The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-03-18

leigh county, is now teaching the Wash
burn school, We understand that the term
will last but a couple of months.
News comes from Minot that the land
Office in that city will do large business
this spring. Col. Plummer's friends will
rejoice to know that at last he is about to
be rewarded by a decent compensation.
The Grand Forks Herald announces
that Governor Shortrldge has commits.
stoned all his appointees, including those
whom the senate refused to confirm, the
latter to serve until the next Legislative
session.
While Representative Hurley, of Crary,
Trail county, was burned in efigy at
Hillsboro on his return home, Senator
Lamb of Michigan City, Nelson comfy,
was received with grand ovation and
presented with gold headed cane. How
different are the pillows upon which rests
the legislative head.
Louis Anderson of Coal Harbor returned
from Bismarck Thursday, bringing with
him the balance of his windmill and 9TH
or goods. HIS mill is the celebrated Aer-
m6ter, consisting of 12-foot wheel, tow
er, piping, pumps, etc., complete. Here.
after Louis will grind his own feed and
pump his water by that invisible power,
but most potent agency. the wind.
Our old friend Arthur A. Brundage of
the Dawson Standard has gone ON a trip
to Wisconsin and Illinois to purchase q
carload of horses, among which he will in
clude number of imported draft stations.
Arthur is laboring assiduously for the ad-
vancement of his section of the state, and
when he returns the farmers of Kidder
county will have an opportunity of secur-
ing some good stock. He will also sell to
those living outside of Kidder, and offers
good terms. See his advertisement.
J. T. Langballe returned from his Bis.
marck trip yesterday. Both he and Louis
Anderson are disgusted with the Bismarck
wheat market; as they only received 4s
cents per bushel. This appears to the
average mind as somewhat of an outrage.
GUS price, inasmuch as wheat in Duluth is
now 68 cents, the lowest yet paid. This
makes difference of 25 cents, and the
fro;nh& from, R,ovoovob ~ nuIr%b 20 <,rlr
16 cents, giving the Bismarck sharks q
clean profit of cents. What encourage,
ment has the farmer to raise wheat at such
figures?
Fargo Forum: Lieutenant Governor
Wallace, came out of the winters work at
Bismarck with the respect of the better
people, and has given evidence that midst
of all the trying scenes, where reason had
fed and drunken brutality prevailed he
could be gentleman. Governor Wallace
is conscientious official and by his con-
servative, upright course, has won the re-
spect of the people of the state.
Our old friend Johnny Mitchell of Nc.
Henry county has gone into the employ Of
Uncle Sam, as will be seen by the follow,
ing from the Towner Independent.
J.A. Mitchell has abandoned for time
his profession as Druggist, and has re
signed his position with the Towner Drug
Co., to take the stage run between Towner
and Mouse River and the intermediate
points, making his first run Monday. He
has ordered two seated buggy, of strong
carrying capacity, and expects to do q
land Office business this season.
Cashier George Soule, of the McHenry
County Bank, came up from Towner last
Thursday, to give his testimony in the case
of the State VS.. Arthur Granger. Mr.. Soule
has plenty of spunk, as was manifested
when the defendant called him liar on
the witness stand. Although Granger is
about feet, inches tall, Mr.. Soule pro.
ceeded to tramp the scalawag's collar, and
but for the interference of attorneys and
Sheriff, would have dealt out much needed
thrashing to his insulter.-Minot Reporter.
E. G. White, resident of Dowagiac
Mich, visited Washburn last Saturday for
the purpose of looking over our Mclean
county soil with view of purchasing sew.
eral sections of land in this vicinity. he
was much pleased with this section of the
state, and expressed the belief that We had
bright and prosperous future before us
The fame of Mclean county's fertile farm
lands and her coal fields is gradually but
surely spreading throughout the eastern
states, and in the near future we may look
for large immigration of sturdy farmers
from the over crowded and worn-ou,
regions of the east.
The case of the State vs. Arthur Gran.
ger, alias A. L. Reed, charged with stealing
team of horses from Mike C0burn, wal
called before Justice r. M. Cole, on Tues
day. The state was represented by itf
Attorney James johnson, while Senate,
Gregory appeared for the defence. Ate,
the examination of three witnesses, Attor.
ney Gregory informed the Court that he
would no longer act for the defence, as IL
appeared to him that Granger had lied
This fact was also patent in the minds oi
every person present. The defendant was
bound over to the district court in bonds
Of $4,000, and in default Of bonds waa