The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-04-07
Local News

Local News
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County warrants bought at this office
Walter Sorenson, of Weller, was in tow
Thursday.
Postmaster Wallin lost valuable col
by distemper Wednesday morning.
Anton Peterson will commence seeding
Monday.
The youthful heir OF Lake View is
boy-and q bouncer, so his indulgen
father says.
Ole Gradin, of Weller, took advantag
of the fine weather of Thursday, AM
was down visiting our lively burg.
Frank Nordquest, and Frank Swanson
both of Ingersoll, we're doing business il
Washburn, Thursday.
Johnny Oligney and George Merce
came up from the Painted Woods ant
we're doing bushes in town, Thursday.
George Turman, the we'll known ranch
man from the Dog Den range was dolns
business with our merchants, Thursday.
Barney Mckinley. proprietor of the
washburn and Turtle Lake, stage line
Is visiting in the Capital City.
William johnson, tho Counted Wood.
stockman, returned from Bismarck Mon
day and went up to his ranch Tuesday
Prof. Renard, has been making con
siderable improvements about his resi-
dence, tho past week.
Chairman Hanson, of the County Board
came over from his Ingersol homo, carly
on Monday morning, and returned home
after the adjournment on Tuesday.
The election for city officers held at Bis
marck, on Monday resulted in the success
of the non-partisan ticket headed ny A.
N. Leslie for Mayor, by large majority.
J. c. Dwyer of the firm Of Dwyer&Cassel-
man, accompanied by Herb Bartron, leave
to-day for Stanton. and other points in
Mercer county, with bunch of horses.
Andrsw Peterson moved into town this
week with his family, and took possession
5 OF .his new purchase, the house formerly
occupied by the late Auditor Wells and
family.
Ole Burquam, and family, who have
been living the past year in one of Anton
Peterson's houses, south of town, moved
back to their homestead near Coal Lake
Friday.
Capt. A. A. Merrcll, of Weller, was in
Washburn, Thursday. The Captain says
three of his old neighbors in Kansas will
move themselves and families up into
Mclean County this spring and locate on
farms.
Mrs. Mart Handy and her four children
came up to Washburn. Monday, direct
from the state of Washington. She Joined
her husband who has been sick for several
days. and are residing for the present, at
the Oliver Rhude house, south of town.
The little pet colt whose gentleness had
endeared him to the children about the
Merchants, met with serious mishap on
Saturday night that cost the little fellows
life. He had been wedged mp and kicked
and bit to death by vicious mare.
Col. Wm. E. Low, of Lake View, came
in from his ranch on Sunday on COM
bination trip OF business and pleasure
He rested at the Merchants during the
stormy days the early part of the week
and started homeward Thursday morning.
Smoke, ono of the Oldest of the africa
ress is dying. He is the last one of that
tribe who Witnessed tho destruction of the
Arricarse village on Grand River, 1888,
By Gen. Atkinson's army OF U. g. regu-
lars, with the principal part of tho Sioux
nation as allies of the soldiers.
Commissioner Mann's, good natursd
couutsnancs was visable early Monday
morning in the corrodiers of the County
building. He departed for his Weller
homo over the snow covered plains Wed
nesday, after having tended to some
county matters delegated to him by the
county board.
John Howard, jr., son of the once we'll
known John Howard, and grandson of
Lsrd Howard of Cumberland, an English
noblsman, passed down Wednesday on
his way to BismaFck, to meet and bring
hack sister Who is now rsturAing from
the Carlisle school, Of Pennsylvania,
whore she has completed q courss of
studies.
The J. /. Case Treshing Machine com
pany say they will pay $25, for the best
article on ..'diversifed farming: Is il
practlcabla. for Moth Dakota, and how il
is 10 bs accomplished and what shall be
raised" !" Article not to be over 1900 words
and to be sent 10 tho !. /. Case Trashing
Machine Co, Fargo, N. D., before May
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