The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-04-26
John Anderson Of washbu1lrn has 500

fence posts for sale.
A few good houses for rent. En-
quire of Frank E. Funk, lst Natl
Bank.
1 can make you a loan on your land
at a cheap rate of interest. Joseph
Mann.
The trial of the Allan outlaws is now
on in Virginia. Five persons were
killed by them.
Don't List your land with Klein's
Land Agency, Washburn, unless you
want it sold.
A storm swept Indiana and Illinois
last Sunday leaving Y dead and more
than 200 injured.
DR.. r. D. Park dentist will return
May 1st and can be found at his Office
for fifteen days.
Rev. L. A. Breen went to Maltby,
Mimi, Wednesday to see his brother
who is reported seriously i'll.
John Keim brought Jacob Kiesz here
| this week from South Dakota to lool,
over some good farming land.
The "Mutt and jeff" c%artoonist Bud
Fisher eloped with IN actress last
week. The cartoons should be interest
ing.
Geo. H. Percy of Pingree spent
Tuesday here. He is the revenue in
spector and while here transacted bust
ness in his line of work.
r. D. Ward drove down in his auto
from Garrison Sunday evening and
transacted business Monday. He re-
turned home in the afternoon.
John Massen and Emil Evening re-
turned to Bismarck Tuesday. While
here they redecorated the interior of
the McCulloch residence which wa
destroyed by fire last winter.
Archie Nygaard, who was a clerk in
the county treasurer's Office during the
busy months, came down from Turtle
Lake Saturday and spent a couple of
days calling on friends.
Those who enjoy fishing will be in
terested in knowing that the fishing is,
good in Painted Woods Lakeland creek
at present. A number spent Sunday
trying their luck and report good re-
suits.
E. w. Hall, of the State Agricultural
College, was in Washburn Tuesday 20
look at the demonstration farm manag~
ed by Walter Petersen. He said the
was in splendid. condition and
there was no doubt but the farmers
would all have good crops this season.
Mr.. Hall returned to Fargo on TIE
afternoon train.
Chas. Hassler, one of the prosperous
farmers OF Underwood, was in Wash
burn Monday to lease some school
lands. Nh. Hassler expects to have n
thousand acres of grain in this year.
He says the prospects look good for a
big crop and he is going to make the
most of it. He owns a threshing rig
and his son is at the present out thresh-
Miss Katie Barlow received a tele-
gram this morning telling of the death
of her father at Portal. No particulars
were heard except that he was acct
dentally shot. Miss Barlow left this
morning for Portal. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Barlow left here only a couple
of weeks and were going to make their
home in Canada. They have three
sons living at Conkling and the n
daughter here. Sympathy is extended
to the many relatives.
The ferry boat commenced operation
last week and is in charge of Captain
Chas. Mcclure. The boat was re-
modelled this spring and many improve
ments made which will tend to add to
the efficiency of the service. We I'M
derstand that the ferry boat at Big
Bend was destroyed in the breakup and
that there will be some time before it
can be replaced. This leaves Wash
burn with the only ferry in operation
for a considerable distance up and
down the river.
Hugh Westmiller will return about
the last Of the week from his sad trip
to Pennsylvania. He left here a week
ago last Tuesday to e his brother
William who was reported very sick
and who died that evening after a
short illness Of pneumonia. Hugh
reached there on Friday and the funer-
al services were held the following day.
William Westmiller leaves a wife
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