The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-01
ONE QUARTER
/ CENTURY AGO
News Items Resurrected
From Ancient "Wash-
burn Times. y

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get down from its lofty pedestal oi
self coneeit this week and admit
that there is one other journal
ion this booming slope besides it.
j self that is metropolitan and enter.
prising. We refer to the Bismarck
Tribune. The manner in which il
handled the corner stone blowout
was, a striking instance Of the bril-.
liant in journalism. The Tribune
1 has abundantly proven that it is
equal to big occasions. The cleo
trio smartness OF the Tribune is
due largely to the work Of Night
Editor Adams. who is rapidly gain
ing first. class rank among the
newspaper humorists of America :
Bismarck Tribune on the new
| Washburn mill: These mills are
now running in full blast, and do
ing as good work as any institution
of the kind in the northwest. The
citizens of the town are conse-
quently happy, as their daily bread
is given to them in abundance,
| The elevator is also in operation
and wheat from the fertile farms
Of Mclean county is pouring in at
la, tremendous rate The latter
statement is somewhat exaggerated.
The mill is. running and doing
frst-class work and the citizens
are happy; but the elevator is not
vet built. It is we'll to stick to the
1 facts. A commodious building will
soon be erected for the reception
5Eof grain .....s
Mr. Charles T. Hills, clerk 81
the Stutsman county court, on
Thursday last had twenty-fv final
proofs returned to him, endorsed
for further proof This shows
how much more strictly the land
laws are being interpreted. There
must be residence as we'll as i'm
provement. At the general office
| in Washington. from July l up to
August 25 there have been can
Iceled l3l entries and filings, en-
bracing all classes of land. in
nearly all the land districts. The
largest number was in Dakota, but
that is attributed to the fact that
the greatest amount of land busi-
ness is now in this territory
In the same issue are found the
final proof notices of Joseph Mil
ligan. Abram Ems, James 4.
DAVIS and Thomas J. Mann.
The Washburn Times was 81 a
! year, with w. r. Maze publisher.
The Bismarck merchants were
generous with their ads in those
days. The following is partial
list: T., Westminster, J. Whalen,
w s.. Moorhouse, Balm Bros, Jos.
Hare, r. Macnider, VIM. Pye and
| Van Houten Bros. & Little.
A telephone line was to be built
in the near future, and then it was
thought W Washburn would rapidly
be getting out Of the woods.'
The money which is invested
in buildings and business enter
prises in Washburn would buy the
actual improvements in all other
towns Of Mclean county a. dozen
times over
In those days there were 10 pre-
cincts in Mclean county
Judge =. N. Wallin proved up
on a claim in 1884 before Register
| j "a. Rea at Bismarck.
Washb burn was made the county
seat Of McL Lean county sat the
Il a
general election in n November 1884.
Fort Stevenson was abando doned
by the soldiers in September 1883.
The Indian depart Etment took charge
Iof the place and began Is establish
! school Tor the education of sIndi.
1lans from the yarioaas tribes scat
] tered ~ oser ''', TIE M count " I
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