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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21
Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office

Devils Lake, N. D., Aug. 10th, 1905.
"A sufficient contest affidavit having been fled
in this office by Owen Arthur Merrill. contest
ant against homestead entry No. $685. made
June "a. 1907, for the nwA of section IA, town
ship 149. range 80, by George w. Smith contes-
tee, in which it is alleged that said claimant
has wholly abandoned said land, that he has
changed his residence therefrom for more than
six months last past, that he has not ~cultivat-
ed nor improved said land as required by law;
that such default does now exist, and that said
alleged absence from the said land was not due
to his employment in the army, navy or marine
corps of the United States as q private soldier.
officer, seaman Or marine. during the war with
Spain, or any other war in which the United
States may be engaged, and said parties are
hereby notified. to appear, respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation at 10 O'Clock
q. m, on September Is, 1908 before Karl Klein,
q notary public, at Washburn, N, D.. and that
final hearing will be held at 10 O'Clock q m Sep
TENDER 25, 1905, before the register and receiver
at the United States Land Office in Devils
The said contestant hearing in a proper aff1.
davit filed August 10, 1908 set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
of this notice annot be made, it is hereby. or
dered and directed that such notice be given
by due and proper publication.
VIM. Miller. Register.
F. III, Cockburp. Receiver
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21

Notice is hereby given, that that certain rea!
estate mortgage, made: executed and delivered
by Robert r. Schnabel and Hulda Schnabel.
his wife, to The Farm Mortgage, Loan and
Trust Company. q corporation mortgage, dat
ed the 18th day of April, 1908, and filed for re-.
cord in the office Of the register of deeds in and
for the county of Mclean and state of North
Dakota on the 18th day Of May. 1908, and re.
corded therein in book b Of Mortgages, at
misses therein and hereinafter described, at the
front door of the court house in the city of
washburn, in the county of Mclean and state
of North Dakota, on the 18th day of September
at the hour of II o'clock in the forenoon of the
said day of sale, to satisfy the amount due up.
or the said mortgage at the day OF sale, to-
gether with the costs and disbursements of the
said sale.
The premises described in said mortgage and
cribed as follows, to wit:
The southwest quarter (sw4) of the south;
west quarter [swh of section thirty 1881 and
the south east quarter [seA of the south east
quarter [seA] Of section thirty two 1927, in
township one hundred and fifty 1901 north: and
the south east quarter of the north east quart
er and lot one r. of section five Isl. in town
ship one hundred forty nine [149l north. all in
Nd. ~
There will be due upon the said mortgage on
the day of sale the sum of ninety and no-1M dol
lars. 5000, together with the costs and dis
burscments of the said sale.
Dated this tenth day of August. A. D. 1908
The Farm Mortgage. Loan and Trust Co.
Mortgage,
Edward P. Kelly,
Atty. for MOrtgagee,
Darlington, n. d. MOI
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21
Bids Wanted.

Notice is hereby given that the Board Of
County Commissioners will receive sealed bids
for bridges on the following:
One steel. bridge 20 it. long, 16 feet wide,6 TT.
high, located on section line between sections
20 and 90, Twp. las. Rye. 50.
One steel or wood bridge the latter with stone
abutments, bridge to be "a feet long, u feet
road way, eight feet high. on six mile coulee be.
tween sections 10 and 30, Twp. Jag, Rye. 81, the
wood bridge with stone abutments laid with
cement at the rate of sand and gravel4 parts to
one part of Portland cement.
One wood bridge s feet nigh, 16 feet VIDE and
IS feet long with stone abutmentsl lad with &C.
ment at the rate of sand and gravel 4 parts to
one part of Portland cement. between sections
II and 1S-146S1.
One wood bridge with stone, abutments laid
with cement at the rate of sandG gravel 4 parts
to ono part of Portland cement, bridge to be
built across peninsula between sections % 70
and 35 and 36-147-79. .
Every bidder to bid separate on each piece of
work. -
Such bridges to be built according to plans
and Specifications on file in the auditors Of
The commissioners reserve the right to reject
any or all bids.
Ali bids submitted must be sealed and mark
ed Bids for Bridges
Bids will be opened Sept. 8, 1908, at 3 O'Clock
By order of Board of County Commissioners.
the successful bidder will be required to give q
satisfactory bond for faithful performance OF
@. B. Wing,
County Auditor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed bids for the erection of an office build
ing. at Washburn, n. D.. for Mclean county;
O vii BE- T nae1 sf T p sas So sepy s 8. 1885, J up 20 =
Plans and specifications to be seen at the of
of the county auditor at Washburn and at
the Office of Hancock Bros, architects. Fargo,
N. d., after Aug. goth. .
A certified check for $500 made payable to Q.
B Wing, county auditor, must accompany each
bid as an evidence of good faith to enter into
contract if called upon to do so.
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
BY order of board of county commissioners
OBJ Wing,
county auditor
Hancock BROS.
architects
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21

had boards out Of the floors. The
Kitchens and Mushroom had part OF
the floors rotted out and were other
wise in a discouraged condition. The
paper was off the walls, the plaster
was full Of holes, the roofs leaked, and
everything was as 1t should not be.
We went to work. We found the
leaks in the roof were confined to a
fat portion. Some new roofing paper
covered with paint fixed that to perfec-
ton. Plenty of soap and water, a lit.
tie plaster, two or three kinds Of paint
and two or three more kinds Of wall
paper rehabilitated the inside. As for
the dirt, it was carted out by the barrel
and burned. All that would not burn
was buried.
The repairing Of that house was sim.
pier than it looked. It was a trifing
matter to renew the broken floors. All
the floors were then painted and COW
cred with rugs. Paint on the outside
Of the little house worked q transfer
nation. It made a clean and cool ef-
feet. The chimneys had bricks out Of
them like teeth out Of an old mans
mouth. A little dentistry with bricks
fixed all that. Then two cans of chin
ney paint made them look as good as
new The placing of banisters about
the porches was easy and made a
greater change than one could imagine.
All the work was done at odd times
and was really a delight. AS a result
of it, for u trifing outlay the 'little
crooked house, is really a home. What
mansion is more?
The greatest result of all, however,
is not een in the building or the
grounds. 1t is in the people. Nor does
it consist alone in the fact that the
Only Woman and myself feel like pat
ting ourselves on the backs. The expe-
rience goes deeper.
It is nothing less than that we have
learned the spirit Of the builders.
We have caught a glimpse of the life
constructive.
We have see some faint glimmer Of
the glory which belongs to the Eternal
Architect as he erects worlds and
clothes them with beauty.
From this transforming viewpoint
even the secondhand wilderness in the
appended OH Of my aspiring farm
has a glory of its own. 1t is filed
with the spirit of growth and has been
touched by the miracle of life.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21
Haiu's Unrest.

~ S~AVOVo HE
Accounts Of virtual anarchy in Haiti,
Of famine and business stagnadon
have been current for weeks and
months. Perhaps the conditions as re-
ported by correspondents are only nor
NAL and there is no occasion for alarm
or interference. Situations that would
startle is with u love Of order, sta
bility, liberty and Justice do not seem
TO rattle the South Americans. They
kill and imprison, then proclaim am
nesty and peace, telling the world that
tales Of oppression and disorder are
libels.
Haiti Is within the sphere Of our In
duence in the Caribbean sea, in our
pathway to Panama and a neighbor Of
our possession in Porto Rico. We are
ut least interested in having order
there and a decent respect for civiliza-
ton. But because we seem to regret
the prevailing conditions there It must
not be supposed that we desire to an
e the territory Of the Haitians. We
already exercise a virtual p~rotectorate
over two-thirds Of the island upon
which the republic is situated-that 4.
the Santo Dominican territory-so It =
really an evidence Of patience and toll
Grafton on the part Of our government
that no formidable display has given
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21

ste ceu Sf So OF hc Raa9ta' Be IN c9 Hoa.G Gs oissir.
son, Judge
In the matter of tho estate Of Henry H..
Cohurn, deceased:
Nettie Louden, petitioner,
Mary Long and Henry H
CoburnJr. Respondents.
Notice and citation. hearing of final account
and distribution of estate.
You. the said Mary Long and Henry H. &c
burn Jr. are hereby notified tnat the final &C.
count t.;,e Of +. Nsttie ! L9@adIen. e ;e of the
of Coleharbor in the county Of Mclean and
state of North Dakota. deceased, has been rem
dered to- this court, therein showing that the
ment and distribution, and petitioning that her
account be allowed, the residue of said estate
be distributed to the persons thereqnto EMIT
charged: that Monday, the 5th day of October
AID 1908, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of that
day, at the court rooms of this court. in the
Mclean and state Of North Dakota, has been
duly appointed by this court for the settlement
thereof; at which. time and place any person in
terested in said estate may appear and file his
exceptions. in writing, to said account and Pc
tition and contest the same.
And you, the above named respondents. and
s sna t Of yo1 To- f BE- a hsdI' sge e.ssd b s5a Ts9 tbis e6 5nen
and show cause, if any you have, why said nc;
estate distributed, the administration of said
estate closed and said Nettie Louden, executrix
discharged.
Dated the 18th day of August. A. D. 1908.
g. Olgeirson,
Judge of the County Court.
Let service of the above citation be made by
publishing in the Washbnrn Leader, a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Washburn,
Mclean Co, N, D..
Not [Seall G. Olgeirson, judge.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21
etPat.n

When Jimmie, the little boy, came in
one day. his sister a to meet him
with the tidings:
"Pat is dead.
Then there were tear wet faces. and
after awhile the two children trudged
out into the back lot. Jimmie got a
spade, and a little grave was dug.
Other children were called, and there
was a small, funeral procession. after
which Pat, who had been their play
mate so long, was laid to rest.
Jimmie fashioned a rude cross with
the name cut on It and placed 1t over
the spot. He reasoned In his childish
heart that he who loved little children
must also Low. the animals and all Nv
ing things. Why not?
For Pat was only a cat.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21
Nature.

I walk hand in hand with Nature
BY the wooded hills and the streams,
Where the sunshine Sits through the
narrow riffs
OF the leaves and tints my dreams,
Where the cooling airs of the mountains
A breath Of the pines bring down,
Where the free heart sings n the soul
grows wings.
Away from the sweltering town.
To thy mothering arms. o Nature.
Receive me again. l pray.
And fill my heart with the old delight
l knew when a boy at play.
Lean over me cool and tender
And quiet me with thy calm,
My passions quell with thy magic spell
, And heal my Wounds with thy balm.
For I am thy child. o Nature.
Born, nurtured and reared with thee.
The rush and heat Of the %throbbing street
To me are an agony.
In the crowd Of my kim I am lonely,
But a voice in my spirit sings
A song Of glee when / dwell with thee
And talk with the soul Of things.
I am sick to the death. o nature:
I am sick OF the sordid strife;
I am sick Of the greed and the grinding
need.
The cheats and deceits Of life.
And I come as a child to its mother
To renew my faith again.
To regain the good in h solitude
have lost in the haunts of men.
AS a man athirst, o Nature.
By thy cooling springs ] kneel,
And. q deep soul draft by my lips II
Quaffed,
A water whose touch will heal.
AS a man who is weary Of doubling
From the worlds unfaith l flee
To grasp thy hand n to understand
The God that's revealed in thee.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21
Bids Wanted.

Notice is hereby given that the board Of coun.
ty commissioners will receive sealed bids foI
stage road between sections % and 50, and q
and34-l43Sl, safeguarding to be done according
to county surveyors plans and estimates on hle
in the county auditor office.
Any bids to be considered by the board must
give the price per cubic yard for which the bid
der is willing to do the work.
any or all bids.
Ali bids submitted must be sealed and mark
ed s'Bids for Grading
By.order Of board Of county commissioners,
the successful bidder will be required to give q
satisfactory bend for faithful performance OF
O. B. Wing.
County Auditor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21
Bids Wanted.

Notice is hereby given that the Board Of
County commissioned will receive sealed bids
for grading on the following:
On section line between sections Is and 16,
Twp. III, Rye So, over coulee..
Beginning at the ne corner of section 36.149-S3,
and 5, 10 e9 and Il, Il iie and Is 5,2 3 and ssd"s g. g and II,
81 and IS, where said section line intersects
Lake, thence around the west shore Of said lake
thru lots I, and 3 in section Sa,l4s-sS: 10Th ,;.o
of s secsien s aTR S. ana 40 on 's OF S0u'n ''ne
On township line between ~ and 145, on
we@s st tonn Of ioq 1fha l1 bst% 8f sec s sa.faor S.,44.s1 and
section 32-145-81.
To abutments to bridge between sections II &
ls.146,si. also s.. grading q as. and cq liver on coulee 40
On township line between IA and 145, on sec
On VIZ Of section 6-144-s3, between Twps. IA
Betwee sections 90 and 26-14.S1.
Between sections Z and S.15O-S2.
Between sections and IS, 10 and IL. II and II,
On section line between sections 10 and SO-145-
Between sections 25 and 20. IS and 36;147-7e,
with cement at the rate of sand and gravel 4
parts to one part of Portland cement, bridge to
be built across peninsula; bids on grading and
bridge to be separate. d,
Such grading to be done according to county
surveyors plans ana Stlmate on ME IN the
Any bids considered by the board must give
the price per cubic yard for which the bidder is
willing to do the work.
The commissioners reserve the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
All bids submitted must be sealed and marked
for. Grading" and bids for bridges"
bids will be opened Sept. 8, '0s at 2 o'clock pm.
BY order of board of county commissioners
the successful bidder will be required to give o
satisfactory bond for faithful performance of
contract.
county Auditor
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21
Edward P. Kelly.
Atty. for Mortgage
Darlington, n. D.

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office
at Bismarck, N. D., Aug. II, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Elizabethsknudt-
son, Of Washburn, Nd, who, on Sept. /, 1903,
made homestead entry, No. 25G64, for me- neA
and lots 5 and 8, section IS, township la. range
make final five year proof. to establish claim to
the land above described, before g.. OYgeirson,
county Judge Mclean county, at W%ashburn. N.
D., on the 9th day of September, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Andrew Fahlgren, Martha Lorentzen. c. NJ.
Griffith and Frank Fahlgren, al lof Washburn,
N. D.
NJ. II. Jewell, Register.
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Notices.

W-Nonces published under this
heading will be charged legal rates
IN accordance with the ruling ofthe
Mclean County Press Association,
and no affidavit will be issued until
all publication charges are paid.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21
Notice Of Special Tax Receipt.

Notice is hereby given that a government tax
receipt for special tax on the business of retail
liquor dealer was issued to Ruso Drug CO., Of
Russo, N. D., on the 9Th day of July A. d. 1901.
which said tax receipt is posted in the drug
store located on1ot No. IL, block No. 2 OF town
Of Russo, N. D., at Main street, which said
building is owned by Annie Moe and Ruso Drug
Co. is the lessor of said property, where said
tax receipt is posted.
Dated the 10th day of Aug, 1908.
Russo Drug Co.
Brent NJ. Hanson
Holder Of said government tax receipt
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21

A Nv d.
Missionary board OF the1
Holiness Association
Of Japan, Missionary Citation Hear
board OF the United ing PE99of OF
church, James Henry
Huntzinger MIME Ny
rtle charles, wilhelm
nina Huntzinger. Re-
spondents.
The State, of North Dakota, to the above
named respondents and all persons interested in
the estate Of Elizabeth Huntzinger, Deceased:
You and each of you are hereby notified that
Mary Ellen LaFavre, the Petitioner herein, has
filed. in this Court 2 doS nm in Triting, pur;.
Elizabeth n Huntzinger late Of co. of Mclean g.
stateo OF North Dakota, deceased, with her pc;
titiOn, praying for the admission to probate of
said document as the Last Will and Testament
Of said deceased. and for the issuance to
Mary Ellen LaFayre ct letters testament;
airy thereon, and that the 3. said petition and
will be heard and duly considered bythis Court
on Monday, the 18th day Of Sept. a. d. 1908 at
10 O'Clock In the forenoon OF that day, at the
rooms of this court, in city of Washburn
of Mclean and state Of n. OAK :and. You and
each Of yous are hereby cited to be and appear
answer said petition and show cause, il any
be, why the prayer of said petition
should not be granted.
By the Court,
e.. Olgeirson.
Judge Of county court.
%: Dst e II. the a ssh day e 81 IA August gust a s%;Es ;tiSos (. made
by publishing the same in the Washburn Lead
or once each week for three consecutive weeks
and by serving acopy upon each OF the above
g. lgeirson, Judge.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21
The Object Of LITE.

What is the object Of life? "Happi.
ness" says one. "Love." signs anoth.
er. ITO do good" beams a third. ITO
gain wealth." pants a fourth. ITO
achieve fame" shouts a fifth. ITO
find heaven" breathes a last. Each
Of these is good when rightly under
stood, and each has its place. But
there Is one thing more. It is to grow,
to expand, to climb, to overcome-in q
word, evolution. God sows his image
In each Of us. and we grow and evolve
until this comes to flower and fruit IN
the individual character. This Is the
object Of life. 1t runs through all ma
ture. It animates the universe. It Is
the divine law. That which does not
progress dies. There is no happiness
greater than that Of conscious improve
ment and embodiment, than that OF be
coming stronger. wiser and better.
This Is the lesson taught us by the
growing and blossoming world.
NAEe ~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21
Getting the Spirit Of the Builders.

Getting the Spirit Of the Builders.
When I came to the triangular sec
ton Of rocks. stumps. underbrush and
American dirt that Is now In my wife's
name I found on It a house Of uncer-
tain age and still more uncertain floor
levels. It was assuredly the original
Of the nursery rhyme:
There was q crooked man
That went a crooked mile.
He found q crooked sixpence
Against q crooked stile.
He bought a crooked cat
That caught q crooked mouse.
And they all: lived together
In . little crooked house.
oh, the dirt We took out OF that
house! There was dirt In the closets.
dirt under the stairs. dirt on the floors.
dirt In the cellar. dirt in the attic. dirt
on the walls. dirt In the kitchen. dirt
IN the cupboards. dirtin the outhouses.
on the lawns. dirt everywhere, barrels,
upon barrels of dirt, all kinds OF dirt
from mountains Of Tin cans to hills q
miscellanreours. unclassided. counpositts,
and plebeian dirt
Tho porches were covered with dirt
They wero denudedS Of banlstess@and
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21

We use only a fraction Of ourselves.
In our ordinary breathing the larger
part Of our lungs is unemployed. We
new call on all our strength. and
most Of our brain cells lie dormant.
In each Of us are unknown levels Of
energy that are manifested only In mo.
ments Of sudden need. We are big.
ger, better and stronger than we think.
All we need Is the faith and will to
call out own inherent powers.
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Citation and Notice Hearing Proof
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA In County Court,
COUNTY OF MCLEAN {Before Hon. G..
OlgeirSOn, Judge.
Mary Ellen LaFayre,
Petitioner,

In the Matter of the Estate of Elizabeth II.
Huntzinger. Deceased.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21

Spends ceftain time each day think
Ing how mean you are. Then spend
as long a time thinking how good
ron might Be. Both will help.
JAMES a. EpGERTON.
Cold NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. n. !.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21

Make home life attractive. Are you
aware that there are ten OF more
lawn games played In this country?
All these add to ~sociability, good
health and the spirit to do things. q
growing child needs happiness as
much as a growing plant needs
warmth.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21

What we need Is more Of the sense
Of individual responsibility. God can.
not send his bill to q corporation, for
that has no soul 80 the accounting
must be made with the human; units.
composing the corporation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-08-21

State of North Dakota. In County Court,
County of Mclean }Before Hone. Olgeir-
. son. Judge
In the matter Of tho estate Of Henry H.
Cobnrn docnaSnd.