The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-07-24

-OeeSe
Local Items.
The little six months old girl baby
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Olson, of Sverdru1
died Wednesday,, and was buried Frida
Rev. j. A. Dlesen will preach at Mr.. I
Langbellas house, Sunday. August 1st, {
8 o'clock, a. m.
/. Crops around Falconer. Painted Wood.
and northern Burleigh, are looking spler
did at this time.
E. S. Neal passed through Washbur
Saturday, with a crew of hay makers fo
sat he grass lands of Douglass river.
The govern ment buildings at Fort Ste
venson havs been upprlsed, with purchas
ers on the inside.
"tAOi " OSptilsiSt, VI luThI6 LIB 0,Wu(
was in town Saturday, says they are get
ting all the rain needed out tina: way now
heavy rain, accompanied by heavy
thunder and lurid tightening disturbed
the slumbers of Washburn denizans
Thursday night.
Haying is now in progress. over the
county, but the frequent rains are badly
interfering with the work. The crop
will be light in many places on account
of effects from the early spring drouth.
Carpenter johnson, who has been EN-
ployed for the past two months on the
new additions to the Merchants Hotel and
other Improvements, will close up his
work here, this week.
Contractor Mckinley of the Washburn
and Fort Berthold daily mail has i'm
proved. the appearance of his Washburn
residence by adding new kitchen addi.
tion.
j. B. Taylor and Walter Frazier left
Preparation Point, Saturday last, with
bunch of horses-5O in number-for a
drive across to the horse markets of Red
River Valley.
X. W. Adams, the famed market gar
dener Of Painted Woods Landing, trotted
LEADER representative among his plants
and vines to show HIM a garden that
would be had hard to beat for abundance,
variety and outlook in general.
Henry Richards, the xpert -four make
er of the Washburn Milling Company.
started out on vacation trip to the
downy beds of Eckland's PLAN, Thursday
aft rnoon. He will be gone about two
weeks.
There will be Childrens Day at Sand
hills. Sunday, August lst. Dinner will be
served in the school house. The children
will have declamatory exercises, in both
English and Scandinavian languages. The
proceedings will close with short sermon
by Rev. Deisen.
John j. Robinson, of Coal Harbor re-
turned over the river from an Oliver
county jaunt, Thursday. He was looking
after his lost English stag hounds. He
was on blind trail and now thinks some
cusses are pounding money out Of them
ON the wolf range.
j. A. Whitmore, late of Pembina ooun-
ty, but now of Snake Creek, made his
first to Washburn, Thursday. Mr.. Whit.
more has $50 head of cattle now on the
Snake-in charge of his herdsman, but
his family-when they reach here-will
locate in Washburn.
In the Defender trial at Williamsport,
the jury after being out 4S hours
and the jury discharged. Judge |
sauter granted change of venue to Bur-
leigh county, where both Defender and
will be tried in November or
December.
Auditor Johnson and R. G. Tweeton
boarded the express line stage for Bis
marck, and thence for a run down the
road. Mr.. Tweeton goes down to settle
up his Minnesota business, while the Au- j,
1itor will slide down to Steele, with pos
bio round trip to the K. p. meet ut Graf
;on.
Mrs. Soule, wife of Con tractor Soule Of
The Douglass River surveying coutrac.
party, reached Washburn from the field