The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-10-28
Local News.

Local News.
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Fosters next storm, Nov, End.
Judge Peterson drove down to Bismarck
the fore part of the week.
Bruce Tower, of Coal Harbor, was rest
ing at the Merchants, Thursday.
s. N. Wellberg aud Olaf Nelson, re-
turned from Bismarck, one day last week.
ss,1.Wood and coal are comfortable article
these October days.
7!Al. Rohrer, OF Hancock, was in Wash
burn, Sunday.
A. ". Carlson was hauling his wheat
to the Washburn landing this week.
Judge Lacey, and his son Marion, of
Coal Harb9r, were visiting in Washburn,
Friday.
The steamer Castalia came up from Bis
marck, Monday morning, reloaded and
returned down stream same evening. @
Charles and John Hanson, came up
from Bismarck last Saturday, to visit old
friends in the Weller neighborhood.
Robert LaRoy, of Weller, has been
hauling some of his wheat to Washburn,
this week.
James Larmer, of Coal Harbor, was
shaking hands with his Washburn friends
Thursday. Mr.. Larmer is one of Mclean
county's most successful stock and sheep
raisers.
J. B. Mcdonald, Thos Stone and Peter
Kerkey, d1ned at the Merchants Wednes-
day. These gentleman have just finished
grading contract near Minot, on the 500
road.
TJohn White, the we'll known Bismarck
liveryman, came up from the capital. city
on Monday with the party of Minneapolis
gentlemen whose names appear elsewhere.
Samuel E. Sprague, representing the
London anc Worcestershire Insurance
Co., of Liverpool, England, was among
the guests at the Merchants the past week.
George F. Kuntz, special agent of the
Pkpnix Insurance Company, of Hartford
Conn.,. has been stopping a. few days in
Washburn the past week in the interests of
his company.
Treasurer Haugeberg, with a party, of
friends returned Monday from several
days hunting trip up around Elm Point.
They brought down several deer.
James Bartron, jr., came down Mon
nesday in his accustomed seat on the up
country stage. He had weeks outing
with the deer and brought in seyen-soh he
says.
r Alfred W. Staley, of Coal Harbor. went
through Washburn, Wednesday, on his
way to Bismarck, to meet his brother and
sisters who are expected back from the
Worlds Fair.
Messrs Walton and Kettleson closed up
successful fall treshing'last week. In a
conversation with Mr.. Wallen he said the
best turn out in wheat was in the lnger-
soil nc,ghborhood where that cereal aver
aged about IL bushel to the acre.
Winter, according to that greatest OF
weather prophets, Rev. I. r. Hicks, will
oegin with, storms about the middle OF
November. aud "March will prolong Ii at
the last. We may reasonably say that we
NAV OK peet upon the whole hard winter"
de add, q word of advice: 1--WE candid
Iy think that the man who begins early
and prepares we'll for disagreeable win
ter will have no regrets, but cause for re-
joicing.'
Emmons County Record: General su-
perintendent Underwood and Chief En-
gineer Rich, of the 500 railroad CONF pany,
were in town Monday night. They came
from Kuhn, the end of the road, and left
Tuesday morning for Bismarck. Mr..
House, of Logan county accompanied
them. The visit of these gentlemen
shows-that the 500 company has not
forgotten-that it owns the diagonal
grade.
Welcome All.
There will be church service bv Rev. j.