The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-23

Local Brickbats.
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For late telegraphic news read inside.
This section of country was visited with
a'heavy rain last night.
Thos. Fitzgerald this week received a
barrel of genuine apple cider. Try it.
Miss Ada Musson has been engaged as
teacher in the Sevals school of Satterlund
township.
III Nels j. Olson is pushing work on the
NEW warehouse here for the Mandan Roller
Mill company.
The choicest lot of candies, nuts and
tanned Goods in the city can be found at
T. Fitzgerald's.
G. T. Lange left for the east Tuesday.
He expects to return in a few days, accom-
panied by his wife and son.
For the past three days Ole Gradin has
been cutting hay on the bottom southeast
of town for John Satterlund.
Sweet cider, ginger ale, and root beer,
harmless, cooling, healthful drinks, always
on hand, at T.. Fitzgerald's.
Dr.. J.J J. Best, late physician at Berthold,
came down from the agency last Friday
enroute for New Mexico.
Nels Herrod says he thinks that the
wheat harvested in his neighborhood will
go from 12 to 15 bushels per acre.
John Satterlund has received barrel of
Florida Orange Cider. It is non-intoxi-
cant and very nice to drink.
This week John P. Peterson harvested
seventy acres of volunteer wheat, which
will give fair yield of excellent grain.
Mrs. John Satterlund started for Man
dan this morning, where she will spend a
few days visiting the family of John s.
Veeder, formerly of this place.
Mrs. Emma Peterson, mother of Mrs.
John Satterlund, who has spent the past
month in the country visiting her old
friends Mrs. Engberg and Mrs. Storm, re-
turned to the village this week.
John j. Nichols, of Coal Harbor, rode
]. D. McDonald's bay horse which won
the 600 yard race at Bismarck last Tues
day. Mr.. Nichols is great favorite with
the sporting fraternity of the capital city.
George B. Cock, of Canton, O., arrived
in Washburn from the east on last even
ing's stage. Mr.. Cock is government
Indian inspector, and his destination is
Fort Berthold, for which place he left this
morning.
DR.. F. R. Smyth started for Berthold on
Friday evening of last week, and as he has
not yet returned the natural inference is
that his mission was an important as well as
a delicate one. We will announce the par
ticulars more fully hereafter.
Geo. M. Robinson, of Coal Harbor, is
now officiating as assistant book-keeper
and general utility man in the Office of the
Bismarck roller mill, says the Tribune.
George is a son John j. Robinson, one of
Mclean county's most successful stock
men.
Andrew Sunwall is now engaged in re-
pairing the Washburn school house. The
interior is being painted and calcimined
in fine style, preparatory to the commence
ment of the fall term of school, which will
be taught by Miss Ward of Bismarck,
daughter of Oscar Ward.
]. E. Britton returned home last Tues
day after an absence of about six weeks.
He visited the city of Pierre and many
other places in South Dakota, where he
doomed the Mclean county coal and cre-
ated considerable enthusiasm over the
prospect of cheap fuel.
Larry Casselman, publisher of the Mail,
left for Bismarck this morning. Whether
be has gone to learn what the Leader man
did with that ''original package" or to
s'bustn the Bismarck bank, we can't say,
but if the boys don't have good time
while he's there, it will not be Larry's
fault.
Henry s. Wood, late editor of the Mail,
took Thursday mornings stage for Berth
old, and will at once enter upon his duties
as clerk at that agency. Mr.. Wood is a
genial companion, honest and upright in
all his dealings, and well qualified for the
position to which he has been called. His
many friends wish him unmarried success.
The Pierre Coal Transportation COM
pany, recently organized for the purpose
of operating the Mclean county coal mines,
filed their articles Of incorporation with
the, secretary of state of South Dakota on
the 18th inst. Two of the officers Of the
company are expected in Washburn In a
few DAYS. and work in the mines will be