The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-06-05

A. w. Farr, one of Bismarck's veteran
was up participating in the memoria
services in Washburn, Monday.
3. F. Partridge. of Amenica, N. Y own
er of several sections of land IN McLea,
and Ward counties, was registered at the
Merchats, Tuesday.
Billy Carroll one of Minot's most pop
ular business mon, was over the county
this week, buying up fat cattle for ship.
ment.
The long looked for and heartily we'll
coined soakening rain came in with the
first day of June and gave us two days'
benefit.
Philip Wamsly of Yanktoney creek has
IS acres to crop. which he says looks fine
since the ram. but that the late dry spell
had made push on weeds and wild oats.
Louis House, of Coal Har5or reached
Washburn, Sunday from sad journey
viewing the camping place on Pony Gulcl,
where his little boy lost his life in that
terrible Thanksgiving blizzard last fall.
Assessor Roseberg has been calling on
property owners in the southern ena of
the district, having finished up his bus
mess for this year in the section about
Washburn,
Monday morning presented a spectlcle
to the early raiser in Mclean county, not
ut all pleasing. The green grass was
whitened upon the prairies, and skim of
ice covered stagnant pools.
John Merry and Billy Nichols who were
over from Lake Ethel on feed and -four
mission at the Washburn mill, we're storm
hindered on the opening June downpour,
Tuesday and Wednesday,.
Captain Blunt of the Bloodgood was
LEADER caller Wednesday. The boat
loaded up with wheat front one of the
river warehouses and departed for Bis
marck landing with its cargo, Thursday.
s. E. Brown, of the Northern Pacific
Land Department. camo up on last Fri
dsy's stage, and has occupied his time
closely the past week scanning the land
tax lists, &c.
Taylor's saw mill at Preparation has
started up again. The damage by fire |
was repaired and but little loss of time
occurred. Have plenty of lumber of all
sizes and dimensions on hand.
H. A, Soule, and wife. of Coggswell
Sargeant county. were registered at the
Merchants Tuesday. Mr.. Soule has the
contract of surveying ten townships
above the Ft. Stevenson reservation. and
was fully equipped to commence his work
at once.
Through the energies of washburn
ladies. and notably nnder Teacher Welsh's
direction. an ice cream stand was erected
at tn, War ehouse. Decoration Day, pro-
ceeds of which will be expended in the
building of fence for the graveyard.
A. M. Anderson, of Fargo; agent for
the D~ongic Machinery Co.. of Dwoagic,
Michigan, who has been visiting with his
brOther-in-law and sister Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Olson. of Sverdrup, for the past two
Weeks, departed Saturday morning for
his Gateway city headq quarters.
j. H. Holt and s.. NJ. Pye, of Bismarck
a nd G.. 3. Whitcomb, q Northfield, Mimi,
travelling man, brother of SAINT Paul,s J.
widely known coroner-Dr. Whitcomb-
came up to Mclean countu's metropolis.
Sunday, and rested over Monday to OBJ.
sere and in a measure, participate in
Memorial Day Observances in Weshhurn.
Detective Flatner. trailer in the (,un-
ninRham case. mentioned in last weeks
LEADER. met with a mishap after leaving
this place. for Bismarck. Saturday, He
was returning with oheOf Johnny Whites
tivery teams. and at bad place on the I
road "ne OF the animals sterped in n hole
breaking leg, which necessitated it's
being killed.
When Deputy Billows was returning to
the river from the west side after the Biz. I
by roundup, he'run across the shadows of
some M English staghounds that had the ,
familiar profile Of those once owned by
Farmer Robinson, Of Coal Harbor. The
parties that had the dogs in: tow, propose