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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11
FOR TWO YEARS MORE

Ihls WeeE has been very busy
one at the county seat The old
board of county commissioners,
consisting of Messrs. Jahr and
Putz, Commissioner Solenberger,
being unable to be present, met
for the last time, for the purpose
of cleaning up the old business.
This board of commissioners have
worked hard in looking after the
interests of the county and their
administration has been satisfac-
tory to all the citizens of the coun-
ty. The Office of county commits
sioner is not the most pleasant in
the world and is difficult to fill
and give satisfaction to all. We
have as yet to hear of any CON-
plants, and we know in all their
dealings they have been fair, and
tried to do justice to the different
sections of the county.
The two new members, Messrs.
Hultberg and Taylor, were sworn
in Tuesday afternoon and proceed
ed with the organization. Mr..
Hultberg was elected chairman for
the ensuing year. The members
consist of Messrs Putt, Hultberg,
and Taylor. The citizens of the
county may rest assured that the
business of the county will be con-
Quoted along the same economical
lines as it has been in the past.
The bonds of the following Of
fcers were approved and the oath
of office administered to them.
John Beck, sheriff.
81. @. Nygaam, register Of deeds
Ct. o. Raugust, clerk of court.
H. G. Olson, Supt. Of schools.
G. Olgierson, county judge.
w. L. Nuessle, states attorney.
A. G. Ranard, justice.
As will be seen in the above list
of officers there are only four
changes i'll the official family Of
last year. The county will receive
from the present county officers
the same care and attention to the
duties Of their respective positions
as have been the case in the past.
Mr.. Root, the outgoing treasurer
has occupied that position for four
years, and retires with the know
ledge of task wel]-done. He has
made one Of the best officials the
county has ever had, and the good
wishes of all will follow him wher-
ever he casts his lot. We dislike to
see him go, but in Mr.. Danielson
the people Of the county will find
a worthy successor.
Mr.. Gradin retires to the farm
after serving the county four years
and there can be no question but
what he made q good sheriff as he
filed the Office with credit to the
county and himself. We bespeaK
for the Office in the hands Of Mr..
Beck the same wise management.
In the clerk Of courts office we
I find Mr.. r. "A. Schmidt retiring in
favor Of G.. Q. Raugust, one Of the
ounger members of the party.
4 Mr.. Schmidt has held the Office
three terms and his administra-
ttion Of the same has at all times
been for the best interests Of the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11

Chas. Anderson, manager Of the
Wilton Mercantile GO. was trans
acting business with commission
ers between trains on Monday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-01-11

Messrs. Wallin and Patterson
two of Washburn's foremost poll
ticians, started Monday afternoon
for Bismarck, to assist in organiz-
ing the third house. Tuesday
morning their many frienGs here
received word that they were still
In Wilton with Bismarck twenty
miles away. They reached the
capital city at noon but too late to
participate in the organization Of
J the third house.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-16
Lake Road Figures.

However profitable some of the feeders
of the Boston & Maine system may be,
the 100 mile strip across the state known
as the St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain
railroad continues to report deficit and
probably always will From the annual
report just published the modest sum of
81 500, S73.76 is charged up to profit
and loss on the general balance sheet.
Gross earnings for the year ending June
80 were 1867, $685. 90, while the operat-
ing expenses including taxes were 900
per cent of their earnings or 1884, 541. 90.
This would seemingly leave net earnings
at $33, 45433, but interest on notes
and bonds to the amount of SIT, 521. SO
really makes the years deficit $44, 067.2O,
as against deficit the previous year of
$50. 1854. The gross earnings per
mile were $2,79S.45 and operating ex-
penses and taxes per mile $2,544.04.
During the year 210,5 passengers were
carried, as against 208,642 the previous
year, and the average fare was 2.6 cents
per mile. The engines hauled 352,973
tons of freight, over Is, 600 tons less than
the year previous and the shrinkage Of
earnings of about $4,000 is all in the
freight department. Freight was hauled
at Ii cents per ton mile, the average haul
per ton being 3S miles.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-16
Educational Meetings.

Hon. Mason S. Stone, state. superin-
tendent of education, Hon. Frank
Plumley of Mortified, and Col. Frank
L. Greene of ST. Adams who with others
have spoken in many towns in the state
on "The New Vermont" are to speak at
the church at Noyesville in Walden at 2
p. m. of Tuesday, Oct. %; and at the
town hall, Danville, at p. m. of the
same day. Ex-Gov. c. ]. Bell of Walden
has also been invited to speak. There is
to be meeting of the Walden teachers
at the Noyesville school house at 10 a.
M, Oct. %.
On Wednesday, Oct. 23 the Danville
teachers meeting will be held at Phil
lips Academy with sessions at 9 o'clock
a. m. and at p. m. The teachers meet
ings will be in charge of Harvey Burbank,
the district superintendent of schools.
State Superintendent Stone will speak
and local teachers win discuss methods
of teaching. The principal subject con-
sidered will be that of teaching reading
and local teachers will exemplify the
work with class. County Examiner
c. H. Dempsey of St. Johnsbury has been
invited to be present and assist in the
work
All are cordially invited to attend
these meetings, and teachers and pupils
are especially urged to come as the
speaking will be of especial Importance
in school work.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-16
THE POULTRY INDUSTRY
Eastern Farmers Find That It Retu,
a Fair Profit,

Fair Profit.
The farmer in the eastern part
this continent is decide ,ly handicapp
by the soil and the high price of
when he attempts to compete with
west In the production of most amin
products, but he more than holds
own in the poultry field, as little
no bulky food is needed for fowls al
the very high local prices for poult
and eggs return him handsome prot
Poultry Plants.
A recent careful examination of
number of commercial and farm POI
try plants throughout Massachuset
and Rhode Island shows an averai
return of nearly $3.50 for each dolli
invested in feed for laying hens, wit
little help occasionally. Ducklint
produced at food cost of to cen
per pound sell for IA to 40 cents pc
pound on the New York market, an
we sometimes see a small consignmer
of crate fattened chickens, truly d.
licious roast. Most of these special
fattened chickens come from the mic
die west, where big packing house
are extensively engaged in their pre-
ductlon, but many of our local poul.
trymen are undertaking this industr.
in connection with their other line
and find it possible to increase tht
weight of a four pound chicken from
25 to 80 per cent in three weeks at |,
very slight cost. The fat bird con
tains twice as much flesh in proportion
to bone as the lean one and is wortl
considerably more per pound.
Learning the Business.
For number of years our state and
national authorities have been empha.
sizing the Importance Of poultry keep
ing as rapid and sure means of max
ing comfortable living and at the
same time greatly improving our rough
or barren farms. This agitation in
itself is commendable, but its danger
lies in the fact that many are induced
to risk their all in the poultry industry
without sufficient knowledge and expe,
rience to achieve success. The poultry
industry will yield greater net profit
on the investment than almost any 9th
er, but its prosecution on large scale
calls for high degree of skill and
constant application. The capital re-
quired to engage in the business is moi
large, the work is pleasant and good
market is assured, but an inexperi
enced beginner will avoid much loss OF
time and money by attending some
good course in poultry husbandry al
one Of our state agricultural colleges
Country Gentleman.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-16
At DanYille.

The funeral of Mrs. Phoebe Lanpmaid
was held at her late home Tuesday after
noon at two o'clock, Rev. F. E. Currier
of Cabot officiating. Mrs. Langmaid
was the daughter of Charles and
Margaret Perkins and was born in
Montreal, August %, 1865. She was
married to Lincoln Langmaid of North
Danville in 1885, who died about six
years ago. Two children were born to
them, Fred and Minnie, both of whom
are living. Mrs. Langmaid and daughter
came to this village to live about two
years ago. She has been i'll for the past
three months of heart disease and passed
away early Monday morning. She was
devoted mother and her children have
the sympathy of all in their bereavement.
Rev. Mr.. Schneider of Bangor, Maine,
occupied the pulpit at the Congregations
al church Sunday.
Mrs. ]. M. Aver lett town Monday.
She will visit the Jamestown exposition
before returning to her home in
Savannah, Georgia
Benjamin Greenbank of Boston is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew
Greenbank.
Mrs. Anthony Hooper of Los Angeles
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Beck of St. Johns
bury visited at Mrs. Elizabeth Steele's
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Sargent and
family of St. Johnsbury visited friends in
town Sunday.
The regular meeting of Diamond
Chapter, O. E. S., will be held this
evening.
Mrs. w. D. Barrett of North Walden
visited Mrs Eli Smith last week.
Leslie Cady of St. Johnsbury will be
the guest OF Mrs. F. ]. Preston Thursday
and Friday
Among those who took advantage of
the excursion rates to Boston are DR..
and Mrs. c. E. Libbey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Dow, Mrs. Silas Bovee. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Heath, Harold Morse and
Harry Danforth.
Ned Pettingill, who has been spending
a couple of weeks vacation in town, re-
turned to Boston, Thursday.
Mrs. Matthew Greenbank and daughter,
Miss Susie Greenbank, are attending the
wedding of Linn Greenbank and Miss
Inez May Dean at Old Orchard this
week.
Mrs. Arthur Morse of Adams, Mass,
is visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Smith are visiting
friends in Boston.
Fred Morse of Boston is visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Morse.
Mrs. S. N. Ingalls, visited relatives at
St. Johnsbury, Concord and McIndoes
last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-16
Goddard 81, st. ]. A. 4.

In ygruelling contest on muddy
field, Id with a wet ball, St. Johnsbury
Acaday bowed down to the football
prows of the husky lads wearing the
colorpf Goddard Seminary, at Barre,
Fridaafternoon, being defeated 81 to
4. II Goddard team outweighed our
boys,and in the rough work which
MARE the game they were almostinvar-
iably he aggressors. According to the
Barre Times, Mcdonald, Foote and
Berrwere the shining lights in the SEM
inaryne-up and they swept the visitors
off tlr feet at the start by their fast
and ,gressive play. each being credited
with ing runs. St. Johnsbury's game,
hover was not without its snatches
of bhiant work, as Hill managed to
dropkk the ball between the posts for
their My score, and even their oppon-
ents knowledged that our team had
someing on them in the forward pass.
Earlyn The game Fiske, the star acad-
envy Hf back, was injured when tackled,
and rired from the game, thus handi-
cappis his team quite bit. A doctor
was cled and he diagnosed the case as
a bad wrenched hip, which will keep
Fiske ut of the game for some time.
u.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-16
Happy HOOligan Coming.

Happy Hooligan's Trip Around the
World" the attraction which will hold
forth at the Stanley Opera House Tues
day Oct %, is one that varies consider
ably from the ordinary line OF offerings
at this playhouse. The play which has
delighted large audiences in all the large
cities this season and last, has been
much improved, revised and brought up
to date, the present production it is
stated being by far the best that has
been seen since Happy Hooligan," that
newspaper funny picture hero, was trans
planted to the stage. The story briefly
told consists of the efforts of widow to
earn large fortune through the requests
of will, by travelling around the world
in ten years and marrying poor man
who performs some worthy act during
this interval. The numerous complica-
tions which arise fairly TEEN with ire
sistible fun and the entanglements
through the medium of mistaken identity
add still further to the plot. Through it
all "Hooligan" keeps everybody busy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-16
Keen Good Hired tIelp.

1t is to be noted that farmers who
have least trouble about hired help are
those who keep their men the whole
year. A year round, permanent job on
a farm at good wages is desirable
position, and employees will usually
make every effort to please and be re-
tanned.
Many of the best farmers have kept
men for the greater part of lifetime,
and in such cases the employees had
come to take personal interest in the
success of the business and have ac-
quired familiarity with details which
makes their work valuable beyond or
binary estimate. The farmer who
pays we'll and promptly makes it worth
while for the man to try to please, and
many of them will try, says American
Cultivator.
Hire only the best workers and pay
good prices, pay promptly, treat rea-
sonably, keep permanently on good
behavior, but discharge at once IL un.
satisfactory, and give them good board
Any other general method Is liable Ii
the end to prove poor policy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-16
OLD PASTURES.
II Is Good Idea to Cut Down Weeds
With the Mower,

II Is Good Idea to Cut Down Weeds
With the Mower.
When farmer has about three mems
work to do he has little time to put
frills on his farm, and no matter how
well he likes neat appearing farm he
must let the finishing touches go until
he is through with the crop making
and crop saving.
Where a man Is doing most of his
farming single handed it Is good
idea to so arrange things that the
cutting Of weeds along the fences and
In the corners can be done with
mower, for there is no harder job on
farm than chopping down big weeds
and tough grass with scythe.
If the weather Is hot, this cleaning up
and when the heat reaches the broiling
point operations along that line may
be suspended until the following morn
ing. There will be some scythe work
to be done in the close corners, and
that should be done in the coolest part
of the day, for what sense is there in
going to the limit Of endurance on
things of this sort?
1t is a good idea to run the mower
over the pastures and cut down the
weeds that are sure to be there pump
ing the fertility and moisture out of
the soil to no good purpose | have
seen pastures ten and fifteen years old
that were almost perfection, growing
heavy crop Of grass every year and
being entirely free from noxious weeds.
They were kept in this condition by
being reseeded in alternate years and
having the weeds kept down so they
did not make seed, says writer in
Farm and Fireside. The owners have
told me that weeds by the million
sprang up the first three or four sum-
mers, but were clipped often enough
to prevent their going to seed, and
after that they had no trouble at all
with them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-16
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTER.

Miss Grace Franklin of St. Johnsbury
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Laura Franklin.
Mrs. Smith Emersonis having a serious
time with blood poison in her hand.
She is at her aunt's. Mrs. Chadbourne,
at St. Johnsbury.
Miss Helen L. Graves attended the
State Christian Endeavor Convention
last week at Swanton and also visited
relatives and friends.
Fred Frost ofSt. Johnsbury spent SUM-
day with his sister, Mrs. DIN Sargent.
Mrs. E. H. Hallett and Mr.. and Mrs.
Sherry were called to Wheelock last week
by the illness of Wallace Sherry.
Rev. Mrs. Woodruff gave very inter
esting report of the State Sunday school
convention at Manchester, Sunday.
Mrs. Clara Kelley OF Lynn, Mass, and
her mother Mrs. Dickinson, and Mr.
Todd were guests of Mrs. Fred W. Tay-
lor at st. Johnsbury, Friday.
Mrs. William Park of Lyndon has been
the guest of Mrs. NJ D. Park the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Page have gone to
White River Junction to visit her daugh.
ter, Miss Emma Lockwood. They will
also visit Mr.. and Mrs. James Lockwood
of Bridgeport, Conn, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Adelbert Lockwood at Brattleboro.
Mr.. Ducette fell last week and broke
one of the bones in his shoulder and cut
his face quite badly. He is now under
the DOCTORS care.
Mrs. Morrill, has bronchial pneumonia.
Miss Bessie Human of Lyndonville is
caring for her.
On Friday, ten of Raymond Lougees
schoolmates gave him party, as it was
his sixth birthday. Games were played
and pleasant afternoon spent. At five
O'Clock lunch was served.
Pomona Grange will meet at Green
Mountain Hall this evening. 1t is ex-
pected that the fifth degree will be- con-
ferred on candidates.
Mrs. Emma Fisher. who has been the
guest of Mrs. Harry Hovey, has returned
to her home at Irasburg. Mrs. Fisher
has been spending the summer at York
Beach.
Mrs. Byron Wright. Mrs. Woodruff
and Miss Hutchinson, who have been
camping on Wright's Hill during the
summer, have broken camp owing to the
cold weather.
Mr. and Mrs Sanborn of Lyndon have
moved into the upstairs tenement of Mr..
Stevens block.
The Junior Epworth League will have
an entertainment in the Village Hall next
Monday evening. An admission of ten
cents will be charged.
The dance given by the Maccabees last
Friday evening was well attended. Sup
per was served and good time enjoyed
by all.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-16
STANDARD.

Miss Hazel Smith, who has been a
great sufferer with typhoid fever passed
away early Friday morning, after an
illness of five weeks. The funeral service
was held at the Methodist church Sun
day forenoon, Rev. N. A. Ross officiating.
Cut flowers in profusion were beautiful,
from the |. 0. G. T. lodge, schoolmates
and friends. There were also many
ported plants. The family have the
sympathy of the entire community.
Clyde Wheeler of West Wheelock is
working at George Stevens.
Miss Francis Philpot who has been
caring for Hazel Smith the past five
weeks, has returned to st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. ]. H. Clark and Mrs. Fred
Shepard are on the sick list.
Ernest Garfield of St. Johnsbury has
moved onto his fathers farm and Mr..
Garfield with family have moved to st.
Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Smith of Shefie1d,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Smith of Lyndon
vile, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Page ofMor-
risville, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Mcdowell
ofDanville, Mrs. F. A. Newton of Wilder,
and Mrs. Helen Page of Danville, were
among those called here to attend the
funeral of Hazel Smith.
Mrs. M. F. Aver has returned from
a weeks visit in Alburgh.
Mrs. Carl Munsey has been spending a
week with her parents in Sheffield
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-16
PASSUMpSIC.

Harry O. Harvey of Lyndonville visited
his brother Charles fewdays last week.
Mrs. Belle Thayer spent Sunday in
Barnet.
Miss Ethel Cummings, who teaches in
Lyndonville, spent Sunday with her
mother at ]. S. Somers'.
There will be social in the vestry
Friday evening under the auspices of the
Y. P. S. c. E. A musical and literary
program will be furnished and refresh
ments will be served.
There will be a missionary meeting in
the vestry every Tuesday afternoon until
the barrel is ready to besent away. All
who have articles to contribute will
please bring or send them on before the
first Tuesday in November.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-16
GRoTON.
A Scotch Wedding,

A pretty wedding occurred at the home
OF John Hall, Friday evening, when Miss
Gertrude Pirie was married to William
Stevenson. The ceremony was performed
in the presence of relatives and friends by
Key. M. S. Eddy, pastor of the Metho-
dist church. The parlor in which the
ceremony took place was lastly dec
GRATED. The bride was becomingly
gowned in white and carried a bouquet
of brides roses. The romance connected
with the marriage began in Scotland
where the couple had lived previous to
coming to this country. The groom
came to Groton about 10 months ago
and the bride about a year ago. The
wedding was Scotch in detail. Follow
ing the ceremony wedding dinner was
served which was after the Scotch type.
The groom is employed at Hall and Nc
Donald's stone shed. They will make
their home in Groton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-16
Basket Ball Notes.

This tavorite winter sport will receiv
great impetus here the coming seaso
and as previously announced in thes
columns, stock company has beef
formed to finance the Company D team
Manager Gray is now in Boston looking
for new material and may land one Of
the East Boston stars. Paul Stein
berg has been appointed captain of the
team and he is generally recognized as
one of the best guards in basket ball
today. He was formerly captain Of the
Hudson, Mass, team and played last
season in the Ohio state league. Another
crack player is Toby" Matthews, the
former captain of the Lowell, Mass,
team. While he was in the New England
league he led all players in basket throw
ing. He has also played in both Connec-
ticut and Ohio state leagues. He will
play center in the Company D team, and
Pat Doyle, a familiar figure in St. Johns
bury, will be one of the forwards. Mr..
Follansbee of the Portsmouth league
team has also been engaged. Though
handicapped last year by illness and in
juries he is in good condition now and
gives promise Of being better than ever
On Thanksgiving day the team playsa
double header with the st. Peters team
of New York city. Lovers of the gam
in New York state know this is one d
the crack organizations Of the Empirl
state and composed of the following well
known players: TURK" Lamb, "Nut'1
Barger, "Tubby" Lamb, "Zeke" Suils(
and "Chief' Muller Games have also
been arranged with the Twenty third
street team of New York, the team that
played Gloversvlle to standstill, and
both the East Boston teams.
All the games will be played in the
Armory and the improvements at the
hall will include a playing cage, enclosing
all the players and preventing of-side
passing as we'll as keeping the crowd
back. More seats will be put in on both
sides of the large doors in the rear of the
hall which will add considerably to the
seating capacity OF the house.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-10-16
Will Make Carriage YOkes.

The Bayley Safety Yoke Company is
the name of a recently organized corpor-
alton that is capitalized at $4,000 and
the incorporators include some 20
hustling travelling men who will cover in
their business nearly all the United
States. The men are enthusiastic over
the outlook for the company and the
device has met with universal praise.
Walter H. Bayley of Peacham is the
inventor and the company have the
following officers and directors:
President, w. H. Bayley, Peacham.
Vice Pres, F. F. Barrows, Burlington.
Treas, Geo, A. Hamblett, st. Johns
bury.
Clerk, ]. Rolf Searles, St. Johnsbury.
Directors, w. H. Bayley, 6. A. Ham
blett, F. F. Barrows. W. H. Merrill,
Lisbon; J. E. Wilson, Woodsville.
The device will be, manufactured in
Montpelier where modern machinery is
being installed for rapid and economical
production, and it is expected that early
in the coming year the goods will be
placed on the market.