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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28

Much building is being done all
along the 800" from Bismarck
north. Wilton and Washburn,
Underwood, Coleharbor and
Garrison all being actively engaged
in the building line and more good
substantial building being erect
ed that at any time since the
country commenced to settle up. :
.Anumber Of new brick buildings
are taking the place Of the old
lumber buildings first erected and
two-story brick store buildings are
being erected in several places.
Elevators and warehouses are
also being constructed.
Over fifty steam and gasoline
blowing outfits have been at work
this season in Mclean. county and
while the crops r a little late and
the season has not so far furnished
much rain, yet the condition Of the
grain is good. Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28

Are you coming? We want you
to celebrate the Fourth at
Washburn.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28

The Gazette says there is much
curiosity, and some excitement, in
McClusky, at the present time on
account Of the sudden dropping in
of a number Of engineers who have
made a survey from the south ofthe
town towards McClusky. There
is a great deal Of speculation re-
garding this survey, some believing
in a Group Of the N. P. to head off
the @. M. & St. p, and others that
it is private capitalists backing the
deal. It is hoped that it may be
another road than the N. P, be-
cause if the branch is built by
them it will not be a very good
thing, in some ways for this town.
as it could not be considered
competition. It is known that the
Milwaukee desires to get up into
this country and the best route
would be across that part of the
country that is being surveyed by
the present engineers. According
to the Gazette it will take more
ways than one to get the products
to market as the resources in Nc
Lean and other counties are so
great, It is hoped that there will
be no more tie ups like last fall
and winter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28

The Bowleells Bulletin has
figured up the presidents expenses
on his trip to Indiana, and says
the first time within the memory
Of living men, the President on
his recent trip to Canton, Indian
apolis and Lansing, paid the bills
in hard cash and the railways were
not called on for the slightest
favor or accommodation, not even to
mako an extra stop. Hitherto the
railways have furnished special
trains without charge, but under
the new law giving the President
$4,000 a year for expenses the
President is not compelled to ac-
cept favors. The cost of the car
was Is full fares plus 500 a day,
which brought the total expense Of
the entire journey to Canton,
Indianapolis and Lansing to a
little over $1,000 for the presidential
party.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28

A number have been making
inquiries abont the new estray law
and for their benefit we will pub
lish it again. 1t is as follows:
"Section 1878. Notice of Taking
Up Estrays. Each person taking
up an estray horse, mare, colt, ass,
mule, or neat cattle, sheep,
hog or goat, shall within ten days
thereafter give notice Of the finding
of said animal in a weekly news
paper published in the country, if
not in the nearest newspaper,
which advertisement shall give a
description of such estray and the
marks and brands thereon. Any
person taking up such estray shall
also file within ten days with the
county auditor of the county in
which said estray was taken up, a
description of such estrays and the
MARKS and brands thereon. Such
person shall also within ten days
from the time of taking up such
estray, mail to commissioner Of
agriculture and labor at his Office
in Bismarck, by registered mail a
true copy of the notice as herein
provided must be filed with the
county auditor of the respective
counties. The receipt for the
registered letter and proof of pub
LEGATION of the notice as herein
provided must be filed with the
county auditor Of the county where
in such estray is taken up before
such estray car be appraised or
before appraisers can be appointed.
Any person taking up such an
estray or who fails to advertise
such estray, or who fails to file a
description thereof with the
county auditor or fails to mail a
copy said notice to the commissi-
oner Of agriculture and labor as
herein provided, shall be guilty Of
q misdemeanor aud shall be liable
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28

Guy Humphreys the genial 500
agent here resigned his seat here to
go back to the newspaper business
again. Mr.. Humphreys has pur-
chased an interest in the Daily
Reporter Of Minot. He was one
of the founders of The News five
years ago this month. We all
wish him success in his new place
Of business, though we are sorry to
loose him.-Ryder News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28

The question Of the .administra-
ton Of the public land laws is one
that must inevitably result in
much difference of opinion,
especially where the interests of
those who would control large
tracts Of the public domain come
into conflict with the interests of
those who would settle upon mod
crate tracts of the government land
and build homes.
The public domain was intended
by the makers of our public land
laws for the benefit of the whole
people, and was intended also to be
divided up into tracts large enough
to afford a comfortable living and
small enough to prevent the
gobbling of great areas for selfish
interests. Doubtless there is much
land in the west that is best fitted
for grazing purposes that, under
present conditions is not suited to
agriculture. This does not mean,
however, that administration of
the land laws should be such that
immense areas should pass into
private ownership, to the exclusion
of settlement at afuture time when
it may be made susceptible of
cultivation.
We do not want an administrat-
ion of the land laws which shall
retard actual settlement by i'm
posing technical requirements, but
a system which shall provide
homes for settlers in good faith
and that shall preserve grazing
lands to the government, for divi-
sion ultimately, should conditions
warrant it.
President Rosevelt's theory is
that the land is for the people and
must be preserved to them in the
way that shall be of the greatest
benefit. This is the right theory
and the one that should inspire
the administration Of the land laws
and the complaints Of those who
desire to accumulate large areas
for selfish purposes will not meet
with favorable public hearing.
At the same time, all public land
cannot be treated as Of the same
quality and there should be a
liberal spirit in providing that it
may be best used for the interest
,ofthe people
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28

The following is clipped from
the Stanton Republican: Mr..
Harris certainly is an enterprising
farmer when we take into con-
sideration that his taxes were u
cents last year. We are informed
that Harris's mission in Bismarck
was to file an Injunction against
Mercer county to enjointhem from
paying certain judgements against
said county. If Mr.. Harris sue
ceeds in his new undertaking, his
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28

The County Superintendent of
Ward county is warning the school
boards to beware of school supply
agents. They are "doing the
county" in more ways than one.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28


The machinery for a brick plant
is being installed on the land be-
longing to DR.. Schutt, Of Racine,
Wisconsin. The mine is known
as the Lacy mine and is five miles
west Of C%oleharbor. There is a
good vein of coal eight to ten feet
in thickness, plenty Of water and
good brick clay at this place and
as it is in a country where brick
are in demand the enterprise ought
to be profitable to it's promoters
and beneficial to the country.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28

Senator Hansbrough is spoken
Of, in the National Magazine for
June, as one Of the busiest men
in Washington, and has many
legislative victories to his credit.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28

Bismarck is just waking up to
the fact that this is the base ball
season, A team was organized
this week.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28

or hotel menus in your " handwriting.
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28

name will live long in the history
Of this county even if he pays only
II cents taxes"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-06-28
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

were great ball players, but not finish
ed like the men are of today. Thirty
years hence the game may be so far
advanced that the players Of today
might look just as much Of back
number as the old players do to the
new players of today.
Then, again. men who handle teams
have made study of players and they
know what kind of ball Is hardest
for them to hit. The pitchers and the
catchers, learn each batter The out
fielders know every man and they play
IN certain positions for each man and
they don't make many mistakes.
watch me In center field sometimes
and see how far play over in right
neld for some men and then shift q
hundred yards across the field for
others. Also see how often I am
under a. ball when it is hit out In that
territory. That is one Of the secrets
OF the game"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

not seem to remember that he was
the schoolteacher who once said:
"Spare the rod and spoil the child is a
misnomer. Use swift pitching when
delivering the verbal inshoots and the
pupil will stand up to the plate of
repentance and eat his FILL"
Joss used the best language in his
native town, Juneau, Wis, in an essay
one day on Longfellow's poem; but,
being a Badger, he tritely substituted
pine tree for spreading chestnut, Z
and some member of the school board
had the essay framed and sent to Mad
ison to be hung in the state capitol.
1t was in 1903 that Joss began his
career as slab artist for the Lajoie
crew, and he soon developed into a
premier tWirler. SO formidable was
the big fellow in that season that he
earned tWenty-one victories and got
only nine defeats Now that he has
added four years to his age and expe
rience and has been able to hold down
his opponents this year to low num-
Der Of hits Manager Lajoie is talking
about increasing his salary.
Like many another ball player in
fast company, Addie has his term in
college to thank for much of his de-
velopment in ball playing. Sacred
Heart college team of Watertown
Wis, had the benefit of Joss pitching
for some time.
Joss taught the young idea how to
shoot, instructed some of his pupils in
dynamics and chemistry and then lis
tened to call to the Sheboygan club.
From the latter organization he went
to the Toledo club in 1900 and for two
seasons was one of the big fellows Of
the minor league, although he was
farmed out to small clubs for a part
Of the time.
One thing noticeable about Joss that
any Of the Chicago White Sox will tell
you about-he trimmed them-is that
he never chaffs with the batsman he
holds powerless before his curves He
attends to business and rarely has any
thing to say, in which respect he is diff
ferent from pitchers like Waddell,
whose running fire Of comment when
he is good acts as brain storm gen
orator for his rivals.
Frank Sparks, the star pitcher of the
Philadelphia National league club, is
not only fine ball player, but an ed
ucated gentleman on and off the field.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

are practically separated all summer
When | leave my home in Wichita /
Of course take her to Chicago. That
breaks up our home. | have been liv-
ing this kind Of life long enough.
have laid away some money and now
/ am In position to retire. l believe
can buy the Wichita club. l now
have men negotiating for its purchase
| and have offered the present owners a
price after the close Of this season, and
believe next year will see me at it's
head. Then will play second base
that is, as / told before, if Comiskey
will permit me to do so.
1T made me feel lonesome when
told the boss that was with him for
the last season. He looked at me for
minute. You don't mean it, he
said
I nope you change your mind, but
If you go | want to see you do well
and will always be willing to help
you said he 1T will leave big hole
for me to fill'"
Probably no player in the American
league has as many friends as Isbell,
and It Is almost certain that none has
more in Chicago He has been a pillar
at second base and at the bat. His
playing at all times is on the sensa-
tional order, and especially is this
true Of his batting. His wonderful
feat Of getting four two baggers in
as many times at bat in one Of the
worlds series games last fall will
stand In baseball history.
Isbell had not been batting at all
during the first few games against
the Chicago Nationals He seemed to
have lost his eye, but while he was
laying off Robe and others were sting
ing the ball. In the fifth game, which
was played on the west side grounds
on Oct 13, Isbell found his eye against
three Of the Cub pitchers Reulbach,
Pfester and Overall-and he drove out
four long hits into the crowd. Two
Of them were in right field and two
In left, and one of them would have
been home run to the clubhouse had
the crowd been off the infeld. e was
the most sensational game Of the Sc
ries in point of batting. Added to this,
Isbell made two bad errors, but the
Sox won the game by score of 8 to
9, and that after the Cubs had started
of with three runs in the first inning.
Isbell says he was born In 1875,
which would make him thirty-tWo
years old There Is no one to dispute
his contention, and it must be true.
He was born In Delavan, NJ z, on
April 81. When mere boy, as he
says. his family moved to North
Branch, Mimi, where Issy began play
Ing baseball on the prairie.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
lsBELL'S RETIREMENT.
Chicago American Second Baseman
Aspres to Club Ownership.

Chicago American Second Baseman
Aspires to CIub Ownership.
Frank Isben, that tall, bald second
baseman Of the worlds champion Chi
cago White Sox of the American Base
ball league, has announced his retire
ment from major league baseball.
81 told President Comiskey recently
that / would not be with him again
after this season." says Isbell. "The
Old Roman was bit surprised, but
when he saw that 1 was in earnest he
only wished me well. 1t is hard for
me to leave the team and quit the big
league, but I have other things in sight
which are of greater interest to me-
In the first place l am negotiating for
the purchase Of the Wichita club in
the Western association. / expect to
own it next year and expect to play
second base, provided of course Comis-
key will let me, and I feel confident he
will, insomuch as am trying to bet
ter myself. I have given him my
promise that l will not play with any
other major league team.
my chief reason for retiring from
the big league Is on account Of the
health of Mrs. Isbell. We have been
pals for great many years. and now
that her health is bad l feel that
should be with her more. AS it is We
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
Harry Niles on Rattinn.

Harry Niles, the ST. Louis Browns
best hitter, says that In addition to
having good eye a batter must have
courage and not finch when the ball
comes whlzzing over the plate. al
ways get your base on balls II posi-
BILE he says. sDon't swing at the
ball just for the pleasure Of hitting it.
II It doesn't come right for you to hit
It let 1t go. A base on balls helps as
much as hit In starting of. The main
Idea In batting that is, to help toward
victory-is to get to first base, no mat
ter how. With men. on bases IL is
time to hi, but even then do not fail
20 take base on balls if you can get
It. The next batter Is good enough tt
be depended upon. If he isn't he
ought not to be on the team"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
BEST PLAYERS TODAY
Fielder Jones Says Old Time
Stars Are OutcIassed.
GREAT ADVANCE IN PITCHING.
Captain Manager Of the Worlds
Champions Can't See How Former
Players Compare With Moderns.
The Spit Ball Big Factor Nowadays.

The Spit Ball a Big Factor Nowadays.
Fielder A. Jones, captain and man
ager of the Chicago White Sox,
worlds baseball champions, takes ex-
ception to statements that the players
Of today are not in a class with those
of twenty or thirty years ago.
1T is ridiculous to say that the play
ers Of to day are not far in advance
of those of twenty-five years ago."
said the great center fielder. ''The
game has improved in every depart
ment The trouble with any man who
contends that the players of old out
classed those of today is this: In the
old days there were about fifteen or
twenty good players and those few
showed the others up. Nowadays ev-.
cry man must be star or he does not
play. That is why there are no bright
particular stars that shine out by
themselves Every man is star and
he is playing such magnificent ball
that great play is forgotten from day
to day by the ever happening features
in almost every game.
las to the pitchers of today not COM
pairing with those of old, it is to laugh.
In the olden times there were just one
or two who stood out alone. Today l
can name fifty pitchers who stand out
In the limelight. Also who ever heard
Of the spit ball twenty-five years ago?
In my mind it Is the greatest ball ever
served to a batter. Look at the men
who are the stars in this particular
line today and you will see the best
pitchers in the business. Of course
there are others who are great pitch
ers, but in years to come l believe
the spit ball will be the only ball.
Go back twenty years and show me
a list of pitchers who classed with Ma
thewson, Walsh, Brown, Howell, Ew-
Ing, Waddell, Orth, Joss, Plank, Cy
Young, Mullin, Altrock, White, Over
all, Stricklett, Petty, Chesbro, Dygert,
Bender, Tannehill and a score of 9th
ers. 1t cannot be done Also, let the
teams Of today attempt to pull off some
of those old tricks and see how far
they could get with them.
'The team work of today far excels
tnat Of twenty years ago. Some of the
players nowadays have forgotten more
than those old players knew. 1t is sci
entif1c ball today.
."Team work counts, and when they
work together and when the pitchers
are good it gives the public the great
est sport known to mankind. Men to-
day also take care Of themselves bet
ter than they did twenty years ago.
They are trained now like race horses
and are fit to go any distance.
"Also, the rules have made the game
stronger and more difficult, and if the
old teams of twenty-five or thirty years
ago would play ball today as they did
then they wouldn't win one game in
twenty, in my opinion.
II am not trying to take any Of the
glory away from those old players who
were stars in their days. True, they
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

Is thus shackled for the first time be-
fore his owners tent, young negro
with switch stands by to teach him
to keep still. It Is the negro's duty to
correct him slightly If he attempts
to lash out at anything passing be-
hind or if he bites at his neighbors.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer thinks
that ''for all around batting and throw
Ing the Cleveland catchers stand In a
class alone" The New York Sun
comes back with claim that "the
Giants have pair that for brain
work and general results leave the
Cleveland trio at the distance pole,
Bresnahan and Bowerman." All very
good men. but why overlook King and
Sullivan Of the two Chicago teams1
These two are the very cream Of
catchers.
The Illinois senate bill No. will adj
low motorists to indulge in speed Of
twenty miles an hour on the country
roads. The average pedestrian will
wonder what was the necessity for
obtaining permission for so recognized
q custom.
A scandal in the Chicago National
club-Lundgren and Reulbach almost
came to blows at recent dinner ow-
Ing to clash of opinion over the mer-
its of Goodwin Smiths differences of
an enlightened era prior to the break
Ing UP OF the stone age
WILLIE WEST.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

Buck Ewing, the famous old time
baseball player, began life as an en-
ployee in a brewery. Many players
associate themselves with a brewery
at the other end of their careers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
Pitcher PfanmiIler.

Pfanmiller Of Jersey City is the old
est pitcher in the Eastern league in
point Of service, this being his seventh
year In Fat Powsrs' organization
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

Addie Joss, the tall slab artist Of
the Cleveland Maps, who won every
one of the first ten games he pitched
this year, often is called the Village
blacksmith" by some critics, who do
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05

1t is said that the good die young.
What would Bob Fitzsimmons say il
he heard that?
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
THE ROUNDUP COLUMN.

West Serves % Timely Pugiistic and
Baseball Gossip.
There has been a great deal of talk
about a new Pacific coast boxing club
under the leadership Of Jim Jeffries.
The hay moving expert will express
no opinion on the matter other than to
say that ne has not fully considered it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
Cancel May Succeed Hanlon.

John CAMEL will most likely succeed
Ed Hanlon as the 1908 manager foa
the Cincinnati Reds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-05
w. A. Clark, Jr.. Ruvino Horses.

W. ~ O1aI N VT'' ISUyIU8 TIOTSSSs
The fast California pacing mare
Myrtha Whips, 200, by Whips, and
her colt by O'clock, 2:O51l, are now
owned by W. A. Clark, Jr.