The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-09-12

Anyone who is in need of a
good team Of mares should apply
at the Leader office for further
information.
Mis- Florence Indseth return
ed Friday from a visit at Garri-
son where she was a guest Of
Mrs. Frank McGray.
Dependency is often caused by
indigestion and constipation, and
quickly disappears when Cham
berlain's Tablets are taken. For
sale by all dealers.-Adv.
Mrs. Joseph Leach, Jr., return
ed from Wall Lake, Iowa, Sat
urday and will remain here for a
couple Of months, Or until Capt.
Leach finishes his work on the
boats for the season.
A number of land seekers ar
rived Wednesday and the Klein s
Land Agency has been busy show
ing them some good farm country.
They seem to be interested in
the land and will no doubt buy.
The first frost of the season
was Wednesday night. 1t did
not do much damage on account
| of the lateness Of the season but
lit put a chillines in the air that
makes one think Of the coming
winter.
A three year old boy in Wash
burn was sent to Sunday school
one Sabbath morning. When he re.
turned his father wanted to know
what they did at school and re-
ceived this reply: cob, they
played cards and | got one"
Tom Mccain returned Satur-
day from Chicago where he sold
several cars of cattle. Tom has
done more cattle business this
year than any other year since he
came here. Tom bought fat cows
as high as $85 PEI head. 1t is
easy to raise cows here and feed
is plentiful, corn can be grown
without much trouble and there
is no reason why all the farmers
should not get as high a price for
stock as that stated above. Mr.!
Mccain knows good cattle when
he sees them and is willing to-
pay big prices.
Mrs. Milton Burchall came down
from Turtle Lake the first Of the
week to visit her mother, Mrs.
Andrew Peterson who has been
sick in bed for several months.
Mrs. Burchell says the ladies in
her neighborhood are getting up
a cook book which they will sell
in order to get more money for
their church. These homemade
cook books are often better than
any other kind as each woman
who sends in her recipe, sends
in one that she has tried and
considers her best.
| Do You remember the kind Of
melons you used to eat; the small
oval ones that when you plunked
lit you could hear the red juicy
! center crack with it's delicious
sweetness; when it was cut
through the center the oder would
make you want to put your teeth
right into it and let the juice
run where it will? Those are the
kind of watermelons that Robert
Mann has raised on his farm.near
Energy this year. He has also
grown large ripe tomatoes, sam
piles Of which are ON display at
this office. Mr.. Mann always
has a splendid garden and this
year is no exception.
The public school in our city
will open next Monday. Leonard
T. Cole of Morrisville, Vermont,
will again be principal. The only
other teacher who was here last
year is Miss Gladys NJ. Forbes
of Washburn who will teach in
the sixth and seventh grades.
Miss Florence NJ. Terry Of Min
neapolis will be the assistant
principal Miss Susan Hanson of
Battle Lake, Mimi, will have
charge Of the third, fourth and
fifth grades. Miss Marie Holland
Of Mayville will teach in the
primary grade. The school build
ing has been moved back and will
be in readiness for the one week
of school before institute.
When Bert Callahan was driv-
ing from a trip taken to Straw
berry Lake last Saturday, he