The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-09-05

Sept. 13....Best Bros. of York have
shipped 5000 poundsof WOOL. .Oberon
wants q bank and a newspaper.
Nelson County: Lakota residents are
attaching bathrooms to their homes.
Dave Hullett's house was struck by
lightning. 800. Lots of new threshing out
fits in the country. Ira B. Patterson,
formerly of Mapes, was drowned in
California. ... Charles Adler proposes to
construct a stove to burn wheat instead
of hay; he thinks there is is so much
grain in the country it can't be moved.
Emmons County: Much grain near
Willismsport is being cut with headers
THE bonded indebtedness of the
school districts in this county is $19, 200
Mr.. Woorster has purchased sew
eral thousand weathers to fatten this
fall. ...D District Attorney Armstrong has
invented a c%orn-cutter. The town
we'll at Williamsport has been cleaned
OUT; a few cats, some gophers, manure,
etc., were found at the bottom.
Walsh County: Grafton is to have a
commercial telegraph Office. go. The
Grafton roller mill is undergoing re-
pairs. THE Park River mill blows it's
whistle for hours when there is danger
OF frost; this is a good scheme. The
Grafton Record says smudges did great
value in saving grain. IA traction en-
CINE got away from parties taking it
into the country from Grafton, ran into
a slough, and it took two days to get it
out.
Kidder County: George s. Fister
has proved up on his presumption. ..
The Ozone estimates the yield of wheat
in this county at 376, Cos bushels this
year .... Kidder has owe 1000 sheep.
Thirty farmers lost 80, 700 bushels of
wheat and 5000 bushels of oats in the
recent hail storm. $500 Dryer & Lyons, of
Steele, and Editor Brundage, of Daw-
son, are making an exhibit of Kidder
County's resources OF the Minneapolis
Exposition.
Morton County: Postmaster Gooding
of Fort Lincoln has been appointed Gus
todian Of the post property and author
lied to employ q night Waterman. i.
Estray notices are numerous in The
Pioneer. 800. Phoenix Hose Go. gave a
dance Tuesday evening .... Mrs. William
Sheriff gave a party at Mandan to her
nieces, Misses Walker. 80. Miss Fannie
Taylor gave cobweb party. ...D DR.. Goes
residence at Portland has been burglar
lied and the present from his Mandan
friends WAS taken. but all the articles
were recovered.
Steele County: Mr.. Marsh is prin-
cipal of the Hope School and Miss May
Morehouse the assistant. ...M Millions of
grasshoppers have been flying over
Steele County. 49,. William Spooner has
gone to Minneapolis to have an eye
operated pon....M Mr.. and Mrs. 81. II.
Wasem have a little girl. -. Hope won
over the Valley City baseball club. "A
petition is being circulated for the par
don of Henry Bently now in the Bis
marck ~penitentiary.
Stutsman County: Hattie Bigelow, Of
jamestown, will teach the Eldredge
school. -. Pillow good fire breaks. =.
Frost has done considerable damage to
late grain. Mr.. Remstead, OF Fargo,
is in charge Of the Pingree elevator -.
Ypsilanti wants the government to
build a line of s n~udgesalong the north
ern boundary of the state with native
COAL. Damage by frost at Beaver
Elton Northrup says smudges saved his
grain. u. L. Ksarney says the frost
cost him $4,000.
Ramsey County: The infant child of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Duell is dead at
Devils Lake. Judge Morgan has re-
turned from Hunters Hot Springs,
Mont. 90. County superintendent of
schools, Miss Mary Bowers. is visiting
in South Dakota. go Herman Click has
been pardoned and has returned here
IA double wedding vas celebrated in
the Hebrew church at Benzion. This
county has 3,O79 horses; 5.400 head of
cattle, and 2,479 sheep. -. There have
been 176 births and only 80 deaths in
Ramsey County during the past year.
Cavalier County: Mr.. McPhail used
up 1870 pounds Of Irvine in binding
eighteen acres of barley. 80. Charles
Wrightson lost his barn, two horses.
two yearlings and forty tons of hay by
fire.. 80. Mrs. P. McHugh's daughter has
taken the veil at st. Paul. .. The Getah.
ellis are making great improvements at
the Fish Trap. George Morgan, Of
Langdon, has been appointed mail agent
between Benson and Huron. Col at.
tended the memorial service at Osua-
brook to their late comrade, M. La ndon.
Grand Forks County: Northwood
has had hail ia party of young peo-
pie of Loretta were out riding, when
ponies ran away and all were injured,
Miss Florence Shaw wat hurt most of
any. One of j. ri. Berg's little boys
at Northwood fell out of bed and broke
his shoulder blade. 80. Miss Laura AL
drich of Arvilla entertained quite o
party of friends. 90. +. Liberty was
Seriously injured III the Walker mill at
Grand Forks. MI. Kellogg's barn ut
Ardock was damaged by fire. 80 The
Northern Pacific is to build a platform
at Gilby so farmers can ship their wheat.
Barnes County: The Valley City
papers kick vigorously against the state
board not taking the normal school
bonds. -. The Patriot says the damage
to wheat in Barnes. County will not OK.
coed 5 per cent, instead of IS and 40 as
reported 80. Barnes County claims 49,.
600 sheep, against 1914 last year....
The Times. Record urges farmers and
buoinaes man Tn foka nm tho normal