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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1891
Page
3
Railroad timetable excerpt shows trains listed with arrival and departure notes. It references Gore and Oakes with limited legible train numbers and destinations, indicating schedules or connections.
A mass meeting of business men endorses a public Fourth of July celebration in Oaks with plans for a noted speaker, committee assignments, and arrangements. Separate reports cover Children's Day events, gopher hunts, and local church services and decorations reflecting a busy civic and religious community life.
Fragments describe local happenings in a period tone with names and places such as Silverton Jamestown Ogden and Farners’ Missanee. Mentions visitors Mrs DW and Miss McQuintle, a lightning incident at Ben Crow, and school activity at Woodstock School in Woodstock Tl.
Guelph locals note Alliance meeting last Saturday and O C Watson’s in town. Railroad Commissioners passed through Wednesday. J B Joes managed lumber and hardware business last week. Reports from Ludden and Heela ball game at Heeli goto Pinel om. Rowdy crowd in town enjoying works at the Blackfoot Reservation. Fireworks display planned for the evening of the Fourth at Oakes. Local crops show promising prospects with modern farm implements and plowing progress expected to expand.
Readers received a dense, mixed-table notice featuring town events at Oakes and Forder’s Isles, dental and medical notices, crop reports, and community announcements. It mentions weather, church activities, school plans, a Presbyterian meeting, and local sales, with several names and places peppered throughout.
An antiquated collage of overheard comments, notices, and stray mentions appears. The text includes stray names, places and references to subscriptions, tickets, and local commerce, with brief dialogues and humorous asides woven through a collage of unrelated items.
The prospectus extols Oakes as the coming commercial metropolis at the gateway between North and South Dakota. It highlights its central rail connections, planned lines, ample water from artesian wells, central James River Valley location, perfect drainage, and rapid growth prospects for real estate investment and city development.
Notice is given that by virtue of a chattel mortgage dated June 7th in Ludden North Dakota the owner is in default on a promissory note for four and two hundred dollars. The goods described include Delgale Mince Ctheeror Winch a Plane Liner brown tar and a wagon. A public auction will be held at the front door of the district office in the county of Dickay on the afternoon of the specified date. The proceeds will be used to cover costs and the balance to the mortgage holder. The notice is dated June 18th in Supé, North Dakota.
In Dickey County leaders attack the Alliance, decrying misgovernance and urging reform. Aimed at improving public affairs, critics call for cleaner administration and reject opposition tactics while pledging to back independent candidates in local races.
LaMoure Creamery Co offers to contract cream for the season until December 1 at 18 cents, with shipments from LaMoure. It lists sweet cream at 15 cents per gallon test, butter prices around 18 cents per pound, and fresh eggs at 05. The notice notes express rates from Oakes, cans for sale at 1.50 dollars, and shipping crates available on application.
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