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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
NORTH DAKOTA.
JAMEsTowx's HOT FAIR.
1t Opens Under Better Condition.
Than at Any Tine.

1t Opens Under Better Condition.
Than at Any Time.
Jamestown, N. D., Special. - The
fifth annual fair and exposition given
by the North Dakota association of
this city has been opened. The asso-
citation has been Incorporated, made
stronger than ever before, and placed
on a permanent footing. The build
ings and grounds L entirely free
from debt and better placed and con-
structed than in any fairs held here.
The grounds are the finest in the state
and contain nearly sixty-five acres,
and are located beside the James riv-
er. A new and unusually speedy
track has been built. The board Of
directors have a splendid nucleus, and
other buildings and improvements will
be added yearly as funds permit. The
premiums and purses offered are large
and are open to citizens of the state
only. There are 1000 cash prizes and
but 266 diplomas. The best produc-
tons of stock and agriculture are ex-
pected. No pains have been spared in
the selection of superintendent for
the different departments, of which
there r twelve-horses, cattle, sheep,
swine, poultry and pet stock, farm,
dairy, textile fabrics, horticulture and
Horticulture. kitchen and pantry, do
nestle manufactures, fine arts u
speed. In the speed department 5000
in purses are offered.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02

Mr.. James Bryce is an Englishman
whose judgment upon men and things
Americans have good reason to respect.
He lately addressed a missionary meet
ing in London and gave his impress
sions of religious work in India-the
average Englishman in England either
sneers at missionary efforts or is indif-
ferent. Mr.. Bryce declared that the
longer one stays in India the more one
has evidence that the. future well-be-
ing Of India, and above all extension.
permanence and quality Of British in
duence over that country, depends
largely upon the progress Of missions.
Such testimony as this will have force
With persons who would regard mis-
sionaries themselves as prejudiced wit
8 It is peculiarly fitting that the
higher power Of the Christian religion
should thus be recognized at q time
when British military and naval re-
sources and possibilities have been q.
lted by Jubilee demonstrations.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
Accidental Happenings.

The works of the Youngstown, Ohio,
Bridge company were destroyed ny
Gre. Loss is estimated at 100000.
John F. Mentze, q farmer in Hart
land, Wis.,, was accidentally killed,
being dragged to death with q colt he
was leading.
The commission and produce house
Of A. Lowenthal, ST., at Evansville,
Ind., was burned. Loss nearly $50
600; insurance, $4,000.
The large frame Touring mill be-
longing to the firm of Boyer & Heard
of Hagerstown, Nd, has been de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $25.0OO.
Herman Fry, a farmer near Cumber-
land, Wis.,, lost his house and all its
contents by fire. A key Of powder and
a quantity Of dynamite in the house
exploded as the occupants We're leav-
ing.
John B. Finley, sixty-five years old,
president of the Page Gold Mining
company, died in New York from
cerebral hemorrhage, caused by a
fractured skull, the result of falling
or being thrown from q cable CIR.
Charles Newcomb of Conklin, Ohio,
was beheaded at the Delaware, Lack
awanna & Western railroad passen-
ger station at Scranton, Pa. He was
in charge of q car Of poultry en- route
from the West.
Fire broke out in the basement of
| Mackimer & Sterner's large furniture
store at Creston, Iowa, from q de-
fectiye fue, and in an incredibly short
space of time the three-story brick
building was Quilted. u :
A woman of i'll fame, named Kitty
Aimes, or Bellema Pippen, states that
four years ago Frank Tilley, now I'm
der arrest at Fosston, Iowa, killed
two men for Informing on them. Her
story carries little weight.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
North Dakota Senator stabbed.

Grand Forks, N. d., Special.--Chas.
w. Plain, state senator from Cavalier
county, who resides at Milton, was SO
severely stabbed at his home town
that his recovery is considered doubt
fui. A stranger brought a lot OF
brcnchos to Milton to sell and allowed
the animals to trespass on Mr.. Plains
lind. doing considerable damage. Plain
rciI onstrated with the horseman and
they had some words. Finally the
stranger attacked Plain with a knife,
cutting horrible gashes in his breast
and abdomen, one penetrating to the
lungs and another just missing the in
testines. The assailant was arrested
and is held awaiting the result of the
injuries. The broncho owner claims
that the carving was done in self de-
Tense and that Mr.. Plain was the ag-
gressor. Mr.. Plain is n of the best
known and popular politicians in the
state.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
Foreign Gossip.

TIE Paris municipal council is debat-
Ing Il scheme to furnish cheap baths
in SMALL buildings erected on the side
walks. ,
The price of all kinds of food is ris-
ing steadily at Madrid owing to the
craving depreciation of silver and of
paper currency.
1t is reported at Victoria, B. c., that
the British flagship Imperieuse has
been ordered to sail for Guatemala,
serious trouble being apprehended.
The 1900 miners at Lehigh, Iowa,
who have been on strike during the
past month, have returned to work,
having been granted the increase de-
manded.
The anniversary of the entry of the
italian troops into Rome, Sept. 20,
1870, was celebrated throughout Italy.
Floral wreaths were laid on the tomb
Of the late King Victor Emanuel.
The queen regent of Spain has or
dered that special surveillance be en-
ercised at the Spanish ports on all
arrivals from United States ports in
consequence Of the outbreak Of yell
low fever.
The supreme court of Spain has an.
I TILED the sentence of forty years. Inn
priscnment imposed upon Barril, the
supposed anarchist, OF the ground
that i: has not been proven that lie is
an anarchist.
The Americans residing at Antwerp,
and who are liable under the new law
to be enrolled for military service in
case of war, held a meeting, organized
and are determined to oppose this ac-
ton upon the part of the Belgian gov
eminent.
United States Consul O'Hara, at
San Juan Norte, Mic, reports to the
state department that the peso is
worth but IS GIG cents in gold in that
place, a drop of 5 $50 cents during the
month. On the other hand, provis-
ions, etc., have advanced without any
increase in wages.
The relations between the duke and
duchess of Aosta, the former being
the oldest nephew of the king of Italy,
and the latter being Princess Helena
of Orleans, daughter of the late count
Of Paris, are Once more reported to be
strained. and it is stated that their
separation is only q question Of a
short time.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
X

Red River Valley Old settlers' Assoc
citation in Grand Forks Sept. 20.
Grand Forks, N. D., Special. The
annual meeting of the Red River Val
ley Old Settlers association, which
vas to have been held in Grand Forks
in June, will be held here Sept. 20,
the first day of the street fair. All set
tiers of the valley who were residents
prior to June 80, 1879, are eligible to
membership and r cordially invited
to attend the meeting whether mem
bers of the association or not. The
various members of the executive
committee will undertake to entertain
all old settlers during the meeting,
and every effort will be made to have
an interesting and enjoyable time to-
.;ethcr. The local committee will pro-
vide an entertaining programme, and
with "reminiscences of the early days,
renewal of early friendship, ETC., the
pioneers should have a meeting that
will leave many pleasant memories.
All old settlers are wanted at the
meeting and are urged to attend.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
People Talked About.

Gen. w. 8. Kosecrans has been elect
ed president of the Army of the Cum
berlaud.
The association of MeS;can Veterans
has elected Mai. s. p. Yuft Of Illinois
as president.
Prof. Wilhelm wattenbach, the Ger
man historian, is dead at Berlin. He
was born in 1919.
Nathilde Won Humboldt, the last sur
vivlng niece of Alexander O Hum
boldt, died a few weeks ago in Rome.
Hon. Henry w. Sage aied at ithaca,
N. T.. aged e%ighty-two years. He was
best known through his donations for
educational purposes.
Gen. Bourbaki, who was in COM
'nand of the imperial guard at Metz
during the Franco-P russian war, is
dead.
Evan Ryan, a pioneer of Grants
burg, Wis.,, was found dead at his
home in Marshland, where ho lived
alone.
James Lane, 1902 years old, familiar
ly known as "Uncle Jimmy" Lane,
one of the Oldest residents of Chicago,
is dead of old age.
Chang Yet Tung, the new Chinese
consul at San Francisco, has arrived
there from Washington. EIe will re-
lieve Chang Yeng Tong.
Miss Flora Macdonald Shearer, the
poetess, has been declared insane and
has been taken from San Francisco to
q private asylum at Livermore.
Hon. Walter E. Faison, ex-solicitor
of the state department at Wash
ington, died at the home of his broth
er-in-law, DR.. J. e. Mathews, Mt Will
mington, N. c., aged for,y-two years.
Mrs. hansen, the wife of the ex-
plorer, has given birth tc a son.
The Princess Shonrega, daughter OF
King Menelik of Abyssinia and wife
Of Ras Micael, is dead.
Mrs. Caroline Upham, aged eighty
three, mother of Edward, George ana
Everett Upham, died at Marshfield,
Wis. Her remains were taken to
%Southbridge. Mass, for burial.
Archbishop Langevin, who achieved
so much notorie!y in his Champion
shin of the Manitoba separate schools,
is i'll of typhoid fever in the hospital
at Winnipeg. His condition is criti-
cal.
Mrs. Norman J. Coleman, wife of
Norman J. Coleman, ex-secretary OF
agriculture, is dead at the family res
ideace at st. Louis. The deceased
has been an invalid for the last hf-
teen years.
Mary McLane Hobbins, widow Of
DR.. Joseph Hobbins, died at Madison,
Wis, aged fifty years. Mrs. Hob5ins
and her husband had each enjoyed
distinguished ancestry to give pride
and prestige to more than one family.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
The Nation's Capital.

The treasury department has re-
ceived information that the Neither
lands government is paying Indirectly
an export bounty tax on sugar.
1t is believed President Mckinley
will, when he returns from his trip tc
Massachusetts,, issue an order to the
secretary Of the treasury for the fore
closure Of the government mortgage
on the Union Pacific.
The navy department has awarded
contracts for supplying the service
shells needed for the ships now ap
preaching completion to three firms
the Midvale, Sterling and Carpenter
Shell companies, the work being
about equally divided. The total
amount Of the bids is about half q
million dollars. Further awards viii
be made in the course of 4 few weeks
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
Another Hold-Up.

Grand Forks, N. D.. Special.-John
Flynn, who has been working on a
farm east of the city, was in town
and relates a rather rough experience
he had on his way here. AS he was
walking in he, met two tramps who
asked him for a little money with
which to buy something to eat. Flynn
was willing enough to contribute a
mite to the cause of charity, and took
cut his pocketbook to give them some
change. Just at this point n Of the
men grabbed him by the throat and
held him while the other ran away
with his pocketbook. His captor soon
released him after choking and other
wise misusing him until he was very
weak.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
the coroner to a r for his body. He
loaNou a &omilN

the coroner to care for his body. He
leaves a family.
Merrill & Libby of Fort Benton,
Mont, have ordered 169 cars for sheep
shipments from that vicinity for the
next two weeks.
The plant of the Kankakee Manu-
featuring company, makers Of refrig-
orators and bicycles, at Kankakee, ILL.,,
has been closed by the sheriff. Esti-
mated liabilities, $4,000; assets, $$335,
600.
The grand jury at San Francisco
has indicted Charles s. Bartlett, the
witness for Mrs. Craven in the Angus
Craven case, on the charge Of perjury.
The Indictment will not be filed until
next week.
Some excitement and considerable
comment has been caused in musical
circles in London by what appears to
be an attempt to aS%sassinate Miss Ida
Orme, the well known song writer.
Miss Orme says she was shot at by an
American.
Eddyville, Iowa, was the scene Of a
serious riot in which two officers were
seriously injured and the arrest of
their assailants prevented a lynching.
A number of telephone linemen. en-
gagged in stretching the long distance
wire from New York, got drunk and
started to run the town, and attempts
to arrest them started the trouble.
The grand jury at Frankfort, Ky,
indicted for gambling Representative
W. Il. Stigletz Of Louisville, Rep
resentative John Johns of Pike county,
R. H. Dorm, a Louisville capitalist;
James E. Stone, clerk of the senate;
Albert E. Scott Of Louisville and John
Hollenbach of Louisville. The misde-
meanor consisted Of poker playing for
money at the Capitol hotel in the city
during the recent extra legislative ses.
sion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02

President S. r. Galloway, Of the
Lake Shore railway, has been elected
president of the Pittsburg & Erie rail-
way. This arrangement between the
two railroads has prevailed for some
years.
A. Stewart Appleton is on his way
to Washington to bring before con-
gress the matter of a ship canal con-
Decting Lake Erie with the southern
end Of Lake Michigan. The estimated
cost is SIS, 1000, 1000.
Toru Hoshi, the Japanese minister,
has received permission from his gov
eminent to return to Japan on a leave
ton early in October and will return
to his post early in December.
Mrs. Lucia o. Case. Of the Topeka
bar, the only Kansas woman in the
active practice of law, has announced
her candidacy for associate justice of
the supreme court on the Democratic
Pcpulist ticket.
The German Catholic Central So
ciety of. North America adjourned at
Columbus, Ohio, to meet next year at
Milwaukee the last week in August
instead of the last week of Septem-
Der. The society decided to found a
German chair in the Catholic univer-
sity at Washington.
Mrs. Florence Smith, the wife of q
Salt Lake man, who eloped with a
man named Forrest, died In a lodging
house in Butte, Mont, in want, hav-
ing been a public charge for some
time. Forrest deserted the woman
some time ago. Her parents and hus-
band cast her of.
According to an opinion rendered by
Justice Carroll of San Francisco "a
leading man" on the stage does not
ruin his professional reputation by
playing minor parts. The decision
was in a suit brought by Francis Car
lyle, q well known actor, against
Frederick Belasco, manager Of the
| AlcaZar theater, to recover his salary
Of 500 per week on the ground Of
breach of contract. X
The United States government has
received a judgment amounting to
over $10O,O 600 in the United States cir
cult court as the conclusion Of .
twelve-year suit against Andrew j.
Barnes, who was Indian agent on the
Hooper Valley reservation in 1873,
and for several years Whereabouts.
| Barnes has died since the suit was
commenced and it is doubtful ii any
thing can be recovered. The suit was
the outcome Of disputes over Barnes'
accounts. /,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
II uni sSs. With 18th Thompson's Eye Water.
iEIsHs CURE FOR
CURES WHERE all ELSE FAILS. U
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use
70 in time. Sold by druggists. E-
ESkl ION ion
ambiguous

The following rather ambiguous adj
vertisement appeared in the Personal
column Of a Western newspaper a
short time ago:
"Wanted-Information regarding the
whereabouts of Ebenezer Jones, who
is supposed to have died in this city.
last year"
A still more ambiguous personal APP
peared in a Chicago paper a year or
two ago. 1t was as follows:
eff this should meet the eye of Lew
is J. Smith, and he will send his pres
ent address to his old home, he will
hear something to his advantage. His
wife is dead"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
Back to the Old Regime.

Jamestown, N. D.. Specialize new
Russell Miller Milling company has
been organized with E. P. Wells,
banker, Of this city, president. John
Russell of Valley City was elected vice
president and manager; F. III. Chap
man, of the company's mills here, sec
rotary and treasurer. All are promi-
nent in business circles in the two
cities. The board of directors con-
sists of Walter Miller of this city and
Arthur Miller of Duluth, besides the
officers previously mentioned. The
milling properties Of the company are
here and in Valley City and are con-
sidered excellent paying properties.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02

To dare one to a thing is an in
cipient form Of sending a challenge for
mortal combat, and is often criminal
In intent and disastrous in result. On
one of the hottest days of July a youth
with a frozen arm was received at a
Jersey City hospital. A confectioner
had offered a plate of ice cream to the
boy who would hold his arm longest In
the chopped ice of the freezer. The
prize winner lost his arm; all the ef-
forts OF the surgeons did not avail to
save it. To accept a dare is not to
write oneself down a hero.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
A Now I,cral Point.

Fargo. N. d., Special. Judge Pol
lock rendered an important decision
on a new legal point brought up in the
insolvency matter Of Knudsoa 4 Web
ster. Their attorneys claimed the
right of exemption for the partnership.
and after elaborate arguments on both
sides, the court sustained them on the
proposition. The opposition contends
that the decision is erroneous, as the
constitution of the state empowers the
legislature to pass laws on exemptions
for 'heads of families" only. The case
will he appealed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02

The Liberty, Mo-, Advance says: "A
peculiar but sensible courtship is in
progress at Excelsior Springs. The
mother believes that a girl should he
admired just as she is, instead of as
she appears arrayed in f1nery and arti-
fetal ornaments. The young man in
this case is allowed to call only just
after supper, and instead of being
shown into the parlor he is taken to
the kitchen, where he is permitted to
watch the girl, dressed in working
harness, wash the supper dishes. This
will be a happy marriage. Indeed 1t
will-if the girls mother stays with
them right along.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02

The price Of fresh eggs" in the
Klondike region is SIT a dozen. Ex-
actly what is meant by "fresh," how
ever, is not clearly explained. AS
they have "cold storage there nearly
all the year round that does not make
much difference. Those who transport
the hen product to that region on spec
ulation will do we'll not to put all
their eggs in the same basket" either
literally or metaphorically, as the
roads thither are a little rough.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
Railroad Assessment.

|, Grand Forks, N. D.. Special. The
Great Northern Railway assessment
in Grand Forks county for this year
aggregates S4iS,O6O. and the Northern
Pacific $111, 800; an aggregate of 1884,
42O. This is an increase of $36,4S5
from last years aggregate. The Great
Northern's assessment includes So
miles of main line, at an assessed val
uation of $3,75O per mile, 81 miles Of
branch lines at $3.50 per mile, and
% miles of siding at $3.50 per mile.
The Northern Pacific assessment in
cludes 80 1-2 miles ut $3.50 per mile.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
AT GRAND FORKS.
The Street Fair to Be a Great Sue
cess and q Unique Fcature.

SCNB anu ~ OAtsk0S
Grand Forks, N. D., Special.-One OF
the most important cases to come up
ut the next Germ of the federal court
is that of E. G. Tourtelot, receiver OF
the Second National bank, against
Nash Bros.,. wholesale grocers and
fruit merchants of this city. Just be-
fore the bank closed Nash Bros. drew
a considerable amount from the BANK
and the receiver claims the sum as a
part Of the assets of the institution.
Already the merchants of the city
are at work on booths for the street
fair. Interest in the fair is increasing
and it bids fair to be the event of the
year in this part of the valley.
The county Jail is filled to overflow
ing. and Judge Fisk will convene a
term of court Oct. 6 for the purpose
Of %disposing of S There are no
very important ones in the list, most
of them being for evading the liquor
law and hold-ups.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
NORTH DAKOTA CROPS.
Threshing Shows Wheat Running
Low Yield.

Bismarck, N. D., Specialize past
week has been generally favorable
for harvesting, and it is practically
finished, although there are some
fields of unusually late grain in scat
tered sections yet to cut, but it is not
probable that it will amodnt to my
thing and is of no consequence. The
first frost of the season occurred on
the 10Th and 18th, but as all crops
were out of danger at that time. no
damage was done them; but garden
vines were killed in nearly all parts
of the state. Threshing is well under
way and considerable grain has been
marketed. The grade is generally low
ard the yield, so far as known, poor.
Corn will make a fair crop in most
sections, and is now out Of danger.
Fall blowing is being done in many
sections. hut the ground is SO parched
and dry that it is very hard work.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02

A young Chicago woman, herself
beautiful and in perfect health. has be.
gun a campaign which has for its aim
the slaughter of all weak people
whether physically or mentally inca.
pable. She would relentlessly kill
them, by a painless death if possible,
and holds that the end would justify
the means. for it would benefit the hui
man race. She will probably not kill
more than M before she realizes her
error.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
Tax Controversy Settled.

Lisbon, N. d., Special.-The delin'
uuent tax controversy between Ran
som county and the Northern Pacific
is virtually settled. All taxes levied
prior to 1889, and taxes levied upon
lands lying within the indemnity linn.
it's. are to be cancelled and abated,
and on all taxes levied upon land and
town lots lying within the forty-mile
limits before the same were patented,
so per cent of the face value of such
taxes for the years 1880 to 1896, both
inclusive, is to be paid by the com,
pany in cash.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
Gnvc re Governor a Cbancc.

Bismarck. N. D.. Specialize gov
ernor has appointed Thomas w. Mill
ham, B. A. Crabtree and Herman
Faus of Djckey county, Charles J.
Sturgeon of Lamoure county and J.
w. Christian of Sargent county men,
bers Of the board of trustees of the
state industrial school at Glendale.
The board appointed and confirmed by
the last senate did not qualify and the
governor made new appointments.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-10-02
Thought to Have Elopcd.

Minor, N. D.. Special.-Mrs. Alfred
johnson. wife of a prominent farmer
living south of here. is missing and is
supposed to have eloped with a farm
hand named Brown. The couple took
with them the three small children of
Mrs. johnson and are supposed to
have gone to the Twin Cities. Mrs.
Johnson has heretofore borne a good