The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-04
Additional Locals.

EdCAeI OAeIdH, professor OF Eng
fish at st. Thomas Academy, St
Paul, was in town this week to file
on claim. He purchased the John
Olson property and selected claims
for his two cousins.
Mrs. John Satterlund and son
Floyd is spending a few weeks in
the city visiting old friends and
neighbors. Mrs. Satterlund drove
up from Bismarck and many
changes were noted along the old
Bismarck road.
The bridge crew which has been
putting in c%ulverts and finishing
up some work in the local yards.
has gone to Bismarck to get out
the timbers for the long bridge on
the extension. Foreman Preston
has increased his crew to twelve
men and is to be congratulated on
their appearance and efficiency.
Treasurer Root informed u
correspondent Wednesday morn
ing that there was a new arrival at
his house-a girl. The mother
is getting along nicely, while the
father-well, he says the cigars are
coming his way.
The spray painting pump Of
w. A. Kerr, attracted considerable
attention Wednesday while at work
on the roof of the Merchants
hotel. The machine works on the
same principal as a force pump,
forcing the paint out in a fine
spray, and it is just the machine
for painting barns and roofs of
buildings.
Ed Charlebois and G. M. Best
returned Monday from a trip to
Mannhaven. They reported a
good time, but said that Capt.
Marsh got them up to early in the
morning-and they were not use to
seeing the sun rise. Any way they
enjoyed the trip.
From the way the mowers and
rakes are going out into the coun-
try there must be lots Of hay going
to be put up. Two much winter
provender cannot be secured. AL
ways figure that we are going to
have a hard winter and make prep
arations for it.
The bowling alley was opened
to the public this week. The alley
is one of the best in the northwest
and we predict for Mr.. Sutton, the
proprietor, a full house all the
time with good returns on his in
vestment. The alley is located in
the basement under the pool room.
Tits supplied with lots of light,
and the location gives a good,
solid foundation. The sport is
very popular and is a good, healthy
exercise.
LosT:--Between the Daugherty
camp and Washburn, a leather COW
cred account book with the words,
Bismarck Bank" on the outside.
Return to this Office for a suitable
reward.
Since the new fixtures of the
First National Bank were placed
in position, we can boast of a
bank that is second to none in the
way Of inside furnishings. The
First National has been a long
time in getting the fixtures, but
when they did arrive it was shown
that it pays to wait and get the
best. There are very few banks
in the state that has better or finer
interior fixtures than the First
National Of Washbarn.
The Bismarck Tribune's plant
against some of the matter con-
tanned in our Twenty Years Ago.
should have been made ut that
time and the matter would proba-
bly, have been attended to.
What has become Of the fire bell
that We were to have? The pro-
ceeds Of the dance that was held
some time ago was to go toward
the bell. We understand that the
money i lying idle in the bank.
Someone should take the matter
up and see that we get theSbell.. II
ia son1athinp that r. needed and