The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-09-16
Local Brickbats.
The steamer Castalia is expected Up to.

Robt. Leroy of Weller was down on
business Thursday.
John y. Carlson was down from Weller
on business Wednesday.
Master Cliff Westlake, from Bismarck,
is visiting friends in Washburn.
Sheriff Heath and John Nicklin repre-
sented Conkling in town Thursday.
H. H. and H. G. Nygard were Turtle
Lake representatives in town Tuesday.
Mr.. l.. Lorentzen ia the artist who is
painting the courthouse under John Mel.
sons contract.
According to the Recorder, 2sL carloads
of beef cattle will be shipped from Dick
inson tomorrow.
Sam Fairman came up from Bismarck
Sunday, and spent a couple of days with
his friends in town.
N. j. Olson last week was engaged in
repairing the inside of the Washburn
schoolhouse, and fitting it up for winter
use. .a..
Mrs. Hon. John Satterlund and her baby
Floyd and daughter Florence returned
home Wednesday after protracted visit
among friends in Minnesota.
WANTED-lOO steers from / to years
old. Also have some brood mares to trade
Tor cattle. JOHN j. ROBINSON.
Coal HarbOr.
r. II. Tteacy of Steele, district veterina-
tian, was in town Wednesday enroute to
Fl. Stevenson, where it is rumored CLAN
ders has appeared.
The North Dakota Capital, j. G. War
nock's paper. is again on deck. as bright
and fresh as though it had never been
consumed by the fire fend.
Sheriff Heath informs the Leader that
he intends moving his family into Wash
burn next week, and will become per-
manent resident of the town.
Thos. Bottomlv, better known as "Geo.
Walker" accompanied by Fred Bixby,
drove up from Bismarck yesterday. Mr..
Bottomly is up to contract for oats.
Miss Jenette Ward, who has been teach
ing term of school at Weller, left Thurs
day for her home at Bismarck, whence she
will 70 10 Chicago and take in the Worlds
fair.
The many friends Of Bernt JOHNSON will
regret to learn of the death of his little
three-year-old boy, whose death occurred
last Tuesday. The funeral took place on
Thursday.
Burglars are working in Bismarck,
O'Shaughnessy'e store was broken INTO
the other night and two guns. revolver,
several knives and lot of ammunition
we're taken.
P. Ekstrom. the most responsible, ener-
getic and reliable agent the Plano COM
pany has in this state, was in town Tues
day aud Wednesday looking after the in
terests of his firm.
NJ. Il. Brennan has sold the Devils Lake
News to Messrs Buckley q Herbert. Mr..
Binckley has been foreman of the News
for the past year, and Mr.. Herbert is a
new arrival from San Francisco.
In consequence of having lost all his
grain by prairie fire, Lorin Smith will
move his family over from Oliver to WASH
burn, and probably engage in business
with his stepfather, q. NJ. Grlffeth.
Luke Eskes, who returned from Bis
marck yesterday, says wheat was So cents
in that city on Thursday. Flour went up
80 cents on the hundred, It will be we'll
70. farmers to sell some of their wheat now.
Larry Casselman and Mrs. John j. Rob-
inson drove down down to Bismarck last
Saturday on a yisi. to Mrs. Casselman
who is at present in tile Lamborn hospital.
Larry reports his wife and boy getting
along nicely.
The prairie fire east of Bismarck did
considerable damage in the vicinity of
Sterling. The wind blew fearful gale,
and at Mckenzie the blaze jumped the
railroad track, burning several ties, and
pursued its course northward at a thirty
miie-an-hour pace.
John Casprzgk (pronounced Casper
died at the Lamborn hospital in Bismarck
Sept. 9TH. Mr.. Casper has been resi-
dent Of Mclean county for several yoars.
living in the vicinity of Turtle Lake, where
he leaves wife and several children, Mr..
VIM. Reuter- being son-in-law.
A young man named Jones came into
Washburn yesterday enroute to Turtle
Lake, where he intends working for Joh1i
Reuter- awhile and then take up a claim Of
his own. Mr.. Jones is young man from
Chicago, and, as We understand, has d
widowed mother, who will follow her son
to Mclean county as lie il located.