The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-08
Local News,

Local News,
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John Kettleson, of Sverdrup, and Franl
johnson, of Painted Woods creek, dinet
at the Merchants, Friday.
The soaking rains of Thursday nigh
and Friday has laid the dust and will bt
followed by nipping frost.
The steamer Bachelor is expected al
the Washburn landing to-day ON it's wa,
TO Elbow Woods Indian. agency.
Commissioners Mann, of Hancock va.
promptly on hand for the meeting of the
County Board, Monday:
Chairman HansqK il 1ngerso1, drove
over Monday, to take his place in the sit.
ting of the County Board, that day.
John Merry, of Brush lake, in the Pro-
phet's mountain country, was visitor in
Weshburn, Thursday.
Mrs. John Casper and her daughter Miss
Lizzie, of Turtle Lake, passed through
Washburn, Friday, ON trip to Bismarck.
Republicans have carried Vermont by
25,O0O majority. The Democrats have
carried Arkansas in state elections this
week.
INiss Ragnhild and Master Thornalf
Anderson, of Norway, sister and brother
OF Mrs. Joe Olsen, of this county, came
over the great ocean and reached Bis
marck, Monlay.
Children Day, Sunday next at Sverdrup
school house No. 1, at IL a. m. Service by
Rev. ]. A. Dieson, and defamation and
songs by the children. + All welcome!
w.. :,
Miss Jessemine Slaughter, of Weller
and her sister. Miss Lee, of the Ingersou
school, ehaperoned by Joseph Burgum,
we're visitors in Washburn, Saturday and
while in town gave the LEADE. Office
pleasant call.
y The dance at the home of the Rohrer
brothers, at Hancock, last Friday evening
was very pleasant affair to all that had
the good fortune to attend. The weather
was simply perfect, the music good and
the company in good spirits.
Candidates for county Office would do
we'll to announce themselves, and let the
voters knos their asperations, so that
voters can go to their respective, couvsn-
tions with their minds made up who to
stand by in the nominating racket. The
LEADER will only charge, you five dollars
for SO announcing your candidacy.
scared prairie chicken flew into the
opendoor of the room adjoining the
LEADEA Office Tuesday morning. It
seemed to claim both mercy and compass
sion and was accorded both and given its
liberty. A herd of these birds Matching
out near the Jail could often be seen sum.
mer mornings feeding back Of the Ner-
chants hotel stables.
The Ehr brothers of Minot are expert
encing with vengeance the old saw that
'misf0rtunes like crows never comes sing
ly." They first experienced loss in buy
ing the cattle stolen from Saby's herd,
and later losing two of their best horses
And saddles by the same escaping thieves
and now lose their butcher shop and con-
telts by Mondays fire.
Marion Lacy, of Coal HkMrb6r, came
down to the county seat Thursday. Mr..
Lacy had just returned from trip to MI.
not whore he witnessed the big fire of
Monday morning, in which so many of
Minot's business men sustained such heavy
losses an extended account of which We
give elsewhere in these columnG lSr.
Lacy says the impression prevails se M
not the fire was an insenaissy's BID work.
DR.. Clark and Edward ytrIdaoo1, lat.
fthe Fort Stevenson school, accom- panied
by James Staley, of Coal Harbor rested
at the Merchants Wednesday evening on
their way to the capital city, Dr.. Clark
goes to Oregon and Mr.. Paddock to hi,
former homo in Nebraska. The Fort
Stevenson dre has caused the suspension
of the school for this winter at least
The superintendent, carpenter, indus
trial teacher and the government cook
will remain, but al others have been dis
charged or transferred to other schools.
Alben johnson Accidently Killed.
On Thursday last Alben johnson, the
16 year-old son of Stonehouse Johnson, of
Pointed Woods lost h's life in tho follow.
ing strange manner: Hewas of party
Of threshers at Damstrom's and after din
nerseveral went down to Lower Painted
Woods creek to take a bath. Young
johnson, fond of diving, made two or
three Plunges in the slough when another
attempt plunging downward h!s head