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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
500 TO build
TO ELB0W00DS
The company Has Asked Permis
sion Of the Agent on the :
Reservation.

Before railroad can be built on
reservation, the company has to
have permission of the government
officials and since they have asked
it seems an assured thing that the
500 will build from Ryder to Elbo-
woods, distance of 30 miles.
Agent Hoffman of the Fort Bert
hold Indian Reservation is in
communication with the company
and if the road is built it will open
up that country which has never
had the advantages of railroad.
The people at Ryder expect this
road to be built this summer and
will be a branch line to the 500
The 500 will then get considerable
of the trade that the Great North
ern has had.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08

August Haas, who went to
Canada a couple of weeks ago
with an emigrant car belonging to
Dave Ries, returned home Sunday
evening and was glad to get back
in Uncle Sans domain once more.
@. F. Husten, who has been TAX
ing treatment for his eyes of an
eye specialist in Bismarck for the
last eight weeks, has returned
home for a short stay but will soon
return to Bismarck to finish treat
ment. Mr.. Huston has had con-
siderable trouble with his eyes but
they are greatly improved at
present.
John Loftsgaarden, enroute
from Minnesota to western Wy
oming, stopped off here and greet
ed old friends Thursday evening.
He left Friday for Washburn to
spend day or two with his broth
er H. G. Loftsgaarden before con-
tlnuing his journey.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08

guards so that money is not taken
out Of one community and sent to
another.
Twelfth, I am in favor of on
amendment to the constitution for
the election Of United States sena-
tors by a direct vote Of the people.
Thirteenth. I am in favor Of
the full enforcement Of the pri-
mary election law Of the state Of
North Dakota.
Fourteenth. I am in favor Of
redeeming every pledge made BY
the republican party in the ma
tionall platform of / sos.
y Fifteenth. I am in favor Of ad-
yiocating republican policies from
. republican standpoint and stand
for . reunited party, pledging my
|self Loyalty whether / am nominal
|ed OF not to osupport the successful
nominees. |
Respe fully yours,
Thomas r. Mockler.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
ANOTHER OPPOSED
TO SLATE MAKING
Political Parties Meeting In Secret Sessions IS
Contrary to the Spirit Of rhe Primary
Election Law.

Wahpeton Globe-Gazette: Slate
making is contrary to the spirit of
the primary election law; it is the
only great political evil the people
of the state have been fighting
against for many years; it was
doomed to death by the represen-
tative voters of the state; yet it
liveth.
No man or set of men regard
less of party affiliation have right
to say who shall or shall not be
candidate for Office under the said
primary law. Yet, that very thing
has been DONE.
Only the other day great fact
ion of greater political party met
in secret session in one of our
central cities in this state and re-
gardless of what the majority of
voters of the state wishes, fixed
slate, putting on the name here
and eliminating name there, un-
til its appearance was in accord
with their wishes, and then set
about to make it plain that the
public must ratify it at the pri-
maries next June or that the said
public could politely go to h!
The public hesitated when told
whittier its feet must travel and the
public also rigbteously hesitated
when told that it must vote for
candidates placed on the ticket by
a committee of twenty-one mem
bers Of a faction of political
party.
The primary law was passed to
give the common people an op-
portunity to vote for whatever
candidate they choose, and any
high handed method of debating
who shall or shall not be a candi-
date for office in the state where
such a law has been passed and in
force is the worst form of boss
rule.
Such an attempt should be met
by the merited opposition Of the
people Of the state.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
ELECTION HELD
IN WASHBURN
Almost a Unamious Vote Was Given
For the Water-works IN This
City.

City election was held in Wash
burn Monday and, to an outsider
t would have looked as tho very
little. interest was taken in the
matter. There was only one ticket
in the field but the water works
question was up in which every
one was interested.
A meeting was held last Friday
evening to talk over the subject.
1t was reported as being the best
public meeting Of its kind ever
held in the city. Persons on the
outskirts of town we're in atten-
dance as we'll as all the business
men and the vote on Monday
shows there was little opposition.
The proposition of installing city
water-works carried by a vote Of
107 for with four against.
The surveyors and contractors
will be given their part of the work
at once.
T. j. Haugeberg was reelected
mayor; Adolph Wacker, Otto
Schulz and G. F. Maennel were
elected aldermen; G. e.. Forbes,
treasurer; j. A. Hyland, police
magistrate and Karl Klein, Justice
of the peace.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
The Watkins Patent Medicine
agent canvassed in this vicinity
this week.
Helping Ont

T. Aune came up from Bismarck
Saturday to help out the Benton
Packing company until business
is we'll started again when he will
return. Mr.. Aune has recently
bought REIMBURSEMENT near Alta
and says before long he will have
the best farm in the country. He
has strawberry plants as side
line and expects to raise enough to
sell.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08

g. Wahl bought the half interest
Of the threshing rig from his part
ner Carl Olson.
Miss Florence Holmquist re-
turned to Bismarck on Monday
after spending her Easter vacation
at home.
Adolph Olson has hired out to
work for Carl Olson during spring
work.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
The First Game

The first ball game of the sea-
son will be played next Sunday on
the local grounds between Wash
burn and HensIer. Washburn
has an exceptionally good team
this season and some splendid
games will be played as the first
one will show even tho the boys
are not in practice.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
A New Citizen

E. Reich, Sr., bought the Lewis
Hanson cottage in Park addition
and will move his family here at
once. The Hanson family expect
to leave Washburn in the near
future.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
Greatstone Correspondence
Special to the Leader.

Special to the Leader.
Elmer Love has moved his fami.
ly from the coal mine to their
residence on the farm where they
will reside during the summer.
The Globe association agent was
in this vicinity this week soliciting
orders. -
Erick johnson recently erected
a new barn on his farm.
Mrs. Frank McCann did shop
ping at the Wiprud store We'd
nesday.
John Hammock made a trip to
Underwood Thursday where he
purchased two fine horses.
John Stevens has purchased a
new gasoline engine which he will
use to a good advantage this sea-
son.
Stock buyers of Underwood
purchased several head of cattle
in this vicinity Thursday.
Some of onr neighbors are work.
ing over time to keep up their
reputation.
Church services were held in
school No. on Good Friday.
Samuel Allingham transacted
business in Benedict Friday.
John Smithgohel made a bust
ness call in Garrison Saturday.
William Holmquist is assisting
his father in Malcolm vicinity
during spring work.
Fred Bode is employed for the
coming season by Peter Voth.
Herman Klitzke made a busi-
ness call in Turtle Lake Saturday.
Misses Elizabeth and Ruth
Sullivan and Miss Jessie Oldecker
all of McClusky visited with
friends and relatives here the latter
part of the week.
Mike Koeelnks transacted bust
ness in Turtle Lake Saturday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
1uN1e Lake Wave

j. E. Jones, left Monday morn
ing for a two weeks stay at his old
home at Goldfeld, Iowa, looking
after his farming interests at that
place.
]. E. Williams last week sold
the Jessie Miller farm a few miles
southeast Of town to Harry Crouch
and Heindrich DIETRICH for 1927 an
acre, crop payment plan.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
Dogden News

E. N. Tunell has recently re-
ceived information confirming his
reappointment as postmaster at
this place.
The Fargo Forum had local in
one 81 It's issues last week to the
effect that Brokof Stolernko had
died at Kief from drinking too
much alcohol. We were talking
with Mr.. stolerenko = couple Of
days afterwards and hs says he 4.
very much alive and does not IN
tend to turn mp his toes for quite
few years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
!. Take. the Census

Next Friday Foss Funk will be.
gin taking the census in Conkling,
Sverdrup and Satterlnnd town
ships and also in Washburn. He
will have until May Is to complete
the enumeration.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
Out on Bail

Art. Heinz and Ernie Pichard
of Underwood who were held in
Bismarck on charge of robbery,
will be tried on April Is. At
present they are out on a cash
bond of $4,000 each.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
Shoulder Fractured

Gottlieb Klein ST., fell from the
top of his steam engine Monday
and fractured his shoulder blade.
On account Of his age it may lay
him up for some time but at pres
ent he is getting along nicely.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
Candidate a Visitor

John L. Brekken was down
from Turtle Lake Monday on bust
ness. He is candidate for the
Office of county superintendent Of
schools and compared notes with
his opponent w: P. Dean.w in
the city.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
7. R. MOCKLER PUB
LlSHES PLATFORM
Announces hts Candidacy to the Republican
Voters Of the State Of North Dakota-His Plat
form Follows.

If am elected to congress I
will advocate the following meas
ures:
First. 1 shall whenever oppor-
tunity presents itself vote in favor
of free lumber.
Second. Believing that the
newspapers and magazines are the
greatest means of education in our
nation today, 1 am in favor of re-
moving the tariff on pulp from
which the paper is made, and in
favor of no additional burden in
the cost of mailing same to their
patrons.
T Third. I am in favor of better
provisions and an easier method
for obtaining pensions and in
caerse of pensions than at present
exists, and shall be in favor of
abolishing the red tape which
hinders the surviving widow from
obtaining the back pension which
has been earned by the soldier in
his life time and which delays her
in obtaining a pension in her own
behalf.
Fourth. I shall favor an ap-
preparation by congress for the
purpose Of perfecting the briquet-
ting experiments that are now in
teresting the people of the state of
North Dakota, and am in favor of
perfecting the work before the
coal lands pass into the hands Of a
syndicate.
Fifth. I am in favor of creating
a competent tariff commission with
full power to act.
Sixth. Shall favor such laws as
are necessary to abolish the ex-
isting trusts and combinations and
prohibit the fostering of others.
Seventh. Shall at all times ia
ivor the preservation, protection
and development Of our natural
resources.
Eighth. If I am elected to con-
gress shall oppose any organiza-
tion which attempts to repose a
Capitalization Of power in the
hands Of the speaker, and will
support and advocate all laws
necessary to grant the greatest
possible power to the other mem
bers.
Ninth. I am in favor Of
the g xpe nditure Of q
sufficient amount OF money TO
improve the navigable rivers and
waterways Of the United States
and specially those Of the Mis-
souri and Red rivers.
Tenth. The railroads being the
great shig ghways Of our nation, are.
amendable TO the laws Of the peo-
ples and should be governed BY the
Nv They should make reasonable
and suitable rates; should; give
N onpble service, and pay 4 Just
toporttion of taxes.
Elsrenth. 1 am IN favor of
posta banks with proper safe-' y
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
ALL IS NOT PEACE
IN POLITE POLITICS
The Minot Reporter Has the Following TO Say
About the Convention Held IN Valley City 4
While Back.


slugs, the insurgents Of North Da-
kota are sure lalapaloosers. Gran.
gism, bossism, machinism, McKen-
zieism, Murpheyism all, all pale
into insignifcance beside the high
handed methods Of the insurgent
bosses Marshall and Gronna and
their gang of cohort followers. It
was bad enough in the old days of
the convention system to have a
few gang directors tell the people
who could and could not run for
Office, but the insurgents have po-
|litely said .:.to hi with the pri-
mary law-the people be blowed-
we are going to run this thing to
suit ourselves" It's enough to
make we common people scratch
our populistic fees and cry aloud
for vengence on this gang Of So
called ''eliminators" who have
picked bunch of candidates for
Office through methods that are
nearer high handed bossism than
ever Mckenzie and his followers
dared.
Think Of it a bunch Of halifax
ed politicians, two from each judi
cial district Of the state, get to-
gether and say whether or no this
man can be candidate. Talk
about convention slatemaking it
isn't to be mentioned in the same
breath with the work of these
self appointed directors or ''elimi-
nators.''
Here in the tenth district every
body has been eliminated by the
two worthless who represent us in
this eliminating gang, with the
exception Of that everlasting po-
litical mistake known as State
Treasurer Bickford. Jim John
son attended a meeting Of the
gang Of Valley City and pleaded
for admission, but Jim was tainted
with the thunb-marks Of Joe
Roach according to the ritual Of
these directors and he was forth
with eliminated; Alfred Blais-
dell is eliminated; George Wilson
is eliminated; Percy Cole is elimi-.
mated; /; and thank the good Lord,
last and by all means least g. a.
johnson is eliminated. All that.
the tenth district, comprising
Ward, Williams and Nick Kenzie
counties, has received lat the hands
Of the aeliminators' is Bickford.
W.
Are the people going 70 stand.
for this Do Vine Steele Of their
rights Are the precinct and
county commit itteemen who are.
part and parcel Of the primary law
% be ignored. u. there eyer. 4
moro perfect machine under the
old system than this formed by
the eliminato atorsf 1as not The,
letter and spirit ofA the primary
law been thrown toE winds by
this supposed reaeive' & gang2s
And 4 the lpeopls should stand
for Hi grade q simon-p pnre boszs
siisn, what would the reward be#
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08

CdmeStOWu, ~. y. April f.-a1A
doubt about the construction. of
the Pingree- Wilton line this year,
appears to be over as constructors
are in the city making arrange
ments to begin grading work April
IL.
The general contract was let to
Guthrie & Co. ST. Paul and twenty
five miles of that contract has al
ready been sublet to two con-
tractors: Edward Sweringen of
New Salem and James Sobin of
Seattle. Both contractors arrived
Friday and registered at the Glad
stone hotel. Mr.. Tobin has force
of fortyeight teams and has been
working on Great Northern con-
tracts near Culbertson, Mont. Con-
tractor Swerington has force Of
sixty-five teams which have been
wintering at New Salem and were
engaged in grading on the N. p.
extention west of. the river last
year.
The new work will be rushed
forward as rapidly as possible and
any farmer or anyone else who de-.
sires to do any part Of the work,
can arrange for the same by seeing
the contractors. It is said that q
!. little better price per cubic yard
will be paid this year than last.
There are all kinds of work for
men and teams on this extension
this summer. The contracts with
the railroad company calls for the
compilation of the line October LIST.
next.
The laying Of the rails and the
construction Of bridges, culverts,
etc, will be done following the
grades as closely as possible. Mr..
Tobin was looking up the purchase
of oats for his horses, and expects
to buy about 10000 bushels. The
bridgee over the Pipestem will be
/ an iron pipe support bridge. It
is said that some of the grades on
thenew line as left by the engin-
eers will be pretty steep as high as
2 per cent grades, but these may
be recuded before the rails are
finally laid. Eegineer Boston has
charge Of the east halle of the work.
The contractors went to Pingree
today to make some preliminary
arrangements for the starting Of.
the big railroad camp.
1t is said that @. X. Wing Of
Darlington is the townsite agent
for the new towns expected to be
started on the new line. Mr.. Wing
is at present sick in the hospital
in st. Paul.
It was reported that Contractor
Whittier, who had contract on
Midland Continental, but who, is
not to complete that line, has taken
q contract for grading on the g.
N. The report was that Mr..
Whittier had taken 4. contract on
the Pingree- Wilton extetntion, but
this is said to be incorrect.
The railroad building il the
country and the farm work to be
done this spring, summer and fall
/ will keep every man and team
busy until it freezes up. Good
wages can be made between seed
ing and harvest By any one who
has equipment for railroad work.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-04-08
The CONTRACT
HAS BEEN LET
For the Construction Of the Pmgree-
Wilton Branch Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad.

Jamestown, N. D. April ALL
doubt about the construction Of
the Pingree- Wilton line this year,
appears to be over as constructors
are in the city making arrange
ments to begin grading work April
~ -. IS. -.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1910-02-05
The Writers


Harold MacGrath. the author. b at
Malta On his Ieisursly way around the
world.
william LIghttoot vlsseher. author
and actor, was born In 0wingsvfIie,
KY, sixty-seven years ago. BE car
ried q gun four years In the civil war,
has written over q thousand poems
and has done editorial work on scores
Of newspaper
william Watson, the English poet
who has attracted to himself the at
tention Of the world BY his poem,
'aThe Woman With the Sepent's
Tongue" has been a prolific writer
since 1880. Some years ago he went
into retirement as q result. II was com
monty said. Of a mental collapse.
Although II Is the Swedish academy
which awards the Nobel prizes, Selma
Lagerlof Is the first Swede to receive
the award for literature. Nine. Lager
lof q characterized by one writer as
''the creator OF a new school Of lit
erature In Sweden-the optimistic"
Her personality has been described a.
''Tadiating sunshine"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1910-02-05

The progress which our people have
made along Industrial and educational
lines In the western section Of the
United States within the past nfteen
years seems to sustain the contention
Of some Of the leaders among rs that
the west affords more liberal opportu-
mites for the business development OF
the race than any other section. That
the race has largely entered into the
commercial spirit OF that section may
be plainly seen by the thrift and IN
dustry Of our people In cities Ike
Chicago, St Louis, Cleveland, Den
yer, Buxton, Los Angeles and Oak
land. One OF the most progressive
business men OF Kansas City. Mo-, Il
Fortune ]. Weaver, who Il the propri-
etor Of the Afro-American Employ
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1910-02-05
The Millennium
Is Near at Hand.
Tine HOnOred CusiOmS Are Fading Noted
GIcrawea b SympOslum % htermar.
hsoe BetWesa Jew and Gentle
Assert That CpId bNORe-
speCter Of Persons.
~ BRUCE GRIT"

The American Hebrew has become
such a power in the social, pOIiticai /,
and commercial life OF this nation and !
Is making his influence felt 50 keenIy
and effectively that the gentle race,
80 called, has begun ito sit up and
take notice" Of him. The views eX-
pressed by leading representatives Of
the Protestant and Jewish churches
In New York In q writing covering sew
eraI columns In the New York Sun
recently would seem to indicate that
we are on the verge OF q social up
heaval. The title OF the article Is,
aAre Jew and Gentle NearerT We
hope every Negro will read what these
learned clergymen have said in justi-
flcatiOn Of the Intermarriage Of Jews
and gentiles. While personally we
do not favor Intermarriage between
the races, we cannot help indOrsing
the utterances OF the clergy Of both
the Jewish and gentle races who as
sert land with good reason and sound
logic) that Cupid Is no respecter Of
persons.
For a thousand years the Jews have
been despised among all nations. Less
than fifty years ago this race was the
butt Of ridicule, the victim Of coarse
gibes and jests, the objects Of scorn and
contumely and Of the ignorant and
plying contempt Of race whose chief
asset Is its complacent egotism. The
Jew has been q plOdder.
His patience, his persistency, his
logged determination, his indomitable
will power, have each and all COM
bined to convince the all knowing and
farseeing gentle that, after all, there
may be something in the promise
made to these people as contained in
the whole Of the twenty-eighth chap
ter Of Deuteronomy and particularly
In verses s to IL. And now in the
year 1910 q leading gentle newspaper
deVotes seven columns to a discussion
Of the intermarriage OF Jews and gen
tiles. And representative clergymen
Of both these races-one as old as CIV
ilization, the other a composite Of
many races and no history to speak OF
have placed themselves on record as
favoring mixed marriages. VIII the
same reasons and logic and philosophy
apply to intermarriage between an
other race quite as old as the Jewish
race and the gentiles? Would the
clergy OF the gentle faith be as unan-
imous in their approval Of such mar
riages, or would they draw the line
upon q respectable Negro and a re-
Spectable white woman who preferred
marriage to a life Of shame? The sub
ject in the light Of recent develop
ments Is certainly interesting and sig
nihcant as showing the state Of mind
into which the power and influence Of
the Jewish race upon American civili-
Eation have thrown the gentle race,
so called. The stone that the build
ers had rejected has become the head
Of the corner" The coming race in
America, unless all prophecies fail, is
the Jewish race, and gentiles will do
well to get on the band wagon in time.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1910-02-05

I Wilson Foster. Klondike prospector,
has presented the Dominion museum
In Ottawa with 10000 specimens OF
minerals secured In the Klondike ~
zion. gold, topaz. opals, etc.
Henry Putnam Of Milford Is proba-
bly, the oldest brown tail moth picker
IN New Hampshire. He is ninety years
old No tree IL too hard for Mr.. Put
nam to climb. and be says that be
greatly enjoys the exercise.
r. l. Auten begged to be excused
from jury service at Los Angeles be-
cause he was eighty-nine years old.
Judge Wilson looked him over and re-
fused to excuse him, saying, why.
you may live to be 100. young man."
Thomas Lawley Of Skowhegan. Ne,
has a razor strop made OF foxskin.
The strop has been used in the family
for more than seventy years. The "a
Tor that Mr.. Lawley uses was made
by his uncle many years ago from the
blade Of an old scythe.
W. Cameron Forbes IS the fifth and
youngest governor general OF the Phil
ippines since the United States insti-
tuted civil government In the islands.
Governor Forbes was born in Milton,
near Boston, In 1870. Bis mother was
a sister Of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
General Leonard Wood, now chief Of
stan, Is the youngest American gen.
eral officer. with the exception Of Gen
eral Funston. He still has thirteen
years Of active service before him.
Only two general officers Of 1906. Miles
and Merritt, are living. and they are
both on the retired list