The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-10-10
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In company with the Superin-
tendent of Schools, the editor of
of The LEADER made a trip out to
Malcolm, the superintendent at
tending a school election. The
drive on the way out was a pleas
ant one and passing through a &c
ton of the country that was new
to the editor. The drive took us
through. Turtle Lake, a town we
have heard SO much about and
wanted to see. The original town
site is on the bank of the lake and
is a pretty location for a town. The
country hereabouts is best suited
for farming and many farms We're
seen along the way which were in
a high state of cultivation. Evi-
dence OF farming could be seen on
every hand, blowing being the Or
der of the day. A number of
threshing machines could be seer
at work IN the fields. The coun-
try is we'll settled. The country
from Turtle Lake to Malcolm is
we'll settled upand nice farm houses
dot the prairies here and there and
there is an air of contentment tn at
is not observed in states further
east. Malcolm is outside of the
railroad limit and there is a house on
every quarter and the country has
the appearance Of the settled east.
The new people like the country
and believe if the soil is worked
right that crops will be produced.
What catches the eye is the mail
boxes scattered along the road.
bringing the daily mail right to
the door. The mail is deposited in
the boxes along the route by the
mail carrier. This is quite a con-
trast between this and the way in
which mail was received by the
early settlers of the eastern states.
A farmer now living Oh or near a
mail route can by erecting Il box
erected along the line. have and
have the mail deposited right at
the door. The mail boxes along
the line from Darling to Malcolm
show that the people out that way
appreciates the many conveniences
hat is being made by your Uncle
Samuel as we discovered more
mail boxes on this route than any
other in the country. Malcolm is
located about thirty miles north
west Of Washburn and is in a good
farming region, we'll watered. and
we'll settled.
Mandan Pioneer: Bottineau
suffered a heavy loss by a recent
fire. 1t is one of the unfortunate
things that happens about the close
of each year that some town s'vis-
tied by a coniagration. Just about
the time when it looks as if the loss
ratio will be reduced comes the an.
nouncement of Il large destruction.
of property by fire. The great Far
go fire, in 1893, has been detrimen-
tai to this state as the loss WAS
very great. AS insurance compa-
MES keep track of the loss ratio fol
each year since North Dakota be,
came a state, the Fargo and some
subsequent fires have kept The per.
centage OF losses to premiums rn-
ceived ut Il high ratio The result
has been the maintainence of strong
insurance rates and keeping insnr-
ance companies out OF the state.
Last year there several Very disas-
ferrous fires at thu. close of the yeal
and but for these the ratio Of loss
es would have been much lass than
in any previous year. This State
is fairly liberal with the fri. lie.
partments and the question has
been raised at several sessions Of
the legislature Yhether it would
=, not be advisable to create the office
of fire marshal, giving him the au.
thority to inspect the different or
CARNATIONS and ascertain whether
they were properly equipped and
entitled to draw money from the
state fund.