The Washburn leader., 1891-08-15
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canned goods in the city can be found at
I. Fitzgerald's.
Those wishing the Session Laws can pro-
cure them at the Leader office for Is cents
per copy. Come without delay.
Read notice of estray mare taken up.
Judge Lacy was in the city Monday on
official business.
James Tower came down from Han
cock Tuesday after supplies.
Mrs. Thos. Fitzgerald went to Bismarck
yesterday on trading expedition.
Miss Annie and Master Willard Wells re.
turned from Bismarck Thursday evening.
S. d. Rohror of Hancock passed Wash
bum Sunday on his way to Bismarck with
a load of last years oats.
While visiting at James Heath's last
Sunday, we were treated to feast of green
corn-the first of the season.
Mrs. F. B. Wells has been "under the
weather. during the past week, and unable
to perform her own housework.
Allan Mcdonald and wife from Weller
were visitors in town Thursday. Mr.. Nc
Donald expects to realize 30 bushels Of
wheat to the acre from his field.
Miss Challis, teacher in Mr.. Halls
school at Berthold, who has been spending
vacation with friends in southern Min
nesota, returned here Wednesday.
Bismarck Tribune: Representative Sat-
terlund was down from Washburn yester-
day. He reports everything fourishing
among the farmers in his county.
S. D. Rohrer and Luke Eskes returned
Wednesday from their Bismarck trip,
bringing with them about GOO0 lbs. of
goods and binding twine for George L..
Robinson, the Coal Harbor merchant.
james Boyle of Hancock proved up on
his homestead last Monday. j. r. Mann
and Patrick Burley we're his witnesses. and
Judge Lacy, who ofticiated, says it is the
strongest homestead proof he has taken.
When You go to Bismarck be sure and
see Richholt in his new "Cash Grocery
Store" ON Main street, near the Western
House. He buys all kinds Of farm produce
at the highest market price, and will sell
groceries in return cheaper than you can
steal them. 58
Mrs. Satterlund and Master Willard Wells
drove down to Bismarck Tuesday. Little
Miss Florence Master Arthur Satterlund
accompanied their mother as far as Dry
Point. where they will spend a few days
visiting their aunt. Mrs. l.. A. Larson.
Harvesting in Mclean county is now i'll
full blast, and it is thought that by to-
night fully ono-fourth of the grain through
out the county will be i'll shock. We are
also Informed that between Washburn and
Bismarck the harvest is progressing rap
idly. and nearly all the early sown grain
is now cut.
Rev. Mr.. Sangree, of the Jamestown
Presbyterian college, now visiting with X.
S. Ramsett, will drive up to Coal Harbor
this afternoon and preach ut that place to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock. He will
then return to Washburn and hold services
in the school house here at the usual hour
in the evening.
The appointment of Samuel Fairman by
the Mandan and Bismarck Roller Mill Co.
as wheat buyer in Washburn. gives gener-
al satisfaction among the farmers SO far
as we have heard. They regard Mr.. Fair
man rs an honorable. conscientious young
man, and believe that he will give them
fair grade aud honest weight.
Luke Eskes of Coal Harbor drove down
to Bismarck Sunday with Mrs. Gerowe and
her niece, Miss Maud Rundlett, from Ft.
Stevenson. These ladies were accompanied
as far as Bismarck by Miss Annie Wells of
this place. Miss Rundlett, who has been
visiting her aunt the past summer, is re-
turning to her home in Oregon.
Erard Woorster, of Emmons county, who
was in Washburn last Sunday, says that
last spring he sheared 5000 sheep, and the
clip averaged over pounds to the fleece.
If he netted 16c per pound for his wool,
his receipts would amount to more than
$500. A very handsome income. with
the increase of the flock not counted.
Hans Holtan, living some five miles
north of Washburn, last week harvested
his ten-acre field of barley. and on Tuesday
of this week threshed out 112 bushels from
little over two acres of it. Mr.. HOltan
has the honor of being the first man on
the Missouri slope to do threshing this
season. Hurrah! for Mclean county,!
There are 1887 acres of wheat planted
in Mclean county, and probably about
800 ncres Of oats and barley. Tho straw
il so heavy that farmers estimate that it
will take from 215 to3 lbs. of twine per
acre to bind The same. Allowing the aver
age to be 219 lbs. per acre, it will require
12,6OO pounds of twine to bind the grain
raised in Mclean county this year. At
IL cents per pound, the twine alone will
cost th<. farmers S1.G3R