Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1898-06-17
Fence posts are going fast at Nc
Carthy's wood yard.
VIM. Locke has purchased new
piano for his family.

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j. N. Chamberlin was on the sick
list the first of the week.
E. w. Bittman took business
trip to Columbia Wednesday.
A. L, CIubine is running Bryan's
dray during the latters absence.
Andrew Bong is building a very
commodious addition to his house.
Ex-Governor Dickie is looking af-
ter land interests in this vicinity this
week.
A. L. Klien is taking a vacation
and is visiting his parents in St. Paul
this week.
Miss Flora Millham of Glendale
is the guest of Miss Grace Fenton
this week.
Lewis Puifer of Guelph graduated
from Hamline University near Min
neapolis last week.
Miss Edith Owen remained in town
from attending the S. S. convention,
visiting at H. E. Bly's.
Mahlon Vinkle received is of his
acetylene gas generators from Min
neapolis this week. He has places
for every one Of them.
w, D. Bryan started for Lake Ben
ton Wednesday morning on receipt
of telegram announcing the serious
illness of his brother.
WANTED-1O cars Of old iron. Will
pay the highest market price, T. G.
Ward, Argyle Hotel, Oakes, Or w.
D. Huffman, Ludden.
John Miller has had his grinding
outfit in town several days this week
doing a good business in sharp
ening razors, knives and scissors.
1t is stated that Chet and Cal
Bateman have not be Ell able to find
any location in Oregon to suit them
and will return to Dakota soon.
e. w, Bittmar shipped sample
of wool to the North Star mills and
received l3 and Is cents for it in
Minneapolis Somewhat better than
last year.
The County Sunday School con-
vention held here Tuesday and We'd
nesday was very successful event
and was much enjoyed by the many
in attendance,
The Ladies Aid Society of "our
Savior's Church" Of Norway town
ship will hold basket social in Cor
der's Hall, June 25th at 7.3O p. m.
All are cordially invited.
A strawberry and ice cream social
will be held Wednesday evening,
June 22nd at Hudson school house,
by the citizens of Hudson. Every
body cordially invited to attend.
Miss Anna Romstad has formed a
partnership with Miss Hoskins in
the dressmakipg business and after
this week makes her home in one of
Bush houses in the east part of town.
VIM. Mills paid off the last of Gil
max townships school bonds recent
ly. This makes $500 worth of bonds
which this township has taken up
since last August and makes the
township clear Of any debt.
The 500 has made special round
trip rate Of $3.50 from Oakes to Bar
rett, Minn. on account of the annual
picnic Of the Modern Woodmen
lodges. Tickets will be on sale June
20 and 2l, good to return June Both.
For particulars inquire of Agent at
Oakes,
Jerry Shea formerly section for
man at Nicholson was arrested here
Monday charged with stealing rail
road tricycle. from G. j. Hamilton. He
was thought to be Sighted dement,
ed and was taken before the insanity
at Glendale, but as they could dis
cover no evidences of insanity he was
released.
A very important change in time
on the 500 will go into effect Sunday.
The ruu will be reversed, the train
leaving here for the east at $50 in
the evening and returning at 6 in the
morning. This gives night run to
the cities with a sleeper from this
place and is a change which will be
greatly appreciated by our citizens.
1t is estimated that fully 100 farm
ers in this county have signed prom
issory notes for five years hail ipsur-
ance under the belief that they were
signing an application for only one
years Insurance. Farmers should
beware OF travelling solicitors of any
kind. The country will be flooded
with fakes now that good wheat
crop is assured,
Kuhn is making strong effort to
secure the division point of the 500
but delegations from that city have
been told that the 500 road was un-
der contract with the city Of Oakes to