Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1897-10-29

A carload OF corn just received at
the Oakos Flour g. Feed Cos, store.
A number of eases of whooping
cough are reported from the country.
Services in the NJ. L. church next
Sunday at 1880 p. m. Everybody
invited.
Tony Cesare is doing rushing
business il. tho fruit line. His stand
on tho sidewalk looks quite Cityfied.
O, H, p. Moore has severed his
connection with t. f. Marshall as
stock buyer and will now buy for
himself.
The Northwestern is getting an
unusual amount Of stock from the
north. 81 cars passed through here
Sunday.
t. f Marshall has purchased
hot air furnace for his bank and pur-
poses to do away with the anoyances
OF stoves.
Albert Wedel of Luddcu was in
town yesterday for lumber. lie is
thinking of going to Rochester,
Mimi, this winter for treatment.
Chr, Gorder loaded tho engine
and boiler from the Marshall eleva-
tor on to wagons Wednesday prepar-
atory to sending them to Glendale
whore it will DO put into the Leader
Office,
The SPECIAL tax list which is being
published in the Leader is bringing
to light many taxes which were sup
posed to have been paid. 1t seems
to be very easy thing to overlook
ones taxes.
Most Of the machines have ceased
threshiug by the bushel and now
want from 40 to 55 dollars per day.
1t is feared that unless the season is
uuusaIly prctracted many farmers
will fail to get their threshing done,
Peter Gilleran this week sold his
quarter Of land east of town to Louis
sieberg and expects to start for Ire =
land in few days. Mr.. Gilleran
has been familiar figure in our city
for many years and he will be
missed.
Fifteen carloads of potatoes have
been shipped from Oakes thus far
this fall. This at an average of 25
cents bushel has distributed anon @
the farmers $2500. This is all clear
gain to them as the potato crop is
one from which a farmer does not ex-
pect to realize much cash.
The wife Of August Normand, the
Larimore fiend, was married to Lor-
entz Bressler at LaMoure this week,
The groom is a we'll known black
smith at Edgely, and induced the
woman to secure a divorce from her
husband, whose terrible crime, COM
mitted near Larimore, is still fresh
in the minds of the citizens of this
state.
Chas. VanKleet Of Fargo formerly
of Fullerton was in town Saturday
and said that he had got tired of
city life and would, for few years
rusticate on the Jim north of this
city. He has rented the w. H.
Watts place and expects to bring
his father and mother down from
Fargo soon to keep house for him.
They will give some attention to
stock raising.
Jas. Scott was called to the Ex-
change Hotel at an early hour We'd
nesday morning TO arrest disorder
ly drunk. Mr., Drunk, whose name
is VIM Gainer refused to be arrest
cd and in the scut1le which ensued
got hold of Jim's thumb and bit it as
long as he knew anything, which was
only until Jim could get his other
fist in active motion. Gamer was
taken before Judge Heme enway and
fined $40 and is now languishing in
Jail for lack of cash.
A warrant was sworn out yesterday
for the arrest Of George Wilson for
boot Logging. Ten gallons of whiskey
and some beer was found in his pos
session. but Wilson succeeded in
in making his escape from town.
What young man can think of to
engage in such business is moro than
most people can understand. When
Mr.. Wilson came here fow years ago
his prospects were brighter than
that of most young men but his per-
sistent violation of many of ou r
laws has cost him every friend he
ever had.
One of the busiest places in town
at this time of tho year is at the
Oakes Mill, G. w. Koerner & Co.
proprietors. Farmers are bringing