The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-02-22
Local News

Robert Leroy, of Weller: was in the cit,
Wednesday,.
P DR. Slaughter, of Conkling, was tran
sacting business in the city Friday.
Capt. Chas. Brady, of Weller, vlsite.
the city Thursday.
Billy Johnson, of Weller, was taking in
the sights in town Monday.
Henry Rohrer, of Coal Harbor, passed
through town Tuesday on his wav to Bis
marck.
Nose Hyatt, one of Oliver county's pro
eperous ranchmen, was trading at the hu
the middle of the week.
Swan Hanson, of Turtle Lake, was in
the city to attend a special m setting of the
board of county commissioners.
Northwest News: Misses Lottie and
Emma Robinson report most pleasant
visit with their parents at Fargo.
Mrs. Chas. Billows. of Erie N. D. arrived
on Wednesdays stage, and will visit her
parents at Turtle Lake.
Contractor McGinley, who has been un-
der the weather for some time, has again
taken his seat on the Washburn & Fort
Berthold stage line.
Mrs. M. F. Minelan, and her sister Miss
Minnie O'Donell, came up ON FRIDAYS
stage in route for Halls Mission school
at Fort Berthold.
Oscar salhberg. one Of the old timers
Of Coal Harbor, vac shaking hands with
friends IN the city the fore part Of the
week.
Commissioned Man, WAS in town to at
tend the special meeting of the board, to
dfaws st,ansss for jury yiin III Merrill cass,9
which will be tried before Judge Winches-
ter, ON the 26th of this month.
Owing to the space occupied by the
county treasurer's report, and the absence
of the LEADER's scribe on Bismarck trip
our paper goes to press short on records
of local haps and mishaps.
d. G. 10y and Charles Heinimeyer. two
prominent and progressive citizens of
Mercer county, we're doing business with
Washburn merchants, Thursday.
DR., Forbes returned home Monday
from trip to his old stamping ground
in Trail county. Tho Doctor noted gen
eral enquiry among Red River people
about the Mclean county coal fields.
Edmund Kirky, the veteran soldier of
Painted Woods, died Monday last. The
deceased was a veteran of the late war,
and a member Of the GA. b. His funer-
" Sok place it the Catholic church, Bis
mark. Thursday afternoon at 80, O'Clock
He leaves wife and several children to
mourn his death,
It is reported that DR. Fredtj of Nansen
Who started on his expidition June 24th,
1898, in the Fran small steamer fitted to
endure the dangers of the Artic seas has
reached the North Pole, and found land
there, and is now returning toward civiliz-
alton.
William and Mrs. Harris, reached Wash
burn, Monday by Bismarck stage from
southern Illinois, whore they spent the
most of the present winter. When they
left washburn last July, they went TO the
Pacific coast by the Northern route, and
Mr.. Harris spent the fall and early winter
enjoying : hunters life among the Blue
Mouutains of Oregon Mr.. Harris says
further that be, has Travelled pretty ex-
tensively throughout the Omitted States;
and that North Dakota suits him pretty
we'll, and he proposes 70 make his future
home in ito best county No Lean.
". a. winchester Judge Of the sixth,
iudicial district, accompanied BY John :.
l,hiIbrick, and John +. Fort two OF tie
best lawyers 70 be found, in .his o. az
other country,came up against the 80 mil
tornado, that passed here on last Monday
Tho Judge came mp to hold term OF
oourt. in mid winter in order to save NC
Leancounty the expense Of holding 2 pris.
oner for trial until the spring term OF
court. John F. Philbrick, came up on call
81 Mclean county's commissioners, 70
lead IL. battle already mapped oos. J.
+. Fort, came up on general prln'ip!es
and a. counsel appo,ntsd for defendant
& remains to be seen, whether he will get
thor. Of not. The defendant pleaded not
guilty, and Judge and attorneys hied ii 7 :
themselves away TO The capital cisy,
where they viii stay until the 26th, day ol
February 1896. and be il .emsmbered shat l''l
ap d that d,ts the ON stats q this count ''
.rs xpscted 70 hays every thing u srAn