Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1898-02-18
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Over forty dollars was realized
from the basket social at Gilber t
Hove's last Friday evening.
f. w, Brainard returned from
Kansas last night and reports a good
time. Farmers are busy blowing and
doing spring work. Flowers are
blooming and spring has come to
stay.
G.. 2. Moore of Stra II beville was in
town yesterday to get his niece, Miss
Anna Wagner, the circumstances of
whose stay in town the past ten days
is destined to make trouble for certain
parties.
The postofiiee has been moved to
the building formerly occupied by
Bunker's restaurant. The rooa1 has
been remodeled and presents neat
appearance. 1t gives Mr.. Chamberlin
moro room and better light.
A. d, johnson, the photographer,
is now in the city and is with us to
stay. He expects to move his family
here in the near future. His gallery
is now open for business. Give him
a trial and you will be sure to call
again.
The city council has decided to put
up l3,O00-barrel water tank for fire
protection provided enough city war
rants can be sold to do it. This is by
all means the thing to do and we
hope that our citizens will sec that
the warrants are disposed of.
-Four Of the young bloods Of Oakes
after securing partners for the A. O
U, w, dance changed their minds
and didn't want to go, SO their girls
excused them, providing they would
finnish the oysters which the boys
did last night, Suppose this gives
the fair ones chance to secure new
partners.
| The surprise party which was to
have been given two weeks ago on
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Wright of
Wright twp. to celebrate their 33rd
wedding anniversary, and which was
postponed on account of Mr.. Wright's
sickness, was given Wednesday night
and a complete surprise it was.
About fifty of their neighbors, young
aud old, drove up to their door in a
body and took the house by storm.
Music, parlor games and cards were
indulged in until miduigLt when sup
per was announced. And such a sup
per is seldom seen in these parts of
the earth. Oysters in all styles, cakes
OF all kinds and descriptions pies,
sandwiches, and SO everyone ate all
they could and a little bit more, and
there was enough left to feed small
army. After supper they were treat
ed to some very fine music by Miss
Watts and Mr.. Olson and songs by
the young and old together which
lasted un:il nearly morning. Every
body went home seying that they
had had the best time Of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright were TO have
been presented with a very line
photograph album. But owing to
some unknown delay it did not ar
rive in time but will be presented to
them later.
Pat Delaney who has been employ
ed during the past summer on the Ea-
ton farm came to this place last week
and proceeded to fill himself up on
bootleg whiskey. He succeeded SO
we'll that he kept himself in almost a
complete state Of intoxication for
about week Wednesday however,
it became evident that he was some
thing more than merely drund. By
that time he had become raving
maniac smashing windows and run
ming things generally about the Ex-
change hotel where he was stopping g.
He was taken to the Jail, handcuffed
and confined in one of the cells over
night. Yesterday morning he was
taken to EllenS.ale by Deputy Sheriff
Sanderson and Chief Coulter, where
be was adjudged insane. At the
court house he became very violent
and IT was necessary to rope his
hands and feet. He was brought
back here and will be taken to
Jamestown this afternoon. Pat, as
he is generally known, is one of the
best men that ever worked on farm,
He has kept perfectly sober all sum-
mer and his friends feel very ugly
toward the ones who sold him the
rot which has been the cause of
hrinuiuty him to hiu ,,rnuont .,o,J;l;o,EI