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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1891
Page
3
Reports boast a Soo line railroad influx with surveyors arriving toward Boynton and Sheldon while Minneapolis contractors John Fogarty and P A Smith prepare for track extension to Bismarck. Manitoba exposure cited, court terms listed amid local rejoicing.
An intelligent surveyor inquired about his destination and work plans in the city. He spoke of Lisbon and a possible Valley City branch, while details on timing remained unclear as locals noted careful plotting and a quiet approach to gain information.
A saloon keeper E Hagen faces a license charge in Ellendale with bail set as county attorney Quinn attends prosecution. A second item notes jurors drawn for the Ellendale term, listing names such as Smith Scott Welty Frojen and many others amid county concerns about public order and local governance.
The piece surveys emigration to Manitoba and North Dakota, contrasting prices for farming equipment and livestock, noting Manitoba costs exceed those here while wagons and engines show wide price gaps. It cites prices from Yorkton and discusses a Dickinson doctor fundraising with irrigation needs as Ellendale residents seek relief amid fertile land and artesian wells.
Locals report Rev TL Houke continuing to preach at Climax school house every alternate Sunday at 8 o'clock. A sale at Stavlay, a birthday surprise party planned by Liz Wrangham in honor of Mrs Henry Hanson, and county events fill the page. Farmers discuss a starch factory near Oakes as a potential boost, with notices of court matters, livestock, and community notices, including school programs and church services across the area.
Promoters tout Oakes as the coming commercial metropolis at the junction of Dakota’s rail lines, a gateway between North and South Dakota. They cite converging rail systems, planned NP and Soo extensions, rich artesian wells, cheap power, central wheat-rich land, and a booming future for real estate and industry with strong city-site advantages.
At Winkle House Chris Peterson paints his building. Decoration Day approaches with old soldiers remembered. Local names include Capt. Davis, Nicholson, Otto Langborn visiting for real estate, and life-insurance talk with Schwollenbach. Fresh strawberries and brains offered by Howland and Goodrich on Thursdays and Saturdays.
AY Scott & Root showcase full McCormick harvesting line while noting a rapid production pace to meet global demand. They tout awards from Vienna and the brand’s prominence from Russia to the Danube plains and southern harvests. Also mentioned are Memorial and Decoration Day observances and Burlington rail options for Minnesota and Dakota readers.
The piece notes language quirks of Ereichaidn speakers and insists English usage matters for real travel. It highlights the Albert Lea Route via Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway connecting St Paul Chicago Kansas City and other hubs across Minnesota Iowa and South Dakota.
Mrs Wixstow claims SovrHixa Syavr is a trusted teething remedy from a leading US nurse and physician. For over fifty years it has eased pain, dysentery, gripings, and wind in babies, with mothers buying by the millions. Bottle priced at 25 cents.
Taken up. Camsto my premises on sec. 12, 1300, on May 2, 1891, one large brown horse, thin in flesh, shoes on Front foot, J.A. Morgan, Oakes, N.D.
Market notice listing cream butter eggs and related goods with varied prices. Includes contract terms through December 1 at 180 and express delivery from Oakes for 10 gallon lots. References to shipping cans and a Coolgy milk listing by Creamery Co.
A newspaper fragment reports a meeting of railroad stockholders at Jackeca Minnesota with a colored worker overhearing wage-cut talk. It also includes land patent notices for Jennie Noggan and Waldo M Potter, detailing claims in Dickey County North Dakota and witnesses listed to prove continuous residence and cultivation.
Notice that a chattel mortgage dated March 1, 1887 to George Barnetlond of Oregon, secured by a horse, is subject to foreclosure for unpaid loan of 104 dollars and interest. The sale will occur at the front door of Seg Raut in Dickey County North Dakota on a Saturday in April at 11 o clock. Attorney Wai H. Kil, for the mortgagee, will conduct the sale.
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