The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-29
Local News

Local News
Henry Rohrer went to Bismarck, Mon.
day.
Several loads of new wheat were mar
keted Tuesday.
Miss Ella Peterson came up from Bis
marck, Thursday, and will visit with her
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nichols passed
through town Monday on their way to
Bismarck.
Signers for Mckinley club are being
secured and the club will organize in the
near future.
As usual Washburn is right to the front.
Prospects for both Mckinley and Bryan
club are good.
Carpenter Benn is Building new steps
and making other improvements about
Haugeberg's store.
"AJou AAesLAAoS W SOAAAAN6 NeAo u
LEADER visitor Friday. William talks
for silver and sunshine.
A. Liedholm went to Bismarck with two
loads of last years oats yesterday
ing room for this years crop.
The Bryan Silver Club will meet at the
court house, Thursday September 3rd, at
8 o'clock, p. M, for organization.
The threshers are now busy in all parts
of the county telling the story, and every
body seems satisfied with the results.
A. Van Horn. representing the John
P. Hoagland Lumber Company, was do
ing business in the city during the week.
Miss Mamie Portner, eourty superinten-
dent of Kidder county, expects to visit
with Miss Musson during the month of
September.
j. NJ. Pace the we'll known ranohman of
Painted Woods creek, was in town Friday.
He says stock never looked better on the
range than now.
William and !. c. Whitlock were Conk
ling visitors, Tuesday. They report that
everything is ready for the thresher in
that neighborhood.
William Allen, Mangus Anderson and
Nels Nelson left for the Wells county har
vest fields last Friday. They intend re-
manning until snow flies. :.
Mrs. Satterlund. and Misses Lula and
Florence left for Bismarck, Thursday.
The children will remain and attend
school in the capital city.
Miss Mamie NJ. Laughlin was in the
city Monday on her way to Monday on
her way to Mandan where she has pos
ition in tie public schools.
A. G. Ranard, J. C. staley, Charles We'll
Ter, Capt. Merrell and H. H. Raines are
among those who expect to take in the
encampment al Minneapolis.
MI. Westmiller marketed two loads of
wheat, Wednesday. We did not learn
what his yield was, but understand that
Turtle Lake farmers have Jared we'll this
year.
Tuesday nights frost was general
throughout the county. Very few locali-
ties escaped. Most of the corn being
passed injurv, 50 garden truck is about
the only thing that will have been injured.
Samuel Fairman, Gussner's genial clerk,
spent Wednesday in the city. He re-
ports Bismarck looming up considerably
in anticipation of the Fort and the posi-
bility of. the building of the Kuhn branch
of the 500, etc.
Peter soderquist's family has arrived
from across the waters-wife and six
children. Mr.. Soderquist has recently
erected buildings on his homestead in the
Weller Observation-Disclosures they will re-
side in the future.
Rev. spelker visited velva and Minot.
during the week in company with Prof.
Danford. He reports an enjoyable time,
and tells us that he ..bargained for
new team over at Minot, and that his
brOnchos are for sale.
Two bad prairie fires are reported as
raging as we go to press. One is destroy
: ing the winter range Oh Snake creek, and
the other is devourlng the grasses of
south Kidder and Logan Country. Look
to your fire breaks farmers of Mclean. !
Mangnus Anderson is back from Wells
county. He found that the country is
oyerrun with teams-there being no de-
mand for them. Wages for men we're
$1.5O and S1.75 per day--with lots OF
work.
Ex.secretary of Stats Flittie has been
in Mercer county across the river--look-
ine around for favorable place to estab-
lish colony. He expresses himself a.
pleased with the natural advantages of
the country over the river.
s Miss Kate Cameron accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. Allin MacDonald, o!
Weller, passed through Washburp for Bis
\ j sisnalrck, Friday. Miss Cameron viii VISIT
the Minnesota State fair Minneapolis, be-
fore retulntng to her Montana home.