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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-09
North Dakota Good Enough

Dunn County News: After
four weeks absence, the writer is
again at the helm of the News,
more satisfied than ever to be
counted among the residents of
Dunn county. OF course we had
splendid time visiting among re-
latives and renewing old acquaint-
ances of school-boy days, but
there's difference that cannot be-
explained between the staid and
rsteady east and the so-called
wild and woolly west" Crops in
the eastern states. as far as south
ern Ohio, are nothing to brag of
this year, although prospects are
good for an excellent corn crop.
Wheat threshed out from four to
twenty bushels per acre, with an
average yield of possibly ten or
twelve bushels. Passing through
the state of Illinois we saw humid
reds Of acres Of heavy corn fat on
the ground, due to a very heavy
wind and rain storm the night
previous. It has been an unl
( usually dry season all over the
eastern AMI middle western states,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-09
Max Enterprise

P. N. Langbell returned Satur-
day from short business trip to
Bismarck aud Wilton where he
sold $500 acres of land to South
Dakota parties.
Some sections of our surround
ing territory were visited by Jack
Frost last week Thursday and Fri
day nights and it is reported that
garden truck and potatoes were
touched by his chilly hand. A
few report that on low ground, fax
was injured somewhat but the
general opinion seems to be that
the larger share of the acreage of
this crop was beyond the stages
where it would suffer.
This community was panied to
hear Wednesday evening that
Pete johnson, who resided three
miles south of town, had commit
ed suicide by hanging himself. He
had been absent from his home
since Sunday when search re-
suited in his dead body being
found in an unoccupied shack
near his home and it was clear
that death had resulted at his own
hand. Coroner Heinzeroth of
Turtle Lake was notified and he
autoed up yesterday morning and
held the inquest and the finding
was that death resulted as above
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-09
The Story Continues

A couple Of weeks ago the Lead
or published an article about a
New England young man adver-
tising for a wife and who finally
decided to take one in Ryder. BE
made the trip to her home to find
that she had been married two
days before. Now the report is
out that the young wife has
disappeared with another man.
No doubt the next chapter Of her
life will soon be published.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-09
Advice To Farmers
By One Who Knows
R. c. Doneghue, Professor Of Soils at the Agri-
cultural College Wishes to Assist the Farmers
in the Good Crop Question.

10 the question what is the best
depth to pillow, R. G. Donehue, pro-
fessor of soils at the Agricultural
College, says there is no best
depth to plow. Each soil type
with a certain set of climatic con-
ditions requires a method of man.
agement peculiar to itself. As
rule, however it is best to plow
five or six inches deep. 1t may
be advisable under some condi-
tions to plow deeper than this and
in some cases shallow. Deep
plowing provides the crop with a
large feeding area, increases the
capacity Of the soil to hold water
aud mixes the organic matter
which is plowed under with the
lower layers of soil; there is more
water to use. more plant food and
more space in which the plants
can grow; 50 there is usually a bet
ter crop. Shallow plowing is
sometimes practioed with profit ON
lands that are very fertile and on
which small grains are to be rails
ed, as there is less danger of the
grain lodging. These lands should
be plowed deep when cultivated
crops are grown.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-09
A Splendid Crop

Ihos. Figenskau will have as
good crop report to make this
season as is expected any year in
this state when there has been a
fair amount of moisture. His
wheat went % bushels to the acre
and is said to be of the finest kind.
All farmers in his vicinity along
the Missouri river have good crops.
Around Rec the average yield is
from l8 to % bushels.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-09
STATE ITEMS
OF STATE NEWS
The Price Of Land IS Now Higher
Than it has Ever Been in This
Biz Rich State

At Litchville a quarter section
of land was sold for $50 an acre
That will be the price of all land
in North Dakota in the neal
future.
In New Hamshire hay fever
society has been organized
There are some in this vicinity
who are able to join.
There are three petitions out to
cut Billings county and all con-
fict. The names chosen for the
new would-be counties are: Roose-
yelt, Butte and Golden.
The census figures show that
New York has increased its popu-
lation nearly five million and is the
second largest city in the world.
With the exception of London it
is as large as any two foreign
cities.
It was rumored that the North
ern Pacific railroad company had
purchased the Chicago Great
Western but no public announce
ment has been made. The North
ern Pacific wants to enter the
Chicago field.
There has been trouple among
the natives in Manila and it is
feared it may prove serious.
Mandac, while governor, who was
convicted of homicide and SEN
fenced to fourteen years imprison-
ment. He jumped his bond and
is now said to be at the head OF
the trouble.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-09
Build Car Line

A man is looking into the ques-
tion Of building a street car line
between Bismarck and Mandan.
He would have no difficulty until
he reached the Missouri bat that
is wide and deep enough to make
him think twice before spend
ing the money to pay for bridge
to cross it.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-09
Filing Resumed

Last spring after 5000 numbers
were called for filing on the Stand.
ing Rock reserva ion an
adjournment was taken until
September 2. The filing will be
continued until Oct. 26 and after
that date, the land on the reserva.
ton remaining unified upon will
be open to general entry. 1t is
thought many fine homesteads
will be left.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-09
On the Jump

The new town of Energy is
being built up fast, at least on
paper. It is now said that one
railroad and perhaps two will cross
the river at that point. On the
9th of this month big barbecue
will be given and noted speakers
will be present to address the
crowds. Senator McCumber. Con.
gresham Hanna, and Prof. Boley
of the Agricultural College will be
there to assist in the celebration.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-09

although some localities report an
average crop. Land is increasing
in price in all the eastern states,
and rest is likewise on the increase.
Taken all together, western North
Dakota has got 'em all skinned
when it comes right down to hav-
ing a delightful place to live.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-09
How Printers are Rated

Every once in a while some
cheerful individual remarks to us.
"Well, now that the paper is out
l suppose you can take it easy for
two or three days. Yes, how de-
lightful it is that a country pub.
Usher has practically nothing to do
between press days. Business
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-09

sheet iron. with heavy tuberlar
screens on the inside, and is con-
nected to the blower near the end,
from the saver there are two tubes
that run to the ground in which
the clean grain comes out of one
and the foul seed out of the other.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-09
GOOD ROADS
IN N. DAKOTA
J. W: Foley Tells Of the Benefit to
to the Farmer in a Letter to
the Pioneer Press

If the automobile has brought
cases Of individual extravaganza
to light in this period of reflection
upon unwise expenditures, it is
also bringing something that
North Dakota needs more than
any other single public utility, and
that is good roads, says j. w.
Foley in his Bismarck letter to
The st. Paul Pioneer press. Un-
til the coming Of the automobile
good roads" was largely a matter
for lectures and writer's. Little of
a practical nature was done or at
tempted. But with the presence
OF hundreds of automobiles in
every county in the state. and
with the automobile displacing
the horse as a means of livery
from town to town. the need of
good roads has become SO apparent
that the automobile clubs through
the state have banded together for
road improvement This has al
ready been done in several
countries and their example will be
initiated by others.
The first work of the automo-
bile owners has been to engage
boys and laborers willing to work
for reasonable sums to pick up
stones In city streets, fill up
''chunk holes' and then gradually
to extend their energies to the
country roads. Naturally, the
roads of this state are good, the
soil packing down firmly and
draining we'll, except in the heavy
soil of the Red River valley. But
the hidden stones and half con-
cealed chunk holes are constant
menance to automobiles and these
are receiving the first attention of
the good roads association.
There is not even the smallest
town in North Dakota now but
has its automobile livery. Drives
of sixty. seventy and a hundred
miles are as ordinary are made
with greater ease and comfort
than were drives of fifteen and
twenty miles in the old days.
Travelling men no longer wait for
local freights to make towns" and
the necessity of real good roads is
becoming more essentially ap-
parent every day.
The farmers will be among the
greatest beneiciaries of the good
roads movement, inasmuch as thew
contribute the greatest and heavi-
est traffic. It has cost the farmers
of this state enormous sums to
tolerate bad roads in the past and
their expenses Of hauling grain
and produce to the primary market
has been more than the cost of
shipment from the elevators to the
terminals. Nevertheless. the old
and Ineffective system of road
making has continued in the diff
ferent counties, and the roads
have been muddy and heavy in
wet weather and rutty and uneven
in dry. If the automobile brings
generally better roads it will be
the farmers best friend, even if in
the past he has been inclined to
think it his greatest enemy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-09
No Smoke There

A couple Of weeks ago lights
were needed during the middle of
the day, on account Of the heavy
smoke from forest fires. In the
southern part of Idaho no effects
were noticed from the smoke.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-09-09
Denhoaf Voice

Miss Lulu Branning brought in
26 potatoes Monday that made
half bushel BY measure and
weight. Miss Branning has sev-
erel acres in potatoes on her claim
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14
FIRST DAY Of
|. BROWNIES TRIAL
RESULTS IN PARTIAL VICTORY
FOR INDICTED ILLINOIS
LEGISLATOR.
THE ST. LOUIS MEETING
Judge McSurIey Decides Evidence OF
This Occurrence, When Jack
Pot Was Opened, is Not
to Be Introduced.

Chicago, June 13.-The first day oil
the trial before Judge McSurley In
the criminal court here Of Represen.
tative Lee o'Seh rrowne, charged
with alleged bribery in connection
with the election oG senator I.orimer,
resulted in a partial victory for
Prowne's counsel
Despite the protests by States Attor-
ney Wayman, McSurley declared that
the so-called Jack pot" evidence in
the case-evidence reeountins occur.
rcacef at the meeting of Illinois legis.
latcrs in st, Louis hotel--must be
ruled out, The judge said he could
see no logical revelancy in the al.
legged st. Louis transaction because
no specific agreement for the election
Of the senator was fade there. He
stated that the alleged St Louis trans.
actions were the mere payments for
votes on an unspecified bill. The de-
cislon will have important bearing in
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14
HAD TWO FIRE ALARMS
Grocery Store Of Thos Windrom
Damaged Last Night--Other
Alarm Was False.

About 9 o'clock last night passer-
by saw fire in the grocery store of
Thomas Windrom, Jr., corner of
Eighth and Washington avenue, and
gave the alarm to station No. 2,
across the street. The fire was soon
gained much neadway and was soon
extinugished by the firement The
blaze was along the north wall Of
the building and how it originated
has not been ascertained. The dam
age may amount to less than 800.
Had the firemen been supplied with
chemical extinguishers the loss
would have been very slight.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon
an alarm was sent in to both sta
tions and responded to the cxll by
going to the locality directed, Thir-
teenth street and Commercial ave.
nue. but no fire was sighted.
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BROKE ALTiTDuE RECORD.

Indianapolis. June 49, Soaring To
height Of 4,3sfh feet, Walter Brock.
ins, In a Wright biplane. broke the
worlds aeroplane record for altitude
to day In the National Aviation meet
at the indianapolis Speedway.
Brookins achievement followed
flights by several pupils of the Wright
Brothers. l.. Bumbaugh lost control
OF his biplane and the machine fell
to the ground from a height of ten
feet and was smashed, with the
aviator under 1t, The wreckage took
fire and Bumbaugh narrowly escaped
burning. He was only slightly
bruised, Brookins' high fight, in
which be took the record from Louis
Paulhan, who, at Los Angeles. rose to
4,l65 feet, was also a sensational
speed triumph. He rose 1900 feet in
seven minutes
Continuing In circles Brookins rose
steadily at speed estimated at sixty
miles an hour. Thirty minutes after
he started he reached the highest al.
titude and began to descend
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Between 20 AND 80 LIVES
LOST IN QUEER ACCIDENT

Montreal Que, Juns 13.--Between
twenty and thirty lost their lives
today when the supports Of the
sprinkler system tank on the roof OF
the Herald building gave way, and a
great mass of metal and water,
weighing S5 tons, went crashing to
the basement.
Fire broke out, adding horrors.
The firemen displayed neroism IN
rescung scores Of people from peril
Gus positions. Some walls had come
down before the work of recovering
the bodies could be attempted and II
was not until this evening that the
first body was brought out.
Nearly 600 we're in the building at
the time OF the disaster, those who
escaped being warned by falling
plaster, rushing to the front windows
where they wcres rescued by fire
men. fortunately the floors held
firm about 80 feet back from the
front wall Some survivors tell Of
falling two or three floors and find
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feet and was directly ahead of the
locomotive. Both women later
climbed into the tender to get a bet
ter view. All along the line crowds.
gathered at every station and cross
ing to cheer, and the small towns let
forth blasts of whistles while factory
hands rushed out like ants. Horses
kicked up their. heads and ran for
the far corners of the fields.
Hamilton flew at an average height
LOT 400 feet When he reached Phil
ladelphia he circlcd four times and
then directed toward the ground
There was a tremendous jam to- con
gratulate him.
After delivering his messages Ham.
ilton ate a light lunch and prepared
for the return journey. On the return
the special train did not get abreast
until the fortieth mile. When Hamil.
ton reached South Amboy he was
Obliged to descend until new spark
plug and propeller came from New
York. After a short delay he started
OF again. When he landed at New
York he was greeted by the whistiing
|of boats in the harbor. Stepping from
the machine he kissed his wife ami
then lit cigarette.
1T was a great trip" said Hamilton.
latter It was all over. 1T was good
days work, 7 He said that when he
descended for repairs he thought he
was on Staten Island and was sur
prlsed to learn that he was still in
New Jersey. Hamilton used a Curtiss
| l.plane.
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ing themselves In place where taey
grouped to safety through dense
dust. A dozen bindery girls were
taken down from the fourth story
window. Then the fire started. but
the police eStricaTed probably doz-
sn from the ruins.
The rescue of Fred Vidal stereo-
typer, was the most daring. Despite
the flames. the firemen chopped him
out from beneath the girder. Both
his legs and some ribs were broken.
Every member OF the editorial
staff escaped nnharmed
Fred Maloney, linotype operator.
saw his machine disappear through
the floor The edge OF the break
came lust in front OF his chair. The
fire started from the stereotyping de-
partment and later broke out the
font Of the building, presumably from
Ignition Of the gas supplying tns
linotype machines whtclH went
through the floor.
The loss is yearly half million,
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Covered First Leg Of Journey, Dis
tance Of 88 Miles, in / Hour
81 Minutes
Accident to the Engine Compelled Aviator to Land
In Swamp About Twenty Miles From New
York, But After Making Repairs He
RESUMES, and Landed in Triumph

Il
New York, June 13.--Charles X
Hamilton arose from Governors Isl
and in an aeroplane this morning an
sped without break SS miles Il
Philadelphia In remarkable eros!
country fight, under the auspices d
the New York Times and the Phil
ladelphia Public Ledger.
He made the trip In one hour anc
Ififty-one minutes, Tearing Governor
Island at 1885 and landing at Philadel
phia at 9:26.
Alighting at the Aviation Field. he
delivered letters from Governor
Hughes and Mayor Gaynor to Gov.
ernor Stuart and Mayor Reyburn, ac
cepted messages of congratulation
from them to bear on his return, and
started for New York again, with only
a brief intermission for food, fuel and
oil.
Landed in Swamp.
He had flown approximately sew.
enty miles of his return Journey when
"a sluggish motor drove him to de-
scend in swamp near South Amboy
n, j., at 1885 p. m.
The propeller was broken there in
landing but after repairs were made
Hamilton resumed the flight at 6.20
and landed at Governors Island al
1888. Thus the return trips was made
in one hour and thirty-six minutes al
an estimated average speed of 54.9C
miles an hour, which breaks the rec
ord made by Curtiss in his flight from
Albany to New York.
Curtiss still holds the official rec
ord for speed, but Hamilton took all
the American records for a cross
country distance and duration, and
using his own figures for the return
journey, his average speed per mile
established new figure Despite the
accident the aviator was able to fin.
ish within twelve hours, although
twenty-four hours were allowed.
DHfing the whole of the first lap he
never varied more than two minutes
from the time card and came down on
a handkerchief, laid to mark the land.
Ing post, with the precision of a hom-
ing pigeon, thus demonstrating that
the aeroplane can deliver mail with
the punctuality of the government
service.
Followed BY Train.
Part Of the way Hamilton was ac.
companied by a special train which
carried his wife and his mother. The
train had hard time keeping up, and
when Hamilton first came into their
sight about IA miles out his mother
wept for joy, The train gradually
caught up till Hamilton was up 400
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14
EIGHT WERE BAPTIZED


Rev. Clark. of faducah, the evan
gelist at the Calvary Baptist church,
drew an even larger audience than
usual His subject was The Sin Of
Adultery" There were eight bap-
tised and one addition to the church.
This evening the subject win be
"The Last Judgment" This wee.,
will end the engagement of Rev,
Clark,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14

A Burlington passenger train com.
Ing into st. Joseph had to stop and
remove sleeping man from the track.
A brakeman was left to hold the man
and when the train reached the sta
tion a policeman was sent to arrest
the track sleeper He was running
down the right Of way with the brake
man hanging to his coattails with all
brakes set.-- Kansas City star.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14
At M. {. Church South.

The revival meetings at the Elm
street NJ u. church are proving sue.
cessful, near'y a score OF persons hav.
ing Indicated purpose to join The
meetings will continue through this
week, Rev p. j. Thogmorton, Of
Sikeston, Mo, officiating. Good sing
ing every night.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14
THE CORPORATION TAX.

Washington, June 13.-More than a
million dollars has been paid into, the
treasury on account of the corpora
tion tax
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14

Mrs. Gregory, the winner of the gas
stove says the time she employed
writing the postal card was exactly
1S hours. The work was done with
a very fine. hard lead pencil that re
quired being sharpened continuously
to the finest point,
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14

Sympathy Appreciates BY the Sick.
Sympathy and tact will often prove
a greater benefit to the sick than the
most skilful treatmentsgiven In cold.
Indifferent way.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14

Best Way Of Serving God
Cod Ia better served In resisting I
temptation to evil than In many Tor.
NAL prayers Penn.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14
Cardinals Beat Brooklyn.

Brooklyn, June 13.-Brooklyn scored
their only run on a single, a sacrifice
and Hummels double
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14
Won in Thirteenth.

Chicago, June 13. Thirteen innings.
Chicago scored the winning run on
Gandil's two bagger and Payne's
|single.
Ganra ~ a.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cubs Beat Giants.

New York, June 13.-Bridwell was
the only New York player who was
a credit to the team in both fielding
and batting.
r, rr r,
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the following quarters.
What Decision May DO.


1t will eliminate as evidence in the
Browne trial considerable portion
of the bribery confession of Represen-
tative White. the man who precipitat-
ed the bribery investigation.
1t brings to immediate issue the
question Of the admissibillty of evi-
dence regarding the payments alleged
to have been made to Representa-
tiyes H. J. G. Beckemeyer and
Michael s. Link, upon whom Way
man depends for corroboration OF
Whites story. 1t may absolve Rep.
resentative Robert Il. Wilson from
the charge Of perjury upon which he
was indicted. Under the Illinois sta
tutes, 1t is said, person can not be
indicted and tried for perjury where
his testimony is not material to the
main issues. The attorneys will un-
doubtedly clash tomorrow In argu.
ments regarding the admisibility of
the whole testimony of Beckemeyer
"hu ht utltilSG NVHttuuS lHhi
all of Beckemeyer's and Links testi.
mony, except that bearing directly
upon the alleged senatorial bribery,
Is immaterial
White was on the witness stand all
day but frequent lengthy arguments
prevented him from testifying at any
great length.
Jury Was Dismissed.
When White reached the Jack pot
feature Of his story, the jury was ex-
cused while the counsel took up the
fight on the admissibility OF this tes.
timony The story of the meetings
in Springfield and alleged promises to
pay White $1,000 to vote for Lorimer,
was told before the interruption.
White also Identified number Of let
ters and kilograms which he declared
were sent him by Browne. All OF
Concluded On Fifth Page.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14
RHh

Block, Johnson and Street. !,
Concluded on Second "age.)
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Browns Defeated.

St. Louis, June is.--Philadelphia dc
feated ST. Louis today, G to l.
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Pittsburg Wins.
sIowest Came Of Year.

Cleveland, June 13.-Boston won
the slowest game Of the season, taking
9 hours and So minutes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14
teries Mitchell, Harknt

Doane, Easterly And Bemis; Cicotte
and Carrigan.
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An Even Break.

Boston, June 13.-An even break
was the result of double header be-
tween Boston and Cincinnati.
Score r II r.
Boston .......... ...2 Q 2
Cincinnati ....... ..... 10 D
Batteries Curtis, Ferguson and
Graham, Burns and Mclean.
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14
Am ERIcAN LEAGUE.
Cree Was Feature.

Detroit, June 13.-Cree's batting
was the feature-four hits in four
The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-14

Batteries-Summers and StanagC
Vaughan, Quinn and Mitchell,