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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07
AROUND THE DOG DENs.

"a we'll Travelled trail now marks the
route between the Turtle Lake settlement
Velva station, Mouse river valley. After
leaving leaving Britton's ranch the trail
views are dreary enough, especially in
winter. Fiom the oderous named Stink
ing lake, passing over the gravely waste
through the Horseshoe Valley until the
Fort Totten trail is reached, even the
sight of white owl or a snow bird is
good company for the time killing trav-
elsr. Leaving historic Strawberry Lake
two miles to the right-with its icy
! shores and "free for all" house that moves
to musical sounds when Boreas sqeezss
the Arctic bellows-until Lake Otis, the
home Of the range horse is reached and
Dog Den buttes and the Coteaus come to
view. A few miles further along the trail
on the western dsclivity of the trail
nestled in a cozy appearing timbered
guleh-Brown's ranch comes to view like
babbed up figure in magic jaek-in-a
box. With the exception of Parks place,
at the Butte proper, Browns was the first
stock ranch established in the Dog Den
range. 1t was established by Capt. Tom
Winston, formerly of Hancock, IN 1889,
when Grey-whose romance of check
cred life is we'll known here-had charge
of the place during the early period, or
until it was sold to Samuel Brown, the
present owner, who in company with Mr..
Hay literary recluse, have herds of hor-
sss and cattle, and focks of sheep. Mr..
Brown is now assisted at the ranch by
young Parks and his newly welded wife,
formerly Miss Jones and later Mrs. Bixby.
Within the ranch was tidiness and every
thing IN its right place-a vast improve
ment over the batcheler rsgime-and
all about the house shows the wOmanly
tact and care of the young wife nerved
and encouraged by her husbands partial
and just appreciation of her efforts to
make them contented, prosperous and
mutually happy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07
wedding Bells in sverdrup.

On Tuesday, November 26th, at the
residence of the BRIDES parents, County
Judge Peterson, officiating, Mr.. Frank
Westmiller was Joined in wsdlock to Miss
Gertrude NJ. Kettleson. The groom is q
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank WestmiIler,
formerly of Turtle Lake, but now OF
Mouse river valley, while the bride is the
only daughter and child of Mr.. John and
Mrs. Mary Kettleson, who were aneng
the arst and most faithful settlers 81
sverdrup The LEADER extends congrat'
u,ations to the young couple dnd wish
them well, l,-and,-especially to the bride
will hope her husbands devotion will
com pensate-in part-for the care, love
and affeo in. stovn by the parents at
all times in hes tender years; for theil
petted littlegiel.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07
MAN EATER ON THE RAMPAGE.

A Vicious Stallion Assumes the Role of q
Spanisl, Ball, With Lively Times
Amon. the Ma,adores.
The quiet. Sabbath keeping dsnlzens of
Quality Hill, wore rudely disturbed from
pious thoughts last Sunday morning by
the ferocity of man eating stallion, a
beast with the mercilessness of Royal
Bengal tigar and the strength and cour.
age of an African lion. The animal IN
question is the property of Auditor Cas-
selman, and the beast being of high
grade and valuable pedigree, he had
Loran Smith employed as its keeper. Af-
ter breakfast on this morning in question
Mr.. Smith started to lead his charge to
the water trough. The air was raw and
cold. and coming out of warm stable
the lowering of temperture may have
had something to do with the rise of
temper for as soon as the stallion snuffed
the crisp air he made an open mouthed
lunge at Mr.. Smiths face tearing away
q part of his ear and throwing him to the
ground. About this time Tom Peterson
rushed up with an appraised by scant-
ling, whom the vicious beast after making
another pass at Mr.. Smith and craunch-
ing one of his hands and fingers in his
massave iaws--tarnsd to his new enemy
with such wicked lunges that Thomas
backed into the half opened stable door
followed up so closely by the stallion
that Tom could only partly close the
door and for the next twenty minutes
had the fight of his life and might have
lost. had not Casselman, with loud wells
appeared at the correl fsnce,and the horse
attracted by the noise let go Of the be
seized Thomas and took after the no,sy
County Auditor. Casselman protected
by q strong fence met the onslaught of
tho tarious beast with q vol directed
blow BET tween the ears from heavy club
which felled him to the ground and was
made secure with ropes by several assist
tants who had reached the scene, before
the fighting beast could regain his equi-
libriam. In the meantime Mr.. Smith
was helped from the scene of combat and
DR.. Forb.s sent for, who came and
dressed the wounded mans lacerated face
and hands, and Thomas, after taking two
or three 'ssti6s'' was able to tell all about
it, and was sure he saved Smiths life while
the Auditor is equally sure his own good
lungs and heavy club saved Tom from
being the victim of mau-eating stallion
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Miss Mamie Murray, daughter of NJ. D.
Murray, of Hancock, is at present assist
ing Mrs. Griffith, who has never fully re.
gained her health from her long spell OF
sickness last winter. Miss Murray
though now young lady grown, is a
native of Mclean county. Her father as
a quarrermaster-sergeant of the 9th U. s.
Infantry had charge of the correl and
military transportation at Fort Steven.
son for number of years. This was all
in territorial days, when the State OF
North Dakota was only gauzy dream
with hopeful politicians.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

A spsaker on the subject of practical
thilanthrophy in New York the other day
made this remark: sit is no trouble to
keep bad people together. They stick
to one another like burrs. But good peo-
pie are too good to stick together. Each
one stands off alone and contemplatss his
own little bit of goodness" Come to
think of it, this applies to whole lot of
things besides neutrality-suspicious.
Democrat.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Walter Leroy, of Fort Stevenson,
reached Washburn, Monday evening. he
came by cutter and brought down Super
intend ent Gayquill, OF the Benton ranch,
who had for several days suffered from a
severe spell of rhumatism. However, af-
ter 4S hours under DR.. Forbes care the
patient was enabled to return home with
Mr.. Leroy Wednesday afternoon. Wal
ter said himself and partner knocked
over six buck deer and a fawn, last week.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

VIM. A. Jshnson, formerly of Mclean
county, but now in company with his
brother running first class livery stable
IN Towner, McHen,y county, reached
Washburn, Monday evening. As the
grass in the best feeding grounds is pret-
ty cleanly burned off over in McHenry
county. Mr.. johnson brought over %
head of horses to winter on his old range
above Conklipg, where stock fatten on
the green rooted buffalo grass that
abound there.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Charley Staley, of Roach. reports coy.
otes pretty plentiful on the Snake creek
range since the last fail of snow. John
W. Robinson rode over to the ranch one
day last week bringing one Of his En-
glish stag hounds, and being Joined by
Mr.. Staley, took run up some of the
coulees and picked up three sheep eaters
after short distance chase.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

". B. Watson. one of Blsmarok,s Oldest
and most respected citizens died at home
in the capital city, Monday morning after
a lingering illness, and was buried We'd
nesday. He came to Bismarck in 1878,
and for many years-frst in company
with Mr.. Goodnow, and afterwards with
his brother ]. NJ. Watson,-conducted tbs
leading clothing and dry goods house in
the capital city.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Globe-Democrat: Three times as many
American horses have been sold in Eng
land this year as we're called for in 1894
and their average price at tbs ports of
shipment has been $155, They are used
chiefly for draught in London. There is
q future for horses that are fine animals
and suited to commercial and military
uses.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

An eastern editor thus appeals to his de-
linquent subscribers: "If you have fire.
quent headaches, dizziness and fainting
spells, accompanied by chills. chilblains
epilisy and jaundise, it is sign you are
not we'll and liable to die any minute. Pay
your subscription year in advance and
make yourself solid for a good obituary
notice."-Ex.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Dan Williams, ex-Warden of the Bis
marck penitentiary and one of the first
pioneers Of the Missouri slope, was visit
ing in washburn, Sunday. He started up
from the capital city with the intention
of viewing his Strawberry Lake posses
sions, but old Boreous famed up toe
heavy breeze to face with the thermom
eter 20 degrees below zero.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Alex Ssuthey and Miss Ethel NJ. Eli lis,
of Oliver county, were married at the
Methodist church, Mandan, Saturday
evening of last week, Rev. j. G.. Dingle
officiating.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

CaANBERRIES, CRANDIAH1Is. cram
berries, at the Washburn Milling Co.
store.
sr DeGraff is closing out his entire stock
of gents neckwear. Choice for % cents.
times the price. This is snap. Don't
miss it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

The trial of Wadsworth for the murder
of Ed. Severson, at the formers ranch in
Billings county, several months ago, Is
now in progress in Bismarck. 1t is likely
to be continued for week longer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Everything IN the in" of Leather foot
wear, 20 per cent less than .ho Old prices.
before the last great advancc-for spot
oash-at DeGraffs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07
thiDpowa Moccas,ns and Pac,.

just take peep into DeGraff's show
windows and then step inside and select
you pair of Chippewa made Moose or
Buckskin Moccasins or Pacs. They are
sssyicable, comfortable and take the eye.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

It will surprise you what lot of money
you can save by grinding your own feed
ith one of the Aerinoters sold by II. W..
Grambs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Louis anderson ana David Carlson,
two of Coal Harbor's good farmers were
registered at the Merchants, Monday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Fred Hoover, of Weller, and Peter
Langbella of Coal Harbor, we're registered
at the Merchants, Tuesday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

The vote on the woman suffrage ques-
hon in Massachusetts gives that cause a
|tair and square blow. Whether the suff-
fsglsts and right OF wrong, they must, if
MeY are true Americana, accept for the
sresent the fate of the minority, in that
state, at least.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Joe Brown, of Preparation, assisted by
Fred B.xbv butchered three fat beeves
for the Merchants hotel, Thursday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Mrs. Louis House, of Coal Harbor, met
with a severe accident on her return from
Bismarck, Inst week. She was riding in
a cutter, and when some miles out from
the capital city, it accidently upset throw
ing the lady violently against stone,
breaking hel arm. She returned to the
town, had the bone set. before returning
to her Coal Harbor home.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07
Local News

Rev. J. A. Dieson, will preach Tomorrow In
Nettle Creek school house No. LII oclock,a. III.
School at Washburn will commence
Monday, VIM. Welsh, teacher.
Overcoats and ulsters
Right Place.
School opened at Coal Harbor, Monday,
Miss Jennie Heir ID, teacher.
Call at the New Drug Store next week
and see the Xmas goods.
Buy your Xmas goods early at the New
Drug Store.
Blasting Powder, Dynamite and Fuse.
Right Place,
Coal Harbor
DeGrafr can save you large per cent
age on all kinds of mitts, gloves and
hosing.
Justice Joseph Anderson, of Coal Har-
Dor. returned Sunday from trading trip
to the capital city.
DeDraf is headquarters for Duck lined
suits, Oxeralls and Pants. Quality and
make ths best ard prices the lowest.
On arctics, German Sox and Felt boots
in al! sizes-money saved II you buy at
DeGratf.
Lamps and Glassware.
Eighti'iacr,
Coal l!arbol
Ole Gratir.. Of Weller, vas Gown shak-
ing hands with his Washhurn friends,
Sat turday.
Quilts, Comforters and Blankets
Right Place
Coal Harbor.
Underwear and Outing shirts of all
kinds 25 25 per cent less than ever sold
in Bismarck before, on sale at DeGraf's
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

X. w. Adams, of PAINTED Woods Land
ing, accom- panied by Theodore Taylor
were transacting business in Washburn,
Thursday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Rumor reached Washburn by way of
Mercer county, that the we'll knewn ex-
pert horseman, Perfeoto Ferdinando, was
recently found dead on the reservation
near Elbowoods. Had the appearance of
being shot to death
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Col. j. c. Dwyer, came down from Coal
Harbor, Thursday to take in the sights of
the county capital. He had been out
looking after some horses on the range.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07
Notice of Estrays.

Notice of Estrays.
have, at my farm, two miles east of
Washburn two estray heifer's. They are
about two years old and red in color. No
brands. Any one owning the above, and
who can prove property, pay charges
and take them away.
OSCAR GusTAvIsON.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Mrs. William Tower, mother of Frank
and Robert Tower, passed through the
county capital, Wednesday, on her way
to join her husband and sons at their
farms near Coal Harbor. She. had just
returned from a lengthy visit to her
former home in Canada
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Table and Pocket Cutlery.
Right Place,
Weather Prophet Hicks predicts very
snowy and stormy January and February.
Xmas Goods-next week-New Drug
Store-Washburn
John Samuslson, of Weller, was trans
acting business at the county capital,
Monday.
Wool Boots, German Socks, .s.,.s
Right Place,
Coal HarbOr.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07
ouilts, Comtorters and Blankets

Underwear and Outing shirts of all
kinds 25 25 per cent less than ever sold
in Bismarck before, on sale at DeGraff's.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07
Clothing for men and Boys
Right Place,
Coal Harbor

Overshoes for Gents, Ladies and Chill
dren, Right Place,
Coal Harbor.
a 1...ras: ~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Vim. Merry, of Painted Woods creek,
who was in Washburn, Friday reports
Mrs. Hanes, mother of Ranchman Hanes,
as very feeble, and not likely to survive
the winter. If the old lady lives until
April, she will be "a years old, being born
April, 1902.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

The thermometers in Washbnrn regis
tered 20 degrees below zero, Monday, and
% below, Tuesday morning.
Next week the New Drug Store. Wash
burn, will open up the finest line of Holi
day Goods ever brought to Mclean Go.
Mrs. w. Fl. H. Mercer and her daughter
Miss Bsbb, of Mercer's Ranch, Painted
Woods, were visiting in Washburn, Sun
day.
August Reineke, an employee of tho
New Salam Touring mill, was tangled up
in the machinery and killed at that place,
last Monday. He leaves wife and seven
small children.
Walter Fraser, of the capital city, and
Charley Staley the Snake creek ranch
man, rested at the Merchants, Tuesday
evening. They was trailing up bunch of
cattle that had strsyed from his herd one
day last week.
Loran Smith whose encounter with
man eating stallion, We record elsewhere
in these columns, is slowly, improving.
He loses part of an ear; part of thumb.
and besides badly bitten about the shoul-
ders and other parts of his body.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-12-07

Ole Gratin. Of Weller, vas Gown shak-
ing hands with his Washhurn friends,
Saturday.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-01
FINE RAINS IN NORTHWEST
Cause Crop Prospects to Brighten
Hot Winds Follow.

Special to the Globe
PIERRE, S. D., May 31.-Three-
fourths of an inch of rain fell last
night, making over an inch for the
past week. Crop prospects are bright.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-01
cHEERED CLEVELAND.
Enthusiastic Demonstration Mt
Southern Meeting of Grocers.

ATLANTA, Ga, May 31.-A sensat ton
was created in the meeting of the
Southern Wholesale Grocers' associa-
ton this afternoon when Capt. J. H.
Martin, of Memphis, the largest whole
sale dealer in groceries in the South,
exclaimed, in the course of a speech:
Grover Cleveland, president OF the
United States, receives a salary Of $780,
900 a year. He should be receiving
one Of 100000 and be elected for life"
This statement was made while the
official salaries were under discussion.
Hardly had the words been uttered
when cheer after cheer fairly shook
the walls of the building and re-echoed
TO the street beyond. Time and again
President Leigh raped his gavel for
order, but the shout still went up,
while men waved their hats wildly, ap-
plauding a sentiment so expressive of
their individual convictions. The
scene was an impressive one. 1t was
several moments before business sim
mered down to it's ordinary channel,
and even then men talked of the hap
pening among themselves and paid
little attention to the subsequent
speeches. A canvass of the members
of the association who represent the
leading cities of the South showed
them to be practically unanimous in
support of President Cleveland's finan-
cial policy.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-01

day in conversation with a group of
grain dealers and wholesale merchants
that with wheat at so cents per bushel
next fall, this years crop, if it turns
out to be an average one, will realize
enough money to clear off the entire
mortgage debt of the province. Plac-
ing the crop of wheat at 0,000, 600 BUSH
els, which is considered a conservative
estimate for this year, s16,OO0,O00 would
be realized at so cents bushel. The
mortgage debt of the province is esti-
mated to be between $4,000 900 and $13,-
O00O0O so that there would on wheat
alone be good surplus, without taking
into calculation oats, barley, fax, live
stock, etc.
The enforced economizing of the past
two years has prevented the farmers
from contracting new debts, and in
commercial circles the opinion is gen
eral that Manitoba was never in a
sounder financial condition than at the
present time. A leading wholesale
man said to a reporter yesterday:
Manitoba today stands ahead of any
part of the world where agriculture
is the leading industry, for financial
solidity, and if we have good crop
this year business will fairly hum
again. Already better tone pre-
walls in all lines of business than has
been known for some months, and we
may safely expect that the improve
ment will continue"
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-01
the office of city clerk for $500 {

the Office of city clerk for $500 a
year.
Mr.. Horr then handed in a petition
signed by several hundred citizens ask
ing for the reduction of city officers
salaries.
Capt. C. w. Hackett on behalf of the
committee of forty, made a speech in
which he expressed the desire of the
committee for a reduction of city Off
GERS salaries, and submitted number
of petitions to that effect. Col. j. III.
Davidson also spoke in the same vein.
PUBLIC SERVANTS, NOT Law
YERS.
Assemblyman Parker in response to
a request for his opinion, declared
that he was heartily in favor of reduc-
ing the salaries of city officers.
We are not lawyers here said Mr..
Parker, "but servants of the people.
II the people want the expenses re-
auced it is our duty to reduce them.
This is no question of politics involved
here
This practically closed the discus
sion, and the board proceeded to go
down the line with Aid. Hare's reso-
mtion
The reductions were thereupon made
as noted in schedule above
some of the items occasioned anus
ing discussions. In fixing the salary
Of the clerk of the municipal court,
Aid Wolf proposed to amend the reso-
iution so as to reduce the salary to
S,500 instead of $4,000. Aid. Hare op-
posed the amendment, but Aid. Ehr-
hEy win
that he considered the municipal court
cierkship snap, requiring only TWO
hours work a day. The amendment
prevailed. So did another amendment
reducing the salaries of the members
of the board of public works to 81 500
each instead. of $1,000. Aid. Milham
said that he thought four just as COM
petent chair-WarmerS as the present
incumbents could be hired for $1,000 a
year and Aid. Ehrmanntraut was ap-
plauded when he added:
II gladly second Aid. Milham's
amendment" Aid. Markham and Aid.
Hare thought that s1,500 was too low
a figure, but the other nine aldermen
voted in the affirmative.
The superintendent of the workhouse
suffered a further cut in salary than
called for in the resolution, which or
iginally fixed the amount at $2,400. 1t
was made $1,000. This was the severest
reduction in the entire list, as will be
seen by referring to the foregoing
tabulated statement. The salary OF
the superintendent of the water de-
partment was also further reduced
from $1,000 to 81, 800.
After all the items had been dis
posed Of, on motion of Aid. Markham,
the entire resolution as amended was
unanimously adopted.
The board then adjourned, after dis
posing of a few routine matters.
St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-01
GIBBONS IN ROME.
The Cardinal Has a Good Word to
Say of American Workmen.

ROME, May 31.-Cardinal Gibbons,
of Baltimore, Md; Rev. John S. Foley,
bishop of Detroit, Mich, and Mgr. N.
O'ConneH, the rector of the North
American college, arrived here at
o'clock this afternoon from Florence,
and went to the North American col
lege. In an interview after his ar
rival Cardinal Gibbons said that this
was his first visit to Rome since 1886,
when he was made a cardinal. He
added that he simply came at limina
apostolarum, his ten years within
which every bishop is required to visit
Rome having nearly expired, and that
he does not intend to stay long in
Rome. The cardinal also said that
he had no special question to discuss
mere except the usual diocesan affairs.
He added, however, that he was taking
keen interest in the social question,
and he was happy to say that the
worlSmen in America, as individuals
and as associations, know how to con-
duct themselves according to the spirit
of the gospel and the principles of
Justice, avoiding dangerous excesses,
but nevertheless determined to obtain
what is equitably their due.