The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-12-19
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propeller r. E. Schuok, while making
in inspection for fire.
The secret consistory of the vatican
was held in Rome yesterday. The
public consietory will be held next
Thursday. There were three American
bishops present at the consistory yes
terday.
Conductor Durment had a narrow es.
cape from death at Minot. While walk
ing along on top of his train he fell be-
tween the cars. but grabbed the brake
rod and held himself up till the train
stopped.
Considerable excitement prevails at
Hilleboro over the recent decision re-
garding the county seat, and every ef-
fort consistent with law and order will
be made to retain the seat of govern.
ment at that point.
The weather at Lakota, N. D., is like
fall, and the farmers having wheat in
shock are either threshing it or stack
ing. From that place the smoke of half
q dozen threshing machines, in full
blast, con be observed.
Senator Casey has introduced a bill
for the relief of Thomas b. Carpenter,
a resident of North Dakota. Mr.. Casey
also introduced a bill granting North
Dakota 5 per cent of the sale of public
lands which have been, made or may
hereafter be made.
James Ogilvie who, with his wife, left
a pleasant home in Alpena, Mich, to
follow Schweinfurth, the man who has
the nerve to call himself Christ. has
brought suit against Schweinfurth to
recover SO, 600, which the latter had in
weighed out or him.
A meeting of Chicago printers was
held recently for the purpose of forming
an association through which repre-
preventative base ball nine of com.
positors is to be organized. It is the
intention to make q tour of the large
| cities of the east next summer.
At Wahpeton Judge Lauder fined
Joseph Schmitt 5000 and sentenced him
toninety days in Jail for running q blind
pig. Schmitt has appealed to the SUI
preme court. This was q test case to
establish the validity of the liquor law.
There are six other cases to be tried.
At Deadwood while attempting to
cross q bridge in front of q fast moving
train, the two-horse hack, driven by
Lame Hank" Bowen. was hurled down
q ffteen.foot embankment into the
creek below. One horse was killed and
the driver and n of the passengers
were badly hurt.
T. l.. Kimball, of the Union Pacific,
and Henry Gibson. an Omaha business
man, are the western agents of q New
York syndicate which has decided to
erect q system of beet sugar factories
throughout Nebraska and adjacent
states.
The municipal authorities of hyeres,
France, are preparing to give Queen
Victoria q warm greeting or her visit to
that town. A battle of flowers and a
series of fetes are being arranged. The
mayor has sent q letter to the queen.
saying that the people are grateful for
the honor which she is about to confer
on the town. :.
Wilson's Hotel. at Michigan City. N.
D., has been ~quarantined by DIR. C0yle,
of Lakota, who maintains that several
of the guests have diphtheria. DR..
Swanston, of Devils Lake, was called
and pronounces the disease pharjngitis,
a harmless throat trouble. Another
physician has been summoned, who will
decide the case. Meantime the quaran.
tine is on.
John Schuman died at Watertown, s.
D., from the effects of the shot fired
by DR.. s. V. Groesbeck on Wednesday
morning. He said nothing about the
shooting before his death, though
pressed to do so. He has no relatives
in the United States. but said he had
a mother and sister in Spain. He
served in the union army during the re-
bellion. and was q member of the g. A.
r, post here. which will take charge Of