The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-19
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institute.
The frost had a disastrous e1ec Oh
wild plum blossoms.
Joe Devine estimates North DaKotas
population at 100000.
The Leeds brass band has been
making some good music.
Leeds is making a number OF nj
provements this summer.
The last burglar Mt Cakes got $50
worth Of cigars and WHISKY.
An immigrant car from Galveston,
Tex, was unloaded at Cathay.
The work Of brick making has be-
gun in the new yard at Walhalla.
Minnewaukan has ordered a tire en-
cine hose cart. truck and ladders.
Casselton has granted a ten-year tel
ephone franchise to Mayor Meredlth.
Dickinson people feel that sheoi IS
farther off since they received that
new fire engine.
The agricultural college football
team has risen to the dignity Of a pro-
fessional coach.
w. A. Pringle, formerly a minister,
has been elected principal OF the
L~idgerwood schools.
The new Catholic church at Leonard
was dedicated and the citizens are
properly proud thereof.
Prof. Martin was reelected prlnci-
pal of the st. Thomas schools n MS
wife a primary teacher.
Some fine young cattle are being
shipped into the country around
L%idgerwood for fattening.
Peter Hawkinson was injured III a
runaway and it was necessary to am
putate his leg at the thigh.
H. ]. Dale of Renville, Mimi, has
purchased 5000 acres of land at Car
rington for stock purposes.
Hans Thorpe, the Minot murderer,
says il the rope breaks he can splice
it, as he has been a sailor.
David White was held at Bismarck
on the charge Of robbing the snack
occupied by two Iowa settlers.
Great interest is being taken in the
meeting Of the stock breeders II ,ne
stock show in Fargo, June 26-2s.
Jerry Daley left Casselton with ten
horses and q breaker outfit for Portal,
where he has purchased ONE land.
Peter Woods was arrested Mt Devils
Lake on the charge Of breaking into a
house and stealing a suit Of clothes.
Postmaster Wittmayer of Pony
| Gulch in Mclean county is dead. he
was a well known Russian Interpreter.
Hon. Fingal Enger of Steele county
has purchased five sections of land in
Richland county and his son will farm
it.
The Wells county sheriff pulled b.
+. Sprague and Joe Fleming at Har-
vey on the charge of operating blind
pigs.
The electric light plant at Casselton
is reported in bad condition n the
council is taking steps to remedy the
same.
w. Wiley was injured in a runaway
near Ypsilanti. The gentleman is 50
years Of age and the injuries may
prove fatal.
Louis Grant has completed the re'
pairs on the Hotel Armenia and has the
hotel in fine running order with livery
barn in connection.
The Italians employed by the North
ern Pacific near Bismarck carved up
the forman so he had to be sent to the
Brainerd hospital.
Henry Porter, postmaster at Elm
Point, Pembina county. has resigned.
There is nothing in it and the Office
may be discontinued.
Private Secretary Warren for Con-
gresham Spalding will graduate as q
lawyer from Columbia COLLECT at
Washington this summer.
The beach at the G.. A. r. camp
ground at Spiritwood lake is said to
look like a shipyard, Sc many boats
are in process of construction.
Hanchett & Wartner is a new law
firm at Harvey. Hanchett was for
merly of Fargo and has been prac-
ticing law for some time at Harvey.
The Sheridan hotel at Bismarck is
to be moved and repaired. There Is
some disappointment over the fact that
an entirely new building is not to be
built.
Clarence McDonald's efforts to force
a young lady Of Mooreton in Richland
county to marry him resulted in his
Incarceration in the jamestown bug
house.
New Rockford sports are praying for
east of that place which will form a
lake two miles inslength and furnish
boating and fishing.
It is said that a herd of horses,
wli:ch had been left unguarded over
night near Kenmare, were found next
morning huddled together with a large
gray wolf circling around them.
Physicians removed a tumor weigh.
ing between fifty and sixty pounds
from the person of Mrs. Halldorson OF
Toilette, Pembina county. The patient
lived q few days. but the shock of the
operation caused her death.
Some Of the counties will not pub
lfsh the noxiOus weed notice this year
on account Of the supreme court decis-
Ion. The law Is good o destruction OF
weeds, but the road overseers cannot
be lined for failure to enforce the law.
DR.. Quarry Of the state board Of
health has received advices from Win
nipeg that the epidemic Of smallpox
there was in hand. The doctor was
urged to shut of communication he
tween this state and Winnipeg, but
found 1t unnecessary.
Miss Florence .Perrine left Valley
City ten years ago Tor India. where
she went as o missionary. She was
married after reaching there and fl
en- route horne to visit with her Valley