The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-02-20

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held Feb. 29th. Be sure to be out
Receipts in the Office of the Reg
lister of Deeds for the month o.
January was $3.50.
Receipts of the County Treas.
urer for the month of. January wat
$4,000 for real and personal taxes
Hay leasing the past year amount
ing to $4,000.
The Editor was made the recip.
lent of . box of cigars this week tc
remind him that. he had a birth.
day. The donor has our thanks
for the same.
Barney Mckinley is reported to
be somewhat better Thursday, but
has been very low. He has never
entirely recovered from his acct
dent of last summer.
President Robinson, of the First
National Bank, returned the first
of the week from a trip to eastern
points. He went on up to Coal
Harbor Wednesday.
The Coal Harbor Times objects
to using wrapping paper to print
on. We can remember the time on
the old Dawson Times, during the
railroad strike. when we we're Glad
to get wrapping paper, and we used
it several weeks.
w. A. Persey has been confined
to his bed this week, suffering with
the grip. At present he is some
better, and his many friends hope
for a speedy recovery, w. 81. Seltz
looks after the store during MIR
Persey's sickness.
Nels E. Nelson. of Crooked Lake
was IN the city Thursday to secure
a warrant for the arrest of a man
on the charge Of assault and bat.
terry. A hammer was used in the
.fracas and Mr.. Nelson was badly
bruised up about the head and face.
Fred Clark, our genial barber, IS
now one of the officials of the city,
he having been appointed clerk at
the last meeting Of the city coun-
Gil, vice Ed Charlebois who re-
signed to accept the Office of city
justice.
We are again enjoying the reg
ulation North Dakota weather the
last three days. tho the weather
prophets predicted a storm for
Thursday, it turned out to be one
of the best of the winter.
We are compelled by circum-
stances, over which we have no
control, to give our readers but
four pages this week. Our tele-
graphic news plate is somewhere
on the line and our readers will
have to bear with us until things
get back into the regular channel.
Andy Reed is improving the in
side of his carpenter shop. He has
added many new and improved
Woodworking machines and is now
able to turn out anything in the
shpe of woodwork. Andy is max
ing arrangements to secure a gaso-
line engine so that he can do away
with the foot power. When Andy
gets everything fixed up, he will
have as complete a shop as any in
the country.
DIR. Dillon had some very cold
drives this week He was called
to Turtle Lake to see the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hevener, who had
been quite i'll. He made the trip
accompanied by Mr.. Brummund,
in safety, tho the day was one of
the coolest of the season. He also
had a fifty mile drive on Tuesday.
A doctors life is not a path of roses.
Don't see the Doctor-to have
him hint your shoes need mending.
"a stitch in time saves nine'' at the
Washburn Harness Co.. shop.
The great storm predicted for
the 18th, failed to materalize in
this section. for which we are all
duly thankful.
The reports in the daily papers
regarding the war are very con-
Trajectory, and it begins to look as
if the space writer's were getting
in their deadly work.
The railroad company has ex-
perienced great deal of trouble
lately with snow and arrangements
have been made to carry the mail
from here to Wilton by team. It is
Lonod fhot tho nomnan.1 Mill ook