The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-04-06
cas.elton wants a market day:

Wells county is getting q large mum.
Der Of German settlers.
The Courtenay p%ostofiice scrap is get
ting to be the real thing.
The Bismarck term Of the United
States court may not be held.
The Casselton band may go to Mil,
waukee in June with the Elks.
A brother Of Judge Cowan was re.
Gently married at Churches Ferry.
The supreme court seems to be in no
hurry to decide the Mckenzie case.
A couple Of men at Bemidji were
fined $25 for killing deer out Of season.
Mrs. Westel of Crystal, aged eighty
leg. I
South Dakota Russians sent a carload
of supplies to Russians around Bow
don.
A Valley City man pleaded guilty to
gambling, and was let of with a. 50
fine. =
Kidder county commissioners will
have a number Of s%ixty-foot fire guards
made.
Newton Jones was arrested in Ellie =
dale, charged with fraudulently OBJ
tanning board.
There was liberal use OF green ink
by the state weeklies in honor Of St.
Patrick's Day.
The state Pan-American board has
secured free transportation for the ex-
hibits to Buffalo. t.
The Alfred Dickey reading room at
Jamestown is well patronized and OF
benefit to the city.
It won't do to get bumptious about
our weather, for bad storms have oc-
Cured later than this.
President Mellen disclaims all know
ledge of negotiations for the sale Of
Northern Pacific lands.
New postof1ces have been established
at Lincoln, Mclean county, and Nor
witch, McHenry county.
The increased school enrolment in
Fargo demands four new teachers, who
will be added to the force next year.
Langdon is pre- pairing for a hot base
ball campaign. Milton and Park River
teams will be given especial preference.
A couple of Jamestown men nave apt
piled for a patent on an automatic sub
merged tank for watering locomotives.
The Grand Trunk Railway company
will put on boats and make a Die for
the export grain trade across the lakes.
Steele county people hope the 500 will
run into Fargo, and extend to the
Northwest through that section Of the
state.
observation-disclosures of Forestry Barrett
is planning for some work next sum-
mer, as his term does not expire until
July 1.
Beyrout is the name Of the new posts
ONCE recently established in Pierce
county. eighteen miles southwest OF
Rugby.
The Presbyterians from the northern
part of the state met at Grand Forks.
Fred Galloway killed an eagle near
st. Thomas.
A party Of Dunkards with twelve
passenger coaches and thirty-three a
loads Of supplies left Kansas City 1or
North Dakota.
Tom illness Of Dickey county has
been held to answer to q charge OF
burning q haystack valued at $40 be"
longing to a neighbor.
M. D. Williams Of Jamestown had
several teams working on the Henne-
pin canal last fall. He has gone to Illi'
nois to bring them back.
John E. Halas has returned from the
Philippines to his home in Darlington.
and was received by Q large number Of
friends and a brass band.
C.. G. Arnold and Frank Towne tied
on the vote for town clerk in Moratne
township. Grand Forks county, ano
Town won on the toss-up. :
A Grand Forks man, hearing q dis.
cussion about the oleomargarine billll
said he knew Ole, but Omargareen' wal
q funny name-for q Swede.
There are said to be four candidates
for the stewardship at the asylum IN
Jamestown, and many more yet to %
heard from in outside counties.
Austrian bronze grass is said to make
an edible flour when properly ground,
and it is said that Russian settlers In
some parts Of the state are using It,
In a row over the taking up OF .
number of horses. Dan Brown Of Dick
ey county pulled a gun on Walter
Webb, and the latter had him arrested.
N. w. Upham Of Grafton 10. on his
way home from California. He says ft
is a nice country, tut not nearly 81
good for a poor man az North
Two Larimore. men started to walk
from Inkster to their home, and wound
up at Gilby, eighteen miles In b otheE
direction. It is not stated what brano
they drank.
A fine horse belonging to Henry Els
worth Of Havana fell and broke q fore
leg. The fracture was reduced n the
leg put in splints. The horse will soon
be as good as ever. ,
There is quite a struggle over the
postmastership at Courtenay. Posts
master Atwood would like to be reap-
pointed. and Charles schumacher 10
also a candidate for the place.
Eleven girls attending the Asricult-
ural college at Fargo subjected them
selves to q dietary test, and proved tnas
among other things they could live wei
IN food costing II cents per 9
The committee in charge Of the beet
sugar enterprise at Jamestown does
not take kindly to statements thai
have been made rejecting upon sths
probable success Of the enterprise.
The retention Of tha war tax on banA
checks does not AFFECT some Of the ed
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