The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-04-22


able Sources-Memorial Day
Orders-Arbor Day.
The North Dakota prohibition law is
to be tested in the courts by a Crookston
lawyer.
The site for the government Indian
school at Chamberlain, S. D., has been
selected.
The trouble at the Brookings college
has broken out afresh, nearly 1875 stu
dents being in open revolt against the
faculty.
An unsuccessful attempt was recently
made by the city council of Bismarck, N.
D., to take from the mayor the right to
appoint committees.
The state board of university and
school lands OF North Dakota has ap-
pointed M. D. Williamslan commission.
er, to succeed j. B. Power, resigned.
County Judge ]. H. Mccoy, Of Day
county, s. D., having resigned to remove
to Webster, the vacancy has been filed
by the appointment OF H. R. Turner, OF
Britton.
There are over 1000 graders at work
on the railroad between Blad mountain
and Spearfish, in the Black Hills of South
Dakota. Great interest is manifested in
the railroad.
In Valley City, N. D., a few days ago
a f~our-year-old child of Fred eraser was
given q quantity of "blind Pig whisky
by Jack Sweeney, and diedfrom it's effects
in ten minutes.
The house, cattle, sheds, machinery,
ETC., belonging to a German farmer
named Geslak, living near the Clark
county s. D.. line, wererecently destroyed
by a prairie fire.
The board of education OF Devils Lake,
N. D., have selected a site for a new high
school. Plans of Architects Miller & JOY,
of St. Paul, were adopted. The building
is to cost 100000.
Farmers all through the Jim river
valley in both Dakotas complain OF a
scarcity of farm laborers. Good wages
are offered, but the demand for help far
exceeds the supply.
John Kelly, OF Sioux Falls, was arrest
ed q few days ago on the charge OF as
saulting one Mrs. Gunder Gunderson, in
witted Norwegian woman.
In the vicinity OF Hot Springs, s. D., a
recent prairie fire burned v e an ex-
panse of country miles in width. The
damage will prove thegreatest ever done
by fire in that part of the Black Hills.
Rev. Wilson, who was convicted at
Canton, S. d., a few days ago of assault
ing q %12-year-old girl, was granted a
stay of sentence until May "a to file ex-
captions upon which to move for a new
trial.
Sioux Falls, S. D., had a large sized
scare from a prairie fire a few days ago.
The fire company was called out and by
hard work danger was averted. Consid-
cradle damage was done in close prox-
unity to the city.
A severe wind storm prevailed in the
vicinity of Rapid City, S. D., on the 9th
inst, the current making sixty-four miles
an hour, while the electrical display
was so strong that most OF the people
were unable to sleep.
The Marshall County,S s. D., Agricultur-
al Association held it's annual meeting a
few days ago, at which the following d.
rectors were elected: Charles Hamilton,
]. E. McDougall, G. w. Thiel, E. A. Coop
er and George Atkinson.
Officers arrived at Chamberlain, S. D.,
q few days ago with John Hellockson,
the man charged with being responsible
for the prairie fire which burned over the
country west of the Missouri: resulting
in the death OF a young lady.
Work has been resumed on the Dakota
and Wyoming line westward from Rapid
City, s. D., to the Wyoming line.
Twenty. carloads OF steel recently arriv-
ed, and the work Of laying track on the
A Watertown correspondent of the
Sioux Falls Press says the statement
published recently in q Sioux Falls pa
per regarding the using of 100000 OF the
Watertown w~aterworke money of that
city for capital purposes is absolutely
false.
Judge Sanborn at Sioux Falls, 8. D.,
has appointed Samuel H. Elrod, OF Wa
tertown. as receiver of the Watertown
waterworks. His bonds are placed at
$25,O 600. The receivcrship it to be va
Gated if the company pays $14,O96 by
April 25.
Rev. Sam b. Mahoney, OF Larimore, N.
D., has withdrawn from the ministry
and membership of the Methodist Episco-
pal church under impending charges for
gross immortality. The church confer
ence has demanded the surrender of his
parchmenta as q minister.
Walter Apperson, q rustling real es-
tate man Of Arcola, Ill, has just been in
Huron, s. d., arranging for lands upon
which to place another group of settlers
from his part of the world. This is the
third lot of immigrants brought to
South Dakota by Mr.. Apperson this sea-
son.
A cyclone that originated in Iowa a
lew days ago crossed into South Dakota
at WestAeld, where it leveled many farm
houses and buildings. killing q man and
his wife, then crossing into Nebraska it
burned the town Of Page, killing Clay
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