The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-09-22

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j. NJ. Patterson met witha seri.
ous accident Saturday while fixing
a tire on a heavy wagon wheel. He
| bad the wheel standing on a wooden
horse about two feet from the floor
when the wheel fell, striking Joe
on the foot, badly injuring the same.
Joe now gets around with the aid
of a cane.
i Gust Berg, is one Of the Mclean
county farmers who had fine barn
erected this summer. The barn is of
good size with all the conveniencies.
Mr.. Nealander did the work for
1. Mr.. Berg. Ehe country tributary
to Washburn is fast filling up with
fine buildings, denoting that the
farmers are going to make this their
homes, and that they are meeting
with prosperous times.
John Roney, Of the Peterson
Machine Co., was a Garrison visitor
the first of the week, returning on
Wednesday morning. He says that
the new town is booming and many
new building under construction.
He says that crops. up that way are
yielding from Is to % bushels per
acre of wheat, and oats from so to
-, and predicts great things for
the new town.
County Treasurer Root returned
Saturday from a trip to the farm
to look after the threshing. He
brought home with him sample
of potatoes, six in number which
weighed ~ pounds. Mr.. Root in
formed us that his grain turned out
as we'll as he expected-the wheat
making eighteen bushels per acre,
and of good quality.
Jos. Mann was down from the.
Mannhaven country Monday. He
is purchasing wheat for the Benton
Packet Co. He says the grain is
yielding very good, and is Of very
fine quality. He returned on the
Steamer Expansion the next day.
Losr.-On the Coleharbor stage
road between Washburn and Louis
Johnson's place, small, light, tan,
hand satchel, with Forestry build.
ing of Portland Fair done in burnt
work on one side. It contained a
few small trinkets and about 81 so
in silver. Return to The LEADER
office and receive reward.
DR.. Brastad, while enjoying a
quiet smoke the other evening, was
somewhat surprised by an explos-
ion in his pipe. In some manner,
some No. % cartridges had become
mixed with his tobacco, and the
doctor filled his pipe, the bowl Of
which is a very large one, and did
not notice the presence Of the shells
and when one Of them exploded,
the doctor thought that he had been
sent for, and there was a sudden
adjournment Of quiet smoke.
The Washburn Mill has had con-
siderable trouble of late with the
water supply the present we'll not
being able to supply the necessary
amount of water to run the mill
night and day. Anew WELLS being
put down, and Saturday depth Of
23O feet was reached and a vein of
water was struck, a pump was put
in and a test was made to ascertain
if there was sufficient amount of
water to supply the mill. The mil
ling company has purchased over
9, 900 bushels Of, wheat, and the -four
demand is good. just as soon as a
supply Of water is obtained, the mill
will run night and day. i
P. III. Spangenberg, of Big Bend, !
was pleasant caller Tuesday. Hell
informed us that the sale Of lots
had been very good SO far, and the
prospects were very good for a
number Of buildings to be erected
this fall. Mr.. Spangenberg had in
a large acreage Of grain this year
one field Of wheat being on the
banks Of the Missouri. When the
threshing time came, the machine
was set on the banks Of the river,
and the grain was run through al
spout direct from the separator to
a. barge without handling This is
getting threshing down to q fine
point. 4
Ole Holton, we'll known as all
successful thresher in this section,
made this Office a pleasant call on
Tuesday. Mr.. Holtan informed us
that he had disposed Of two Reeves
outfits to outside parties and that
they were well pleased with them.
Mr.. Holtan has been threshing ia
the vicinity Of Wash urn since the
season opened, and is rushing the