The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-05-21

Ii you love a girl-its your bus
ness. If she loves you-its her
business. If you marry-its no.
body's business but to sell you a
farm is our business, Helms
Land Agency.-Adv.
The many friends of Tom Nc
Cam are glad to see him around
without crutches. He broke his
leg during the winter and has
been very much handicapped in
his cattle business ever since. but
he is now getting around with
only the use of a cane.
A bay mare branded j bar on
the right shoulder left my place
on Monday and has been seen
near Washburn. If seen or taken
up notify B. L.. Saby, Turtle
Lake, N. D.-Adv.
The rains on Saturday and Sun
day have fairly soaked the
ground and no. more will be
needed for some time. The roads
are in a bad condition now but
will soon wear down and he.
good again. The street work in
Washburn was not completed
before the rains and the deep
ruts in the road make us think
Of the good streets we have had
and will have.
. Make two calls at Wallis jew
elry store before Monday, May
31st. Go and get a tag that is to
be filled out, then return it be-
fore the day Of the giving away
Of the. free watch. If you want
more particulars call at the
store.-Adv.
Many here will be, interested
in an announcement that was
made in a Bismarck paper this
week. Charles G. Wattam, court
stenographer in this district for
Judge Nuessle, will be married
in July to Miss Odessa, young
est daughter Of General T.. A.
Williams of Bismarck. Mrs. R.
S. Towne, wife. Of Dr.. Towne,.
formerly Of Washburn, gave an
announcement party for her SIS
ter.
E.. S. Neal, state immigration
commissioner, lost his barn by
fire. This week his house and
! all its contents were burned. The
fire was caused from an over
heated stove. These buildings
are on his farm ten miles west
of Garrison. His son has had
charge Of the place during the
last year but Mr.. Neal wis visit
ing there at the time the house
caught on fire. The loss is said
to be. over $4,000.
I. Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore johnson
! were in from the farm this week.
Their friends have had consider
able fun at their expense since
their marriage last week. They
serenaded them one evening in
a very noisy way but had con
siderable fun out Of it. The
young people have gone to
housekeeping on the groom s pros
porous farm and are at home to
their many friends.
General E. A. Williams Of Bis
marck is spending the week on
his brothers. farm at Painted
Woods. His SON Erastus will
farm the place this season and
Mr.. Williams wanted to see what
kind Of a farmer he had in the
family. This is new work for the
young man but he is taking to it
and will no doubt harvest as
good a crop as some Of the older
ones in the game. The General
made q trip to Washburn Tues
fday to get some farm supplies.
During the electrical storm
last Friday night the home of
E. S. Bigler was struck. Mr..
Bigler was in town for bricks to
build q whole new chimney. When
the lightning struck Mrs. Bigler
was standing in the pantry and
the streak Of lightning went in
front of her and out through
the window carrying with it the
tomato plants she had in the
window. It was a close call but
she scarcely felt the shock.