The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-08-05
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN co.

OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN co.
Local Brickbats.
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August H. Wahl returned this week from
Visit to his old home in: WISCONSIN,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Brown Of Painted
Woods were visitors IN town Thursday.
G. M. Griffeth, the blacksmith is having
well bored back Of his shop by William
Randall.
The harvesting of barley began in Nc
Lean county this week. Many fields of
oats will be ready for the binder next week.
The row between Grand Forks district
Methodists and Presiding Elder Ryan, is
still on, and shows no sign of abating in
violence.
West Virginia has two headed woman
who has two voices entirely different in
tone. Sho talks bass on on side and tenor
on the other.
E. j. Jennings, manager of the North
Dakota newspaper union, and Miss Julia
sStebbins are to be- married in Ypsllante,
Mich, August sth.:
A large number of the friends OF the
newly welded couple witnessed the ce,e-
mony, and made the occasion one of
pleasure long, to be remembered.
Geo. w. Newton and wife from Bismarck
visited Washburn last Monday. Mr.. New
ton was mp on legal business, and his wife
accompanied him for a pleasure trip,
Roger Aller, ex-lieutenant governor,
has gone to the Worlds Fair, the first time,
according to the Grafton Times, he has
been out of the state since he settled at his
present home, in 1879.
Marriea-At the residence of the brides
parents, in Satterlund school township,
Oh Thursday, August Sd 1898. by Rey.
Spangberg, 1L, lei.-- n 1o~- =: I 1850
Matte Nelson, all OF Mclean county, N. d.
Mr.. Mass, aged over fifty years, living
about miles northeast of Washburn, fell
off a load of hay last Tuesday and broke
one bone of his right leg below the knee.
Prof. Wells was sent for, and set the 1rac-
tured limb all right.
The city of Minot is rapidly growing
metropolitan. Geo. w. Wilson, the enter
prising proprietor of the journal, has
branched out with 5-column folio ''Daliy
Journal" which is well filled with adver-
tisements rs starter.
Mrs. Stowl, mother of the little boy
adopted by Peter Miller, arrived in Wash
burn from St. Paul last Saturday with her
other child. She is now engaged as cook
in the Merchants hotel of this place, and
will probably remain here permanently.
Michael L. O'Connor and his grading
outfit passed through Washburn Thursday
morning enroute to Bismarck, having
finished his work on the 500 road. Michael
Il. says they had plenty of work, but denies
. any intention of establishing national
bank.
The Jamestown Daily Capital is the
latest venture in the journalistic field
Bro. Warnock is progressive business
man, and is giving the people of James.
town a frst-class daily. Ralph w. David.
son is city editor, and the paper is well
filed with spicy and newsy locals.
General Manager Mellen of the North
ern Pacific railroad died suddenly last
week at Victoria, B. G., and his remains
were taken east last Sunday. Chief Engi
neer Kendrick has beea'appointed genera
manager IN Mr.. Mellen's place.
Joe Cotton, the Ward county boomer
has returned from trip to Florida, wher'
he purchased $50 acres of land. He want
to sell his coal mine at Minot, and desire
to take up his abode among the orang
groves and the, festive aliigators Of tn
sunny state of Florida.
County Auditor Wells leaYes by stag
this morning for Bismarck, where he WI
enter the hospital, and place himself unde
medical treatment. For the past two Q
three months his health has been steadll
failing, and he has become SO feeble tha
he ean no longer perform the clerical dt
ties of his office.
John Marniee, the "stall sycamore :
the new town of souris on the 500; roaf
was among the notables in the city Tue' %
2 day. Mr.. Marnlee thinks that War
y, county is upon the eve of new era g
prosperity, and that all the old timers 'sil
have weatherod good and bad times tht
have occurred throughout the wiley wi
now reap the benefits Of their long WAITING
s5s-s The 500 road will be an active factor ]
the upbuilding of the lower Mouse rive
region. Minot Journal.