The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-06-18

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Coal Harbor Monday.
sSs j. r. Mann of Hancock smiled on his
friends here Wednesday.
Six brood mares and colts for sale cheap,
by Robinson 4 Casselman.
j. G. Whitlock and wife were visitors
from Conkling Thursday.
County Auditor Wells made business
trip to Bismarck Monday.
Butter and eggs are just as good as cash
with Geo. Jennings, Bismarck.
Read notices of estrays taken up, and
of stock that have strayed.
Geo. Gansle of Oliver county registered
at'the Merchants Wednesday.
JGeo. Jennings buys all kinds of butter
in tubs, jars, prints and rolls.
Chas. Staley and Luke Eskes represent
ed Coal Harbor in town this week.
David Carlson of Coal Harbor was
transacting business in town last week.
y Geo. Van Solen, the sage of Painted
Woods, was in town Thursday on business.
The steamer Abner O'Neal came up
yesterday and took on board about 5000
bushels of wheat.
The Missouri river has been on the rise
for several days past, but the price of
wheat is at stand-still.
A wheat blockade has been experienced
here for several days the past week, both
warehouses being crammed full.
George Mckay this week made trip to
Fort Berthold, and while on the reserva-
tion visited the mission school.
Jos. Mann was in Washburn again Mon
day. He is looking for some stray colts,
which are advertised in this paper.
Grain of ali kinds and corn are growing
:. finely, and the prospects for another inn
Ahense crop are decidedly fattering.
Happy and content is home with The Ro.
chester, lamp with the light of the morning.
Fsreataleue. zvrite RocAeste, Lansb Co. Nfzv Yo,k.
After an absence of nearly two weeks
on business in Mercer county. j. l.. Robin
son returned to his headquarters in Wash
burn Wednesday.
The teachers reading circle last Satur-
day was very we'll attended by the teachers
of the county, but very little work was
done owing to the lack of books.
>.Sister NJ. Hedwig of Yankton came up
bn the Abner O'Neal last Sunday enroute
to the Catholic Mission near Berthold,
whittier she went by stage Tuesday.
Walfred Hoover, now a resident of Butte,
Montana, and brother of Fred, Charles
and Gust Hoover of this place, arrived
Sam Townsend of Bismarck registered
at the Merchants Thursday evening. He
handled the ribbons over the team which
brought up Abe VanHorn and c. II. Hille.
Another heavy rain, accompanied by
hail, visited this section last Tuesday night.
The frequency of hail thus far this spring
ought to serve as warning to farmers to
have their crops insured.
Register of Deeds Benson visited his
Coal Harbor farm this week. He has an
excellent conveyance of his own, and can
now travel on the go-as-you-please plan
whenever he feels like it.
w. E. Low came down from his Lake
view ranch on Tuesday, and reports his
stock in excellent cepdition. He also
reports a large number of stray horses in
his vicinity, bearing all sorts of brands and
belonging to all sections of country.
Robinson q Casselman will rattle off a
fine Norman mare on the 4th of July.
They intend to sell tickets at 81 each, and
conduct the affair in the form of draw
ing. This will be an additional feature to
the celebration in Washburn on the 4th.
E. s. Pearce of Bismarck went up to
Berthold this weeek for the purpose of
putting in bid on the construction of the
new agency buildings to be erected at the
mouth of the Little Missouri, to which
place it is proposed to remove the agency.
Theo. J. Haugeberg went to Bismarck
Wednesday and drew the $2,25O railroad
money which has been lying in the state
treasury for the past three or four years
doing nobody any good. The settlement
of the vexatious ta1 question between the
Northern Pacific railroad company and
Mclean county haa been grand thing
for the people, and hereafter no trouble
from that source need be apprehended.