The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-02-17
IN NORTH DAKOTA


The Portland State bank will cree,
a new building in the spring.
Glendale has q Conversation club.
OF purse it is composed Of ladies.
The enrolment in the Normal de.
partment at Valley City is now 1853.
Herman Wcntzel, a prominent young
man Of Glendale, died Of consumption.
The foundation is being laid for S.
Fl. Joseph's new brick hotel at Cando.
Robert J. Staley, an ex-spotter, was
arrested at Oourtenay for boot-legging.
The law firm of Bangs & Guthrie of
Grand Forks has dissolved partner
ship.
The First State bank Of Bowbells
opened it's doors for business last
week.
A fine new bell has just been hung
in the tower OF the. Catholic church
at Odessa. -.
Three brick blocks are among the
improvements to be built at Dickinson
In the spring.
Dave Ruby Of Cavalier was recently
injured by being thrown from his wag-
on in a runaway.
Polikarp G. Dinger of Lidgerwood
and Morgan D. Kinney Of Leonard are
recent Sc pensioners.
The people Of Harvey r congratu-
lating themselves over the establish
ment Of a machine shop.
The Chinese cases are on at Fargo,
and all Mongolia will await the result
In hrn0fhvnaH 0vr0nfon Rv
The new hotel building at Binford,
Griggs coutny, will shortly be opened
BY the proprietor. N. Ness.
Be sides the court house to be built
1T Minnewaukan, "a $4,000 school
house is also contemplated.
John Sommers was sentenced to Jail
and fred 500 at Darlington for steal
ing fax from Buchanan & son.
A fire starting from a feed cooker in
Thos. Devarey's hog barn near Neche,
eremated twenty-four fine hogs.
Edon!a Merchant secured a verdict
If $500 against Michael Pielke in Wah-
beton for malicious prosecution.
The block where the Jail nov stands
has been selected for the site Of the
new court house at Minnewaukan.
Hardware men are preparing for
their annual convention, which meets
this year in Fargo, Feb. p and %.
The 500 has paid its Logan county
hxes. The amount was $4,66S.S2. All
county warrants are now cash.
The business men Of Neche are con-
plating the formation of a joint
stock company for erecting an opera
house.
It is said when the new branch line
from Casselton to Dickey is built a
town will be started just south OF.
Buffalo.
The real estate business at Bottineau
has assumed large proportions and the
surrounding country is being taken up
~ settlers.
Two men arrived n Rottineau last
week from Bancroft Mich, to seek
lid and reported tla,t 100 more win
bllow in the spring.
Judge Pollock made permanent his
order directing Fargo's city treasurer
% accept general taxes without special
Improvement assessments.
It is feared that there will be a short
lge Of fax for seed in the state on &C.
sount Of the large amount disposed OF
b take advantage OF the high prices.
The kids at Grand Forks resort to
he depot waiting rooms after school to
have a social cigarette. Hereafter
hose caught in the act will be ar
Some of the business men OF. Willis
ION have resolved to hereafter conduct
business on q cash basis, having been
EFT in the lurch the past week by some
lf their good customers.
It has cost tho Great Northern a
Total Of $13.ss6.65 for the accident to
little Bertha Sloniker Of Melrose. who
Vas run down by a hand-car q year
lgo.
Two boys named Ten Brook and
Forte, IA and IL years respectively,
IAN away from, their homes at Foft
Yates, and ut last reports search Tor
hem had proved u%navailing.
Ed Eyanson and a half dozen others
we're in a wagon near Grafton. In at
kempting to cross the Great Northern
krack one Of the horses was killed.
None of the people were injured.
A Dickey county man was called to
The stand as an expert witness to tell
Z some goods seized by the sheriff on
/ raid was beer. After drinking a few
he concluded it was.
The state board Of university and
school lands has finished its meeting
ind adjourned. Bonds to the value OF
10000 were purchased by the board,
ind other routine business transacted.
Fosston had a bad fire the other day.
It wss In the outskirts Of the city. and
he building was occupied by the
fringe yof society. The hose would not
reach that far and the citizens are not
TORY.
A. sweeny, who was held at Bot
,ineau on the charge of having SNUG.
lied wheat across the line has beeL
bornd over to the United States court
Ii Grand Forks, March 2, In $500
billiard & Merry Of Dickinson have
closed out the land Of the mutton
sheep they have been feeding at the
Twin Cities. They fattened about
1000 sheep and the net average price
Der head for which they sold In Chi
,ago was around "a.
Three cases Of murder or attempted
murder are to be tried before Judge
MORGAN. Hans Thorpe, q wife u
lerer at Minot; Curtis, who killed a
bartender at Williston, and Dick Hills.
who stabbed q man at Minot but failed.
70 infict a fatal injury.
Further prosecution OF, Cashier An
eS..n. tIn Eo1nnoros tRank al Cr0 rv