Quiet Christmas in Oakes and rail plans for Pierre
Friday December 26 1800 Oakes North Dakota notes a quiet Christmas, local talk on Northern Pacific President Pierce and railroad progress to Pierre and the Black Hills. Reports include a Fargo car of flour donation rejected by Dickey County officials, court notes, social events, and local business chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prenne
Ward
Oakes-Pierre
Northern Pacific
Pierre
Black Hills
Perre Capital
Jas
A. Ward
Duluth, Pierre & Black Hills Railroad
Lox Capital
Organ Drawing at Gorder's Hall New Year Day
Cash Mercantile Co announces a New Year drawing at 4 30 p m in Gorder's Hall Oakes North Dakota. One patron will win a Grand Cottage Organ. An entertainment is planned if a negotiating troupe can be secured. Posters will announce details.
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Gorder’s Hall
Oakes
N. Dak
Cash Mercantile Co
E. W. Bittman
Pleasant Christmas gift to Mr and Mrs Bunce
A Christmas day surprise sees Mr and Mrs Bunce receive a ten dollar gold piece with a letter from Eva E Marshall thanking them for church choir service and other church work. The Bunces reply in gratitude, praising their friends and wishing a merry Christmas and prosperous New Year.
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P. C. 8S
Tom
Eva E. Marshall
Florence Bunce A
P, Bunce
Relief committee named at Ellendale alliance meeting
At last Tuesday's Ellendale county alliance meeting a relief committee was appointed to aid those in need. The members listed include N. D. Witham Guelph A Wold Oakes J B Butler Luin A J Cole Monungo and J M Davis Ellendale. The committee has a can of flour on hand in Ellendale and is working to distribute it to those truly in need.
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Fargo
Roy Witham
Fargo Roller Mills
Mr. Schuyler
Schuyler
Dickey County
A. Tittly
Argus and Yeads
Witham
Ajvertises
Pres Amity Firnyers
Alliancs
Isher Witham
Hiatat
Alliance Aid Association
Saith Stiamel
Amiatier
Stimmel
Livy
Jimmy Geent
Burdes
County Alliance
Ellendale
N.D. Witham
Guelph
A. Wold
Oakes
J. B. Butler
Luiden
A.J. Cole
Monungo
J. M. Davis
Ex County Commissioner McDonald Leaves for California
Former Dickey county official Don B McDonald departed Saturday for California due to poor health. His lungs are affected, a climate change is needed, and he expects to find suitable work. he has a California brother and many local friends regret his departure per Ellendale Commercial.
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Dickey
Massachussetts
Ludden
Don B McDonald
Calfornia
Myr. McDonald
California
Dickey County
Ellendale
Sudden Locals News Brief on Local Movements and Events
Local items report Gus Sutley visiting on business and W B Allen in Hecla for the week, Eaton guests in Aberdeen, D W Ringer from Jamestown, Oldt Bateman back from St Paul, and a school vacation week. Mentions mortgage sales, job hunts in Little Falls, Colorado trip for Mrs Munson, charity clothes donations from H F Eaton, Crandalls delayed by auditor absence, Baptist social a success raising over $13.
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H. F. Eaton
West Side Locals Report Farming Meetings and Tax Proof
West Side locals recount visits to Hudson and Edgely with notes on residents. Will Davis failed to smile at the Oakes girl, while Daniel Pinson paid 1890 taxes at the county seat. I F Murray of Murray Bros. achieved final homestead proof. West side farmers formed a county farmers alliance at Hudson Schoolhouse with officers and delegates elected for Ellendale.
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West Side
J. M. Davis
Will
Hudson
Oakes
Daniel Pinson
Uncle Sam
Hudson School House
Farmers Alliance
Chareter
Norway
H. J. Mallory
Andrew Vold
Lewis Bly
E. E. Rorapaugh
Jas McManus
C. H. Stodard
Chaplin J. H. Denning
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Oakes Republican
Punuisu En xyzRy Frray
North Dakota
Western Printing Company
C. S. Brown
Official Paper
Bismarck
Senator Pierce
Epworth League
D. W. Ringer
Jamestown
Peabody
Minneapolis
J. W. Lucas
Bride
St. Paul
Mrs. Howland
Mrs. Marsh
Fred Smith
J. M. Given
Howland & Goodrich
Bitteman
H. M. Cole
H. Lewis
Shutter
Grace Boehmler
Grand Forks
JH. Jelley
McCormick Harvester Co
Farmington, Minn
J. B. Root
Forman
Masonic Lodge
Gray Bros
Wallace Walker
Union and
Lutheran Sunday Schools
Lutheran
Gull River
Gull River Lumber Co
W. W. Good
Superior
Mr. Good
Dame Justice
Jurge Lander
John W. Moore
Livingston and
Caldwell
Chas. W. Taylor
T. C. Rice
Defendent
A. Poiver
Warder Bushnell X Co
J. R. Richardson
Northwestern Erigator Co
Albion Mfg. Co
Frank Poieer
John Courtney
John Waters
Wm. Roberts
Marlin & Strane
Sutley
I. Otto Barroth
Morten
Lt. Pleteher
Thomas Bush
J. 1. Sullivan
Gustaf Sipples
Ross
Parker
Nils Neilson
W. Crandall
Washburn Mill Co
I. W .Taylor
Bank of Oakes
Gonvt
Wriley
Walter Shumway
W. Dodge
Kellogg
van Buskirk
Watertown
Stevens
Aberdeen
South Dakota
W. H. Bilis
Bill Erwin
Onur
J. F. Sullivan
Lauder
Frank Kellogg
N.P
SOO
Great Northern
D. A. Poirier
Wm. Watula
Poirier
Watula
State Line Moonshine Society
Shattuck School
United States
G. F. Bieber
James Laffin
General Segal
Emma Ryan
Emma
Mr. Laffin
Joe
Oakes, N. D
Gus Sutley
W.B. Allen
Hecla
Steve Heffner
Oldt Bateman
John Korona
Heald Place
George Wilcox
Missouri
P.M. Lawrence
D. Lynch
Hiram Tyrrell
Frank Shadbolt
Little Falls
Minn
J. M. Munson
Colorado
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