The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-08-23

Inc business men Oh N0AlcO are
urging the adoption Of the gold
standard. Where will the silver
ties point for an example? Verify,
the way of the silverite is hard.
Prof. Willis I. Moore, chief of
the United States weather bureau
took a shot at the long distance,
weather prophet, and knocked their
props out from under them. They
may have to go out of business.
Osceola Rice, Of Roach, Nc.
Lean County, N. D, and Gertrude
Stevens, Of Towner, McHenry Co.
were married at Napoleon, We'd
nesday, by Judge Kaz. The hap
py couple took the train for Minn-
eapolis. Napoleon Homestead.
It requires two big, husky o. s.
marshals to escort one little meas
ly Chinaman from Fargo to Seattle.
If there were dozen Of these pes
tiferous little foreigners to be inn
ported, it would take all the 'shas
been" or would be- politicians in
Fargo to get 'em to the coast; but
the government pays the freight. ]
-Buford Tribune.
It pays to adver tise as was
demonstrated two weeks ago by al
local appearing in the Leader, that
a party had some cattle to let for
the winter. Early the next Mon-]
day morning we had three appli-sl
cations for the cattle and they are
still coming. Five times that num-
Der could have been placed for the
winter.
! Sheriff st. Jacque Of Wells
county offers a reward of 5000 for
the apprehension Of Jas. O'Brien. j
who escaped from the county Jail
at Fessenden on the night Of Aug
ust Ia. The man is charged with
murder and is described as being
FIVE feet eight inches tall, blue
eyes, dark hair, weight l65 pounds
and about IS years Of age
A Cass county politician has
solved the problem Of getting the
busy farmer to listen to him while
explaining to him the why's and
wherefores. He takes along with
him husky farm hand who takes
the place of the farmer while the
latter is talking over the situation
with the candidate. No use in
trying to escape the willy candi-
date.
One thousand teachers have
failed in the last four general ex-
aminations held in this state and
there is-a call from the outside for
teachers. WHAT'S the matter with
our Normal and su inner schools,
our colleges, teachers Institutes,
and high schools? They ought to
be ablet to supply the demand with
out going else where. There must
be something wrong some place.
His old friends Lere will be glad
TO learn Of the progress made by
a. E. johnson, formerly Of the
Ozone, who. has been nominated
b the Repnb blicanls Of Mel Lean sa &. GO. 8,
tor the state senatorship Of that
!! district. August is actically sure
Ito be senator, and that he will
make an able and shrewd represent
ative is recognized by all who
know him. He Is now j !, I serving X hia
second term as county auditor, with
| Ifull satisfact tion to his fellow ciitii.
| zens, and they may safely trust
1.-THE senatorial duties to him. =
Steele Ozone. y s
Secretary 81 the Treasury Shaw
ia reply to i letter relative 3 plac.
ling him u the list Of prssid dential
candid dates in 1YO4 ,said, 6 lease d
lnot connect my pane with 19O4 1
1 |and added ii ! man hss ever given
/ this country more thoroughly
4 honest md soohac entioqs admins
4 1|Itrstion Inn 4 10 p1x leoeiiviflg a
1fis hands z lresl dent oseselt.'
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