The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-03-26

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Local Items.
Weather continues wintry.
Chicago May wheat. $1.G6.
John Allen. of Conkling was doing bus.
iness in Washburn, Friday.
Assessor Huston of Turtle Lake was
on business mission in Washburn, Friday.
The address of ths c ,smopoltan' mag
azine is Irvington. New York, not River
eide, as printed in last weok's LEADER.
We print large paper this week con-
tsining Il good grist of the general news
happenings of the past week or more.
J.C. Whitlock and John Chessworth
of Conkling, were transacting business at
the county capital, Wednesday.
Ex-Clerk of Court Charley Hanson, of
Grass Lake, Burleigh county, WAS doing
business with the WashburD Mill com pany
Tuesday.
Merchant Peterson, of Painted Woods
was transacting business in McLean's
capital, Friday. The LEADER acknowl-
edges Il pleasant call.
Billy Winn and Harry Anderson of the
capital city were wondering over the met
ropolitan sights in MeLean's chief town,
Saturday and Sunday.
Another stormy Monday. Snow and a
cold north wind ran the murcury down so
by Tuesday morning the thermometer
registered 10 degrees below zero.
George NJ. Robinson, of this county
now in the railway mail service has heen
transferred from jamestown to Drum
mond, Montana.
down TO the the county seat from Coal
Harbor, Saturday, making extensive pre-
parations for early farming operations
this spring.
The ice on the river continues to hang
together but is getting very rctton. Man
eyer Tweeton, of the Mill Company drove
loaded team across in front of WASH
puk
more of IT until after another white frost
comes. Too scaiy.
Henry and Mrs. Tatley, OF the Grand
Pacific, Bismarck, lost their .younges
child, Monday, by scarlet fever. There
is considerable sickness there, and az
consequences, public schools are again
closed.
Miss Artie McElroy, who had been with
Prof. Minehan's family at Armstrong.
during the past winter. departed ~ her
mothers Canadian home. on las ay's
stage. Mics McElroy is MEL our
county Judge.
The young laverick Bouteller, who was
arrested last week for stealing $1,000 in
cash and bonds from the Lavonia msil
sack, has confessed and given up most of
the money. He wanted to go to Klendike.
This kuld assure him snccessful
plea he insanity dodge. Lavonia is
in Emn1ons county.
Justice and Mrs. Anderson, of Coal
Harbor. were down in Washburn, Monday
and Tuesday. Mr.. Anderson had come
down for some medical attention, but the
inolemaut weather made the trip one of
.appravation. His complaint which is of
long standing has been aevere strain on
an otherwise rugged constitution.
Our county students who have been
taking studies at our more advanced in
-stitutions of learning are commencing to
return. Lawrence aud Lillian Fritz. aOn
and daughter of Hans. Fritz of Nettle
Crack township, have returned from their
winters tuition at the Grand Forks Uni
vsrsity.
James Anderson, of Dry Lakes, and
Rasmus Nelson, of Turtle Lake, we're pur-
chasing heavily Of farming machiner~,
in Washourn, Thursday. Both good farm
.ers, they propose to oatdoe their crop re-
.n-d ~ nravions seaaons. Merchant Wshl I
says the firm have sold the last Of their
seed drills now.
Miss Lula Satterlund, daughter of the
IE.Dns'e pahlishar. who has been attend:
ing the Valley City normal school. during
the winter. will tssc, ths .cniny teen OF
school at Gleuview. A:though her afst
term she cnmes with a seeDnd grade to oh
.er's nertifoate. 1t is n plsaslng coinci-
demo, to u,ts that this 'is.~ist iu which
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