The Washburn leader., 1916-11-24

Brick ice cream SOC to $1.00 al
Mangan's.-Adv.
w. F. Doepke, a prosperous Conk
ling farmer was in town Saturday.
Only little over four weeks un
til Christmas.-Adv.
The public-schoo) will enjoy the us
ual Thanksgiving vacation beginning
next Wednesday afternoon.
Read the Bill of fare in this issue
of the Sunday dinner at the New
Cafe. Mothers cooking.-Adv.
The county canvassing board met
this week and canvassed the votes
cast at the general election.
Repairs for all kinds of stoves,
ranges and furnaces at Thompson
Hdwe. Co.-Adv.
Mrs. M. B. Sans visited Mrs. Carl
Erchhorst in her new home at Fal.
kirk between trains Saturday.
For Sale-The Butler house on
very easy terms. Klein-Johnson c..
| Washburn.-Adv.
Louis Baardson was business
visitor in town last Friday. His
| stay was short but he called to get
his copy of the paper before going
home.
E. J.. Jones and family and Misses
Hattie and Anna Mcdonald came
down in an auto from Turtle Lake
Sunday and spent the day at the J.
E. Williams home.
John Reiser was in from the farm
Monday. He and number of his
neighbors get their winters supply
of coal in car load lots and they were
ready for the first big fall of snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Olgeirson of Wing
passed through Washburn last Fri
day in an auto on their way to Gar
rison where they attended the big
Masonic ball and banquet that eve
ming,
srhe delinquent tax list is publish.
ed in the Max Enterprise this week.
It is not as long as it was last year.
The farmers got their threshing done
earlier this fall so could pay their
taxes.
Rev. Bloom of Minot will be here
next Monday evening. He will give
a talk on ''That Boy of Mine" at the
Congregational church. A confer
ence will be held the same evening.
Everyone is cordially invited.
Egan Ekstrom left Tuesday morn
ing for Montana where he will join
his family and begin farming. Egan
has spent nearly all his life here and
his many friends will miss him but
wish him success in his new home.
The first number on the lecture
course was all it was advertised. The
hall was crowded and each number
was heartily applauded and enjoyed.
Those who have heard the concert
company that will be here next
month say it will be just as good.
What appears to be great calamr-
ty often opens the way for larger and
better things. Such has proved the
case with the Mankato Commercial
College. Their magnificent new fire.
proof building and new up.to.date
equipment far excells those that were
burned. Get their new catalog.-Adv.
Those who have been counting the
Jewels in the Walls Jewelry store
must have their guess in by next
Monday evening. The following eve
ming at 500 o'clock the prizes will
be given away. You will have to be
present in order to win. Walls Jew
0lTy 0tOT0."AuV.
]. w. Hornbeck has returned from
Minnesota and is again at the City
Meat Market. He has had experience
in city shops and is an expect at his
trade. He is taking the position
made vacant by the resignation of
Egen EkstrOm.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Maus and two
children of Marshalltown, Iowa, are
new citizens in Washburn. They ar.
rived this week and are at present
with Mrs. Maus' cousins. Mrs. Gay
lard and Miss Brewer. Mr.. Maus is
an electrician by profession and ex-
poets to get work at his trade either
here or in this vicinity
Last Saturday evening Miss Ethel
King and Oliver Conradi were mar
ried by Rev. Broeckel at the parson-
age. A wedding supper was given to
a few Intimate friends at the home