The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-12-12
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Dickinson continues to prosper.

Wahpeton people are Justly proud OF
their new high school building.
Grand Forks county sold $1,000
worth Of hunting permits this year.
At Minnewaukan the bigamy case
against Mrs. Michaels was dismissed.
A IRE at Kuhn was seen in time to
prevent al extensive conflagration.
Conductor Peter Smell of Carpio was
arrested On a blind pigging charge.
Brakeman Anderson. who was run
over near Minot, died of his injuries.
The new Movis block in Lidgerwood
is said to be an attractive building.
Devils Lakers expect the town to
boom when the reservation is opened.
North Dakota seems to be we'll rep
resented in the Minnesota woods this
winter.
The chief of police at Minot was
called to the land Office to eject some
grafters.
A Minot man was charged with rob-
bling a friend who took him in out of
the cold.
The hero law does't work in counties
where the voters turned it down at the
polls.
The health officials are en%deavoring
20 prevent a smallpox epidemic this
winter.
Insurance men report a more gen.
eral insurance of farm buildings than
for years.
A Devils Lake boy was arrested on
the charge Of disorderly conduct and
broke Jail.
Settlers in Ward county are demand
ing the organization of a lot of civil
townships.
There is almost a coal famine at
Cando because of the inability to Sc
cure cars.
There is a row at Dunseith over a
telephone line that is to be run in the
mountains.
A blind settler at Balfour has taken
up a collection to go to Milwaukee for
treatment.
A picture charging fakir was chew.
ed by a Barnes county farmers
healthy purp.
Griggs county people are pleased
over the rural route established out
Of Cooperstown.
War is pastime compared to the dan.
gers of hunting deer in the western
part of the state.
A Waterman at Westhope caught a
lumber thief and was struck in the
face by the crook.
The Omemee hotel clerk who swiped
Q rig and a fur overcoat will have q
long time to repent.
The Great Northern has settled all
claims for the right of way between
Souris and Westhope.
4 At Westhope a negro used a billiard
cue on a white mans head and frac.
tured the latter's skull.
A former captain in the Cuban wal
is said to have been arrested at Bot
tineau on a horse stealing charge.
John Vinson had a great opening at
his hotel at Buffalo and every one
seems to have ejoyed the occasion.
A Cavalier county man was arrested
on q charge of removing mortgaged
property, but proved his innocence.
The people of Dickinson are not
protesting against the proposed divi
sion of the Bismarck land office.
Minot once had a successful cream.
cry and the business men believe q
new one could be made to pay.
The rails for the Great Northern ex.
tension between Souris and Westhope
r being laid under great difficulties.
A Ward county hunter walked fifty
miles in one day, getting back home
after an unsuccessful experience after
deer.
A daughter Of ex.Congressman
johnson will wed Skull Skulason. a
former state university football play
er.
A man attempted to leave q lot of
creditors IN the lurch at Balfour but
was rounded up and made square &C
counts
There are twenty.nine criminal
cases to be tried in the district court
at Grand Forks. with q murder case
to head the list.
Contractors are having considerable
difficulty in completing the elevators
along the Mohall line on account of
the cold weather.
There are two pairs of fathers and
IONS in the Len-one father and off,
spring from Ward county, on a shoot
ing charge, and another from Morton
for horse stealing.
Since fall blowing wal stopped by
the freeze-up there has been a rush OF
grain to the elevators and the farmers
have been laying in their winter sup
plies. =.
John g. Moore, an early settler in
Stutsman county, and the father Of
Mrs. Pierce Blewett, recently died at
the age Of seventy-fve.
Capt. De wit Of Princeton will spend
three years In travel abroad after he
graduates in June. The physical d.
rectors at Princeton say he II. the best
developed athlete that has been there
in thirty-lye years.
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