The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-16
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a Another hotel is to be erected AZ
BOwbells.
The son of State Treasurer Dr!scoh
is. Ill ut Grafton.
/ Eb Young is decidedly popular as
mayor at Tower City.
The closing exercises of the Buffalo
school were successful.
Court convenes in Bathgate next
week with a light calendar.
The 500 will change its time cara
June 10, just reversing the trains.
A new postofice, Nord, has been es-
tablished in western Walsh county.
Buffalo will have the biggest Fourth
of July celebration ever experienced
there.
County Commissioner Brown is IN
terested in some cattle ranges in Ward
county.
Foster county has enough Democrats
to send delegations to the state con-
%veutiOns.
The fellows who have kept weather
records for forty years or more are
much in evidence.
I David. Miller Of Bottineau died OF
blood poisoning, caused by a scratch
from a harness snap.
Hans Thorp, the Minot wife muir.
derer, wants a good big drink Of
whisky before he is hanged.
The Mayville electric light compa-
nv contenlplates furnishing light 1or
the neiglbGring town of Portland.
Anamoose continues to boom ana
the merchants are getting lots OF trace
that went to Harvey at one time.
A policeman. fired a few shots at a
supposed burglar at Grand Forks ana
excited the denizens of that burg.
"A new settler from Michigan was
caught IN a storm at Bottineau ana
both of his horses We're killed by light
ming.
The directors of the Portland State
bank have let the contract for Il new
banking house. 1t will be III
every particular.
Sneak thieves d%esecrated st. Mi
chael's church at Grand Forks and ap-
p%ropriated property vo.ded at several
hundred dollars.
The extension of the Northwestern
Telephone company's lines to Cakes
will open up communication With AD-
erceeE and other South Dakota cities.
The Mercer County Mercantile COM
'pany has launched its new boat, EX.
pansion, OH the Missouri. and it will
be lowed down to Bismarck, where its
machinery will be placed in position.
DR.. Low. of Thompson recently re-
ceived word Of the death of Il cousin in
South Africa. The young maj was
killed at the battle of Modder river,
being pierced by several bullets.
Samples of Irvine are being distrib-
uted from the penitelit'ary plant at
Bismarck. A sample ball is on eNhi-
b:tion ut the Herald office. The Irvine
is strong and smooth, and appears to
be well made.
G. L. Moorehouse. formerly North
'ern Pacific agent at Minor, and, later,
"a Methodist preacher. has gone back to
his old. job. He is an expert telegra-
|pher. and can get quicker action that
way than on his sermons.
A man of experience suggests that it
IS not safe to SOW flax too deep. Flax,
like the bean. carries the seed ut the
ton of the shoot, thus making it more
difficult to work its way to the sur
face through a heavy layer Of dirt.
Tom Kelly of Bowden met with n
painful accident. In company with
John Rapp he was out buggy riding
with Il loaded shotgun resting between
them. when. in crossing a fire break
A., .x,oo,Hrn 1NaoOnno oni1Qnfo1lv dig.
charged, a portion Of the charge en-
:ering his right arm below the elbow
and %lacerating the flesh quite badly.
Hon. Alex. Duncan of Bathgate is
experimenting again this year with
sowing grain in drills is and "a inches
apart and also in raising n large field
Of corn. He is highly pleased with his
efforts in corn raising in the past from
the beneficial result to the land and
from the amount of feed produced and
the quality Of the feed.
Gov. Fancher has completed az
rangements with the blind asylum
trustees of the State of South Da0ta
for the reception and care Of North
Dakota blind children at the South
/ Dakota institution. Persons who have
| charges they. desire to put in the care
of the state should communicate with
the executive department regarding
the matter.
The Bismarck weather bureau re.
ports that the ean temperature Of
the month of May, just passed. was 81
degrees, which is Z degrees above the
average mean for the past twenty
five years. The highest temperature
for the mcntl. was 81 degrees. on the
| 9th, and the lowest, ~. on the 4tll.
The total precipitation was 1.26 inches,
which is considerably below the aver.
age for the twenty-five years, which is
2.45 inches.
About seven and a half miles Of
track has been laid on the Washburn
road, and about seventeen miles. Of
grade are completed and ready for the
track, with the exception of a few cul-
verts.s The GRADE. between Bismarck
land Wilton will he completed next
week.and all ready for the rails. Elev-
ZEN more cars. arrived Monday night for
the new road. the work having been
somewhat delayed waiting for these.
Ulen, Clay county, is trying the plan
of having special market days. A COM
mittee OF business men act as commits
sioners to conduct the sales, and any
lone; having property Of any descrip-
tion that they wish to sell has 1t listed
and exposed for examination that day.
| Everything from ia crow bar to q
church pulpit Is offered. and the result
lis "a fatal wants canSbe supplied. so a