The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16
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For late telegraphic news read inside.
Charley Peterson, of Ingersoll, gave us
a pleasant call last week.
Go to Fitzgerald's if you want fresh
lemons, oranges, and other fruits.
Mr.. Peter Miller and his daughter Kittie
we're in from Turtle Lake last week.
Henry s. Wood, editor of the Mail, took
passage on Tuesdays stage for Berthold,
and returned Wednesday.
The choicest lot of candies, nuts and
canned goods in the city can be found at
7. Fitzgerald's.
Miss Katie Lambert, the accomplished
equestrienne of Hidden Woods, visited the
city yesterday.
Joseph Mann came up from Bismarck
last Monday with another load of. goods
for Geo. L. Robinson's Coal Harbor store.
Sweet cider, ginger ale, and root beer,
harmless, cooling, healthful drinks, always
on hand, at T. Fitzgeralds.
Rev. George Brownell will hold religious
services tomorrow as follows: At Turtle
Lake at II o'clock q. M; Ingersoll at 3
o'clock D. M, and at Washburn at o'clock
p. m.
The first threshing of the season in Nc
Lean county was done last week by Bard
Baardson, on his farm about eight miles
north of town. He thrashed out about 200
bushels of oats.
Harvesting is in full blast in all parts
of the county, and farmers are working
like beavers early and late garnering such
crops as God Almighty has seen fit to bless
them with.
Miss Tillie Anderson, wLo has been liv-
ing in Bismarck for the past four years,
came up from the capital city Wednesday
on visit to her parents who reside few
miles north of Washburn.
Bismarck Tribune: Leonard NJ. Wallin,
county superintendent of McLean's schools,
came down from Washbutn yesterday.
Mr.. Wallrn says the wheat in Mclean coun-
ty will average from ten to twelve bushels
per acre.
A heavy rain visited this section of
country late last Monday afternoon and
evening. As to what scope of country it
passed over we are able to say, but certain
Il is, its late arrival can be of little benefit
to the farmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James d. Wakeman. old
time residents of Bismarck, came up from
the capital city last Sunday for pleasure
trip to Coal Harbor. Mr.. Wakeman says
the crops north of Bismarck are looking
nicely, but that south of the city they are
not so good, and grow worse as you go in
to Emmons county.
Miss Annie Wells, daughter of Prof. F.
B. Wells of Coal Harbor, returned to her
home in this county after an absence of
about two years, which she spent in. school
at Sound Beach, Conn. Miss Wells is one
of Mclean county's most accomplished
young ladies, and her return is source of
great joy to her legion of friends on the
Missouri slope.
Capt. C. P. Wood made the LEADER a
friendly call last week and chatted for
awhile DER times of old in the Badger
state. Some years ago Capt. Wood resided
at Eau Claire, Wis, which place he left
in 1873. Early in the '4Os the captains
home was at Oconomowoc, Waukesha
county, Wis, for which place he has still
a fond attachment, and he contemplates
returning there this fall and make it his
future abiding place.
James Bartron, ST., has received another
letter from A. L. Sivyer at Pierre, in which
that gentleman states that if barges can
be procured, the company which he has
organized at Pierre VII endeavor to gel
out q thousand tons of coal this season
from the mines recently purchased neal
Coal, Harbor. He also inquiries of Mr.
Bartron whether men can be procured il
Mclean county to work the mines. This
will give employment to all the surplus
men We have in the county, and open tbs
way for plenty of work another season
Somebody to run boarding at the
mines will also be needed, concerning
which Mr.. Bartron can give all information
Henry s. Wood, editor of the McLea1
County Mail, has been rendered the posi-
tion of clerk at the Berthold agency b,
Major Murphy, the superintendent, at .
salary of $1,000 year. Mr.. Wood visited
Berthold last Tuesday and formally ao
cepted the position. He will resign tn,
editorship of the Mail and start for Berth
old next Tuesday to entor upon the dis
charge of his duties. While We regret Il
lose Mr.. Wood from the editorial circle
and from our midst as citizen, yet ",
must congratulate him on his good fortun'
in securing such lucrative position. MI
Wood has made many stauAch friends dur
ing his editorial career in Mclean county
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