The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-01-26

The Irvine plant at the state prison Is
now running full blast.
Fargo is preparing for a poultry
show the last of the month.
The aged father Of William Buttke,
residing ear Wheatland, is dead.
John Cook Of Grafton has received a
I, patent on a grain-drying machlpe.
A team was struck by a Great North
ern train near Bathgate and killed.
It is said that the sentiment against
Murderer Berry of Milton is increasing.
Efforts are being made to relieve the
destitute Russians of McHenry county.
Judge Sauter has reopened a law Of
flee in Grafton and is again practicing.
l. Ex-senator Casey Of jamestown has
returned from an extended Eastern
trip. =
The Valley City normal school opened
after the holiday vacation with 129 stu
dents.
Ex-Sheriff Axtell of Dickey county
will engage in collection and detective
work.
The first license issued by Judge Has
sell of Grand Forks was to a Fargo
couple.
The Deschenes failure, at Grafton,
seems to be more serious than at first
reported.
There is no clew to the fellow who
sandbagged Coulter in the Union depot
at Cakes.
H. G. voss has been reappointed local
attorney for the Northern Pacific at
Mandan.
r. d. Eoskins has purchased the CT
gar stand privilege at the state capitol
building.
James McKinnon and Miss Anna
Ford of Casselton were happily wed
last week.
Farmers scarcely know which to put
in their safety deposit vaults, the coal
or the hay.
Peter Torgerson Of Walcott couldn't
stand erect on ice, and he now has a
broken limb.
The salaries Of the employees at the
state capital have been cut down IS to
SIS per month.
Ex-Supt. Halland is acting Is clerk
In the Office Of State Supt. of Public In
struction Devine.
Maj. Robinson, we'll KNOWN in Bis
marck, is provost marshal of the Tar
tar section of Pekin.
The county commissioners divided up
the different banks.
Representative Palmer Of Williams
county secured $3.50 mileage for travel
to and from Bismarck.
Mail clerks at Jamestown are being
juggled around so that they scarcely
know where they are at.
When State Treasurer Driscoll trans
ferred the Office to his successor. there
was in cash $158. 164.3 80.
District Veterinarian Teal was called
upon to kill some glandered horses ia
Ransom county last week.
Trouble between the citizens and
members Of the Larimore fire depart
ment seems to be imminent. M
The train on the James River Valley
branch jumped the track at James.
town. No damage was done.
Chris Peterson Of Chafree was kicked
by a horse. and a cash cut in his throat
which required seven stitches.
The indications are that there will be
more new settlers in the state next
spring than there were last year.
The board Of trustees Of the agri-
cultural college have decided on the
barns to replace the one burned.
Ex-Judge Templeton will defend
Murderer Berry of Milton, and it is
said a plea Of insanity will be made.
DR.. wanner Of Pingree who was
elected county surveyor in stutsman
county. has not qualified. land may not.
J Rev. s. A. Danford Of Mandan will
assume his duties as pastor Of the
jamestown Methodist church mex
week.
The old Great Northern round house,
which was used at Portland years ago.
has been torn down and removed to
Benson, MINI.
Clifton people made such a howl that
the Great Northern opened the depot
again-after announcing that It would
be closed for the winter.
A Fargo counter Jumper says that 's
being in love with q clerk is evidence
Of the insanity Of a woman he would
have filled the asylum long ago. Mod
est man!
Donald McGlashan and Albert Cory
have been sent to the p~enitentiary from
Minot for q year each. The former
was an embezzler and the latter q plain
horsethief.
Ed Dodge Of Edmunds. stutsman
county. is suing the Northern Pacific
for 81. 800 damages alleging that a fire
was started from q spark Of defend
ants engine, which burped his barn.
The annual meeting Of the directors
Of the Northwestern Mutual Fire and
Marine Insurance company, at Grand
Forks. resulted In the election Of the
following oficdrs: Pnasident, =. c.
Bates; vice president, Owen Young;
secretary. Otto o. Tollefson: assistant
secretary. Charles carothers; treasur-
ssr. p. Fl Bescher. a.