The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-09-26
NORTH DAKOTA.
Interesting Condensed News from
Over the State by
Counties.

Sargent County: Editor Wolfe says,
tell the truth about North Dakota, don't
boom it. The county has $40. 173. 80
of assets. The Rutland blind pig has
been penned.
Logan County: The county has
$ ,C19O5 cash on hand, with assets OF
1928 ST. 90, and liabilities OF SIC. 500. so
y. Several new threshing rigs have
been secured to handle the great crop.
Pierce County: L. Cumbersome
wheat averaged thirty bushels. The
lost sheep were found; the locomotive
rani into the flock, killing eleven....
Rugby has been having mum soclals.
: Eddy County: J. W. Richlet got
9,O0o bushels Of wheat, 1,4O0 OF oats and
1,1G0 of flax from 1876 acres. ... Miss
I'ebo is i'll charge of the New Rockford
school.
y Stutsman County: Hon. Johnson
.Nickeus will deliver a lecture upon Life
in South America at the Congregational
shuscll i'll jamestown, Sept. 25.. There
has been g. prairie fireat Medina. -. The
Alert reports great yields Of wheat.
McHenry County: Somnambulism is
said to prevail at Towner. James
Day little son took carbolic acid by
mistake, but was rescued. 80. Miss Pearl
Conkling is teaching at Mouse River
P. o..
Towner County: William F. New
comb is dead. Mrs. Charles Riggs
passed away recently. go. George Thorn
has gone into horse dentistry .... The
state board Of equalization raised the
assessment of Towner land about $780,
600.
Mcintosh County: Clark Sanders
won the prize at the poverty social.
One hundred and seventy-fve grain
stacks are visible from A. w. Clyde's
Albright Valley, with John P. Geidt as
postmaster.
Wells County: The county has
So, 374. 81 cash on hand; the outstanding
Indebtedness is 1913, $50. "a, and the
assets 1913. 95l. sc. TX. st. Jacque got
thirty-fve bushels of wheat instead of
twenty, as he expected. 90. The county
board has ordered personal property
taxes for 1~8S5-6-7-8 and 9 cancelled.
Tia Moure County: N. Diehl narrow
" escaped injury by being thrown in
front of his sickle on his header. ....A
daughter of MI. Zimmerman has broken
her leg. 80. The La Moure County
Mutual Insurance Go. had IS losses and
issued IA policies; an assessment of
twenty cents per acre has been made....
Hans Vaandertuck averaged 80 bushels
Of wheat.
Stark County: Fisher Bros. sowed
four bushels of wheat on stubble and
harvested 100 bushels. ...S Sebastian
Mischief threshed 1900 bushels of wheat
from forty acres, or 374 bushels average
900. s. Chase was bitten by q rattle
snake, but by prompt efforts saved his
life. The annual meeting of the
Custer Sheep Go. has been held.
Cavalier County: Extensive prepare.
tions are being made for the county fair
the premium list is a good me-. Hon.
R. B. Langdon gives the new Langdon
schoolhouse u good bell. The Lang.
don Republican commenced its third
severely kicked by a horse.
"
Benson County: The News reports
Commissioned Torgerson threshcd 600
bushels No. 1 hard from 10 acres of
lsnd....D. Howrsy got 1 200 busl" Is OF
wheat from 60 ucres. -. Oherson re-
ceived freight upon which the c'"rges
we're So, 900 jn August, against 5000. 05
i'll sam. month last year. Some diph-
theriu is reported III the county.
Emmons County: Several families
from Illinois are to move to the Hamp
ton reighborhood next spring. ... The
Record says that three Winchester
ladies put up 100 tons of hay this sum.
mer, and owing to the scarcity Of labor
ers, ladies have done much outdoor
work this summer. ... Editor Streeter
sends q pithy letter to Hon. e.. F. Good.
win.
Kidder County: Ed. German saw q
wolf hanging around the other morning
Of he started to turn his sheep out Of
the corral; he had no gun, but took
after him with his pony and after .
chase of q dozen miles tired him out and
killed him with q stirrup; he wa 8 feet