The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01

trot, pace OF oanter, and rides we'll with
q saddle on.
Richland County: The county levy
is 6.5. mills and 2 mills for general
fund....A. Bessie has sold
twenty.seven quarters of land since June
H.. Rev. j. NJ. Bach leaves the Con-
gregational church at Wahpeton to &C.
oept q call at Knoxville, Tenn. The
Globe reports Dawson Bell has made an
assignment at Fergus Falls. -. Mr..
Frey has his potato starch factory at
Hankinson nearly completed. :. Hank
inson reports the 500 will be completed
to Valley City inside of sixty days.
L. j. Moore averaged ten and one.half
pounds of washed wool from his 100
sheep. wv. 7. Orcott is compiling q
directory of Richland county. One
hundred and twenty-five persons gath.
cred at MI. and Mrs. Christian Unge'rs
home, at Christine. to celebrate their
silver wedding anniversary %. Three
marriage licenses have been issued the
past week. 80 The Gazette reports that
one of the machinery men has raised
the price of binders $15. Rev. Father
Rabsteinek of Wahpeton is off on his
vacation, and his congregation has petit
toned Bishop Stanley to return him to
his old charge. 80. The Gazette an.
nounces Hon. Ct. A. Pierce as still q
senator from North Dakota.
Barnes County: The postponed
Union Sunday.school picnic has been
held at Baumez' Grove, near Valley
City. 80. The county board raised the
valuation of both cattle and real estate
all over the county. IA daily
has been started at Valley City by John
Weiser and James Still. Ira Thomp-
sons farmers alliance picnic will be
held July % at Valley City. ... Mrs. F.
P. Wright has given q lawn party.
The Valley City teachers are Misses
Florence Myrick, Bessie Lenvig, Jen-
ME Featherstone and Carrie M. Henry
George Vandewater was fatally
kicked in the abdomen by o horse.
Frank Cornell's semi.weekly seems to
be very popular. At Odel1 Mrs. Mary
Vowles died a few days ago. She was
the mother of D. Vowles, formerly of
Fargo. The Valley City Farmers Al
lance comes to the front in great shape
these days with fourteen pages weekly
made final proof on his timber culture
entry; trees can grow on these prairies
BILLY Williams has supplied q long
felt want in starting q bus at Valley
City .... Will Weatherbee furnishes The
Sanborn Enterprise with wheat five feet
high with heads six inches long,.
George Z. Lehman has gone to Chicago
to take charge of a hardware stock he
recently bought.
Walsh County: q. T.. Prince has
sold out at Great Falls and returns to,
80. Rev. Ofstedahl was called to
Fertile, Mimi, by the death of his son
Presiding Elder Foster has been
holding a campmeeting at Park River.
and immersed four candidates. ...B ak-
ken was held in 5000 bonds, suspected of
takuig Lukken's $405 from q length of
old stove pipe. -. The Grand Pacific
Hotel at Grafton is said to have ghosts
49,. Wesley is to have a postofice and
mail time q week from Voss. i. d. Injunc-
lions have been served on the Grafton
blind pigs. ~ Col. Robert Hay says the
Grafton we'll turns out IA, 600 barrels of
water per day. The Kensington Lit
erary Society have had q picnic in
Wadges' grove, with all kinds Of games
and amusements .... The North Dakota
Posten printing material was sold at
Grafton last week. The Polander
priest is to have q So, 900 residence. 80.
E. E. Nutting, Of Fargo, is to take
of the Western Union business
at Grafton z. %. Walsh County real estate
for the week reach $$333, 800. So, ac-
cording to The Record. 90. Oashel give Q
box social July 80 at the school house
for Rev. Mr.. Runions. 90. George Thomp-
son gave a dance to the young people Of
Fertile. 90. Ives Iverson was kicked on
the head by a horse, but is recovering
REV. Nj. Lane had q runaway at
Ardock with q livery team; he was I'M
but Rev. MI. Coleman of Mimic
had his shoulder dislocated. Knox
Presbyterian Church gave a picnic at
Ardock in Bells grove. John Pulaski
has bought Frank Kiedrowski's farm of
24O acres in Pulaski Township for
$6, 500. /. :. Tommy Gleason. the pugilist,
is running q "refreshment room" at
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