The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-07-22

cause of the recent federal census.
The figures on the latter have not
been announced, but disappointment
is expected because of the difficulty
and delay in securing enumerators.
Using the regular multiple of five on
the number of school children, the
population of Fargo would be 1880.
1t is scarcely expected to reach that
number under the federal figures.
Tom Vallancey of Dickinson is suf-
fering from bruises and several broken
ribs as the result of an auto accident.
He vas taking A. l.. Murray, a sales
man, Nat Prentice, a drug man, and
another travelling mar from Dickin-
son to New England. When out two
miles they mel a farmer with a load
of hay and his dog ran in front of
the machine and was hit, with the
result that the auto turned over. The
travelling men were only bruised up
and their clothing was torn, but Val
lancey was badly injured.
A petition containing the m of
about 1000 residents of Pembina
county will be presented by Drayton
to the county commissioners asking
them to make an appropriation of
$25,0C0 in part payment of the new
steel bridge that it is proposed to
build across the Red river at Drayton.
The cost of the structure will be in
the neighborhood of $4,000. This plan
has been worked on for some time,
the object being to bring Drayton into
closer touch with the Minnesota ter
ritory across the river.
The following officers for the COM
ing year were elected at the closing
session of the Postmasters' League of
North Dakota at Devils Lake: Pres
ident, j. M. Cubberson, Minnewaukon;
vice president, G. c. Chalmers,
Churches Ferry; secretary. w. H. Ste
vens, Wimbledon; executive commit
tee, E. w. Spence, Oberon; R. Daily,
Devils Lake, and F. v. Kent, Grand
Forks. The next annual meeting will
be held in Grand Forks, the date to
be decided by the executive commit
tee.
s. A. Floren and F. H. Raiders, the
Lakota bank officials who were SEN
fenced to terms in the state peniten-
tiary, were taken to Bismarck to be-
gin serving their sentences last Sun
day. 1t was announced that the plan
of attempting to ecu a parole for
Raiders had been dropped. Raiders
health is very bad and he had been
out of the active management of the
bank several years before the failure.
Although to all appearances horse
stealing in Northwestern North Da-
kota had been exterminated when the
famous Williams county cases were
disposed of at the last term of court,
a daring robbery was pulled off at
Minot, when twenty-four head of
horses belonging to c. W. Lawrence,
a we'll known horse trader, were
taken from the 500 stock yards, in
which they were being kept. q.
Reports received by Commissioner
of Agriculture Gilbreath from forty
six counties indicate a slightly i'm
proved condition in some localities
owing to rainfall and cooler weather.
Droth, however, continues in other
places, and it is now generally con
coded that early sown wheat, oats
and barley are in almost all instances
beyond help.
Carl Fengler, employed on the
schlosser farm near Mayville, was al
most instantly killed by the kick
OF a horse. He was engaged In ope-
rating a horserake and had just I'M
hitched his team when one of the ami
mails kicked him in the stomach. He
arrived there only q few days ago
from Aberdeen, s. D.
The Eagles captured Fargo. Al
most 1000 delegates and visitors were
in attendance upon the annual con-
vention, which lasted two days. The
buildings Of the city were profusely
decorated in honor of the visitors.
Mayor Lowell welcomed the delegates
and the response was made by Presi-
dent Mullin.
The annual meeting of the North
western North Dakota Christian con-
ference was held at Denhigh. There
was a splendid attendance from every
county in the northwestern section.
The laymen's missions was n of the
most important topics up for consider
alton.
James Bacon, q well digger, was
suffocated near Hampden. Bacon had
Ioworod himsnlf into the we'll to fix
machinery being used In digging and.
was overcome. He had remarked that
there was gas in the well, but he did
not appear to fear II.
"A levy of $4,000 for the mainten-
ance of the public schools Of Grand.
Forks was voted by the board Of edu-
cation at the regular meattng.