The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-04-04

I'd . - - ~ u % q - - -
j NORTH:DAKOTA |
!. STATE |,
i q NEWS. |,
. = = - y 9 y = - y =

Edmore will grow rapidly this sum-
mer.
Kenmare people want fire protec-
ton.
Many farmers will raise speltz this
year.
Lakota is after an electric light
plant.
There is a life insurance war at
Hope.
Langdon people want a fast ball
team.
Crazy baseball fans are becoming
active. /.
Painters and paperhangers are get
ting busy.
The Grand Forks baseball team will
report May S.
Church's Ferry is to have a tele-
(.hone system. .
Emerald is to have an $4,000
school building.
Shack thieves have been operating
around Palermo.
Hunter is to have some new build
ings this summer.
The Devils Lake fax fiber mill has
been shut down till fall.
North Dakota hotel men are prepar-
ing for the spring rush.
Revivals have been conducted in
many parts of the state. e
The ranchmen rejoice over the pas
sage Of the wolf bounty.
Ransom county claims to take the
lead IN diversified farming.
The plat of Starkweather is being
exhibited prior to the election.
Grand Forks people are anticipating
some good racing this summer.
A Lakota druggist was arrested on
the charge of illegally selling booze.
The Mayville mill people have put
in an electric light plant of their own.
Mark Nelson defeated Charles Hall
of Missoula at Kenmare in five rounds
Secret society organizations have
been doing a boom business this win
ter.
Crazy has two young hello girls.
One is six and the other eight years
! old. ..
The telephone line from Bismarck
to Fort Lincoln will soon berin opera.
ton.
A case of smallpox was reported a,
| Washburn, but was found to be a false
alarm.
A large colony of Firms from Calu.
met, Mich, will locate near Minot this
spring.
/ The Northern Pacific is arranging
a free reading room for its employees
at Grand Forks.
North -Dakota,s magnificent school
fund is one of the greatest attractions
Tor new settlers.
A number of sections of the state
are anticipating new branch railway
lines this summer.
There are thirteen cases on the Sill
preme court calendar for the next
term at Bismarck.
Up at Kenmare when the visitors
get too drunk they are hauled away in
q dray to sober up.
Dependents on county charity in
| Grand Forks must go to the county
poor farm hereafter.
The president will be at Bismarck
thirty minutes and will be driven 10
the capitol building.
The Walhalla board of trustees has
been petitioned to purchase instru'
ments for the band.
Representative Maddox, who had
smallpox, has been released from the
pesthouse at Bismarck. !.
Landlord Schell opened the Hunter
hotel with a public reception to which
200 pepole were invited.
North Dakota will be among the
first to receive the new militia equip:
ment under the Dick bill.
Inkster people will subscribe $1,000
to a creamery at that point IL the
farmers will put up the balance. <
Every effort is being made to have
the Great Northern build stub lines to
the Pembina county cement beds.
Civil Engineer Cfsbb Of Fargo has
surveying the proposed railroad ex-
tension to the Pembina cement beds.
william Fuegal Of Cass county lost
. number of hogs in q storm. The
poorkers' were smothered by, the snow.
The immigration started early tEis
spring, and from the reports, Of the
railroad people It is likely to continue
late
Prot. Rringle seems popular at LID
Eerwood. All but three patrons of the
school signed 9 petition for his return
next year. z6
A McHenry county man gave as an
excuse for killing some prairie chick
ems recently that the act was done n
s~elf-defense
The friends Of the Red River Val.
ley university are rejoicing over the
progress being made In securing the
endowment. @a
The bill appropriating 81, 500 for the
state lremen,s association was cut
down to $1,000, which is $500 more
than formerly. #s
Nell for Michigan City IS carried by
TO Devils Lake and held for q train
east bound. The business men kick
l9Oyera the ffdel0y. sss8ss