The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-05-23
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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.
Sven Hanson was representative from
the Turtle Lake region Tuesday.
The people of Burleigh county are ar
ranging for a Grand county fair to be held
in Bismarck next fall.
Albert Lind, of Turtle Lake, was in town
Tuesday with load of potatoes, which he
disposed of at a fair price.
B. F. Bixby, well-known to the people of
Mclean county, is now one of the guards
at the Bismarck penitentiary.
The music for the G. A. R. parade next
Saturday will probably be furnished by
the Washburn Harmonica band.
Leslie D. Cotton, son j. L. Cotton of the
Minot Reporter, was married to Miss
Nettie Miller at Minot on the 18th inst.
Another splendid rain visited this por-
ton of North Dakota during the week,
lasting for the space of about "a hours.
AL. Rohrer from Hancock went to Bis
marck yesterday with 4O-bushel load of
wheat. The prices range from Is to SOC.
Judge Lacy was down from Coal Harbor
this week to take final proof in two cases.
Hans Storm and Peter Anderson being the
fortunate ones.
Citizen: If Britton has any surplus change
about his jeans, he had better lay it away
until next fall. He'll need it then more than
he needs "political influence" just now.
j. F. Jones is in Mclean county hunting
for stray horses. He was accompanied rs
far as Washburn by VIM. H. German from
Painted Woods, who of1iciated as guide.
Miss Anna Wells went down to Bismarck
Monday night on tho steamer Abner o.
Neal to do a little shopping in the capital
city, and returned home on Wednesdays
stage.
Hon. John Satterlund drove his own
carriage to Bismarck last Sunday, whence
he took the train for Fargo, whittier he
went in the capacity of United States
petit juror.
Prof. Geo. E. Gerowe DR.. j. C. Lovejoy,
Dan. Leroy and Miss Allie Tower returned
from Bismarck last Saturday evening, and
on Sunday resumed their journey for their
homes at Stevenson.
Miss Fannie Staley passed up from Bis
marck last Sunday. Notwithstanding the
condition of her health is poorly, she in
tends teaching the Jericho school at Coal
Harbor this summer.
Master Walter Wells took load up to
Coal Harbor for Mark Murphy last Satur-
day, but he failed to meterialize hereabouts
according to orders until Monday evening.
Any old shoe, or shingle, will do in this
case.
Commissioner Robert Mann, having
completed his springs work, visited Wash
burn last Saturday and remained over un-
til Monday morning. We understand that
Robert enjoyed himself immensely during
the brief time he was here.
Mrs. FL. B. Ilsley came up on the stage
Friday of last week snroute to Fort Berth
old, where she will spend the summer at
the Mission school. Mrs. Ilsley is the lady
who instructed our Indian typo, Ernest G.
Hopkins, in music some years ago.
Our old friend Larry Casselman is q
dandy. He has been close upon our heelt
for the past six months, and last week wis
admitted to practice as Que of the legal
luminaries before the supreme court. He
has become ll-fedged practitioner, and
has opened a law Office IN the capital city,
where we hope he will reap both wealth
and fame.
The steamer Abner O'Neal came up
Sunday evening, and after puttingsson some
two or three hundred sacks of wheat from
the new warehouse here, steamed on up
river to Stanton. She returned Monday
afternoon and completed her load here.
and late in the night pulled out for Bis
marck. There is still another large boat
load left at this place, which will neces-
state another trip.
No wonder Methodist preachers are al
ways poor. It is noticeable fact that in
every obscure country village the parson
generally has to entertain his whole ''flock"
for miles around. They usually visit him
to get something nice to eat, but never
think of filling his larder from their own.
Occasionally some one will present him
with pound or two of butter and dozen