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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
BENSON COUNTY.

Leeds: When the storm came on last
Tues day night, Mr.. Epger of Hurricane
Lake was at the barn doing the chores.
Az he did not return to the house, Mrs.
Epeer became alarmed and ventured out
in the storm to go to the barn to see
what was the matter. But she never
reached her destination. How long she
fought against the elements in her brave
but vain attempt to reach her husband
will never BIZ known. but her body was
found after the storm, only about ten
reds from the house where she had per-
ished.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
BY r. H. COPELAND.
LOVERS ARE NUlsANcEs.
You Find Them In Every Room. and
They Always Snub You.

You Find Them In Every Room. and
They Always Snub You.
Have you ever been in q house
where there are q couple counting? 1t
is most trying. You think you will
go and sit in the drawing room, and
you march off there. AS you open
the door you hear a noise as if some
body had suddenly recollected some
thing, and when you get in, Emily is
over by the window, full Of interest in
the opposite side OF the road, and
your friend, John Edward, is at the
other end OF the room with his whole
soul held in thrall by photographs OF
other peoples relatives.
"Oh!" you say, pausing at the
door. ~ didn't know anybody was
here"
ooh. didn't your" says Emily,
coldIy, in tone which implies that
she does not believe you.
You hang about for IL bit, says
jerome X. jerome in ''Three Men III a
Boat" then you say: dark.
Why don't you light the gas?"
John Edward says he hadn't noticed
it, and Emily says that papadoesn not
like the gas lighted in the afternoon.
You tell them one or two items oil
news and give them your views and
opinions on the Irish question, but
this does not appear to interest them.
All the remark is: "O!" SIS it?"
"Did he?" "Yes," and "You don't
say SOL" and after ten minutes OF
such conversation you edge up to the
door and slip out, and are surprised
to find that the door Immediately
closes behind you and shuts itself
without your having touched it.
Half an hour later you think you
will try a pipe in the conservatory.
The only chair in the place is occu,
pied by Emily; and John Edward, il
the language OF clothes can be relied
upon, has evidently been sitting upon
the floor, They do not speak, but
they give you a look that says ali
that can be said in q civilized commu-
nifty, and you back out promptly and
shut the door behind you.
You are afraid to poke your nose
into any room in the house now, so
after walking up and down the stairs
for a while, you go and sit in your
w bedroom. This becomes unin-
teresting, however, after a time, ant!
so you put on your hat and stroll
out into the garden. You walk
down the path, and as you pass the
summer-house you glance in. and
there are those two young idiots.
luddled up in one orme OF it, and
they see you and are evidently under
the idea that, for some wicked prlr-
pose Of your own, you are following
them about.
why don't they have % special
room for this sort OF thing, and make
people keep to it?" you mutter. and
you rush back to the hall and gel
your umbrella and go out.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
Arxusville Notation,.

ARausv111E, N. D.. March 12.-Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Slingsby returned
from their Wisconsin trip last Thursday.
The blizzard of last Wednesday did
considerable damage at this point.
One large pane of glass vas blown in in
the front of M. R. Olanoey's new store,
and the shoe stock and clothing was
covered with snow. The fire in the hot
water heater had been allowed to 60 out
the day before, and being afraid of
thawing the snow and spelling his
goods, he did not build the fire. The
outcome of it was that q number of
pipes and about fifty return bends were
frozen and broken. A large front win
dow was blown in in the Commercial
hotel; also one in O. A. Leach's store
and one in Shepard & Mays butcher
shop. The large chimney was blown
off from the church, but luckily it did
not go through the roof. The Gull
River Lumber company's yard at this
point was scattered professionally
through town and down the railroad
track. As far as known now, no fatal
tiles have resulted from the blizzard.
The sociable at E NJ. Mayhew's, FRI
day evening, was as great'a success as
all it's predecessors. One needed q life
or accident insurance policy in his
pocket during a part Of the evening.
when 1.-THE boys'' were exchanging their
grabs. from the bag. A number Of
ccmic packages were: The Lemon
Pigs" by Mrs A. Q. Ditmer; the
..Potatoe Baby" by Mrs. Ed May, and
Eds Jumping Jack, and our agent"
got the mitten (for all it is leap Year,;
and in the second grab. what appeared
to be q mammoth bed bug" but which
on closer inspection proved to be q good
sized prune. with cloves stuck into it.
Later in the evening refreshments were
served. Ed May "took the cake" and
had to turn preacher in order to get
his portion Of the ice cream. The
prairies are covered with ice and farmers
are coming to town with their skates
on" The next sociable will be held
next Friday night, at the residence Of
MIR. Charles A. Gardner.
Richard Sugg and family arrived from
Clifford, Ont, on Thursday last.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
BURLEI9H COUNTY,

Bismarck: Nothing has been heard
from the runaway boys-Pattee, Flynn
and Fortune. 90. Captain Gould. in Bis
marck Tribune: In Sioux City the
storm wal very severe and all the way
from there to Biemsrck via jamestown
I noticed lumber, wood piles. etc., scat.
tered in every direct Cd.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
KIDDER COUNTY.

Steele: The band is praotioing
nightly getting in trim for the coming
campaign. "A neatly dressed young
man was put off of the train at Steele,
not having the necessary fare to take
him to his destination. Dickinson.
Shortly after he was taken violently
sick in front of the old laundry build.
ing on Broadway with hemorrhsge of
rhe lungs and nearly died before people
tealize6 what was the matter with him.
As quickly as possible he was carried
into a drug store. and after considerable
work wa revived. When able to talk
he said he wei q chemist by profession
and was trying to reach Dickinson, hav.
ing friends thirty miles north of that
place, and that the cause of his present
condition was an, explosion which Ct
cure d Of Miles City while mixing chem.
icale q ehort time ago, and which in
jured him internally and left him una,
Die to work He told a straight story
and on the strength of it q purse was
raised and the stranger continued on
his journey.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
RIOHLAND COUNTY.

Wahpeton: Miss Lille Marcy is q
candidate for county superintendent of
schools. 90. There is 9 great demand for
q county poor farm.
Lidgerwood: The Broadaxe last
week devoted much of its space to q
description Of the town. james r
Thomas has been placed under 5000
bonds to keep the peace.
Paramount: A new town hall will
soon be erected. IA gentleman from
Dassel. MINI, is expected here this
week to look v e the ground with q
view to putting in q grist MILL.
D. M. Slawson found q man on the
street last Monday in an unconscious
state. He was Don restored to con
seriousness, and Yves supposed to be in
the last stages of consumption. He was
on his way north from Iowa and was
penniless. A purse was made up for
him towards defraying the expenses of
the remainder of his trip. .Elgin Bs.
ker of this place was recently married to
Miss Grace Cornwell of Napoleon, Mich.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
DICkEY OOUNTY.g

Glendale: Married-Fritz Moritz to
Mrs. Delora Jones... .Arepnblican club
was orga, lied here with s. r. Dennipg
as president. Mrs. Warner has re.
ceived $4,000 from the lodge of Modern
Wcodmen, on the death of her husband.
DIR. Bartlett reports that q heifer on
his farm less than q year old has given
birth to q calf,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
RANSOM UOuNTY

Lisbon: NJ. R. Curry, who has pur-
chased the Park hotel at Fel gus Falls,
Mimi, does not expect to take posses:
sion until September. 49,. President
Goodwin of the Republican club has
offered q prize IF $5 to the person who
can writethe best answer to the question,
Whv should a young man in North Da-
kota be q republican?
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
FOSTER COUNTY.

Carripgton: There was q debate at
the school house. last Friday afternoon,
between the scholars en- the subject of
Women's Suffrage. The girls had the
affirmative and the boys the negative.
The boys made a good argument, but
the girls got to the front in good shape
and won the decision. There were q
number of citizens present as interested
spectatOrs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
A PHANTOM OF THE SEA.
A Ship Sailing Silently on With no
a Soul on Board.

A Ship Sailing Silently on With not
a Soul on Board.
One of the very strangest OF tales OF
the sea was that which the Italian
bark Colombo d brought to this port.
1t was fully as strange, though true,
us that which Captain Marryatt
evolved in the world-famed "Flyina
Dutchman." 1t has the same ele'
ments OF mystery with the addedfear-
full uncertainty OF the fate OF thelivin+
men, of whom no trace remains.
On the 18th inst, whilethe Colombo
d was about $50 miles off the coast
of Bermuda, Captain Visiliana states
that his lookout sighted q vesse
about three miles Off the starboard
bow. She was a threemaster ant
SQUARE rugged. She was signaled but
no anSWer came.
She was steering very erraticaily
too, and although the shadows wert
gradually deepening into twilight.
Captain Vigiliana decided to beau
down upon and see what, il anything
was the matter. Nearer and nearer
they came, but to their repeated hail
ings not u sound OF answer came.
Not a trace OF life vas on board.
All was silent save the soughing OF the
wind through the rigging. Stranger
still, all sail was set, and the ship, IN
charge OF the fates, was sailingon Will
no hand on the helm. AS the Colon,
DO sailed by her stern her name could
be plainly n.nsle out. 1t was Hutch
ms Brothers. ~ Nova Scotian ship.
Captain Vigiliana held aconsultation
with his officers andralled q volunteer
crew to investigate, but the night was
growing dark and the %supersti
tious sailors refused to go. 1t was
finally decided to stay by the strange
vessel until morning. Lights were al
ready in the rig.ings OF the Colombo,
but none hone from the Hutcilins.
giving additional evidence that nc
life was on board her.
Strange AS had been the experience
already, and great the expectancy or
board the Colombo, the morning
brought deeper mystery, for whe'
dawn broke there was only q waste o
water where the ~lltrI"$.. Nova Scotla1
ship had been. III. ni,'l' baud, beer
calm and pelceiul: \ SSH could hav'
lived in the roll oftheaeni lesen. There
was no land within sight andno Htorn
had arisen, and Yet nowhere could m
found the strnnn~ *lt p. She had dis
appeared as m~vst"rously as she hue
come into sight.-N. Y. Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
COUNTY

Lapgdon: On Thursday evening q
potato race at the rink furnished q great
deal of amusement for the people. The
contest was won by Charlie Chrisholm.
A two. mile championship race was won
by Master Traux. ...Ole E. Angler was
caught in Wednesday 8 storm and frozen
to death.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
PEMBINA OOUNTY,

Pembina: Alex. Airth has pun chased
the ferry franchise across Red river for
1925. Died Carrie A1diee, aged 10
IA number of families from across
the line are settling on farms near town.
Cavalier: Last Saturday the en-
ployees on superintendent jerks divi.
sion of the Great Northern railroad
took the genial old captain and his es-
timab.e wife by surprise in presenting
them with Q casket containing two m g.
niicent diamond rings. duly inscribed
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COUNTY.

Mandan: William Bryant, proprie-
tor of the saw mill on Square Butte
creek, vas arrested last week for cut.
ting timber on government land. He
has been placed Under bonds to appear
before the United States court. The
Knights of Pythias lodge will be organ
lied on Friday evening.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
MoHENRY COUNTY.

Towner: j. A.. Mitchell has made an
assignment to ". d. McC]intock fnr the
benefit of his creditors. ... George Perry,
q barber from Fargo, has opened q shop
here. ...D District court was in session
last week and several persons took out
their naturalization papers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
OAss DIN

Casselton: Robert Riddle is spoken
of for mayor. He has the support of al
most every business man Married
A. w. Blaeky to Mary Ellefson.
Wheatlend: Born-To Mr.. and Mrs.
a. U. Thomss. a daughter; to Rev. and
Mrs. @. W. Col]inge, a daughter.
Married. Duncan Mckenzie to Jennie
Collins.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
The Campaign of

Mr.. A]ger of Michigan announces HIM
self to be o candidate for the presiden-
tial nomination. He il q republican, q
Grand Army man and q millionaire
Lafayette. Ohio, was his birthplace. in
the year 1885. He was admitted to the
bar in 1859. In 1851 he entered the
Union army, beginning an honorable
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
NELSON

Lakota: Born-To DIR. and Mrs. E
A. Alexander, Q son....The News ii
anxious to have Colonel Plummer de.
liver q lecture in this city.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
I..NOuRE OOuNTY.

LaMoure: Wolves are reported plenty
in this vicinity 800 Several gentlemen in
this city are using the Kelley CUE for
the tobacco habit.
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Will Put an End to tho Rev.

BISMARCK, March 14.-The Alert says:
Bishop Stanley has instructed Father
Perrault to dismiss the suit against P.
W. McGillic, and with q view of harmon
izing the factions and quietning an un-
seemly church row, Father Perrault's
place will soon be filed by another
priest.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19

Lieutenant Baker OF the marine sec
ton of the department of transportation
has secured . promise from the Detroit
Dry-Dook company for an exhibit q :
shipbuilding plant of the company, both
Is IL Detroit and Wyandotte yards.
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service which terminated in his being q
brevet msjor. general, SIS captain OF Q
Michigan calvary regiment. After the
war be became q lumber merchant IN
Detroit, Mich. he was elected governor
of that state in 1884. and served in the
cfase two years In 1890 he was com
mander in chief OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
Tho sisseton Reservation.

BRowN's VALLEY, Mimi, March 49,
Especial Telegram. There is no
longer doubt as to the opening of the
Sisseton reservation on April 10. Your
correspondent has been shown q letter
from Secretary Chandler stating posit-
lively that this date had been settled up.
on and that the presidents proclama-
ton would be issued soon. Letters
have also been received here from
Senators Pettigrew and Biokler of South
Dakota and from Senator Davis of
Minnesota. United States Special
Allotting Agent b. 8. Morris, of the
firm of Morris, Ohowan & Robinson,
who have q bureau of general infor.
nation here relative to the reservation
lands, said today that the 1000 claims
of the reserve open to soldiers rights
and homestead settlement comprise
some of the best lands eve opened to
settlement, and gave it as his opinion
that all of the 91s, no. 80 acres will nave
been taken up within one week after
April Is. The reservation is in q thickly
settled section, surrounded by the net
work of railroads, and no point in it is
more than twenty miles from some
market town. Soldiers. sailors and
marines may file q declaration through
an agent here and have q claim reserved
for SIX months at q cost at the land Office
of SO fees. The land may be also COM
muted at 81. so per acre.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
STARK COUNTY,

Dickinson: Born-To Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Polzip, q son.. Governor
Burke will be present at the anniversary
exercises of Odd Fellowship by Frontier
Lodge on April 26.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
A.e,her Death Frsn Typhus.,

NEW Yoax, March 1.-the nine
teenth death from typhus since the
plague broke out took place On North
Brothers Island this morning. The
victim va Isaac Abrams.
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sTUTsMAA COUNTY.

jamestown: The Alert says: This is
GOOD weather for unthreshed wheat,
The wind will dry out grain very fast,
air given q chance to circulate through
the straw If this is not done the grain
is likely to mould and heat. A bird in
the hand is worth two in the bush,. and
the farmers who have wheat in shocks
ought to take every possible means to
save it. The Jamestcwn college has
r ceived $3.50 from the Presbyterian
board of education in Chicago. This
CON pletes the sum of s $1,000 received
this winter from this source.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
NORTH DAKOTA.
me News From Over the State Con-
densed and Made Interesting
by Towns.
STEEL

Hope: Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Luce, twins. ... Hamilton Wade has dis
posed Of his farm and will go to New
York state to live.
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The Bridge Over the Missouri at Yanktss
WASHINGTON, March 14.-The senate
bill to authorize the construction of q
combined railroad, wagon and foot
bridge across the Missouri river at
Yankton, 8. D., wat taken from the cal.
endar and passed.
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BARNES COUNTY.

Sanborn: A public ball is badly
needed and the citizens ara tryingto get
McKusker & Burgess to build another
story on their building now in the course
of construction 49,. The police court has
been doing q thriving business this
week, the drunks and disorderiies being
numerous.
Valley City: Rebecoa's Triumph will
be presented by home talent at the
Acudemy Of Music next Monday even
ing 49,. Married-LeWis W. WhitsOn to
Henrietta Hillerson. =. The old s~ettlers
will give Q dance on the night Of st.
Patriok's birthday. 49,. Mrs. John Fan.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-03-19
UNITED STATES COURT.
An Editor Acquitted Of the Charge
Of Printing a Lottery ADVERTISE
ment.

An Editor Acquitted Of the Charge
Of Printing a Lottery ADVERTISE
ment,
Joseph Mueller, who was charged with
having published q lottery advertisementin
the Dodge County Pioneer at Mayville. was
acquitted in the United States court yester-
day. The case is an important victory for
the Louisiana State Lottery. It was
charged that a certain notice that appeared
in the paper, which is q German weekly,
was an advertisement under the new law
torbidding the mailing of publications con-
tanning lottery advertisements. The card
read as follows:
CONRAD! CONRADl CONRAD!
CAR TO THE PUBLIC.
While it is true that I have been elected
president of the Louisiana State Lottery
company. vice NJ. A. Dauphin. deceased, /
am still president of the Cult Coast Ice and
Manufacturing company, and all orders for
material, machinery, etc, as we'll as all other
business letters, should be addressed to me
as before. PAUL CONRAD,
Box 1858, New Orleans.
Gen. e. 8. Bragg o fFou du Lac defended
Mueller, arguing thatthe advertisement did
not come within the scope ofthe statue.
The jury was ont but q few minuts.-Nus
yankee Wis. Sentinel. Feb.4.
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THE NORTHWEST.
\ Summary Of Important Events
Of the Week in the North.
western States.
More Victim. Of the Late STERN,

LANeDoN, N. D., March 40. 8.
Epger, William Davis. John Croft and
q man named Ofstad with his wife and
child persisted in the storm of the ninth.
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cher died last week. Her remains were
taken to Ashtabula for interment.
TRAIL COUNTY.

Hillsboro: j. Dyrchorn, city JUS
tice, died Wednesday night aftera long
illness. j.. According to the city audit.
or's statement the towns indebtedness
is $5, 600.
-Mayville: The contract has been let
to grade and raise the Mayville branch
of the Great Northern from O.eselton to
this point. and run direct into Cassel-
ton, work to commence Us soon as the
weather will permit. It is to be hoped
that when they get this done they will
pull of those piles of scrap iron on the
wheels they are nov using for engines,
and give us agood, safe engine that will
not buck,
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WALSH COUNTY.

Mimic: A meeting to discuss the mat
ter of building q railroad from Mimic
northwest was held by the citizens, and
q committee appointed to further look
up the project. Report was received
here this week that Ted O'Rielly, q
former notorious character of this city,
was shot at West Superior.
Grafton: Rumor has it that q young
and popular attorney Of this oity-with
sacerdotal appearance-is being groomed
for states attorney this fall. Lew
Blades in News and Times: I received
q letter yesterday from my mother in
England, stating. that laboring men
were very scarce, in fact, not enough
help could be had to secure the potato
crop. This seems strange to me, for
when I left the old country help was so
plenty that q person had hard work to
get employment. The letter states that
they have had a very severe winter,
cold enough to freeze their fingers and
ears. This is also q surprise to me....
r. M. Evans announces that he will not
again be q candidate for superintendent
of achnn1a.
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RAMSEY EQUITY.

Ohurchs Ferry: Born-to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Reick. q daughter. -. John
Berget has received q letter from the
officials of the state insane asylum
which says that Mrs. Berget is improv-
ing.
Devils Lake: Born-To Mr.. and
Mrs. Olif D. Marks, a son. ID. B. Ell
linger, state organizer of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers, was IN the city
Friday and Saturday of last week. He
reports that order to be in q fourishing
condition and that the boys begin to see
the necessity of pulling together, as has
been found to be the case with trainmen
and other railway employees. -. W. F.
Baughman of Metamora, o., has been
engaged as band leader. so Married
Louis LaRue to Bessie Florence Taylor.
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J. g. Kennedy, witness for. Oorbett: ]
Marlborough, witness for Sullivan.