The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-14
Local Brickbats.
FOR SALE, OR TRADE.

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One good work horse and harness.
Inquire of R. h. Copeland, at the Leader
Office, Washburn, N. d.
For late telegraphic news read inside.
The choicest lot of candies, nuts and
canned goods in the city can be found at
T. Fitzgerald's.
The LEADER will take coal, wood, oats,
wheat, or any other farm product ON sub
scription. M
Judge Lacy and B. F. Long returned
from Bismarck Sunday.
Mrs. F. B. Wells returned to her home at
Coal Harbor last Monday.
James staley passed Washburn Tuesday
enrout to the capital city.
Mark Murphy, Geo. L. Robinson's clerk,
went down to Bismarck Tuesday.
Miss Hilda Satterlund, who has been at
tending school in Bismarck for the past
six weeks, returned home on last Mondays
stage.
| Mrs. John Satterlund left on THURSDAYS
stage for brief visit in Bismarck. Master
Arthur accompanied her as far as his Aunt
Mary's.
John j. Robinson was in town yester-
day, having came down by way of Conk-
ling where he has several head of cattle
wintering.
X. s. Ramsett, who is the agent here for
the Phoenix Fire Insurance Company of
Hartford, has taken several fire risks dur
ing the past two weeks.
A squad of about eight Indians, consist
ing of five squaws and three bucks, from
Berthold. have been in camp here for two
or three days. They're drawing card.
Dan Murphy, foreman of Fortunes gang
of wood workers, in company with the
crew of men who went up to Ft. Buford in
December, reached Washburn Tuesday
night, enroute to their homes.
James Heath went to Bismarck last week
and passed a medical examination under
the new pension law. If there is anything
better to come for the old soldier, certain
| " friend Heath is entitled to It. e
G. F. seppick came up from Bismarck
on Friday of last week. on his way to Coal
Harbor, where he has gone to spend few
weeks visiting with Jack Dwyer, Couples,
Billy Clark and few other old acquain-
tances.
Thos. Fortune and F. s. Whipple came
down from Ft. Buford Monday, enroute
to Bismarck. Mr.. Fortune has completed
his work on contract to deliver 1900
cords of wood for the government at the
Ft. Buford post.
Louis A. Larson came up from Bismarck
on Friday of last week, and visited Coal
Harbor the following day. He returned to
Washburn Monday with his little brother
Nels, whom he took with him to Bismarck
on Tuesdays stage.
Among the Bismarck boys who came
down from Fort Buford Tuesday were,
Henry Anklam, Henry M. Marsh, Henry
Breeder, Waldeman Juhls, Geo. Moore, Ole
Anderson, VIM. Jones, VIM. lager, and
John johnson. Bob Tower of Coal Har
Dor was also along with the boys.
David Axelrod left Thursday for st.
Paul, where he will spend the balance of
the winter visiting friends in the metrop-
oils of the Gopher State. He ordered the
LEADER to follow him, as he said he
couldn't enjoy life without perusing its
well-6lled columns of pithy locals.
John Smith, the interpreter at the Fort
Berthold agency, is reported dangerously
i'll, apparently from cold and sore throat,
a disease which appears to have become
epidemic in the vicinity of that agency.
LATER.-Since the above was put in
type, we have learned that Smith died on
Tuesday night and was buried Wednesday.
W. E. Low, the stock king of Sheridan
county, was in town several days last week
on business. He made several sales of
Washburn property, among which were
the building in which the Mclean County
Mail is printed and the Peterson black
smith shop. The sales are indications of
returning prosperity for Washburn.
John e. Allen and John Bettendorf, the
two new county commissioners, arrived in
Washburn Monday, and on Tuesday morn
ing were duly sworn in and took their
seats upon the board. The board remain
ed in session during the greater part of the
day, and winding up all unfinished business
adjourned to the first Monday in April. The
new commissioners, including ]. B. Mann,
who is also ssnew hand at the bellows"
deported themselves more like veterans in
county legislation than novices, and the
indications are that the future expenses of
the county will be so materially lessened
as to produce wholesome and percepti-
BILE effect upon the taxpayers. They are
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