North Dakota farmer urged to diversify crops and rise
Harvest winded down as notes on local commerce and weather fill the town pages. Reports of shipping grain, new threshing outfits and elevator openings mix with talks of drought, rising prices, and a push toward diversified farming to strengthen North Dakota’s future.
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Joan Champertin
G.S. White
St. Thomas
N.D
White
Yorktown
James McManus
Ft. Ransom
Gardner
F. M. Grandall
Freem
W.d. Wilson
Glenwood
Mr. Wilson
Col. Mellvain
Soldiers
North Dakota
Lisbon
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Northwest
Oakes City Council approves hay scale and city costs
The Oakes city council met July 2 1894 in the mayor’s office. Sawyer and Arnold obtain permission to set a hay scale in front of their business. Bills for street work printing jail and treasurer salary were approved and warrants issued. The auditor may draw $500 warrants for each board member’s equalization services and refreshment-stand licenses for the Fourth were approved. Chas S. Brown and others adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Oakes
Boardman
Boehmler
Gorder Peabody
Alness
White and Winkle
Sawyer & Arnold
White
I. A. Clubine
Sprangenburg
Western Printing Co
P.S. Peabody
M.N. Chamberlin
Board of Equalization
Chas
S. Brown
Oakes School Board Meets in New Bank Room
The School Board of Oakes met Tuesday night August 7 1894 in the bank back room in regu lar session. J B Root chaired with Root Williams and Marshall present. Official bond and oath for clerk H E Goodrich accepted and filed. Bills approved including Oakes Republican 36.94 Nugent Brown 10.00. A motion ordered two coal cars about 26 tons and repairs to the school house. Notices for janitor next year to be advertised. Bids to be received September 4 1894. Mrs Hood offered 26.00 monthly for ten months. Adjournment recorded.
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School Board of Oakes
J.B. Root
Root
Williams and Marshall
H. E. Goodrich
Oakes Republican
Nugent & Brown
Local Notices From Oakes Ads List Goods and Bids
Howland and Goodrich offer 25 pounds dried grapes for $1.00. Chester AVIS pigs for sale at Nichols Bros. arm. A meat wagon will run to Straudville Ludden and Youngs neighborhood twice weekly until fall freeze. Koerner and Bunker advertise threshing supplies. Oakes school board accepts sealed bids by Sept 4 1894 for a janitor for the High school building. Clerk H E Goopricu.
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Howland & Goodrich
Chester Avis
Nichols Bros
Straudville
Ludden
Youngs
Koerner & Bunker
City of Oakes
H. E. Goopricu
Reward Offered for Information on Hog Theft
Reward offered of 25 dollars for information leading to arrest and conviction of hog thieves who stole five hogs from the sender's premises. Also notices cheaper excursion rates to Colorado with round trip tickets to Denver Pueblo and Colorado Springs on August 10 and 11, return valid until September 16, via Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
North- Western Line
Denver
Peeblo
Colorado Springs
Chicago & North Western Railway
Knights of Pythias Conclave Trip to Washington Fare
Knights of Pythias organizers announce a special round trip fare from the North Western Railway to Washington D C. The offer enables a journey to attend the conclave and return at one fare with travel valid until September 16. Tickets and full information available from Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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Knights of Pythias
Washington
North- Western Line
Washington, D. C
Chicago & North Western Ry
Oakes Grain Market Prices Listed By Local Buyers
Prices paid for grain by local buyers on the day of issue include Wheat Xa 4 1 Surtees of the Phas. The item lists terms and values for the market day.
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Oakes Grain Market
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A. D. Berg
Oakes
X.D
William Gardner
Exchange Hotel
Oakes Flour & Feed
Jonn Kennedy
Bank Danes North
N. Chamberlin
2Nd Street No
Roberts Block
Peterson
Cigcarsa
Uwron Street
P. S. Peabody
A.A. Woodward
Noer Bros
P. J. O’neil
Peabody's
Arthur Edwards
Oakes, N. D
L. Harris
N. Dak
Dealer
W. Bou Uclas
Sfinecalf
Kongaro
Poige
Tae Et Dongola
W.L. Douglas
Mass
Brockton
Bittman
OakElets
C. L. Devendorf’s
Jilt
Stella Bingham
S. E
Mahlon Winkle
Wrangham Farm
Chas. S. Brown
N. D
John Kenkle
St. Paul
Bartley Klein
Leonard
C. L. Devendorf
Major Baldin
Fargo
J. H. Coulter
John Chamberlin
Star
Charlie Peaslee
Aberdeen
C.L. Wood
Havana
S.D
Messrs
Sipples & Crimson
Union Depot
North Western
Anna Bingham
Denver Township
M. E
Jay
Henry Will Pinks
Chicago
Cora
Ranka Johnson
P. Dougherty
Mrs. Dougherty
Brown Co. Sentinel
Nellie Morgan
Hudson
Bear Creek Township
Sheridan
S. Glover
Lormod Wettre
Aervstrcan
Wettre
John Kennerdy
Annie Curran
la Moure
Leland House
Sanderson
Kinter
Canfield
John
Kennedy
City of
Iere
Western Clothing Company
E. W. Bittman & Co
Plano
Plano & Hollingsworth
VF. Marshall
H. C. McCcartney Cashier
Bank OF Oakes
Commercial House
George Glarden
Ploirieton
W. H. Marsh
Berg
Elkhart Garrians
Marwess Mfg
Coontssons
Anten
Damapea
Susraneea
Burreyas
Rat
Fy Mhoner
Iaree
Bingley
Porta
Lespage
Pratt, Sec
Elkhart
Sin
Tony Weldiond
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