The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-09-12

team run away at Willow, breaking his
buggy. Wheat has been considerably
hurt by frost. IA prairie fire did dam.
age to Capt. A. Haskell's crops.
Foster County: The Independent
has completed its second year. Editor
Hogue wants q farmers elevator at Gar
rington. .. Farmers are delighted with
the result Of smudging.. Joseph
Farquer had a field of oats burned by q
prairie fire.
Steele County: The Pioneer says
smudges did lots of good. 49, Prairie
chicken hunting is good. Farmers
are building new granaries. ... Good
crops seem to have made the Broadlawn
alliance q thing of the past. ...T Teachers
examination at Sherbrooke Sept. II.
Burleigh County: Colonel Bentley
is reported improving. Judge Win
chester is home from Detroit, Mich....
Gerald Pierce is nursing q boil on his
neck. Bismarck complains because
the reduced rates to the Minneapolis
Exposition do not extend to that city.
Cavalier County: Halvor Torgeson
lisa strong believer in the efficacy of
smudges. Miss Mary Powles. of Mil
ton, wa thrown from a broncho and had
one foot stepped N. "A self-registering
thermometer was stolen from Dr. Dono.
vans drug store the other day.
Nelson County: Much stacking will
be done, as threshing machines are
scarce. Alfred Anderson was acct.
dentally killed by a gun while playing
in a granary with his brother. -. Prof.
@. A. Hall and his daughter, Miss Jen-
ME, will teach at Lakota.
LaMoure County: Professor Warren
will again be in charge Of the LaMoure
school. ...H. E. Campbell had twenty.
five acres of oats totally destroyed by
frost. The Chronicle warns its read
e1s to prepare against prairie tires....
Teachers reading circle will meet Sept.
10 at Edgeley. <.
Emmons County: Lots OF hay has
been put up around Winchester. 90.
b. Burnstead is letting out sheep on
shares. "A. L.. Reynolds of Omio is
dead .... Frosts have been hard, but lit
tie damage has been done. Editor
Streeter wants an office boy to keep flies
off him.
Stark County: The Dickinson Hose
90. are to have uniforms. Notice has
been given of 1856 cars of cattle soon to
be shipped from Stark County,. 100.
Charles E. obson's home on the Cannon
Ball vas burned down. 90. Work has
been commenced on the Dickinson
Episcopal Church.
McHeqry County: Towner wants an
elevator. ...S ~tookraisers are making
pots of money this season.. E. 81.
lhursby is gaining quite q reputation
deer are reportedin the county. n A..
Fox has put up 600 tons Of hay....
Warren Cargo and Miss Title Hanson
were married. -.
Wells County: The c~oncensus of
opinion from farmers as secured by The
Gazette is that smudges did good.
Wells County wants no more irosts or
more straw for smudges. Some one
took two bales of Irvine from the depot
platform. Rev. 81. E.. Compton has
preached his farewell sermon at Sykes
ton, and returned to Chicago.
Towner County: The Cando Record
says whisky is being shipped in there,
marked ''drugs''. ... Complaint is made
that there is 9 margin of II; cents be-
tween the market prices at Oando and
Duluth even after freight and inspec-
tion is taken out. ...Mr. Montgomery
who was shot in his head some time ago,
did not die as reported, but has ar
rived safely home.
Morton County: No progress is be.
ing made on the artesian we'll. Alex.
.Helmsworth is held under $500 bonds
for sending an offensive postal. card
through the mails. 1.-The new elevator
will have q capacity of 49, 900 bushels
80. Hans Hertes of Oliver County was
seriously assaulted. by s. N. Nelson
with q pitchfork The last of the
GfOOp9 nave leu fG. = 4
Trail County: Walter King was
caught taking money from the cash
drawer of the Morgan House at Port
land. 49, Deacon Smith of Portland got
1,4521 bushels of barley from fifteen
ores. Runaway teams are numerous
....Nels Thompson & Co. had six pair
Of pants stolen. ... Rev. w. NJ. Burdiok
has accepted the call from the Congre.
gational Church at Hillsboro.
Pembina County. J. w. Hughes
found a valuable horse dead. 49,. Mailo
Fadden OF Bsthyate, has invented q
new buggy wrench. :. Some one broke
into George Ingram's house, zeal Dray-
ton, and stole q watch and chain and
gold locket.. 49, Twenty children from
Pembina have been taken tothe convent
school at Graceville. %. Cavalier refuses
to fund for q school house.
Dickey County: Glendale merchants
are preparing for q large trade. Mrs.
Jacob Byers was seriously injured by a
runaway; the same horse attempted to