The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-09-19
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Local Brickbats. !.
The choicest lot of candies, nuts and
canned goods in the city can be found at
T. FitzRerald's.
Those wishing the Session Laws can pro-
cure them at the Leader Office for Is. cents
per copy. Come without delay. @
washburn Wheat Market.
No. 1 hard, CSC; No. northern, Sic;
No. northern, 5sc.
Joe Katz is back on his Mclean county
farm.
Prof. Wells and wife went to Bismarck
Thursday. ss s;
Mrs. Joseph Walkup of Coal Harbor was
among theguests at the picnic Saturday.
Fitzgerald has just received another
barrel of apple cider.
Nels Olson came up from Bisma this
week to look after the crops on his claim.
W. h. Cupples, who took his band of
horses to Manitoba last spring, returned
to Washburn Thursday.
About 800 bushels of wheat have been
marketed in Washburn since the opening
of the warehouse last Monday.
B. L. Baardson returned on Thursdays
stage to his post of duty as prison guard
at the Bismarck penitentiary.
Commissioners Allen and Bettendorf re-
turned from their Bismarck trip Wednes-
day, both loaded with lumber.
Patrick Burley, veteran of the war of
1861. was initiated a member of Washburn
Post No. SO, G. A. R., last Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. Fairman, with her nieces and
nephews, came up from Falconer last Sun
day evening to hear Rev. Brownell's fare
we'll sermon.
The members of Washburn Post No. 80
return their sincere thanks to the ladies
who SO kindly assisted in the preparation
of the picnic dinner last Saturday.
James Bartron drove in with the mail
Wednesday evening with government
hack, having broken an axle of his own
wagon near Berthold on his up trip.
Mrs. w. H. Mercer of PAINTED Woods,
and Miss Chsistiae.AllenofC Conkling, were
among the principal lady workers at the
old soldiers picnic dinner last Saturday.
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.
Luke Eskes returned from Bismarck this
week with big load of goods for Geo. L.
Robinson of Coal Harbor, and Thursday
AL. Spanton drove the team down again
for another load.
Maj. ]. s. Murphy and DR.. Chattle and
wife of Fort Berthold drove down to Bis
marck this week. The major is quite
has grazing on his horse ranch.
On Monday last Ole and Gilbert Sather
marketed the first new wheat in Mclean
county for the season of 1891, and it grad
ed No. northern. Their wheat averaged
% bushels per acre, and their oats 81
bushels.
J. P. Hardy, the versatile representative
of Nugent & Brown, of Fargo, was in the
city Wednesday interviewing our county
auditor in the matter of election supplies,
ETC., of which every county is very much
in need just now.
E. s. Beardsley and wife Of the Western
House, at Bismarck, came up from the
capital city Tuesday on pleasure trip to
Washburn and Coal Harbor. This is Mr..
Beardsley's first trip to MsLean, and. he
thinks it is very fine country.
Mrs. X. 8. Ramsett drove down to Bis
marck Tuesday to meet her husband on
his return from st. Paul. They got home
Thursday evening. Among other things,
K. 8. says he bought barrel of tar aud q
hundred pounds of feathers. What does
it mean?
Rev. Brownell preached his farewell SER
mon at the schoolhouse in Washburn last
Sunday evening. He intends taking his
departure from Washburn about the first
of October, but the Leader has not been
informed as to the place of his prospec-
tive destination.
The Washburn school opened on Tues
day morning of this week, with Miss Jessie
Cumberland as teacher. The school
opened with but q few scholars, owing to
the fact that several children were out of
town, but of the number present Hon.
John Satterlund furnished four.
Samuel Fairman, the wheat buyer, by
authority of the mill company, will sell
the farmers Arst-class seamless sacks at
20 cents apiece. This price is the actual
cost of the sack by Wholesale. In the long
run farmers will find that buying sacks
will be cheaper than renting them.
Editor Britton had the misfortune this
week to break shaft out Of his family
carriage. He undertook to drive very