The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-11-21
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN co.


OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN co.
Local Brickbats.
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Geo. Jennings, at Bismarck, pays cash
for good butter or fresh eggs.
Allan Mcdonald returned from Bis
marok yesterday.
The highest market prices paid tor live
hogs at Geo. Gussner's, Bismarck.
ss2.s Bruce Tower was down from Coal Har-
Dor on Monday.
Ho! There! IS cents dozen paid for
seggs at Geo. Gnssner's, BisDarck. 4
s,s. sheriff Il, Was ii Last Wednesday,
Will somebody please bring the Leader
load of coal, and get the cash for its
If you want the highest line in goods, or
cash for your butter or eggs, take them to
Geo. jennings, Bismarck.
Us. Mcdonald, the we'll known black
smith of Bismarck, visited Washburn last
Monday on business.
YnS Nirl The highest prices paid
AOo, Ol4: for Farm Products at
Geo. Gussner's, Bismarck.
Rev. Mr.. Burns has rented the Anton
Peterson house and is now snugly en-
sconced therein.
Miss Kate West is sick in bed with an
attack of fever. Her father was down af-
tor Prof. Wells yesterday.
Prof. Wells was called again to Coal
Harbor yesterday to see Mrs. Bissell's
ohlld, and returned at 4 o'clock this a. m.
AL. Spanton, who has been resident of
Mclean county for several years, started
last Tuesday for his old home in New
Jersey.
Dan Leroy, industrial farmer at Fort
Stevenson, was down from the fort last
Monday. He reports everything lovely
on the reservation.
II. and w. Roehr, who took party of
government surveyors to Bismarck last
week, passed washburn the other day on
their return to Williston.
Commissioner J. r. Mann's house at
Hancock was destroyed by fire last J Mon a.
day noon. The fire originated from de-
feotive stove-pipe. The contents were
saved.
O. R. Reed, representing the Mortgage
Bank l. Investment Co., of Fargo, was in
town last Wednesday looking after the
landed interest of that company in Mclean
county.
II. @. Reeshogen, of Mckenzie, cousin
Hans Nygard, went up to Turtle Lake to-
day. Mr.. Reeshogen has purchased the
farm and improvements of Jos. Reuter- at
the lake.
The steamer Abner O'Neal got as far as
Painted Woods this week on her return
from Stevenson, but the flow of ice and
extreme cold weather forced her to tie up,
and the oonsequece is she will make her
headquarters at Painted Woods this winter.
Mr.. Haggart, working for w. 81. Clark
on Jack Dwyer's ranch at Snake Greek,
had his leg broken in two places last Mon
day by runaway team. The doctor from
Fort Stevenson was called and dressed
the fractured limb. At last accounts Mr..
Haggart was getting along finely.
John Bettendorf, who has served the
county so faithfully and true since last
February as member of the board OF
county commissioners from the third dis
trict, left on the 9Th inst. for his former
home in Minnesota, he having disposed OF
his farm and stock at Turtle Lake to II.
q. Nygard. Mr.. Bettendorf was one OF
the most highly esteemed citizens of Nc
Lean county, an efficient. conscientious
Official, and a hustler of the first order,
whom the Leader regrets to lose. That
he and his estimable wife may prosper
wherever they go is the kind wish of his
many friends in this county.
The steam threshing outfit which Mr..
los. A. Burgum went after last week at
Arthur arrived here in good condition.
The engine was taken mp to Conklidg last
Sunday, and the separator went up to-day.
II the weather moderates the farmers a.
round Conkling will get their threshing
done yet before New Years.
James Dillingham;, proprietor of the
Strawberry lake ranch, has been confined
20 his bdd for the past three weeks with
typhoid fever. He has been furnished
medicine by DR.. Strain of Minot, and al |
though he is improving and gaining
strength as rapidly as can be expected,
YET he was unable to be up when We visit
Cd his place last Sunday night.
States Attorney Register is now trying
20 gain possession of the Tom and Mary
Cox child. The child is in need of home.
His father is in the penitentiary and his
i mother Is q low type of what mother