The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-16

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The Leech divorce bill was with
drawn. The state has no use for 1t.
Northwood is to have a $4,000 brick
school house.
Fifty Russian families will locate
near Balfour this spring.
An effort will be made to start a ci-
gar factory at Darlington.
Ole Larson, one of the Buffalo black
smiths, has removed to Harvey.
Roderick wegeant gets the Grafton
postof1lce, and the long fight is over.
r. o. Brewster has been chosen as
postmaster of Harvey, and the fight Is
over.
The horse racing epidemic in Fargo
has reached the acute newspaper
stage.
It will cost Cass county several
thousand dollars to kill Missouri slope
wolves.
The smallpox patients at Bismarck
amuse themselves by hunting JACK
rabbits.
Patrons of the Rolla cheese factory
are preparing for the coming seasons
operations. "
Two families in Fargo have been
uuarantined because of the existence
Of scarlet fever.
Snow is so deep in the hilly portion
Of Stutsman county as to prevent cat
tie from grazing. .
Representative Spalding is trying to
interest Andrew Carnegie in a public
library for Fargo.
Some Ramsey county school lands
have been revalued, INC may be placed
on the market later.
The 500 road is doing its utmost to
settle up the territory along the bor-
der tributary to it's line.
A leakage of gas from a coal stove
nearly caused the death of the family
of w. B. Morgan Of Fargo.
There is a case Of smallpox at Mel
vile, Stutsman county, and the 'popu-
lation is being vaccinated.
There were many real estate trans
fers at Devils Lake, and people with
cash are securing valuable farms.
It is understood that the story of a
shortage Of water OF the Missouri
| slope was started by "Reminiscences.
A CHAMBERS scare at Bowdon subsid-
ed on the assurance of the veterinarian
that it was only a case Of poor ventila-
ton.
It is reported hat some McHenry
county people are cutting timber from
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| them.
In a fight between a bull dog and a
four-year-old steer, nearBowdon,- the
steer was badly worsted and nearly
killed.
Mrs. Frank Beiber Of Casselton was
granted a divorce by Judge Pollock.
Cruel and inhuman treatment was al
legged.
The Langdon bar presented Judge
Kreeshaw with a box Of cigars, and
hoped he would do all his smoking on
this map.
After the election over at Blackjack
the winners set up a supper to the en-
tire population--a good way to start
out a new town.
Daniel L. Shields, a we'll known cit
izen and prominent machine man Of
Glendale, died suddenly of heart fail
ure at his home.
$35,00 hotel at Devils Lake. It will be
a modern building, fine enough for any
Northwestern town.
"A farmer near Devils Lake has made
$270 this winter by running his fax
chaff through a tanning mill and mar
keting the cleanup.
Sergeant Gilbert G. Grafton was
elected captain Of Company B of Far
go. to fill the vacancy caused by the
promotion of Capt. Keyes.
"A burglar bored a number of holes
in the door of a butcher shop at Penn
bina and effected an entrance. He Sc
cured 30 cents for his trouble
The Grand Forks college has not
been closed, as has been carelessly re-
ported. The place is q~uarantined, but
the work Of the college goes on as
usual.
The federal supreme court has heard
arguments in the case of Webster VS..
| the City Of Fargo. The case involves
the legality of Fargo's paving assess
mehts.
The extension. of the Cooperstown
| branch Of the Northern Pacific will
open up some new country and insure
the people along the line a better
train service.
e. P. Wells. the Jamestown banker,
has been chosen president of an auto
mobile manufacturing concern at
Keene. N. H.. where Mr.. Wells will
reside hereafter.
Druggist Donovan's store. at Lang
don, was raided by officials, but moth
ing was. found. Some of the COM
paints against him charged him with
selling intoxicants to habitual drunk
ards and minors.
william story's drug store, at Bufra.
10. was robbed of $50 worth of goods.
The residence of T. A. Quirk, in the
same town, was burglarized. on the
same night, and it is thought the two
crimes were committed by the same
men.
The Western P%resbytery Of the Pres.
bytertan church, which includes all the
territory az far east as Bartlett, south
to Darlington, and north and west to
the state boundary line. will meet in
Leeds Presbyterian church about the
18th Of April.
The city Of Fargo and the Northern
Pacific Railroad company are having
trouble oyer. question Of iurisdfction.