The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-07-26
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Read notice of caution.
Thermometer 10 in the shade Monday.
The only cry We hear now is hot, hotter,
hottest, and no rain in sight.
+. Go to Fitzgerald's if you want fresh
lemons, oranges, and other fruits.
Don't fail to see Judge Winchester next
Friday, and get your second papers.
The extreme hot weather is seriously af-
fecting some pieces of wheat and late sown
grain. "a: ..ss.St Is.
John satterlund visited the capital city
Tuesday on business, returning by Wednes.
days stage.
The choicest lot of candies, nuts and
canned goods in the city can be found at
T. Fitzgerald's.
II. B. Thompson, one of our neighboring
farmers, paid his compliments to the
LEADzs Office yesterday.
Elsewhere we publish notice for reg
ular term of the district court to be held
at washburn on Friday, August 1st.
Corn is forging right ahead. Double
the acreage has been planted this season,
and the crop never promised better.
Sweet cider, ginger ale, and root beer,
harmless, cooling, healthful drinks, always
on hand, at T. Fitzgerald's.
During the past two weeks mosquitoes
have been more numerous and annoying
in this region than they have been in any
season for eight years.
Our staunch, old-time friend, Geo. II.
Mckay, has been appointed city auditor
of Minot. George will make an efficient
officer, and here's our congratulations.
Emmons County Record: By his kind
and courteous manner of treating those
attending court in any capacity, Judge
Winchester is making many new friends.
Minot is going to have Law and Order
League. In order to make the league a
paying investment, they will have to elect
Joe Cotton, of Burlington, Grand sachem
of the new organization.
Little Johhny Peterson, the eldest son
of Mrs. Louis Peterson of the Pacific House,
came up from Bismarck on Wednesdays e
stage to spend few days in Washburn
visiting John Satterlund's children.
Judge Winchester will hold term of
court at Washburn on Friday of next week,
August LIST, and all parties who have not
taken out their naturalization papers had
better make application to the Judge on
that day. Remember it.
The indications now are that there will
be an immense production of potatoes on
the Missouri slope this year, and whether
the prices are high or low, it will pay the
farmer to gather them all in and see that
they are safely housed for the winter.
Rev. Geo. Brownen returned home last
week from his visit to Gardner and Grand
Fords, accompanied by his wife. He ex-
tended his trip into Manitoba, and says he
enjoyed it immensely. He reports the
crops along the entire route as exceeding
everything he ever saw in the shape of
growing grain.
Grand Forks Herald: Rev. George
Brownell, of Washburn, Mclean county,
and delegate to the democratic state con-
vention, is in the city to day to attend the
convention. He expresses surprise, dis
appointment, Indignation, ETC., that tho
convention should have been postponed
without notifying the western. counties. /
Andrew Peterson, whose farm is located
about seven miles north of Washburn, in
sverdrup township, was in tho city this
week and reported his wheat in precari-
ous condition brought about by tho exs
treme heat Of tho past few days. He says
that unless We have rain soon many fields
viii be totally ruined.
A friend inquiries whether e. D. Skinner
was elected superintendent Of schools in
Ward oountyf No, he was not. Eg. was
undoubtedly the best qualified man in tho
county for that position, but he was not
tho best qualified woman. Miss Sadie
webber, young lady Of most excellent
attainments, carried OF the prize.
Stanton Pilots, The Washburn LzADra
is the latest addition to our exchange list.
The LsADxR means business. II does not
come With aourishing of trumpets, but
as home newspaper that asks for fair
treatment and living support for the
present. If tho editor, B. b. Copeland,