The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-09-14

There is suspicion that a~shorse-pois.
Cner Is at work near tBowdon.
The new vault for the Mcintosh
court house has just been completed.
The first oats threshed in Ward
county yielded sixty bushels per acre.
Lightning destroyed q setting Of
wheat in Dickey county early in the
week.
Harvey has voted to ircorporate-s9
to IS. The little burg is bound to- be
up to date Is
Thomas Moore Of Hannaford was
thrown from his buggy and had his
arm broken.
A. A. Piper, agent Of the Great North
ern for five years, has been transferred
to Hamilton.
Geo. L. stroup Of Mayville owes $500.
and applies for a discharge undo the
bankruptcy laws.
A. G. ALERT, formerly Of Hankinson.
is said to have accepted a position with
the 500 at Enderlin.
The tomato crop in this state promis-
es to be excellent If the frost keeps of
another week or two.
A minister has been engaged to teach
the Bowdon schools, His name is Rev.
A. M. Wiley of, Cathay.
Mrs. James A. Douglas Of Grafton.
took carbolic acid by mistake; n her
condition is dangerous.
The cool winds have driven mosqui-
toes into their hiding places. for which
all are devoutly thankful. .
The Pisek roller mill is offered for
sale by the receiver. The property Is
said to be an excellent one
Two grain buyers will he on hand in
Donnybrook, and the town may have a
chance to live up to its Eame.
j. NJ. Nash Of Rugby is said to havs
corn ten feet high on eleven weeks
growth. It has no ears yet.
Reports of the crop yield In tbs
northern tier Of counties are about the
most satisfactory in the state.
Dickinson seems to he proud of her
sidewalks. 1t is something many places
ought to be proud Of that aren't.
Seats for another room have been orr
dered for the public schools at Bottin-
eau. The city is growing rapidly.
The busy season for grain elevators
has begun, and nearly every paper cons
tains reports Of men taking charge.
The matter of establishing a uniform
text book system in tie public schools
is being discussed in Bottineau county.
Engineer Bramble, Of the Mayville
light plant, has resigned. and an effort
is being made to get him to reconsider.
The construction train on the 500 IN
said to have already passed Ventura,
one Of the stations OF the new exten>
sion.
The first car load Of wheat shipped
| east from the state over the Northern
Pacific main line went from Valley
City.
The nomenclature of the stations on
the new 500 extension is q matter pro.
voking considerable discussion on tho
slope.
b. Prom succeeds A. c. o. Lomen az
meteorological observer at Milton, and
will regulate the weather there heres
after.
A well is being dug on the right OF
way at Washburn, six feet in diameter
and 100 feet deep. for a water tank for
that road.
c. E. Clark Of Warrensburg, Mo-, who,
owns large tracts Of land in Ramsey
county, is in Devils Lake looking after
his interests.
Smallpox is quite prevalent in the up-
per James River valley. but the aus
thorities think they have rounded up
all the cases.
The completion Of Bismarck's tele>
phone system is delayed by the mons
arrival Of poles ordered from the west
some time ago.
The law and collection Arm Of Styles
s. Steen Of Mayville a been dissolved
Both gentlemen will continue In busi-
ness in Mayville.
Gov. Whites coal mine n~Washing4
ton is SO good that he and his company
have bought 10000 acree OF land and
are prospecting for more.
Rev. J. A. II. johnson Of Grand Forks
has accepted the call to become PASTOR
Ffnwall's successor Of the Norwegian
Baptist church at Fargo.
Bottineau is proud Of its new band.
The members seem to be making an
earnest effort to give first-class music
and are evidentl succeeding.
The reports of smallpox at Bowdon
appear to have been slightly exagger-
ated. though It Is said a pest house II
in existence in that locality.
An effort is being made to secure
$1,000 in e. shares. with which to estab-
lish a hospital at Cooperstown. Dr.
Platon is at the head OF the enterprise.
A Valley City man says that about
all the benefit the people Of his ward
get from the payment OF taxes %
fun Of hearing the curfew whistle
blown.
Judge Pollock decides that while cat-S
tie may lawfully run at largesin the
winter time. under certain eonditionss
the owner must pay for any dan1ags
done by them.
A city employer Of Valley City went
into q cellar to read the water meter
and fell into q cistern, the cover of
which had been left OF for ventilation
He carries g light into csllarsSnow.
Russian thistles are complained of -
many sections Of the West. The early
drought gave them q good start. The
plantsdoes not seem TO strive well when
the season starts In with#a normal
amount Of moisture. S@
Quite q number 81 Kentucky psoplss
are becoming citizens of North Dalk0--sS
ia, but, apparently, rot many colOnetg.