The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-27
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN co.

OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN co.
Local Brickbats.
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Miss Florence DAILY spent the past week
at Ft. Berthold visiting her sisters.
Sheriff Heath was down from Conkling
iaast Monday in Attendance, at court - -
Judge Lacy and his son Marion proved
up on their tree claims last Wednesday.
J. B. Walkup and p. O'Connor were the
witnesses.
W. e. Low and wife left for their Lake
view homo last Monday. Next to Joe
Mann the colonel is one of the happiest
men in Mclean county.
Miss Celia Conway and Miss Edith
Glitschka were in town Monday evening.
Miss 3litschka is teaching a term of school
in Montefore township.
Conn Peoples passed through Washburn
enrouto 10 Mlnot last Monday with his
grading outfit and will apend the -summer
= working on the swdsoo road.
John Sheldon brought his wife and
children up from Bismarck last Monday,
and they are now comfortably ensconced
in their home two miles north of Washburn.
W. B. Doyle of Mandan, formerly clerk
of court for Morton county, spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Washburn making an
abstract of the Northern Pacific railroad
lands in Mclean comfy.
A. p. Thyberg of Conkling had one bone
of his loft forearm broken this weeek by
being jammed against post by one of
his horses. Prof. Wells dressed the franc
ture, and at last accounts Mr.. Thyberg
was getting along quite comfortably.
F. B. Riggs of santee agency will give
an interesting magic lantern entertain
ment at the Washburn school house next
Monday evening, Everybody is invited.
This viii be the first entertainment Of the
kind ever given in Washburn.
Saml Fairman, the ''farmer's friend" is
now located at the big warehouse in Wash
burn buying wheat. Those having surplus
grain to sell should take time by the fore
lock and bring 1t IN. Sam gives good
weight and tho best grade the market
allows.
William Reuter- lost three horses and ten
head of cattle within a month. Mr.. and
Mrs. Reuter- were both sick, and they had
no one to look after the stock. This IS
certainly serious loss, for Mr.. Reuter-,
who has the heartfelt sympathy of his
many friends.
Hans Storm and family lest Monday for
Isanti, Mimi, whore they will reside in the
future. By the removal of Mr.. Storm
Mclean county loses one of its best farm
ers, but his Interests in Minnesota de-
manded his presence there, and We theSe-
for humbiy submit.
Judge Winchester and Stenographer
Tuttle came up from Bismarck Monday
and held term of court, but the peace
/ and harmony Of our people supplied no
cases on the calendar, and the only busi-
ness transacted was the issuance of natur-
alization papers to Charles r. Nordauist
and Miss Emily Lindeleaf.
F, Joseph Daily, brother OF Miss Florence
DAILY now teaching the Washburn school,
and brother of Mrs. ]. 8. Murphy, Mrs. A.
o. Davis and Mrs. @. E. Farrell OF Ft.
Retthold, died last week in Minneapolis
with inflammation Of the lungs. His re
mains were taken TO Lisbon, N. D., for
interment.
A. o. Oberg returned from the Mouse
river last Friday. He sold his grade stall
lion "Philip" to ]. g. Hubbell, thrifty
and practical ranchman on the Wintering
river. ten miles south of Willard, for 5000.
Our friend Hubbell is fortunate in having
secured "Phllip," as he is q splendid ami
NAL on a stock farm.
Frank Smith, aged about II years, Of
Sanger, Olivier county, accidentally shot
himself week ago last Thursday. The
charge struck him in the brest and shoulder,
decorating the flesh in terrible manner,
but fortunately no bones we're boken. Il
was glancing shot and did not penetrate
the body. Prof. Wells Of this place was
sent for and dressed the wounds, and he
reports that the boy viii phil through
all right.
8s James r. Cross Of the Rose Bud agency,
Miss, Julia e. Pratt of Oahe, 8. D., @. W.
Reed and Miss Mary Lord Of Fl. Yates,
Nj. and Mfs. A. 4. Riggs Of the -sahtee
agsncy, snd Q. T. Ryder OF New York,
Registered At the Merchants, hotel in this
eity last Monday They we're enroute to
3 Fk Dsrthold on visit 70 Prof. Halls
school. Mr.. and Mrs. T. y. Riggs Of OahA
g, D, followed the party Wednesday.