Oakes Republican., 1899-08-04

O'Clock, the heaviest rainfall OF the
season. At Frederick there was a
very bad hail storm whid ii extended
as far east as Houghton, On the North
western. The track of this storm was
two Or three miles wide, destroying
everything in its path and doing an
immense amount of damage.
John Coulter has been busy for sew
eral days shipping grain out OF the
Marshal elevator, preparatory to turn
ing the property over to Perry &
Jones, of Aberdeen, who took possess
ion the first of the month. MIR.
Coulter will be the buyer for the new
firm. and will also have the manage
ment of the fat house at Babcock.
MIR, Coulter has been in charge OF
this house for the past seven years,
during which time lie has handled
about half million bushels of grain.
Sd. Calkins, that fat jovial and
GOOD natured 500 conductor, has
been here for several days in Joe
Ushers place-Usher being called
east on account of the death of a rel
ative. George is anSold 500 engineer
and was injured in wreck several
years ago, disabling him for that
class of work. He is now regular
conductor and the patrons on this end
of the road would 1be pleased if the
management would place him here
permanently. George is chock full
of interesting stories and can amuse
you for twenty-fourS hours at single
sitting,
Last Friday evening as Ed BLY, was
on his way home he encountered a
colt near the Union Temple which
seemed to be in a very playful mood.
The colt stepped insfront of Ed and
viewed him from head to foot; he I'm
ally got sight of Eds four eyes and
proceeded to knock % pair of them
out. He reared on his hind feet, the
colt did), made a pass at Ed with his
right four foot and landed squarely
above his left eye,s cutting a slight
cash, and dislocating his glasses
Ed shouted "Hallelujah! Volley No
l." and made grand rush fer home
As he passed the Republican office
we thought his voice was somewhat
dislocated too.
Superintendent Eckles went wes
over the 500 line Sunday to superin
tend the tearing up tof the track OF
the west end. The company have
moved the depot from Towanda t.
Cogswel], and they are unable to ge
steel for the sidetrsck without tax
ing up mile at thesend of the tract
west of Braddock. "A railroad maj
who was in Oakes Monday, informed
the Republican thatsthere was no i'm
mediate prospect Of the 500 building
to Bismarck this year on account o
being unable to get iron. So great il
the demand that railroad companies
are obliged to place their orders will
the mills at least year ahead of th'
time they will need Che steel.
Harvest operations haye begun i,
good earnest in thisEsection-a larg
amount of grain having been cut thi
week. The grain so.far cut will b.
quite badly shrunken, but there i
some yet quite green that promises t(
be considerable better. There wa
rain Sunday night, and the weather
has been some cooler since, which will
help out on the general average. Th'
threshing machines will begin thei
operations next week, when a bette
estimate can be placed on the GRO
than at present. Tie grain is gettin
ready for the machipe very fast, som
report faster than they can take car
of it. Men are readily being pickle
up at from So to $425 per day, an
they are scarce at those figures.
Gus Olson has hew acetylene gs
lamp on his bicy4le and of cours
us.s carbide. He i Purchased a pack
are, tool. il to h,s r Som and threM
behind h4 truuks He aiterware
took bath and tbS' threw his dam
towel behind the tfp lux. on top Of Il