The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-07-30
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MinOt has q cement DOCK factory.
A tailless calf is reported at Wheat
land.
Kenmare is to have a fair in Sep
TENDER.
Cavalier county seems to have her
share of murders.
Farmers around Martin, Wells coun.
ty, want a creamery.
Stutsman county seems to have
some scrappy citizans.
Dickinson business men were caught
by an advertising fakir.
The Minot Commercial club is to
have new headquarters.
Game wardens are being urged to
see their duty and do it.
The farmers are beginning to pray
that frosts will be delayed.
Ward county farmers continue to
have troubles with. mustard.
Hundreds of wolves have been kill
ed this year in Ward county.
Right of way for a telephone line is
causing a rumpus at Wheatiand.
The Mercer county sheriff lost a
prisoner between Minot and Velva.
Over 1900 coyotes were killed in
| Morton county during the past year.
Rev. Newcomb, who has been pas
tor of the Baptist church in Grafton
for nine years, has resigned.
Farmers are getting their harvest
ing and threshing machinery in shape
for the rush of work.
Over 1000 head of cattle have been
dipped twice at the Linton dipping
tank.
Efforts are being interested to get
more farmers interested in the Minot
creamery.
It is expected that milk from 1000
cows will be secured for the Minot
creamery.
Two men were arrested at Ashley
on the charge of violating the anti
booze law.
The warm weather of the last week
is said to have worked wonders in the
wheat fields.
The contract for the new First Ma
tional bank building of New Salem
has been let.
The railroads seer determined to
cut out the Sunday and the holiday ,ex-
cursion trains.
The foundation Of Banker S. G.
More's $4,000 residence at Buffalo
has been completed.
A young stranger at Devils Lake
went broke and tapped a till. He is
doing a stunt in Jail.
An automobile race is one of the
attractions promised for the state fair
at Mandan this fall.
Attorney Voss of Mandan made a
trip to Fort Yates in his new auto and
got stuck in the river.
l.. A. Simpson has been managing
the Dickinson ball team since the res
ignation of ]. F. Brodie.
Cooperstown has improved the road
to the cemetery to make it easier for
those travelling that way.
There is some fear expressed of a
shortage of harvest help in the north
western part of the state.
The farmers in the proposed irriga-
ton belt in the Mouse river valley do
not enthuse over the project.
The Sentinel complains that Griggs
county politicians are rather slow in
making their announcements.
The Williamsport school board will
give a grand ball in the school house
for the purpose of purchasing a bell.
DR.. Robertson is doing some lively
hustling to secure the endowment
fund for the Red River Valley univer-
sity.
The demonstrations of the value of
macaroni wheat by the North Dako-
tans at St. Louis attracts worldwide
attention.
The famous Custer Trail ranch in
Billings county has been purchased by
MI. Donaldson of "Glass Block" fame,
Minneapolis.
There is a ladies' ball team at Arm
strong, Emmons county, and they are
reported to have recently defeated the
boys in a game.
A hobo raided an onion patch at
! Buffalo and found the owner was
stronger than the onions: when the
theft was discovered.
The Freerks Bros, formerly in the
law business in Wahpeton and Fargo,
are now in Kansas and have estab-
lished q collection agency.
While George Balm and family
were driving home in Morton county,
the hay in their. wagon caught fire and
all were painfully burned.
The Lisban and the Bottineau ball
teams may play a series of games for
the state championships at the conclu-
sion of the series between Lisbon and
Bismarck.
There is a lot of favorable comment
on. the warning issued by Dairy Com
missioner Kaufman not to start cream
cries in localities not able to furnish
ample milk.
From the number OF wolves report
- 1,iJlod in tho western mart If the