The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-05-06
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN co.
Local Brickbats.

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See John Oligny's notice of herding
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Hon. c. A. Burton returned to Stevenson
last Sunday.
Treasurer Haugeberg has made another
call for county warrants.
Mr.. and Mrs. 10. Rrown were visitors
in Washburn Saturday.
Miss Meg DAILY is teaching the Wash
burn school-not Kate Day.
John P. Lindeleaf advertises thorough
bred Red Poll bull for service.
T. J. Haugeberg made flying business
trip to Bismarck last Saturday.
Maj. Murphy and Mrs. A. O. Davis re-
turned from Bismarck Tuesday.
Attention is called to the change in the
advertisement of the N. P. railroad on 4th
page.
AL. Simpson, Nat Page, Willis Harmon
and Lorin Smith were over from Oliver
county Monday.
Miss Lulu Satterlund, who had been
visiting her aunt. Mrs. L. A. Larson, at
Dry Point, returned home on Mondays
stage.
Mrs. Julius Michaelson came up from
Mandan on last Mondays stage for a
weeks visit with friends and relatives in
Washburn.
Merit Bartron and Ray House did the
stage act on the Berthold and Hancock
routes last week in the absence of jim and
Herb. Bartron.
John Nagle of Garfield county (now part
of McLean), an old-time resident on the
Missouri slope, made a business trip to
Bismarck this week.
Us. Brosnahan, of Fargo, representing
the Champion machines, visited Washburn
Thursday in the interest of his company,
and left for the east yesterday.
Miss Linnie Slaughter came up from
Bismarck last week, and after visiting her
friends in Washburn day Or two proceed
ed to IngersOll, where she will teach school.
John n. N,cklin, John G. Staley, VIM. A.
Staley and John j. Robinson all proved
up on their tree claims before Judge
Peterson last Saturday, under the new law.
Another girl was orn to Mr.. and Mrs.
William Brown at Painted Woods on Fri
day, April 28th. Bill Is prouder over the
new arrival than he would be had he fallen
heir to a thQusad dollar estate.
= s. j. Seal, collecting agent for the Nc
Cornick machine company, visited this
city Wednesday, transferred the local
agency of the Mccormick machines to
Robinson & Casselman, and left for Ris-
marck Thursday morning.
W. E. Low and James Bartron jr., re-
turned from Bismarck Monday. Jim
visited the Capital city for the purpose of
undergoing an examination for postal
service. We opine he will find his ex-
animation acceptable and that he will be
entered in the railway service.
Our former fellowtownsman, X. S. Ram
sett, now Of Fingal, N. D., came up from
the east Thursday afternoon, and for a
time was kept busy shaking hands with
old friends. X. g. says he is dong large
business in his new location, and is hand
ling more goods there in one month than
he did here in six. We are glad to learn
that he has struck paying lead. While
here he will make his headquarters with
his brother-in-law, B. l.. Baardson.
A searching party of 80 men started out
last Monday morning to hunt for the body
of Gus Johnson who, was lost in the storm
of April 18th. They gave the prairie over
which it is supposed he travelled a thorough
search, but without avail. They were out
several days and traversed large area of
country, but found no traces of the miss
ing man nor his horse, thought it is thought
his horse has been found, but there is
nothing definite about that.
Fargo Forum: A report comes from
the east that lage immigration is head
ing for North Dakota. The passenger
department. of the Northern Pacific rail
road has issued vast number of circulars
and now a lange force in the eartern states
gathering people together, to bring them
to this state. The old pioneer line expects
to increase the patrons OF its line in this
state by many thousands, within the next
sixty days.
Chas. Thompson drove up from Bis
marck last Monday with Mr.. NJ. Zwang,
of st. Paul, representative of the Stan
dard Oil company. Mr.. Zwang's average
expenses, including livery hire, etc, are
about Sc per day, and this, together with
his salary, the people have to pay. There