The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-28
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Material for the new Washburn road
Is coming III rapidly.
A daily train now runs north from
Jamestown on the N. T..
A ffteeneyear-old Stutsman county
girl married q 0ne-legged man.
The next term of United States court
will convene at Fargo May Is.
The peoples Bank Of Wahpeton has
reorganized with $4,000 capital.
John Houston of Bathgate lost his
elegant home by fire last week.
The steel range peddlers have put In
an appearance in the vicinity of Hope.
A Sheldon boy made a lunch of
Rough on Rats and never turned a
hair.
Now is the time the young boy with
the gun gets in his graft on the 60
piers.
jamestown will have a summer
school beginning July 80 and contin-
uing three weeks.
The Harvey Milling Co. shipped a
consignment of two carloads Of -four
to Liverpool, Eng.
While riding a horse the animal
slipped and fell OF George Brady OF
Kuhn, crushing a foot severely.
1t is said that Fredrus Baldwin may
run Independently against Judge Rose
for the Office of states attorney.
A telephone line has been extended
from Valley City to Getchell and there
are twelve farmers along the line.
Considerable townsite property is
changing hands at Walhalla and a
small boom is looked for this season.
H. E. Arnold has secured a number
of dairy cows and has commenced the
building of a creamery a mile from
Devils Lake.
belonging to a boy and tried to get out
of paying for it but spectators made
him dig up.
An automobile has been received at
Valley City by Beeman & Allen which
is to be used for passenger transit
about the city.
The Weary Willies are arriving in
the state for their summers outing
and will receive warm receptions in
several towns.
Four gentlemen of Pembina have
bought a gasoline launch and it will
be used by pleasure seekers on the
Red river this summer
' An engine on the southbound James
short way from Darlington and de-
layed traffic for an hour.
Thomas Punton Of Ayr, Cass county,
came near losing his arm from blood
poisoning caused by a scratch on the
6nger from a harness buckle.
Wilton is already talking Fourth Of
July celebration and Mayor Macom-
Der says the vicinity will turn out 800
people to hear an orator on that day.
| The new time card has gone into ef-
efect or the jamestown and Northern
and the trains are run so that there is
q daily train service to all points as
far as Leeds.
! F. L. Ellis committed suicide at
Braddock by cutting his throat with q
razor. He had been suffering from
porarily insane.
Mapleton is noted as the second city
In the United States heard from this
season that will not levy a tax for cor
porate purposes. The other place is
down in New England.
Northern Pacific authorities have as
sured the people of Bismarck that a
new passenger depot will be built on
the site of the old Sheridan house
during the coming summer.
The largest party Of immigrants to
Bowbells of the cas- numbered 300,
and during the week the total number
was about 800, the most Of the settlers
making filings Immediately.
s. NJ. Lockerby has resigned as
states attorney of Sargent county. The
resignation was accepted on condition
that he was to remain in any further
prosecutions Of the famous gopher tail
Eases.
Farmers are urged to be especially
careful in giving census epumerators
!ull information on live stock statis-
tics. as a great effort is being made to
have this department accurate and
complete.
Ira o. Jenkins was held without bail
to the district court on the charge OF
numbering August Stark. He. and his
ldLuCE WCIc dIIcotcU S1OA SAy 04ScI S0V
finding Of Stark's body in a coal mine
north of Bismarck.
Five horses got on the track in front
IF the Great Northern flyer a short
way from Knox and all were killed.
The train was running Mt q high rate
Of speed and that it was not derailed
seemed miraculous.
Jake Brendt was arrested at Fessen-
len and pleaded guilty to burglarizing
ISpeiser's hardware store. Later It de-
veloped that Fred People was mixed
up in the deal and he was arrested at
AnamOOse and bound. yer.
A young son Of a Bathgate citizen
put on his fathers vest in which he
found some matches with which he
set fire to Lewis Pcavey's livery
stable. Timely assistance prevented
Q disastrous fire.
The lack Of Sufficient clerks in the
land Office at Minot has made a great
deal Of extra work for the officials. and
they are given credit for the efficient
manner in which that Office has been
conducted.
The Valley City police claim to have
knowledge as to the burglars who
robbed Hougen Bros safe. They are
supposed to be members Of an organ
lied gang with quarters in the cities
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