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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1895
Page
1
The OCR text contains repeated fragments such as Per bu and seress, with no coherent event, names, places, or dates. The readable content lacks a clear person or organization context to summarize into a valid news item.
Advertisement style notice promoting New Life pills as easy to use for constipation and sick headache, claiming they invigorate stomach and bowels and are free from deleterious substances. Mentions L Harris druggist and a travel offer via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Ry to Mellette for farmers, with fare details.
Severe hailstorm sweeping from Devils Lake region across 100 miles damaged fields, homes, and livestock. Reports cite 50 to total losses for several farmers including Zephi Lane and the Rapps, with nine inch hailstones. harvest praised for progress despite damage and drought effects on flax and late grain.
A. E. Clark has sold the Oakes Cheese factory to his manager, Mr. B. Mayhew, who is during a brief stay in Hecla. Mayhew, trained in Canada, is expected to improve product quality while continuing strong ties with farmers.
Dr H P Boardman has begun a 25 by 30 concrete one story office on Union street east of Hovizle's tailor shop. The design uses outer rough boarding filled with concrete, with cathedral glass and sheet iron roof. Major Baldwin will use the west unit for real estate, the East for his private office. occupancy planned for September. A second 25 by 40 foot building, Brainard and Lockie’s machinery office, uses lumber from Sullivan's old livery barn and sits on a movable leased lot.
Oakes baseball team defeated LaMoure 19 to 16 in a hot, rough game played at LaMoure for a $15 purse. LaMoure were disorganized and poorly prepared, resulting in numerous errors and a notably uneven contest.
Oakes High School is listed in the first grade alongside Fargo Grand Forks Jamestown in a North Dakota Education Directory prepared by Miss Emma Bates state superintendent. The piece credits Professor Betsey for the strong local school program amid broader statewide praise.
A NW Agriculturist note explains counting kernels from a measured square foot to estimate bushels per acre. It cites 330 kernels per square foot for one bushel per acre, with 306 yielding about 12 bushels, noting accuracy depends on kernel size and even growth, and references cyclone insurance estimates.
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