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

Eight persons are dead, several are
dying and over. a are seriously
injured as a result of a tornado which
swept over North Dakota. The storm
was especially severe at Langdon,
where the residence section of the
city was practically wiped out. Four
were killed and twenty injured. At
Ypsilanti three persons are dead, two
are dying and many are injured. One
man was killed by lightning at Steele.
A slight earthquake shock lasting
only a few seconds was felt in the
states of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Iowa and contiguous terri
tory. Throughout the section affect
ed the only damage was of a minor
nature. Several small fires were
started by the oYerturning of stoves
and many chimneys were RACED.
w. G. Conley and George Gibbs,
conductors on the st. Paul road,
whose homes are in Minneapolis,
were drowned in Lake Chanhassen,
seventeen miles out of Minneapolis,
following the upsetting of their boat
while fishing.
Five people were killed. at least ten
seriously injured, several thousand
acres of crops inundated and every
stream in the northern and eastern
part of Oklahoma made a raging tor
rent as a result of almost unprece.
denied rains.
OF eight men VINO were in the
Geesey hoop mill at Dowagiac, Mich,
when the boiler exploded five were
Instantly killed, one died later of his
injuries, one was severely hurt and
one m~iraculously escaped without in
jury.
The gasoline boat Doris, with ten
passengers on board, capsized in the
middle of the Yazoo canal near
Vicksburg, Miss, in a storm and six
persons are known to have been
drowned.
A serious fire has broken out in
mine No. 5 Of the Penn Gas Coal COM
pany a few miles south of Irwin, Pa.
Over 400 miners were at work. All
reached the surface in safety.
A tornado struck the little village
Of Zephyr, Tex, killing t~hirty-two
persons and seriously and perhaps f.
tally injuring fifty. Twenty others
were more or less injured.
Three lives we're lost in q collision
ct Buffalo between the steamer West
ern States Of the Detroit and Buffalo
Navigation company and the tug
Princeton.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04
THE DEATH RECORD.

Captain Arthur w. Gunther. prom
mont in military circles in Wisconsin.
IN active member Of Wisconsin com.
mandery, Militant Order Of the Loyal
Legion, and president Of the Associa-
ton Of Retired Oficers Of the Army
or Union Volunteers, is dead.
Mrs. Anna Cleveland Hastings.
widow Of the late Rev. Dr.. 3. p.
Hastings and sister Of former Presi'
dent Grover Cleveland, died at her
home at Hartford, Conn, aged sew.
enty.nine years.
Former Governor T.. T. Crittenden
q Missouri II dead q Kansas City,
aged ssventy-ssvsn.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

are building an eighteen inch post.
Build n box eighteen inches square
on the inside and eight inches deep.
For a larger post have the box deeper,
for a smaller post not so deep. Build
a second box the same depth ten inches
square OF the outside. Place the small
box inside of the larger nj and as
near the center as possible. Nail stout
strips across the opposite to
hold the boxes square and in place.
Set the mold or boxes on any level
floor or board and you are ready to
make the blocks.
The mixture for filling the mold is as
follows: One part cement and four
parts sand If you desire a smooth
block. If the rough surface is pre-
ferred use some oars gravel or crush
ed stone in place Of all sand. Mix the
two together dry and add water until
the consistency is jelly-like and a hand
ful when squeezed will hold its shape.
Fill the mold, lamp lightly, let set for
a very short time. tap the outside box
lightly with a hammer and lift straight
up. Small cleats should be nailed on the
outside Of the large box for hand holds.
The surfaces of the boxes touched
by the cement must be smooth. kept
clean and well oiled with any oil or
soft soap. The operation is repeated
until the required number Of blocks
have been made. When dry, which
will be in about ten days, excavate
not less than three feet deep and have
the excavation eight inches larger on
all sides than the post. Lay the blocks
up as shown, placing the hinges. latch,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04

the general assembly. The election
came about through a coalition Of
Democratic assemblymen and the
anti-Hopkins Republicans.
Alfred Shrubb, English middle dis
tance running champion, proved his
ability to go further than fifteen miles
in a winning style by defeating Henri
st. Yves, Marathon champion. in their
twenty-mile race at Montreal.
Mrs. Taft, whose condition has been
the aus of some concern to the pres.
ident in the past week, is much i'm
proved, being able to walk about the
White House.
Consul General Robert ]. Wynne,
at London, has resigned and Consul
John l.. Grifiths, at Liverpool. will be
nominated to succeed him.
Surrounded by her children and
grandchildren Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
celebrated her ninetieth birthday in
her home at Boston.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04
CONGRESSIONAL ooINGs.

The senate voted on two amend.
ments to the sugar schedule, those
eliminating the Dutch standard test
from the tariff schedulq& lowering
the duty on refined 81, 100
cents per pound to 1.An Cents per
pound. Both were defeated, the for
mel by a vote of SO to AZ and the
latter by SO to SO. On the first vote
eleven Republicans voted with the
Democrats for the amendment, but on
the second only five Republicans
broke ranks.
In the senate Mr.. Aldrich de-
nounced as 'impertinent" the effort
of the German government to influ-
ence American tariff legislation by
supplying anonymous information as
to wages paid German workmen. His
characterization followed a statement
by Senator Depew intimating that
German manufacturers were striving
to influence congress through the
German government and American
importers Of German goods.
That the outrages of the night rid
ers in Kentucky and Tennessee re-
suited from the oppression of the
American Tobacco company and that
unless the internal revenue tax on
leaf tobacco in the hand is repealed
these outrages will again occur was
the declaration made by Senator Brad
ley of Kentucky in urging the adop-
tion Of his amendment to the senate
bill.
Defending his view that the pledges
of the Republican party were for a re-
vision of the tariff downward Senator
Bever!dge quoted extensively from re-
marks by Mr.. Taft at Bath, Me-, prior
to his nomination for the presidency.
The Philippine tariff bill has been
passed by the house after several pre-
vious efforts had been made to put it
through, but which failed because of
the lack of a quorum.
by the decisive vote of SO to SO the
senate decided to postpone until June
10 further consideration of the income
tax question in connection with the
tariff.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS

Senator Bailey Of Texas and w. 8.
Manning. representative Of the New
York Times in the senate press gal
lery, exchanged blows in the senate
corridor as the result of a dispute
over an article appearing in the New
York paper. They were separated be-
fore any serious damage was done.
Standing near the spot where Lin.
coin declared that the men who per.
fshed at Gettysburg had not died in
vain his uccesso in Office, William
H. Taft, dedicated a monument to the
men of the regular army who died
that the nation might live.
Congressman William Lorimer has
been elected United States senator
from Illinois by the joint session OF
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04
Farm e.e
Garden
ARCHITECTURE IN GATES.
Ornamental Posts Of cement-Advan.
taQes Of q Double Entrance.

. SOso W
tages Of q Double Entrance.
The approach to the farm is like the
face ut the open door Of the house.
The first cut in this article represents
the gateposts rather than the gate it.
self. However, an iron gate made as
shown from gas or water pipe would
not look out Of place on almost any
farm. 1t may be built by your local
blacksmith and should not be over
expensive. But any iron or substan-
tial gate may Of curse be used and
If desired one Of the self opening gates
operated by the wheel of the wagon or
buggy.
Now as to the cement posts. For
small gates they should be from ten to
twelve inches square, for large gates
from sixteen to twenty inches square
and possibly in some cases even larger.
They are built Of hollow blocks set In
cement mortar, and the hollow space
is filed with concrete. To make the
blocks build two bottomless wooden
boxes. 10 illustrate we will say we
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04
FOREIGN NEWS.

The strike of the French sailors,
stokers and stewards of the merchant
marine is extending. The tieup is
complete at Marseilles. where fifty
vessels are unable to move, and it is
partial at Havre, Dunkirk, st. Nazaire,
Toulon and Bordeaux.
"A violent tempest has been raging
on the Bilbao (spain) coast. More
than sixty vessels of the fishing fleet
have foundered and 1t is estimated
that 100 fishermen have been drowned.
While a fireworks display was going
on at SOrso. Sardinia, q sky bomb burst
prematurely on the ground. The
heads OF two persons were blown OF
and forty spectators were injured.
Count Zeppelin, in his dirigible bal
loon. made q trip from Friedrichsha-
fen to Bitterfield, q distance of 456
miles. without landing. The journey
lasted nearly twenty-five hours.
Sam I.angford, the colored heavy.
weight Of Boston. knocked out Ian
Hague, the heavyweight champion Of
England, In the fourth round Of .
twenty-round bout at London.
The EPSON derby. the classic event
Of the English turf and the blue rib
bon feature Of the racing season, was
won by King Edwards Minoru.
Al Investigations continue scandals
In the matter Of French naval sup
plies and construction appear to be
more and more serious.
Two private soldiers we're killed
and q sergeant was mortaliy wounded
during q nght with Moro sbpndits N
the Philippines. e
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04
GATE BETTER THAN SINGLE.

ETC., in the joints as the work goes up.
and in about twenty-four hours time
fill the post with the following mix
ture: One part cement. three parts
sand and five or six parts coarse
gravel or broken stone. Stone as large
as hens eggs may be used. Make this
concrete rather wet and fill to the top.
when the caps may be set in place.
The double gate shown in the sec
ond cut has advantages YER the sin
gle gate. 1t will not sag; it requires no
hinges; it may be easily fastened with
hooks or latches. 1t looks neat. and
when cattle are kept there Is less dan
ger to the stock in passing through.
Square timbers or heavy poles may be
used. The gate is twenty feet wide
and sixteen or eighteen high. The two
outside posts should be set well in the
ground and braced at the top, as
shown. The center post, to which the
gate is made fast. turns at the top, In
the cross timber. and the lower end
sets on a large stone. Iron pins are
placed in both the top and lower end
for pivots. and a post must be set
about ten feet from the center post
and in line with same, to which, the
gate is hooked when necessary to have
It open for any length Of time.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04
SLICES ALWAYS '

box is a curved cutting knife. operat-
ing in a rotary fashion by means Of .
handle. A loaf Of bread IL placed at
the edge Of the box, and a turn Of the
knife cuts OF a slice, which drops into
the drawer beneath. When a sufficient
number Of slices are cut the drawer
AN be swung shut. One merit Of
this device Is that the knife, operating
as It does. cannot swerve 10 one sIds
or the other, and the slices Of bread
are all Of uniform thickness. . result
not always achieved by using the ~.
fashioned bread knife BY hand.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04
Handy Broad Outfit.

One of the latest additions to the al
ready large number Of combination
household utensils Is the combined
bread cabinet and cutting knife. This
consists of an ordinary wooden box,
or storage compartment, In which the
loaves are kept, with two drawers be-
meath it. These drawers r pivotally
mounted to swing to an open position
beyond the sides. On the side of the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-06-04
The country's Farm Animals.

The country's Farm Animals.
The crop reporting board Of the bu-
reau Of statistics Of the United States
department Of agriculture estimates
the numbers and values Of farm ami
mails on farms and ranges in the Unit
ed States on Jan. / last as follows:
Compared with Jan. I, 1908. the fol-
lowing changes are indicated: Horses
have increased 84S.OOO. mules $4,000.
milk cows $4,000; other cattle de-
creased 694,OOO, sheep increased 1855
600, swine decreased 10000. In aver
age value per head horses Increased
1923, mules 8 cents. milk cows $1.80.
other cattle 60 cents; sheep decreased
AZ cents. swine increased so cents.
The total value OF all animals enumer.
ated above on Jan. 1. 1909. was $685.
10000 as compared with $4,331.230,.
900 on Jan. I. 1908. an increase Of
3l94.O29,O00. or Is per cent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-03
OF PROFESSION OF SIX
COUNTIES TO HOLD AN
NuAL SESSION.
CROWN AND BRIDGE
CLINIC A FEATURE
DR.. Walter N. Murray, of Minneapolis.
to Demonstrate important Work Be-
fore Profession-Dinner Served by
Local Dentists at Dr.. L. F. Kellogg
Home-Forty Members in Society.

The annual meeting of the Waterloo
District Dental Society. branch of the
Iowa State Dental Society, will be held
in this city on Monday. Nov. 8. Six
counties comprise the district organiza-
ton, Marshall. Tana, Biackir.wk.
Grundy Hardin and Story. DR.. ]. G..
Hildebrand. of Waterloo, is president
of the society; DR.. n. F. Echternacht,
of this city. vice president, and DR.. C.
b. Miller, of Cedar Falls, secretary and
treasurer.
There is membership of about forty
IN the district society, and the dentists
of this city, who are members of the
organization, are planning to entertain
between thirty and forty of the profess
sion.
A feature of the meeting will be a
clinic on crown and bridge work by DR..
Waiter n. Murray. of Minneapolis. a
crown and bridge specialist This
work will take place at DR. Echter-
nacht's office, 10 East Main street, dur
ing the afternoon.
In the evening, at the home of DR..
and Mrs. l.. f. Kellogg, 210 North Gen.
ter street. the local members of the So
clety will serve dinner to the visiting
members. Following the dinner hour
Or. Hildehrand. president of the assoc
citation. will read a paper on THE
Business End of Dentistry" A busi-
ness session, during which officers will
be elected, will bring the meeting to a
close.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-03
THE DIFFERENCE.
Coffee Usually Means Sickness But
Postum ALWAYS Meana Health

Sonee usually Means Sickness But
Postum Always Means Health.
Those who have never tried the ex-
pertinent of leaving off coffee and
drinking Postum in its place and in
this way regaining health and happi-
ness can, learn much from the exper-
iece of others who have made the trial
One who knows says: II drank coffee
for breakfast every morning until I
had terrible attacks Of Indigestion pro-
ducing days of discomfort and nights
of sleeplessness. tried to give up the
use of coffee entirely but found it hard
to 80 from hot coffee to a glass Of
water. Then / tried Postum.
ut was good and the effect was so
pleasant that I soon learned to love
1t and have used it for several years. I
improved Immediately after I left eff
coffee and took on Postum and am now
entirely cured of my indigestion and
other troubles all Of which were due
to coffee. am now we'll and contented
and all because changed from coffee
to Postum.
Postum is much easier to. make
right every time than coffee for 1t is
so even and always reliable We neevr
use coffee now in our family. We use
Postum and are always we'll"
n There's a reason" and 1t is proved by
trial..
Look in packages fer a copy of the
famous little book, The Road to Well
Vile"
Ever rad the above letter? A nov
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest. a.,,--v -a-,y-.,. = =
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-03

Where extensive work IL done heavy
machinery is used, and few big
ncrses make more satisfactory mo-
ave power than larger number cf
smaller ones. Any horse can hold up
MS side of the neck yoke and tighten
the traces. but where real work Is ex-
pecsed q horse of some substance IL
necessary Enthusiastically. the trade In
farm horses Is gradually calling COR
moro size. Men who are still breeding
cftap little horses that have no outlet
except as workers may wisely take a.
warning from these condition A wan
Ing demand does not boost prices
Breeders Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-03
Read This.

The Mutual Benefit grocery. s3 North
Center street, has a few more nice
canning and eating pears They are
good ones, and will make the fines.
winter fruit you can buy. Pears are
always good eating, and appeal to your
appetite. We handle a full line OF
groceries, and the very best. Our stock
is always fresh and complete. both In
amount and variety. To our farmer
friends we will say that we pay 90
cents for butter, and % cents for eggs.
Bring in your produce and we will give
square treatment. Prompt delivery is
assured at all times. Mutual BENEFIT
grocery, 33 North Center street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-03

The short supply OF horses and the
high country prices prevailing last
summer are due In some part to the
great development OF farming In new
territory. AS the season has advanced
reports show extensive purchases OF
heavy horses and mules to go to the
wheat fields OF the northwest. the new
irrigation districts and the reorganized
and diversified plantation lands OF the
south. 1t Is fact significant OF the
attitude OF business farmers that the
larger orders for horses TO so to the
country have called for big animals.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-03

NAAAS AAAhiAiSIS PoAASAot 1T WISH NluiA
street, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The regular meeting of the school
board was held Tuesday night, but no
action was taken on any important
matters. Reports OF committees were
heard. ana routine business, including
the auditing of bills, was transacted
-->~>--
Mr.. George True, of Oskaloosa, who
was recently named by Senator Ken
dali. of Abba, to be postmaster of
Oskaloosa to succeed Charles Hoffman.
was in the city this morning. Mr.. True
was at one time claim agent for the
Iowa Central.
The Marshaltown Light, Power and
Railway Company has purchased of the
Marshalltown Buggy Company one lot
and part of another, of the land just
east of the old barb wire factory. which
the buggy company bought a few
months ago. The land, which is twen-
ty-siN and one-laif feet vide, extends;
from Nevada street to the northwest
ern right-of-way, distance of about
200 feet. The price paid was $4,000
A small part Of the tract is to be used
for building a small addition to the
boiler room of the gas company's
plant, and for driveway to its prop
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-03
GOOD THINGS TO EAT

0OtOeSnlnS INeW anu '0tUoEonS 10 E0I
Arrives at olson's Every Day-seaI-
shipt Oysters.
Our big window is always attractive
and full of good things to eat. We try
to find something new for the house
wife to buy.
We have received our first shipment
of imported Smyrna figs. new 1909
bright clean dates, new crop English
walnuts and mixed nuts also black
walnuts and hickory nuts.
We have some very fine Northern
Spy and Jonathan apples Baldwins,
Greetings and Tallman Sweet Apples.
We are agents for the celebrated
'sealshipt" oysters and are prepared
to give you the genuine solid meat
oysters, just as they are shocked from
the shells into the containers and are
not touched by human hands. Insist
on having "sealshipt' and you are as
sured of the best
OLSON,
West End Grocer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-03
MANY WILL ATTEND.
Thirty-fiv Teachers From This Cit,
to State Teachers MEETING.

Marshalltown will be we'll represent
ed at the annual convention of the
Iowa State Teachers Association,
which begins in Des Mones tomorrow.
Thirty five, including all teachers Of
the high school, will be present at the
convention. The high school will be
closed. as will also the Rogers build
ing. Some of the Rogers teaching force
will not attend the convention, and
those who do not will substitute in
other buildings from which the teach
ers do attend.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-03
HOLDS DEED VALID.
Judge Rules kroener Deed Was Not
EorQery.

Forgery.
Judge G. b. Bradshaw, in the dis
trict court this morning, ruled that the
deed given by Mrs. Johanna kroener to
her husband, Christian Kroener, which
conveyed a 220-acre farm near Mel
bourne to him. was genuine and not a
forgery. In his ruling Judge Bradshaw
held that Mrs. Kroener signed the deed.
Suit was brought by j. c. Kroener,
of Des Moines, and his sister. Mrs.
Henrietta Thompson, They set up the
claim that the signature on the deed
was forgery. The attorneys on both
sides waived argument, and ruling
was given by Judge Bradshaw as soon
as the attorneys indicated that the evil
dence was all in,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-03

fhe palate is almost tickled
with SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
Liver Oil. The stomach knows
nothing about it, it does not
trouble you there. You feel
it first in the strength it
brings; it shows in the color
of cheek and smoothing out
of wrinkles.
It was a beautiful thing to
do, to cover the odious taste
of Cod Liver Oil, evade the
tax on the stomach, and take
health by surprise.
Itwarms, soothes, strength.
ems and invigorates.
FOE SALE BY ALL DsU00IsTS
6snd &c.,. name q paper and this a. for csr
beautiful savings Bank and Child's Sketch. Book.
Each bank contains Good Luck Psany.
S<11s : :sc::..., .ca pe>.s g Ne. xesk
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-03
RUGS, RUGS.

Going Quick the Next Ten Days, 1915
West Main Street.
We have twenty-five all wool
carpet rugs for bed rooms, we will sell
cheap for the next ZEN days. A nice
rug for $685. and $3.50. Can and make
your selection.
BENEDICT &, BRINTNALL.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-03

The funeral of Mrs. A. E. Beach, Of
Albion, was held at the family home at
IL o'clock Tuesday. Rev. A. w. Smith,
pastor Of the Methodist church. Of
floating. The services were largely at
tended by friends of the family. The
pail bearers, all Of whom are members
of the M. w. A. camp, were Messrs. j.
l.. Ingledue, H. N. Pratt, Perry Spring.
er, John Wagner, Charles Brewer. and
George Boucher. Interment was in the
Albion cemetery
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-03
CENSUS CLERK NAMED.

Earl L. Pickett Appointed by Super
visor Morrssey.
Earl L. Pickett. of this city. was 90
day appointed clerk to the supervisor
of census for the Fifth congressional
district. The appointment was made
by Supervisor j. Morrissey and is eff
fective at once. Mr.. Pickett is a son
Of Alva E. Pickett, chief engineer at
the packing house.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-03

Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Silence. 2lo South
Eighth street, are parents Of dausn-
ter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-03

The prayer meeting of district No. {
will be held Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. G. w. McCord, sol North Cente,
street.