The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-10-21

LOCAL ITEMS.
A new steam ferry at Casselmsu's land .
ing ia one of th. pOssibilitie. in 1900.
Contractor Mckinley has. been on the
sick list for the past week or more.
g. Cunningham ut Bismarck has been
assisting Painter Cole through with his
rush of work this week.
tyA big bunch of keys found by Clarence
Waliin. lacks an owner. inquire ht the
Lender Office.
L. Williams t1assiss for ChicaR
boot and shoe house wac among McLes
county dealers this week.
1t is reportedlon pretty good! authority
that there will be Newspaper started in
Wilton within the uext:two ~eeks.
Tho Bore and the Britton "a personal
representatives, OF custom and cause, re-
arectively, had a eetto in front ofiWahi's
emporium, Thuraday eve.
r. B. Keller. of st. Paul MINI, came up
with Banker Pye OF the capital city. aud
put in two or thre days looking over the
situation during the stay of the Washburn
party.
EJeeob Luthauiler of the Elm Point high
lands, had fair field of wheat that iwens
1s hushel TO the acre. His wheat nea'
cured $40 huShsas-all tcad-and his oats
vent about the same.
W. P. Smith and ]. b. Windle, insuran-
oe inspectors from st. Paul we're looking
around Washburn, Mannhaven, Coal
Harbor and other points whore businesa
called them, three or four days this week
Auditor johnson being drawn a. o. 8
petit jurvman departed for Fargo, Non
day. Mrs. Johnson accompanying him
a. far a. Steele, where she will remain
until her husbands return.
Ex.Auditor Caeaeelman writes the
I.EApE. to change his address from Dun.
brook, Virginia, to Harper, Ohio. He be
ing now merchant Of that town and glad
Tho ssys to bs in the State where they
make Peesidents.
. Coneraetorr Van: Horn rested IN the
Merchants. Monday evening. he came
down from Elbowoods, and CONFIRMED ths
reports a. ts Tho dsstr ruction of the range
grass on eAs aorthsr. part Of the rsssrv
alton.
G. 8. and Mrs. Neal aud their little boz
also A. O. Hinkley passed down to th'
capital city from Douglass river Monday
Nj. Neal aaid he lost 20 tons of hay il
stack besides all the range to speaklo
north of his ranch...
N. D. Nassev, aud Christ Moe, at. Pau
travelling men Handling bry groods, ant
G. Bvesko, Milwaukee, also a travelling
man in same line we're registered at the
Merchants, this week and seem ed to hav'
done good business in some speoial'
that they we're exhibiting.
Agent Mscomber reports Auditor John
con having runaway with his team ant
q bad emash up last Sunday while on hi
way to tho capital city. Mrs. Johnso'
was thrown from the buggy and severel!
cut about tho head, AMI tho Auditor also
vas bruised somevhst. The buggy VA
partly wrecked.
Clerk af Court Falooner accompanied
by hls daughter Miss Daisy we're visiting
Ia Washburn Friday. Mr.. Falooner jus
returned from trip to tho Twin citie
and was . witness 70 the Mckinley ovation
there. He occupied sent nero the gran,
stand aud heard the ''whole thing" bat b
lost both hrs dinnss and supper in doinl
90.
!. wAsusvsN PARTY COME AND 90.
". D.. wsshburn, and wife. Mr.osssed
IMMIGRATION Agent Of the 500. Ar. 9
Hoffman Chief Englnssr Of the Bismarck
washbsrn and II. Batotd railroad Re
osivsr sattsrlund Of the Bismarck lam
oAes, ". r. Masumbsr, Agent Of th
w.shhurn lands and othera oame MI from