Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1901-06-21
CONGRESSMAN IN TOWN.
Representative Marshall Spends Few iiours
With Friends in Town.

LOU. 1uOLudS T.. M1TSQAll, WQOm
the people of North Dakota all but
unanimously elected to represent
them in the lower house of congress,
spent Tuesday evening in the city,
being enroute to Fargo and points in
the northern$part Of the state. Mr..
Marshall is in good health, looks
strong and rugged and says that the
time spent in Washington during the
winter and spring was of great benefit
to him physically.
Mr.. Marshall said that he had no
idea there was so much hard work
connected with the position of con-
gresham. Since the fourth of March
applications for the establishment OF
more than seventy-fye postoffices
have been referred to him. In many
cases the people of the neighborhood
do not agree as to just where the pro-
posed Office shall be located and
whom shall be postmaster. In such
case there is aEgreat deal of cores
pondence, as everything is referred
by this department to the representa-
tive. There have been several con
tests over Che appointment of post
masters, but Most. OF those cases are
settled. Tho Erafton case is still
hanging fire, and is bound to make
trouble ror ths congressional delega-
tion, no naattet which way it termin-
ates, I I
Mr.. Marshal / does not expect any
great changes 10 be made BY the
next congress from the present policy.
He thinks possibly the tariff law may
be revised or modified in some of its
schedulesswhere time has shown it
can be adyaniageously changed. He
expects tossee Cuba an Independent
power, and stable governments estab-
lished in the Philippines and other
islands that have come under our
control. Mr.. Marshall believes that
the people Of JAIL civilized countries
approve Of the policy Of TIE United
S ates III the Philippines, Cuba,
Porto Rico and China, and that great
results will be worked out for those
countries through the efforts of this
country. !
MIR. Marshall has been engaged for
several weeks in improving his home
property. & He has been doing plumb
ing, steanfitting, sewer digging,
fence building and other work until
he feels fitto creditably take part in
wrestling bout with the Terrible
Turk" or aslope politician. He ex-
pressed his pleasure with Mr.. Nc
Kenzie's pardon.s and says that Alexis
misiortunes have cemented his friends
closer to him than ever,--Wahpeton
Globe.
Horrors of Farm Life in North Dakota
Not SO long 30, according 10 the
Fargo Call, the wife of a North Da-
kota farmer gave a dinner to the
wives Of fifteen other farmers living
in the neighborhood. 1t was a plain
affair, we aressinformed, there being
but nine courses. Also, nothing bet
ter than cut glass finger bowls could
be provided by the hostess for the
use of her guests, and the floral piece
on the center Of the table was poor
little affair that cost OILY $37.
After dinner,sit seems, the ladies
got to comparing notes, as ladies who
have troubles Wal, when it was found
that eleven OF them had made ex-
tended tours OF Europe, three had
been as far away as India, and others
had been to Egypt and tho Holy
Lind. The unfortunate ones who
h ID never been across the ocean had,
however, spent winters in Florida
and summers on the Atlantic coast.
Thus we come to an understanding
of the hardships Of life outside our
great cities, Letsus sympathze with
the unfortunate5wiycs Of those North
Dakota farmers. If they lived in the
great centers Of population they
would not go gadding about the
world just because they didn't like it
at home. They would remain in
their little flats and save their money
for the landlordand grocer and the
gas company aAd the iceman.
No wonder North Dakota is sc
thinly populatsd.-Chicago Record
Herald. L
Excur sions Via 500 Line
from st. Paul Minneapolis to Buffalo
N. Y. and return, only $40 for the rount
trip. One fare tors ground trip added from
stations west K fSt. Paul and Minneapolis