The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-01-30
North Dakota
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Father Studnicka of Wahpeton has
removed to Hankinson.
Forman is planning to have a strong
ball team this summer.
The fire bell at Bismarck has been
placed In position again.
Forty-nine st. Thomas people are
away spending the winter.
Ellendale and Cakes both seem to
have had a fright from spoilers.
The stockholders have increased the
capital of the Walcott creamery.
The oil famine at Balfour was brok-
en- by the arrival of seven tanks.
Minot coal dealers seem to have
dropped the Ignite trust business.
William Widmeyer of Rolla won the
championship in the state tournament,
A Goodrich man was arrested on a
charge Of %disposing of mortgaged prop
erty.
Ward county farmers deny they lost
money on the fax crop of last sea-
son.
An additional clerk has been added
to the force in the state auditors Of
fee.
A Cooperstown man wants the min
listers to wear badges denoting their
calling.
Lisbon church organizations adopted
resolutions thanking the PRESS for free
notices.
The wave Of mortal1ties that swept
over Walhalla and Portal seem to
have gone on west.
There is talk of a trolley line to con-
meet Aberdeen, Edgeley, La Moure,
Ookes and Glendale.
If Martin jacobson of Ward county
is made state treasurer, what Office will
be given Maj. Murphy.
The farmers institute corps for this
winter seem to be making themselves
popular over the state.
F. c. Clark of Valley City has in
vented an addition to a furnace which
is said to he q great fuel saver.
Richland county deal estate sales in
dicates the price is about $40, but the
assessed valuation is only $6.15.
A Paramount girl. who had been i'll
some time, became insane and was
committed to the state hospital.
The trains on the Hannah branch
may be reversed to give passengers
more time to get out of Larimore.
TL- h,H1-o 1>~Lxx,ooV 0t,,kevoor ond
Foster counties has been completed,
and each county pays half the cost.
After eight years as mayor of Grand
Forks, Mayor Dinnie has concluded he
will not be a candidate for reelection.
Mrs. Doherty Is arousing a strong
sentiment among the business men Of
Michigan City for building up the
town.
Mrs. Nels Lnngren, near Cayuga,
was milking aeow. The animal knock
cd the lady over and we leg was
broken.
Sheriff Turner of Grand Forks went
to Chicago otter a prisoner who 10
said ITO have forged checks on tho
Forkera.
It is said some North Nakotans will
enlist In the service with Japan II hos
tilities begin between that country and
Russia,
Those Richland county Jurors could
not have had much of their pay LETT
after buying presents for 30 many good
fellows.
Two families I'm Griggs county are
reported under quarantine because OF
diphtheria, there being four cases In
one place.
Mrs. Osborne Of Cassefton, who sui
cided in St. Paul, had suffered Intense
" for two years and had lost b sight
Of one eye.
The Stutsman county commissioners
did not follow the courts decision IN
the Grand Forks county case, and the
row is stlil on.
There was excitement at Osnabrock
when it was discovefed Albert Thorson
took carbolic acid by mistake for
cough medicine.
Some OF the Alaskan exhibits for the
st. Louis exposition are reported TO
have been shipped east over d Great
Northern last week.
Miss Edith Carhart, daughter of the
president Of the Mayville normal, VIII
resign as librarian of the normal 10
conduct a poultry farm.
Four horses were stolen from Will
lam Fronk of Coal Harbor. They were
traced to. Scotland and Aberdeen, 8. d.
and will be driven home.
: In many farming sections twelve or
fifteen farmers organize a beef ring,
and during the summer each member
furnishes a beef, which is killed n
divided up. In this way the communi-
ty ia. supplied with fresh beef all
through the busy season.
Riley Garrison, who lives near Will
low City, was cutting some steel when
a piece new into his eye, cutting sucD
q cash there is no hope OF saving ~
sight.
The private secretaries Of both COR
gressmen from North Dakota are t-m
Ransom county, Adams of Lisboy for.
Marshall and Fowler Of Shelo~1 Tor
Spalding.
There is some talk Of a further divi-
sion Of judicial districts ap4 parts OF
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