The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-01-05
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! NORTH DAKOTA
STATE
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Galesburg has a haunted house.
A large bald eagle was sen al Lis
bon.
Creameries are being more fully APP
preciated.
Paramount reports a whole lot Of
prosperity.
Indian relics are being found in EN-
mons county.
North Dakota leads the Union in land
office business.
Alex McPhee Of sykeston has been
sent to the asylum.
The ruthless slaughter Of deer is be-
ing condemned on all sides.
There will be no grand jury term of
court in Pembina in January. I'll.
Grafton is not pleased with the show
ing made in the census returns.
There are some amendments being
planned to the state game law.
A Huron man has a COW that PAGES.
He is training her for the track.
Iowans are buying all the cattle
ranches they can secure In this state.
Barnes county is about to have a
special court term. Feb. 9. No jury.
The boiler of a feed concern blew up
at LaMcure but luckily no one was
hurt.
Mandan people want to establish a
hospital for the people west of the Mis-
souri,.
The mail carrier at Aneta, reported
to be lost in q blizzard, turned up all
right.
Many Dickey county schools were
closed on account of the diphtheria cpl
demic.
The report Of the commissioner of ag-
riculture has been filed with the gov
ernor. G
The hall association at Monango has
Just declared a 10 per cent dividend on
ltse stock.
George Corey of Cavalier county is
one of the heirs to a 5000, 000, 900 estate
In England.
At Dickinson there seems to be a dis
position to get up a fight over the fire
department.
Nels Olson, a 500 brakeman, had his
arm crushed to a pulp while coupling
cars at Enderlin.
They have an honest lot of people at
Pembina. Two persons found money,
and both advertised it.
A Stutsman county man writes back
from Iowa that he is glad he doesn't
have to live there long.
Attorney Simpson of Dickinson is suf-
cering from blood-poisoning, the result
Of a scratch on the hand.
Members Of the Irwin family of Ell
iendale had a narrow escape from as
phyxiation from coal gas.
The Paramount Athletic club has set
aside one evening of each week for the
entertainment Of the ladies.
Clifford and Erie, two Great North
ernY stations on the Portland branch.
have been closed for the winter.
Prof. Willard Of Mayville is receiving
considerable advertising for his new
book on the geology of the state.
E. T. Burke, a former Sheldon boy,
recently elected states attorney at VAL
ley City, is to wed Lieut.. Getchells
sister. . 49,
A snow-bucking train was stuck
north of Cooperstown, and another n
had to be sent from jamestown to dig
It out.
Fire was discovered in a Wheatland
harness shop, but the flames were x
tinguished before any serious damage
was done.
William Morrow Of Erie, who had
emallpox, is getting better every day.
and it is not expected that his family
will be affected.
County Judge Quackenbush of Penn
bina has formed a law partnership, and
will occupy the office being vacated by
Judge Kneeshaw.
The people on the st. John branch
are enjoying a daily train service
while the railroad people r cleaning
up extra freight.
At Glendale there is a movement to
discontinue the high school and send
the pupils to the Industrial school. sup
ported by the state.
Mandan has inaugurated an excellent
movement, by establishing a farmers
market, with sheds, under which prod
uce may be displayed.
The dog-poisoner at Lakota won't see
the new century If some of the owners
of the recently-deceased CANNES q
determine his identity.
The fact that a school board has been
found in Walsh county which insists
that children Of school age must go to
school, has caused considerable COM
ment.
The county officials at Minnewaukan
expect to occupy their new court house
about Jan. 15, 1901. a So, 900 building.
including furnishings, which is pro-
nounced q dandy.
Down in Mcintosh a couple Of officers
attempted to levy on some property,
but the owner and his good frau.
armed with q shovel and broom,
chased the limbs Of the law away.
It Is said that the biggest sucker In
the state is q Ransom county man, who
courted his divorced wife and 10 now
being sued for breach Of promise.
Peder Hansen Of Bowbells publisher
! card In which he admits making a
false statement against William Peder-
son, whom he Ind charged with steal
ing his potatoes.
Though business on the Northern Pa
| cilc has been good, but there arc com
p;aints on local business.
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