The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-06-06
LOCAL OVERFLOW

Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. Smons spent
Memorial day in Fargo.
Rev. James Opie will exchange pull
pits next Sunday with Rev. L. L. Wat
son of Guelph
G. p. Knox. B. w. Slocum and +. D.
Mccartney attended a meeting of re-
publicans at Glendale Friday night.
Mrs. c. E. Blume and Rudyard left
Thursday for ST. Paul. to visit few
weeks while Mr.. Blume gets the
household effects to Williston.
A. M. Wedel has started operations
on his farm just west of the city fon
a new residence. He will move his
family there from Yorktown in the
fall.
Mrs. VIM Adams and baby went to
Fargo Friday being called on account
of the illness of Mrs. Thos. Hall. who
was hurt two weeks before from a
fall.
E. s. Thomas was over from Fuller
ton Monday evening and delivered
fine Overland six-cylinder to A. G.
Ramharter, taking the old Overland in
trade.
Load your camera with Ansco
Speedex films. There has been no
advance of Ansco films; they are sell
ling at the same old price. Simmons
& Harris.
Imperial Representative Naylor is
down at Atlantic City, New Jersey,
this week taking a bath in the Allan
tic and looking for submarines off the
Jersey coast
Mrs. Leora Baldwin arrived from
Ludden Saturday and will remain un-
til today the guest of Mrs. r. o. Smith.
She is on the way to Brittin, N. D., to
visit with her son.
A number of the friends of DIR.
Harold Solem gathered at the G. d.
Smith home in his honor on Monday
evening. He was presented with a
wrist watch as token of remem-
brance.
The war has created an overwhelm-
ing demand for bookkeepers and stem
ographers, at salaries from 81, 100 to
l,2OO year. Now is the opportunity
for young people. Get ready by taxi
ing a course in the Mankato CONNER
cial College, Mankato, MINI. Send
for our catalogue.
The G. G. G. has started meat mar
ket in the rear of it's grocery and will
handle meats on small scale. Mr..
Jackson plans on increasing the bust
ness to meet demands The ice box
was built and put in by our local join
er, o. L. Buland, who always does a
fine piece of work.
N. p. Cox arrived in the city Tues
day from Nebraska, to where he was
called last week on account of the
serious illness of his mother. The
latter is IS years of age and her ILL.,
ness was brought about by a fall.
Mr.. Cox was met here by his son who
came over from Monango.
Martin Rossmon has opened meat
market in the Mcdonald building, at
the old stand of J. A. Davis. Martin
has been employed in the butcher
shops of the city for number of
years and is well acquainted with Che
trade of the city. He plans on clean,
inviting up-to-date place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith and three
children arrived by Ford Saturday
from Harvey. Fred spent day here
and then left for Grand Forks, being
the delegate fom Harvey to the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows. Mrs. Smith and
children will remain with the Roberts
and Gallon families for a visit.
The city at the present time is
pumping approximately one hundred
and twenty five thousand gallons of
water daily. After July 1st each con-
sumer will have to pay for city water
according to- the number of gallons
registered by his meter. 1t will pay
each individual to watch his meter
and cut the consumption as much as
possible.
The Allegiance meeting held in
Oakes Thursday evening was we'll at
tended. 1t was combination meeting
between Oakes and Bear Creek, and
was presided over by Commissioner
B. l.. Nelson Short addresses were
made by States Attorney Youker, Rev.
Aaron Wolfe, Mrs. j. w. Bush, Rev.
James Opie and A. T. Johnson. Mr..
Nelson had attended nine of these
meetings in his district and the quaint
way he has of putting things takes
with the people. All present at the
meetings signed allegiance cards. T.
H. Ferber was named local chairman.