Oakes Republican., 1903-11-20
The State Day BY Day.
NORTH DAKOTA NUselNs.

NORTH DAKOTA NUe6lNS.
Cando now boasts of seven autos.
The town hall at Linton was
burned.
Denbigh wants a big store and :
bank.
Bismarck insists ON having wooden
mill.
Minoters still insist on a new G. N.
depot.
LaMoure people want more resi-.
dences.
Flax thieves are said to be operating
in Ward county.
The county division talk in Mclean
county is still on.
Linton people want firebreaks plow.
ed around the town.
Lidgerwood people are justly proud
of the new hospital.
Company. E of Langdcn is receiving
a lot of new equipment.
!; Lack Of fire protection causes Gran.
vile people uneasiness.
The weather prophets now predict
a late but severe winter.
Policeman Russell Of Jamestown
gets an increase nf pension.
Courtenay rejoices over being boost
ed to q third class postof1ce.
A lot Of new churches have been
erected in the state this year. ,.
A bunch of Ohio widows recently
filed ON claims in Ward county.
Alleged vio1ators of the prohibition
law at Balfu1r were bound over.
The question OF an artesian well at
McHenry created quite, row.
Even stack threshing has been COM
pleted with the recent good weather.
G. A. Hawkins has bought the Void
&sCompton drug store at Hillsboro.:
=, Thieves stole seventy-five bushels Of
potatoes from aifarmer near Buford.
POD Carroll, who carved man
near Larimore, has secured 1000 bail.
Gabriel Paulson was assaulted and
beaten by some toughs at Lakota.
Old settlers in Ward county may
have q reunion about the holiday sea.
con.
Pierce county is sending more pris-
oners TO Devils Lake for safe keep.
ing.
The lack of good water supply at
MOha1l continues ito be "a source OF
worry.
There are said to be some immense
timber wolves In the Turtle mountain
country.
A skunk broke up school at 'Lidger-
wood till the janitor got the building
fumigated.
WI. Gardner OF Rugby is aawiting
trial ON the charge of abducting IS.
yearold girl.
A crazy stranger was arrested at
Grand Forks, but recovered after some
days in jail.
The Washburn road runs a semi
weekly service between Washburn
and Underwood.
Some of the people who have been
growing flax so long will switch to
macaroni wheat.
An automobile was used to- catch a
man at Jamestown who was jumping
his board bill
Medora may be made to boom again
with canning plant, woolen mill and
other enterprises.
A poker game at Harwood was the
occasion of Chris Shulky receiving a
shot in the face last week.
A guardian has been asked for a
farmer near Grand Fcrksr'Mho is said
to be wasting his wealth.
The people Of Bottineau are making,
an earnest and united effort to secure
the Presbyterian academy.
Contractor Porritt of Fargo is get.
ting the work ON the Jamestown wa
ter mains started in good shape.
+ Some of the smaller towns seem to
be securing q better class of theatri'
cal attractions this fan than formerly
Several cattle have died in the vi
cinity of Balfour, it is supposed. from
the effects of eating water hemlock ol
some other poisonous plant.
Farmers will be pleased if late est4
mates show the government wheat es
innate for 1903 much too large II II
results in boost in the price.
Aneta has decided to pMrchase 4
first-class fire fighting outfit in order
to be up to date, q commendable en-
terprise on the part Of the citizens.
James Leathart of Fairmount. who
was appointed to q position ia the
Internal revenue Office. at Aberdeen
!. l,.s l,oon IN tha nosfnH3ca for five