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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

Proportional representation is be-
coming a rather live question in this
country. The more the people inves-
tigate the idea the more favorable it
appears. What can be more just than
the proposition that each party be rep
resented in congress or elsewhere ac-
cording to its voting strength. The
present congress, for instance, is over
whelmingly Republican. Yet on the
popular vote the Democrats polled
within half a million as many votes as
the Republicans. Therefore to proper
Nv represent the wishes of the people
congress should be nearly a tie. The
Populists, Silver Republicans, Prohi-
bitionists, Nationalist and woman
suffragists would also have represen-
tation according to their proportion of
the vote cast. Big majorities are al
ways dangerous to political parties
and therefore double danger
to the welfare Of the
whole people. Every congress that
has had a big party majority has made
a bad record. Every congress that
has had a small majority has done
we'll. Proportional representation is
bound to become a very live question.
and that in the very lei future.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
Snlvntion Army Weddtng.

Lead, S. Dat the Salvation Army
barracks in this city Theodore Thor
son and Miss Eliza Curran, members
Of the army, We're married by Adjt.
Shepard. The ceremony was performed
according to the Army regulations. 1t
is considered the leading event in
Army circles in the Black Hills for
some time, and many officers and MEM
bers from outside circles we're present.
Visitors were asked 10 cents admis-
sion at the door. At Q O'Clock the
bride and groom, led by the adjutant's
wife, and accompanied by the brides
maid and groomsman, marched up to
the platform and took seats. After a
few remarks by the adjutant, the BRIDE
and groom stepped forward and, clasp
ing hands, the solemn words were
spoken by Adjt. Shepard which made
them man and wife. An invitation was
then given for all Of the unsaved in
the audience to repent, after which the
benediction was pronounced. A boun-
tiful repast was served to the guests
as the closing event. The bridal pair
will make their home in Lead.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
they Want the Animals.

Yankton, s. D.--Circuit court, which
has been in session here since the 9th,
has been very light in important cases.
One civil case is occupying the atten-
ton of the court which will be
watched with considerable interest, it
being the Leon w. Washburn suit.
Washburn's circus gave it's last per-
Torrance while in this city Sept. 10,
owing to a lack of funds with which
to continue. The whole circus was
held a week under attachment papers
issued by the principal performers for
wages, amounting to about $500. The
Donaldson Lithographing company Of
Cincinnati came forward, claiming a
portion of the menagerie as it's own,
and it was given them, the balance Of
the circus property, under claim Of
performers, was at last also liberated.
Twelve of the performers have re-
manned here since the circus went
broke and will be important witnesses.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
J. Kirby Is Disbarrel.

Pierre, S. D.-The supreme court has
handed down q decision written by
Judge Haney in the matter of the pro-
ceedings to disbar Joseph Kirby as an
attorney and counselor at law, and al
lowed the judgment disbarring him.
The finding of the court was that SUI
fclent cause having been shown for
the dfsbarment Of the accused it is the
conclusion of the court that his name
should be stricken from the roll of at
torneys and his license to practice in
all the courts of the state should be
revoked. Kirby is the Sioux Falls at
torney who was found guilty in the
United States court of receiving stolen
property.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

The latest report of DR.. w. T. Harris
United States commissioner of educa-
ton, covers the year ending June 80,
1896. In the schools and colleges, pub
lie and private, there were then en-
rolled 1897, 1877 pupils-an increase in
one year of 3O8 ,575. AS only 1,531,82G
of these were in private institutions
parochial and otherwise, the friends OF
public schools can contemplate the
situation with composure. But the
order of the day which may still be
pressed upon the committee of the
whole people as urgent" is a steady
Improvement Of our educational meth
DDS. Tho quantity looks handsome;
the quality may be judged by the gen.
eral character of our population.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

The experiment of putting a woman
in charge of a part of the street clean
ing work in Chicago pleases the sweep
ers. One of them said, through ali
interpreter, 1--WE like the woman She
doesn't curse and swear at us. Maj
foreman drive us around like slaves
and call us bad names. = She
say, How do?' and other nice things,
and then we do good work. She see
it and say so. That make us fec!
good, and we work more" You can
get better work even out of a dumb
beast by being kind to him; much
o out of a man. as this woman's
dealings with unpromising material
abundantly show.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
Postal Investigation.

Belle Fourche, s. D.. Three years
ago this winter q mail carrier was
frozen to death while going between
this place and Spearfish. One of the
mail pouches was lost in the snow and
was never found until about three
weeks ago. When found it was cut
open and empty. P~ostoffice Inspector
.. b. Frawkins of Chicago has ar.
lived In the city and will make q
thorough investigation of the matter,
There were some valuable papers and
packages lost at that time, and it is
considered worth while for the govern.
ment to look the matter up.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
The Nations Capital.

Albert NJ. Rucker, Jr., of South Caro-
lima, an assistant attorney in the in,
terror department has resigned to prac'
tice law in Washington.
The contract for carrying United
States mail from Canton to Spring
Valley. kas.. has been awarded to II.
i. I%Inrtrauft of Canton.
The following postmasters have just
been appointed: Iowa-Iowa Falls, e.
l.. WINERY. Wisconsin-Hudson, AL
Ian Beggs; GAINESVILLE, Oscar Il. Now
land; Lake Geneva, Charles S. French;
Richland Center, r. G. Lybrand;
Washburn, John T.. Jones.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
FREIGHT
Bad Dissater at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Of an Oil Tank.

Bad Dissnter at STANDARDIZATION
of an Oil Tank.
Stanley, Wis, Special. Through
freight No. %, west-bound, on the
Wisconsin Central, was wrecked
while going at full speed. Fourteen
cars were completely wrecked, a num-
beY of them being consumed by fire,
due to an oil tank explosion. The
Stanley fire department responded to
the alarm and prevented the fire from
consuming the entire train. Trainmen
claim that the wreck was due to an
oil tank explosion, while others allege
that the train separated and the Sec
lions came together here on the down
grade. Supt. Horn arrived on the
scene at an early hour and wrecking
crews were soon busy clearing away
the debris. No injuries are reported.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

The Prince of Monaco, who takes a
lively interest in deep-sea researches,
has been taking soundings between the
Cape Verde Islands and the Azores.
From a depth of more than twenty
nine hundred fathoms. a little more
than three miles and a quarter, his
trap brought up a peculiar amphipod
measuring nearly four and a third
inches in length, with many smaller
ones. 1t had been supposed, from the
Challenger's submarine discoveries,
that no such form Of sea life could
exist at a greater depth than twenty
seven hundred and fifty fathoms.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the q
There is only. one way to cure deafness,
Deafness is caused by an infiamed condt-
ton Of the mucous lining Of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube IS IN
perfect hearing, and when it. is entirely
closed, Deafness is the result. and I'M
less the Inflammation can be taken out
dition. hearing will be destroyed forever;
MIN cases out Of ten are caused by ca:
tarrh. which is nothing but an intamed
condition of the mucous SURFACES;
We will Civ M Hundred Dollars fof
any case OF Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot h. cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send TOR circulars. free:
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo O.
Sold by Druggists. Csc.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

Patents ssued
List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Charles II. Bigelow, Litchfield. MINI.
Adding register. Evalyn Caldwell, st.
Paul, Mimi; Purse. Halph w. Cava-
naugh, st. Paul. Mimi; Automatic
smoke preventer. Jeremiah G. Hoffken,
Green Isle, Mimi; Mower. David III.
Houston, Hunter. N. D. Extension
stock for firearms. Byron B. Inman,
Duluth, Mi1n. Ice breaking boat.
William Manteuffal, St. Paul, Mimi;
Washing machine. William Fl. Meyer,
Alton, Min; Washing machine Fred
erick A. Tourtillotte, Northfield, Mimi;
Shaft bearing. Edwin G. Washburn.
Minneapolis, MIMI; Car coupling. Far
we'll, OzmLn, Kirk Geo. st. Paul, MINI.
(Trade-Mark) Cutlery and other cut
ting edge tools "Gilt Edge"
Merwin, Lothrop & johnson, Patent
Attorneys, $40. Pioneer Press Building,
st. Paul MINI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

Judge Pryor of New York decides
that there is such a thing as verbal
outrage, and that it need not neces-
sarily be attended with physical force.
and accordingly grants a woman's pc
tition for a separation from her too
verbal husband. With this precedent
established there are likely to be Pc
titions from the other half Of the do
nestle establishment, for the ability
for abusive verbality is more largely
developed on the part Of the weaker
than the other sex.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
BlacIslist Case Non-suited.

West Superior, Wis, Specialize
blacklist case Of James 8. Alison, q
former employee of the Terminal rail-
way, against Supt. James d. Finn, Of
that line, came to an end by Judge
Vinie granting an order for a non-suit.
Alison. alleged that he was unable to
obtain work through Supt. Finn plac-
ing him on the blacklist, and he want
ed $1,000 damages. Supt. Slade, of the
Eastern Minnesota road, gave testi-
mony that Alfson's discharge by him
was for incompetency and not because
Of Supt. Firms letter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
Arm Fractured.

Alpena, $. ID. = G. T. tanning. a
young man, while returning from AL.
pena to his home in Cheny township.
attempted to get on to the wagon.
while running. He got his foot caneht
In the wheel and was thrown under
the wagon and the wheels ran over
his arm, laying him up for some time.
The bone In his arm was fractured.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
NEW TRIAL FOR o,DoNNELL.
Very Peculiar Is the Situation I
Which This Is the Outcome.

Very Peculiar Is the Situation of
Which This Is the Outcome.
Eau Claire, Wis.,, Special Judge
Bailey has set aside the verdict by
which John O'Donnell was found
guilty of numbering his wife and
granted him a new trial. O'Donnell is
now at the Waupun p~enitentiary serv-
ing a life sentence. The grounds
stated by the judge are, first, the con-
nection with the case Of Attorney
Dean of Glenwood, who, it is alleged,
was first engaged to assist w. H.
Frawley OH the defense, and subse-
quentIy was associated with the pros
ecution and paid by the county; and,
second. the fact that Vina LIE Claire
had not Only contradicted her testi-
mony on the trial, but had given fur
Their evidence to show that her testi-
mony was untrue.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
o u N HIM.
Edward Stroud. Unpleasant Recer
ton Mt Elk Point.

ton mt Elk Point.
Elk Point, s. D.-A short time ago
Edward Stroud, a married man. left
this place with Carrie Carter, n SIN
t~een-year-old girl, leaving his wife n
four children destitute. After q de,
termined effort Sheriff Ryan captured
the runaway pair at Glenwood, Iowa,
and has returned with them. m
angry and excited crowd Of about 300
people had gathered at the depot, and
when the culrrit appeared on the plat
form of the car cries Of "a rope, lynch
him." We're heard, and a rush was
made for Stroud. By a neat piece OF
lodging and running the sheriff sue
ceeded in getting his prisoners behind
the bars just in time to save Stroud's
neck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

A striking illustration of one of The
changes that have taken place in this
country is the fact hat a posse Of
Cheyenne Indians has been trailing a
band Of "Ha;te train robbers in the
West. Probably the red men have over
taken the p~a:eface outlaws by this time
and caused them to mediate on the
sometimes queer reversal of situations
through the advancement of civiliza-
ton,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
THIEF WAS CAUGHT.

And a Connection Problem IL
Solved by Sheffield Merchants.
Sheffield, Iowa, Special.-Shaefer 4
Reynolds general merchandise store
was entered by burglars and about $25
worth of goods stolen. The thief was
caught in the act and arrested. He
proved to be Henry Ably, a gunsmith
OF this city. He has been selling a
great amount of goods lately at a very
low figure, and the merchants have
been very curious to know where he
got them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
Dextgn. on Klondike.

Des Moines, Special.-A Klondike
company has been incorporated here
with State Auditor Mccarthy and Ma
tional Committeeman Cumming among
the in~corporators. 1t is said the COM
pany has a plan for securing valuable
concessions from the Canadian govern
ment.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
Personal Mention.

DIR Richard G. O'Roole, distinguished
20 and occulist of San Francisco,
is dead.
George J. An,:oia, age; a, president
Of the Merchants and Miners Trans
portati0n company, and the Howard
Oak Lca!n&: company. died OF heart
disease q: Baltimore.
Judge Thomas Leverett Nelson, Of
the United States district court for the
district of Massachusetts died at his
home in Worcester, Mass, after a long
illness, aged seventy years.
]. l.. Burhurt of Oklahoma has been
appointed carpenter at Phoenix, and
Miss Fannie Rice, o. T., has been ap-
pointed seamstress at the Colorado
River agency school in Arizona.
Brig. Gen. Brooks, commander of
the National Guard of Colorado, died
suddenly at Denver Of neuralgia of the
heart. He was FOR years prominent III
national guard circles, n prominent
Mason and knight Templar.
Maj. Joseph +. Denniston, ex-county
and city treasurer, and one Of the best
known citizens of Pittsburg, died after
a short illness. The primary cause of
death was wounds received during the
a
A telegram has been received at
Manitowoc, Wis, bring news of the
death Of Jud;He j. Il. Mills at Denver,
Colo. He was prominent in the early
history of wisconsin,, being active in
the organization of the Republican
party.
Solomon L. Sharpe, we'll known as a
turfman, died suddenly at Cincinnati,
Ohio, aged 43 years. He was the
principal owner of the track at New
port, Ky, and for years has been in
terested in the pool room at Cincin-
natl.
Judge Cecil Scott, for many years
one of the most conspicuous members
Of the st. Louis bar, died of paresis.
lie was stricken with paralysis Nov.
2 while walking or the street. He
came from New York fifteen years ago,
where he served several terms as cir
cult judge.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
Lifted to Prosperity in q Year.

Itfted I'd N y 1euT.
Chassell, Mich, Specialize mills
Of the Sturgeon River Lumber COM
pany have been closed after an I'M
usually successful seasons run, over
100000 feet of lumber having been
sawed. A year ago the company was
practically bankrupt, but it is now out
of the hands of the trustee and earn
ing good profits, beside affording work
to something over 225 lei
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
Costly Suit. over rr,nes.

A hog out in Missouri caused a lit
igant a loss Of $4,000 in costs. Now a
Nebraska man has had to pay 5000 for
a SO horse. Such cases are very old.
Lady Anne Clifford used 10 assess her
tenants for contributions Of chickens.
One tenant refused to send q hen and
was sued. Lady Anne got the hen, but
It cost her over 5000.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
Kicked by n Hor.e.

. Ottosen, Iowa, Special.-While the
little eight-year-old son of Station
Agent w. J. Easterly was playing near
some horses he was kicked, rendering
him unconscious for twenty-four hours
and his recovery was very doubtful.
Later reports, however, say the little
fellow is improving.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
Arthur Harper Is Dead.

Yuma, Ariz., special.-Arthur Har-
per, partner of Joe Ladue on the
Klondike and one of the pioneers Of
the Yukon, died here of consump-
ton. Harper contracted the disease
in the north, but came down on the
steamer Excelsior last October in
search of health.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
FlTH OF THE NEWS
EVENTS Of THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

A General Resume Of the Most Im-
pOrtant News of the Week From
All Parts Of the Globe, Boiled
Down and Arranged In Con-
venient Form for Rapid Perusa
BY Busy People.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get into the habit OF
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most interesting study and
will put you in the way of getting
some excellent bargains. Our adver-
tisers are reliable; they send what they
advertise.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

Crimes and Grimm ais.
BY an explosion in a fireworks fact
DRY at Shoenhauser-Allee, Germany,
one man and two girls were killed and
seven others injured.
|. Daniel A. McLelland, twenty-five
years old, a messenger and clerk in
the Bronx Borough bank at New York,
disappeared with $4,000 of the banks
money.
At Hays City, Kas., a jury has been
secured for the trial of William
Leach, who shot e. H. Easterbrook,
Aug. 16, killing him. The defense will
make a plea of insanity.
At Pawnee, O. T., o. s. Cutter has
been convicted of perjury and SEN
fenced to the ~penitentiary for giving
false testimony in the defense of C. G.
Notion, who was convicted Of cattle
stealing.
Henry Kammerer shot his father ut
their home in Benton Harbor, Mich,
and then set fire to the house and
killed himself. The father was res
cued from the fire, but died later. The
tragedy resulted from a quarrel over
money.
The dead body of Eugene Callahan,
q business man of Northport, WASH,
was found floating in the Columbia
river near Fort Spokane. 1t bore evil
dence of foul play. Callahan was in
Spokane a. few days ago and was flush
with cash. Nothing was found on the
body.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
The Entail CoaI Gov.

Sioux Falls, s. d. = The family Of
Peter Hatestad was overcome by Goa
gas and n child is dead. The mother
and another child are in q precariona
condition.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

Clean blood means a clean skin. No.
beauty withoutit. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic cleans your blood and keeps it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all
Danish pimples. boils, blotches, b~lackheads,
and thatsickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets ,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, loo, Csc, SOC.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

1t doesn't always take the ruffles out Of a
mans temper to iron him.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

Mrs. WinslOw's Soothing syrup
For children teething.~ softens the gums. reduces infiana-
nation. allays pain, cures wind colic. 20 cents . bottle
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

Many Greeks in Athens want to fight
Turkey, and some of them have gone
so far as 10 begin to run in the oppo-
site direction.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
Star Tobacco is the leading brand OF
the world, because it is the best.
Patents Issued.

1t isn't always modesty that keeps people
from telling the naked truth.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
n..rn,., CANNOT he Cured

Snow comes down in the winter and ice goes
up in the summer .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

Henry Calderwood. professor az
moral philosophy in the University Of
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
Read the Advertisements.

It is hard for a man to support q seaiskin
wife on a muskrat salary.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

It takes a smart accountant to account for
the shortage in his accounts.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

An old bachelor resembles a pair Of scissors
with only one blade
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak
men strong, blood pure. Soc, 81. All druggists
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11

The stronger the butter is in the tub the
weaker it Is in the market.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
FOREIGN Notes.

Paula Wirth, q favOrite Berlin &C.
tress. has eloped to Budapest with a
married riding master.
The stables of Cyrille Laurin at Mon
treal were burned, together with sew
eral valuable horses.
The newspapers Of Berlin report
that Prince Henry of Prussia, brother
of Emperor William, is to take COM
mand Of the German squadron in
Chinese waters.
Angel Paz, who betrayed Gen. Castil-
10 to the Spaniards for $4,000, was
captured by the insurgents on his way
to Cienfuegos, courtmartialed on a
drumhead, and shot.
The ceremony of swearing in the
guards recruits took place at Berlin.
They were warned by the emperor that
they might be called upon to fight an
enemy within the empire.
Consul General Patterson, at Cal
cutta, in a report to the state depart
ment, says it is estimated that the jute
crop of India this year will be $780,
600 bales of 400 pounds each, of which
about 100000 bales will be available
for export.
Consul Boyle, at Liverpool, has sent
to the state department a report on the
subject Of extensions of docks at Liv-
erpool. The system under way will
cost over $21,5OO,OO0. The consul also
says it has been decided to spend ST.
100000 for dock and harbor improve
ments at Bristol.
In a recent report to the state de-
partment concerning the use of BIZ
cycles at Gibraltar, Consul Sprague in
cidentally refers. to work in progress
at that place that is not generally
known. He says that 5000 workmen
daily enter the fortress and labor. on
the extensive Improvements now going
Oh in the building of docks and other
government works.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-12-11
nlTcu1c Send for Inventors Guide, free. EDGAR TAN
[hlLM d 3 CO., Patent soIIel.or,, sas Broadway. New YozA
Beauty is Blood Deep.

When some men feel blue they get drunk a
paint things red.