The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-08-19
NORTH DAKOTA

Eddy County sold $4,000 Of bords
and got $1,499 premium.
Havana has built a fire hall and pur
chased some fire trucks.
Prairie chickens are reported I'm
usually plentiful this year.
Ralfour reports having no elevator
yet, but room for q dozen.
Henning Gustafson, a Ransom coun
ty farmer, was found lying dead In thu
road.
Ferdinand Piper of Casselton drop
ped dead from a load Of hay he wal
hauling to town.
]. w. Stanbury of Hope has just com
pleted q magnificent residence on hi
farm, costing $4,000.
Mcleod Brothers of Casselt0n wiz
their grocery bill suit against Walter
L. Main, the circus man.
The Cargill Elevator. company art
about to build an elevator ut Erickson
the work to be begun at once.
Attorney Ledru Guthrie of Grand
Forks presented Judge Fisk with &
handsome Meerchaum pipe recently.
Pelicans are reported very numerous
at Spiritwood Lake-a flock of 10 q
more frequenting that vicinity lately
Minnewankan sports had IA big wolf
chase the other day. The. wolf was
chased into the lake and taken alive
The railway commissioners have
completed their annual inspection OF
roads in the state except the MIL
waukee, which will be gone owe about
the 28th inst.
The Barnes County Farmers Mutual
Insurance company for the month OF
July, 1899, has issued twenty-seve1
policies covering property insured tC
the amount of over $4,000;
At the meeting Oh the state asylum
board a contract was let to the RaI
Engine Co., of Erie, Pa. to furnish al
engine and dynamo for 5000.
1t is the sentiment in Bismarck that
the mayor of the respective cities &C
to San Francisco to receive the boys
and look after their wants, and come
with them directly to their own homes
The Congregational church of San
born has decided to build a new
church, 2Sx4S feet, the style of archi
lecture to be the same as the Con
gregational church at jamestown.
Herb Coykendahl, Fred eraser and
Frank and Will Hackett, four Valley
City boys, were bound over to the els
trict court there this week on charges
of grand larceny and housebreaking.
The Cargill Elevator company are
about the. build an elevator at Erickson
the work to be begun at one The
plant will be a duplicate of the one be-
longing to the same company at San.
born.
Jimtown's artesian we'll is now down
1850 feet and still going. If it was
over in Minnesota they would be strik.
ing a petriied man or subterranean
or hades or something of that
kind by this time.
The open season for prairie chickens,
pinnated grouse, sharp-tailed grouse,
rufied grouse, or wookcock, is from
Aug. 20 to Oct. 1; wild duck, Aug. 70
to Jan. i; wild goose, crane or brant,
Aug. 20 to May 1. r.
A Shelonite wal up before a local
Judge the other day charged with as
sault with q deadly weapon with In
tent to do great bodily injury. 1t was
the first criminal case there in a year,
q. coincidence SO remarkable that the
case was dismissed. %
Dickey county reports 76.967 acres
to wheat this year compared TO
76,549 in 1898. AS in a number OF
other counties, the largest increase in
acreage of any product is flax, heirg
81, TO acres against 1904 last year.
It is estimated that 445.OOO brick
have been shipped into MinOt and
put in or going into buildings,
the past four months. This does
not include 100000 to be used in con.
struction of the Great Northern round
house and shops. :.
The Walsh, county. commissioners have
decided that leprosy is not a contagious
disease and will quarter their lepers
at the poor farm. They will however
give them special cooking utensils aad
table ware and keep them apart from
The Martin hotel building at Fargo
will he sold under foreclosure. pro.
ceedings on August 80 by Receiver G.
n. Amber, of the Citizens National
bank. There are several rumors In
connection with the sale and it is moi
unlikely that it will be converted into
a business and commercial college.
1t is stated that the laps employed
on the Great Northern are lazy, dirty
and won't work. This fact being dem
onstrated to the entire satisfaction Of
President Hill, he will ship a few
thousand of them back to Japan in 9
short time. The road has advanced
laborers pay to 81 per day
and discharged 1000 Japs.
Mayor johnson of Fargo has u plar
to borrow $4,000, payable by the state
to bring the North Dakota troops home
from San Franciscoin a body, and give
q reception similar to that to be given
by st. Paul to the Thirteenth Min
nesota. The mayor doubtless figMles
that the reception should he held In
Fargo.
The following opinion Of North Dako
ia is given by the Culberson (Neb.
Era: From this time forward q years
residence will be required in IN lDa'
k0ta on the part of persons who wish
to secure divorces. North .akota will
now cme t be known, a it's sister
states are, for its fields, pastures, and
natural resources. Heretofore. 1t hal
been famous only rs the state where
persons might get a divorce Whine the!
waited. With It's means..s fraudulent
and shabby divorce law out of the way
people will talk of something else. Il
is thesbeginning of a new era for Nortt
Dakotn, and the state will fill up with
permanent settlers instead Of trans
Gent fugitives from matrimony.
MIX Below standard.
Madison, Wis, Aug. 13. The assist
ant dairy and food commissioners lie.
cured samples Of milk supplied b.
tkirfy.six Madison mi1kmpn a fom dovs