The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-29
Local Brickbats.

Local Brickbats.
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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.
Merchant Haugeberg paid flying visit
to Bismarck Tuesday.
James Heath and Com'r Allen were down.
from Conkling Tuesday.
| Samuel Fairman and his mother were
up from Falconer Wednesday.
Jack DwYer returned Thursday from .
business trip to- tie-capital city, IN
Ole Holtan, the base-ballist, was in from
the farm Tuesday evening on business.
Mrs. T. j. Haugeberg, who has been alb
sent several weeks on visit to her parents
east, returned home Wednesday evening.
Robert Macnider, an old and honored
citizen of Bismarck, was this week visiting
his old friend Samuel Falconer, in this
county.
G. T. Lange, clerk at the Berthold agen-
cy, went to Bismarck this week in charge
of number of Indian teams after govern
ment freight. He returned last evening.
II. b. Haines from Bismarck visited
Mclean county this week and returned
home Thursday, accompanied by Miss
Holembaek who has been visiting friends
at Coal Harbor.
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.
Mrs. Marion Lacy of Coal Harbor went
to Bismarck Thursday to meet her father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Long, who have
just arrived from the east on visit. She
Miss Jenette Ward, formerly teacher
in the Washburn school, but now engaged
as instructor at school No, 2 in Sverdrup
district was visitor in the city this week.
She has two-wheeled gig and "high-
stopper" of her own and-depends on no.
body.
U. s. G. Hubbell, who has been in. Wy
Ala
and half. arrived in Washburn last even
ing enroute to the home of his father, j.
c. Hubbell, who has a large farm and
stock ranch on the Winterlng river, 10
miles south of Willard in McHenry county.
J.F. Philbrick, Ed. s. Allen, John F.
Fort and Ed. Patterson, the "Jolly Four"
of Bismarck, were guests at w. H. Mercer's
Ranch Wednesday evening. They we're
out on chicken hunt, but that day failed
to bag any. Come up to Washburu, boys,
where game can be found in unlimited
quantities.
Judge Lacy passed Washburn Thursday
for Bismarck, whittier he goes. after Mr..
and Mrs. Long, father and mother of BENZ.
Long and Mrs. Marion Lacy of Coal Har-
bor. Mr.. and Mrs. Long arrived at Bis
marck this week from their eastern home
and have come for a brief visit to their
son and daughter in this county.
Barney Mckinley came down from Lake.
view ranch Wednesday to attend to har-
vesting his oats. He says that Mr.. Low
has already abont $50 tons of hay in stack
and will require about rs much more.
He will go back to the ranch tomorrow
for few days, when he will return and
finish up his own work here.
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. 68
Dan McAfee, the Coal Harbor sheep
ranchman, passed up from Bismarck on
Thursday with load of supplies. Among
other things he had q quantity of patent
fencing, consisting of hard wood laths
woven together with wire, which he will
put up as corral for his sheep. The ad-
vantage in the use of this patent fencing
is its portability, by which fresh pasturage
can be secured whenever desired.
Wild geese are making their appearance
in the vicinity of Washburn, it is said, in
great numbers. Prairie chickens aro also
abundant. We were told yesterday by an
old-timer that at no time since 1881 was
game so plentiful as now. We understand
that deer, though not quite ripe yet, are
very numerous along the river bottoms.
Verify, the country around Washburn is a