The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-07-25

Gokey 4 Matthews, photographers, will
be in Coal Harbor Wednesday leaving
Thursday for Elbow Woods. First-cfass
work at reasonable prices. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Come and see samples.
In another column will be found Austin
Logan's ad, Bismarck. Mr.. Logan has
harness and wagons that he will sell cheap
for cash or trade for oats. If in need oi
anything in his line, see him while IN the
capital city. .4s
i John Chesxorth AMI Fred Pfster have
purchased Joe Burgum's threshing outfit
and saw mill. The boys are hustlers and
will solicit share of our farmers work
this fall. They can be depended on ia
give satisfaction.
The Misses Satterlund gave an i'm
promtu party Wednesday evening in
honor OF Miss Marion Veeder who Is
visiting in the city from Mandan. The
evenings entertainment was thoroughly
enjoyed by all present.
Axel Nelson and A. H. Wahl shipped
three car loads of cattle the first of the
week. Amorg the bunch they had some
of the finest specimen ever in this county
and they deserve the top p.notch prices
Roth oantlamen vent east
+ Mrs. J. Arthur Burgum returned from
her visit to the Red River valley last
Saturday. She was accompanied by
Master Gordon Burgun, who will be with
his grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. O.
Ranard, the balance of the summer.
Professor and Mrs. Gates, of Elbow
Woods we're in the city Friday and Satur'
day of last week.-Mrs.. Gates making
final proof on a tract of land in the Coal
Harbor neighborhood. Mr.. Gates and
James Staley went to Bismarck Saturday
The game crop-deer, prairie chickens
geese and ducks - promises to be
bounteful one. There are some changes
in the game lave which the Leader shall
make public in the near future--enablina
all nimrods to conform themselves to the
same.
i The Bismarck land Office reports $13,
coo as the receipts for the qurter ending
Juue 80, ninety three homestead filings
several contests, and many letters of IN
qaary from difIsrsht parts of thu esst
from individuals and from representatives
OF colonies xyx
4 Joe Willis Is back from an extended
tour of Montana. He reports meeting
! several old notwithstanding them
Pete Anderson and Erlck Peterson who
haye a contract on an irrigation ditch
near Billings. Mr.. Anderson had informed
Mr.. Wllletts that he expected Is be back
here this fall. =;
Vacant lands in the following town
ships are subject to filing at the Mlnot
land Office after July 27: Township l57,
range 81, townships l57, 1853, 159, 100 and
161, range s8, townships 157, 15s, 159, 16o
and 16l, range 80, townships 157, 15S,
l59, 100 and 161, range 80.
The Devils Lake Free Press has the
following to say of one of our former
citizens: DIR. E. H. Belyea was appointed
county physician by the board of county
commissioners last week, assuming the
contract of Swanstou g. Belyea. This
county has always been fortunate in hav-
ing good county physicians and DR..
Belyea can be depended upon to give
the best possible satisfaction.
Agon Eckstrom, 9-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Eckstrom, met with a
painful accident Monday while riding one
of his fathers horses to water. It seems
that the horse was moving along at a
good gait, whom he stumbled, the boy
falling off and breaking his arm-frac-
turing both bones above the elbow. DR..
Forbes set the broken imembers and the
| lttI0 eVuoI0C 10 uOW EoStAAS 06oys
W. n. De3raf. Bismarck's artistic pho
tographer, desires to announce that he
will be in Washburn about the first week
In August date to be announced later
when he will be prepared to furnish the
snme grade of photographs as made in
the Bismarck gallery. and that means
NO better work can be mace outside of
his tent by any photographer, and no
travelling artist can begin to compste
with him. He will also visit Coal Harbor
| "A party of young folks conceived the
idea of surprise party last Saturday and
Ole Peterson's was decided upon as the
most appropriate place to gather. How
ever, upon arrival there it was learned
that it would be inopportune on account
of the death of near relative of the
fAnily. But not to be outdone, the
crowd repaired en- masse' to the homo Of
o. A. Oberg, where, although the hour
was late, they were bid welcome by the
generous and whole-souled host and his