The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-04
IN NORTH DAKOTA
I~nteresting News Items From all
Parts of the State.

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Darlington Congregationalists will
build a parsonage.
Forman has received the cash for
her artesian well bonds.
An unknown man was instantly
killed III trying to board n train at
Bloom.
A Trail county farmers institute
will be held at Hillsboro July 10 and
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A fourteen-yearold boy named Rcy-
nolds was drowned by falling into a
we'll at Grand Forks.
w. II. Herruan, a Cass county farm-
er. accidentally shot his fcurteen-year-
old brother, probably fatally.
A young lady Of Forest River had
her brother arrested for assault and
battery.
Receipts Of milk at the Tlleudale
creamery in one day Lave reached al
most 10000 pounds.
The soil Of the Jamestown city linn
its is given nm assessed valuation of
S2H1 1893; improve nents thereon, S312,-
600; total, $o73,59S.
Report Of an %absconding wife, irate
husband, pistol shots n, another fel-
low, poor aim, arrests, ETC., come from
Cakes.
Salvationists have been forbidden to
march on Wahpeton sidewalks.
Wolves are plentiful and sassy in the
vicinity Of Bloom.
While bathing in the coulee ut
Thompson Roy Carson, aged sixteen,
was drowned. his companions being
unable to ave him.
A two.year-old lad at Henderu:n
drank some water from fly paper, but
the doctors succeeded in restoring nor
NAL conditions. y
julius Forler, the twelve-year-old
son of Edward Forler, who lately ar
rived at Bottineau from %Starbuck, was
drowned in Boundary creek, near
Scotia postoffice, while bathing.
A number Of the members Of the
Grand Forks Bicycle club were sworn
in as special policemen the other night,
and several scorrhers were arrested
who were riding faster than eight
miles an hour on the sidewalks.
Charles Wade, colored, of Grand
Forks, has sued tho Great Northern for
$4,000 damages. He jumped from a
moving train a year ago at the COM
mand of the brakeman, and had one
leg crushed, necessitating am%putation.
The blind pigs of jamestown were
raided by the sheriff and our deputles.
Places kept by F. Dallier, Fat Moran,
William p. Sheppard, Denny Maher
and a storehouse for liquor kept by
- ia ,,-u~ con rsChnd IjnI1nTs
seized and buildings closed.
At Devils Lake the national elevator,
$4,000 bushels capacity, was destroyed
by fire. About $4,000 bushels of
wheat, a small quantity of rye and
two houses were burned. The fire Is
supposed to have been started by
tralnps.
Neyron Sherman, twenty years old,
member Of the firm Of Chermiss 4
sherman of Grand Forks, was drowned
while bathing in the Red river. A
number Of Jewish people were picnick-
ing in the woods nea where the acct
dent occurred.
John A. Brown Of Glendale, who has
been on trial at Fargo for several days
past for sending obscene literature
through the mails, was acquitted.
Brown was indicted with Mrs. Mer-
chant of the crime. The Indictment
against the LATTER, It is understood,
will be quaShed.
A terrible hail storm prevailed IN the
foothills Of the Turtle mountains re.
Gently. Stones measuring six n
onc-half inches in circumference fell,
literally covering the ground. Mouse
river is higher nov than ever before
known, caused by the heavy ralntalls
they are having.
The graduating exercises of the
North Dakota agricultural college
closed with a most eloquent address
by Judge Corliss. Of the supreme
The wear has been an unusually sue
ctssful one. The institution had double
the number of students ever enrolled
before.
Alex Stewart, aged twenty-five, son
of John Stewart, living six miles north
of Once, was found dead III d foau
with n shotgun wound in the head, the
top being nearly blown off. The CIR
cumstances pointed clearly to an accl-
dental discharge Of a muzzle-loa1lis
gun in possession of the deceased IN
loading 1t.
The report of the sale Of the assets!
of the North Dakota Milling associa-
ton was made by Judge Thomas at
Fargo recently, and an order confirm
ing the sale was made and recorded.
Assets were sold to a syndicate OF
creditors, and H. R. Lyon, formerly,
receiver. will be retained as general
manager of the corporation. The sale
includes the entire property in both
Minnesota and North Dakota.
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