The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-13
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school Dell. -.
The Dazey State bank makes g gooo'
cash showing. W.
Company r Of Grand Forks VIII s1ve
a grand ball.
The max crop around Granville is
yielding well.
II is said the country around bu1ofu
ii full Of deer.
Granyille's new elevator Is Deins
rushed to completion.
An epidemic Of intestinal trouble pre-
walls in Richland county.
4 The Lidgerwood creamery Is receiV-
ing 100 pounds of milk a day.
wolves are making things interesting
for owners of poultry in Dickey county
Rank statements all over the state
show up big deposits and Interest," rates
are easy.
Lideerwood's schools are crowoeu
and children less than six years OF =
must stay at home.
julius Cresien, a. Larimore restau.
ranter, was arrested on "
the enforcement league.
The little son of J. HI. Rowe OF Tam
ilton was badly injured by nelns
thrown from a cart by a fractaous
horse.
The First National Bank Of valley
CITY shows over $3.50, 900 assets-Unc.e
John is going on up toward the nan
million.
ROY Carpenter of Grand FORKS was
caught in some laundry machinery ana
4, = -o,,co1o ~ ono Of MS dTIlS
torn loose.
IT. j. Hanson is the postmaster at
Litchville, a new Barnes county Town
on the Dickey extension of the Norm
,ern Pacific.
Dayfd Curtin, an old-time merchant
of Jamestown, but now of New 1orh,
passed west on his way to the
the other day. /.
steam has been turned on at the
Hughes electric plant in Fargo and
several. blocks will be heated from that
plant this season.
The First National Bank of Devils
Lake makes a fine showing OF cash ana
well invested assets of nearly a quarter
Of q million dollars.
It is said that not over ID per cent
Of the fax crop in Foster county mas
been harvested. The crop Is said to De
the best in the state.
A Pembina chimney sweep fell from
the top of a house and was thought 10
have been seriously injured, but es-
capped with only a few bruises. w.,
Joseph Miller of Mandan. who lied
recently, was a prominent Mason ana
Odd Fellow, and was for Years a husl-
ness partner of the late Gov. Briggs.
D. F. siegfried, Tom Murphy nj
Charles Klaus, all of Sanborn, have
been; arrested by Sheriff Stenshoel on
d charge of violating the prohibition
The recent rains have delayed thresh-
ing in every section of the state. Some
farmers have been compelled to handle
their flax three or four times to dry 1T
out.
Matt Leuschen, a farmer near Ana
moose. committed suicide by the rifle
route. He had suffered for some time
with a cancer with no hope CT re-
covery
A Milton preacher is said to have
concluded to allow God to run a small
corner of the earth without his assist
ance. and has been i%nstructing his flock
how to vote.
The Mclean County bank, forty
miles from a railroad, a cash on
hand and reports a good condition
creditable to Washburn and to the
bank officials.
The Northern Pacific reports the
biggest business out West in its his
tory, and it will more than Offset the
falling of in North Dakota and Min
,nesota from the poor wheat crop.
Rev. Neil McKechnie Of Cavalier did
a little farming during the vacation
and ran a pitchfork into his leg. He
is compelled in consequence to cancel
some Of his preaching engagements.
After eighteen years of faithful serv-
retires to give way to another man.
his retirement will be viewed with GEN.
eral regret.
Two men named Berry and Norton
were arrested in Sargent county on
the charge Of stealing wheat and cats.
Apart Of the stun was found in a hay
stack and the rest at the home of one
Of the men. e
States Attorney Allen of Bismarck
thinks that the body found in the Mis-
souri, at Williston may be that of Chill
koff, who has been wanted for the
murder Of a Burleigh county farmer
last May. He thinks Chilkoff may
have suicided.
Near Williston a grape gathering
party suffered a serious accident. b.
"A. johnson lost his right hand by the
accidental discharge Of a shotgun and
Mrs. Patterson was shot in the left.
arm. and shoulder. Johnson went to
Grand Forks, where his hand was m
putated.
law. Murphy was convicted Of a
similar offense several years ago and
spent some months in the county 1ail.
1f convicted this time he will receive
q penitentiary sentence. siegfried IL
q druggist and is IN Of the nominees
for presidential elector on the Socialist
ticket.
Three Warren men went, hunting up
An Roseau county and took their wives
alonE to spend a. few days on a! claim
owned by one Of them. They couldn't
drive within aGmile Of It on account 81
the water. but the men ,waded the bal.
ance5 Of the way and returned satisfied
that the water iiss holding the claim
down all right. pa. d
d Lake Of Fargo got Il Runsand
laid AWAIT for thieves who had been
robhing his clothes line. InBorder I
keep himself company he filed fups "a