The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1916-01-21

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Rev. j. A. Diesen left last
Tuesday for Minneapolis where;
he will stay two or three weeks.
Mrs. Adolph Wlacher and three
children visited friends in I'm
! derwood between trains We'd
\ nesday.
A. Tymeson and Frank Nc
Gray were business visitors
from Garrison Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
The subject Of the sermon
next Sunday night at the Con-
gregational church will be
"Temptations of Christ"
The regular monthly meeting
of the Teachers Training class
of the Congregational church
will meet next Wednesday, eve,
ming at the Mann residence.
Emil Christensen left last Sat-
urday for Fargo to attend IT,
Grain Growers convention and
Automobile show. He has enter
ed some flax in the contest and
hopes to- win some Of the prizes.
The hog shipping business is
still keeping up. This week John
Arngrimson is shipping one car
had, j. j. Schweizer is shipping
two carloads and another car
load! is going out Of Minden,
the station ten miles north Of
here.
Civil service examinations will
be held in Bismarck and Minot'
at dates between March ID and
June S. Anyone wishing to. get
into the civil service for a per-
manent job should write the civil
service Commission at Wash
ington, D. c., to get a list, of
positions.
The next number on the lect-
ure course will be at the Hub
next Tuesday evening. The at
traction is Mrs. Mae Shumway
Ehderly, a dramatic: reader and
entertainer. Those holding
season tickets will be admitted
on presentation of tickets. Single
admission fifty cents.
Washbnrn was we'll represent
ed in Bismarck last week to, see
the play The Birth. of a Nation.
1t is a photo play that is draw
ing crowded houses every
where. Last week it showed in
Minot three days and in Bis
marck three days and the re-
eeipts amounted to about $1,000.
making a net Profit of about
1920. for the week.
In December We commented;
upon: one Of our good subscribers
paying his dues on the Leader
IN advance as far as january
1918. Another name has been:
added to our 1918 list and that
is VIM P. Busse of Dogden. We
like to have subscriptions paid
a year in advance but when they
are paid two years ahead there
is cause to- rejoice.
Karl Keierleber~ has been.
working on his new house all
winter except during the seve-
rest weather. 1t is q good APP
Fearing sx-room bungalow and
will make a. very comfortable
home when completed. Mr..
keiereber has been btasy with
building contracts and only
works on his own house betwee
!;
Last week when the fortyfive
degrees below E weather was.
reached a record was broken in.
the history Of North Dakota for
GOODNESS. "A record has been
kept in Bismarck for forty years
and in 1887 it was A degrees be-
low but has never been as cold
as that since. Some small, cheap
thermometers registered about
fifty below but Of course that
is not an accurate record.
John Frey and his bride came.
fup from Parkston, s. d.; yester1
day. Mr.. Frey was married,
last Saturday to Miss Bertha.
KDenig. They expect to make!
their home at Parkstown. Mr..
Frey is wen known here as he
has been with the KleinJohn-
son company several years and,
spent last winter here during,
the absence Of tMr. Klein. His.
many friends congratulate him.
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