The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-08-04
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I. ]. Ohevalier has sold out his livery
business at Bathgate, and will retire.
Work has been commenced on the
Hanchett coal mine, near Harvey.
Some Russian thistle plants have
been discovered in Grand Forks couh'
ty.
A Morton county woman says Man
dan is to have a better postot1ce bulld-
ing
Ernest Hall is the new agent OF the
st. Hilaire Lumber company at BATH
gate.
W. P. Severn of jamestown has sued
! a clerk for $4,000 damages to his char
acter. u
Judge C%arrothers Of Grand Forks is-
sued twenty-eight marriage licenses IN
June.
John Cargill Of Fargo is wanted for
rape, and the sheriff has gone after
him.
B. L. Bogart Of Wahpeton goes to
Oregon to engage in the cattle Dusl-
ness.
Morton county Catholics want the
Catholic academy established at q
Ian.
Towner people want the Great North
ern flyer to make regular stops at their
town.
The Dickinson pressed brick plants
are being enlarged to meet increasing
business.
The infant O Of William Fehler,
living near Linton, drank fly poison,
and died soon after.
E. s. Trott Of Wheatland has struck
a flowing we'll on his place that flows
5000 gallons daily.
There are said to be five cases OF
diphtheria in n family eight miles
from Valley City.
Harvesting is reported to have COM
Red River valley.
A h%alf-dozen Russian farmers have
applied to the McHenry county com
missioners for assistance.
The State Bank Of Kindred shows up
deposits Of some $4,000, and cash on
hand to meet all checks.
Judge Winchester of Bismarck grant
ed a divorce to Rufus Denning from his
wife, Anna III. Denning.
The Ladies' Guild at Minot gave q
social in q coal mine, and made a snug
sum Of money for their cause.
Harvey people very nearly mobbed
Charles Laroun, who struck his wife
While they We're. in the street.
: On account Of the drouth, 1t is said,
there is much less oil in the wool this
year, and the clip is, therefore. lighter.
In Morton county six prairie fires
were set by lightning. They were ex-
tinguished before much damage was
done.
Mrs. Richmond Of Minnewaukan had
i narrow escape from drowning In
Devils Lake. She was overcome while
bathing. 80
The Stutsman county commissioners
refuse to publish an itemized report OF
expenditures for road work and wolf
bountfes.
q. A. Hale. Of the Grand Forks Gun
club, broke forty-one straight birds at
a "miss and out" event. He holds the
ialley record.
Pastor Gum Of jamestown dedicated
a new Presbyterian church ut Walhal-
la. He was formerly in, charge of the
church there.
Hamilton people r disappointed be-
cause Of the failure of the monument
people to have the stone ready for un-
yelling at the fair.
Two families in Cavalier county at
tempted to conceal the smallpox cases.
but the officials unearthed them and
stamped out the disease. j
Forest Commissioner Barrett is said
10 have increased wonderfully since his
recent illness, and will o be able to
resume his old duties.
Albert Stevens has arrived at his
home in Grand Forks from Chicago,
having made a trip of 900 miles In
seventeen days on a wheel.
The Northern Pacific is having the
same old trouble with the road bed at
Grand. Forks, and may yet be forced to
abandon. the present tracks.
J. G. Coad. who was acquitted Of the
charge Of killing o patient at the state
asylum, where he was an attendant,
will go West and practice law
At Dickinson, a representative Of
Nichols, Dupee & Co. Is authority for
,he statement that they will not handle
my North Dakota wool this year.
There is a hot time promised at Buff
falo. "A gay deceiver lett the town en-
gagged to two girls. and they. are be-
thinning to awake to~the situation.
The will Of the late Thomas Edison
OF Larimore leaves the property en-.
tirely to Mrs. Edison and the children.
The estate Is valued at $4,000 to $780,.
100.
On account Of the short straw, head.
ers r popular this year, and man,
are being sold In sections Of the state
fhat never used anything but binders
before.
Griffin & co. Of jamestown are on
the. war path, and Offer SO reward for
1.-THE conviction Of the person who sold
whisky tosa sixteen-year-old boy, seen:
n the streets badly intoxicated.