Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1898-01-14
Mr.. Thomas Lowell of Ludden was
doing business in town Tuesday.

Mr. lnOmaS Lowell OF Ludden was
doing business in town Tuesday.
Presiding elder Ryan preached an
abl 9 sermon to a full house last Sun
day evening.
Mr.. Albert Withee of Guelph was
transacting business in the railroad
city last Tuesday,
Cando is putting in an electric
light plant. 16 candle power lights
cost there so cents per month.
DR.. Hobart went to Fargo Wednes-
day night to attend a meeting Of the
state medical examining board. He
returned today.
Tom Sutmar departed Thursday
morning for two weeks vacation at
his home in St. Paul. We expect
something this time Tom.
T. w. Millham Was in town last
Saturday. Mr.. Millham has rented
his farm at Hudson to Mr.. Ladd and
was over making the transfer.
Owing to the warm weather it was
impossible to CROSS the Missouri for
several days last week, the water be-
ing in places a foot deep on the ice.
During this delightful weather lit
tie groups may be seen most any
time during the day enjoying them
selves on the lawns and playing cro-
quet.
w. j, Malthouse expects his fam
lily to return from Minneapolis to-
morrow evening" They expect TO To-
cate here but will probably not go to
housekeeping until spring,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Marshall went
to Minneapolis last Saturday. From
Minneapolis they went to Fargo
where Mr.. Marshall took degrees in
the Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge.
They returned homo today.
Miss Mary Sheridan closed very
successful term of school in Hudson
district Friday last. A very pleas,
ing program being rendered by the
school. Exercises closed with Meta
Gripp winning LIST prize, Annie Kun
rath, End. and Sadie Slater, 3rd.
Aberdeen News. - Mrs Harry
Brereton OF Columbia, whose hus-
band was drowned in the Jim River
there last fall, has received a draft
for $4,000 from an accident insurance
company in which he had policy
She had previously received $4,000
from the United Workmen.
Forum.-A half dozen prisoners ii
the Barnes County Jail for violation
of the state liquor law were commit
ted to hard labor. The sheriff said h,
had no work for them to do and thu
court ordered ball and chain place(
on the men and that they be takel
down in the woods along the rive
and mazda to dig trees for transplant
ing in the court house grounds
When the work is completed it is ex
pected that Valley City will have on,
of the shadiest and best stock o
young trees surrounding it's cour
house Of any city in the state. TIL,
idea will probably be carried out b,
good many sheriffs who have iai
full Of idle prisoners.
Farmers should this year Civ
serious attention to the matter OF Sc
curing new wheat seed from the
North. There is no denying tho fac
that the quality and yield Of ou
wheat is not what it should be. L.
most instances farmers have usnt
the same wheat year after year TO
the past fifteen years and all grain
raisers agree that the yield and dual
ity OF the crop will surely suffer il
consequence. Agent Sherman ha
interested himself in the matter ant
is corresponding with parties on th,
500 to see if a first class quality O
hard wheat can be got. The 500
road has made special rate on seee
Of all kinds of one half the regula
rate which will go into effect th,
first OF next month. If changing
seed will improve our wheat crop b,
all means let's change.