The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-05-21
Accomplishments wanted q the
Klein Land Agency.

Klein Land Agency.
The crossings and yards at this
point are getting good attention
these days from section foreman
johnson and his "hearties."
The report of the Sunday school
convention reached us Wednes.
day noon, and as the report is some-
what lengthy we are compelled to
lay it over until next Aeek. We
CLEAN the fact that an interesting
and profitable session was held.
The newspaper fraternity was
we'll represented in the city Monday,
Editors Hull of Wilton, Moore of
Denhodf, Burt of Goodrich and
Wright of Center, we're among the
visitors present.
Business in all lines has been
good the past week, and judging
from the number of travelling men
seen on the streets and from the
size of the sales made, our mer-
chants must be doing a ''leetle''
business.
Simon Jahr Of Wilton, a county
commissioner Of Mclean county,
was in the city the first of the week
interviewing the county commits
sioners on the methods they-were
pursuing in regard to the cattle
Pioneer.
There will be Pentecost Services
in the Norwegian tongue, Sunday,
May 22nd, in the forenoon, at the.
school house near j. P. Peterson's;I
at 4 in the afternoon in the Wash.
burn school house. jacob Heste~
mes, pastor.
The body of Milton Fowler, an
Indian, living on the reservation,
was found last week. fifteen feet
from the house door. The man
had been murdered. The wife of
Fowler was taken to the Agency
under arrest. No further particu-
lars can be learned.
E.. G. Waydeman, the sstaunch
Republican of CasseQman precinct
was over as a delegate and took
great interest in putting a ticket in
the Geld that would poll'uhe&argest
republican vote ever polled IN Nc.
Lean county. J.
editor Burt, of the Goodrich
Citizen was over taking inehe con-
vention and to get soqusinsed with
this part Of the county. MIR. Burt
YVES more than pleased with Wash
burn and the surrounding'country.
Here is hoping that he will come
ofener.' He left Cor ihone Tues
day morning.
The farmers are getting through
with their seeding i'm good season,
nearly all the grain, with the ex-
ception of fax being sowza. Wheat
isseoming up nicely and in many
fields covers the ground. Much
breaking has already been done and
the acreage of fax this year will be
than in foreer ones.
While picking up Some lumber
the banks of the river, the
crew of the Washbnrn farnd a bot
tie which contained the following:
''Mf the finder wants to wmite to any
of the undersigned, it VIII be dulyt
appreciated. The writers littleH|
that the hottie innuestion.l
reach this Office. Evidently
they expected it would he foundl
below here. The names well
II
Ludwig Seible, one of the pros
perous farmers of eastern NcLean;l
county, attended the convention
Monday as a delegate from his dls-I
trict-Goodrich. Mr.. Seihe is one|
Of the bonanza farmers of the1
county. He is an enteutaining|
on subjects pertaining to-
the benefits of the county.
The SEQ will begin making many
new improvements at this point at
once. The stock yards will be re-
moved from their present location
and the freightdepot will be moved
TO this side0 q the track and a large
and comnodious waiting room will
be added to the present structure.
These improvements will add much
10 Washburn, and means the ex-
of thousands Of dollars
and the employment of a large num-
If men at this point the coming
ummer.
Mr.. o. G. Turrell, of Redwood
Mimi, arrived in Washburn
he first of the week after a month
spent in looking over the country
between here and Minot. Mr.. Tur-
ell says that the new towns in the
part of the county are
,off;nn ~ tho foro and oro 1ooo%od