The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-04-14
conditions fol. farming are good this

ia NfHEN 'gah L%aL. .HGL-
Four thousand more immigrants nave
arrived in the state.
The Business Mems club at Grafton
is now thoroughly organized.
Pembina county farmers are golns
quite extensively into the honey DUST
ness.
Milrcr has six real estate agencies.
and all are having a big run OF Dusl-
ness.
T.. n. Beacon will erect a large brick
machine and implement warehouse az
Cando. .
The directors of the State Bank OF
Buffalo expect to incorporate under the
national law.
Work will O be begun on the new
hotel to be built in Bismarck ny Laho-
lord Peterson.
James Holes has already started IN
on his spring work on his farm just
north of Fargo.
Rev. John Arnold Of Wimbledon IS
giving the boys of his flock Tree III
struction in German.
The Great Northern is partial TO
Japs, and the Northern Pacific TO Ia
goes for railroad work.
/ Fritz Goth Of Styles, Richland coun-
ty, was given thirteen days in jan Ior
stealing 10 cents worth of wood from
an elevator company. .
Capt. Honstain, an old resident OF
Emmons county, has sold his farm to 9
South Dakota man for $1,000, and Will
move with his family to Minneapolis
The Great Northern shops will be re.
moved from Minot to Larimore, n
extra machinists will be sent to wall
iston to keep up the repairs on tnat
division. y.
| The state enforcement league com
mends the Great Northern and Nortn-
ern Pacific Express companies 1or
| their discOntinuance of the shipment
Of @. O. D, liquor packages.
Upwards Of 200 cur loads Of sand
have been ordered for concrete work on
the Dickinson division Of the Northern
Pacific. The sand will be taken from
the company's pits at Gladstone.
1t is reported at McHenry that sta:
mail route is to be established alo lg
the railroad, but the rumor has not
been confirmed. Meanwhile tile people
are %anxiously awaiting better service.
The eighth annual Chautauqua will
be held at Devils Lake June 80 to July
%. and the best programme Of the Sc
ries has been arranged. A good num-
Der from Fargo will attend this year.
Upward of two hundred a loads OF
sand have been ordered for concrete
work on the Dickinson division of the
! Northern Pacific. The sand will be
taken from the company's pits at Glad
stone.
A man who arrived at Aneta with a
car Of immigrant goods, while standing
on top of the car fell to the ground
and received injuries about the head
/ that rendered him unconscious for "
aral hours.
1t is claimed that the city officials OF
Glendale took comps and did not de-
mand a license for a show. 1t is re-
ported that proceedings will be COM
menced against them for the amount
Of the license.
The second train of homeseekers that
arrived at McHenry brought about 100
people and their stock and other be-
tongings. Other members Of the party
had come on ahead and preaprad
homes so they all are now located on
the lands they will till.
NJ. Just. a Norwegian lately arrived
from Norway, went violently insane
while coming to Cooperstown. He was
robbed in New York city, and it is
thought the matter preyed on his mind.
He was taken to the jamestown asy-
lup1. g
Preparations are being made for N
siderable, work on the line Of the
Northern Pacific this summer, and the
shipment Of Italians west is in prog
ress. A crew is at work on the James
town division. and others will be put
On soon. gas.
Commissioner Thomas has notified
the people Of Cakes that II they will
provide a wool storehouse and notify
his department, he will proclaim a
Wool market there, and include Cakes
In the annual proclamation to be is>
sued early in May,
Twenty-Five empty sheep cars We're
burned at Dickinson in. the Northern
Pacific yards. There were 200 cars in
the yard. and the firemen and railroad
men had a lively time for a few min
utes. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by tramps.
NJ. Jennings who, with his son Ira, is
suspected Of completely of the man
Stark. in Burleigh county, has con-
fessed that he hid q revolver shortly
before his arrest though he previously
stated that he had not had a revolver
In his possession since 1865.
After an inspection Of the fax fiber
mill at>FargO, Fred Koester has re-
turned to. Cand0. and announces that
he will build a mill, to be run in con
nection with the -four mill; at that
place. The new mill will have a Gu
pacity. of ten tons per day, and will be
in operation. in. time to take care Of
this seasons crop. /,
People in EmmOns county protested
so vigorously against the pardon OF
young Martin Van Soest that the au-
thorities Mt the Plankinton reform
school concluded to keep him there.
Martin*had a penchant for setting fires.
and the people of Emmons county con-
slider him a very undesirable boy to
have about.
Little Tommy Shoemaker Of Pembina
Eas.1eft in charge Of his three-year-old
brother the other day while. his; mother
went shopping. Tommy became inter-
.sted:in q book, and the baby. went on.
IN exploring expedition. He: found a
match and a; pretty pink candle, but
the, neighbOrs put out the fire before
much damage wac dole. M
The members of the. national guard