davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-01

Oscar Monson, a former C%antonite,
but now a stenographer and book
keeper In Omaha, arrived in Canton
In time to spend Christmas with his
mother down on the farm and has
been busy visiting among his country
and city friends ever since. He re-
turns to Omaha on the 4th. He Is
doing we'll and his friends are highly
pleased over his success.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-01

O. H. Lybarger wants all old GUS
toners and all new 1909 customers to
keep an eye on the LEADER next
week. They will find something that
| will interest them.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-01
Hot Drinks.

The New Bakery is serving hot
drinks such as hot lemonade, hot
French Boullion, hot Tomato Boul-
lion and hot Chocolate. Come in and
see what they have.
WEBB g. WRIGHT.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Thompson
came down from Minneapolis to en-
joy Christmas and New Years with
Canton relatives.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-01
Watch Meeting.

Don't forget the watch meeting at
the M. E. church this Thursday
night. Services begin at 10 p. M.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-01

Mrs. Anna jacobson Clapp was ,
guest Of her sister Mrs. Prof. Law
renee from Sunday until Thursday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-01
Lincoln.

LICK 81, l0Uo.
Mr.. and Mn. y. r. Millago gave .
Oristmas tree party At their home
Friday afternoon for their children
md grandchildren.
Ida and Henry Lien spent Christ
mas With friends In Canton.
Nh. Martin Renli Is visiting her
sister Mr.. Stsmber at Linton, n. d.
she viii be back after the holidays.
John and Chauncy Lukken went
down TO the Christmas tree at Roms-
dalchurch last Saturday night. They
aid : fne program was rendered and
about ave hundred people were pres
snt 70 enjoy It.
Nj. and Mra. Erwin Schneiderman
OF Holland, Mimi, spent Christmas
With John johnson and family and
are nov visiting Mrs. Schneiderman's
mother, Mrs. Emma jackson.
Anton Thompson and children Roy
and Hazel returned from Kenseth,
Iowa, where Anton went to spend
The holidays With his mother, Mrs.
Bjorgo.
Ernest Johnston and family left for
n. D., last Thursday. His friends
Were disappointed because they left
before Christmas but Ernest thought
10 must get back to look after his
home interests.
Theodore Thompson and family and
Ole Lein and family spent last Satur-
day With Nike Helgerson and family.
Tom Rsnli was calling on near
noighbors Sunday. Tom always re-
momhers his friends At Christmas.
Did tho Christmas fools scare you?
Thsy did =.
Mn Carrie Brad6eld left for Wag-
nor Saturday.
The Haverbsrg young people came
u from Centerville Monday to spend
a1ew days with the Lukken's boys
Who rave ! dance In their honor Tues
day night. When the Lukken's
e~ntertain everybody has : fine time.
Panl KadAr shelled corn for Oliver
Jaeason and John Ridpath the frst
woek.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-01
gS4up@asE@dp@H
Correspondence !
b21rp&2c1A1u1s2&
Riverside.
[U6e
Nov. oath, 1908.

A Happy New Year.
The school children are enjoying q
two weeks vacation during the holi-
days.
Peter Johnson's new house below
Newton hill will soon be finished.
Grandpa and grandma Brynjulson,
Sander BrynjulsOn and family, Geo:
Bryniulson, Oris Hart, a grandson OF
Toilet Brynjulson, Knut Thorson and
others eEiioyed a pleasant reunion at
the home Of Hans Brynjulson Christ
ma eve.
Laura and Clara Hotter went out to
Platte Saturday to visit relatives.
They we're accompanied part way by
Johnny Anderson, who vent cut to
Kennebec to help Carl Hotter on the
ranch during the winter.
Tharas asa,sOneag00d uo5sssnAm@nyf
ARUoo RIffS Ia this community. We
borsof vista made by Old Santa Claus
n his annual midnight expedition In
his interest of philanthropy.
George Brynjulson left Monday for
BOWdon, N. d., after q weeks visit
with friends and relatives.
Albert Lorenson trahsacted bust
neas ct Bel0it Monday.
r
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-01
Fairview Township

-.Nta
Dec. 80, 1908.
Miss Emma Olson who has been at
tending the University at Vermillion,
- home for q three weeks vacation.
AAessfs. King, Pond, Mccormick
and Ring went down to Hudson Tues
day evening to attend . meeting Of
the Masons.
We were greatly interested In the
list Of bachelors from the Merry
Widower's country and believe We
have met some or the talented gentle
men.
Arthur Lien came down from
Augustanx college % Canton, and Is
spending hi vacation with home
1OlhD.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
Guarantee Of Bank Deposits.
&c Guarantee of bank deposits i

."Guarantee of bank deposits is
coming" says the Council Bluffs
Nonpariel. "It is going to be en-
tirely voluntary on the part of the
banks; none but perfectly sound
and we'll conducted bank can OBJ
tain guarantee and the public
confidence which will be immedi.
ately inspired in the bank which
is guaranteed. It is all coming
about in the old, old form Of
mutual insurance of bank depos-
its. The attorney general has
Just held that this form of insur-
ance is entirely legal. Insurance
of bank deposits will accomplish
the same security for depositors as
government guarantee and be
much more business like in its
operation and far less paternal-
istic.''
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
SHEAR STEALS
OF THE WEEK
Wave Favors Hanging Grain Thief
Who Made His Getaway With
All But Granary.

Jas. E.. Huston, who lives on a
farm south of Underwood, lost his
house and contents by fire last
Saturday afternoon.
John Davis received word Sat-
urday that his wife, who has been
in Clear Water, Nebraska for the
past two months, is in very poor
health and Mr.. Davis left Tor that
place Monday morning.
Some thief who deserves hang
ing and who will no doubt get
what is coming helped himself to
100 bushels of seed wheat and Is
bushels of fax belonging to Peter
Haibeck. Mr.. Haibeck lives near
cClusky but farmed a quarter
section of land near Wiprud from
which place. the grain was stolen.
Evidence points to certain parties
and arrests may shortly. follow
which will bring the guilty ones
to justice.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
Cause to Feel Proud.

It makes a North Dakotan feel
proud of his state when he picks
up dining car menu, on the
Great Northern or Northern Pa
ci6c anywhere between st. Paul
and Seattle and reads: mo wines
or liquors served in North Dako-
ta.'' That edict is a great adver-
tisement for North Dakota. II
appeals to every man with fam
lily. 1t appeals forcibly to every
thinking man, whether he has q
family or not. 1t is the indisput-
able evidence that North Dakota
leads all her sister states Of the
northwest in the great reform
movement.-Devils Lake journal.
1t sure does - NOT! It is q
mighty poor advertisement for the
state, inasmuch as it is a bigger
farce than the prohibition law
itself. There isn't a dining car
on the Great Northern railroad
running through North Dakota in
which intoxicating liquors are not
sold openly and in defiance of law
and decency. 1t disgusts every
stranger passing through our state
who is unfortunate enough to be q
sleeping and dining car passenger.
He sees the laws of the state fagr-
antly violated by big railroad
corporation and rightly reaches
the conclusion that the corpora
ton is bigger than the state itself.
-Minot Democrat.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
Additional Locals.

The Wilcox brothers were over
from Hensler Tuesday in the in
terest Of their telephone line.
They say a great many beavers
have been seen on the Scho6eld
ranch and large trees have been
cut down by them. It has been
several years since 20 many have
been seen together.
Attorney General Andrew Miller
Of Bismarck gave an address To-
the citizens of Washhurn and Vi
cinity on Thanksgiving Day q
the opera house. More mentioa,
will will bs given next week.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
MILLER CRATES
"T0lKEY'' DAY
Addresses a Fairly Large, Entius,
iastic Audience on that Day
Excellent Program.

The union services at the hall
on Thanksgiving day was well
attended, considering the early
hour at which it was necessary to
have the meeting. Attorney den-
eral Miller was present and bis
talk was an interesting and IN
structive one, very much enjoyed
by all. The music-both vocal
and instrumental was appropriate
to the occasion and was we'll fen-
dered. Revs. Gress and Mitchal,
who had charge of the arrange
ments and program, earned Che
praise of all those who were so Tor
tunate to attend the services. 2
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
Journal Twftehes It's Trousers Band.

The Devils Lake Journal some
days ago stated that an offer had
been made with respect to the sem
atorship contemplating the sale of
the News for $4,000 to T. F.
Marshall was appointed to the
senatorial vacancy. The News in
dignantly denied the whole story
as a "lie made out of whole CLOTH"
and the journal comes back with
this invitation:
"Does the Fargo News call upon
the journal to furnish proof Of its
statements? The information was
given to the Journal by one of the
publishers of the News the one
with a reputation for truth and
veracity. And there were four
witnesses present Of equally good
reputation for truth and veracity.
The journal does not care to cre-
ate a scene in the presence of
company, but if the Big Joke of
the News must have a touch Of
high life, the journal will be glad
to accommodate him. Bismarck
Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
A Happy Home.

A happy home is the brightest
spot on earth that the eye of God
looks down upon says the Kuhn
Messenger. Love and peace in
his home sends sunshine around
the man wherever he goes; dis
order and trouble there is misery
everywhere. There are few wor-
ries of life which a man cannot
now and then shake off, but who
can shake himself free from the
skeleton in the closet, from the
worry of the household, a blister
on the heart? A day will tell how
many a man carried that with him
without wincing down to the grave.
When husband and wife are a
helpmeet to each other in the best
sense, when order and love and
goodness prevail in the house,
then the man who has hard bat
tie in life to fight can leave his
struggles behind him when he
enters there. With all our faults
we are the most homeloving of
people, and that is the reason why
we are the greatest of people.
Whatever helps home life is a
national blessing; whatever hurts
homelife is national curse, and
the greatest curse that can touch
these blessings is what would
tamper with the pease and bles-
sedness Of onr homes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
No Place Like Dakota, After All.

Ed. Blanchfeld, of Grand Har-
Dor, was in Devils Lake the latter
part of last week and lightened our
sanctum with his smiling counte.
nance for a short time. Mr..
Blanchfeld has just returned from
Canada, having visited the Alberta
country with a view to looking it
over and possibly taking a home
stead there, but says that it does
not look good to him there. The
land that is best is all taken up by
railroads and other similar inter-
ests, and in order to get a home
stead it is necessary to go from 60
to Is miles from railroad. Then
again the lumber is sold at from
$50 to $50 a thousand and it costs
$50 thousand to have it hauled
to your homestead. The land
looked fair, but in Mr.. BIanchfield's 8
estimation it did not compare with
Ramsey county dirt. He says that
the grass does not stand more than
half as high as it does here, and
from his judgment the stacked
grain that he saw there would not
run as good a yield as it did here.
Take it all around he preferred to
let the other fellow have the Can
ada land, but not in his. He was
accompanied on the trip by Mr..
Bo Of Grand Harbor, and Ed. says
that the last he saw of him he was
trailing off after an OK team and
a load of lumber making for the
frontier where he expected to set
tie on a homestead.-Devils Lake
Inter- Ocean.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
Washburn School Notes.

Many of the high school boys
attended the meeting on Monday
evening for the organization of
basketball team.
The high school may enter the
list of schools that will contest for
the silver cup offered by the Her.
aid at Grand Forks. The question
deals with the commission form of
city government.
School dismissed Wednesday
until Monday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
Soren P. Foss and Sigrud Olson,

Soren P. Foss and Sigrud Olson,
of Max.
John B. Alexander of Anamoose
and Magdalene Schmidgall Of NAL
colin.
Wellman F. Mahowald and Mar
garet Ryan of Garrison.
Geo. Cramar and Amy Sund-
strom of Washburn.
Lars Nelson and Anna Olafson
of Douglas.
John Boozuny and Viola Shev-
chenka of Ruso.
Geo. Denshuk ard Nella Naho-
ma of Dogden.
Christian Abel and Emilia
Bogu of Garrison.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
dition to his house.

dition to his house.
o. D. Bruner has lost another
horse.
Emil Strand is building the
chimney on j. N. Haugen's house.
j. H. Snippen will give a grand
opening ball in his new store
building Wednesday evening.
Emil Strand, our village black
smith" has recently bought safe
and reliable driver from Mrs. Ed.
Rou sseau.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
Additional Locals.

U. Gault of the Gault Commis-
sion Go. of Chicago, was in Wash
burn for a week closing the
contract with the stockholders Of
the creamery which was accepted
last week. Mr.. Gault is anxious
TO see the creamery made sue
cess and will watch its future.
Word has been received from
MI. and Mrs. Cbas. Bergstrom at
San jose, CAL, that both are we'll
Iaed enjoying the climate, but there
~ no place like North Dakota for
business.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
Stanton Republican.

Stanton State Bank has moved
into its new building.
D. j. Carpenter, of Minneapolis,
and CT. Smith, of Sanger, were in
Stanton last week iffs interest of
the Independent Telephone Go.
That company will build a line
from Washburn to Stanton in the
spring. They will put in heavy
copper wire SO the patrons will
no doubt receive good service.
A deal was closed this week
whereby Henry Fretheim becomes
the owner Of the Bagnell black
smith shop. Bagnell left on Mon
day for his home near Washburn.
Mr.. Fretheim has secured the
services of j. A. Morris, an ex-
pert blacksmith, and will conduct
a frst-class shop.
We are informed that a young
man by the name of Dave Miller,
of Mercer, Mclean county, was
accidentally shot with charge of
buck shot while deer hunting near
Expansion on Wednesday. DR..
Eastman was called and three
buck shot were removed from the
wounded mans arm. The main
charge passed between his arm
and body, tearing the clothes
away but not even touching his
body. 1t was very narrow es-
cape.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
Roseglen Correspondence.

Special to the Leader.
The wedding bells will soon
ring out at Roseglen.
Henry HERMAN has recently
bought the A. E. Crist place.
Windmills are springing up
everywhere. John Herman has
had one put up lately.
Oscar Rhode, of Herman,
Mimi, is out looking after his
farming interests and visiting
friends.
Julius Haugen and a friend of
his came out from Crary week
ago to visit his little daughter
Annie and his brothers and sis
ters here.
Oscar O. Oien, who has been
employed at Aenry Snlppens since
last April, leaves this week for
Fargo where he will spend Thanks
giving with his uncle, from whence
he will go to Hancock, Mimi,
where he will apend the winter
with his sister, Mrs. Leo Snippen.
Mr.. Oien is a competant and reli-
able worker and master Of his
situation wherever he is placed.
Mr.. Oien made many friends
while here who join in wishing
him success in his future under
takings. s
Albert Austad and family left
for Enderlin last Saturday where
they viii live il the hborhood5
of their old home. .,..:. &,
Bernt Wollan viii live on the
sAustad homestead this winter.
II John Peterson has built al ad-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
Marriage licenses.

Timon Iyerson and Dagny Hol-
tan, of Turtle Lake.
Philip Levary Of q Greatstone and
Pauline Horchenks, Of Dogden.
Aaron a. Speshko and Stacy
Coraienko, Of Max. B
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26

acquaintances. Whole or spare
time. This is the best time to
start. Complete outfit and in
structions free. Write now. Nc
Clure's Magazine, As East 23rd
street, New York City.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
Underwood Miner.

Gus wager who lives north of
town met with a bad accident last
Monday. While out driving cat
tie his horse fell, throwing him to
the ground with such force that
one of his feet was broken.
William Kirkwood, living alone
a few miles from town, had both
bones in his right leg broken last
Monday by being kicked by
horse. He was brought to town
for medical treatment and sent to
Bismarck hospital Tuesday where
he could have proper attention.
James Houston, who lives five
or six miles east of town, started a
fire at his home last Monday and
went to one of his neighbors a
short distance away. When he
got there he turned and looked
back at his house and found it in
flames, and before the fire could
be extinguished the house burned
to the ground and nothing was
saved except a part Of one bed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26

Double Wedding Thanksgiving Day.
Adolph Larson and Mabel Sund-
strom. Geo. Cramer and Amy
Sundstrom were married Thanks
giving day at the Sundstrom home,
north of town, Judge Olgeirson
performed the ceremony.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
Decline Of Rural Schools.

minneapolis JOurnal: All OxcI
this country the conditions of farm
life have taken on a new interest.
Such men as James j. Hill have
been stating important if unwel-
come truths about the conditions
of food supply. These have shown
the urban people that the prob
lem of farm development comes
close home to. them. The govern
ment has had a commission on
country life which has made I'M
portant suggestions upon how to
keep the farm population up toSsN
efficient level. The commission
found, for one thing, that there
was deficient social environment
on the farm which tended to ma 3
young peoplequit and 60 to. tEe,
towns. But this is not all. An
educator, President Beard, of the
Iowa Teachers Association, has
found that very young people.
children in fact, are sent from the
farms to be educated in the city
schools. OF these there were
l4,OOO in that state last year who
paid tuition of $4,000, and other
expenses which he estimates at a
million more.
This depletion of the rural
school attendance results from two
causes, the actual loss of farm
population, and the emigration to
the town schools. From the re-
report of the state Superintend-
ent Mr.. Beard quotes these facts
about number of school districts
in Iowa: Nine schools had two
pupils each; 36 an enrolment of
three; 137 an enrolment of fve;.
1872 an enrolment of ten. Out Of
such schools he considered it im-
possible to get stimulus for either
teacher or pupil. Children are
Nothing compensates
the child for the absence of COM
panionship. Hence these grave
yard schools, where there are not
enough pupils to organize a game.
must nightly disgust children.
with rural life.
The child demands comradship,
and if he is taught from his earli-.
est conscious years that it cannot.
be had on the farm, he will, when
he grows up, seek it elsewhere. IT
is then 500 late to.implore him to:
stay on the farm. He should have
been taught, through the best
schools and the best teaching, to
enjoy the farm from the start.
What President Beard asks, and
It is not an unreasonable demand,
is that the farm child be given a
good school, but not the same
kind, as the town child. and that,
above all, he be brought in con-
tact with o sufficient number Of
his neighbors to make school life
attractive and bright.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26
Miller Says He Is a Candidate.

JdtnestoWn, ~. -, NOV. I1.-
Attorney General Miller was a
visitor in the city today for a few
hours between trains. While here
he confirmed to intimate friends,
il is said, previous announcements
which have been made to the
effect that he will be an active
candidate for United States sena.
tor next year. Prominent polite
ians are pleased with his announce
ment.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-11-26

The dance in Underwood We'd
nesday given ~ the Mandan or.
chestra was attended by . number
from W Washburn.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-12-24

tala.
Joseph l. Liberty and l. Weaver.
two wealthy Wisconsin real estate
men, were in Judith Gap the first of the
week and made the Journal Office a
pleasant call. Both these gentlemen
are extensive owners of Montana real
estate, some of which they will put
on the market next summer ut retail.
They see Il great future for Montana
from an agricultural standpoint.
Walter I.ancfOrd, one of the old
timers in the Swimming Woman
country, was in town Wednesday on
business. Mr.. LuncfOrd made a five
year proof OH homestead near the
Snowies about two years ago, but did
not begin farming the land much UNI
til year or two ago. lie has met
with success, and believes there is Il
great future for the country south of
the SnOwies for mixed farming Mnr-
poses.
}. :. Peterson, cashier Of the Bank
OF Hedges. secretary of the CONNER
cial club. and all around booster.
was in the city Tuesday on his way
to Lewistown on business. There is
considerable delay in completing the
bank building at Hedges, owing to
the fact that the weather is too cold
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-12-24

A sleighload of Garneill's, merry
yonng folks drove over to the city
Wednesday evening, returning some
time later, after partaking of some of
the Gaps far-famed hospitality. We
understand that the milthful crowd
left the avenues of their own town
with the intention of taking but a
mere spin-the Gap, however, is ir-
resistable, and as a magnet guided
the sleigh over the winding roads to
this metropolis.
Dance at Judith Gap hall Christ.
mas night, December2 %. Good music.
Excellent supper served at the Royal
Grill. Dance and snpper, 5000 a
couple. Everybody come and bring
the entire family.