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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

mercury on the roof got no higher
than 90 degrees. That was between 2
and o'clock. Sunday night the low
est temperature was rs degrees and
there was scarcely a breath of air stir
ring. Most people complain more of
Sunday night than Saturday night.
The government thermometer re-
corded the following hourly tempera-
lures the last two days:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
BIG GUNSARE HERE
Senator Cummins to Speak at
the Auditorium.
Most of Other Insurgent Celeb
rites Will Be Present.
BOOST TOM M'NEAL.
That Is Main Purpose Of the
Meeting.
VIM. Allen White to Be Master
of Ceremonies.
BOOST TOM M'NEAL.

Senator Albert B. Cummins OF Iowa.
Senator Joseph L. Bristow of Sahna'
William Allen White of Emporia, Gov
ernor w. r. Stubbs and Attorney Cen
eral Fred S. Jackson, all these celeor1-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

Kansas is engulfed in a hot wave.
Last night there was little rest for the
weary. Sheets and pillows were sat
urated with perspiration and insom-
mia was the order of the night
The contin Led hot winds from the
south threatened to make today even
hotter than Saturday. These winds
have now gotten the buildings and
streets so heated that the temperature
rises fast and becomes almost unbear-
able III the street
The mercury stood at 102 at o'clock
today Saturday at 2 it was but SO de-
grees. In less than two hours from
that reading Saturday it jumped to
1892. To-Day with four degrees lead,
Topeka may record 10S by o'clock.
Enid, Ok, is the only city in this sec
tion which has suffered that high a
figure this season.
The only chance for averting such a
possibility is in an unlocked for cloud
ing up or thunder storm. This is not
at all likely according to the weather
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
weather Indications.

Chicago, July 25.-Forecast for Kan.
sas. Generally fair and continued
warm tonight and Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

party has been heard in this city, as
was handed to Stubbs by these men in
this two hours session
Neither sneaker had one thing to
offer to the people except that Stubos
is the most monumental distress that
ever struck Kansas. Instead of out
lining something of his own when ne
thinks Kansas needs in public affairs,
something looking to progress ana
growth in state government, Wagstan
devoted one and half hours to attack
ssThe mass of falsehood. misleading
statements, half truths, and deliberate
buncomoe handed to the audience is an
insult If Stubbs is guilty OF one
fo,,rth the things Wagstaff says he is,
he should be hanged by the neck until
dead. This campaign is no longer
question of taxes, machine or anti-ma-
chine. 1t is an issue OF moraIlty. 1t -
:, question of who's lying? When you
settle this you settle the governorship
fight"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

The hottest weather since the ter
rifle sizzler marked down in history as
July, 1901, struck Topeka Saturday
afternoon and may continue a week.
This, says the weather man, will be a
red letter week for the capital city.
Saturday was certainly a red hot day
and the mercury fought at the top of
the tube climbing at $3.50 o'clock to
1892 degrees, and Sunday was little
better.
That it was a peculiar day was early
noticeable. People came out onto the
streets only to duck back into their
the dazzling sun blinded them. They
pulled the blinds and famed and fan
ned. They mortgaged household fur
niture to buy electric fans. Consump-
tives risked their lives in a circle of
these buzzers and even the dyspeptics
drank soda water and swallowed pints
of ice cream until the fountain boys
called for reinforcements
Those who dared the day walked to
the ball park cars with arms spread
like chickens wings in the little back
yard and a big fellow told simply just
how hot he was when a cushion boy
pushed a straw mat in front of him.
YES; give me one of those table mats
| fore 1 burn these boards
The weather man, the most accom-
ready to explain just how it happened
| said kindly and apologetically: I'VE
really could not help it. low pres
sure zone fell over the Dakotas and
the hot. southerly winds rushed in.
| OF course they got hotter and hotter
as they crossed the country OF
course. And if it wasn't too hot to eat,
eggs could have been fried lying on
the kitchen window sill.
| Yet that 1O3 doesn't give accurately
| the heat suffered on the street. That
is taken UP on the roof of the Null
vane building where the terrific refec-
| ton from the street has no influence
and where the atmosphere can circu-
| late.
| Some relief came at night when a
! 20 mile wind cooled the swelterine
| earth a little, but the temperature new
| er got below 7711 degrees. Except fol
| about six days in July nine years ago
| Topeka never had such a day and
such a night as Saturday, the 2Sd. 4
| hours of the day.
] Sunday was some better and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

Assistant Attorney General Charles
Shukers gets into the game today with
a hroadside for Dan Anthony, stand
NAT congressman from this district
There has been more or less talk in
anti-square deal circles lately about
the settlement of joint cases in Leav-
enworth by the attorney generals Of
flee, and Anthony has mixed up in
the discussion. He had better kept
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
HOT WAVE is HERE
Nights Offer the People Little
Relief.
Lowest Point Reached Last
Night Was 75.
HOTTESTON SATURDAY
Mercury Touched 1O3 at One
Time.
Weather Man Promises No Re-
lief This Week.

The U. S. Thermometer at the To-
peka weather bureau had reached 1Os
at D. m., and was still rising.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
SATURDAY,
SUNDAY.
SUNDAY

The hourly temperatures recorded for
the past two nights are:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

(Continued on Page Eight \
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
Seed Wheat Bonds Awarded

The county commissioners OF
Sheridan County, N. OAK, on
Nov. 2 awarded to T. L. Beiseker,
of Beiseker & Co., Fessenden, N.
OAK, the whole amount of a $50,
600 issue of seed wheat bonds
authorized by the county. Mr..
Beiseker is interested in a chain
of twenty banks in Minnesota,
Wisconsin and North Dakota.
The above item taken from the
financial World printed in New
York is of particular interest from
the fact that Mr.. Beiseker is one
of the recent purchasers of the
Washburn State Bank. Sheridan
county issued bonds to the amount
of $50O0O.OO, the money to be
loaned to the farmers of the county
to buy seed wheat for next spring.
In buying these low interest rate
bonds at time when money is
tight and interest rates high Mr..
Beiseker has shown a very COM
mendable spirit as the same money
could have been invested at much
higher rates.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
Items From The
Washburn Times
Taken From the Paper Issued in
1883 When Satterlund and
veeder Were Proprietors

The board of commissioners for
Mclean county met Nov. l, and
designated Washburn as the tenn.
porary county seat. The follow.
ing officers were appointed: Sheriff
John Satterlund: Treasurer-E
T. Winston; Judge of Probate =
James Heath, Coroner-E. H.
Belyer. Surveyor-Geo Robinson.
Justices of the Peace-L. M, Wal
lin, James Bartron, Chas Weller
and S. l.. Crosley.
Nov. Is. They are paying So
a ton for buffalo bones at CARING
ton. Wheat is worth so cents at
the Washburn mill, and the best
-four is sold at S3.25 per sack.
Ed. Hachett has gone to the
Mouse river country for the pur-
pose of securing signatures to a
petition asking for the organiza-
ton Of McHenry county. The
Times has grave doubts as to the
propriety Of this move, and does
not believe that Gov. Ordway can
be blinded by any scheme that
may exist at the bottom of the
move. The people Of that county
are not prepared for an organiza-
ton. There is not a foot of land
survey yed in the country, and there
exist no source whence revenue
can he drawn to support an or
ganization. except perhaps a few
head of cattle owned along Mouse
river
Emmons county was organized
on the 9th, and Dan Williams was
appointed register Of deeds.
Last Friday night horse-thieves
got in their work at the new town
of Weller in fine shape. They
succeeding in entering Mr.. We'll
ler's barn and stole eight horses.
!. Washburn is probably the only
town in the United States that
had a telegraph line before it had
Il daily mail
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
Mercer Telegram

McClusky celebrated the win.
ming of the county seat by giving
huge banquet to the surrounding
country and entire county Tuesday
evening. Roast OK and pig were
the principal eatables of the affair.
Mrs. VIM. McFadden left Mon.
day morning for her home at Fer.
gus Falls, Minnesota. Mrs, Nc
Fadden has been spending month
at the George McFadden home
during the illness of her daughter,
who, we are glad to state, is slowly
recovering.
On Tuesday Of this week occur
ed the marriage of Miss Margaret
Singer to Adolph Bender. TIL"
ceremony was performed at the
brides home, Rev, Kellar oficiat-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
ing. The Telegram joins their
host of frieuds in wishing them a
long and happy married life.
Underwood Journal

Herman Weige, who unfortun-
ately had his collar bone broken at
the Quisel mine, has recovered
sufficiently to be out again.
It is said that A. A. Shower lost
eight COWS the first Of the week,
from eating flax chaff. Mr.. Show
er hauled home load of chaff
which he had gathered from
around stack of fax straw and
after taking out the fax seed,
dumped the balance into pile.
The COWS had free excess to the
pile during the afternoon with the
result that eight of them died in
the evening.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
Want JOB As
Go. Commissioner
Governor Besieged With Petitions and Delegations
for Candidates Commissioners Have Appoint
ment Of Temporary Officers

Bismarck, N. D., Nov. 23,-The
corridors of the capitol are throng-
ed daily with people interested in
county seat and county commits
sioner matters in the new counties
that were organized at the recent
general election. The governor
has the appointment Of the
county commissioners for the new
counties and they in turn appoint
the temporary county officers, thus
making the county commissioner
ship very important place in the
new counties. The commissioners
also appoint the temporary county
seat, and this is an honor that is
generally sought after by every
town in the new county.
The governor is besieged daily
by delegations and petitions from
different parts of the new counties
and, of course, each one has a
particular and good reason why
their particular friend or town
should receive the plum. The
governor will not have official
notification Of the fact that the
new counties are created until
after the meeting Of the state can
vassing board on the second Thurs
day in December, so it will be i'm
possible for him to make any
public announcement of his Sc
lection of the commissioners until
that time at least.
There were three counties or.
ganized at the general election,
two out Of a part of Billings and
slice taken out. of Williams was
organized into a separate county.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
Marriage Licenses

The county Judge has issued
marriage licenses to the following:
Adolph Bender and Miss Magde-
lena Singer Of Mercer on the 7th !;
Theo. j. Nelson and Miss Sigma
Hunseth of Turtle Lake on the 7th;
Anton Visneski and Miss Eliza
beth Hermas of [ Underwood on the
18th: Thomas Wall of Mercer to
Miss Rosa Philippe of Alta Oh
Is: John Donahan and Miss Their
esa Jenney Of Dogden on the 18th;
Maxine Martell of Stanton and
Miss Agnes Mclaughlin of Garri-
son on the 2lst.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
Making
Big Trouble In Mexico
Americans Are Leaving the Country As Fast As
Possible As Revolt Is Everywhere Many
Cities Have Been Already Captured.

No definite report has been re-.
ceived from Mexico of tie work of
the revolutionists but many nave
been killed and many cities cap
tured. President Diaz says that
he has the situation we'll in hand
now and that the stability Of his
government has not been seriously
threatened.
Francisco Madero is the reputed
leader of the rebels. 1t IS reported
that some Of the revolutlonists
have been put to death.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
North Branch To Be
Finished In Spring
N. p. Official Communicated Welcomed News
to City the FIRST Of the Week-Work was
Discontinued.

Official communications from
the head officials of the n. P.
states that work on the north
branch will be resumed in the
spring without exception says the
Mandan News, this glad news hav-
ing arrived in the city the first of
the week. Work on this portion
of the railroad extension out of
the city was stopped late in the
summer indefinitely, it will be re-
membered, and this is the first
mention that has been made in
connection with finishing it up.
Steel is already laid as far as
Sanger and the grade is practically
finished to the present terminal,
which is a few miles above Stanton.
It will require but short time
and a comparatively small amount
of work to complete the road and
is thought that train service will
be inaugurated early in the sum-
mer.
Porter Bros. & Welsh had the
original contract for the entire
job but it is not positively known
whether they will finish the rail-
road as they have other work
which they will start in the spring.
If this firm does not desire to go
ahead with the balance of the con-
struction, the job will be bid upon
again and let as originally. At
any rate Mandan and the north
country are patiently awaiting the
completion of this piece of rail-
road, and this assurance is well
coined.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
A Man Hurt

Last Wednesday afternoon while
Mrs. J. B. Williams Of Wilton
was in Washburn attending the
big sale she received a telegram to
hurry home. as her husband was
dangerously hurt. That morning
Mr.. Williams, who had been work
ing in the mine only a few days,
while drilling in the mine struck
an old unexploded charge of dy-
Mantle which went off badly in
juring him. He suffered the loss
Of one eye, and may possibly lose
the other and sustained severe cuts
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
Fool Hunter Got
Sound ThraShing
Shot at North Dakota H0mesteader
Mistaking Latter for a Deer
While Hunting

Bismarck, Il. d., Nov, 22,-Run-
ming away from man who mis-
took him for deer and keeping
out Of range until the pursuer's RI
fle was emptied and then getting
his satisfaction by giving the near
sighted man a good trouncing was
the experience of Nathan Good,
a claim holder living about eigh-
teen miles from this city.
Good had been out rounding up
some of his stock and not being
mounted was late in getting home
and as he came over a small hill
his canvass coat and dark trousers
against the dead grass color of the
surrounding country made the
hunter think it was the deer for
which he had been looking all day.
He opened fire and Good lodged
and started to run, and still the
hunter thought of the venison
dinner he would have and kept on
firing on the run. He discharged
his rife sixteen times, but being a
poor marksman did no damage.
Good kept tract of the times the
man shot and when the sixteenth
bullet struck the ground near him
he started in for his share of the
fun. He charged upon the hunt
er who was too surprised to at
tempt to make an escape and when
Good arrived he did not wait for
explanation but started in to fight.
He pounded the man on the head
with his fists and according to his
own story kicked him several times
and wound up by taking the rifle
and hammering the frozen ground
until the firearm had been put out
of commission for all time.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
Had a Good PROGRAM

The fall term of the Conkline
school closed Saturday, November
10Th. A very enjoyable picnic din
ner was given in the schoolhouse.
To say that the Conkling hodse.
keepers are up in the culinary de.
partment is putting it very mildly
The tables fairly groaned with
their weight of good cheer. Even
after pupils and patrons had fed
to repletion, there was enough left
to feed as many more,
After the sumptuous dinner we
were we'll entertained by the pu-
pills with songs, recitations, tab
leaux and dialogues. Each pupil
did his part very nicely, showing
they had been we'll taught and
had benefited by their teaching.
After the children had complet-
ed their program the patrons and
visitors all expressed themselves
as very much pleased with the pro-
gram and with the school and
teacher. After these closing
speeches we all wended our way
homeward through the falling
snow feeling it had been good to
be there. Visitor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
Washburn School Notes
Edited by Grace Forbes)

(Edited by Grace Forbes)
This week the English ] class
started to read "The Man Without
a Country In composition one
pupil said, "There the flowers are
blooming both summer and winter;
the rose in the summer and the
SNOWFALL in the winter
New hooks have been put up in
the building and now each student
has a special place to hang his
wraps.
The overshoes and caps which so
mysteriously disappeared were all
found in Mr.. Parker's new office
desk, which seems to serve a two
fold purpose.
Miss Jordahl is looking for a
sprinkling can to keep the sand in
her room damp.
The eighth grade reading class
has finished ''The Sketch Book
and will take up ''Snowbound'
The plan has been adopted of
ringing bell three minutes before
the opening of each school session
during the day. This is to give the
pupils time to remove their wraps.
The fourth grade pupils have
started to study fractions.
In the grades the pupils are do.
ing drawing and music work for
Thanksgiving.
Several new additions have been
made to the school library in the
classics in English. and a copy
of Herodotus for use in Ancient
History.
Mrs. Patten was caller at the
school last week.
Three new pupils have entered
High School this week. They are
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
Conklfng News

Have you had any venison
We know of some not far away
that have.
Mrs. Furst and Miss Lena
visited at E. S. Bigler's Thursday.
A number have been hauling
grain the past week. Prices are
good but the hauling won't last
all winter like last year.
Arthur Jones was Washburn
visitor Saturday.
Mrs. VIM Doepke has black
eye caused by a pin coming out of
a derrick on which a beef was
hanging and hitting her a little
above the eye.
Names of pupils neither absent
or tardy for the four months term
at the Conkling school are: Daisy
and Ella Doepke, Clara Partridge,
Harold Slagg. and Alberd Thom.
sen.
Messrs. Allen and Slagg helped
VIM. Partridge butcher last Tues
day.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
In Justice Court

Last Friday was a busy day in
justice court at Washburn. Two
actions were tried wherein G. j.
Chalsema of Dogden undertook to
collect thresh bills by virtue Of
liens against August and Henry
Bauer. Plaintiff secured judg-
ment in the August Bauer case,
and the defendant got judgment in
the Henry Bauer case, the latter
being dismissed because of defect
i've description Of the real estate
on which the grain was raised.
The Schmidt & Gulack elevator
and the Homestead elevator, both
located at Dogden, were involved
in the matter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
A Big Haul

Walfred Anderson came home
the other day with the largest deer
shot this season. It weighed near
ly 800 pounds. The head will be
a fine mounted specimen with it's
horns of five prongs. The deer was
killed near the Sam Fairman farm
where hunters have been since the
season opened and have not been
able to get one.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
Wilton News

P. K. Eastman left Thursday
for Thief River Falls, Minnesota
to attend the funeral of his broth.
er: j. W. Eastman, who died We'd
nesday of typhoid fever. The de-
ceased was the editor of the Thief
River Falls News and was only
thirty seven years old.
"A very pretty home wedding of
last Monday was the marriage Of
Miss Minnie Leben, only daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. William Leben,
and August Kilian, at the home of
the groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Kllian.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
Married at Arthur

Friends in the city will be
pleased to hear of the marriage Of
Gordon Burgum to Miss Olga
schur at Arthur, N. D. Gordon
made his home with his grand
parents Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Ranard
a number of years ago. Mr.. and
Mrs. Burgum expects to visit
Leslie Burgum and Mrs. Ranard
in Washburn during the holidays.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
First Day a Success

Wednesday was the opening
day of the big sale at
the Hans Holtan & Sons store,
The farmers came early and
shopped all day. Many new clerks
were put on to wait on the Gus
toners and all were kept busy.
The sale will continue for ten
days.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
A Hard Worker

o. 0. Foss was down from
Coleharbor Monday transacting
business in the county seat. Mr..
Foss is socialist and says they
have strong organization at
Garrison of sixty members and
expect to be heard from soon.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
Frenen's Bali

The firemen's ball last night
was one of the pleasant events of
the season. The local orchestra
furnished the music which kept
up until late. As entertainers the
firemen are crackerjacks and one
can always count on a fine time
when they entertain.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-11-25
Real Estate Transfers

j. M. Casey to Espy Ash. S. W e.
1864, $1,000.
Claus Larson to A. E. Swanson.
n. e. 28-146-82, S2O13.
l.. [. Griswold to J. H. Nichols.
8. W. 35-146-64, $4,000.
r. NJ. Brown to w. j. Bickert,
L. l1-l2, Blk. Is Washhurn, $4,000.
Albert Davidson to J. D. Hanson
s. W. 22-l48-80, $4,000.