The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-09

Sweet cider, ginger ale, and root beer,
harmless, cooling, healthful drinks, always
on hand, at T. Fitzgerald's. u
"Paddy" Burley drove in the Conkling
stage Wednesday, as substitute for Mr..
James Bartron, ST., who is taking brief
rest.
| Read the change in Geo. L. Robinson's
advertisement. He has more goods than
you ever saw before, and he wants to sell
'em to you.
Mr.. G. T. Lange will start east next
Tuesday after his family, who have been
spending the summer with relatives at
Hastings, MINI.
Henry Tatley, we'll l-known to the people
of Washburn, has rented the billiard hall
and bar fixtures of the Pacific Hotel at
Bismarck, and opened up first-class
''original package" house.
John Satterlund returned home from the
republican state convention Sunday. He
is we'll satisfied with the ticket nominated,
and stands ready to bank money that the
nominees are all dead-sure winners.
A prairie fire started up Tuesday after
noon about eight miles northwest of Wash
burn. It burned all day Wednesday, and
we understand destroyed several tons of
hay and vacant farm house and barn.
Mrs. M. Fairman and her son Samuel
from Falconer were among those who at
tended the entertainment at the school
house Monday evening. They remained
in the city over night and returned home
Tuesday.
N. J. Olson is now engaged remodeling
the old Riverview House, and fitting up
the west half Of the building as dwelling
house, which will be occupied by County
Auditor Lange when his family returns
next week.
| Col. Low came in from his ranch Wedncs-
day afternoon on an important mission.
A team had run away with one of his now
ers, and badly demoralized it, and what
the colonel wanted was blacksmith to re-
pair the damage.
Ole Gradin last week received letter.
from his friend Tom Burgum, dated at
Arthur, Aug. 1st, which says that harvest
will begin in that section about the 7th,
and that there will be plenty of work for
all who wish to go there.
Henry F. Davis drove down to Bismarck
last Saturday 1858 head of sheep. They
were flock he had taken from Lanter-
man Bros. on shares, and having disposed
of his interest in the flock, decided to re-
turn them and change to another breed.
Geo. L. Robinson, the Coal Harbor mer-
chant, came up from Bismarck Monday
with another large load of merchandise.
Mr.. Robinson is hustler and wide-awake
to the interests of his customers, never al
lowing his stock of goods to run "too close
ashore"
Daniel Leroy, of Stevenson, came down
Monday enroute for Bismarck. He was
taking down load of SO beef hides and
75o pounds of wool. He says their sheep
sheared an average of 9N lbs. to the fleece,
and one fleece weighed 1911 lbs. Who
says there is no money in sheep? Mr..
Leroy is the hustling farmer at Stevenson,
and no man ever filled that position more
thoroughly than he. On his return yesters
day he was accompanied by Olaf A. Ander-
son, who is general utility man and boss
carpenter at the same post.
Rev. George Brownel has turned "farm
hand" for a few days, and went out Tues
day to Turtle Lake to cut and rake hay for
Mr.. 81, Bartels, whose health is so poorly
as to prevent him from doing his own
work k-and hired man is not to be had.
This act of Mr.. Brownell is certainly a
most commendable one, and one, too, that
will bring its just reward.
James Bartron, proprietor of the Wash
burn, Conkling and Berthold stage lines, re-
received letter last week from A. Il. Siyyer
at Pierre, s. D., concerning the coal project
which is now attracting 80 much attention.
| In this letter Mr.. Sivyer says that if barges
can be procured he will be up here and
begin mining coal within thirty days. By
this our readers will see that the coal ques-
tion in Mclean county is not q boom
erang. Il
Rev. George Brownell viii preach q POI
Etical sermon at the school house in Wash
burn on Sunday evening, August 8lst, just
three weeks from tomorrow night. The
sermon perhaps slecture'' would be q
more appropriate term will not be parti-
san, nor in anywise personal. Il viii deal
with American politics as an abstract prin-
Iciple, illustrating to- some extent their IN
auence upon the moral and social scOndi-
tions Of society. We hope to SEQ q large
Iaudience in after dance. 8