The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-01-12
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Edgeley people are disappointed over
the failure to secure a
Alex. McPhee of sykeston was ad-
Judged insane and taken to the asylum.
The Lindelie case cost the taxpayers
of Grand Forks county something ike
$4,000.
President Worst of the agricultural
| college held q farmers institute at MO-
mango.
John Very, a tourist, had his rect
| frozen. and secured treatment at fes-
sender.
The Bank of America, at Bisbe, Is IN
| excellent condition, having $34'Ooo Ia
deposits.
Considerable diphtheria is reported
| among the German settlers south OF
| Windsor.
T. w. Mcconnell and George Won
| Media have bought a coal mine at
Kenmare.
Attorney Kevello leaves Darlington
for Fargo t. go into a law and real es-
tate firm.
E. L. Ross Of Fargo has been en-.
gagged as engineer Of the electric light
at Grafton.
The party who stole the $4,000 regis
! tered package at Harvey has not beeh
apprehended.
James Hope, for twenty-one years q
resident of Stutsman county, died from
heart trouble.
A. COW entered a LaMoure feed store
and, after smashing a few windows.
left the establishment.
Mrs. Joseph Scarborough, has left her
husband, a pastor at Cakes, because of
alleged cruel treatment.
Inquiries are beginning to be made
for land in the central part Of the state
by Eastern landseekers.
Martin Walsh of Eddy county has
dismissed his contest against ]. E.
Bennett for the Office of sheriff.
Graves & Moore are building a new
store building at Darlington. They
have completed the foundation.
Norval Baptie, the great North Da.
kota skater, is said to be getting Into
good trim for some of the big races.
There is talk Of another grand jury
at Grand Forks to further investigate
the enforcement Of the prohibition law.
Home talent theatrical companies
are making life a dream, or a night
mare, as the Ease may be, all owe the
state.
Trains will be run on the Casselton-
Dickey branch after Jan. 1. 1t will be
operated as a part of the Dakota di-
vision.
Darlington Methodists have paid the
church debt and publicly burned the
mortgage that had been given or the
ediice.
There is a kick at Rugby because
there are too many stovepipes stuck
through the roofs without brick pro-
lection
Milton is to have another flour mill,
with a daily capacity of 125 barrels. A
company for this purpose is now being
organized.
Grand Master Packard will attempt
to revive the Odd Fellows lodge at
Bismarck, which surrendered its char
ter ten years ago.
The Towner council says that per-
sons under eighteen years of age must
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saloons Of that place.
]. j. Heel Of Harvey, who failed q
short time ago. is taking advantage Of
the bankruptcy law. His assets are
s. 5000, with liabilities of $4,000.
Devils Lake is to have a steam laun-
dry, which is not to be taken as an in
dication that there is to be any marked
and Immediate increase in the stock of
dirty linen.
q short time, and some one swiped $50
from his trunk. He spotted the thief,
and all but $26 was recovered, and now
he is after that.
Stutsman county farmers are hiring
out their teams for work in the woods
near Cass lake. They get $40 a month
for the teams, which are fed, shod and
a driver furnished.
The Midland Canal company of Far
go was Incorporated in Delaware, with
a capital of 81, 0O0, 900. 1t would have
been a neighborly act to incorporate
the company in South Dakota.
Among the North Dakota postmas-
tiers recently appointed are C. E. Ma
hon. at Easily, Cavalier county; f. M.
Ingersoll,; Monanjo, Dickey county; W.
b. Andrews, Winona, Emmons county.
John Coulter was held up at the de.
pot at Cakes, knocked down with a
club and robbed Of SIT. There is no
clue to the robbers. Coulter was un-
conscious for nearly an hour from the
effects Of the blow.
At Balfour, q Russian boy clipped of
the end OF a little finger in a cigar cut
ter, and, tried to conceal the accident
by -thrusting his finger into a glove.
The wound bled SO freely that he had
to admit the< injury.
It is said that there is serious trouble
in finding water at Litchville. All the
wells have to be about 200 feet deep,
and life is too short to pump water
that far. An artesian well may be put
into supply the town.
On account Of a broken rail, the
Great Northern train was wrecked
neal Erie.