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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-04-29
CONTEST NOTICE
Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office, Bisl

Department of the Interior,
United States Land Office, Bismprck, North
Dakota, April 81, 3d.. -
Insufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this Office by Herbert. Starr Contestant,
against Homestead! entry No. 172le,. made May
Mel section II, township l4s, range q by, Peter
SWettnrn, Contestee, in which it is alleged that
said claimant has wholly abandoned said tract
that he has nsye! established Lis residence
default does now exist: that said tract is not
settled upon and scnitiyated. by said purify US
required by law; TINT such absence is not due
to claimant 5 service in the navy, army 81 ma
ri,ie Of, tie Us. during time Of wnr; said par
ties are hereby nstitlei TO RlypeaAr. respond and
offer evidences toncheias said ailssatlons Ct 70
Q notary public at his office in Washburn. n.
D.. aud that finall herring will tx. held ut 2
O'Clock o. n. nm July ., before the Resis-
Office in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Tho contestant having, in proper affidavit
fled April q. 49,, sat forth facts which show
TINT after due diligence personal servi ice Of this
notice cannot be nude, ii Us hereby ordered md
directed that such notice he giyenby due and
proper publication.
1s9 John satterlnnd, Receiver.
HEEL %EEI L1E@ -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-04-29
STRAIN BECOMING INTENSE
FEARED EASTER HOLIDAYS WILL
BE OCCASION FOR BLOODY
RIOTS IN RUSSIA.

st. Petersburg, April pa I'M
Is circulated here to the effect that
Emperor Nicholas will mark Easter
by the proclamation Of general am
nesty for political and religious prls-
Oners now confined in the lortreSses
or prisons Of European Russia or Who
are in exile.
Fears that the Easter holidays.
which extend over thirteen days, viii
be the occasion for bloody riots are
manifested everywhere and the popu-
lation is becoming distinctly panichy
over the stories which arc circulating
Of mufl.7; r,'llnge and terrorism Oh
the part Of mobs in yasssns isagts es.
the country. Even churches. accord
Ing to the stories told, are o ex.
empt. The people are being especiu4i..r
warned not to enter the st. isaac er
Kasan cathedrals or The church Of the
Eeveki monastery. The liberals pre-
tend to believe that such stortes are
purely circulated by the police. In any
svent the strain Is becoming iAtsiasp.
The solemn religious service etathe
Winter palace, which in ordinary
years takes place Saturday at mid
night, with which Easter IL uskere.I
tn; and when the metropolitan of 81.
Petersburg ~proc]aiMs to the emperor
In the presence Of the imperial FAM
ty, ministers and leading f1nctipn-
aries the rising Of Christ from the
crave, will not take place this year
on account of the danger involved.
Instead a similar service wiil De he'll
nj TsarshOG SelO.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-04-29
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Sir Mortimer Durand, the British
an,i,assador, has informed Secretary
Taft that the British government had,
at the secretaries invitation, selected
Chief Engineer Hunter, the builder OF
the Manchester ship canal. to act as
one OF the consulting engineers of the
Pknama canal board.
The state department has received
adyices that there IL great danger of
q rupture between Chile and Peru
growing out Of the Taona-Arica terri
torial dispute.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-04-29
STILL OFF kAmRANH BAY.
One Russian Cruiser, Hospital Ship
and Fourteen Transports.

Tsingtau, Shantnng Peninsula. April
26.--Positive confirmation has been
obtained here OF the statement that
the Russian squadron left kamranh
bay April 20 and that the Russian
cruiser Syietlana, the Russian hospital
ship Orel and fourteen transports are
Still off kamranh bay.
The division OF the Russian squad.
ron commanded by Admiral .Neboga-
ton has not yet joined the main
squadron commanded by Admiral Ro-
t~G;lveNSiy. II
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
A RATTLER'S BITE.
How, Under Some Conditions, 1t MT.
Not Kill the Victim.

1t may seem absurd to claim that
there are cases where the bite Of a rat
tlesnake is not fatal yet such have
happened, and to understand these it is
necessary only to understand the man
ner in which this reptile strikes.
The spectacle of a rattlesnake at bay
is one Il behoIder never forgets. The
great, long body lies coiled in a tense
spiral, the very embodiment Of wick
edneSS. Poised in air, the white bellicd
fore body is bent into a horizontal S,
rigid as IN iron bar. Raised from the
middle of the spiral is the tail, CULVER
ing like Il twanged banjo string and
emitting q rattle like steam escaping
from the pet cock of Il radiator or like
the sound Of 4 moving machine in 4
distant bayfield,. Awe inspiring, the
dread, fiat, triangular head, eyes gIe2m-
ing black and cold as icy steel, is ready
to strike. AS the grewsome mouth
opens wide and pink, the long, thin poi
son fangs arise from a horizontal posi-
ton and stand upright Ike a pair of
slender, curved, needle pointed sbad
bones, ready for business. Like a fash,
far too quick for the eye to follow, the
snake strikes, sending home its fangs
an inch or two, and in that same frac-
ton Of an instant he has squirted q Ia
~bIcsp0onful CT canary yellow, viscous
fluid into the wound and lies coileI
ready for q second attack.
In this incOmprehensibIv swift attack
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
Mistaken identity.

Senator Proctor Of Vermont, accom-
panied by Mrs. Proctor and Il party Of
some fourteen persons, was once max
ing Il tour of the west. A stop was
made at Salt Lake City, and the party
started out for a walk about the city.
Senator Proctor and his wife headed
the procession, and the ladies of the
party brought up the rear, going in
pairs. That very same day another
party Of customers was making the
rounds of Salt Lake City, and when
they encountered the Proctor party in
the main street they stood aside to let
them pass. Wei, well!' exclaimed
one Of the second party. There's a
sight. Look at that old Mormon and
his wives. Out for a constitutional, I
suppose. I wonder" he added. "if lie
has any more"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
shorthorn Sale at Republican CITY.

Remember the Heath Shorthorn sale
of thirty head consisting of 10 bulls
ranging in age from one to two years old
and we also put in one of our herd bulls,
Golden Victor, Jr., and the females are
mostly tw~o-year-olds and sired by our
old Cruickshank bull Aberdeen Lad and
the heifers that are old enough, are in
calf to Golden Victor, Jr., or Lancaster
Royal a pure Cruickshank bull sired by
Imported Prince Odinc, land their DANES
are bred in the purple.
Come to the sale at the ranch two
miles south of Republican City, Neb.,
on Wednesday, May 31st. Sale begins
at 1 p. m. Every thing is free except
the cattle and they will go at your price
rain or shine. Send for a catalogue as
they are ready for distribution.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
HARTLEY.

Born: This week, to Mrs. Ed Voiles,
a fine daughter.
Ollie Hanson is assistant operator at
the B. q NJ. station here.
Mrs. Olmstead moved into her fine
new residence, this week.
The outside work on Mr.. Theobald's
new house is about completed.
Two riches of rain last Saturday, put
a damper on business that day.
Dan McKillip is %replanting a large
field of corn on account of the hard rain
last Saturday.
Several of N young folks attended
the play at %Indianola, last week, and
pronounce it all right.
Mrs. DIR. Meyers arrived from Hend-
ley this week. She is organizing a class
in painting.
Eugene butcher and Gordon Athey
are doing some fine work on the Theo-
bald residence.
Mnch good and little damage was
done by the rain, Saturday, last week,
and Thursday, this week.
Elder Wilson, pastor of the Christian
church here, attended district conven-
ton at Edison, this week.
Mr.. Trainer, appointed street COM
missioner and marshal, this week, is
the right man in the right place.
Mesdames Lee and Nelson of Indian
ola attended services at the Christian
church in BARLEY, Sunday evening.
Mrs. Jennie Catlett and Mrs. A. F.
McCord attended the district conven
ton at Edison as delegates from the
Christian church.
G. w. Jones will begin the erection of
a stone business building, % X 100 feet,
next week, on Commercial avenue, just
north of the bank building.
The "Black Heifer" drama, postponed
Saturday evening, was played, Wednes-
day, to a packed audience. Everybody
Was pleased and say it was the best play
ever offered in BARLEY.
Mrs. Ike Rathbon of Delta, Colorado,
passed through BARLEY, Wednesday, on
her way to visit her mother in Michigan.
Mrs. Rathbon was, for many years, a
resident of this county and had a host
of friends.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
DON QUIxOTE.
h Philosophy of SanchO Panza and
the Fame of Cervantes.

The Philosophy of Snncho Panza and
the Fame of Cervantes.
The enormous number Of proverbial
sayings in "QuiXote' had much to do
with the success of the book, especially
in England and France, at a time when
the apothegm and maxim were a favor
lite literary form, and, quite apart from
the i~peXhaustible fund of humorous ac-
ton contained in the work, Sancho's
sententious dicta made the nOval as q
collection of proverbs alone worth pres
ervation.
AS in the case of so many of Shake
speare's apothegms, hundreds of Sancho
Panza's saying have become so much a
part of our common speech as to sound
almost trite when we stumble across
them on the printed page. diligence
is the mother of success" seems obvious
enough, but the man who first enshrin-
ed it in speech was a genius. He
whom God helps is better off than the
man who gets up early" is a bit of
worldly experience that ONE home
even now to many a doubter as to
whether we get our deserts" while
Cromwell's Trust God and keep your
powder dry" was anticipated by San
cho's pray to God, but hammer
away" Another shrewd piece Of OBJ
servation from the same source might
save many a tradesman from loss to
this day, He who does not mean to
pay does not haggle about price" and
the homely scrap of philosophy in
which Sancho warns the world against
stretching out the leg farther than the
sheet that covers it is as necessary and
pertinent now as it ever was.-LOndon
Chronicle.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
The Thing In a Nutshell.

In a nutshell, the 210, 900 miles Of rail
road in the United States, stocked and
bonded at an average of $4,000 per
mile and capitalized on the aggregate
for $13, $50, 600, 900, or t~hereabouts, con
tains $4,000, 600, 600 of water, computing
the average valve of American railroads
at $40, 600 per mile. On this vast over
capitalization the American people are
compelled to pay at least 4 per cent,
or 81, $780, 100000 a year in the shape of
freight and passenger tolls.
How is the water to be rung out?
That is one ofEthe problems which the
future alone can solve. Periodically, or
at least once every twenty years, the
water wrings itself out, but it is pump
ed in again almostkby the same process
by which it was originally injected, and
the process will keep on repeating itself
for generations, growing more dangerous
to our financial system as the years go
by, unless the nation and the states shall
assume and exercise supervisory power
over railroad OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19

THOMAS w. LAWSON of Boston, who
is after the Standard Oil Co. with a
s'big STICK" with the permission of the
great commonpeople of the United
States, that his June article
in "Everybody's Magazine" will deal
with the first great 'Crime of Amalgam-
ated" in a double chapter of $4,000
words. He promises to give in his Wig
orous style what he calls a brick-and-
mortar detail of this act by which the
American people were robbed of S36, 0OO,-
900 through the agency of the biggest
national bank in America, the National
City C"StandardIOil'O Bank of New
York City. THE TRIBUNE has small
doubt about the size of the demand for
the magazine of that issue.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
L~awbreaking.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 17.-Gov. Folk
of Missouri, addressing the general Bap-
fist convention last night, said:
"Lawbreaking has become alarmingly
common. 1t is one of the greatest dan
gers that confronts free government, for
when all laws are ignored there a be
no such thing as free government.
Many men obey the laws they like,
but think they have a political liberty to
disobey the laws that are obnoxious to
them.
"The trust magnate looks with abhor-
renee on the ~pickpocket who violates
the larceny statute, but considers it en-
tirely right to break the laws against
combinations and ~monopolies. The hood
Ter detests the lawbreaking of the trusts
but considers the law against bribery as
an infringement on his personal liberty.
The dram shop keeper regards the law
against murder as good, but the law
against operating his dram shop on Sun
day is, in his opinion, puritanical and
tyrannical. If each citizen were allowed
to determine for himself which laws he
considered bad, the result would be an
anarchy-we would have no laws at all.
The only safe rule is that if the law is
on the statute-books it must be ~obeyed.'
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
SCIENCE OF LIVING.
An Ounce Of coed Cheer Ii Worth o
Pound of


"It has been said that it Is better to
be born lucky than rich" said DR..
George +. Butler, but it is in fact bet
ter to be born tough than either lucky
or rich. After forty eat less and elimi-
nate more. Drink more pure water and
keep the peristaltic wav Of prosperity
constantly moving down the alimenta-
ry canal. Many people suffer from too
much business and not enough health.
When such is the case they had better
cut out business and society for a time
and come down to mush and milk and
first principles. Don't be foolish. Eat
less and play more. Indulge In less fret
and fume and more fruit and fun.
There are people too indolent to be
healthy-literally too lazy to live. Work
your brains and keep in touch with
people. Dc something for others and
forget yourselves. There Is nothing so
inane and detrimental to mind and
health as the conversation Of people on
their aches and pains and troubles.
The froth of whipped eggs Is q tonic
compared to it. All our appetites are
conditional. Enjoyment depends upon
the scarcity. A worker in any field
whose age is near either the shady or
sunny side of fifty should consider him.
self in his prime, good for another half
century of temperate. judicious work.
Let grandma wear bright ribbons and
gaudy gowns if the colors become her.
and let grandpa be Is dudish as he
pleases, with flashy neckties and cheer
full garb. Both will be younger for it,
and, besides, it is in harmony with Ia
ture. Gray hair is honorable; that
which is dyed is an a~bomination be-
fore the Lord. Cultivate thankfulness
and ch%eerfulness. An ounce of good
cheer is worth a pound Of melancholy"
Medical News.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
ADDITIONAL RAILROAD NEWS.

Goat 1854 is ready for service after an
overhauling.
The auditor was looking through the
storehouse business, this week.
Chief Dispatcher Mills was in Lincoln
on business, Wednesday.
Mr.. Barstow, the oil and freight car
Inspector, was at headquarters, this
week.
Gus Budig is engineer of the new steel
wrecker, in addition to being air king
and chief of electricity.
Postmaster Kimmell wants to see a
number Of persons who are DESTROYS of
taking an examination for carrier Of a
proposed rural free delivery route out
Of McCook. Report to him promptly,
and secure application blanks.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
RURAL FREE DELIVERY ROUTE NO. 1

Motley & Yarger plastered John Brett
ling's house, Wednesday.
Louis Bower and Nellie Plumleigh
were united in marriage, Monday.
J.. P. Motley is building a new brick
sidewalk, making a nice improvement
over the old.
Amos Rogers arrived from Sterling,
Colorado, Wednesday morning, with a
fine bunch of thoroughbred Herefords.
East McCook life is more than usual
ly strenuous to the younger members of
the community on account of preva-
lence of measles.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
EeEEaEE NCEras.

Before LongfeIlow bought the house
in Cambridge 50 associated with his
memory it was owned and occupied by
old Mrs. Craigie. Mrs. Craigie was a
woman Of many ecceDtricittes, NoncUre
D. Conway says in his book Of REM
inisCencas."
Some one once tried to persuade her
to have her trees tarred to protect them
from caterpilIaTs, which also invaded
her ~neighbors' trees. She refused to be
so cruel TO the c~aterDill2rs. They are
our fellow worms" she said.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
Strictly Personal.

The TRIBUNE is prepared to
show you a superb line of samples
of 1906 calendars and we will
do the printing right here. No
need to send away for them. Our
line can suit the most f~astidious
taste and the fullest purse; or the
simplest desire and most modest
means.
THE TRIBUNE has in stock a full
line of Cash Register stationery,
"Cash, "Received on Account"
"Paid Out" Charge" slips, etc.
Buy your supplies at home, and
save annoyance of ordering from
eastern cities.
THE TRIBUNE keeps in stock
notes, receipts, single and in du-
plicate, n or three to the page,
legal blanks Of all kinds, type
writer papers, etc.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
"Ideal'' white and colored lawn and
silk waists at Thompson's.
Apple Scab and Cedar Rust.

The Nebraska Agricultural Expert
ment Station has just issued Bulletin
No. SO, which deals with the control of
apple soap and cedar rust, The bullet
in tells how these diseases of the apple
work, gives the results of experiments in
spraying to control them, and directions
for the preparation and use of the neces-
sary spraying mixtures. The bulletin
is sent free to residents of Nebraska
upon request addressed to the Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, Lincoln, Neb.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
s---a~f-+qa MS D---a-

Canvasser-You know how uncertain
life IS. Business Man-That's so. I
might kill a life insurance agent any
time and be executed for it.-New
York Press.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19

Not being able to secure enough mem
bers here to organize locally, quite a
number of Catholic men of the city viii
go to Lincoln, Saturday night, to join
the Lincoln order Of Catholic knights
of Columbus, Sunday.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
E. r. EARLE, Rector.

METHoDIsT-Sunday school at 10 am.
Preaching at II a. m. Junior League
at 3. Epworth League at 7. Prayer
meeting Wednesday at eight. [ will
preach and administer Lords Supper at
South McCook, next Sunday, at 3 p. m.
Morning subject ',In Remembrance.
M. B. CARMAN, Pastor.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19
CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

CATHoLIC-Order of services: Mass,
8 a. m. Mass and sermon, 1000 a. m.
Evening service at 8 O'Clock. Sunday
school, 2:30 p. m. Every Sunday.
j. J. LoUGHRAN, Pastor.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19

EPIsCoPAL-Services IN st. Adams
church as follows: Every Sunday in the
month, Sunday-school at 10 o'clock am.
Morning-prayer at II a. m. and evening
prayer and sermon at 8. The third Sun
day in the month Holy Communion at
7:30 a. m. All are welcome.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19

Standards of excellence are the fruits
of experience. MCCooK FLOUR has
been the n standard of excellence in
Western Nebraska of all milling products.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19

Many a lord of creation who might
shine delivering liver Ito bears has a
"call' to preach or to ornament the
editorial tripod. It's the other fellows
call, however. Hence the multiplied
gases of malpractice on the human soul,
and the newspaper Observation-Disclosures.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19

Apropos of the unfortunate and regret
table public school affair of last week THE
TRIBUNE wants to paraphrase a we'll
known old saw by saying, "Be sure you
know what you are talking about and
then talk as little as possible" In fact,
unless you can talk with distinct sane
ness, you had better not talk at all. 1t
will be better for you and infinitely bet
ter for the public schools of the city.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19

Make not thy friends too cheap to
thee nor thyself to thy friends.-Fuller
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-05-19

THE Holbrook Observer is the latest
candidate for public support down in
Furnas county. E. r. Cline is the pub
liSher
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-29
LIVERY BUSINESS CHANGES HANDS
P. j. Graft Purchases Palace Livery
Stable Of N. B. Neumanr.


B The livery stock Of n. B. Neumann,
consisting of a fine line of horses,
carriages and sleighs was purchased
by Dr.J. r. Graf, vertinary surgeon
Of this city Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Neumann has been engaged in
the livery business in connection with
his blacksmith shop, which he is now
remodeling for a saloon, for a NUM-
Der Of years past, but owing to his i'll
health finds that even this he will not
be able to carry on successfully and
later on will seek warmer climate,
going south.
The change will necessitate the re-
moyal of DIR. Graf s Office head
quarters from his hospital on End
South to the livery barn and people
desiring to call for the doctor are
asked to ring up the Palace livery.
Its DIR. Crafts Intention to still
retain his hospital in its old place for
professional work and in connection
with his medical work will be prepared
to furnish the people with some of the
finest turn outs in the city.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-29
CONFERENCE OCTETTE WILL SING
Some Excellent Singing at Meeting
Tomorrow Night.

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People of thiscity who are interested
in good music will be pleased to learn
that the Male Octette of the Minnesota
Conference of German Evangelical
churches, will be in the city tomorrow
evening and will render some of their
music at the opera house.
AS the name implies there are eight
of these men and they are the best Of
the singers among the ministers who
attend the conference. Itis said that
among the number there is bass who
has no superior in the state and the
other voices are of excellent quality.
In connection with the singing there
will be some short talks on current
church topics by different members of
the organization. Some of the sing
ing as we'll as some of the speaking
will be=in German SO that all may en-
joy the evening.
a small admission price will be
charged cents to any part Of the
house, and the proceeds Of the evening.
will gto the local branch of the assoc
citation. All are cordially invited.
The members Of the association in
this city are anxious that there should
be a good attendance as these singers
are sure to give satisfaction and to
please all who go.