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The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
NORTH DAKOTA GRAIN.

On Great Northern There In Less
Than Two Million Bushels.
The grain situation in North Dakota
along the line Of the Great Northern
railway, is summed up as follows, and
is very near an accurate estimate, as
great pains have been taken to pro.
cure these figures:
Wheat in store, 6O5,345 bushels. APP
proximate, in farmers hands, 1,390,036
bushels.
Up to March there has only beer
shipped 1854, 10000 bushels. Last year
there was shipped during the same Pc
riod, little over 100000. This leaves
shortage Of a little over 100000
bushels. Instead Of having COS. .S45
bushels in store, there should be 3,000,.
s00 bushels.
The ground in North Dakota is IL
first-class condition, as the frost has
penetrated down deep, and all signs
indicate big crop for 1901.
There will be more diversified farm.
fng this year than ever before, and the
acreage Of wheat sown will be consid-
erably less than heretofore. notwitfl-
standing the fact that the state is set
tling up rapidly in the. western por.
tion.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
AUTHORITIES DISAGREE.

silss Ca.s May Not Establish Rights
I'M WeltOn's Property.
There is wide divergence Of opinion
among attorneys at Fargo as to
whether Miss Nellie Cass will be able
to secure the property Of George H.
Welton, who left holographic will in
her. favor. The will was written on
one of his big letter-heads and entirely
in his handwriting, but was not wit
messed. Some Of the courts hold that
where the decedent actually writes the
will and his handwriting can be proven
beyond question, there is no necessity
for witnesses. The further fact that
welton entirely overlooked his wife
and three married children Is regard
ed as against Miss Cass' chances. A
suit somewhat similar in nature, is
now before the supreme court, and In
wolves the right of certain children to
inherit, where they have not been mem
toned in the will. It is said to be the
first time the matter has been brought
before the supreme court, and the de.
cision may affect the Welton will.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
RESTRAINING ORDER ASKED.
Employment ONCE Circles in Fare
All Stirred I'm,


Employment ONCE Circles In Fargo
All Stirred Up.
There is a merry row on in employ
ment Office circles in Fargo. Some
time ago Louis Hotop sold out his
office to Maj. Gushing, and there was
an agreement that Hotop should not
again engage in the business. He is
now said to be working for another
office, and the major asks for an in
junction to restrain him from getting
jobs for hired girls.
Before the conclusion of the drainage
cases. which have been on trial at
Fargo for nearly three weeks, the
court and the attorneys will visit the
drains for which the assessments are
said to be illegal, and make personal
inspection of the situation.
Reports from Buffalo state that q
farmer named John Baul, living six
miles southwest of there, attempted
suicide by cutting his throat with the
blade Of a carpenters plane. He was
despondent over ill-health. Friends
saw him attempt the deed and endeav-
ored to prevent it, but he is reported
20 have fought them for some minutes.
Fargo horsemen are attempting to
revive the interest in racing in that
section, and are endeavoring to ar
range meeting there some time dur
ing the spring. The old track wik'-be
fixed up, and some Of the local speed.
ers put in condition.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
ELEVATOR OF THEIR OWN.
Well-tO-D0 Farmers of HarwOOd
Will lfnill


Will build.
Farmers in the vicinity of Harwood.
On the Great Northern, just north Of
Fargo, will hold meeting March 80,
to conclude arrangements for the erec-
ton Of farmers elevator. 1t will be
stock concern, with a capacity of Co.
BOO. Harwood is in the center Of q
thickly-populated district most Of the
residents of which came in a colony
from Illinois in the earliest settlement
Of the valley. They are nearly all men
Of means and are in position to
handle their own grain without being
compelled to rush it to market.
Secretary Orchard announces THAI
the dates for the state Sunday school
convention have been set for May %
81. The sessions will be held at Cas-
selton. Mr.. Orchard has charge Of the
International work In North Dakota
and Montana, and is working up much
enthusiasm. Among the speakers at
Cassclton will be Charles D. Meigs of
Indiana, editor Of the Evangel, who Is
said to- be one Of the finest platform
orators in the country. Secretary Or
chard is continuing his work Of taking.
religious enumeration Of different
towns. Fargo, Wahpeton and Valley
City have been completed.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
CASES ARE ALL MILO.
FlickertaA1s Regard Smallpox n
WOFac Than q Hard Cold,

Flickertal1s Regard smallpox ~ No
W0rae Than q Hard Cold.
The cases Of smallpox are becoming
more numerous, and several small
towns in the vicinity Of Fargo are un-
der quarantine. The latest 10 Buffalo.
where the patient, William Baker, had
Just returned from the woods In Min
nesota. Wheatland had q long run.
but everything was released from
quarantine. Sheldon, Enderlin, Ellen
dale and other towns along the main
line OF the Northern Pacific, including
Jamestown. Bismarck and Mandan.
had cases. All the attacks have been
20 mild that people have lost fear Of
them. and those who have not yet been
vaccinated are rather hoping they will
be exposed to contagion while the dis
ease 10 IN such mild form. No alarm i,
felt at any plaza
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23

A man who has Just retired from
the employ of the Pennsylvania rail-
road after fifty years Of continuous
service as a night watchman declares
that he is the luckiest railroad man
on record. He has never been repri-
manded, never met with an accident
and never caused one. On the other
hand. he once stopped the Philadel-
phia express on the edge Of wash
mt. and saved 200 lives. In spite Of
many temptations, an oath never
passed his lips during all his years OF
service, and he has never used tobae-
20 or tasted liquor. Perhaps his EN-
ciencv and freedom from accident
were not due entirely to luck.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23

The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has
acquired treasure in the form Of
painting by Va Velasquez. 1t is called
"The Prince Balthazar Carlos and His
Dwarf" and is fine and characteristic
example of the great Spanish master.
The painting comes from the private
collection Of the Earl Of Carlisle. in
whose residence, Castle Howard, at
York, England. it hung for many years.
1t was obtained through a New York
dealer at price believed to be $4,000
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
,nsNEsorA G.. A. n.
Encompment Elect. Officers for the
-Enxu1nr Yenr.

Encampment Elects Officers for the
Ensuing Year.
st. Paul, March 16-The thirty-nltn
annual encampment of the Minnesota
G. A. r. concluded yesterday. The
principal work of the day was the
election and installation of officers for
the ensuing year. The election passed
Off without the slightest display OF
bitterness, the following officers being
almost unanimously elected: Com
mander, William H. Harries of Gale
donia: senior vice commander, Perry
Starkweather of Minneapolis; junior
vice commander, Capt. I. L. Mahan OF
st. Paul. Rev. j. s. Lock OF Long
Prairie was chosen chaplain. capt.
Harries in a few words thanked his
comrades for the honor they had con-
ferred upon him. He esteemed II
higher than any that he had before
received. Ordin S. Clark was reap
pointed assistant adjutant general
and E. M. Levins of Faribault was
reappointed assistant quartermaster
general. A handsome badge was pre-
sented the retiring commander. u. ..
Ives, who responded briefly.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
FEAR AN ICE GORGE.
Residents of Racine Suburb Await
ing In Anxiety for Break-Cp.

Residents of Racine Suburb Await
ing In Anxiety for Break-Up.
Racine, Wis, March 16. - Residents
of Horlick's flats, suburb of Racine,
are becoming greatly alarmed over the
possibility of an ice gorge forming IN
the Root river when the ice begins to
go out. Ice in the river is thicker
this spring than ever before known.
II a gorge forms at the railroad bridge,
as now seems probable, it will back
the water up and flood the entire flats,
which are only a foot higher than the
river bed. Several years ago the flats
were flooded in this way, and it was
necessary to take the people from
their houses in boats. The old hulk Of
the barge Mount Vernon lies on the
river bottom just above the bridge,
and it is thought this will also help the
ice to lodge.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
A SUICIDES MONEY.
Over $4,000 Supposed to BE H,a
NAA0 AAAU

Over $4,000 Supps0ed to BE H;aa.
Near Leeds.
The brother Of Martin Halland o,
Leeds, who shot himself last January
Is looking for the money which the d.
ceased is known to have had. Rs.
tween $4,000 and $2.5oo are supposed to
be hid away in some place. The mon
ey is the proceeds Of the crops raisaa
by Halland, who was bachelor and
sort of miser. He was afraid of banLs
and instead of placing his money M
deposit, hid 1t away. Many believe II
Is near the shack where he died.
Halland's brother has only recently
heard of his death. though living in
LaMoure county, not fifty miles from,
the scene of the suicide. 1t is not
probable that the money will ever he
found.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23

A typical frontier desperate has just
finished an unusually interesting ca
reer in the Texas penitentiary. In
1874 Ham" White began by killing a
man, and in '76 he received life SEN
tence for holding up railroad coach.
Three years later President Hayes
hardened him and he went back to
Texas to hold up mere stage coaches.
He was again sentenced for life. and
this time was pardoned by. President
Cleveland. He took up highway rob-
berry as a profession once more and
was serving 1S-year term when con-
sumption. spoiled his chances of ans
other pardon.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23

A cooking school for doctors has
been established in Berlin, and among
the numerous attendants are physi-
clans from several countries besides
Germany. Branch schools are to be
opened in other European capitals.
The medical man needs to be a good
nurse. He ought to be able to apply
the principles of wholesome cooking
likewise, if need be, in preparing deli
cacies for the sick room. A supervis-
ion by the doctor, himself competent
to cook what he orders for the patient,
would turn many kitchen into SER
viceable addition to his equipment.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
FIRES QUICK WORK.
Three Lives Sacrificed and Much
Damage Done.

Three Lives Sacrificed and Much
Damage Done.
Boston, March 17.-Three lives sac
rihced, nearly dozen more or less in
jured and many thousands of dollars
damage IS the result Of fire in the
Daily Advertiser and Record seven
story granite front building in News
paper Row last night.
The dead are James Richardson, Sr:,
proofreader, Cambridge; Walter Lus-
combe. proofreader, Salem; Judson
Cramp, proofreader. Cambridge.
How the fire started Is not known,
but it was first seen in the pressroom,
and it spread to the elevator we'll and
darted to the top so rapidly that be.
fore the occupants of the two upper
doors were aware the building
was on fire their rooms were filed with
flames and smoke.
In the editorial rooms on the sixth
floor there were but five men. All had
to run for their lives. On the upper
floor, occupied by the composing room,
were eighteen compositors and proof
readers, whose situation was most crit
ical. Panic-stricken, they rushed for
tA4C WAAAAAVWo AS0NAAAS W SAS AAA y SoS~-F
and all but three Of them succeeded In
gaining the roof Of an ad-
joining building. Long ladders
were raised as quickly as the net
work Of electric wires over the street
would permit, but before q ladder could
be placed In position the men had
dropped through skylight in the
building roof>and had reached places OF
safety. Except In the pressroom IN
the basement there was practically no
fire In the building below the hftn
story. No one was in the pressroom at
the time the fire started except the nre-
men, who had not been seen up to
late hour.
It took three hours Of work to drown
out the fire. The three victims. all
proofreaders, were suffocated before
they had time to reach the fire escapes
Those who found the bodies Were
obliged to jump several feet to the rooI
Of the adjoining building and IN th's.
way quite number Of them sustained
injuries.
AS soon as It was seen that the re,
sources of the Advertiser and Recore
for issuing the editions Of their papers
regularly were destroyed, offers OIL as
sistance were received from the pfo.
prietors Of all the other NEWSPAPERS ~
the city. Managing Editor Unde,wota
says that it is impossible to estlmase az.
the loss until the actual damage " '"s
presses is ascertained.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
CATTLE RusrLDRs CAUGHT.
Nearly 1000 Head Of Stock Had Been
Gathered Up.

Nearly 1000 Head of Stock Had Been
Gathered Up.
Helena, Mont, March 16. - The
United States authorities and the or
ficers of Custer county have frustrated
the most gigantic rustling scheme
ever attempted in this state. Maj.
Edwards, agent of the Grow Indians,
recently discovered that large num-
Der of cattle belonging to the Crows
had been stolen. The authorities went
quietly to work and have captured
Robert Lee and another cowboy Inn
plicated in the theft. The deputy
marshals and detectives have recov-
cred more than 1000 head of the stolen
cattle, having total value, according
to w. G.. Preuitt, secretary OF the
state board of stock commissioners, OF
$4,000. The rustlers had changed the
brands on the cattle and had expected
to run them out of the state and ship
them to Chicago in small punches.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23

James r. Garrison, who served on
Admiral Farragut's flagship Hartford.
in the battle Of Mobile bay, now an In
mate az the National Soldiers Home.
near Hampton, Va, has Just received
a medal from the navy department for
meritorio,ls conduct during that battle.
In the fight Garrison was wounded.
admiral Farragut directed him to go
below Tor medical treatment. Garri-
son replied: ''I am not mortally wound
ed. and will stick to my post. = 9
viii see that you are rewarded for such
brayery.v said the admiral.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23

The full dinner-pail has long been
a party slogan. What fills the pail Is
of vastly more Importance. What you
want to do," said Mark Hopkins in a
sermon, lis to elevate our food" A
well-known worker among the poor re-
Gently declared that If he had to eat
the luncheons that go into most din
ner-pails, he, like many workingmen,
would run to the nearest saloon. Much
of the intemperance and insanity that
prevails among rich and poor alike can
be traced to improper food.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23

Friends of Mayvllle Normal Pleased
With His Policy.
The appointment Of c. 8. Edwards.
president of the Goose River Bank, to
be a member of the board Of manage
ment Of the state normal schools, gives
great satisfaction in Mayville. When
the state, a few years ago, failed to
make its biennial appropriation for the
support of the normal, Mr.. Edwards
was foremost in advocating that the
city maintain the state institution by
private subscription, and backed up his
advice by a liberal donation. While
Mr.. Edwards is an enterprising and
public-spirited citizen. and has. on sew
eral occasions, promoted the interests
Of the normal in a private way, he has
heretofore declined to accept position
on its board Of management, though
several times importuned to do so.
Gov. White, however, seems to have
the faculty of finding the right man for
the right place and Of successfully
commanding his services.
The treatment which the normal is
receiving from the present legislature
Is very gratifying to those who, sew
eral years ago, kept 1t from dying an
untimely death. The fair way in which
Gov. White has treated this school in
comparison with the one in Valley
City. his home town, has won golden
opinions from all sorts of people.
The North Dakota Kredsmode Of the
Hague synod, Lutheran church, met
in Mayville last week. There was a
large attendance Of lay members, al
though there were fewer ministers
present than expected. The delegates
discussed questions relating to home
and foreign missions mainly. Rev. p.
Barstad of Grafton presided, and Rev.
D. Borgan Of Buxton was secretary.
The pastor of the local church is Rev.
H, NJ Hiertas.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23

In the state archives at Rome it
has been found that the X-rays may
successfully exhibit the writing on
manuscript concealed in the old book
covers whenever this writing is done
In red lead, ultamarine blue, or cinna-
bar. They are being used also In at
tempts to detect forgeries of paintings
and in efforts to discover natures OF
old masters in miniatures alleged to
have been produced by them.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
Boy Buried i'm a Well.

Brookings, s. d., March 16.-Charlie
Spaulding, aged nineteen years, son of
w. s. Spaulding, living near Bushnell,
went down in well to remove a
portion of the curbing for the purpose
Of digging the well deeper. When he
had removed the boards at the bot
tom the curbing dropped down and
loose earth fell in on top, burying him
under about twenty-five feet of dirt.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
CARNEGIE BREAKS HIS RECORD.

Will give new York 5000, 600 ZOE
Branch IAbraxies.
New York, March 17-Andrew CaIne .,ss.
xie. who. since retiring as an actNe
figure from the steel world. has pen. ~
able to devote his time exclusively "
his other passion. the founding OF ~
braries, has made his departure ~.
Europe this spring! memorable by TX
larrest Offer of the kind ever advano'd:
II New York will provide the SITES s,,.s. 1ns
maintenance. he has promised 20 sS EN-
s., ,2oo. 900 to establish sixty-fiye Dfane al.ss
libraries In this city. The oher n,,s Mms
made In q letter to DR.. John .. Bic.
ings, director Of tho New York pup'ASs :
library last Tuesday.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23

In France the St. Etienne munich
pality has voted sum of money to
buy new toys for the children Of the
local creche, but with the distinct In
structions that neither trumpets nor
drums nor trumpets are purchased,
'in order that the children may run
no risk of acquiring the military
spirit"
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
SEVEN IN A 11IREE-RooM HOUSE
Smallpox Suspects i'm Melville Arc
Huddled TOgefher.

Smallpox Suspects i'm Melville Arc
Huddled Together.
DR.. Baldwin Of Jamestown, county
superintendent Of the board of health,
has returned from Melville. where he
has been looking after the smallpox
situation. Miller's case is not very
severe one. He was taken i'll Feb. II,
and it was three days later before 1t
was discovered that he had smallpox.
He had been visiting around. and the
people in the vicinity are getting vac
cinated. DR.. Baldwin vaccinated sixty
five. Six others are quarantined with
Miller in one-story house of three
rooms.
Miller and comrade broke quaran.
tine about month since in an Idaho
town and fled to Melville. The second
man has not shown symptoms of the
disease, but is quarantined, notwith<
standing.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
Opposition to Dates.

Sioux Falls, S. D., March 16.-Some
termination to hold the annual en-
campment of the South Dakota G. A.
r. and Lake Madison Veterans asso-
citation simultaneously in Sioux Falls
next June. The members Of the Grand
Army living in Sioux Falls favor the
encampments being held at the same
time, but other posts in this part of
the state are opposed to it.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
DAVIS ESTATE SETTLEMENT

Property Of . Million and n u,,,
Sonic of 1t In North Dakota.
Col. w. B. Douglas of Fargo went to
sherbrooke, in Steele county, to settle
up the estate Of H. E. NJ Davis of
England. Some Of the matters ner-
tanning to the estate have been in the
United States court for a year. and
have been recently decided. The es-
tate is valued at s1,500, 900, and that
part. in North Dakota is located in
Steele county, being all in real estate
One item Of the will was $4,000 left
the widow as pin money.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23

Encouraged by the success with
which Kavalla tobacco has been grown
In Greece, the Hellenic government
has decided to devote special attention
to the extensive cultivation of tobacco
In that country. Large quantities OF
seed will be procured from Trebizond,
Havana and Maryland, and experts
will be engaged to teach Greek agr1-
culturists the best methods Of cultiva'
ton
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
BOY Bagsed the Bear.

Bagley, Minn., March 16. - A boy
about fourteen years old named An
drew Hayes, living four miles north
Of here, brought into town dead fe-
male bear and two live cubs about
three weeks old, the old one tipping
the scales at 24S. pounds. She was
killed by the boy between here and
his home.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23

CrTY AND ROAD AT WAR.
Objectionable Fence At Fargo Twice
Erected and Twice Torn Down.
The trouble between the Northern
Pacific and-the city Of Fargo over the
fence erected by the company across
Northern Pacific avenue. at Eleventh
street, still continues. The company
has twice erected the obstruction, and
the city. has torn 1t down each time.
It is understood that orders have been
issued for the arrest Of any employe Of
the company who attempts to rebuild
the fence the third time.
Evangelist Reed has concluded q
three-weeks' revival at Fargo. There
have been nearly 200 conversions at
the First. NJ. 3. church, over which
Rev. w. H. Vance. who was called to
the Simpson Street church. Minneapo-
lis. presidea. II
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23

1t has been decided by a court in
Maine that body belongs to the owner
of the lot in which 1t is inferred, and
not to a parent, husband, wife or
other relative who may wish to have it
removed.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23

Lubbock is about to exercise Its
right as a free city to issue coins
age of its own. The city arms will
take the place of the Kaiser's head on
one face Of the German coin. The last
Lubbock coins were struck hundred
years ago, in 1901.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
Religious Ips.nst

Luverne. Mimi. March Is. Emile
Hammer OF Battle Plain township was
tried before the probate Judge on
charge Of insanity and committed "a
81. Peter. Brooding over religion Il
thu cause. e5 # ~
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
CUBAN ITCH.
Smallpox In DlxEuise Cuts q Wide
SVath.

Grinnell, Iowa, March 16-Because
a doctor diagnoses smallpox as Cuban
itch the people of Hartwick, in the
southern part Of Poweshiek county,
have been wrestling with the disease
since January, and the disease has
been spreading all over the county.
The schools and churches of Brooklyn
have been closed. Smallpox has in
vaded Iowa college at Grinnell, and
there is no telling where it will stop.
Upon the recommendation of outside
physicians County Attorney Talbot
has strict quarantine now in force.
The Lutheran college at Jewell juno
tion has been quarantined on account
Of smallpox. Several students escaped
before the quarantine was declared.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
err r,oa 81. LOUIS.

c.r.exie oaers 81, 900, 900 for =
Z Pablo Library.
st. Louis. March 17.-Andrew Carne
ne. the millionaire steel magnate. nss
offered to donate 100000 70. =. .s a.
buildinr Of q new public library IN %: 90
Louis. The ofIer 81 similar TO nals aas.
others which ,1dr. Carnegie has - nlaa t.s,
to- cities throu rhout the United stasesi
and abroad.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
Runaway sn,..h-Up.

ASW1a0"Wy
Racine, Wis. March 16.-The team
Of r. Harding, a farmer living near
here became frightened on State street
and ran away, throwing Mr.. Harding
from the buggy, seriously fracturing
his right leg. The team was finally
stopped after demolishing the buggy
and harness.
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23
Famous Cow for Albert L..

Famous Cow for Albert Lea.
Ames. Iowa, March 16.-College Bell,
second Of the Iowa State college Short
horn milking herd, will go to Albert
Lea, Minn.. where an effort is being
made to produce good milk and beef
COW. This COW has for three years
averaged one pound Of butter a day.
Her last two calves brought 5000
The Washburn leader., 1901-03-23

Jamestown has to elect an alderman
IN each ward and also four members OF
the school board this spring. Under
Murphy's bill. elections should BE held
tnly IN even-numbered years and the
present ofkicers would hold over. ss5555! s55.!