The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-09-30

A hobo got into limbo Mt EE.'F.9n ior
chasing girls around that city.
George c. Hall Of Minnewaui"" mas
been granted an original pension III 3D.
The state school for the deaf at Dew
lis Lake opens with about MY SUI
dents.
Now a flax fiber mill goes IL at
! Wheat!cnd. North Dakota Will sooh
have flax fiber mills to burn.
Private Mate" Myers of Company
G received a rousiIg welcome When lit
reached his home at Drayton.
Charles Newton, who fell off a grain
tank at Hannaford several days ago
striking on his head, has died from MS
injuries.
A train crew ran a caboose int foul
cars off an open switch at jamestown
spilling a thousand gallons Of gasollne
in the miX-up.
A MAJ named Fred Lewis. working
on the Cooperstown extension, commit
ted suicide by drowning in Long lake.
Temporary insanity is assigned as the
cause. 49,.
The brickyard at New Salem is doing
a good business. 1t is run by u. ;.
Bowser. He has already burned 15,OOO
brick with Ignite coal, which works
admirably.
The three-year-old child of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Herbert Fincher Of Manfred was
accidentally smothered to death by
getting the bedclothes around its head
while asleep.
John Vinson. for many years a well
known Fargo restauranter, and, later,
of Buffalo and Tower City, has leased
the only hotel at Sanborn. Mrs. Vim
son continues to conduct the Tower
City restaurant.
State Game Warden Bowers ran
across a party of four hunters on the
500 the other day, who had not been
provided with permits They each put
up the necessary $25. One was a so
Of Thomas Lowry Of Minneapolis.
L. &. Wanner Of Wimbledon and q
member of Company G, did not stay IN
the Philippines, as reported. but is In
San Francisco with his regiment. VIM
bledon will welcome he and Charley
Vallandigham. of the same company,
wit, a public reception when they re-
turn.
A Rebekal lodge was organized in
Walhalla Last week by Mrs. w. J.. Ora
ham, with a charter membership Of
thirty. The officers for the ensuing
term are: n. G.. Mrs. c. Andrews; v.
G., Mrs. Chas. H. Lee; secretary, Mrs.
c.. Ellison; treasurer, Miss Lizzie Nc
Guin.
A man may know too much for his
own good. A young man calling him.
self Louis 'Lavont was arrested at
Steele recently on an order from the
chief of police of Davenport, Iowa. LA,
wont is supposed to know the where
abouts Of John Galloway, who is want
ed for several burglaries.
by a Blanchard elevator recently was q
tank Of 100 bushels and 90 pounds,
drawn by a single team two miles and
driven by a boy, a ~five-year-old son Of
MI Larson of that place. The midget
handled the lines and drove the team
as we'll as an able-bodied man.
The construction of a warehouse,
with q capacity of 10000 bushels. has
been commenced at Walhalla by How
ard HOgg. 1t is estimated that Walhal-
la lost the marketing of something like
lOO,OOO bushels last year on account OF
lack of storage room The new ware
house will greatly relieve the condition
this year.
]. w. Ross of Grand Forks is draw
ing the plans for the new Catholic
church to be erected at Tarsus, eight
II lies from Bottineau. The new church
will be constructed of boulders, or
large rocks. and will be one of the
most unique and prettiest churches in
the state. The building is to cost in
the neighborhood of $4,000.
Last year a farmer named Lind, near
Fort Ransom, left his fourteen-year-old
son alone at the house, with orders to
water a yearling colt. He came home
to find his Sol lying dead ut the thresh-
old of the barn with the tic rope of the
colt secured around his waist and the
animal standing inside the door. The
boy was evidently dragged to death.
The jamestown p%ostotfice sold, dur
ing the last fiscal year. $8.S53.15 in
postage stamps. cards and stamped en-
velopes, The business for the first
quarter OF the fiscal year, has increased
about $3.50 over the same period last
year. Postmaster Mitchell thinks the
sale of stamps. ETC., will reach the $1O,-
90 mark in another year. when the city
| will be entitled to fire. delivery.
John Murphy of Bordulac. who farms
q big piece of land in that vicinity, had
in 600 acres of wheat that averaged
fifteen bushels per acre: ~sixty-ive acres
Of oats that went sixty bushels, and
| 100 acres Of barley that averaged Al
bushels. Mr.. Murphy is one of the
most successful farmers in that Sec
ton, and combines raising cattle in
connection with his. farming operations.
James Haley has commenced suit
against the Great Northern road to re-
cover $15. 900. Haley alleges in the
complaint that he was out Of money at
Williston, and anxious to go west. He
was put off the train at Buford by the
train crew, but he took a position on
the trucks of one of the cars. The sta
ton agent. SO Haley alleges. saw him,
and just as the train was starting,
pulled him from his perch upon the
trucks, and his left leg was crushed.
An unknown man was killed by a
Great Northern train at Park River,
nearly in front of the depot. He was
sitting by the side of the track. The
engineer. whistled for him to get on,
but he paid no attention to the warn
ing, and before the train could be
stopped the a step struck his head,
making a terrible cash; he was drawn
under the train and both legs cut or.
| one near the knee and the other lnu,or