The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-17

VI CnRrIey JOnnsOn, OF the Turtle 'cree
divide, Monday.
Dr.. ForBes says Bismarck streets are
holy terror for mud just now. Axle dee
on the main boulevard.
Franz Tower. of Hancock. Ole Gradin
Of Weller, aud William Lindell. of Flu
Point. were in Washburn, Tuesday.
Lorsntz Lorentzou. the energetic farm
CT, of Buffalo PaunciT creek, has air ad,
his spring seeding we'll under way.
Gue Casper was over from Casper stocl
ranoh Wednesday and advertises stra.
colt in this issue of the LEADER.
Mics Veda Herred reach-d Washburr
Saturday, from Bismarck, where she at
tended school for the past several months
Contrary to general expectation tn.
prairie sloughs did not fill to any per
ceptible extent. The ground was too dr.,
and soaked up all the sueplus snow water
Tom Thompson, who came in from tn.
Prophets Mountain about week ago
Gays the horses and cattle out there ar.
enjoying good range feed.
Walter Leroy and Perry Burton, o.
Weller. passed Though Washburn. Wed
neaday on business jaunt to the capita
city.
Carpenters Anderson an johnson hay
been busv this week in preliminary work
on the contemplated addition to the Mer.
chants hotel. The work will be rapidly
pushed from now on until com pleted.
The largest crowd that assembled in
Washburn since spring opened came to.
gether last Saturday. Merchant Nelson
was especially pleased at the revival of
Business as evinced by his sales that day.
Hans f. Olson. and Hans Reishagen, of
Coal Lake, were resting in Washburn,
Wednesday evening. The ground out
that way is in good working condition
and farmers all busy.
Miss Hilda Sasterlund returned from
the capital city, Thursday-coming up
with DR.. Forbes. Miss Satterlund will
teach Sverdrup school No. 2.
J0hn Peterson, brother of Nelse Peter.
son, of Dry Lakes, reached Washburn
from his Chicago home, Monday. He is
now visiting with his brother at the
Lakes.
Parties in from the Turtle Lake trail
report the plows and harrows moving
steadier and swifter at Jack Sheldo. "a
place than ever beforehand that ls saving
great deal. Jack is lrstler GU tarm
work.
Commissioner Hanson came over hom
Turtle Lake, Monday to attend the special
meeting of the county Board. He thinks
moro than the average acreage will he
put to crop this spring, in his neiphbor.
hood.
Commissioner. Rohrer, of Coal Harbor,
and Custodian Staley, of Fort Stevenson
we're LEADER callers, Monday. They ex-
Peot great things in the upper country
when the military reservation is surveyed.
and opened.
q. NJ. Deisen, son Of Rev. J. A. Deisen.
OF Sverdrup, returned last week from
Minneapolis. where he devoted several
months to course of studies in the Aues.
burg seminary. He will now devote him.
self a. professional pedagogue, and will
tsach the summer school at Sandhills.
Rev. J. A. Dieson will preach at sver- |
drsp school honse No. g., on the coming,
Sunday at IL O'Clock, a. m. and at Wash.
burn echool house at 4 O'CLOCK. o. m. Ca
Monday, April 10th, at Nettle Greek
school house house No at II O'Clock
a. m.
W. H. Scott. Wogausports geniel post.
master. was up looking over. some Mclean
'ounty horses, with q view OF purchasing.
Th,ursdsy.,, MI. Scott says the tarmers
down that way will put cnnsi derable acre.
ago to o.op this spring rather more thaa.||
the avarage fact.
Hsrb Ba,trou, Of the ..white Earth
cosntry rested in Washbnrn. Saturday.
from nj Bismarck whore hs put in some time
helping Aarphy out the wolf bounty, bill,
ana lns big promises in securing Legislative
and nd stats appsintments for his friends.
He l,ft aundsy morning for above, where
he viii gather mp ; bunch 81 horse, and |
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