The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-05-22
Local Items.

Local Items.
S. NJ. Pye g. Co., of Bismarck, insures
school houses. See at Washburn, May 81.
Rev. H. G. Hardenbrok, our new Meth.
odiet minister came up on Fridays stage.
Joe Willis now rides the box on the
new Washburn Bismarck express and
passenger line.
Deputy Sheriff Livermore, of Bismarck.
reached Washburn, Friday morning. He
was up locking after certain party.
While no one seams to have cen Bixby
when he made his escape from the jail,
indication is that it was about p. m.
Prof. G. j. Clemmer will conduct the
Teachers Institute for Mclean county
beginning here. Monday, June 81.
Robert and Walter Leroy, of Weller.
we're transacting business at the county
seat, Friday:
William and Mrs. Harris, of Hunting
Lodge, were visiting the county capital.
Wednesday.
L. N. Larson, the we'll known Dry Point
stockman, returned Monday from Sn axe
Creek, where he has placed his cattle for
summer range.
Auditor johnson returned Friday even
an enjoyable visit down to his old homs
in the Kidder County metropolis.
q. A. Hurd, Of Fessenderl, Wells county
was LEADER caller, Friday. Mr.. Hurd
is travelling the county over asa dealer in
iewelry and musical instruments.
Col. Jack Dwyer, as deputy sheriff came
within mile or so of catching Nor
mand Twas ever thus. Som ebody Felse
made quicker move-got the murderer
Judge Ranard reports musquetoes
terror to man and beast in the Turtle
Lake country, and as consequence book
canvassing recei yes temporary back.
The farm ers of Mclean County are
about through seeding and a larger acre.
age has been sown to grain than any pre-
vious year in the county's history.
Jacob Luthander, Of Conkling, passed
through Washburn, Saturday, on his re-
turn f.om business trip to the capital
city.
Farmers Insured against hail last year
remember how prompt the st. Paul Fire
4 Marine Insurance Co., paid losses.
s. NJ. Pye, agent, will be in Washburn,
May 81. See him.
Rev. H. q. Hardenbrook is appointed
to Wasnburn charge to take the place of
Rev. 81. J. Spe]ker, who locates in Wash
burn, and will have charge of the mission
ary work in Burleigh County, tho coming
year.
A party of immigrants consisting of a
train of four wagons, passed up through
Washburn, Wednesday, bound for the
White Earth river country. They hail
from the drouth stricken plains of west.
era Nebraska.
L. A. Carlson, of Falconer, was LEADER
caller, Wednesday. Mr.. Carlson says
they have their grain all in the ground
down that way--corn and potatoes plant
all made, aud everybody in
Nsttle Greek township awaiting the prom.
ised downpour of rain.
Herman Hanson. of Turcle Lake, and
John Lind, of 1ngersoll, were transacting
business at the county seat, Monday. Mr..
Hanson has 200 acres of wheat to crop
and travellers out that way say they think
1t the finest stand of growing grain to be
iouno at tnls tlme In the county.
Another confession is now ont and five
are now implicated in the Spicer family
murder near Winona. "Defender" is the !
name OF the new suspect, and from what
We can learn, he must needs call out all
the prestage his rame will give to extri
cate himself.
]. O. Wh,tlock, of Conkl,ng, took a
hand in the Washburn Cornet Band, par
ade at the county seat. Sunday. Jim
FURNISHED up the kittle drum in great
style, and shows equal familiarity with
drnm sticks as does he in ,nastereul rendi-
tion of exquisite music from the fiddle
and the bow.