The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-12-22
dickinson claims a population Of q

early in January.
Leeds merchants report the best
business since 1895.
The Northern Pacific is building al
Ice house at Sanburn.
Three Harvey women are reported to
have left their husbands.
Towner and Rolette counties expect
about 5000 settlers in the spring.
Walhalla people are sore over losing
a popular Great Northern agent.
Wolves and foxes are said to be
scarce in the vicinity Of Bathgate.
Stutsman county reports h lightest
court calendar in the history of the
county.
Medina las a new school building
that is a credit to that enterprising
little city.
Senator McCumber a introduced a
bill for the repeal of h national bank
ruptcy law.
A number of Stutsman county farm
ers our the loss of horses from eat
ing fax straw. Is
Farmers near jamestown have made
some successful experiments In the rails.
ing Of tobacco.
Rummage sales are all the go in the
state. Dickinson is the latest town
to get the fever.
People in many of the smaller towns
are building snow boats, and anticipate
lots of fun this winter.
Valley City wants the state fair again
and will go after it during the COM
ing session of the legislature.
August Buelow Of Bottineau attacked
Anton Imper with h rear end OF a
gun, and was arrested therefor.
A jamestown mail clerk is said to
have secured a valuable endorsement
for a position as postoffice inspector.
A woman a man and a revolver fur
nished excitement for h citizens OF
Buford for a time, but no one was In
jured.
II. d, ALERT of Langdon has given up
his druggist liquor permit. Too much
shopping on the part of the enforce
ment league.
The enforcement league is busy, n
the officers at Grand Forks promise a
number of interesting developments IN
the near future.
Attorney r. E. Kelley of Darlington
the we'll known big Kelley" OF the
North Dakota volunteers. has gone to
New Mexico to locate.
Every town in h northwestern part
of the state wants more houses. A
wholesale dealer in ready-made dwell
ings could do a good job.
Mons Monson of Walsh county Is
searching for a t~en-year-old son, who
mysteriously Disappeared. He is sup
posed to be in the woods for the Win
ter.
The agent at Larimore reports that
300 train loads of Montana n Dakota
live stock have beer fed 1610re during
the season while en- route to Eastern
markets.
Stutsman county farm lands have
stiffened up in price, and at the sale OF
lands OF which taxes were delinquent
there was some lively bidding to Sc
cure the land. =.
r. s. Lewis, senator-elect for the
Ninth district, is president Of the Far
go school board, and was granted q
two-months' leave of absence to attend
to his legislative duties. (.
"A man convicted Of assault in Town
er county wants to get out Of it be-
cause there was no return made to the
county auditor OF the election OF the
Justice who tried the case. Il
Tobacco was successfully grown near
jamestown this year.. 1t is asserted
that the light lands in that vicinity are
just fitted for the crop and more at
tention may be paid to it next ear.
The Devils Lake land Office still
leads the world in business transacted.
Last month the cash receipts were
$22. 900, and there was a proportionately
large amount Of business transacted.
A special agent Of the Indian Office
has been directed to proceed to the
Fort Totten Agency to investigate the
charges made against Agent Getchell
by Rev. DR.. Reese, the Episcopal min
lister.
There was a merry row in Albion
school district over the employment OF
a teacher. One Of the trustees knocked
another down and skinned him up and
then appeared before o justice and paid
his fine.
The druggists at Park River are hav-
ing trouble with the state enforcement
league. The states attorney has re-
fused to have anything to do with the
cases, claiming that the complainant 10
not a reliable person.
An additional seventeen blocks have
been added to the original plot Of Will
ton. They now have Burleigh, Dako-
tn, Mclean, Bismarck and Minnesota
avenues, and Railway, First Second.
Third. Fourth and Fifth streets.
Flax is the chief crop in the vicinity
OF Devils Lake. The roads are full OF
farmers teams bringing the grain to
the elevators, and many Of the loads
netted $115 to 1920. Business at Devils
Lake is reported to be exceedingly
good.
Edward Gilman Of Bottineau county
had the misfortune to lose his M
and all his goods by fire. He was ABB
sent at the time, and Mrs. Gilman. who
had been III for some time, did what
she could to light on b DESTROYER. bu y
without avail.
4 young man who was en- out
to attend the funeral OF his father was
arrested at Grand Forks. Of aE 4tele-
gram from his landlady. who charged
him with attempting TO beat boar
hin. He was detained until he missed
+ his train ana was unable to attendsthhae
Il funeral. Sgsssss