The Washburn leader., 1914-03-20
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
OF COUNTY AND STATE

i The Bismarck Tribune antici-
!. pates Missouri river flood.
| Benedict will vote on the 25th
to become an incorporated vii
lage.
I There is talk of an electric
) line being built from Drake to
Towner.
/ The creamery at Ellendale put
out nearly two tons of butter
last week.
A Stock Breeder s Association
will be organized in Eddy county
this week.
The towns of Hazen, FLASHER
Napoleon and Gackle are working
to incorporate.
The Bea ch daily paper lasted
just thirty days and has now
gone back to a weekly,
The editors of Ward county
have organized. They wild hold
meetings once a month.
A rural mail carrier out Of
Napoleon will deliver mail by
auto as soon as the roads are.
better.
The deficient bank at Mandan
was reOpened this week. A Min
neapolis man owns the controllinl
interest.
The Town of Garrison is re-
ceiving a lot Of good advertising
lately. Their latest stunt is the
advertising of "Bread and
Butter Day. on April 3rd. This
is in honor Of their new mill and
the creamery that will be opened
soon.
The Associated Charities held
a meeting n Bismarck this week.
A report on the free employment
agency shows that Is jobs were
found for men in February. A
number Of women were given.
places, there are more calls for
women than can be filled.
Forty people from the vicinity
Of Fort Wayne, Ind, have bought
land in Benson county. The sett-
lers are of the best class and are
the forerunners of many others
which it is hoped to come to that
portion of the state this spring
and establish themselves on land.
John Huffman who sold his
land west Of town to Joe and
Jack Martindale has just pur-
chased eighty acres Of corn land
in Illinois for the modest sum
Of $4,000, or $3.50 an acre. And
hes sold better land here at
little less than $40 per acre.
Bathgate Pink Paper.
The town of Ray has just voted
on the commission form Of gov
ernment. 1t is the smallest town
in the state that claims that dis
tinction. Several other towns Of
the state about the size of Ray
are watching the experiment
here and if the plan proves sue
cess more of the smaller towns
Of the state will adopt the plan,
which heretofore has been de-
manded only in the larger cities.
The township supervisors and
county commissioners Of Ward
county have decided to hold
meetings in different places in
the country so as to give all the
supervisors an opportunity to at
tend and exchange ideas, in re-
gard to road building, road tax
|levies etc., and those subjects
will be discussed by experts
Balfour Messenger.
It is rqlmored that another pas
senger train, to take the place Of
the former train $50 and Isl, will
shortly be running on the 500. It.
lis expected that when this train
is put on that it will run on diff
ferent time than formerly, thus
making it more Of an accommoda-
tion than formerly when 151 and
Is ran SO close together.-Harvey
Herald.
If you are republican-no mat
/. ter which fraction register as a
Republican. If you register as a
Progressive" you will be hands
ed a s.Bull Moose" ticket at the.
Primary election, and must vote;
that or nothing. Be particular
with your assessor, when he
registers you, to see that you
are registered as a republican.
Ex.
! The Crooked Greed correspond
ent for the Hebron Tribune tells
of one farmer in his community
who feeds fifty head Of cattle,
cleans the stables, pumps water
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