The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-03-28
Local Brickbats.

Local Brickbats.
For late telegraphic news read inside.
Read matter on the fourth page.
The choicest lot of candies, nuts and
canned goods in the city can be found at
T. Fitzgerald's.
Van Brunt Seeders for sale at your own
price. GEO. L. ROBINSON.
Coal Harb0r, N. D.
Next Wednesday is "An Fools Day"
Chas. Weller was in town Saturday on
business.
r Neis Herred went to Bismarck Wednes-
day on business.
c. F. Huston was in town yesterday and
put up at the Merchants.
Judge Heath and j. G. Whitlock were
in from Conkling Monday.
Joseph Reuter- from Turtle Lake smiled
upon his friends in Washburn yesterday.
Fred and Chas. Hoover from Weller
were on a trading expedition with our
merchants Saturday.
w. E. Low and John W. Conklin came
down from Lakeview ranch, in Sheridan
county, on Wednesday.
Miss Jenet Ward visited at Coal Harbor
last Sunday, returning in the evening ac-
companied by Chas. T. Staley.
VIM. Wood of Coal Lake Is selling off
his household furniture preparatory to
transferring himself to Minnesota.
Judge Lacy came in from Coal Har-
Dor yesterday, and reports everybody in
his neighborhood down with lagrippe.
Van Brunt Seeders for sale at your own
price. GEO. L.. ROBINSON.
Coal Harbor, N. D.
Daniel E. Griffin of Belle PLANES, Minn.,
came up on Wednesdays stage, destined
for the Reuter- settlement near Turtle
Lake.
Miss Kate West, who has been engaged
to teach the Hancock school, is expected
home this week. Her school will COM
menoc April Goth.
Geo. M. Robinson, son of John j., came
up from Bismarck Sunday TO look after
the affairs on the farm during his fathers
absence at Chicago and st. Louis.
very pleasant dancing party was given
at the Merchants hotel last evening. Not
withstanding the affair was gotten up on
short notice, it was quite largely attended.
G. G. w. West, of Turtle Lake, passed
down for Bismarck Wednesday. He goes
down after his two sons and daughter,
who have spent the winter there in atten-
dance at school.
We learn from Ft. Berthold that Asher
Anderson, who was injured while hauling
wood some two weeks ago, by the load
tipping over on to him, died from his IN
iuries last Monday.
letter from Mrs. Prof. F. B. Wells, at
Berthold, received by her husband here,
announces the distressing fact that out of
forty-one pupils attending the Mission
school there, thirty are sick with lagrippe.
Ernest @. Hopkins, the typographical
mainstay of the Leader, went up on Satur-
days stage for visit with friends at Ft.
Berthold, and returned Wednesday. He
reports the lagrippe rampant among the
Indians in that vicinity.
Mrs. Smith of st. Paul arrived here on
Wednesdays stage enroute to Ft. Berthold.
For the past month her daughter Lillian, a
teacher at the Mission school, has been
seriously ill, and Mrs. Smith has come co
nurse her and take her home.
We understand that Jim Bartron had
runaway on his up-trip Thursday, thor
oughly demolishing his stage wagon, and
slightly injuring Mrs. Smith, lady pas
senger. The particulars were not obtain
able when this notice was written.
John J. Robinson and wife, with their
little daughter Clara, returned from Bis
marok Wednesday,. Mr.. R. did not go to
Chicago with his cattle as he anticipated.
He found ready market for them in st.
Paul, where he sold at satisfactory prices.
Thos. Burgum of Conkling made the
Leader call Thursday. Within the next
ten days Mr.. Burgum intends starting
with two work teams for Arthur, Cass
county, where he has large farm which
he proposes to crop with wheat and oats
this spring.
Ole Gradin handled the ribbons on the
Bismarck stage Saturday in place of Hans
Nygard. This gave Hans an opportunity
to see his SUNDAY girl" while Ole inn
proved the trip by visiting his demoiselle
in the capital city. The exchange, you
see, was mutually agreeable.
It is rumored that Wagon, the young
Indian who was arrested at Bismarck
few months ago for assaulting Miss Black,
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