The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-10-03
Local Brickbats.

Local Brickbats.
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washburn Wheat Market.
No. / hard, 66c; No. northern, 6Bc;i
No. 2 northern, 6Oc.
Henry Rohrer made trip to Bismarck
Saturday.
16 pounds of granulated sugar for $1.DO,
at Ramsett Bros. 81.
Mrs. Joe Brown was visitor in Wash
burn last week. ~
Peter Miller came in from Turtle Lake
on business Saturday. :s
Chas. w. Ferris and Miss Kate McG Gowga
were married at Bismarck on Sept. 23d. !,
Salt by the barrel, at 1886 per barrel,
can be had for the asking, at Ramsett
Brothers. 81
John P. Peterson this week purchased
pair of fine young work horses OF. Nels
Nelson, jr.
j. W. Bragdon, representing Mime
apolis grocery house, was interviewing our
Mclean county merchants this weeek.
Come in and examine the immense
stock, of Dry Goods just received at Ram
sett Bros. 67
Happy and content is home with 'The Ro.
chester" alamp with the light of the morning
@ereafalaear, nrifs RoeAsstr, Lamp Go. New Pork
h. G. Nygard returned from Bismarck
last Tuesday with one load of his house
hold goods, which he took out to his Tur-
tie Lake farm.
Miss Nellie Veeder and Miss Jenette
Ward, two of Mclean county's fair peda-
gpgues, were visiting friends in Washburn
early in the week.
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.
Barney Mckinley last spring sowed five
bushels of wheat, and "n Menday the ma
chine threshed 67 bushels for him. Barney
is happy man, and is willing to testify
that farming is not failnre in North
Dakota. III
Anew set of scales and an, outside hop
per and wheat-spout have been put in the
warehouse here by request of Mr.. Fairman,
the wheel buyer. The farmer will have no
kick to make on account of inaccurate
weighing.
Do you want our opinion as to the occu-
patton, life and pleasures of "thresher"
on the average North Dakota farm? Well,
it's simply immense. Now, ask leetle
August Yonson and Ed. Ramsett what they
know about it. a1
Old Boreas made desperate effort yes
terday to furnish this section of country
with snow storm, but it was failure.
The atmosphere was quite cold, and scat
tering fine snow permeated the air, but all
vanished with the feeting clouds.
Ole B. Wing and John Chestworth were
in Washburn yesterday on business. The
rain put brief check on their threshing
operations in Eclund township, Burleigh
county, where they report the average yield
0f 80 ol eka1e
acre. 4,
The transfer of the goods and store
property of T. Fitzgerald to John Nelson
took place last Monday, and on that day
Mr.. Nelson took full control. Axel Nelson,
Johns brother, will conduct the business,
and new stock of goods will be put in
early next week.
John Satterlund last spring planted 80
acres to wheat and oats mixed, and last
Monday and Tuesday he thrashed out a
little over 1000 bushels-or 81 bushels I'd
the acre. The wheat and oats were sowH
mixed together about half and half, and
is intended to be ground that way for feed
Peter Peterson, father of J. p. and Ole
O., who has been visiting his daughters at
Martel, Pierce county, Wis, for several
months past, returned to Mclean county
two weeks ago, bringing with hlm. 200
Cotswold sheep, which will be placed on
Ole G. Peterson's ranch near Turtle Lake.
Eds. Allen. q. s. court commissioner,
and John F. Fort, deputy clerk of the o. s.
district court, of Bismarck, came up from
the capital city yesterday. They will at
tend the session of the board to day, as
Mr.. Allen ella inns an unpaid balance due
him for legal services rendered some years
ago.
The Northwest News of Grand Forks
will commence the publication of daily
paper next Monday. We can see no rea-
son Why good democratic daily cannot
be supported in this state, and we hope,
for the sake of the political morals of
North Dakota, that such an institution
may be successfully established.
The steamer Abner O'Neal came up
from Bismarck Sunday morning, under
command of Capt. Sims, bringing with
her carload of salt and large amount
of other goods and merchandise, for Ram
settsBros. After unloading her cargo at
the reuular landing. ahe nnlled mn to the