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

lightning Uuiucu S"SS ~
stack for Gus Strutz OF cakes, recent
All kinds of stories Of all kinds of
wheat yields come in this year, as
usual.
The Great Northern has increased it's
train service on the Rutland branch to
a daily.
Drayton's pontoon bridge across the
Red river will be ready for travel by
Sept. 1.
p. 7. Riley of Oberon lost a hand in
nnshing a loaded shotgun into a
wagon.
Judge Glaspell is building q house
and barn on his property south Of
Jamestown. @
Henry Bake, ten years old, Of
Grand Forks county, was kicked to
death by q colt.
New Rockford is building a $1,000
court house, a $40, 600 school house and
a $4,000 church.
Jim Kelly is under arrest at CARING
ton, charged with having applied the
torch to a barn. @
Peter Henretti of Leeds has con-
tracted to sell~5,OO0 bushels of flax at
95 cents per bushel.
A branch office of the Northwestern
Building and Loan association will be
opened in Mayville.
;Jimtown's new p~ostofice fixtures
have arrived, 1872 combination lock
boxes in three sizes.
A number of cases Of diphtheria are
reported at Fessenden. Two families
have been Guaranteed.
The Forman Telephone company has
completed it's line from Hankinson to
Wahpeton via Paramount.
A tank of oil fell on the hand and
foot of Charles Brown Of Fargo and
hurt them quite seriously.
Henry Walizer, a Jimtown lad, had
q leg amputated as the result OF an
injury from a handspring. .,
Private A. Nelson Of Company I,
Wahpeton, who suffered a sunstroke IN
Manila, has just returned.
Morton county has some $4,000 In
banks. and some state, Stark Mercer
county warrants on hand.
One firm at Cando has sold this year
five new threshing outfits, three second
hand ones, and four engines.
Lieut.. Hildreth. Of Company B, IL
coming home in the transport Shert-
dan with the Minnesota boys.
T: Braddock is becoming q stock ship
ping center. Thirty-one cars were
shipped from there last week.
An Enderlin woman has her bus
band arrested for using naughty IAN
guage in the presence Of ladies.
Hail insurance agents state they will
nav out more none in losses than ever
before in the history of the state.
The young ladies' auxiliary Of Wah-
peton netted $50 by a lawn social-ai
for the gallant boys Of Company l.
Mrs. Marie Riley of Bismarck was
quite seriously burned while endeavor-
ing to eXtinguish o fire in her residence.
Rolla and Cando will be united into
one Episcopal parish, and Bishop Ed
sail has appointed Rev. W. r. Johnston
as rector. tS .
An $1,000 farm residence has just
been completed on the Pendleton farm
in Trail county-the finest farm house
in the state.
Alex Day of jamestown was knocked
off the Northern Pacific coal sheds by
a bolt of lightning, but was not seri-
ously injured.
DR.. Quick of Wahpeton, who recently
returned from the Klondike. has pur-
chased the drug store Of G. G. Nickells
at Wahpeton.
A! large barn. 5Ox1OO feet, on the Post
farm. near Kelso. burned last week.
Twenty-seven head of horses were con-
sumed. Insurance, $4,000.
The new Merrifield- Babcock cement
plant at Mountain is now in operation,
and manufactured material will be
Slipped cut in a few days.
Ex-State Treasurer George Nichols is
looking up a location in Washington.
He has decided to change his residence
largely on account of his health.
George Miles, a temporary resident
of Buxton, is held to the district court
in $500 bail, which he failed to procure,
and will await the fall term in jail.
Water has been struck in James
towns artesian we'll at q depth. Of
1850 feet, but there is not enough Of
1t and the we'll will be sunk deeper.
Cars are ordered for the shipment OF
nearly 100 car loads of cattle between
jamestown and WibeauX. Mont, this
week. The stock rush will soon begin.
A barn, four horses, a windmill, q
face and two hands, belonging to Geo.
jacobson of Hickson, were burned re-
Gently. Face and hands not a tOt0l
loss.
One of the big passenger engines was
pretty badly smashed up west Of Man
dan a day or two ago. It collided with
another and it's front was badly demOl-
ished.
Harvey, on the 500, has voted on the
question Of issuing bonds in the sun Of
$1,000 for tho purpose of building 9
school house, and it carried by a hand
some majority.
Rev. j. H. Sheridan, for some time
the Episcopal rector at jamestown and
Valley City, has resigned his charge,
aud will be succeeded by Rev. L. G..
Moultrie of Kansas City.
A stallion killed three CEILINGS in
car load of horses that were unloaded
at Pembina day last week. It was
done while the cars were in motion, the.
stallion biting the necks next the ear.
Boyd & Mares are having a largo
and handsome store building erected
at Pingree, Stutsman County, by q
Fargo contractor. They have one Of
the largest country trades III the state.