The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-07
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IL Is Sdlu OlChcy equity has i've C0AA'
didates for state Office.
The dog poisoner is still playing his
nefarious graft at Sheldon.
Nearly every town is chronicling the
addition Of rev enterprises.
Michigan City will try to. secure an
instructor and revive its band.
The Grafton roller mills are being
equipped with new machinery.
President Cahart.. of Mayville, says
the Casselton schools are all right.
Sheep on the ranges are reported as
looking sleek and fat as in summer.
Range sheep in the western part Of
the state are said to have never locked
better. +
The trials Of the drug store cases at
Langdon was the center Of attraction
this week.
Pembina county's seventh annual
fair will be held at Hamilton July 10,
10 and 20.
Three of Fargo's tough kids have
been sentenced to the reform school by
Judge Pollock.
Two q loads of immigrant goods
were unloaded at Tyler, Richland coun-
ty, last week.
Orville Vosburg lost his barn and a
number Of mules and cattle by fire on
his farm near Lisbon.
A petition is being circulated in Will
Jams county to increase the number Of
county commissioners to five.
The st. Hilaire Lumber company is
making arrangements to put in yards
at both Crystal and Hensel.
Conrad John L.. Myer, !Cando, gets
a pension raise from Sc to So and
Charles Jentzsch from So to SIP.
The $50 acre Neyhart farm near
Casselton sold for $50 per acre recent
". Ed. Ford was the purchaser.
Mrs. John Wickes. wife Of sheriff
Wickes of Morton county, is dead.
The deceased left eight children.
Attorney Goer and wife, Of Hunter,
are in Fargo, where the attorney has
some cases before the supreme court.
Wholesalers know settlers are arriv-
ing in the state by the increased orders
Of the merchants of the smaller towns.
A Bowbells boomer and horse dealer
died at that place, and the remains
were sent to Parkston. S. D., for burial.
A farmer near Hankinson sold 1000
bushels Of fax for $4,000, and says 1t
is the most profitable crop he ever
raised.
A little wreck in the Church Ferry
yards the other day necessitated the
calling out Of the wrecking crew from
Minot.
The North Dakota Chautauqua asso-
citation is sending out neat folders adj
vertising the summer meeting, June 30
to July g..
Grafton has a business mems union,
with eighty-three members. Needed
Improvements and new enterprises will
be secured for the city.
J. K. Buttree. manager of the Emery
farm at Emerado, Is the proud posses
sor Of q yearling steer which weighs
LOSS pounds. Who al beat it?
A Northern Pacific conductor is re-
ported as stating that he believes the
extension from Minor to Cakes will be
built this year. This ought to settle 1t.
The Northern Pacific company says
that John Fisher Of Medina stole a
lot Of its snow fence. and John de-
clines to tell the court whether he did
or not.
At the public auction recently at the
Harris farm south Of Lisbon a COW
sold for $40 cash and several head of
yearling calves at an average OF $2S
per head cash.
Some LOO hides. from the becves is
sued at Standing Rock. were shipped
from Braddock a few days ago. They
were sold to the highest bidder, and
brought nearly $3.50 each.
Frank Knobs Of Stutsman county.
enlisted. in the army supposing he was
to be sent to Manila. He was sent to
Arizona instead. and a petition will DO
presented asking for his discharge.
The southeastern educational asso-
citation consisting Of the counties of
Barnes. Cam Traill and Richland, will
meet at Mayville in May-either the
first or second Friday and Saturday.
James Converse has bought 5000 to
1900 head of Texas cattle which are
to be brought by rail to Grin Junction,
wyo., and trailed the rest OF the way
to the AHA ranch north Of Dickinson.
Fire destroyed the residence Of e. =.
Mccormack. a Northern Pacific en-
gineer at Grand Forks, and his wife
and child, who were sleeping In the
houee, barely escaping with their lives.
The enforcement league serves notice
on Bismarck that unless the saloons
are closed within 80 days a movement
will be begun to secure the removal Of
the capital to q place where the law -
better observed.
Copperstown people have appointed
q committee. to take charge OF their
base ball work this year, they are In
the field for players. and they propose
to put up q very scientific article ct
ball.
The committee on finances raised
$50 at Cakes IN one day for the purses
to be hung up In the July races, and
feel confident Of being able to swell
that amount to 5000. The management
promises some good races.
Medina vii boom this spring. Two
new stores, a bank building and a new
livery barn will be built, besides MI
merous residences. The bank will be
started by. Eastern parties All the
buildings VIII be frame structures.
The town Of Berthold.1 Ward county.
a now plated and the lots are on. the
market. Several applications have Oh.
ready been made and store will BIO
erected there within a few weeks.
Arran9enaentS 8nre also being made for