The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-07-18
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T. Fitzgerald's.
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per COPY. Come without delay.
Geo. NJ. Robinson went to Bismarck
Monday.
Buy your hats while you can get them at
cost, at Ramsett Bros.
AL. Spanton has been so-journing in the
city during the week.
Hon. John Satterlund visited his old
place at Dry Point Monday.
A good supply of first-class boots anS z!s
shoes still left at Ramsett Bros.
Another stray horse is advertised this
week. Where do they all come from?
Judge Lacy made a business trip to
Bismarck this week, returning Thursday.
The heavy wind and storm of Saturday
night did but very little damage to crops
on the Missouri slope.
w. H. Scott and L. A. Larson. of Dry
Point, Burleigh county, were up Thursday
visiting their old friend, Hon. John Sat-
terlund. They returned home yesterday.
T. S. Langballe. of Coal Harbor, was in
town Wednesday and bought new hay
rake of Ramsett Bros. He expects to
harvest three thousand bushels of No,
hard this fall.
G. w. West was in town Tuesday after
extras for mower. He is preparing to
put up large quantity of hay this season,
and says the article is abundant in his
neighborhood.
John j. Robinson and wife came down
from Coal Harbor Monday and registered
at the Merchants, and Tuesday drove out
INTO the country north of town. Mr.. R.
was after beef cattle.
The county board of equalization met
according to law last Monday. but owing
to the incomplete condition of the assess
ment in the Sd district, they could not
complete their work, and therefore on
Tuesday they adjourned to next Monday
at o'clock p. NJ.
Martin Hagen, Charley Danielson and
Ed. Richards, of Painted Woods, were Wis
itors in Washburn Wednesday. They
were on their return home from trip
through Sheridan county and northeastern
Mclean, where they had been in search of
place to locate stock ranch.
Frank Swanson, who is said to have the
finest field of wheat in the town of Inger-
soil, was in the city Tuesday. He says a
portion of his grain was considerably bent
over by the storm of last Saturday night,
but he thought few days of fair weather
would straighten it up again.
w. E. Low came down from his Lake
view ranch last Tuesday, and reports his
stock in excellent condition. He has sold
SO head of horses to farmers and other
parties, on gilt-edged security, since the
opening of spring. and in all his transac.
tions, he says, the Lord has smiled upon
him benignly.
James Heath this week brought in a
sample of growing wheat from his Conk-
ling farm which measures feet inches,
and this was not the tallest grain in the
field, either. 1t had just headed out, but
the heads were not sufficiently developed
to enable one to give very accurate idea
of what they will be later on, but in their
present embryo state they measure three
and four inches in length.
John Satterlund and Hans Nygard, in
company with Martin Hagen, Chas. Dan
ielson and Ed. Richards, went down to
the outlet of Turtle creek Wednesday even
ing on fishing excursion. The Hon.
John and Hans returned home Thursday
morning with several catfish, a pike and
a moonshiner. Now, prepare to hear
wonderful tales of the thrilling adventures
of two noted and skillful anglers.
A member of the craft dubbed in the
west as ''Traveling Manipulars of the Ad-
Unstable Alphabet" named Mcintyre, in
company with Will Corey of Stevens coun-
ty, made professional call on the Leader
Tuesday. Printers are something like
ants-they are always very busy travelling
back and forth, and generally carry on
their backs and in their mouths about all
they possess of this worlds comforts.
OLAF Berquam has the agency of the
Farmers Mutual Protective Association of
Grand Forks, and is now ready to insure
every farmer in the county against loss Of
crop by hail at a very low premium rate.
This insurance association is backed by
some of the best men in North Dakota,
and is considered the safest and most re-
liable hail insurance company in the state,
and in fact is the only company recognized
by the Farmers Alliance. Now that a
bountiful crop is promised, every farmer
should fortify himself against the possible
contingency of loss by the elements, and
take the first opportunity of insuring his
crop with Mr.. Berquam, who will be found