The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-04-30

DUST a Moment, please. Do you
know that we sell Harness, Sweat
Pads, Collars, and Harness Sup
plies, and we want your patronage.
Call and look our. line over before
you buy. Peterson MACHINE Co.
Relinquishments wanted at the
Klein. Land Agency.
!. Wallln & Co: extend you a cor
dial invitation, to. call and see the
largest, the most fashionable line
|.9f., Millinery ever displayed in Nc
lean 9 ta CAo 9 'l $'ss.|
BoRN-To Nj. and Mrs. Karl
Klein, Saturday, April %, a girl.
From the way machinery has
been going out of town the. past
week indicates that a, large crop
will be put in this spring. The ma
.chinery men say that the business
J. has 9 been very good, in u. their line.
States Attorney .McCnllech has.
SO far recovered from his recent
illness as to be able to get around
again He went down to the cap
ital city Wednesday to attend the
supreme court which is. in session,
at that place. -.
Mrs, j. a. Edwards: is having
her residence all ;remodled the
front being cut down and porch
being built the entire width Of. the
front, improving the'looks Of the
building very much.sMrs. Edwards
has a large number. Of boarders at
present.
Miss Lula Satterlund accompa-
MED by Miss Eleanor Logan, came
up from the capital city last Sat-
urday., Miss Satterlund is slowly
recovering from her recent inju-
ries and will spend several weeks
on her claim making improvements
Rev. Grey has resigned his po-
sition here as pastor of the Con-
gregational church, and will de-
vote his time as travelling mis-
sionary with headquarters in Oil
liver county. We wish him sue
cess in his new field.
Sheriff Gradin has been looking
after his farming interests the past
week. The sheriff says that hewill
get all his grain sown by next week
with the exception of flax. He re-
ports the ground IN good condi-
ton with plenty of moisture.
Again Washburn is to have a
brass band and from the sounds
that eminate here there aronnd the
town the boys must be hard at
work practicing on the wind in
struments. Let the good work 20
on and there is no reason why we
cannot have a band just asI good
as anybody's band. There j. moth
ing that, viii enl9fvien a town more,
and give more . enjoyment te, 4 larg.
e ;numbteef Of people than q good,
[ 81; bands
Albert schutt made a flying
business trip oMaanhavenon the
Washburn boat, leaving hereTaes;;
day afternoon and.g got back the
next afternoon, Mr.. Schutt says
that he: lis satisfied that. Mclean
and Mercer counties will raise a
splendid crop this year. Farmers
in the vicinitySof Mannhaven have
most of their crops sown, and The
early planted grain is beginningte
come through the. ground MI:
I4Schutt is not afraid to loan money
on Mercer or Mclean county land
HE has great confidence in the flu
ture Of the Missouri Slope.
"Strayed or Stolen is the re-
port Of a number Of our: settlers
whose horses have disappeared. In
some Of the cases Of the disappear.
ance Of stock it is. believed that
the stock has been stolen, as nc
trace of the missing animals car
be found. A case at Turtle Lake
a few days ago in which a home.
steader lost a number of horses
and the manner in which they
have disappeared leads one to the
belief thatthey were stolen, as the
animals that were branded were
allowed to return home. There are
other cases of a similar nature the
past where stock has disappeared
and never heard, though the coun'
try has been thoroughly gone ove1
from one end to the other. The
county is now settling up SO fast
!.that it soon will. be an easy task te