The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-05-11

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Bott!neau county will vote on the
question Of issuing $25. 900 bonds.
There is said to be a n quality Of
potters's clay around Donnybrook.
Hebron has a resident who proudly
bears the name of Ditchenmueller.
Some miscreants stole two doors
from the Masonic hall at Tower City.
Cando is to vote on the question Of
Incorporating under the general law.
Clint ]. Nickells has sold his drug:
| store at Great Bend, Richland county.
Richland county lands, that have re-
Gently been proven up on, are listed Tor
taxation.
Park River will vote on bonding the
| city for water works and electric
lights.
On account Of the mild winter, many
| Morton county ranchmen did not feed
any hay.
The Casselton fire department will
send a.running team to the tournament
at Dickinson.
The officials are making some Inn
provernents in the Bismarck court
house grounds.
Cavalier claims to be the center Of
Pembina county, and wants a term. OF
court held there.
Joe Huffman Of Ludden set fire to a
patch of thistles n the blaze burned
his brother slightly.
The Granville State Bank has been
| organized, with four Of the Stubbins
family for directors. 4
Jacob Tollefson of Walcott caught
- .-.YH - S-I ~ 1~oo ond
will receive $18 bounty.
President Taylor, Of the Bathgate
schools, may go to the Philippines to
engage in educational work.
The Northern Pacific cash drawer at
Valley City was touched up for s.
while the agent al at dinner.
DIR. Gibson happened along just in
time to save the Wakeford hotel Of
Osnabrock from being burned.
A petition is being circulated for q
rural free delivery route covering ter
ritory tributary to Hillsboro.
A new Presbyterian church will be-
built at soper. The congregation has
raised $1,000 for that purpose.
Prof. Hamilton has received a check
for IS from Senator Mark Hanna for
the school library at Enderlin.
The Monarch elevator at Tappan.
burned. There was but a small amount
Of grain stored in the building. q
Lisbon and Jamestown have dis
pensed with music in their public
schools. in III interest Of economy.
The Ave-year-old daughter Of F. n
Dunbar, living near Linton, was badly
burned by her clothing catching on fire
from q stove.
A couple Of Stutsman county farmers
want damages because their horses
were mired and drowned in one Of thu
county roads.
A. M. Packard, as grand master of.
the Odd Fellows. has instituted four
new lodges this year, the last n be-
ing at Sterling.
One Of the first men in Harvey to re-
sumo business after the fire war the
barber, who bought his outfit from "a
F~essenden artist.
Fargo will proceed to relet the con.
tract for electric lighting, the present.
contract having been declared void by
the supreme court.
James o. Hamre of Park River has
opened the first drug store at the
nameless town near Lunde p~ostofice
in Ramsey county.
H. E. Allen. the Galesburg, CasA
county, builder, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy. with liabilities Of $15.0 0t
and assets of $4,000.
The Ward county commissioners fur.
nished about 1000, bushels Of wheat
and 500 of hax to settlers. Not much
in a big county like Ward.
The fees in te preliminary hearing OF
the Barry case cost Cavalier county
$22S.50 and it is expected that the trial
will increase this to $1,000.
Insurance Commissioners Leutz is re-
ported to have disqualified an outside
hail IL. surance company until its f1nan-
cial standing can be investigated.
In the case Of Kidder County We. ex
county Treasurer Foye, the defendant
he's made no answer. Suit is brought
to recover some fees, said to have been
ove-paid.
After a brief visit with Mrs. Bidlake
at Langdon, Hon. OHM Bidlake has re-
turned to South America, where he
hopes to realize on valuable conces.
s.ons.
James Davidson, American consul at
Formosa, a been visiting his brother,
Banker DdFlUSOU, OI SdTIlIISI OL.t LIE
former wal a member Of the Peary
arctic expedition in 1888.
No one seems to be; able. to definitely
locate the flowing we'll between La
Moure and Stuts1man counties, throw
ing a stream three feet high and sew.
erai inches in diameter"
At Sharlow, Stutsman county, two OF
Henry Spanton's horses got to fighting,
and one Of them committed suicide by
jumping head foremost into q web
tw enty-fve feet deep. a4s
The Fargo city council has taken
preliminary steps toward calling for
bids for a new street lighting contract,
and Mayor johnson is empowered to
make temporary contract.
Free strychpine Is furnished to thu
farmers. Of several counties for the exc
termination Of gophers. What the go-
pliers Cont need can be fed to the book
agent and the steel range peddler.
The people near Dickinson don't ap-
pear to have reached the Belgian hare
ste &c vet, but they have Belgian horSes
that weight $500 pounds per pair
which give pretty good satisfaction.
Many fences. IN LaM0ure county
where there are three or more wires.
have been blown down this spring.