The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-09-12
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Ellis this week.
Don't forget to call on E. A.
Lamb, he will loan you money for
final proofs.
Contractor Meigs has been on
the sick list the past week, but
was able to be around.
u. S. Commissioner Nuessle
left for a business trip to the Den
hoH country Wednesday.
John Young and wife are now
costly situated in their new home
over in the east end of town.
See the thrilling adventures of
Hans Won Smash" at the enter
tainment.Friday evening next.
Chas. Sheldon tEreshed out part
of his crop, the wheat going Is
bushels to the acre which is pretty
good for this year.
Taylor, the job printer, has had
his presses going steadily all week
turning out a fine line Of printed
matter for different parties. Mr..
Taylor has a complete line of we'd
ding stationery, the finest in the
west and he has the type to suit
the.most fastidious.
Olof j. Granlien and Emma
Bagstad, Of Denhof, were united
in marriage by Justice Wallin,
Wednesday, in the parlors of the
Washburn hotel. The bride and
groom are well-known residents of
the county, and the Leader wishes
them much happiness.
A delightful entertainment, con-
sisting Of Tableaux, pantomines
and mirth provoking farces, inter-
spersed by rare musical features,
will be presented at the Congre-
gational church, Friday evening,
Sep. Is, at 8o'clock p. m.
James Boyle, of Elbowoods was
a Washburn visitor the first Of the
week. Mr. Boyle is one of the old
pioneers, having come to this Sec
ton in '6S and his experiences in
the Upper Missouri country are
many. He still retains his usual
good health and is a most interest
ing talker as he recounts the many
happenings of years ago, which is
now history.
School commences Monday and
the columns of the Leader will al
ways be found open to any thing
of interest to the schools here in
Washburn and elsewhere. Last
winter we devoted two columns to
notes and will do the same this,
and to the pupil in the lower grade
sending in the best original article
between now and December l., we
will make them a present of years
subscription to the Youths Com
panlon. The articles will be set
up just as they are handed in, no
corrections being made here in the
Office.
A Minot dispatch says: Joseph
Hendricks, brother Of the man
who committed suicide here a week
ago. arrived from Washburn Tues
day night and to make certain Of
the man being his brother. will
have the remains exhumed. Hen
bricks says his brother left Wash
burma week ago Tuesday, and
walked here, a distance of eighty
five miles, in less than two days.
He doubts that a man could do
this feat between the time OF leav-
ing and the tragedy and says Hen
richs must have gone insane. The
dead man was employed on the
steel gang of the Washburn road.
They are telling a good story
hereabouts on Gokey, who was re-
Gently appointed chief game war
den of the Yellowstone Park. Some
years ago Mr.. Gokey with a party
were hunting deer in the Painted
Woods district. After several days
hunting Mr.. Gokey failed to kill a
deer, and a member of the party
having secured fine specimen, a
job was put on the future game
warden. Early in the morning
the carcass Of the deer, which had
been killed the day before, was ia
ken down to the woods and cum
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