Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1898-01-21
Tie Record, Independent and
Leader have been named as the
official papers for the ensuing year.

Tie Record, Independent and
Leader have been named as the
official papers for the ensuing year.
Joseph Villars was found guilty
OF the murder of August Tromer
and sentenced 20 life imprisonment.
H, L. VanOrnum Of Forman was
in town Wednesday. He is still
doing a good business IN sinking
deep wells and is also going into
stock very extensively.
A company has been organized in
Aberdeen to manufacture and sell
the acetylene gas light apparatus.
This light is said to be the coming
illuminant, it being fmore brilliant
and cheaper than anything else.
A couple of wolves had been no.
ticed just south of town for the past
week SO Monday Chas. Good and
Lars VOID started after them. They
succeedea in killing one and the
next day Mr.. Good wounded the
other butsit succeeded in making its
escape. !
Conductor RowleH-of the North
western, was taken tdI. Chicago few
days ago where he will undergo an
operation for the removal of an alb
sess which has occasioned him much
trouble of late. While the operation
is not understood tosbe particularly
dangerous it will probably. be some
time before he can resume his duties.
Conductor Will Finch is taking his
place.
Says the Harlem Era THAT story
about the erevasse in the earth in
the south part of this county is all
fake. County Commissioner
Doyle, who lives in the locality des-
1gnated in the story, informs us there
is not the Sighted foundation in
fact for such reports, and those liv-
ing in the neighborhood are at loss
to understand what object anyone
could have had in giving currency
to such a story.
"A man travelling on a Missouri
train said that he could tell by the
looks of the passengers what political
party they belonged to. "This man
here said the traveller, sis repub-
lican," Yes said the passenger,
"that is my politics." "That man
over there is a democrat "That's
correct" responded the second
passenger. "That man in the third
seat is prohibitionist." "Correct
you are" said the prohibitionist.
And that fellow further is popu-
list" mo am not" responded the
fellow, "Ive been sick, that's what
makes me look this way"
Says the Dakota Farmer sour
railroads are thinking Of discontinue
ing the return pass to stock shippers
as it has been found that in many
Instances the accommodation has
been abused. We would suggest
that in place Of taking these passes
from the stockmen and farmers, who
are the very backbone of the country
and the foundation Of all railroad
prosperity, that they do the saving
along this line by Withdrawing all
passes from prominent" politicians,
semi-lobbyists, etc. etc, as these
parasites upon the railroads and the
human race will doubtless find way
to show sufficient pernicious activity
without them.
The Aberdeen News prints very
interesting letter from Waiter Riblet
written from Dawson City under
date of Oct. II, He made the trip
very comfortably. the only trouble
being the trail over the pass, Of that
he says: a will not tell you about
our trip on the trail, only to say
chat it was one long to be remember
ed. 1t was awful-that is all there
is about it. Dead horse trail we
called it: before we left it, it was
vas lined with dead horses, ours a
nong the rest. Luckily our horses
stood it until the last day, and then
they fell by the wayside along with
the rest Of them.