The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-01-14
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN co.
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Local Brickbats.
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Joe Olson went to Bismarck Thursday.
Chas. Hoover the sheep raiser was in
town Wednesday.
Swan willborg of Coal Harbor, was in
town yesterday.
Rssmus Nelson Of Coal Lake was in
town yesterday.
Neas o. Herrod and daughter jennie,
visited the city yesterday.
Judge Peterson was in town Monday
transacting Official business.
John ellsworth the Turtle Lake stock
man was in the city Thursday.
Ike Westman of bachelors hill near
Weller, visited the city Tuesday.
August johnson the bonanza farmer
near Weller was in the city Tuesday.
Treasurer Haugeberg and Barber Gran
ger went to Bismarck Thursday evening.
Joseph Anderson, school treasurer OF
Hancock District was in Washburn Thurs
day.
Sheriff Heath was rustling around the
county Jail Monday, fixing up for the next
boarder.
James Larmer of Snake Creek, passed
through Washburn Thursday bound for
Bismarck.
Major Murphy and wife came down from
Ft. Berthold Monday, enroute to the Capt.
tai CITY.
At the teachers examination yesterday
Miss Ruby Page passed successful ex-
animation.
Ole B. Wing school clerk of Nettle Creek
District, was the first clerk to send in his
annual report.
Mrs. T. J. Haugeberg, her mother Mrs.
Groat, and little Wilbur departed for Bis
marck last Thursday.
Register of Deeds Benson returned
Thursday evening after weeks visit on
his claim, near Jericho.
Everybody seems to be gong to Bis
marck nowadays, probably to see the
aenatOrial razzle.dazzle
County Superintendent Wallin left for
Bismarck Friday evening, to witness the
election of U. s. Senator.
James Tower and Henry Penael, passed
through town Wednesday for Bismarck,
with two loads of porkers.
Alfred staley passed through washburn
Thursday with two teams, bound for Ft.
Berthold, loaded with stoves.
The genial John J. Robinson and his
estimable wife left for their home last
Sunday, after weeks visit at Washburn:
George Hefner, the miller, is turning out
excellent -four, equally as good as that
turned out by jacobsen in 1884 and 1885.
Thursday evening about sundown the
beautiful snow commenced serenely to fall.
During the night the wind changed bliz-
zardly making distressful howl, Etc.
James Thompson of Hancock came
down Saturday. James is an old-timer,
having resided In this part of the country
since 1865 and was formerly employed by
the government as q scout and mail carrier.
Blind pigging must go. The Attorney
General has issued proclamation warn
ing all violators to shut up shop, or he pro-
poses to invoke the full power Of the State
This will be an eye opener for the pigs.
Near Mandan Saturday farmer named
JIM. Nelson was accidentally shot and
, killed by Henry Harmon, brother of the
ex-railr0ad commissioner. It seems Har-
mon, Nelson and two others were riding in
q lvmber wagon when jack RABBIT made
its appearance and Mr.. Harmon pulled a
revolver to fire at it. The gun went of
prematurely with the result above stated
Mandan Pioneer.
David Carlson, one of Mclean county's
best farmers, returned Yesterday after an
absence of two months in Ottertail and
Chicago counties Minnesota, David is
glad to get back, and states that the far
mers of North Dakota is equally as we'll,
if not better fixed, than their brothes far
mers of Minnesota. They have only one
advantage, that is wheat market, but
coal and wood must be bought, and that is
no small item during the cold winters of
Minnesota. Mr.. Carlson is well satisfied
with the garden county, and intends to
stay and get rich. David knows what he
IL doing and saying, and " all know that
he is a man that never talks through his
. hat.