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Oakes Weekly Republican

Location

Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1891

Page

3

Christmas Chimes Amid a Snowbound Nativity

A devotional piece blends archaic spellings with lines praising Mary and the Christ child. It invokes heavenly choirs, shepherds, and distant shores as Christmas carol imagery, celebrating the holy event and the divine gift to mankind in traditional festive verse.

Stinan Chimor Ellie Evstern Siren Ollie Pendona Christine Chlinos Tiubarn Heaven Igang Singh bin Christa Dent Mike Anuela

Oaklets and holiday notices fill the town paper

A flood of items covers illness, travel, shopping, and social notes as residents of Oaklets and nearby areas send Christmas greetings. Mr and Mrs Roberts are ill, Peabody’s stock is complete, and families plan trips to Brookings Mobila Ala and Lake City Minn. Local events include a magic lantern show, church services, a grand New Year’s Ball, real estate moves, and various small notices about auctions, ice, and groceries. The column also reports a court case over $60, and a church organ gift, with neighbors planning religious services and holiday preparations.

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The World's Fair Closed Out Amid Odd Choir Echoes

Fragments signal a closing fair event with garbling lines and stray phrases. A whimsical voice mentions holiday purchases and distant music as pageantry fades. Names and places are unreadable, but the mood hints at a last night crowd and lingering spectacle.

Sudden Locals and Quiet Holiday Notes

Local items from town include arrivals and departures, church notices, and social happenings. Miss Josie McCarty returns to Michigan while Mollie Clark travels to Oakes. Mr. Conway goes to Ellendale. Dr. Boardman, Mrs. Melton attended. a Christmas Eve dance and supper are planned. notices mention a Wheat market and various town movements plus Methodist church services and New Year greetings.

Josie McCarty Michigan Mollie Clark Oakes John Conway Ellendale Great Northern Boardman Melton Samuel Lord E. H. Duntons

Onkow City Council December Meeting Minutes

The Onkow city council held a December session with limited quorum, adjourned meetings noted, and officers including Mayor Elis and Aldermen Vin le Weston Howland and Board Hb present. Bills approved or referred covered sidewalk work, police duties, jail work, and street repairs, with committees continued to pursue projects and nuisances abated. The meeting adjourned to December 17 after appointing a committee for a new oak and judder outfit.

Onkow Prusett Eyenine Monly Counuil Elis Vinle Weston Howland Lyvor Titlerbush & Son Gardinier Pontiilerg Aton Chiline Shidkt Winkle Hovland Bart Second Winkioit Korrner & Hoolzla J. M. Reynolds Howland, Boardman and Winkle

Local Postoffice opens with varied grocery stock

An early notice announces a new postoffice shop offering staple and fancy groceries, stationery, Christmas goods, tobaccos, cigars, and candies at low prices with a cash and fair dealings motto. The piece then shifts to a rambling, pseudo editorial on society and morality, quoting historical figures and local anecdotes, mixing advertisements with political and social musings.

Murder on Main Street in Butte Kills Mining Expert

Cun ningham, a renowned mining expert, was shot on crowded Main Street by his nephew Charles Price. The two men had been close. the attacker fled but was captured by a deputy as crowds gathered. Cunningham, known across Colorado, Leadville, and Black Hills, died after the left breast wound. The incident occurred in a busy city area and is being investigated. The notice also includes a public land entry and probate details unrelated to the crime.

Tustina Ackley Dr. Potter F. H. Jackson Mr. Jackson Hoyle Howlanes & Aid Goodrich Edendale Loader Ts Pritits Tina Virtue Syerntys Luther Calvin Knog George Fos Humes Confucius Washington Pranklin Marcus Aur Vlius AL Boyton Holssprings Abs Livy Waller Janelta Speliges Akeleton Stark Sprague Cortland Neb Mcantine Howe Dad Minlokahta Edie Frank T. Evang Askin Avery Hot Springs Black Hills Ryjar South Dakota Soniacholir Chaguberlin Keown Butte Burre Mon P. G. Cunningham Charles Price Main Alayer Cunningham Leadville Black

Fragmentary verse and garbled dialogue in stray text

A jumbled excerpt presents garbled dialogue and misheard lines about Santa Claus and Uncle Sam. The fragment includes stray names like TOM Laxano and Colonel Wintichleswm, with bits of Uncle Jasper and Christina, but most content is indecipherable and nonsensical. The passage resembles a noisy, disjointed OCR fragment with no clear story or event.

Jasper

Nearing Druggists Permit Application Noted in Court

A North Dakota county court gathers for a hearing on John Conway's petition to issue a druggist permit. The filing seeks authority to sell patent medicines including alcohol spirits and fermented products at a Salis Street location within Dickey County. The court requires show cause by the stated date before Ellendale where a final ruling will be issued on the license request.

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Voting Contest for a Brass Lamp Prize

A subscriber contest offers a six foot brass lamp with rope twist legs and hex central draft fountain. Readers vote by coupon for the lady to receive the lamp, with polls closing at 7 PM January 30 and results announced February 1. Votes allowed per paid subscription, ballots accepted via post or office.

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