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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-15
THE PLEASURE CRAFT.
Large Fleet Getting Ready for Active
Operations.

All the large feet of pleasure craft owned
here are being overhauled and reprinted
preparatory to the opening of the boating
season on the river as soon as little warm
weather Genes. The sloop yacht Dart has
been equipped with a gasoline engine and
is ready for service, having returned from
Deans boatyard at Alexandria yesterday.
The power boat Rosalie is on Reagan's rail-
way to have her hull cleaned and painted
and for repair work. The Marien, Recrea-
ton, Charlotte, Stranger and several other
craft are also at Reagan's to be made ready
for service.
Cumberland & Son are Transforming q
fishing sloep into pleasure craft for par
ties here, ana they also have the. new ppwpe
launch belonging to Mr.. Nicholson and TN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-15

Messner Of Milwaukee, Glennan Of st.
Louis, Bishops Macs Of Covington, Foley
Of New York, Spaulding Of Peoria, Horst
man Of Cleveland and Harkins of Provi-
dence, Mgr. OConnell of the Catholic Uni
versity, Rev. Charles w. Currier, Rev. D. j.
Stafford, DID,; Rev. A. p. Doyle, Paulist, Of
New York; Rev. Walter Elliot, Paulist,
Rev. Father Sutton. the Passionist, and al
most a hundred others.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01

Hon. E. Y. Sarles acknowledges
that he is the Republican candi-
date for governor of the state of
North Dakota. He does not seem
to be worrying with regard to the
result. Mr.: Sarles is one of the
pioneers of North Dakota; he has
been a successful business man and
has hosts of friends from one end
of the state to the other. A Forum
man saw this gentleman with "the
great white poll" this morning and
asked him in regard to politics. He
replied: politics sim.
ply means an expression of the will
of the people-of the common peo-
pie. With Roosevelt and Fair
banks as u national standard
bearers, it will be overwhelmingly
elected, even if there was no cam
paign. At the same time, every
Republican in the state should see
that the plurality for the ticket is
made just as large as it is possible.
It will have it's affect in the future"
Fargo Forum.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01

Harris seems to be against rail-
roads. He says no roads will be
built through through the county.
We have pretty good information
that the ct. Northern and North
ern Pacific will make important adj
ditions to their mileage next year.
The Northern Pacific is consider
ing the building of a line from
Dawson up the valley to McClus-
key. The Northern Pacific will also
soon extend from Denhof to the
Missouri river. The ct. Northern
is planning an extension from Mi
not through Mclean county, down
through Bismarck to Kansas City.
The 500 has also important plans
for railway building another year.
Some considerable changes will be
made in the north and east ends of
the county before many years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01
wAsHBuRN's BRIcQuE1rE PLANT.

Gen. w. D. Washhurn is conf
dent that he has solved the prob
lem of briquetting Ignite coal in
a cheap and satisfactory manner.
After years of costly experiment
involving big expenditures of time
and money, the Ignite coal operat-
ors are confident that at last an
efficient bricquet has been discov-
cred.
A plant for the manufacture of
the new Ignite briquet will soon
be in operation at Seventh Ave. N.
and Second St., with a capacity of
fifty tons per day. The machine
which will turn out the bricquets,
was devised byWilliam de la Barre,
the we'll known engineer who is in
terested with Gen. ,Washburn in
the briqueting process. 1t, is a
simple machine, considering the
length Of time it took to hit upon
the idea for it, and therein lies the
secret of it's success.
The trouble of Ignite coal for
domestic purposes has been that 1t
had to be prepared in cubes, or
briquettes'' for use. The coal was
pulverized and then some sticky
stuff mixed with it so it could be
turned out in the shape Of small
bricks. There was no trouble in
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01

getting adhesive materials, such as
molasses, etc., but the expense of
such materials made their use pro-
hibitive. The great problem was,
therefore, to get a cheap binder.
Germany is the country where
Ignite coal briquets have attained
to perfection, and thither Mr.. de la
Barre went in search of informa-
ton. He told the German manu.
facturers his business and asked
for pointers. They evaded his
questions, gave him no satisfaction
and telegraphed a description Of
him to the next town where there
was a b%riquetting plant.
Everywhere he went, he was re-
garded with suspicion until he
struck one little German who heard
his story, looked over him and then
went out of his plant, leaving Mr.
de la Barre alone. The visitor took
the hint and looked around with
an eye single to the scheme Of max
ing briquets. He only found a ma
chine which it would cost $4,000
to install in Minneapolis and hav-
ing a capacity Of only ninety tons
a day.
In dispair he came back to Min
neapolis and dreamed of briquets
without a binder. Finally it oc-
Cured to him that there is a GER
tain percentage of tar in Dakota
Ignite, and remembering that tar
is sticky stuff, he thought he could
find a binder in the coal itself.
Accordingly the present machine
was built, the principle Of which is
heating the pulverized particles to
a degree that will sweat the tar out
of them and stick them together.
After the coal is ground. it is run
through a pipe afterit receives the
hot air treatment, and compressed
into briquets an inch thick and
about the size of a mans hand.
The new briquets have been sub
iected to all sorts Of tests, and are
pronounced highly satisfactory.
They will be manufactured in i'm
mense quantities as soon as the
machinery can be installed.
As the Ignite fields of North
Dakota in the vicinity Of Wilton
are inexhaustible and the coal can
be mined at a minimum expense,
Gen. Washburn's dream of revolu-
tionizing the northwest by furnish
ing it with cheap fuel seems likely
to be realized.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01

Otto Grethen. the frisky and
vitriolic editor of the Flickertail
Flicker, has a penchant for "open
letters His latest is a double
column etfusion with four column
''scare" headlines to Hon. Theo-
dore Roosevelt" in which he calls
his attention to the official cul-
prits' Of the Bismarck land office,
one of whom is the owner OF the
Washburn Leader and Tor whom
the Hearst apostle Of Goodrich at
one time, it will be remembered,
protested such deep friendship.
But our old friend has not only de-
serted his early love but he fears
the whole country is going to the
bad-all on account of the failure
of the Bismarck land officials to
reward his scurrilous pen, by toss
ing a few final proof notices his
way. Under the law and instruct
ions from the department, where
there are two papers published in
a town, and both are qualified, the
Register Of the United States land
office is at liberty to accept one Of
Them The Goodrich Citizen was
started by the leading citizens of
Goodrich and is a creditable news
paper, and supported as such in
! the community where it is pub
lished. The Flickertail Flicker, as
if the name was not enough to
"queer" it, has missed no oppor-
tunity to vilify and belittle the
president of the United Stetes.
Long ago. before the present cam
paign, the abuse of the chief ex-
ecutive and the national admins
Grafton was the chief burden of
Mr.. Grethen's song and in his is
sue of the 18th inst. the president
is referred to as President Bonn
baster Furious Braggadocio Roose-
velt,' and his letter of acceptance
is referred to as "the most bonn
bastic, self-glorifying and platitu-
dinous document of its kind iu our
history And his issue Of the 23d
inst. is almost entirely given up to
a TRADE on the president because
the Bismarck land Office officials
see fit to cause final proof notices
in the Goodrich district to be pub
lished in a republican newspaper
in Goodrich. Nj. Grethen charges
that "the registers of the Bismarck
land office have sent numerous
final proof notices to republican
sheets which should have been
sent to the Flicker" The Bis.
marck land officers will doubtless
plead guilty Of the charge of Civ
ing the patronage to representa-
tive, legitimate and decent repub-
lican newspapers whenever posi-
ible in preference to scurrilous,
disloyal and anarchistic sheets and
if this is sin then there is virtue in
SHINING.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01
COUNTY FINANCIALLY EXCELLENT

The financial statement of Nc
Lean county, published in last
weeks issue of The LEADER, has
caused much favorable comment
from business men, farmers and
others who take the interest that
good citizens ought to take in the
affairs of the county, and is a COM
plete r%efutation of the charges and
insinuations of mismanagement of
the county's affairs made by editor
Harris with a view Of prejudicing
the new settlers against the old
citizens Of the county.
There is another feature of the
financial statement that it is desir-
able to emphasize at this time. In
1897, it was shown by the report Of
the fiscal officers of the country
that the Indebtedness of the county
was S44, 694.25. What is the con
dition now? The statement for
1904 shows that warrants r paid
om demand and the total liabilities
Of the county-the bonded iDdebt.
edness-is but $27, 900. There are
$l5,334.53 in the hands of the
county treasurer, leaving less than
$4,000 net Indebtedness. There
are about $4,000 in delinquent
taxes on the books, of which at
$4,000 will be paid with dollar-a
bushel wheat this fall. Thus it
will be seen that the county is
practically out Of debt, its obliga-
lions are paid on demand, the tax
has been gradually reduced, and
no county in the state presents a
more encouraging or substantial
condition than Mclean county.
1t is charged that during the
past eight years the control of the
county politically, has been in the
hands of MI. Satterlund and his
friends. These gentlemen r proud
of the record of county, under a
Republican administration, has
made. It found the county nearly
$4,000 in debt, and county war
rants selling at so cents on dollar.
1t will turn the county over on the
first Of January practically out Of
debt, on a cash basis, its credit re-
deemed, it's warrants as good as
gold. the tax rate reduced and it's
offici lis integrity unquestionrd.
The gentlemen who have been
named on the Republican ticket to
be voted for on the eighth Of 10
vember next, are pledged to Il con-
tinuance of conservative, econom-
ical and business like administra-
ton. They will not disappoint
their constituents; they will not
violate their pledge, and the Repub-
lican ticket from top to bottom is
entitled to the hearty support of
every Republican in the county.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01

~ Positive evidence that the Dem
ocrats believe in the gold standard
may be found in almost every west
ern state where the gold and silver
Democrats are fighting each other
as viciously as in 1896 and 1900.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01
MORE OF HARRIS FALsEHooos.

mUn6 VI nAnhjS fAlSenUUUS.
Just a parting word with refer
to the falsehoods of Fred Harris
of the Underhand Leader.
Harris says the county republi-
can convention in Mclean county
was a snap convention, in which
the voters had no chance. He says
it was a one man convention. We
will leave it to the voters of Nc
Lean county if the vote cast at the
caucuses for the election of dele
gates to this convention was not a
bigger vote than at the lastgeneral
election. In many precincts Of
the county the vote at the eau
cuses was twice as large. The
convention was a representative
gathering of leading citizens of the
county met to choose a county
ticket. What cause for complaint
can there be when there was only
one contest in the convention, and
that a friendly one forthe nomina-
ton as county judge between b.
A, Lamb and George Gibson. The
contest was a friendly one and the
latter candidate, though defeated
forthe nomination, was wellpleased
with the vote he received and the
struggle left no ill feeling. The
rest Of the nominations we're made
by reclamation.
With regard to the charge that
it was a one man convention, this
man accused by Harris Of running
the convention was not even a del
egate to the convention. He did
not name a delegate and the Lea
der hereby offers 500 if one man
can be produced who will say that
he was Influenced in any way or
that any attempt was made to in
fuence him by this man whom
Harris charges ran the convention.
This is a standing offer. If any
man can be produced who will say
that JOHN Satterlund Influenced or
attempted to influence his vote in
the convention for the nomination
of any candidate, The Leader will
pay 500 to the man producing
him.
It is admitted that Mr.. Satter-
lund was interested in and made
suggestions for delegates to the
state convention and to the judi
cial and Legislative conventions,
and fin the naming Of the central
committeeman. This was done
that the delegates might be we'll
distributed geographically and that
4 central committee might be Sc
lected that would work for public
harmony and a big republican ma
jority. He was entitled to consid-
Grafton in the selection of delegates
and Il central committee. as is
every other republican who is in
terestc} in the political furture of
the county and the polling of a
big republican vote. But the state
ments OF Harris that he named or
attempted to name republican can
didates for county Office r un-
and the offer of 500 made
above should show whether Harris
is lying or not.
We leave it to the delegates who
are thus insulted by Harris with
the statements that they were there,
not as representatives of their dis
but as representatives of one
man, whether Harris statements
are true or not. There were at the
convention three Of the leading
citizens of Underwood. who have
not spoken except to approve the
action Of the delegates. Harris
was not able even to be present as
a delegate, but he continues to
howl about something he knows
nothing about.
This shows again what kind Of
a man Harris is and what sort OF
a paper he runs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01

The edi5or Of the Emmons Co.
Record wonders il Harris has gone
crazy. As TrE LEADER sees it. he
promises soon to become the whole
bug-house.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01
County.

County.
Public Administrator, Henry BartZ.
County Auditor. o. B. Wing.
County Treasurer, F. Irwin Root,
Sheriff, Ole Gradin.
Register of Deeds, Hams G. Nygaard.
Clerk of Court. Peter A. Schmidt.
States Attorney. W. L. Nuessle.
County Judge. p. A. Lamb.
County Surveyor, o. c. S. Solem.
se,,pt. OF Schools. H. C. Olson.
County Commissioner. District No.
:, Frank Putt.
justices of tho Peace, A. c. Ranard,
J.. r. Howell. J3m Birtel, John Witt
mayer.
Constablea. i. 4. Eggert, Jas. Avery
f. +. Shoemake", John Martz.
Assessor. Dir. No. /, John Wyd'
strom.
= Assessor, Diet. No. 2, John w. Rob
hsso:l.
Assessor Dist. No. 3, J. H. Hoffman.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01
REPUBLICAN, STATE TICKET.

REPUBLICAN, STATE TICKET.
Presidential Electors
B. S. Russell, Stutsman.
Samuel Richardson, Ward.
Roger Allin, Walsh.
J.. +. V. Keibert, Oliver.
Congress
Thos. F. Marshall, Dickey.
A. J. Gronna, Nelson.
justices Supreme Court
N. C. Young, Cass.
Edward Engerud, Cass.
Governor
E. Y. Sarles, Trail.
Lieutenant Governor
David Bartlett, Griggs.
Secretary of State
f. F. Porter, Foster.
Auditor
II. l.. Holmes, Pembina.
Treasurer
\. Peterson, Sargent.
SuEt. of Public Instruction
w. T.. Stockwell, Walsh.
Attorney General
G. N. Erich. Nelson.
Commissioners II Insurance
L. C. Cooper. Grand Forks.
Com'r. of Agriculture and Labor
w. c. Gilbreath, Morton.
Railroad Comm ;sioners-
C. S. Deisem, LaMoure.
John Christianson, McHenry.
Eric Stafne, Richland.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01

Majestic Ranges,
Detroit Jewel Stoves,
DeLaval Cream Separators,
Fairbanks, Morse Scales, Windmills and G
Engines.
Floral City Furnaces.
Elwood Wire Fence.
New Home Sewing Machines.
Reeds Anti Rust Tinware.
Hurds' Refrigerators.
Heath & Milligan Paints.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01
Legislative.

Legislative.
For State Senator, 35th District
Aug. e. Johnson, Washburn.
For Representatives
John Schlenker, Goodrich.
David JuZeler. BronchO.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01

Congressional.
For Congress
Tho. F. Marshall, Cakes.
A. J. Gronna, Lakota.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01

Steam Filters and Threshers' Supplies.
Dynamite and Miners Supplies,
Peters and Winchester Ammunition.
Window Glass.
BARBED Wire, Nails and Builders Supplies.
Bicycle Sundries.
Plumbing and Tin Shop.
Guns and Gun Repairing.
Wood Wagon Stock.
Blacksmith Supplies.
Fave Trough and Conductor Pipe.
Bar Iron and Steel.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-01
X
National.

NIr Pre- dent
Theod,. : roosevelt, of New York.
Fer Vice eaident-
c. W. banks, of Indiana.
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judicial.

! Judicial.
For Judge, 9th District
w. H. Winchester, Bismarck. {.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-19
IN ATLANTA.
Session OF Department Of SupeFinten-
dence of National! Educational
Association.

State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton J. Y Joyner has received copies of
the program and announcement of the
meeting in Atlanta of the Department of
Superintendent of the National Educa-
tlonal Association on Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, February %, "a and
25 in the Grand Opera House. The rail-
roads have granted special rates. This is
the third time in the history of the or
ganization that its sessions will be held
in a Southern city. The President of the
Department Is Henry ?. Emerson, Superin-
tendent of Schools OF Buffalo, n. Y. and
the Secretary is John II. Hinemon. State
superintendent of Public instruction,
Little Rock. Ark.
North Carolinians who will speak at the
association and their subjects are: State
superintendent J. Y. Joyner. on "Consoli-
dation of Schools" Charles ID. McIver,
President of the State Normal and In
dustrial College, of Greensboro, on 'Decla-
ration of Educational Principles, with
Especial Reference to the Needs of the
South" r. p. Venable. President of the
University Of North Carolina, on Higher
Standards in the Employment of Teach
ers," and Thomas Sharp, Superintendent
of Schools of Guilford county. on Expert
SUPERVISION
All correspondence concerning questions
OF local arrangements should be addressed
to E. p. Burns. secretary of the local
committee Atlanta, Ga.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-19

cord. was solemnized in the Chestnut
Street Methodist church, Rev. James At
klns, d. D., of Nashville, Tenn. perform
ed the ceremony.
The bridal party entered the church to
the opening strains of the Lohengrin's
Wedding March. the bride on the arm OF
her father. Mr.. Edwin l.. Brown, and at
tended by her sister. Miss Eva Furman
Brown as maid Of honor. The groom's
brother, p. p. McLarty acted as best
man. The ushers We're Turner Buttrick
and Edwin S. Brown Hugh c. Brown and
Robert s. Brown. three brothers of the
bride.
For the past year and half the bride
has been teacher Of music in the Co
lumbia college for young women. By far
the greater part of her life. however, has
been spent in this city. and she has count
less friends here. The groom enjoys wide
popularity here. He was for four years
pastor of the North Asheville Methodist
Church. He is young man of strong
personality and notable talents and. and
as a preacher conspicuous among the elo-
quent brethren of the Western North Car
DINA Conference.
His marriage was the first to be cele-
brated in TIE church which is the fruit
of his labor
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-19
The Stolen Stamps.

1t is learned that United States Com
missioner Nichols will hold the preliminary
trial in the case of the stolen stamps
found at the hotel in Goldsboro. if c. C.
Jones can be found and arrested. ru,
NOR yesterday had it that he had been
caught IN New York
1t is said that the discovery that the
stolen stamps from Mount Olive were be
ing used in Goldsboro by the post office
department, which substituted different
stamps in that section. soon finding that
letters mailed from the hotel there had
on them stamps similar to the stamps
stolen from the postoffice at Mount olive.
After this an investigation followed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-19
Civil Court Calendar.

The Calendar OF civil cases is out for
the coming term of the Wake County SUI
pcrior Court, beginning on February 29th
and continuing two weeks, Judge George
H. Brown presiding. Forty-six cases are
set for the first week, and none for Cne
second week Several cases of long stand
ing viii come up again, among them be-
ing the boy Robert Collins against Drs
Jordan and Jones Raleigh Hosiery Com
pany VS.. S. A l.. Railroad; George Smith
VS.. Seaboar Air Line, Charles w Winston
vs. City of Raleigh and others. Forty
one cases have been set on the motion
docket Quite a number of divorce cases
are on Inc calendar
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-19
joyner, Witt, & Co. Ready to Serve

Baltimore, Nd, Feb. Il, 1904.
We wish to state to our friends. our
trade, and to the public generally, that
we are in position to continue business
and have already secured quarters and
will be able to fill any and all orders
that we have on hand, and take care OF
any orders that you might give to us IN
the future. The manufacture OF the cele-
brated Pointer Brand Hats is not IN
terrupted-the factory not being touched
by fire. We appeal to all OF our ola Gus
toners and friends to stand by us In this
ouc time of trial and misfortune.
Very truly,
JOINER, WILT & CO.
wl
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-19

Henderson, n. c., Feb. 17.-(Special.)-
Friday afternoon, at her handsome home
on Turner Avenue, Mrs. c. A. Lewis, re-
ceived informally the Book Exchange
n honor of her friend, Mrs. W. II. Bain
OF Raleigh.
IS the guests entered the hall they were
met by three little maids" Misses
..lIre, Mildred and Annie Lewis, who
showed the way to the sitting room whera
wraps were taken off and stray locks
touched and rosettes of red ribbons
ana candy hearts with mottos) were
piT;ned on, these hearts to be first read
fer glimpses into the future, and thel.
''Iibbled."
The guests We're led by Miss Smith into
the hall where Mrs. Balm, the guest of
honor, in "a dream of toilet" greeted
them.
Pretty women, cut glass, silver, and
over all the soft light Through rose col
led shades,) of wax candles, made a
picture to gladden. the eyes, and when
delicious punch made from all fruits,
is added, one would be ''raving the
wrath of the gods" TO ask for more. But
mere is given for here are the three
little maids" again. bringing hand painted
hSoIlS With 1uplu AoiuiAS op0ii DOOhS
with the initials c. S. l.. and the date
on the pages, and above the Cupids a
scroll, bearing the name OF author, book
or play. AS these were pinned on the
guests they were told to write down the
~ mes of their favorite lovers from the
name, author book or play en- thair card
This done, to add the names Of their
most ideal lovers from any source, known,
heard. or read Of The prize large
heart-shaped box of candy tied
with red ribbon was voted unanl-