Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1897-12-10


lis on business this week.
Geo. Keyes, Jr. of Glendale was
in town Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hancock
have moved into the Bittman house,
AL Howe is doing quite business
in purchasing and shipping turkeys.
Frank Horizons house near Edge
ly was burned to the ground Mon.
day night.
Henry Michels, county commits
sioner of Sargent county was in town
Wednesday.
| II. E. Ellsworth is quite frequent
visitor in town since he lives a little
nearer this way.
A bright baby girl was born to
MIR. and Mrs. AL Withee of Guelph
Sunday morning.
A little daughter was born to Mr.,
and Mrs, E. o. Illness at Kindred,
N, D., last week.
Murry Bros. of Guelph shipped
two ears Of cattle over the N. w. to
Sioux City this week.
Landlord Vinkle is filling his ice
cellar. The ice is in sSlehdid condi-
tion and about IA incheAthick.
Mrs. 7. F. Marshall receiyed from
Senator Hansbrough last %eek col
lection of choice AoweriHhg e bulbs.
H. o. Walters and family have
moved into town and will occupy the
house just vacated by P ]. O'Niel.
Just received-A barrel of sweet
i; apple cider direct from Pennsylvania
THE genuine article. S. L., Harris.
H, G. Mccartney WENT south OF
} the N. w. Saturday hSrning for 6
short visit at his old h9fne in Kan
sas.
E. w. Mayhem left Monday vi;
the N. P. for his home in Hamilton
Canada, where he will spend thu
winter.
Bert Blumer is quite ill with few
er which it is feared may develop
into typhoid. DR.. Hobart is in at
tendance.
Christian Endeavor meets Sunday
evening in the NJ E, church at 6.3C
p. m. Topic, "One thing 1 have
learned from Paul's life or writing.
Acts. 9: 1-22.
The city of Grafton owns its owl
electric light plant and recent re.
port of the city auditor shows tina
it has yielded a profit of s539.e3 ii
the last six months.
The 'Y" met at Miss Grace Fen
tons Friday evening and Pillow De,
and the popular word guessing fur
nished the amusement. Several ney
members were placed on the list.
A Dickinson saloon keeper was re
Gently sent to penitentiary for on
year for contempt of court. Hi
place was closed by injunction whicl
the saloon keeper thought didn'
amount to anything. He now think
differently however.
supt. Hicks was in town Tuesda,
evening being on tour of inspe ct
ion of the schools in this part of th
county. Mr.. Hicks IS looking afte
the business of his office with grea
thoroughness and is fast becoming
the most popular superintendent W,
have had.
The school board held meeting
TUESDAY evening and decided to EN-
ploy an assistant primary teacher tt
teach grades 3 and 4. The primar,
department is unusually crowded
this term and the work is too sever,
on Miss Stenby. The board will
meet again tonight to consider ap
plications for this position.
There is a great deal of soune
sense in the following which is cred
lied to Elk. 'Drink and the gan,
drinks with you; swear off and 70,
go it alone, for the bar room bun
who drinks your rum has a quench
less thirst of his own. Feast an,
your friends are many; fast and the
cut you dead; they'll not get mad i
you treat them bad so long as thei
stomach is fed. Steal if you can,
million, for then you can furnisl
bail: It's the great big thief gets ou
on leave, but the little one goes !
jail" i
Photographer Stere is now here t.
give the people the last chance t
have pictures taken for the Holiday
Mr.. Stere has on exhibition som
very fine work. qne picture is {
Nellie Hunter seated On the moo
and looking down Upon village
This he has eatitlkd "visions ths
pass in the night" Another is 4
Miss Laura Burritt riding in cha
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