The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-22
NORTH DAKOTA.
Interesting Condensed News from Over
the State by Counties.

Interesting Condensed News from Over
the State by Counties.
Towner County: Grasshoppers have
been flying over Oando.
Wallace County: In this county the
assessor reports 100 horses and 276 cat
tie, valued at $11, 800.
Dunn County: This county has 1000
horses, 4,4OO cattle and 6, 443 sheep, all
valued at $1O2, O0O.
Mckenzie County: There are 547
horses in the county, 10, 500 cattle and
8, $50 sheep, assessed at 1902, 0OO.
Dickey County: Grain around Cakes
is so heavy that men hired to cut it re.
fuse to put the binders in the fields.
Hettinger County: Another hail storm
visited this county, doing about $1,000
damage. 90. Five families from Vermont,
who settled at Vermont City, s. D., are
to move to New England City, in this
county.
Wells County: Thomas McKitterick
has sent a carload of fat sheep to Chi
cago.... The personal .property is as
sessed at $22, 26O more this year than
last, and real estate $$22, O6S. 49,. Hail has
done some damage west of SykestOn.
Logan County: The Homestead gives
good advice when it says farmers ought
to pillow fire guards early and wide. ID.
II. Hoof reports a rainfall Of 81 inches
for the week.
Rolette County: w. W. Barrett is
circulating a petition to congress to set
aside the Turtle Mountains as a national
park. . The county levy is 8 mills. 90.
Troop A had a dress ball at Dunseith
Aug. 12.
Foster County: This county now hes
1,O33 horses, 1,911 cattle, (, 1868 sheep
...Melby now has a mail route....
Presiding Elder Hovis preached at Oar.
rington Aug. l6:...J. NJ. Murphy d
Darlington mas eighty acres of barley
that will go fifty bushels per acre.
Mcintosh County: Ashley ladies
have been holding picnics while the men
have had to keep up cold grub at home
900. Harvest hands are in demand here
....South Dakota teams are passing
through the county enroute to Cass
County to take in the harvest.
Kidder County: The weeds around
Steele have been cut 90. Professor Burn
ham will have charge of the Steele
school another year. w. Nav of Daw-
son broke his collar bone, in conse.
quence of too fast driving. ... Treasurer
Roberts has filed q new bond.
LaMoure County: More laborers are
needed in LaMoure County....A hoy
herder was seriously gored by a COW at
w. J. Organs corral. ...B. G. Feezer
hos moved his flock of sheep, 1900 in
all, fro Il Russell to Jamestown. Cap.
tain Boise is kept busy adjusting tall
losses. .LaMouIe Stripped three tons
Of butter last Saturday. 80. Halvor John
sons two and q half-yelr-oId boy was
seriously hooked by a COW.
Pembina County: Mrs. John Pep.
pard is superintendent Of the new Sun
day school in the Peppard district. 90.
Martin Gillis of st. Andrews has lost q
$3.50 mare. ... Clarence ID. Hoselton and
Miss Victoria l.. Shuts were married at
Drayton. IL. E. Booker has purchased
u ranch near Willeston and will put 600
young steers upon it,. Louis NORM of
Neche has been held in $500 bonds for
Illegally selling liquor.
Riohland County: Rev. Father Rab.
steineck is to return to Wahpeton. $50.
Annie E. Tyson and Frank O. johnson
were married at Tysonville. =; MI.
Eckes. whose building was closed by
the sheriff, has commenced proceedings
Riebe has resigned as chairman of the
supervisors If Park Township. 20.
1.-The Lidgerwood Broadaxe says
the hail reports around Cayuga were
overstated.
Burleigh County: Burleigh County
has II, 1888 acres in wheat. 1855 in corr
and 4, 426 in oats; 2,705 horses, 6,878
cattle; 5,016 sheep. 800. Myron w. Hutch
inson. chief clerk in the Bismarck land
Office, has been married to Miss Ger
trude Griffin. 1.-The young ladies of
Bismarck presented Canterbury Tales
at the Atheneum Friday evening".
General Bently is slowly improving. 200.
Pat Walsh was injured quite severely at
Menoken while raking hay.
Stark County: Mi. and Mrs. O. 81.
McWilliams have lost their little son
David, of cholera-infantum ...,. Miss Els.
tella Cryne is now teaching ct Richard
ton. STARK County has 1000 horses,
5000 cattle and II, 10s sheep. 200 iokin-
son shipped 1872 cars of cattle the past
week; Mingusville $50 cars. ...M Mrs. E..
L. Schofeld, Miss Gertrude Lawrence
and Miss Lena Bscraft have given PAL.
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