The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-12-29
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More Iowa men are loohiHe W Cav
in the Missouri valley.
Valley City and Mandan may lock
horns over the state fair.
Fargo people are all struggling with
the public library question.
They are hauling coal by the tram
load from the Washburn mines.
Thorpe Bros. Of Fargo will lay S,0o0,-
900 brick for Anaconda shelters.
Dickinson has eighty phones In use,
and the plant is only six months old.
Attorney Lamb of Washburn is to be
appointed United States commission
er.
r. B. Grifaths Of Grand Forks is
temporary receiver for Joseph Des-
chenes.
Stutsman county has a new post
office named Fancher, after the retir-
ing governor.
Darlington and sykeston may get
into a scrap over the proposed expert
ment station.
The Masons Of Cakes have treated
themselves to a new dinner service
costing $160
Herman Schmelining, of Wells u
ty. was fined $50 for stealing lumber
from a barn.
It IS reported that Andrew Blewett
will be deputy register of deeds IN
Stuts1nan county.
Predictions are made Of a super
abundance Of rabbits in the western
counties in the spring.
The Forman Telephone company has
raised it's rates 81 per month for busi-
ness houses; and there's a kick.
Supt. Alexander of Pembina county,
will appoint his wife deputy. to serve
until he gets the situation sized up.
Mrs. Putnam, who was once superin-
tendcnt of the Rugby schools. Is the
new county superintendent in Eddy.
J. G. Bjornstad and o. H. Field will
erect q custom Touring mill in Grafton
and have it in readiness for operation
In the spring.
Twenty alleged blind pigs have been
closed in the southern part of the state
during the past two weeks by the en-
.forcement league.
The labors Of the grand jury at
Grand Forks are over. The, jury was
in session for some time, and made
the usual report on county affairs.
The game warden in Mclean county
will whack up his fees with the prose-
cutting witness, who will assist him to
convict somebody Of violating the
game laws.
Jacob Transgrud Captured a wolf
alive near Enderlin. He shot at the
animal and missed, and then dubbed
his wolfship with a gun, stunning it
so that he carried it to the barn.
Mrs. sallie E. Seekins, an old resi-
dent Of Stutsman county 6eed in
Jamestown at the residence Of her son,
Alonzo D. Seekins. She was seventy
three years old.
The Northern Pacific has placed a
long-distance telephone in the dis
patcher's Office at Fargo. This is sup
posed to be the first step in inaugu-
rating a ,long-distance system,
Richard Sykes of Sykeston offers to
donate thirty acres near his town for
the site of an experiment station, and
| the legislature will be asked for an ap-
preparation.
An Indian over in the Roseau coun-
try caught a young moos calf and
| traded It to a settler for a plug of to-
bacco. The animal has been shipped
to the New York Zoo.
"A special agent of the Indian office
has been directed to proceed to the
/ Fort Totten agency to investigate
charges made against Agent Getchell
by Rev. Mr.. Reese, the Episcopal mis-
slonary.
Referring to the kindergarten teach
er who has been making trouble over
in Minnesota, the Grafton Record
says: We've known her in Grafton"
And everyone thought Woods was such
a quiet fellow, too.
Up to the present time ten lawyers
have been entered in the Musgrove
will case in Grafton. The property Of
the decedent amounts to about $780, ot,
which, at the usual rate, would be
about 5000 apiece for the lawyers.
]. A. Atkinson of sykeston says that
for the past ten years the revenu Of
farmers with good lands in the James
river valley have been Al great as
those of Red river farmers. A boom
in James river lands is looked for in
the spring.
Fire damaged the Methodist church
at st. Thomas about $1,000. There was
$500 insurance. The fire started in
the basement and burned a hole
through the floor, destroying the or
gan, altar. seats and smoking the
building.
In the coming session Of the legis-
lature congress will be fm~emorialized
to make an appropriation for q monu-
field In Dickey county. About $4,000
will put up q monument and clear tho
battlefield into q reserve.
Albert Noel. who was severely in
Jured in September last by falling or
q freight train near Walcott, died at
county hospital in Richland county,
after about three months Of existence
which was worse than death. He was
entirely paralyzed from the waist
down.
motion for q new trial In the case
of A.sG. Brown against the Milwaukee
Railroad company will b~e.argued be-
fore the end of 3theayear before Judge
Amidon OF the federal court. The Jury
gave Mr. Brown verdict for $1S,500
Tor injuries received at Batavia, Mimi
In July, 1899: IF
The barn on Frank sUtke's farm,
north Of Enderlin.. burned. II was
large, well built structure. and was
totally destroyed@wit all Of his har-s
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