The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-02
Local News

Local News
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''Mary had:a little dog,
So thin it couldn't barb;
One dismal night afar from home,
wanderedln the dark.
Poor Mary mourned..hsr little pet,
And into tears she burst;
For when it came to her again,
It came as wienerwurst."
Fargo Forum.
It isIPostmaster Wallin, now.
Prof. Fosters storm came on time.
Joe Katz, of Painted Woods Lake,
was washburn visitor, Sunday.
A. A.R.-Bateah has removed. from tho Frank
johnson place; to the Joe Kstz's ranch.
George and Fritz Mercer, Of Msrcers
ranch, wore doing business in Washburn,
Saturday.
Ex-commissioner Allen brought in a
fine lot of dressed hogs for Merchant
Nelson, Saturday.
Both Hicks and Foster predict another
cold wave between the 9TH and 9Th OF this
month.
Col. W. E. Lowe, and wife, os 1'aks View
Ranch, s<e over spending Thanksgiving
among friends in Oliver county.
John Park, ranchman, and postmaster
OF Dog DEN, came over to the county seat
on business, Tuesday.
william Rohrer, of Hancock, returned
from Bismarck and spent Thanksgiving
dav in Washburn.
Peter Miller, of Turtle Lake, and
his daughter, MISS Kittie, spent Thanks
giyiag day at the Merchants.
Thanksgiving day was observed in
quiet way in Washburn, and the day
spent pleasantly by all.
The thermometer marked Is degrees
below zero at Washburn, at daylight,
Thanksgiving morning.
A Fort Benton dispatch o Nov. 2Sth
ststes that large packs of wolves coming
down down from the far north and des-
troying great numbers of calves and
s.s~sn grown cattle on the eastern Montana
sfAA9es. Observation-Disclosures, ..1........,.s,.-
Bert Wing. one of the leading farmers
of Nettle Creek township, was in the city
last Wednesday. Mr.. Wing brought in
4 sample of Mclean counties famous
beef and sold it to our citizens.
Now doth the festive turkey hold high
his naughty head; he knows not what il
coming, nor why he's so we'll fed. He's
happy in the ignorance of this and Other
facts. but pretty coon he'll get it where
the chicken got the ax.-Devils Lake
Free Press.
Washington botsnists gravelv assert thu
weed which is raising Cain in NORTH
Dakota now is salt wort and not catcus
The average farmer doesn't caae con
tinental--whether it is salt wort OF
weinerwurst, so long as it is here. HI
wants to get rid of it.
Col. John c. Dwyer WAS summoned t.
his horse ranch last Monday on account
of the illness of very valuable horse
but later news confirms the report tha
the horse is much better. It would be .
serious loss if Col. Dwyer should lose him
as he is worth about $500.
James Mcbride, and party while return
ing from hunting reconnaissance abov
Fort Stevenson, noticed a. wolf run
ming with something attached to its lei
which finally gave way and the anima
bounded lightly out of sight. The at
tachment proved new number tral
with the VOLTS frozen foot left in it
olasped jaws. The wolf was out foo
and the trapper out trap, a prime pei
and the state bounty.
BY an advertisement in the Harve
Advertiser We see that Thomas Dodson
Is supplying the citizens of Harvey wit
coal taken from the Pony Gulch mint
This mine is situated in the northeaa
corner of Mclean county, about IL mile
from Harvey. Thus gentle ssader, 20
will observe that, as it was In the begin
ing, 90 it always will be even unto the en-
of the world, Mclean county furnishe
not only fuel, but the staff, comforts an
necessities of life. Now reader it 20
want home, and in the true sense of th
word, come to Mclean county, the garde
spot of Gods green foot stool.
NOTICE.
To the Readers of the Washburn L1ADE
Al! sto subscribe for the LEADER betwee
..ov snd Christmas and pay cash, or thos
wi.,s are in arrears and settle their accour
viii be given Christmas present COZ
sisting of: A very fine Photograph
View of tho Worlds FAR, 8x1O inches
size, the work of 4he Official Photograph
er of the United States Government.