The Washburn leader. [volume], September 15, 1894, Image 1

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Eclipse obaervere out in force Inst night.
Whistling winds reminds us of winter.
(lussner the grocer will buy your pork.
Now read the papers all about "the sere
-and yellow leaf."
Get the highest prioe for your hogs by
selling to Oussi.er.
Charley Shrank, of Grass Lake, dined
a^the Merchants, Friday.
V' Lorin Smith, is erecting a new house
near the landing. A beautiful site for a
home.
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Ole Klintburg, one of the Ikes? farmers
in the Painted Woods country, was visit
ing,. McLean county's capital, Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Benn, of Sverdrnp,
are rejoicing over an addition in the
family circle, of a little girl. baby.
John White, of Bistfra&k, came up
Thursday with the Fort Berthold tnis
sionnries, as far as Washburn, and re
turned down the trail Friday mojrning.
Mr. and Mrs. Bard Ba^dsjlb returned
home this week. Mrs. B. has been visiting
for several weeks with her sister at Fingel,
Ked River country.
Baron Von Hteiger accompanied by ex
Sheriff Falconer, were in Washburn Sat
urday. The Liadbb aoknoledges a pleas
ant call from the gentlemen.
V-W. H. Abel, of Louisville, Kentucky,
one of President Cleveland's inspectors in
the Indiau service, rested at the Merchants,
Monday evening.
''Frank Buttz, of Poney Gnlsh, the east
ern borderlands of McLean County, was
doing business, in Washburn this week,
Ray House and Ranee Jones of Coal
Harbor, were among the guests at the
Merchants. Wednesday. They came down
to take part io the hop and did not dis
appoint themselves.
f/ShasJ. Rosling, of Yanktoney creek,
Montefieore township was in Washburn,
Saturday proving up on his valuable
homestead. Mr. Rosling thicks of taking
a trip this fail among early day ftcene* in
Minnesota. He will be absent several
months.
l^M. M. Benn reports reeeivjng letter*
from the mother and sister of .young
Tenn.mt. who was killed in Westniiller'a
well at Turtle Lake'oft July 3rd, saying
that the boily would bj». ftHien up and
removed to Columbus, WlaMnsin, some
time in October.
Geo. M. Robinson, of Coal Harbor,
Reuter, of Turtle Lake and George He®
ner, of Velva, McHenry county have form
ad a co-partnership in the construction of
a $10,000 flouring mill at Cathay, in Well»
county. That section is a great and suc
cessful wheat raising neighborhood and
as yet has no flour mill in .that' -part of
the country. As a business opening" the
prospects are the very beBt and from the
characters of the three partners engaged
in this enterprise thire will be' no such
word as fail with them.
Thrifty politicians are now jumping
around, or dashing around in their bug
gieH to interview negleoted friends, with
many and varied reasons volabiy put
fourth why said neglected friend should
support him instead Of the,"ot|wr .fellowV
for a county sinecure. Good clean mep,
clean morally and intellectually, would be
good timber hare aselsewhere to represent
this eounty. There are plenty of soph
men in McLean county, and voters should
not be satisfied until they are brought to
the front and given a trial.
A Pioneer's Home.
Steele Ozone: W
Our old friend Capt
H. H. Mercer, who has ,hia home on the
•ast bank ot the Missouri tome /,wenty
fire miles above Bismarck, Along the
Washburn stage road, farms and enjoys
life after a sensible fashion. His home
stead, whereon he settled nearly twenty-,
fljye. years ago, when farms were still
things ,of the future inMorth Dakota,
takes in a goodly .strip of bottom, lend
4nd timber. Bis snog log hDuse is just
on the edge of'the beneh dropping down
to the bottom land, and between the house
us the road. Down on the fertile lower
beneh and somewhat sheltered by the
timber Mr. Mercer bas some sit acres of
garden and potato field, lien thia year
he and his family have grown soqie fOO
bushels of fine potatoes, 100'. liuehelf ot
oniono, several of earrqts, beets, parsnips,
beans and a variety of like troek, and the
crop will net a reeolt that will put in the
shade the returns from many fields of a
hundred aores, and some of twiee that
area'sown in grain. To be sure, Qapt.
"Bill" has a better show, for satyfelkjng
than a,man on the high prairie,
is whera he is ahead of "luok." HUtfoali,
meantime, get fat on the land OBffltMeh
labor at farming would .have been worse
than wasted this year. We do not wonder
that Mr. Mercer is satisfied with bis fort
tmate and really qhmming location,
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"Out of politics" this week.
Sheriff Heath is out hunting for fops—
pliable ones—so Mrs. Rumor lays.
j^reasurer Haugeberg and .Dan Tjen
strom are out on a deer slaughtering trip.
Col. J. C. Dwyer, of this place »oottu
paniad Iitpe«tar Able on hi» trip up
tiyi,
Tadiday.
Mrs. Martin H%ndy, /ennie Herrod and
Henry Holtau attended the teacher* jex
amination Friday.
Capt. Cb»rtay Brady brought down
nice hoot b»r the guests of the Mer
chants to discuss politics over, on
Wednesday,
Thomas Hines, the stay-by-the-town
blacksmith, of Bismarck, aocootpanied.
by Charley Bentley, were- mmroding
around after fat ducks and geese at Paint
ed Woods Lake, last week.
A dance was given at the Merchants
hotel, Wednesday evening, which lasted
till the "wee" hours. Although not
largely attended the young folks enjoyed
themselves hugely.
Alfred Swanson, of Conkling, prosecu
ted a successful land contest before Clerk
of Court Berquam, Tuesday. Gust Hoo
ver and J. Lunquist, both of Conkling
were his witnesses.
H. H. Porter, industrial teafifher at Halla
Fort Berthold Indian Mission, came down
as far as Washburn, Thursday, to meet
the expected missionaries: Miss E. Mc
Kenzie, Miss C. Z. Powell, and Mias. L.
Fallgraff. Miss McKenzie is a stranger
here but the other ladies are simply re-*
turning from a vacation.
J. K. Wetherby, Minneapolis. Minneso
ta, accompanied by Chauncey L. Baxter,
of the same State, were up to McLean's
capital on busineps mntters Wednesday
and Thursday* Mr. Wetherby is well
known to the old residents of the Missou
ri slope as a big figure in the land boom
ing days, and whose speculations were of a
thrifty kind in which the common wyrd
"success" eovers the plain defination.
Ingersoll Items.
Mr. Herman Hanson went to Washburn,
Saturday.
Threshing, which was stopped the latter
part of last week on account of the rain,
has commenced again: .*
Miss Linnie Slaughter rode to Wash.
burn, Saturday.
Miss Florence Saturland passed through
here On her way to Turtle Lake.
Mrs. Garret, daughter of L. B. Johnson,
is expected home on a visit this week.
Mr. Nordquist and eon Ctrl mwde-w trip
to the river, Saturday.
Asa Habt*.
Waller
WilllW.
Wild Geere are coming south and their
melodious "honk, honk'' ia heard over the
wheat fields already.
l/iit.
and Mrs. Ole Oradin gave a party
at their home laet Saturday night.jand, all
who attended report a most, enjoyable
time.
\Jlir
r. A. P. Peterson who' broke hia leg
some time ago is improving.' His reigh
bore, around here, each gave hint a days
work in consideration of his misfortune.
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Nygaard, of Turtle
Lake, were visitors her*' last Week.
Mrs Allan McDonald received sad news
about her nephew, Dannie Cameron, of
Moqtana,
who fortnerly resided hare with
his parents. Her'ljeft'homo- the 18th,1'Of
May, intending to go to a neighbor's
mil^ distant. He was laat seen the
20th, of May going toward borne, and
smoe then no traoe of him or hla horse
ap4 saddle has been. seen. Search for
^iin has been made and advertisements,
but of no avaiL He is aupposed to have
been murdered.
Jack O. Hno. .-
the State SUr,
At the meeting of the executive oom
mitts« to-dH^V orders were given for the
erection of a new woman\ building 82x
100. and the spaoe heretofore assigned to
women in the mainfbuildUjg will be added
to the agricultural department. The
building heretofore rented to .the churches
forref reshment
.room* will be assigned, to
the poultry and. pet stock, anil, new, quar
ters provided for. Refreshments, A new
bffioe building 88x64,.was ordered .for the
•cretary, treasurer, direetora and prees
quarters. New judges and band itand
were ordered, and a considerable exten
aion of the grand standi A vat 100 feet
long and 2 l«et. wide was ordered for iolng
and keeping oool the butter exhibitgd for
the 100 premium, and glass jara, each
holding one bushe!, were ordered for the
$100 wheat exhibits. Letters are oOming
"from every eounty, in the state,' and there
la no loLger any doubt that the Third
Annual Fair at Jamcistovrn, 'September
34th, tp 28th inclusive, will be the'greatest
one ever given in the state.—Froifc jaineg
town Alert, 8e^t«m^er i.
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Volume 5 Number 16 Washburn, McLean County, North Dakota, Saturday, September 15,1894 Whole
The woodlands variegated and beautifai.
Gussner sells you gold belt flour for |1
Highest prices paid for live pork at
Gussner's.
Wamtib. 100 steers, will buy in small
ota, John J. Robinson,
AJ. Rofcrer and W, Solenberg^r, of
Harioooi wer« ijhWB to the county seat
on matters of bnisnwa Batnrday.
atonnd tiA'SswaiMi Btnndfthl ofltoe -it
autumn po#t '0ah be rMclimi by its
dealing power:
Baron Ton Steiger thinks Joe Im*b
dear killing!* like the legend' of the three]
black ctovrr. Joseph saw a deer eating
his eabbage.
When you.go to Bismark, call at Geo.
Gussner's and get 7}g pounds of the
evaporated apples for $1.00, 25 pounds
only*
Otto Wallin returned from a short
threshing trip, Wednesdfey-' in- the Turtle
Lake neighborhood. IWa Renter, he
says shelled out 600 buBhels of clean good
*heat and 1,000 bushels' of oats. Bill
Reuter had thirty acres of oats that went
81 bushels to the pore, which, to say the
least, speaks well tor Turtle Lake jjn a
drouthy year.
LESSONS FROM TWO TjftAGKDICS.
About the first of September, the body
of a young woman was found on the beech
near Duluth, partly hidden- from obMtvji?
tion by brush and bits of bark, which
showed clearly her body had lueen placwd
there and cuts and bruises o» her head,
marked the probability ot a murderer's
victim. Ifter several days of mental
speculation and aurmisea. concerning
the mystery, of the caw th# iriatter
was partly cleared, up! The"' yonng
woman's name 'was Lena 6lson, formerly
of Decorah, Iowa,' who had been working
as a ddinestic with some Duluth. faptilien
for several years and by her frugality and
care and saved up a neat little com petance
amounting to fWO (lollarfr, with which she
had looked forward to atsiat in heir future
married life—the aim and destiny of most
woman.
A few months a'gp a plausable, well ap
pearing young man calling himself A. A.
Austin, claiming to hail from Los Aifgeles,
California, made the acquaintance and
proceeded to ingraciate himself until he
won, first her esteem then her affection,"
and readily accepted a proposition of.
marriage. The finale oame qpiekly, and
we have already recorded it when her-dead
body was. found,, and the $900 and new
ly wedded husband.missing.
The Mrs. Kent tragedy, of Mandan is
another case allied to the fate of Lena
Olsbn. Myron Kent, as he now calls him
self, is desoribed in company manners as
a hale aiid cheery "good fellow'' k» the
world goes, shakes hands heartily and
'amifes blandly wteh^causual acqmintances,
so that when he first cam« to Minneapolis
a few years ago with a.yonug' wKeand
buried ,hw:r.||lH»ctly• after as a victim of
I'heart d^j^f^fra,complaint by thu witjf
thatoovera many noniinve8tig|ited orimes.
After a short spell in "sorrowing weeda"
die made the acquaintance ofvMiss "Laird,
and with his. volible and iersuasive-tongue
with a hypnotic tinge won her to his way
of thinking. Her brothers, better readers
of character than the'infatuated winter,
vainly strove to.
dissuade her from mar
rying Kent and openly attempted to stop
it. But ahe would have her way and se
qual or outcome to her unhr.ppy martial
alliance was that terrible Mareh night in
her'bheerless home in the suberbsof Mati
dan:
These two oases are not isolated ones.
Any constant reader of the daily news
paper will frequently notice the ooufite1(
jptrt of these two tragedies are often re
dorded in other sections of the country,
some of th'ein even more harrowing and
sickening in tlieir details. People, espe
cial? thoughtless women oannot be too
guarded in their deportment.toward stran
gers, and bide*' their time until more is
known of his antecedents. Affability is
an art with many and persistency a stud
ied habit, and as a combination is a dan
gerous one'when put in use by. a wicked
hearted, characterless man.
"When it is fejuMfat" say* the Casselton
Casseltoniftn, .''that Mt^ Nomland spent
replacing of the s&te funds whsr* th»j
imprest would be peid tb toe state, it
should be reason enongn For 'svery voter
in the state to^refraiu from -votii%
binfer
1888. 11 Years in McLean County, 1894
LAURENCE CASSELMAN,
Attorney at Law.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY MADE. AND
FORECLOSURES OK MOKTUAC.KS A
SPECIALTY. TITLES PERFECTED.
PUBLIC SALE.
A dyoalkite txpl(Mion i« badly nee^bd?S o'cl^dM P. Si.,Twill offer for sala at the
ofll&e at the Fort Stevenson SchooJfcN.D.,
the following property belonging to the1
On the 15th day of September, 1894 jit
School.
1520 lbs. Wool. 76 Hides.
51 Pelts.
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dried grapes for *1.00 18 pounds Caltfor- ^e'bS ^1J-]i
nia prunes for 1.00 27 pounds rolled oat The picture which
meal for (1.00 best grade Gold Belt flour accompanies this
for $1.00 per cwt., these prices are for cash ?Jtetc'h Js the
son of
George Heffner, of Velvs^ mcompanied 'on8korn, who will
probablv surrppd
by Mrs. John Reuter, came over trom
Turtle Lake, Wednesday ard returned the'
same day. Mr. Heffner is busy pushing
to the finish the mill construction at
Cathay, spoken of elsewhere in these col
umns, and will be turning out good flour
for Wells oounty people by the first of
November.
Headers^
WASHBtfRN,
Cot
O.1 ,H. Gatm,
Superintendent.
It is reported that Chulalongkornl.,
best King of Siam, is tlond. but the report
has not been confirmed and is liot
a,lhou«h
Crown Prince, old-
)/)S~ !est
the
Chula-
hj? father In Sjam
Kiu»
Bismarck & Washburn
DAILY STAGE LINE.
The stage leaves Bismarck, and Wash
burn every morning at 7 o'clock a. m., ex
cept Sunday. Coaches provided with sub
stantial covering, good seats, &c?, for oon
venienee of'passengers, who'Will be car
ried at reasoable rates. Special rates
for heavy express.
JOHN OSTLAND, Proprietor.
Otto Wallin,
AOKNTS FOR THE WELL-KNOWN.
Piano
Binders, Mowers
Hay Rakes,
&
N. Dak.
Best Hotel in Town!
THOMPSON HOUSE,
-Bismarck, N. D.
E.S. Beardsley,Pro.
$1 to $1.50 per day.
GOOD STABLING ATTACHED.
S. A. PETERSON,
DEALER IN
General Merchandise
A Full Stook of Staple and Fancy Gro
ceries Fresh Meats always on hand: buy
and sell all kind of Farm Produce.
The Highest Market Prices Paid foi
Butter una Fggs. Call and See me at my
newstoreon ...
MAIN ST., BISMARCK, N. D. ..
Louis Larson
HAS
t) Main street, next door to I.O.DaGralf
•Jtj^jjl k«»p in stook a» good a line of
Boots and Shoes
And at as low prices, as oan be found in
North Dakota. Mail Orders Especially So
licited. LOUIS LA RSON,
Main St. Bismarck, N. 9.
Lucas, Beardsley & Go.
DRUGS,PAINTS&OILS
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William's Old Stand.
FBISCBIPTIONa CABRrUI.I.Y coMrovxnKD
Nigh^ customers please ring front d.oor bell
All orders by mail promptly attended to.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
To the votera of McLean County.
Gentlemen:
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of Oounty Judge at the com
ing election. I have no special claim on
the voters of this, eounty but I ask it as
a special favor conveyed on me to get the
nomination for said office. My oharacter
jUid ressdsnee ainoe the apring of 1884 is
and ftrthrfr ftomment on my part if un
Vory Respectfully,
.V PSTU Milxju.
I»rtie L*k«r McLean Co,, K. D.
LEADER.
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furnlth you wttl)
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Binders, Mowers,
1? a 1 1 1 1 Ii IB o*
Of Every Style and Description at
O S O N O I N
Where a small amount of money will buy a
finer, nicer fitting and more durable suit 01
clothing than from and other house west ot
theTwin cities. See sign ofthe Boston, cor
ner of Main and Second St., Bismarck.
DEALER IN
a a 9
and.
FAKM MACIIlAi:iiV
WASHBURN, N. D.
we have put in
A larger StQck Than Ever,
And are Selling at LOW^ER- PRICES than
Goods Ever Sold for in This Country.
AJN13 SE3ES US.
A S
Booi^, Shoew anil Oloi
Gents Furnishings, Hats,
Caps.
Trunks, Bags and Staple Notion^ &c
I E N S E S O
PRICES GrUARANTEED THE LOWEST.
Mail orders carefully and promptly filled
in all departments.
S. DeGRAFF,
J.
Contractor and
Wholesale and Retail Deaier in
Always in the Market for Wheat
Number 224
the
O S E
ALEXANDER FEOMME, PVOD
C. DeGRAFF,
The Clothier, The Shoe
BISMARCK, N. D.
O N O A A W
And all Kinds of Building Material.
HARD AND SOFT COAL,
RED-CEDER POSTS WHICH WILL OUTLAST ANY TIMBER IN USE.
Yards Corner Sixth and Main Streets. Bismarck.
BISMARCK ROLLER MILL.
BISMARCK, N. D..
MANUFACTURERS OF
CLIMAX and GOLD BELT FLOUR
S E O E
BIS31ARCK, N. D.
L. C. GREEN, Proprietor.
Best Stalling in the 0ity.
Buy The McCormack Machines!
^ca^on of 1814.
Tithe nnderslgned hax securcd the agency of McLcan county for the sale of tlie
McCORNACK REAPERS MOWERS,
On tboit noMce*nd on easy terms. Tteue i:avc j-.uf o. ^er early.-
WashburD, D., Juae !o,.K3i,
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and respectfully invite all farmers nedlng now machinery, to "call and c*fin:ine-^hes*' macliiiif*
and get prices before purchasing elsewhere. The McCormack Is fttrwulanl innchiue, hihI rn.l«
ahead of all others or Strength, Durability, Mghtncsand rerfe«t Work, Uou't fut^et tl.at
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