Oakes Republican., 1903-10-09

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Land Co., who has been spending
fews days at her home in Cogswell,
also visiting friends in Cakes, de-
parted for Sioux Falls Monday morn
ing to again enter upon her duties.
The poverty social Friday even
ing under the auspices of the Chris
tian Endeavor was pleasing social
affair. The literary and musical pro-
gram was excellent and the farce
drew forth great applause from the
audience. The Endeavor treasury
was materially increased.
Alex R. Wright, of the Leader, the
Republicans wicked partner" was
in Oakes Friday on business, return
ing home Saturday. The new build
ings that have gone up in Oakes this
summer was an ssastonisher" to Alex,
and the new steam laundry seemed
to catch the Leader man as proper
and timely improvement.
Rev. E. P. Lawrence left for Maple.
ton Monday where he will be in at
tendance upon the Presbytery which
met there on Tuesday and We'd
nesday of this week. From there
Mr.. Lawrence will go to Grand Forks
where he will attend meeting of the
Presbyterian synod, which will be in
session Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day.
Andrew Weber, of Ashley, who
holds position in the United States
senate, and whose home is in Ashley,
was q passenger thru Oakes Tuesday
on his wav to Wahpeton on business
matters. He reports business lively
at Ashley; the mill aud creamery do
ing thriving business and there is
prospect of another creamery being
built.
Ralph Maxwell contemp]ates put
ting in public heating plant at
Lidgerwood. The plan is to heat
the business houses by steam from
boiler in the creamery. It is expect
ed to be in operation for use this
winter. The cost to the consumer, it
is estimated, will be no more and pos.
sibly less than actual cost of fuel for
each individual operating under the
stove system of heating.
The business of the steam laundry
is booming. Work from nearly all
the surrounding towns has come in
and the rest of the towns are consid-
ering sending a basket to the Cakes
laundry. The work has increased to
such an extent that Mr.. Bell was COM
pelled to put in new combined
polisher and has added two new
hands to the force. The work turned
out by the laundry is giving excellent
satisfaction which goes to show that
the plant is first-class and has in Mr..
Sievertson and assistants frst-class
workmen.
When the peddler comes to your
door selling his wares, ask him to
show a license which the law of this
state requires. The crop being good in
this section peddlers will be numer-
GUS and will find many patrons, but
he who loves his locality, who rejoices
in excellent school advantages, who
likes to see the towns grow and i'm
provements going on around him,
will spend his money with the people
who assist in building up the COM
munity in which he lives aud not
give it to the peddler who takes it
away to help build up some other To-
cslity.
Two weeks ego the Republican an
nounced the fact that the Atlantic
Elevator Company. at this point were
paying ten cents under No. North
ern for macaroni wheat. 1t was
simply small item of news in q
country weekly. bat it reached the
head of the big elevator companies in
Minneapolis and has stirred up quite
little commotion and the result is
that other companies on other lines
which come in competition with At