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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-24
The Next Legislature.

LIST D1s1R1cr-Part of Pembina county.
L.. Haight r.
% D1sTR1cr-Part of Pembina county.
~. b. B%rynjolfson, d; Arne Bjornson, r,
Jacob GRADER, r.
3D D1srB1cr-Part of Walsh county.
*John Almen, r; A. N. Foss, +, James Dug
las, d.
4TH D~1sTR1cr-East part of Walsh county.
ri. l.. Cashell, r; Chas. Ebighansen, d, E.
E. DALEY, d., w. H. Daniels,d.
9TH D1sTn1cr-Part of Grand Forks.
Fl. F. Arnold, r; G. A. Burton. r, G. G.
Beardsley, r.
9Th D1srR1cr-Part of Grand Forks.
IN. l.. Mccormack, d; NJ. F. Williams, d,
Jos. c.. Colosky, +.
7rH D1srn1or-Part Of Grand Forks.
*John Bjorgo, d; W. H. Brewn, +, d. s.
Cunningham, d.
9Th D1sTR1cr-Traill county.
*Roderick Johnson, r; o. s. Wallin, r, Lee
wis Thompson, L, H. n. Strom, +, A. Han
son, r.
9rH D1sTR1cr-City of Fargo, Cass county.
*John Hagart, r; A. L. LoOmis, r, George
Osgood, r.
10Th D1srR1cr-Part of Cass county.
IN. B. Pinkam, r; E. H. Holte, r, D. G.
Tufts, r, H. NJ. Peterson, +
18th ~D1srB1oT-Part of Cass county.
"A. H. Lowrie, r; G. N. Smith, r, j. C. Gill,
r, ]. Moody Watson, r.
18TH DsTR1cr-Richland county.
*R. N. Ink, +; Peter S. Larson, d, j.
w. Cope, d, NJ. N. Triplett, d.
18th D1sTR1cT-Sargent county.
*Mangus Nelson, f a; John E. Hodgson, +
a, X. Peabody, f a and d.
14TH D1sTR1cr-Ransom county.
m. L. Engle, d; Harry Oliver, r, L. c.
Hill, r.
18TH D1sTR1cT-Barnes county.
~. S. Weiser, r; c. j. Christianson, r,
Frank White, r.
18TH D1srR1cT-Steele and Griggs counties.
Singer Enger, r; w. j. Skinner, r, w. W.
Mccullough, ia.
18th Decentralization county.
rs. Svennungson, f a; J.. P. Lamb, + a.
18TH D1sTR1cT-Cavalier county.
*John Bidlake, d; Fred bennett +, o. Az
Wig, d.
18TH D1srRIcT-Towner and Rolette.
*Andrew Bisbee, r; John Burke, d.
Doth D1sTB1or-Benson 4 Pierce counties.
*Frank Palmer, r; L. P. Havrevold, Z,
Chas. A. Erickson, r.
21sT D1sTR1oT-Ramsey county.
*James Mccormick, r; j. v. Brooke, d, II.
A. Noltimier, r.
22D DISTRICT - Eddy, Foster and Wells
counties.
~. NJ. Patch, d; L. Walton, r, Ralp Hall, d.
23rH D1sTR1cT-Stutsman county
*B. w. Fuller, r; George Luts, d, E. T.
Kearney, d.
path D1sTR1cT-LaMoure county.
IF. NJ. Kinter, peoples; Geo. X. Loring, r.
18th D1srR1cr-Dickey county.
*David P. Kuhn, +; w. B. Allen, r, John
Richie, r.
26rH D1srR1cT-Emmons Mcintosh, Kldder
and Logan,
~. H. Worst, r; Chas. Fiske, r, G. II. Fay,r.
9th D1sTR1cT-Burleigh county.
&c. B. Little, r; Oscar Ward. T, John Ye-
gen, Ind.
28TH Observation-Disclosures and McHenry.
*Anton Svensrud, r; John A. Davis, r.
29TH D1sTR1CT-Ward & Mclean counties.
*James Johnson, r; John S%atterlund, r.
BOTH D1sTR1cT-Morton & Oliver counties.
*Jos. Miller, r; VIM. McKendry, f., Fred
Holritz, r.
31sr D1srR1oT-Mercer Stark s Billings.
IA. c. M%cGillivary. ind; j. A. Farrah, ind.
Note.-The first name in each legislative
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-24
Wire Nail. from Plate steel.

It has always been considered impossi
BILE to cut wire nails from any material ex-
cept wire, but it is reported that an ingen-
ious arrangement has been introduced in
to a mill in Pittsbnrg which enables wire
nails to be made from steel plate. This
invention may be attached to the ordinary
cut nail machine, and is said to be capa-
BILE of producing perfectly formed nails in
greater quantity than is possible by the
present wire nail.-Philadelphia Record.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-24

In speaking of the prohibition mass
meeting held at Park River on the I'd inst,
the Grand Forks Plaindealer says: The
temperance people protested against re-
submission aud want the law enforced.
They could not be consistent and do less.
But they are not consistent in their third
resolution. If they want a strict enforce
ment of the law they ought to bear their
portion of the expense of prosecuting lio-
uor sellers. With all due respect to the
farmers-and no one honors them more, a
fair proportion of the drinking is done by
farmers. When the license law was in
force they insisted on having a share of
the money paid in by the saloon keepers.
Our Walsh county friends would not pre-
sent a very manly spectacle in insisting on
the towns people bearing all the burden
Of enforcing the law. Such action does
not harmonize with zeal for reform. II 10
class legislation, too, which is Justly con-
demned these days. If the towns furnish
Cd all the drinkers there would be more
reason in the demand, but the country
helps swell the tills of the East Grand
Forks saloon keepers and SO encourages
the business. Thi, is a case where money
tells" If the Walsh men had left out their
third resolution their meeting would have
had Q greater moral effect. As IL is that
resolution breaks the good effect of the
other three. II prohibition is to be q sue
seas IN North Dakota the people have got
70 show willingness to bear their pro-
portion q the Legal expenses Of the On
forcement Of the law.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-24

Idonot believe that
Ayers S~arsaparilla
has an equal a. . cure
for Scrofulous HUI
mors. It Is pleasant
to take, gives strength
to the body, and pro-
duceS q more porma-
nent result than any
medicine I ever used.
-E. Haines, NORTH
Lindale, Ohio.
I have used Ayers
S~arsaparilla, In my
family, for Scfofu!a,
and know, II Il Is
taken aithfullyitwill
thoroughly eradicate
THU terrible disease.
Nv. +. Fowler,A.D.,
Greenville, Tenn.
For forty g Q I
have suffered with
Erysipelas. I have
tried various remedies
for my complaint, but
found no relief until
I commenced using
Ayers ~Sarsaparilla.
After taking ton bot
ties Of this medicipeI
am completely:cured.
G.. Amesbury,
Rockport, Nc.
I have suffered, for
years, from Catarrh,
AIm -
.t T.to; = sie.S ~ oSs nv
s san1s = \ 4 md WaaE.
eppS''. ~ ~ .1.tem
1 Aftsr Rfrv;ny cther
remedies. ywithont re-
Z: q ! !: e: : 6 ::;: &:
Coof' a09 AlSanv FL.
Boston, Mass.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-24
McLea County,.

Mclean County,.
still opent 10 settlement aud al undelaidw With Immense einso II Coal. 80
MCLEAN COUNTY is situated on TIT MisouiH river, and adjins Buregh county
IN the north. It covers al area of 1928 square miles, ant contains 61412o acres Oft the
finest quality of farming land. The soil is rich black loan, iron eighteen inches to
cereals and vegetables; it also has fine grazing and meadow lands. oelding nutritious
abundance
WASHBURN, the county seat is admirably located, being on a beautiful plateau at
the big Bend" of the Missouri river ant commanding an excellent view of the river
for several miles in each direction. Several mail and transportation lines diwge
from here and it is the most important point on the Bismarck, Washburn & Coal
Harbor seam-Packet Line. til also the terminal point of the projected Aberdeen,
Bismarck & Northern railroad now merged into the great $780, ie which has sur
veyed the lne an secured the right fw way to Washburn.
All kinds Off building MATERIAL excellent blue sandstone, good timber and fine clay
for bnckmaking, can be found in the immediate vicinity of Washburn, and have been
used extensively by the citizens of the county. An excellent quality of brick, as we'll
as the best OF lime, are manufactured on the outskirts of the town.
Washburn has a fine courthouse and jail two large hotels, q substantially built
substantial residences.
OUR COAL FIELDS.
Mclean county s noted for it's extensive coal fields, which underies nearly its Ell
tire area. In fact there is coal enough in Mclean county alone to supply the state
Of North Dakota with fuel for half a century. tits found IN all parts in stmtasv vary
this Goa will yield an immense revenue to the enterpriing owners of the land.
The extensive stock ranges the superior agricultural lands, and the cheap fuel in
ant COAL of Mclean county offer the greatest inducement to settlers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-01-24

Note.-The first name in each legislative
district marked with +, is for senator.
The Iola register., 1891-10-16
Railroad Consolidation.

When the Huntington plea for con-
solidation of all the railroads of this
country appeared, a few weeks age, the
Champion discussed the matter at
length. The opinion expressed at that
time was that the matter would not be
seriously entertained: that Mr.. Hunt
ington made his plea simply as sort OF
feeler. 1t now transpires that there is
actually movement on foot to secure
just that consolidation that Mr.. Hunt
ington pleads for.
As the Champion stated at the time,
it now repeats, that such a cons olida-
upon the rights OF the public. 1t is not
simply that a stupendous monopoly
would be created, and SO all chances OF
competition be destroyed. 1t is not
probable that rates would materially
advance. Under the radical reduction
in expenses possible to such a combina-
ton, rates might even be reduced be-
low those which now obtain. This has
been the case with the consolidated oil
interests of the country. The danger
from SUCH COUSOllUdtlOni we SOY, uOtS
not lie chiefly either in the destruction
of competition or in the possibility of
higher freight rates, but in the tre>
mendous power, financial aud political,
which such a gigantic corporation
would WELD. And this fact constitutes
a great and usanswerable argument
against the proposed consolidation
Such acensolidated corporation would
have an income several times greater
than that Of the government and an
army OF employees larger than the larg
est standing army in Europe. Its infu-
ence would be more powerful than that
of the government ITSELF Under such a
regime what chance would there be for
any individual or firm getting justice if
the consolidation should determine, as
it rery likely would when its interests
80 dicta.ed, to be oppressive?
In case the head Of such corporation
were ambitious Of political as well as
railresd power, Whist possible headway
could the rest OF the country make
against him? This country wants no
such consultations. The largest Of
the railroad systems is already large
and oppressive enough.-Atchison
Champion.
The Iola register., 1891-10-16
Enormsus, Ocean Depths.

The deepest measurements ever
taken in the Atlantic were made by
the Challenger expedition eighty miles
north of the Virgin islands. the depth
mt that point being 90 $50 feet, 1875
fathoms, or about four and oDe-balf
miles.
Iae deepest scundings ever takes in
the Pacific, or. ia fact, auy place on
the globe. prior to 1890. were made in
1885 IN the vicinity of the Ladrene
islands. in north latitude 12 degrees
and minutes, east longitude las de-
grees and l6 minutes. where the depth
was found to be &c. $50 feet. 4. AS
fathoms, or about Eve miles.
In Juse, 1890. the United States
survey vessel Tuscarora while irving
to determine the practicability of a
cable route 10 Japan from the western
coast of the United States. discovered
a remarkabi depression on the west
coast of the country first named. the
basin being known to the geographers
of the expedition as the ''Tuscarora
peep" Tie frst sounding made was
June IL when 3 427 fathomS of wire
were run out a few days later they
found what is now considered the
maximum depth of the Pacific. 4,655
fathoms. or 1880 feet. - Hnrper's
Ioung Pe0pie
The Iola register., 1891-10-16
American Tin Plate.

American tin plate? Certainly, and
within the next two or three years it
will be amply abundant to meet all the
requirements without the purchase of
pound made in foreign countries by
poorly paid laborers. Already there is
Milwaukee firm which handles the
Appolo brand of American roofing
plates-W. H. Starkweather & Co. In
circular letter to patrons and others
they state that these plates are made
of the Appolo decarbonized sheet steel
and they pronounce it equal to any in
the world; superior to those made
abroad in all respects and what must be
cheering to the American public is the
statement made by this well known firm
that these plates are sold for less
money than are those made in foreign
countries. The great industry Of max
ing tin plates is destined at an
early day to give employment to
many thousands of people at good
wages: and all of this has been rendered
possible by the legislation given the
country bv the republican party. The
Mckinley law has been doing good all
along the line. Long before the
skirmish of the mighty political bPttle
OF 1892 begins the law will have demon
strated to the thinking, honest people
of this country that it was most
righteous piece of legislation. l
should be added that these plates, for
which the Milwaukee firm is the sole
agent for Wisconsin. are American
made and everything in their manu-
acture is American except the
pig tin used in the coating, which
is the same as imported by the
English makers and from the
same places. In spite OF these we'll es-
tablished facts, and that there are sew
eral other firms making tin plates, our
democratic friends will continue to in
sist that TIN plates are not manufactured
in this country and that it was an out
rage to increase the duty on foreign
made tin plates. But these falsehOods
cannot always blind all of the people.
They may succeed in fooling some who
read only hide bound dishonest de.
ceiving democratic organs.
The Iola register., 1891-10-16
The Folly of the Sub-treasury.

"The sub-treasury system as proposed
by the farmers alliance historically
treated and carefully analyzed," is a
recent publication enenating from the
National Economist, the national organ
of the alliance and is indeed one OF the
curiosities OF the present prolific period
of legislative quackery. One OF the
points of the argument in favor OF the
sub-treasury upon which the authority
lays great stress is an analogy which he
attempts TO draw between the sub-treas-
ury and the present system OF collect
inf the internal revenue on whisky.
The writer claims that inasmach as the
government expends 100000 col
lecting S66, $50, 900 in taxes on whisky,
wines, &C., it should store and care for
the farm produce of the country. The
writer, with a brazen disregard of
facts says the distiller has nothing to
pay for the government employees, and
then adds he only pays the 80 cents per
gallon tax. This statement exposes the
fallacy of the whole argument. No
system OF government is known among
men, that supports the people. The
government is pauper and is sup
ported by the people through the pay
ment OF taxes, and it necessarily follows
that the people pay the expenses Incl
dent to the collection of its taxes.
Hence, the distiller in many cases. and
in other cases, owing to the condition
of the market the consumers of whis'
llies and wines nay the expenses incl
dent to the collection of the revenue
tax. when the 30 cents per gallon is
paid. 1t is asked why cen
not the farmer be permitted to
take his grain to the govern
ment warehouse for safe keeping?"
Does the farmer desire to pay a tax OF
five or ten cents or twenty-five cents
per bushel on his grain, and furnish a
good and sufficient bond binding him
self to pay this tax before he takes his
grain out of the government store
house. Does not every intelligent
farmer see at a glance the absurdity of
the whole scheme. Cannot the labor
ing man who requires bread and meat
understand that the sub-treasury is
nothing more or less than system to
tax that bread and meat for the purpose
of maintaining an army OF place holders
without affording either the farmer or
himself any benefit whatever. The
history of legislation affords no exam
pie of such supreme nonsense.
The Iola register., 1891-10-16
Coming Question,

The bouudaryaine between the United
States and the British Possessions in
North Ameeica once more threatens 70
Become the subject of international dis
pute. conference and arbitration. A
half century ago "Eifty-lour Forty or
Fight WAS acampaign cry, and the COM
ing controversy begins al that line,
from which President Polk retreated.
the once northern boundary OF Oregon
territory being the southern boundary
OF our territory TO Alaska. The discus
sion of the ownership OF Revillagigedo.
Pearse and Wales Islands, and of the
line of the Portland canal. will rival
the contest over San Juan island and
San Roeario or De Haro straits. decided
in favor of the United states by the EN-
perOr of Germany as arbitrator in 1872
Each vearsthat the boundary line be-
tween Alaska and British Columbia re-
mains in question increases the difficult
~ OF determinining il. Each year set
Elements are increasing in mum bers.
more private interests are involved.
and the regisa in dispute becomes more
valuable to each claimant. There is
great Indifference TO the question on
our-side of the line, but in the dominion
it is well understood. and parliament
and public oSinion have taken 1heir
stand. Canad ian maps now differ IRON
the United States maps of that north
western regiea, and the boundary ques-
tion promiseszto provoke more iRterna-
-tional bitterness than the present Behr-
ing sea dispute concerning the interests
.of a single company of fur traders
The Century
The Iola register., 1891-10-16

whether a gardenized America or an
emparadised Europe, or world central
to the whole universe.
And seest you not, o We souls, besieged
with sin and sorrow, that light breaks
in, the swords and the shields and the
helmets of divine rescue bsthed in the
rising sun of heavenly dehverance?
Let everything else 60 rather
than let heayen 60. What a
strange thing it must be to feel ones
self born to an earthly crown, but you
have been born to throne on which you
may reign after the last monarch of all
the earth shall have gone to dust
invite you to start now for your own
coronation, to come in and take the
title deeds to your everlasting inheri-
tance. Through an impassioned prayer
take heaven and all of its raptures.
What poor farthing is all that this
world can offer you compared with par
don here and life immortal beyond the
stars, unless this side of them, there
be a place large enough and beautiful
enough aud grand enough for all the
ransomed. Wherever it be, ip what
world, whether near by or far away, in
this or some other constellation, hail
home of light and love and blessednessl
Through the astoning mercy Of Christ
may we all get therel
The Iola register., 1891-10-16
They Were Comrades"

Romances are not often discovered
in railway affairs, but AN exception
came to the surface at Chicago during
the recent annual reunion at Detroit,
says the IHter-O Ocean.
1t happened in the Wabash local
ticket Office On Clark street.
Frank Palmer was chuckling over
the immense amount of g. A. r busi-
ness his line had done. when six old
white-haired veterass entered. The
place was packed. but theue was room
for the six. Before they went out they
were christeaed the Big Six" not
from the fact that poBe of them knew
anything about railroads. but because
they were brothers, had entered the
army together and had all come out
alive again. This was something un-
usual. for the average of killed is 26
per cent OF those that go to the wars.
The names of the old boys family
was Phillips.
Suddenly an old veteran who had
inst bought ticket to Detroit turned
upon one of the brothers, whose name
was G. A. Phillips. of Earlyille. Ind,
and spouted at him:
Christopher Columbus! Are you
alive?"
of course Tn alive, you -"
And then. before any one could sep
arate the two old men. before any one
could tell what it was all about, the
two men were hugging each other for
dear life, and almost kissing each
other, till two women who sat by be-
gan to cry.
What stories they had to tell each
other,
You see. they enlisted together in
the same company. both were in the
battle Of Antietam, both were wounded
then and there, aud both were carried
from the field for dead.
Each supposed the other to lie dead.
and when they went out of the ticket
office two hearts felt better after a sep
aration of nearly thirty years, and the
men who sung Comrades failed to
touch the true key that dominated the
music Of two comrades hearts.
The Iola register., 1891-10-16
She Had Him There.

He was one of those real men,
travelling men. with supercilions
smile aud a long. low. rakish mus
tache. She was a dear little thing in
a pink dress. He stood for two min
utes watching her try to put letter
into a tire-alarm box and. just as she
discovered her mistake he edged over
and inquired:
Where is the fire?"
She blushed and said there wasn't
any.
Il was going to suggest that if you
left a note the department might not
get it until tomorrow" he murmured
apologetieally.
Don't trouble yourself. sir" she
snapped. Il wanted to call out the
fool killer. not the engines. ."-Detroa
Tribune. - @---
The Iola register., 1891-10-16
Higher Priced American Labor.
New York Press.


We have rarely seen a better tariff
talk than the following paragraph from
column headed ''Notesson Science and
Industry" in the Sunday issue OF a
New York democratic contemporary:
The singular fact is stated that the
finest piece of broadcloth which ever
left loom was manufactured at the
wooleu mills in Vasalboro. Me. 1t was
first exhibited at the Worlds fair in
London in 1851, and was exhibited at
the Centennial in 1876, being pro-
nounced by the judges in that line of
goods as unsurpassed by anything of the
kind there displayed; in fact, there is
no public recognition recorded of any
other manufacture of broadcloth SUPER
ior either in texture or finish, and the
only reason, as assigned, why these su-
perior fabrics have not been made
on commercial scale is because of
the high price OF American labor.
The higher price of American Ia
oor.7 That tells the story. One such
fact as that is worth all of would be
Speaker GRoger Q. Mills misty t1eo-
ries about the higher priced labor be-
ing necessarily more effective, than
the cheap labor of Europe. It is
more effective when it operates the ma
chinery that accomplishes more than
hand labor can; but to give a country
the benefits of such machinery, it must
keep its home market for its home pro-
ducers.
1t is only where there is large mar
ket, and a sure large market. that peo-
pie will take the risk of operating a
plant of costly machinery, or invent
plenty of such machinery for others to
operate. The question between prorec-
tion and free trade is simply this oues-
tion between well paid labor and cheap
labor; simply the question whether a
thing that the consumer wants chean-
ened shall be cheapened by going back |
ward to cheaper labor. or oy going for
ward to improved machinery and cheap
er production with better paid labor
The Iola register., 1891-10-16
Tariff on Cutlery.
New York Press.1

A correspondent of the Philadelphi;
Press, writing from Charlotte. N. c..
relates two incidents of the week ended
September 18th, which illustrates in ;
iorcible manner the way in which the
Mckinley bill is working.
On railroad train he met two tray.
cling salesmen. rep:esen nting the larg.
est cutlery manufacturers in the United
States. They reported trade .'very
good" and said that the factory they
represented had more orders on hand
than they could fill at once. and the
outlook was such that it was thought
they would have TO enlarge their capac.
ity."
Three days later he met represent
ative of a New York importing house
in the same line, who said: '.The Nc.
kinley bill has hurt our trade verv
much, but in two or three wears we
will have all the duty removed and
.lose up every mandatory of cutlery
in the United States"
This is a large sized straw" showing
how the tariff wind blows.
The Iola register., 1891-10-16

WICHITA EAGLE: After the pres,
pow WOW Of the howlers in ToneEa
Thursday night the Democrat of that
city made a careful survey of the field
to ascertain the effects the effort had
upon the sentiment OF the community.
The Democrat says it finds that many
voters who were friendly toward the
calamity party are now most bitter in
their denunciatiOn of the senator who
succeeds ingalls,, and the s.sockless
statesman" from Madison Lodge. !"
This condemnation comes from demo
Gratis and republicans alike. and those
VINO were heretofore wavering will now
rally to the support Of one or the other
OF the old parties.