The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-07-02
North Dakota
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Bismarck X. P.'s installed a ne,
lodge at Dickinson.
An electrical storm stirred things U
at Milton in lively shape.
Jamestown will get next years G. A
r. encampment for this state.
The Casselton Reporter once nal
rowfy escaped destruction by hre.
The Kindred band has secured Dl
c. s. Putnam OF Fargo as director.
Milton claims the largest and hes
orchestra in its ssc;icn of the state.
A Rip Van Wrinkle. performance un
her canvas is doing some parts of tn
state.
Grafton citizens Subscribed 1926
FOR the site for the new Carnegie II
brary.
The regular June term Of court fol
Walsh county, has been adjourned tt
10y ~
The state conferes.c &c of Norwegian
Baptist churches was held at PARK
River.
McHenry, Portal and Walhalla post
'Df1ces have been raised to the presi
Dental class.
The government has let the contract
TO supply Fort Lincoln with $1.O50
worth of screens.
The carnival in prograss at Lisbon
's claimed to be the best celebration
ever held in the city.
vliet Quackenbush, long prominent
in Pembina county business and po-
'itical circles. is dead.
An employe in a Fargo livery stable
got word that he had fallen heir to a
$4,000 estate in England.
Sheldon people have gone after a
creamery and propose to have it in
sun operation by July Is.
Dickey county commissioners will
cause the construction OF three new
steel bridges this summer.
Capt. Thomas Mariner, a well-known
lteamboat man of the Missouri river, is
very low at the Bismarck hospital.
The Growers club at Bismarce is to
a commoIious and weli-eqLiDped
clubhouse in the residence district.
The village of Tagus, in Ward coun-
", is said to have many attractive in
;tucements to offer as a simmer resort
Monango vicinity. in Dickey couuty.
is one of the first sections to report
crops damaged by the hail this sea-
H%annaford people claim to know a
500 line news agent who hands out
nooze on demand accompanied by the
price.
The Devils Lake Chautauqua assem-
bly, has secured a Japanese orator
among it's attractions for the season
Just opening.
A Park River man has a six-huFse
power automobile of his W make.
that has already been tested with sat
'sfactory results.
The Lisbon baseball team has given
good satisfaction to it's hackers, having
won three games out of four played up
10 last Thursday.
The Fargo street railway is expected
10 have cars in operation to TAKE farm
ers to the agricultural college during
the July excursions.
Churchs Ferry residents turned out
en- masse with the local band to honor
= fellow townsman who had been NOM
mated for the legislature.
The Grand Forks Gas and Electric
company will make 100000 worth OF
improvements. doubling their power
and, erecting Q new building.
Two men were arrested at James
on suspicion OF being implicated
in the robbery Of some diamonds that
we're taken from . safe at Billings.
Mont.
A Cassslton auctioneer has a pros
pectiye contract to sell five hundred
horses for q firm which is planning .
series of sales in the northern part OF
the state.
Charles Dwyer has been appointed
special agent of the United States land
once for the Minot and Devils Lake
districts, under 4 new ruling which
will take effect Aug. I. s
Work has been commenced on the
extension Of the Washburn branch Of
the 500 line beyond Its. present termi-
nus at Underwood. Mfnot people I'M
derstand 1t will be extended to that
city.
Samuel Hager of Jamestown died
suddenly during his sleep while spend.
ing q few days at the home Of . friend
near that city. The deceased was
born at Hagerstown. Nd, eighty n
years ago.
James w. Campbell. convicted on the
charge Of raising postofhce money Or
ders at Crazy while acting as deputy
postmaster, was sentenced to two and
One-half years in the Sioux Falls pent-
tentiery.
A colored hobo terrorized q family
near Sheldon last week with threats
of violence because refused q meal UNI
less he would split some wood. An ef-
fort was made to secure his arrest, but
he Lal disappeared before IN omcer
coulG, re brought to the scene.
It'll; claimed that North Dakota pos
sess:s more wealth per capita, includ-
ing real estate values and capital in.