The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-09-12
Local Brickbats.

Those wishing the Session Laws can pro-
cure them at the Leader Office for IS cents
per COPY. Come without delay.
A lot of new goods arrived at Hauge-
berg's this week.
An examination of teachers was held at
Coal Harbor yesterday.
The corn crop of Mclean county prom
ise large yield. It is ripening all right.
HaugePerg and Britton went across the
river Monday evening in search of the fes-
tive deer. ~.
Mrs. Fitzgerald and children spent Sat-
urday and Sunday visiting John Merry's
family at Grass Lake.
Com'r John Allen from Conkling passed
Washburn Thursday for Bismarck with a
load of last years wheat.
Oberg & Wallin started up their steam
thresher last Monday, and the machine has
been humming ever since.
The Steele Ozone has entered upon its
seventh year. Like everything else that
is good, it improves with age.
In this issue of the Leader the county
auditor gives notice of an election to be
held in the third commissioner district.
Another settler-a permanent one, too,
we hope-arrived in Mclean county last
week. Axel johnson can tell you all about
the lad.
j. r. Drummond, representing Lorillard
tobaccos, was interviewing our merchants
yesterday morning. From here he went
to Coal Harbor.
N. j. Olson this week received letter
from Major Murphy at Berthold, Offering
him ten days. job of carpenter work
there at So per day.
]. G. Dwyer made another trip to Bis
marck this week. Jack has concluded to
remain citizen of Mclean county few
months longer at least.
WANTED-A competent lady teacher
for the Washburn school. For particulars
address the president or clerk of the school
board, Washburn, N. d. r---,.z r..s.---,r
Last Wednesday Gilbert Safer, in the
town of Sverdrup, threshed 4O1 bushels of
oats from seven acres, an average of about
57L bushels per acres.
A band 2,64O sheep have .been bought
by authority of the interior department and
placed on the Fort Berthold reservation
for the benefit of the Indians.
The citizens of Washburn commenced
burning fire guard around the town last
Wednesday evening. An ounce of preven-
tion is worth q pound of cure.
Mrs. H. G. Nygard came up with her
husband last Monday, and drove out to
the homestead for visit with her parents.
She returned to Bismarck Tuesday.
We understand that the mill company
will run their boat to Washburn and upper
points as often as thousand sacks of
grain are accumulated for shipment.
A letter received here by friend from
Mrs. James Tower, at Coal Habor, announ-
ces the gratifying fact that her health is
now better than it has been for years.
Farmers, when you go to Bismarck to
buy lumber, call at the Gull River Lumber
Yards, and consult with Isaac Hooper, the
agent He will sell to you cheaper than
any other man.
John Kettleson with his threshihg outfit
went to Fort Stevenson this week to thresh
about $50 acres wheat raised in that vicin-
ity. He will take in all the work he can
get on his way back.
Last week Mrs. Nels Herred's baby
was taken with cholera infantum, and for a
while it's life was despaired of, but through
the aid of Prof. Wells 1T survived the attack
and is now all right.
The many friends of Capt. Thos. Fitz-
gerald of this place will be pleased to learn
that he has been granted a pension certi6-
cate drawing $12 per month. The right
eous will not be forsaken.
Emil and Gust Leben were arrested last
Monday on complaint of Israel Shank,
charging them with tearing down his house
and stealing the logs and lumber there
from. They were brought before Justice
Britton and bound over to the district
court.
]. s. Mackinght, formerly resident of
this county, but now living at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, registered at the Merchants in this
place Monday. He is here for the pur-
pose of looking after quarter section of
land in the vicinity of Conkling owned by
his father.
We neglected in our last issue to men
tion "Captain" B. L. Baardson's return
home. For several months past "Capt."
Baardson has been employed as one of the
prison guards at the Bismarck peniten-
tiary, but the harvesting of his immense
crops of wheat and oats demanded his at