The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-02-27
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Preaching services will be held at Turtle
Lake tomorrow at the usual hour. Arsare
cordially invited. B.A. BURNS, Pastor.
What will the harvest be?
California Layer Raisins at Robinson &
Casselman's.
CONS Mann was down from Hancock
Sunday.
Sheriff Falconer was in town on business
Thursday.
J.C. Dwyer drove down to the capital
city Monday.
BoRN.-To Mr.. and Mrs. Burns, on the
22nd inst. son. NV ,:. 81 s-j>.'s
L. NJ. wallin has been brak1ng his fine
span of graYs the past week.
The cases of diptheria in Bernt John
sons family, have fully recovered.
Walter LEROY and J. T. Davis made a
flying trip to Bismarck this week.
We are pleased to learn that Mrs. James
Heath, of Conkling is slowly. convalescing.
Robinson & Casselman are now keeping
in stock neck-yokes, singletrees and
doubletrees.
Many of the Oliver county people have
been over to our burgh during the last
week trading.
FOR SALE-A frst-class fresh mich
COW; regular pet. JOHN J. ROBINSON,
Coal Harbor
County commissioner John E. Allen of
Conkling, was caller upon the Leader
Wednesday lastr
Walter Wells was the recipient of birth
day present last week in the shape of silver
hunting case watch.
Louis Baardson returned from Bismarck
Thursday with two more loads of goods
for Robinson & Casselman.
Swan Hanson, one of our county COM
missioners from Turtle Lake, was in town
on Wednesday last.
Judge VIM. Lacy. Henry Carter, and
James Heath, were taking in the sights in
the city on Wednesday.
commendable improvement in, the
shape Of a sidewalk has been added to the
front of the postoffice.
C. T. Lange, clerk of the Ft. Berthold
agency, came down from the fort Wednes-
day and returned yesterday.
Big impsovments going on at the Head
quarters Robinson and Casselman. They
are rustlers from away back.
A fine assortment of zephyrs, rouching,
crocheting and dress goods has just been
received at Robinson & Casselmans.
An esteemed journal remarks that one
third of the meat consumed in Paris is
horse flesh. That is horse on the French.
John j. Robinson and wife came down
from Coal Harbor Sunday on visit to
their daughter, Mrs. Laurence Casselman.
Notwithstanding the fact that the crown
of England is valued at 100000 it is said
to have been in pawn four times, once at
$4,000.
A weekly prayer meeting has been
organized by Rev. Mr.. Burns. The first
one was held at the house of Prof. Wells,
on last Thursday evening. All are invited.
very pleasant dancing party wasgiven
at the residence of OLAF Berquam last We'd
nesday evening, at which about 30 couple
were present. The occasion was in honor
of Ole Holtan's Oath birthday.
G. NJ. Griffeth will move back into Oliver
county next week, and Washburn will be
left without blacksmith for awhile. We
understand that Otto Wallin has bought
the shop and will have good man at work
in 1t soon.
The state superintendent of the Board
of Health, is supplying all the counties in
the state with blanks, and hereafter all
deaths and births, also all cases of sickness
are to be reported monthly, and also a
statement of the diseases prvelent.
Robinson & Casselman have fine gold
filled watch, valued at $50, which will be
given away about July 4th to some one
among their patrons. A ticket will be
issued to the purchaser of each dollars
worth of goods, and when the drawing oc
ours the lucky man will take the watch.
I'm. Adams of Fargo, general agent of
the Winona Wagon company, visited Wash
burn last Friday and sold carload OF the
Rushford wagons, carriages, DO, to Robin
son d Casselman, who are made the local
agents here. Mr.. Adams is very pleas
ant gentleman to do business with, and
we hope his visits may be made more fre
quently.
We have heard considerable fault found
with last years assessment of personal
property, owing to the fact, as the asser-
tion goes, that but few counties assessed
young calves and colts. If the assessors
comply with the law, all young stock, no