The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-03-27
IN NORTH DAKOTA
Interesting News Items From all
Parts of the State

The Itichland county term of court
has adjourned.
John Hooper has been convicted of
b%lind-pigging ut Langdon.
Joe Gaugicr Of Whcatland cut his
hand severely While splitting wood.
Carl KaZ has been appointed post
master at King. Logan county.
Stock losses in recent storms have
been numerous.
Judge Morgan has adjourned court ut
Rugby.
Stock losses in Dickey county will be
large. owing to lack of sufficient food.
The United States court at Bismarck
has been adjourned until March y.
Nels Blcgcn of Grafton slipped and
fell. His left wrist was broken.
\ new elevator is to be built at
ToMner in the spring.
The Great Northern station ut Can
ton has been %re-opcncd.
Grand Forks is talking of a public
library.
Williston had a knitting scrap last
week.
The Salvation Army is doing a big
business at Lisbon. Ninety-eight re-
cruits in line.
The mother of Jas. Russell of Gran
din was burned to death at her home
in Bright, Ont.
Cartwright people will raise a bonus
Of $4,000 for a seventy-tive barrel -four
ing mill.
The depot at Devils Lake has been
supplied with telephone connection
with the hotels.
Congressman Johnson is encouraging
the North Dakota former to raise sugar
beetS.
A sheriff's posse is searching the In
dian camps near Winona for evidence
in the Spicer murder case.
The walls Of the Syndicate block at
Grand Forks were torn down, by order
of City Attorney Bangs.
The graduating class of Drayton
high school numbers eleven this year,
the largest in the schools history.
Mike Maloy has been arrested at
Grand Forks for breaking Gus Hines
nose.
Dinnie Bros. have n contract for the
construction of Il bank and two stores
at Grand Forks.
Grand Forks has reduced the board
of United States prisoners to 70 cents
per day.
A new postoffice has been established
at Buford, William county, and Thos.
r. Forbes is the new postmaster.
The department of public instruction
has purchased $4,000 worth of bonds
since the first of the year.
Darlington will vote on $4,000 worth
of bonds for the erection of Il school
building. The schools are now overcr-
DIVIDED.
John Tollman, the fireman injured
near Valley City during the Thanksgiv-
ing blizzard. has been discharged from
the Brainerd sanitarium.
Fifteen Grand Forks business men
have offered TO advance $1,000 each for
the erection of III electric light plant
to be run by the city.
Citizens of Winona and vicinity have
added $500 to the governors $500 re-
ward for the capture of the muderers
of the Spicer family.
The Methodist church OF Gard FORK
was awarded Il verdict of 500 in its
suit against j. o. Fadden and T.. II.
Rollins 4 Son.
y new paper. the Herald, semi-relig-
ious and Independent in politics, will
be established at Courtenay by Rev. J.
S. Corkey, pastor Of the Presbyterian
church.
Mrs. Peter Nelson who lives near
Mayville, thinks the devil has taken
possession of her home and four chill
dren. This is her second insane at
tack
Mrs. Stephen DcLisle. the wife of the
foreman of Senator Gordon's farm,
near Grand Forks. is missing, leaving
her husband and three small children.
1t is thought she has deserted him.
Robert Coulter. who lost n of his
legs in a railroad accident two years
ago. had the misfortune, while return
ing to his home from his shop in Grand
Forks. to fell upon the sidewalk and
break his other leg in two places.
Valley City makes the following
showing fer 1896: Agricultural imple-
mrn1s sold. $4,000: -four output. A.
0W barrels; cattle shipments largely in
creased; waterworks constructed: fire
apparatus purchased and volunteer de-
OrrIniZpd.