The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-01-16

List your land with Klein's
Land Agency. They II sell it
for you.-Adv.
Holtan Mere. Co. have just re-
ceived a spring shipment Of 80.
Donnell" shoes for the choice Of
their customers.
Monday morning the govern
ment thermometer at the Klein
Land Agency office registered IL
below during the night which is
the coolest report up to the pres
ent date-January 10th.
N. c. Peterson, one Of the pio-
neers Of this county, is in Long
Beach, Calf, and writes that
he is spending a very pleasant
winter. They are having summer
weather, the flowers are in bloom
and the trees are green.
The City Meat Market has adj
ded a large kettle, and furnace
to the shop. The kettle holds 2
barrels and will be used to render
lard etc. The large computing
scale which adorns the counter,
is also a new fixture.
The city water works pressure
tank sprung a leak the first. of
the week. Considerable ice
gathered on the tower but no dam
age done. The tank was damned
and necessary repairs made, caus-
ing the water to be shut off for
a short time only Tuesday after
noon.
Ole Everson was-in townpTnes-
day and while here made this Of
flee a call. Mr.. Everson said he
had a letter from his son Ole, who
lives in Big Sandy, Mont and he
writes that they r enjoying
a very mild winter at that place.
A marriage license was issued
last week to Carl Strohmeier of
Wider, Mont, to wed Miss Emma
Geiger Of this city. The ceremony
was performed at the German
Baptist church Sunday noon.
After a brief visit here Mr.. and
Mrs. Strohmeir. will go to Mont
ana where they will reside.
Henry Weise drove down from
Halliday Sunday to meet his
wife who returned with him the
last Of the week. Mrs. Weise has
been in Washburn during the
last month recuperating from an
operation performed in Bismarck
the first Of December. She has
now regained her health and was
!, able to return home.
T. r. Morris, one Of the teams
tiers hauling coal from the Btu
NINA mine, driving ONE Of John
Satterlund s teams, brought in a
load yesterday which weighed
over five tons. There is no wagon
scale in town that will weigh ovel
five tons SO the exact weight Of
the load is unknown. 1t is be-
lieved to be the heaviest load evel
hauled by one team from the
mine.
Karl Klein, Archie Nygaard, A.
McPaul and Walter Peterson
went to Bismarck in the latter's
auto Saturday night to see the
basket ball game between the
Ascensions Of Minneapolis and
Company A Of Bismarck. The
score was As to %. The Minnea-
polls team could have made the
score even higher but during the
last half they only played with.
their opponents.
The county commissioners held
the regular meeting of the new
year. Considerable important
business was disposed Of. The
Washburn Leader, Max Enter
prise and the Dogden News were
designated as official county
newspapers. D. G. Wright, chair.
man Of the board the. past year,
was named the same for the en-
aning year. Read the proceeding
published in this issue Of the
Leader.
The Underwood High school
basket ball team came down last
Friday and played . game with
the. local team. It was the first
game the visitors had played on
q floor and it was rather diff
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