The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-05-11
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Rugby is sure to have a band.
Aandan' is proud of its new opera
house.
Mandan iremen will have a symna-
sium.
John Smith. aged eighty-ive, died at
Jamestown.
A lot Of fish are being caught in the
James river.
More streets are to be opened up at
Abercrombie.
Drayton is proud Of the well graded
roads in that vicinity.
Efforts are being made to stir up the
Grafton base ball fans.
Many improvements are being made
In the Bismarck hospital.
There has been a great deal Of trad
ing in Mercer county lands.
Rugby is reaching out after Improve
ments and will have a band.
Knudt Knudtson Of Leeds has been
discharged from bankruptcy.
The estate left by 8. J. Vidger Of
Fargo Is worth about $1,000.
eKnmare is to have a new bank, in
which Fargo parties are interested. j
North Dakota farmers will plant
more corn this year than ever before.
The Hotel Prescott. at Grand Forks,
has been sold to. Frank B.. Shelburne.
There will be free rural delivery at
Dissmore, Nelson county, after Jun !.
Francis M. sweigart Of Pembina has
been granted an So per month pension.
The Southeastern Educational asso-
citation will meet in Fargo May II n
Is.
Grading on the road from Wilton to
Washburn will commence In a Few
days.
The Hughes Electric Light company
has been granted a franchise in Glend-
dive.
Pat O'Hara of Neche is selling pack
hounds to Minneapolis parties at $50
each.
Barnes county farmers want a
branch Of the Northern Pacific from
Oriska. .
Farmers, the most observing, drill
corn north and south and wheat east
and west. ~
'Honest'' Dave Wellman will start
in the grain business at Sheyenne i'll
a short time.
It is said that the 500 has the best
system of stock yards of any railroad
in the state.
Commissioner of Forestry Barrett is
furnishing trees for Arbor Day at
;Churchs Ferry.
: Charles Watson died at the asylum
. few days after being sent there from
Sargent county.
The prevailing idea that villages
must have 500 population to incorpor.
ate is q mistake.
The John Miller Grain company Of
Duluth will establish a branch house
at Grand GForks.
Mayor Brown Of Devils Lake thinks
NORTH Dakota will receive $4,000 immi-
grants this e ~
The Northern Pacific peoplye will put
= lot Of fancy touches on their new de-
pot at Bismarck.
Henry Mann fell head foremost into
the 500 canal chute at Portal and dis
located his shoulder.
Alexander Mclean has been appoint
ed postmaster at Penn, to succeed G.
Mclean, resigned.
Prairie fires have been quite fire.
quent out west, and several buildings
have been burned.
Mrs. George Robertson, wife Of Post
master Robertson at Kenmare, died
after a short illness.
Gotthilf Doering, and Henry Kurtz
are the new proprietors of q DEPART
men store at Harvey.
The Congregationalists Of the James
town district will meet at Fessenden
the latter Fart Of May.
The Misses Amelia and Hannah
Rhode of Fargo may locate = millin.
cry store at Willow City.
At the leasoing Of school lands in
Walsh county the prices realized were
double those Of last year.
David Vail of. Forman. twelve years
old accidentally shot himself while
hunting, and will probably die.
James Kennedy of Fargo will grade
the Northern Pacific extension from
Oberon thirty-fve miles northwest.
Jamestown has cleaned out the po-
lice station and built a pest house, and
- now ready for all kinds of trouble.
A. o. ,Braseth Of Grand Forks was
awarded the contract for building the
school building at Northwood, for &c.,
79e.
senator McCumber's private secre-
tary, Mr.. McHarg, it is said, will study
International law in Europe this sum-
mer.
Hon. r. C. sanborn and H. B. Hen
bricks of lisbon have recently been in
1[inot seeking a location for a cattle
ranch.
At a blind pig trial at Rugby, the
witnesses could not be induced to say
that the stun they drank was intoxi-
eating.
There is a close race between the
Workmen Of Grand Forks and those Of
Fargo for first place on the member
ship list.
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