The Washburn leader., 1916-06-09

DR.. C. G. Hibbs, Bismarck g lead
ing DENTIST not the cheapest
but the BEST.-Adv.
w. j. Bickert, cashier Of the
Washburn State Bank, was in
Fargo this week on a short busi-
ness trip.
The state Sunday school con-
veh&on will hold it's annual
meeting next week at Devils
Lake. A number are planning
on going from here.
A big barn dance will take
place at the Sverdrup Sheldon
farm on Saturday night. Good
music and a good time for ALL
Adv.
H. Brownson began work WAd-
nesday as city marshall. This is
the POSITION that has been held
by Harvey Graham who is now
manager Of the Washburn ele-
vatOr.
The candidacy Of james Rice
of Mercer seems to be- taking
well over the entire county. The
people think he is we'll adapted
for a seat in the legislature and
that he will make good repro,
sentative. He has lived in the
county for a number Of years and
is we'll acquainted with the needs
) Of the county.
Mrs. E. H. Holtan passed
through Washburn Saturday on
her way to Bismarck with her
daughter Helen. This is Miss
Helen s third trip to the os-
pital. She has had two opera
tions since the first Of the year
and does not seem to- be able
to recover.
Taken up-The' following es-
trays have been near my place
for some time and l have them
now in my pasture: One 3 year
} old brown mare, weight about.
1000; One yearling brown mare.
colt with one front and one rear
leg white, scar on forehead;
One all brown yearling colt. John
Leib, Wilton.-Adv. 9-23.
Rev. D. D. Mitchell writes that
he and Mrs. Mitchell have left
Yucaiph and are now living at
1047 Hyperion Ave-, Los Angeles.
He is there to work with those
who hope to make California dry
He says his daughters Nita and
Mary will be home during the
summer but will return to Alaska
in the fall for their third term of
j, school.
The friends of F. E. Wright Of
Max are we'll pleased with his
candidacy for the legislature.
Mr.. Wright is known over the
county as an able attorney and
as editor of the Max Enterprise.
He is interested in the doings Of
the legislature and familiar with
the laws Of the state and will
be an excellent man to represent
this county.
i Senator Gronna sent seven
books to the public library this
week. This is his second dona-
tion ito the library. Two years
ago, when the library was OPEN
ell, he sent a number Of books.
Each donation is very thank
fully received. Each month sees
a. number of new books added
to the shelves. So far the num-
ber of readers continues good,
there is no decrease ON account
of summer coming on.
Considerable work has been
done by the county surveyor in
laying out the roads over which
the county graders will work.
Many Of the stakes placed have
either been pulled up or run over
by autoists and this will heces-
state the work being done over
again. If the persons are seen,
who are willfully destroying the: ]
outline stakes, they may expect
a visit from the sheriff. d..
Frank Wes miller returned
Tuesday morning from Fargo
where he was called last week
on account of the serious illness
Of his mother. He says she is
little better at present but she
had a second stroke of paralys-
is and is very weak. Margaret
Westmiller gave up her school at
Edgely to be- with her mother