The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-11-06
United States Marshal Tatum wa
killed in stepping from a moving train,
Tuesday, at his home near Trenton,

United States Marshal Tatum was
killed in stepping from q moving train,
Tuesday, at his home near Trenton,
Ga.
P. A. Klenkenbeard of Cawkcr City.
Kas., was married Tuesday to Miss
Fannie Buckner, formerly a teacher
in the Nevada, Mo-, schools.
Senator Pritchard of North Carolina
has reached Omaha, and will carry on
his official investigation of the alleged
discharge of government employees for
political reasons.
Kansas City people at the New York
hotels Thursday were: H. G. Briggs,
at the Gilsey; w. H. Mcmillan, at the
Cadillac; L. G. Krauthotf, at the I'M
perial; w. BerkowitZ, ut the Albert.
Secretary Sherman has arranged to
start for his home at Mansfield, Ohio,
Saturday of next week, or the day at
ter the president leaves Washington.
EIe will vote at Mansfield.
There is talk among machinists,
firemen and engineers in New York
of n general tie-up Of these trades on
ocean liners in sympathy with the
strike of the English Amalgamated So
ciety Of Engineers.
The fine saddle-mare, Miss Bartle,
owned by Col. John T. Hughes, which
appeared at the Kansas City Horse
show, died at Paris, Ky, last week.
She had lung fever. when brought
home from q tour of the fairs.
The Horton Kas.) city council has
refused to grant old soldiers a license
permit, granting any veteran the right
to peddle or canvass within the limits
Of Kansas. The merchants filed COM
plants that old-soldier peddlers had
been employed by wholesalers and de-
partment stores, to the detriment of
their business.
At the national convention at Nash
vile the Sons of Philatelia selected
New York as the next meeting place.
The Southern Philatelia society also
met in annual session and elected H.
Fenton of Knoxville president. Knox
vile was selected for it's next meeting
place.
1t is understood that for the poem
which is to be written for the first
number of Literature, which is to be
issued under the auspices Of the Lon
don Times, Rudyard Kipling will be
paid 81 per word. 1t is entitled white
Horses and is appropriate for Trafal-
gar day, but without a word Of poll
tics in it.
Col. Henry Swords, sergeant-at-arms
to the Republican national committee,
visited Wall street, New York, and Of
fered to bet any part Of $4,000 at
even money that Gen. Tracy will poll
more votes than Seth Low in the
mayoralty contest. He succeeded In
placing abou: $4,000 of it among men,
bers of the stock exchange.
A satchel containing the body of a
little child was found by a boy while
walking along the Missouri, Kansas Il
Texas railroad track, near Parsons,
Sunday night. The inquest was held
Monday, but no trace of the history of
the satchel OF it's contents We're discov-
cred.
William ]. Bryan has given to Ew-
ing college, Illinois, g large sum OF
money, on account of his mothers
former connection with the institution.
The principal is. to be invested, and the
income is to be used for q prize for the
best essay on the science Of govern
ment. 1t is called the Mary Elizabeth
prize.
BY order Of the board of county COM
missioners. which claims IL shortage Of
about So, 200 against e-x~treasurer +.
Lower Of Council Grove, Kas., Mr..
Lower appeared before the board and
disclaimed any error in his accounts or
settlement. He offered to pay one-half
Of the expense CT an expert eXamina-
ton of the books during the entire
time of his term, and this was agreed
to.