The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-01-06
= Beautiful northern lights last Wednes
day night. Did you notice them?

Alta Allen. of Coal Harbor, was at th'
county seat, Thursday.
Chairman Hanson of tho Board o
County Commissioners. came in from hi
Ingersoll, prom pity on New Years day.
Mrs. Griffith, wife of our townsmen
Charles Griffith, the Leader is sorry Il
learn, is on the sick list this week.
Louis Hertle, ono of Coal Harbor'l
merchant princes, was In the metropolis
yesterday.
j.. J. Robinapm and Charles Staley, of
Coal Harbor,' was shaking hands with
their friends in the metropolis yesterday
The snov is now too deep for cattle te
rustic though ponies and native horses ar.
making vigorous live of 1t. in paving
away at the snow.
Ex-Sheriff Falconer. of Falconer, was
in Washburn on business Wednesday,
Mr.. Falconer was worried over the mys
terious disappearance of grey colt which
has been missing for several days.
Fred G.. Hoover, of Weller, came
down to the county seat from his place on
Wednesday. Mr.. Hoover says that the
snow in places in the couless is terror to
behold.
If you have any births, deaths, mar.
riages, dances, or any news that may hap
pom in your vicinity, let the printer know
about IL.
Psndersast, the murderer of Mayor Har.
rison, Of Chicago, must hang, 90 sayeth
tho "twelve tried and true"-jury in the
case.
Auditor Casselman and Sheriff Heath
drove down to the Capital city last
Thursday to transact business. They ex.
pect to return this evening.
WASTED--Washburn wants barber
and laundry, both of which is badly
needed. Who is going to be the first to
start and thus be on the road to fortune!
Ex: One of the best things that Sam
Jones ever said was that 1.-The most beau
tiful sights in the world is to see family
gathered around the hearth stone, with
the head of the household reeding his To-
cal paper-paid for in advance"
r. H. Copeland who has been acting AZ
states attorney for Mclean county, re-
signed his Office this week, and has hle,l
himself away to pastures green and
fields new''-left the county for good.
Edward Kirky. of Painted Woods, was
transacting business in tho metr0p0lis
last Wednesday and Thursday. Mr..
Kirky is one Of the most enterprising and
rustling farmers in that section of the
country.
John Benson our genial ex-asslsstant
postmaster left last Wednesday afternoon
for the residence of Mr.. Oberg, where he
will teach private school for term. The
Leader wishes you SUCCESS Bro. John.
Henry Anderson, one of Blsmarck's s
prominent citizens, made flying visit to
friends in this city last Thursday. He
came up In the morning and returned in
the evening.
On Newly dav ). R Mann, of the 2nd
CommisslonerDi District came gliding down
to the county seat in his cutter -.
When Robert took his scat at the
County Board January 1st, he PASSED in
to Mclean county history IA the frat COM
misoner ever reelected and qualified for
two full terms in the county.
We see by our exchanges that Col.
Plummer. the silver tongued orator of
Mirot, contemplates giving series of
lectures in different parts of the state.
Why not come to Washburn Colonel? The
garden spot of Gods green foot stool, and
give US one of your famous lectures, our
latch string always hangs out to you.
We learn from the Winona correspon-
dent of tho Emmons County Record, that
Henry Ester, we'll known az visitor here
last November, met with a bad accident
last week. While leading out horse
from the stable it playfully plunged and
threw him down and sepped on and
broke his leg at the ankle, causing him
much suffering.
Montgomery (Minn.) Reporter: A Far
mer living at Perth, Fulton county,
helped to steal his own hog the other
night. He was awakened from his sleep
in the middle of the night and asked by
two men to assist them in loading . hog
which had tumbled out of the crate in
their wagon. He willingly gave hslping
hand, and then returned to quiet slum
bers. Tho next morning he went to feed
his porker. but there was no porker to
feed. It then dawned upon him that he
had helped load his own hog in the wagon
the night before.
Time to Stop.
Col. w. E. Low, Of Lake View, lost a
valuable dog last week, from Strychnine
poison. Mr.. Low further says that he
Lost seven head of cattle last spring some
time after the srow had melted away,
and whose manner of death at the time
ives mystery to him a. they wsre in fair
the immediate range of these cattle,
poison had been put out for
fox and wolf bats during the winter and
had been showed under or abandoned only
to catch the cattle in the spring.
We believe the law passed few years
since by the legislature making it a heavy
fine to put out strychnine poison within
three miles of public road. In addition
TO tho 6ns the convicted. party will be
held for whatever damages charged up.
against the poison that was 30 put. The
usual crop Of the strychnins siistributsr
around about settlements, Is . good shar-
vest of his nei.bors dogs.