The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-11

Wilson Park, who has opened ranch
two miles this side Of the bad lands above
Fort Stevenson, was in the city Tuesday
taking home with him Mccormick
mower, purchased from Merchant Nelson.
He says hay is plentiful mp his way and
that he will probably cut large quantity
and take some stock to winter. Mr.-Psri
had his sname enrolled on the Leaders
subscription book.
Miss F. NJ. Clayson. Who hsa been en-
ployed in different capacities at the Fort
Berthold Mission school and agency dur
ing the past five years, left for her New
York homo Wednesday, where she will re-
main for an indefinite time. During her
stay in thi. vicinity she has become the
possessor of 100 acres of hne government
land in the Weller neighborhood-using
her Homestead right.
The hay crop this year is an abundant
ono. Thousands and thsusauds of tons
can be out on the uplands, and tho man
Who fails to put up good quantity of
hay this year will not be considered q
prudent and suoeessful rancher. The
fact that during the past few winters but
little hay has been required to carry stock
through in first-class shape should not be
relied on as an average. But, mako hay
while the sun shines.
Allan Mcdonald: The road to Velva,
which is being travelled considerably Of
late, is greatly in need Of repairs. I wse
over there with a load of wheat last week
and found it dihieult to CROSS some of the
culverts and bridges with three horses
abreast. velva is headquarters for grain
and produce raised in the northern and
western part of this county, end think It
only fair that Mclean county should
stand tho expense for the f1ingo of the
road.
Sherm Newcomer, James Mccormick,
VIM. Mclean, Merit Bartrom and Club
Moran we're among the leading Bismarck
base ballists Who favored Washbprn With
their presence During tho Fourth. Tho
boys are all good, jolly follows and have
u faculty of making life agreeable to
those about them. They expressed them
selves as we'll pleased with the cordial
treatment extended them, and spoke in
complimentary terms of Washburn's
pluck aud enterprise.
At IL O'Clock Tuesday night the term of
Office of all deputy marshals expired by
force of statute, the new federal Law legislat.
ing them out of Office. The practice of work
by deputies has been materially changed
by congress-, and it is to be hoped that
the persecution of the poor but honest
settler who Is striving to gain livelihood
for himself and family on tho cheerless
and dismal prairies, which the average
marshal has been won't to indulge in for
the paltry fees that there were in 1t, will
be thing of the past-now that the
greedy marshal is to be placed on q
salary.
The champion mean man has been dis
covered at last, and he lives over in Steele
oounty-where Barney McGinley used to
drive mall-in fact q prominent farmer
living near Hope. He drove with his
family all the wav from Hope to the lake
Sunday distance of nearly fifty miles
and whom he arrived ,at ths gate and
found that the price Of admission. was
the enormous Sum Of 10 cents per head
he turned his team around and started
back home. To make tho matter worse
he is estimated to be worth from seven to
ten thousand dollars. Barney says that
from what he learned Of some- of the
people over there he believes II true. !,
ga Ialooner: I vas down to the Bis
marck "wool markst'-July s8-with my
wool. II was kindof ono smsn's- AFFAIR
only ono buyer being in dttsndance-
and hs' only had one price. Il ssens that
the depression in the market dos not
vassast composition. The price ranged
from 2 70 cents-9 cent wool IL % . par
with 20 cent wheat. I cav several En-
mons county people down st B,smarck.
They said. that tho nrst few hot days done
up their orops,' and that there will be no
harvest down there. There viii DO very
little grain raising in Emmons county
from this on-most Of the rseidents hav.
ing decided to turn their attention 70 corn,
hogs and cattle.
Qaalilcatasa Not Necessary.
sLAuonrxs, n. D., July 8, 1861.
EpIros LEADxs: The question having
arisen a. to, the oonstitutionality .of. that
clause In the school 1aw-msking drst.
grade certificate IN essential rsquisits TO
the eligibility Of : candidate for the
oflcs Of county school supsrintsndsntl..
! have a. requested looked .p the osss 81
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