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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-11-24
Contest Notice.
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office, Minot, ]

Department OF the Interior
United States Land Office, Minot, Nd,
A. suAicient contest affidavit having been fled
in this office BY John Ross, contestant against
homestead entry No. 1880 made October 20,
1909, for the Mex section 81 township l5o, range
81, by Paul Panzram contestee. in which it is
alleged that said entryman has not at any
time established his residence thereon;
that he has not at any time made
any Improvements thereon except to
place q small shed thereon; that he has not at
any time cultivated the same or any part there
OF; that he has wholly abandoned the same for
more than six 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 of the United States as 2 private soldier,
officer, seaman or marine during the war with
Spain or during any other war in which the
United States was engaged:
Said. parties are hereby notified to appear: res
pond and offer evidence touching said ellega.
ton at 10 O'Clock q. m. on Dec. II, 1905, before
Land Office in Minot,, ND:
The said contestant having. In Q proper all
davit fled Oct. Is, 1905, 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.
I. E. Fox, Receiver. :.
c. Aurland, Atty. MinOt, N. ID. 90 lib
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ALIAS CONTEST NOTICE
Department of the Interior,
United States. Land Office, Minoj

06p8EtMl0ut ~ JIG 4utotlUE,
United States. Land Office, Minot,
North Dskota, Ny. :, 1905;
in this Office by Laurence Tschetter, contestant
q, lSO2. for sWA section ., township $50, range
q, by Henry Void contestee. II which It is a.
legged that claimant has wholly abandoned said
tract that he has changed his residence there;
entry that said tract is not settled upon and
cultivated BY said party IS required by law;
claimants absence from said land was not due
to employment in the U. S.army, navy or ma
rine corps in time Of war;
Said parties are hereby notified to appear,
respond and offer evidence touching said ale.
cation At 70 O'clock q. N. Q . Jan. 10 1908, before
James I. McCul!och. US. Com. at his Office in
Washburn, North Dakota, and that final hear
ing viii 30 held Ct 70 O'Clock :; m. on Jan. 4,
1919. before the Register and Receiver at the
United States Land Office in Minot, North
The said contestant having. in. q proper atfi-
dsavit, t!su Nov; 9, 1929, set forth facts which
Of this notice cannot belmaie, Il is hereby. or
dered and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication,
ll-17 &C. SanboEa, Register.
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ALIAS CONTEST NOTICE

Department of the interior,
kota, Oct. 81, 1905
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this office by H. P. Hansen, contestant,
against Homestead entry No. 27339, made March
g, 1904, for NEh of section Is. township 150
North, Range 8 west, b, John J. Hslligan,
ant has wholly abandoned said tract of land
fpr more thar six months prior to the filing Of
thereon and never did make any improvements
thereon; and that said alleged absence from
the. said land was not due to his employment In
the army, navy or marine corps of the United
States as private soldier, officer, seaman or
any other var in which the United States may
appear, respond and offer, evidence touching
said allegation at 10 O'Clock a. IN. on December
%. 1905, before the Register and Receiver at the
United States Land Office in Minot. North
Dakota.
The said contestant having, in proper af1.
davit filed Oct. 50, 1895, 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.
lilo R.C. Sanborn, Register.
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OLE German Store.

SUMMONS
State of North Dakota In District Court
County of Mclean. ! Sixth Judicial District
johann Lap Ts Plaintiff
Philip Reifsnider and Emma Reifsnider and
Frank P. Hawkins and other persons unknown
claiming any estate or interest in, or lien or
the complaint and their unknown heirs.
Defendants.
SUMMONS
The State of North Dakota to the above NAM
ed defendants:
You are hereby summoned to answer the COM
plant in this action and to serve a cOpy of your
answer upon the subscribers at their office in
Washburn, North Dakota within thirty days
after the service of this mmon upon you, ex-
elusive of the day of 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 at Washburn, North Dakota this 31st.
day of August A. D. 1905.
Hyland & Nuessle,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
p. O. Washburn, North Dakota.
Notice is hereby given that the above entitled
action involves the title to Lot one Q), and sea
'neA and e1. sea section two !(2), TOWNSHIP, 145,
north range 50 west of the 9TH. P. N. in Mclean
and complaint in the above entitled action was
filed in the Office of the clerk of the district
court for the county of Mclean, N. ID.
Hyland & Nuessle,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
O2O Washburn, N. D..
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mo- sYYERT j.

TO SYVERT j. THORSON, M
You will please take notice that default has
occurred in the terms, and conditions Of that
certain contract of sale and agreement to con
vcy the following described real estate situated
in the County of Mclean and State of Nortf
Dakota, to-wit:
All of Section twenty-five (25), township One
Hundred and Forty-five (145). North, Of Range
Seventy-eight (7S); West Of the Fifth .(5th) prin'
cipal meridian; which said contract bears date
of September IS, 1903. made by the Great North.
ern Land & Stock Company, party of the first
ond part, and which said default consists in the
non-payment of the sum of Two Thousand four
and ninety-five one hundredths Dollars 22,0O4.-
95) due and payable on or before November l.
1905 and interest on Two Th9nsend 70 ", and
at the rate of six percent C. percentl per annum
from November 1, 1906; according to the terms
of said contract. Said contract will be termin-
ated and cancelled January &. 1906.
Dated November II, 1905.
GREAT NORTHERN LAM & STOCK COMPANY.
BY T. S. RIsHwoRTH,
11-17-3t Assistant Secretary.
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Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Bismarck, N. D., Oct. Z. 1905.
named settler has fled notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim: and
that said proof will be made before p. A.
North Dakota on Dec. |, 1895, viz:
Fred Prokop, of Wilton, N. D., H. p. No.
for the southeast qnarter of section "a, town
ship 145. range 70.
HI names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Prokop and Peter Prokop all of Wilton, N. b.
1918 NJ. H. Jewell, Register.
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Mclean Co. Independent.

A. P. Nelson returned from Will
ton Wednesday, where he went to
dispose of farm property.
Miss Anna Mich was in Minot
last week having her eyes treated.
Her brother Dan went after her on
Monday.
Father Simpson came in from
Larimore the fore part of the week
to visit friends and look after his
farmstead.
j. w. Mclaughlin returned to
Bismarck Monday after spending a
fewdays near the Missouri hunting
deer. He reports that the deer are
not very plentiful there as a party
of fifteen only secured two deer.
Revs. Hughes and Wright of Bis
marck, came up from Coleharbor
Tuesday to look at the ruins Of the
bigfre. These gentlemen will con-
duct religious services here in the
near future.
Another we'll attended meeting Of
business men was held at the town.
site agents office last Saturday ev-
eningt to make further arrangements
regarding the building of a village
jail and other improvements: Long
discussions took place on topics rel
alive to the welfare Of the village.
The subject of incorporating was
taken up also. We are pleased to
note the fact that the businessmen
take an active interest in the well
fare Of otr fast growing town. An
other meeting was arranged for
Tuesday eyening, but on account
Of tie fri, ahhss meeting was post
poned.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Land Office at Bismarck, N. D., Nov8 1906.
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made. before Peter 4.
Schmidt, Clerk Of Court, at Washburn, N. D.,
Simon sselsp, II. e. 2oo7s, dated oct. Il, 1904
4of The NwA, Bee: 8, twp. 145 M, Range lew.
his continuous. residence upon and cultivation
y Dick Thomsos, John Ksnski, Mike Krusch,
81 Wilton, n. ., md ]. P. Peterson. Of Wash.
burn, N. D.
No. 25.O5. n. H. Jewell. Register.
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Notice for Publication.

Department Of the Interior.
Land Office at Bismarck, N: D., Oct. 4, 1905.
Notice is hereby. given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Reg
lister and Receiver, US Land Office at Bis
marck, N. D., on November 18th. 1906, viz:
karoliva Schleckenmyer
for the wa swA and seA of swA section g,
township 145, range 80.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
John Schlechenmyer, August Kiemele. John
]. Keck and John kiemele all of Washbnrn. N.
D.
1913 NJ. H. Jewell, Register.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITE[
STATES FOR THE DIS TRICT OF
NORTH DAKOTA.

N i H'~ HA ~f Rss s; In Bankruptcy.
To the creditors of Erwin W. Perley, of Per
ley, County of Mclean and District aforesaid.
a bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on November 10th,
1905, the said Edwin w. Perley was duly adj.
Indicated bankrupt and that the first meeting
L. Wallace in Fargo, N. D.. on December End.
1905, at 10 o'clock a. NJ. at which time creditors
may attend, prove their claims, appoint a trus-
tee, examine the bankrupt and transact such
other business as may properly come before
such meeting.
GUY L. WALLACE.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Dated; Fargo, N. D., Nov. Goth, 1905.
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FOR SALE!

will close out my herd of horses
about 100 head, mostly mares, colts,
one, two and three years old. flleys
and geldings. Will close out the
whole bunch. cheap, and give real
bargains where a man wants five to
ten head.
GEO. L. ROBINSON,
Coal Harbor, N. D.
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We have a large, well assorted
stock Of lumber and brick at our
yards, and are prepared to figure
your bills at the lowest prices Give
us a call when in town.
Fsrners& Merchants Ls.hsr G.,
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The valley'City people are look.
ing forward to free trolley rides in
the near future.
II North Dakota gets all'the rail:
roads that are now being surveyed,
no farmer will have to haul his
grain any great distance--Lansford
Times. .4
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-11-24
Citation and Notice Of Hearing Proof Of Foreign
Will.

VIII.
State of North Dakota, In County Court,
County of McLean. }Bcfore Hon. E.A. Lamb
Judge.
In the matter of the estate of Taylor w. Morgan,
Deceased.
kendrick E. Morgan, Petitioner,
To all Persons interested in the Estate of
Taylor w. Morgan, deceased, Respondents.
Citation and Notice Hearing Proof of Foreign
Will
The State of North Dakota to the abovenamed
Respondents and all persons interested in the
Estate of Taylor w. Morgan, deceased.
You, and each of you are hereby notified that
Kendrick 2. Morgan, the petitioner herein: has
filed in this Court q copy of the Last Will and
Testament of Taylor w. Morgan. late of the
town of Winfield in the county of Herkimer and
State of New York, deceased. and the probate
thereof in the State of New York. duly anthem
ticated with the petition, praying for tho admis
Will Of said deceased, and for the issuance to
thereon, and that the said petition and the
said petition and tho proofs of said purported
Will will be heard and duly considered by this
Court on Tuesday, the 26th day of December.
A. D., 1905, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that
day, at the Court Rooms of this Court, in the
County Court House, in the Village of Washburn
County of Mclean and State of North Dakota;
and
You and each of you are hereby cited to be
and appear before this Court at said time and
place and answer said petition and show cause.
if any there be, why the prayer of said petition
(SEAL) By the Court,
E. A. LAMB,
Judge of County Court.
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SUMMONS

SUMMONS
State OF North Dakota In District Court
SIS. Sixth Judicia
County of Mclean District.
w. H. Allen, Plaintiff.
VS. Summons.
Martha Allen, Defendant.
The State Of North Dakota to the above
named defendant:
You are hereby summoned to answer the com
plant in the above. entitled action which is
Court in and for Mclean County. North ba
kota, in the Village of Washburn, in said
county, and to serve a copy Of your answer tt
in the village of Washburn. in said County ano
state, within thirty days after the service Of
this luminous upon you, exclusive Of the day OF
pear or answer, Judgment will be taken agains,
you for the relief demanced in the complaint.
Dated his 24th. day of November, 1905.
James T. McCulloch,
Office and Postotlice Address: Washburn.
11-24 North Dakota.
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Dated the 9th day of November, A. D., 1905.

publication by publishing the anne three times
once each week for three successive weeks in
The WAsHBuRN LEADER, q weekly newspaper
printed and published at Washburn, Mclean
County, North Dakota. -
By the Court,
(SEAL) E. A.:LAMB.
Judge.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-20
Some Handsome Fruit.

], S Goode who recently returned
from Tampa, where nv has been look.
ing after his grove interests. brought
with him a sample Of grape fruit and
oranges which were taken from his
three-acre grove ON the outskirts Of
the South Florida city Mr. Goode
states that the trees are literally load &.
ed down with fruit OF the finest and
most perfect maturity ami the pros.
poets are that he will harvest a good
crop.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-20
BITS From THE WRITER'S.

There IL nothing In life worth max.
INK secret of-cNCcpt ones Income -
Seton Mcrtimnn,
Clviliznti,N means universal Ctvility,
and o. h" civil O. everybody argues q
great power ~ telling lies Eden PhIll-
potts
How exquisite iu lie Is the art 81 not
,"rIug many thin and of forgetting
muny that have been seen! -- James
Lane Allen.
Trusms. Which, they lie In the
depths of thoug' ~ on the surface.
are at any rate nIr pearls ~ expert
cncc. George Mcr,iIih.
Have you never observed that II you
cunscIcntious'y neglect 10 do your work
Il somehow u'nnf ,'e 10 get done with
out y1uf Henry li.r.lnd.
Relations. as son badly said. are dis
agreeable Ecguaii 'anccs inflicted upon
Us hy Prov.d cncr But IL IL TAO ube
losing ones temi'r about what they
say II ouly phases them. Richard
Hugot
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-20
M-Inc ". ~.

II need hardly Ice pointed out. says
the author of Fifty Years In Fleet
Street" that 10 be- elected a member OF
parliament does not necessarily imply
Intellectual superiority. shortly after
the Burmese war young civilian,
home on leave. happened TO mention
Burma.
"Ah. yes, Burma" said an VI i.
with whom he was sitting az table. i
bad nephew who was In Burma only
he used Ca call II Bermuda
ON another occasion. In the month of
March. some one said e. Mr. livesey
This IL cruel east wind"
YES" WAS the would u" witty r.
ply. Il expect IL will bc Easter b"
fore II IL over
This was repeated 10y the author OF
the book quoted to a respected member
Of parliament. who observed gravely 4.
II fancy he's right | have known u
last tlll Easter and longer yet
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-20
A Glasgow, C~@si~ry

The Metropolis cemetery. glasgow.
a. Originally planned. contained al.
most exactly twenty four arr"s avail
able fpr buriais. aud Il Wa -ugz'~'i'-l
that each division ~ ou" a.r' .i'li b
h. nani"J after letter 90 10 '''"'s
nlrhal-t which contuIus tn'n'f ''"f
characters Tor Sarious r'1sHlr Die
idea has no, bcen fully carrie. ""'
but fftcen scCtious ~ the ~rrri'.'
have l,s~n 30 nnm~i from Hi'l .
omega. The monosyilsb'e ls't"rs De-
tween thrs@ being omitted The na.n'-
have not l.e~n applied In any par
ular sequen.s. but with The aid u
small mar they are useful 10 locatins
any particular SPOT IN what i nv on'
% the mo~, densely 0llsi GraVsyard'
IN the Kingdom
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-20
HAWTHORN HAPPENINGS.
sshoo Opened With Good Attendance,
Other Notes Of Interest.

Other Notes Of interest
Hawthorn. september 10 School
'pened Monday morning with sixty.
sIshI pupil, We have two OF the best
''s'hr'' IN the county, Mr.. and Mrs.
VI Bell
he many friends Of Newton Cole
nan AZ glad to see him out again.
NJ sti Mrs VI W. Hogan OF Waldo
''"r' 3 '-V days with the latter's pa
"1" VIZ AID Mrs J. d. Stringfellow.
'hv b.y' Of our burg gave the girls a
ao'' o. 'ah." pillau last Thursday
night
"" Mary Ryan has returned from a
'a''' months rlslt to relatives Ia South
'''..aa >a" reports having a lovely
tic
LA's PASS. one Of our young men.
!" s..~ Oh Jacksonville to seek his
irg.r "
" 80 Nr' ! y Bryan Of Ocala
~ sunday With the formers par.
w w w '.' Mr. T. NJ. Bryan.
-" IA >.r.. gfenow returned home
"-'.'I light from four months
~ u '-.a. .'"' IN Chester. s. @.
-" .'''1. hawthorn gave a pea.
's'o her many friends at her
'''.c" Lane. Those present
''r' -,rel Waits, Matte Cav.
~ .~'' Mary Bryan. Ruth GAY.
80 ''-' strange, Glenn Moore.
", ,..r. Gu.s Waits, FuIlwood
>.F'on Coleman, Lang Da.
VAT. All reported q nice
.... sad family have moved
IA ".ms We are indeed soSFv
70 60 u,ctor and family
'a' Mcintosh visited her,
'''.'I,.' ~snday.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-20
Low RATES


$37 90 WashiuRt NJ. ID. c.. aud return,
IN sale daily TO September 3O;h, limit
ed TO 0ctObrr 3l,t, 1915
S2S 90washineton, u c., and return
on salr Ottober 5 aud 9th. limiIet1o
October 18Th. 1915; can be extended to
26rh TN payment Of 30 cents
$25. % Hot Springs, Ark and return
on sale October 81 and 18th, limited to
November 30th, 1873
$40 % Chicago. III, and return, on
sale October ?3i aud a h. limited TO
November 5th, l9Oj~
$40 So Atlanta, Ga, ard return, on
sale October oh and lg,h. limited to
Oct obpr 23i. 1905.
Corresponding low rates from other
points in state.
See Atlantic Coast Line agents or
write for Pullman reservations and
full Information to Frank c. Boylston,
District Passenger Agent, Jackson.
Vile, Fla
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-09-20
OLD TIME DENTISTRY.
Queer Instruments In Harvard Dsn-
tai schools Collection.


Like many other of the new" pro
fcssionS, dentistry II a very Old one
II Is known that 400 years before the
bCg.uni'g Il the Christian era L.. p.
! tiau dentists, tilled teeth with gold. hui
~ tra rot heir methods of doing their
! wu,& h., ever been found. Acseala.
| Plus, lGr patron OF physicians. was the
frs; faWuu, dentist in Roman history,
and IN. old Romans used a toothpick
/ very much ke the little wooden one
that IS ma .c today. The Arnbians
4 ages ago p.oluced a dentifrlcC. hut II
soon srcUo. 10 be very generally usrd.
The story II dentistry Is told in%he
, instruments i has employed. As they
! an known 'Oday they had their be
/ ginning in tie sixteenth century, but
their evolution has been slow. In the
Harvard n,atal school In Boston there
is collection Of Instruments used by
dentists iu the first half Of the last cen.
fury Our VI the formidable tools Il
includes is What was called key,
doubtless from Its peculiar shape,
which was used for extracting teeth,
tie process, being to slowly and pain
fully tvis, and pry the offending molar
take should hc made the dentist began
operations 10y hammerlng and prod.
ding one tooth after another with
sort Of hlul ;con until he had satisfied
himself uJt To mention the tortured
patient that he had found the most
sensitive ono and therefore the most
likely candidate for extraction.
The graud'Jthers OF the delicate steel
tools that lr In rows on the modern
dentists ta'lr were small In number.
hut lnrg" in awfulness. There are In
the Harvard collection chisels and NAL.
lets, rude iorceps for removing the
teeth miniature crowhars used 10 re-
pair cayit.c, Tor filling, files for sharp
ening the cutting and grinding sur
faces OF teeth and one particularly
horrld INSTRUMENT. known rs the pei
lean, with which teeth were lifted"
How rapidly and recently dentistry
has become one OF the important
sciences appears In the fact that In
the middle " the last century black
smiths we've doing their bcst-or worst
to rclic,' the Victims of the tooth
ache, while today institutions like the
Harvard Dental school attract stu
dents fro"l nh over the world BE-
sides white Il was sure torture TO 20
Ia the dentist IN the 80 called good
old days" such a visit now Is COM
parativcly comfortable, 80 far has the
profession gone In the direction Of per
forming It's operations without caus-
ing pain.