The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-03-18
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN co.
Local Brickbats.


Local Brickbats.
Rev. B. A. Burns will hold religious
services at the Washburn school house at
IL O'Clock tomorrow. Hensler o'clock in
the afternoon. All are welcome.
PRAYER meeting every Thursday evening
at 7:3O p. NJ, held at the parsonage. All
are welcome. B. A. BURns, Pastor.
Archy Lambert came up from Bismarck
Monday.
Sheriff Heath and 8. j. Allen were down
from Conkling yesterday.
The moon entered its last qnartsr yes
terday and brought US milder weather.
Jos. Olson started for Bismarck Thurs
day morning with load Of wheat for T.
j. Haugeberg.
Otto Wallin went up to Coal Harbor
yesterday to assist Louis Anderson in
erecting his Aermotor.
The Coal Harbor school will begin the
spring term, under the tuition of N. L.
Towle, on Wednesday next, the 22d inst
We hope everyone who owns horse will read
the adverttsement Of the Elkhart Carriage and
Harness Manufacturing Company, of Elkhart,
Indiana, appearing In this paper.
George A. Robertson, formerly resident
of Coal Harbor, this county, has just re-
turned to Devils Lake from trip to Scot
lan6.
The Dickinson people are very wroth
over Gov. Shortrldge's veto of the bill at
taching unorganized territory to Stark
county.
Happy and content Is home with THE Ro.
chester. alamp with the light of the morning.
Harry Galloway drove up from Bismarck
last Saturday, accompanied by Mr.. E. G.
White, real estate dealer and capitalist
of Dowagiac, Michigan. -
G. L. Perry of Homer, N. Y, arrived in
Washburn Wednesday, enrout to Ft. Berth
old, where, we understand, he will take a
position with Prof. Hall.
Jack Dwyer, who spent the winter in
Bismarck and witnessed the work of the
legislative thrashing- machine, returned to
Washburn on Mondays stage.
Now, if the state press will let up on the
late legislature, and give more attention
to local affairs, the public will be more
grateful and probably reap greater bene-
fits by the act.
Trade from Oliver county, across the
river, still continues good. and every day
throngs of Oliver county farmers may be
eeen buying goods at Robinson Il Cassel-
mans headquarters"
In the u. s. court held at Bismarck last
week, the case of the government against
Tim Griffin for failure to fill a hay contract
was decided in Mr.. Grifin's favor. Friend
Tim, accept our congratulations.
Wild geese have already made their ap-
pearance IN this region. They are just
little premature, but their coming is some
what encouraging to the people who are
longing for the dawn of springtime and the
balmy days of summer.
Mart Handy came up from his saw-min
yesterday, and reports the prospects for
rush of work exceedingly fiattering. He
has plenty of logs on hand, and as soon as
the weather gets warmer, he will keep his
saw hummlng in genuine business way.
A telegram received by Sheriff Seiber
from Guy Frank, Cashier of the First
Bank of Towner, states that he holds checks
which we're forged by Arthur Granger, the
gent noted for his large stock ranches,
which never materialized.-Minot Re-
porter.
Mrs. T. J. Haugeberg and little son, ac-
companied by Mrs. Groat, mother Of Mrs.
Haugeberg, returned home from Bismarck
Thursday afternoon. The many friends
of Mrs. H. will be pleased to learn that she
and her new son are enjoying excellent
health.
We regret that the condition of things
are such that the Leader is unable to pub
lish the entertainment given in Coal Har-
bor.last week. The program was an in
terestlng on&, and We understand was
highly appreciated by all who witnessed
the performance.
Alice Joy, charged with tampering with
the U. 8. mails in the Wales postoffice, was
acquitted by the jury before the U.S. court
at Bismarck last week. Upon the an
nouncsment of the verdict, Miss Joy was
surrounded by large number of friends
vhc gave her their warmest congratula-
tions.