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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-09-05

When you feel that life IL hardly
worth the candle take dose OF Cham
berlain's Stomach and LIVER Tablets.
They will cleanse your stomach, tone
up your liver and regulate your
oweIs making you feel
like a new man. For sale by E. T.
Whitehead & Co.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-09-05

7. UMBER NOTICE-As I am to be
- away for the next 80 days parties
wishing Lumber can secure the same
by calling On my son, Mason Dunn,
who will take all orders and give them
lrompt attention.
S. F. DUNN.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-09-05


Miss Matte L. Guild, President I'LL
nois Young Peoples Christian Temper
ance Union, in recent letter from Chi
cago, ILL.,, says:
~ doubt if Peruua Eas a rival in all
the remedies recommended to-day for
catsrrh Of tie system. A remedy fhst
will euro tstsrrn of tie stomach will
cure tie ssc,e condition of the mucous
membrane anywhere. haya found II
the 5sss Ts1ssdy Essyss ever friSd .os
Cstsrzli, and believing Il verify my
endorsement l gLsszl:y accord ia
Catarr!l of the abdominal organs is
very much more common in summer
than IN winter time. This form Of ca
tarrh might be appropriately classed as
summer cGtarrh.
Peruna will cure catarrh wherever.
located. In pelvic catarrh it has Won
we'll deserved renown. Peruna will
cure any case of diarrhoea, acute or
chronic. Perunais al absolute specific
for dysentery. Perrna cures catarrh OF
the liver. Peruna cures catarrh of tho
stomach.
Address The Peruna Medicine Co., Co
lumbus, o., for free book entitled.
"Summer Catarrh."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-09-05
Store House and Lot
FOR SALE.

Half acre lot with a good 2-story
frame building on it in Essex, Halifax
county. Will sell upon easy terms,
rent cheap or will furnish a stock OF
(S5OO) five hundred dollars worth OF
any kind of goods upon satisfactory
security. Address or call on
G. w. SEXTON,
S153m Nick, Nash Co., N. e.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-09-05
Ice Cream Supper.

The Ladies' Aid Society OF the Bap-
tist church gave lawn party and ice
cream supper On the DR.. Wood lawn
last Thursday night. There was a
good attendance and pleasant even
ing y as spent by those who attended.
The proceeds amounted to $40 and
we're for ths benefit OF Baptist church.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-09-05
QUOI'H THE RAVEN
NEVER M 0RE!"

There is a "Nevermore," however, that ap-
plies to many things in practical ite.,,
An opportunity lost is 'Neve rmore" regain
ed--That same Opportunity can meyer o agaan
tunit1es. but one lost is lost forever.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-09-05

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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-09-05

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Bears tn. 11hs Kind You Ham Always Bought
signature q Zz12zk
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-09-05

Our store will be closed
Saturday, Sept. IA. Will
open that day at 6 p. m.
NJ. HOFFMAN & Bro.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1901-09-05

Let the paper be renem bered this
once among the first to be settled with.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-30
LAND IS GOING FAST
Settler Who Wants the Cheap Govern
ment Lands of the West Must
Apply at Once.
Facts and Figures Showing the Rapid
ity With Which the Land is
Being Taken.
Hundreds of Thousands of Acres 2gof
the Government Domain Settled w.
Upon this Year.
Now is the Accepted Time for the Man
HIYL~ vHY.~k~ - R,,r no Co<<1o
Now is the Accepted Time for the Man
Who Wants to Buy or Settle
on a Good Farm.

The settler who wants land must get
it soon or the government free fields
will be exhausted. Records of the
land offices in the state show that the
government lands are being filed upon
at a rate that in a few years will ex-
haust the supply.
The Ward County Reporter gives
some idea of the way land is being
taken in the Minot land district when
it says.
"The land Office at this place broke
all previous records in it's history dur
ing the month of October and placed
on record 1921 homestead filings.
This is undoubtedly the largest bus
mess done in the United States for
that month by any land office. 1t is
a wonderful business to think of. The
entries nearly all comprise 100 acres
of land which would make a total of
10000 acres of land transferred into
the possession of the homesteaders.
At this rate five months would take
nearly a million acres of land, and
thirty months would exhaust the land
of the district. Again, taking the
head of the family to represent five
persons, should all who filed last
month occupy their lands, it would
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-30
~UNFALTERING FAITH.

Steele Ozone: Another illustration
of the saying that "everythlng comes
to him VINO waits" is found in the re-
ward of patience grit and unfaltering
work displayed by that staunch pio-
neer, John Sa%utcrlund, the present
receiver of the United S,ates land
Office at Bismarck and one Of the
founders OF the town of Washburn,
the Mclean county capital. For
twenty years, through varying for
tunes of the slope, he has stayed by
his first intenllon,'' to make a town
in that beautiful location on the Mis-
souri,. At times things looked dark
im%perturbable air he would say, Well,
of curse we can't have everything at
once, but it will come around right in
time" The railroad was stakcd to
the town nearly or quite a score of
years ago, but passengers continued
to go in by stage, and freight by wag-
ons and boat-and Ming John oper-
ated the stage line, and the hotel.
incidentally he has looked after the
politics of the county. He never gave
up. In his political labors he never
looked out for himSelf-it was always
some other fellow, even when serving
in the legislature. Finally he took
the federal post that was offered him,
and kept on working for Washburn
and Mclean. Now the railroad ac-
tually runs into the town, elevators
are built, and the town has grown out
of it's clothes. Along with it's patient
and big-heartcd founder are many
friends, n%eighbors and political asso-
GATES and opponents, who share with
King John the satisfaction rnd bene-
fits Of the awakening-not one of
whom, we feel sure, will begludge him
a jot of the reward, of whatever ma
ture, he may gather.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-30
w. P. MACoMBER

w. P. Macomber, agent for the sale
Of the Washburn lands n this section,
is a former resident of Anoka, Mimi,
where he was for a time mayor. and
held positions of trust and confidence.
He has been with the Washburn in
terests for many years and to his good
work is due much Of the success in dis
posing of the lands Of the company
and settling the vacant acres with good,
substantial farmers. Mr.. Macomber
lives at Wilton but his work takes him
through all parts Of Mclean county,
where he is well known and deservedly
popular. He is a trustee OF the North
Dakota state p%enitentiary. Mr.. Ma.
comber 8 a shrewd business man, con-
scientious in all his dealings and has
always enjoyed the fullest confidence
and trust Of his employees.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-30
Of Railroad
Continued from Eirst Page.I

nection without paying tribute to Chi
cago. He built the Minneapolis &
Duluth road which afterwards merged
into the st. Paul & Duluth, now a part
of the Northern Pacific system. He
also promoted the Minneapolis & Pa
cific and was the leading figure in the
Minneapolis. Sault Ste. Marie & At
lantic company. These two systems
were afterwards consolidated making
the great 500" system, in which
General Washburn is now a director.
In politics General Washburn has been
a national character, his wise counsel
having been potent in the shaping of
the policies of the republican party
for a third of Il century. He was a
member of the Minnesota legislature,
and one of the first surveyors general
of the state. He served six years in
congress and was in the U. S. senate
one term. He was also prominently
mentioned for vice president in the
last campaign but urged his friends
to join the Roosevelt column.
The identification of such men with
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-30

bushels, of which, as we have said,
North Dakota furnishes 15,OOO,0oN
bushels, Minnesota about 100000,
South Dakota 100000 and Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska and Kansas the re-
mainder.
What better evidence of the mighty
development of the northwest could
there be, by the way, than the last re-
port of Northern Pacific gross earn
ings? From a country characterized
by General Hazen not three decades
ago as inthe main arid and worthless
that road has derived nearly ten and a
half millions in gross earnings in the
first three months of the pres,nit fiscal
year and the increase in revenue is ex-
pected to be about $5,000,OOO for the
four months of the fiscal year to date.
The prophets of evil we're COMPOUNDED
years ago and Jay Cookies visions of
empire have become realities.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-30
WHAT WASHBURN THINKS
Tells of the Rapid Settlement of
Country Adjacent to His
New Railroad.
Farmers Prosperous, Grain Plentiful,
and Much Work to Be Done
By the Road.

Former Senator w. D. Washburn re.
turned a few days ago from a trip tc
Washburn, N. D., the present terminus
of the Bismarck, Washburn & Great
Falls railroad, says the Minneapolis
Times. 1t has been planned to cele-
brate the completion of the road tc
the Missouri river at Washburn by
giving Mr.. Washburn, its builder, q
banquet.
Mr.. Washburn arrived at Washburr
several days before the line was com
pleted into the town and observing the
great rush of the people in preparing
for winter, advised that the proposed
banquet be postponed until next
spring, when matters would be in bet
ter shape and the people had more
time at their disposal. This was de-
cided upon.
In speaking OF the conditions in and
about Washburn, N. D., Mr.. Waslburn
said yesterday:
Cali was hustle and hustle up there
From the moment the line vas com
pleted merchandise and lumber ship.
ments into the town from Bismarck
taxed the road to it's utmost. The
high price of lumber and the lack Of
transportation facilities have been a
hardship to the people in that vicinity
this year, preventing a great deal OF
building, but next aso there will be
a great building boom in all parts OF
the towns along the new line, regard
less of lumber prices, for the people
will have the money, having raised
splendid crops this year.
There are two good sized elevators
at Washburn and they are being rap
idly filled with grain from the territory
Immediately adjacent to the town and
from points as far up the Missouri
river as Mannhaven, forty miles dis
tant: two steamers ply between the
two towns, coming down the river to
Washburn loaded with grain and re-
turning with merchandise, lumber and
Ignite coal from the mines at Wilton.
"The Ignite coal industry is devel-
oping rapidly, particularly in South
Dakota, which field has been recently
invaded. Work in the mines has been
greatly hampered this fall by a scare
ity of workmen, and the company is
now $50 cars behind on it's orders. A
larger force will be engaged as soon
as threshing is completed in that Sec
ton, and men are available, and it is
expected that within a few weeks the
present daily output of 400 tons will
be increased to GOO or 700 tons.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-30

known as North Dakota. 1t wa ex-
planned by men who assumed to know
that that section was a bleak and bar
rem waste, witt a soil too poor or the
grains and a climate so severe that
neither man nor beast could flourish
there, 1t was admitted that a few
cattle could be raised along the
treams but even for that business OPP
portunities were better further south.
How short-sighted these wise-acres
were is evidenced by the fine farm
land, splendid crops of the North Da-
kota of today. Famous for its hard
wheat. the state is not content to rest
it's prosperity on that grain alone.
Farmers are diversifying their crops
and not the least valuable of their
present products is flax. In districts
along the 500 in the western portion
of the state where not very long ago
cattle raising was believed to be the
only industry possible, farmers are
raising flax at the rate of 1S to 81
bushels to the acre and getting rich
at the business. The total flax crop
Of North Dakota is more than fifty per
cent of the entire yield Of the United
States, amounting to $1,000, 900 BUSH
els and bringing 100000 600 into the
state. The aggregate flax yield of
the United States is about 2S,O00,OOO
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-30

is now used on the road, the saving to
the company being from SIP to SIS per
day.
Following out this line of experiment
General Washburn had special en-
CINE constructed: at the Baldwin loco
motive works, for freight service of the
road, with attachments especially
adapted to the burning of Ignite coal
This engine was recently placed in SER
vice. 1t is a sixty ton engine, standing
on eight drivers, with two pairs or rear
and forward trucks. In size and power
it is capable of handling the heaviest
loads that can be put behind it, and it
has operated to the entire satisfaction
of the company.
Ignite coal along the river has been
found of great value in the steam boat
service of the road. On a recent trip to
Mannhaven, about 30 miles up the river
from Washburn, the steamer Expansion,
Captain Grant Marsh, ran out of coal,
and the bunkers of the vessel were filled
with Ignite. At al expense of $3.50 for
mining the coal and conveying it to the
steamer, the return trip was made to
Bismarck. and another trip made to
M%annhaven, a distance of II miles down
the river and back. The expense for a
supply of wood for a similar trip would
have been $50 to $40. The great saving
in favor of Ignite coal is apparent. The
Satterlund mine is being operated for
local supply and a few car loads for
shipment.
In another year the Satterlund coal
mines, north of Washburn, will be
opened on a large scale, a line of railroad
built thereto and coal puton the market.
Analyses that have been made Of the
coal from this mine prove it to be the
best that has yet been discovered. In
a recent test of Ignite Goals from vari-
Gus parts of the state analyses were
made of twenty samples, ana the aver
age of fixed carbon was A.71 per cent.
The coal from the Satterlund mine
showed IS per cent of carbon. Indiana
Goals average only 51.20, Ohio, $50, and
Iowa 1912 per cent of fixed carbon.
This proves the superiority of the coal
from the Satterlund mine, which is by
all odds the best in the northwest. BY
the new process of grinding the coal
and converting it into %bricquettes, this
coal will supersede all other fuels in the
northwest, in st. Paul and Minneapolis,
and even farther east. This coal will
also make good coke, successful tests
having been made with it in New York,
Chicago and st. Paul.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-30

Total area appropriated (approxi-
mate) $1,000 acres.
The Bismarck land district will soon
be the only district in which there is
any government land to be obtained.
This includes Mclean county. The
Devils Lake district has only about
800, 600 acres Of the government do
man left open to entry. A homestead
may be entered in the Bismarck district
adjoining land worth S. to $40 an
acre. The Northern Pacific has sold
out practically all the ands in the west
ern portion OF the state formerly owned
by the railroad. The lands have
changed hands two or three times in
the past year or two, showing the ac-
tivity there is in the real estate mar
ket.
People are beginning to see the vat.lc
Of North Dakota lands. The follow
ing. from the Minneapolis Times is in
point:
within the memory Of men now
living oracles have said that farming
never would pay in the region now
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-30

mean an increase in our population of
over six thousand during the month OF
October alone.
The same testimony is offered by the
Bismarck Tribune, which has the fol-
lowing statement of the business OF
the land office in the Bismarck district
for the month of October:
The business of the Bismarck land
Office for the month of October was a
record breaker, the cash receipts being
the heaviest in the history Of the Office,
The following is a statement of the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-30
Oil Discovered.

Considerable has been said lately
about oil in Mclean county and specu-
lation is rife as to the outcome of ex-
plorations nov being made in this di-
rection. The Leader is in possession
of information regarding this matter
that it is not now at liberty to dis
close, but it can say that the discovery
of oil in this vicinity is not a myth
it's a fact. Experts are and have been
for some time investigating and Dor
ing. They are not following a blind
lead" either-they are going after, and
will find the real stuff. And what
does this mean? It means the great
est permanent prosperity. 1t means
nothing short of a boom for boomers
follow great discoveries in natures
~storehouse. Just contemplate what
is going on down in Texas and what
fabulous fortunes have already BEEN
made in that section since the flow OF
the "gushers" as some of those oil
spouts are called. In California and
Montana more recently, great discov-
cries have been made and soon it will
be North Dakota that will be attract
ing the eyes of the world. A recent
dispatch from Helena speaks Of the oil
finds in that state as follows:
"The stampede to the Lake Kintila
oil fields south of the lake on this side
of the Canadian border continues, and
Helena people have secured control OF
at least 10000 acres. One of the
most remarkable features of the move
ment is the fact that not a stock COM
pany has been organized and all the
money that has been spent has come
from individuals who have faith In the
district and are putting their money In
accordingly. The oil has a pa:afre
base and has a value Of 81. Is per bar
rel at the mouth of the mine. The as
phaltum base oil of Texas and Califor-
MIA is worth 80 cents a barrel. The
location of the oil fields by the hun
dreds of seepages that have been
made in the last decade Of any great
extent"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-30
AVERAGE CROPS.

The average crops in a farming coun-
trv are a good index to its value and
prosperity. The average crop OF the
Big Bend country in Mclean county
this vear was about % bushels OF wheat
to the acre, although some farmers
harvested a yield of 40 bushels to the
acre. Oats averaged about 10 bush
els. some fields running II to 50 bush
els. Flax averaged Is bushels. These
figures will give the intending settler
an idea OF the productiveness of the
soil and the results that may be at
tanned by good farming.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-30

D.. Hon. j. S. Veeder was n Of the
first settlers Of Mclean county and
one of the owners of the townsite Of
Washburn way back in 1882. He and
John, Satterlund received verbal
assurances from President Willard of
the Northern Pacific that an extension
of the road would be built to Wash
burn, but it did not materialize. Mr..
Veeder sold out his interest in the town
site. Veeder and Satterlund plated
the townsite in 1882; erected a store.
hotel, -four mill and many other estab
lishmets.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-30

enterprises centering at this point
mean much for the Missouri slope,
and the capital city of Mclean county.
Commanding the confidence Of the
business and financial world, his ap-
prevail Of any enterprise means the
cooperation of unlimited capital and
the people Of Mclean county may look
forward to the establishment Of vast
manufacturing industries in this Sec
ton.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-11-30

Write Eugene D. Case, manager, 300
Guaranty Bldg, Minneapolis, Mimi,
for full information relative to the w.
D. Washburn lands in Mclean and
Burleieh counties, North Dakota.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-01-02
BORN

BUTLER-At Brooklin, Dec %. to MIR and
Mrs George Butler, daughter Mary
Christina.
CLAkK-ht fremont, Dec TO- to Mr. and Mrs
William Clark, a son.
FARROW-At West Brook syiile Dec IS, to DIR
and Mrs Frankiin Farrow, n son.
II ARDEN-At Surry, Dec %, to Mr. and Mrs
III II Harden, n son
HA MMOND-At Winter Harbor, Dec %, to Mr.
and Mrs G. hammond, a son.
H0WLaND-At Penob-cot, Dec 10 MIR aud
Mrs William n iiowlani. n sou.
NEW MAN-t fremont. Dec "A, to Mr. and Mrs
Edgar Newmau, Il Ghter.
RORBtNS-At Cranberry Isles, Dec H. to Mr.
and Mrs CuT ri vi Robbins, Il daug liter
Evelyn Pearl
STEELE-st North Brooksville, Dec 81, to Mr.
aud Mrs Edwin Steele. At
TRASK-At Tr' mont, Dec Z, to Mr. and Mrs
William Trask,
WALkER-At Lastine, Dec p, to Mr. and Mrs
William Walker, ii daughter.
WAT FS--At Mariaville. Dec IS, to Mr. and Mrs
John Watts, u son.
| YOUNG-At South Surrv, Dec % to Mr. and
! Mrs Eyerard Young, sou.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-01-02

The gift OF silence is often more vslua-
able than the gift of speech.
An old bachelor says the surest way to
destroy weeds is to marry a widow.
Seeker-Where did the first trust origi-
nate? Sagemsn-In Rhode Island, be-
iieye. Seeker-ln Rhode Island? Are you
sure of that? Sageman-Quite positive;
as far back as | can remenb Der there has
always been trust in Providence.
The geological gardens at New York
city were planned on generous lines, and
the management has proved itself to be
broadminded and enterprising. 1t is now
reported that British Columbia is to be
ransacked by competent agents, who will
send to New York a fine collection OF
bears, cougars, lynxes, mountain sheep,
mountain goats and other wild animals
that may be trapped alive. Within few
wears New York may have within Its
limits collections to challenge comparison
with those of London, Paris and other
famous cities.