The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-01-07
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Towner county will issue 5000
funding bonds.
John q. Taylor died at Darlington
Of appendicitis.
CavalAer county blacksmiths have
formed q trust.
Dickey county wants a farmers in
stitute this winter.
Clinton Hedderich Of W:i::stvn died
in Evansville, Ind, last week.
Park River has a school enrolment
of 446, Ardock 118 and Forest River
III.
Mrs. Tim O'Keefe of Minto has been
adiudged insane and committed to tie
asylum.
The Northern Pacific is putting up
about eighteen carloads OF Ice at q
ley City.
A transfer freight line has been es-
tablished connecting Lisbon with An
selm, on the 500.
The Second National Bank of Grand
Forks will pay another dividend OF 3
per cent.
Tie special mail service to Rock
| Springs, Stark county, from Taylor,
will be discontinued jan. 20.
The Congregational church at Coop
erstown has just paid off a balance OF
indebtedness amounting TO $21b.
In Stark county this year 10000
acres of land has been sold to bona
fide settlers by the ra::foad company.
Fish in large quantities are being
taken with p%itchforks frcn the Jazaes
ysfr1,, y, q ,.n y n por..2S UNI !1if1kaV-
Collector O'Connor, CT the customs
Office at Pembina, has received 5000
in fees and commissions for the year.
The funeral of Dr.. !:,aliing, who
died at Grafton from accidents! drink
ing Of poison, took place at Winnipeg.
A man alleged to be Albert Weber,
wanted in South Dakota FOR passing
counterfeit money, has been arrested
in Fargo.
Fargo will have a special council
meeting to decide On what matters OF
legislation are needed from the coming
session.
Five children Of Joseph Basil Of Cav
alier county died in i've days Of diph-
liberia. Two other children are i'll Of
the disease.
The men who were arr"esS2d for gam
bling at Fargo want the operators OF
slot machines arrested to make the
raid complete.
Walter Lee, who has kesn issue clerk
at Standing Rock for the past eight
years, goes to Fort Berthold to accept
a position there.
Five children of Joseph Basil Of
Cavalier county died in five days OF
AS-H%l@~sN "xry1r@kL1~ 11,i1ANar n IN Ill
WITH the disease. .
Nels Thompson Of Walsh county,
who was reported as murdered, died
from the effects of strychnine, taken
with suicidal intent.
Arthur Best, the fifteen-year-old son
of Chief Best of Casselton, was injured
in a horse ace and died from the eff
fecrs of the injury.
A second dividend has been declared
on the Cittsens' National Bank OF
Fargo of 10 per cent, making q total
Of 30 per 9 n up to date.
The 500 has established a freight
line between Braddock, the present
terminus, and Winona, for handling
shipments for Fort Yates.
At Jamestown three prisoners
charged with having sold liquor with
out h government license were held to
the United States court.
Secretary Lindelie, Of the enforce
ment league, says the. raid at Fargo
was Of the greatest scoops ever
made in the state.
Goldson was awarded a verdict Of.
one dollar damages for ejectment from
q Great Northern train, in a suit Just
frio1 of Grand EO1f.S
Game Warden Bowers has gone to
Winston to look up the cases of some
half breeds who r reported to be
killing game out of season.
1t is stated the Western Union Tele-
graph company will erect a building
Of its own in Fargo to accommodate
the large force required for it's JUST
ness there. .
The coroner finds that Nels Thomp-
son Of Cleveland township, Walsh
county, committed suicide by taking
strychnine and was not murdered as
at nrst reported.
The trustees of the industrial school
at Glendale have rejected all bids for
constructing their proposed building
anu will advertise again. Officers OF
the board were reelected.
Anton Anderson and w. NJ. Hender-
son broke Jail at Langdon. Anderson
was recaptured thirty miles north of
the Manitoba boundary and Hender-
s0n will soon be gathered in.
twenty-five members Of the Towner
county bar signed a testimonials to
Watterwort & Ft e, the cont actors who
built the Towner county court house.
The list is headed by Judge Morgan,
followed by Attorney General Cowan.
The new militia company ut Ellen
dale have received their uniforms and.
arms, will be supplied by the state as
soon as possible. Capt. Randall, In
command Of the company, is a gradu-
ate Of Norwich military Institute, Yer
mont.
The new catalogue Of the free public
school library at Grafton just issued
shows a list Of more than $50 books.
Grafton and Casselton have secured re-
suits in the way Of establishing and
maintaining public libraries that would
be creditable to other towns, ' OF
larger population.
Ben Corbin, the wolf expert, has q
bill of .$112 against Burleigh county
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