The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-15

Kidder County: Collections are re-
ported good at Dawson. The Troy
Farm is preparing o large acreage for
CROP. Foreman Emptyins is cutting
weeds on the Northern Pacific right of
way....O. s. Roberts and bride have
reached Dawson. There was a merry
party of p~icknickers at Mayor Clark's,
at Steele. Scott Knable had q valua-
BILE horse rear, fall and break it's neck
IF. A. Baker, of the Thornhill Farm
at Dawson, is putting in platform scales
.... Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Kunkel gave
a large surprise party at Dawson to
their son CLARK, who is visiting them
$50. William Little is building q large
granary.
Emmons County: Mr.. and Mrs. Derr
had a h~ousewarming party Aug. TIT
is reported by The Record that mos
quitos RI spearing fish in the Missouri
.... Mrs. Cell broke her limb by step
ping through o stovepipe hole. David
Chapman has lost a horse by lightning
.... Stations leins are being foreclosed
.... There has been a little hail out on
Beaver Creek. ...G. w. Westcott has
been flooded out twice this year at q
loss of 5000. .Horsehead Bottoms at
Hampton are being drained so haying
a commence. The West End School
at Hampton is now open. 80. Charles
Lock has crossed !, 100 head OF cattle at
Winona to be issued to the Indians. 80.
The Glencoe Church is being painted
.... Settlers are satisfied with Emmons
County this year.
McHenry County: j. b. Bree of
Towner pressed 12O bales of hay in one
afternoon recently. 49, Miss Hattie Fris
by kindly gave the children of Towner
an ice cream party. ...E. W. Lewis has
resigned as cashier of the Towner Bank
.... 1. $50 more ewes have been brought
to Towner. I'D. A. Davis is the new
cashier of the Towner Bank. The
Mouse River is rapidly rising. Editor
Code is publisher of q newsy paper. -.
Miss Alice Mitchell has finished the
term of school at Towner. ...M cKechnie
& Kitzman will pillow frebreaks along
the Great Northern as lar as Williston
Rev. NJ. Shirley of Fargo will hold
services here Aug. l6.. Editors Taylor
and Code are dwelling together like
brothers.
Cass County: Miss Ellen Martin of
Pontiac township is dead. -. Little
Hazel Babcock of Oasselton celebrated
her fifth birthday with a gay party.
Editor Allen of Buffalo is enthusiastic
over the wheat fields. IA laborer at
the Watson farm has been sunstruck
800 Butcher Baker of Buffalo killed q
sheep that dressed 40 pounds. 90. B.
| Wade has been testing weights and
measures at Buffalo 90. Lightning
struck Charles Oooley's barn at Tower
City and did considerable damage.
Miss Bickford gave q rag caspet bee at
Tower City. 800. Wallace Nye's new barn
near Hunter was dedicated by a dance
80. Miss Fern Lincoln won the gold
medal at the Demorest contestat Hunter
There was q pleasant dance at
CANDLES Hall, Hunter.
Griggs County: Ashtabula now re-
ceives mail three times a week....O O.
Sanders was thrown head first from his
wagon near Ashtabula the other day and
considerably injured. Mrs. O. O. Ford
and Miss Shirza Gimblett of this county
have given the new Congregational
Church at jamestown a handsome pull
pit scarf. .. Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Brown
Of Meadow Brook announce through
The Courier that they do not give their
fifteenth wedding anniversary party to
receive presents, but to entertain their
friends. The Oooperstown postofice
has been moved. Register Berg is
having a large barn built. 90. Planted
trees are growing finely this year..
The Willow City correspondent of The
Courier pitches into The Fargo Tax Re-
form Advocate, but takes the oppor.
tunity to advertise Sam Mathews and
the Columbia Hotel. Fargo.
Cavalier County. The Republican
has an interesting account of a trip to
the Fish Trap Mill. the gold mines of
the mountains. clay beds and Indian
mounds in Pembina Comfy. ...H. A.
Bussieres is the attorney at Lang
don. ... Cavalier County will have a fair
Oct. IA and Is; D. Mclaughlin is presi-
dent of the association and H. d. ALERT
secretary ..John Sillers, at Soper, had
a social ball. The road from Wong to
Fish Trap is being graded. 80. Mrs. J..
w. David is carrying the mail to Dan
iels, and The Republican says it always
arrives on time. -. William Burkett OF
Mazda says he has oats with 400 kernels
to the head.... Auditor ALERT and
County Superintendent Fox have been
examining the school lands of Cavalier
County. ...Sevin Orion fell thirty feet
from the roof of the new school house at
Langdon. breaking Ills collar bone and
seriously injuring himself otherwise.
Benson County: Editor Garvey has
made a trip through the county and is
enthusiastic over the crop outlook. 80.
The News says there is no question but
frost can be averted by smudges. go. Eu.
gene Partch has flax thirty inches in
heighth.. ..J. B. Patterson, formerly
station agent at York, has been drowned
at Tacoma. Lulu McVey makes a
good report of the Hurricane Lake
school. ... Harry Whitcomb. at Oberon
has u fine new WE'LL. .Obs:-on is to
have an elevator. :. Sever Sahby at
West Antelope had O COW break her
neck. The Oberon ice cream social
was a success Agent Waugh of Fort
Totten shipped a carload Of wool from
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