The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-04-04
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T. L. Britton was in from Turtle Lake
last Saturday. ....
Sven Hanson was in from his Turtle
Lake ranch Thursday.
Farmers have already commenced seed
ing in Mclean county.
County Auditor Wells spent Sunday with
his family at Coal Harbor.
The ice in the Missouri river at Pierre,
s. D., went out last Tuesday.
The county board of commissioners
meet in regular session next Monday.
Joe Burgum and J. e. Whitlock repre-
sented Conkling at the dance Friday night.
G. Whitlock went down to Painted
Woods Thurday to look after some details
in his wood business. .
Mrs. Rev. Brownell, Mrs. Cumberland
and Miss Annie Olson, of this place, are
all suffering with lagrippe.
H. W. Cupples got back from Bismarck
Friday afternoon just in time to take in
the dance at the Merchants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Reuter-, accom-
panied by Mrs. John Bettendorf and Dan.
E. Griffin, returned from Bismarck Mon
day morning.
Van Brunt Seeders for sale at your own
price. GEo. l.. ROBINSON.
Coal Harbor, N. D.
Hugh Leeper, who was recently arrested
on the Cannon Ball, charged with stealing
horse, and taken to Montana, has receiv-
ed sentence of two years.
Prof. F. B. Wells went up to Coal Harbor
again Thursday, on account of sickness in
his family. His son Walter was reported
seriously ill with lagrippe.
OLAF Berquam entertained his friends
with another dance at his ranch eight
miles north of town last Monday evening.
They had good time as usual.
John D. Campbell, late graduate of the
N. D. University, has been engaged to
take charge of the principals department
in the Dickinson public school.
A large per centage of the people around
Coal Harbor are suffering with lagrippe.
Mrion Lacy's family are prostrated with it,
and James Bartron, ST., is also confined to
his bed.
The Towner News and Stockman chron-
icles the return of E. H. Thursby from his
European trip, and intimates that he looks
good deal like the famous widow-fair,
fat and forty.
Ole Gradin, August johnson, John M.
Samuelson, N. B. Peterson and Jens Olson,
all old timers, left this week via Minot for
Great Falls, where they expect to secure
remunerative jobs.
The schools in Satterlund district will
commence next Monday. Miss Nellie
Veeder will teach No. school, and Miss
Ada MussOn is expected back in time to
take charge of school No. 2.
Mrs. John Satterlund was taken with Ia
grippe Wednesday morning and for day
or two was confined to her room. Her
will power, however, obtained mastery over
the disease, and she is again attending to
her duties.
j. G. Dwyer and his aid -de-camp Perfect
Fernandez were in town Saturday enroute
to Sterling. They have gone after small
bunch of horses that have been wintered
on the Dwyer farm near Sterling, and
which Mr.. D. intends placing on his sum-
mer range in Mclean county.
They are fearing rise in the Missouri
at Bismarck, and Jerry Plants, agent at
the river landing, says the Tribune, is a.
bout to begin removing the merchandise
from the warehouse. They will tie the
warehouse down to prevent the water from
carrying it away.
Ole Gradin, who has been engaged for
the past six months at the Merchants
Hotel in this place, started for the boom
ing west on Wednesday. Mr.. Gradin has
proved himself most faithful employe
worthy of every confidence that may be
reposed in him, and his departure is re.
gretted not only by his late employer, but
by all his friends in Washburn, who are
legion. His destination is Great Falls
Mont, and his main object is to secure 9
situation in which he can make the most
money. Ole, old boy, in all your ram
blings the best wishes of the LEADER viii
attend You.