The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-11-18
Local News

Geo. G. Shrunk, of Grass Lake WAS in
on business, Monday.
Several loads of wheat went to Bis
marck the first of the week.
Postmaster Henry Rohrer of Coal
Harbor, was in the city Monday.
Joseph Roach is in the vicinity, buying
cattle for his beef contract at Fort Bert
hold.
Sam johnson, who is wintering his
horses near Conkling, spent a few days in
town last week.
Mrs. Isaac Fairman and Samuel were
in calling on their friends in Washburn
on Wednesday.
-, Marion Lacy and Ansel Colby of Coal
Harbor stopped over in Washburn on
their way to Bismarck.
Mr., Sam Falconer of Falconer was in
town shaking hands with his numerous
friends, last Sunday.
Rev. I, A. Diesen will preach as the
school house No Town of Sverdrup
Sunday next, 10 November II a. m.
Sverdrup Menighed holder sit aarsmode
Tirsdag 21 den November Hammars
skolehus XII 9. f. ale Dor we're tilstede.
Mon lay and Tuesday were the coldest
of the season so far. A high north wind
blow most of both days. Wednesday
was milder.
Mrs. NJ. J. BRAGG, sister to Sheriff.
Heath has left Washburn for home in
Kansas but she expects to return to North
Dakota in the Spring.
Editor Wood of the Steele Ozone, came
up from Bismarck, on Mondays STAGE
and Is spending few days at the county
seat visiting old friends.
Charlie Staley stopped over IN wash
burn Saturday night. He was around
buyinp cattle for Mr.. Roach's beef con-
tract at Fort Berthold.
Geo. NJ. Robinson made flying busi :
ness, trip last week to Towner and ne
reports having had fine time, although
the weather was some what against him.
Postmaster Miller, e. F. Huston and L
T.. Britton of Turtle Lake are spending
week or two hunting, and are camping
near the saw mill.
Sheriff Heath has just returned from
the capital, where he had two of his toeth
pulled out. He says that the pulling was
like wringing wet blanket as dry as gun
powder.
f. M. Tenant, Columbus, Wis, and
John N. Scott of Galesville Wis., have
taken rp their residence on Painted woods
Lake bottom intending to hunt this
winter.
We learn that Superintendent Burton, of
of Fort Stevenson, has been super seded
by Mr. j. H. Gates, the head teacher who
is expected to take charge Jan. LIST. Mr..
Gates went to Bismarck Tuesday.
The reelection of j. r. Mann rs com :
missioner for the End district was an
endorsement of that gentleman at which
he may Justly feel gratifed while his
friends will feel proud. The county
generally is highly pleased that Mr.. Mann
has been chosen for the next three wears,
as he is estermated competent official,
of honest aims for the general welfare,
and with good, judgment and executive
ability. 1t will now be Bob's duty to see
to it that he will not impair his chances
for reelection by remaining bachelor
very much longer. If he wonts to hold
his lob he better get solid with some
member of the gentler sex.
Our citizens have no small cause for
satisfaction in the greatly reduced taxa
tion for 1898. A comparison with the ta1
of last year shows a reduction of over one
third in single year. The rate for 1892
was 3s.6 per cent, while that for 1898 is
even %. a reduction of 14.6 or nearly Is
mills. The assessment for this year Is
divided as follows:
State Revenue mills; State Interest e
mill; County General mills; County
Interest 4 mills; Bridge fund mill; Sink
ing fund mills Road fund 11 mill.
The greatest change is in the county
general fund, which, last year was 161a
mills.
James A. Land made final proof on his
homestead before Judge Peterson Monday.
He informed some of his friends that he
intended surprising the people some of
these days by coming to town and going
homo on the same day, instead of occupy.
ing two or three days for the town. He
declared that his prolonged visits were
due somewhat to his rather social and
convivial temperament, but that if people
. thought hin unable or indisposed to curb
his incl,nations in that direction the
we're mistaken, and that some day they
would see him come into the city and
out of town the same day, and all in the
most orderly and dignified mannsr-and
no more words about it. He and Henry
Rohrer came down the same day, but the
latter gentleman returned alone. Lands
surprise did not all come off this trip,