The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-11-17

Joseph Taylor, of Ehe LEADER forc.
accompanied by Tom Peterson, started
Tuesday for Douglass cresk, where they
will put in several days 6anting and
trapping.
A hunting party, consisting of T. Sor-
renson. c. L. Rhude, and G. L. King, of
Harvey, Wells county, and Col. W.,R.
Love, of the Lake View, ranch, rested at
the Merchants Frinay Yght.
Miss Rose Lacy accompanied by Mrs.
Walkup and her two little girls passed
down to Bismarck. Wednesday. Miss
Lacy returns to her home at Winchester.
Ohio, taking one of the little girls with
her.
1 Chas Staley, the Snake creek ranchman,
passed through the city. Tuesday, with
some fine Galloway bulls and heifers
Mr.. j. j. Robinson. the model farmer of
Coal Harbor, is also interested in the
cattle.
There seems to be some trouble in
Dicky county over the election. The
canvassing board is to recount the ballots.
1t commences to look as though there
might be screw loose in other counties
as we'll.
Y James F. Tower, of Coal Harbor, passed
down to Bismarck en- route for Grand
Rapids. Michigan where he expects to
make his future home. Jim leaves a host
OF friends that join in wishing HIM
success.
Gus farmers of this county, leaves for
Sweden, Monday, to settle up the estute
of his father. He will return in the spring
with large coloney, who will settle on
farms in thir county.
Erard Wooster. the Gienco, Emmons
county sheepman. and John D. Mack. one
Of Bismarck's blacksmith, formerly a
resident of Mclean county, accompanied
by a st. Paul hunting party. pitched their
tent short distance below town, Wednes-
day.
Judging from the number of hunting
parties that have camped around Wash
burn this fall the game must be getting
pretty we'll thined out. The law provld-
ing against the willfuli waste of game as
has been done by several hunting party
this fall, should be enforced.
Rams Jones, Tom. Christinson. and
John Nichols, passed through Washburn
to day with bunch of horses, belonging
to Col. j. G: Dwyer, of this city. The
horse that was stolen from Andrew Peter
SON was in tho bunch. having strayed into
the bunch while on their former range at
Snake creek.
Fessenden is now tho county seat of
Wells. After an exciting canvass of two
or three weeks, the county's capital was
changed from Sykestown to Fessenden by
a vote of over two thirds of that county.
This place the county seat in more CEN
trail locality: Harvev and Cathay were
also contestants for tbe honor.
Hans. T. o,son! living four miles north
east, of Washburn. has we'll on his farm
that has habit of acting very mys teri
ously at times. When the wind blows from
the north it goes dry, but when the wind
shifts to the south from 10 to 20 feet of
luke warm water appears. Larry Cassel-
man, is authority for this Abatement.
On Sunday night stonehouse johnson
Of Painted Woods: Burleigh county,
attempted to kill his wife, sho esca ped,
however, and ran to neighbor's some few
mile distant. johnson then set fire to the
house and out buildings. There were
several horses burned to death in the
barn. We failed to learn wheather or
not the culprit was captured. Insanity is
supposed to have prompted the act.
/Louis johnson, of Ingersoll, was severe
" injured by the caving in Of several tons
earth at the coal mine near this place,
Wednesday. Luckily for him. there were
several others at the mine, who at once
set to work removing the injured man
from the mass of dirt and coal. A doctor
was Immediately sent for, but as he has
not yet arrived, we are unable to learn
he nature of Mr.. Johnson's injuries.
LATER. ,
DR.. Smyth, of Bismarck, is attending
Mr.. Johnson and reports the patient very
ow. His injuries being internal.
The Jamestown Murder.
From inquiry it is believed the remains
If the man, supposed TO have been murd-
sred at jamestown Tuesday night and
burned in pig pen, were those of either
one Miller who lately bought the bottling
works there and who has not been seen