The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-02-11
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN co.

OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN CO.. /,
Local Brickbats.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening
at 1880 p. M, held ut the parsonage. All
are welcome. B. A. BUnns, Pastor.
The senatorial razzle-dazzle is still on,
C.J. johnson took passage on Thureday's
stage for Bismarck.
G. G. Sohrunk, from the east line of the
county, was In the city yesterday.
G. e. Farrell of Fl. Berthold went down
to Bismarck Thursday morning after some
government freight.
The backbone of the cold snap broke
Wednesday, and we are now having fine
winter weather again.
Mrs. Lorin Smith, residing opposite
Washburn in Oliver county, is suffering
from an attack of fever.
Walter Leroy passed down for Bismarck
Wednesday. He will return loaded with
goods for Geo. L. Robinson.
Happy and content Is nome with THE Ro.
chester. ~ lamp with the light of the morning.
ia~eakaAaeue. 4vrite Rsekester L1ns5 Co. Nezv Tork
'an,os Culligan, Nose Hyatt and Nels
siii,lit',, three solid ranchmen of Oliver
county, were interviewing our merchants
Thursday.
o. E. Lehmicke came over from Dickin-
son last week to look after his interests
here, aud spent few days pleasantly with
the boys at the ranch.
This is the dullest season of the year, and
notwithstanding that eggs are worth Is
cents in the local markets, the hens of the
country are too lazy to supply the demand.
The immense works of the Harney Peak
Tin Mining company, at Hill City, s. D.,
are closed, and will not reopen, it is an
nounced, until congress removes the tariff
on tin plate.
Northwest News: The patents for the
school lands of North Dakota are held up,
because tho commissioner demands specific
proof that they are not mineral lands and
are unappropriated; that is free from
squatters or any other sort of incum brance.
II some of tho congressman are in need
of exercise for the jawbone, it might be in
order for them to practice on the pronun-
citation of the eight Hawaiian islands.
Perchance by the time they got them all
right they would not care to make q
speech on annexation.
John R. Hammack, the horseman, left
yesterday morning for brief visit to his
old home at Dickinson. Mr.. Hammack
has made many warm friends during his
few months stay here, and 1t is hoped he
will make this section his permanent head
quarters. His band of horses are doing
well on the range, and he has had to feed
but very little hay, and that to only few
which were not in arst-class condition in
the fall.
Lisbon Star: The proposed annexation
of Canada may be leading issue during
Clevland's administration. A strong sentl-
ment in favor of annexation is known to
exist among many leading Democrats who
believe that it would lead TO party prestige
and there is every reason to believe that
Canada is rapidly growing more favorable
to the project.
Depredations from time to time have
been made on the freight cars standing in
the yards and articles taken therefrom.
Last night no less than seven cars had the
seal broken on them, and from one car
some groceries had been taken. Extreme
cold does not seem to deter the miscreants.
It is getting to be q frequent occurrence
and the pilferings though Individually
small, are beginning to assume larger pro-
portions.-Jamest Alert.
The Chicago Tribune invited tho ex-
pressions of the governors of tho various
states ON the death of james g. Blaine, and
the following is the broadminded and
generous opinion of Governor 3hortridge
of this state: II conAider James g. Blaine
one of the most eminent statesman of this
or any other age. In the past few years
he has seemed beyond the limits of party,
aud has stood for tho whole people. To
say that he has of late enjoyed the con-
siasnco Of a majority of the people Of this
coantry is only to soy that which the world
already knows. His true worth will be
more appreciated with the passage of
time. Wise, courageous, chivalrous, oat-4
riotic liberty loving she stood at tho head
Of the list Of our late representative
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