The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-10-10
Bootlegren are coming to grief In
Benson county.

neck of a bottle and was badly cut.
a Cooperstown is rejoicing over ne
possibility of an electric light plant.
c. j. Gilbert of Berthold sent a 20
pound cabbage TO The Grand FORKS
fair.
The Hope -four mill is running over
time to fill d 1000 sack order from
New York.
A Chink wanted to start a laundry
at Harvey, but was unable to secure
a building.
The storm broke goo telegraph poles
on the Great Northern between Mlnot
and Granville.
New townsites are being plated
along the McHenry branch of the
Northern Pacific.
The flax yields in the northwestern
part of the state are reported to De
larger than expected.
jamestown people wonder wher
their depot is when they hear DICK
inson is to have a new one.
The people of Leeds were surprised
at the resignation of Pastor Mcintosh
of the Presbyterian church.
Milton was long on runaways last
week, and there are a few people on
the crippled list temporarily.
Great Northern trainmen and tramps
had a fight at Wahpeton. Several
shots were fired at the hobos.
Many farmers will test seeding
wheat and rye, both of which are said
to have been successfully grown.
A resident of Wheat!and is said to
have departed without the formality
of liquidating some of his debts.
North Dakota has two Rooneys I'M
; der conviction for murder, Il from
Cass and the other from Wells.
The country along the new Edgeley-
Dawson extension of the Northern Pa
cific is attracting a lot of attention.
Some farmers of the state are re-
ceiving within Z cents OF the NO. J.
Northern price for their macaron1
wheat.
The hold-your-water circulars have
given place to the hold-your-splds, as
luC pOldlo Slop oCSiAso ~ III $1,000
states.
The resignation of the postmaster at
Leonard indicates there is one man in
the state who will give up a govern
ment job.
So many towns had to import pota'
koes last spring that farmers are de-
termined to keep enough to supply the
local trade.
DR.. Stanley of Lidgerwood is said
to have purchased some Arkansas
property which is proving to be rich
in minerals.
A Devils Lake lady seems to have
placed herself and husband in a de-
cidedly embarrassing position by talk
ing too much.
The deposits in the banks of the
state indicate there are some people
in no immediate danger of breaking
into the poorhouses.
A Fessenden man rented his hotel
furnished and went away. A few days
later the new lessees disappeared with
a lot of the stuff.
belOEe harvest SOlIC IoI iiCio "NAS
over their fields and picked the finest
looking heads to be used for selected
seed next spring.
Some woodwork caught fire during
the night services at the Methodist
church at Ashley and caused excite
ment for a few minutes.
II. A. Harrison of Edenburg has
sued knute Overond for $1,000 dam
ages for personal injuries. Tie plant
If vas shot by Overond.
Fer oace the corporate interests and
those of the people are identical in
the adoption OF an irrigation ;! stem in
The Yves ,ern rstgi vi ,&e state.
Prcprietors q. bowling alleys over
Tie state are 2 ting th"i" p!aces fixed
for the winte: ana anticipate the same
vii! be more p|uoular. than eyer,
1t is said that 4 cripple Mho begs
money to fin a sfce = senIing home
from 50 to- $40 a DAY as a result OF
wCl King his graft a.. 7 lie state.
a young man Who was charged with
beit% mixed I'D 10 : 1ssroe@iiil muss
=, i'er1bina mas PRO 90 his innocence
and ;lle r-et gully o4as failed 10 make
lii = sa-I -0Gt.
A stranger .aj1 SIS fot' a non-resi-
acut huntins l.eaasc at Willow City
and rh"n wanted 20 repeal the whole
blamed lax when he learned that he
couldn't ship game OF OF the STATE.
A Large number Of the harvest and
threshcr hands in the stare this fall
are making inquiries regarding work
in the Ignite mines this winter, and
may take up thai job instead Of re
turning 10 the minnesota woods.
During the storm in Ward county
one rancher drove the cattle of an
other from his l3aystacks and the ami
mails died. The man VINO did the driv
ing is being sued for the val e Of thu
late laiuented bovines.
Many farmers report they are sur
prised how easily they can raise a few
head Of stock on the waste matter
around the farm and always have
something that can be be easily ant
readily converted into cash.
The usual complaints are being
made about the porcine procllvitfes o
some merchants who have heaps o