The Oakes times., 1908-09-03
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From the News.

From the News.
Mrs. U. Welch was shopping in Kuhn
last Thursday.
L. w. Sullivan autoed over to Edge
ley last Thursday.
j. w. Jones returned from Norcross,
Minn., Tuesday morning.
W. ]. Webb returned from a visit
over Sunday in Glendale.
John Barrett returned from South
st. Paul Tuesday morning.
Mrs. E. Eek was visiting at the
Crabtree home last Sunday.
Editor McNeill of the Monango Jour-
nal was caller last Saturday.
Geo. T. Webb of Glendale was a
business visitor last Thursday.
| L. E. Slauson and Fred Talbert made
a business trip to Lehr last Friday.
Mrs. C. M. Glenn and Mrs. j. G..
Hyde were Edgeley visitors last Satur-
day.
A party of horse traders passed
through town Monday on their way to
Wishek.
Mrs. j. w. Crabtree and children
went to Glendale last Wednesday for a
visit with relatives.
The weather has been the finest for
threshing we ever saw and the threshers
have rushed the work.
Mrs. Chas. Glenn is enjoying visit
from her mother and sister-in-law from
the eastern part of the state.
N. E. Davis, one of the heavy farm
ers in Whitestone township, was busi-
ness visitor in town last Friday.
j. w. Jones moved his machine on
the E. G. Sweeney farm Monday and
they are busy shelling out the golden
grain.
Auditor j. w. Beatty was in town
last Thursday looking after the inter-
ests of the Atlantic and Homestead
elevators.
S. Elstad went up to Kuhn Monday
night to consult a doctor. His hand is
badly swollen and his friends feared
blood poisoning.
The elevator men are kept hustling
these days. Grain begins coming in at
daylight and keeps coming until well
along in the night.
Mark Lampson had what came near
being serious mixup with runaway
team of horses. Fortunately no one
was seriously hurt.
John Olson has had a serious time
with one of Jobs comforters and went
up Tuesday morning to have the doctor
at Kuhn look at it.
Mr.. Engamon, of the firm of Enga-
mon Hancock Seekins Co. of St. Paul,
came to town last Saturday morning
looking for fat stock.
]. E. Bowen was business visitor in
town last Monday. Jud is sporting 3
new Buick machine which he thinks is
the best thing on the market.
Ed. England and Ella Fleming
were married at Glendale on the 18th
inst. We wish them long and happy
journey through married life.
Geo. DeWolf moved his machine on
the farm of Richard Webb last Friday,
and they are working early and late
to get the grain out while the good
weather lasts.
Mr.. Billigmeier from Kuhn was
checking out on the Merricourt eleva-
tor last Wednesday. They have had
a very successful year at this place and
are we'll pleased with the results.
Hardwareman Ashley of Oakes was
doing business in town last Friday. We
understand Sweeney & Hyde will put in
a complete stock of hardware, and Mr..
Ashley was taking the initial order.
E. G. Sweeney and wife returned
from their eastern visit last Wednesday
morning both looking as though the
climate there agreed with them. But
they are glad to get back to the land
of their adoption again.
Archie Smith returned from Streeter
last Wednesday bringing the sad news
that his father died last Monday. He ar
rived there short time before he died,
but as he was unconscious from the
time suffered the stroke he did not
recognize any of them before he died.
]. c. Wilson shipped out two cars of
fat cattle Saturday and John Barrett
also shipped two cars from this place.
| The amount of money from the cattle