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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-06-04
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Department of the Interior. United States

Department of the Interior. United States
Land Office, Devils Lake, ". D. April 16, 1904.
A Suffi lent contest affidavit having been filed
in this office by Reinert N. Sand, Contestant,
against Homestead entry No. 262&. made No
vember 16, 1901, for M seA, sWA SEA, seA sWA
Of section 81, township l49, range 70 BY. Sanford
Irwin. now deceased. COntestee, IN which 1t Is
alleged that Sanford Irwin died intestate on or
about November 2srd, 1902, leaving no widow:
children, nor heirs at law with the exception Of
a brother, whose present name and address Is
under section 22Sl Of the Revised Statutes Of the
United States. who are entitled to perfect said
entry: and that during the thirteen months that
have elapsed since the death no heirs OF any
class have laid any claim to said tract; that no
heirs Of said entrynlan are residing upon or
clltivating said tract as required by law, and
that said alleged absence from the said, land
was not due to Ills employment in the army.
navy or marine corps Of the United States as a
private soldier, Officer, seaman or marine our
Ing tile wal with Spain, or during any other
war III which the United States may be engaged
said parties are herebN notified to appear. res
pond and offer evidence touching said allega-
ton at ~ O'Clock a. IN. on June End, 1904. be
fore I, enIy Bartz. q notary public, at his oiilce
in Anainoose, North Dakota. and that final
9th, 1904 before the Register and RECEIVER Ut
the q. S. Land Office IN Devils Lake, N. ~.
The said contestant having IL aapr0per Saft1da-
Wit filed April 25th, 1904. set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
Of this notice cannot be made, It IS hereby Or
dered and directed that such notice be given by
due and proper publication.
81 Ole Serumgard,S Register.
Record address OF COntestee, AnamoOSe.tN N. D.
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NORTH DAKOTA soLoNs' WORK

Resume Of the Legislation Secured by
the States Delegation In Congress
All Pulled Together.
Following is q resume Of the legis-
lation which stands to the credit Of
North Dakota's delegation in congress
at the recent session:
Appropriations have been secured to
continue the work on the Grand Forks
public building and the enlargement
Of the Fargo public building. Fifty
thousand dollars have been secured
for an Indian school at Bismarck;
100000 for an Indian agricultural
school at Wahpeton; 100000 fol
weather service at Devils Lake; a
new land district: has been created
with headquarters at Dickinson; ST.
100000 have been secured in full set.
Element Of the claim of the Turtle
Mountain Chippewa Indians. This
legislation has been before congress-
since 1892. when Senator H~ansbrough
lad a commission appointed, Of which
Mr.. McCumber, now senator. was
chairman. This commission nego.
tiated an agreement with the Indians.
Favorable action was secured by Sen
ator Hansbrough on this agreement
on several occasions. but it failed to
pass the house. Favorable action vas
secured in the spring of 1897 in the
house, but Congressman Johnson, who
was a member of that body at that
time, was not satisfied with the ar
rangement and defeated it. When Nc
Cumber came to the senate. Senator
Hansbrough had him appointed on
the committee on Indian affairs aud
turned the matter over to him.
Six hundred and forty acres ware
given to the State of North Dakita
for a memorial park in commemoia-
ton of the battle of the White Stone
Hills. Settlers on the abandoned
Fort Abraham Lincoln military reser-
walton we're relieved from obligation
to pay the appraised value of the
lands in addition to the required resi-.
dence under the homestead laws. A
bill was passed ratifying the agree
ment with the Devils Lake Indians.
under which the lands in the reserva-
lions are thrown open to homestead
settlement. A bill was passed valida-
ting proofs made before a United
States commissioner outside the coun-
ty in which the land is situated. The
bill granting 10000 acres to the school
Of forestry at Bottineau passed the
senate, but did not get through the
house. Az a result of the introduction
by Senator H%ansbrough of the bill for
the appointment of a supervising en-
gineer the reclamation service seems
to have bestirred itself to the extent
of detailing a special engineer for
work in North Dakota, and he will be
assisted by a corps of engineers, n.y.
drographers, etc. to investigate and
report on the feasibility of irrigation
projects in the state. One project is
already agreed upon, that along the
Yellowstone river, in which $4,000
acres in North Dakota and Montana
can be irrigated,
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Keep Your
Eye on
the Plano.
WASHBURN and UNDERWOOD
SUMMONS.
State of North Dakota

otntc 1oAe" A's1NoVo
County of Mclean
In District Court, Sixth judicial District.
Ell Winston. Plaintiff.
rs III
ElinOr Benedict,
F.. &. NATION. and all other persons
unknown claiming any estate or inter Sum
est in or lien or incumbrance upon the mons.
property described in the complaint
and Their unknown heirs.
Defendants.
The State of North Dakota to the above named
Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to answer the
complaint in the above entitled action, and to
serve a copy Of your answer to said complaint
on the subscriber at his office in the village. OF
Washburn in said county aud state, within
thirty days after the service of this summons
upon you, exclusive of the day of such service
and in case of your failure to appear or answer
Judgment will be taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in the complaint
Dated April 7th. 1904.
James Z. MeCul}och.
Attorney for Plaintiff, Washburn, n. D.
To the above named defendants:
You will please take notice that the sulnmOns
and complaint in the above entitled action was
filed in the office of the Clerk of the District
Court at Washburn, N. D., on the 7th, day OF
April, 1904.
James T. McCulloch,
80 Attorney for Plaintiff, W%ashburn, N. D.
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AoMEs7EADER At THE AGE OF 81
?. s. Morrison, Who Fought In the
Mexican and Civil Wars, Locates in
ia.,+on Hc,un<v Nj n -I .M.

?. s. Morrison, Who Fought In the
Mexican and Civil Wars, Locates in
Morton County, N. D.
There are few men at the age of 81
years who have the energy and cour-
age to become homesteaders in a new
state, but such is the case of Preston
S. Morrison of Grand Rapids. Mich:
who has filed on a quarter-section Of
land in Morton county. Mr.. Morrison
seems not older than the average
man Of so years, and is in excellent
health and has a physique robust
enough to Withstand the hardships Of
opening a ranch in the West. When
his filing is made he will buy two sec
lions Of land and open a ranch for the
raising Of blooded horses, in which he
has been interested for a number OF
years.
In person Mr.. Morrison is rather
short, stout, with a plentiful gray
beard, ruddy complexion and a clear,
penetrating eye. He has a rather re-
markable history, in that he was born
on the Atlantic ocean March 16, 1918.
his father having migrated from Scot
land aboard a sailing vessel during the
progress of the war of 1872. Two
months and twenty days were required
to make the journey, and Mr.. Morrison
was born twenty days out from the
coast of Scotland, the date, day of
the journey and hour having been
carefully recorded by his father. He
lived in New York State until sixteen
years of age, when he removed to
Elyria, Ohio, where he enlisted at the
outbreak Of the Mexican war. being
one of the few survivors of that strug.
gle. Again in 1861 he enlisted in the
Union army, although at that time he
was forty-eight years old, giving his
age at forty-fve. He served through
the war with the remarkable record OF
having never taken a dose Of medi'
| cine, never missed a meal for lack Of
an. appetite and never lost a days
duty.
temperance in all things is Mr.
Morrison's explanation of his excel
lent physical condition at a time when
the average old man has seen the sun
set for the last time. He has used to
bacco in moderation until ten years
ago, when he felt that smoking disa
greed with him, and he has NOT
smoked since. He has also made It 8
rule to refrain from worry, believing
that worry kills more men taa dis
ease. He is much interested in hi
venture in Morton county and enters
upon It with the confidence and as
surance Of q young nan first locating
upon his own farm.
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Pinckney had made his famous dec
laration, Millions for defense, but not
. cent for tribute
Excuse me, sir,,, insinuated the
waiter, .brt haven't you forgotten
sonething?" s
With . vail nf anguish he had 20
climb down2fro .his high horse.r-Nsw
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What Bit Dusty Dennis?

aIt II a terrible storm" said Dusty
Dennis. and I think 1 have been bitten
byIa dog"
.Dsr are No dogs about, pard." 70.
splied Timothy Ties.
4pat 70? Wall maybe It was the
S6fkh Of the siS1 hsard some Of dem
boys down tor do yacht club
nnsaIAino Notwithstanding Maya
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MOriah AS .OciatiOn

MOriah AS. ociatiOn.
The Moriah Baptist Association
will meet, at Heath Springs on
Tuesday Oct 6, 1904.
Introductory sermon by L. A.
Dabney. Alternate d. e. Freeman.
The following committees to re-
port at this meeting:
State Missions-W. f. Little,
w. nj. Blackmon, l.. N. Mont
gomery.
Home Missions r. j. Black
mon, w. l.. Criminger, M. L..
Hudson.
Foreign Missions S N. Wat
son, g. l.. Mobley, p. T. Twltty.
Education-J. H. Boldridge,
w. g. Thompson, W. L. Greg
ory.
State of Religlon-J. F. M.
Estridge, p. A. Parker, b. f.
Adams.
Obituaries F. E. Stogner, j.
A. P. Blackmon, j. l.. Barton.
Temperament. A. Dabney, M
y. Gardner, w. L. Sowell.
Lords day. B. Funderburk,
Wesley Hunter, w. A. McManus.
Sunday School-E. b. Lingle,
II. z. Whitmore, e. b. Mungo.
Womans Missions-D. Z. Free.
man. W. l.. Croxton, B. F. Ad
ans.
Aged Ministers-M. j. Long,
j. M. Pardue, w. S. Funderburk.
Orphanage-W. B. Bruce, G.
I. Harden, j. A. Cauthep.
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Bloody Conflict On Passenger
train =

Valdosta, Ga, Sept. .12. One
of the Florida passenger trains
coming from Jact sonville to
this city last night was the scene
of one of the bloodiesl chapters
in the history of the Okefnokce
region.
In general melee, a whiteman
named Jackson Duncan was stab
bed to death, two negroes were
killed and Marshall Duncan was
stabbed in several places and
eight were thrown from the train
cunniag or fell off The men who
did the killing, accornipg to re-
ports, are Charles and uilluryAl-
ton: who reside near Baxter, Fla.
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Losses Of The Japs.

Washington, d. c., September
IA dispatch fromrokio which
reached the japanese Legation to-
day placed the total casualties on
the Japanese side at the battle of
Liao Yang ut 1856 officers and
and men killed and wounded. Of
these the army of the right (Kur-
oki's lost 4, 500, the centre (Okus
4 692, and left (Nodzu's) 1851.
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Items From The Kershaw Era


"A negro woman, Baskins,
who lives on Mr.. w. l.. Black
mons ulace, accidentally shot
herself while cleaning pistol last
Friday.
Yesterday morning at the
opening of the school1s2 students
were enrolled.
Rev. b l.. Blackwell resign
cd his pastorate ut Sand Hill last
Sunday and will leavo in a few
days for Colgate University,
New York.
Mis- Bessie Roddey is back
at the Central Office after an ab-
sence of four weeks.
Mrs. j. Frank Mackey re,
turned lest week from Wrigh's
vile Beach where she spent the
summer.
Tho 1G months old son of Mr..
and Mrs. h l.. Sowell died at
their home last Thursday evening.
Miss Maud Gregory, of Lam
caster, spene last week with her
friend, Miss Belle Vaughan.
On October 1st three new ru
raj free delivery routes will be op-
Grated from this post office.
Mr.. Sydney Hilton left
last week for Macon, Ga, where
he will enter a business school.
Mr.. E. D. Blakeney's new
house is completed and he ha.
moved in. 1t ls one of the pref
tlest residences in town.
Miss Willie Draffin has re
turned home from Yorkville where
she spent the summer with he,
aunt, Mrs. j. l.. Williams.
Mr.. Grover Robertson, OF
Oakhulst, who won ono of the
scholarships from this county lef
last Wednesday to enter Clems.r
College.
Last Sunday night, at the
Presbyterian manse, Miss Hattie
Welsh, daughter of our follow.
townsmap, Capt. j. v. Welsh,
was married to DR. w. Curti.
Moore The ceremony was per.
formed by Rev. J. T. Dendy. The
bride is one of Kershaw's most
beautiful and attractive young
ladies, and the groom is the pop
ulsr and accommodating pharma-
cist at DR. Haile's. We extend tc
themonr congratulations.
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We will open in theCunning.
ham building, next to Crawford
Bros Drug Store, Saturday,
Sept. Oath the biggist bargains in
Mems clothing and Gents furnish
ing goods, also shoes and hats
ever offered in Lancaster County.
Also Ladies' Jackets and Skirts.
Yours for business.
Deltz Bros.
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For The Ledger.
a Brilliant Fete Champetre.

The colonial residence and ex-
tenslve grounds of DR.. L. j.
Strait were a scene of rare beauty
on Friday evening last, Sept. 9th,
when the whole premises were
brightly lighted with japanese
lanterns, and decorated with trail.
ing vines ana various tropical
plants. 1t was the occasion of a
fete given in honor of Miss Nellie
Lathrop of Lewisville, S. G.
Forty invitations had been issued.
The hostess, Mrs. Il. j. Strait,
was gowned 10 black null over
silk, and was assisted by
Mrs. Leroy Strait, who was
charming in a fleeey gown of pure
white organdie, and white roses.
Miss Lathrop was prettily attlred
in white, trimmed with black lib
bons, and ornamented with white
rosebuds.
The many dainty and lovely
costumes of the happy guests are
too numerous to mention. The
young people promenaded the
hr Dad graveled walks, or sat in
cozy, -wreathed Summer
houses. The night was enchaut-
ing. The residence was converted
into rosebower, from which
strains of music came, inspiring
the premenaders, and lending ad-
ditional impetus to the gay revel-
ers. The house and grounds are
we'll suited for illumination, and
from some distance around the
home looked like fairy-palace.
In pink and white nook, en-
closed with fragrant houey-suckle
and stately palms, on the wide
front veranda, Mrs. j. p. Huns
ter dispensed delicious fruit frap-
pc. At ten o'clock pink and
white cream and rich cakes were
bountifully served, by dextrous
colored walters.
Mrs. Strait certainly gave I.an-
caster one of the most h?i'.ant
social events of the seas~n; and it
was also unique, being the only
fete champetre of the season.
The vigilance committee, Misses
Juanita Wylie and Mayme Greg.
ory, did capital work IN keeping
the couples hanging and mingling
thus avoiding too great dis
play of partlality.
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Report On Wreck.
Inspection Made Of The Sea-
board Disaster-The Tres
tie Was All Sound.

Columbia Record.
Railroad Commissioner Cauyh
man has returned from an official
inspection of the Seaboard wreck
last week on the Catawba river,
and will make report to the
rest of the commissioners at
the meeting next week. Mr..
Caughman made careful cxam>
ination of the timber and general
structure of the road and questi
oned many of the employees of
the road as to the accident. Be-
fore a report is made to the com
mlssioners, however, he will say
nothing as to the character of it.
He did, however, state that after
q careful examination he did not
think that the accident was the
fault of the trestle. The piles
were driven from seventeen to
twenty>seven feet iu the ground
until they struck solid rock, and
the timber we're as firm as on
the day on which they were put
up. II is the opinion of many
that the accident was caused by
a derailment similar to that Of the
Fishing creek disaster on the
Southern, just year previous.
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MIR. Fred H. Williams of
Washington, d. c., is visiting his
parents in the Dixie section.
Cadets Hazel Cunningham
and Fred Poag have returned to
Clemson College.
For Rent Five room cot
tage. Apply to j. M. Hood.
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Si'o Nu'oOJ Toos Iutl 10 oto lu
yesterdays election in this comfy.
Born, Sept. 8, 1904, to Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Blackmon, Jr.,
of the Dauglas section, daughter.
Miss Irene Cunningham has
returned home from a two weeks
visit to relatives in Rock Hill.
Col. and Mrs Leroy Springs
have returned home after a visit
of several weeks in New York
City.
Mrs. Hall Witherspoon and
little son, after an extended visit
TO relatives here, here returned to
their home at Cripple Creek, Col :
orado.
Rev. W. H. Hodges, pastor
of the Methodist church. has been
granted q months vacation by his
congregation and left Monday to
join his family who are visiting
relatives in tho lower section of
the State.
Editor Halnel of The Era re-
turned yesterday from Atlanta,
Ca, where he has been on ten
days vacation,
Mrs. Mary A. Welsh of
Longsviiie visited her daughter,
Mrs. T. 5. Carter, the past week.
Miss Juanita Wylie will re-
turn today to the Agnes Scott Ia
stitute at Decatur, Ga, after a
pleasant vacation spent at home.
The ladies of Bethel church
will servo Ice c-eam at Sapp x
Roads Saturday next from 6 to
=. m. Proceeds to buy new Bible
and carpeting for the church.
Public invited.
Ne are selling a great many
goods regardless of cost. Come
and see before you buy.
Lancaster Mercantile Co.
Mrs. F. p. Bowling and ch,l :
dren are visiting relatives in North
Carolina.
= Mrs. Lilly Richards, of Lib.
erty Hill, was the guest of Mrs. 7
j. Strait this week.
Misses Brownlee Neely and
Vannie Cham bers, of Rock Hill,
are guests of Miss Mamie Croc X.
EFT.
Miss Ora Lemmond will be-
come trained nurse and left
Monday for Rock Hill to begin
training in the hospital there.
Misses Sallie and Jane Dunbar
of Chester county, are visiting rel.
atives and friends here and IN tn,
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Hardin
DR., of Norfolk, Va, are visiting
the formers parents, MIR. ant
Mrs. P. W. Hardin, at this place
The ministers of both tow,
and county, regardless of demon
ination or color, are invitod to a
tend a ministerial counsel at tn,
court house on the 5th day of Oc
tober at 10 O'CLOCK.
/. e. Clinton.
-Magistrate Crenshaw O
Cedar Greek turned over SO AS t.
the county treasurer Monday
fines, ETC., collected IN his court.
Rev. j. Knox Montgomer,
OF Charlotte will lecture in Unit,
church Thursday night, 18th in
slant at 8 p. m. Subject: eth,
philosophy of happiness" Ad
mission: adults, 25cts; children
15cts.
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PROBE SSIONAL CARD.
Dir Nj Il CRAWFORD DIR IL G BROW

DIR Nj II CRAWFORD DIR IL G BRowx
CRAWFORD e BROWN,
Physicians and Surgeons.
Lancaster, =. G,
Treatment Of the eye, nose aud
throal speciality.
Calls promptly answered day or
night. Ohice over Crawford Bros
Dug Store.
Phones: Ohi ,e,. No l76; Re licences
Nos. i and &C.
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night. There were 81 accessions
to the church.
Married, Sept. sth, 1904, by
Rev. w. 9. Winn, at Bethel
church, MIR. James o. Sullivan
and Miss Josie Osman, all of the
Newcut section.
Miss Julia Simpson, milliner
at the ii. b. & M. Co.'S, has re-
turned from New York and Balti-
more where she has been the past
two weeks selecting the millinery
stock for her firm.
DR.. and Mrs. K. S. Mellow
returned Monday from Rock Hill
where they have been visiting.
The doctor has resumed the prac-
tice of his profession.
Magistrate Caskey imposed
fines in his court Monday aggre-
eating $50. Jim Cureton, who
pleaded guilty of violating contract
paid half of the amount. The
other 1875. was for disorderly con-
duct on the part of two men.
The Liberty Hill Rifle Co.
returned homo yesterday from the
manoeuvres of Manassas. Several
of the members stopped over here
for few hours. They say it was
a novel experience and all it lack,
ed of being real war was the bull
lets. They were highly pleased
with the trip.
-Messrs. Gus Welsh and John
Cunningham left yesterday for
Hartsville to enter the Welsh
Neck High School.
Miss Lydia Coppedge milliner
at the L. M. Co.'S has returned and
is now opening up her Eall stock
of millinery.
Married, by Rev. w. G.
Winn, Sept. 4, 1904, Mr.. Seal
Plyler of this county and Miss
Emma Carnes, daughter &C Mr..
John Carnes Of Chesterfield coun-
ty.
Work was begun Monday on
the new school building at Hope
we'll 1t is to he a two story
structure, 3Ox40 feet, and will he
u very creditable building when
completed. 1t is expected to have
1T completed by the opening of the
school in October.
"A telephone message yester-
day TO his brother-in-law, Mr.. w
+. Swaringen, announced that Mr.
ID. M. Sims, who lives in the
Walkup section, was thought to
be dying. Mr.. Sims was in town
Monday afternoon and was in his
usual health though he has never
been stout since he suffered a
severe stroke of paralysis about a
year ago.
The suit of Arthur Orr VS..
The l.. & 9. r. r. Co., tried in
the common pleas court at Chester
last week, resulted in verdic,
for the railroad. The suit was
for 81, 800. the value of the GIN
house, machinery, cotton. etc., OF
Mr.. Orr destroyed by fire 10 Dec.
1909, alleged to have originated
from spark from locomotive
on the said railroad.
| -Messrs. Andrew Gregory and
Waddy Thomson, students of Fur.
man University left for Greenville
Yesterday to be present at the be
glnning of the session today.
Misses Lillian, Sadie, Ola ant
Estelle Gregory also returned t.
resume their studies at the Green
| villa Eouoolo (Nol1o~o
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$l.5O PER kkNuM,

If YOU have land or lots to
Sell or wish to purchase land see
the undersigned.
Il. S. Carter.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1904-05-26
COTTON MARKET.

New York. Nal 25.1The cotton market
opened steady at an advance of one point
to a decline of four points. and closed
barely steady at a decline of twelve TO
twenty points.
Spot closed quiet. 10 points lower: mid
ding uplands 1320c; middling 1345c; sales
434 bales.
Futures opened steady. May 1277c bid !;
June offered 12.9Sc; July 13.c; August
12.5Sc; September Il .33c; October 10. SOC t:
December 10.S0c: January 10.S2c
Futures closed barely steadp May
126Sc: June Il sc: July y 2.S2c; August
Il &c; September 11.lSc; October u. &c ;
November lo.76c; December 70. &C Jan
usry SIC.
Galveston. May 25.-Cotton-Steady.
127sc.
New Orleans, May 25.-Cotton-Easy
Middilng 13c
Liverpool. MAY 25.-Cotton-Spot in linn
tied demand Prices two points higher.
Middlng 7.26d