The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-10-31
Interesting News Items From all
arts Of the State

overlooking these days.
Little Dannic Cops fell off a barn
at Mimic and broke his arln.
A Lisbon horsc-thicf escaped by seal
ing a high board FENCE. =.
Gus. Aarson, of Fargo, vas arrested
for relieving a roommate OF $50.
Coal has been discovered along the
Shcycnne in the eastern part OF Nc
Lean county.
\ postottice has been established at
Shields, Morton county, n. D., with
Nathanial J. Shields as postmaster.
Annie Fangsrud was thrown from a
horse at Minor and so badly injured
that her leg had to be amputated.
NJ. A. Sherwood got six days in Jail
for jumping his hotel bill at Devils
Lake.
1t will be the latter part of November
before the telephone line will be com
plcted to Grafton.
James Clark ran a thorn in his
hand at Grafton, and is dying Of blood
poisoning.
John fairfield of Glendale was
kicked in the side by a horse, and a
rib was broken.
A hobo sOole $50 worth of clothing
from $. j. Egge's store at Towner, and
got caught.
One hundred bushels of wheat was
stolen from the granary Of Alex Gil
more at Buffalo.
Rails are going down on the G. n.
Hope extension at the rate of ? miles
u day.
Jacob Mucek, n farmer living near
Wahpeton had his leg broken and his
skull fractured in a runaway.
Will Schultz of Euclid is missing and
a wife and numerous creditors are left
to mourn his departure. There is said
to Ike Il woman in the case.
Adolph Norden of Coburn got a load
of free whisky and rode through Shell
don Furnishing & huge revolver. He
was 'jugged" and fined SIC.
Next year Grand Forks will be COM
PEELED to have another school build
ing, all of the present ones being filled
to their utmost capacity.
There has been another robbery at
Cakes. Eighty dollars was stolen from
the 500 depot, and a horse and buggy
belonging to Miller Rapp is Kissing.
An election which was held at Lidg-
erwood carried unanimously in favor
of the organization Of a special school
district for Lidgerwood village.
Burglars broke into q Sanborn store,
! but made so much racket they scared
| themselves out without taking any,
thing.
Edwin OFT of Cooperstown plead
| guilty and went to tEetBismarck. pen
| for a year for taking another fellows
| wallet ut Billsport.
Attorney w. II. Barnett, of Fargo,
and Fl. Doherty, of Lisbon, have been
| admitted to practice by the supreme
court. a>- e."
The petrifed man is Still a: prisoner
in the Grand Forks county Jail, north
ing having been done since Mr.. Crit
| fifth refused to act as receiver.
Plumber Price, of Fargo, has a mar
row escape from gas asphyxlation
| while working on gas pipes in q deep
trench.
Tramps stole a handcar at. Grafton
and rode it to Ardock, leaving 1t on
the track. The north-bound passenger
train struck it and the pieces are
| strewn along the track. ~ .
jackson Emig lost three stacks of
oats on his place ear Edgeley. A
neighbor was hunting cactus and the
neighbor was burning cactus and the
fire got beyond his control. !
The three Emerson burglars cap.
tured by Marshal Mason and Chief FL
lott have been sentenced by b EN-
erson court to fifteen, twelve and six
...kl,o :n ,>u;coo ut h0 rrftvhlNNs- o.. 49,,
A young fellow by the name of Ed
| win OFT stole a pocket book at Will
Transport and before night was ar
rested, sentenced and on his way to
the penitentiary for a year.
Anton Rombaiski, of Kensal, has
been bound over to the district court
| of Stutsman county in 500. bonds to
answer the charge of selling mort
gagged grain. y
The contract for the construction Of
the new school house at Grandin has
been awarded to Allen &. Hoberg of
Fargo for $3,446. 1t will be hand
some structure, and a credit to tlat
town. :. So
Theodore Curry, son, of.S:~H. Curry,
q prominent farmer Of Steele county,
was caught in the belt Of u threshing
machine Saturday evening last and his
arms were broken and his head badly
cut. -.
Petitions are being circulated for the
pardon of Thomas Peterson, who in
1894 was sentenced to- ~three~and one
half years imprisonment fora robbery
committed IN the Great p Northern
wards at Grand Forks. "5'N ss'4
Attorney Spencer has resigned the
Office of states attorney Of Walsh coun-
ty, probably to be able to devote his
entire time to the canvass. jeff
Meyers has been appointed, 1t I'd succeed
him.
Prairie fires have swept through
northwest Of Kuhn and destroyed COM
pletely Mi. Gradfne's property, entail
ing a loss Of 5000. Also range, hay
and barn for Mr.. Nigrin, whose loss
was in the neighborhood Of $500.
N. T. Rasmussen of Hope, ex-rail-
road commissioner and member of the
legislature. lost his barn , all his oats,
barley, wheat and twenty--eight head
OF lne work horses, together with har.
ness and any amount 81 farm. maehi9h;;
] cry by fire. H., ~ s