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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-06
Civic improvements

All the old buildings back Of the
First National Bank have been re-
moved this week and the entire
vacant LOT will be planted with
grass seed. i will make q decid.
ed improvement IN that block. Il
is now time some of the other
good citizens began oking around.
There are . number Of places still
u disgrace to the city,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-06
Bought Yards

The Mandan Mercantile Com
pany bought the three Baker
yards at Sanger. Deapolis and
Stanton. Roy Countryman and
Henry Pfenning of Mandan, Ben
Stoelting Of Expansion and Theo.
Landmann of Washburn went over
Monday and took the inventory of
the yards.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-06
"WATER LEVEL"
LINE TO BE A GO
To Be Built from Williston to Wash
burn and Then On to the Cotton
Fields Of the Far South.

The sturdy and patient pioneer
of Mclean county, no matter in
what part Of the county he may
be located is at last coming to his
reward. The dreams, the hopes,
the predictions Of years ago are
being fulfilled. The vacant acres
on all being taken, land values
are increasing rapidly and rail
roads are building in every di-
rection this giving market to the
products and wealth to the people.
The building of the 500 north
from Bismarck, its connection
with the main line at Drake was
followed closely by the extension
of the Darlington branch of the
Northern Pacific to Turtle Lake
and still another line from Pingree
across to Wilton is now being
graded. But of greater impor-
tance still is the new branch, or
rather extension of the Caring
ton branch from Turtle Lake in a
northwesterly direction through
the county, the first news Of which
the Washburn Leader is enabled
to give to the world in this issue.
This new line runs through
Turtle Lake township and di-
gonally through Malcolm town.
ship to corner of 1882, west and
south of John Nicholes ranch,
thence in westerly direction, about
the center of McGibs township,
the center of Platt township,
thence in northwesterly direction
to the Berthold reservation and
the fiat where the old Ryder post
office was located, about six miles
south of the present town of
Ryder on the 500.
This line will run about IL
miles from Underwood and Cole
harbor, and about halfway be-
tween Garrison and Max. This
means many new towns and ad-
ditional wealth for the county and
to such old timers as John Reuter-,
Hans Nygaard Fred Mellin and
others who in early days we're
obliged to haul their grain to
Bismarck, it will be revelation.
The 500 line is also extending
is line from Drake to Devils
Lake and the Great Northern is
surveying and will build water
level'' line from Williston south
along the river through Wash
burn to Bismarck, Pierre, Sioux
City and on to the cotton regions
of the south and the Gulf of
Mexico.
The Leader has it from inside
sources that dirt on this new
Turtle Lake extension will be
flying in a short time and the
right Of way agent will be followed
by the graders so that trains may
be running this fall.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-06
HAILEY'S COMET
TN THE SHADE
The Carnage Was Something Awful
And WaShburn BuzzardS Make
A Square Meal

For aeons and aeons, as it were,
have we waite for the time when
we could catch Underwood trying
to make away with our baseball
henroost in broad daylight with
out taking the precaution Of put
ting damper in the squawker of
its occupants. We really had no
grounds for suspicion until last
Sunday, when the Underwood
braves pitched camp in our burg
with the avowed intention Of top
ping off good meal with Wash
burn ball pie q la mode.
The merry -go-round started at
three o'clock and Underwood took
advantage Of Il free ride. Where
at Underwood money was much in
evidence; but with the aid Of local
capital we gobbled the wager -
$4.39-- and the game proceeded.
Then Washburn made noble ef-
forts for one inning to swat the
speeding spheroid but to no avail.
All we could do was to open the
packages they handed us and save
the coupons. And thus the game
continued without either side add
ing to its bank account up to the
9Th inning, when the Underwood
stein began missing on one cylin-
der and the Washburn smiters be-
gan to land on the pellet with ut
ter abandon. And then something
did happen.
With Washburn pullet preen-
ing on each of the three roosts our
faithful Perry took the willow and
sent through freight to Under
woods right station. He made
flying trip, visiting few points of
interest and not even stopping to
drop a card till he arrived home to
find us four more to the good. ****
Let us draw a veil of charity ov-
er the closing ceremonies by mere
ly stating that Underwood's hopes
were borne from the field in a very
precarious condition with but
slight hopes of recovery. As last
request we will have inscribed on
the tombstone SO to l. It mi ght
have been worse"
Errors Washburn l, Under
wood 6. Hits-Washburn 8, Un-
derwood 5. Struck out by Poe 8,
by Helm 3. Underwood was out
played all round. Mgr. Heying
showed excellent judgment in plac-
ing his men. Infeld work was
crisp and snappy end the fielding
furnished thrills enough for one
Sunday. We expect to encounter
a foe worthy of our steel Sunday,
1r,h nv, ~r,o ,o1o,, T,,,k1o ToLo
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-06

look after Uncle Sans mail busi-
ness. The point is now without
a railroad but it is proba BILE that
it will not be very long as there is
plenty of room for road thru
that section.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-06
Death Of Miss Kugler

At five o'clock last Friday after.
noon at the Bismarck hospital of
appendicitis, Miss Lizzie Kugler
passed peacefully away after a
brief illness. She had been all
ing only since Monday before.
On Wednesday it was decided an
operation should be performed
and she was taken to Bismarck
and operated upon that evening,
but it was found to be too late as
the appendix was broken and
blood poisoning had set in. Her
father and two brothers, Joseph
and Edward who reside in WASH
burn went down Thursday to be
with her. One brother in Montana
and sister in Canada were un-
able to be present.
Miss Kugler was born in Mobiles
county, Mimi, on January 18th.
1883 and moved to this city about
three years ago.
The funeral services were held
in Bismarck Monday morning
and interment made in the Catho-
Lie cemetery.
The death Of Miss Kugler is ex-
tremely sad and the sympathy Of
! wide circle Of friends will go out
to the surviving relatives.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-06
VIII Soon Get It

A call has been made in Oliver
county for a few more donations
so that the survey can be made
for the new electric road PROPOSE
ton. Several of the towns on the
N. P. are getting the fever and
more than one town will want an
electric road into a good farming
country.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-06
SOON
TO Be ERECTED
Forty-Seven to Be Built In Towns or
North and South Branches Of
the N. P. From Mandan.

The superintendent of the Nor
thern Pacific has been selecting
the sites for forty-seven elevators
which will be constructed along
the new north and south branches
out of Mandan. Nearly all will be
completed by fall to take care Of
the crops.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-06
WIN Blow at Garrison

The Washburn High School
Band will 60 to Garrison to-mor-
row whore they will play during
the day. II will be Market Day
ia that CITY and the Washburn
boys will help them celebrate.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-06
Has Second Operation

Senator McC Cumber was not inn
proving as rapidly as expected
from his operation three weeks ago
so was operated on again Monday
for small 1abscess. No serious
results from the operation are an
ticipated.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-06
Selecting Land

Those who were fortunate in se-
curing lucky numbers in the OPEN
ing Of the reservation have begun
selecting their claims at Aberdeen.
S. D. Only forty-five Of the first
fifty appeared on the day appoint
ed. M
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-05-06
J VISITED Relatives

John Koth and family came ov-
or from Denhof in the auto last
week and spent several days at the
Wacker home.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
BLOW TO SOCIAL SEASON.
Brilliant Functions Postponed or Can
celed for Period of Royal Mourning.

From the social point OF view the Lon
don season has received in the Kings
death blow from which recovery will
be difheult Many functions have been
indefinitely postponed, and in some cases
abandoned altogether.
This years London season had prom
ised to be one of the best in recent
years, Thousands of pounds had al
ready been spent in connection with
many events in prospect, not the least
of these being the international horse
show, in which the late King took great
personal interest.
1t goes without saying that there will
be no royal balls at all this year. and
such great houses as Stafford house.
Grosyenor house, Apsley house. Bridge
water house and Stratford house will
undoubtedly be closed unless the new
King and Queen should express a wish
to the contrary.
The Ascot races will take place az
usual, but the Royal pavilion will be
closed. And it is not yet settled whether
vouchers will be issued for the royal en-
closure. Should they be issued, how
ever, those favored with them will have
to appear i'll mourning.
1t is fully expected that there will be
court mourning for a year. That is to
say, that unrelieved black will be worn
for the first six months ami afterward
halt mourning. Court mourning. of
course, only affects those who are CON
uected with the court.
When the Duke of Clarence, the pres
ent Kings brother, died the Queen. then
Princess of Wales, and her daughters
wore plain black dresses withou any
crepe, but on the occasion of the death
of Queen Victoria, Queen Alexandra
wore a gown entirely composed of crepe
and the other ladies of the royal family
were somewhat SINH In rIy offirpd rThar
also wore crepe-bordered wells and the
Queen, her daughters, and the other prin-
cesses were Marie Stuart caps with long
crepe wells in the house.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17

years they have had this kind of music
and l rather think now it is honored
more for its age than for anything else
Some of our party went to the opera
Some stayed at home Those who went
congratulated those who stayed. When
the opera had its highest run it was
about all there was to New Orleans So
ciety. Not to be a subscriber, or at
least not to be a regular attendant was
tantamount to being ignored by society,"
and to being looked upon as a person
lacking in taste. 1t was a swell affair
on each Tuesday and Saturday night
full dress. head waiter clothes and white
gloves for the men and for the women
all that New Orleans society would
stand for. The display of undress was
positively startling to a stranger All of
which reminds me of Jerry Simpson
He attended a swell social function in
Washington, and his wife, who had not
attended, asked Jerry when he got home
how the women were dressed. The
quickwitted Jerry replied: We'll, my
dear. l cannot tell you. l did not look
under the table kansas City Journal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
Another Chinese Boycott Threatened.

American trade i'll China suffered so
severely by the boycott against Ameri-
can goods following the close of the Rus
sO-Japanese war that the possibility of
a REPETITION of such an embargo would
create wide apprehension Yet the Chi
nese Chamber of Commerce, it is said. is
deliberately striving to bring about such
a hostile demonstration with a view to
compelling the better treatment of Chi
namen arriving at American ports
The placing of detention sheds at
Angel Island Is a specific indignty of
which American Cinnamon complain.
They have appealed to Washington for
redress and have received no satisfactory
response. Now they are organizing to
invoke a silent protest on the part of
their cOuntrymen in the middle kingdom
dom which they think viii receive atten-
ton, as it will strike the nerve of the
pocket
The organization which they have
formed at San Francisco under the name
of the League Of Justice already has a
membership of five hundred. Ii is ex-
pected, its officers say, 10 extend II to
every city in the United States. Canada
and Mexico where there are sufficient
Chinese to warrant such a proceeding.
They also say that the league will take
up every complaint Of unjust discrimina-
ton against Chinese and viii formulate
plans for obtaining Justice.
For residents of the United States to
invoke a foreign boycott OF American
goods indicates a disposition to resort
to desperate remedies But the Criev-
ance is serious and has been suffered
long without retaliation. It is hoped
that decent treatment may be accorded
the Chinese and that this may come TO
pass soon enough to prevent the boy
colt from gaining great Roadway.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17

The race for the honor of owning the
most formidable battleship In the world
goes to the slowest instead of the swift
est in the contest. The United States
improved on the British Dreadnaughts
by a center line arrangements of the
turrets. and this caused the Britons to
reconsider their plans. The Italian navy
department has now produced battle
ship which combines the twin gun tur-
ret, the triple gun turret and the center
line arrangement thus providing a
broadside of thirteen twelve-inch guns
and fore-and-aft fire with FIVE. This
will give the naval constructors of the
world a fresh problem in the multipl-
cation and adjustment of turrets for the
effective location of guns with respect
to broadside and fore-and-aft delivery of
missiles.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
"show him in" he directed, and pres

"Show him in" he directed, and pres
emily Mr.. Bayne entered.
81 want to find out the circumstances
under which The Parting was written"
I'm afraid" began Trafford.
"This play was written, not by a
man, but by woman" said Bayne. Am
| not right ?"
Trafford stood looking thoughtfully at
Bayne, hesitating to reply. Then of a
sudden everything became clear to him.
"You are the man who loved her and
left herr" he blurted out.
1--WE haven't seen or heard of each
other for two years now" said Bayne.
II happened to drop into this theater
tonight The first act struck me as a
me that there was no coincidence. Miss
Granton was behind it all"
''You wish to return to herr"
Rather crudely put-but correct, y
said Bayne.
"She is in the theater now" he said
presently, in dull tones. Il will take
you to her"
He led Bayne through an iron door
and into the empty auditorium.
| They found Miss Granton waiting in
the foyer She turned pale at the sight
of the smiling Bayne. Tratford stood
back from the reunited pair.
! Mary looked round for Trafford, but
| he had gone. Bayne and Miss Granton
left the theater together.
When Trafford, moody and distract,
stalked through the stage door of the
| Union theater next evening he found
Miss Granton waiting for him.
"EVhat became of you last night?" she
asked
"Oh. two's company" he replied
YEARLY. Besides, | knew you'd have
much to say to each other. So he's
come back, eh Am I to congratulate
you YETI"
She looked at him steadily, The fact
| that he was obviously unhappy filled
her with delight. "On what?" she asked.
Your engagement to Bayne."
"l'm not engaged to Mr.. Bayne," she
said. "He-he-T refused him.
But after writing as you did," he
objected. chow could you refuse him. 2"
II told him there was--someone else. .
Someone else?" cried TrafTord aghast,
| Then he looked at her and she smiled
back at him. do you mean-can You
mean me?''
Il decline to say any more she de-
clared. "A girl who proposes is a
shameless creature. lists the mans
place
"Of course it isl" he cried. I'm soon
put that right, Miss Granton-M Mary"
F. Morton Howard IN Parsons
| Weekly.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
THE FAMILY TREE.


The family tree of Snow was tall;
1t sprGng from a Winter, first of ALL
Who married a Frost, and then a Thaw.
Which meant, of course, more Snows-in- Law
Father Snow. who bossed the clan,
Was quite a slpp'ry sort of man;
While Mother Snow, with temper warm,
Around the house would often storm.
Auntie Snow in slang would gush;
Her favorite saying was, ooh, slush!''
While Uncle Snow profanely cUssed
Whenever he had on a crust.
Grandpa Snow, the financier,
Clipped gilt-edged coupons year by year;
As trust promoter he had rank
He organized the first Snow bank.
But stocks went down, and he on top
They called the deal the big Snow drop;
And many said there was no doubt
But that old Snow was frozen out.
Judge
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
IN A COCOANUT WALK.
Fruit Falls at Night-Attraction of Salt
Wafer for Trees.

In the tropics, where the cOcoannt is
wanted for planting, the nuts are picked
up when they fall from the tree where
they have hung for about fourteen
months in ripening. 1t is a fact not gen.
orally known that a majority of the nuts
drop at night, which probably accounts
for the small loss of life by cocoanuts
falling upon the heads of the natives,
The action of the heavy dew ut night
loosens the seal with which nature has
provided the nut and allows ii to fall.
The nuts wanted for planting are either
gathered into heaps or placed under
sheds where they are allowed to sprouJ
before planting in order that g9ot
healthy 'sprnut nuts" may be selected.
thus avoiding the possibility of planting
blind nuts that would not spront. III
which case much time would be lost III
starting the 'cocoanut walks, rs the
orchards are called. When holes are
dug. about three feet deep and twenty
feet apart, the nut is carefully placed IN
the mole and covered with about one TOOL
of soil. The hole is filled as the ~NreAl
grows until it reaches the surface. "1en
it is left to itself requiring no fnrthe7
attention. Should the place where tHe
cocoanut is planted be any great distance
from the seashore, a quantity OF S"l5 ~
placed in the hole; it will grow I'D iIH1LL
ance, however, but short distance tT.at
the shore, nearness TO salt water pe."-
absolutely essential to its welfare
An interesting story is told by gen
tlemaH who resided for some years J"
the tropics. He planted a coconnal if-.
behind a board fence some distance t.'N
the sea. The tree grew perfectly ~iTl'-A'
until it reached the top of the fence
when it began to grow toward the ocean,
leaning a foot or more; then Il shed "'s
built quite near the fence, bur several
feet higher. and the tree again gre"
straight until the roof of the shed W IN
reached. when it again leaned toward ~
sea. forming a very curious and odd ..e
ing tree. The irregular growth "a'
wholly attributed to the influence i
salt air. No magnet IS truer 10 f-e l.
than the root of the cocoanut tire. Up IL.
ocean, for when the root breaks l-''-.
its husk it points directly toward Ia s..
no matter what the position of fle ..-
when placed in the ground.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17
THREE CoRNERED SAUCEPANS.
Devised for Using All the Heat from
One Stove Hole.

Three cornered SaucepanS," the sales
man said, are devised for economy's
sake with view TO the complete utiliza-
ton of the heat from one stove hole.
"Of course you could put three ronnd
Saucepans close together, each partly
over the hole, but still with saucepans
of such shape you could get only a lin
tied area of each over il and at the same
time with a considerable area of the hole
uncovered there would he much of the
heat scarcely utilized at all. Now with
three cornered sauccpans the case is diff
ferent.
You can use to advantage three or
more on one hole by closing their noses
in together. Made in this shape there
are no spaces between them. as there
would be between round saucepanS. The
triangular saucepans fit in snugy to-
gether, thus bringing larger area of
each over the hole and at the same time
utilizing the heat completely. York
sun.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17

The sudden sinking of the steamer
Goodyear by collision developed the fact
the lashings with which lifeboats are
held in their saddles are an obstruction
to quick work in lowering away" in
emergencies. The government marine
inspector at Detroit has suggested that
the boats be carried without lashings,
which may be temporarily supplied dur
ing heavy weather. What is the mat
ter with the proyerbial sharp knife which
every sailor is supposed to carry in a
sheath, ready for instant duty? Lash
ing are necessary, as they may save
boats from going overheard during heavy
weather or from the impact of collision,
and one whip of knife such as all
sailors should have ready to hand would
make a boat ready for instant launch
ing.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17

The Reclamation Service has received
orders to take up Immediately what is
known as the Rio Grande project, which
has i'll view the irrigation of one hundred
and eighty thousand acres of land in
New Mexico in valley where irriga-
ton was begun before the discovery of
America by Columbus The project en-
braces the construction of one of the
most remarkable dams in the world, and
involves an expenditure of nine millions
of dollars. Treaty arrangements have
been made with Mexico, and work can
now proceed without complication. The
successful work thus far done by the
Reclamation Service encourages hope
that eventually all the desert places in
the United States will be made fertile,
and that their products will materially
relieve the food situation. Work of
this kind, and the extension of what Is
known as dry farming" must proceed
with the development of population, or
| the United States will in the course Of
time have to take place among food
importing nations.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17

Baseball is scoring so many victims this
year, at the very opening of the season,
that deyotees Of other games which have
been considered unnecessarily dangerous
may point to this as evidence that their
particular sport has been misjudged.
But when the number of games of ball
that are in progress every week through
out the United States is considered, it
will have to be admitted that the NOR
tally from the national game is small in
proportion to the number of players in
Volyed
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17

ter. The shell of the Stanford crew
was swamped four minutes after the
start, and the cOxswain was saved from
drowning with difficulty, and the boat
Of the Washington crew broke her bacA
on a comber and dropped her crew into
the water Shells are for racing in
absolutely smooth water, but crews will
persist in driving them through waves
as though they were sea going craft.
A barge race should have been the fea-
ture of the rough day at Seattle.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-06-17

Queen Mary has ideas of her own and
force of character to exploit them. One
is a very good idea. She detests so
cial grafters, and will treat with proper
disdain those English society women
who introduce outsiders into the smart
set for sums Of money. Women of title
were engaged in the traffic during King
Edwards reign. 1t did not conduce
to increase respect for the aristocracy.
The Queen has Il sense of dignity, and
also love of economy and a hatred of
extravaganza. She will turn a cold
shoulder, it is said, to aristocrats who
run up bills which they cannot pay. She
has no patience with women who live
beyond their means. If the British
court sets an example of paying it's bills,
the effect cannot fail to be beneficial
not only of itself but by reason of good
influence upon lower social circles.