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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-09
Conkling Correspondence

Frank and Nellie Furst were
Underwood visitors last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barlow serv-
ed fine wedding dinner to about
fifty invited guests Thanksgiving
eve. The evening was spent in
dancing and games. Many beauti
full and useful presents were left
the young couple.
Mrs. II. G. Jones and Miss Flor
ence White were Washburn visi-
tors Wednesday. .....
Alex Slagg and wife, Of Garri-
son: spent Thanksgiving at the
parental home here.
Miss Sarah Grant left Thursday
for Iowa. after having spent some
time with her sister. Mrs. Z. S.
Bigler.
Aaron Danielson spent Sunday
at his home near Deapolis.
A number from here have been
taking advantage of the bargain
sales at Holtan's the past week.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-09
Maleome CORRESPONDENCE

Mrs. Ockerson and her nephew,
Mr.. Norberg. left for Detroit,
Mimi, last Tuesday.
The w. A. met with Mrs. Ceder.
gren last Tuesday afternoon. The
afternoon was spent in making
preparations for the sewing they
expect to do from now on at each
meeting.
A. F. Youngberg returned to his
home at Sykeston, N. D., after a
weeks visit with his sister, Mrs.
Holmquist, and family.
Ole Olson left for Canada last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Linder
were Washburn visitors Tuesday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-09
Printer IS Charg=
ed With Forgery
Editor Francis Is Short $50 Or
More In His Bank Account
Since His Printer Left

Velva, Dec. 81. J. Virgin, who
for the past three weeks has been
employed i'll the Journal Office
disappeared rather suddenly and
up to the present time has not
been heard from, and in all proba-
bility he will not put in appear
ance in Velva for many moons.
The journal editor was called
out Of town last Saturday morning
and did not return until Tuesday
morning, when he discovered that
three blank checks were missing
from bis check book, and an in
vesti,yation disclosed the fact that
two had been cashed with Frances
name forged on them. The checks
we're made payabse to him and
Chas. V. Swanson in the sum of
$50. and $40. respectively, the lat
ter check being given for weeks
board at Hotel Berry. He was
seen to board train lO7 here Sat-
urday evening going west and he
was known to board train 1O8 at
Minot the same night. going east,
evicently making the double trip
to throw his acquaintances off the
scent. Virgin was considered a
pretty decent sort of a fellow by
everyone who knew him and dur
ing his stay in the city made many
friends, likewise at Sawyer and
Minot, where he was formerly en-
ployed, and the news that he has
committed the crime of forgery
comes as shock to all.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-09
County Clippings
By Newsy Editors
A Washburn Young Lady Married
and viii Live In the Enter
prisfng Turtle Lake
Turtle Lake

Samuel Thornton, of South Da-
kota, and Miss Hazel B. Pope, of
Washburn, n. D., were united in
marriage at the brides home near
Washburn Thursday, Thanksgiv-
ing Day, and boarded the train at
Turtle Lake Saturday. homeward
bound to the groom's farm In South
Dakota. The bride is a daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs, w. L. Pope and a
sister of Mrs. John johnson.
Mrs. Phoebe Kraft. who has
been very sick for the past few
weeks, died yesterday, (Thursday)
December 1st.
Mrs. Kraft was born at Syra-
cuse, Ohio, April 6, 1851, and
would have been SO years of age
next April, had she lived. She has
been suffering from uremia for
about year, which caused her
death.
Mrs. Kraft was one of the earIv
pioneers of this state and was
kind and loving mother and a good
neighbor She leaves to mourn,
besides a host of friends. three
sons and one daughter: Mrs. Man.
gold. of Bethel, Mo-, who was here
at the time of her mothers death
Will, Of Poplar, Mont; Emmett, of
near Wiprud, and John, who lives
at home Funeral services were
held in the M: d. church at Tur-
tie Lake, Sunday at 10 o'clock, a.
m.. and burial was in St. Olaf's
cemetery, north Of town.
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State News

Judge G. F. Amidon of Fargo,
is a candidate for the Commerce
Court and is supported by the en-
tire North Dakota Congressional
delegation. It is said his chances
are good.
DR.. Mary Eddy, the founder and
head of the Christian Science
Church, died in Boston last Satur-
day.
The Dietz family have all Sc
cured bail and are again enjoying
liberty for short while.
An attempt was made near Edg-
erley to burn school house. Pa.
pers and kerosene were found near
the stove where the fire had died
out.
The defeated candidate for coun-
ty superintendent of schools in
Walsh county, will contest the
result. He claims his opponent
recently proved up'' on a claim in
South Dakota, and is not a resi-
dent of this state.
Only five pardons were granted
by the pardon board during its last
session in Bismarck.
Many reports are published of
deaths caused by kerosene and
still people insist upon using it
when starting fires. :
The depot at Beach was burned
and now q Urge new brick struc-
ture is hoped for soon.
There are three candidates out
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-09
Wilton To Get
Pres. Academy
Wealthy New York Church Behind
Movement For School-lf As
sisted By Wi1tonites.

Wilton, N. D., Dec Wilton
will in the very near future have a
Presbyterian academy. This is
the good news that was received
here today from w. P. Macomber.
who is in the east making arrange
ments. It appears from what can
be learned of the matter now that
a wealthy New York church has
been supporting a school or acad-
envy in one of the towns of a
southern state, but that the build
. ings have recently burned and the
town was not considered a growing
place, it was decided to invest the
insurance money in some town in
the west and as soon as the people
here found that Wilton was one of
the towns being considered they
made an effort to get the location,
and it appears their efforts have
been successful. It is not known
Just what Wilton will have to do
secure this school, but it is under.
stood that the requirements will be
such as can be met with. The
school will be supplied with the
proper buildings and teachers will
be sent here. 1t is also understood
that minister will be secured
from the local Presbyterian church.
Pastor Evangelist r. H. Myers
of the Bismarck district was the
first man to be in communication
with the eastern people and he was
one of the parties sent east to
make the final arrangements for
the bringing Of the school to Will
ton.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-09
Weather Report

According to the weather re-
port sent in by William Peterson,
cooperative observer at Wash burn
there we're only five clear days
during the month of November.
fifteen partly cloudy and ten cloudy.
Everyone has complained Of the
dreary days and are glad of the
change in the first of December.
During November the mean tenn
perature was 26, maximum 66, on
the Sth, and the minimum, 0, on
the Both; total inches of snowfall 8
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-09
Underwood Journal

Some miscreant at Greatstone
is taking shot at stray horses, us.
ing bird shot, the result being
that one horse died and several
are crippled.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. McGray re.
turned Monday from Renville,
MINI. Mrs McGray visited with
friends, while Mr.. McGray joined
a party for Moose hunt in the
wilds in northern Minnesota. G.
W. was successful in bringing
down a moose and a. deer. He has
many interesting stories to tell Of
his successful hunting trip.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-09
Revctmcnt Work
Commence Soon
The Government Will Employ a Crew
and Three Or Four Thousand
Feet VIII Be Laid

The government will do rip-rap-
ping along the Missouri river south
from where the work has been
done. 1t is estimated that about
three or four thousand feet will be
laid near Bismarck this winter
Work was to have begun in this
harbor this winter also but moth
ing has been heard of it recently.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-09

having highest standings for
month: Celia Edelberg and En-
ma Brummnpd. Pupils neither
absent nor tardy for month: Dolo-
res Brummund, Irene Haugeberg,
Vesta Hubbell, Leo Wilson, Les
ter Caldwell, Grace Forbes, Grace
Herred, Arthur Nelson and Rose
Thorstenson. 81. T. Parker, Supt.
The boys and girls basket ball
teams have had challenges from
different schools during the last
month. Arrangements have been
made between the boys basket
ball teams of Mandan and Wash
burn to have game at Washburn
some time in January. The girls
will have game some time later
on.
A class in short hand and type
writing has been started under the
instruction of Miss Maxwell. The
lessons in typewriting are given on
the new Remington" which ar
rived recently. There are now
eight in the class.
The American Literature class
has commenced Compensation !,
one of Emerson's essays.
Final examinations in the sixth,
seventh and eighth grades will be
given.
The sixth and seventh grdes are
reviewing and preparing for the
final examinations in reading, geo.
graphy, orthography end physi-
ology.
Scolda Pfoff has been enrolled in
the fifth grade this week.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-09
A Sad Death

Many were shocked in this city on
Saturday morning to hear of the
death of Mrs. Mackey, Of Garrison.
She was taken to Bismarck hos
pital week ago, suffering with
typhoid fever, which was serious
from the beginning. Mrs. Mackey
was very popular wherever known
and her death is extremely sad.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-09
It Is Called a
How1ing Farce
Saloons are Being Closed IN Mime
sofa and Others as a Spec
ial Favor are Open

That bowling farce known as
the enforcement of the Indian
treaties under which large part
Of the state of Minnesota was ced-
ed goes on, and each day reveals
some new aud ludicrcus feature.
An agent of the federal govern
ment, acting exactly under what
authority has never been made
quite clear, has ordered the clos
ing Of lot more saloons, and it is
intimated that when quite conven.
lent to him, others will be closed
in due course. At the same time
it is announced that the Brainerd
saloons are not being molested un-
til after the coming convention in
that city, at which the governor of
the state and a number of other
dignitaries are expected to be pre-.
sent. The theory seems to be that
the delegates to the convention
will be thirsty lot, and provision
must be made for the liquid re-
freshment of the inner man.
This whole subject has been
muddIed in a manner posi- lively
humiliating to every person who
!entertains any feeling of respect
for the United States government.
Several months ago it was discov.
cred that under the terms of treat
les with the Indians, some of them
dating back oyer SO years the sale of
liquor in most of the territory in
Minnesota was prohibited unless
congress. or in some cases, the
president ordered otherwise. No
such order had been made, and
certain officials acting under the
direction, opparantly Of the Indi-
an bureau, took up the matter of
the enforcement of these treaty
provisions. The purpose of the
treaties was, of course, to keep IL
quor away from the Indians.
But since those treaties were sign
ed, most of the territory effected
has ceased to be the home of the
Indians, and has passed into thu
hand of the white people. In. .ad-
dition to this, there are on the
statute books federal laws against;
the sale Of liquor to Indians. and
the introduction of liquor on In,
dian reservations Grand Forks
Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-09
DEATH Of Mrs. Thomson

Clara Marie .Backhaus was born
in Gutenberg, Clayton county, Ia,
July IL, 1860. and died at her
home in Mclean county, n. d.,
December Let, 1910, aged SO years
4 months and l9 days.
On February IL, 1890 she was
married to Chas. Thompson, at
Randolph. Pierce county, Nebraska
To this union five children were
born, one boy having preceded
her to the better land. The hus-
band, three boys and one girl be-
sides many relatives and friends
are left to mourn the loss of a low
ing mother, atfectionate wife and
kind, good neighbor
When thirteen years of age she
was confirmed in the Lutheran
church, at Gutenberg, Ia., and
has since been a faithful follower,
ever looking to her Savior for help
and strength to bear the trials
which were given her.
Deceased has been a patient suf-
ferer for a number of years but was
only bedfast week, heart trouble
her death.
Loving hands did everything
that could be done for her here on
earth, but Gods call came and she
was ready to go and live with her
maker, where there will be no
more suffering, pain or sorrow.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-09
To Our Correspondents

Weekly letters from our cores
pondents have not been as numer-
GUS as we would like to have them.
If anyone would like to send in q
few news items, do not hesitate be-
cause you are not a regular corress..
pondent. All news that is good
news is welcome. After the holi-
days. we hope more time will ba
devoted to gathering news BY AZ
who are interested in seeing g.
good paper.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-09
Washburn School Notes


Report of the work done in the
Washburn City Schools for the
month ending Nov. 25, 1910.
Primary department; first and
second grades. Alice L. Meis, teach
er. Enrolment for month, 29 Av-
erage daily attendance. 25. Per
cent of attendance 81. Pupils hav-
ing highest average standings for
month; Beginners Glass, Blanche
Wahl. First grade, Luther Breen
Second grade, Robert Meyer. Pup
ills neither absent nor tardy for
month: Robert Meyer, Lydia Gle.
ger, Andrew Beck, Leo Lantz, Ed
win Meyer, Willie Schoenecker,
Walter Schweizer. Luther Breen,
Laura McCann, Lenhart Schultz.
intermediate department; Third
fourth and fifth grades. Alma M.
Jordahl. teacher. Enrolment for
month 27. Average daily attend
ance 20. Per cent of attendance SO.
Pupils having the highest average
standings for mouth: Third grade
Erastus Charlebois, Fourth grade,
Louise johnson; Fifth grade, Beu-
lab Forbes. Pupils neither absent
nor tardy for month: Albert Beck,
Willie Breen. Hugh johnson, Car.
rie Geiger, Archie Nelson, Maurine
Reitan. Gertrude Schweizer, Ber-
tha Benn, Erastus Charlebois, Ole
Olson, Louise johnson, Rupert
Schultz, Noryal Lathrop, Marvin
Thorstenson.
Grammar department; Sixth and
Seventh grades, Bertha M. Stew.
art, teacher. Enrolment for the
month, 20. Average daily attend
sance lS. Fer cent OF attendance,
IS. Pupils having highest average
standings for month: Sixth grade
Roy Wahl, Seventh grade, Bernice
sSouthey. Pupils neither absent
nor tardy for month, Grace Benn,
Lennie Eckstrom, Rush jacobson,
BeEnice Southey, Sadie ellsworth
Helen Herred, George schoeneck-
.er, Gussje Patten. 5s.s
High School and Eighth grade.
Teachers; Ida B. Kirk. Fl. II. Park.
8er. Enrolment for month 81. Az.
erage daily attendance n. Per
cent Of attendance 81. Pupils
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Ed Sundin left last Saturday for
Detroit, Mimi, where he will spend
the winter.
Mr. and Mrs, Lindquist and fam
lily, of Turtle Lake, spent Thanks
giving with Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
johnson.
Norwegian services were held in
School No. l, last Sunday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-12-09
Burke's Majority
Less This Year
Johnson Lost out By Less Than Two
Thousand Votes According to
the Final Count.

Burke defeated johnson by less
than 1000 votes. The total vote
for governor was 92,O18.
Olson for state treasurer receiv-
ed more votes than any other can
didate.
Burdick, for lieutenant governor
had the largest majority over. his
opponent of any candidate for a
state office.
Gilbreath, for commissioners of
agriculture, has the secondJla
majority. Gilbreath also received
the second largest total vote.
The totals are as follows:
For Congress
Hanna, 49,7S9
Helgeson, 5O,424
Casey, 25,el5
Hildreth, 25,S15
For Governor
johnson, 45,Ol5
Burke, 47,O03
For Lieutenant Governor
Burdick, 53,863
Richards, 27.4SS
For Secretary of State
Norton, 54.863
Robertson, 25, 5,19S
For State Treasurer
Olson, 59,634
Halvorson, 26,475
For Attorney General
Miller, 56,O3S
Nuchols, 1926
For Insurace Commissioner
Taylor, 54.S7O
Whittelsey. 1886
For Commissioner of Agriculture
aud Labor
Gilbreath, 5G,S7O
Morrison, 23,96S
For Railroad Commissioners
1.-Two Counties Missing)
Anderson, 47,O22 49,.
Mann, 46,303.
Stutsman, 1893.
Hanson, 2l.S52.
.Mateer, 2O,645.
Wake, 81 ,42O.
Supreme Court
Anderson, 34,391.
Burke, 43,9O3.
Cooley, 1851.
Ellsworth. 39,34l.
Fisk. 48,l61.
Goss, 1866.
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or the Office of oil inspector.

3os saao o'1ao0 0H 0s1 "oE9o0001'
President Taft's message was of
unusual length, and few of the
members of either house are said
to have paid much attention dur
ing the reading of it. 1t is thought
by the members that the time is
too short to act favorably on the
recommendations.
A conference is being held in
st. Paul this week to discuss the
causes and prevention of forest
fires.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-30
BUYFOUR GIRLS
AS PROOF OF
THE TRAFFIC

New York, April 30.-White slavery
in New York was shown yesterday to
be real, hldeous fact.
After three months of careful plan
ming by District Attorney Whitman
and John d. Rockefeller, Jr, foreman
Of grand jury now in session, four
girls were bought Ia New York by an
assistant district attorney and two
courageous women, graduates of Smith
and Radcliffe colleges, who had work
ed with the Rockefeller grand jury or
the cases.
The girls were purchased in the open
market. The district attorney has the
receipts ior the money paid for them.
They were sold with the direct under
standing that they were to be carried
Ito Alaska for immoral purposes. They
were sold as slaves, without any reser-
walton. according to the evidence in
the possession of the district attorney
Zach OF the girls gave her age Off
cially as sixteen or seventeen years
old. The prosecutor has evidence that
two Of the girls are not more than
twelve years old.
One girl when found by the authori-
ties cried bitterly for half hour be-
cause she had been taken so quickly
from home Of vice that she did not
bring her doll.
Another little girl cried equally hard
for her Tuddy bear.
Three arrests have already been
made in the cases, and other arrests
are predicted by the district attorney
within a short time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-30

TO PLOT TO
POISON TEN

Vienna, April 30.--First Lieutenant
Adolph Hofrichter has confessed that
he poisoned Captain Richard Nader
of the Austrian army, who died shortly
after taking dose of medicine" ad-
ministered by Hofrichter and that he
attempted to remove" nine other Of
fieers of the general staff of the army.
It will be recalled that some forty
officers of the army received by mail
last November cyanide capsules, which
were said to possess wonderful tonic
properties. The prisoner admits that
he hoped that by this wholesale s.re-
moval" he might thereby secure a
career and improve his wife,s social
position. His idea was that If he
could remove enough OF his seniors In
rank he would thereby secure better
standing in the army. There were ten
captains appointed over his head. To
each of these he sent special dose
of the medicine" Captain Nader
died in terrible agony after taking his
dose.
1t was said at first that the poisoner
was advised to commit suicide, as the
circumstantial. evidence was so strong
against him that there was no way In
which he could prove his innocence.
Lieutenant Hofrichter's plan was one
of the most monstrous in the annals
of criminal device Together with six.
ty other officers last fall he took the
examination for captains commits
sion in the Austrian army. When the
results were announced he found him
self thirty-third on the list. 10 thirty
of the men, or just half the number
that competed, the two bars were
awarded which signified promotion.
Only three men, therefore, stood be-
tween Hofrichter and the higher rank
and all that it carried of enhanced
prestige, social and military. A dla-
bolical method of removing this bar
rier occurred to him. He put 1t
promptly into execution.
Early last November Captain Nader
and nine other of the officers who had
just been promoted received each a
box Of capsules, accompanied by a
mimeographed letter In which their
value as o tonic was set forth. Cap
tain Nader Nas the only one of the ten
who experimental with the capsules.
He took one, dying almost Immediately
in terrible agony.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-30
GANNIBALS EAT
MISSIONARIES
AT BIG FEAST

AIulKiltae, Wash, April 30.-The Rev.
Horatio Hopkins and his assistant, the
Rev. Hector Laurie Mcpherson, mis-
sionaries of the Presbyterian church
on Savage island, in the south seas,
were killed and eaten by cannibals on
Feb. last, according to the G., W, Of
the barkentine Mary e. 4nkelman,
which arrived here from the Tonga is
lands. Savage island was annexed by
Great Britain In 1899.
While the barkentine lay at Tanga-
tabu, in the Tonga Tor Friendly Is
lands, canoe load of mission natives
from Savage island arrived at Fua
with news of the butchery
The natives said Hopkins and Nc
Pherson were teaching in the mission
building stands on the beach In the lit
tie harbor of Savage island when 200
unconverted sayages, bowling war
cries and brandishing clubs and spears,
descended ON them and took thirteen
prisoners. The missionaries had TWEEN
ty converts In training at the time, and
only nine of them escaped
Both missionaries were bound with
thongs and left lying on the beach in
the tropical sun for several hours
while the sagages took the native cap
tives inland.
The cannibals then returned to the
beach and carried the missionaries on
a litter to the crater of the extinct vol
cano Van Iue, in the center of the is
land. There for two days and nights
they held a corroboree. At times their
dancing and reyelry could be seen
plainly by the fugitive Christian ma
tiyes.
While most Of the cannibals We're
sleeping the captive natives escaped.
Their going was hastened by the sight
of two of the cannibal chiefs donning.
the clothes Of the missionaries. The
clergymen had already been eaten.
Winkelman brought news of gen.
eral revival of the old time religious
customs in the Tonga, the Society, the
Soloman and the Cook groups. The
natives are holding dances and feast
ing on human flesh, as they did in Il.
days before the white men interfered
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-30

THE WORLD AT HER FEET
smart and independent woman
can have when she has acquired
business education at this college.
1t gives you the ability to get a posi-
tion. as bookkeeper, stenograpber
or typewriter and command a good
salary when you graduate from
Trainers Business College.
Trainers Business College
i22 Smith street. Perth Amhoy.
N
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-30
Does this Appeal You?
EXPRESS SERVICE AT LOWEST
FREIGHT RATES

You ara a wide-awake, hard-work-
ing, progressive business man.
You know uIat, other tnings be-
ing equal. expense must be cut
down.
If we were to tell you that our
rates are the lowest and then were
to say our service is the quickest and
the most reliable. would not that
combination appeal to you? OF
course it would.
Insist that your supply house
catch our 11:0O A. M. steamer from
Pier 8, East River, N. Y. Your
freight will then be at Perth Amboy
at 1880 P. M. the same day.
The second steamer leaves New
York at 2:31 p. M. and is due at
Perth Amboy at 900 P. M.
New York & New Jersey Steamboat Co.
J. o. Tice. Agent, Perth Amboy.