian Endeavo,
held Monday evening, the business
of the semi annual meeting was tran
sacted and officers were elected fo,
the ensuing term of six months. Re.
marks We're made as to what was
best for the advancement of the soci.
ETY. and it was decided to change the
officers and elect the younger mem
bers. In consequence Miss Grace
Fenton was chosen Pres. Fl. E. BLY,
Vice Pres. Miss Pearle Trauger
Sec. and Treas, and for oreanist
Pearle Trauger.
Election day riots are no unusua
thing in the south but it is unusua
for staid north Dakotian to indulge
is such levity. Such a thing howeve
did happen and very near home toe
{ A dispatch from Lisbon says tha
Hon. Thomas NJ. Elliot, was assault
ed by ex-Register of Deeds W. F
Okey, who drew a knife and hit hin
! with bar of iron. Elliot then liter
ally moped the ground with his an
tagonist and put his eyes in mourn
ing. Okey afterwards tried to get
gun and threatens to get even witt
9 Elliot. 1t all happened at a pollins
booth.
The new tax law provides thai
I hereafter Real estate taxes becom
due November lst and become delir
quent January following. Penaltie
. will be added to all unpaid real es
u tato as follows; three percent Jan
three percent Mar. /, three percer
: June l, and five percent November
Real estate sold for non payment {
taxes on the first Tuesday in Decen
. Der following. Redemption thre
years from date Of sale. All person
al property taxes become due No,
ember !, and become delinquent Q
u March i, following. a penalty {