The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-05-16
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The choicest lot of candies, nuts and
canned goods in the city can be found at
T. Fitzgerald's.
Those wishing the Session Laws can pro-
cure them at the Leader Office for IS cents
per copy. Come without delay.
The LEADER will take coal, wood, oats
wheat, or any other farm product on sub
scription.
W. A. and James Staley returned from
Bismarck Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie Thompson was q s2ss
on Thursdays down-river stage.
John Reuter- of Turtle Lake took two
loads of wheat to Bismarck Thursday.
Hon. John Satterlund will start to-mor-
row for Fargo. He is on the U. s. jury.
Miss Annie Wells returned home Wednes-
day from her visit with friens at Coal Har
Dor.
Editor Britton returned home from Bis
marck Thursday; and SO did Sheriff Fitz-
gerald.
Farmers report grain throughout the
county as looking decidedly promising
just now.
Joseph Reuter- returned from the capital
city yesterday, and says he got IS cents
nor l,uehol for hie xuhoot
Mrs. Elizabeth Beisang went to Bis
marck Wednesday as witness in the Ge-
rowe embezzlement case.
James Boyl and P. W. Anderson came
down Tuesday from up country for a day US
fishing in Painted Woods creek.
Editor Britton of the Mail hitched up his
new stopper last Monday and took Rev.
Ryan back to his post of duty at Bis
marck.
Capt Fitzgerald has received his new
sword and belt. It will be worn on Decora-
tion Day by the officer of the day on that
occasion.
Fred Merry took his brother-in-law, Joe
Milligan, down to Bismarck last Sunday,
where Mr.. Milligan expects to secure en-
ployment.
Sheriff Fitzgerald made trip to Bis
marck Tuesday to make arrangements a.
bout getting the arms, ETC., for Washburn
Post No. 32, 8. "A. r.
Capt. c. p. Wood came down from Coal
Lake Monday, and reports his son William
rapidly recovering from his late illness.
We are glad hear it.
Mrs. o. A. Davis and child came up from
Lisbon, N. D., Wednesday, enroute to
Ft. Berthold to join her husband, who is
boss farmer at that agency.
Miss Allie Tower and Master Frank
Pettee, of Fort Stevenson, came down
Tuesday, on their way to Bismarck. and
spent the evening with the family of Prof.
Wells.
The Washburn school will close next
Friday, at which time an entertainment
will be given by the scholars which we are
promised will prove a grand treat for the
public.
Louis Olson was down from Turtle Lake
Monday and secured twelve head more of
cattle for his summers herd. He says he
Is meeting with better success than he
anticipated.
County Surveyor Fairman was in town
Tuesday and made the Leader pleasant
call. Mr.. Fairman says the duties of his
official position are not at oil disagreeable
nor onerous.
Mrs. John Satterlund and her daughter
Florence took Mondays stage south for q
brief visit to her sister-in-law, Mrs. L. A..
Larson, at Dry Point, below Woganspart.
They returned Wednesday.
Merton Bartron took his fathers seat on
the Coal Harbor, Hancock, Conkling and
Washburn stage last Monday, and came
flying in on schedule time. Merit. handled
the reins like an old stager.
For the past week T. j. Sevals, Wash
burns bonanza farmer, has been hauling
wheat to the old Benton line warehouse,
preparatory to shipment down river by
boat. Mr.. Sevals has about 1900 bushels
of No. hard to sell this spring.
The steamer Batchetor, Capt. Mariner
in command, arrived at the Washburn
wharve last Thursday afternoon, and took
on board about 1,50O bushels of wheat be-
longing to T. j. Sevals, and about $50
bushels belonging to Ole G. Peterson.
Burglars are following in the wake of a
circus in the interior of Wisconsin, and
many robberies are reported. The most
serious one occurred at Marinette, where
the safe of the Marinette iron works YVES
broken open and 1000, mainly belonging
to the employees, taken.
Joseph Reuter-, of Turtle Lake, went to
Bismarck Tuesday with load of wheat
and Wednesday Commissioner John E.
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