The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-07-16

Splendid alfalfa is grown near Bis.
marck.
Work is being rushed on the Shell
don creamery.
The Eddy county old settlers had a
great reunion.
The Cleveland creamery is improv-
Ing each week.
/. Many farmers report fine crops of
macaroni wheat. +.
The candidates for county Offices
are getting busy.
Dickinson Catholics will erect a new
church to cost $4,000.
Kensal claims not to have had a
wedding in many years.
Some excellent artesian wells. are
being secured in Dickey county.
There is a prospect of the greatest
hay crop ever known this year.
The bricklayers have begun work on
the new Catholic church at Mandan.
Hobos are sidestepping jamestown
since the chain gang was inaugurated.
The meeting of county .superintend-
ents at the capitol was a successful
one.
United States surveyors are en-
gagged in meandering the Little Mis-
souri,. Fl
. Company X OF Dickinson make q.
good showing at the state encamp-
ment.
Tie chances seem to be in favor of
the issue of Billings county's SIS, 900
bonds.
A cooperative company is building
a store at Finley and expects to put
in one at Velva.
The Mohall maa who was being
forced into a mar age at MinOt is
said to be still running.
The district convection Of the Nv.
c. 7. y. at Webste.' vas a pleasant
and profitable gathering.
Express company agents must have
whisky licenses to sell G. o. D. booze
packages in North Dakota.
Daniel Donohue brought to Buford a
hog weighing 700 pounds, which breaks
| the record out in that country.
A Stutsman county man was fined
for smuggling 4 woman and will be de-
fendant in 4 $4,000 damage suit.
About half q million pounds of wool
have seen received at Dickinson. and
not more than half Of the clip 10 In.
In some parts Of the state building
operations have been temporarily sus-
pended until the brickmaksrs catsh
up.
Arthur Harris, the Dsnhigh boy Who
was sentenced to tive aud . half years
vas tsken to the pom to.begtn his ssa-
tence.
North Dakota's blfld children are
bsinx cared for at the South Dakota
institution till this state 10 able to
build one. i.
The house Of G. G. Craft, seven
miles, east: of Velva. was struck by
lightning. Considerable damage was
| done, but NO one was killed.
The people who attempt TO break In
on the farmers excursions for q Jun
ksting trip will be disappointed. Only
bonande farmers will be permitted.
|. Patrick Mckinley of Mandan has
bought 100 acres of land adjoining the
| Messersmith- Simpson addition on the
east Of Dickinson, and intends to plat
Posey, the man who killed Shannon
near Lawton, is still missing, and It
would probably not be good for his
health to make his headquarters
known.
The ceremonies Of blessing the
corner stone of the new Catholic
| church at Mandan occurred Sunday.
Bishop Stanley, Gov. White and other
dignataries were present.
At the races at Bisbee a young man
named Lowe was seriously injured by
a fall from the horse which he wal
riding. The animal stumbled and
horse and rider went down in a heap.
Work has been begun on the new
school house at Cooperstown. The
building will be located on the old
site, as it was impossible to get q sup
ply of good water on the proposed
new site.
The townsite of Elliott, a small town
west of Lisbon. has been purchased by
an Indiana corporation which will en-
deavor to boom the place and have
the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad run through it.
Ernest russell Of Knox went to his
| claim the other day and found his
shanty in ashes. The fire is supposed
to have been caused by the careless
ness of Indians who had camped there
and had left a fire in the house.
The Farmers Elevator company of
BinfOrd has let the contract for a 49,
900 bushel elevator. The company
was unable to secure a site on the rail-
road right of way, therefore one was
secured on other property rear by.