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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-11-25

Will K. Burgess, of Sturgis, was killed
Saturday by an electric wire at Fort
Meade. He WIS painting the top of IN
electric wire pole when in some way he
came in contact with live wire. Bur-
CESS had all the fingers of both hands
burned off and fell TO the ground, a
distance of about thirty feet He has a
wife an three child EN- in Baltimore,
Maryland.
While making an effort to catch a
gun which was slipping from the load
of hay upon which he was riding, Floyd
White, of Ipswich, sustained a severe
injury bya premature explosion. He
was taken TO ST. Luke's hospital in
Aberdeen Thursday and underwent an
operation The ring finger on the left
hand and the middle and ring finger on
the right hand were amputated.
Next spring there will he erected IN
Watertown $4,000 hospital to be
known as the Lutheran State Hospital
of South Dakota. The Scandinavian
and the German Lutheran church
organizations of this state have united
and are raising the funds. The two
churches in WATERFOWL, with some
assistance by business men of that city,
have raised els 900 and site has been
donated.
State Land Commissioner Dokken
calls attention TO the fact thG5 the
average price secured for state school
land sold the past two years has been
over $40 IN acre In recent statement
in.regard to school lands, the price for a
series of years was estimated at over
$50 an acre. This was right, but the
amount was so much below the actual
figures, that more definite statement
will give the people of the state more
clear idea of the way the school fund is
growing at the prese time.
The National farm land congress
came to an end Saturday in Chicago
A committee healed by Governor X. 8.
Vessey. of South Dakota, will draw mp
q set of resolutions recommending the
steps necessary to make the congress a
permanent institution. Other resolu-
tons have to do with forming per.
manent business organization. 1t is the
plan of the congress TO establish per-
manent headquarters either in Chicago
or some other middle west city.
The jury in United States court at
Aberdeen Thursday night returned a
verdict in the case of the United States
VS. Robert Gilland, finding him guilty
of murder in the first degree
as was charged in the indictment
handed down by the grand jury sew.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-11-25
TEGT Meier E CAL mENS0N,

eral days ago, but without capital pun.
ishment. This means that Gilland will
have to serve the balance of his life in
the federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kansas.
! Oscar Swenson. VINO resided near
Lane, was driving cattle along a road,
w zen his horse became frightened and
reared, throwing the young man over
back ward The horse also fell back.
ward and the horn of the saddle struck
! SwepsoD in the abdomen. He walked
nearly mile to a neighbours residence,
and lived in great agony for twenty
four hours, the internal injury being
of such nature that his life could not
be saved.
Hereafter criminals in Soath Dakota
will be hunted with bloodhounds The
department of insurance instructed
State Fire Marshal Craft, to buy a
bloodhound, and Mr.. Craft bought one
Of Archie Malcolm, of Lexington, Neb.
Mr.. Malcolm brought three of his
hounds to Mitchell, and they were
tried out with the result that Mr.. Craft
bought one for 5000. Mr. Craft took AN
option on another of the hounds and
expects to buy it in the spring.
DIR. Smith, South Dakota's railI Dad
commissioner, caused a hubbub ut the
meeting IF TIE National association of
State Railroad Commissioners at WASH
ington, ID. O., Thursday by getting 1t TO
adopt resolution said TO indorse GER
tain kinds of safety appliances for rail-
roads. After adopting the Smith reso-
luton Commissioner Lawrence, of
Washington state, had the subject
reopened by contending that it COM
mitted the association in favor OF GER
tain patented brakes and block signals
as against all other safety devices.
Representative Martin has had the
interior department DELAY the awarding
Of the contract for q new waterworks
system tor the Rapid City Indian school
in the hope of having the capacity of
the proposed plant doubled. Bids have
been asked on 6.inch water mains, but
Mr.. Martin believes 8-inch mains can
be obtained by small increase In the
appropriation. II the interior depart
ment makes this change in the contract
Mr.. Martin will ask congress to add
about sl5 900 to $4,000 to the appro-
priation for this purpose.
At special meeting OF the Lead City
Miners union held Saturday night a
resolution was passed asking permission
OF the executive board of the Western
Federation Of Miners and American
Federation for strike Of all employees
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-11-25
These Are All First Quaties-=We Handle No Seconds.
Ours Is the Dependable
Store.

of the Homestake Mining company.
The permission is formal act and
resulted in the strike order being issued
at Sunday nights regular meeting.
The action means that SC per cent of
the employees, according 10 the union,
will quit work Friday or Saturday.
The Homestake employs 1900 men. and
the strike is the result OF the company's
notice that only nonnnion men would
be employed after the first OF the year.
The gentleman who took the part of
Ole Olson in the play OF the same name
which was presented at Milbank On
Wednesday night became little too
well acquainted with an Indian who
happened TO be in town and later dis
covered that he WIS short $40 in cash.
The MilDank police ''pinched' the
Indian and returned the money to its
owner. Later in the night the Redskin
set fire to the bedding in his cell aud
was having rather warm experience
when night watch Louis rescued him
from his predicament
A sad case of accidental shooting
occurred Friday on the farm OF j O..
Rogers, two miles northwest of Mid
land Paul Jameson, young man
about Is years of age. who was
employed on the farm, had just returned
from a rabbit hunt and started to do
the chores when calf started to run by
him. He struck the animal with the
butt of his shotgun and the weapon was
discharged the charge striking him IN
the breast He was carried to the.
house and a physician summoned, but
he was beyond medical aid. He lived
about an hour after receiving the
wound, dying at o'clock.
Theodore Czerney, farmer residing
In BoDhomme county, had thrilling
experience with hog, which had
become afflicted with hydrophobia as
the result of having been bitten by q
mad dog, and TO save bis life he was
comnelled to kill the crazed animal.
Czerney was in his hog yard when he.
without warning was fiercely attacked
by the animal. He ran for his life.
with the hog close at his heels, and in
this position TIE man and the animal
ran over greater part Of the farm,
before Czsrney was able to put suf ficient
distance between himself and the hog SO
he could procure his shotgun and end
the life of the animal Soon afrer his
adventure with the hog steer on the
place also became mad, and had to be
killed. About three weeks ago a mad
dog appeared on the place and is sup
posed to have bitten the hog and steer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-11-25

Mems Extra Heavy, Plain 81 80
Mems Extra Heavy, rolled edge Loo
Mems Extra Heavy ,dbltap, sole, heel 1.S5
Mems Artics 125
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Mclean County Lands Appointments

fHE. .0#E-Tes
| Both branches Of the legislature
convened Wednesday after a week s
recess. The committees in both
houses We're named and Mclean
county was honored with many of
the positions. Senator Davis was
made chairman of the committee
on educational institutions. Also
assignments on education, ways
and means, engrossing and en-
rolling bills, banks and banking,
public health, and mines and
minerals.
Senator Neal is chairman Of
the committee on Indian affairs.
He also has positions On elections,
railroads, insurance. MINES and
minerals. migration, irrigation
and drainage, corporations and
other than municipal and penal
institutions.
Each of the three representatives
is assigned on five committees
while Frank Thompson is also
chairman Of the committee on
irrigation.
Among the bills introduced
were Senate bill appropriating
$4,000 to,pay persons who have
had horses killed by the state
live stock sanitary board for
glanders. Law Of two years ago
carried no appropriation
Senate bill to repeal drug per
nit law and put supplying liquor
into the hands Of physicians for
medicinal purposes.
Senate bill to prohibit removal
of threshing machines aud like
machinery from one farm to.
another without cleaning. De-
signed to prevent the spread of
foul seeds.
Senate bill to require trees to be.
set out on School house grounds.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
INDIGESTION IS
ENDED FOREVER

Why not start now-today, and
forever rid yourself Of Stomach
trouble and Indigestion? A dieted
stomach gets the blues and grumb-
les. Give it a good eat, then take
Pape's Diapepsin to start the
digestive juices working. There
will be no dyspepsia or belchlng
of Gas or eructationso of undigested
food; no feeling like a lump, CT
lead in the stomach or heartburn,
sick headache and Dizziness, and
your food will not ferment and
poison your breath with nauseons
odors.
Pape's Diapepsin costs only so
cents for a large case at any drug
store here, and will relieve the
most obstinate case of Indigestion
and upset stomach in five minutes.
There is nothing else better to
take Gas from stomach and cleanse
the stomach and intestines, and
besides, n triangule will digest
and prepare for assimilation into
the blood all your food the, same
as a sound. healthy stomach would
do it.
When Diapepsin works, your
stomach rests-gets itself in order
cleans up-and then you feel Ike
eating when you come to the tall,
and what you eat will do You good.
Absolute relief from all stomach
misery is waiting for You as sl,ct,
as Won decide 10 begin faAisp.
Diupepsiin. Tell your drn
that you want Papes Diiapssrn
because you want to be Thor
.curedso Of indigestion
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Notice TO Stockholders.

Please take notice that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Washburn Hall Associa-
ton, will be held at the Office Of
the undersigned on January 18th,
1909, at the hour Of 8 o'clock p m,
at which time the following Off
GERS will be elected for the ensu-
ing year, three trustees, one treas
urer and one secretary.
@. O. Raugust, Secretary.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Twice Told Tales.

How Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy cures coughs and colds
has not only been told twice but
it has been told thousands Of times,
all over the world and will be told
again from your own home if You.
will give it q trial. For sale by
Forbes Drug Store.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Good Cough Med icine.

Coughs, colds, Group and whoop-
ing cough are promptly cured by
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
There is no better or safer medi-
cine made as it contains nothing
that will injure the smallest child.
For sale by Forbes Drug Store.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
! LOCAL NEWS :

LOCAL NEWS F
Observation-Disclosures
Miss Louise Klein spent Sunday
in Bismarck with friends.
Found-a bunch Of keys. Call
at the Leader Office for same.
DIR. NJ. 81, Sawyer was called to
Deapolis Tuesday on professional
business.
Sixteen from Turtle Lake and
vicinity made final proof at Wash
burn this week.
ATTORNEY J. T. Hoge of Under
wood spent several days in our
City on legal business.
Mrs. j. P. Peterson has been
seriously i'll this week, but is re-
ported as improving.
States Attorney J. E. Nelson
was business visitor in Bismarck
a number Of days this week.
Have your plows repaired before
spring at the Bagnell Blacksmith
Shop, the old Patterson stand.
MIR. and Mrs. Theo Taylor
passed through Washbnrn on their
return trip to Garrison from at
tending the inaugural ball at Bis
marck.
DR.. R. b. Ray and family, Of
Garrison, passed through Wash
burn last week on their way to
Boston, where the doctor will take
a post graduate course.
While Messrs. Raugust, Wacker
and Beck were in Bismarck the
first of the week the Tribune car
toohist got busy. 1t is to be re.
GREETED that he named the pictures.
Geo. Juell was up from Bismarck
between trains on Tuesday after
his household goods. He is in the
Tribune Office in Bismarck and
was too busy to make his many
friends a longer visit.
There we're a number of disap-
!, pointed persons Friday when there
was no train to take them to Bis
marck to attend the inaugural ball.
A train went down Thursday, of
which many took advantage.
VIM. Raster Of Max has good
reasons for believing a man must
not travel with very much money
in his. possession. He sold his
farm and started with $500 to visit
a sister in Indiana. He was rob-
bed in Minot Of $3.50 and in Min
neapolis. the following day, Of $50:
Joe Mann.took his son Lambert
to Bismarck last week and on Sat
urday he underwent an operation
on one eye. He is recovering rap
idly and will soon be home. On
sMonday Mrs. Mann took the baby
to the Bismarck hospital, where it
will be under q trained nurses
care. He has pneumonia and was
a very sick child when taken. to
Bismarck.
Last Saturday Sheriff Beck,
ClerkofC Court Raugnst and Adeolph
Wacker, register Of deeds elect.
went to Bismarck and appeared
before Judge Winchester and
asked him TO approve their bonds
as provided in the scedey IS the
4 county commissioners refused to
approve; them. He approved the the
bond Of Wacker for register 9 Of
tdeeds, as he Is entering on ms
first term, but he refused to ap.
prove the bonds 81 the sheriff and
clerk Of court before their reportas
had been approved By the commits;
sEi.orsners. MS.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15

+ Mrs. James Poor is on the sick
list this week.
G. A. Hubbels was a business
visitor from Wilton this week.
FOR RENT few houses.
Enquire Frank d. Funk. LIST Natl.
Bank.
Henry Delzer was down from
Coleharbor this week making
final proof before Judge Olgeirson.
We sell Guns and Traps cheap.
and buy Hides, Furs, Pelts. etc.
Northwestern Hide e Fur Co.,
Minneapolis.
A number Ct the schildren are
now recovering from chicken pox'
which has been going the rounds
in Washburn for the last two
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo Landmann
are rejoicing over the arrival of a
little daughter who made her APP
pearance in their family Thursday
morning.
Tom Edwards was in Washburn
Wednesday on legal business. He
has bought out Attorney Spicer
at Underwood and Mr.. Spicer has
gone to the coast.
Joseph Meyers has an interest
in the new hardware store in place
of Paul Meyers as stated in the
last issue. John Schultz is the
other member of the firm.
III. HI. Erbe, the photographer
was down from Garrison on
Thursday. He says the snow
pillow is showed in at Dogden and
may stay there for a while.
w. F. Seltz returned Tuesday
from a weeks business trip at
Lehr. He was snow bound in
Bismarck several days as there
was no train on the south 500.
There are other Thompsons,
Johhsons and Kinneys in the
House, SO when they are named
the name of the county has to
follow to tell one from the other.
DR.. R. S. Towne dentist, will
practice at Wilton and Max be-
tween the Goth and Both Of each
month. His parlors in this city
will be open during the rest of the
time.
S25 900 to loan on land In Nc
Lean county. Your wi terms.
Where improvements = very
good, as low as 8 per cent.- No de.
lay. IL you wish q loan call at once.
Frank e. Funk, list National Bank,
Washburn, N. ..
Arthur Mandan of Elbowoads
and recently of Carlisle is expected
in Washburn this week to take
charge of the band. The practice
lhour has been forgotten for some
time but with a new band master
work will begin at once and open
air concerts will soon be in order.
Word has been received in town
from b. M. Anderson and family
who moved to Santiago Cuba a
couple Of months ago. They say
they enjoyed their Christmas
dinner outside among the trees
and flowers and feel sorry for the
ones who have to live in such a
cold climate as North Dakota.
The Mclean County Abstract
Company Of which Ct. o. Raugust
lis manager, is distributing hand
some souvenirs in the form Of
vases. They are in browns and
greens with an Indian head = and and
an ad printed on each s,... Mr.
Raugust i I good advertiser and.
has also sent QUO many beautiful
embossed calendars this year.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15

LcdClei OUNCE. 1CC dpicCS VI wv
for 25c.
Will Go on Your BOND. Frank E.
Funk, Ist. Natl Bank, Washbnrn
North Dakota.
Mrs. James E. Johnson has
been clerking in the Berlot store
during the sale.
Senator Neal Of Garrison has
been named as chairman on the
committee Of Indian affairs.
John Nelson returned Wednes s.
day from Bismarck where he has
been visiting his wife who is in
the hospital.
Richard Peyton deputy state
examiner of Bottineau is busy
this week looking over the books
of the county officials.
Hides and Furs tanned for
Robes, Coats. Rugs. etc. Write
for free Catalog 25. Taubert's
|Tannery, Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Whitlock baby has been
sick this week with a bad cold and
it was feared pneumonia would set
in but is now somewhat better.
j. A. Hyland was in Bismarck
the first Of the week as attorney
for the county officials who went
down to see Judge Winchester.
Guard the health of your family
by keeping at hand a bottle Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
1t has no equal for coughs or colds.
The Independent expects two
or more papers to locate in Nc
Clusky. It must be a good field
if that is the case as there are
now two papers there.
A car Of Ground Feed just
received by r. NJ. Brown.
A. D. Gaines Of Minneapolis
was in Washburn Tuesday on his
way to his ranch in Oliver county
where he went to see about selling
his grain which is still stored.
Bran, Shorts, Ground Feed
and Cracked Corn for sale
by r. M. Brown.
There are a number Of cases of
pneumonia in this vicinity at pre-
sent. The weather has been un-
usually cold and a great many
extra wraps are needed to avoid a
cold.
Geo. Chadwick and Karl Klein
left Wednesday for Chicago, where
they went to attend the annual
electrical exhibit. They will be
absent from our city about two
weeks.
Mrs. Geo. Chadwick left last
week for st. Paul where she will
visit until her husband returns
from Chicago where he went to
attend the annual electrical
exhibit.
Nj. and Mrs. G. A. McCone of
Hensler were shopping in Wash
burn this week. They were
among the many who came over
the river to attend the sale at
the Berlot Store.
Senators Davis and Neal and
Representatives Thompson, john
son and Kinney, all Of Mclean
county, are again in Bismarck
attending the legislature after a
weeks vacation.
Our train service has not been
the best since the cold spell started
but from reports other towns fare
worse than Washburn. Some
have had no trains for over a
week. The train on Wedn esday
did not go south until after eight.
Notice TO Stockholders.
Please take notice that the an,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15

DC it now! Enter your name
in the new telephone directory.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15

FOR SALE CHEAP.
One Wei matched team Of young
sorreli CEILINGS, with cutter, buggy
and harness.. Enquire of. Wash
burn Livery.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
A car Of Ground Feed just
received by r. M. Brown.

a. D. Gaines of Minneapolis
was in Washburn Tuesday on his
way to his ranch in Oliver county
where he went to see about selling
his grain which is still stored.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-26
Boy Thought to Have
Been Trapped in Idaho
Fire Turns Up While
Mer Search Forests
for Him

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-Whfle
railroad officials throughout Ida
no and the northwest were seek
ing young Walter Averell Harri-
man, eldest son of e. H. Harri-
man, who was reported missing
since the great Occur d'Alene res
ervation forest fire, the youth
passed through this city yester-
day afternoon on his way to New
York to see his father.
Young Hartman was with a
party of surveyors of the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation company
and was, known to have been in
the vicinity of the fire when II
was at its height.
His return from the Idaho for.
ests sets at rest all reports of his
loss or injury.
II know nothing regarding my
fathers Illness" said ha, except
that several days ago ! received 9
message summoning me home.
received another message here
today, which said that father
was back and was resting easily
II intend to continue my rail.
road work, but will not return te
the chain gang. 1t is my purpose
to learn the railroad business in
all its departments"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-26
Puts Value of
$l5O,OOO on City
Power Plant Site
NELSON BENNETT, AS EXPERT
WITNESS, ESTIMATES VALUE
OF NISQUALLY GROUND
NEEDED BY TACOMA.

Nelson Bennett, president of the
Metropolitan park board, was
placed ON the stand by the city at
torneys today in the city's condem'
nation suit against the NlsquaAy
Power company and others. and,
testifying as an expert witness, he
estimated the value of all the
rights to be acquired at $4,000.
The city council has appropriat-
ed 100000 for the purpose, and
BENEFITS estimate came as a
shock to the power company.
Bennett figures that the North
ern Pacific Railway company and
the Nisqually Power company
we're entitled to about $35, 900
each for their claims.
Mr.. Bennett occupied the stand
during the entire morning ses-
sion of the court. The attorneys
for the defendants cross-examined
him at length seeking to attack
his statements and questioning his
competency. He showed that he
was we'll acquainted with the
property in question, however,
having had occasion to examine IT
thoroughly on various occasions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-26
N|ARKE I
IN NEAR
PANIC
Report of Hartman
Illness Causes
Wild Scenes

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Wild
scenes were enacted at the stock
market this morning caused by
alarming reports that the true
condition of E. H. Hartman )
health has not been made public
Throughout the street 1t is rumor-
ed that his illness is of a cancer
Gus nature and that grave opera
tion on the wizard is imminent.
Hea-y early losses of Harrimaa a
stocks caused a general weakness
in the market. Yesterday Union
Pacific closed weak at 205 IL and
today it fell below 202. At Arden
no information regarding Harri-
mans condition has. been given
out and all attempts to- learn If
the rumor is true have been un-
successful.
Hartman issues. were in semi
demoralized condition when the
stock market opened. Fifteen
thousand shares of Union Pacific
were sold at 203 1-2 shortly after
the opening and then the price
broke at 202.
Before the close of the stock
market today Union Pacific was
sold as low as 1913.