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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1894
Page
3
The piece details a timetable with departures on Monday Wednesday and Friday plus arrivals and various lines. It references locations such as Seaham Columba Inn and Kiln and mentions soccer and poems mixed in the page. The text is fragmented but indicates a routine schedule with times and routes across days and regions.
The Western Printing Company of Dukes keeps on hand a stock of various legal and fill in forms including chattel mortgages notes farm contracts house leases bonds for a deed final proof blanks official oaths and blanks subpoenas in justice court summons in quaint court and other mortgage related documents for sale and renewal of chattel mortgages and real estate agreements.
A local advert claims years of selling Dr King s New Life Pill Bucklen s Africa Balve and Electric Bittera with guaranteed results and promise refunds if unsatisfied. The note touts strong merit and ready confidence in the remedies’ effectiveness and sales.
A gala Odd Fellows observance in Oakes marked the 75th anniversary with attendees from Blandale Ludden LaMoure Clement and Castleton Grand Master Rowe. The day included a union temple gathering, a parade, a pageant, a glee club, speeches, a secret initiation, a banquet at Argyle House and an evening ball at the opera house.
A proposal urges observance of the nation’s Fourth with a large regional celebration centered in Oakes. Col Fred Bittman envisions inviting neighboring towns to send performances from dialogues to minstrel acts, with multiple stages and a booth to host troupes within a 20 mile radius, aiming to entertain and educate all attendees.
A new candidate rises with broad support from east of Jim for Mrs John Vanthorn. She is a prominent figure with strong character and executive ability. Backed by good training in a leading formal school and fourteen years as a teacher, she inspires enthusiasm among supporters. Sudden discussion marks the race.
In the Independent dated April 18, Mr Weston’s remark on a head bump contrasts with mine describing outer barrenism and inner emptiness. A suggested treatment surfaces with a “proscription tree” for Mouracy Populissiim and a nod to Republican cura.
Sawyer Arnold Co moves lumber yard to Second Street site with a 20 by 120 lumber shed a 26 by 66 coal shed two main driveways and a 7 foot high picket enclosure plan to erect a 6 foot fence at the street line and install large scales in front of the office contractor Bitterbush to move the coal shed soon Mr Given oversees renovations and grounds upgrades including painting and fencing the yard to present a neater appearance with full warehousing and first class service for lumber coal wood and posts.
Townsfolk report markets, farms and people in Oakes and surrounding areas. Entries mention carriages and horses, seedings, a Percheron stallion sale, shop openings, a restaurant venture, a Lisbon cheese factory pay rate, band practice, school term start, road and rail adjustments, and various residents visiting or ill.
City of Oakes holds adjourned meeting on April 10 1894 to count votes for aldermen and elect officials. Regular meeting April 21 1894 covers auditor and treasurer reports plus bills and police chief resignation with new city officers named and proceedings adjourned. Public notices include bids for bridge construction and school house foundation work in nearby townships with due dates and locations.
A traveler found a genuine sheep exposed by a storm and rescued more animals from Gus Sipples stables southwest of town. The group, aided by a farmhouse team, cooled and treated the beasts before returning to safety. The surviving stock, though tangled and drifting, appeared unusual and possibly valuable.
A scan of a late 19th or early 20th century ad page lists Scott Bros offering fresh vegetables such as California honey and radish, canned goods, butter, corn, tomatoes, beans, peaches, and other groceries. It notes rooming-for-rent, job notice, and inquiries about Scott Bros prices for butter. The page also promotes various medicines like Ayers Sarsaparilla and Hall’s Hair Renew with testimonials and a doctor’s address, plus snippets about cattle, swine, and bank notices.
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