The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-26

Warm fire :comcs in for comfort these
cool mornings.
Anton Peterson has returned from the
: Pop judicial convention. Newton 70,
Judge.
Rev. II. j. Spelker, will preach tho com
ling Sunday at Coal Harbor, II O'Clock
i, a. m; and at Weller, 3 o'clock, p. NJ.
Gust Casper. of Turtle Lake. ard Wm
lBeckman, of Falconer. we're amoMr
Merchants guests. Wednesday eye:i
Ex-Governor Shortridge II
house to night. Everybody turn*t
Igive him the courtesy of hei-..-.
|Washburn knows how to do that.
G. III. Deison, son of Rev. J. A. Deison,
left on Friday mornings stage, for Min
neapolis, where he goes to finish course
of studies at the Augsburg seminary.
Rev. J. A. Dieson, met with bad acct
dent, last week, near Langdahl. Kidder
County. A runaway horse smashed up
his buggy and badly damaged the horse.
A soaking rain Thursday came in good
time for fall blowing in Mclean County,
and the farmers ara taking advantage OF
it and rushing their work.
Grand Forks Herald: Editor Dick
iCopeland of Williston stole an armfu of
corn, lugged it home over mile and then
found it so darned hard it could't be
eaten-and is now mad at the owner.
After the closing of the institute, Friday
afternoon. Miss Herring the conductor
and most of the teachers in attendance,
made up an excursion and accompanied
Mr.. Satterluud to his coal mine at the
source of Beaverdam creek
Dr.. and Mrs. Slaughter rested at the
Merchants last Sunday, ON their way up
to Conkling. The Doctor bought the
Capt. Brady ranch some time ago, aud is
fitting it up as hun.ing lodge and will
spend the hunting season there with some
friends from the east.
Washburu's quiet was rudely disturbed
Monday morning by Auditor Casselman.
|All, of his blothers, mothers, cons and
fathers, were on hand to greet him. lie
sold out his bunch of horses in tho Devils
Lake country and done we'll. Mr.. Cassel
man thinks Col Dwyer must be lost.
Mrs. G.. z. Hall, of the Fort Berthold
r Mission, accompanied by Miss Annie r.
Dawson, field 1natron of tho Fort Ber-
thold Indian Reservation, were guests of
DIR. and Mrs. Forbes, Thursday evening.
The ladies we're also visitors at the Insti-
tute and much interested in the proceed
Iings.
The first boat up from Bismarck will
come we'll loaded with dry goods, grocer
les and winter clothing for August H.
, Wahl's Headquarters Store. His stock
will he large and varied, will fill all needs
as Merchant Wahl can fill all orders. He
rustes for business, and all appearances
points to its coming his way.
!, Miss Mary Herring, of Sargent County
arrived of last Saturdays stage to take
charge, as conductor of the Institute. She
came highly recommended by State Su-
perintendent Bates, and has eminently
merited the endorsement as the best quail
fed conductor that has yet appeared here
-speaking from authority oJ those we'll
versed in educational matters.
James Boyle, OF Coal Harbor, came to
the county seat on spinning bike Wed
nesday afternoon. Mr.. Boyle is good
carpenter and finds considerable work in
that line to do at Elbowood- and the Res
ervation, where he had been stopping
some time. Jimmy is one of veter'
timers of the Slope country and dat.
introductory here from 1868.
Miss NJ. E. Fields, Mrs. Copeland
Miss ID, AMI Miss Brickets reached
Washbnrn last Friday evening by Livery
man Johnny Whites rig from Bismarck.
After resting at the Merchants for the
evening the ladies boarded Contractor
McGlnly's coach for Fort Berthold, where
they occupy POSITIONS at Rev. Halls Mis-
sion.
Dong Well.
From James swanr manager of the
Western Onion. Helena, Montana, We
learn something about Dave Woods, form
erly of the Painted Woods, and well