The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-01-13

After the blizzard's over.
After the break Of dawn,
After the snow has drfted,
After the snow has gone;
Manys the nose that's frosted,
Lord, how we wish twas warm!
Shrunkcn and then is the coal pile
After the storm.
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Warm chinook breeZes' Friday
Robert Tower, Coal Harbor, passed down to
Bismarck, Friday
Billy Beckman, of Falconer. was sight
seeing in the metropolis, Wednesday.
Dan Olson, of Coal Lake, formerly Mr..
iHaugeberg's efficient clerk, was visiting in
Washburn, Wednesday.
Geo. NJ. Robinson, and his sister Miss
Petite, of Coal Harbor, were visitors in
Washburn, Wednesday:
Baron and Mrs. Won Steiger we're the
guests of Auditor and Mrs. Casselman,
Wednesday.
. Several air holes or open places on the
Missouri, can be seen for miles these cold
mornings: by tho steamlike vapor rising
from them.
The coal now being mined and brought to
WaShburn Is fine quality Of Ignite coal. For
fuel this mine OH Beaver Dam creek cannot be
eXcelled.
Jane; Boyle, a resident OF this section since
1868, came down from the upper country Thurs
day. Mr.. Boyle says everything is moving all
right on the Reservation:
From James Boyle, we fearn that Pat Corners
and Mr.. Hienger who started from Wolf Creek
for Mlnot two weeks ago, have not returned yet
and some uneasiness is being felt fdr,thcir safety
as the tate storms were severe on the high prair-
les.
On Saturday and Sunday morning, the
Washburn thermometers registers thirty
fNe degrees below zero. On Monday
morning it registered 25 degrees below
zero, and on Wednesday morning SO
above.
Moses Hyatt and ". B. Smith, come
over from their Oliver county ranch the
latter end of last week, to participate in
the festivities held at the residence of Col.
Pataick Burley.
Sheriff P. H. Bagnell, of Oliver county.
was transacting business in the metropo-
last Monday. And while here he gave the
LEADER a vrey pleasant call. Come again
Sheriff our "latch string" is always on the
outside.
Eards are out announcing the marrige
ofMr. E. H. Richards, of -Falconer, to- Miss
Edith Danielson, of Painted Woods. The
wedding takes place at the residence of
the BRIDES parents at Painted Woods, on
January 18th. 1894.
A report comes from Turtle Lake, to the
effect that one day this week, Miss Kittie
Miller, of that place, while out driving a
team of spirited horses, the team suddenly
became frightened and ran away. Miss
Miller was thrown out of the sleigh and
sustained some severe bruises. She was
very fortunate in not having any bones
broken.
We see by the Edgely Mail that the Rev.
Geo. E. Brownell who has had charge in
naht city. resigned his charge and has ac-
cepted Il call to so to LuVerne. MINI. Mr..
Browuell was resident of WashburN n
few years ago and his friends here will be
pleased to hear of his success.
Miss Annie Gradin, of Weller, who has
been rusticatirg in Bismarck for the past
year, passed through our city the latter
part of last week, IN company with Mr..
Johnny Spitz. of Painted Woods. They
were enroute to Weller, the home of the
young lady.
August H. Wahl formerly of Sverdrup
township, but now of the firm of Nelson &
Wahl, of this city, resigned his position as
treasurer of Sverdrup school district, last
Tuesday. Mr.. Wahl is gentleman, whom
the citizens of Sverdrup feel exceedingly
loath to lose, but their loss is Washburn's
gain. So moight it be.
Minot Journal: The little village of
Towner, in which 800 souls DWELL has a
very newsy paper which will hereafter be
run by Geo. w. Wilson, on republican
basis. But Towner has great aspirations.
and old Dick Copeland will pat in dem
ocratic sheet at onee. It would seem that
/, Brother Copeland is using poor judgment
from financial standpoint to launch a
paper on the receding tide of bafaed de
mocracy, but here is to the success of both
papers-and may the Lord have mercy on
the fellow who gets loft.
Fargo Forum: When we read this in
an exchange-we laughed:
The merchant was rather blue and his
wife, noticing it, asked what the matter
was.
"Matter enough" he sighed. "I've been
looking over my books and find I've
tost money every month for the last year"
''How did you lose it?" she inquired.
"Oh I don't know" he said wearily,
shaking his head.
"No where?"
sNo."
Then she thought minute and re-
membered what she did when she lost
her pocket book and her face bright
ened.
Why don't you advertise for it?" she
asked innocently.
/. By George he exclaimed, II never
thought of that" and the next day he
had big display ad in the paper and
the next and the next and the three mon-
ths' time he was il clover MP to his chin.