The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-03-24
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lump out in EmmOns county.
An auxiliary militia company is be-
ring organized in Stark county.
The small towns throughout the state
are beginning to show signs OF life.
Roy Alderman has purchased the,
John Aipperbash residence in James
Town.
Y. O. Noben has recently sold a quar-.
rer section lust south of Grafton for
$4,000.
Mrs. Tucker of Page has purchased.
m interest in Mrs. Smiths store at.
Wheatland.
Company D Of Devils Lake has re-
ceiyed it's guns and will soon COM
mence. drilling.
p C. Tostc of Wimbledon was at
lacked by a vicious horse and seriously
bitten OF the face.
J. A. Albrant is the new proprietor Of
tbe Grand Pacific hotel at Grafton,
Robert Shepard retiring.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new hotel ut Cathay and the building
will soon be opened up.
J. b. Macarthur sold his entire farm
Of about 2IO acres, near Wheatlland,
TO Lewis Grant OF Durbin for SOB per
acre.
People are beginning to hustle for
county jobs as politics grow warmer.
North Dakota will have Il warm time
this year.
The elevators at Bottineau have re-
,eived orders to ship all wheat on hand
his month, which will make about ITO
ear loads.
Owing to the increased stock bust
ness at Lisbon the Northern Pacific
will rebuild the stock yards there on a
much larger scale.
Delaney Bros, we'll known stockmen
1T Dickinson, are among those who
will be interested in Il bank which will
De opened at Napoleon.
A thirteen-year-old boy at Great Bend
was thought to be dead. Later it was
concluded that he wls in a trance and
interment was deferred.
Bowbells school district received bids
for the building of six school houses.
The contract was awarded Mcclellan
& Dilworth ut $415 each.
John Brunk, a young Englishman,
was cutting wood near Hannah ard Sc
yerely froze his feet, nccessitating the
%amrutation Of several toes.
The baseball enthusiasts Of the
Lidgerwood schools gave an enter'ain-
ment the other evening which netted
Them $3.50 with which they will buy
equipment.
An engine pulling a frs;sht between
rA,ngj!on and Dresden Nia:l for the
want Of water. but was pushed along
oy the passenger when that came along
some hours later.
Jerome Sweeny, living on a farm
near Olga. Cavalier county. has made
discovery Of oil flowing from Il Well
which is on his place. 1t will be i'll
vestigatcd in the spring.
Jacob MchHar, the butcl,a: ut Taylor,
was presented; with 4 quartet of babies
the other day by his wife-tWO boys
and two girls. The children We're born
alive but have all slice died
The Lidgc"wcod State bank, capital
izcd ut about $4,000, will he open for
business about the 18th of next month.
Mr.. House has already ce;1amenced
work On the building leased by him to
The bank.
There is some indignation at New
Rockford owing to the belief that the
buildings recently burned tilere he
longing to Il Mr.. Greedy. was done by
the fire bug and a reward Of 500 is
hung up for he uiplit.
An immigrant who arrived at Bow.
bells last week with a car load OF be-
lorgings and had covered 800 miles
was discovered to have Struggled lis
wife AID child through under Il wagon
box the entire distance.
r$11,, I,.,1rlr,,1. ,,o,,n1 7NI,C To-,
IicQuc and William DeLerme. wt;t. ar
Robertson OIL the charge Of stealing
timber from state school lands. Sew
arol others are implicated.
Hon. 4. II. I.:ughlin, in addition to
bis duties as superintendent Of the cen-
sus, has embarked in the business OF
buying and selling cattle and has Ship
ped in 200 head Of young stock from
Iowa for sale to Ransom county farm
eTs
Railroad Commissioner Walton saysI
that q large immigration in all parts
Of the state is expected this year. The
railroads are >:s,ing a fine work IN get
ting the vaca:.i land occupied by actual
residents. FAC country along the 500
and the Northern Pacific is being rap
idly taken.
Deputy State Auditor lucas states
that within 81 week the state auditor
will take Up for payment $4,000 worth
d. wolf bni!aty certificates, and says
that this will take up those registered
up to $500. The collections of taxes
have swellei the wolf bounty fund to
the extent that this payment can be
made.
Five alleged timber thieves have been
arrested in Cavalier ceA1ty charged
by Laad Commissioners I.axdAl with
trespass On State school lands. The
commissioner sEye lie is compelled by
the 's,.~0ter ct such tresps.ssss to take
act!cH :: tbs kind and VT. alsO bring
prosecutors against trespslsserS Oh
hay lands.
Reports frCm BaGiock gre to tie
effect that the Emlaons county state
bank building Is well under way and
will soon be ready for occupancy. Mr..
Bloss has concluded not to rebuild and
will seek another business location.
Mr. Head has bought the Reamu1n
stock and building an dwili continue
in business.
The March report of the statisticiaH
Of. the department. Of agriculture will
show the amount Of wheat remaining
In farmers hands on March. / to have
been about 158, 100000 bushels, or %
per cent of last years crop, as %cOm-
pared with 106, 100000 bushels, or 529.3
per cent Of the crop of 1898, on hand on
March I. 1889. I'd
The :announcnd rod,,ot,on ~ nacanr.