The Washburn leader., 1916-10-27
See the Washburn State Bank
for Insurance.-Ady.

for Insurance.-Adv.
! Meadanes Evander, Eisenman1
and Getts were down from Un
Norwood shopping Tuesday.
Highest market price paid fol
fresh eggs. O. K. Cafe.-Adv.
f. L. Mackey passed through
here last Saturday on his way t
Garrison from St. Louis. \.
Repairs for all kinds of stoves
ranges and furnaces at Thomp.
son Hdwe. Co.-Adv.
Mrs. Louis Peterson returned
to her home at Ryder 'Wednes
day morning after short visit
at the Martin Holtan home.
j. j. Schweizer, owner of
the City Meat Market, lost his
slaughter house by fire Mon
}, day night, The origin Of the
fire is unknown.
Congressman P. D. Norton OF
the Third District, will be here
Monday afternoon at two O'Clock
and will give talk on the po-
litical issues of the day. 1t will
be worth hearing.
! AX a recent meeting Of the
state board Of equalization the
taxes were greatly lowered. The
farmer is said to be the big
gest beneficiary. He will play
$82 $500. SO Jess than last year.
Louis Pearson was in from his
farm last Friday. He said he
had been through threshing' for
some time and was now helping
Louis Bergqust complete the
big addition he has added to his
farm house. Eight rooms in
cluding bath and closets were
added. He expects ito have a
heating and Lighting: plant in
stalled,
Martin Holtan left Wednesday
morning with Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Holtan, in the latter's cab.
! for Montana, to look over Hen
RVS new farm. They expect
to leave the car and return on
the train. The farm is about
700 miles from here. Henry sole
his store. at Ryder some time as
ahd will move to Montana, next
February.
| A man who left Washburn
suddenly sometime ago is work
ing his same tricks in other plac
es. The Dunseith Magnet says
The Commercial cafe is now
closed, F. j. Hamann, who has
been conducting the business
the past, year, left early Monday
morning without bidding hi
friends the conventional good
bye. The contents Of the place
will be sold at mortgage sale
Saturday, October 81.
VIM. Schwandt is one Of tht
newcomers to this county WIKI
was fortunate in having a splen
did crop. He came here las
spring from Big Timber county
Minnesota, and bought thre.
quarter sections of prairie land
He rented the Mcmahon lant
and is living ON it. When hi
threshed his flax he found he
had 3137 bushels and las
week contracted to sell thu
whole amount for $3.50 a bu
shel. Next Spring he plans or
Building on his own lan,l ano
putting in abput 300 acres Of
wheat. ~ ..+..... .~..
4 Three misfortunes are sand tc
often follow closely upon eacl
i other before the spell is broken
At least the men working at ths
Baker elevator hope three ha.
changed their luck. Last week
one Of the working men haFpen'
ed to be standing on the deck
of boat when q scoop shove.
fell and made quite a hole il
his head. A couple Of days Later
IJohn Starbuck had to have The
doctor take a stitch or two in
a cut on his jaw he had receiv.
ed from a broken shaft Then
Monday w. L. Hunter walked u
town to the Doctors office af'
ter chorFing his big toe off al
the first joint. All three acci.
dents happened within week.
The county is now SO well set.
tied that it is seldom a big
prairie fire is heard Of but one
got started last week twelve
miles east of here that did a
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