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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-08-27
Mclean County and the Missouri Slope has Much to
Be Thankful for. The Harvest is Now General
and the Yield Promises to be Very Good.
Rust Has Done No Damage. But Little Damage
from Hal. The Season an Ideal One What
Better Could Be Asked for Anywhere
Price of the Products Of the Farm Is Flattering
Wheat Is Now Bringing Higher Price than
It Has for the Past Eight Years.

After reading the daily
kilograms from all the Northwesof the great
that has been done growing by black rust OF small
yields Iowa and Illinois, OF devas
anp that have millions dollars worth of
claimed human lives its victims ungratef indeed
Mclean county who will not offer
of thanks of all things and the apr of the Des
MES of men. r
er Of the soil in Mclean county but what will be
fully and amply his abors and have profit
addition To all growing the weather has been dea the best
largest in the county the stack
the quality better and fully matud and
every hand binder and the header at work great
fields golden grain eyed by All kinds OF grains
generally good confined two good pieces
but evehng good and everybody will share in the prosperity
year will bring the farmers Of Mclean county
To the aboer artisan and business prosperity will come as
bountu that being harvested There
will be better buildings and happier homes throughout the country
prosperity will be reside Indeed
people feel thankful and this years Thanksgiving
Day certainly best of be given all that
Good weaers prevailing for harvesting
of September the resher will be at work and the
the yield will then be told In the meantime wheat continues
passed the collar mark the local markets. with
prospects bringing 81 @ before another week flax is also
good price bringing than 81 a bushe
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-08-27

year, that corn and cotton will be
the principal agricultural products
for export. The export shipments
of wheat and -four from July LIST to
August 10Th, aggregated 1854, 900
bushels. For the corresponding
period last year, they were q, ,OOO,-
600 bushels and for 1901 they were
48, 100000 bushels.
Last week, the general advance
in the price of -four was so cents
per barrel, making the cost of -four
greater than it has been for six
years. A local miller told a reporter
this morning that the basis for
trade was that every family in the
country, according to Uncle Sans
figure makers, uses four barrels of
-four in a year, so that the addi-
tional cost of the staff of life to the
whole country will be considerable.
Another,thing which merchants
who are watching things call atten-
ton to is that there is general
decrease in the demand for CON-
modities. In every department of
trade there is a significant tendency
to await developments-in palmer
dictlon-to await the stories to be
told by the threshing machines of
North Dakota.-Forum.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-08-27
GENERAL BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

Farmers are too busi]y engaged
with harvest to keep in touch with
the market reports and the business
situation, but some of them have
noticed the big decline in the price
of barbed wire, and they are con-
graduating themselves that they
can now buy it just as cheaply as
the foreign farmers can, a priyil-
ege witch has been denied them
by the U. s. Steel corporation for
a long time. Rarbed wire fencing
has been cut 81 per ton. and wire
nails have gone down 81. The cur
rent price list show reductions in
other steel products-but attention
is called to the fact that as usual
low prices prevail when the farmer
is not using them. Next spring
the fight that is now raging be-
tween the steel trust and the indie
pendent fellows will be thing of
the past. The consumer can guess
the rest.
Current market reports predict
that the confirmation of damage
done to wheat from rus: will mean
little. if any, wheat for export this
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-08-27
NORTH DAKOTA LEADS.
Land Boom Subsidies a Little From
Last Year But Still Has Healthy

Last Year But Still Has Healthy
Growth.
Washington, August 25.-The rec.
ords Of the public 1andof11ce for the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1904, show
that 16,258,S92 acres of public lands
were disposed Of during the year as
compared with 22,650,92S acres last
year. The total cash received for
these lands was $S,795,S93, as com.
pared with $1o,557, 9o2 last year. The
number of entries was 172,s57.
These figures indicate, acc o'ding to
officials of ihc ;ahdofice, tha: the pub.
lie land boom cf last year is subsiding
somewhat. Last year was record
year for twenty yeas and the present
is the next highest in the number Of
acres disposed of by the government.
Lands are taken up in twenty-four
states and four territories
North Dakota lei in the number of
acres and Oregon in the amount of
cash received. In North Dakota 1885,
551 acres were disposed of, the money
received for the same being $1,92A Els.
In Oregon 1,170,655 acres were taken
up and $1,442,576 received for the
same.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-08-27
MAY BUILD NEW ROAD.
Things that Indicate Intention Of Jas.
J. Hill to Build New Transconti-
mental Line THROUGH Bismarck

J. Hill to Build New Transconti-
mental Line Through Bismarck.
That James j. Hill is maturing plans
for new transcontinental short line
connecting the Northern Pacific coast,
on the northwest and Kansas City
and St. Louis, and evidently the gulf,
on the southwest, unmistakaole evil
dence in considerable quantity has
appeared.
These plans include the immediate
construction of 400 mile cut off, from
Lester, Ia, to Minot, n d.. and a
100 mile link between the Great North
ern terminus in Sioux City, and the
Burlington system, at Ashland, Nao
just west of Omaha. These two new
lines will give without further buiid
ing new short line between Kansas
City and St. Louis a1:1 the Pacific
gzort Invest. -..-s4 49,"
The construction of line to the
gulf either from Kansas City or st.
Louis is contemplated as the ultimate
completion of solid Hill property that
may carry freight from ocean to ocean
upon an Independent nasis.
Facts that have appeared in evi.
dence of these plans are:
Complete construction of fifty-two
miles of road southeast from Minot,
N. D.
Construction of forty miles of road
northwest from Sioux City, S. D., at:
tributed to the Great Northern.
Negotiations for large terminal prop
critics at Sioux City.
Surveys for an announcement of the
construction of a link between the
Great Northern at Sioux City and the
Burlington at Ashland, Neb.
Purchase of coal lands in Arkansas,
attributed to James Hill.
Repeatedly reported purchase of
right-of-way by the Burlington for a
line from Kansas City to the gulf.
A large construction gang is now
building line southwest from Minot.
Fifty-two miles Of this road are now
ready for the laying of steel. 1t is
stated that rails will be laid into Bis
marck, distance of 100 miles, by win
ter. Next spring the work will be
taken uI and construction pushed
southeast from Bismarck. The route
of the cutoff as chosen passes through
Huron and Aberdeen and Sioux Falls
to Lester, Ia, just southeast of Sioux
Falls where it strikes the Great North
Huron and Aberdeen branches of the
ern's St. Paul-Sioux City line. At
Great Northern will be tapped, adding
to their usefulness.
The Dakota Central Railroad has
been quietly building line northwest
from Sioux Falls, and about forty miles
have already been completed. The
fact that one of the officials is in the
employ of the Great Northern, added
to the fact that the line is being built
along the route chosen for the Sioux
City.Minot cutoff is evidence that it
is a Great Northern project. 1t was
first thought to be backed by the Mil
waukee and st. Paul railroad, but the
appearance of engineers for the latter
who began surveying parrellel line,
dissipated this theory. There is prac-
tically no question but that the Minot-
Lester line is now under construction
from both ends.
The building of this line will save
400 miles in distance between Sioux
City and the Northern Pacific coast.
At present the Great Northern must
CONTINUED on the Last Page.)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15
ABOUT THE STATE.
Items of Interest Cleaned From on
Exchanges.

Items 81 Interest Giesned From our
Exchanges.
Oliver Fisher Of swanton, aged six
years, died Monday night Of lockjaw re-
sulting from cut on bis foot from a piece
Of glass.
The engagementof Harry 5. Howard,
Of Burlington, son of Gen Q. o, Howard.
and Miss sue r. Hertz, Of Burlington, is
announced,
The Newport Board of Trade has leased
the granite she'd to the Newport Granite
90. Of Albany, N. II, and will build an
additional shed as large This company
has bought the Hazel quarry.
At the annual eonyocation Of the Grand
Chapter, Order Of Eastern Star Of Yer
mont, at st. JohnsbnTy, an invitation was
extended to hold the next convection IN
Brattleboro. The invitation has been ac-
cepted,
A large deposit Of graphite has been dis
covered by Frank Fits on his farm IN Rip
ton. He has leased theland to New York
capitalists, who have large force Of men
at work developing the property. The
lease Is to continue In force for ninety
years.
Mrs NJ. NJ. Haskell and her son, Col II.
S. Haskell, have given the towns Of Der
by Line, VI, and Rock Island, Cue. a
handsome and costly building for use as a
free library and opera house. 1t Is stu.
ated on the line half In the United States
aud half in Canada The architecture is
striking and beautiful The cost was IN
the vicinity Of $4,000
Asbestos has been found on property In
Woodstock owned BY DIR. E q Ranney 81
Barton Landing and men are at work Sc
curing samples OF the mineral OF the
samples thus far obtained portion has
fibre nearly 20 inches long, possessing a
good degree Of strength, Work will CON
tinue In order to establish thequantity OBJ
tainable as well as the quality
The annual meeting OF the Vermont
State Association of Letter Carriers Of the
National Association was held ia Rutland
on Sunday, Jnne IL. President Frank b.
Fuller of the state association presided,
the N rning session being held IN Ct. A r,
hall Routine business was dispensed
with and B. J Curtin Of Lynn, Mass, a
member Of the executive board Of the Ma
tional association, gave an address
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15

The village Of Randolph, usually peace
able enough, has been suffering recently
through the lawlessness and utter ire
sponsibility Of few individuals who are
eonspirlng to bring bad name on their
community. Within few days, depreda.
tlons have been made and other lawless
acts committed, aud the offenders have
not been punished for their wrongdoing.
Aud emboldened by their seeming freedom
from restraint tho hoodlums will probably
break ont later IL some other manner.
70 stop the trend Of their activities the
village Of Randolph needs at least one po-
lleaman to guard the peace aud property
81 law-ablding citizens. 1t is somewhat
remarkable that village Of that size does
not have some police protection The ext
sencies Of the situation seem 10 demand II
at any rate
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15
PEN AND BRUSH.

Mr. John Morley who is a great lover
OF animals. always has a pet dog sit
ting on his lap when he is writing in
his study.
The self Help Of Or, Samuel
Smiles, whose death At the age 81 nine
ty.two recently occurred. has just been
translated into Chinese and Japanese.
It is said in London that j. NJ. Barrie
has reaped larger profits from fiction
than any other contemporary writer.
The same has been said 81 Hail Game.
Mrs. Humphry Ward ana RudyaFd
Kipling.
Mr. }. S. Sargent r. a., although son
of Boston physician, saw the light
first il Italy. Tie Is perhaps the most
cosmopolitan Of all our great artists,
for he was born ut Florence, learned
his art IN Paris and Spain is an Amer
lean in origin and sympathy and has
spent great part Of his life in London.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15
POLITICAL CUPS.

Won't it seem odd for Ohio people to
be compelled TO vote for presidential
candidate from another state? Denver
Post.
For artistic brutality "Uncle joe
Cannon's suppression Of his vice presi-
Dental boom IS without peer in
American politics. Philadelphia North
American
It is all we'll enough to say that CON
gress has been doing nothing, but
every congressional district VIII soon
have the warmest kind Of assurances
that its member has been working ike
Trojan day and night for his con.
stituents Kansas City Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15
MEAD's VICTORIES IN RUTLAND
COUNTY.

MEAD'S VICTORIES IN RUTLAND
COUNTY.
With Dr, John Al Mead Of Rutland,
candidate for lieutenant governor, assured
Of 80 delegates out OF 10 already elected in
Rutland county. the rout Of the Clement
faction seems to be quite complete there.
Since the latter failed to carry his own
city BY narrow margin, there Is little
hope for his faction winning ia the re.
mainder Of the county, and the victory
gained BY the Mead forces in the Rutland
city caucus Is now being intensified in the
other towns. According to the latest REL
ports the Clement faction has taken only
seven Republican delegates In the county,
very poor showing when Clements for
mer prestige is taken into account The
remainder Of the county win give returns
similar to those already in, making Rut-
land county an overwhelming Mead -Or
ii other words Proctor stronghold The
defeat Of Clement means a swinging back
to the Proctor machine and reinstate-
ment ID fun control. Had Senator Proc
tor suffered defeat In his own county bel
might have begun to tremble for his polit-
zeal scalp. As for the direct results Of the
eaucuses thus far held they give DR. Mead
> considerable lift toward the first goal Of
hts ambition, the lieutenant-governorship,
but he still has to reckon with strong
opponent G, HI Stearns Of Johnson
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15
EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.

The action Of the board Of civil aathori-
IN 81 the city Of Burlington ia deciding
that the Masonic Temple in that city is
not subject to taxation is matter gilmore
than passing Importance, as it may form
the basis for action BY boards in other
cities. The vote exempting the building
was taken directly contrary to the recon-
meudation Of the city attorney who de-
clared, in an exhaustive treatment Of the
matter, that the Temple should be taxed.
Here Is building which Is erected prima-
rlly for the purposes Of Masonic bodies,
for meetings and conventions, but the
greater part Of which is given up to rental
for outside and entirely foreign purposes
on the ground floor are stores, on the sec
ond door are Offices and a public assem-
by hall, while the remainder Il used for
Masonic purposes, A large section Of the
structure is not used by Masonic bodies
and brings in rentals Under such CON
ditions the Burlington board Of civil au-
thority voted, seven to two, that the prop
erty Is not taxable, The amount OF mon
ey which would accrue to the city il taxes
is of relatively little Importance, although
the Temple was listed at 100000. There
Is much more important consideration in
the principle Of the matter, and Il il prob
able that the solution Of the problem for
the state as a whole has not been reached
IN this and in cases Of the same class
which are constantly arising ia other cit
les.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15

The Vermont letter carriers, in conyen-
tion at Rutland, adopted resolution en-
dorsing the work of Congressman d. j.
Foster ID congress In behalf of the post
Office department Without doubt the res
oluiion was incidentally a vote Of thanks
in behalf OF themselves.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15
rhe nIacls tIorse.

IN the book Of Revelation triumph.
war, pestilenee aud death are typiied
by q white, q red q black and a pale
horse and n Europe ihe black horse
was long considered II THE form IF an
evil demon
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15

A Methodist minister in Brazil, indl-
ana, opened young peoples dance with
prayer Then the young people started ia
and fairly danced their soles on
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15

The Vermont newspaper which advises
young men to enter politics should say
to Rutland, young man. There Isl
none like 1t.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15

A few American flags were displayed
in this city yesterday, just enough to re-
mind rs there IS q national Flag Day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15

The cellular prison system IN Hol-
land. where the Offenders are complete
~ isolated. IS asserted 10 be most eff
fectual IN REFRESHING crime and reform
ing criminals
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15
- llhsernntInn.

rs your understudy fond Of your
Wei" answered The prima donna,
Il have observed that she is always
ready to take my part Washington
Star.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15
fhlnn.s TItles.

China has no less than twelve titles.
among which are the Glorious Land
the Flowery Kingdom. the Celestial
Empire Fnr Cathay and the Central
Or Middle Kingdom
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15

The religious conventions are holding
the floor throughout Vermont these days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15
The Usual Things.

$50 the count Is To marry Miss Got
rox What does he expect to get from
herIr
- million dollars and a divorce lat
en-, Brooklyn Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15
Corsets! Corsets!
Special For This Week Only II All Of Or
500, S1.25 and $50 cOrsets at
Only 90 Cents Per Pair.

We will shut off prohtmakng on Corses for the balance
Of the week and offer from all the best makers
Military Form-ArmOrside, F G, American Beauty and
M. q, made to suit the majority Of women Full Form-Ex-
tended Hip French Shape Straight Front and Straight Front
Grde For the balance Of the week, only 9Oc per par
Our stock is now complete with the best Summer Corset
and de the price the market Price, only 4oc per pair
Norr-Tust received Satin Girde in white, pink and
blue. Price, only 4Sc per pair. Telephone a-Ia)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15
THAT Beautifu, Gloss

comes from the varnish In Devoe's Var
nish Floor Paint costs cents more
quart though Sold By Reynolds y Son.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15

And tie delegates were nninstructed
What a familiar word
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15

The average daily nirculation Of the
Barre Daily Times for the week ending
Saturday was
3,105
sopies, the largest paid circulation Of any
daily paper IN this section.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-15

/ 4.o,V Get your Complimentary l5c tickets at once.
LuutGSs Are on sale at E. A. browns drug store
The oasis., 1904-06-25

fine view is obtained of the busy scenes on the Pike below. En- trance to the city of the cliff dwel~ lers is through a tunnel which pierces the cliffs. The reverse si1e of the walls presents more caves and mountain trails. A large structure of quaint architecture oc- cupies the center of the village, and in this the Indians perform the dance of Kachina, and poetic flute dance and the dramatic snake dance. The Kachina is distinguish- ed by the use of heads of buffalo and bear, which are worn by the warriors over their heads to con ceal the features. The Snake Kiva a caravan reached by a ladder, the the famous dance rock, of Wolpi, the antelope and other interesting sights rise from the cacti and sage growing in the sand. Long ladders reach to the roofs of the cliff dwell lers, potters, weavers, silversmiths, basketsmiths and other Indian workers give the final touch to the attraction.
The oasis., 1904-06-25
ARIZONA NEWS.

scribner. tax collector bf Gochise
 county, asking that writ of man.
 Janus be issued against Scribner.
 compelling him to collect $SS,O00
 of taxes from the Copper Queen
 Co.,. due in 1901. The plaintiffs
 interests lies in the fact tbat he
 holds an agreement with Scribner
 to act as his attorney in the col.
 lection of these taxes throughc,a
 suit against the Copper Queen Co,
 and that when the county officials
 compromised the tax question with
 the company the suit could not
 proceed and the lawyer had no chance to earn his fee
 Enterprise: The jury in the case of Zack Booth. charged with the murder of Wiley Barry and
 Mexican named Vigil, in the Ton to country, brought in d verdict of guilty and Judge Kent at Globe
 yesterday sentenced him to be hanged in punishment for his
 aime. IL wi II be remembered thal Booth was confined in Phoe- nix fer some time prior to his be- ing taken to Globe for trial. This was a precautionary method taken. by the authorities at Globe to pre- vent a possible lynching. Booths trial began last Monday, he hav- ing been indicted on a doniie mur.' der charge the week prior by the' grand jury. The murder was com mitted on the 22nd, of December last year. w. W. sB a rry, the father of one of the victims, was moving large flock of sheep through the country. Barry hiEl- self was in the upper Gila valley at the time, and the sheep were in charge of his son and sheep herder by the name of Santiago Vigil the father of { he other victim. The Booths owned a good ranch in that vicinity. The shooting took place early in the morning at camp that had been established by the sheepmen, the night before Two shots were heard by the father of Vigil, who was at some distance from the camp, which, on account of the lay of the land, he was unable to see. But soon after he heard the shots he saw two men whom he recog- nized as Zack Booth and his brother, John, riding away from the camp. A little later he found the dead bodies of his son and young Barry.
 Globe Democrat: Y h q famous caves of the stone age, as they exist to-day in the canyons ofArizona and are reproduced for the habitation of real cliff dwellers, of the Pike at the Worlds Fair, and here the lie of these ancient aborigines may be studied amid natural sur roundings. Added ethological in- terest is found in a large pueblo Of Zuni and Moki Indians who daily perform the historic snake dance and follow the strange cus- toms common to their tribes. These Indians are the descendants Of ancient kings and are remnants or once powerful race. They have not before been seen at any exposition. Huge cliffs form the lront of the concession and above 'hese can be seen towering peak, which can be reached by 4 tortuous 'Tall over-hanging rocky lodges, fis-
The oasis., 1904-06-25
WATCH FOR THE RACES
 TO THE AMERICAN ELITE

The most popular place in the city. Three chairs and a first-class barber for each. Mas summEY WILL SEE THAT U. R. TREATED RIGHT