The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-04-15

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general of North Dakota.
Father W. V. Nolan, for the past year
and a half in charge of st. Martins
Catholic Church at Huron, S. D.. has
resigned. Father Nolan goes to SIOUX
Falls in about two weeks to take charge
of q church there. His place at Huron,
will be filed by Father j. j.. Shae, 2.
Emmett, S. D.
A. E. Fenton the bonanza farmer OF
western Cass county, N. D., has returned
from spending the winter in Ohio. Mr..
Fenton says the people of the east have
had q severe winter, are expecting noods,
and he further predicts q large immlgra-
ton from that section to the northwest.
A portion OF that will undoubtedly come
to the Dakotas.
A largely attended meeting OF farmers
and business men was held a few days
ago to take into consideration the form
ing o. ioint stock company, Tor the
constr :t.on and operation OF q cheese
factory at Canton, N. D. All were unan.
imously Of the opinion that an EFFORT
should be made to push the matter to a
successful issue.
Fire starting from sparks thrown from
q saw mill engine five miles west OF Her.
mosa, S. D., in the Hills has been raging.
famed by a very high west wind: 1t
swept everything to within two miles OF
town, when the wind shiftedto thenorth.
So extensive was the fire and SO dense the
smoke that the sun could not be seen
most OF the time.
The attorney for N. R. Thompson, the
murderer of Mrs. John Brighten at Ar
lington, s. D., on the 18th of July last,
have received notice that argument on
the appeal to the supreme court IN
Thompson's case, will not occur until the
25th inst. Thompson is under sent
ence OF death, the execution to Replace
during the present meath.
At Watertc wn, s. d., the recent city
election was quite exciting. Gen. Carpent-
er the Law and Order candidate for the
m~ayoralty, was defeated by W. A. Davis,
Citizens candidate, by nearly $50 votes.
The Citizens ticket throughoutwas elect
ed. For aldermen there were contests in
only two wards. In both cases the
Citizens candidates were elected.
The annual charter election ofMilbank,
s. D., held few days ago resulted as
follows: Mayor, j. L. Lockhart: clerk
q. j. Fairca;!d; treasurer, G. G. Middle.
brock; city Justice, S. M. Pasco; assessor,
| John Douglass; aldermen, Levi Schabel,
W. Il. Saunders, E.. w. Phelan. Mayor
Volk;naS, who has served four terms, de-
clinei TO again be a candidate.
Land Commissioner Ruth and deputies
left Pierre, S. D., a few days ago for diff
erent parts of the state to superintend
the sale OF schoollands which commenced
on the 18th day of April and continues
unit. May 2, when the last county in
which lands are to be sold holds it's sale.
There are in the neighborhood of 1O0,.
600 acres OF school lands to be sold.
Judge Sanborn has announced he
would appoint a receiver for the Water.
town, s. D., Water Works Company. on
application of anew Yorkloan company.
The water works are in default $13,5OO
for interest on $500 bonds issued in
1889. 1t is charged that 100000 of the
money realized from the sale ofthe bonds
went into the 1889 capital campaign.
These are the officers of R. B. Hayes
camp No.,6, Sons Of Veterans, organized
at Huron, S. d., by W. T. Drips, institut
ing officer: William S. Welcher, captain;
W. E. Van Amberg, first lieutenant;
| Thomas A. Nickel, second lieutenant;
Frank Webb, D. D. Lyon and William
| Miner are members of the camp council.
The organization has about forty mem.
bers.
Somebody broke into the CONNECTION.
airy store belonging to A. C. Thomas, at
Wheatland, N. D., a few nights ago, and
dumped the stock on to the floor. and
sifted ashes and poured kerosene over the
whole conglomeration and broke nearly
all the glass out of the show cases. The
entire stock is a total loss. No clue to
the perpetrator.
Rod McClelland died at Clark, S. D., a
few days ago of ~diptheria at the residence
of Mr.. Anderson. When the Anderson
family became ill from diptheria some six
months ago, MI. McClelland offered HE
service in caring for them. He has nurs.
ed four of the children during their sick.
ness, and escaped it himself until a week
ago. The death causes sadness in every
household.
Hon. T. E. Blanchard, late public ex.
aminer Of South Dakota, has been ap
pointed a commissioner to make settle
ment between the state and counties Of
delinquent taxes. This is a new Office
created by the last legislature. The
salary Is 81, 500 per year with $500 fol-
expenses. The duties r respected to KEEP
the officer busy for one entire year every
other year.
Senator Hansbrough OF North Dakota
was at the interior department a few
days ago and was informed by secretary
Hoke Smith that he would review and
decide upon the Guilford- Miller case with,
in the next sixty days. Upon the deci.
sion hangs many important land a
throughout the Northwest, and in fact
it will affect lands wherever there are
railroad land grants.
At the m unicipal election held at Can.
ton, s. D., q few days ago the following
were elected: City mayor, H. N. Cooper;
aldermen, W. G. Gemmil, F. H. Hueteon,
o. F. Helgerson, j. W. Thompson, H. F.
Thayer; clerk, L. T. Wirstad; treasurer,
L. II. Larson; city attorney, AR. Brown: