The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-02
Local News

were guests at the Merchants Thursday.
Mrs. George Heffnor accompanied by
her nephew, Claude Goodrich came over
from Velva, on the Sioux, Thursday. Y
j. A. Spitz. of Elm Point passed down
through Washburn on his way to Big
1narck, Thursday.
P. H. Burton, who thought he lost. his
horses one day last week was mistakeg<
They were home before he was.
Commissioner Mann accompanied bv
Miss J.ssamine Slaughter gave the LEAD
Err Office pleasant call on Decoration day.
Mrs. NJ. B. Pattee, of Bismarck, came
up to Washburn on Fridays stage. The
lady will remain in town to attend the
teachers institute next week.
B. l.. Baardson who has been employed
as one of the guards of the PenitentiarY,
came up on Fridays stage.
Although, seemingly pretty cold spring,
grass on the prairies is fully as forward as
at any previous year, at this time.
Fred Bi1by was acquitted by the jury
at Bismarck. on Friday evening, last, for
the safe opening episode at the Western.
Ex-Indian agent Murphy passed
through Washburn Monday. and haltefY a
few minutes to smile on his friends.
1t was truthful man that testified, un-
der oath in court at Bismarck, last spring,
that the late Pete Buchamp of Fort Ber-
thold, was worth $4,000. Oh, verasity!
Oh, verbosity!!
Mrs. J. H. Steere, of Springfield, South
Dakota, has been appointed by Superjn-
tendent Gates as matron, at Fort Steven
son. Mrs. Steere passed up on Thursday
morning stage to take her position.
August Wahl, of the firm of Nelson T.
Vail, returned FROM trip to the Elbow
Woods Indian Agency, Saturday, where he
had been delivering some cattle purchased
by Mr.. Carroll, the Minot contractor.
Judge Bartells, of Turtle Lake, was
among the visitors at the codnty seat, Dec
oratien Day. It was from Mr.. Barte]ls
shat We received the account of the un-
fortunate accident, out at For;l's ranch,
last Saturday, in which Warner Blake lost
his life. ~
Judge Bartron, of Coal Harbor, came
down from that furnishing section of our
county to take part in the observance OF
Decoration Day. Mr.. Bartron was quite
a stranger at the county's capital; }bk
snow of winter having come and gone
since his last visit.
The following call is being circulated
over the county for signatures for Pop
niist mass convention and goes to show
shey are getting move on themselves
'The Iade pendent party of Mclean
County will meet IN mass convention at
the Court House in Washburn on Satur-
day. Jure 9th, at o'clock p. m., to elect
four delegates to the jamestown conven-
tion. All Independents of the County
invited to attend"
Joseph Hare, the well known hardware
man and Democratic war horse of the
capital city, accompanied Judge Winches-
hot
This was Mr.. Hare's first visit to Wash
bum, Notwithstanding his long residence
in our neighborlng county. He said he
was highly pleased with his trip and at
the evidence of prosperity as evinced by
we'll cultivated farms and thrifty and sleek
looking bunches of stock. Mr.. Hare
thought the Washburn townsite most
beautiful one.
Superintendent Gates, of the Ft.steyen-
son Indian School, accompanied by Mr..
q. s. Latta of the same place, passed down
to the Capital City Saturday. The Super
intendent returned Wednesday in time to
join in with McLean's assembled citizens
in the observance Of Decoration Day.
The Superintendent says Farmer Leroy
is putting in the usual crop at the post, and
everything looks promising in the 6elds
and gardens. Mr.. Gates returned to the
Fort Thursday morning.
Judge Winchester opened court at the
court house in Washburn on Thursday,
31st, inst. at 2 O'Clock, p. m. The only
business before the court was the issuance
of citizens papers. TIE following were
granted their papers and are now citizens
of the United States, viz: Joseph Hilen-
ger, Of Hancock; Nelse Nelson, of Turtle
Lake; John Armstrong, of Coal Harbor;
and Lewis House, also of Coal Hartor.
The Judge IN a few remarks announcing
adjournment of the court, paid high
sribute to Mclean County, by saying there
were fewer court cases and less trouble in
every way among the people here than
IN any county in bis judicial DISTRICT
and 1T was credit to live among a COM
munity and county whose court calender