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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-07-14
Local News


The thermometer reached 10 in thu
shade Monday and Tuesday afternoon.
Judge Peterson. and NJ. NJ. Benn,lwkrt
in town transacting b, siuess, Thursday.
Hot and dry in Mclean county tn,
greater part of this week. II
All Rohrer' of Hancock, ro.urBpd from
Il Bismarck trip, Thursday.
William Randall, of this place .dpove
down to the capital city Thursday.
Rev. j. A. Deisen will preachsat the
Hancock school house No. 2. Sunday next.
at IL o'clock. a. nj.
Louis and Robert Berquest, bf Inger-
soil were doing business at Fc countY
seat. Thursday.
Geo +. Wentworth. of Bismarck /antl
Joe Brown of the Painted Wooaj /dined
at the Merchants. Thursday.
Corn, potatoes. rye and flax still look
we'll notwithstanding the dry spell of
weather of the past two weeks.
Burt Wing and his son, Commifs19der
Wing. drove up to the county seat from
their Nettle Creek home, Monday.
Commissioner Mann, came down from
Hancock. Monday morning to atteYd the
deliberations of the County Board.
Alfred Staloy, Coal Harbor and John
Lowe, and family, of Fort Stevenson,
were registered at tho Merchants, Monday
P. H. Burton and Walter Leroy diued
at tho Merchants. Friday, having .ipSt re-
turned from the capital city after dispos-
ing of cargo of wool.
sheep belonging to Mr.. Satterlund
escaped from the Merchant hotel yard a
few evenings since, and has not yet been
found.
Weather Prophet Foster like the rain
crow. makes his pred1ctions-hit or miss.
He predicted rain storm from the Pa
cifc coast that would give us soaking
rain yesterday.
Doctor Slaughter and his daughtoy/ Miss
Rose, passed through washburn, lSnnday.
on their return from visit in ttK Weller
neighborhood.
Observation-Disclosures Burton came up
from Bismarck, Sunday, ard remained in
l,ac of ho pf,,
Board. He returned to the capital city,
Tuesday evening.
George Heffner, we'll known tol every
body in Mclean County, returned dho his
McHenry county ranch, near Velva on the
500, Wednesday.
Mrs. E. g. Smith. and her two chil1fen.
who have been visiting with relntl19s and
friends in this county, returned tb their
home in Bismarck, on Wednesdays stage.
Chairman Hanson. of the County Board,
came over from Ingersoll, Tuesday morn
ing and after taking part III the County
Boards proceedings returned homeward
the samc evening.
James Dillingham;. OF Strawberry Lake,
was over at the county seat on business
"Wednesday and Thursday. He has sold out
his ranch to Mrs. Cory, of Nettle Greek,
who has taken possession and Will make
Strawberry Lake her future home.
Joseph Anderson, of Coal Harbor, drove
down to Washburn. Thursday. and re-
turned home the same day. Mr.. Anderson
thinks the corn and potatoes are all right
yet for full crop providing soma moist
ure comes within reasonable time.
Charley johnson, formerly of this town,
and of the Painted Woods, now snaps the
lash over the team'that hauls up the daily
mail from Bismarck. BY the new arrange
ment Painted Woods is the central station
where the teams and drivers are changed
both ways.
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-07-14

Joe Katz of Painted Woods Lake had
a runaway with His team Monday that
may permanently damage one of his hor-
ses. He was hauling barrel Of water
when the team becoming frightened at
some. thing, dashed through wire fence.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-10

Pistols We're fired il every direction
Many plate glass windows were
smashed and panic ensued in the
crowded thoroughfare No one wsa
killed outright. The police who were
early in the day massed in their varf-.
Gus stations were called out.
The crowd numbered from 1000 to
5000 and the police seemed powerless
to cope with it and offered little or
no resistance. A teamster was struck.
in the face with heavy iron.bolt and.
badly injured because he could not get
his team out of the way.
During all the disturbances not an.
arrest was made, the police evidently
not desiring to court trouble with q
mob in such an ugly temper.
When the procession returned to the
square several speeches were made
advising the men to go home, but an
got them started on another
procession. 1t was headed out through
the manufacturing district in the
eastern part of the city and it was
feared more violence would be CON-
mitted, but nothing more serious than
the breaking of a few windows in 4
factory occurred
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-10
FIRE FREELY.
CLEVELAND MOB USES PISTOLS
PERMIsCUOUsLY.
Unemployed Men Parade and Indulge
in q Few Riots-No Arrests
Made

Cleveland, May 1.-Seven thousand
unemployed men paraded the streets
today after listening to speeches in
Monumental square. In the line were
many unruly spirits. While on the
Central viaduct motorman refused tf
stop the train while the procession
passed and the mob attacked and
wrecked the car.
Later nearly 100 shots were fired
over another car, which was compelled
to stop. Several persons were knocked
down and others were injured by mis-
siles thrown by the mob.
On Pearl street another riotous scene
occurred. A street car was totally
wrecked and the motorman assaulted
and perhaps fatally injured A police
man who was On board drew his re-
volver but before it could be used the
mob closed in On him and he received
very rough handling.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-10
THE BROWN WOMAN

At a distance Of about 80 miles from
Harper's Ferry is situated one of the
oldest and qaintest towns in Virginia.
Not only do its historic associations
attract the traveller, but the pict-
uresque charm of it's old time homes
induces him to linger there, hunting
curios or pluclzing thyme and myrtle
from the garden of some ancient
dame. Of all these homes, none so
invites the curious passerby as that
of Miss Polly Waller. A stone wall,
ivy grown and discolored, incloses the
spacious garden in the center of which
stands this lady's house. What de-
lights are revealed to those who can
roam at will in this garden on a sunny
day! The inner side of the stone wall
is a BACKGROUND against which one
sees a row of twisted white lilac
bushes, the blossoms of which in
spring fill the whole neighborhood
with their delicious sweetness. A
carefully trimmed and regularly grown
border or box incloses the flower beds
and outlines the well trodden gravel
walks, along the sides of which grow
rosemary and calacanthus, yellow jas
mine and syringa, citron aloes and
damask roses.
One evening in the month Of Sentem
Der several ladies were gathered about
card table in Miss Polly's front
parlor. The evening being cool and
windy, the huge fireplace was piled
high with blazing logs. So enticins
did the fire prove that very soon al
the ladies threw down their cards and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-10
A GREASER YARN.

City of Mexico, May 5.-The discoV-
cry Of 100000 of Spanish treasure
on the Jalapa ranch is reported here.
While a clerk Of the ranch was On his
way On horseback across the property
the hoofs of the animal sunk into a
covering of mortar. On dismounting
he discovered a square stone with the
inscription: 'sBelow this stone are de-
posted S5,OOO,OOO." His master i'm
mediately put several men to work to
make excavations, but owing to dis
pute over ownership the spot is now
under guard by rurales.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-10
WILL LIGHT ITSELF.
MILWAUKEE TO PUT IN A CITY
ELECTRIC PLANT.
Minneapolis Also Moves in the Same
Direction Successful Experiment
at Sleepy Eye.

Milwaukee, May 2.-Steps were taken
at the meeting of the common council
yesterday looking to the construction
and maintenance by the city of it's own
electric lighting system. A resolution
introduced by President Raushcenber-
ger, which passed unanimously under
the suspension of the rules, provides
tb It a special committee of the council
be appointed for the purpose of as
certaining the cost at which a city
electric light plant can be built and
equipped.
1t is reported that the town of Sleepy
Eye, Mimi, owns its own plant and
furnishes arc lights to private parties
for $50 per annum each. At the end
of the first six months the plant was
in operation it had paid it's own operat-
ing expenses, furnishing all the street
lights needed for the city and made
besides that profit of $3.50.
The city of Minneapolis recently took
steps toward establishing a municipal
electric lighting system. Minneapolis
pays $3.50 for each light of all-night
lamps of 1000 candle power under a
five year contract. The price paid for
, similar lamps ON the moonlight sched-
ule is $125. This is considered a high
price, and is much higher than Mil
{ waukee pays,
Minneapolis now has 700 arc electric
street lamps. The city engineer re-
ports that it is possible for the city
to construct and operate a plant of its
own giving 1000 arc lamps burning all
night at an annual cost Of $75.12 each.
I The city recently won suit setting
= aside the contract with the lighting
company, but an appeal was taken.
The council has passed a resolution au-
thorizing an issue of bonds to the
which to build a lighting plant.
The report Of the city engineer gives
estimates of the cost of building and
operating such plant, the total cost of
construction being placed at 1884 ,594.-
"a, and the estimated annual cost Of
maintenance and operation at $75,119.-
45. The statement is made that the
city las received several proposals
from outside electric lighting com
panies agreeing that 'if a contract
could be made for LOCO lamps at about
the rate now paid for the all-night
service, say for five years, such COM
pany would build plant and at the
expiration Of five years would sell the
plant to the city for ST." The engineer
figures that this could be done with a
profit to the company of S91, $40 on the
five years investment.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-10
QUIET MAY DAY.
NO SERIOUS DISTURBANCES IN
EUROPEAN CAPITALS.
Meetings Held in Leading Cities Ara
Chiefly Orderly-Few
Mild Riots.

London, May 1.-Dispatches received
here from the different capitals OF
Europe show that May day passed
without any serious disturbances. In
this city the anarchists received 4
lesson from a mob in Hyde Park and
the socialists made a demonstrate in
the same place.
All was quiet at Berlin and at vi
emma, although meetings Of workmen
and others were dispersed by the po-
lice in both cities. A large meeting
was held at Marseilles, but no serious
disturbance took place.
At Hamme, Belgium, there was some
rioting, but order was restored by the
police. ,.. O., IN
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-10
WEST SUPERIOR is OUT.

Milwaukee, May Wv. J. Turner, of
the state board of normal school re
gents, said today that the members of
the board had virtually decided not to-
locate a normal school at West Supe-
rior. The meeting of the board that
was to have been held this week was
postponed until May 10, when the
board will formally rescind all its ac-
ton in regard to the location Of the
school at Superior
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-10

Wisconsin postmasters appointed:
Diamond Bluff, Pierce county, Michael
C. Nelson, vice Dawson G. Burke, re-
moved; Fargoville, Waushara county,
T. J. McElroy, vice Mary Mckenzie,
resigned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-10

Colorado is the adopted home Of the
red spider, and it is one Of the worst
outdoor pests. 1t may usually be dis
lodged by spraying the under side OF
the leaves with cold water.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-10
BRIGHAN'S WIDOWS
NINE OF THEM HELD A PLEAS
ANT REUNION.
AMELIA ] ILSOM YOUNG'S PRES
TNT HOME.

The Great MollnCns FaVorite Wife
Describes Her Domestic Life and
Still Believes in Polygamy--Her De
fence of ormonism-Interestin
Gossip About the "Old Mans" Do
mestic Affairs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-10

Fire at Floriston, Cal, practically
wiped odt the town. Among the de-
stroyed buildings are the National ice
company's big warehouse, the Western
Union telegraph office and Lonkey's
lumber yard. No estimate of the
losses can be given but they are very
heavy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-10

Ashland, Wis, had $4,000 fire.
The public library was burned.
Railroads operating In Illinois fear
a coal famine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20

There was more dirty work" and
mud singing" engaged in during the
Republican campaign before and at the
primaries last Saturday than has been
witnessed in this county for many years,
il ever. One fellow over in West
Reynoldsville who had taken money
from both Bond and Weaver to work
for them, was in ''hot water" Saturday
afternoon when his true position had
been discovered. The man did not
know how to vote for time. The fell
low who takes money from candidate
and promises to work for him and then
receives money from this mans oppo-
nent and promises to work for him, has
no more honesty than he knows what
to do with.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20

The State school appropriation this
year of s5.5OO,OO0 is an even half million
dollars greater than it has ever been,
and the warrents now in process of dis
tribution to the 1886 districts in the six
ty-seven counties will provide means to
improvement in education, lengthening
OF the school term and increase in IA
cilities Of the most valuable and
far reaching character. Pennsylvania
ranks first in the country in the atten-
tion and support given to the public
school system.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20
A story is told about an Elder in

A story is told about an Elder in q
Presbyterian church not far from Reyn-
oldsville that might lead some people
to believe that an Elder has more
worldly privileges on the Sabbath than
even worldly man. The country peo-
pie had driven to the church and were
standing around exchanging friendly
greeting while waiting for the hour Of
service to arrive. A man OF the world
asked an Elder If he would come to his
place during the week and do some
work for him. The Elder held up his
hands in horror, and said: ''This is no
day to talk about such business! No
day to talk about such business" Be-
fore church commenced this same Elder
had engaged one of the brethren to
work for him during the following
week.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20

Now that summer is here, the wealth
er warm and the roads dusty, the me-
cessity of plenty of watering troughs
along the public highways becomes
more apparent. The law is that any
person erecting or maintaining public
watering trough along any highway,
easily accessible to horses or cattle, can
under law of 1886, draw s. a year from
the county treasury. All such troughs
must be confined to length of road not
less than five miles and to be so con-
structed as to accommodate horses and
cattle with safety for those in charge
of them. No pay will be granted for
more than one trough on five mile
length of road, though any person may
erect trough who chooses to do it as n
public benefit. When this law is more
generally understood there will be such
troughs on every five miles of road in
Pennsylvania.-Ex.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20

That idleness is prolific cause of
vice and crime is made clear by facts
constantly coming under the o5serva-
tion of those who read the papers and
study the condition of society. Here is
paragraph which has been widely cir
culated: 'Of the LOGO men in the
Eastern Penitentiary of Pennsylvania,
only 10 were bred mechanics" All
regulations which prevent young men
from learning trades and securing en-
ployment as mechanics are vicious, and
should be abolished. One of the best
preventives of crime would be pro-
vision whereby employment could be
found by every man and idleness abso-
lutely prohibited.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20

II is not generally known among the
farmers of this State that there is a
bounty offered the tax payers for the
planting and cultivation of shade trees
along the public highways. The law
was passed In 1879, and says "Any
person liable to road tax, who shall
transplant to the side Of the public
highway on his premises any fruit, shade
trees or forest trees Of suitable size,
shall be allowed by the supervisor of
roads, where roads run through or nd
join cultivated land, in abatement of his
road tax, 81 for every four trees set out;
but no row OF elms shall be placed near
er than 10 feet, no row Of naples or
other forest trees nearer than so feet,
except locusts, which may be 30 feet
apart, and no allowance shall be made,
unless such trees shall have been set
out the year previous to the demand
for such abatement of tax, and are liv-
Ing and well protected from animals at
the time of such demand" No person
shall be allowed an abatement on his
highway tax, more than one-quarter of
his annual highway tax, and any person
who shall cut down, kill or injure any
tree, shall pay to the supervisor of roads
30 cents for each tree.
Happy days and restful nights result
from using Ayers Sarsaparilla. It so
regulates all the bodily functions and
strengthens the nervous system that
worry and fatigue are comparatively
unknown and life is truly enjoyed. 1t
is certainly most wonderful medicine.
Only few lace curtains left at Ar
nold's. All goods at cost.
You will find bargain in English
decorated ware at Schultzes.
An exchange properly says In travel
ing and shopping how often one sees
well dressed women, who look intelli-
gent enough to know better, hold soiled
greenbacks and silver between their lips
W NiiAiV lOI cluiRt Ill Intlr
purses. Why, my dear sister, don't you
know that paper money is a regular
garden of microbes and disease germs,
and that contagious diseases are fire.
quently spread in just this way? OF all
the necessary evils in the world money
is the nastiest.
Go to H. ]. Nicl1le's for cheap tin
ware, dust pans, dish pans, milk pals,
strainer pals, slop pals, scrub and shoe
brushes, carpet tacks, cheap lamps and
glassware, queensware, ladies' and chill
dren's Jersey vests and hosiery, ,handker-
chiefs, toweling, &c. also full line of dolls
and toys of all kinds for the children,
with full line of articles usually found
in a first class variety store, all at prices
to suit the times. Woodward Building,
Main street.
Robinson has full line of tan shoes
for everybody.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20
Punxsutawney Not Alone.
lPunxsutawney News.l


Punxsutawney has two printing ofiic-
es to supply the demand for any print
ing that may be wanted in their line,
yet every week our town is canvassed by
out of town printers. They go from
shop to shop, from store to store, from
Office to office, and in their greediness to
possess this earth they make house 70
house canvass for anything from half
dozen visiting cards up to any quantity
Of hand bills. For this privilege they
pay no license, nor do they help to swell
the Borough treasury by paying taxes.
These printers come from Big Run,
Mahaffey, Waller, Glen Campbell, Hun
tingdon, Altoona, and it is hard to tell
just how many other places, and by the
time they all get whack at what little
printing there is to do here, and what
ought to go to the home Offices, the town
is left as dry rs beer keg after fourth
of July jubilee-and then the home
printers get what is left. The Punxsu-
tawney printers pay taxes and have all
along respected the profession" enough
to let our more avaracious and less con-
scientious neighbors alone. If our citi-
zens who want any printing done would
remember that they have two offices at
home and two papers that have all along
stood by them and their interests and
the towns interests, and would give
their printing to the home trade these
leeches from the outside would get tired
working the town and get nothing. We
are glad that we have some citizens
who believe in patronizing home in
dnsfries
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20
A Union Mule.

A laughable thing happened down at
the barracks to-day. A large white
mule was hitched to car loaded with
provisions for the blacklegs. He was
evidently in sympathy with the outside
miners. Anyhow he would not bulge
an inch. Every device was resorted to,
but the mule was firm, and the car had
to be showed across the track by hand.
This is another evidence that the mule
is much abused animal, and deserves
better reputation than is generally ac-
corded him.-Punxsutawney Spirit.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20

Among the interesting and amusing
features at the Dubois races July Bird
and 4th will be an umbrella race"
This race is open to all comers. Each
contestant must be provided with good
horse, an umbrella, cigar and matches.
AT the word each rider is to light his
cigar, mount his horse and raise his UNI
brella before passing the wire. The
distance is a half mile. The umbrella
must be kept up all around and cigar
lighted. The first to make the circle
under these conditions and pass under
the wire with umbrella up and cigar
lighted wins first prize, $50; second,
$500. This race is said to be one of the
most amusing sights ever witnessed on
a race track.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20

In the Dauphin county court the other
day Judge Mcpherson adopted the prac-
tice now in vogue in Lebanon county Of
requiring witnesses and jurors to swear
by the uplifted hand rather than by kiss
ing the bible. The habit Of promiscuous
kissing of the bible has been severely
criticised by physicians who assert that
disease is frequently spread by this prac-
tice. While the bible is invariably
handed to the persons giving testimoy
in court, yet it is not compulsory that
they should kiss the book, as they have
the privilege of either affirming or
swearing by the uplifted hand.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20

Much foolish talk has been indulged
concerning VOWS and resolutions. Many
intelligent people say they will not
make VOWS or promises or resolutions
for fear of breaking them, and 30 dis
grace themselves; but they will go on
and do the good things which are in
their hearts without any resolutions.
Perhaps it has not occurred to these
honest people who are in moral dread
Of breaking their word that no one ever
did good thing since man was created
without first resolving to do 1t. Good
works are not wrought by accident.
Whatever may be done without set pur-
pose and determination Is not good.
The vow may not be written with apen
or uttered with the voice, but 1t 10 reg
istered within before any good and
right thing ID performed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1894-06-20
A Warning.
EMERIcKvILLE, PA, June 10. 1894.

EMERICKVILLE, PA, June 10, 1894.
EDITOR STAR:--A little grove near
our village is being made Sabbath
rendezvous by men from Brookville and
Reynoldsville. On Sunday morning
wagon is seen going in that direction,
containing suspicious looking objects
under canvas. This is soon followed by
various vehicles, from the above named
towns, filed with men. While in their
retreat engaged in their revelry the
ears of the people who live within hear
ing are made to tingle with profanity
and obscenity with which they enter
tain each other between drinks. After
tho debauch is ended women are insult
ed and children frightened by these men
as they drive their horses along the
highway. Some of these are business
men of the towns mentioned who would
not like to see their names connected
with such disgraceful proceedings. The
citizens OF our village earnestly protest
against this turning of their Sabbath
quiet into pandemonium, and unless 1t
is discontinued will take measures to
bring the offenders to justice.
CITIzEN