The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-08-08
Local News
DeGraG will be here to-day.

dan home Monday.
Mrs. DR.. Forbes and children haye spent
the week with friends at urtie Lake.
Gokey g. Matthews came down from
Elbow Woods Thursday and will be with
us for a-few days.
Anton Peterson has most of his wheat
east of town cut. The yield will not be
up to- the average.
Mrs. Mann is expected to return about
September l, SO says the treasurer. She
is enjoying her visit very much.
Foster predicts storms and blizzards
early in December. A storm for August
10 Is likely to disturb this section.
Democrats meet in mass convention to-
night OF o'clock to select delegates to
the Grand Forks ratification meeting.
John Lundquist, Of Conkling, favored
the Leader with pleasant call Wednes-
day. He had little Miss Ethel with MIN.
Tuesduy after soino repairs for mower.
He reports stock doing nicely with lots of
hay for the winter.
Judge Dwyer, father of our Jack, is
Offering his Burleigh county Sterling farm
for sale. The farm consists of 1920 acres,
with frst-class buildings.
Mrs. Hugh Mclaughlin and son, of
Elbow Woods, passed through town We'd
nesday on their way to Bismarck. Mrs.
p Mclaughlin goes to st. Paul.
Rev. Diesen, who spent part of the
week in Kidder county, lnforms US that
crops down that way are excellent--can't
be beat, says the reverend gentleman.
A. P. Thyberg was in tbs city Tuesday
having Blacksmith Eskes to reset the
spokes in his binder wheel. Mr.. Thyberg
says he expects a good yield of wheat.
NJ. NJ. Benn has moved his family into
town-occupying the house vacated by
Merchant Wahl on the east side. His
brother is to occupy the Lundquist place
north of town.
On account of the stir in the harvest
field there is noticeable ABSENCE of
leisure promenaders on our avenues, and
our city is not the liveliest place in the
world now days.
Mr.. DeGraf is on his return from Ell
bow Woods and will be in Washburn
from to-day until Wednesday, and will
or portraits of self.
Sam Mnsson returned from Bismarck
Wednesday evening. He attended the
Yates Bismarck base ball game Tuesday.
He says the home talent was turned down
to the tone of II to4.
j. w. Watson, VIM j. Pettee, VIM.
Woods and A. Il. Pond composed party
of Bismarckers who we're on their way
home after two weeks of outing at Straw
berry Lake Wednesday.
Services at Nettle Gre elk school house
No. at 1880 and Sverdrup school house
No. the coming Sunday. Sunday, Au-
gust 16, services and confirmation at Fort
Clark by Rev. j. A. Diesen.
Frank Westlniller returned from Bis
nlarck Thursday evening with some re
pairs for Jack Kittleson's thresher. He
Gays Mr.. Kittleson expects to start thrcsh-
ing about week from Monday.
Texas dispatches of Monday say yes
terday was the hottest day in forty years,
112 in the shade, pasture and cotton
burning up for want of ram. Excuse us.
Well not take any of Texas in ours.
Mr.. and Mrs: ellsworth we're down
from their ranch Wednesday. Mr.. Ches-
worth informs us that he hopes to COM
menco threshing by the middle of next
week if the weather continues favorable.
Sheriff Hultberg got his header rugged
up for business Wednesday and started
out to ply among the grain fields. The
sheriff is hustler, has frst-class outfit,
and may be depended on to set a winning
pace.
Abundance of crop in the United States
is not likely to affect the wheat market of
the world any this year. The harvest is
early, which will probably temporarily
depress prices, but the future looks pro-
missing.
Oil Berquam and Ben johnson hauled
their new J. I. Case threshing rig from
Bismarck the first ofthi week and intend
making things hum when work COM
mences.. Mr.. Bergman is agent for the
]. I. Case.
Joe Katz wassssshaking nand, with
f.iends in the city Sunday. Joe is hold
ing forth at Bismarck Just now, but it
appears that Mclean has some nt,rac-
tion for him, and he has to pay US a visit
Just so often.