The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23
Gladstone has organized an enforce.

10 nave tnel electric nSnC planC.
J. A. Locke, Of Ramsey county, fell
dead last week from heart disease.
Milton is to have another reservoir
for storing water for fire protection.
The poles and wires are being erect
ed for the electric light plant at Dick
inson.
Miss Brown, Of the Wahpeton tele-
phone exchange, has removed to Bis.
marck.
Charles Adler, the we'll known Lake.
tan. has decided to remove to Mime
apolis.
Fargo people are working to raise
funds for the endowment Of a Fargo
college.
Ed II. Skies, formerly of Minot. has
located at Stanley, and is the postmas-
ter there.
Railroad laborers quarreled at Blu
ford, and M dug a hole in the others
scalp with a spade.
\ disease, resembling pinkeye. pre-
walls among horses in the vicinity of
Kuhn, LaMoure county.
MI. and Mrs. John Dinsmore of La.
| oNt SSASD lAkC ~ $50 ~
of their wedding last week.
Clark South. living two miles north
west of Armenia. lost his barn and con-
tents by fire last week.
Fourteen-year-old Albert Peterson of
TowEer. accidentally shot himself i'll
the leg while rabbit hunting.
A %collarette, stolen in Minneapolis.
was found in the possession of IL girl
in a Wahpeton house Of ill-fame.
Walhalla people who lost in the re-
cent fire will rebuild, some of them
this winter, and the rest i'll the spring.
The fire at Devils Lake. which de-
stroyed the big mill, convinced the citi-
Zens that better fire protection is need
ed.
Park River is to have a public read
ing room in the city hall. the free use
of the hall being granted by the city
council.
Thieves entered the Healy house. oil
the much-contested He&iy-Forman
claim, in Richland county. and Swiped
the outfit.
A Buffalo, man recently received a
package the contents of which were
drugged. and somebody is likely to get
into trouble.
There is a lawsuit at Park River
over the possession of the funds raised
by the ladies of Pleasant Valley Lu-
theran church.
James Thomson sold his machinery
business at Cavalier to Neil Thomson.
and William Kraft sold his livery bust
ness to Al Sweet.
Sheriff Parker of Towner county. in
terrupted a poker game in Cando the
other night, and gathered in the pro-
prietor and n lot Of chips.
William Collins Of Fargo was killed
Monday at Jessie. He was working on
an elevator there when he fell some
forty feet and was killed.
A large mountain lion was killed
near Nesson, Williams county. last
week. They have been creating havoc
among cattle herds in that section.
Al Martin, a resident of Williston,
while arguing with q young cowboy in
regard to some money matters, was
stabbed and dangerously wounded.
The criminal is still ut large.
Chaffee people are busy settling up
insurance on the recent fire losses. II
it has not been fully determined wheth-
er the town will move or not.
Lieut.. Tharaldson of Grafton seems
to have the hearty support of a large
number Of the Walsh county people in
his contest for the postottice.
On complaint Of John Yyar, Remi
Pellerin of Cavalier was arrested and
bound over to the district court OH the
charge Of adultery with Mrs. Yyar.
Devils Lake people are congratulate
ing themselves over the fact that the
Northwestern Telephone company will
extend it's wires to that city next year.
G. A. Edwards of Courtenay was
held to the district court for violating
the prohibition law. Witnesses testi-
fed that they took liquor in his barn.
and paid for it by laying money on top
of the key.
Guy Martin of Buford, who was SEN
fenced to the state prison from Willis
ton last March for a term Of fifteen
months, has. through the influence Of
friends, been pardoned by the govern
or, and has returned home.
1t is reported that farmers and
ranchmen in the vicinity Of jamestown
are bringing in a good many wolf
scalps, on which they cur a bounty
from the county of 81 and the same
amount from the state.
The Mandan Electric Light company
organized this week, with the follow
ing officers: FL. II. Lyon. president; f.
A. Hughes. vice president; r. NJ. Tut
tie, secretary and treasurer. The au-
! thorized capital of the concern is $780,
600.
In Bowbells, Postmaster Lesh will
erect q tw0-story building 24X3O. j..
Peterson will erect a large hardware
and implement store building in the
spring, and an Eastern capitalist will
erect a building and open a bank in
the spring.
The residents of Morgan township,
Trail county, are contemplating build.
ing q three-story graded school build.
ing, to be located in the center of tn
town, thereby providing instruction,
for their advanced students instead q
sending them to surrounding towns.
A Great Northern engineer had /:
thrilling experience near Knox. Tht
coupling between the engine and a Ion:
string of freight ears broke. 1t was OIL
q down grade. and for a minute Il,
looked as if the runaway cars would
smash the engine. He scorched and
at the same time blew for brakes. final
" succeeding in getting things straight
ened out.
Emil. s. Sich Of Devils Lake. county