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Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-15
MONEY OR YOUR LIFE.
A Turkish Brigand's Autobiography
 Of EillaInous Deeds
[Erom the St Iames, Ganette

lNAOAA NA4C Ck- 5aL4te
 It was once my privilege to become per sonally acquainted with brigand in Tur- key. l almost missed knowing him by reason of au accident that had befallen him while before. It happened in this wise: Mir. O'Donovan Cafterwsrd of Merv) had taken run up to Sofia to call on his friend, MT. Schuver it was his birthday, and the two had ridden across the noun tains toward Sammakoff
 Brigands have their runs of ill luck, like this particular bandits misfortunes that he should have selected the two war cor respondents as victims. He went blithely to his fate, however, and attacked them with four of his young men, with the re- suit that in about half 8 minute two of the young men were stretched on the ground with several bullets in them The other two thought they would not play any more, and were rolling down the mountain side faster than was good for their clothes, while the leader, with 8 cracked skull and & broken collar bone, was staggering blindly by the roadside looking for some hole into which he could creep.
 They caught him and tied him on to the pack horse and took him on to Sammakoff to be hanged. But by the way he groaned and bled so freely that Schuver's compass sion was aroused so that he bound up his wounds and put him on his own horse and walked beside him. And when they reached Sammakoff he forebore to have him hanged, but took him to his own inn and tended him carefully. At all of which the brigands so greatly narveled that when he recovered he vowed he would never leave his new found friend as long as he lived
Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-15
A VOLUNTARY SLAVE.

He kept his VOW; brigsnds have this
 queer failing of truthfulness. He became
 Schuver's henchmen, accompanied him on all his travels, saw spirits with him on Mount Arsrst, was lost with him in the | snows of Erzinghian, had fever with him at Gondar and the Bagdad button at Bss- | rah, startled quiet Amsterdam at times | his masters native town-by his quaint kilted dress and multifarious weapons, and finally perished by his side in that DinEa village on the Bahr-el- Ghszal when Schu- yer was murdered.
 It was in the early days of his voluntary servitude that I first knew Stephani. | Though not in the first flight he had a | we'll merited reputation for steady, plod | ding ruffianism.
 A small man, with a hook nose and & | bright, keen eye. He WAS a very quiet | man-full of resources in difficulties, full | os camping dodges, and of knowledge on | many points on which we were wholly ig- | norant. Full of quaint superstitions, too | He wore an eilIon in his bosom, charms
 blessed by priest on his arms, blue beads on his horses frontal, against the evil eye,
 and a shred of the rope by which an old
 friend was hanged in his pistol belt, and | he would ever make 8 motion of eXpecto- | ration and murmur: "T-th, T-th Scor-
 tho" (Romsic for garlic) to avert i'll fortune | when rash words had been spoken.
 | At night, in our hut or round the camp | fire, he would talk He was full of snec-
 dote. of scenes he had witnessed, of vicis-
 situdes he had undergone, of horrors in
 which he had taken part. He would give
 deprecatory hints as to the fearful oaths-
 he never divulged them-that linked the
 members of a Klepht fraternity, and
 bound them to fulfill their compact, be ii
 what it might. In default of ransom, he
 said, there was no help for a prisoner nothing could save him. He had known
 fights, pitched battle, among members of
 the band, many of whom rebelled against
 the murder of some poor wretch whose
 ransom had not come; but always the de
Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-15
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COMMUNICATIONS.

The old Sanitarian Is Alarmed at the
 Rise of the Death Rate and Shows the Need of More Power and Moro
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21

G. P. Thurston, postmaster of Bentley,
Oliver county, was arrested last week on
charge of resisting an officer, and taken
before an examining magistrate, where he
waived an examination and was permitted
to give bail. The whole transaction rs we
learn it is most ridiculous affair, in which
it is reported that Sheriff Bagnel forms
the butt of the joke. The justice, before
whom the Sheriff lodged his complaint,
had removed from the county, but return
ed to his former home on solicitation of
OF plaintiff for the purpose of issuing the
warrant and hearing the case-not because
the justice and defendant were enemies,
but with the belief and knowledge that he
was an honest, fair and impartial judge.
bail bond, and was permitted to go in
search of another, but up to present writ
ing the second bondsman has not been
found. In fact the defendant went home,
and has staid there ever since, while it is
presumed that the Justice and the COM
planning sheriff are still awaiting his return
with the second surety. Mr.. Thurston is
man of more than ordinary intelligence,
and he knows that the removal of the JUS
tice to another county wipes out his juris-
diction in Oliver. What step the sheriff
will now take is a question, but we doubt
whether neighbor Thurston will have the
fun of sending him off on another Tom
FOOLS errand in this case, as we understand
the sheriff has got his eyes open and will
no longer make himself the laughing stock
for his county.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21
Coal HarbOr.
Coal Harbor, N. D., Feb. 16, 49,

Coal Harbor, N. D., Feb. 16, 1891.
EDITOR LEADER: The farmers in this
vicinity are making great calculations on
sowing large crops. Several families who
went away last year will return this spring
in time to get their crops in. Some of the
farmers who went west would come back
if they could, but their means will not ad-
nit of it, and SO they have to mud" it.
The ice crop for Coal Harbor is put up
and in safe keeping, ready to make the
guests of the Logan House laugh over the
delicious ice cream next summer.
It is rumored that Luke Eskes will be
home in few days to make arrangements
and engage in his profession and to help
find more ducats by his moving to new
The new county bill will make Mclean
county about as large as the state of Con
necticut, and will cause necessity for
moving the county seat as far north as
Coal Harbor Tor probably to Snake creek,
in the immediate heart of Mclean county g
great coal mines, where abounds plenty of
the finest water that graces any prairie
country.
Valentines flew around in this vicinity
like May birds, and as near as can learn
it was an absurd scandal for such business
to be allowed through the mails. Should
the parties be found out who sent some of
them to certain ladies, they may be called
upon to take peep through the CRATES of
the county jail. Fun is fun, but when any
one scandalizes another person through
obscene valentines, there should be some
way to make the party answer for the
crime, the same as if paper should pub
lish anything indecent and send it through
the mails.
Prairie wolves have been seen and heard
in this section quite numerously. Many
of them are black, and have not ap-
peared before in this country since the
buffalo left here. They seem more vora-
cious than the other small wolves called
coyotes" but are no larger. GAl.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21
Choice Lands for Sale
On Liberal Terms within the Reach, of All.

On Liberal Terms within the Reach of All.
The undersigned has for sale few
choice tracts of farm land in Mclean coun-
ty, among which are one section i'll town
ship 14A range 81. one section in township
IA, range 80, and two sections in town
ship 145, range 80, which will be sold i'll
whole or in Subdivisions, rs desired, on
the following liberal terms:
The conditions of the sale of the above
tracts provide that from one-fourth to
one-third of the land purchased. as may
be agreed, shall be broken up and proper
ly cultivated to crop, in each of the first
three years from date of purchase, and
thereafter all of the land, ;is may be agreed.
shall be cultivated to crops in each success
sive year. In payment for the land the
purchaser is to deliver in each year after
purchase, at the time and place agreed
upon, to the party from whom the land is
purchased, ONE-HALT OF THE CROPS RAISED
IN EACH YEAR, and to receive credit there
for at the market value Il. the time Of de-
livery. Such payments to !e continued
from year to year until the aggregate sum
for which the land is sold. and 8 per cent
annual interest. is fully paid with the con-
dition that ut least half OF the price of the
land and accrued interest shall be paid
within five years, and all Of it within eight
years from the date of purchase.
A liberal discount will be made for cash,
and, if desired, purchasers can pay part
cash and the balance in from four to eight
years, as may be desired, at per cent
interest. I also have
Decided coal and grazing land for sale
at bargain.
Improved fur,ns, with houses, barns and
graneries, for sale or rent
Business and residence lots in Washburn
for sale.
Settlers located on government land.
Any information, maps or other data
furnished on application.
JOHN SATTERLUND.
Washburn. N. D.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21

The LEADER, calls attention to the ad-
vertisement of the Grand Forks Daily Her.
aid, elsewhere published, and respectfully
urges all desiring the latest and freshest
news to subscribe for the Herald. 1t is
the lending morning daily of North Dako-
ia, and as its rates are extraordinarily low
it comes within the reach of all. The Her.
aid has recently been improved, and will
be State paper in the fullest sense of the
word--containing all the news of the
world, foreign and domestic. Give the
Herald trial, SO cents per month.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21
A WaiE.

A "aff.
EDITOR LEADER: The following sspome'
was picked up on the street this week near
the Mail Office by one of the school chill
dren, and as it contains some hints, which
I know will please many of your readers
I send it to you with the request that you
give it a place in your columns:
There is something wrong in this place.
That you can plainly see
By the long. disappointed face
OF P. o. B.
Somebody has surely upset his fun,
Whoever it may be,
And fear we'll have to muffle the drum
For p. 0. B.
In days gone by in the sunny land
He often beat the reveille-
Then he belonged to a rebel band,
Did P. o. B.
With nineteen chances on gun,
And fifteen printing and POSTAGE
you see,
~ Would make everything smoothly run
With p. O. B.
But when the mortgage becometh due,
Which you will surely see,
He'll have to "get" pretty G. d. q
Will p. q. B.
Then he'll go down to Pierre again,
And the next thing he'll probably be
"-rhe great coal king Of Mclean"
This p. O. B.
With John Satterlund to make the laws,
And Fitzgerald to turn the key,
Look out they don't get you in their jaws,
p. o. b.
They'd handle you like cat would q
mouse
That would be rather rough. you see
And paint nineteen chances" ON your
house,
p.
Now, take up your types and little press,
My advice would be
And get ''a wheelbarrow" and go west,
P.O. B.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21
NOTICE
OF LEASE OF SCHOOL LANDS


The following described common school lands
situate in the county of Mclean, state 0f North
Dakota, will be offered for lease ut public auction
to the highest bidder at the court house in Wash
burn, in said county. between the hours OF 10
O'clock a. m. and O'Clock p. ln., commencing on
Monday the 27tl OF April, A. H. 1881. and GOlltn-
uing until all such lands are leased When all
lands hereinafter described that have not hereto
fore hcen leased. upon which the leases have
not already expired been forfeited are offered
for lease, the leasing Of further lands shall be ad
iOurned by the county board Of appraisal to such
day or days as may lie decided upon by the board
subsequent to the forfeiture or expiration of such
leases, when they shall then be offered for lease
for the balance Of the term of years for which
they were formerly leased.
All lands not heretofore leased will he leased
Nr Il term of five years. Tracts heretofore
leased until September 1, 1891. that are reahver-
tised and released will be leased until September
l. 1891 as for one year. The annual rental Of all
lands must be paid in advance. All lands at
present broken and cultivated may be cultivated
by the lessee, All unbrolsen lands can he leased
for meadow and pasturage purposes only. Each
whole tract offered: NO Bid will 'be, entertained
that is below five % per centum Of the appraised
valuation per acre Of lands that cultivated, or
below two and One-half (2L.) per centum Of the
appraised valuation of unbrOken lands, as re-
turned by the county board Of appraisal for this
county:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21

thence main channel of the Missouri river,
thence down and along the main channel
of the Missouri river to its intersection
with the line between ranges 83 and 81,
thence south to the southeast corner of
township la north, of range "a west, thence
west to the 18th guide meridian, thence
south along the 18th guide meridian to the
10th standard parallel, thance west along
the 10th standard parallel to the southwest
corner of township 141 north, of range 80
west, and the place of beginning, all being
west of the 5th principal meridian.
Sec. IL. Before sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6,7,8,9
and 10 of this act shall take effect, it shall
be the duty of the boards of county COM
missioners of Pierce, McHenry, Bottineau,
Ward, Mclean, Billings, Stark, Morton
and Mercer to submit to the qualified
electors of their respective counties the
question ehenges and increase of~their
respective county boundaries. Such ques-
tion shall be submitted by them at the first
general election after the taking effect of
this act. Each elector shall have written
or printed on his ballot the words "for
change and increase of county bounda-
ries," or the words against change and in
crease of county boundaries" and the
votes on this question shall be returned
and canvassed in the same manner as
votes for county officers are returned and
canvassed. It shall be the duty of the
canvassing boards, Immediately on the
completion of the canvass, to file with the
register of deeds of their respective coun-
ty, also with the secretary of state, a certi
fcate showing the result of said election,
and if at said election majority of the
legal voters of any of the counties named
in this section, voting at said election shall
have voted for change and increase of
the boundaries of their county, then the
boundaries of said county shall be from
and after the fling of the certificate afore-
said as in this act described. But if a
majority of the legal voters of any of the
counties named in this section, voting at
said election, shall vote against the change
and increase of the boundaries of their
county, then the boundaries of said coun-
ty shall remain as now defined by law, the
same as if this act had not been passed.
Sec. IL. To carry out the provisions of
this act, the boards of county commission
ers of the counties of Pierce, McHenry,
Mclean, Ward, Bottineau, Stark and Mer-
Ger are authorized and empowered to es-
tablish voting precincts in any territory
not included in an organized county, which
by tho provisions of this act is to be in
cluded within the boundaries of their re-
spectlve counties, and to appoint judges
of election for such precincts. Elections
held at precincts established as aforesaid,
shall. be conducted in the same manner as
elections for county officers, and the votes
canvassed and returned in the manner.
Sec. 13. The act entitled IAN act per-
tanning to the subdivision of the counties
of Wallette and Howard, Dakota Terri
tory" approved March 8, 1883, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21

The North Dakota Independent, of
which Walter Muir is editor, is merely a
reprint of the Northwest News. The Farm
ers' Alliance would have exhibited more
wisdom had they made the News their Off
cial organ. They would have saved money
by it, besides adding patronage to wide
awake and regularly established paper.
The starting of the Independent only ex-
hibits the woful ignorance of the Alliance
leaders upon the qu*,tson of economy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21

One good work horse and harness.
Inquire of R. H. Copeland, at the Leader
Office, Washburn, N. D.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21
Commissioner Carey will please accept
our thanks for copy of his annual report
as commissioner of insurance.

Young Wife-Just to think, Harry dear,
my new hat blew into the street today, and
was run over by three wagons, four carts
and q cable car!
Harry-Humph! That mesns new hat,
of course.
Y. W.-No truly. It was rescued, and ]
took it to Nine. Wayuppe's, who was per-
fectly charmed! The wagons and things
had mangled it into the most fashionable
shape imaginable, and it is to be trimmed
inst as it is. You never saw anything so
utterly fetching.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21
Local Brickbats.
FOR SALE, Or TRADE.

TOn oAl1E, Cn hhDGs
One good work horse and harness
Inquire of R. H. Copeland, at the Leader
Office, Washburn, N. D.
For late telegraphic news read inside.
The choicest lot of candies, nuts and
canned goods in the city can be found st
T. Fitzgerald's. ~
The LEADER will take coal, wood, oats,
wheat, or any other farm product on sub
scription.
Bring back that hatchet, to Ramsett
Bros. ,
Ground Coffee, per pound, 25 cents at
Ramsett Bros.
Judge Lacy has spent the week in town
on official business, and returned home
yesterday.
One large beer-glass filled with French
Mustard, glass and all, for Is cents, at
Ramsett Rros.
There are now prospects of sleighing in
North Dakota. About two inches of snow
fell yesterday.
Buy Seeders and Harrows at cost, at
Ramsett Bros, as they want to close out
their machinery business.
J. c. Ellis of Bentley, one of Oliver coun-
ty's wide-awake ranchmen, was visitor to
Washburn this week.
Chas Weller of Weller, and james Heath
and Sam. Allen of Conkling, were in town
last Saturday attending the regular meet
ing of the G. A. R.
We received a very pleasant call the
other day from G. P. Thurston, who is
postmaster of Bentley, and one of the
hustling stockmen and farmers of Oliver
county.
The school lands of Mclean county are
advertised this week for lease. Parties
wishing to secure control of any of these
lands, should not fail to be on hand on
the days mentioned in the advertisement.
The Bismarck Settler entered upon its
fifth year on the 18th inst. Aside from it's
chronic tendency to kick at everybody and
everything that does not coincide with its
peculiar notions, the Settler is creditable
and desirable paper.
VIM. B. Lacy went to Bismarck Tuesday
for the purpose of passing on examination
under the new pension law, which termi-
mated satisfactorily. He returned home
yesterday, bringing back with him load
of goods for Geo. L. Robinson.
C.. q. Farrell of Berthold went to Bis
marck this week with the government hack
and returned Thursday with Maj. j. S.
Murphy, who has been absent in Washing
ton the past three weeks. The major
looks much improved by this trip, and he
feels immensely happier over the prospect
that the much needed appropriation for
his agency will soon pass.
Luke Eskes of Coal Harbor, who has
been at work on the Great Northern in
Montana for the past three months, return
ed home yesterday. He says the principal
business in the new towns along that road
is gambling. He says there is as much
difference between quiet, law-abiding
North Dakota and northern Montana as
there is between Quaker meeting and a
Methodist revival.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21

Our old friend Geo. W. Benedict, of the
Sank Rapids (Minn.) Sentinel. who has al
ways been republican, has become dis
gusted with that party and has started out
on an independent course. That is right,
George. We shall be glad to see you ad-
vocating the cause of the people.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21

The Bismarck Commonwealth will sus-
pend its publication in the capital city.
It's editor, Bert Gray, has locked horns with
Finlay Grant of the Edgeley Mail, and the
two will start democratic organ in the
city of Fargo. The boys are hustlers, and
they will no doubt make the democratic
welking ring when they get their new en-
terprise under headway.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21

A very important bill has been intro
luced relative to fire breaks. Our farmers
think it an excellent measure, and are
unanimously in favor of its passage.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-09

Tho larger cities that ii becoming n impor.
tant part OF their business. They have
fttsd themselves out with plants OF their
| own to load the shalls by hand. There Il
such a plant in lower Broadway that in tha
last ak months has loaded 600 COO shalls
with wood powder. The use of tho nitro
powders. of which there are o four kinds
In the market, has called fer some new
patterns in shells, and tho latest Of these
has = steel band inside Of the paper tube
which extends about half its length and
renders the shell reloaaablo attor very heavy
charges of nitro powder. This invention
also enables the shells to have a much
stronger primer, rendering their combus-
ton instantaneous.
1t you would be comfortable and fashions
ablo whom out hunting on 4 cold day you
can be SUR you will bs SO Ii you start ont
with an imported Swedish leather jacket.
Tho skins Of which these coats are made
are extremely fine, ~ soft ms ailk n per-
fectly pliabte, never becoming hard or
stiff from getting wet. At tho amS time
they are proof against wild and water.
They are q ine projection on the bay or
shore A suit made to order costs from
$50 to S35: tho coat alone SIS. But theae
are for Gold weather, and just now some
thing lighter is mora in demand. That also
cheaper in the popular cloth. which
is the coarse canvas OF dead grass color. the
coats provided with generous pockets and
game reoeptaoles. Made to order suits of
this kind can BE- bought from s. to $l5, in
coat, vest, pantaloons and hat.
Jackets for duck shooting in very cold
weather are also made OF very fine quality