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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-06-16
REBUILD COURTHOUSE
AT ONCE.

The vaults and safes containing
the official records of Mclean Co
have been opened and the contents
found to be in excellent condition.
The fire that consumed the super.
structure of the old courthouse
building damaged the records but
little. The old courthouse was
erected in 1883, about twenty-five
years ago, at a cost of $4,000. AT
the time of the fire, the insurance
on the building was $1,000, and on
the fxturesand records about $1,000
additional. It will be seen that the
building has been insured right
along for above two-thirds of its
cost which, considering it's age.
may be considered fairly good in
surance.
The County Commissioners have
wisely decided to rebuild the court
house at once. A plain, substan-
tial building will be ereoted-as
good a building as can be con-
structed with the insurance money.
1t is believed the taxpayers will
applaud this action on the part of
the County Board. Nc attempt
will be made by the Board to ex-
coed its authority or obligate the
county beyond the immediate re-
sources.
The fact that all the records of
the county were in their proper
place in the fre-proof vaults, and
that the injury to them is insigni6-
cant, rebounds to the credit of the
county officials, and the county is
to be congratulated that all the val
liable records covering a quarter of
a century's development are intact
and safe.
The new building, together with
additional vault room will answer
the purposes Of the county until
the sovereign will of the people can
be ascertained as the kind of a
county building a great empire like
Mclean county deserves and is JUS
tilted in having without burden
ing the taxpayers unnecessarily.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-06-16

Pure Food Commissioner Ladd
announces that he will make an ex-
animation of drugs, and will in
spect such stock thruout the, state,
in the near future, with the object
of an enforcement of the pure food
law which was amended to relate
to certain drugs and preparations
by the last session of the Legislat-
ure. It is said that certain cures
offered for sale are heavily loaded
with cocaine and opium. Prof.
Ladd states that since the regula-
tons enforced last fall, a better
supply of pure liquors is now sent
to the state than ever before, and
that it is possible to get such arti-
Gle as pure blackberry brandy, and
port wine. The greatest offender
against the law is the mail order
houses. The matter of impure paint
will also be given attention, as
under the last law the adulteration
of paint is made a misdemeanor.
Prof. Ladd says that most of the
white paint offered for sale in the
state contains chalk and clay, and
is mixed with mineral or fish oil
instead of being made of pure lead
dissolved in linseed oil.-James-
town Alert.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-06-16

d = EEtaHa .. H.--r.Aa. N|H H#ELNl .EgNrE - .H7
Very few people know that we
have a family of beavers located
the city limits. However,
such is the case. In the dam right
back of the shops most any pleas
ant evening after shutdown, you can
see these industrious animals at
work on their dams or disporting
themselves p~layfully in the water.
Last Monday, a couple Of Italians,
evidently thinking that a cold win
ter was coming and contemplating
the comforts of a nice fur collar,
got a notion into their heads to Sc
cure a few Of them and began shoot
ing, This is whore they came to
grief. They we're promptly arrested
and added ten dollars apiece and:
costs to the exchequer Of the
county. Fortunately, they were
apprehended before any damage
was Pioneer.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-06-16
SECOND PAPER.

Ascend papsrfor Harvey seems
to be assured this time. L. Tinker
Of Anamoose, and more recently Of
Garrison, il Mclean county, has
rented the building formerly occu-
pied as milliner store and moved
printing material down from
yesterday. The name
of the new sheet nor the date Of
the first issue have been announced.
Harvey Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-06-16
Final Proofs, Contests and all
business before the u. S. Land
Office promptly attended to.
THE WAsHBURN LEADER

Published every Fridays at Wash
burn, Mclean county, ND. Sub
scription price one dollar a year.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-06-16

growing season Of the crops, and
the soil is SO wonderfully ~retentiye
of moisture as we'll as productive
that from Is to 20 bushels of wheat
per acre and other crops in pro-
portion, can be raised on as little
as IL or 16 inches of rainfall which
in eastern states would not suffice
to half way mature a crop. The
.sdry farm" experts state that there
are at least a hundred million acres
of land distributed drought the
western states, in some places in
very considerable tracts, and in
other sections in small patches,
where the climatic conditions are
such that the lands will yield crops
as good as the average farm lands
of the Mississippi Valley. This
class of development by better
cultivation of the soil, in connec-
ton with the introduction by the
government Of foreign plants spe-
cially adapted to American arid
land conditions and further joined
by the great agricultural develop
ment under national irrigation
will cause in the next ten years a
mighty transformation of the west.
Guy ELLIOT MITCHELL.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-06-16
JOHN sATTERLUND, PROPRIETOR.
W. F. HOGUE, MANAGER.

Entered at the Postoface at Washburn, N. D.
- second class matter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-06-16

It appears that certain of the
manufacturers of proprietary med
icines have entered into an agree
ment to withhold all advertising
from the state of North Dakota as
a means of securing a modification
Of the pure drug law. Such a
course will not secure the end thus
sought. It is true that there are
some papers that have only a self
ish interest in a matter of this sort
but none of them have any infu-
ence. And of the papers of the
other sort, whose owners believe in
working for the general good, and
sharing in the good when it is &C
complished, not one will be affected
by threats Of this sort. If the law
is an unjust law or a bad law. in
any way, it should not have been
passed, and being passed, it should
be amended. But our friends, the
manufacturers, are not throwing
away any trade that they can hold.
North Dakota is one of the richest
states in the union, and one Of the
best purchasing states. It offers q
marker which is not to be sneezed
and the places Of the few VIII
Withdrew from it at this time viii
fbe filed by others who will stick
Grand Forks Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-06-16

On Farm Loans, we give you
the Lowest Rates. Call on us
for our terms.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-06-16

The lone robber, who held up a
N. P. train some weeks ago was
sentenced to fifty years in the pen
itentiary. This, coupled with the
crack on the head given him by
the train crew, is certainly punish
ment enough.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-06-16
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN COUNTY
AND VILLAGE OF WASHBURN
OFFICIAL ESTRAY PAPER FOR STATE
OF NORTH DAKOTA.
FRIDAY, JUNE 18th, 1905.
Col. Colvi1l, Of the First Mime.
sofa regiment, is dead.

Don't waste your energy trying
to belittle your competitor. Re-
member there are stones on his
side of the street also.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-06-16
Items of The Irrigation coutry.

Items of The Irrigation Coutry.
While the present irrigation
fund of 1925, 600, 900 would not go
very far, distributed throught the
Is great western states and terri
tories in two, three or four million
dollar amounts, it is being made
to carry forward a quite uniform
and comprehensive irrigation de-
velopment, by making the irriga-
ton works pay for themselves.
In other words it is not the pro-
gram Of the Reclamation Service
to build large projects complete
Immediately, but to finish a small
but Independent portion of each
protect SO that the water rights of
the lands thus irrigated may be
sold to the settlers and thus imme-
diately furnish money with which
to carry the work still farther. The
government is in each case start
ing the works, and allowing the
project itself and the settlers to
provide for it's completion. And
as in all the government projects
the lands are being eagerly taken
up by the settlers, there is no ques-
tion of the success and completion
of the works, of however great
magnitude.
EASTERN BUSINESS MEN INTERESTED
That the eastern part of the
United States is not Indifferent to
the national benefit Of irrigation
and the development ofthe west is.
shown by. the intelligent resolu-
tions passed at the recent annual
meeting of the National Associa-
ton Of Manufacturers held at At
ianta, Ga, on May 81.
Recognizing that the reclama-
ton of western desert acres will
furnish the finest market possible
for eastern manufacturers, the res
olutions commend the admins
tration of Secretary Hitchcock of
the Interior Department who is
charged with the administration of
the irrigation law, endorsed Di-
rector Walcott and Chief Engineer
Newell of the reclamation service
and pledged to them the support
of some $500 of the largest manu-
facturers in the United States in
their continued efforts to carry out
the national irrigation act for the
creation of the largest possible
number of prosperous American
homes.
The resolutions further set forth
that the profound Importance Of
the social and philanthropic feat
ures of the irrigation movement
and the subdivision Of large land
tracts into small homes should be
impressed upon the American peo-
pie to the end that America should
become a nation of rural homes
rather than one of large cities.
The resolutions call attention to
the great public importance of the
national frauds, the weakness Of
our present land laws and strongly
support the recommendation Of
President Roosevelt's Public Land
Commission for a thorough reform
in our land laws to the end that
the public lands be held strictly
for real settlers and8against specu--
!lators. ZEN
DRY LAND RECLAMATION.
Colorado, Wyoming and Mont
ana are apparently waking up to
thesfact that several million acres
Of land in those states which have
been for wears prazed upton bv cat
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-06-16
! DRY LAND

Colorado, Wyoming and Mont
ana are apparently waking up to
thesfact that several million acres
Of land in those states which have
been for years grazed upon by cat
tie and sheep and considered
worthless for agriculture in any
form, can be made to grow very
profitable crops Of grains, forage,
and inssome cases even vegetables
and fruits, The rainfall "a those.
regions Il oomparatively slight but
Il happens topoms q inst the.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-06-16

Largest Agency in Mclean County
writing Fire, Tornado, Hail, Plate
Glass, Accident and Health Insurance.
Get our rates on Surety Bonds. We
represent Old Line Companies only.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-06-16

Insure your crops in the old
reliable st. Paul Fire & Marine
Ins. Co. North Dakota Losses
paid last year, over $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
BROKERS

I. W. PoINDEXTER. BROKER, 4Os
Wilcox Building, deals In bonds, mort
cages and other hrst-class securities
Loans negotiated at lowest market
rates srst mdtgSye you Wish TO Lend money on
safely ard at a fair rate OF interest
References First National Bank. Los
Angeles National Bank
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
Flats

TO LET-MoDERN FLATS-wATER
free.
500 rooms, 204 N. Fremont.
S12--3 rooms, 212 N. Fremont.
S12-S rooms, 33l S. Figueroa.
s14-3 rooms 334 S. Figueroa, FUR
nished.
S16--5 rooms, 1913 w. Diamond.
S16--5 rooms, 1915 w. 1st.
$16--4 rooms, 912 w. 1st.
S16-s rooms, 2O4 N. Fremont fur
nished.
wIEsENDANGER, 221 Laughlin Bid.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
MARRIAGE LICENSES

BLACKNEY LAwTON 80 Clinton r,
Blackney, aged 2l, a native Of Kentucky
and resident Of Los Angeles; and Easter
Lawton. aged II, a native of California
and resident of Los Angeles.
DYKE -McKENzIE.-Fed d. Dyke, aged
80. a native of Iowa and resident OF
Los Angeles; and Catherine Mckenzie,
aged "a, a native Of Illinois and resident
OF Los Angeles.
JONES CHWARTz-Carleton w. Jones,
aged 26, a native Of Texas and resident
of Los Angeles; and Irene NJ. Schwartz,
aged 20, a native of Kansas and resident
of Los Angeles
BLACKBURN N-HEFLTN-John w. Black:
burn, aged 10, native of Tennessee and
resident of Los Angeles; and Martha j.
Heflin. aged 70, a native of Indiana and
resident Of Los Angeles; ~,
CALVARUSO-ABEYT CAL
varuso, aged 2S, a native of Italy, and
Rosa Abeyta, aged %, a native of New
Mexico, both residents OF Los Angeles;
90 a native of Vermont, and Nora f.
Page. aged 2S, native of Vermont,
both residents Of Pasadena.
D-PICKETT-Frank 3. Dillard,
aged 49, native of Alabama, and Rosa
Pickett aged q, a native Of Alabama,
both residents Of Los. Angeles.
ADAMss.LYNN--,samuel r. c. Adams,
aged rs, n native of Ireland, and Helen
Lynn. aged 26 native of Ireland both
residents of Los Angeles.
CATE-PAULING--Ra S. Cate, aged
Emily G. Pauling. aged %, a native of
Texas, both residents of Los Angeles
IRWIN N-WHITACRE-Leslie A. Irwin,
aged 25 a native of Missouri, and
Maude NJ. Whltacre aged 20, a native
of Ohio, both residents of Los Angeles.
MELCHERT-ARMST Mel
ebert. aged AZ, native of Illinois and
resident of Long Beach. and Lille B.
Armstrong, aged AZ, native of lndi-
ana and resident of Los Angeles.
SMITH -ROSS-Elmer w. Smith, aged 2S.
a native of Michigan and Flora Ross,
aged 21, a native of Iowa, both residents
of Los Angeles.
-BRYANT-Samuel S. Parker,
aged 49, a native of New York, and
Jessie NJ. Bryant, aged Is, native of
Nevada, both residents of Los Angeles.
WESTFALL-VAN-H T. Westfall,
aged Sc, a native of Pennsylvania. and
Maggie Van, aged 20, a native of Utah,
both residents of Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
$3.50 FOR 5O-FOOT LOTS

&00U FUR 5U-F'OOT LOTS
In beautiful Hollywood, corner
Center st, and Sunset boulevard,
cement curbs, sidewalks, streets
graded oiled; elegant surroundings;
protective building restrictions. You
can not get such values for your
money elsewhere. Agent on tract.
Take Hollywood car to office, corner
Vermont and Prospect; &C fare.
WIESENDANGER,
221 Laughlin Bldg.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
DEATHS

BRYSON-Mrs. Lille s22 South Main
street. aged "a, Nov. s. native of Kansas,
pelvic pertonitls. contributory automo-
bile accident.
HYAMS-Harry, 433 Towne avenue age
80. native of California. broken head.
BUMCROTS-Ellis E. Mission road, age
49, native of Ohio, pulmonary tubercuo-
sis.
WHITNALL-Mrs F., 37s1 Downey ave-
nue., age Il, native of Ireland, chronic
endocarditis.
GRAY-Dorris, 26O3 East Third street.
age months, native of California
broncho pneumonia.
CHAVEZ-Alex., county hospital. age 49,
native of Arizona, typhoid fever.
AREAS-Jose, 42l Ord street, age /
month, native of California, consump-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
$45OO

Brooklyn Heights, on car line; modern
rooms; lawn; trees garden: chicken
yards; lot 45x152 to alley. Terms reason
able.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
BIRTHS

REDMUND-To John e. and wife, Los
Angeles, Nov s. a son.
HOUSTON-To Ralph and wife, 1861
Hobart boulevard Oct. 25 a SON
LEVI-To Herman and wife, 929 Lake
street, Nov. 6, a SON.
BURROWS-To Allen and wife, San Ber-
nardino. Nov. g. a daughter.
HILL-To Mr.. and Mrs. Richard A. 1888
East Thirty-seventh street, November s.,
a daughter.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
CUNNINGHAM g. o'CONNoR
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

FOR SALE-MoDERN 7-ROOM TWO
story house on Pleasant avenue for
$4,000; lot 40x15O. and beautifully
ing view Of the entire city JONES
& RYDER LAND CO, slS W. Third
street.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
PHYSICIANS

PHYSICIANS
DIR. AND MRS. CARTER sUCCEss-
fully treat all female diseases and ir.
regularites; 20 years experience; con.
sultation free. Hours. a. m to S D
M Sundays, 10 to u a. m. 204 MER.
CAMILLE PLACE, over DAB s Spring
SOUTHERN HOME FOR LADIES DUR.
Ing confinement; homes for children
DIR. g. Z. SMITH. 727 Bellevue ave
Tel. Main 2364
JULIAN MACRAE, ELECTRICIAN-
Mental and nervous diseases 1890 s.
HOPE. Home 1904.
DIR. TAYLOR-FEMALE SPECIALIST
and obstetrics. BELASCO THEATER
Main ST.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
FOR RENT
Furnished Rooms
COURT
TER RACE

TERRACE
Elegantly furnished apartments Of
2, 3 and 4 rooms strictly first class
family apartment house, under new
management. Newly furnished COM
handing view of the city. Take
elevator at 207 North Broadway to
top floor, go through to second build
ing and see
MRS. 5. VAN HoUsEN.
IandladV
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
MINING AND AssAYINe

ASSAYING NIGHT SCHOOI-NOW IN
session. WADE & WADE. 3lS East
First st.
BUY BULLFRoG BUNDLE ASK YOUR
broker
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10

Peck & Chase Co., undertakers and
embalmcrs; lady assistants. 433 S. Hill.
Tel Main 61.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
LEGAL NOTICES

Notice of the Annual Meeting of the
Stockholders
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Provident Mutual Build
ing Loan association Will be held at
the office of the association. 1875 South
Broadway Los Angeles, Cal, on Tues
day, the 21st day OF November, 1905, at
1880 o'clock In the evening, for the
purpose of electng directors and for
the transaction of such other business
as may properly come before the meet
ing. BY order of
l.. w. BLINN. President.
J. M. HUNTER, Secretary.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
PIANOS

PIANOS SOLD ON EASY PAYMENTS
Pianos rented at low rates A. G.
GARDNER PIANO HOUSE. Ltd, llS
Wlnston st. Tel Black 222l; Home 3l95
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
roR SALE
Houses

BOYLE HEIGHTS. $500, 500 DOWN. 6
rooms. high lot. AS S. Evergreen ave-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10
LOST AND FOUND

LOsT-A MINERS GOLD STICK PIN:
combination pick, shovel gold pan
rocker, etc. Dropped in front or in
corridor Of city jail. Finder leave with
matron of city jail and receive reward
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10

If YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE
best place in Los Angeles to room
and board, call at s05 8. Bunker Hill;
highest elevation In city; a nice. quiet
home. newly furnished and home
cooking. Take Angels Flight, then
go two blocks west Rates low for
the summer
NICE SUNNY OUTSIDE ROOMS; NEW
furniture; from 81 so up. 44o EAST 9TH
STREET.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-10

WANTED-S15,0 900 AT PER CENT NET
for years on first mortgage security on
income bearing real estate, situated
close to retail center. BLACK BROS,
agents, 905 Braly Bldg.
WANTED-s1OO0, SEVEN NET $780,
eight net interest SIDDALL, 20S Copp
Bldg
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-01

w. II. butcher of 127 Michigan ave
nue.. Detroit, found himself in Duluth
after having been lost to himself and
family for more than three months. He
has returned home. Three months ago
Butcher left his residence in Detroit for
his place of business. On Sunday he
Rwoke in a street car in Duluth. How
he has lived during the three months,
what cities he has visited, what he has
been doing during that time are ques-
tions which he cannot answer. There
is a gap of three months in his memory.
Mr.. Butcher accounts for his sudden re-
turn TO consciousness by saying: ''Evi-
IDENTIFY l had taken out my watch to
wind it. On opening the case l beheld
my wife's picture, and with a start l
seemed to awake as from sound slum-
Der" The conductor told him the num-
Der of the street, and Mr.. Butcher then
asked him the name of the city, the date
and the year. When Mr.. Butcher reach
ed home he wore the same jewelry he
had the morning of his disappearance
with the exception of his watch, which
he disposed of in Chicago that he might
return to Detroit. A nephew sent there
TO meet him had failed to make connec-
tiOns. For several days before Mr..
Butchers departure in April he com
planned of severe pains in his head and
frequently appeared to be dazed. Some
years ago he suffered from a small alb
ecess or tumor of the brain.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-01
LOSE LIVES IN OIL FIkE.
Flames in Texas Caused by Lightning
Mules Meet Death.

At least five men, and perhaps many
more, persisted when the oil tanks of the
Texas company were set on fire by light
ming in Humble, Texas. When the flames
can be extinguished no one can tell. Ger
tainly not until it has burned all of the
oil in the eleven tanks, which held 3,00O,-
600 barrels. 1t is known that five negro
workmen persisted and rumors place the
number of dead as high as fifty, though
this cannot be confirmed Shortly after
the big tank began to blaze 200 wOrkmen
with seventy-five mules were hurried to
the place to throw up earthen embank-
ments and confine the fire to the tank in
which it originated. Suddenly the oil
dubbed and lifted great mass of the
burning fluid from the tanks, communi-
eating the flames to three other tanks.
The burning oil caught the men and
mules and hemmed them in. There was
wild scramble for safety, men dropping
their scrapers and reins. Some mounted
mules and got out, but at least forty OF
the mules baked and were cremated.
FIVE negroes were seen to go down and it
is not believed they could have escaped.
The losses are already estimated at $780,
OOO or more with practically no insur-
ance. The cOnfagration was visible at
Houston, seventeen miles away, and at
Galveston, sixty-fve miles away, through
out the night