The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-17

A siumber party was enjoyed
by eight young ladies at the
johnson home last Saturday.
Miss Patterson invited the guests
to arrive early which they did,
but the retiring hour was not as
early. Sunday morning at ten
a three course breakfast was.ser-
we'd. The johnson family was in
Bismarck 80 all felt free to enjoy
the whole house.
Sunday night burglars broke
into two general stores at Max
and procured. over $4,000, money
and notes. The stores rifled were
those Of A. A. Zethren where
over $4,000 in notes and cash
was taken and the general store
of B. B. Whiting where the cash
register was robbed and merch.
andise taken. There is no clue
to the identity of the culprit.
I A. L. Roseberg was down from
his farm Thursday. He seemed
to be quite satisfied with this
years crop although it was not
as good as Last year. He did
not get in more than 300 acres Of
wheat this year as he spent three
weeks in the spring threshing
last years crop. This yeaA he
was through threshing early and
his wheat averaged IL bushels to
the acre.
Adolph Wacker Of Washburn
was among the Mclean county
visitors at the exposition yester-
day. Mr.. Wacker is an abstractor
at Wasbburn ,=sand was assistant
secretary Of the senate last win
ter. He was also formerly deputy
of register of deeds. Of Mclean
county. E. Schulz of Washburn,
a leading merchant Of that city
came to Bismarck on Wednesday
with the enthusiastic crowd from
that city.-Tribune.
Mrs. A. S. Reitan and daughter
Maurine who have been guests at
the home Of Mrs. D. McPhee since.
Friday, departed for their
home in Washburn Monday morn.
mig. Miss Viola illness, a sister
ofMrs. Reitan's whose home is in
Walton has also been visiting at
the McPhee home and returned
Monday to her home. They ex-
press:d themselves as greatly
pleased with the exposition and
said they had a very enjoyable
VISIT ribune.
Capt. 1. P. Baker and his
daughter, Mrs. Will Leach, spent
Monday here. The captain says
the six boats with their barges
at this harbor will be busy for
six weeks yet before the season
closes. He does mot want an ear
ly freeze-up as the grain and
freight cannot be hauled in less
time than that stated above. The
captains have all had a busy sea-
son here, this year. Work began
early and there has been very lit
tie let up.
Roses have been in bloom in
this city until October 10th.
That is a thing that ought to
have as much publicity in the
ea.tern states as the stories that
are told about the billiards.. c.
M. Diesen brought three beauti-
full roses and two buds to the
Leader office yesterday that had
not been damaged by frost. They
as sweet and look as fresh
as any grown in june. They were
down to: Rismarck to put
in tie Mclean countYtibooth at
the exposition.
Mrs. G.. W. Poe was hostess
evening, her guests be-
ing the members Of the Birthday
club. There were sixteen ladies
present and after the delicious
lunch. served at seven, cards were
played during the evening hours.
The rooms and, tables were pretty
in Hal'owe'e EN- decorations, a
ghost admitted the guests and
the candle light made all very
Mesdames Madden and
Hanson and Miss Wahl were the
successful players of the evening.
The -hOstess was assisted by her
two sisterss, Misses 10 and Flor
.nce Indseth, and Miss Ruth Olson
The Bismarck Tribune has the
following to say about the speci-
al that went down on Mclean
County Day: The 500 railroad