The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-01-30

Volume z.
Local News
Weather moderating. Now comes tn
February thaw.
Thirty Av+, moro days of Grover, }ane
then he can a fishing go.
The gripp is the prevailing in epidemic
in Washburn just now. Many are down
with it.
Walter Leroy. of Weller, and Farmer
Force, also of the Weller neighb"rhood
wore diners at the Nerchants, Friday.
rr. Sat*er,und brought the grip back
with him from Bismarck, and has been
under the Weather with it for week or
more.
Fred Bixby ia pretty tough. He made
better time than usual during this bliz-
xardy week. He froxe his face little but
got there just the same.
John Mvlin, the blaster of the Satter-
terlund mine, on Beaverdam creek, Ia sick
a.bed with bad spell of grip. Archy
Lambert manipulates tho powder train
now.
~red Chaee hied himself down to Joe
P-own's ranch Wednesday morning. Joe
is ned bound with bad spell of tho grip
anil fred will look after things there for
Q while.
Treasurer Mann and Anton Carlson
leave for trip to tho capital city this
morning. Mr.. Mann expects to meet with
bis father Who il now on his way west
from sunny Virginia.
Services bv Rev. J. A. Dieson at tho
residence of Mr.. John Carlson's house.
Weller. on Sunday, January 31st., at IL
o'clock, a. m. On February End, Rev.
Diesen will preach at Fort Clark, and on
Feb. 7th, IL O'Clock, a. M, at sverdrup
school house No. l.
Charley Griffith, our popular town
blacksmith has sold ont his town property
including his blacksmith shop. Uncle
Andy Peterson ia the fortunate purchaser.
Mr.. Gridath thinks something of taking
q crui % to see the sights of tho State Of
Warrington. Al Simpson. John Grihith
and wife, and DR.. Tom Peterson, also |
think of viewing the land from whence
come the soft chinook breezes.
Tho LEADER publisher ia under obliga-
lions for the cordial invitation of Mr..
Hurd., land and industrial agent of the
500 road, on behalf of his company for
. gtand January excursion to the twin
cites Of Minneapolis end st. Paul. We
were sorry that tho state of the weather
tntsrfeared with the acceptance of the
generous Offer Of Mr. Hurd, ON behalf of
the 500 management.
Another hard wintsr .'snorter" visited
this section aad staid with us in great
shape for six DAYS. Sunday morning
tho thermometers registered 81 degrees
below zero, and Monday morning 81 be-
low. 4 hard north wind blowing almost
continuously for tho six days made out
of door work, disagreeable in the extreme.
Tho storm was general one and We make
further referance in another column.
Sheriff Hultberg took a run over the
prairies last week looking for stock. Hs
found few dead horses from previous
storms. Along the Turtle Creek Valley
he eame across at least 16 skeleton carcas.
% Of antelope killed either by wolves Or
wolf hounds, most probably tho former,
"a thev are often sec ON the praire now.
The Sheriff thinAs the snsslope are about
done for in this section.
Commissioner Rohrer returned from
his Biemarck trip Wednesday, facing the
heavy headwind, with its l6 below zero
accom- Paument. The Commissioner was
taking up two loads of goods for The
Right Plaoe. Rev. Basssts Who had beea
!eft besn lef. behind at the Merchants a.
. hopless vietem of tho prevailing grip by
hts lste ompapion-the Shell Creek Mer.
ehsnt-jumped sboard with M. Rohrar
at this place in his effor, ia rssoh home.
-ob-
John Nelson. one of the most successful
<f our oouuty farmers WAS LkADks caller
Thursday. He brought in his Districts
school report and made some puugsnt re-
marks taerssn, NJ. ,Nelsou said his Dis
trict-6aaucially-is mt IN as good shape
% IL should DO. The fault, however, is