The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1898-10-22

Local Items.
Court in waehburn the coming Wei
nsaday. ..,...,,. .....,...,
Merchant wahl ie now serving rs U. S.
petit jurytnan at Fargo.
y The little steamer .Bloodgood continues
to make regular weekly trips between
Bismarck and Mannhaven.
H. j. Fritz of Nettle Creek. vas a
LEADER caller, Wednesday. Let the win
ter he long Or shost, he says they are fully
prepared for it in his neighborhood.
Merchant Nelson was busy branding
and dehorning his cattle this week. He
has about one hundred head. : Axel is get
ting there,
jim Mcdonald, the Bismarck alderman
and blacksmith lost his fine residence by
fire Tuesday morning. Cause--defective
fiue, =
Treasurer Mann, Joe Bragdon the we'll
known travelling man and E. @. Perry re-.
turned Monday from Coal Harbor vicinity
where they laid claim to bagging IS geese.
The threatening weather for the past
week Or more eliminated in snow and
wind storm Tuesday evening, lasting with
varying information until Friday.
I. X. W. Adams, the veteran gardener of
Painted Woods, was Washburn visitor,
Saturday last. Says his vegetable garden
was near failure tho past season.
Fred PAster, Charley Brown BID Big 10
temporarily closed down their feed grind
ing at Goal Harbor for want of better
weather. Too much blizzaad the past
week for good work.
Receiver Satterluad reached his home
headquarters from the capital city, Tues
day. Facing raw cold wind during the
trip up, he contracted severe cold and
has since been confined to his bed.
Charley Hoover and Delegate Pdtz
drove across from Casselmen on the Soc
Tuesday, the latter taking part the pro-
ceedirrs of the Republican county CON-
vsntion.
Major Richards reached Washburn
Tuesday evening from Bismarck. Mrs.
Richards came down to meet her husband
at this point, returning ~ the: reservation
Thursday morning.
Joe DIETRICH and party passed through
Washburn Tuesday evening with $50 fat
cattle for the Chicago market. They had
a stormy trip of it, especially after going
south from Washburu.
Anton Carlson's new building was
burned about O'CLOCK Tuesday morning,
entailing loss of over $500. The loss is
total, there being no Insurance.. Thu ori-
gin of the fire is a mystery.
Tho Y. L. L. Club will hava book socia!
at the school house Wednesday. Refresh
menss will be served and a variety of
amusements that will afford entertainment
for. Adults 25 cents; children Is cents.
Everybody invited.
Tweeton the lumberman is doing rat
ling good business these days. The nea
approach of winter hustling up intending
ing builders. Jake Bureau started out
to whittikers's ranch Friday, with Sc veral
teams loaded with lumber:
Special Examiner Decker rep orts John
Nagle as holding high carnaval ON his
ranch at old Berthold. Don't know about
his increase OF pension. Another boy
baby will call him papa as. soon as he is
old enough to articulate.
The Eskes brothers, Jim Whitlock, Capt.
Baady and others who went over into
Wells as party make.nps for threshlng
crews, have returned, saying there is moth.
ing IN it this year. Too much snow and
too many rains this year. All loss and
no profit. Id
Deer hunting parting are moving about