The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-06-18

Henry Abol of Wing visited
his uncle Golob Klein this week.
Mrs. Jacob Kalar, Of Linton
visited relatives here this week.
You furnish the girl we furnish
the home. Klein's Land Agency,
| Washburn, N. D.-Adv.
Those who went to Garrison
Friday to hear a Socialist speech
by Eugene Debs were L. S.
Smith, Axel johnson, Ben Ever
son, Elmo Sampsul, F. A. Gal
lahan and NJ. TeMefson. They
report hearing a good talk and
that over fifteen hundred, peo-
pie were present.
The teachers, Misses Bergebak-
ken and Sullivan, left for their
homes Friday afternoon. Miss
es Sundt and McGee and Prof.
Brown left Monday afternoon.
Miss Forbes will remain in the
city until the first Of July when
she will go to Valley City and
attend summer school at the
normal.
Cards announcing the gradua-
ton of Hugh Hawkins McCulloch
from the Valparaiso, Ind, law
school this month has been re-
ceived. Hugh has been doing
good work at the school-making
the hree-year course in two
years. He is expected home
early in July for a short visit
with his parents.
Mayor Robt. Cotton was up
from Wilton Tuesday and ar
ranged for the shipment Of seve-
raj more car loads of gravel
and sand. Wilton is doing some
very extensive street work this
year and the city is putting in
a number of cement crossings.
Chas. Huntley is furnishing the
gravel.
N. P. Gradin was down from
his Basto farm Tuesday. On
his way down Pete lost control
Of his car in crossing one Of
the newly built grades and when
he recovered from his scare he
found himself and carin the ditei
along the road and when he
came to town he found. the re-
pair bill to the car would be
about $25 90. That s. good luck.
The many friends of Rev. E.. j..
G. Reid will regret to learn that
while at Conkling last Sunday
filling his engagement he suf-
fered from an attack of appendi-
citis and was taken to the
Will Slagg home where he is re-
ceiving preventative treatments.
this writing-Mursday--it has
not been deemed desirable to
move him to town. The usual
preaching services at the Metho.
dist church will be dispensed
with this coming Sunday. Sun
day school at II a. m.
A twister of considerable pro-
portions passed northeast of Gar
rison Tuesday afternoon and done
considerable damage to farm
buildings. At the Fred Ulrich
place the barn and granary was
destroyed and the dwelling HOUSE,
was damaged. Mr.. Ulrich hap
pened out about the premises an
received some severe bruises
from the flying debris. Other
damages are spoken Of but we
have not the details. at hand.
During the day Washburn had
two light showers and a sprink-
ling of hail while at Bismarck.
the rain was very heavy and
the ground was covered with six
inches of hail.
The funeral of John Robert, tn
oldest son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Mann, was held at the home
last Frida" morning. Rev. j.
c. N. Pengelly conducted the
services. A ladies' quartette
from Underwood sang two beau
tiful hymns. Many friends from
near and far gathered at the
home to express their sympathy
and many went to the cemetery
at Washburn where short service
were held and a song sung by
.Mesdames McGray and Gordon
Ter Of Underwood and Messrs
I:Wacker and Burgum Of Wash
burn. "Bobbie," as he was cal
led by everyone, had only been
home from school a few days
when he was taken sick and
ei0ht 6aya later passed away at