The Oakes times., 1908-09-03
MERRic0URl.
From the News.


Mrs. Archie Smith was a visitor at
Kuhn last Wednesday.
Mrs. Smith, mother of Archie, is
visiting relatives in town.
Archie and Will Smith went up to
Kuhn on business last Friday.
Miss Lita McMartin was visiting at
the Crabtree home over Sunday.
Our old friend of Monango, 3.
Magoffin. was a visitor in town last
Thursday.
The hunters are finding good sport
this fall as game is plentiful around
this place.
Miss Grace harrington will begin
school in the "Maly" district next Mon
day, Sept. 2.
Sullivan & Slauson traded quarter
section of land to Fred Talbot last
Wednesday.
A light shower with some hail fell
about two miles north from town last
Wednesday night.
H. e. Peek is busy in town loading
his large crop which he is threshing on
his farm south Of town.
Mrs. L. w. Sullivan and Mrs. c. o.
Copeland visited with friends at Lehr
last Wednesday and Thursday.
C. M. Glenn and son, with their wives.
left over the 500 Monday night and will
pass the week at the Minnesota state
fair.
Miss Mae Bell has been engaged to
teach the school in town this coming
year. The school will begin Monday
Sept. z.
w. j. Webb and wife went down
Monday night and will visit at the
Minnesota state fair during the rest of
the week.
Miss Minnie Nehls has been engaged
to teach in district No. 4. Miss Nehls
taught the school last year and gave
the best of satisfaction.
Everyone is busy from early morning
until late at night. The stores are
doing a rushing business and things are
generally on the hum.
Reinhold Hasz was business visitor
in town last Friday. Reinhold is rum
ming threshing rig in the hills and it
keeps him pretty busy these days.
Mrs. Clark received news that her
father was very i'll and she left over
the Milwaukee railroad Thursday night
for Iowa, where her father resides.
M. A. Lampson came down from
Braddock and packed his household
goods and shipped them to that place
where he has position in large store.
Lee Days smiling countenance is
seen behind the counter again at
Gebhart and Olson's, Lee is good
salesman and the firm is fortunate in
securing his services.
r. w. Webb left here Saturday by
way of Glendale. He, with his wife,
will attend the fair in the twin cities.
Mrs. Webb will 60 from there to Mich
igan to visit relatives.
Morrow Bros. are enjoying a visit
from their nephew whose home is in
Pennsylvania. He is very much in love
with this country and says he will
return again some time in the future.
A slight shower of rain Sunday night
caused the first stop to the threshing
this season. About one half of the
grain is now safely slowed in the
granaries and they are rapidly shelling
out the other, half.
w. Smith Of Streeter came down
last Thursday and has secured the old
hotel building and will put in a restau-
rant, which 10 sadly needed. We
predict hs win dh rushing business
right from the start. Mt
Waiter Webb had the largest yisad
of wheat reported to date, one field
yielding about thirN-twoY bushels TO
the acre. Grain ID turning out better
than was expected which is an agree
able surprise to the farmers. Il.
Mark Iampson went up to Braddock
last Thursday. Mark has secured a job
in a large store at that place and
will move up there in the near future.
We are sorry to see Mark leave the
town but hope he will like his new
location.
We believe there ID more wheat COM
ing to this place this fall than to any
other point in Dickey county and the
elevators are paying top prices for all
kinds of grain. The buyers are lot
Of gentlemen, and will give you all
there is in the grain.
Another week Of good threshing
weather and all the grain that was in
shock will be threshed, another ten
days and it will be completed. This is
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