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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-28
Lies Huge Joke.

Did you ever stop to think Of
what mans life is made up? It
is full of crosses and temptations.
It is like a voyage in which the
rule of contraries is one of the fea-
lures of the trip. He comes into
this world without his consent and
goes out against his will, and the
trip between the two is exceeding
ly rocky. When he is little. the
big girls kiss him and when he is
grown the little girls kiss him. If
he is poor he is a bad manager, if
he is rich he is dishonest. If he
needs credit he can't get it, if he
is prosperous everyone wants to do
him favor. If he is in politics
it's for the pie, if he is out Of poll
tics you can't find q place for him
and he is no good to his country.
II he dosent give to charity he is
a stingy cuss, if he does it's for
show. If he is actively religious
he is a hypocrite, if he takes no in
terest in religion he is q hardened
sinner. If he gives affection he is
a soft specimen, if he cares for no
one he is cold -blooded. If he dies
young there was great future be-
fore him, if he lives to an old age
he has missed his calling. The
road IS rocky, but man loves to
travel il, and after all, there
is q good deal Of satisfaction. 81
And that reminds as that an
other feature Of life is the frequent
case Of man working hard and
earnestly to accom- mplish something.
and then having another person
receive the credit for it. Some
body probably expended q vast
amount Of gray matter il the com-.
position of the above clever little
article7of life, and II inst simply
printing Il is this column The Met
would receive the credit forts an
thorship. This time, however, 81
will confess II il not guilty and
regrets it cannot give due cred dittos
the proper pterso he Net, Chi
c |cago. / s:s 4
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26 and 26, "a and IS, where said
line intersects lake, thence around
the west shore of said lake thru
lots l, 2 and 3, in section 34-148-
80.
Between townships 144 and AS
on 81 of south line of section "a
1853.
On township line between IA
and 145 on west-half of south line
of section 31-145-82.
On township line between Sec
tion 2-144.8l, and section 32.l45-
81.
Continued next week.
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Terribly Beaten " Parents.

AS Nellie Boozeny asa Russian girl
recently emplo yed Sat the Eagle
Hotel, came into town from her
parental home Monday il . horri.
bic conditi IL seems that Mel
lie has left Bholne . several times On
account of the VA her parents
abused her, but Monday orning
che tod her par nts that Il they
would npt beat her any more she
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-28

for refund of of 1905 and 1906 tax
paid on ne4 ne4 of section 9-l48-
IS, amounting to $ll.S9, was on
motion granted on account of this
being government land at the time
of assessments.
Communication of George Perry
received and filed.
Bill and correspondence of DR..
L. H. Kermott received and filed
awaiting further explanation.
Communication of F. M. Davis
enclosing poll tax receipt Of G..
Krieger asking that Mr.. Krieger
be refunded 81 so, as he paid his
poll tax in cash, was received and
the treasurer instructed to refund
Mr.. Krieger $l.5O for poll tax re-
ceipt.
Application for abatement of
tax of Gottleib Mauch, on inn
provements on lot 5, block 2, of
Goodrich, was on motion not
granted.
/ Application for cancellation of
1907 tax of I. 0. Belseim, on ac-
count of double assessment, was on
motion granted.
Communication of the Fargo
Bridge & Iron Company received
and filed.
Application for abatement Of
1907 taxes Of Johannes Koenig
was on motion not granted.
On motion the auditor was in
strncted to advertise for bids for
grading on the following:
On section line between sections
rs & l6, Twp. IA, Rye. 50, over
conlee.
/ Beginning at ne corner Of Sec
tion Sc. 1853, thence south on
section line between sections 2 and
8, 10 and II, IA and is, ~ and %,
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According to a new order made
by the postoaice department, q de-
faced stamp will hereafter be
worthless. Should a corner be
torn of, no matter how small, Or
the stamp be mutilated in any
way, it cannot be used. Letters
bearing such stamps will be held
at the postofice two weeks for re-
covery and i, at the end Of that
period they are not claimed, they
will be sent TO the dead lette
Office. s,
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Continued next week.
Methodist Church Notes.

Rev. s. A, Danford, district
superintendent was in town Mon
day and held the 4th quarterly
conference.
Sunday, Aug. 80. Subject for
1O:45 a. m. "The man who tried
to throw God," 500 p. m. The
argument Of a noble life. Sunday
School at 1l:45. Epworth League
at 700 p. m. The Ladies Aid will
meet with Mrs. Anton Peterson,
Wednesday at 2 o'clock.
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REV. BILL = IS
HANDED LEMON

s'In a Few but Well Chosen Words
the Denhoff Voice Scores the
McCluskY Sky Pilot.
The McC Clusky Gazette Of last
week contains an article from the
pen Of Rev. "Bill" Tober Of that
place,.a perusal Of which leads a
person to believe that there are
yet possibly many undiscovered
ways for a man to make an utter
damn fool Of himself. Rev. ''Bill''
is a frisky little puppy Of the spec
les which periodically appear to
scandalize decent communities
his kind always masquerade as
ministers. They generally last
six months before they get chased
out. This Rev. "Bill" is about 5
feet 4 inches tall and wears No.
6 hat, and Of course he is one Of
these argufyin' little men. His
ignorancetis is only outdone by his
egotism-a self-made man who did
a sloppy job. His vocation should
have been manure and not the
ministry. A dung fork fits his
hand better than a bible, and if he
had espoused the calling for which
he was originally intended by par
entage and an all-wise Creator, he
might have been a successful fer
tilizer Of the soil and have done
his work with credit to himself
and been benefit to mankind.
This paper has not space to re-
print the entire article. It is
headed: "What is True Christian
ity?'' Folio wing is an excerpt
from the article, and is a part Of
Rev. ''Bill" answer:
"What is true G Christianity? The
Methodists have just ended their
silly revival meetings. They
asked us to take part. We could
not go, because such Methodistic
and religious drunkenness is
against Gods word and our con-
science. Now many many people
of this town ask; is Methodism
True Christianity? It never was
and never will be-
The above clipping is pretty rot
tent is the statement of ignor-
ance 1T has not the redeeming
trait of being interesting rot. The
Voice is not an eccesiastic expert,
nor does it profess to know the ex-
elusive road to the New Jerusa-
lem, but it does hold that any re-
ligion, emotional or otherwise, that
reforms drunkard or lifts fallen
woman from the depths is a very
good religion to tie to. It may
not be what Rev. "Bill" classes as
true religion, but it's plenty good
enough for us.
The Voice is pleased to state
that when Rev. ''Bill' appeared
with the intention Of preaching,
after the publication Of the arti-
Gle, he was greeted with an audi
ence Of two: If the McC Clusky
people had met Rev. Bilp' at the
door Of the church, treated him to
a liberal coat Of old fashioned Ten
tesse tar and enveloped him in a
striped bed tick full of chicken
feathers they would have done the
grandest thing that was ever done
in their town. However, as they
neglected to perform this action
they may vet redeem themselves
BY riding Rev. "Bill" out Of town
on q tamarack rail. The church
could be fumigated at any time 81
burning coffee on shovel. Den
hoff Voice. 4.
Wis II. 81 - ~. -. ~. !.
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' .
g. w. McG Gray, appraiser 2 20
Road supervisors report Of Gus
tav Giese, supervisor of District
No. 80, was on motion accepted
and bill of $4,000 allowed.
Quarterly report Of Conrad j.
Brand, justice Of the peace, was
received and on motion the fol-
lowing bills were allowed after
having been approved by the
states attorney:
On motion the following bills
were allowed and warrants ordered
drawn in payment Of same:
j. A. Hyland, livery etc 5 4 Is
Schmidt Bros, nails etc 2 81
j. M. Patterson, black
smithing 80 20
M. H. Sawyer, CO. physi-
clan, July 25 90
Jahr Eastman Mere.
Co., Mdse. ........... 5 90
Jahr : Eastman Mere.
Co., nails. l 10
Matteus Nitschke, road
work No. 3d.. 6 90
Barney Flynn, road work
No. Is. -. 800 90
Anton Putz, road work
No. L.. 80 90
P. G.. Decker, livery and
drayage l8 90
Dan Peterson, road work
No. So 20 90
Vim. Evenson, road work
No. 50 20 90
Merton Crowl, work on
Drldge Y 20
John J. McF Ferrin, road
work No. 81. &. y. .;.3..... 8 Is
VIM. p. Bold, road work
No. 81. !. 3 90
Gottlieb Hammell, road
work No. "a. ~ 90
D. Nitschke, road work
No. 81 !. !. . so
w. B. Silverthorn, road
work No. "a j. 2l 90
John Henne, road work fs.
No. "a /. \. !. ~ Z. 3 90
Fred Kemph, road work
No. 81. /. J. J. J. ]. /. !. is SO
Matteus Nitschke, road
work No. 81 IN. /. .f. is GO
Oliver Foss, road work
No. 81 3. !. 8 90
q Ernest NJ. Hyland, road
work No. "a ..s n u {. 8 25
John Sissell, road work
!. 1 ]. ]. J. ls 50
Will a. Muralt, balance
on salary 4. I. ). !, .. S. is 90
Washburn Tel. Co, rent
phones and tolls % 80
H.s Peterson, road work
No. s. J. i. !. q. J. ! % %
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Il. y
ing, mileage and team. 214 80
Fr. Breitzman, survey
ing, mileage and team. -. 9 45
Fir. Breitzman, addition
al fee according to '07 law 90 90
M. N. Greene, care of V.
M. Robbins. 70 80
Henry Hellman. livery. 6 90
Henry Hellman, grading
per contract. $40 18
q. A. Moellendorf, mdse
GottIob Doctor Is OIL
Application for abatement of
taxes Of P. j. Hester on building
on lot l, block 5, Coleharbor for
1907 tax, was granted on account
of excess valuation.
Bill Of Mandan Nero. Co., was
ordered returned for o. k. of per-
son receiving merchandise.
On motion board adjourned to
meet at 9 o'clock a. m: August 4th.
Tuesday, Aug. 4th.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members present.
Application for abatement of
taxes Of Isaac Bjerstedt for person
al property assessed to him in 1907,
was on motion not granted.
On motion the following bills
were allowed and warrants ordered
drawn in payment Of same:
Theo. Haugeberg, mdse. $74 16
Walker Bros. & Hardy,
blanks 49,. 2S so
g. P. Holman, grading
between 5 and 8, 4 and g.
l44-S3 .................. 142 80
n. B. Squires, carpenter
work !. 2l 90
Willie Herrid, road work Z so
Mclean County Gazette
teachers' examinations -. 1 25
Martin Hanson, road
No. IS 45 so
John Freeburg, road
work No. IS ............ l so
w. Dunlap, road work
No. IS .................. 1 so
VIM. Jurczewsky, dpty.
assessor Sd. district. ...... l29 90
Jacob Weisser, assessor
Sd. district s29 25
Andrew Lindahl, janitor 30 90
Road petition of Jacob Boyer,
and others, for the opening of Sec
tion line to the Missouri River,
was on motion granted.
Bill of Wilton Mercantile Co.,
was ordered returned for road sup
ervisor's o. k.
On motion board adjourned to
meet at 2 o'clock.
Aftornonn Sosaion
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members present.
Communication of Charles j.
Chalsma in regard to road between
II and 2O-149-7S received and filed.
On motion the following bills
were allowed and warrants ordered
drawn in payment Of same:
Belden & Bush, insur-
ance on court house 1925 90
Mrs. Fl. G. Olson, Office
rent, July .... ............. 10 90
I'll. g.. Klindworth, road
work No. SO Is 90
lsM. N. Clodfelter, return
ing ballot boxes No. 33 ~. Z SO
! C.SG. Forbes, medicine
furnished John Beaver ... A go
lie. Dahl, work in treas
urer,s office. l6 90
VIM. Rust, board Nels
Edlund !. 20 10
Robert Cotton, bailiff
dist. court 40 90
John "A. Beck, beard Of 4
prisoners. !. SIS. 81 Is
John a. Beck, jailor Jul 81 90
The Underwood Miner.
teachers examination 2 so
Hiram Merry, road work
No. u !. l6 90
Washburn Livery, livery
8 days ..... {. \. !. .#.... 12. 90 90
A.P. Matson, returning
ballot boxes No. 9 !. . 5.3.i.. t.s ID 10
a Chas w. Hoffman. re. 4.
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COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Minutes Of the Monthly Meeting
at the Convention Of Board
on August 3, 1908

Washburn, n. D.. Aug. 3, 'O8.
Board Of county commissioners
met, present Chairman Hultberg
and Commissioners Putz and
Mackey.
Monthly report Of G.. Olgeirson,
was on motion approved.
Application of Edward Dever
for county aid was received and on
motion Mr.. Dever was allowed ten
dollars north during the sum
mer months.
Road petition Of Ole Everson,
and others, was on motion grant
ed.
Bill of T. NJ. Kennedy for road
work was received and Auditor
instructed to write Mr.. Kennedy
to ascertain under whose instruc-
tions he did the work.
Quarterly report Of j. p Mean
der, justice Of the peace, was re-
ceiyed and on motion the following
bills we're allowed after having
been approved by the states at
torney,
J. p. Neander, justice
fees ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. $ 4 %
G. A. Rust, appraiser. 2 20
Christ Sherren, appraiser 2 20
g. w. McGray, appraiser 2 %
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

don't want to buy your farm, but l
want you to sell it and come and live
with me. I want to be a devoted hus-
band and father to your little girl.'
"Are you Sam Turner?" she asked.
"Sam Turner? No.. I'm Enoch Wealth
erby."
She shook her head. "Sam Turner'S
the only lover I ever had before l was
married, and never heard of Enoch
Weatherby.''
"Weren't you Ellen Stevens?"
A new light came into her eyes. She
burst into laugh. ELLEN Stevens and
married brothers. She lives five miles
up the road"
Enoch Weatherby was much discom-
fited. There seemed nothing for him
to do but retire from the scene of his
blunder. He arose, babe the widow
eoodby, unhitched his horse and drove
away. He inquired along the route for
Mrs. Torrey-the other Mrs. Torrey-
and presently was directed to the farm
where she lived. A woman apparently
old enough to be his mother came to
the door, followed by half a dozen
noisy children. whom she was scold-
ing In rasping voice.
I'm looking for the Widow Torrey,"
he said
I'm the Widow Torrey."
"Was your name Stevens before you
were marrted?'
eyes. I was Ellen Stovona"
HIN" There was a pause. 1--WE
heard that since your husband died
you might like to sell your farm"
"Well, l reckon I'd sell it If could
get enough for it,
She invited him in and told him all
about her farm, the buildings on it,
the stock and farming TOOLS She Of
Tered to show it to him, but he said he
would not have time then, but might
call again. Then he took his departure
without declaring himself. The dream
Of twenty years was shattered.
He drove back to the other Widow
Torrey and told her his story. asking
her to keep his secret. Naturally she
sympathized with her sister-in-law,
but had not this nice. prosperous look
Ing man been ready, supposing her to
be his old love, to give her that love
and protection she so much missed7
6he gave the desired promise.
In few days her little girl received
Z big doll with eyes to open and shut,
md soon after the mother unpacked
handsome inlaid book rack for her par.
Tor table. The next thing that came
was the donor, Enoch Weatherby, who
again offered to take the widow and
the little girl under his protection.
Mrs. Torrey still had qualms Of con-
science respecting her sister-in-law,
but since Weatherby assured her that
that romance was passed forever she
gave in, and there was a quiet wed
ding, to which the sister-in-law was
not invited, lest the secret should
come out and cause unnecessary EN-.
barrassment.
Was he to be blamed? He had part
cd from her when she was young and
Attractive, not through his fault. The
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LOVE VERSUS e
~ ROMANCE.

[Original1
As soon as he heard of her widow
hood he took a train, intending to see
her. He had been engaged to her
twenty years before, and when she
! married another man the discarded
lover was henrtbroken. He did not re-
turn her picture and had kept it by
him ever since. At the time she Tilted
him he was an uncouth farmers boy,
while she was the belle of the village
That village had grown to be town,
and he was now its most prominent
merchant. She had moved with her
husband to another state.
She had married a farmer, and he
was obliged to drive dozen miles
from the station to reach her home.
He wondered if she would know him.
It was not likely, for she had not seen
him since she had married. He would
know her among thousand. Despite
the fact that we know that our friends
| change, we see them in the minds eye
as when we saw them last. Coming to
snug farm with neat house and
ample barns on it, he pulled up before
the gate At the same moment trim
looking woman came to the door.
"1'm looking for the Widow Torrey,"
he said. "Can you tell me where her
farm lies?"
1T lies right here"
"Are you Mrs. TOrreyY"
"Yes"
She had changed, but did not look so
much older as might. have been ex-
pected. She was still fine looking
woman, apparently about forty-two.
BE looked at her admiringly, his only
disappointment being that she so little
resembled her old self. He made up
his mind not to declare himself at
once.
1--WE heard, Mrs. Torrey, that since
your husbands death you might con-
clude to sell your farm"
He had heard nothing of the kind.
! He wished to give an excuse for his
coming.
I'll sell anything I've got If can
get my price for it. Won't you tie your
horse and come in?'
He tied his horse and went into the
house. Everything looked spick and
span. A little girl of four, the image
Of her mother, was the only other WIS.,
ible occupant of the house. Mrs. Tor.
reg motioned to rocking chair and
seated herself on sofa. After little
A. e. L
! up and took a seat on the other end Of
the sofa.
"You don't remember me-" he said.
She looked up at him, surprised and
| curious.
"1'm an old lover Of yours" he added.
She scrutinized every line of his face,
, but failed to recall It.
"As soon as heard Of your hus-
bands death I started to find you.
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chain Of love had been broken. Not
even the romance remained.
BEATRICE TUCKER
In the Country.

In every country neighborhood is
material for many novels. Here we
can study the elementals We get to
the bedrock of human nature. Each
strong character stands out clear and
distinct. 1t is simple life. but not
without an appeal and charm that
are all it's own. Here is purely
American people for the most part. the
only place it is to be found in the ma
ton. The cities and the newer COM
munities Of the west are mixed with
large foreign element. But in the
eastern, southern and certain portions
Of the central states are to be found
people whose ancestors have lived
upon the soil for generations, most Of
them descended from Revolutionary
stock. These are Americans. Where
is the American novelist to catch their
spirit and portray their life?
To one who was reared in the hill
country there is a certain beauty in it's
rocky slopes and pleasant valleys that
cannot be found elsewhere. The prai-
RE is mOnOtOnous, the treeless plain
wearisome. The green and sunny
sides of the hills have a charm that
never grows old
And the trees-the strong. spread
ing oaks; the tall. 1.-THE and clean
bodied poplars: the white limbcd syca-
mores, the great locusts tho becchcs,
the ashes and the elms-th"rc is Il
glory in the trees. Il strength and Il
cOmpanionship. In the stately aislcs
Of the forest one is in communion with
| nature and with his own soul There
Is holy awe that pervades it ALL
Bryant caught the spirit Of the trees
when he said. "rhe groves were Gods
first temples
In our hours Of sorrow, if we can
but go to Nature, she gives us peace
With her calm presence over lis. her
cooling fingers upon our brows. she
charms away our troubles. dulls the
edge of our griefs and in her silent
way imparts to us comfort and a
hone.
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To expand the chest try this exer-
else: Depress the chest, letting the
shoulders come forward, with the head
up and back. Raise the chest by mus.
cular effort, not by breathing, to the
point Of greatest expansion Raise and
lower the chest this way eight times
every morning and night.
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The Stontno Of Hamilton,

Alexander Hamilton was stoned by
New York audience in the summer of
1895. While at public meeting he
was speaking In favor Of the Jay trea-
ty, which had just been negotiated by
John Jay between the United States
and England. DR.. Francis in his "Old
New York" says that among those who
did the stoning was the famous Ed
ward Livingston, together with many
other leading citizens"
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Dreaming.

Upon an eve of the sweet June-t:me
When the moon is on the eastern tree
When the robins song and the far BELLS
chime
And the pipe of the frogs float drowsiy,
A t1de-like gladness comes to me.
Drifting in to the shores of my inmost
life
Till l almost forget the things that be-
The sorrow. the madness. the misery
The selfish greed and the sickening strife
Till almost forget the world of man,
And my soul floats out in the larger plan.
Floats with the song and flows with the
light
It Is now a new world comes to me
While the moonlight and song enter into
my blood.
For my soul goes out on boundless sea
OF pillows of light in a moonbeam flood,
And strange forebodings and glimpses
strange
OF life and death that have been be-
fore,
VI present dream and later change,
A sleeping and waking and greener shore.
Drift in to me, while the things that seem
Are fading away in mist of dream.
And my soul floats out to the shores Of
thought
In search of an Eden it cannot find
A Beulah-land that has oft been sought
In the blind. wide sea of the cropping
mind
To catch glimpse of the things that be
BY the hills Of the far eternity
John D. Rockefeller lives on the Hud-
son, but the river should not be blamed
for that. Benedict Arnold once -four
ished in these parts and tried to sell
out the whole Hudson, but could not
deliver the goods. Rockefeller would
find the same difficulty in buying it all
Do not underrate people. Place be-
fore any man the very highest ideal
and he will be drawn to it. He may
not admit it even to himself, but the
image is made upon his brain and the
seed is planted in his heart. Time and
conscience will do the rest. J:
This is truth little child taught
me: We love our own, that which we
shape, that which expresses us. God
loves that which is like himself.
Only the good survives. Only the
truth is eternal. All that falls short:
Of perfection dies the death. But Cod
and his image in man live on forever.
One never realizes how little ap-i
pearances can be trusted till he sees,
I toad catch a fly.
JAMES 4. EDGERTON.
Cold Spring on the Hudson, N. Y.
swell, my DEAR" said Mr. barley to
his wife, did you spend the afternoon
reading, as you intended?''
mo, love-"
"Why not?"
"Well, sat down to read, but when
l woke up it was time to dress for
dinner"
Wife-I've invited one Of nv old
beaus to dinner. Do you mindI Hus-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23
EBERT G. BENTLEY.
A Troubled Man.

Don't 60 about looking for trou.
ble," said the chap who gives advice
Looking! Lookingw explained thu
baldheaded man irascibly. II don't
have to look for it. Trouble calls me
up over the telephone in the middle Of
the night, trouble knocks on my door
the first thing in the morning, troubls
swings to my coattail all day long,
and trouble will follow me to the grave
when 1 dfe!'--St. Louis Republican.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-23

Edmund is the smartest child ever
saw" boosted the fond mother "He is
as keen as razor
"Yes,' spoke up grumpy grandpa; "he
reminds me of a razor"
I'm what way?"
"Why. he needs strapping."-Chi-
cagO News