The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-06-23
Local News

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Republican primaries to-day.
T. Tjenstrar,, of Turtle Creek diti2>
wa visiting in Washburn, Tuesday.
Mrs. S. A. Peterson, Of Bismarck, came
up to Washburn on Fridays stage. II
The June raise of the Missouri, is now
rapidly subsiding.
Assessor Oberg, was doing business at
the county seat, Thursday.
Ex Com1ssioner Allen was down to the
county seat from his Conkling home,
Thursday.
John Nichols, ranchman from Snake
Creek, was doing business a; the coau.S
seat, Wednesday and Thursday.
Register of Deeds Benson, took an
outing for few days the past week,
among relatives i'll the upper end of the
county.
Miss Mary Staley closed a successful
term of school in Washburn, Tuesdsy
morning. and returned to thehome of her
parents on Snake Creek, Wednesday.
S. D. Rohrer, of Han cock, and Capt
Chas. Brady, of Conkling, Robert Leroy,
of.Weller, and Albert Lind of Turtle Lake.
were registered at the Melchants Friday.
superintendent Burton and w. O..
Ward Of Burleigh county, came up from
the capital city Wednesday, and otter
testing over night at the Merchants, pro-
cee,!ed on their way to Mr.. BGrton's up
country cattle and horse ranches.
Mrs. w. H. H. Mercer, of Painted Woods
who was pretty severly hurt with Il run
away horse and cart last week is slowly,
recovering. Her companion, at the tine
of the accident, Miss Conch, teacher of the
Painted Woods school, and who was also
badly bruised, is finishing up her term of
School.
While the returns are not all in up to
the time this paper goes to press, the
election for Superintendent of schools,
has no doubt resulted in the cleo
tion of Miss Ada B. Musson, for that Office.
Both ladies made a good canvass, and
everything passed off quietly. Mrs.
Baardson's friends claim that that lady
was not fairly treated by those that first
induced her to come out as a candidate
Contractor McGinle ey left Washburn
Friday morning, for his future place of
business at Sherbrook, Steele county.
Mr.. Mckinley accompanied by Judge
Spencer, goes with his teams overland to
Sherbrook, and will be about one week
on the route. Barneys many friends in
Mclean county, wish HIM successful
trip, and hope for q profitable outcome
of his mail contracts in Steele county.
The littlo steamer Castalia came up
from Bismarck Tuesday evening. A lot
of goods was unloaded for our merchants,
when the officers of the boat came the
Spanish and Indian racket upon multi
tude of our young indnstrials by inducing
them aboard for ride to Conkling, where
a part Of a load of wheat awaited them,
and of which the newly recruited roust-
abouts were expected to lend helping
hand which they did with pretty good
grace. The boat finished loading at the
middle warehouse, and departed below
Wednesday morning.
Commissioner Mann came driving into
Washburn, Friday morning, having just
returned from a grand letour of the
eastern end of the county. On the jour
ney he called in at Lake View castle where
he found Col. w. E. Low, his amable wife,
and the young hopeful, enjoying life sur
rounded by fat cattle and sleek horses.
At Brush Lake, the Commissioner found
that his brother Joseph had disposed of
his ranch to John Merry its former pro-
prieter, who will move up from Bismarck,
ut once and take possession. While at
Brush Lake the Commissioner was treated
to some fine crisp radishes, early potatoes
peas and early prize head lettice. This
shows that even the border lands of fruit
full Mclean keeps pace with older settled
sections i'll early and productive garden
ing.
Last Sunday evening James Larmer, of
Coal Harbor, drove into the yard of the
Merchants Hotel of Washhnrn hr;nrino
with him sheep in the wagon. and while
in the act of unhltching, sudden move
of the sheep scared one of the horses, and
both then taking fright started of on a
run, making circle of the corral ran out
of the gate, tlren around the court house
and through the wire fence of Mr. Sat.
terlund's garden, then across the cul-
sivated ground and again through the
wira fence thnnph laovinr tho ~r,oo., g.