The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-09-09
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN co.

OfElClAL HAf Eh OE MCLEAN w.
Local Brickbats.
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Hot and dry is the constant cry.
Larry Casselman is the proud father of
boy.
Cucumbers six feet long are raised in
the vicinity of Lisbon.
Attention is called to the new advertise
mcnt of the Northern Pacific.
w. Fl. Jagd of Bismarck was in Wash
burn last Monday enroute to Minot.
Oscar Ward and James BLY, of Bismarck
registered at the Merchants Wednesday.
Axel Nelson is siding up his old stable
and erecting a new machine and carriage
shed.
The Bismarck Tribune one of tho best
dailies IN the state, has changed from a
morning to an evening paper.
Canadian annexationists are sending
speakers through New England to awaken
interest in the annexation project.
The state board of equalization has
fixed the tax rate at four mills for general
irposeo and half a mill for bond interest.
II. l.. Nicholson of Bismarck, and w. M.
Jones of Fargo, were in town last Sunday
in the interest of the Buckeye Machine
company.
10 bushels OF wheat and about 80
bushels of oats per acre is said to be the
average yield IN Mclean county this year
as far as reported.
Richard Relf of st. Paul has been IN
town two or three days looking over soFne
old tax matters of the Northern Pacific
railroad company.
The fsrmors in Mclean county have
finished cutting their grain, and three Or
four steam threashers are busy threshiug
out tho golden cereal.
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old. Also have some brood maTus to trade
for cattle. JOHN j. ROBINSON.
Coal Harbor.
1Yhe boys are talking about having Il
Ounce in Washhurn next Friday night.
That's right. The girls are just dying for
some such amusement.
Cast iron melts at 3,479 deg. Fahrenheit,
gold at $50 deg, silver at 2.233 deg.
coyper at 2,54S deg, lead at 6I7 deg, and
cas-. Vi at 442 degrees.
VIM. j. Casselman, brother OF our enter
prising merchant, Larry Casselman,
arrived in Washburn last week and Is now
filling position in the store.
The distressed farmers in twelve coun-
ties IN Kansas have asked for aid in the
shape of seed for this falls planting.
Over 25O,O00 bushels of wheat will be re-
quired.
The petty sneak thief who entered the
Leader Office last Sunday or Monday and
stole large pocket.book from the EDITORS
coat, is respectfully asked to return the
Same to this Office. Tho book contained
papers which are useful only to it's owner,
and the thief can realize nothing from
them. An early return will save the thief
trouble in the future.
Henry Erickson, the merchant prince
of Towner, was among the prominent
representatives of that place in the city
to-day. Mr.. Erickson is one of the
youngest merchants of Towner, and like
all rustling Dakotans, he is an aggressive
and pushing one, and all times is foremost
in advancing every Movement calculated
to further the interests of his stown.-Mlnot
Journal.
Dakota Farmer: Reports from the
main beef producing regions show an &C
tual shortage of cattle. This seems to be
real and not fancied, and higher prices arc
confidently predicted. Farmers should
bear in mind that when once a shortage
In cattle is established it can not be over
come in single season. 1t will be wise
to keep some good stock growing, and so
be prepared to take advantage of good
prices if they do come.
Minot journal: Sheriff Sieber returned
from his jaunt after the escaped prisoners,
this morning. He says that the alarm was
false ond aud that the parties seen down
there were seen last Friday, the day before
these parties broke Jail. He only went
as far as Harvey. Of Harvey he SAYS that
it is as yet only temporary town but
thinks in time it will be quite place.
The Chynne river is very low but the rail-
road company are sinking an artiesian
well there and are now down about 8
hundred feet.