The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-03-05

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Ashley.
A bank is to be established at Drake
this summer.
Norwich boasts of a substantial
| growth during 1908.
Some fine macaroni wheat was
| raised around Edmore.
The Great Northern paid $4,000
taxes in Ramsey county.
Walcott people are rejoicing over
the reorganization of the band.
Towner has a few fire traps that
cause the citizens some apprehension.
At Donnybrook, blind piggers are
blamed for both tie destructive fires.
Medora school district is advertising
for bids for two new school buildings.
Petitions for gopher determination
are being circulated through Kidder
county.
La Moure has n%inety-four schools
and all but ten are in operation this
winter.
Messrs. Berseth and Garborg Of
Cooperstown have purchase dthe Bin
ford bsnk.
The Barnes county authorities are
STRENGTHENING and charging the coun-
ty vaults.
The people of Sims are rustling for
q sufficient number of COWS to start q
creamery.
r. 8. Walker, O former Dickey coun-
ty boy, Is now cashier Of a national
bank at Seattle.
Churchs Ferry joins q large number
of North Dakota towns that demand
fire protection.
Lakota had its first 1904 fire, but the
fire fighters did such good work little
damage was done.
A Mannhaven man refuses to send
his children to school because he dis
likes the teacher.
Bad weather spoiled the farmers
institute ard the old settlers reunion
at New Rockford.
Wise farmers have mended their
harness and machinery and are now
cleaning their seed grain.
The boys at Granville were so anx-
ious to stir things up they serenaded
q man, before his marriage.
Snow has delayed trains in the CEN
trail and western sections of the state
to a greater degree than usual.
A Leeds man wants to prosecute
horsemen who refuse to warm the
bits before bridling their equines.
Senator McCumber secured a PEN
sion for Thomas Bratton. an 84-year-
old veteran of Grand Forks. He gets
$24.
The new mail service between, Lari-
more and Wahpeton Is welcomed by
the people in the towns along that
line. ~ Z.
The sale of the washburn mines
has been transferred from Bismarck
to Wilton, where the mines are. To-
Gated.
The average North Dakotan takes
great personal pride in the great reve-
nue. the state has for the common
schools. &
Ed T. Glenn, who is credited with
swindling Devils Lakers to the tune
of 5000, is now a corn professor II
st. Louis. q %
A number of new towns will prob
ably be located in Morton county in
anticipation of the Northern Pacific
extension.
The recent decision regarding suits
of counties against bondsmen of de-
funct banks interests many sections
of the state.
All the smallpox cases at Dickinson
are out of quarantine and the town is
free of contagion, except one case Of
scarlet fever.
In an alleged ~flax-stealing case at
Fessenden the jury remained out
forty-eight hours before. bringing in q
verdict of not guilty.
The officials at Park River prevent
ed a firm from calling attention to q
sale by ringing bell and the men 70
moved their store to Hamilton.
A westhope man was acquitted on
a bootlegging charge at Bottineau and
had Just returned home when an. ON
Ger grabbed him again on another In
dictment.t II i ss% - sss .
A farmer suggests that, the cali for
the state convention to elect delegates
to the national convention be issued
at once so the township and county
meetings can be held before spring
work begins.
The records in the county auditors
Office show that there are sixty-eight
organized townships in Ward county,
a gain of t%wenty-eight during the past
year or 70 per cent in number.
There were three new townships or
ganized by the board Of county COM
missioners during January and it Is
probably as many more will be organ
ICED this month.
At Crooked Creek the Dakota Land
r. Co+tIo have an IRRIGATION