The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-04-23

The Riverview House barn, one of the
old landmarks of Washburn. is no more.
1t was the property of w. E. Low, and
during the past week he had the structure
torn down and the material removed to
his Lakeview ranch.
Master Fred Peterson, son of Mrs. Lena
Peterson landlady of tile Pacific House
at Bismarck, came up on the stage last
Monday to visit his little friends in this
county. On Tuesday he went up to Elm
Point to spend fews with Mr.. Gradln's
family.
Ed. Wentworth and A. Van Horn drove
up from Bismarck last Sunday ostensibly
for goose hunt, but as they have busi-
mess in the upper part of the county, they
will add pleasure to their trip and try to
take home few of the feathery nomads
that infest this region of country.
Two small children belonging to Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Sandstrom of Joslyn, Ward
county, was burned to death on the 9th
house while the parents we're out milking,
and lantern left burning in the room was
upset by the children and caused the fire.
The Chicago Herald claims to have had
the largest advertising patronage for the
week ending April 9, of any paper in the
United States. It says the New York
World had 1925 lineal inches, the Herald
ABB. The Chicago Herald is certainly
great newspaper and a clean one.
Attorney Ed. S. Allen was elected mayor
of Bismarck at the municipal election re-
Gently held in that city, and on Tuesday
last assumed the duties of the Office. From
the tenor of his address to the council we
must express the belief that Mr.. Allen will
give that city first-class administration.
vMandan Times: The Mandan roller
mill has been shut down for a general over
hauling, but is now ready to resume opera
tions. The cooper shop has been running
all the time as usual and about 100 barrels
are made every day. A visit to the shop
will convince the most skeptical that it is
good institution for Mandan to have.
Murdick j. Mckenzie, deputy U. S.
marshal, has been the busy man of the
United States court this week. Marshal
Price says of all his deputies, Mr.. Mckenzie
is one of the most efficient. "He is always
at the right place at the right time. He
is one of the men I can depend on to
execute an order correctly and on time"
Bismarck Settler: We are informed
that Hon. Geo. w. Rawlings, of Sterling,
was married yesterday at Jacksonville, ILL.,,
to Miss Mamie Rice, of that city. Mr..
and Mrs. R. are expected here about the
Goth. and will reside on their Logan town
ship farm this summer. The Settler joins
with a multitude of friends in ten dering
congratulations.
Fargo Forum: The railroad commits
sioners are having new map of North
Dakota made to accompany their biennial
report. None will be sold, but if a copy
is desired Judge Edgeley, the genial sec
retary of the commission, will order it for
you for Is cents. the price charged by the
New York publishers. This map is the
latest--cOrrected down to date.
The many friends of Jos. Dietrich, one
of Bismarck's Oldest business men, has
been forced to make assignment. Heavy
losses of cattle during the past winter and
poor book accounts caused the failure.
Joe's heart was too big for his business,
and no poor man or woman was ever
turned away from his market-house empty
handed by q refusal of credit at his hands.
F. L. Barber, of Rodney, Iowa, is now
visiting Washburn with view of looking
over Mclean county soil. of which he has
heard the most astounding reports. Mr..
Barber was one of the Sisseton reservation
'sboomers," but he very soon got "his fill''
our candid opinion that Mr.. B. will find in
Mclean county somthing that will both
satisfy and please him.
The government survey party, under G.
w. Williams, chief engineer, have been
operating in the vicinity of Washburn for
several days this week. They are correct
ing some errors made last fall in taking
the elevations for the improvement of the
Missouri. Mr.. Williams, corps of assistants
are Ed. Powers, Henry Leibinger, Robert
Mckee, Fred j. Ploudke and 8. l.. Levy.
The steamboats, running on the Missouri
river in this region will have to rely upon
Ignite coal almost exclusively as fuel this
season. For the first time in years there
has been no wood prepared along the river
for supplying steamboats,, and this fact
must necessarily turn their attention to
coal-and may possibly result in the
development of new industry-that of
mining coal on the river bank.
Republican County Convention.
republican county convention to elect
delegates to the republican state conven-
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