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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-30
Do Not Sell Homestead at Once.

A decision of great Importance
to the people of the west has been
rendered by the United States
supreme court. The court holds
that on a homestead, title does
not pass until patent is issued and
that the sale of homestead as
soon as the receivers receipt was
issued, is null and void, is in ef-
feet a REIMBURSEMENT to the
government of the homestead. 1t
has always been understood that
title passed when the receivers
receipt was issued and many sales
Of homesteads have been made as
soon as receipts were received, but
in the future this will not be al
lowed. The decision does not et-
feet desert land or other claims,
on which the government recog-
nizes assignment of title.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-30
Underwood Miner.

II is very probable that the
government will adopt new stunt
that Of stamping all letters at
posto&ces with the weather fore
casts for the day. The object in
doing this is for the benefit of the
farmers on the rural routes and
others. All postofices at the
present time are supplied with
weather forecasts and it is the
plan Of the government to supply
each Office with a set of weather
stamps, which will serve as can
collation. stamps as we'll as weather
forecast.
Workmen are busy at the fair
grounds, grading the track, paint
ing the grand stand, putting new
roofs on some of the buildings and
fixing everything needed to be
done for the fair next month.
Marshall Merrifeld was at
Turtle Lake Tuesday and report
that crops in places had begun to
show the effects Of the hot winds
of the past few days.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-30
4 His Cows PAY.

The following clipping from the
Kenmare Journal is worth a whole
lot of theory as to whether or not
dairyiug pays:-;-F =. Sanders,
one of our thrifty farmers, living
nine miles north of Kenmare, was
in town Saturday and called to
tell us what he had done in the
dairy business during the year
1908. At the beginning Of the
year Mr., Sanders commenced
keeping account Of his dairy
business, said account commenc.
ing January | and closing Decem-
Der 81 1908.
During this time he milked
from four to eleven COWS, there
being but about two months, that
eleven were giving milk. How
ever in these twelve months he
sold l491 pounds of butter, which
brought $37450, an average Of a
fraction less than 81 cents. Dur
ing October and November they
made butter which brought $7l.lO
from eight COWS.
During all this time they used
an average of five pounds of butter
per week for their home use be-
sides having all the milk they
wanted to use in the house, and to
feed calves, hogs, chickens, etc.
By this it will be seen that these
people have made their COWS pay,
and Mr.. Sanders says he believes
when the creamery begins to run
and he delivers his milk to that
institution, he can take care Of
more cows and have more time to
devote to the business, and will
make more profit. This is some
thing to think about at<least.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-30
!. Denhoff Voice. !.

Otis s. Boody arrived from El.
dora, Iowa, and will have charge ot
the new paper to be established d
in Lincoln The Lincoln News -
which will make its appearance
about August 1st.
The Martin Searchlight is re-
Z sjjoicing over new 4 Diamond
4 Press Z If al signs come true il
will be lamenting over q little keen !
competition soon, as il is reported
Ethat q second per is to.be started
~ that placs
Dr. Cusaok deputy state svetei'
!. S.nas:iianl fasssd throug town q
uesday this week "a his way a q
i Caring He examined and
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-30
washburn Boys Broke Even.

For a time it was thought the
ball games for Sunday would have
to be called off on account of the
heavy rain on Saturday but it on
ly seemed to have put the ground
III better condition. At two o'clock
the game between Mercer and
Washburn was called with A. s.
Reitan as umpire. The first of
the game was fairly interesting
but toward the seventh inning
every one had had enough and
wanted the game called of. Our
boys made SO many scores it was
thought they would not be able to
play second game. Finally our
boys simply hunted the ball and
would walk toward first until put
out. O'Brien pitched for Mercer
and his balls were always easy to
see. The score was II to 2,
The Underwood game was called
at three thirty and everyone look
ed forward to see a splendid game
but were disappointed in some Of
the decisions and feel as though a
day 10 coming for fair play. The
local boys made q couple errors III
the second inning but after that
they held their own and put the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-30
OTHER u EDITORS
GATHERED THIS
Eight Small Boys IN Turtle Lake
Break into city Meet MARKET
They are Caught In Act.

"A farmer living northwest Of
town is cultivating a ID acre field
of potatoes this summer, and from
present indications will have a big
crop. He is at present digging a
large cave to store the crop away.
Sunday afternoon eight little
boys broke in through the back
door Of the City Meat Market and
stole summer sausage. canned
meats and crackers and prepared
for a lunch in little outbuilding
back Of the shop.
Oscar Nelson's barn five miles
north Of town was struck by light
ming during the storm Tuesday
night and burned down. The
barn was worth a hundred dollars
and the rain that brought the
lightning was one of those million
dollar rains.
Fifteen more farmers south Of
town have had phones placed in
their homes and were annexed
with the Turtle Lake exchange
this week, Joe Grabinger, Her.
man Hanson, e. 81. Holtan, g. P
Holman, John rKooner, Julius
Kast, Gottlieb Klein, John Klein
Phillip Mittleider, L. s.. Smith
r. w. Westmiller, P. Wacker, ].
N. Wacker and Anton johnson.
%. x. Wing one Of the State
Pardoning Board gives the reasons
1 for pardoning Frank Mcdonald
from the penitentiary McDonald
did the state q service by convict,
ing some of his ompiices and lle1
4 asked for pardon Blk months pre-
vious to the time his pardon war
granted and the board refused it.
this last time the petition was ac-
companied by requests from all
the district judges, the county
sheriffs and county attorneys and
last but not least McDonald's
mother who promised to keep hel
boy, straight. Mcdonald is a
young man, comes Of a good
family and the chances are he has
learned his lesson and will re-
form.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-30

visitors out about as soon as they
came to bat. The Washburn boys
made two scores in the last inning
but were only given credit for one.
Washburn has now lost three
games out of four played with Un-
derwood but all of the games have
been very close and are not con-
sidered the champions. The score
by innings was as follows:
Underwood o 3 O 90 90 O-3
Washburn OOOl IA
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Continued on page eight
Free List Still Being Discussed.

Washington, If ten republi.
can senators from the west, who
met in conference late yesterday
lin the committee room Of Senator
.Knute Nelson of Minnesota, stand
by their guns, either the tariff
bill will be materially revised
downward beyond the point rec.
commended by President Taft, OF
its passage will be delayed indef-
nitely.
The ten senator's met in Mr.
Nelson's committee room to talk
over the situation. In addition
to Nelson there were .Clapp, Dol
liver and Cummins Of Iowa,
Burkett and Brown of Nebraska,
Crawford and Gamble of South
Dakota, Borah of Idaho and Bris-
tow of Kansas. Although absent
in the flesh, La Folette of Wis
consin was present in spirit.
It is understood that criticism
against the president was heard
and the sentiment of the gather
ing disclosed that at least seven,
and possibly eleven, republican
senators will vote rgainst the con-
ference report, unless it is diff
ferent from what they expect it to
be. The senators who were un-
willing to go on record as saying
they would vote against the con:
ference report were Gamble,
Crawford, Brown and Burkett.
Most of the senators who par
ticipate in the conference ex-
pressed their confidence in Presi-
dent Taft and declared that he
was headed in the right direction
in demanding a reduction of the
duties on raw material and that
some raw materials be made free,
but they declared that he should
go further and carry out the re-
.ductions On the products of these
raw materials.
"a As a result Of the conference the
president will be informed that
the republicans in the senate be-
5lieye that he should recommend
certain other CONCESSIONS in adj
dition to free raw material.
The discussion developed that
some of the senators believed that
jif hides are admitted, boots and
shoes should be placed on the free
list. Further, some Of the sena-
tors favored reductions in the
rates on; cottons, woolens, metals,
paint, lead and other articles.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-30
IS TN CAH0OTS
WITH OLD GANG
DISCARD Appointed Register Of The
Minot Land Office to Succeed
MaGahan, Who Resigned.

washington, u. C.-SenatOr
Martin N. johnson of North
Dakota has declared his allegiance
to the Mckenzie machine in that
state, and will hereafter operate
with it. He has pledged himself
to support Senator P. j. Nc
Cumber in MI. McCumber's cam.
paign to succeed himself, and the
chances are that Mr.. johnson will
appear on the stump in behalf of
his colleague.
: This became known today as a
result of an announcement made
by the senator relative to the ap-
pointment of Thomas DISCARD to
be register of the Minot landofice
to succeed L. D. McGahan, who
was asked to resign. Olsgard's
nomination was sent to the senate
today. =
A statement was issued by the
two senators that DISCARD had
been named primarily on the re-
commentator of Mr.. johnson,
but that he had also been indorsed
by Mr.. McCumber. It was further
pointed out that in his candidacy
for the senate johnson made only
one promise, and that was to Sc
cure job for Olsgard.
Another interesting announce
ment in the statement was that
henceforth the two North Dakota
senators will work in harmony on
all matters of patronage.
One of the objects Of Alexander
Mckenzie's recent visit to Wash
ington was to tie up Senator John
son to the organization. -...ts.,.
The North Dakotans interested
in assuring Senator McCum ber's
reelection have just made another
move that will not be at all pleas
ing to former Representative Tom
Marshall. who will be candidate
against Mr.. McCumber. Marshall
was hopeful that Hansbrough
would enter the race to weaken
McCumber. It is now known for
a certainty that the former senator
is to be given a place on the SEN
ate payroll at $500 a year.
While it cannot be learned that
any bargain was made by friends
of Mr.. McCumber and Mr.. Hans
brough, it is the understanding
the ex-senator will take no part in
the fight in the state.
Mr.McCumber is getting lot of
kicks from North Dakota over his
attitude on the tariff bill, but he
is attending to his fences at home
and is sanguine that he will win
out in the primaries.
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RosegIen Items

G. G. Prange has just finished
some summer breaking for Chas-
Lenartson on which he intends
putting a large crop next year.
The Ladies' Aid will have their
next meeting at the home of Mrs.
T. j. Gilbertson.
Paul HOLDEN is building an ad-
dition to his house this summer.
This will make it more comfort
able and will also add to the ap-
pearances of the farm.
Peter Barsness and family were
guests at Jourgen Jacobsen's Sun
day.
Clara and Rudolph Raugen are
expected back from Crary this
week, where they were called by
the serious illness Of their mother.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-30

The different grains and grasses
should be equal in quantity to an
ordinary bundle, and the grains
should be stripped.
These exhibits must reach Bis
marck not later than August u,
1909 and should be shipped by ex-
press SO as to prevent delays. Ex-
press charges will be paid by this
department.
All grains and grasses prepared
and shipped for this contest should
Be packed in boxes. using as light
weight wood as possible, and the
boxes should have plenty of air
space so as to prevent the exhibit
from becoming damp or moldy.
w. G. G1LBREATH,
Commissioner of Agriculture
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-30

condemned Is horses affected with
glanders near Wilton the first Of
the week. DR.. Cusack says that
there seems to be a great many
cases Of glandered horses in this
part Of the state, but in this part
ocular vicinity the disease had
been pretty we'll wiped cut.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-30
RESOLUTION.

Upon motion, duly seconded the
following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, it appears to the board
of county commissioners of Nc
Lean county that the expense Of
said county for the fiscal year will
be as follows:
Auditor, deputy and clerks. $4,000
Treasurer, deputy, clerks. 5000
Register of deeds, deputy &
clerks. 1OOC
Clerk of court, deputy and
clerks 1000
States attorney & assistant. 22O(
Sheriff and deputies ....... 250C
County physicians ....... 2OOC
Superintendent of schools s.,
and deputy. ........ 25O(
County Judge. e............. l5O(
Assessors and deputies go. l5O
Court expense ........ .... 4OO(
Sinking fund. ............. lO5(
Interest on bonds. ........ lO5(
Bridge. ..... 10000
Road (Sec 1872 unorganized 10000
Insane . go. ,2OO(
Emergency =. -. 1900
Miscellaneous 1OO(
Total $523O(
Now, therefore be it resolved
that county tax in an aggregate
sum Of $52,3OO.OO be and hereby
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p. m., all members present.
On motion the following bills
were allowed:
y M Goven & Son, paint
ing and kalsomining
court house $69 25
Washburn Livery, team
hire 10 90
H Prco, y,v,o>,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-30
COMMISSIONERS
MEET AUGUST :
The Justices Of the Peace All Hand
In Their Quarterly Reports
All Reports are Accepted.
CONTINUED from last week
FORENOON SESSION, july 9, 1909
Board convened; all members

FORENOON SESSION, july 9, 1909.
Board convened; all members
present. 3sss
On motion road petition Of John
Hagen ct al, for laying out road!
described as follows: Beginning
at northeast corner sec 25-148-80s
thence south eighty (8O) rods on
section line as near as practicable,
thence west to section line, thence
south to southeast corner Of sec,]
ton 26-l48.8O, thence west on Sec
tion line to southwest corner of
section 26-148-8O, was granted. u
On motion road petition Of j @,
Bosche ct al for road from the
southwest corner of section 5-A7.E
! l84, running west to Douglas creek,
was granted.
On motion road petition of An
drew E Sauer ct al, for road bet..
tween section 13 and l4-l45-Sl;
was granted. y
| Moved and seconded that the
auditor advertise for bids for gradss
| ing road on the west side of city
limits of the city of Washburn;
carried.
On motion the following bills
were allowed and warrants ordered
drawn:
1Wm Rost, board bill Nels :ss
1 Edlund ............$ 2la7O
Axel johnson, part pay
ment grading contract. 300 0l,O]
County treasurer. jurors s
certificates, witnesses, slss
bailiffs and stenograph- 4
ers certificates. 4. i. -, =. =. 22254 55
The petition of Herman Hart
field ct al for the organization Of
twp 1919 into a civil township
was granted.
| COMMISSIONERS REPORT ORGAN1z-
| ING New TOWNSHIP.
State of North Dakota
County Of Mclean
Upon receiving the petition of a
majority of the legal voters of con-
gressional township number 149
north, of range number 70 west, in
said county, asking that the same
be set off, it's boundaries fixed and
its organization affected according
to law, and at the hearing of said
petition having heard all objec-
tions to the same. we the county
commissioners of said county, did,
on the 9th day Of July A. D. 1909,
proceeded to organize said town.
ship and to fix and determine the
boundries of such new township,
and to name the same Aurena in
accordance with the said petition,
and designate school house, sec
ton % as the place for holding
the first township meeting to be
held on July 9th, 1909.
The boundries of said township
Of Aurena as fixed and established
by us are as follows:
Beginning at the southeast cor
ner Of section 36, township l49,
north Of range g west, thence
west on the township line l49, to
1.-THE southwest corner Of section 81,
township l49 north, range 79 west,
thence north on the township line
aforesaid to the northwest corner
Of section Z, township l49- -79,
thence east to the northeast corner
Of section l, township aforesaid,
thence south to the southeast COR
ner Of section 36, or the place Of
beginning.
Dated this 9th day Of July a. a.
Id. 1909.
IGommiss sioners: /.
Hans Hultberg'
Swan Hanson, ~
j. Mahowald
Attest: & ~ VI
Paul s. Meyer, Auditor.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board bnyensd g twoE o'clock
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-30
McClusky Gazette.

j. j. schmidt has purchased the
G Herr residence in the west
end Of town, for consideration Of
$1,000.
Dawson Ransburg, who has
been assisting in the Security
Abstract Company's Office at
Washburn, the past three weeks.
returned to McC Clusky Monday
and 10 at work in the Sheridan
County Abstract Company's o6ics
here.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-30
Grain Prize Contest.

The state of North Dakata offers
the following prizes for the largest
and best collection of grains and
grasses raised in North Dakota
during the year 1909 and exhibit
ed hu anv one nerson Or firm.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-07-30

that county tax in an aggregate
sum Of $52,3OO.OO be and hereby
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-03
COUNTY COURTS TO
CONYENETOMORROW

All of the Jefferson county courts will
be in session tomorrow after having been
idle for week. In the chancery, cir
cult and criminal courts the spring term
will be opened. The city court has but
one term each year. term of nine
months, and will resume It's sessions to-
morrow after the adjournment taken for
the holidays.
In the three divisions of the city court
and the two divisions of the circuit court
jury cases will be heard this week. In
the chancery court the new docket will
be taken up for disposition.
In the first division. of the criminal
court tomorrow morning the January
grand jury for 1909 will be organized and
upon its organization it will take up its
work Immediately. In the second division
of the criminal court docket of mis-
demeanor cases has been set for hearing
1t Is not probable that the volume of
business disposed of tomorrow will. be
great owing to the confusion which usual
ly attends the opening of the new terms
and to the necessity of organizing jures
and getting witnesses on hand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-03
ENSLEY TO HAVE
RELIEF MEETING

A mass meeting Is to be held at the
Ensley opera house on Tuesday night
at o'clock in behalf of the raising of
Italian earthquake.
The call for this meeting has been is
sued by s. r. Guarino, general manager
of II Libero Pensero, the Italian weekly
newspaper, and everybody is invited to
attend and lend their efforts to the great
work. The holding of this meeting will
be in connection with the work of the
handling of this work at the meeting in
Birmingham last Friday afternoon.
The call issued by Mr.. Guarino reads
as follows:
To my friends and American citizens of
the Birmingham district:
The greatest calamity in the history of
the world has befalen my old country
Italy.
The reports of victims and damages are
appalling, and beyond any description
100000 human beings have been swept into
eternity, and many more are suffering,
homeless and destitute.
l know from long experience the great
ness and the generosity of the American
hearts toward humanity, second to no
one in this world, always ready to bring
help, where help is needed
know this great people. of this great
est country, always ready to extend their
hands to alleviate others affections.
I appeal to your generous sentiments
I invite YOU all to come to the mass meet
ing which will take place at the Ensley
opera house, in Ensley, Ala, on Tuesday,
January s at p. M, in order to take
steps to raise contribution funds to help
those poor distressed people.
The times of great calamity bring the
world closer together, and | wish to ex-
press the belief to meet you all at this
mass meeting.
II. LIBERO PENSIERO,
Per S. R. Guarino, Gen. Mgr.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-03
$24s,0SO.sS TAKEN
IN FROM LICENSES
CITY is ONLY ABOUT $4,000 BE-
HIND LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF
INCREASES MADE IN BUSINESS
LICENSES.

The 1908 report of License Inspector
James J. Boggan, presented yesterday
to Mayor Ward for transmission to the
city council, denotes the amount of col
lection last year as $249, 0So.SS.
The 1907 collections were $500, 1850 The
1905 collections were $25S, Ais.
The 1908 collections were sL1,335.12 be-
hind those Of 1907. and $9SS42 behind
those of 1906.
The liquor and bucket shop licenses,
which were not collected in 1903, in 1901
amounted to about s11SOoO. Another loss,
that caused by the municipal code cut
ting down fees for issuing licenses from
81 to so cents, amounted to about $3.50.
But instead of being 100000 behind the
collections of 1907, 1908 was only about
ST. 900. In other words. Birmingham has
made up about $4,000 in licenses.
Forty thousand dollars of this amount
was borne by the business people, as
these figures will Indicate:
1907 1908
Business license :. .s139, 061 25 $179,621. IS
The remaining $4,000 was obtained from
increases in the size of the city due to
natural causes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-03
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Strange Coincidence.
he Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
Being a subscriber 1 take the liberty
of referring to the earthquake in Mes
sina.
On December II. 1908, Lee ]. spangler,
York, Pa, propret. stated: THE world
is to end December 27.'
| presume Mr.. Lee J. Spangler was in
York, Pa, when he made this state
ment.
Although I cannot reconcile myself to
the idea of anyone being able to fore
tell the end of the world. yet by strange
coincidence the terrible earthquake which
took place in Messina at 5:25 o'clock on
Monday morning, was is minutes past IL
p. m. of the eth, York. Pa
Some years ago I had the pleasure Of
visiting these places of interest which
are now cities of dead and dying Yours
truly. HY ALBERT
Woodlawn, el2s First avenue, January
., 1909
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-03
Baptist Woman's Missions.

The programme for the quarterly meet
ing of the Baptist Womans Missionary
union to be held at Southside Baptist
church Friday, January s, 1890 a. m. il
as follows
Prayer Service-Mrs. G. H. Estes
Hymn-"The Morning Light is Break
ing"
Appointments of committee on nomina-
lions.
Programme resolutions.
Reports from week of prayer
Centennial Address-Mrs t. A. Hamil-
ton.
Hymn-"How Firm a Foundation
Talk-"Higher Point of View for the
Year" Mrs. w. w. Bussey.
Open Meeting-10 minutes.
Hymn.
Prayer-Mrs j. B. Arid.
Adjournment for lunch.
Afternoon session, 2 O'clock The session
will be conducted by ladies of Southside
church.