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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
CONTEST NOTICE,
Department Of the Interior,

Department Of the Interior,
United States Land Ofhce lJevile Lake, Nurtl
Dakota. Dec, 2, 1904.
Asutflclent contest affidavit having been fired
III this office by Jacob WaSlnick, contestant
against homestead entry No. o7s6I: made
March 18th 1902, iOr the SWA Of section II
township $50, range Is by Edward G.. BOrsneSs
cOnte tee, in wnicl lie is allege / that said en-
tlyman has wholly abandoned said tract fOl
over two years last past anu has wholly failed
{" Establish y residence upon said tract ut any
lime and said contestant has rested on said
tract Tor over six. cen months last past: and
that said alleged absence from the said land
was not due to his employment in the army,
navy or marine corps VI the Unitei States as a
private soldier, officer, seaman or marine during
tile War with Spain Or during any other wa, In
which the United States may bc engaged. said
parties ale hereby Notified to appear, respond
and offer evidence touching said allegation at
.OO'clDci a.. IN, on "a luary Is, 1905. before G.. +.
oeveltsun, :; notary public lu ana for McIIenry
county. ut his Office III Nelva, .Ortl I)ahulI.
and that iinalnea ing will he held ut 10 o'c]ocn
a. m. on j January %. 1905, before the Register
and RECEIVER at the United States Lana ONCE
in Devils Lake. North Taktta.
The s;ui contestant having, in a proper atr-
davit illcl &c. =. 1904. set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
o runs l;'tiGe cannot be made, it is ncrely or
dered Hnh dir cted that such notice be given
cy due i..d proper publication.
Ole Serum9ard, Register.
record address of cOlitcstcstant. Hal1uur. y. ID.
DE-. Burke Atty for contestant,
Neiy;, North Dakota. 1o-l7
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
Notice Of Mortgage Sale by Advertisement

Notice is hereby given, that that certain
mortgage executed and delivered by Friedrich
Keinfurd and DOrOthea keinfurd his wife,
Mortgagors, to A.J. Sayre Mortgage, dated
the 2iSt day OF December A. d. nineteen nun
dred and one and filed for record IL the Office
OF the Register IT Deeds OF the County Of NC
Lean and State Of North Dakota, on the 23rd
day Of December A. u. 1901. and recorded In
Book F-2 Of Mortgages, at page 27o, will be fore.
gage and hereinafter described at the front
door Of the Courthouse In the village Of Wash
burn. in tile County OF Mclean and State of
North Da Ota, Al the hour Of two O'Clock r. NJ,
on the 10Th, day Ct January, 1906. to satisfy tue
amount due upon said Mortgage on the day Of
Sale.
The premises descrlb Il Iii said mortgage and
which will be sulu to satisfy the same, are those
certain premises Situated III the County Of Nc;
Lean and state II Nor!!, ,'ahota. and described
as follows, to-wit: The Southwest quarter
(swA) Of section clcv.u uD, In township one
hundred forty nine Q49), north Of range seventy.
I ur (74). west, containing one hundred and
sixty acres, more or less, according to the Gov
eminent survey.
There will be due on such mortgage at the
date OF sale the sum OF Six Hundred Fifty
eight and ~ 100 dollars.
Dated at Harvey, North Dakota, this o5tl,
day of November, 1904.
Al. SAYRE, Mortgage.
HancEett 4 Wartner, AttOrl eys for Mortgagee
Harvey, North Dakota. 1886
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the interior,
UuiTed StateS l.nuu Olicr. unYilS | ukn y

Department of the interior,
United States Land Office, Devils Lake, NortI
Dakuta, Zee. =. 1904.
y sniiicienl contest affidavit having Aarn flee
In this ONCE by .jimilion Novak. "a Sestnnl
against homestead entry No. n743p, made s!..rl
18th, lN2, for swlI OF section %, TOWNSHIP ~,
North Of range IS west BY Andrew Walden
rontestee, i'll which it is alleged that said en-
t!yItian has wholly Abandoned said land i1i
m,re than years last past, he has wholly
'aiied 10 establish I: residence on said tracl,
any ms contestant has resided thereon los
slSteei Nio:tliS last past, and that said alleged
absence from the SAID land was not due to Ul5
employment III tie army. navy or marine corls
OF the United States rs Il private soi,iier, officer.
seaman or marine during the WIS with Spain or
during any other war i'll which the United Sta,, :
may be engaged: said parties are hereby nori
lleG TO ppear. respond and offer cvidcucr
nuchin" said allegation ut 10 O'clock II. IN, on
Jai,ualy 10Th. l!,O,, before &. T.. Seyertson, a
notary plpllc in and for Mci!enry county. ar
his Office IN telra. \. ID" and that final nelriu F..
"nl be hell ut 10 O'Clock Il. IN. Oh the 4alti. N!:
-. January. 1909. before the Register am. IL,
g iicr at the United States Land Unigr In
pcslii Lake. NORTH OAK til.
he said contestant having. in II proper AT
1.Vlt flied December .. 1904. set lnrtn far,
witch show that after due diligence persona
sbi vice Of this notice cannot be made, it is hes
by ordered and directed that such notice Ne
gwen 0y due and proper publication.
Ole S'rulngard. Register.
liec0Id address of contcStcc, ~Ielviile. y. D..
}. Il. Burke. ATTY for contestant,
Neiya. n. ID. l..l-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
Licked Into shape.

The phrase clicked into shape" owes
its origin to a very ancient fable. In
Bailey's "Ovid's Metamolphoscs," ia
BILE 33 has this heading: Bears bring
forth a lump of flesh and by licking
reduce it 10 a proper shape" This ira
dition that the cubs of bears arc cast
shapeless and remain so till the dam
has licked them into proper form is
emphasized i'll Pope's '.Dunciad:"
So watchful bruin forms, with plastic
care,
Each growing lump and brings it to a
bear.
In Shakespeare, too. king Henry
w." part 3, act 8. section 2. we find:
Like to a chaos, or an, unliclscd bear
whelp.
That carries no impression like the dam.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
TRUSTING TO T
An Incident That Gives an Insight
Int Russian Character.

A few years ago was taking a
country walk in Kovno. The road lay
through Il dense forest, and the day
was progressively hot. l arrived at last
at a crossroad and sat down under the
shade OF the trees to rest. \. signpost
pointed its two arms down the con-
yerging roads. On one of them was in
scribcd IA versts to Janova," OH the
, other Ill versts to Shadowa." Present
ly the creaking of wheels and the slow
''clop, clop" Of q horses hoofs on the
road behind reused me. 4 cart piled
high with tinware was coming down
the road, with the driver perched on
the top of the load.
Good day, brother" l called out as
the cart. with it's sorry horse, came
abreast Of me. The man returned my
salute. and the horse. glad of any ex-
cuse to rest his weary legs, came to g
standstil in the middle of the road.
(Which way + you going?" l asked.
ITO Janova. There Is a market there
tomorrow"
But there is also a market in Sha-
dewa," l answered, sand it is u more
important place than Janova."
$50 it il. so it is" the driver replied.
with perfect indifference.
"What have you for sale!'
"Plenty Of good tinware, IS you can
see, brother. l have worked for six
weeks to make this cartload."
"Well, good luck to you and your
tinware," l said, pulling and eating the
berries within reach. "NVill you take it
to Janova or Shadowa!"
The man picked up the bit Of cord
which served as reins and prepared to
go OH.
81 shall leave that to my horse" he
answered %callously.
The numbering wagon moved off and
finally passed out of sight down the
Janova road. which the horse had elect.
ed to take.:-St. James Gazette.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
A SEAsON's PLEASURE.
What 1t Icost One Woman In Peace
Of Mind and Comfort.

What 1t Icost One Woman In Peace
Of Mind and Comfort.
Mary Mtkepeacc sat down in her ia
vorite chair in her own room and
threw her bead back. With a long sigh.
'"No words ean tell how glad l am
that I've made my last visit for the
summer She said. Now l shall have
some peace, not to mention pleasure"
my dear!" said her mother reproach-
fully.
Il mean it," returned Mary. "Of
course l like change Of scene, but l
am tired Of adapting my whole life to
others, us l am expected to do as 4
welcome guest"
my dear!v' said her mother again.
"Think how kind everybody has been
to you" 49,.
"They meant to be-they were kind"
Mary said YEARLY, yet I feel as If I
had barely escaped with my life, and
you will admit that Is not just the
right kind Of after feeling.
LET me tell you. mother" Mary
continued. AT the Fosters | changed
my hours for rising, for retiring and
for eating my meals. At the Lanes l
changed fathers politics-for Of course
I haven't any Of my own-to please
Mr.. Lane, and l had all l could do to
keep from changing my religion to
please Mrs. Lane.
"At the jenkins I changed all my
views about what constitutes diversion
to suit the family in general. At the
Pages l entirely changed my point of
view concerning music and books. And
at the Nevins', where l was i'll, l
changed my doctor and took stuff
which l felt SUR would poison me just
to please them.
Il ate cheese, which l abhor, and
gave up fruit, which l like. at the
Fisks'. l slept with closed windows at
Great-aunt Maria's because she is
afraid of a breath Of air, and l drank
twenty-one pints Of hot water the four
days l was at Cousin Thomas to flush
my system
"No," said Mary in a firm voice. Il
pay no more visits for months to come.
Home keeping youth may have homely
wits, but if l 60 about much more l
shall not have any wits at all."-
Youths Companion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
POINTED

There is no II so hopeless as those
who do moi make mistakes.
No man can do anything against the
grain. Woman can do it, but man
can't.
A great deal of the friendship others
have for you is like the c~ome-any-time
invitation.
A man can get sick now almost as
easy ~ l.c can sin. and you all know
howvus; tar is.
Ii Il :ian cln get into u G.n:. after
banking hours he considers himself Il
prominent citizen.
There is something fine in the BRAY
cry of u new father who carries a baby
through the streets in his arms. :.
The first thing n girl does to a man
after they are married is to get out his
middle name, dust it off and use it as
common us his first name.-Atchison
Globe. s.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
SCENES OF UNPREcEDENTED VlU-
LENCE AT OPENING OF HUN.
GARlAN PAELIAME EMIT.
OPPOSITION IN CONTROL OF CHAMBER
GUARDS DRIVEN FROM BUILDING
AND INTERIOR OF ROOM EN-
20.
TIRELY WRECKED.

= Budapest, Hungary, Dec. 1.-TWO
lent as have been the scene at past
sessions of the Hungarian parliament
they have been entirely ov~ershadowed
by the wreckage effected by members
Of the opposition party during the
morning in their successful efforts to
prevent the opening Of parliament. A
quarter Of an hour before the time ap-
pointed for the commencement Of
business the opposition mustered tn
full strength. Not one of the govern
ment's supporters had arrived and the
opposition had the house to them
selves with the exception Of the per-
sonal guard of forty men provided for
the protection of the president of the
house. The presence of these guards,
who occupied the approaches to the
presidential platform, seemed to in
fame the opposition deputies, who in
opprobrious terms shouted at, the
"Hungarians who could perform such
shameful service" The deputies then
approached the platform and a scutt1e
with the guards ensued. The deputies
fought their way to the platform, tore
it to pieces, scattered the debris ovec
the house, tore to atoms the codes of
law on the presidents table, smashed
the tables and chairs and destroyed
the platform and distributed the
broken pieces among the deputies who,
thus armed, attacked the guards and,
after a brief fight, drove them from
the house. The desks were then torn
down and the interior of the house was
completely wrecked. None of the Lib
eral members ventured inside the
house and the opposition members,
after completing the ruin, established
themselves on the site erstwhile occu-
pied by the presidential rostrum.
Later it was announced that the
sittings of both houses Of parliament
would be postponed for the day. The
members q the opposition party then
lafS No h. .se under the leadership OF
cr'ol.r ~ 'nDyi an! Francis kcssutA-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
MASCULINE VANITY.
Men Who Stop to Admire Themselves
In Show Windows.


Speaking of the trii.::ag Affairs Of
life," said a clerk in one Of the big
stores, Pm not so sure tl,at men arc
SO much when you iii to compare
them with women, although they pre-
tend to rise superior ON occasions. I've
a notion that human nature is about
the same in both sexes, after all. and
it crops up in some way. You know
there's a theory that a woman couldn't
pass a mirror without giving a glance
at herself if she We're on her way to
rescue her only child from. Il burning
accident.
1T may not always he vanity, Of
course. Perhaps it's force of habit.
Well, you'd be surprised at the num-
Der Of men who have that same habit.
I'm here at a counter in front, where l
can see some things, and it's better
than a poor play to watch the faces at
that big show window. They are
mems faces TN talking about. The
light strikes that window so that it
makes a pretty good looking glass of
1t, and I'm truthful when I tell you
that it holds up as many hes as it does
shes in the course Of a day. The only
difference is that the woman makes no
bones of what she's doing. She'll give
4 twirl to her front hair and a pull to
her veil and make sure that her hat
and nose are on straight, and she
doesn't care whether p%assersby are on
to her game OF not. But the man
plays of. He wants you to suppose
that it's the display Of goods that's
caught him. Yes, it is, l guess not.
He's wrapped up in velvets at 81 a
yard and in silks cheap at &c cents,
he is. You can tell from where 1 stand
that he doesn't sec a thing that's in
that window except his W. beautiful
reflection. He'll study the effect Of his
scarf and his gloves. and then he'll
look lower down, where there are no
goods, and step out a little to get the
cut Of his trousers and shoes. And
very often he'll put on that look pleas
ant expression the photographer asks
you to wear that makes a driveling
idiot of you in the picture. There is no
great harm in it provided the men are
in no great hurry and have nothing
better to do. but when I hear them
loftily discussing mirrors in connection
with their wives l have to smile to my
self."-Providence Journal. .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
Memorial to a rsosber.

In the little town Of Forlimpopoli,
near Bologna. there is Il memorial tab
let i'll tho Municipal theatcr to the men,
DRY. Of a famous robber chieftain named
Passatorc. The reason why the the
alter is the home OF his memorial is
that in it was performed his most IA
nous exploit. In September. 1854.
while one Of Rossini's operas Wa be-
ing performed in the presence of all the
local beauty and fashion, passatore
and his band held up the audience
and robbed thcml OF all their valuables
to the last penny.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
"A Raise Of a Hundred a Night.

A prominent actor told Of a. super
who went to the manager of a success
full play after it had been having a
long metropolitan run and demanded a
raise Of salary.
"Sir," he said, 81 have been playing
my part for 4 hundred consecutive
nights with the utmost zeal and care.
Don't you think I should have a
raise?"
"What part do you play"' asked the
manager.
\ 81 am in the third act, sir" replied
the actor. apparently astonished at the
question. II lave to stake 800 in the
gambling scene"
1Yo1f.claim is just" replied the man.
9ger. "BesSnIning tonight you may
fstake 5000" VS..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
CDn.c..

NaGg.sbS-M,len a man and his wife
think the saGlc thoughts Simultaneous
ly it is " SIGN ti!Gt TIC" :re exceedingly
,%congenia!. Wa@"sby-@o? Well, then.
my wife ant, ! are %c0igcnial all right.
for tie other night when she said that
she wondered why I'd yer been such Il
fool Is to marry her I had been sitting
thcre IN silence for half an hour won
derin" over tl.e same identical thing
Baltimore American.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
TO EXCITE TROOPS TO muNlrY.
Italian Military Authorities Seeking
Authors Of Pamphlets.

Rome, Dec. 1.-THE military au.
thorities are engaged in investigation
OF the secret distribution of pam
phlets calculated to excite the troops
TO n!utiny. The pamphlet among
other things says: DO not fire upon
your blothels when the tyranny Of the
goA eminent imposes it." Search III
stiiat,4l in Milan resulted in the dis
ccvefy u 10000 copies of the pain
phlet, which is signed Young So
ciallsts.@ Three persons have al
ready been arrested. 1t is suspected
that there is IN organized plct to pro
woke disorders III the army.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
No rl:.ruenANc= OCCURS.
,:-c.-!.@ CT T@-s.an E.i:ia:er We,
i:;er.E o..>itNyG.

,sc.!n@ Of T@-s:an Ei%is.er voa
i;;ei.S >o..>ietcG.
ST. 2~esc.s.urs. -. .~-iEe tia.
-.-.~. -. 4.-..,e IA Ola. las,, ~4iu
dams ..... way L,,..-ua crossed uOOis
c'n,ls nG:ll.ns. Io"a.u al:oon. lna
ioAln:..-an scye. al hattailons OF
..:.-.t,s .", !, ~ ;.,t4..e..> ..dtthG.
tt. .. u.;. i io.lsn. SHEETS @n.i e.
1.:l1's. It -. ! >--flah! w'ln q Land Of
~, 1t its l-~. "a 49,, j.. .,..ia.j'
.r:." swunS e. C1.h q GO - &::stt.
-: 4; $50 ct u llv 80. So I-vl-;
,v:s CHI, ,.. ~. .at..' the ,.nN." oi
-. ,~, snd wofkMen -. 81.
%;!,3.... s..y .....,.:, -. ,.... - ,~-.-.c {.
=. e.r~t".:anca occurred.
-. 49,, ...i.3e.~h, 2S.t""@tH" ~
eoi..t o. ~. ea.s a.icG 81 ayi-. H.
an! ka.a and ...evS:sy. ,la mojt
prominent criminal lawyers 81 the e1,-
pire. Appeared for Sasone1f. M. kaAa-
rinofl defended Sikorifsky. Twenty
eight witnesses and four experts ap-
peared. Sasoneff's father, a merchant
of Ufa, was the only outsider present.
All the fun%ctionaries appeared in full
civil uniforms. The procedure fol-
lowed closely that of the French
courts. The prosecutor opened with
presenting the case for the govern;
ment, the indictment was read and
the prisoners were arraigned, pleading
justifiaDle homicide, after which the
witnesses We're examined.
Sasoneff was sentenced to penal
servitude for life and Sikorifsky to
twenty years penal servitude.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
G-xnl Lie TraE:,ic.

she--'fhay SIG that the best hus-
bands are always %ti!orghtful in little
things. Are you that way. Mr.. Smith?
Slnith-No. | don't have to be. My
Wife always calls my attention to them
before 1 have Il chance 70 think.-De-
troit FlNen Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
A Mark Twain Anecaote.

A friend of the humorist tells a story
Of the days when Mark Twain was a
pilot on the Mississippi.
One day Mr.. Clemens missed his
boat. Instead Of %inventing an excus
lie reported to his superior officer as
follows:
"AIy boat left at 7::20. 1 arrived at
the wharf mt 7:335 and could not catch
it."-Harper's Weekly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
Commiaslon Meets Dec. 20.

Paris, Dec. 1.-THE. international
commission to inquire into the North
sea incident is expected to meet here
Dec. 90 and proceed with the selection
of a fifth admiral to complete the COM
'mff IN and arrange the procedure.
I'll veal work will only begin early
in :anuary, but it will be Interrupted
by the Russian Christmas holidays.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
SEVERAL PERSONS WouNozc
Spanish Troops Fire Into Rioters anc
,niure Worneu.

Madrid, Der. l4.-The feast of the
Virgin WAS marked by a riot at Bar
celona. a. procession of 5000 women
bearing lighted tapers to the cathed-
raj came in conflict with a Repubii.
can demonstration, and a general
fight cnsuea. The gendarmes were
unable To dispense the combatants by
charging and fired several rounds from
their carbines into the mob. Many
persons, including women, were
HCt.nInl.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
Chicago, Milwaukee 6 St. Paul Railway

from st. Paul and Minneapolis
good until April 18th. 1905. and
return. Five daily trains to Chi
cage including the Government
Fast Mail and the Pioneer limited.
Good service to Iowa and Missouri.
Ask your agent to ticket you via
this line. For particulars address
r. d. Rowe, w. B. DIXON,
Trav. Pass. Agt. Nv. Pass ACT.
365 Robert ST., st. Paul. MINI.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
Anoti,cr azcn Iseapa,

Eyes. indeed, he's making a fortune
out Of a new invention"
why, didn't know he was an in
ventor." :.
"He isn't. Don't l tell you he's max
ing money out Of the. invention?'-
Philadelphia Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
Breach Of Prorisc.

Jiggston-Don't you believe that talk
is cheap. A friend of mine had to pay
$4,000 for four words. Jaggson-Great
heavens! What We're they? J.ggson-
"Will you marry me?"-Chicago Jour-
nal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
Ey Constant Use.

Eyes. she's a PM of few words"
Sand. mercy. how fmyed she keeps
them loolsing!'-Cleveland Plain Deal.
err.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17

Love is only a woman's device 70,
wasting time.-J. N. Barrie.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18
IN NORWAY AND SWEDEN

When Is ended, the worshfpers come out OF
church. their lanterns from tie women and give pic
money return for them
One of prettiest Christmas customs prevails in Nor
way and Sweden-the feeding of the birds This is de-
scribed by w. Thomas. formerly American Min
lister to those countries. follows:
Jul-tde noticed that at farmers house there
was middle the 5ard pole. to the top
of which bound large full sheaf = grain why
is this? asked Of my comrade oh. that is for the
BIRDS the little wild birds They Christmas
will sit down with bis children Christmas dinner until
he has first Christmas dinner for the little
birds that live In cold and without.
N Latin countries of Europe Christmas parfaKes
more religious celebration than CIVIC
festival instance, do not isociate the use
of evergreens holly with the season In Rome
Christmas for making gifts the Roman
child knows nothing of custom of hanging up the
stockings at the fireplace Santa Claus In fact e
Roman child ST. Nicholas at all In this con-
nection but looks entirely different but equally
ma parsonage his annual presentsan mper-
sonaton of Twelfth Night. called La Befana, by &C
ruption from Epifania, the Epiphany
Most impressive church celebrations are held however
and these well attended.
Probably notable departure from the meagre-
ness of Latin in Span where the hoh
day always two days. AT noon on Christmas
eve the their work. home and dress In
their they parade the streets and go shopping
among the brilliantly decorated stores Many prisoners
are released by military authorities In honor OF
the occasion
While merrymaking and visiting general only Diood
relations eat and drink together house as invited
guests.
In many places an picture OF the virgin ano