The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-03-07
The annual North Dakota automo.

there was an unusually large attend
ance from all over the state.
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It is expected regular passenger and
mail trains will be put in operation on
! the new Drake-Devils Lake-Ford line
of the 500 line about April 1. Thus
far freight trains only have been run
ming, but stations are being built and
the line is otherwise being put into
shape for the passenger trains. All
of the new towns have asked for post
offices and some have been advised
that regular daily mail will be fur
nished in April. Good progress is be-
ing made In each of the new towns.
Fillmore has just completed a new
t%wenty-room hotel and a similar hotel
10 in the course of erection at Silva.
Baker is putting in electric lights.
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A. L. Meige, who represents the
Automobile Trail Blazing association
of New York, proposes to blaze the
New York city to Seattle trail through
Grand Forks and Northern North Da-
kota and presented the matter before
the good roads committee of the Grand
Forks Commercial club. Already the
road has been painted through to Be-
midi, MIMI, with its red poles and
the Glacier Park highway. Grand
Forks is also interested in the steps
the association has taken to paint the
Meridian road. from Winnipeg to the
Gulf of Mexico.
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Compelling two alleged horse thieves
to mount the steed, and riding on an
other himself, Sheriff Barnes of Bur-
leigh county rode twenty-five miles,
crossed the Missouri river ten miles
from Bismarck and landed the prison
ers in the county Jail. John Summer
side and George Wilsey are the &C.
cused men. They were arrested at
Center, Oliver county, charged with
horse thefts in the northern part of
Burleigh county. The horses used on
the trip were those with which the
men were charged with stealing.
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No more inaugural balls in the
North Dakota state capitol building at
Bismarck If Representative Hedalen
Of Walsh county has his way. He has
introduced a bill in the state legisla-
ture prohibiting the use Of any part of
the state building for balls or dances
during the progress of the legislature.
There is some strong support for the
measure, while Bismarck people are
fighting the proposal, not being very
DESTROYS Of losing this big event.
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Four fractures in one arm is the rec.
ord Of injuries received by Oscar
Moen, aged twenty-five, in an acct
dent on a saving machine at
Hillsboro. The engine had been
and the saw vas whirling Of
It's own momentum when Moen at
to stop it by placing q gloved
hand ON q revolving shaft. The glove
and his arm was wound about
the shaft.
The homesteaders on the Fort Ber-
thold reservation are more enterpris-
Ing than many others who have taken
in the state. They have formed
an association and have just issued a
This gives an alphabetical
list Of the names of each homesteader,
the government description Of the
claim and also the township divisions
and residence Of each.
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William Keye, who will graduate
from Fargo college this summer, has
q contract to teach three years
In q Protestant college At Beirut,
Syria. Two former students Of Fargo
are now teaching in the same terri
tory. Mr.. Keye will have charge of
the department Of Mathematics in that
which has an enrolment Of
about 1000.
Not at All Lifsiiks.
The old darky's wife had been i'll for
some days. AS the doctor came out Of
the cabin her husband said:
"Doctor-excuse me please, sah-but
how is my old woman2"
''she is worse. Ben. She has not said
q word for two hours"
"she amt worse, doctor; she IL
daid!"-Uncle Remus' Magazine.