The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-16

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~. 81 Hil,sboro the people are ag!-
tated oyer the preston OF wafer sup
Hon r. S. Russell Of jamestown de-
livcred four lectures at MayValie last
week.
rho Steele county Sabbath school:
convention will be held at Finley June
10 and 20.
The Bismarck training school this;
voar ,,pcins July g and continues
three weeks.
rho name of the Oberon hotel has
hcen changed from the Columbia TO-
the Vendome.
1f Hank Palmer would make his
,ono,. m afternoon sheet he would
make a bigger hit.
Foster county farmer %skippcd-in
tho night time-and his creditors are
doing the worrying.
There was Il mass meeting OF the
creditors of the departed landlady at
Haryey-4all n,ourned.S
Actions have been started 'tS-s
aside a number of special taxes
bitches in Cass county.
Matt Wiltschko Of Darlington hal
lust heard of the death OF III Drother
in Alaska last December.
Two n,phews of Simon Welsh, the
mon murdered near Bismarck, are
looking after his estate.
uhc negro horse thief. Louis john
son of Langdon, was sentenced 10 one
year in the pc%nitentiary.
Darlington fire boys will be ex-
emptcd from paying poll tax, as nre
fighters are in other cities.
Archie Andrews of Walhalla had his
hand caught in a windmill cogwheel.
,Thc doctor is saving some of the
pieces.
Bishop Edsall has accepted a call to
the rcctorsE;p of Gethsemane church,
F;v:-o, to succeed Rev. ROderick j.
Mooney.
The wife of Register McGillivray Of
tbo bismarck land office has received
notice of the death Of her father in
Michigan.
Surveyor General Williams has been
at old Fort Buford taking the prelim-
mary steps for the governmental SUR
vcy there.
Between the Hornerites and the SAX
Walton Army some of the towns IN the
northern part of the state are long on
religious discussions.
Pastor Frye of Reynolds vouches for
the artesian we'll story. and it has to
he believed. even if Frye was for
mcrly Il newspaper man.
The maycrs in the small towns tell
the Clark lady show people to go easy
or they will be arrested-and the show
people smile-and take the coin.
Miss Mcleod. one of this years
graduates from the Valley City nor
NAL, has been engaged to teach the
fifth grade i'll the Grafton schools.
David White. charged with burglary
ut Bismarck. was permitted to plead
guilty to Il petit larceny charge and
was sentenced to live days in Jail.
Attorney Armstrong of Emmols
county. who has been in Ohio, is home
again. His father died and his mother,
after Il serious illness. is recovering:
John Conrad of Cavalier lost his
horse and barn, some sheep and chick
ems by fire. Nothing was saved from
lllt. kLOuSc. 1AClC was 1IS1Il A4StA
The sewer system at Mayville will
be greatly enlarged this year to meet
the demand of the citizens. Some
$1,000 will be expended for this pur-
pose.
Attorney G. E. Leslie will leave
Hillsboro and continue the practice OF
law at Darlington. where he has
formed a partnership with T. s. Me-
Cue.
1t is proposed to construct a race
track, baseball park and genera!
amusement grounds between Mayville
and Portland, citizens Of both places
contributing.
Grafton is to make the effort of all
efforts in a Fourth of July celebration.
The promoters hope that n feature
will be the laying of the corner stone
for the soldiers monument.
Dibley 4 Robinson, the Fargo bridge
contractors have been awarded by
Pembina county stipClations amount
ing to over $500. This firm is noted
for its reliability AID promptness.
A servant girl at Grand Forks re-
turned home at a late hour and was
thrown to the ground and choked by q
hobo. who escaped before the police
arrived. The girl remains Mt home
now.
Tom Ray was found with his neck
broken near Willow City. He had been
in the city drinking and is supposed
to have fallen head foremost from his
rig. A bottle Of alcohol was found in
his pocket.
\ Bathgate man went to the black
smith for repairs. which We're placed
in h wagon. He started home. The
stuff was hot. set the wagon on tireS
II burned the box before the blaze
was e%Ntinguished.
A queer looking crowd of immigrants
has arrived at Bismarck. They area
party of Galicians a province Of AUG
tria, and the high altitude ~necessitatas
their wearing the warmest possible
garments. Men. women and children
were enveloped in long sheepskin
coats, which were fashioned much like
the garments worn by the Cossacks in
winter. The wo0ly side was turned ia
inc the pockets and collars were
trimmed with cloth.
r. w. Gerkie. the cigarmaker Who
was recently arrested for starting 4
hrei In Langdon, was acquitted BY
hizzoner, Judge Barcelo. It appeared
that while there u,os a .4.arE~.sS