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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
Additional Locals.

j. A. Novak, of Deapolis, spent
Thursday in this city.
Miss Mary Baardson was a guest
in the city the first of the week.
ELS. Bigler of Conkling stopped
over in the city Thursday.
The we'll known rancher Michael
Sheehan is spending a few days in
town.
The regular morning mass will
celebrated at the Catholic Church
next Sunday morning.
James F. Griffin spent the week
in our vicinity the guest of Mr.. Ed.
Furst, and while here disposed Of
two farms at good figures.
The Merchants Hotel is now a
visible reminder Of the golden op-
portunities Of the Golden VEST
the painters having finished it this
week.
Mr. Chris Hoy, one Of Oliver
county's No.. l Hard standard bear
ers did business in town Thursday.
He reports his corn looking as fine
us any he ever had in Minnesota.
Chas. Whltmer, the old reliable
horseman on the west side of the
big Muddy" is pushing the horse
business strenuously just now. His
brother Elmer is operating on this
side.
Some considerable interest is be-
ing manifested in the proposition
to start a series of excursions on
the river, and one is proposed for
Manhaven Sunday. The weather
has been ideal so far this summer
for such a project.
The merchants of Washburn are
daily receiving large consignments
of new goods. They all report a
good spring business and are look
ing forward to a heavy fall trade.
Competition will find large stocks
of goods here.
David Wellman, who has a claim
near Coal Harbor. left Wednesday
for a short visit to his old home in
Freeman. S. d. Mr.. Wellman is
much pleased with this section OF
the country and has made many
Improvements on his homestead the
past summer. "
The Directors of the First Ma
ton Bank held a meeting i'll the
bank parl!ors the 10th INST 1t was
voted to turn the the earnings into
the surplus fund. thus placing the
bank in the foremost standing. The
Directors We're much pleased with
the business Of the bank.
The children of the NJ. e. Sunday
school enjoyed a picnic and a ride
in a header box Wednesday. Anton
Anderson having the box gaily and
artistically decorated with boughs
and foliage. The outfit made an
imposing appearance and we fec
sure the ride was enjoyed by the
children.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the interior
Land Office at Bismarck, n. OAK.

July q. 1903.
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final commutationspr proof in support OF
his claim. and that said proof will be made he
fore August T.. Johnson, U. S. Commissioner
District of North Dakota, at Washbuln. ". u.
on August "a, 1903. viz:
Olof Hendrickson.
for the neiil sec. II, twp. 14S. IL. ii 81 w. 9Th p. Ii
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz;
John johnson. Conrad A. johnson. Fred
johnson. Oto Hedlund. all OF MALCOLM. n. ID.
July II A.C. Mctiillivray. Register,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18

When you want furniture foryour
new house, go the Casey-M Marshall
Co., and let them figure with you.
Don't wait until ready to move in.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18

Mr.. Butler, who was with the
N. P. at Bismarck, is now agent at
this point. He assumed his duties
here this week. MI. Butler isl mar
RED man and will bring his family
here to reside. Weare glad e vel
come Mr.. and Mrs Butler to our
midst. Mi: Brummullld has been
promoted to general agentiand will
look after the outside duties This
is ii well earned promotionsffor Mr..
Brummund who has made ii eff
cie1lt officer and has given general l
satisfaction to the many patrons la j q
the road. a A. ssssss sSs 5s.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office. at MiuOt, n. d

June 30, 1903.
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before f. A. Lamb
burn. on the 18th DAY of August. 1903, viz:
Joseph &. Fleming.
for the So SwA sia seh section "A, township $50,
range 81,
He names the following witne Sses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz.
T. Hubble. ole p. Holem. Tom Casey and
Alfred Marshall all Of Coal Harbor. n. Dak.
iuly1l II. G. San5orn, Register
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18

We are just ordering a large con-
signinent Of new furniture to be
shipped in car lots. Nowis the time
to order any pieces Of 8furnituretha
do not keep regularly in stock.
We can have your orders placed III
car and SO save You freight and pro-
tect your furniture from injury.
CAsEY-M MARSHALL Co.
JusticeWa llin has slid gracefully
into the judicial harness and Will
give '.bblmdfolded Justice a ride on
the trough and rugged path Of Writ
.ue' that is likely to be remembered
1:'in the annals Of u quiet neieehhborr--
hood. .4a
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In tile Natter of the EState of Mcneil Grill

Deceased.
N ticc is hereby given ly the undersigned
Wenzel Grill late of the County of Mclean. and
Strue of North Dakota. deceased. to the Credi-
tors of and all persons having claims against
said deceased. t. exhibit them with the neres-
publication of this notice to said administrator
at the Office of T.. e. W%aydeman ut Anamoose.
in said county,
Dated July eth. \. II. 1898.
July II. Joseph Grill, Administrator
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-07-18

County Auditor. Mclean County. n. D.
Description. S W Il of Section 10, Town.
ship 1l3. Range 81.
No. of acres. 100.
Tax levied 1896. Sold Dec. {, 1897, for s1o.sG
Interest, penalty and costs ....... s.3G
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
AROUND THE STATE.

Holland has 81 factories, which en-
p.oy 2,37l persons.
Fourteen secret societies are estab-
lished In Deckerville.
All of the stock OF the Chnrlevoix
Sugar Co. has been taken.
Escanaba's new Carnegie library Is
about completed and will be opened
June L.
The run OF suckers in the streams
of Genesee county is said TO he un-
usually small this spring.
A government official who is in n
position TO know. says that one drug
list IN Van Buren county sells TWEEN
ty.fve barrels Of whisky every year.
Ain Alcona county man announces
10y poster that he has "full-hloodeC
cow for sale, giving milk, three tons o.
lay. lot OF chickens and two stoves.
The driving conditions of the Me
nominee river this spring are better
than for some years past. so there vii
he no trouble In getting the logs down
Fire was thrown on the clothing o
Mrs. J. List. who lives near Richville
| by an explosion or gas In the stove
| md she was so burned that her recov
| Try Is doubtful.
| France is preparing to step in ant
\ suppress the instruction of 10000
/ Chinese rebels In KwIng-Si PROVING
/ which, borders the French colony o
| Tonquin.
/ \ battle with Somalis of the MAJ
MulIah's forces In which POO out o
| the British force OF DO men Ser
| killed. including 10 officers is reporte'
| from &den. Arabia.
| There il possibility that Menon
| inee county may become copper pre-
ducing district Prospectors have dis
| covered what they consider very Ell
couing!ng indications.
A tramp stopped at farm house I
| Hagar township Sunday evening I
ask for food and the privilege a
sleeping in the barn. AS he was fnaI
ing the request he dropped dead
| George Hinkson. Of Lexington. age
a. lost his right hand In Il cutting DO
few days ago. Blood poisoning ST
i'm and his arm was amputated nea
the shoulder. He died Sunday.
Organization Of the NorthwcstsT
Michigan Fair Associa ton. To compcis
Alpcna, Alcona. Pressure Isle an
i Montmorency counties, has been begu
with goo6 prospects Of being perfecte
In an old gravel pit near the Rive
side cemetery. Menomince. are thou
ands OF fish of an unknown specie
As the nit has neither inlet nor on
let the mystery is where did they con
. FROM
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
Mighty Baer Gets Mad.

These remarks concluded a rigid ex-
animation Of George +. Baer. presi-
dent of the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad and numerous other corpora
tons, before the interstate commerce
commission, called to investigate
charges against the anthracite coal
roads. II welcome you to proceed In
any court OF the United States" said
Mr.. Baer, rising ana facing the lawyer,
land II you can show we have violated
any law we will undo ii. III we are
guilty, go to the proper forum and
prove it. I'm tired of you people. who
dream you represent the people, lying
TO make out that all business men are
trying To evade the law"
Does your statement include the
president of the United StatesT In
terrupted Mr.. Shearn.
IL have no criticism to make OF the
president of the United States" said
Mr.. Baer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
The First canard.

A canard means in French duck:
in English 1t has come to mean a
hoax or fabricated newspaper story.
its origin is amusing. About fifty
years ago a French journalist con.
tributed to the French press an ex-
pertinent of which he declared him
self to have been the author. Twenty
ducks were placed together, and one
of them, having been cut up into
very small pieces, was gluttonously
sobbled up by the other nineteen. An
other bird was then sacrificed for the
remainder, and so on, until one duel
was left, which thus contained In IT.
inside the other nineteen. This thu
Journalist ate. The story caught on
and was copied into all the newspa
pers of Europe. And thus tn
"canard" became immortalized.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
The Postomce Scandal.

A most sensational development or
the investigation Of postotfice AFFAIRS
occurred just before the department
closed Thursday. when Postmaster
General Payne announced the sum
mary dismissal of Jas. y. Tyner, as
slstant encouragement for the post
Office department coupling with the an
nouncement the startling charge that
all the papers and records In the safe
of the latter's office had been abstract
ed by Mrs. Tyner wife OF the dls,
charged official. with the assistance OIL
others. The postma ster-general states
that Mrs. Tyner has refused the de
mand OF the government for the return
OF the papers taken and said the cir
cumstances In the case viii be submit
ted by him TO the department or JUS
sice. Other sensational Developments
are expected 10 follow.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
I'm. oue.,ion of Rebuilding.

The stockholders of the Review and
Herald convened for their annual
meeting i'm Battle Creek, Thursday.
Many were bent on restoring the
burned plant, though Prophecies
White declared at Oakland that IL
should not be rebuilt in Battle Creek,
and the general conference. which Is
the head OF the Adventist church,
passed resolutions TO the same effect.
Elder Mccoy said he did not believe
Mrs. White was always inspired,
though he did not doubt her sincerity.
He adduced Instances Of other denom-
national institutions that had been
moved about by the general CONFER
ence and had proved failures In the
places to which they had been taken,
largely because Of mismanagement by
the general conference committee
The members of that committee. he
said, were unit for business dhtles
aud should leave them to laymen.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
Vile. ReDorts Cruetties.

Secretary Root has been severely
criticised for Withholding the report OF
Gen. Miles of his observations in the
Philippines, but the war department
Monday made public that portion of
the report which refers to misconduct
of officers and soldiers In the Phlllp-
pines, together with brief comment by
Gen. Davis. judge advocate general.
who has charge of all matters pertain
ing TO the subjects referred to. Miles
reports torture inflicted by the water
cure" devastation of portions of the
country and uujuStidable killing OF
prisoners.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
After the Coal Roads.

The interstate commerce commls-
sion sat in New York Tuesday TO con.
slider the complaint of VIM. X. Hearst
that certain coal carrying railroads
are violating the interstate commerce
law. The specific complaints OF Mr..
Hearst are that the railroads charge
unreasonable rates: that they unJustly
discriminate in favor of the bitumin-
Gus against the anthracite coal com
panies, and that they have contrivedr
in violation of the anti-pooling section
of the Interstate commerce law, to dis
criminate against the independent coaI
mining companies iY ffyor OF the com
panies controlled ~ Nhe railroads
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
Mich. sentence Confirmed.

The Supreme Court affirmed the
conviction OF Arthur l.. Rich, a mem
Der of the last legislature, for an at
tempted assault OF felonious character.
Rich was sentenced from Newaygo
county to two and a half years in the
Ionia reformatory and has been out
on bail pending the decision on MS
appeal. The opinion of The court Is
unanimous. After reviewing at length
the assignments of error, IT asserts
that the case did not depend on cir
cumstantial evidence, the testimony oil
the complaining witness to the main
fact being direct
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
TElEGRAPHlC Briefs.

Two thousand persons are destitute
and camp in the foothills near Pisagua,
Chill. in the province of Iarapoca' as
a result of the fire in the town.
Marshall Hodge, charged with shoot-
ing his wife at dance in Amelith, IL Is
said used a 3S.calibre revolver. while
the ball which killed the woman was
b.
One student dead and a dozen badly
injured is the record of the annual
bowl contest between the sophs ana
freshies Of the University OF Penn
sylvania.
Chicago packers are putting UP the
prices of meats i'm Chicago. whether
they are doing so by agreement and
thereby violating the injunction grant
ed recently by Judge Grosscup has no'
been ascertained, but the circum
stances have suspicious look.
Bessie Knecht. of salt Lake. wok,
| from her sleep Of ~ days sunday. =
part OF her treatment has been col'
| bath every morning. When about u
| be immersed, she broke away from ne
nurse and ran una sisted TO her cot
An abscess on the brain Is the ALLEGED
cause of her sleeping SO long.
Edith +. Jones' pretty girl Of p
has been appointed foreman of tn
Pueblo machine shops I'm South CHI
| caeo. She Is boss Of 200 men.
Mrs Mary Bowers. Of Richmond
Va. being much annoyed by mashel
asked the help Of her divorced hu'
band. The husband held up the ma
with revolver while the wife horse
whipped him. Then all three wen
their respective ways.
Paul Scoda OF Scranton, Pa, di
appeared last November and IL We
thought he had been kidnapped, but h
skeleton has been found on Bal
mountain. where he apparently ha
frozen TO death.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
Iexi.Intur-, n Rough House.

Smuggling and rolling over each other
across the speakers platform III q
frenzied general fist fight at the Rect
OF score of female guests, the mem
bers Of the Illinois legislature Thurs
day surpassed the widest scenes on
the Austrian reichstag. Charges by
the speaker Of the house, Isaac Miller
that attempts had been made to BRIDE
were formally made tonight as an ex-
PLANTATION of the extraordinary actions
on his part which precipitated the riot
The interior OF the legislative cham'
Der tonight resembles, in measure
the track Of tornado so general was
the wreckage Of chairs and desks. chi
cago Street Railway franchises. more
valuable than gold mines, were direct
ly at stake
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
renred lynch Inv.

William A. ORourke was brought
back from Chicago to st. Joseph on Il
bench warrant issued by the grand
Jury. O'Rourke is charged win Grim
inal assault on Louise Loeschef, ana
the whole community has been aroused
against him As there had been
threats to lynch him, he was surround
cd by a heavy guard of deputies when
he left the train He gave bonds OF
So 900 at a special session or couri
called for the purpose. O'Rourke was
spirited out of town again, as II was
feared attempts would be made &c
lynch him.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30

A. l.. Shaw, or Hobart, Okla who
recently killed rowdy who was an
moving him and who was convicted OF
manslaughtcr and sentenced to -four
years in the Kansas penitentiary. ar
rived Tuesday unaccompanied, and in
formed the warden of his arrival. As
his ONLY credentials were letter from
the prosecuting attorney. Shaw could
not he admitted to the prison, but VIII
be guest OF the prison farm until the
commitment papers shall arrive
Shaw is highly respected in Hobart.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
A Spider Farm.

Near Philadelphia Pierre Gran
taire. an old Frenchman. has estab'
lished what Is probably the only
spider farm In the world. An &C
emulation Of spiders webs around
wine bottles is supposed to present
that indisputable evidence OF age
wh,e adds so much to the value OF
wine Grantaire cultivates only the
most abundant web-spinners OF the
spider species. and sells them to un
scrupulous wine dealers at somethinl
like half q guinea a hundred. By
their aid they are able to obtain thu
effects OF twenty years Of storage
The other indications Of age, In thu
shane of false labels and dust, the!
supply themselyes.-London Ell
press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
a nnII HOIuup.

One of the boldest hOld-ups In the
history Of Monroe county was made
Sunday evening WHOM Eeorge Scott, OF
Waltz. was held (ue by two men at
Carleton. when leaving church with
his sister. After giving Mr.. Scott a Sc
we're beating the robbers took Slooo
that he had in his possession and mace
good their escape 1t is believed that
the men were acquainted with MI.
Scott and knew lie had such large
amount of money on his person. They
are both young fellows and wei
dressed. one is about Is years Old
the other about u.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
Riotins at FentOn.

Foreman Beach, of the Detroit Ce-
ment Works, brought fourteen hun
garians from Detroit to Fenton, wed
nesday, and riot ensued. The Hun
garians were driven Off, and Beach
with rope around his neck was
made to promise to leave The fore
man took train for Detroit at LIN
den. and when he was on his way q
score of men entered the car and Dea'
him nearly insensible. There was nc
trouble about wages at the factory
There was no reason for objecting tc
the newcomers excepting that they
were believed to be Huns, ana ye'
they were clean, decent-looking 10
of men. and one of them, at least
smoke English,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
The Burglars Captured.

Thomas Burke, aged AZ, OF Cleve-
land; Ed Ryan. %, of New orleans
and Bert Rogers. 20. who declines 10
give his residence more definite thah
Indiana. are the names given Dy the
three burglars brought to Adrian JAN
Saturday from Montpelier. Upon their
persons a most complete line OF saie
cracking stuff was found, lnciudlhe
two bottles of nitroglycerine, caps dy'
uamite and fuses. Each carried re-
volver and all fired at Detective NC.
Hugh when he attempted to arres'
them at Montpelier. In addition 10
this, money OF character PROOF posi-
tive Of their work at Tecumseh, ADRIAN
and Clinton was found Young Rogers
owns up TO the jobs.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
ess~ee~e@ee@1@@@@eeeeeeSee@s Observation-Disclosures
THE MICHIGAN NEWS
What is Doing in All Sections OF the State
Ascher Convicted.

Edward Ascher was convicted IN De-
troit Saturday of the murder OF va
more G.. Nichols and sentenced 10 ne
imprisonment at hard labor. lie was
originally arrested on August ~, 1870
at Island Lake and was tried peIore
Recorder Chaplin in the following De
cember, when the jury DISAGREED al.e,
being out eight hours. HIS seconu
trial took place in March. 1879, ana ne
was convicted April %. the jury deiio-
Grating % hours. Recorder Chapin
sentenced him to life imprisonment
but Attorney Monaghan, who then De.
came connected with the case, TOOK II
to the Supreme Court, where new
trial was granted on the ground tnat
the trial court had erred In allowing
the prosecution to introduce evidence
to prove Ascher's connection with muir
dering woman In Louisville, NY
In October 1901. Ascher's thlru 'ria'
/ began before Recorder Murphy put
after jury had been secured ana a.
witnesses sworn, the judge discharged
the Jury and declared 1t no trial on the
ground of misconduct on the part OF
two of the jurors. His position was
upheld by the Supreme Court aho
Ascher's last trial began on Feo' %,
Jury not being secured until March 20
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
Store robberies are happening a
Niles nearly every night.


Niles nearly every night.
The Central Labor Union OF saginaw
proposes TO give the "warmest street
fair that Michigan shall have had
chance to witness.
Miss Henrietta Adams, Of Caseville,
Huron county. has begun a breach OF
promise suit in the Circuit Court IN
Grand Rapids against X. Stuart Baker
Mrs. May Wordsworth. the wife OF
John NJ Wordsworth. who committed
suicide i'm lIoughtOn after trying TO
kill Mrs Bridget Mahar. the mother oil
the girl who rejected him, came from
Englewood n suburb of Chicago, ana
sent her husbands body back to hei
home for burial
That the present condition or fruit
trees is critical because they nave
been so much forced that they are IL
able to damage by possible frosts i
stated in the first weekly crop bulletin
of the year, issued by the United States
weather crop service. Wheat. II !
stated, is especially promising TIM
year.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
Davis Exonersted.

The investigation by the superinten.
dents of the poor into the charge OF
immortality and cruelty against Jerry
Davis as keeper of the Gratiot county
poor house results in Davis complete
exoneration as Tar as the former accu-
sation is concerned, and he is pro-
nounced not guilty on the second count
by all but one member OF the board.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
AMusEMENrs IN DETROIT

Week Ending May :.
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE, Rogers Borthers. IN
Harvard Sat. ada inee at =; Evenings ats
LYCEuM THEATER-Pike Theater Co, "Fanchon
me Cricket''-- summer Prices IS and % cts.
WHtTNEY THEATER--"A Ruined Life Mai
inees iOc ana c; Evenings TO-. 2Je and 500
TEMPLE THEATER AND WOND bRLAND-Aft
poOns .:lJ, lOc To 2oc; Evenings s.i1 lOc 10 'oo
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30

II. as reported, Andrew Carnegie is
TO play the role of angel" and box
office to a national theater he may
congratulate himself on his assured
prospect Of achieving his great ambi-
tion-to die poor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30

If it weren't for the man who goes
around in early spring without his
overcoat, the doctors wouldn't be so
generally able to go around in auto
mobiles
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30

A Chicago saloon was struck by
lightning. This item should be past
ed in the hats of people who will
have to argue with the scoffers when
the lightning begins to strike churches
later on.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30

Spring fever is disease that baf-
fies the doctors. No patent medicine
ever pretended to cure it, and against
its baneful influence breakfast foods
are in vain.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30

An English professor declares that
there 10 no more PHOSPHORUS in a
FISH than there is in a rabbit, and
that its value as a brain-producing
food is entirely mythical.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30

Most of the cures for rheumatism
are so far away from the scene of the
disturbance that the man who is
really afflicted with the disease can
not get there.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30

II the accounts are true the new
Mrs. Vanderbilt will have to take
along a dummy annex when she de-
sires to wear all her diamonds at
once