Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-06-20
The Tribune's Special Correspondent
Visits the Great Coal Region in
Mclean County. i
He Finds a Busy, Prosperous and
Hopeful People and the Crops "
Looking Well.
Personal Mention Of People Met
Along the Way and Of Some
Who Have Gone. a
A Newsy Letter.

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WAsHBuRN, N. D., June 13-LSpecial.] J.
The enterprising boomers, Veeder and
Satterlund, exercised good judgment in 10.
eating the city Of Washburn. 1t is bound
to become a business centre. 1t has a very
convenient boat landing, a large ware
house 4OxSO, a court house, court room,
| county offices with vaults in the same
building, a two-story Jail, a large school
house, a mill OF fifty barrels capacity and
two large hotels.
Ramsett Bros, Hangeberg & Co. and
Thomas Fitzgerald all conduct general as
sortment stores, and are doing a steady
trade for cash. Four mail routes centre
here. Stages for Berthold. Turtle Lake,
Hancock and Coal Harbor twice a week.
They all start from the Merchants hotel,
kept by John Satterlund. The telephone
will be put in working order again soon.
H. S. Wood is editor of the Mail. He is
a very pleasant gentleman and under
stands the newspaper business. He halls
from Walworth county, South Dakota, ard
brings with him many South Dakota
thoughts and ways. He is a hard worker,
a good feeder, and a staunch republican.
r. H. Copeland drove in the other day
from Willard. He is the same old six.
pence. He saw some very fine fields of
grain in Mclean county. He is very con
fident Of a good crop this year. He in
tends establishing a new paper at this
point. Its name will be "The Leader"
The first issue will appear on a dry day
July l, 1890. Cope" will WELD a free and
independent lance.
Editor j.. E. Britton is here. He was do
ing the wheelbarrOW act when | first
sighted him. He is a retired editor living
on the rental of his Mail plant, and looks
as though he'got his rations regular. He
drives a fast team, has two rigs, one for
the prairie the other for city drives through
the parks and avenues He is in good
spirits and %rej0ice5 over the crop pros
poets. j. E. says he will sling carmine ink
at his enemies after the first of January at
the same old stand-the Mail Office. Look
Out:fOr electric tlasheS-in mid winter. This
will be the editorial storm center-a TRAN
gle cyclone. Wood. Britton and Copeland
will make fun for the boys.
Rev. Geo. Brownell is the resident min
lister. He is popular and exerts a good in
district, where he owns a valuable piece OF
timber.
DR.. F. r. Smith resides here. He don't
let any N get sick. AS Soon as he sees
indications or hears rumors of any aches
or pains. off he fys to the rescue. This
II DR.. Smith will see that blessings have
the right of way.
Anton Peterson is the boss village black
smith. He also runs a saw mill in the
timber on the river bank.
Christensen has twenty tons of buffalo
bones waiting shipment.
Auditor Lang still weighs 200 pounds
keeps regular office hours. eats three hearty
meals a day, finds time to visit the country
cousins and entertain visitors while in the
city.
Laurence Casselman has a notarial seal
talks real estate, hopes for a boom on tc
which he will jump with both feet. Nc
flies on CasseIman.
Major John S. Murphy passed through
Washburn Wednesday on his way tc
Berthold Agency. His friends rejoice al
his return and over his vindication al
Washington.
Geo. Anderson, an old Burleigh county
resident. passed here on his way to his
farm near Coal HarbOr. George is very
we'll pleased with his farm and the genera
outlook.
Farmers Flannery, Watson, Bloomquis,
and McCune were not at home. Their sec.
tions of railroad land are doing business al
the same OLD stand. Ihat IS. growing hay
for the stock belonging to actual settlers.
Tom Winston is not at home. The
%neighbors say he is greatly missed. Where
is Tom?
Big hearted John Veeder was out of the
city.
Superintendent of Schools Wallin was
out visiting the teachers and watching
school sections.
The citizens of Mclean county and OF
the city of Washburn are full of hope anG
courage. They have great faith in the flu.
ture of the country and intend to do theil
share toward settling and improving the
surroundings.
Wednesday night Ole Brask, who lives
five miles above Washburn, was accident
ally shot by the discharge of a pistol thai
he was handling. DR.. Smith went out tt
see Brask. The wound is not dangerous
Heavy rain throughout this section
Thursday night. ~