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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-12-23

La Sale (lll.) Gazette En-
press; TIE Modder River
battle between the British and
Beers last month lasted four
teen hours, and the British
general commanding, cabled
it was the blodirst battle Of the
century, We haveno statistics
at hand to prove the quantity
of blood contained in the body
Of a Boer or Britisher, but the
general above referred to lost
in this battle Gle per cent of his
5000 men engaged. In the
battle of the Wilderness Gener-
al Grant lost 1865 men; at
Spottsylvania, 1880, and at
Cold Harbor. l2,737. ut Chick=
amauga So per cent were killed
wounded ard missing, and ~
per cent killed and wounded.
At Waterloo the English loss
was 20 per cent, and this was
probably the bloodiest battle
england ever had.
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How the Beers Make Love.

There is something essential
ly primitive in the manners
and customs of the sturdy in
! habitants of the old Dutch
Republic. Nothing shows this
better than the way the Boer
manages love-making.
Having asked the permission
of the father to court a certain
danhsel in the neigborllood-
by that is meant anything
within 80 miles--tlle young
Boer proceeds to purchase the
most strihingly decorated and
loudly colored saddle cloth for
his steed that he can possibly
obtain. He Will very likely
spend Il large SUN. If money
Oil this for il is Il special
occasion, and no one knowing
the country and the habits o!
the people will have the least
doubt from tue appearance of
his morse that he is in quest OF
a bride.
Having made his prepare
tons, he mounts his most
spirited horse and journeys to
the lady's home, but instead
of seeking out the object of
his affections, he respectfully
asks permission of her father
to court her. The old man
cautiously refrains from an
swering, but consults his wife,
and the youth joins the young
e.; members of the household.
No further notice is taken of
the sutton for the rest of the
day. but if the parents approve
of him, when the rest of the
rest OF. the household retire for
the night the mother soleinnly
approaches the young man and
maiden, with a long tallow
candle in her hand. This she
places on the table and lights
aud, then. having taken al
affectionate farewell of the
couple she retires. This
is a sign to the sutton that Lis
suit is accountable.
AS long as the candle lasts
the young people sit up in the
Kitchen together and talk and
the girl betakes herself to rest
in the dornnitory used by her
sci and her sisters and the
young an finds night quart
n with the brothers or other
men of the household.-New
York Herald.
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CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior.

U. s. LAND OFFICE,
BISMARCK. N. DAKOTA,
October 81, 1899.
a sufficient contest affidavit having been flied
In this office by William a. Licbcn, contestant,
against Homestead Entry No. COZ, made August
10th, 1891, for the South West Quarter Of Section
"a, in Township i43. North Of Range 80. West, by
John &. llilken, c0nteStee. In which 1t is alleged
that the said John &. l:ilken, has never ut any
time heretofore established II residence upon
said land, that lie has not ut any time improved
said tract of land except to break about six
acres thereon, that the said breaking has never
been rulllvatrd and no house has ever been
erected upm said tract Of land; said parties are
hereby notified to appear. respond and offer
evidence touching said allegations at 10 O'Clock
A.. NJ. on the 18TH day OF December. 1850. before
the REGISTER anl E'vi"v"r nf the U1ited States
Land Office at the United Statessal and once IN
Ri.nan.k. North Dakota.
The said contestant having in airroper afi,la.
Wit, tilet! October nth. 1899, set forth facts whicl,
show that after due diligence personal service"
OF tlliSin"tirc can not he made, II Is or,irrrd and
directed hereby that such uOtire be given by due
and pro?cripubllratinn.
JOHN SATTERlUND,
Receiver
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town carrying the litter on their
shoulders, the staff preceding
with the colors, and a cavalry
escort following The troops
filed bareheaded through the
building where the body was
laid and many a tear fell from
the eyes Of the men who had
long followed h eintIepid Law
ton. The entire command was
stricken Wit, grief, as though
each man had suffered a per
sonal loss. Owing to the condi-
tions Of the country which is
impossible so far as vehicles
are concerned the remains
could not be broughtto Manila
today.
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By JOHN S~ArTERLuND.
NFI4SAL PAPER OF MCLEAN COUNTY.

New Rockford Transcript:
It is being discovered that
there are several people in tho
departments in " asl.ington ID.
c. cerdited to North Dakota
who never were residents there
and who are therefore i'm office
under false pretenses. The
North Dakota delegation this
winter proposes to look up this
matter thoroughly, and if there
ere people of this sort, to weed
them out and So make place
for bona fide residents.
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CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Intcri ".

Department of the Intcri ".
us. LAND OFFICE,
Devils Lake. y. i.
Nov. 2Dtll, 1870.
a sufficient contest nntirr lav:n. been filed
in this Office by .jarn', hi!li"nnirr contestant. aGa.
'n$I homestead entry no. l.3i3. made May. 1883
OF t':" T.. i. y. f.. Il. ANA the T.. l. a. al
Section "a. in Township ll?. y of Range ~. ",
w August Hrl,liin2, Coit"St-e 60. IN whicl, it Is
,lle%cd that: Tie said August lIenlii,:. has
Thrlly n.mndnn"l sail tract: that said tract is
:iOt settler! uIWh an! rul'ivntml ly sail party us
required by law: t'ltt said August l%!cnning has
meyer settle! upon nr cultivated said land ut all.
and that the ail".s'l absence OF said August
llrnnin:: WAS not dur to his employment in til"
United States military or naval S..ryite.in tim"
of war: sail PR lis are l!rrciy notified tn
iilmnr. respond AMI offer evidence tourhin.
>ail allegation at 10 O'rlnck Il. IN. Wn;.Daniar:;
Is, 1871. b';pr" Ntron Singer. %anotar! public at
Harvey. Wells County. Nnrt!, Dakota. and that
:inal hearing will ne held ut 10 o'rlock..a. H.. TN
IAN. 2It,,, lSn. hefore,* the Register AMI Re-
,:eivtr III tn ; United States Land Office in l,cyil
Devils Lake. ->uitl Dakota.
II T.. BtI3D.
R::iiT.
OTr0 GHErHEN.
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GEN.. LAWTON KILLED.
america S Ideal Soldier Shot
in Battle in the! Philippine Is.

Washington, Dec. 90 Gencr-
Otis officially. notifies the war
department of the death of
General Lawton. Lawton left
Manila Monday night having
returned from the northern
operations on Sunday, to lead
an expedition through the
Mariquina valley, which has
been an insurgent stronghold
throughout the war. The valley
has several times been invaded
but never held by the Ameri-
cans. Germino was supposed
to have the largest organized
force north of Manila and Gen.
Otis wished to garrison Mari
quina. The night was IL OF
the worst of the season. Ter
rifle rain had begun and is still
continuing. Accompanied by
his staff and troop l Fourth
cavalry, Gen. Lnwton set out
a, 9 o'clock in advance of the
main force, consisting of the
Eleventh cavalry and one bat
talon each of the Twentieth,
and Twenty-seventh infantry,
which started From LnLoma at
midnight. With a small force
he led the way through an al
most painless country for a
distance of Is miles over hills
and through canebrakc and
deep mud, the horses climbing
rocks and sliding down hills.
Before baybreak the column
had reached the head of the
valley. San Mateo was attack
ed at 8 o'clock and a three
hours fight ensued. This re-
suited in a few casualties on
the American side, apart from
the death of General Lawton,
but the attack was difficult
because of the natural dcfences
of the town. Gen. Lawton was
walking along the firing line
within three hundred yards of
a small sharpshooters' trench
conspicuous in the big white
helmet he always wore and a
light yellow rain coat. He was
ALWAYS easily distinguished
because of his commanding
stature. The sharpshooters
directed several shots which
clipped the grass neer by. His
staff officers called Gen. Law
tons attention to the danger
he was in, but he only laughed
with his usual contempt for
bullets. Suddenly he exclain-
ed II am shot" clenched his
hands in a desperate effort to
stand erect, and fell into the
arms of a staff officer.
Orderlies rushed across the
field for surgeons, who dashed
up Immediately, but their
efforts were useless. The body
was taken to- clump of bushes
and laid upon a stretcher, the
familiar white helmet covering
the face of the dead general.
Almost at this moment the
cheers of the American troops
rushing into San Mateo were
mingled with the rifle vollevs.
After the fight six stalwart
cavalrvmen forded the river to
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Ii T.. Il MID.
II
Fist Publication Dee. IL, iSHM.
NOTICE OF CHAT Ell MORTGAGE
SALE.

SALE.
WHEREAS Jacob Eirsr'nhonn OF County Vt
.lcIcan. and State Of North Dakota. M"rtga"":.
III OH the 18th day Of March. 1899 make his
30 tain chattel mortgage to Hatch and IIrinnis.
# Iowa City, and S!atcof Iowa. .Mnrtga:'"s.
lated the 18th ta"n :. March 1875. TO secure the
following Indebtedness t0.wit: Two hnn,irtat
forty t$o4O} dollars according to til" conditions
VI two prOmis>orv notes on" for Sl2O. dated
March 18th, lSa0 and dur OFF list. 1899. and 0ne
rorSl20. dated Mach 9Th. 1859 and due Cct. LIST.
1900. and whicl. mortgage was duly filed in the
Office of .,c Register nf Deeds of Mclean Conn
ty. state of North Dakota. mn the list day of
March lSn. at III o'clock II. H.: and
WHEREAS. default has 5"rn made in the
conditions contained in said mortgage as follows
to'wir:
BY tic failure OH the part of said Mortgagor
to pay ;iovr Described note Of $40 which WAS
due and payable Oct. LIST 1882 or any part there
of.
WHEREAS. there is "llimcd tn be due on
said mortgage mt tie date of this nrtire the sum
IF Tw, hundred forty Dollars for principal and
interest. and a legal attorneys fees provided in
said Mortg re in ease of the foreclosure there
of.
NOW THEREFORE,. notice is hereby given
that Ivy virtu" Of said mOrt:tg" ami by order VI
n ,isi! :.i' Hines. til" present owner Thereof. !
wiI 81 !. for cash the following Observation-Disclosures
Described in said mnrtgag" ut tn" Post Office in
the tow of Ca >sSrlmnn intkr cnllnty0f Mclean.
State Of North Dakota. at the hour Of o.c)ork
p. NJ. on Saturday, the 23l day December, 1899.
to.wit:
One white mare about 4 years old. weight
about 1900 pounds. One White horse about Z
years old weight about 400 pounds. Ono ',laci
t,nrs" about ?ycars old weight about 1890 pounds.
One horse aio,t s years cid weight about 1900
pounds. One mouse crlnrrh mar" about $ years
Old weight about 12M pounds. One ta"'i gray
mare about two years old, weight about 1000
pounds.
ALLAN NCl)ON iLD.
Sheriff.
Fl. Il. CHESS,
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A. {. M"tiILl.I%RAY.
l'cyi>ter.
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First Publication November II, 1891
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notire is hereby given that that certain mort
gage executed! ami ucliy, red b James Iieatl,
aid Angelina Heath. his wife, mortgagnrS, to
~" AiiS>'rr' Valley Land Mortgage Company.
Il ;i>,nar.N, n. d.. mnrtgagcr. ,lnteI the list day
ii y VEN 'rr lS9a, amt filed for record In the
olii'" III tie Register of Deeds in and for Me
Lean County. State Of North Dakota. on the olst
d;! of November, lS!3. at ten O'clock Il. M. in
hook &C. of Mortgages, on page BIS, and assign
Ell by said mortgages to Maria L.. Couch, on the
18th day of November. 1873. and recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds in and for Nc
Lean County. n. d.. IN Book "("' of mortgages
tin! .S:iSil' Ivy Maria IT,. Couch, to JOHN +.
Allen, on the 18th 'Iay IF jun. 1899, and record
ell in the "iti:e Of the Register Of Leeds in and
for Mclean county. n. d.. on Jun %, 1872. In
hook "l2" MiScrl lanrouS Records. will lie fore
CLOSED by sale of til" premises in such mortgage.
and hereinafter described. ut the front door of
~" court House in the county If Mclean an.!
staff Of north i.akot:., at the hour Of two
o'cl"'k PM. on the sd day of December. 1879
to satisfy the amount due uVon.>urh mortgage
II. on Ia" day of sale. the premises described in
S.lrli mortgage. and which will he sold to satisfy
the SalnH. are described as follows:.
The west onc-half iW'0 Of the northwest
quarter u w Ia. of Section twpiity-rigllt.. l3S).
in township Que hundred forty-fOur, ti44) north.
of liza re ri%hty-tllrcc ,S3, West, together with
all the buildings AMI. Improvement, thereon
erected.
That there will he due ON such mortgage at the
late Of sale, the sun " $a,.ti principal am!
interest ami ST. 20 taxes.
JOHN i. ALLEN,
Assignee Of Mmtga%rc.
Dated at WaSllh:un. North Dakota. this It'll
day III November 1883.
T.. \. LAMB.
.%,tt0rnty 1Orai Assignee.
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CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of Interior.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Devils Lake. N. D.,
November 23d, 1899.

Devils Lake. N. D.,
November 23d. 1899.
a sufficient contest atlidavlt having been filed
in this Office by Fred j. Wagner contestant
against Homestead entry No. 13%G made Oct.
Ii. 1898. for: he SO "fS X and r X Ska See
tion ., Township $50. Range -. by August Prigan
Cantcstp", in which 1t is alleged that the said
August Prisan has wholly abandoned said tract
that Ii" has "n,n rcd his residence thrrcfrom 70.
more tl'nu s months since maxim. said entry.
tint he Ii rs offered sail tract for sale. that said
tra"tis not settled upon nor cultivated by said
party rs required bv law, AMI the ab>rn of
said August rri.nn is not due to his employment
in US. army or navy in time Of war, said
parties are hereby notified to appear. respond
and offer evidence touching sail allegation ut 10
0'rlocl; Il. Ill. on Junn,:y II. 1909. before Ernest
G. Waytlema!., Il Notary lublic ut Anamoosc.
No. Iak,. mnd that final hearing will lie held ut
10 O'Clock 81. H., on January -. 1900 hef0re,. the
Register and lsecpiverat the United States LIANT
Office in Devils ! axe. y. -.
Tile said contestant having, ina proper afHi-
tavi.. filed Dec. !. 1899. seth forth facts which
show that after due diligence, personal scrvire
of this Notice cannot be- mace. it is hereby order
eda,,d directed that such notice he given by due
and proper publication.
ORE SERuMIGARD.
Re.iStcv
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First Pa ~,liclti,n Nov. -, lS:9.|

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
LAND OFFICE. ut Bismarck. n. ID.
Nov. 23l, lS:J.
Motto" is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed noti % of his Intention. tt
make final proof in support of his laim. :ll,I
that >aitt proc: viii BE ma" %',"r,r. :. 4. raIc.
.on"r. C"ri, of Court at Wa.liiurn n. d.. on
b'..d, 1880. W:
Mis- q. PETERSON.
for IL" 81: i "i : W =. and lots 81 and 5. See.
i. township I43. Range 81.
n" names tae following, wittn"S rs to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation Of
said land. VIZ:
Leonard NJ. Wallin. Bent 'nInSon. C'l,rli's
Sheldon and ;a>ln,:> Nilsson, all of Wasl!Durn,
y. d.. -
A. G. M"tiILII%RAE.
It Ervi>ipr.
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First Publication, Nov. ", 1891

First Publication, Nov. u, 1891
Notice Of Homestead Final Pr0uf
Land Office ut Bismarck, n. OAK.
Nov. II, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that the following
settler has.fled notice Of his intention tt
make final proof In support Of his claim. ant
tat said proof will be made before :. A. 'alc
oner Cle,k OF Court at Washhurn, N. d., o,
Dec. Both. 1899, viz:
JOHN Il. BEHQUIST.
for the SWh Section n, Township 14G, r
kanye 81, W.
lie names the fol- wing witnesses to prove
hi, coitin'nns resi- ielcc up III aud cultivation
OF said land viz
S~an Hanson, Herman Peterson. l.. b. johnson
and Erick johnson, all of lngcrsoll. n. -.
A. G. MCGlLLIvHAY,
Tt Register
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Notice of Homestead Final Proof.

Notice Of Homestead Final Proof.
Land Otfi.e at Bismarck N. d.,
Nov. 10, 1889.
Notice Is thereby given that. the following. :
named settler has filed notice Of his intention. to
Ike final proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will I've made before $. A. Falc-
Oner. Clerk Of Court, at Washburil, n. Dak.. on
Dec. 80. 1899, viz:
LOUIS +. BUKQUIST.
for the s w n Of Section 1, Township ING. n
Range 81, w..
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon. and cultivation Of
said land viz:
swan Hanson. Herman Peterson, L.. B., John
son and Erick johnson, all Of Ingersoll, N. ID.
A. G.. McGILLIvRAY.
Ct ReglSter.
The representative., 1899-08-03

were disgusted with the Republican and
Democratic corruption. AS a recogni-
tion of this element, Hon. John T. Ba-
shaw, for years a prominent Democrat
ic attorney of Louisville, and member
of the long legislature, was nominated
for attorney-general, after his having
assured the convention that he would
accept the nomination, regardless OF tho
action Of either wing of the Democratic
party, and would stand upon and defend
our platform.
Kentucky sends greetings to her sis
ter states; she gives the point-blank lie
to those who would make the people be-
lieve that the Peoples party is dead or
dying; it is stronger in Kentucky to-
day than ever before in it's history. It
has confessed it's fusion sins and has
departed from those evil and uncertain
ways which would lead it into unholy
alliance with the old parties. Let other
states fall into line; follow the action of
Kentucky with similar action, and the
sunshine of glorious victory will burst
upon us in it's most transcendant mag
niicence in 1900.
The representative., 1899-08-03
Exasperating Asses.

The more one contemplates the fool
attitude of the Buffalo conference, as
crystallized in the Buchanan fusion
plan, the more one sees what asses
these so-called leaders made of them
selves. One hardly wants the acquaint-
ance of men these days, who foolishly
formulate set of principles for the re-
lief of the masses, then decide to hand
them over to the enemies of the people
for enactment into law.
Such acts make towards of the masses
deprive them of incentives to organ
ize those who are hurt by "class leg
islation" into body capable of resist
ing continued oppression.
Who expects either old party to ac-
cept the demands of the Buffalo confer
ence? Who would have any confidence
in them if they did? Will not men
clothed with power and getting the ben
eft of bad laws, retain that power and
benefit as long as possible, regardless of
platforms or promises? Sure!-Refer-
endum, Indiana.
The representative., 1899-08-03

lines, iron and steel plants, and other
monopolied industries, as we are begin
ming to see successfully accomplished
in the case Of some sugar refineries in
Queensland, Australia. But this sug-
gestion is too remote to be worthy of
much immediate consideration.
5. Most important of all, however
is such q change in our attitude toward
government as will no longer render it
possible for Standard Oil influences to
spend 10000 year in teaching the peo-
pie economics and sociology, while the
state OF Illinois spends under $1,000 for
the same purpose; or which renders it
possible for American states to be con-
tented with commissioners, state attor-
neys, ETC., worth $4,000 or $4,000 a year,
while sugar refinery or railroad is
ready to pay ten times that amount for
it's talent wherewith to oppose or check.
mate public control. Before we can do
much more with the trust problem, also
the American people must make up
their minds to choose the best public
servants in executive and administra-
tive capacities to be found in any part
of the United States, and even of the
world, as do our business corporations,
instead Of from those who are success
full in local wire-pulling and in political
"bossism."
In other words, the trust problem,
like the slavery question, will take a
generation or more to settle, and, like
the slavery question, will entail endless
trouble unless approached intelligently
and with deep, conscientious devotion
to the public veal.
The representative., 1899-08-03
NOTICE

The laughable picture on our front
page, entitled "A Dead Shot," will carry
thousands of our readers in memory
back to similar events which have oc-
Cured in nearly every farm yard Of our
land
The picture certainly is an apt illus
tration of giving the proper medicine
at the right time
The intuitive knowledge Of the girl
quickly diagnosed the case, and she
promptly resorts to heroic remedies.
In more serious vein, how many Of
us owe our lives to some woman, a
mother, grandmother, sister or aunt,
from whose hands we have received
some simple remedy which proved to
be the proper medicine at the right
time"
Those who have used Dead Shot Ca
tarrh Cure give it high praise and de-
clare it simple but invaluable remedy
that should be kept in every house.
The Representative calls special at
tention to the change Of address and
transfer of this medicine business to
the Dead Shot Remedy Co., as per ad
under the picture referred to. EAT.
The representative., 1899-08-03
Trust Remedies.

Prof. Bemis, one of the foremost and
best known political economists of the
country, has this week written an ar
ticle on the trusts, of which we quote
the following:
1. We cannot smash the trusts with
out such complete overturn of the cor
porate forms of doing business as would
hardly be tolerated. Reform will not
come by retrogression to the expensive
business methods of the past. Yet this
remedy will be the first trial.
2. Recognizing the trust as newt
able, extortionate charges in many, but
by no means all cases, can be checked
by removal of tariff barriers in all in
dustries where strong trusts exist The
free trade conditions in England doubt
less help to account for her greater
freedom from trusts than prevails here.
l do not say this from free-trade
standpoint, since believe that under
certain conditions protective tariffs
have their place.
3. Railroad determinations to indi-
viduals must be absolutely and speedily
stopped. If this cannot be done with
out public ownership and operation
such as has removed all complaint OF
that kind in Australia, then such
transformation in our railroad system
will ere long be demanded by even the
-
not dream of being Socialists. But the
country will doubtless first insist on a
further, more rigid, though believe in
the end futile, effort at regulation, and
will wake up to the Importance Of civil
service reform before attempting public
operation. The last report of the inter-
state commerce commission fully estab-
fishes the close connection of very
many trusts with the present startling
extent of secret railway rates to favored
shippers.
- 4. Even If the solution of the tariff
and railroad problems does not check
more than half of the abuses of trusts,
as seems likely, the country will next
enter upon such effortst at commercial.
regulation of trusts as are now being
attempted with railroads and city mo-
nopolies. If such regulation shall prove
as inefficient and as provocative of cor
ruption and inefficienct jim government
as we see in the attempt to regulate
without owning our cieE monopolies,
we may ultimately find inevitable pub
lie ownership and operation OF anthra-
cite coal mines, oil reAneries, and pipe