The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-01
Local News

Local News
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Fall weather.
Gussner sells YOU gold belt flour for 81
Missouri river a beautiful sight these
September mornings.
Get the highest price for your hogs by
selling to Gussr.er.
HThe Washburn school opens Monday,
with Miss Mary Staley as teacher.
Wild plum hunting runs its course; po-
litical plum hunting just commencing.
Bur,eigh County Populist will hold
their county convention, September 27.
V Mr.. and Mrs. Swan Hanson, of Inger-
sol, rejoice in the advent of a girl baby.
Weasels, badgers, hawks and bob cats,
are making their annual inspection Of the
hen roosts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Mann fassed up
through Washburn. Monday from Bis
mprck to their home at Hancock. -
James Bartron ST.. and family, of Coal
Harbor, have moved down to the capital
city to remain for the winter. The movers
passed through Washburn Monday
evening.
John Young, of New Salem, Morton
county, Ralph Ward and Burly Ward Of
Bismarck, were registered at the Mer,.
chapts, Sunday.
Mis- Mary Baardson, of sverdrup,
Frank G. Nordquest, of Ingersoll, and
j. c. Whitlock, Of Conkling, we're regis
tered at the Merchants, Saturday.
Clerk of Court Berquam has received
notice from Court Stenegrapher Tuttle
that Judge Winchester will open, court in
Washbpfn Oct. 3rd. at O'Clock +. NJ.
L/Shriff Heath not to he out done IN
the Washburn building contagion is erect
ing handsome new barn near his resi-
dence on Quality Hill. i
s. M. Pye, and N. A. Trenhoip, game
up from Bismarck, Monday evening, on a
trip to Coal Harbor and other parts of
the county, on hail insurapce adjustment
business, and returned 70 their capital
city-homes, Tuesday.
Miss Mary O'Neal, who has been en-
ployed at the Indian school at Fort Steven
son, for the past two years, is visiting
with the family of Auditor Casselman, aud
expects to start in a few days for her
home IN Canada.
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Mrs. j. S. Veeder of Mandan, but for
merly of this town, and wife of one of the
founders and organizers of the county of
Mclean, In company with her sister, Mrs.
NJ. d. Bremen, of Portage, Wisconsin, Is
visiting with old friends in Washburn,
this week.
When you GO to Bismark, call at Geo.
aussner's and get 71ls pounds of the best
evaporated apples for $l.OO, 25 pounds
Cried grapes for 81 90; 1s pounds Califor-
MIA prunes for $l.OO; % pounds rolled oat
meal for $1.M,; best grade Gold Belt -four
for $1.OO per cwt, these prices are for cash
only.
Religious services will be- held in the
Nettle creek school house, No. L. (near
Hans Fritz on Sunday, September End,
at II O'Clock, a. m. Sunday, September
9th. will be children's day at Sverdrup
school house No. 1, Defamation and
songs by the children. Contributions will
be taken for the orphans home. -
On Monday while John EdwsMrd. and
his son WAS returning from Bismarck.
aud while riding along near VIM Falconer's
place Mr.. Edwards in attempting to pull
loaded rifle from the wagon, handled it
in such a way that the hammer catched
and the gun was discharged, the contents
entering the flank of one of his horses.
Tho animal was led to Washburn the next
morning and the ball extracted BY Black
smith Griffith and it is believed the
animal will recover.
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Kent Murder Again.
From indications at present, there may
be some new developments of starting
character in the mystery surrounding the
killing of Mrs. NJ. R. Kent over in Man
dan last March. It will be remembered
that Kent disappeared shortly before the
death Of his wife and has been heard from
but once since, when he was arrested in
Nebraska, and escaped while Sheriff Bin
genhimer of Morton county was en- route
east after him. It will be remembered
also. that the shooting was done by one
swidensky, a hired man at the Kent place,