The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-22
Local News
Supplement this week.


Supplement this week.
Dr.. Forbes visited Bismarck during the
week.
Legislative convention at Minot, Mon
day, August 81.
Deputy Game Warden Falconer and
A. Won Steiger we're city visitors Wednes
day.
Carpenter johnson passed through town
Tuesday-having finished his work at the
Staley ranch.
Miss Edburg came up from Bismarck
last Saturday and opened the fall term of
the Conkling school Monday.
It will cost $12 tor the round trip from
Bismarck to st. Paul for the Knights of
Pythias and G. A. r. encampment.
Professor Moore. of the Bismarck pub
lie schools, requests US to announce that
the fall term opens Tuesday, septem-
ber 1.
Steamer Imelda was here Thursday and
supplied our merchants with new sup
ply of goods, also bringing the Langballe
threshing machine up.
We note in our exchanges several in
stances where violators of tho game laws
are being prosecuted - and invariably
they get it in the peck.
Rev. J. A. Diesen will preach the COM
ing Sunday at Sanger, Oliver county, and
Sunday, August 80, at sverdrup school
house No. l, 1890 a. m.
The Hoolbrooks, of Bismarck. passed
down the river from Williston Tuesday.
They had large boat and were we'll
equipped for the journey.
There never was a more favorable sea-
son for haying and harvesting than this
has been. It has been dry and winds
have in no way interfered.
Commissioners Mann was down from
Hancock Tuesday. Mr.. Mann had
sprained his back while lifting on hay
rack and vas suffering considerably.
Judge Mcconnell resentenced Kent yes
tsrday. Uuless tho governor COM
mutes the sentence to life imprisonment
the ex ecution ia likely to occur about Oc-
tober l.
Tom Christensen anl Perfecto Fer
nando, the expert musician and horse
man, started out with a herd of western
horses Monday. The horses will be dis
posed of in Wells and adjoining coun-
ties.
Gust Berg wss in the city yesterday
having DR.. Forbes prescribe for one of
his arms which he injured recently. He
reports his crop fair-bnt in quantity and
quality cannot be compared with that of
last year.
J. P. Peterson returned from Bismarck
last Saturday. He informs Us that he dis.
posaa of two more threshinR rigs-one
to Bseen and one to johnson, of Burleigh
sanoAy. Mr.. Peterson is having good
.ssccsss with his agency.
Tom Langballe, Ole Nelson, Louis
Anderson and David Carlson were down
from Coal Harbor yesterday after their
threshing outfit which was shipped, by
way of boat from Bismarck. They will
start threshing at an early day.
Mandan has over 100000 pounds of
wool stored in vacant building, subject to
an advance in prices. It is likely good
proportion will be carried over until next
year. McKiniey's election will assure an
advancement in the price of wool.
We learn that Mr.. and Mrs. John Reu-
ter contemplate spending the winter with
friends and relatives in the east-leaving
the children to attend school at Bismarck.
They intend starting on their journey as
soon as they can market their crop.
Emmons county settlers have had their
ire aroused because an agent of the ir-
terror department has ordered all fences
taken down on government land. 1t
seems some farmers got into disputs over
fencing some government land and this
is the sequel.
The steamer Bachelor anchored at this
port last Friday, evening unloading
goods for our merchants and taking wheat
and 400 sacks of -four for the Washburn
Milling company. The mill has now
almost disposed of its entire supply of
-four and orders for the future ~ars
being placed.
Kort Eisentraut spent Wednesday in
the city. Mr.. Eisentraut leaves for New
York the first of next week to meet his
swest heart who is coming from 'cross
the waters. They are to wed in New
York, after which they will take short
tour, arriving hero about September Is.
The Leader wishes them a pleasant jour.
ney.
Wm. Reuter- was in from Turtle Lake
{ last Saturday. He said threshlng in his
ne,ghborhood had commenced and the
Yields wer, in all cases satisfactory ones
running from fifteen to twenty-five
bulhels to the acre. Mr.. Casper having