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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1896
Page
1
The notice announces an imminent store enlargement and a clearance sale with bargains on dress goods flannels shirleys underwear winter goods boots shoes overshoes caps mits clothing and more. It urges customers to call at the store promptly to take advantage before work begins.
North Western Ling offers Home Seekers Ex cursion tickets on January 14 28 February 11 and March 10 1896 to many points in Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Cuban Territory Oklahoma Texas and Arizona. Pree for full ale tion apply to gen jic ago North Western Railway.
North Dakota reports the state suing the Northern Pacific for land taxes of 1803 and 1804. Jamestown inspects asylums and investigates Dr Archibald. Donations to the university surface while bounty discussions and railway matters unfold across Burleigh, Kidder, and Rolette counties.
Miller Williams of Aberdeen fired a 32 caliber pistol into his left temple last night. He lay on the floor beside a pistol and a looking glass as twenty five letters lay scattered about. His condition was critical and thought to be fatal within hours. Williams had worked as a clerk in local hotels and served as county auditor and treasurer for Aberdeen Mother Woodmen camp. His recent troubles included alleged jilting and unemployment.
A public appeal urges North Dakota schoolchildren to donate pennies for Armenian relief. F Bates calls for Armenian Day on January 1 to fund The American National Red Cross through student musical events and classroom contributions led by teachers and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Interest in the Eaton flowing well remains steady as pressure shows no decline. A photograph sketch depicts the well’s appearance with the water leaving a 14 inch pipe after the tank line is removed.
A compilation of local notes from Brier includes weather questions, sickness, market reports, shipments to Chicago and Sioux City, church notices, and social updates. It mentions Mrs. Marsh ill with influenza, shipping of hogs and sheep, a box social at Yorktown, and various clergy and civic activities along with brief economic observations. Names include Smiles, Harry Jessup, George Semple, Chas Koerner, and Rev. Bailey, among others.
The piece praises J A Denning’s friend who fenced four acres, plowed in spring, and used one field as pasture. Thistles thrived yet fed stock, yielding three times prairie area. Rotation allows moisture storage for crops next year, boosting yields. Denning’s plan seen as feasible, profitable, and adaptable for many farms.
The Jamestown Alpha Record reports on a January 26 meeting at the Presbyterian church led by H. E. Ely on testifying for Christ. It covers farm livelihoods like Wimbal Hall’s chicory and tobacco ventures, wolf trapping near Windsor, and a sheep ranch effort by a Shevenny immigrant. It lauds Prof Hood’s discipline at Oakes High and celebrates Tessie Canfield’s prize-winning performance in Minnesota high school music.
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