The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1907-09-05
CITY LOCAL

VI I IONAI
Try our sealed Brenckle. A. j.
Young.
Yes, we always get the best sodas at
Young's. Let's go again.
September line of Edison and Victor
records just received. E. A. Moe.
c. M. Plummer took out a new
threshing separator yesterday, bought
Of G. A. Tuthill.
Miss Florence Randall visited with
Miss Sunie Smith while in the city from
Ludden Friday to take teachers exami-
nation.
S. G. Cady was visitor at .Hankin-
son Thursday and witnessed the big
fire there, in which $45, 900 went sky
ward.
Rev. B. G. Jackson bid farewell to
his Edgeley congregation last week
and went back to school to resume his
studies for the ministry.
Wheat is running from ten to thirty
bushels per acre. Ten is the lowest
we have heard for hard wheat and
thirty the best for macaroni.
Oakes has her 7hrst lady chauffeur in
the person Of Miss Roberta McCulley.
Roberta runs one of her fathers large
touring cars and handles it in nice
shape.
VIM. Mills threshed the hard wheat
on his farm adjoining the city the past
week and it averaged 23a bushels per
acre. He sold it for "a cents per
bushel.
Mankato Commercial College, Man
kato, Mimi, employees experienced
teachers has thorough courses of study
and perfect management. Send for
catalog.
Ed. A. Smith, formerly editor Of
this paper, went from Devils Lake to
Grand Forks last week to accept a
position with the Evening Press, a
democratic organ.
A. G. Ramharter had 12O acres Of
barley on his Glover farm that yielded
8, $50 bushels, which he sold at 65 cents
per bushel, making a gross sum of
$2,119. Not so bad for starter.
Miss Mary Hutsmpiller entertained
! fourteen of her young friends and &C.
quaintances at her home last Friday
evening. The young folks had a splen-
did time and Mamma Hutsinpiller as.
sisted as host in the serving of refresh
ments.
Mrs. R. Quackenbush of Hecla,
brought her granddaughter, Miss Lucy
Hurlbert, to the Oakes Hospital Satur-
day night, the young lady having an
attack of pneumonia. The sick one is
niece of Miss Frances Hurlbert of
The Times.
Thos. Lowell: My net loss in the
fire (Ellendale) was at least So, 100.
On figuring up find that 81, 700 would
come near the mark, although there
are lots Of things stored in a barn that
a person can't think of. l had $500 in
surance.
Wyndmere items: Walter Patten of
Oakes spent Sunday with friends. 800.
Willie Nelson came down from Oakes
Saturday to visit friends and relatives.
....Gertrude Hanson spent Sunday
and Monday with friends and relatives
in Oakes.
John Piper, brother of the Piper
sisters who recently left Oakes, died
at his home at Sheldon last Thursday
after only few weeks illness. He
was 4s years of age and leaves two
children. This is the third death in
the family in the past year.
Will. Crawford and his three children
and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Farrell, all
; of Aberdeen, have been visiting at the
Crawford and Gale homes the past
week. w. A. Champlin, brother of
Mrs. Crawford, arrived Monday night
from Clinton, Iowa, for visit with
the same families.
Mrs. w. c. Slater arrived yesterday
from Hope, where she has been pack
ing the household goods since her re-
turn from Ohio. Prof. Slater has
leased the new residence on Second
street, owned by Mrs. Dewey, and ex-
poets to be able to occupy it by the
18th.
Lisbon Free Press: Alderman Gu
bine and family autoed to Oakes Satur.
day and returned Sunday accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Becker, relatives Of
Mrs. Clubine, who will pay them a few
days visit. They mobiled from Oakes
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