The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-05-26
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Hunter has a photographer.
/ Page has a music store.
The Hunter band is being reorgan-
ized.
Grand Forks is to have a new band
stand.
Prof. Ruin has been re-engaged at
| the Hunter schools.
The postofice at Hope has been re-
| painted and new fixtures added.
States Attorney Blackwell Of La
| Moure is to erect a fine brick block.
|, ]. A. Buchanan Of Stutsmdn county
has planted 2GO acres of corn.
The originator of Roots addition to
! Wahpeton was killed in a runaway at
Elizabeth City, N. G.
Mayor Brown ordered the chief OF
police to close up the Devils Lake
blind pigs and keep them closed.
Darlington has a a named Pea
body who is said to be an inventive
genius.
A bridge a mile north of v. c.. Oh
the 500. was burned, but no delay
occurred in traffic.
The Cavalier branch. Of the Great
Northern ma be extended to Walhal-
la.
C. G. Peterson, a farmer near Rey-
nolds. has all kinds Of fruit trees In
bloom.
A band has been organized at Hank
insOn. and now a base ball team IL
wanted.
Farmers say the season is so early
this year that some harvesting will be
done by Jury 4.
Grand Forkers are kicking on tile
way some kids are permitted to run
wild around town.
Mrs. John Larson was struck by a
Valley City delivery wagon and prob
ably fatally injured.
o. NJ. Hatcher. formerly of. Hankin-
son. was confined at the small pox de-
tention hospital at Winnipeg.
The Few settlers who are coming
into Logan county will go extensively
into cattle ind sheep raising.
At a mass meeting held in Glendale
500 was collected for the India fam
inc sufferers.
COulIHCtOE MCOOudlu Is IcpOAICu w
have 1unked on the Minnewaukan
court house job, and new bids will be
called for.
The barn and blacksmith shop OF
Peter Arndt at Wimbledon was de.
stroyed by fire. A kid and some
matches started the fun.
Hamilton has a tree that cost the
city 500. 1t is the only one of a
large number that lived, and is said
to be worth about % cents.
Peddlers are unpopular in the north
ern part Of the state. as the recent
small pox cases are thought to have
been introduced by them.
Bob Milton. the Wahpeton hotel
man. has developed into q poet. HIS
worst enemy will admit that Bobs
dinners are better than his rhyme.
If the Northern Pacific extends the
J. & N. to Dunseith from Leeds 1t is
said Oberon is to be made q division
point.
Devils Lake will hold a special cleo
ton June s to vote on the proposition
to bond the town for $1,000 for q city
hall.
It is said that S. E. Ellsworth Of
jamestown has withdrawn from the
judicial race in favor of Bartlett OF
Grlggs county.
Rev. Frederick Mooney, rector OF
the Episcopal church at Fargo, has
accepted a call from Brainerd, n
will leave for that place Aug. 1.
The burning of the 500 trestle near
Valley City made trouble for the tele-
phone company, whose wires went
down with the bridge.
William Cruff Of Lucca is said to be
a candidate for clerk Of. courts In
Barnes county. He is one Of the best
fellows on the map, and an old SOL
der.
Cal Newcomb Of Oberon spent about
two weeks hunting and trapping on
the Sheyenne and was rewarded with
24O muskrats. five mink and n pole
cat.
A Darlington man traded a couple
Of dogs to some emlgrants FOR a
young monkey. The monkey is a very
Snail one. about the size of a gopher,
and is full of amusing tricks.
The Northern Pacific artesian well
at McHenry is now down over lOO
feet. The probability is that they will
have to go about 1900 feet before
they can get water, as they are al
ready in rock.
Veterinarian Moore vaccinated 400
head of cattle in one herd at Medina,
A. e. .Nrooman Of Arthur is enthusi.>
astic over the automobile, system, and
wants to put in q lire between Hunt
er and Fargo. to make the round trip
daily. He will get n large enough
to carry twelve passengers.
]. w. Balch Of jamestown. has
eighty acres Of corn growing near
that city which he is protecting from
gophers by putting. out poison. The
corn will be cultivated the same as In
Illinois or Iowa. He says that, with
the right kind Of cultivation. 1t vol
stand dry weather better than oats
or barley.
Glen -Farnham and Frank Eiske Of
Darlington. were experimenting With
the contents of a bottle filled with
powder, when a spark, probably from
q nearby fire, ignited the powder and
caused an explosion. Farnham. who
was holding the bottle, had n of his
hands severely cut and received sever
al wounds about the face. Eisie was
painfully burned about the face.
Bids have been submitted to the
uuartermaster Of the Department of
Dakota for the transportation Of
Company A of the Seventh United
States infantry from Walker, Mimi.
to Seattle. The, Northern Pacific and