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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-12-12

ONAoA eSOAOAs PHOVVACo UuO CNdDOF6tl1Ou
from the deeper soil. Then comes a
process Of thinning, which is themost
tedious Of all the work, and is often
done by children, Horse hoes are
manufactured which york from three
to five rows at a time. Large beats
are not desirable, as they contain
but a small percentage OF sugar.
From one to three pounds is the
proper size. Then follows the harvest
ing, when the beets are dug with an
implement for that purpose. II they
are not at once delivered to the fac
tory they are buried in the bitches
and by a special plan are preserved
for several months. Beets when frog
en- do not lose sugar, but if allowed to
thaw will deteriorate rapidly. When
the beets arrive at the factory they
are weighed and tested, and the price
is governed by the test, ranging from
So per ton for beets containing -
per cent, and an additional Is per
cent for each additional / per cent of
sugar. From $40 to $50 per acre
net can be gotten for these beets.
which prove very profitable for those
who cultivate them.
There is no installing the fact that
the beet sugar industry will revolu-
tiOnize matters in the farming dis
tricts, enhance the value of land Is
per cent, and greatly improve bust
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16

man named Peter Monroe, who had
lived on Knife river some four or five
years, becamed deranged last winter and
his friends in Manitoba came here and
took him to that province. Whether he
was placed in an asylum or not We cannot
learn, but at any rate it is evident that
Peter is still at large and in very much the
same condition he was akhen they took
him away last spring. james Bartron, jr.,
informs us that last week Peter made his
appearance in the vicinity of John Nichols
claim, west of Coal Harbor. and for several
days hung around that section, getting his
meals among the settler and sleeping at
nights in corn fields and other out-of-the-
way places. The last seen of him he was
headed towards Fort Stevenson.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16

The act to create the Office and define
the duties of fire wardens, it appears, never
became law. An examination of the
house and senate journals reveals the
fact that the bill orinated in the senate and
passed that body, whence it went to the
house where it was amended and sent back
to the senate. The senate discovered that
the house had enormously amended the
bill and refused to concur, and asked for
committee of conference, which was grant
ed. The committee corrected the error
and their report was adopted by their re-
spective houses, but there the matter drops.
No further action was ever taken on the
bill. The farmers of that legislature all
got intoxicated over the lottery bill, and
this important measure, along with sever
al others, was lost in the punch-bowl, OF
'soup." Our attention was first called to
this matter by County Auditor Lange the
other day, who, like ourself and many 9TH
ers supposed North Dakota was supplied
with such an officer as "fre warden"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16

The LEADER has received copy of the
Iron Port, published at Two Harbors,
Mimi, by A. DeLacy Wood, counsin of
own Henry 8. Wood of the Mail, asking to
exchange. We cheerfully comply, for We
like the material of which the Iron Port is
built. DeLaoy Wood is just the sort of a
man rising community needs when self
and perfdy shove themselves to the fore.
He strikes those elements at Two Harbors
in the following manner:
"The Iron Port is perfectly able to de-
fend itself from the malicious warfare and
attacks made upon it by the bakers dozen
of self constituted dictators and bosses who
have been frantically trying to ruin our
business the past year, but when they be-
come so bold and audacious as to use the
village and county treasury against us we
must protest in behalf of the taxpayers
I and as citizen, as, if that kind Of war
fare is not stopped, il win require a Jay
Gould to maintain the Peoples paper
here = "
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16

The Grand Forks News makes a very
unkind and uncalled-for attack upon the
editor of the Washburn Mail. Mr.. Henry
s. Wood, editor of the Mail, is an exem-
plary young man of excellent ability
qualities rarely combined in the average
printer-and the terms used in the News
are no more applicable to the editor of the
Mail than they are to the editor of the
News. Whoever gave the News man infor-
nation that the Mail was now or had been
recently saying naughty things about him,
must certainly have labored under q
mistake, or did so maliciously. He prob
ably had reference to the former editor of
the Mail who was occasionally little pug
nacious, but not at all dangerous. We
publish this defense of Mr.. Wood in the
LEADER because We believe it is justly due
him, and we hope the Northwest News will
also do him Justice by making the amende
honorable.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16
Tho washburn and Bismarck Telephone

Tho Wasllburn and Bismarck Telephone
Through the enterprising energy of Mr.
John Satterlund, proprietor of the Mer'
chants Hotel of this place. telephone com
munication between Washburn and Bis.
marck will be maintained. On Tuesday
of this week Mr.. Satterlund began repair.
ing the line, and replacing the broken
poles with new ones. Inside of a week the
line will be in working order. Headquar
ters for the line in Bismarck will be at the
Pacific Hotel, and at the Merchants Hotel
in Washburn. Our people here have sub
scribed literally towards maintaining this
system of communication with the capital
city, which not only denotes enterprise on
the part of our town, but will be conve'
nient thing for the business men of both
places.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16
Choice Lands for Sale
On Liberal Terms within the Reach OF

On Liberal Terms within the Raach %
The undersigned has for sale =
choice tracts of farm land in Mclean e..
ty, among which are one section il to-.
ship IA, range 81, one section IN towns
IA, range 82, and two sections in to-.
ship 145, range 80, which viii be sol~
whole or in subdivisions, ~ desired,
the following liberal terms:
The conditions of the sale Of the al
tracts provide that from one-fourth
one-third of the land purchased, as
be agreed, shall be broken up ana pro.
ly cultivated to crops in each Of the
three years from date of purchase,
thereafter all of the land, as may be ngrc
shall be cultivated to crops i'll each succ.
eive year. In payment for tie land t.
purchaser is to deliver in each yrnr aft
purchase, at the time and p!nre nsre,
upon, to the party from whom ,le land
purchased, oNE-HALF OF THE cnrps i.a1sl
IN EACH YEAR, and to receive cGe,iit .het
for at the market value ut the time Of
livery. Such payments to be contin
from year to year until the aggregate a.
for which the land is sold. and 3 per c;l
annual interest, is fully paid, with the ca.
dition that at least half of tho price Of &
land and accrued interest shall be pa.
within five years, and all of it within eiyi
years from the date of purchase.
A liberal discount will be made for car.
and, if desired, purchasers cal, pay pa,
cash and the balance in from four IN ai1i
years, as may be desired, ut per eel
interest. also have
Decided coal and grazing land for sa,
at a bargain.
Improved farms, with houses, barns au
graneries, for sale or rent.
Business and residence lots in WnaI,bur
for sale.
Settlers located on government land.
Any information, maps or other do.
furnished ON application.
JOHN SATTERLUhD
Washburn. N. d.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16
Where Can You Go for Betterments

While people in North Dakota are COM
planning of the drouth and talking of NOV
ing to other sections, it may be well for
them to hesitate few moments and study
the conditions of people in other states
in comparison with their own here. There
Is no place on earth where the raising of
vegetables or other crops is universally
successful. Drouths have been known in
all countries and in all ages. In olden
times Egypt was visited with seven years
drouth, and the locusts also infested the
land; but the people lived through it, and
afterward the harvests were bountiful.
The present drouth must soon pass away,
the harvests will yield abundance, and the
people will forget their hardships. Make
up your mind to stay where you are, and
after awhile wealth and plenty will be the
reward of your brave determination. Ac-
cording to the following report taken from
the Farmers Review, we cannot see to
what section of country you can go with
any positive assurance of being more sue
cessful than you are in North Dakota.
The Review says:
"Outside of few counties in Michigan,
Wisconsin and Minnesota, where local rains
have fallen, drouth is universal in states
covered by our report. Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, Michigan, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, Dakota, Iowa and Nebras-
ka. As natural consequence the corn
crop is suffering. Unless rain comes soon
and in abundant supply, the crop will be
comparative failure.
"Spring wheat, also, is experiencing
blight in general. The average condition
of that crop at present in Iowa, Nebraska,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota, is about
rs per cent below the average. Oats are
yielding as we'll as could be expected, con-
sidering adverse conditions to which the
crop has been subject in the way of
drouths and insects. The crop is practi-
cany failure in Kentucky, and also in
Illinois, Missouri and Indiana, where raw
ages of the grain plant-louse were most
serious. Reports indicate that the average
condition is 80 per cent lower than that of
last year at harvesting time, and the aver
age yield 20 per cent less than 1888. Da-
kota will lead this year with oats, and is
harvesting fair crops both as regards quail
ity and yield"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16
Samuel Fairman and his mother were in
from Falconer Yesterday.

John P. Peterson, who has the distin
guished honor of being proprietor of the
Washburn Il Turtle Lake stage line, went
into Capt. Fitzgerald's store, the othe,
day, and called for banana.
"Going to eat it on the streety" inquired
Fitz.
"Probably SHALL" said John.
"Going to drop the skin on the side
walk?" asked Fitz.
"Not much, Mary Ann" John replied
"I've got seven children at home, and
can't afford any such extravaganza"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16
Hotel Arrivals.

At the Merchants: Joseph Reuter-, II. F.
Davis, Turtle Lake; C.P. Wood, Coal Lake;
Thos. Fortune, j. d. Wakeman and wife,
Miss Tillie Anderson, Bismarck: Herman
Voightlander; Nils Erickson, Burleigh Co.;
August Berg. s. S. Saby. Louis Burqvist,
Ingersoll; Jos. Mann, Coal Harbor; @.
Berquam, Bert Johnson, Sverdrup.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16
Lost, Strayeil or Stolen.

The following notice under the above
caption was picked up the other day on
the streets of Washburn by one of our
county officials, and handed into the LEAD
Err for publication. The advertiser must
think he is living in the flush times that
followed the war, for he offers an e1trava-
gantly liberal reward:
"Lost, Strayed or Stolen-A female
beauty, goggle-eyed and lop-sided, branded
o X on left-neck. reward of three
postage stamps will be paid for informa.
ton leading to her recovery.
Address, GALLAGHER,
Washburn, N. D.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16

Bismarck Commonwealth: The demo-
Gratis of Mclean county are kicking be-
cause Eugene Coleman, of Minot, was
placed on the state central committee from
their district. It seems that Mr.. Coleman
proved traitor last year and worked for
Belyea instead of Hope, and received his
reward.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16

81. G. Hansbrough will probably try to
knock out Gilbert A. Pierce and secure his
seat in the upper house for HIMSELF Car
rington Independent.
We don't believe it, sir. Hansbrough is
not made of that sort of material. He is
"all wool and yard wide," and you can
bet on him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16

Steele Ozone: Judge Francis is receiy-
ing many compliments for speech made
by him at the convention. The Judge is
an old timer in politics, and can "make
Rome howl' in oratory when he wants to-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16

jamestown Capital: A. half dozen or
less of our local politicians, who have for
years been at war with each other, but are
made akin by mingling in common
'soup," are said to have combined to down
state senator B. w. Fuller at the county
convention.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16

It is reported that J. R. Cook wants to
step into the legislature instead OF Mr..
Moore. It is fairly safe to believe that if
Mercer county is represented in the legls-
lature this coming year, it will not be by
Mr.. Cook. Unfortunately, Mr.. Cook is not
enough of politician to stand by his
friends.-Mandan Pioneer.
We will also inform Editor Tuttle that
if Stark county has anything to say in the
matter, and it is presumed she will, Mr..
Moore will not represent this district in
the legislature next winter. Stark county
has interests at stake that she cannot af-
ford to leave in the hands of a mere auto
maton, which moves only when the string
is pulled. man must be sent to Bismarck
from this district who thoroughly under
stands what our interests are and the needs
required to push this section to the front.
Mr.. Moore does not.-DickinsOn Herald.
Now, while you fellows are wrangling
as to who will or will not represent that
district next winter, we presume that j..
R. Cook, while busily engaged in discharg-
ing his duties as boss farmer at the Berth
old agency, is quietly laughing to himself
over the furore some one has created by
referring to his aspirations after legisla-
tive honors. We hardly think that John
would care to sacrifice himself on the altar
of political fame by an attempt to displace
some one else, especially if honest princi-
pies had to be sacrificed, too, for the sake
of standing by his friends" No, no,
gentlemen, Johns got something surer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-16
CAS- $ II

Ole CASH Ole
Paid for County Warrants. Ninety-one
cents (91c) on the dollar.
RAMsETT Bros, Washburn, N. D.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-08
a CHURCHMAN'S VIEWS.

WICHITA, Kan, Jan. 6, 1889.
| To the Editor OF the Eagle.
Dear Sir:-The writer ever since he
came to Kansas has been an earnest
reader of your fearless journal. He un-
derstands how ardently you desire and
| labor for the welfare of the community
and state at large, and it is because of
the stand you have taken on the prohi-
bition Question-which is incontroverta-
bly, a most vital question to Kansas
that the following thoughts suggest
| themselves: / consider it almost unnec-
essary to preface my remarks by stating
that | abhor the evil of intemperance; |
do as much as the most sincere prohibi-
zionist, but l have always believed that
drunkenness is fostered by prohibition,
by laws intended to operate prohibitively.
The laws respecting, governing the lq-
uor traffic in healthy communities create
a source of revenue: in ours they are di-
verted to the detriment of the public. We
have superabundance of an ignorant,
drinking population (perhaps:O who
cannot discriminate between moderation
drunkenness. They always have pro-
NOTED and as long as they are promoted
always will promote the evil they would
fain root out. Moderate drinking is one
of the cardinal virtues, temperance;
drunkenness is one of the seven deadly
sins-gluttony. The teetotal reformer
iumbles them together and bespatters
virtuous temperance in his indiscrlmin-
or of lie ,rlrl
is no merit to abstain entirely from the
use of intoxicants unless the alb
sUainer has dangerous longing prompt
ing him to excess, in which case
abstention is an effort of self-denial
which entities him to the same credit he
would earn by imposing restraint on any
other inordlnate appetite. But the per-
son who has no taste for LIQUOR and takes
a VOW of total abstinence has no merit
as the exemplar of a Christian virtue,
for the simple reason that total alb
stinence from Intoxicating liquors is not
a Christian virtue any more than total
abstinence from pork and beans would
be; not so much if one were fond of pork
and beans to excess and did not care for
liquor. There is class of busy bodies,
meddlers. toadies, fanatics and bigots
who make themselves preachers Of the
modern hereSy that drinking is I'M
Christian. They call themselves tenn
perance men or temperance women, as
the case or rather the gender may be.
This is a misnomer. Temperance does
not mean total abstinence; it means
moderation. In the non-prohibitive
states there is comparatively little intox-
icauon. 1t fiourishes IN the prohibition
states-in fact one cannot travel five
miles on Kansas railroad without learn
ing that most of his fellow passengers
are armed with whisky bottles.
Much more of this nature / could
truthfully write. but will not impose on
your valuable space further.
Respectfully, SHEEFRo.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-08

ly and systematically performed, every
county in the state working in harmony
with every other in the accomplishment
of common pnrpose-with the press Of
the state lending its invaluable aid in ac-
auainting the balance of the world of
wonderful resources, incompatible ad-
vantages and matchless products of Kan
sas the volume and quality of which be-
wilder even those longest resident in the
state and which outwitS the ingenuity of
railroads to handle.
Within month after the organization
Of the state movement by the convention
on the 18th, the efforts put forth to in
uce immigration will beyond question
be met, not only by hundreds and thou
sands of letters and inquiries from those
seeking information, but also by scores
of excursion trains with hundreds and
thousands of eager people, rolling into
the state, SO that the fruits of the move
ment will be felt in every quarter of the
state, and in every county that puts it
self in position to receive such benefits
by active hearty cooperation. The sue
cess of the movement, as far as the con-
vention Monday in point of numbers and
lively interest on the part of those VINO
will attend are concerned, is already de-
termined, but the resulting benefits to
several counties in the way of added
population and wealth will depend very
largely upon the interest taken in the
enterprise by each. Tt is desired that III
may embrace every county in the state.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-08
ALAND OF MIRACLES.

From the St. Louis Republic.
Col. Marsh Murdoch, of the Wichita
EAGLE, is one of the greatest boomers
who ever lived in the booming west
He probably did more than any other
one man TO secure the opening of Okla
homa, always excepting Hon. VIM. NJ.
Springer. Lately, as the Kansas Editor
ial Association was returning from its
Texas trip, the train was stopped at all
the principal points in Oklahoma to give
the members Of the party an opportunity
to see the progress which has been made
since the opening in April last.
ut is miracle" was the general ex-
preston.
1.-The only drawback is good drinking
water" said Col Murdock. "Tm pro-
hibitionist, but as this is a land of mira
cles, I'd like to have them turn their
poor water into good wine"
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-08

with Goldburg blinkers, and it is pro-
all the mayors have signed docu-
ment committing the council to the
scheme. Mr.. Surveyor James thinks the
engine house and reservoir should be
| fixed on Eagle avenue in Kansas City
| mot Mo-. but Ok. A few months ago
a volunteer fire brigade was organized
which, under the command of DR.. Crab
| tree, has proved of much value. Since
the town was organized there has not
been single fire. However, Captain
John P. Jones, of the Hennessey Fire
company, and our boys are TO have a
fire brigade competition at Lincoln, and
| Walter Ellis is TO present the winners
with a gold medal Capt. j. A. Posey is
to decide the contest.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The town halls and council chambers
leach of the three towns are alike) are
| within sight of each other. They were
commenced and finished in 1899. the
architect being Mr.. Salway, who also
built Mrs. Reeds hotel which is opposite
of Mr.. Miller's stand and west of Harry
st. Johns. The present post and tele-
graph offices were built in 1889 AT that
time the buildings were sufficient TO
meet existing requirements, but the
business of both has increased so largely
that they have become altogether made
quate. Mr.. Post of the kingfsher bank
is crowded for room and must have in
creased facilities: for the proper des-
patch of business; and it will also great
ly add to the appearance In that portion
Of the town.
The Merchants Institute, the Board of
Trade and School of Arts commenced
business in small weatherboard build
ing, but you ought to see them now, and
also the churches, the mason's hall, the
hospital. The hospital committee
expect something from the government.
The honorary medical officers are numer-
Gus. This parapreph would be incom-
plete without mentioning the Cole
Town-Site company's bridge, which was
built entirely by private enterprise, and
that was one man, and he requests not
to even mention any of his donations for
public purposes. 1t cost less than 81 600
and oyer $275. 1t was commenced in
May, 1885, and completed the same
month. The daily average of teams that
cross this bridge is nearly $50. There
are three other small bridges that span
Uncle Johns creek, but they were built
by the cities of Lisbon and KingfiSher.
These latter at no distant period must be
replaced by more substantial structures.
l should like, if space would admit, to
describe the churches and their pastors,
the schools, banks, the industrial and
business establishments. the railway
bridge and all about the great Rock
Island. the pride of the southwest, the
welcome messenger to all of Oklahoma,
and Kingtisher in particular. Z. c. c.
Wichita eagle., 1890-01-08
The Verify os Jest.

Prom ~ IlsSrsGos JOzrazi-
Perhaps nothing serves Elors for the
butt Of Kansas newspaper jokes than the
Kansas legislature. But the remark s.
have been IN the way Of jest aud de-
rision--the "fool legislature is the rous-
mon name Of each body Of Representa-
tivss and senators 20 which the Kansas
peopls sntrust their hops Of wise law
making. Tie paragTaDhsr had q stock
in trade when the legislature was IN ses-
slon which rendered his daily task an
easy one. The writer OF l-zlisrs found
m The absurd propositions from time 10
time broachet IA tbs legislature the sub
Jects of column after column d dsguifiesi
aad vsrtS2se reproach. Bas yet thsss
was not much OF harm r. al THIS 20 tho
legislature or % the state az large except
4 growing tendency 70 bs.Itile the acs
and The very sIlstencs u what u. Of
course, a mos; important feature q sta,s
policy. But there - TO iestSrg IL HF.
Fuiler's charges against certain zeil
known members of t5s las; Legislature
and the transition Of fool Legislature
20 "c0rrupt legislature" u something q
serious import. kana@s - famous b.
cause Of her crops. her siseatioa and her
prohibition. That ~iii be sorry d-Y
when she becomes notorlou. bscauss %
her legislative boojlsrs.