The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-02-06
Local Brickbats.

Local Brickbats.
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Preaching services will be held at Turtle
Lake tomorrow at IL o'clock. All are
cordially invited. B. A. BURNS, Pastor.
Jos. Burgum was down from Conkling
Monday.
One week from tomorrow is st. Valen-
tines Day.
Herring, Macherel and Trout, at Robin
son g. Casselman's.
A. B. Rohrer was down from Hancock
with wheat Thursday.
Uncle Andrew Peterson of Sverdrup was
in town last Saturday.
Henry Bartel was in from Turtle Lake
last Friday and Saturday.
James Heath and his son Oliver were
down from Conkling Thursday.
The highest prices paid for hides and
furs at Robinson & Casselmans.
John Nagle and Geo. Pease were in town
this week patronizing our village black
smith.
John W. Elliott, Conkling's new post
master, was in town Thursday with wheat
for the mill.
Louis and Robert Bergquist, and Frank
Nordquist were down from Ingersoll this
week with wheat.
Marion Lacy and B. F. Long from Coal
Harbor made a trip to Bismarck with
wheat this week.
; . Mr. and Mrs. James E. Tower of Han
:, cock were. in town Thursday on. a ''shop-
ping" expedition.
Chas. s;taley and Henry Marsh returned
from Bismarck last Saturday loaded with
government freight for Berthold.
Miss Ada Musson has been engaged to
teach the Weller school, the spring term of
which will begin about April 1st.
B. L. Baardson Wednesday brought up
from Bismarck a mixed load of goods for
Haugeberg and Robinson & Casselman.
Anton P. Burgum and wife, who have
been visiting at Conkling for several weeks,
left Tuesday for their home in Cass county.
Peter Miller, Jack ellsworth, I. L. Brit
ton and G. G. w. West represented the
Turtle Lake country in town on Monday.
James Bartron, ST., was in the city last
Monday for the first time this winter. He
completed the purchase of Ramsett Bros
barn, near. the store.
Regardless of those gigantic weather
frauds, Professors Foster and Hicks, in
this neck of the woods, we are having
long spell of very mild weather.
1Os. Olson returned Saturday from Bis
marck with four horse load of goods for
Haugeberg. John Nelson also returned
on the same day with goods for Nelson Bros.
VIM. Kirkwood brought down a load of
wheat from Coal Harbor for Judge Lacy
last Monday, which was very quickly
transformed into No. "Light Loaf flour.
Thomas Hancock and a young man
named Struble have bought the Edgeley
Mail. The boys will evidently be able to
hold their own in that thriving little town.
The Wash5urn mill closed down last
night, and F. j. Burt, j. l.. Kennedy and
Chas. VanDrser, the trio who have done
such excellent work in that institution, left
to-day for their homes in Bismarck.
George and Frank Bagnell, Lorin and
Chas. Smith. VIM. Connolly, Mrs. Hotch-
kiss, and the Misses Greenshield were all
over from Oliyer county Thursday taking
in the bargains offered by Robinson d
Casselman.
Superintendent of Schools Davis desires
the Leader to announce that hereafter he
will be found in his Office at the court
house only on Saturdays, as he intends
teaching the Sverdrup school. He says,
however, that the office will be open every
day, as he has arranged with Miss Maggie
Bagnell to stay in the Office in his absence.
Parents should be very careful of them
selves and their children during the prev
alence of the present epidemics of whoop-
ing cough, influenza and lagrippe, and not
go around in this cold and sloppy weather
with their feet improperly dressed. Assure
preventive against these diseases is a pair
of felt boots, which can be bought at
Robinson q Casselman's at less than first
cost. - -.