The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27
Milton is to have a farmers insti-

of Pythias.
Sheldon storekeepers close at ''oo
during the winter.
States Attorney Blood OF bottineau
is after fish stealers.
The proposition to incorporate BOW
bells is to be pushed.
A central telephone office IS coheen'-
plated at L~idgerwood.
The Merchants hotel at North"ooo
was opened last week.
John NJ. Powles has been appolnteo
postmaster at Milton
A free reading room at Reynolds has
been opened to the public.
The Monarch elevator, at Verona mas
been closed for the season.
N. P. Rasmussen's new elevator al
Darcy is about completed.
A cheese factory organization has
been effected at Wyndmere.
The Dunn Drug company succeeds
w. J. Graham at Park River.
The residence of Louis thinner OF
Grand Harbor was destroyed by lire.
Col. J.. J. Rossett is endeavorlng t
establish n Grand Army post at Rugby.
The new fire engine for st. Thomas
has arrived and is pronounced all "
X.
James Scott. living rear Barton, lost
his house and contents by ire last
week.
The village marshal at Cando Is
making war on all dogs without l.
censes.
J. f. Williams has sold his ranch,
near Dickinson to Gus Elfstrom iot
$4,000.
Frank Post Of Lakota got filled .l.
on poor whisky, went home, thrashec
his wife, and fed.
The new state bank, to be estab'
lished at Rugby, will build a new brlck
building 25x40 feet.
Edwards, the alleged b~lind-pigger at
CoCrtenay. was acquitted, the Jury pe-
ing out but five minutes.
1t is rumored that Father Dillon or
Cakes vas recently drowned at sea,
but the story is unconfrlmed.
At Milton, the Great Northern report
shows a marked increase in all KINDS
of freight left there except booze.
Thomas Brown, the well known pi-
oneer and business man Of Langdon, Is
living on a farm in Pembina county.
Louis Goeschel, Jr., Of Mandan, fell
and broke his thigh while playing a
game of ball ut that place a day or two
ago.
Lewis Grange, while attempting to
catcls a runaway team at Sheldon, was
knocked down and quite badly IN
jured.
The Indians on the Devils Lake res
ervation are said to be in bad circum-
stances. and many L in want of SUI
ficient food.
JOHN G. Campbell, who died in Cali
fornia and was brought back to his
former home at Park River for burial,
left an estate valued at $4,000.
A large force of men are at work on
a new Touring mill being built on the
site Of the one recently burned at Dew
lis Lake, aud it will o be completed.
A. NJ. Engelbretson. while working
on the we'll at the railroad station at
York, slipped and fell into the water,
having a narrow escape from drown
ing.
Vigilant Hose company. at Valley
City, will purchase a hose cart built
for racing purposes, with which they
expect to win laurels at the next tour
nament.
The militia boys Mt Grand Harbor
have received their guns, and will have
their drills in the court house. They
expect the rent for an arinory will be
sent Don ,
Hon. r. P. Day a made chairman
of the board of county commissioners
Of Ramsey county for the ensuing
year, and seems to be a general choice
of the people.
During last fall Ole Torgerson of
Leeds slipped and fell. running a piece
of straw into one of his ears. He has
become quite deaf, and an operation
became necessary.
The new comers who arrive in North
Dakota should be urged to plant a
grove of trees around their houses or
farms, and shown the necessity of car
ing properly for them.
Gilbert TOrerson Of Durbin discOv-
cred two men attempting to steal his
horses one night last week, and fred
his gun at the thieves. He thinks
some of the shot took effect.
Al ton Fauntz was shot in the leg by
his step-son, near Alicia. and was tax
en- to L~idgerwood, where Drs. Stanley
and Shiels located the bullet with the
X-ray machine, and removed it.
Adam Douglass, living near Wynd-
mere, while riding on horseback. was
thrown, causing u hemorrhage of both
the brain and the bowels. The injured
man is in q very critical condition.
The farmers elevator at Cummings,
which was built last summer, has been
doing a very gratifying business this
season, handling about IS per cent Of
all the grain marketed at that point.
Grafton has Il man whose hair. two
or three years ago, was almost white,
but is now black again. He is forty
years old, and claims that his hair is
returning to it's natural color through
faith.
Throngs of landseekers still contine
to come to Wilton, and the prospects
for a large number Of immigrants III
that section Of the country next spring
seem to be good. About 5000 are ex-
pectei.
Judge Glaspell fined a juror ut
jamestown So for being twelve min
utes late. He said it cost the county
about 50 cents a minute to run the
court, and lie wanted the county to
break even.
Members of Company I Of Wahpeton
will erect q monument to the memory
of George J.. Schneider and Leslie A.