The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-02-12

per month pension-Robert MeNloef VI
Bismarck, who receives $50.
Trail county has a balance in us
treasury of 500, 900 and expects to gam
the other $4,000 before the n OF the
month.
Jud. LaMoure has recommended w.
J. Kneeshaw as receiver of h deInnct
bank at Pembina, of which La Moufe
is president.
The Minot Coal Co. is in trouble ana
the sheriff has seized eighty-nine acres
Of coal land, together with nine equip
ments, wagons, teams etc.
Contracts, have been let for survey
ing sixteen townships Of land IN inc
northern part of Stark county II the
work will begin as soon as spring
opens.
The state board Of university ahd
school lands have accepted approved
a%pplications for loans from the per-
manent school fund on farm mortgage
! security to the amount of S24,OW
Jan. %, the Churchs Ferry school dis
trict will vote on the proposition TO IS
sue bonds in the sum of $500 for the
purpose of erecting a four room sclool
house.
Students at the Valley City Norman
school are playing base ball-and the
| small boys are reported, by an eA-
| change as running barefooted IN the
| streets.
D. r, Ferguson, cashier of the Cltl-
zens Bank ut Walhalla, has resigned
that position, and is succeeded by j. ii.
Anderson connected with Farmers
Bank of st. Thomas.
J. A johnson of Williamsport mel
with a painful accident in the eN-
plosion of a gun, the accident fllling
his face with powder and damaging
his eyesight.
A Minot man pulled up a couple OF
rods of sidewalk, to recover quarter
he supposed he had dropped between
the cracks in the walk, to discover ne
| had it in his pocket all the time.
The wife Of Marquis de Mores will
| offer Il reward for the apprehension OF
the murderers Of her husband, the
French government having failed to
take any steps in the matter.
At Glendale John Newberry is held
to the district court in the sum OF SoUU
for running a blind pig. John Carr,
| for a like %offense, in default of SOU
bail, languishes in Jail.
John V. Brown, formerly agent OF
the Singer Machine company at Hills
boro who disappeared with a shortage
of $3.50 has been traced to Walhalla,
whence he doubtless went over the
line.
David Wallace of Hamilton publicly
announces that owing to the fact that
| county officials refuse to arrest thieves,
he withdraws 500 reward he offered
for arrest of parties guilty of stealing
wheat.
Congressman Johnson has recon-
mended tn efollowing postoflce ap..
pointments in North Dakota: Fred
Krosel, Richardson; A. Lincoln, GEL;
| Alfred S. eVnby, Hastings: John IL
| Movins, Lidgerwood.
George II. May, wanted for bigamy
at Rolla, which was committed there
last fall. has been arrested at Malta.
| Mont, this week and Deputy Sheriff
! SCHNEIDER of Rolette County has gone
after him.
The bankers of the state held a
meeting at Fargo and elected officers
as follows: e. p. Wells, jamestown,
president; Geo. A. Day, Grand Forks,
vice president; S. H. Lyon, Fargo, Sec
rotary and treasurer.
The use of ignite coal in heating
hospital buildings at jamestown is
highly commended by w. A. Gates,
special agent Of the Minnesota board
of corrections and charities, who re-
| Gently visited the institution.
The democratic state central COM
mittee will test the constitutionality
of the %anti-fusion law passed at the
last session and funds for that pur-
pose are being solicited from democrats
and populists.
Controller Of the Currency T,nwes
declared a second dividend of ~ per
cent in favor Of the creditors Of the
Second National Bank Of Grand
Forks, making in all 30 per cent in
claims, amounting to $ll9,73S.
H. Il. Dctcher, clerk in the Bismarck
p~ostoflice, states that in the senatorial
fight in which it is said telegraphic
| dispatches were not delivered until
two days old, took place eighteen
months before he came to Bismarck.
Thomas Tobin, q brakeman on the
| Great Northern. was killed near Mi
not. He was sitting in the caboose,
when an engine crashed into the car,
fatally injuring him. Two other men
in the caboose escaped without injury.
The controller of the currency has
| dispatched an agent to North Dakota
to investigate the condition of the
| First National Bank of Pembina. The
bank wants to resume, and the con
troller wants reliable information be-
fore deciding the matter.
1t is interesting and gratifying to
note that the prices of county war
rants through the state r picking up,
and they are Quoted in all counties at
higher and firmer prices. They pay
ment of back taxes and prompt pay
ment Of current ones is responsible.
Articles Of Incorporation q the state
bank Of Leeds, capital 5000 ave been
forwarded to the secretary O.. state.
The incorporators r N. JACOBSON and
Ole Jacobson Of Rugby Junction; John
A. Percival and q. A. Webster of
Devil Lake. N jacobson will be presi.
dent and manager of the bank.
Rolette County had on hand Jan. 1,
in state, county, township and school
funds, $17,727.S7. The expenditures of
the county for the year were $1O,524-
| IS. The county is on a cash basis, not
a single warrant remaining unpaid.
and speaks well for those in charge of
its affairs.
The state board of university and
school lands recently had under con-