The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-03
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coffin had to be made for his remains.
Nelson County: Fred Ferris wheat
averages thirty-ive bushels per acre..
A prairie fire near Bartlett burned 15t
acres of wheat. ...F Fourteen carloads Of
sheep have been brought into the
county. Joe Pierce is building a sheer
barn l60x32 feet. 90. Fred Oben had ten
acres of flax that yielded $50 bushels
$50. More men are wanted in this county
900. Messrs. Hutchinson, HerndOn and
Joy have brought in 6 600 more sheep.
Pembina County: The st. Thomas
Congregationalists viii build a $4,000
church next spring. DIR. w. ]. Mont
gomery has returned to Ardock.. ..E,
q. James, of st. Thomas, prevented q
serious fire by throwing a blazing and
broken lamp out the window the other
night. Frank King averaged 324
bushels on his Toilette Farm. IA
prisoner in the county Jail was searched
sion made from his bed clothing.
Trail County: The Portland public
schools have opened Back taxes are
being collected. go. Hillsboro has levied
u tax of SIS. 600. John Newell was seri.
ously scalded at the water tank at Hills.
boro. IA. L. Plummer got IN average
of thirty bushels per Prairie
chickens are thick. The First Ma
tional Bank of Mayville reports an ex.
cellent business. ... Superintendent Nc
bushels on MI. Grandin's Mayville
farm.
Walsh County: Banker Lord of Park
River has brought in a train load Of
sheep for the farmers. 80. Ole Christian
son threshed $40 bushels of wheat from
ten acres, just ffty-two bushels per
acre. Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Wise had a
silver wedding. ...T The Cavalier train is
now running four times per week..
Grafton has a whist club. Hans hob.
ertson killed q bear the other day..
ALEX. Pajeot had his thumb crushed
by a water tank....J. j. Doughterly
got 100 bushels of oats to the acre.
Sargent County: The Teller pub
fishes a very interesting cereal. story
of the crops of North Dakota. 90. John
Miller, who works for Senator Nelson,
had a quarrel with a fellow workman
and came out second best. DIR. Nc
Kenzie has purchased the drug. stock OF
G. D. Rittenhouse and will consolidate
the two stores. 80. The Cogswell Rustler
comes out as bright Oh if it had never
suspended publication The Item is
very newsy nowadays.
Wells County: Ed Spicer got 10
bushels of flax per acre. I'D. Harris is
visiting the postoficesof the county. 80.
Messrs. Wells and Dickey have adj
vanced the prices of their farms rs per
cent. GO. v. Brown has received some
thoroughbred Shropshire sheep. The
Whitby Cheese Factory is turning out
quite q large product. Judge Rose
held a short term'of court at Sykeston;
but two cases were presented and both
were continued.
Ransom County: Charles E. Fair
banks, of Ft. Ransom, reports an ave-
age of twenty-five bushels of wheat.
Charles Hummason has shot a monster
pelican. 900 The deed for the site for the
soldiers home has been given, and ar
rangements for building will probably
be completed at the next meeting Of the
board. -. County Superintendent W. F.
Grange and AIDA Taylor-Da are
married. ... Mrs. Holt got $500 bushels
of wheat from $50 acres, an average of
thirty.one bushels per acre.
Burleigh County: Captain Flavin
received q beautiful watch charm from
his friends. ...E Ed Brunsman sowed two
bushels of fax and harvested POI bush.
els. The sheep men Melted over 10
cents per pound for the 10, 1000 pounds
shipped Boston, while Minneapolis only
offered IA cents per pound The Set
granted the petition for the orgsniza-
Hannafin is helping the Enforcement
League.
Diokey County: The road to MoIn-
tosh County is being repaired SO as to
bring 200, 600 bushels of wheat to Ellen
dale .... Photographer Byam is taking
some good farm views. 900. Everybody
reports good yields of grain....A. j.
Rehl has had q Russian thistle killer
made for $15 which shears the pest off
two acres per day. Guelph is to have
q general store The prairie fire east
of Cakes wal started by sparks from q
500 locomotive. John Oleson slid off
q load of wheat upon the tine of q pitch
fork, inflioting fatal injuries, probably.
Ramsey County: A ball Of binding
Irvine was aocidently fed into a thresh.
ing machine and tied it up so COM
pletely that work was delayed q day....
Henry Hale is the new secretary of the
chamber of Commerce. -. Lieutenant
Beacon has been at Fl. Totten enlisting
Indians for the regular army. ...G Grand
Harbor farmers give notice that hunters
will not be allowed to trespass.: =.
Great wheat yields continue to be re-
ported. The Ohurch's Ferry Sun re-
ports the corn yield good there.
Steele County: One hundred and
forty-four liquor afidavits were taken
out in Steele County during August
for thirty different diseases; thirty. eight
were for diarrhea, fifteen kidney COM
plant, thirteen collie. I'D. q. NJ. Stone
Of Enger, threshed 5000 bushels of
wheat from eighty acres. The Tribune