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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04


and whom hia case was called, it vas
ost because the nlmost incredible
mistak" had been made by a sick justice
Of the peace Of having his wife sign the
papers holding defendant t the district
court. My informant stated that Judge
Onl demand was that the de-.
fendent should not delay the business of
the court. When people remember that
Judge Winchester during the summer was
overwhelmed with criminal cases
in tho various c"unties in the district,
am that he has willingly worked night IA
we'll a. day trying to clear up che various
criminal calendars and save expense to
tho tax-payers. the general sentiment is
that tho Judge desorvea credit rattle, than
criticism for insisting thstE,th
business of the court IN McLeun county
should not be unnecessarily delayed.
rhore seem to be no doubt in the minds
|of tho people in this town that the letter
in the Settler WAS written by Moffet or,
the information of hog. bug. .,4s.
Ny information says that hog-bug is
notorious A. a liar and general mischief
maker in both Mercer and Mclean coun-
ties; that he arst started. y little stors
over in Stanton, Mercer county, and got
himsslfs elected county treasurer in that
|sparsely settled county; but it was not
long until the people there "got on to
him. After that his time VA short. IN
that county. and when he found that the
people there had no more use for him, he
for a new field. 80 he crossed
the Big Muddy into Mclean counto and
up a little store, selliRg crackers
and ginger snaps. He claimed that he
was a red-hot Republican. He a elect
I'D county treasurer Of Mclean county.
and bef"re the next campaign, was open
~ asscus.d by. tn w.ahburn LEvDss
(Dick Copeland, sditor) OF steal nge90.45
of county funds, which amount he was
to return. This opened the
Of the people of Mclean county,
and !aseing that he could not again secure
ofiss IA a Republican he became a full
Pop. but without avail. Last fall
during the campaign one of his bench
men vas ordered by hog bug to get a bal
in readineaa for q Pop talk, aud he pro
ceeded to tear-dOwn the Republican deco
r~ations; but upon the Republicans get
ting a hint of what was being done, they
made it their business to sec that he re-
placed every every decoration that had
bern torn down. For the last fOur years,
knowing he oORld not he elected to Office,
has been trying to get Il deputyship.
but he has not succeeded. Consequently
he hss soured on evo' ybody. My inform
nays that hog bug IL noted for his
face" and sneaking ways, and that
he ia MT able 10 lo,k any nan square in
the face. He profeases to b. a scandina-
visn only 1t election time; bnt most Of
tho scandinavia settlers of Mclean coun.
ty have got on IL his disreputable, back.
methods aud have no use for
People from MoLean county have
informed me that there was MT a word Of
in the Settler article and I have not
with a man here who endorses it..
There seem to- be but few people here
Who favor the disr~pntable methods Of
Respectfully.
80 u. r, STBEkTER.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04
CITATION.

CITATION.
First Publication August 18th. 1871,
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
County Of Mclean.
In county Court before Hon. Peter Miller. ,gudrc
n the matter u the estate of james Heath,
IT, Hao 2:
Heirs and all paEties interested. respondents.
CITTFION HEARING.
The state Of North Dakota to the shove Res.
pondents and all parties interested in the estate
OF James Heath, deceased.
Yol, and each Of you are notified that I, J..
'Hau:ebefgo Of Washburn, the petitioner herein.
!las Med N this conrt a petition, praying that
letters OF administration upon the estate Of
m Heath. late of Conkiing, in the county
Of McIIeaE,and State of North Dakota, deceased
be granted to Oliver NJ. Heath, and that the
SAIL petition will be heard and duly considered
ny this court on Monday the 9Th dag Of septem-
her. 4. d. 1887, ut 2 O'Clock in the afternoon Of
that day at the court rooms VI this Court in the
county court house in the town Of Washburn,
cOn.ntwo Mclean and State of North Dakota,
and you, and each of You, are hereby cited to
ne and appear before this court Mt said time and
place. and answer said petition, and show cause
II any there be, II there he, why the prayer of
sald petition should not be granted.
@ BY the Court
~ PKTkR MILLER,
. Judge Of the County Court.
Nated nth Of August, A.. D. 1897.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04

J. X. McLeoud, (Little Mao) the famed
newa paragraph and incubator of droop.
Ing newspapers has returned to Well.
county and taken full possession Of tn.
Herald at Harvey on the 500. If there il
any happenings around Harvey worth
publishing in the futurs-the Herald viii
have a full account of it in plain Queen,
English without pos,es or pansies.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04

The LxADEs ia IN receipt of a hand.
somely hound spenimsn book of tho Am.
eriean Type Founders Company. Oar
thanks are doe for this neat book to
Aessra. Webster and Brsntjen of the
Minneapolis branch house.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04
:1Dr1cEroF MORTGAGE, SALE

q, lflTSt fuOIcatlOn August IL, 1870
Notice is hereby given, that that certain Mort
gage. executed and delivered bv Laurence Cas-
selman and Mollie Casselman, his wifesMort-
gag0rs, t" Charming Seabury and William T..
Aaxfrli. ~rOpartners as Seabury & Co.. IIOrtga-
gees, dated the Goth day Of lAcember A. n.
eighteen hundred and ninety-four and filed for
record in the ONCE Of the Register Of Deeds Of
the County Of Mclean and State Of North Da.
Dakota, on the 2sth day Of December. A. u.
1894, and recorded In Book ..B' Of Mortgages.
1T page l7s. will be forclosed by n sale of the
premises in such Mortgage and hereinafter des-
cribed, at the front door of the court house In
Washburn III the County Of Mclean n State
Of North Dakota, at the hour Of two O'Clock, +.
NJ, on the 27th day Of September, 1897. to satisfy
the amount due upon said Mortgage on the day
Of sale.
The premises described In said Mortga:e and
which will will be sold 10 satisfy the same, arc
those certain premises situated In the County Of
Mclean. state Of North .,skota, and descrlbcd
~ follows. tO-wit: The east half of the north
east quarter te1i nek) and the East half of the
south east quarter ( 4 SO ~ Of section four
ieen u4h. township ore hundred and forty-lve
tl4s) d FRANCE eighty (s0) and containing 1so acres,
more OF less. Thore will be due on such Mort
gage at the date Of sale the sum Of -Four hum
dred and thirteen dollars and forty-1ve cents,
t$4ls.Ab).
dated At Fargo, North Dakota, this 9Th day Of
August, 1897.
SEAEURY 4 Co
Mortgage.
BALL. WATSON 4 MAct.Av,
Attorneys for Martgagces.:
Fargo. North Dakota.
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e. =. Norris the shoe.
nan three doors e4st:
OF the Tribune, receliiv-:
ed another large. con
slgnment of Ladies
Fin h O in Black
and Ok Bloods. Give
him a .cau and exam
inc goods and pieces.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31

the superintendent keen gaze did not
falter
yes. I know; but 1 didn't take 1t. I
wouldn't steal
Mr.. Random drummed idly on his desk
with his pencil.
You viii have TO make up this
money" he said. but not all at once.
You will pay 20 cents each week until
it is all paid.
and L won't lose my place." draw
ing sharp breath as though a weight
had been taken off her shoulders.
No. but ! shall send TO this woman
you live with and get a definite word
again as to your character and sur
roundings- It's q mere matter of form.
OF course" he added, noticing her
change Of expression. "but Is viii clear
you of any suspicion that the store PEG
PIE may hold you in
3Ir- Random was startled at the ner-
Yous dread that awakened in the eyes
resting on his.
o. said the girl. with a quick. inn
pulsiVe gesture, don't send to Mrs
Green
The little old face was eager enough
ROW. There was no sign of apathy in
the lines Of the shabby figure Two
vivid spots burned in her cheeks. When
the superintendent spoke again his
voice was stern.
Are you afraid that your assertions
as TO character might not be borne
out?'' he asked.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31
A WALL CABINET.
One That a Boy Can Make With His
Own Hands.

a useful cabinet can be made almost
any size for the wall space that may
be devoted to it il "a room, but for
general use it can measure about three
feet Ions, and proportionateiy high:
Make the end boards 80 lnches niSh
and eight inches wide, and the potion
of each should be cut out TO FORM d
bracelet effect as shown in the Illus
The top board should measure 81
inches long and each of the shelves 30
inches. They should conform IN width
to the side boards or ends. and they
need not be more than half or i've
eighths of an inch in thickness
To fasten the woodWork together.
drive slim screws through the ends of
the top and down into the upper ends
of the side boards, and each shelf is
to be attached to the end boards by
means OF screws driven through the
side boards and into the ends OF each
shelf
The wood construction will then ap-
pear as shown in figure !, and the POSI-
ton of the screws may be seen as lndl-
Gated by the dots on the side OF the
end board.
To finish the top nicely a strip of cor
nice molding can be mitered around the
upper edge of the cabinet, and piece
can be purchased at carpenter shop
for a few cents a running foot The
woodwork may be painted or stained
any desirable color, and if preferable
back can be made for the cabinet of
thin ceiling strip. The backing is not
necessary, however, as the wall paper
forms q good background.
This cabinet should be very securely
anchored to the wall, as the weight of
books and vases placed on the shelves
would necessarily make it heavy.
Little brass anchoring plates for fur
niture that is to be hung about the
wall can be purchased at hardware
stores, and three of them should be Sc
curely screwed fast to both the top
and bottom shelf.
To the under side of the top shelf q
rod and ring can be attached so that
light curtains may be hung from them
and at one side of the cabinet the cur
tain may be draped back and caught
with a ribbon. as shown in the illustra-
ton This case will be found a conYe-
nient nook for brio a-brac. books and
photographs, and some large vases and
plates can be accommodated on the top.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31
THAT "BIG BOOK.
A HALLOWEEN STORY.
BY GERALD Brennan.

And if or the 31st day of October. at
the hour when twilight cometh. any
person Of pure and honest heart shall
take coat or other upper garment
never before worn by mortal man. and
dip it thrice in running water, saying
heartfelt prayer for all those in pain
or sorrow. that person shall see face
TO face the human being that The or she
doth most desire to look upon For this
twilight o. the 31st day of the 10th
month is known as Halloween, when
wishes come true and the lost is found"
The child in the brown pinafore read
these words for the 10Th time sitting
crouched before the window in her
mothers little parlor.
The blue eyes commonly bore visit
full expression even when pouring over
the beloved old book; but there was a
CLINT OF hope n their depths on this
particular October afternoon. For in
both pockets of the brown pinafore
there were small heaps OF jingiing
coins. Such lot of coins, the child
thought. and indeed they meant vast
riches to her, for she had been saving
them and adding them together ever
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31

can. Do as the big book tells
you Dip the coat sleeve in running
water. It's wonderful book that
big book of yours. 1 had a book like
that once myself, when l was a
youngGter. Here. Mr.. Morris
give the child a new coat-the newest
/ coat you'vs got in your shop
1t was already twilight when Jennie,
with the new coat on her arm, footed
1t braveiy up the hill. towards where a
l4ttle riVulet made its way blitheSomeIy
enough between the rows of labOrers'
houses and wooden shar-ies, prepara-
tory to rushing down the steep slope
to be sullied with the dust and CRIME
of the great city
She took the coat from it's wrap
ping. and was about to dip a sleeve in
the ripping water. when her mother
came running toward her.
"Jenniel Jennier' cried the pale
faced widow, where have you been?
You have frightened me so.D
But Jennie. full of her purpose,
raised a warming hand and plunged the
coat sleeve into the stream-onre
twice, three times.
20. Lord" she murmured. "lave
pity on all people in sorrow and pain.
And o, kind Lord, send back
our jack
Some one came up trle hill road at a
swinging pace. Jennie had Just noticed
that it was her acquaintance of the
clothing shop-t1he tall man in the new
suit-when she saw her mother stretch
out her arms. and heard a great cry
of giadness.
"Jackr' cried the widow. pale-faced
no longer. TT is Jack come home at
last"
And Jack it was. That wonderful
big book had not erred
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31

See what broken shoes she wears. no
matter how sloppy the weather. Then
She sticks to that one little Jersey
Jacket Of hers, until the wrists are all
frayed and the elbows even patched
"Yes; and [ have shiVered to see her
going in and out with only that half
cotton shawl for a covering all this
bitter weather told her about those
SO coats that we're going for $3.50. and
even offered to lend her part of the
money. but she answered me that she
was warm enough"
--sYho's a 1niser?" said the superin-
tendent. Who had come IN and over
heard the last remark. He greeted the
detective pleasantly She had been at
oswald's IS years; they valued her SER
vices.
"Humphl" he said, when they had
told him 1.-The girl can't be a miser at
her age. It's more likely that this Mrs.
What's her-name where she lives spir-
its away her money. Doubtless she
don't take as good care OF her as she
does of her own children. I saw the
girl Just now She's scrawnY little
thing; looks so Old
THE LOST MONEY
'.One of the silk waist salesladies
wants to gee MIR. Random" announced
q, small boy from the outer office.
esTeII her 20 come in" and the SUI
oerintendent essed TO his inner room
I dcu't thil41 that l ought to have to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31
sADIE'S SECRET.
The Way the Cat Was Let Out of the
Bag.
BY o. F. GUNBY.

Have little Martin report to Mr..
Blake" the superintendent of Oswald s
store directed. 81 would give the place
TO No. 20 lin some respects she seems
20 catch on quicker than the other girD,
but She has no one dependent on her
and the extra half dollar a week win
be a help in the Martin household.
Miss Ellis, the young woman who was
right-hand man in the Superintendent S
Office, looked half regretful as she re-
sumed her accounts. After all, don't
know why should care" she thought.
Sadie is such an odd young one. she
never seems to care whether you take
an interest in her or not"
AS the superintendent passed out of
the store he ran across No. 90. She had
a silk waist over her arm and had let
fall a block of red ribbon that coiled in
stiff sDirals under peoples feet. She
was flushed With confusion and the
floor walker was scolding her careless
ness.
'0I'ut, tut! Accidents viii happen
sometimes" said Mr.. Random as he
passed. The girls eyes flashed him
grateful glance before she had time to
think that this was the superintendent
himself speaking. and TO shrink back
abaShed
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31

took off the brown pinafore, donned
a quaint little hooded cloak which her
mother had made. and started down
| the hill TO where the hustle of the
streets began. Into the cheap clothing
store she tTipped. ard handed her
precious capital, wrapped up IN
scrap of paper, 10 the smiling Mr..
Morris.
And now. please she said, II want
the brand new coat you promised
me-
Mr. Norris was talking to a tail ard
gorgeously apparelled gentleman. He
had Just sold the gentleman suit t
clothes and Was removing from tnI n
the tags and other marks which in
variabiy, SO Jennie'5 experience tol1
her, hang from gorgeous carmen. 5
newly bought. Indeed she had made
up her mind to rejsct any coat as
spurious not marked with these signs
of neWness-
Here's this funny little girl again"
said the clOthier. she belongs TO Il
seamstreS5 who does some work for US
"a decent widow woman living en- the
hill. can't think what she
wants of a mans coat, in1eed | cant
Yet size comes here and offers me all
her little savings for a coat"
Wants coat. eh?" remarked the
gentleman in the gorgeous suit. Tent
take the cllilds money. Give her my
old coat. Here, SISSY, you can
have my old clothes and keep your
cash
"Thank you. sir" fattered Jennie.
I'm sorry, but it's a new coat
want Only a new cceG will be any
use you see. It must have
never been worn before when I 60 to
zip it in running water"
The affable clothier looked at his
4
who would cay-"she's crazy But
the tail gentleman looked puzzled
Soma forgotten memory seemed TO
awake within him
Running water! Dip a
new coat in running waterT he re-
peated. Look here. little girl. what
are you talking about: and what do
you want the new coat for, anyhow"
Something in the speakers looks in
spired Jennie to confidence. and, by
degrees, she told him her whole story
all about the lost brother Jack. the
"big book" and her hopes in regard to
the dipping Of the coat. As she spoke,
the puzzled expression on the
strangers face changed, first 20 one
of amusement, and at last, quite sud
denly. to one OF eager arnazement.
Look here" he blurted out. a little
roughly, it seemed. What is your
name?'
Jennie
Your other name, I mean, demand
ed the tail man. gripping the cniId by
the arm
Jennie was startled by his manner,
and shranh back.
My other name is Halliday" she
said.
The tall man sat down in a chair
very deliberately and began TO mop
his forehead. After awhile he laughed
nerVOuSly.
That's FUNNY" ne exclaimed. 'I
used to know fellow named Jack
Halliday. Son Of a widow, too, and
had a little sister. He lived in STAN
ford, Conn
Stamford was where mother used to
live. o. sir. can you tell US
where to find Jack?"
The tall man stood up.
Yes he answered; perhaps 1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31

spects. They are famous snake killers
Mr. Gruber is known through the east,
and, in fact, in the south and west,
also. though not to the same extent. as
."Rattlesnake Pete" It was he who.
seven or eight years ago, appeared on
the floor of the New York stock ex-
change arrayed from head TO foot in
clothes make from snake skins. The
tie he had round his neck was q snake
skin, and even the ornament that gen
orally f2stens tie in front was a
snakes eye. When he goes into the
wilds of Pennsylvania and other states
hunting snakes he is invariably accom-
panied by Carlo and Bruno, who, from
Ions practice, have become dexterous in
the game. The dogs are very fond of
each other. and the cat seems to like
their company
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31

since the Halloween of a year before
And now as she took the money out,
she laughed happy little laugh.
Quickly she turned to the fly leaf Of
her big book, and read the inscription
in her mothers handwriting:
ITO my dear son, John Halliday, Hal
lowe'en, 1857
4 little lower down Mrs. Halliday had
added in wayerinS characters that told
of grief and tears:
My brave boy Jack has been gone
but a weelc, and now the bank has
failed. The landlord is heartless He
saws we must go. What can we do.
and where can we find Jack?"
Ten long years before those words
had been written; and in all that time
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no trace of the absent Jack Halliday
had come to tighten the burden on his
mothers heart
A year before Jacks little sister Jen-
ME had unearthed the book of Folk
Lore and Tradition" in her mothers
trunk THE curious old superstition
about finding the lost. by sleeping q
coat sleeve in running water. came to
her young mind in the light of a great
inspiration.
I viii try it! o. les I viii
surely try to bring Jack Back" she
WHISPERED And thereafter she set to
work with vigor and persistence
worthy of the cause. Was there an
erraud to be done in the little row of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31

sists in PLAYING a card of equal value
with that of the next PLAYER. This
ships you II the third player has a
card of like value. you are snapped:
and then, if a fourth card be played
by the following player. you are snored.
Thus, say A plays a l1nave, and B like
wise plays a knave, A is shipped, and
places one counter in the pool. If G
also has a knave, B is snapped and
pays two in the pool; and if D has the
other knave, G is suored, and pays
three. The fourth. of course, is safe,
because all the four knaYes are now
played No person may play out Of
his turn, but every one must snip or
snap when it is in his power. When
any player has paid into the pool his
five counters, he retires from the game,
and the pool becomes the property Of
the one whose, hand holds out longest
The cards are sometimes dealt three
or four times before the game is de-
eided- The deal is taken in rotation.
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lock of ribbon to take back to the rib

block of ribbon to take back TO the rib
bon counter"
DO you remember my speaking to
you when you dropped the ribbon? Did
you have the money then?''
Yes. In this pocket" pulling her
jacket round TO show it.
What made you put it in your pock-
et?"
I had it in my hand while ! waited
for the elevator, and then l was afraid
II out. When 1 got to the exchange
room and found it wasn't in my pocket
was astonished."
DO you remember what sort of bills
were given your
There We're four 81 bills 1 know
that two of them had the picture of
the woman with her arm round the boy
on them, one of the others only had a
mans face. I don't know what the other
bill had on it
DO you know that you are suspected
of stealing this money!"
4 sort of tremor passed over the
slight form, but the gray eye that met
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-31
sADIE's QUEERNEss.

Miss Ellis and the detective in Os-
wald's store were ehums. They ate their
luncheon together and heated eompan-
ion cups of tea on a CHEEKY little brass
contrivance in Miss Ellis room. d lit
tie corner that opened off the super
intenGent's Office.
Sadie Mouiton puzzles me-" she was
saying. 4 can't make her out This D
street dancing school is good chance
for a girl TO have real innocent amuse-
ment. but she won't join, i only costs
% cents month. and there Will be "a
soiree every now and then. when the
scholars can invite their friends The
lady who came here said any girl whom
1 knew to be unable to pay could come
for nothing. They hope to get an in
huence over the girls in that way
considered that Sadie was able to pay"
What excuse did she give for not
joining?"
said she did not care for dancing.
YOU know that's a story
Miss ellis looked into space for q
while and let her tea get cold.
i've got it. she said at length. 1.-The
chiId's miser. I'm forced to think so.