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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01
A Frishtful Accident.

E1,11RA, N. Y, July GA pecul-
iarly distressing accident occurred this
evening about 6 O'Clock at the crossing
of the Erie Railroad near Eldridge
Park, in which four persons were killed
and two SO seriously injured that death
is expected at any moment. Rev. Well
lington White started out to drive, hav.
ing with him Mrs. White, their three
children, Hattie Hastings, daughter of
q neighbor, and Susie Mccarthy, q
nurse girl. Approaching the crossing of
the railroad, a freight train which had
been cut in two to allow entrance to the
park occupied the nearer track. Seeing
and hearing nothing indicating danger,
White drove between the halves of the
train and got upon the other track just
in time to be struck by the Erie passen-
ger train No. "a, from the west. White,
his daughter Lillian. aged 8, Hattie
Hastings, aged 8, and Susie MCCARTHY,
aged IL, were instantly killed. Mrs
White and the child, 2 years old, re.
ceived each a fracture of the skull and
terrible cuts and bruises. They were
taken to the Adnot. Ogden Hospital and
carefully attended. It is not expected
they will survive the night Mabel
White, 2 years old. escaped with pain
full bruises.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01
Fire Mt Buttzyiue.

BUTTzv1L1E, N. D., July 29.-About1
O'Clock this morning a fire was dis
covered in Johnson's blacksmith shop,
which was in close proximity to the
mammoth store and dwelling house of
William M. Jones. Heroic efforts on
the part of the citizens of Buttzville to
save the store proved futile, and it, with
q large stock of goods, was entirely de-
stroyed. A portion of the household
goods we're saved in a damaged condi.
ton, but the contents of the store were
entirely destroyed, owing to a change of
wind. There was an insurance of 81, 600
on the contents of the store only. Mr..
Jones began rebuilding at noon. He has
the sympathy of the entire community.
Johnson will rebuild and improve on
the shop.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01
A Lively Race Between oalcer..

ARKANSAS CRY, Kas., July 90
There was a ~thirteen-mile run. from
Winfield to this city, between two
deputy sheritfs. Two rival law firms in
Winfield wanted some papers served on
the cashier of the First National Bank
of this city. It was very necessary in
gaining a point of law by either side to
have their papers served first. Just
after midnight the clerk Of the Seventh
District Court issued the papers de-
sired by each legal firm, and Deputy
Sherifs Allen and Mann started for
this city to serve them. They came
horseback. Allen arrived first. He
rode the thirteen miles in one hour and
twenty minutes. Mann came in five
minutes later. ALLEN represented
Peokham, Beekman & P4okham, and
Mann Eaton, Pollock & Love. There
were @6. 600 ct stake in q lawsuit.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01
More Thieving mt Buffalo.

BUFFALO. N. D., July 29.-Last night
burglars gained entrance to d. O. An
drews' barn aud took therefrom two
double sets of good work harness and
n single set of buggy harness. They
we're all as good as new and probably
worth 1915. A gang of thieves have been
working in and around Buffalo for the
past month. Proper steps are being
taken to capture the rogues, and should
they prove successful the law will be
put to full use. We are getting tired of
such work.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01
MIR. Guthrie says He's a Helf.Breed.

Mf. Guthrie says He's q Helf.Breed.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-It does not
often happen that a white man cares to
claim blood relationship with Indians,
but an instance of this kind is the sub
ject of an interesting investigation by
the war department authorities. In
carrying out the presidents proclama-
ton for the removal of all settlers from
the Cherokee Outlet in Oklahoma the
military officers found one man. the
richest settler on the strip, a Mr.. Guth-
RE, who refused to comply with the
order to move. He brought in the plea
that he is a half. breed and therefore en-
titled to the same consideration as the
full fedged members of the Cherokee
Nation. The other settlers who had to
move claim that this is only a subter-
fuge, and that his retention would be q
discri mination against the poor in favor
of the rich. He is said to have 80. coo
head of cattle and q larger tract of land
than all the other settlers put together.
If the rich MI. Guthrie can establish his
Indian parentage the government will
have no other recourse than to allow
him to remain, but before issuing an
order to that effect the department in.
sists on having indisputable proof of the
claim set up. General Miles is now
having the matter investigated by the
officers in the territory.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01

LaMoure County: Miss Winnie Hall
takes charge of collections and business
of The Mail. az we'll as the editorial de-
partment. She takes hold with a we'll
pointed and black pencil. i. The county
treasurer has $40, 923.11 cash on hand
. The Northern Pacific depotat Edge.
ley wal struck by lightning. The
county w. O. Z. u. will be held ct
Edgeley July 81 and Aug. 1....L. M.
Gilbert and William Sage are opening
up an extensive sheep ranch northwest
Of Edgeley. I'D. x. Underwood's resi-.
denoe at 1aMoure was struck by light
ming.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01
Have Returned to Lisbon.

LISBON, N. D., July 29.-Col. Mike
Curry and wife returned here this morn
ing, with his trunk and things. His
renowned horse also arrived and was
placed in the stable. The arrival of the
horse is a pretty good indication that
MI. Curry intends to remain here attaf
Headquarters and the people of Lisbon
are glad to welcome back both Mr.. and
Mrs. Curry who we'll know how to keep
q good hotel. -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01
Census on Farms and Homes.

WASHINGTON, July 29.-The count of
farm and home transcripts made in &C.
cordanoe with the mortgage collection
clause Of the census act has been com.
pleted BY the census Office. The figures
are subject to slight notifications.
There we're returned by the enumerators
2,401, $50 farms and homes occupied BY
owners which are incumbered by mort
cages. This number includes some
farms and homes about which the
enumerators made no report and which
belong partly to . class of hired and
partly to q class of owned free as we'll as
partly to q class of owned and in
numbered. Until this unknown auan.
tity, due to failure of the enumerators,
is eliminated it may be regarded as APP
proximately true that z, $50. 600 families
Of the 10. 500, 600 families of the United
States occupy and own unincumbered
homes and farm and that 10, $50, 600
families occupy farms and homes that
are either hired or owned free.
The proportion of hired and owned free
homes and farms will be known when
the population division completes the
count OF the returns pertaining to them.
Preliminary results indicate that the
average debt for the farm in Iowa is
s1,2s5, home $719; average for farm and
home 81, 140. If these averages hold
good for the union, the incumbrance on
the farms andhomes of the United States
is about $2, 565, 600, 900. The success of
the investigation, Superintendent Por.
ter says, has been far beyond the antici-
pations of the most experienced statis-
%tioians, and the result will be of i'm.
mense interest and value to the nation.
The volume relating to recorded in
debtedness will probably go to press
this year. Incomplete returns from sew
eral western states indicate that farms
and homes are mortgaged for about one.
third the value put upon them by the
OWnara.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01
The Celebrated Davis Case.

BUTTE, Mont, July s7.-After months
of preliminary legal sparring the cele-
brated will case, involving the owner
shipof the estate of the late Judge
Davis, the multi. millionaire, came up
for trial today. A jury was secured be-
fore evening, much sooner,than was ex-
pected. The proceedings were partici-
pated in. by an imposing array Of oun
sci, including Col. r. g. Ingersoll.
When the juryhad been selected nothing
further was accomplished prior to adj
journment until tomorrow.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01
LATEST CONVERSATIONS.

Bar silver $1,000.
Serious floods in India.
Great destruction by storm at Lancas-
ter, Pa.
Collector Erhardt of New York has
resigned.
The Tenny.L ongstreet race is post
poned until Aug. 1.
Captain Saunders of the Duluth
"~whalebaok" died at Liverpool.
another Canadian official has &C.
knowledged that he received brides.
The cholera death rate at Mecca is 40
daily and at Djeddah thirty per day.
The Sisseton Indians spent S15, 600
solid cash at Browns Valley Tuesday.
During the fire at Newport News, Va,
two ladies and two children died OF
fright.
James Gordon Bennett indicted for
publishing the account of the Sing Sing
electrocution.
Will Moore was killed and three 9TH
,ers perhaps fatally injured by a boiler
explosion at Cummings, O.
Saratoga winners and time-Gulinda.
1:16a; Carroll, 1:5O4; Mabel Glenn,
1:16; Tom Tough, 1904; Gettysburg,
1:44a.
1t is said the amount of O Sc.
cured by the express robbers on the
Sabine & East Texas Railroad is $50, 600
or MORE.
w. R. Vaughn, of Omaha, is in favor
pensioning all ex-slaves. he asks for
the issue of $4OO, 900, 900 of 81 per cent
bonds for this purpose.
James G. West was defeated in the
tight IN the courts over The Chicago
Times, and the paper remains in charge
OF the present management.
The Chilian congressional party have
issued a statement to the effect that the
election of Vicula as president of Chill
is null and void for several reasons.
The Frankstown mill pudding de-.
partment at Pittsburg collapsed, killing
Michael Manning, B.. Corkel and George
Lemon, and injuring a number Of
others.
superintendent Owens of the immi-
grafton bureau decided the Welsh tin
plate workers could be imported and
no infringe the law. Treasury officials
nave decided to inform the proper par
ties that MI. Owens was in error.
Edward Malley, a prominent mer.
chant of New Haven, o., and father of
Walter Malley, of Jennie Oramer motor
iety, has been sued for breach of prom.
Use by Mrs. Marie Rinehart, until re.
Gently O governess in his family, The
damages have been placed at $25, 600.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01
Bad Blaze Mt Croekston.

CRooKsToN, Mimi, July ga fire
broke out in the rear end of the store of
A. Holmboe, on the corner of Robert
and Main Street, at II rs this evening.
Before the fire could be subdued it
consumed the following buildings: At
Holmboe, general merchandise, loss
1872, 600; Anderson & Co., drug store,
1921, 600; Hanson Hotel, SIS, 900; light
insurance. |.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01

Nelson County: The News has en-
tered on its ninth year. 80. Mrs. Mary E.
Prindle of Duluth is visiting her sister,
Mrs. N. F. Webb. Mr.. Gram has
closed, his hotel at Michigan City,.
Lars O. Bue is now notary public.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01
want the HalI-Fi1z.immou. Fight.

SAN Francisco, July 2s.-The Pacific
Athletic Club last night telegraphed
Jimmy Carroll offering a purseof So 800
for Hall and Fitzsimmons to fight here.
The offer was refused, Carroll demand
ing $12, 600. The California CLUB Of
fered $4,000. The clubs will not give
&12. 600.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01

Cavalier County: Bishop Stanley
was serenaded at Langdon. . The new
schoolhouse at Langdon is nearly COM
pleted. 100. Another picnic has been held
in the grove at Beauleau .... Albert
Hohlbein fell twenty-four feet from a
barn he was Singing and wat fright
fully bruised on the head and shoulders,
but is now recovering.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01

Grand Forks County: Abe Reynolds
mare won the race at Gilby. -. Crops
reported splendid. The Globe-Ga-
zette advises farmers to spend their
money at home. 900. Mrs. R. s. Sayre of
Larimore is dead. p. Iceberg has had
9 new barn built on his place east of
Marvel. 22x54, with IA foot posts.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01
Welsh Tin Plato Works Resume.

LONDON, July ss.-The resumption
Of the Welsh tin plate works is only
partial and by hrms fortunate enough
to secure orders. Work will only con-
time while the orders lest, by week to
week contracts. No ~appreoiable. re-
duction Of stocks in America IL noticed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01
Alleged Conspirators Arrested.

LONDON. July ga Geneva paper
says the st. Petersburg police recently
arrested twenty-six officers, 'twenty-four
Of whom were nihilists, connected with
8 conspiracy to kill the czar.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01

Morton County: Mrs. B. r.. Gran
berry gave party to Miss Warren, of
ST. Louis. .Theremains of 1876 soldiers
have been removed from Fort Yates to
Fort Custer. 80. Oh. Read. of Mandap.
secured a valuable medical library and
surgical instruments at the Fort Lin.
coin sale. The assessor of Custer
township fails to report a single dollar
says the vicinity of Mandan is q para
disc for gardeners. 90. Sheep are being
dipped. whether they show signs of
scab or not.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01
Collector Erhardt Res,s...

New YORK, July 29.-Collector En-
hardt has given out, in reply to various
questions put to him touching his resig-
nation of the collectorship, the follow
ing statement: Il have resigned be-
cause the collector has been reduced to
q position where he Is no longer an in.
dependent officer with authority COM
mensurate with his responsibility. I
have given bonds for 5000. 600. I have
received for the government during the
twenty months last past $$322, 697, 1876. 40,
and I am all the time personally respon-
sible for enormous values in money and
merchandise. My duties are necessarily
performed through about 1900 en-
pl yes. I am not willing to continue to
be responsible for their conduct unless
I can have proper authority over them.
The recent policy of the treasury de-
partment has been to control the
details Of the customs I'D
ministration at the port of
New York from Washington
at the dictation of a private individual
having no Official responsibility. A
COLLECTOR is practically deprived OF
power and control, while he is left sub.
ject to all responsibility. The office is
no longer independent, and I am.
Therefore, we have separated.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01

Mcintosh County: Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Linn have had q family re-
union. 49, Commissioner Helgesen adj
vertised the Edgeley wool market in
The Mcintosh County Republican. -.
There has been a calf replevin case in
Judge Larimore's court. Hail dam
aged the crops of Henry Garbelman, J..
P. Rehbeng and Charles Richards.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01
Luck for Gus.

SHELDON, N. D.. July 29,-Gus
Frohling, formerly of Fargo, is in luck,
or rather his wife is. which is the same
thing. Mrs. Frohling has just come
into possession Of property worth $780,
900 through her father, MI. Jones of
Cassopolis. Mich. The many friends of
Mr.: and Mrs. Frohling are glad to ex-
tend congratulations upon their good
fortune. They went to Fargo this morn
ing to sign the necessary papers; which
it is understood are in the hands of j.
M. Fisher of the Valley Lumber 90. In
this connection it is reported his
brother, L. o. Frohling, is also now
we'll off. After leaving North Dakota he
went to Tacoma, where he married a
wealthy lady who only lived a short
time, and in her will left him her entire
property, which is said to amount to
over 1920, 600, and is we'll invested.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01

Emmons County: Robert Cotton
tried to drive a neighbours bull from his
fields and was quite seriously tossed by
the animal. 80. Lightning has been
playing havoc at Williamsport; several
houses were struck and more or less in
ured; no one was injured but four
orses were killed. :. Billy Badger viii l
leave Hampton this week for Chicago
with eighty head of fat cattle. $3.50 John
Miller Of Glencoe has cut his black bar
ley. -. Father Sloan is visiting friends
in Glencoe.
Diokey County: H. I. Coles bail,
charged with seduction, has been in
creased to 81, 500. 49,. Barley harvest has
commenced. 80. The Dickey County
Old Veterans Association elected the
following officers: George q. Reyes,
presidents. @. B. Hale, of Ludden, r. s..
Angel, of Cakes, and J. u. Scott, of
Monango, Independents; George w.
Earl; of Glendale, secretary, and E.
Boehmler, of Cakes, treasurer. It was
decided to hold the next meeting of the
association at Glendale. 90. Lightning
struck O. B. Hale's barn at Ludden.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01

Pierce County: @. A. Bigelow is
back from the Flathead country. ...R Rev.
Herbert Jones is now in charge of the
Methodist churches at Rugby and
Towner. :. Public Examiner Wallace
has been examining county records. 80.
Miss Hattie Skies has closed her school
and was given q picnic. 30. Miss Aida
Gram has closed her school in the Bar
ton district. 80. The county general tax
levy has been made ii mills.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01

Foster County: The teachers con-
vention was held at Carrington... 80.
Erhard Lettner of Melville had q valu.
able COW killed by lightning: The
total assessment. of the countyis 81, 1906, :
1876. an increase of $238, 252 over last
year, according to The Independent. 80.
Mrs. Eisenhuth will teach the Caring
ton school next winter,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01

MoHenry County, Miss Reynolds
closed the Elk Valley school with q fine
programme. IA dancing party was
given Misses Emma and Ida Kitzman
at the Northwestern Hotel, Towner. -.
O. A. Demming has a fine garden and
raises strawberries 81 inches in oircum-
ference, according to The Independent
80. Complaint is made of the 9th in
front of the Towner po~stofice. IA pc
tition is being circulated to reduce the
number of commissioners to three.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01

Stark County: The county has &c.
S26. 20 cash on hand; there is a bonded
indebtedness of $15,0 900, and unpaid
warrants of only $4, 325-28 80. John
Breum of Richardton reports his flock
of sheep averaged eleven pound ~1eeces;
he has Oregon merinos. 60. 3. Kline
felter is burning 95, 900 brick. . Angus
Schroeder has been sent to the insane
asylum. ...J. 81. Hanley sold his cattle
in Chicago at 1926 per hundred, an
average Of $65 per head.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01

Eddy County: The early settlers
picnic was a grand success. Colonel
Plummer's grafton was in his mimi
table style, according to The Trans
cript. The officers are: w. @. Hayes,
PRESIDENT. NJ. Manson, vice president;
81. N. Clarke, secretary, and A. D.
Tomlinson, treasurer. 49,. Rev. Mr..
Thormodsgard's residence was set on
fire by lightning, but extinguished.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01

Ward County: Bob Bryan, a ranch.
man. was drowned while swimming his
horse over q river. The Cotton side
track has been laid out and is soon to be
constructed. ...P Parties have been steal
ing flowers from the graves in the oeme-
terry. ...O One hundred and fifty Thousand
pounds of wool have been shipped from
Minet this season, according to The Re
porter. 80. Peter Ehr has been made
sheep inspector of Ward county.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-08-01

Towner County: Professor Waldron
has found some locusts zeal Ohurchs
Ferry, but says they will not do any
damage this year.. According to The
Tribune Major Fawcett is home from a
long trip to the Manitoba northwest,
and says it is no country for a Dakotan
to live in. Knight Palmerlee shot
sixty.three gophers after supper, and
Editor Sibley is going cunning after
mOs0uitOs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-05-16

Mrs. Lease characterized us as ''The
hired Hessian of a subsidized press"
While Mrs. Lease has wonderful aptl-
tude for billingsgate she is not at all for
chile in her use of the English language.
The above expression boiled down doesn't
mean anything except to intimate what
she is capable of if there we're no restrain
ing influences. Seriously though, we
would give four dollar bill, if we could
borrow it from our employers, (D to hear
her comb down excuse the slang the SUBJ
ject is slangy one0 Mr.. Lease sometime
when she thought no one was around.
Not that we bear any malice for Mr..
Lease for he has our most profound SYM
patty but just to see what she could when
unrestrained by her surroundings. Poor
Mr.. Lease.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-05-16
Irrigation Items.

The Irrigating Company thoroughly
tested the "Nye" pump last week and its
workings were entirely satisfactory ex-
cept as to capacity. On Friday afternoon
just as we were going to press, the large
"Huffer" pump with q capacity OF 300
gallons minute was placed in position
with the view Of deciding the all impor-
tant question of the supply Of water.
The pumpfailed to work for some reason
and consequently the trial was not
made. Another pump has been ordered,
and as soon as it arrives another trial
will be made.
We think there is no doubt about the
successful working of the Huffer pump,
when properly adjusted, but for some
reason it did not do the work last week.
In fact it has been fully demonstrated
elsewhere that the pump will do what is
claimed for it. In the meantime the
company is proceeding to pillow and plant
and are very sanguine in regard to the
ultimate outcome.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-05-16

Mrs. NJ. E. Lease delivered her dec
lsmation in Wa-Keeney last Thursday to
q fair sized audience composed largely Of
citizens of our town. The speech is not
worth review inasmuch as there was
not one single original thought in it from
beginning to end. Outside Of few 90
called pleasantries it was just about as
interesting as the patent Office reports
and Just about as harmless. Judging
from the expression on the lady's face
she was suffering from q severe attack of
Indigestion or something OF that nature
which made it quite painful for the audi
ance to look at her, and for this reason
We are disposed to be charitable. In fact
rs We stated at the outset review, under
all the circumstances, would be out Of
place. Mrs. Daggs, the alliance lecturer
Who was here last summer was modest,
intelligent ladylike. feminine woman.
Mrs. Lease is her exact opposite vain,
contested and entirely masculine. We
have no department Of our paper TO de-
yote % tn Myiex q curie9tjak
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-05-16

DIR. Seaver, the physician of Yale
college, has come out vehemently con-
demning the habit of tobacco-smoking,
which prevails among number Of Yale's
young men. After eight years Of obser-
walton he has come to the conclusion
that those of the students addicted to
tobacco are physically and intellectually
at disadvantage. But few OF the smok-
ers in the college received the higher
emoluments and the aDti-smoking stu
dents were notably ahead Of them in
muscular and nervous power. DR.. Seav.
er's argument is well made and is said to
having its effect in preventing smoking
at Yale. It would not hurt any man to
pay some heed to his remarks. Even a
cigarette smoker might derive advantage
from Eliminating upon them.