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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1891
Page
3
Mixed local notes report Round Elevator coal needs, visitors, social events, and minor accidents. Irregular items mention sales, new stock at Howland & Goodrich, hospital updates, a timber accident, and community happenings around Minneapolis and nearby towns.
Barnabus Hinds of Ellendale visits for exam by the examining board amid local business chatter about low prices from Flowland and Goodrich and a wave of small town events. A Russian man near Ellendale and a blizzard misadventure, local deaths, marriages, surgeries, and civic notices fill a long, rambling page of local life with names, places, and dates from LaMoure to Oakes and Grand Forks.
Farmers advocate organization and consultation to advance mutual welfare and resist party manipulation. They urge independent action across parties, warn against political trickery, and emphasize unity through Alliances or similar groups, while linking the holiday to Anglo-Saxon Christian roots and noting travel routes via The Burlington line for holiday visits.
A crowded Ludden page notes visits by Warren Douds and Mr. Clark, upcoming homecomings, and a major disturbance as a man named H D Wilson delivered a severed threat followed by a dynamite blast at Mr. Gago's office. The blast damaged the building, yet no serious injuries occurred, aside from minor cuts. The report also lists social events, arrivals, and community notices including weddings and a charity supper.
An OCR laden page details a Trenton business opening with groceries and tobacco, followed by scattered notices on land plots, taxes, ballots, church events, and court items. It mentions Ellendale and Foster additions, school taxes, refunds, petitions, and various public notices amid a clutter of commercial and civic items.
A garbled OCR passage lists obituaries and public notices tied to Ellendale, Haley, Temple, and other places with fragmented names such as Keats and Temple. It mentions final valuations, notices to heirs, and local business or legal notices without coherent details. The readable portion preserves names and scattered dates but lacks full context.
The readable text fragments describe a January or February election with references to polls closing at 7 pm and mentions of votes, currency, and local governance. Names, places, and dates are unclear due to corrupted OCR but imply a civic voting context and a historical date around February.
Oakes North Dakota merchant Bittman declares all stock will be sold by January 1 1892 including fixtures and goods in rockery notions shop clothing and jewelry with high grade watches at reduced prices. He urges customers not to miss the chance.
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