The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-06-11

ferry at Bismarck and will prob
ably never be found.
The farmers in the Hidden
wood district are planning to
build q club house.
A monument to the soldiers of
the Civil war has been. placed in
the cemetery at Willow City.
Fort Bsrthold Reservation Farm
ers' club will have a picnic at
Parshall on Thursday, June "a.
McNusky will be well repre-
sented at the expositions. A mum.
Der left for California this week,
Attorney F. 1 Temple Of Nc
Clusky will accompany the
Masonic State Band to California
State and university land sold
at Dickinson last week averaged
$40 per acre. Seventy-five quar-
ters were sold.
The deputy postmaster at
Lansford, Miss Ethel Hanson,
embezzled nearly $500 and has
been arrested.
Minot had a cleanup day last
week and those who failed to
obey orders were given 48 hours
in which to get busy.
The Max Creamery paid out
about $4,000 to the farmers dur.
ing the month Of April and a
little over 100000 during May.
The needy Mexicans will be
given relief by the Red Gross
association. Many refugees will
come to the U. s. through Vera
CRUZ.
After August 1st, any person
may drive his own auto through
the Yellowstone Park-snb.ject to
certain restrictions.
The first county play day. to
be held i'm Grand Forks county
was held last week and it is said
three thousand people were pres
ent.
E. R. Edwards of Jamestown
is the neW state HIGH school in
spector. He succeeds r. H. Hey
ward of Grand Forks who re-
signed.
B. w. Elder gathered up five.
more Turtle Lake war horses
Monday. Mr.. Elder has a new
Dodge car and brought his fam
lily along this trip. Turtle Lake
Wave.
Hennepin county, Minnesota,
in which Minneapolis is located,
is preparing to wage a fight in
the fall to drive out the saloons
and the chances are good that
it will be successful.
The school at Underwood has
BEEN advanced one step and is
now in the third class list. This
was done at Grand Forks when
the state educational board met
last week.
The Russians have found some
substitutes for vodka. They now
drink cologne, furniture polish
and other deadly liquors. New
"soft drinks" are being manufacs
tured also.
A bgi picnic, with 1000 per-
sons present, was somewhat spoil
ed at Latona, Walsh county.
when the sheriff arrived and
seized sixteen barrels Of beer.
The women md children mo
doubt had a good time after all.
The wealth of United States is.
estimated at 81 .965 for each man,
woman and child. I'm 1850 the
average wealth in this nation wa
1903 per capita. The wealth
per capita is 6 times as great now
and the wealth Of the nation 25
times as great.
Mr.. Perley, county surveyor
and Peter Holland Of Ruso were
in the village Monday. Mr.. Per-
ley is doing some surveying on,
the roads leading into town. This
makes us think that perhaps we
may have a road into town yet
Banner.
Over 400 quarter sections Of
nontcompetent and inherited
Indian lands will be offered for
sale on June 26, according to
made at Fort
Yates by government officials.
The land is appraised at from
So to $12 an acre, and includes
some Of the best parcels in the
reservation.
P. F.. Erb was in from Rose
glen Tuesday and reported hav-
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