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The Washburn leader., 1909-01-15
SOME OFFICIAL
BONDS PASSED
7 hirteen Banks Also Des-
ignated AS the County
Depositories.

At the meeting of the county
commissioners last week Hans
Hultberg was again named chair
man. The official papers for Nc
Lean county for the ensuing year
were named as follows: The
Leader of Washburn, The In
dependent of Garrison and the
Wave of Turtle Lake. The fol-
lowing is list of the Mclean
county banks which were designat-
ed as repositories of the county
funds:
First National Bank of Wash
burn, First National Bank of
Turtle Lake. First State Bank of
Garrison, First State Bank of
Turtle Lake, First State Bank Of
Underwood, First State Bank of
Ruso, First State Bank of Mercer
Washburn State Bank of Wash
burn. Citizens State Isank of
Garrison, Northwestern State
Bank of Coleharbor, Security
State Bank of Underwood, Wilton
Bank of Wilton, Mclean Go. Stats
Bank Of Wilton
The rate of interest given by
all was three per cent. 1t was
left to the county treasurer to des-
ignate the amount for each bauk.
All the official bonds were ac-
cepted but those of Adolph Wacker
for register of deeds, j. A. Beck,
for sheriff, and G. o. Raugust, for
clerk of court.
The matter Of the approval Of
the official bonds of Beck. Raugust
and Wacker was taken before
Judge Winchester Monday. The
judge approved the bond of Adolph
Wacker but refused to approve the
bonds of Beck and Raugust: This
does not in any way affect their
right to hold Office, as that is q
matter to be determined by quo
warranto proceedings brought by
the parties appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Prof. A. L. Lindquist of Under
wood filed an application for the
of superintendent Of
schools.
Gilbert Holtan was elected
sheriff and Ole Rigg of Garrison
clerk of court, as those two officers
we're declared vacant. No action
was taken as to the register of
deeds or county superintendent.
and they will probably hold over.
Owing to the segregation Of
Sheridan county from part Of
Mclean county the commissioners
rearranged the commissioners
districts of this county. They
will be published next week in the.
proceedings.
J. G. Nelson qualified for tho
office of states attorney and his
bond was accepted. He will have
his office in the Mann building un-
til the new Office building is COM
pleted.
The following other appoint
ments were made to fill the Offices
declared vacant because the per.
sons elected to fill them lived in
Sheridan county: Geo. Wagner,
Justice of the peace: j. p. Klein,
coroner, and Nels Olson, assessor.
There were nine offices made va
can't by the division Of the county,
md it was no easy task for the
commissioners to make appoint
nents favorable to all.
Treasurer Danielson begins on
lis second term this week. He is
veil qualified for the position, as
vas known and shown at the last
'lection. He is ably assisted by
Emil Anderson, who now starts
N his third term as deputy and
rho was a clerk in the same Office \.
Or couple Of years before. There !
ire also two clerks. Silas Dahl and
Continued on page a
The Washburn leader., 1909-01-15
STATE ENGINEER
ISSUES REPORT

Atkinson's Third Report
Shows Progress Along
Irrigation Lines.
State Engineer Atkinson has
published his third annual report
on irrigation and drainage. It
contains interesting information
concerning the progress Of irrigat-
ion and drainage in the state.
In addition to the Williston,
Buford Trenton and Lower Yellow
stone projects. total of 10000
acres. the largest part of which
has been completed and will be
irrigated this season, the state
engineer has made preliminary
surveys and plans Of $4,000 acres
of irrigable land along the Mis-
souri, river bottoms and has made
a special report to the United
States reclamation service on each
|of these. These projects are as
follows:
Acres
Shell Greek project, on Fort
Berthold Indian reservat-
ion 80. -. -. 10000
Independence project. 90. 5000
Elbowoods project. 80. :. $4,000
Fort Berthold project. ... +. 10000
Fort Stevenson project. -. 10000
Hancock project. 1000
Oliver project. :. 10000
Washburn project. ...... 10000
Two Of the above projects, the
Washburn and the Oliver, have
ALREADY been undertaken by the
reclamation service, careful de-
tailed surveys having been made
dpringsthe past six months and
plans and estimates for the con-
struction of the work are now
being made and it is expected
that construction work will CON-
mence in the early spring.
The state engineers Office has
also succeeded in interesting the
reclamation service in the Bowman
project on the Grand river in
Bowman county. This is gravity
project and contemplates the
storage of sufficient water to
irrigate 10000 acres along the
river valley. Detail surveys were
made by the reclamation service
in the fall of p0S and the plans
and specifications are now being
made.
Drainage surveys have been
made and contracts let for the
construction Of bitches in Steele
and Cavalier counties. SURVEYS,
plans and specifications for the
improvement of the channel of the
Mouse river in McHenry and
Bottineau counties have been
made and the Contract for con-.
will be let this winter.
The construction of the irrigat-
ion and drainage projects now
under way willadd at least 81 5000
600 to the material wealth of The
state.
In addition to the work. carried
on by the Office as outlined above
the state engineer has made in
vestigations Of about three hun
dred parcels of state land to
determine whether they are under
laid with Ignite coal. The con-
stitution Of the state provides that
The coal lands shall not be sold.
The state engineer is also ex-
otfico state coal inspector and his
report on the coal mines of the
state now being printed will show
The personal inspection Of thirty
sight important mines in the state
md detail reports on each Of
;wenty-seven others. The iu-
,pection work was done by Jay W. !!
Bliss, q former university student,
assistant in charge of coal mine
work This report shows theI
;otal production Of Ignite for the
rear 1908 to be 1856, 800, tons from
he mines inspected and reported
II. Il z..<<. Aas =. 9, I l..
The Washburn leader., 1909-01-15

Continued on page4)
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-24

feur and his begoggled sister, an auto
wheel and still another wheel speeding
on the wings of flight. Through this
stuccO work still other cleo ic lights
prOtrude, while from the center of each
exhibit booth other clusters of bulbs
are dropped
The general scheme of display so
ideally worked out reflects undying
credit on Manager Dick Ferris, under
whose charge all the details of the
show have been placed, as well as upon
his capable assistant, Horace Moselle
and the executive committee of the
dealers association who have given so
freely of their time and thought in co.
ting with Ferris in unfolding the
manifold schemes. which reached their
fullest emplifica ion yesterday with the
opening of the show.
AS already stated. no partitions are
introduced in anv part of the hall In
stead, all aisles have been created and
lines Of demarcation run between the
many exhibits by artistic wood chains
of the large log chain design. These
chains are anchored into the massive
white columns wherever an aisle was
desired or the boundary lines of an ex-
hibit required. Then the great sweep
of floor has been spread with rich green
rugs which preserve the dimensions
and indicate the trend of both the aisles
and exhibition booths, not only dressing
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-24
Photo by L. George Thompson

lated and reflected in a thousand vari-
colored flashes the sparkling waters as
they descend from above.
Two full bands at widely separated
portions of the hall, one in the mani
aisle and the other in the extreme
southern portion, are hidden behind
half columns of Stucco, designed from
Venetian patterns, so arranged as to
make a complete circular enclosure,
permitting the sweet music of the in
struments to permeate throughout the
entire eXpanse, but in a measure secur-
inc the effect desired in the concealed
music loft.
The main approach through the Ham
burger building and down the main
stairway to the show room is gor-
geously. brilliantly Illuminated. in an
unusually artistic conceit. consisting of
a monster white sea shell which reaches
completely over the Open iron railing
work that surrounds the stairway, the
shell being literally lined with myriads
of electric light bulbs that follow the
spreading ribs like an opened fan,
starting from a common center and
broadening out to about a foot between
rows at the outward dimensions of the
she'll
Practically every first class automo-
bile on the American market and GER
tainly every leading American-built car
is on exhibit at the show, each manu-
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w;
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facturer or dealer being represented by
at least one and in most cases by from
four to six cars, so arranged and in
stalled as to work out a wide range of
clever ideas by which to emphasize the
most striking features of the various
cars. Some of the dealers have paid
excessive express rates hurrying cars
from the east in order to have some
distinctive wrinkles as drawing cards
for the thousands who have already
visited the show and the greater thou
sands who will flock to the big show
during the coming days Of the week.
Still other exhibitors have resorted
to some exclusive scheme by which to
display the mechanism of their cars. in
Guiding devices whereby the car has
been completely elevated from the floor
and made capable of being swung to
almost any position to permit of care
full inspection. Many of the dealers
have resOrted to the chassis idea of
exhibiting, while others have brightly
furnished engines on handsomely
mounted structures, connected with
electric power whereby to demonstrate
the working Of the mechanical portions
of their cars.
Every exhibit is a show unto itself
the cars being FURNISHED and furnished
until they shine like polished gold, and
the effect of these rich vehicles of
comfort, pleasure and eXpediency upon
the great masses of the public who will
view them cannot fail to inject a fever
into the blood which will go a long way
in stimulating the desire on the part of
poor and rich alike to possess a car of
their own, rot to mention the tremen-
dOUS effect it will have on the public
in educating men. women and children
in the one fact that the automobile is
an institution that has come to stay
for all time and that to retard it's
proud onward march or to impede it's
demonstrations of varied usefulness is
not only to be narrowed and self
Opinionated, but also to be lacking in
that element which makes for the won
derful progress of this twentieth CEN
fury.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-24
NEW MOTOR ERA DAWNs

H HE American road races during
the past year were more de-
serving of attention in so far as
they marked the dawn of a new era
in competitive events than as demon
STATIONS of the speed possibilities of
the modern car, says the C. A. c.
Journal
Robertson's work was beyond COM
pare the most brilliant, based on his
victories in the Vanderbilt cup and
Fairmont park races, while Herbert
Lytle places himself also in the front
rank of American drivers by his uni
fOrmly high record. At the wheel of an
Isotta he captured second in the Van
derbilt cup race and first in the Motor
Parkway Sweepstakes; driving an APP
person. he was second in the struggle
for the Savannah cup in the spring, and
first in the Savannah runabou race.
Louis Strang is the last of the stellar
trio, with firsts in the Savannah cup
race. the Lowell race and the Briar-
cliff race. His car was an Isotta
The Glidden remained the premier
reliability, national reliability contest,
and again-for the 'Steenth time it
seems-the Automobile club of Buffalo
retained possession of the trophy. At
the end of the test three clubs were in
technical tie, but Chicago and Co
lumbus declined to participate in a
runoff, leaving the Pierce Arrow
team, handled by Dey. Kumpf and Nc
CURE, in the lead. The contest occu-
pied twelve days of running time, over
1857 miles in the east, and out Of a
possible fOrty-six perfect score candi-
dates tWenty-eight emerged stainless.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-24
Classic Automobile Show of Pacific Coast
Opened Amid Fairy=Like Scenes january 2e3

the lower portion of the immense ex-
panse in harmony with the richness of
the column and ceiling decorations
above, but also by the addition of the
contrasting green, creating an artistic
effect that has greatly enhanced the
richness of the whole.
Along the great center aisle which
leads from the grand stairway the ap-
prOach of the enthralled and delighted
thousands is deluged in seas of light
by great streamers of electric light
bulbs, while in the middle of this bril-
liant aisleway a fairylike electric foun-
tain has been installed, which scintil-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-24

dels of especially cast stucco work,
throughout all of which was carried
the various typical features of the mo-
tor car. The immense columns. about
three feet from the ceiling, are banded
with stuccO work, nodded into auto
lamps, from each of which electric
lights flash their contribution to the
brilliant scene, while running from
each column above this band and along
the ceiling are long, graceful stuccO de-
signs, which cause an arched effect be-
tween column and column and permit
of the exploitation of other automobile
features such as the car itself a chauf-
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nth the opening of the au-
tomobile show in the base
ment of the Hamburger
building, under the aus
pices of the Automobile
Dealers association of
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-02
SULLIVAN CONTESTS
ELECTION OF CONLAN
Candidate for Police Judge
Charges General Misconduct

The contest of John 1. Sullivan of the
the election of Charles T. Conlan as
police judge was filed with the county
clerk yesterday The nominal con-
testant is William r. Hagerty, who
fled the petition in the capacity of a
citizen and an elector. Conlan was
declared elected by a majority of two
votes. the official figures being Con-
Ian. 20,255; Sullivan, 20,253.
The petition alleges malconduct and
misconduct on the part of the board of
election and of the inspectors and
clerks in every precinct. A general
charge is made that the officials com
mitted error in demonstrating, record
ing. reading, tallying and declaring the
result of the election. The inspectors
and officials did, it is alleged, "er-
roneousIy, falsely, inaccurateIy and in
correctly demonstrate, declare and re-
turn the result"
Sullivan, the petition asserts, actually
received at least 900 more votes than
were counted for him-one for every
he received the second highest number
of votes, coming next to Edward p.
Shortall.
Under the head of misconduct the
petition alleges that the election board
rejected votes cast for Sullivan and
counted certain votes twice for Conlan
The petitioner urges the court TO de-
clare that Sullivan was elected, and to
direct a special session for the pur-
pose of recounting the votes The at
torneys for the petitioner are Edward
f. Moran, Cleveland L. Dam and
George Appel.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-02
TeIegraphic Breyities

DEFAULTS on IETEREST-New York Dec l.
The Chicago subway company has defaulted
the interest on its $1,000, 600 bonds due
today News OF the default had been ex-
pectcd.
HAReIs MUST SERVE LFE-Frankfort.
KY, Dec 1.-The court Of appeals today af-
6rmed the life sentence given Beach Hargis
for the murder OF his father. former Judge
James Hsrgis, the noted feudist Of Jackson,
Kentucky.
SEE. 600 FOR EXCHANGE SEAT-New York
Dec IA stock exchange seat was sold today
for $4,000. establishing a record price.
Several years ago a seat sold for $95 600. Yes
ferday seat was transferred at only 81 900
below the record figure.
MITCHELL SUCCEEDS LAFFAN-New York,
Dec. I-Edvsrd r. Mitchell. for many years
on the editorial STAFF Of the New York Sun.
has II was announced today. been elected
president Of the sun printing and publishing
association. succeeding the late william LaTan.
HUNTER HURT BY HoRsE-white Plains
n y. Dec. FLETCHER Harper, member OF
wealthy New York family. Is in critical
condition at the country mansion Of Eugene
$ RoynaI near here, suffering from injuries
sustained Saturday when his hunter toppled
over upon him.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-02
AGAIN TO
RULE NAVY YARD
Given Supreme Authority, While
Evans Is to Superintend
Hull Construction
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

VALLEJO, Dec. With the reor-
ganization of the affairs of the navy
yard, in accordance with the direc-
tions of Secretary Meyer, Rear Ad-
miral Phelps will again assume SUI
preme authority. Naval Constructor
Holden A. Evans, who has been in
control, will have charge of the divis-
ion of hulls. The new order restores
TO the commandant the power exer-
cised before the Newberry regulations
were put into effect a year ago. 1t
will require several days to rearrange
matters at Mare island on the basis
prescribed by the new orders.
One of the most important changes
is the division of the manufacturing
department into two branches, ma
chinery and hulls. Commander C. A.
Carr win have jurisdiction over the
former and Constructor Evans over
the latter
The department of construction and
repairs is again separated from the
steam engineering division. The old
bureau of steam engineering is re-
created. The effort to combine these
two departments went on for years
and caused much friction. 1t was
finally accomplished under the New
berry order.
The department of yards and docks
again falls under the authority of the
captain of the yard, as was the case
before the Newberry order was issued.
Captain Lucien Young will again as
sumo control of this work. Civil En-
gineer Lewerenz viii be associated
with him as formerly.
Under the new order all civil serv-
ice employees having charge of the
system of accounts will be trans
ferred to the department of supplies
and accounts The paymaster who
will have charge of this department
has not been named, nor has any off,
Ger been assigned as chief of the in
spection department.
The officers at Mare island express
great satisfaction with the new ar
rangement and state that the yard
will be placed on the most business
like basis 1t has known for years.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-02
Worlds Best
Peace Maker

Much has been written about abol-
ishing war and establishing universal
peace. and it was recently suggested
that our President appeal to both
Germany and England to stop the
present competition in armament
This does not seem practicable, as we
are at present increasing our own
navy. The best peace maker in the
world, if we, as nation, are inclined
TO peace, is bigger navy than the
others have got. The best health
maker and preserver before the
American public today is Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, and this statement
has been verified thousands of times
during the past So years. You really
ought to try bottle at once and see
for yourself how good it is in cases
of Poor Appetite, Sour Stomach,
Headache, Bloating, Belching, Heart
burn, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Costive-
ness, Cold, Grippe and Malaria, Fever
and Ague.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-02
FLORAL FESTIVAL IN
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH
Display of California Winter
Blossoms to Be Feature

The societies of st. Stephens church.
Fulton street near Fillmore viii hold
their annual Christmas fair in the
parish house tomorrow afternoon and
evening with special children's
matinee Saturday afternoon. The
unique feature OF the fair viii be the
scheme Of floral decoration. which will
be an effective display Of California
winter blossoms Each booth will have
its distinctive flower and the prevail
ing idea viii be carried out in the
costumes of the attendants Saturday
afternoon the children of the Sunday
school viii present a flower drill in
costume.
The committee of arrangements con-
sists Of Mrs. z. w. Taggard, Mrs.
George G. Baker. Mrs. Julian Bragg
and Mrs. Ellsworth Smith.
Tables have been assigned as fol-
lows:
Refreshments. Parish aid society: fancy work
ST. Margarets guild: candy. Miss McPhun and
Miss Heller; pictures altar societies; house
bold. Society q the Good Shepherd aprons.
Mrs Ellsworth Smith; bags Mrs. Croker and
Miss Hedley; grab bag Miss Elizabeth Marks !;
Sunday school Mrs. Goldsack.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-02
AGREES TO
REFUND EXCESS
LUMBER RATE
California Shippers Who We're
Forced to Pay Increase Will
Be Reimbursed
Railroads Gift TO Lumbermen
of State Will Be in Excess
of 100000

Voluntarily the Southern Pacific COM
pany announced yesterday that it was
prepared to refund to lumber shippers
all rates collected since November, 1907.
in excess of the rates prevailing up to
that time, in order that California ship
pers. who failed to protest against the
increase. might stand on the same foot
ing as did Oregon and Washington
shippers who did protest successfully
before the interstate commerce COM
mission The gift TO the California
lumbermen win exceed in all 100000.
Attorney c ". Durbrow of the South
ern Pacific announced yesterday that
the company intended to refund the ex-
cess and he advised the shippers inn
medistely to protest and to apply for
the refund.
The intention of the company was
stated yesterday when Examiner
George \. Brown of the interstate
commerce commission called off the
suits for refunding brought against the
Southern Pacific.
The lumber rate over which there
mas Deen dispute was raised IN NO
vember 1907. from so to 55 cents.
There was at once a protest. from ship
pers along the coast. The Oregon and
Washington lumbermen appealed to the
interstate commerce commission, which
sustained the so cent rate. The Cali
fornia shippers did not join in the pro-
test and so there was no reduction in
this state. In the meantime the rail-
roads. including the Southern Pacific
company, have been fighting the action
OF the commerce commission and the
matter is now pending in the United
states circuit court of Minnesota.
Attorney Durbrow said yesterday that
the Southern Pacific contends for the
legality of the increased rate. but does
not wish to make it retroactive, even
though it may be sustained by the
courts. in which case il would be put
in effect from the date of the courts
favorable decision.
The Southern Pacific and the Santa
Fe roads yesterday opposed the refund
ing Of claims to a large number OF
shippers represented by Attorney J. O.
Bracken before the examiner of the
commerce commission. Beginning with
January I last the roads raised the rate
on beer, inseed oil and brass orna-
ments. The rates were lowered after
five months and the plaintiffs now
claim that the increase was unjustified
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-02
POLICE SAY ROGERS WAS
MCCARTHY GANG MEMBER
Made Tunnel From His Saloon
to Rob Bank

According to the police John Ben
nett Rogers, who was arrested in the
Lacey saloon, $40 Market street, early
Tuesday morning for burglary, was o
member of the gang headed by John
Mccarthy that tunneled from Rogers
saloon in Los Angeles opposite the
First national bank to the bank sew
eral years ago with the object of
stealing $250,000.
Mccarthy was the only one arrested.
He was sentenced to serve a term of
10 years in San Quentin. The other
known members of the gang were
Louis Matheny, Frank Stevens and
John Stewart.
1t was the same gang that committed
numerous burglaries in Oakland just
prior to the Los Angeles attempt, when
Joseph Touhili, a member of the gang,
was shot and killed and Policeman
Cashel met similar fate.