The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-04-13
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The burned buildings in Fisher will
be replaced by better ones.
Fargo's city health officer reports
i've cases Of smallpox there.
Wild geese are being killed in Logan
county in great numbers Of late.
J. NJ. wylie Of Drayton is the new
secretary Of the enforcement league.
Insurance Commissioner Lutz is an
enthusiast on the subject Of creamer-
les.
All the beet sugar plants in North
Dakota seem to be very much in the
air yet.
A quarantine which is not thorough
Is about as useful as a suit Of clothes
made Of fish net.
The directors OF the state fair at
Mandan are making preparations for
the big gathering.
Hankinson people a again go to
school and church. the quarantine
having been raised.
The free ~seed-grain idea does not ap-
pear to have struck a very responsive
chord in many Of the counties.
It took four years to get a statement
Of Bismarck's financial condition, but
It seemed to be a good one when 1t did
arrive.
Harry Cornwall, having resigned as
trustee on the asylum board. John
Knauff Of Jamestown has been ap-
pointed.
Supt. Hoover. Of the Park River
schools, seems to have won out hand
somelY over the crowd that tried to
do him up.
Some farmers are wondering what
has become of the seed distribution
from the agricultural department at
Washington.
When the Northern Pacific extends
the Bowdon line, 1t is expected that
Coal Harbor will be one of the warm
est towns In the state.
Mayor Goodman of Hillsboro Is said
to have fallen through a skylight and
the ceiling Of John Paulson's store.
and John thought an angel was com
ing.
If Cakes couldn't have a beet sugar
factory, efforts are to be made to Sc
cure a syrup manufacturing establish
ment-just so there will be something
sweet.
In Wisconsin a couple of practical
jokers hanged a Jewish peddler, just
for fun. That joke would have been
appreciated by some North Dakota
humorists.
From the number Of contest notices
being displayed in the papers of the
northwestern part of the state, 1t is
easily seen that the land IL becoming
very valuable.
Dickenson Is preparing to outdo her.
self on the occasion Of the f1remen's
tournament, June lila. The commits
tees are working hard to make the at
fair a success.
It is claimed the Cakes people are
out $1,000 on the ~beet-sugar deal. At
least, that is what the Alert states.
We must hear from Ed Smith before
we believe this.
Roderick j. Mcmahon, one of the pi-
oneer residents of Fargo. was found
dead on the street there recently. His
death 10 supposed to have been caused
by heart failure.
"A Jamestown grocer, during a slack
up In the days business, puts in a
strong plea for the American prune.
which. he claims. is a thing Of beauty
and a Joy forever.
Ed Funk of Dickey county for many
years, Is now said to be the leader Of
q gang Of burglars at Tacoma, Wash.
North Dakotans come to the front in
all lines wherever they go. .
It is said that only 40 to 60 per cent
Of the grain to be used for seed will
terminate, and farmers are planning
to SOW enough more than usual to
make up for the poor quality.
Jerry Carr has returned from Dick
ey county, afte a three-months' pros
pecting tour on the Pacific coast, and
says his old home is the best spot on
the map, and he will remain there.
On the trial Of a nickel-in-the-slot
machine case at Rugby, it developed
that the Justice of the peace had or
dered its destruction. Judge Cowan
held he had exceeded his authority.
The successful transportation Of a
train load Of oranges from the coast
over the Great Northern will convince
the Southern Pacific people. that Jim
Hill is g competitor of some import
ance.
W. J. Trail, after whom Trail coun-
ty was named, now lives in the Cana
dian Northwest. e Prince Albert.
In the early days Trail was in the en-.
ploy Of the Hudson's Bay company at
Caledonia.
Joe Schmidt Of Mandan has brought
SLIGO damage suit against Mike and
George Pitzer for personal damages he
claims to have received in q fstic en-
counter last October In which an arm
was broken.
Joseph odeman OF Tower City 10 ac-
cused Of stealing wheat from Mr..
Hathwig. The trouble arose over q
disagreement as to who was the own
or Of some 400 bushels Of wheat on a
rented farm.
Dickinson horses are being shipped
TO Canada. In the early days Of the
state hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
worth Of Canadian horses were ship
ped in here and sold at 500 a pair. It
81 different now.
william ana John Richard, two
brothers, were sentenced by Judge
Amidon to hve days imprisonment and
SIS and $50 line, respectively, for re-
moving timber from government land
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