The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-11-14
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN co.
Local Brickbats.

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Wheat is on the rise.
Geo. Jennings, at Bismarck, pays cash
for good butter or fresh eggs.
The highest market prices paid for live
hogs at Geo. Gussner's, Bismarck.
Walter Leroy and Jacob Luthander
went to Bismarck Wednesday with wheat.
Ho! There! IS cents dozen paid for
eggs at Geo. Gussner's, Bismarck.
II. Bartels and VIM. Reuter- from Turtle
Lake passed Washburn with wheat for
Bismarck Wednesday.
If you want tho highest line in goods, or
cash for your butter or eggs, take them to
Geo. jennings, Bismarck.
Jos. A. Burgum left last Monday for Ar
thur, Cass county, for the purpose of pro.
curing steam thresher for the benefit of
the farmers around Conkling. He expects
to be back with the machine to-day.
Yes, SH! for Farm M Products s'.st at
Geo. Gussner's, Bismarck.
Rev. Burns and family arrived in Wash
burn last Saturday. He was obliged to
return to Mandan last Wednesday to see
about the shipment of his household goods
which the Abner O'Neal failed to bring up.
Swan Hanson, who sustained injuries
last week by being run over by asepara
tor, is getting along finely. He was in
town yesterday and took his seat on the
board of county commissioners, to which
place he was elected on the Sd inst. Aside
from lame shoulder he feels all right.
A letter from Frank G.. Nordquist at
Ingersoll, dated Nov. 9th, says that on Oct.
25th red and white spotted yearling steer
and black and white yearling heifer came
to his place in an exhausted condition.
Their feet were badly injured by the prai-
rie fire. The owner can have them by
proving property and taking them away.
Judge William Lacy and his son Marion
drove in town Sunday afternoon with
They remained over night, and passed on
to the capital city early Monday morning.
The Judge says that every thing was or
derly on election day in the Sd precinct,
and that the Australian Ballot act was car
ned ont to the letter. :
The board of county commissioners met
yesterday in special session and appointed
Samuel FalcOner sheriff and JAS. Z. Davis
superintendent of schools, to fill the vacan
cies existing in those Offices. We believe
the appointments will prove good ones.
Mr.. Falconer once held government ap-
pointment for eight years, in which capa-
city he gave general satisfaction, and we
have every reason to believe that our peo-
pie will have no cause for complaint in the
present action of the board.
Little Bessie Katz, the 12-year-old
daughter of Nolan Katz, performed feat
on her fathers farm last week that entities
her to the championship of North Dakota
as hustler. Mr.. Katz went to assist Brit
Wing in his thrashing, and asked his little
girl If she could fill few lacks with wheat
in the granary during his absence, as he
wanted to start early the next morning
for Bismarck with load. To his great
surprise, when he returned home in the
evening he found the wagon loaded with
twenty sacks of wheat. Little Bessie had
hauled the wagon up to the granary, filed
the sacks, securely tied them, and by the
aid of board resting on the wagOn-box
she rolled the sacks up into the wagon and
placed them where she wanted them. She
did all the work alone. The Leader ven
lures the assertion that not another child
of her age can be found in the state who
can repeat the feat.