The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-07-21
Local News

Local News
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Warm days and cool nights, now.
Strike excitement quieting down.
Nearely everybody, hareabout, are ou
haylng.
Postmaster Fairman. of Falconer, wa:
doing business in Washburn, Tuesday.
The sand bars on the Missouri are nov
commencing to "show up"
Flour was way up III prlce last week al
Miles City, s;15 per sack, it is said.
Miss Jessamine Slaughter, of the Welle,
school, drove down to our busy burt
Saturday.
Miss Kettle Miller. of the Conkllg
school, was visiting in Washburn, Tuesday
evening.
VIM. Randall dug up and took to the
Bismarck market. {! load of new potatoes.
Friday. Potatoes are selling for about 50
per bushel.
Stonehouse Johnson. the younger. came
up from Painted Woods, Thursday. to
learn something more about his father !
interests in Sabys lost herd.
Deputy Sheriffs Wahl and Handy re-
turned Saturday, from /; tireless chase
after cattle thieves, an account of whidh
is published in another column.
The snag pulling boat Josephine, passed
Washturn Wednesday morning, on it's way
up to TT. Benton. Navigation on the
Missouri is coming to the front again.
A 'bogy man. in Anton Feterson's
wheat field, created excitement in some
quarters, Monday evening.
Holtan g. Berquam have number Of
second hand terashing machines, trac-
ton, and horse power of different makes,
good as new, for sale at big bargains.
Clerk Fairman, of the Castalia, drove
up from Bismarck, Tuesday. He thinks
the boat will not be up this way until
about the 1st of August.
Mr.. Satterlund, left on Saturday morn
ing for the Grand Forks convention, tax
ing with him the proxy of S. D. Rohr ewI
thus representing Mclean county entire.
Surveyor General Bewett has been
directed to enter into contract for the
survey of township $50, range 81, and
township 146, range SS in Fort Berthold
reservation.
Ole Berquam took run in from his
Sverdrup farm, to the county seat Friday
evening. Mr. Berquam says they start
up the thrasher to-day at the Holtan
place commencing on a stack of rye.
Tom Oium of Ransom County pro-
poses to organize an lti-horse thief
society at Lisbon July 81. Up this way
farmers are hiring men to take away
are scarcely worth the
feed.-Fargo Forum.
Many farmers i'll this county intend to
avail Themselves of the benefits of the law
and protect themselves and land from
trespassing pot hunters. We will pub
lish the law on the subject, and make
further comment. next week.
Thomas Peterson, of this place. who
formerly lived at Hunter, Cass county, the
nome of Walter Muir. says that "Walter is
4 good man to work for.'' Whether in an
agricultural or'political sense Thomas
did not define clearly,
welcome rain that will do a power of
good for the corn, potatoes and late grain;
:ell oyer Mclean county, Wednesday
Hay makers can look for plenty
If rain this season, and will not be dis
appointed.
Bismarck Tribune, July 19:-There is
still trouble among the strikers out west.
and trains are delayed each day. No.
Of the afternoon is twelve late. No. of
Yesterday, which was partly wrecked near ,
arrived at about 10 o'clock last
aight.
Macauley the historian said: "Placa a {
scotohman in what country you may. he
uses to the top like oil above water"
As far as the political situation is con- {
;erned i" North Dakota the historians,
predictions are in line with living
events: Roger Allen just nominated for
Governor on the Republican ticket,
Wallace and Walter Muer leading the pop