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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1895
Page
4
Readable items note New piano purchase, holiday goods, evergreen calls, farm stock moves, church plans, local travel and visits, school exams, and community updates across Clement Glover Oakes and nearby towns. Mentions Mr. Stevens, Miss Ladd, Della McMickit, and civic happenings amid winter conditions and Christmas preparations.
A December 7 1895 meeting at the Hose House in Ellendale elected Geo H Keyes as chairman and A Nichols as secretary to appoint delegates for the upcoming Fargo Immiration Convention December 17 and 18. A committee of Steinau Owens and Nichols will gather Dickey county resources for a report. adjournment set for December 14.
A fragment describes holiday offerings and ticket deals on the Soo Line with elegant accommodations and entertainment. It advertises Christmas and New Year trains featuring prose poetry and illustrations by noted writers and artists. Mail orders to George H. Hankford, publisher, Chicago.
Burnside Post G A RR held regular meetings on Wednesday evening and elected officers H V Hick C E G Baldwin J X Bingham R S Angel AST E Bly Chap M Keating Surg J Ruuiden 0 B B Gi Kennedy 0 G Tnsallation set for the third Wednesday in June with annual banquet to follow Wives and best girls invited. Oakes Chapter No 12 RAck elected Gov H Koves BE HP Tuo Kenneds K S W H Ellis H Y Hicks Treas J M Giyou Sea W Waldrom John Scott Win Mills S J Huria Palmer J Phemister A G Homiuway to be installed June 10 per ancient usage and customs.
A large crowd enjoyed a Friday entertainment with lively drama and dance. Orion Samson playfully portrayed the bold lover, J B McCracken gave a roguish Robin Hood, Lee Samson impressed as the Friar, and Misses Perkins Randall shone in key roles. The event raised 15 dollars for the pastor’s salary and thanked volunteers and A A Randall for hosting.
A reflective essay presents Christ as a universal pattern of humanity. It argues Jesus embodies moral virtues beyond dogma, urging sympathy for the dis tressed and a return to compassionate practice over ritualism. The author links Jesus’s life to enduring ideals of generosity, fellowship, democracy, and love, urging believers to live justly.
A notice seeking land, a few quarters, free from encumbrance and very cheap. Enquiries to this office.
A local note reports Rev. George Blackford filled the ME pulpit Sunday evening. The piece mentions Mrs. W. RR. Beers and Miss Florence visiting town, and Misses Maude Tataman and Maude Chatelier as guests of Mrs. Covert. It also covers an elevator inspection along the line, upcoming school entertainment with ten cent admission, and various social visits and transfers.
Reports from North Dakota cover cattle shipments, immigration, and agricultural growth. Grand Forks plans a new building for loafing, a Grand Forks gas company files incorporation, and Dickey County sheep industry booms as cattle herds shift. Embezzlement cases in Reynolds and Grand Forks are noted, with trials and potential forgery charges discussed. Local business groups push for city benefits including mills and packing houses.
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