The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-10-03
IN NORTH DAKOTA
Interesting News Items From all
Parts of the State.

nearly killed by hoboes.
Harry Wright broke his wrist jump
ing from a wagon at Valley City.
c. X. Wilcox had his bal destroyed
by fire at Sunnyside.
A harvest hand got shell-gamed out
of $50 ut Casselton.
X. d. Cowan has been appointed
postmaster ut Rolla.
The jamestown school library con-
tains Ago volumes.
A sneak thief stole $40 from a Grand
Forks woman's room.
A lady ut Hope had a thumb almost
pulled from her hand by Il frightened
colt, her hand being fast in the halter.
Charles Humble was crushed to
death under u load of wood at May
vile.
The little daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Barnes, Wahpeton, fell and broke her
collar bone.
A twelve-year-old boy was kicked by
a horse at Ok Creek, near Rolla. Two
bones were broken.
Mike Coburn is in Jail at Felva,
charged with dispensing liquid hard
ware"
II. M. Tracy of Dickinson is getting
twenty-five bushels of wheat to the
acre, and will have 10000 bushels.
The corner stone Of the rev Presby-
terrain church at Courtenay has been
laid with appropriate ceremonies.
County Treasurer Dunham's resi-
dence at New Rockford was burglar
lied and some cash taken.
Albert Bliss was discharged at
Grand Forks, where he was charged
with burning Il separator.
The house, barn and all farm build
ings and contents belonging to Henry
Kopp of LaAOurc were destroyed by
fire. No insurance.
The state examiner has issued Il call
to the state banks for a statement or
their condition at the close of business
Saturday, Sept. 10.
Eli Titnan, the Northern Pacific
brakeman who was killed at valley
City, carried $4,000 life insurance i'll
favor of his mother.
Some villain buried a threshing ma
chine for a Mclean county man. ana
the man and crew are looking for the
VILLAIN with intense eagerness.
A separator on the farm of Peter
Taylor near Grand Forks was burned.
and Il man named Bliss arrested,
charged with arson. He denies it.
Hobocs assaulted two boys at San
born and robbed them of $2.25. They
were caught and held to the next term
Of the district court. One of he boys
was seriously beaten about the head.
The store of l.. B. Garnass at Shey-
enc, was b%urglarized Of about 500
worth of goods and money. The ur-
glars broke into the hand-car house
first and from there took the necessa-
ry tools to break the door open.
Russell's livery barn was burned at
Hankinson. Loss Of stock, barn and
other property, $500; insurance, ST.
2OO. He will rebuild. Hankinson is
filled with people who cannot be sup
pressed.
lightning struck the residence of j.
D. Dam at Sanb0rn, damaging tile
chimney ana roof and creating more
or less havoc in seven of the ten
rooms which the house contains. No
one was injured.
A hborer employed on Robert
Smiths threshing machine, near
Thompson, had the misfortune to slip
and fall while the thresher was moving.
The wheels of the separator passed
over him, crushing his limbs about the
knee and one arm, and also injuring
him internally, probably fatally.
William Dalton suicided at Dickin-
son. He is n son Of the late Mr.. DIAL
ton of Cotfeyville, Kan, of bank rob-
berry fame, and was afflicted with an
incurable disease. Some suspect that
Dalton had been planning for Il train
robbery near there. He came from the
South.
William Mills, who did the shooting
at Larimore Il day d. two ago in q
blind pig establishment. was landed in
Jail and the extent Of Moran's injuries
will be determined before he will be
given Il preliminary hearing. Mills
does not seem to be much worried
over the matter.
Two men walked into the blacksmith
shop of Jack Sullivan at Cakes, and,
raising a disturbance, were asked by
Sullivan to leave the place. One Of
the men, who proved to be Thomas
Kearnes, drew Il revolver and shot.
The ball entered Mr.. Sullivan's thigh.
The wound is probably not serious.
The man is in custody.
Miss Grace Buck, an employee at the
Grand Forks steam laundry, met with
a painful accident, which resulted In
a badly crushed hand. She was at
work ut the mangling machine and in
some manner her hand was caught
and before the machinery could be
stopped the member was badly used
up. Amputation was not necessary.
Very little threshing has been done
around Thompson on account of the
lateness of. the harvest and the damp
weather which has prevailed for the
last four weeks. Some small patches
of the late sown grain + still green,
and probably will not be cut, as it will
be frosted. The average yield has been
from S to II bushels per acre. The
quality is mostly No. 1 and No. 2 North
ern, and is somewhat soft in quality.
John Manning, a Western stockman,
met with a painful accident at Minot
that will lay him up for some time.
He was attempting to catch on a. NOV
ing train, in which he had some cattle,
and fell and injured his knee. The
wound was so painful that he was
taken to n physician of the town 0nd
will stay there until the knee improves.
That he escaped without losing the
limb is wonderful.
1t is probable that the city Of James
town will be called upon to defend in
a damage suit brought by John C..
Smith, for injuries received from q fall
on a defective sidewalk. Smith was