The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-09-06

is announced by the Oregon Pacific Col
| onization company, Minnesota corpor-
| alton.
| The Plymouth Congregational church
Of Oakland, CAL, decided by majority
vote to accept the Presbyterian faith,
| to move to another edifice and engage
| new pastor.
Epiphany Episcopal church at Brook.
Ign has a. mortgage Of $22,600 to meet
Jan. l., 1903. and the rector proposes to
turn collector and leave preaching to
his assistant until the debt is paid.
Twenty-Five leading citizens of Deca-
tur, Mich, have tested cooperative
dining room, the entire expense the first
week being 12h cents meal for each
person, and the second week 10 cents.
The Kentucky state railroad commits
sion will he called together early next
week to investigate the proposed mer-
ger of the Louisville & Nashville and
Southern railway by the Morgan in
terests. @
"a little higher every day." summar.
ICES the anthracite coal situation in
Chicago. "A few local dealers are part
ing with few tons at 50 and SO, one
at that. ~
Returns from nearly every county IL
the State Of Alabama show that in the
race for governor Gov. Jelks has car
ried the state by 5000 over Capt.
Johnston. Cunningham has beaten
Waller for lieutenant governor.
The Brotherhood of Railway Train.
men, 100, 1000 strong, by Sept. Is, will de-
mand of the railroads Of the United
States 20 per cent increase in wages,
meaning an outlay Of 100000 addi-
tional a month by railway companies.
While Senator Hanna smoked cigar
! the other morninglh he made $250, 900. Lit
tie Consolidated, the Cleveland street
railway stock in which the senator is
heavily interested, went up several
/ points, the senator pocketing big prof.
(, its. -
Amid great excitement and surround.
! ed by mob of indignant citizens. the
city council in New York passed an or
dinance by which all interurban cleo
trio trains must enter the city over the
Boyd lines and pay 21a cents for each
| car so admitted.
The earnings Of the steel trust for
August will, 1t is believed. be considera-
bly, in excess Of 81, 000, 600. and the July
earnings are estimated at that figure.
There is every reason to believe that
the net earnings for the quarter will be
about $40.000.000. Il
| Another attempt to rescue AIRS. Flor.
ence Elizabeth Maybrick from her pris-
on in England and bring her back to
America has been started. Mrs. Har-
riett Hubbard Aver Of New York. news
!! paper writer and novelist, IL agitating
the present movement.
Mrs. Emma Lonstrof has brought suit
| at Milwaukee against her millionaire
mother-in-law. Mrs.. Margaret Lonstrof.
for 100000 damages. She charges her
mother-in -law with alternating her hug
bands affections. Sensational develop
ments are expected II the case comes
to trial. 4; I? n Il "a y;1 935S
a representative Of New York brokers
who has just returned to Topeka, KAN.
from an extended tour Of the Kansas
corn belt, will report that the total
yield Of corn Will be $780, 900 bushels.
4! He says Nebraska will exceed this hg-
4 ure 5bys Fl, 900 bushels. The Kansas
corn crop will be worth 81. QQo. 900
Andrew Thompson OF La Crosse haa
found bottle floating In the river near
4 Genoa containing an ancient parchment
4 on which % q map of the ( gardenss Of
4 Eden. ~ locates the garden ~ be-
tween the rivers Chebaf, TiGriss md El-
lsphrates jnst mort cf the sersien stiilf.
A Mrs. Kiinball III dead 1T Frat, kan.
from ..ltynnpy 4 " caught from cattle,
Il ana M. Cochran Of the Fratt Repuh-
licaSln :hasS been brought FL tho hospdtal
i III that city sum Tin4 ths dises1e;
/ which he cangh by living An pastuSl
i az lunpys % q.
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