The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-05-12
CORRESPONDENCE.
Our Bismarck Letter.

BISMARCK, N. d., NAV 1Utn. u
While the LEADER has pretty good cir
culation in this city-as 1 happen to know,
have not noticed any scribe among your
various correspondents dating and post.
marking their epistles from this town
Of course you shear an occasional clip.
ping from the Settler and the Tribune,
but then the Judge takes time to milk his
COW, ana the "boy" take occasional g]ess-
ces in the mirror to watch expanding
intellect and fits his hat to its growth
thereby allowing items of an occasional
interest, especially of a political nature,
to jump from their grip. Howsomever,
We have nothing startling to relate this
week or anything not already talked over.
1t is currantly reported OH the streets
from trustworthy sources that teams lave
already arrived at Kuhn, to begin grading
at once, 80 that after all, We may expect
to see trains from the 500, whistling their
way into the city by early frost.
Preparations are in progress now to
finish the capitol wing, and it expected
business will commence in earnest in a
few days. Oursiae of desire to see the
building finished for the looks of the thing
it Is of no special interest to Bismarckers
as the convict labor part of the business
knocks out any advantage Ito the city
financially.
The second escape of Kent, the Man
dan defaulter and supposed assessary if
not principal to his wife's murder is being
much com mented on, and hopes are en-
tertained that he may be, and ought to
be caught and that mysterious affair
cleared up.
The saloons are doing good business
here when customer is lucky enough to
have one of Congressman Johnson's cart
wheels about his clothes. No encourage.
ment is give to Thumbs Up, Marker Down
and Stand Off, those boon and boozy
companions of the saloonkeeper in his
more thrifty days, and when he himself
was better appreciated in this roomy old
world of ours.
Politicians are diving around in the
nhitical sea with their armour on and
some of them can see octopuses as wild
and wierd as Standish i,ortrays in his
nightmare speeches. The Pepulist are
doing some rustling now, with hopeful re-
suits later Oh. Joe Hare and Taken Care
OF Hennifn still shout for the Stuffed
Prophet and his faded glories while Bar
Der Patterson, Slippery Alex and the
Jumping Jack will marshall their hosts
with the chameleon hues, later on. Over
confident people are never in hurry.
/ see Democratic Committeeman Wallin,
of your county here the other, hob-nob
ing around with the Populist officials at
the capitol. From the astute committee
mans conversation, We were led to believe
that lie is the "only Democrat" up that
way-at least the only ono Of consequence,
in that land of the black diamonds
The writer who had an old time acquin-
tance up that way, wonders what has be-
come of such good old Democrats as the
Mann brothers, tho Laceys, Charley Wei
ler, Axel johnson, George Rhude, NJ. c.
Falck and a good many others of the un-
terrified who used to sing Democratic
songs Oh Fourth of July parades. But
then if the Committeeman's ability is
measured by his modesty, we don't won
der these boys have took to the bush.
Yours Truly. DuNvAaEN.