The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-12

The new plant of the Grand Forks
Electric company Is under way.
Cavalier has reorganized its band.
Leeds wants better fire protection.
Mayor Sprague was reelected presi--
dent of the Grafton Gun club.
Banker Plummer Of Hillsboro has
bought the Grandin mill.
Wahpeton people are delighted over.
the reorganization Of Company I.
A farmer found a den Of wolves near
Wahpeton and dug out seven.
LaMoure will legislate against bike
riders monopolizing the sidewalks.
Henry D. Parsons Of Langdon gets
his pension raised from So to $12.
Wheatland has employed an entirely
new crop of teachers for next year.
The lumber business has been a bon
ANA in the newly-settled districts.
The state Irvine plant is turning out
two and a half tons Of Irvine daily.
Everett Baker Of Ludden lost his
barn and fifty sheep by a prairie fire.
Rolette people made it hot for a
claim Jumper.
Bowbells is talking of a graded
school.
The teachers meeting at Glendale
was a decided success.
Mayor Hohneck Of McHenry is hav-
ing the town cleaned up.
Crary will have long-distance tele-
phone connection this summer.
J. Hall is wanted at Dickinson for
forgery.
A buffalo fish weighing thirty-fve.
pounds was caught in Spiritwood lake.
Ardoch has organized a glee club.
Joe Ralph is training a string Of
horses at Portland.
About $4,000 is involved in the suit
of William Dwyer Of Medina against
Richard Sykes.
Mrs. George McComb of Milton, aged:
eighty years, has been sent to the asy-
lum. ~.
The Great Northern will do some rip
raEping on the Missouri river at Willis
ton.
J. N. Kunkle Of Fargo and b. O.
Hudson Of Dawson compose a new
firm at New Rockford.
A Grand Forks firm is manufacture
ing claim shanties for settlers out
west.
Forty to fifty prisoners are engaged
h the manufacture of Irvine at the pen
itentiary.
Great preparations are being made
in some Of the towns for the Norwe-
gian Day celebration, May II.
The Northern Pacific has sent a train
load of laborers west to work on the
road.
A 62O-pound, eight-months-old calf
was sold at DeLamere for $21.7O for
beef.
The members Of the jamestown Re-
lief corps sent $50 to the soldiers home
to furnish a room.
Alex Lefort was arrested at Rolla,
on the charge Of selling whisky to thef
Indians.
The Polk county people who. went to-
Belle Coda. B. c., several years ago,
are said to be prospecting.
Farmer Stout Of Cando lost his barn
and three horses by a prize fire last
week.
There is a rumor that a lovers quar-
rel preceded the suicide Of Annie Dali
zell Of Walhalla.
Williston's school library fund was,
increased $41.21 by the proceeds Of AMI
entertainment.
Presiding Elder Ryan was rendered
a reception at jamestown before leav-
ing for his new field. ,.
About 10000 trees will be planted
along the Northern Pacific between
Jan estown and Bismarck.
A Catholic Order Of Foresters for
the ladies was instituted at Ardoch by
Mrs. McNeely of Fargo.
County superintendents have been
distributing the school laws to the diff
ferent district officials.
Wheatland will fence in an enclos-
ure for the ball games this summer.
A grand stand will also be erected,
Wahpeton officials are determinedA
root out the "pot" gangs that infeae
the river banks nea there every sum.
mer.
John Mcknight Of Sheldon bought
$50 t~hree-year-old steers for his rancn.
The total cost exceeded $4,000.
The North Dakota Firemen's associ-
alton has q membership Of forty-threer
companies. four having been added
this year.
w. A. Monroe, the new landlord at
the Columbia in Langdon, has made
hit witt. both the townspeople and the
travelling public.
Father Zumbusch has resigned as
pastor Of the Catholic church at Oakes
and is succeeded by Father O'Calla-
CHAN.
It is reported the Great Northern
will build a branch from TownerAto
Washburn. and open up o big stretch
Of new country.
The Grand Forks brick works have
opened up for the season. The first
DAYS run resulted in 1900 before b
rain stopped the fun.
Buffalo people are indignant over the
result Of a dog-poisoner's work. As ID
usually the case. only the best dogs
have been killed.
Rev. s. A, Danford, who was form
erlv a b!rch-wielder at Minot, and lat
er a Methodist parson at LaMoure. has
assumed his new duties as pastor at
Aandan.
Children on the farm of Al Martin.
twenty miles north Of Cando. built Q
fire a the barn to boil some eggs.
The barn and contents were burned.
and the house was barely saved.