The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-09
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James river valley farmers will plant
more corn this year. y
Kenmare has the sugar beet fever
worse than Oakes-did.
North Dakota will do some railroad
building this summer.
DR.. Stephenson has removed from
Sherbrook to Glendale.
Kenmare had a narrow escape from
destruction by fire last week.
Farmers cannot be too careful in
testing seed wheat this year.
The Modern Woodmen are planning
to build a home at Devils Lake to cost
$1,000.
John II. Beck, an old settler nea
Cold Harbor, suddenly dropped dead
last week.
Two Anamoose men have sworn of
using tobacco for a year, with -$25 up
as a forfeit.
Cakes elevators clean seed wheat,
and furnish it for 10 cents above the
market price.
% A bachelor farmer at Cathay adver-
tised for a hired man-with. a good
looking sister.
Leeds will vote on March 10 on the
question. of issuing $4,000 bonds for a
new school house.
Larimore society has been lively this
winter, and important functions are re-
ported each week.
The dates set for the Walsh county
agricultural fair, to be held at Park
River, are July 16, II, Is.
Cliff Slaton. formerly Of Mandan, was
killed in a street duel at Madison, KY,
where he was a police officer.
The new Masonic temple at Fargo
n Of the finest in the United States
has been formally dedicated.
The Hope fire department has been
making improvements, and is now in
good shape for a confiagration.
''Rocky" Anderson. who fought. bled
and didn't die in the Philippines, has
been named postmaster at Niles.
A meeting Of Russians likely to. need
assistance q held at Balfour. About
100 heads Of families were present.
Bottineau farmers are losing their
horses, and think the exclusive feeding
Of straw fax IL accountable for it.
A landlady at Towner has sworn out
q warrant for q man, who left sudden
" and forgot to pay = $50. board bill.
The artesian water in Sargent
ty f. found to be admirably adapted to
the use Of stock. The cattle eat little
salt.
Argentine fax is being placed on the
North Dakota market for seen. Great
claims are made as to its productive
ness.
A fight is being waged at Mayville
on the practice Of the kids in climbing
on top OF box cars that are being
switched.
It 10 said that ex-Gov. Fancher. who
10 returning from California with re-
newed health. will get into the political
swim-again. -
A Valley City girl stepped out on q
balcony during q dance for some fresh
air. The banister gave way, and she
fell twenty-five feet into an ash heap.
The city Of Langdon has passed an
ordinance requiring that q license shall
be paid by itinerant doctors and ped
dlers plying their vocations in that
city.
The Office Of oil inspector pays $500
4 year, and an effort will be made to
put It on a fee basis. Minnesota is
making an effort to get away from the
fee system.
( At the close of the recent term OF
court at Grafton the jury and bar asso-
citation presented addresses to Judge
Kneeshaw, declaring him to be the
proper sort of a Judge.
It is said that Rev. Kratz secured
evidence against q Mandan blind-pig-
ger. whereupon the pigger promised to
close up permanently II there was no
prosecution, and has done 70.
The remarks Of Judge Pollock. in
sentencing the rapist. about the i'm
portance of. parents caring for their
children more closely, are generally
commended by the state press.
Albert e. Cane, living near st. Thorn
as, became respondent after q long ILL
ness, and attempted suicide by taking
laudanum. Deputy Sheriff Dunlap was
called in to take charge Of the unfor-
tunate.
In Pembina county the collections in
the treasurer's' Office during January
were $11s, 556, the largest monthly COLI
lection In the history of the county.
and Treasurer Mcbride is well pleased
with 1t.
Mrs. Anna Kaasa, a Griggs county
prisoner, hanged herself in the county
Jail at Cooperstown from q bedstead
with q shawl strap. She was seventy
five years old, and was held for grand
larceny.
Rumors are current that parties are.
buying land for a townsite on the
shores Of Lake Wamduska, with the
expectation Of the extension Of the
Aneta branch to connect with the La
kota 4 Northern, when built in the
spring. S
Register Of Deeds Chisholm Of Penn
bina county has made his ONCE q eve-
nue. producer for the county. His fees
Tor the past year were 1907. and the
expenses Of the once. salaries included
were 3sl0. leaving net balance of
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