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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-08-27

David Merry was brought down
from Underwood last Friday and
placed in Jail. He was arrested
for stealing a. pair of trousers in
the Prichard store at Underwood
and was sentenced to Is days of
hard labor.
In the 45 reports sent in to the
county superintendent by the
school treasurers, only three were
found to be correct. These re-
ports r said to be fairly easy to
make out but that it takes time
and that is what a number do not
seem to take.
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Business Administration,

Prof, q. q. Aaker, who Is now
candidate for governor on, the re-
publican ticket, was mayor Of
sMoorehead some nineey years ago.
His ADMINISTRATION wassa decided
success. He not only cleaned mp.
the city morally, butssaved money
and startelsthe city On . policy
which has resulted il practically
wiping outsa debt of Sl85 ,O00.-
Adv.
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500 Time Card, ,
West Bound Trains.

No. 257-passenger departs 9:2Oa M
No. 65-freight departs 9:25 a m
East Bound Trains.
No. 265-passenger departs 2:1O m
No. ~64-freight departs 800 p m
All trains daily except Sunday,
Aug. 18th 1909.
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II. Callahan
Sells HARDWARE! q

Sells HARDWARE!
1913 --sE $780, 1900
Folding bed, and mattress-for
sale; Hans Holtan & Sons.
Miss Alice Lantz and co usin
Monday from a visit of
several days at Painted Woods
with Miss Viola Hagen.
& GOGGLES, Thra-
shers Goggles all kinds at Persey's.
Joe Mann went to Expansion
yesterday to look after the ship
ping Of grain for Capt. I. P.
Baker.
DR.. and Mrs. M. Fl. Sawyer and
son went to Bismarck Saturday in
the auto. The doctor went on
professional business and returned
Monday
THREsHERMEN-Get your ma
chine insured-low rates. Frank
r.. Funk, First National Bank,
Washburn, N. Oak.
The county treasurer has been
busy this week sending out state.
ments to delinquest personal tax
payers.
A number of boys and girls
from Washburn and vicinity are
to Fargo in September to
enter the Agricultural College.
For Sale-A good l2-horse
Morse Gasoline Engine.
. snap at $4,000. Enquire of
Henry Holtan or Aug. B. johnson.
II. g. Lqftsgaarden returned
from Valley City where
he went to attend the state meet
ing of the county superintendent
of school.
Jess Marty, who purchased the
Brummond Dray line last week,
wishes to notify his patrons that
he will continue to also handle
coal and guarantees satisfaction to
all customers.
The work on Jos. Meyers new
residence is progressing rapidly,
It will only he a few days before
is now enclosed. It is being
bnilt on1ha lQt-afppasite the La analt
residence.
For Sale-A Standard Potatoe
Digger, potatoe picking easy with
fhe aid of this machine. Used
one season. Cost $500 will take
$1,000. Geo. Chadwick Wash
N. D.
Mrs. Henry HoItan went to
Bismarck Saturday and on Sun
day underwent an operation. Her
returned the following
day and reports her as passing
through the ordeal safely and is
now getting along nicely
If you do not wish to have hun
tiers on your land put up the signs
mo hunting allowed on these
These signs are for
sale at a very reasonable price at
the Leader Office.
John Schmierer Of Parkston, s.
was a business visitor in our
city Monday. Nj. Schmiere1
makes an annual visit to this city
to look over the real estate and
he owns here.
business OF
income property. Send full de.
and lowest net price,
Box 30lE, Minneapolis
Minnesota
There will be church services
in the Congregational church Sun
day evening as usual. The eve.
are now becoming cooler
and every one will enjoy the cong
service and short sermon to be
given next Sunday.
All the ball teams in the county
seem to have disbanded and Wash:
burn il still looking for more
games on the home field. They
feel encouraged after the great
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pleasant visit at the Richard home.
FOR RENT a few houses
Enquire Frank E. Funk. LIST NATL.
Bank.
Atty. R. L. Fraser and wife
came down from Garrison Satur-
day and on Sunday went to Bis
marck in the Sawyer auto return.
ing the following day.
Adolph Wacker and G.. Yackey.
went to Minneapolis last week.
with some stock a Coleharbor
farmer. was shipping. They ex-
pect to return this week.
Dry stove wood for sale $3.50
per cord. Hans Holtan & Sons.
Miss Myrtle Miller returned
Saturday from a two weeks vaca-
ton trip to her home at Hecla, s..
OAK, and has again taken up her
duties as stenographer for the law
firm Hyland & Nuessle.
j. P. Keim and Jacob Schu-
ma2her we're business visitors in.
our city from Turtle Lake on
Tuesday. They made the return
trip by auto and returned the
same day.
About twenty men arrived over
the 500 Wednesday morning to
help in the harvest fields. They
were taken out in the country at
once. Threshing began yesterday
and there will be plenty of work
for all during the next month or
six weeks.
S.A. Peterson and two daught-
ers of Painted Woods were in
Washburn Sunday on their way
to the E. Ri. Holtan farm where
they spent a couple Of days visit
ing and returned home Tuesday.
Aug. H. Wahl left Wednesday
for Winnipeg to get out of the way
of the hay fever germ. He will re-
main until the first of September
or until the frost. MIR. Wahl
thought he would not have to
leave this year but the last two
weeks were too dry for his health.
Miss Alys Patterson returned
Monday from a few weeks visit in
Bismarck. She was accomplished
home by the Misses White Of
Bismarck and Dooley Of Mandan.
On Thursday afternoon she gave
an "at home" in. honor of her
guests. ~.
Fall term of Mankato.. Com
mercial College Mankato, Mimi,
opens Sept. 1. Enroll then aud
oat two months fraa Sand for
catalogue.
The first two loads of this years
wheat was brought to Washbnrn
Thursday afternoon from the
Philip Kesselring farm and was
graded as No. l Northern. It
went Is bushels to the acre which
is so much better than expected
at one time. On the Walter Jert-
son farm yesterday, oats was
threshed that went SO bushels to
the acre and of good quality over
which Jertson is properly joyful.
The report that all crops would
be good will be true if judged by
these two reports.
The local ball team went to
Bismarck last Saturday to play
ball; they did it so we'll that the
Bismarckers disbanded at once
after the games and even the
Tribune was SO Disguised that it
did not give them a decent write
up. The boys returned home
Monday rejoicing that they had
won but would have liked it bet
ter if the game had been harder
to earn. This makes three games
played with Bismarck this season
in which they lost all.
The score as to innings in both
games were as follows
Saturday
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LOCAL NEWS

Heron were Underwood visitors
Tuesday.
Fred Buckner of Turtle Lake
was,in the city on business Tues
day.
Attorney All Nelson of Halliday,
N. D., transacted legal business
in Washburn Monday.
Best carpenter shop in town.
for rent. Location main corner.
Frank E. Funk.
Mrs. MalenNQ ualsten and John
Ravnwaas Of Russo, were married
last week by Judge Olgeirson.
ONE DOLLAR will start a
saving bank account with First
National bank Of Washburn, N. D..
Capital and surplus, $4,000.
Mrs. Walter Jertson returned
from Dickinson this week after a
pleasant visit of over a week.
Otto Grosz of Underwood was
among the visitors from that burg
to be seen on the streets of WASH
burn last Saturday.
Ben Weise came down from his
farm near Blackwater to spend a.
few days with his perents this
week.
Teachers examination is being
held in Washburn and Garrison
to-day. Not as many as usual are
in attendance.
Misses Bessie Benn and Anna
Peterson left yesterday for Nit
chell, s. y. where they will attend
the wedding of a friend.
Tee farmers in the Elk Point
country have put mo Hunting
signs on all their property. They
believe in protecting the game.
Miss Albright of Blackwater
spent couple of days visiting at
the Wiese farm north Of Wash
bnsn this week !.
Near ~ $50 huntin g
niasnsda in this
county this summer: The next
few days will add about that many
more Is the list. ~
GO. Raugust has moved his
abstract Office into new quarters
and is now more comfortably To-.
Gated to carry on his big abstract
business.
A surprise party was given at
the Lantz home Saturday evening
in honor of Miss Margaret Carlin
who is visiting in Washburn this
week. All report an enjoyable
evening" s1'
The young people of Washburn.
are planning'ona Sunday picnic
at Painted Woods Lake. There
have been very few picnics this
summer on account Of the NOS
quietos which will now soon disap-
peair-ittSii is hoped.
O.. Dahl returned from Minot
Monday where he spel.t several
days with Henry Cnrrier in the
N. d. Abstract Co. office which
has recently been opened there.
.Cy expects to return to Minot in
the near future and become an
assistant stenographer 70 thes6rm.
Mfs. j. IT. McCulloch and four
children, Hazel, Ruth, Hugh and
Maxine, left Wednesday morning
for Minneapolis where the children
will ali enter school. The Mo
Culloch house in Washburn has
been rented to NJ. p. Wilson and
Mr.. McCulloch will make his home
with them, The rest Of thefamily.
expects to remain in Minneapolis
where they can get into the High.
School and University.
Business Men-step outside OF
your place Of BUSINESS and take q
look around your premises-andsse see
how yon like the tall weeds, The rs
city has cleaned main street from.
answeeds and rubbish and IL is no
Evening journal., 1909-06-02
LARGE FIRE IN
PHILADELPHIA
Twelve Firms in the Center
Of the Business Section
Burned Out
By United Press Leased Special wire

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. June Twelve
firms were completely or partially burned
out in a 100000 IRE which broke out early
today IN the schmoeiie Building on
Chestnut street IN the centre OF the bust
ness section and spread 10 the Benef-
ciai Savings Fund Building before Are
men were able 70 control the flames The
loss in the Schmoelle Building IS practi-
cally complete. The firms affected are:
Schmoelie & Co. millinery and women's
goods; The vanNorden Corset Coz s..
r. Weaver jewelry; The New York
Stamp & Coin Co. and Hanna Brothers.
chiropody and manicuring
Occupants OF the six floors Of the bank
building who suffered loss were: The B.
Altman & Co. agency: Nelson e. Gabel,
designers Meyer Art & Decorating Co. T;
Trades Publishing Co.; American Carpet
& Upholstery Co.; F. Schumacher & Co.,
and johnson & Faulkner.
Three alarms were turned IN IN quick
succession. Extraordinary accidents ham
pered the work Of the hremen and more
bursting hose endangered the lives OF the
men than at any fire in recent years. No
Booner had water been turned In the wa
ter tower than It broke down. while an
extension ladder. raising to the roof OF
the burning building. fell to the street
with a crash when the ropes parted A
moment before a dozen men had been
clinglng to the swaying lines
Several firemen were overcome
Evening journal., 1909-06-02
TIN PLATE MEN
TO FIGHT UNION

PITTSBURG. June 2-Notices have
been posted at the various plants OF
the American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company to the effect that on and ar
ter June 30 the company viii refuse
to deal with the Amalgamated Associ-
alton of Iron, Steel, Sheet and Tin
Plate Workers. The American Sheet
and Tin Plate Company is the last OF
the subsidiary companies OF the Steel
Corporation TO deal with union labor.
It is said the corporation is now max
ing its final move TO squelch the
Amalgamated Association.
II is in the tin plate plants that the
union workmen have held their own.
The American Sheet and Tin Plate
Company operates 252 mills. and 1870
men are employed. OF the 202 mills
now I'm operation. 131 are run by union
men and II by non-union men. Orders
have been issued to stirt the Demmler
plant at McKeesDort, which is a nom
union plant Most of the independent
tin plate mills are operated by union
WCrkmen
Evening journal., 1909-06-02
MAN OF MYSTERY
BACK ON THE JOB

GEORGETOWN. Del. June 2-The
tall stranger who recently twice at
tempted the life Of Charles Rogers.
again made his appearance early sun
day morning and attacked Councilman
George r. Mears and Charles Lekates.
who were driving along the Lewcs
road after attending the installation OF
a secret order in Georgetown. As
they passed the home of Eli Sails
bury the man appeared from behind q
fence and started after their carriage.
calling for them TO stop or he would
kill them. Lekates pointed a revolver
at the man, who hurriedly ran behind
a clump Of bushes along the road and
disappeared.
Sunday night Lekates and several
others searched that part Of George
town where the stranger had been
seen and finally discovered him down
an alley. Several shots were fired at
him but he managed TO get away from
them unharmed.
Evening journal., 1909-06-02
HELD ON CHARGE
OF STEALING HORSE

Charged with the larcey of horse be-
longing TO the Wilmington Leather Com
pany. Harry Hall and Walter Gray. both
colored, were arraigned before Deputy
Judge Joslyn in City Court this morn
ing. Hall was dismissed on the recon-
mendation of Assistant City Solicitor
Satterthwaite, and Gray was held under
$500 bail for the upper court
The horse was stolen sometime between
Sunday and yesterday morning. James
T. Ford. of the leather company. received
word from Marcus Hook yesterday that
teh horse had been recovered ther, and it
was returned by Oficer Wardel.
On the charge OF drunkenness and beg
ging Frank Smith was fined s. and costs.
TIL hearing OF James Mulhern. charged
with disorderly conduct, was continued
until tomorrow. The hearing OF Laura
H. Mount, whose brother has brought a
charge Of incorrigibility against her. was
continued until FRIDAY. bail being fixed
az $500. The charge OF larceny against
Thomas Smith. colored. was dismissed
owing TO lack OF evidence.
Evening journal., 1909-06-02
MOB ATTACKS
TROLLEY CAR
Serious Riot al the League
Island Navy Yard This
Morning
MORE CARS RUNNING
BUT STRIKERS CONFIDENT
By United Dress Leased Special Wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
PHILADELPHIA. June IA mob OF
seventy-hve workmen attacked a trolley
car at League Island Navy Yard this
morning and In a fight that followed sew
cral persons were seriously injured. Po-
lice guards on the car were unable to CO Q
with the mob, and It was necessary to
call out the marine guard on duty az
the gate Of the navy yard. During tho
battle the police were forcei to shoot
the pistols and the mob members hurled
bricks and other missiles.
This Is the most serious riot since the
beginping Of the strike against the Phiia-
delphia Rapid Transit Company. five days
ago
Although there are more cars running
today than at any time since the inceu-
ton Of the strike, the strikers claim that
they have the strike won. They are
holding tho IL road men in reserve. ana
Timothy Healey, president OF the Inter-
national Brotherhood OF Stationary Fire
men stands ready TO call out the Rapid
union
II am here FOR peace or war: to arbl-
trate or fight" Is the way Healy puts Il.
Charges Of Attempted Bribery.
Charges Of attempted bribery have been
made by the street railway strikers lead
ers c. o. Pratt. chairman Of the Ma
tional executive board OF the Garments
Union who Is here in command of the
strike made the statement that he had
been offeerd $4,000 to give up the lead
ership Of the strikers and leave the cit,r
This statement was denied by the rapid
transit officials, as was another charge
OF attempted bribery by another union
man who said he had been offered 1900
by transit detective 10 induce the strlk-
ers on tho Willow Grove line to return
to work.
There are persistent rumors that the Ice
wagon drivers and other unions are go
ing out in sympathy with the car men,
but these can not be verified.
Evening journal., 1909-06-02
TROOPS TO AWE
THE STRIKERS
Mob Of 1000 Italians Terror
izing a Town in Cal
ifOrnia
By United Press Leased Special wire.

by Dnllt4 AItco Atdccu oleNlaA WAos
SACRAMENTO Cal. June 2.-Five
companies OF California militia are on
guard today in McClowd. Siskiyou
county. where 1000 striking lumber
men, mostly Italians have been terror
izing the city. They had seized the
power house near the town. taking pos
session Of many pounds OF high ex-
plosives, and threatened TO wipe the
town off the map.
Sheriff Howard and his deputies had
number of clashes with the strikers
but had all the worst OF Il and he tele-
graphed last night that the lawless ele-
ment was beyond his control.
The troops left here on a special
train today and so soon as they arriv-
ed placed the town under martial law
riot is expected as the latest ad-
vices are that the striking pickets
surround the place and that all OF ths
lumber men are well armed with WIN.
chesters and revoivers and also have
much dynamite.
The strikers threaten to put ths
troops out Of business II they are in
terfered with. Governor Gillett has in
structed the commanding officer Of th'
troops that all 1awlessness must be
stamped out at once and word OF a
clash is momentarily expected.
Evening journal., 1909-06-02
SOCIALIST REPLY
TO Mr.. ARTERS
Candidate for Mayor Says he
Would Call for Referen-
dun Vote

p The following letter explains itself:
Mr.. John NJ. Arters. District superin-
tondent Anti Saloon League. VIII
mington. Del
Dear Sir: Yours Of the 2sth inst. re-
ceived. In reply, I beg to state that
in case Of my election. would appoint
a city solicitor who believed in demo-
cratic principles as strongly as my
self.
When I refer TO democratic principles
here, mean particularly that l would
make use of a referendum vote of the
citizens Of the city to determine
whether or not they desired a strict
enforcement of the license laws or a
liberal Interpretation of the same.
The city solicitor in turn would be
guided by the results Of this refer
endum vote. AS to the expense of
referendum. same could. be conducted
through the police. as in other cities a
police census is taken. To insure a
fair count a representative of the
license as well as the no-license forces
should accompany each officer, as
watchers. In general should be
guided by the best interests Of the
working class. Trusting 1 am clear
enough in my answer, am,
Very truly yours.
Frank A. Houck.
Wilmington. Del, May 2S.
Evening journal., 1909-06-02
HELD FOR COURT
IN CUTTING CASE
John Porter and John Cole
man Accused Of SIaShine
SeWeII Welsh

Charged with committing a murder
GUS assault on sewell Welsh on the
night OF Saturday. May s, John Porter
and John Coleman were each held
under $500 bail for trial by Deputy
Judge Joslyn in City Court this morn
ing.
Welsh. who has been in a hospital
for eighteen days as the result OF knife
wounds said to have been inflicted ~
one Of the prisoners. could not identity
either Of the men as his assailants.
but declared that while he was in the
hospital Porter visited him and ad-
mitted that he was one Of the men
who cut him. Welsh was wounded at
Second and Justison streets, after a
fight with the men, who he said had
annoyed May Higgins. Of No. 504 West
Front street, whom Welsh was visit
ing.
The woman was not a witness of the
ARRAY in which Welsh was wounded,
and in court this morning could not
identify Porter and Coleman as the
men who had called her to her front
door and annoyed her. In question
ing John f. Brown. witness OF the
struggle between Welsh and his assail-
ants. Porter tried TO make II appear
that Brown himself had been one OF
the principals. and that he had struck
Porter in the face and cut him across
the breast. Brown seemed surprised
at Porter's questions, and denied
participation.
"You must have been in another
fight" he commented.
James Mccue testified that Porter
had told him he had been cut b,
Welsh. Porter and Coleman waive,
their right 10 make statements.
Evening journal., 1909-06-02
FAIL TO ARBITRATE
STRIKE ON GREAT LAKES

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, June 2-The coil
ference between officials of the Ma
tional Civic Federation and members
of the arbitration commission yester-
ayd, shows no result to-day in re-
versal Of attitude. either on the part
of Lake Carriers Association or strilz-
ing vessel employees. What the next
move will be no one knows.
Further efforts on the part of the
conference were deemed futile and
useless"
IT am not disappointed in the fail
ure of the board" said President T.
V. O'Connor of the Longshoremen's
Association. The Lake Carriers AS
sociation wants the open shop and de-
sires TO disrupt organized labor on the
great lakes"
Evening journal., 1909-06-02
MRS. BRADFIELD
WILL RECOVER
Bullet Wound in Stomach Not
as Serious as First
Believed

Mrs. Idenia Bradheld. who was shot
in the stomach on Monday night by Ed
ward s. Bacon, is recovering from what
was at first believed to have been IA
tai wound. Delaware Hospital attendants
said this morning that Mrs. Bradheld's s
condition was entirely favorable. She is
conscious.
A dispatch from Elkton says Mrs
Bradfield IS defendant in a divorce suit
entered in the Cecil County Court by
william Bradheld p. B. & ". r. r.
engineer. and that Bacon is named as
correspondent In the suit.
Relatives Of Mrs. Bradheld today de-
MED the report that Bacon had boarded
in the Brsdheld house in East. Fifth
street in front Of which Mrs. Bradheld
was shot. Bacon is yet at the police
station.
Evening journal., 1909-06-02
LOCATION DAY AT
BRANDYWINE SUMMIT

Tomorrow will be location day at Bran
expected that many persons from this
city will spend the day in the woods.
During the day the following privileges
will be sold:
General store, groceries, bread, salt
meats, ice, &c. foreign fruits. nuts. cam
dies, cake, soda water and soft drinks
ice cream and snow balls. milk privilege,
fresh meats, fish stand. feed privilege,
hack privileges from Granogue to camp
Grounds, a specified sum- janitor to attend
the lights, ring the bell and keep the
preachers tent in order; cleaning ground
of leaves, weeds and rubbish from all
avenues and between tents and 20 feet
back OF tents, to be complete and in good
order by August 1st
Evening journal., 1909-06-02
REACTION IS ON,
SAY BREWERS
Conviction That Anti-SaIOOn
League has 0vershOt
the Mark
BY United Press Leased Special wlra.


ATLANTIC CITY. n. J., June p
"The prohibition wave has reached it's
height and the reaction is already be-
ginning 20 set In
This opinion was officially expressed
by the board Of trustees Of the United
states Brewers Association in a report
presented TO that organization which
met here to-day for it's convention.
There Is a growing conviction" the
trustees said. that professional advo-
Gates of the Anti-Saloon League move
ment have overshot the mark and that
their statements are grossly exagger-
ated. even when they are not purpose
" misleading. The real leaders Of the
best thought Of the country ara COM
ing 10 realize that there IS a safe mid
die ground upon which all reasonable
people can stand"
The report admitted that sales ol
beer for the nine months from Jun'
80. 1905, 70 April I. 1902 showed a de
crease over those Of the preceding yea
Of 1880, ,s0i.l4. Returns Indicate,
was said that the decrease in State
like Pennsylvania. New York and New
Jersey which have practically no "dry
territory Of consequence have been al
large IN proportion as the decreas'
in States that by area are largely
dry"
\ The trustees declared one undeniabl'
result Of anti-saloon legislation hat
been a big increase in the consumption
Of spirits
''The best conditions are 70 be fount
in States where legislation has beer
wise and fair and municipal govern
ment efficient and strong" 2
Evening journal., 1909-06-02
SAY GEORGIA STRIKE
HAS BEEN SETTLED

WASHINGTON, d. c.. June 21.-rired
but we'll satisfied with the results OF their
work. Chairman Knapp OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission and Labor COM
missioner Nell, returned to-day from
Atlanta. where they assisted as Federal
board Of Cancellation In settling the strike
on the Georgia Central Railroad.
III there Is any trouble about the de-
tails OF the settlement" explained Chair
man Knapp. "the questions will be SUBJ
mitted to arbitration"
Messrs. Knapp and Ueil will report per-
sonaliy TO President Taft they having
gone to Georgia upon his direction.