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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

A man only begins to be a
man when he ceases to whine and
revile. and commences to search
for the justice which regulates his
life. And as he adapts his mind
to that regulating factor. he ceases
to accuse others as the cause Of
his condition, and builds himself
up.', Selected.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

Senator NJ. N. johnson was
called to the chair by Vice Presi-
dent Sherman during the tariff
debate and had a hard time to
keep from getting tangled up.
The older members Of the senate
did not seem to appreciate his
predicament.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

The postofice department has
increased the salary of the post
master of Washburn from $1,000
to 81, 100 and of McClusky from
from $1,000 to 81, 100.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

During the last five years the fire
fiend has licked up $1.5OO.O0O.OOO in
property in this country. We can re-
place the buildings and goods. but the
value has gone up in smoke.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

Nord Alexis. deposed president Of
Haiti. comes to the United States to
look us over. Had he made the trip
at the beginning Of his regime he
might be. on the job yet.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

Evidently politics LIE not mov-
ing very smoothly in Sheridan
county. Editor Moore of the
Voice will have a few things to
say when the campaign opens. but
at present is only giving out hints
of what is to follow.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04
OFFICIAL PAPER OF MCLEAN Co
AND CRY OF WAsHBURN.
D JUNE 4 1909

Do your work twice as we'll and
twice as fast as the other fellow;
letting your light shine the while.
There is n surer road to success.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

Considerable land is being sold
in the Dogden neighoorhood. A
half a section sold for $4,000 and
a quarter section with buildings
for 5000.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

The Especial wire man Of the
Bismarck Tribune force gets the
towns in Mclean county sadly
mixed in all reports lately, and q.
reader does not know which town
is really meant.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

Plans for more Dreadnoughts bring
on peace symposiums, and peace sym
posiums are followed by more plans
FOR. more Dreadnoughts. a sort OF end
less chain Of suggestion.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

II You don't believe that chemist
when he says he can rob whisky Of its
powers to intoxicate ask some proved
expert like Carrie Nation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

The lighting British admiral and. the
fighting British general who have been.
caught by the war airship scare are
just at the age when men often take
to seeing things"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

The Wrights doubt the usefulness Of
a%eroplanes in fighting, but Of course
the United States will have to follow
the fashion and build an airship feet.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

Reliable statistics are being gathered
to demonstrate the wastefulness of
,vagrancy. especially the damage trace
able directly to the army Of tramps.
When the extent Of this damage comes
to be fully realized the people will
doubtless insist upon a wise and strin-
gent method Of dealing with the evil.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

Oatmeal cruel has just caused a di-
vorce. If that is but a beginning, the
future of the divorce record easily lies
with breakfast foods.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

Interest in the Alaska Yukon acinc
exposition is in evidence all over the
Union. and thousands who are not 60
ing to take It in wish they were.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

England VIII annex a force OF taxi
cabs to her army. The taxis certainly
have made a reputation for charging.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

Somebody wants the 100 worst per.
sons written up. No novelty in that.
for they've already been written to
death.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

It y even as glorious not to miss
hitting a hippopotamus a. It II to land
4 shot on the side Of q barn.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

In airship days therein be many a
drop in for. dinner without warning
the lone farmhouse.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

Ladies' who quit the operate stage
20 wed careful 10 selects husband,
able to supply the high notes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

The spelling of school children is
now to be reformed because it is too
much simplified already.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

ton of a sensational story before he
was found by the police force at
the home Of a friend.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01
DELTA ISA BUSY TOWN
News of the Day Chronicled by
Special Correspondent.

Delta, June 30.-The contest at the
NJ. f. Sunday school ended Sunday
with 231 in attendance. The reds had
gained 20 making the contest tie.
The scheme has enlarged the school
from 1873 to 231 in membership in two
months. The Christian Sunday school
last Sabbath numbered 800 members
which makes a total of over 500 at
tending Sunday school in our small
but busy town which is very good
record indeed.
Gordon Beaman has returned from
North Dakota where he invested In
land in Sargent county. He has dis
posed of his property here.
Willis Utterback has disposed OF his
property here and will give possession
August /. He talks of going to Da
kota. ......... ......
Several of our graduates and teach
ers took examinations in Sigourney
last week.
VIM. Keener has another lot of wal
nut logs ready for shipment to DeS
Moines.
The Christian Mission ladies were
disappointed Saturday evening as the
rain spoiled their social and stopped
all entertainment.
Mrs. James, the mother OF james
Mathews, has gone to Marengo Tor q
visit
Adam Fritzler is building an add
tion and remodeling his house which
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01
Railroad Casualties Increase.

Washington, June 30.-An increase
Of 344 in the total of railroad casual,
ties. but decrease of IS in the total
# persons killed, as compared with
the figures for the corresponding quar-.
ter last year, is shown for the months
Of January, February and March,
1909, by Accident Bulletin No 81, is,
sued by the Interstate commerce com.
mission. During the months named
663 persons were killed and 1922
were injured.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

log cabin In this section, and that it
is occupied? From the appearance
1t is very, very old, as it has the
mud filler in the cracks between the
logs. The inside Is tie same. The
family that lives in the house seem
as happy as those living IN mod
ern structure.
A new concrete culvert Is being
placed across the creek south of c. N
Augustine's. May the good work con-
tinue.
C. N. Augustine mas tiled sixty acres
of his land and will do more this
fall The work was done by hand.
Mr.. Augustine will buila a new barn
this fall
John H. scott, one mile south OF
indianapolis. has been making his
farm look like new. A barn 2Sx44
feet and a corn crib 24x26 feet have
just been completed and the carpen-
tiers are now busy remodeling the
house, which will be one and one,
half stories and have seven rooms.
John Zabilka has purchased the
Nick Kizer farm from the kizer es-
tate and moved there this spring. He
also purchased his brothers inter-
est in the Scotch Top Shorthorn Cat
| tie and will hereafter continue 10
| raise the ifull-blooded stock. John
will not place his breed on exhibition
this fall, as he Will be too busy at his
new home Two years ago they sue
ceeded in taking almost everything
at What Cheer Mr.. Zabilka has six
OF his bulls on the market.
VIM. Zabilka has just returned to.
his home at indianapolis after attend
ing school in Oskaloosa at Central
Holiness University. He is taking a
theological course.
D. A. Baker has placed about sixty
rods of tile on his farm and will put
in more this fall All progressive
farmers are beginning to realize that
such wark pays.
Frank Zabilka has improved the
home place by new porch and ce-
ment walks.
C. N. Bradley, of Indianapolis, is of
the opinion that the extra session OF
congress will result in no good. Just
as much is done with the tariff ques-
ton as will be done for some time.
He believes that Dolliver and Cum
minis are on the right track and that
they are good men.
Frank Thatcher has shingled his
barn and summer kitchen and put In
some tile.
Joe Holub has added value to his
place by putting up a large corn crib
and shingling histlarge barns. ".
| '' ''N' &c -IfoG-s'.'" .- "'
| Mrs Carrie Scharwatcher, son Ar
| thur. and daughter Carrie, of New
York City, are visiting at the Joe Ho-
Tub farm north of indianapolis. Mrs.
Carrie is a sister Of Mr.. Holub.
A. l.. Wadsworth Las put up a set
| of scales and placed tile on his place.
He will tile the rest of his farm this
fall. Mr.. w. had an excellent crop
last year, his corn averaging fiftysix
bushels to the acre. He lays 1t at to
thing. He has one of the best corn
| fields to be seen any place at this
time of the year. 1t is almost knee
high and not weed to be seen. +.
r. was in his field last year and found
the corn standing fifteen feet high
Raymond w, his 17-yearold son. does
all the farming and keeps the place
in the best of condition. Last year
| Mr. w. was bothered with a low
place and couldn't understand why
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01
Be Natural.

Sidney Smith said, by way Of ad-
vice: Whatever you are by nature,
keep to it; never desert your own line
OF talent. Be what nature intended
you for and you will succeed; be any
thing else and you will be a thousand
times worse than nothing"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01
The AppIe country q Europe

Normandy is the apple country OF
Europe. Germany is its best custom
er, The apples which could not be
sold were turned into 73.0O0.000 gal
Ions of cider, which is the favorite
beverage of the Inhabitants of north
ern France
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01
Lady Aberde en- Cues, Of Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, June 3O,--Lady Aber-
deem. wife of the lord lieutenant of
Ireland, was the guest Of the city Of
Detroit YESTERDAY She arrived from
To- orto, where she has been attending
u,a International. Cea,ncil OF Women.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01
A Crippled Organ.

Alfred at the window watching an
old organ grinder with an oid-fash-
Toned, stick-propped barrel organ. and
listening to the dulcet strains ca
Home, Sweet Home" suddenly o2s
claims: Poor old organ! She's only
got one leg."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01
crewsome source Of InsplratIon.

Young, the poet, composed his
Night Thoughts with a skull be-
fore him. in whicS he would place
"a lighted candle, and at times he
would wander among the tombs at
midnight to get sepulchraJ inspir-
alton
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

is a big improvement to the place.
The school board has ordered new
tops to be put on the chimneys of the
school house and the work is now in
progress.
Miss Ruth Anderson. of Pulaski, is
visiting her sister at the NJ. E. parson-
age
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

The marriage record for June shows
the usual activity OF Cupid in tins
locality during his fayorite month,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

The farmers of Monroe township
are progressive and they believe In
having the best there Is. The one
thing which stands out and should
be practiced in every township, is
their bridge work. Every bridge or
culvert that becomes old and disman-
tied Is being replaced by concrete
structures. Five years is the aver.
age age of wooden structure, &C.
cording to a farmers viewpoint, and
the Monroe farmers are going to put
in their bridges and cuiverts to stay,
1t costs little more at the start, but
it pays in the end.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

During the past five years we have
built up a Horse Market that places
Ottumwa in the lead of all western
markets and which draws buyers from
almost every State in the Union.
Following the same advertising meth
DDS in the sale of Land, through the
aid of local solicitors in each county,
and by reason of wide acquaintance
with the farmers and stockmen of
Southern Iowa, / expect to make our
land business as successful as our
horse market is.
LIST YOUR LAND WITH US NOW,
FOR A GOOD SEASON is IN SIGHT.
We will sell not only Iowa Farms,
but also land in the newer parts of the
country.
If you want top prices for your
horses, send them to Ottumwa.
H If you want to buy or sell land, do
business with company that get re-
suits. WRITE TODAY.
MORRIS WILLIAMS,
oTTUMWA, IOWA.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

the tile would not drain the land like
it should. Since then, by investiga-
ton, he has found a tile which was
stuffed full of rags, which would not
allow the water to pass through. The
tile shows that the rag was tempered
in by someone and the question has
now arisen in the neighborhood who
did the rascally deeG? The perpe-
traitor should be found and prosecut-
ed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

s. X. Lee is another one of the pio-
neers of Iowa and he can remember
very distinctly when the Indians
roamed over this part of the country.
Mr.. Lee came here sixty years ago
and as child ne enjoyed playing
with the Indian children. He said
they played the same as other boys
and girls and that tue Indians were
very quiet and gave the white people
very little trouble then.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

Sherman Cation, northeast of Rose
Hill, will erect an eight-room modern
dwelling house on his farm this fall.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

Jos. and Elmer Pennington, of What
Cheer, have been visiting with 5. X
Lee the past week.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

Oscar Allgood and wife are now
the parents of an S-pound boy. The
child was. born June u. Oscar also
had swarm of bees come to his
house last week and they have found
a place between me plastering and
Misunderstanding A swarm comes
there every year, but they seem to
die out or go away when winter
comes. Mrs. Mary Douglas. of What
Cheer, is visiting at the Allgood home.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

Would YOU believe that there is :
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

E. E. Brackin sold thirty-eight head
of hogs to w. J. Mowery, of What
Cheer. He hauled them off Saturday
Mr.. B. thinks that the best invest
ment farmer can make is in this
He had a frog-pond on his place and
thought he would tile it and note the
results. 1t now raises the best corn
on the place and is as dry as any OF
the land. He will now tile all of his
farm.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

w. T. Lester, who has been making
his home in Colorado, has moved his
family on the Smith farm west OF
Indianapolis. A. c. Smith, deceased,
passed away FEB. Is, 'O9, after a
short illness of less than a week. He
was in the best of health before, but
became sick and died after few days
suffering. His sister and family NOV.
ed back to Iowa to care for the farm
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

Bart Wymore is farming on the
James Lester place this year.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

The roads around Rose Hill and
indianapolis are in excenent condi,
ton in comparison with other roads
of the county. They are in much be.
ter shape than the roads entering Os
kaIoosa.' The roads are not past crit
icism as the Rose hlIl-Indianapolis
roads have number of bad places
which should be filed up.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

Mrs. A. c. Smith and children have
make their home with Mrs. Jennie
Baker, mother of Mrs. Smith.
4. r. OMYW.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

When 4. r. called at the John Ash
er home east of Rose Hill he found
John Williams, who resides here and
who takes care or the bees on the
place sitting right in amongst sixteen
stands of bees. The "honey makers"
were flying all about him and he was
sitting there as unconcerned whiting.
Mr.. Williams started to tend bees last
year and began with four hives. The
bees kept swarming and now he has
sixteen full stands. He got one swarm
in the woods the other day. He stat
ed that he cleared over forty dollars
on his bees last year. pa
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

Joseph Nye has improved his place
by new kitchen 14xl6 feet. He has
also replaced some old fence by new
woven wire fences. Two thousand
tile has been put in by him.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

North Skunk river is now in its
banks, but the current is very swift.
If there are no more rains the streams
will return to their normal size before
long '.'e" -~a-s"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

p. H. Leonard has bettered his
place by new 5Ox12 foot hog house
and new windmill. Mr.. Leonard
put board floor in the hog house be.
cause he thinks that 1t is much warm,
'er and better for brood sows. Alt
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

Are You the owner of road drag?
Now is a good time to get the lum-
Der to make one. Ask the bridge car
penter wnen he comes to repair the
bridge II you can't have some OF the
old planks. He will undoubtedly be
glad to give them to you for that pur-
pose. "H'"'" -" o. ..,t
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

log cabin in this section, and that it
is occupied? From the appearance
1t is very, very old, as it has the
mud filler in the cracks between the
logs. The inside Is tie same. The
family that lives in the house seem
as. happy as those living in mod
ern structure.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

Wien o. 4. Russell was asked why
the farmers don't raise as many hogs
as formerly, his answer was: They
don't have the corn to feed them"
Iowa soil needs, attending to. Mr.,
Russell has ground on his farm which
has been planted into corn since It
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

Mrs. Ada Reed, who lives with her
mother and two sons on farm near
Rose Hill, can DE round most any day
out in the field attending to the out
door duties. She has just had cleared
three acres of timber land and fixed
up the fence about the place. She
sold seven shoats to John stringfellow
OF Rose Hill Wednesday.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

Did you ever attend real chicken
fight? 1t Is reported that some young
men near Rose Hill have the real
thing when it comes to fighting. or
recent dates they are not having the
luck they have enjoyed. The "gamy'
rooster seems to be playing out on
,tthem According to the enthusiasts
? a number of the sports" from Rose
have left for Omaha, where it is re-
ported fight mill be pulled off in the
near future. The Rose Hill fighters
were not taken. e. 90 r. ZIG .a-.... 4,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

Since the visit made last year Robt.
Bass, a pioneer. has passed to his
reward. Mrs. Frank Bacon, daughter
Of the deceased, and husband have
moved onto the Bass farm. Robt
Bass came to Iowa, Van Buren, coun-
=; ty. in the year of AS, after which he
..eaine to Mahaska. Mrs. Robert Bass
ishyisiting near Oskaloosa with Paul
Bass. %" .s>
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-07-01

A new concrete culvert is being
placed across the creek south of C. N,
Augustine's. May the good work con-
tinue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
MODERN WOODMEN
FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS
Modern Woodmen Society Will Con-
duct Free Sanatorium For Its
Members.

At the December meeting of the Ex-
ecutive Council of the Modern Wood.
men society, held at the headquarters
of the Society in Rock Island, ILL.,,
it was decided to conduct that Soci-
etys sanatorium, located at Colorado
Springs, Colo, for the treatment of
members afflicted with tuberculosis,
free of all charge to members.
The Modern Woodmen Society, sew
eral months since, acquired 1880 ac-
res of land within seven miles of Colo
RADIO Springs. and has established
thereon an up-to-date sanatorium, the
tent colony plan being employed. The
first colony plan will be ready for the
reception of patients on Jan. 1909, and
is equipped to care for sixty patients,
to which number admissions must be
limited for the present.
The tents are octagonal structures,
with single roofs, canvas sides, hard
wood floors on solid cement founda-
tons, heated by central plant, equip
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
COUNTY SEAT
AT DONNELSON
Editor Believes That 1t Would be a
Good Thing and Save a Whole
Lot of Money.

In commenting upon the alterations
to be made at the county court house
in Fort Madison for the Juveniles, the
Donnellson Review says:
And Jones he pays the freight, >
in other words the tax payers of Lee
county are paying for maintaing two
county seats situated on one side of
the county when the natural location
for county seat is Donnellson, situa-
ted practically in the center of the
county, where one county building of
ample proportions and one set OF officers
could transact tle business at a saw
ing of thousands of dollars yearly to
the people who pay the bills, namely,
the tax payers
BY all means take care of the juven-
lie offenders All that the average
boy needs to make man of him is a
square DEAL" and God knows that
very few of the class that land in the
juvenile courts ever get it. 1t is their
surroundings that land them there
and there is no better way to start a
boy who has been brought UP in the