The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-28
NORTH DAKOTA

Yeomen.
Ole Bulls son, Alexander, is to be in
Lisbon Nov. Z.
Harvey will vote on incorporation
next Tuesday.
New Rockford's Methodist church is
nearing completion.
Townsend & Denoyer is a new law
firm at Devils Lake.
A man was arrested at Fargo for
having too many shoes.
Cavalier county will elect a commits
sioner Tuesday, Nov. Z.
Miss Irene Moore Of Lisban fell from
a. bicycle and broke her arm.
The Northern Pacific will build q sec
ond class depot at McHenry.
The Agricultural college boys bested
tho Alexandria fellows at foot ball-25
to 0.
The boiler for Leeds new mill is on
the ground and will soon get a-grlnd-
ing.
William Cook will shortly commence
the erection Of a new residence at
Bathgate.
The Logan county capital removal
question will come up before the voters
Nov. Z.
Engineer E. w. Haihes Of Ransom
comfy lost his house by fire last week.
Loss, $4,000.
The contract has been let for the su-
perstructure of the new Gethsemane
church at Fargo.
A bricklayer fell from the second
story of the new Storms block at Fargo
and broke his arm.
Mrs. J. B. Patterson, who suffered a
stroke Of paralysis at the Fargo barpe-
cue, is improving.
ID. r. Holbrook, an old-timer of u
leigh county, dropped dead on the road
from his home to Bismarck.
The Agricultural College Juniors
bested the Y. NJ. G. A. Intermediate on
the Fargo gridicrn-6 to ..
Grand Forks entertained two hun
dred Canadian ticket agents Wednes
day night in a royal manner.
A small fire in the Irwin hotel, ut
Glendale, caused considerable con
sterpation, but was quickly smothered.
A work train and crew are at work
Mt Anamoose, widening cuts, filling
grades and getting ready for the Win
ter.
A Ramsey county farmer sWearS nell
let grass grow in Devils AXE streets,
unless hitching posts are provided 1or
his critters.
George Kessinger Of Glendale acci-
dentally discharged a shotgun he was
carving in his wagon, the charge en-
tering his hand.
Liveryman H. E. Hall Of Fessenden.
working lin a we'll, permitted q big
block and tackle to fall on his head and
nearly bust it.
The irrepressible Max Bass is al
ready setting up pins for next springs
campaign for immigrants along the
Great Northern lines.
The recruits now being enlisted int
North Dakota r assigned to the Q
ty-second infantry, now being recruit
ed in Pennsylvania.
United States Marshal Haggart has,
sold a section farm in Barnes county
to Mason Bros. Of Valley City. The
consideration was $1,000.
A benefit ball was given at Mandan
Thursday night, for Francis Krusen,
an old man who suffered a heavy loss
by a prairie fire recently.
Mrs. John King, an unfortunate Ell
lendale lady, attempted suicide last
week, due, it is said, to u %neglectful
husband and blind pigs.
Thomas Cave of Bottineau was ar-
rested recently on the charge of selling
liquor, and was bound over to the dis
trict court in the sum of $500.
The Great Northern is grading on
the west side Of the depot at Williston
for a freight track. The depot will be
moved a short distance north.
Some person without the fear of God
in his heart stole q heavy coonskin coat
valued at $45 from the store Of Watt
Bros. at Bathgate, Tuesday last.
Hon. s. B. Russell Of jamestown has
been delivering some excellent lectures
in Grand Forks on the Footprints Of
God in History" and kindred subjeBJ
Even Mayor johnson was touched,
this time-for a carat and q quarter
sparkler. Somebody got right next to
hizzoner that time, all right, all right.
The friends Of ]. R. Whalin, a rail-
road brakeman, are trying to locate
him. His brother died recently at Del
AVIAN, Wis, and the missing man is
wanted.
Lieut.. Baldwin, of Company A, is in
st. Paul to consult specialists about
the wound he received through the ley
in the Philippines. and which Is still
troubling him. !?
Leo. II. Olson was killed at Hawley
by a Northern Pacific train. He was
a laborer and his folks live q Haw-
ley. He vas attempting to cross the
track ahead Of a train.
The old cannon at jamestown was
touched off again when the Thirteenth
Minnesota went through, and busted
most all of the window glass in the
north side of the school house.
John McCafferty of Carlisle, lost four
stacks Of wheat Friday by fire. 1t is.
supposed that the fire originated from
O threshing engine which had been on
the field but q short time before.
Vic Noble has disposed Of his interest
in the Willow City Bank to Banker
Rashold, well known as a prosperous
banker at Mayville, and a friend named
George sundberg, who will be cashier.
Gallagher Bros separator burned
last Monday night near Grafton: also,
q setting Of wheat belonging to John
Sullivan. Jr., al the French settle.
ment. The fire occurred In the middle.
Of the night.