The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-04-03
Local News.

- 4
Local News.
John j. Robinson, of Coal Harbor
was dong business at the county capitol
Saturday.
Johu j. Robinson, jr.. returned Friday
from course of study at the Crane
Forks University.
Judge Miller returned from Turtle Lake
F.iday. He says the roads across--jus,
now-are simply abomnable.
Hans Reishagen reports the hills bare
and but little water running in the Goa
Lake neighborhood. Thirsty ground
soaking it up.
The wolf bounty law was approved
March 3rd. and is now in effect. The
wolfer can line up his pelts with the
county aulitor-when he gets them of the
wolves back.
Judge Musselman, formerly of Oliver
county, was in Washburn one day last
week. The Judge has purchased the
Welborg place near Coal Harbor, and him
self and family are now located there.
nE uon nh0o
= was on sad mission in Washburn, Sun
day. His little daughter was lying very
i'll with lung fever, and he had come down
for medical assistance.
Miss Cora Peterson, daughter of Judge
Peterson, of Turtle creek, will teach the
Sa'terluud township school, what is known
as the Oberg school house, term COM
mencing Apri 5th.
The two half bresds Kadot and Black
Hawk, jr., arrested on suspicion of hav-
ing some connection to. OF knowledge of
the Spicer family murder near Winona,
are now safely landed in the Bismarck
Jail.
j. h. Olson. advertises for the wherea-
bouts of couple of stray horses, in an
other column. They are the property of
Mrs. Larson-widow of Andrew Larson,
of whose property Mr.. Olson is admiuis.
traitor.
Dan Tejenstrom, of the Turtle creek
divide brought in four wolf pelts Thurs
day for county auditor to o. K. But the
auditor has not received his instructions
in the matter from the State authorities
as yet.
The new mail contractor on the Wash
burn & Bismarck route is up to his eyes
in difficulties, owing to melting srows
and bad roads. Up to going to press We
have had but two mails from Bismarck.
this week.
Will Merry, of Painted Woods creek
drove over to Washburn Sunday. He says
hay is very scarce article out that way,
and consequence some stock has been
lost-RanchmaL Pace-his near neighbOr
losing few.
The ice on the lower Yellowstone broke
up Saturday and the crushed mass was
being forced under the Missourls solid
covering. much to the tribulation of the
bottom land dwellers in the Williston and
Nesson neighborhoods.
The thaw whi,h commenced last Satur-
day continued night and day until April
1st when little set back occurred. The
bluffs along the Missouri have becom
partly bare of snow aud stock ara rustling
for dear life.
Geo. M. Robinson, formerly of the firm
of Robinson 4 Casselman of this town,
and later on of the Flouring mill al Cath
ey, Wells county. was resting the Mer-
chants, Sunday evening. Mr.. Robinson
had just came overland from Minot, and
was bound for tho capital city.
In the new game law recently passed by
the legislature and now the law of the
land as far as North Dakota ia concerned,
provides that no beaver or otter can be
trapped until l9Os-seven years away.
Also, by The provisions of the bill, reser.
walton Indians will not be allowed to
hunt of from their reservations.
Lewis Anderson and John A. Carlson,
of Coal Harbor, rested in Washburn from
return trip to tho capital city. Mr..
Carlson took down several bales Of skins