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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-03-08
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FOR the west ! of Sec
I3-l45-83. All under cultivation.
Enquire Klein's Land Agency.
Washburn. N. d.
Sam Carlson was down from
Max the first of the week.
VIM. O'Brien of Yucca spent
Sunday in Washburn.
VIM. Presser was a town visitor
from Wiprud on Tuesday.
Special rates on farm loans
beats all Of them. Frank E. Funk
LIST. Natl Bank Washburn, n. D
Miss Anna Eisman of Under
wood spenta couple Of days in
town this week.
POST CARDS-Those having
negatives at the gallery can have
them put on post cards for lOc
each. This is a snap and will not
last long.
j. N. and S. NJ. Isaak aud Karl
bunker, all of Anamoose, trans
acted business with the Clerk of
Court on Monday.
A lot ofgood heavy fence posts
for sale by j. G.. Ness.
DON'T READ THIS and if you
don't, forget that you car get the
lowest rate in farm loans at the
Klein Land Agency.
Miss Tilda Torgenson was down
from Turtle Lake with her brother
M. j. Torgenson. While in Wash
burn she was the guest of Miss
Minnie Peterson.
FOUND-A Hart Parr Gasoline
traction blowing engine, for which
you need no water. no coal, no
teams, no fireman, nor waterman.
and a boy can operate it. Owner
can have same by reading this no.
tice, and talking it over with j. G..
Ness.
Get some of that So Land loan
money. Frank f. Funk,
f, I. Root left for his farm near
Goodrich last Sunday to return in
a week. He will not move his
family out for a few weekssntil the
roads are better.
FOR SALE-a Percheron stall
lion five years old, weight between
Is and 1900. Is sure foal getter.
Also some fresh mich COWS. Time
will be given on bankable notes.
j. Weise.
q miles northeast of Washburn
N. D. st
O. M. Heath and W. W. Weller
OF Douglas were in Washburn the
first Of the week on a business
errand. They will both be remem-
bered as old timers living near
Washburn.
The many friends of Mrs. Hans
Fritz will be grieved to hear of her
of her dangerous illness at her
home ten miles south of here. She
was stricken with paralysis We'd
nesday morning andfound uncon-
scious on the ground near the barn
where she had gone on an Grand.
Her daughter. Miss Lillian in Chi
ago,::has been sent for. She is
having the best medical aid, that
can be procured and, it is now
hoped, she will improve rapidly,
For a general purpose mill that
will clean and grade all kind of
grain for seed or market get a
"Hero" tanning mill. It is the
only mill. For sale by The Peter
son Machine Go.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-03-08

100000 to loans per cent.
No commissioner delay-money
advanced to prove up.
Frank E. Funk,
LIST Natl. Bank. Washburn.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-03-08

Food1Aws OF svsfy stase.~0
All accounts payable to Klein
Bros. can be paid at the State
Bank.
The county ,reasurer's Office will
close at 4 p. m. hereafter in or
der to complete the days work.
As mail remittances are the cause
of this of this movement,
Now since the new brick block
in our town is nearly completed,
our citizens are beginning to rea-
lize the comforts they might have
been enjoying. The block is and
always will be an inspiration for
others to build along the same line
Altho Mr.. Haugeberg has had hard
luck in securing laborers and ma
%terial, he does not regret the time
and money spent and knows it will
be a good investment. The build
ing is heated by steam, and equip
ped with modern conveniences
turnout. The building is modern
in architecture and design and is
a great improvement to our town.
The first floor will be used for
the dry goods department of Mr..
Haugeberg's large store, while the
second floor is made into Offices.
The three front rooms being. occu-
pied by Drs. Sawyer and Harda-
way, while Attorneys Hyland &
Nuessle have the three rooms al
joining. The two large back rooms
have not been completed as yet
The whole Of the upstairs in the
old building will be used for lodge
rooms.
FOR SALE-a livery barn, 26x
34xl2 feet, with a dray line in con-
nection. three buggies, two wag-
ons, seven horses, harness. and
other things too numerous to men
ton. Expect to move on my farm
in the spring so will sell cheap.
Karl Deg, :
Mercer, N. D.
Twenty-three years ago yester-
day, The Washburn Times Of
Washburn, D. T.. published a
"boom" edition. Part of the paper
was occupied by contributions
from the settlers. Their state
ments were accompanied with fig
ures which do not differ greatly
from figures given last year. Some
of the farmers who contributed are
still living in Mclean county,
among them are: Chas. Weller,
now a prosperous farmer and mer-
chant near Douglar, who says in
'S3 he sowed 5 acres with wheat
which yielded Is bu. per acre; 26
acres with oats, yielded AZ bu., and
Rec corn ON the sod, 90 bu. per
acre. Geo. l.. Robinson, a mer-
chant, having large general stores
in both Garrison and Coleharbor,
who came here with his brother,
had only so acres broke on their
farm and had established a store
in the town of Victoria; and Henry
Rohrer, a liveryman of Washburn
who owned a 1000 acre farm in
partnership with his two brothers
and had 800 uuder cultivation. On
8 acres they raised 204 bu. of po-
~tatoes. These crops will all look
small compared to the crops rails
ed this year as it is predicted that
the 1907 yield will be the largest
in years.
Get your farm property insured
Reliable companies, low rates. +. E
Funk, LIST Natl. Bank, Washburn.
ALIAS CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior, U. s. Land Office.
Minot. N. D. Feb. q, 1907
in this se ofioe By T Seosess T. lilac. Hacsnso ,e' contest test
ant, against Homestead entry No. 1851 made
August Sth, 1892, for til n quartz! OF Secti q
i Hnnkeskea in which IL r. allanad that said con.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25
Brevity and Wit.

Brevity as the soul Of wit is exenl-
plifed in many popular sayings. Wit
is by no means an inevitable ingredi'
ent in proverbs. Many Of them are of
doubtful sense, and some are foolish,
yet there is certain spice. The defini-
ton Of proverbs by Howell as "say'
ings which combine sense, shortness
and salt" is in the main true. Though
truth may be altogether absent and wit
barely perceptible, yet there must be a
certain "salt," which gives life and
SAVIOR to the saying.
It would be difficult to find sayings
more telling than some Of the shortest
such, for instance, as "ForeWarned
forearmed," Extremes meet" or the
ancient Inter malleum ct incudem''
between the hammer and the anv1D
Many sayings which in English are
short were briefer still in their original
classical form.
That the soul Of wit was exempliied
most strikingly among the Greeks Is
only what we should expect. 1t is curl
GUS to remember that our word "lacon-
ic" preserves the memory Of the repu-
tation for conciseness Of speech borne
by the people Of one part Of Greece
the Laconians or Spartans. When
Philip Of Macedon threatened them, If
enter Laconia, I will level your city
to the dust" they made the famous re-
DIV, If"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25
He Took a Rest.

As it is undoubtedly true that one
mans meat may be another mans pol
son, so it happens sometimes that
what seems like work to one person
is regarded as recreation by another.
"Had a good lecture on Alasky
didn't we, EbT asked one Of Mr.
Dodd's neighbors, meeting him the day
Of the lecture. ITO sit there peaceful
as pie for two hours, hearing him reel
off the information and seeing those
pictures cast on the screen, was
grand rest for me, beat out with cram
berrying as I be-"
1T was a good enough talk" admit,
ted Mr.. Dodd, in grudging tone, "but
it didn't rest me any to speak Of. Be
tween having to set stock still with
out a chance to get in word for two
mortal hours and crane my neck look
ing at those views, was pretty well
wore when I got home. But I took the
lantern out into the wood shed, and by
the time I'd split up a weeks kindlings
I felt kind O. rested an calmed down" "
Youths Companion.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25
Sacrificed Her Life.

NORTH, July 2O.-News has just
reached here that a negro woman by
the name of Ross and her son were
drowned yesterday afternoon in the
mill pond of Mr.. w. T. Jackson,
about seven miles from this place.
From what your correspondent
can learn, several negro boys were
at the pond bathing just at noon
time. The Ross boy, who could not
swim, overstepped his limit and was
out in the pond too far for one who
could not swim. AS soon as the boys
who were with him saw that the
boy was drowning, they gave the
alarm, and the boys mother, who
lives only a short distance from the
pond, hurried to the scene and found
that her son was drowning. She i'm
mediately jumped into the water and
tried to save her boy, but as she
could not swim, she also lost her
life.
It is said by those who knew her
that she was one of the best negro
women in the county.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25
Notice of Dispensary Election.

Notice is hereby given that an election
will be held at the various election pre-
cincts in Bamberg County on Tuesday,
the 10th. day of August, 1907, to deter
mine the question whether alcoholic
liquors and beverages may be sold In
said county in accordance with the terms
of sections and of the Act No. 226 OF
the General Assembly Of this State, ap-
proved February 18th, 1907, commonly
called ''The Carey-C Cothran Act" the
petition provided for by said Act having
been duly filed with me. The said cleo
ton shall be held and conducted by the
same officers and under the rules and
regulations provided by law for general
elections. The Election Commissioners
for said County shall at eachvotmg pre-
cinct therein provide two ballot boxes
in which the ballots must be cast. Every
voter in favor of the sale of liquors and
beverages in said County shall cast a
ballot in the box provided therefor, on
which shall be printed the words, "For
Sale" and every voter opposed shall
cast a ballot, upon which shall be printed
the words, "Against Sale" At said
election any person who is qualified
elector of said County may vote: The
Election Commissioners of said County
will provide for said election.
J. B. KEARSE,
County Supervisor for Said County.
Bamberg, S. c., July 16, 1907.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25
How to Escape

A now we'll known author once
drifted down into Arkansas in search
of local color. AS he was "roughing
it." his appearance was not calculat-
ed to inspire the local landlords with
confidence. In one town he was
shown to a room on the third floor,
reached through many narrow and
winding passages. From the one
window it was a straight drop to the
ground. ''Say, how would / get out
of this place in case of fire." he asked
the landlord, who had brought up
his grip. The other eyed him coldly,
WALL" he drawled, "all yo' would
have to do would be to show ther
night watchman-the one with ther
shotgun-a receipted bill foh yo'
board an lodgin' an get him to tie
up ther bull dog" ."-Bellman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25
Iyon on the Law.

In answer to an inquiry from
county dispenser if whiskey can be
sold at night or on Sundays upon the
certificate of physician, Attorney
General Lyon says:
Section IA of the dispensary law pro
vides: ssNo sale or delivery permitted
under this act shall be made on Sun
day, on legal holiday, on a general OF
primary election day, or between sunset
and sunrise of any day. There is ne
exception to this rule in any case.
The Attorney General is right in
his construction of the law. There
never was anything in the dispensary
law to allow whiskey to be sold OF
delivered on Sunday. A physicians
certificate has no force. The idea
that it is has came from prohibition
States and is a way to break the law
against liquor.
In Charlotte the custom prevails,
and a sick certificate is the easiest
thing in the world to get.
Since the dispensary law was first
put in operation if a dispenser gave
out whiskey on Sunday, at night OF
out of hours he violated the law and
should have been punished.
"The Bamberg county board passed
a resolution that whiskey would be
furnished on physicians prescriptions
on Sunday, provided the physician
stated that he was in actual attend
ance on the patient and that the
whiskey was absolutely necessary.
Under the attorney generals con-
struction this is illegal and will have
to be discontinued"
If any whiskey was furnished under
this resolution the Bamberg dispen-
ser is liable to punishment. .-Abbe-
vile Medium.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25

Our people generally are much in
favor of the erection of a cotton
warehouse. Some of our largest
farmers and business men are ready
to take stock in the enterprise, and
they believe the warehouse is a ne
cessity. The movement will take def
mite shape at the cotton association
meeting here the first Monday in
August. There should be large
crowd present, and let each one come
with his mind made up to take some
stock at least. Good business men
will be put at the head of the COM
pany and it is bound to be success,
financially and otherwise.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25
Child Drinks I've.

SUMTER, July 22.-The three-year-
old son of Mr.. C.. L. Cuttino on Sat-
urday afternoon got hold of a cup
containing a saturated solution of
concentrated lye and drank a portion
of the contents. The child is in a
very serious condition, its mouth and
throat being severely burned. 1t
has been unable to take any nourlsh-
ment since swallowing the lye and it
is feared that the little fellow may
not recover.
The lye was carelessly left on the
pump shelf by the negro nurse, a
girl about IL years old, and the little
boy got it when he went to the pump
for drink of water.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25
TOM RAFTERY IN A FIGHT.
Base Ball Player and Ticket Seller
Have Some Trouble.

COLUMBIA, July 20.-There was
fight at the baseball grounds at yes
terday's game between Ticket Seller
Hayward Gibbes, of this city, and
Raftery, of the Charleston team, the
trouble starting over Raftery's at,
tempt to pass some friends into the
grounds without tickets.
Somebody applied an epithet to
Gibbes, who struck Raftery in the
face. Raftery's friends say that as he
was turning away Gibbes kicked him
in the face.
Raftery has a black eye. -.
Gibbes' father, County Auditor
Gibbes, a director in the Columbia as
sociation, came up as the men were
being separated, and talked about
shooting Raftery full of holes.
The case was to come up before the
recorder today, but it was dropped.
The trouble is all over now.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25

The project to erect cotton ware
house here is meeting with substan-
tial encouragement. One man has
already offered to sell the company
a suitable lot, the price to be deter
mined by a disinterested committee,
and he will take the price to be paid
in stock. It looks now like we are
going to build a warehouse and that
we won't be long about it, either.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25
Would it not be a good idea TO

Would it not be a good idea for
city council to impose dog tax of
one dollar per head? Other towns
adopt this plan of raising revenue as
well as keeping a lot of worthless
ours off the streets. Allow no dog on
the streets who has not on a badge,
and kill every one found without a
badge. We commend the idea to city
council, and hope they will at once
pass such an ordinance. The town
needs money just now, and we think
this a good way to raise some.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25
II. W. KNIGHT. Editor.
Thursday, July 25, 1907

Senator Latimer is about the nerv'
lest proposition we've run up against
lately. He sends US his advertising
matter in the shape of letters from
Europe in envelopes marked "de.
partmental business" which OF
course is carried free of postage.
The Herald is one of the newspapers
in the State which does not use his
letters.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25

awry and in the hands the most beat
tiful. enormous, languishinS bouuue.
of Parma violets that lie Breton cOu'0
| find A beauty it was. regal Offer
ing, with silken tasseled cord of COLA.
and the stems. the tender young st rs
prisoned in tin foil violet dyed.
Presently there was the sound Of the
chariot celestial. the cream white aU-
tomobile. with the tiny gold monogram
| on one side. so vague. so unreada Die.
80 tiivinely mysterious to the faces
| that crowded one above another al
Pasuuale's windows. like cabbageS in
| the market stalls.
"She comes. mon Dieu: she comes.
gasped Pasquale ecstatically. Now.
Jules, now brave boy. may thy aim he
sure as Eros dart!''
| The white auto purred softly. swift
| ly down the pavement. lie Breton
| raised his cap. raised his hand to toss
| his offering, and. 10, he tossed not. foi
| beside the slender figure in the white
| suede cloak sat Little Compton, Sc
| we're, masterful and totally obliviouS Of
either lie Breton or the windows Of
| PaSquale.
1t was the deadly blow, but lie Bre-
ton showed his ancestry. A LIE Breton
had been in Bayard's band of vaga-
bond free lances and had won mar
quisate for deeds heroic.
So lie Breton in the velvet blouse
STAYED not his hand. Neither did he
remember the lesson of the spilled ice
water. He threw the violets fairly,
and they fell in the lap of the widow
in white. Out from Pasquales Win
dow went up a smothered cheer. The
yelled head bowed, oh, but 80 slightly,
in LIE Breton's direction. Still it bow
ed. And Little Compton raised his
American panama in grave salute OF
heroism undaunted.
The next morning Pasquale was pre-
pared for the challenge. Pasquale him
self announced he would present the
challenge the instant after Compton
from Delaware showed fight Even
the model with the spring boughs
trembled when the double glass doors
opened and Little Compton entered. He
was whistling. Ye gods, the airy ar
rogance of the assured American,
mused Pasquale's crowd and waited
for the blow.
It fell.
Straight over to lie Breton's easel
walked Compton from Delaware. His
hand and gait were resolute, his eye
steady. There was even smile on
his lips. AS he stood a pace away LIE
Breton sprang to his feet, and Pas
uuale's held it's breath for the onslaught
Of the love champions.
But Little Compton smiled. More, he
slapped LIE Breton upon the shoulder in
the manner Of Harvard.
"Old man, you're all to the merry,
he said. 81 didn't think you had the
grit. have the honor to be the bearer
of a message from Mrs. Henry B. Ger
maine, my dearly loved sister. She re-
quests your presence at afternoon tea
today" He paused to light cigarette
while LIE Breton nursed his mental
agony. Then finally he handed over
the medicine for spring fever.
"The violets are on her boudoir ta-
BILE, Jules, and she's been a widow
four years."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25
All Took the Hint.

A man in small western town
bought quart of milk and on ar
irving home found it was adulterat-
ed with water. The next day ne
posted bills in different sections of
the town reading:
Il bought a quart of milk yester-
day which | found to be adulterated.
If the scoundrel will bring me an
other quart I'll not denounce him.
The next day he found three quart
cans on his doorstep. There were
three dairymen in the town.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25
ANEWSPAPER'S A DUTY.

( Last week some young men of
Walterboro were guilty of outrage
GUS conduct toward the Methodist
minister of that town, an account OF
which is published in another column.
This account was published by the
Walterboro Press and Standard, and
in the editorial column the editor
makes an explanation. His state
ment so clearly defines the duties of
newspaper that we republish it be-
low. Often there are occurrences
which personally an editor would
like to suppress, but his duty to his
subscribers and the public will not
admit of sucha course. 1t is the duty
of a newspaper to publish the news,
no matter who it affects, and the
way to keep your name out of the
papers in connection with acts which
are, disreputable is to be not guilty
! of such things.
We desire to state that a request
was made by a amajority of the board
Of stewards of the Methodist church
that nothing be published concern
ing the unfortunate occurrence of
last Thursday night, the account of
which appears in another column.
We have not ignored that request,
but on the other hand we have most
carefully considered it. We decided
to publish the brief history of the
trouble mainly on these grounds:
l. Justice to our readers demands
that we should give them the news.
2. The congregation on Sunday-a
representative /one-requested it by
resolution.
8. We have tried to make this an
absolutely fair statement of the
trouble. We are not willing that Wal
terboro should be judged by gar
bled account Of such a happening as
it would be if told a few times.
4. Fairness to offenders against
the peace of the town, whose deeds
have previously been told in our
columns. We do not wish to be in
consistent.
5. A belief that publicity will pre-
vent future trouble.
6. To let the offenders against the
peace and dignity Of the town know
that we.are going to treat all alike,
and that we are uncompromisingly
against any act which has wrong in
it.
7. Last, but not least, our duty, as
we see it, demands its publication.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25
She Was Dieting.

"Miss Kitty" said the new doctor,
''your trouble is merely indigestion. We
can fix that. By the way, have you
been doing any dieting?"
81 don't know" answered the little
girl. sThe other doctor has been max
ing me eat all sorts Of things that ]
Just hate"
"Then you're dieting all right Chi
cago Tribune.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-07-25

NOTICE TO LIQUOR DEALERS.
Office of County Dispensary Board of
Bamberg County.
Bamberg, S. c., July 10, 1907.
Bids are hereby requested, in accord
ance with the terms Of the Dispensary
Law now in force, for the following
kinds and qualities of liquors, beer, and
other articles herein enumerated, to be
furnished to the State of South Carolina
for use of the County Dispensary Board
of Bamberg County, to wit:
Thirty barrels Corn Whiskey, 80 proof,
different grades.
Thirty barrels Rye Whiskey, 90 proof,
different grades.
Five barrels Alcohol, 1888 proof.
Thirty barrels Gin, 80 proof, different
grades.
Five barrels Sherry Wine, two grades.
Bids will also be received for Bulk
Beer and Case Goods, including Rye,
Corn, and Scotch Whiskies, Brandy,
Gin, Rum, Wines, Beers, Ales, and
Porter. Also glass, cork and tinfoil,
wire, and other articles used for Coun-
ty Dispensary.
All gOOQS SQdll De 1uIIllSuSO III Coupil-
ance with and subject to the terms and
conditions of the Dispensary Law of 1907,
and bidders must observe the following
rules:
/. The bids shall be sealed, and there
shall be no sign or mark upon the envel-
ope indicating the name of the bidder.
2. All bids must be sent by express or
registered mail to Jno. F. Folk, County
Treasurer for Bamberg County, at Bam.
berg, S. c., on or before IL O'Clock of
the 10th day of August, 1907. The con-
tract shall be awarded to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder on each kind, the Board
reserving the right to reject any and all
bids and any parts of bids the Board re-
serves the right to increase or decrease
the above quantities at the same price
as the bid submitted.
3. All goods to be delivered t: o. b.
Bamberg, S. c., freight prepaid. Terms,
to be paid for within ninety days and
subject to reguage at our warehouse.
Bids will be opened in the Office of the
County Dispensary Board at Bamberg,
S. c.. E. C. HAYS.
J. A. WALKER,
G.. B. CLAYTON,
County Dispensary Board for Bamberg
County.