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Newspaper
Oakes Weekly Republican
Location
Oakes, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1894
Page
3
C N W timetable and James River Valley Line schedule show daily departures from Gluon to Aberdeen and Minneapolis with varying arrival times. Passenger trains run westward toward Glenwood and Kulm with limited Sunday service. local agent W Payne handles tickets and connections.
Ellendale North Dakota October 2 1894 editor Rerefucas defends Bush against populist claims about colonial paper money and its effects. He cites Encyclopaedia Americana passages on colonial issues, details varied success in Massachusetts Connecticut and South Carolina, and argues such money was a temporary remedy with mixed effects rather than a prosperity engine.
A letter claims Populist candidate Brainard betrayed reform by drumming farmers into revolt while persecuting Vosburg, a northeast of Oakes farmer, seizing his winter livelihood via an ironclad note and forcing him to leave the country. The writer brands Brainard a hypocrite in this political feud.
Voters are told to obtain an Official Ballot from the Inspector of Election and ensure it is endorsed and signed. They must vote in a booth, mark each chosen candidate with a cross, and may write in names or use a sticker. Ballots are limited to five minutes, with up to three ballots available if spoiled.
Oakilets. Mrs Allinger recovers for astral health. Webster Helms of Yorktown visited the city Monday. Cider barrels sold at Star restaurant for 40 cents. Frank Moser’s potatoes yielded 90 bushels per acre. W H Yerkes of Rochester visits to trade cattle. Devendorf and Mrs Payne’s brother Will Collins came from Jamestown to see the twins. Corn on hand at O P & F Store for chicken feed. Devendorf shows miniature ranges. WTA meets at M E church Friday 8 30 pm. Miss Rank Johnson touring as state superintendent candidate. Dentist I L Taylor to visit Cayuga Oct 20. Hudson L A S meets today and next Thursday. Hear Miss Emma Bates, Republican candidate, at St Paul visit ends. Services at M E church Sunday 7 30 pm and Hudson 11 am. All farm buildings south of Oakes for sale cheap. Clerk of Court candidate H Randall in town. Straubville cattle thefts under investigation. arrests made.
The October 19 1894 meeting at Oakes ND adjourned regular session with Williams Given and Angel present. Minutes approved. Bills allowed and ratified. A committee to review warrant 134 appointed. Obituary notes Olaf E Olson age about 26 died October 7 at Jacobson LaMoore county. Funeral conducted by Rev Thuland with Masons aid. Various local notes on school progress weather and community items.
Mrs Anna Covert guests and church events fill small town life as residents plan visits to Detroit and Annandale. Local officials and neighbors attend meetings, changes of plans keep the community commerce steady, while a ghost social fundraiser supports the M R pastor and a new deputy post master weds into town duties. A disreputable street incident prompts concern among churchgoers as residents express gratitude for support after bereavement.
The Dickey County Association will present a teachers institute in Oakes on October 27 1894 with an afternoon session at 1 PM and an evening session at 7 30 PM Readers include Mrs J C Hood W Hicks C A Nichols Grace Trouger Evan Irwin Inez Pierson George Stuart Minnie Young and Beatrice DeGrall plus Vocal pieces by Nellie Chamberlin Emma Bates and the Oakes Quartette Lectures by 6 Muse and a discussion on methods for teaching foreign pupils with brief notices of other educational topics and performances.
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