The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-11-26
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN co.

OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN co.
Local Brickbats.
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sG. E. Wentworth of Bismarck was q
visitor in Washburn Monday.
Louie Hartle was down from Coal Har-
bor Tuesday with a load of wheat, en-
route to Bismarck.
Bernt johnson returned home from the
capital city last night with a load of lum-
ber and other supplies for himself.
The st. Paul Pioneer Press says that
ex-senator Pierce has retired from the
editorship of the Minneapolis Tribune.
j. R. Walkup made trip to Bismarck
this week with wheat, returning with
load of goods for Geo. L. Robinson of
Coal Harbor.
Yesterday was rough day for those
who had to face the wind and snow. At
least, Oliver Thompson thought so as he
drove up from Bismarck.
1t commenced showing here late Thurs
day evening, and all day yesterday the
snow fell steadily, covering the ground to
the depth of about three inches.
Ward County Reporter: Col. w. G..
Plummer returned to Mlnot this morning,
and says he has made more money out of
the campaign than any one else.
Mandan Times: Only one woman in
town took advantage of the opportunity
to vote on state superintendent and her
ballot had to be thrown out because it was
not properly marked.
The Fargo Daily Forum, from now until
March 15, 1898, containing full reports of
the legislature and all state news, only $1.5O
if paid in advance. Send your orders to
The Forum, Fargo, N. D.
An elegant supper was served at the
Merchants Hotel on the occasion of the
6ance and entertainment Thanksgiving
night. Mrs. Satterlund is equal to the
emergency on all such occasions.
Henry Suttle, w. o. Ward and Judge
Bowen, who had spent a week or SO hunt
ing in the vicinity of Elm Point, this
county, returned home last Monday amply
repaid for the time they spent. They
n>,-.,ol f.,urtoo,, 1onr
On October 1st the Reynolds Enterprise
entered upon its second year. Bro. Kyer-
son has made the Enterprise tirst-class
paper, and the patronage it is receiving
shows that the people Of Reynolds appre
ciate his efforts.
Attorney N. F. Boucher of Bismarck, and
T. L. McCrea of Fargo, visited Washburn
Friday of last week. Mr.. Boucher came
up on legal business connected with q
couple Of mortgage sales, while Mr.. Nc
Crea attended to some business for the
Deering company.
A West Superior special to the Mime
apolls Journal says that Gov. Burke will
leave North Dakota on the expiration of
his present term of Office, and associate
himself with the Osborne grocery com
pany Of Superior. One by one the car
pet-baggers are departing.
Dickinson Recorder: Note the pro-
gression the democrats have made in North
Dakota since her admission to statehood
Three years ago Miller, republican, had
1862 majority. Two years ago Burke'
republican, had 2,16s majority. This year
Shortridge, democrat, has 1,418.
G. H. Keys and n. G. Smith, two of Bis
marck's expert manipulators of the re-
peating Winchester, arrived III Washburn
last Saturday evening enroute to Williston
and other points on the upper Missouri
for months hunt. They expect to bag
the Cinnamon bear and Kangaroo, the
feroclous Grizzly and ''blacktail,' too.
Iowa, too, is talking of going back on
prohibition. A prominent politician (of
the democratic persuasion) has offered to
bet $4,000 that the law will be repealed at
the next session of the legislature. There
seems to be reaction against prohibition
chiefly because it notoriously.
fails to prohibit. The South Dakota leg
islature is understood to be in favor of
resubmlssion.
A little boy about eight years old arrived
in Washburn on the stage last week en-
route to the home of Mr.. and Mrs Peter
Miller at Turtle Lake. He is a bright
little fellow and was sent from the Orphans
Home Minneapolis to Mr. Miller, who will
adopt the child and give him the best
possible home. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller are
kind people, and the little wafe will find
in them everything that can be expected
from an indulgent father aud mother.