The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-03-10

This paper Is entered as second class mattel
At the PoxtOftlce ut Washburn. North Dakota.
FFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN co.
Local News
10Y
John Kettleson was visiting in Wash
burn, Friday.
Farmers are commsncing to think about
seeding.
Water fast covering the ice on the Mis-
souri river.
Louis johnson, of Turtle Lake was
doing business in Washburn, Wednesday.
Frank Wsstmiller, of Turtle Lake, was
in town the fore part of the week.
L. A. Carlson, of Falooner, was about
town Friday.
J.A. Burgum and Samuel Allen. both
of Conkling, dined at the Merehnnts F'l-
uay.
H. j. Fritz. of Nettle Greek, was dc, o,no
business at tile county seat one day last
week.
A solitary wild duck-thc first ono seen
here this season-Aew over town, north
ward, Thursday.
Merchant Wahl, drove down TO Bis.
marck, Monday whore he will servo 10 q
} member of the U. 8. grand jury.
p. O. Gradin and his son Peter, passed
through Washburn, Sunday, ON their way
to Bismarck. where they will appear as
witnesses before the U. 8. grand Jury in
the Stanton post Office robbery case.
Mp. Olsen, came up from Bismarck on
Wednesdays stage. He ia still suffering
from the effects of the gasoline explosion
of three weeks ago. He seems to have
lost the uss of one hand, entirely.
Master George and Fritz Mercer, were
up from Painted Woods, Monday and pur-
chased from Auditor Casselman fine lot
of cochin china and plymoth rock pullits
to meet the requirements of Easter Sun
dav.
John Reuter-, tho we'll known farmer and
atockman of Turtle Lake, came over to
the county scat Monday. While here Mr..
Reuter- closed big deal in horsef1esh with
Dwyer Il Casselman, having purchased
twenty blooded mares, to add IT, his hero
at the Lake.
Col. J. c. Dwyer and Auditor Casselman
started up to their horse ranch on Snake
Creek, Thursday, for new supply of hor
ses, having closed out early in the week
the entire bunch brought down few days
since. Good stock finds ready buyers.
&C. Page. father-in-law of Col. Low
and our townsman, Lorin' Smith. moved
over from Oliver county one day last
week. Mr.. Page will occupy and farm
the Pete Lundquist place, about one mile
north of town.
Miss Annie Nordquist, of Ingersoll,
who has been in Bismarck all winter,
came up ON last Fridays stage as far as
Washburn. ON Tuesday morning accom-
panied by Miss Hilda Satterlund. Miss
Norlquist drove over to the home of her
t,arents in Ingersoll.
IN. wilberg and Louis Anderson. of
Coal Harbon two of tho. most indus
trious and successful farmers in their Sec
tion Of eountry, were doing business at
thu county seat, Wednesday. The LEADER
Acknowledges pleasant call and financial
brace.up, from the gentlemen while in
town.
The LEADrR is informed that the lit
tie steamer Castalia will again ply be-
tween Bismarck, Washburn, Stanton and
Coal Harbor, the coming season. The
rates for shipping merchandise and wheat
rwill be about the same as Last year.
William Adams and wife, of Glasgow,
Montana, the LHADE1 10 informed will
leave that place in the apring and move
down to the Painted Woeds, Burleigh
Countv. Mr.. Adams 10 the son of K.
w. Adams, the we'll known market garden
er and wood yard proprietor.
John j. Robinson and Charley staley
came down from Coal Harbor. Saturday,
and were out rustlinR among the farmers
purchssinR fat cattle for the Chicago
market. Tuesday morning Mr.. staley in
obedient to summons, departed for the
CAPITAL city, for service % q U. s. petit
Juror.
James @. Whitlock, of Conkling, writes
the LEADER that he had tho misfortune to
loose his pocket book last wesk some
whore on the prairie 5stwsen his homo at
Conkling. and Fort Stevenson. The book
contained two SO notes, and one IS, be-
sides some business papers.
"A social gathering amoag the
xornr fnlk took nlace at the Merchants