The Washburn leader., 1904-04-02
WANTED:-A light runabout or

Our correspondence arrived to-
late for publication this week.
For release blanks, mortgages
notes. see Taylor, the Job Printer
| The Pantorium secured from til,
local Singer agent, G.. A. Persey, ;
fine combination sewing machine
this week.
Rev. Fl. H. Fiertag will conduc
German Lutheran service at the
Mr.. Louis Kesselring residence or
Monday evening.
On account Of the delayed trains
this issue is printed with ink ICON.
ceived" by the hand of the editor
thereof and it is guaranteed strictly
handmade.
Harry Ahrensdorf, who made an
enviable record as stage driver on
the Coal Harbor line this winter
has resigned, it is stated. We did
not hear if leap year did it or not.
The article on the front page en-
titled Irrigation by the Missouri
shows the possibilities before us,
and Judging by the work done in
other parts of the county, exceed
ingly probable. Such consum-
nation is devoutly looked for.
1t is not generally known but yet
it is true, that we have in our midst
a person prepared to develop and
prepare designs for the National
Patent Office. Our local enthusi-
asts spend some time with O. S. G..
Solem, who has pushed to a COM
pletion several ventures.
The "free seeds" at this office
went this week like "snow before
the sumwhar sum-" many saying
they were good "as they had them
before" Remarks dropped show
that we have a class of agricultur-
lists that are alive to their interests
and the possibilities of the country.
Many are filling out the variety by
buying of our merchants, who are
carrying wide lines. AS the price
of vegetables and fodder is high,
much interest is taken in potatoes,
corn and fodder crops. The out
look is for successful season.
Last Friday, early in the morn
ing, the editor was compelled, in
order to get into the outer world, to
come out through window, all
on account of the snow drifting
the door leading to our abode so
badly that it was impossible to get
the door open. We had informed
some of our neighbors the night
before that if they saw no signs of
an exit leading to the outside, they
should run to the depot and (w) )ring
the bell. In the meantime we tried
to make our escape through the
window, which, fortunately for us.
the storm window had been left off
this particular window, or diff
erent story might have been the
result. This was our first expert
ence of being blockaded in our own
home. To guard against q repeti-
tion of such calamity, We have
have devised thrilling rescue
by the way Of the chimney, so that
we will be able to get a scoop on
the other fellow. It reminded us
of the "boy that stosd on the burn
ing deck he would not go, but We
would, but could not.
F. E. Funk spent Sunday and
Monday in the capital city. On
the return trip Tuesday he came as
far as Wilton on the train. From
there he hired team to bring him
on through. fh. overland trip
was anything but a pleasant one
he being compelled to walk four
miles in order to reach Washburn.
1t is reported that the time made
by Mr.. Funk on that four miles
was a record breaker and he came
down the home stretch with the
speed of a locomotive. He in
formed US that he watched the rail-
road officials trying to buck out the
snow in the big cut just north of
Tuesday. Two large en-
gines were used on the pillow, and a
mile minute was the speed with
which the snow bank was hit. Two
trials were made and the. last one
the plow was broken into thsus-
and of pieces. The history of this
snow plow has been filled with &C
cidents. The first time it left Bis !
marck for this place, it got about
> mile this side of Wilton where it
met with an accident aud was
thrown off the right d way and it
remained there until the next win
ter. 1t did not reach here until
this winter and on the second trip
it jumped the track and was thrown
over in the coulee. After consid-
erable hard work is was again
placed in commission only to meet
the above fate. Peace to it's ashes. /