The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-10
Fargo,s fax fiber mill is running da!

"A --o
and night.
Old settlers in Bottineau' county will
organize an association.
That Grafton Business Mems club
seems to be waking the town up.
The house occupied by DR.. Perkins
in Dickinson was burned to the grOuno
last week.
The fax fiber mill at Sheldon has
paid to farmers over $1,000 since !,
commenced operations.
There was an explosion in the Sat
terlund mine near Washburn and one
Of the men was slightly injured.
Bottineau citizens in mass meeting
declared in favor Of the vigorous ell
forcement Of the prohibition law.
The 500 road has purchased the
Strauss property in Bismarck, and vii
erect terminal building sthereon.
A mass meeting was held at Caring
ton and the stock owners organized FOL
protection against horse and cattle
thieves.
OberOn wants a 1fty-rOom hotel rlgn,
off. The town is growing so rapidly
the present hostelries cannot accommo'
date the people.
The new iron bridge Being erected
near Cakes is being pushed to compile
ton and is said to be one Of the bes,
structures in the state.
Treadwell Twitchell Of Cass county
has just sold fifty head of fat beeves
fed on North Dakota corn. This is the
kind Of farming that pays.
Rev. Rivers of Missouri, is holding
revival meetings in the Free Methodist
church at Jamestown. The services
will continue during the week.
DR.. Bergstrom of Cooperstown, ar.
rested q short time ago for practicins
medicine without the necessary au.
thority, was fined $50 and costs.
Mrs. E. G. McLain of Eckelson, who
was severely injured at the Sanborn
depot in a railroad accident several
weeks ago, is slowly recovering.
Senator Arnold, who has been CON
fined for some time by illness at his
home in Larimore, has sufficiently re-
covered to be upon the street again.
Jesse Maurer Of jamestown, who
has been confined for some time by
an attack of lung fever, has SO far re-
covered as to be able to appear upon
the streets.
United States Court Commissioner
Alfred Blaisdell Of Minot is looking
after government matters in that sec
ton in the absence in the East of Com.
missioner Hanchett.
Neil Mcdonald of Mimic has puH
chased q farm containing 1,f20 acres
four miles from Warren. The land IL
all under cultivation. The considera-
ton was $19,U00.
A business man wanted to put in a
stock of clothing at Bowbells, but was
unable to secure a store until spring.
Buildings and residences are in great
demand there.
Conductor Dumphy, one Of the old
eest conductors on the Great Northern
and q man well known in railroad cir
cles throughout the state, is dead, af-
ter a lingering illness.
At a meeting of the commissioners Of
Stutsman county, the bond Of the
James River Bank, in the sun Of $4O,-
OOO was approved, and the bank is
now a county depository,
Representative Spalding has secured
the passage Of a bill for a bridge over
the Red river at Drayton, N. D. Hans
brough's bill to the same effect has
already passed the senate.
John P. Elder Of Culbertson, who,
during an alteration with a man
named Anderson last month, shot and
killed the latter, has been acquitted on
the grounds Of s%elf-defense.
A new pension examining board has
been established at Glendale, and is
composed Of Drs. Walker and Mer-
chant Of the Glendale, and DR.. Mira
Gle Of Edgeley. Meetings will be held
the first and third Wednesdays Of
each month at 10 a. M, in the Offices
Of Dra Walker and Merchant,