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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
News Of The Week From varl
Gus Parts Of the State.
MCONVILlE'S SHORTAGE PAID
Bonding Company Reimburses cass
County for D%efaIcation Of the
Former Treasurer.

Another chapter In the shortage OF
former Cass County Treasurer Nc
Conville took place in the city Of Fargo
when the bonding company paid the
amount of the shortage. The company
refused to do this until a friendly suit
was commenced by the county as a
matter of record. The surety people
learned that the county treasurer had
paid many personal bills by issuing
county checks direct to his creditors.
The bonding company believes II
can recover on many of these, as the
county checks were not issued for
official business, and it will contend
those who received payment for pri'
vate bills in this manner must have
known there was fraud of some form
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
FARGO ARCHITECT ON STAND
say&. Judge cowan Appeared "Drib-
bling Drunk" on Bench.

George Hancock, a Fargo architect,
testifying in the Judge John Cowan
trial, said that he had seen Cowan on
the bench in Devils Lake about Au-
gust, 1908. when he appeared to be
''dribbling drunk" the witness char
acterizing the condition in this man
ner.
W.. F. Crouley proved a rather un-
usual witness, declaring that Cowan
had purchased liquor often at the
Ness store in Devils Lake, admitting
that he himself knew that he was
breaking the law in making sales OF
liquor, declaring that the liquor was
charged up to the judge as "merchan.
dise," that these sales were made on
an average of three times a week and
that the judge often would come in
day after day.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
USES TIE PRUNING KNIFE
Governor Burke vetoss Many Appro.
priatlon Bills.

-' N.-H 0U10SUOU 0uoD0s
Governor John Burke vetoed appro-
priations totalling $99,400 in order to
bring the amount Of the assembly's
appropriations within the cash avail.
able during the coming biennial peri
cd. The appropriations that have
been cut out by the governor follow:
H. B. 90, $12,50o for manual training
in high schools; 8. B. No. l., increasing
appropriation for demonstration farms.
$4,000; s. B. 80, increasing appropria-
lions for farmers institutes. $4,000;
s.. B. "a, state university, $4,000 for
electric wiring; s. B. 100, Mayville
normal, $4,000 for greenhouse and i'm.
provement of grounds; 8. B. 81, insti-
tute for feeble minded, $1,000 for new
farmhouse and incidental expenses;
s. B. 20, $4,000 increase for state his.
torical society; H. B. 176, increase
for armories. 100000; H. B. 1T, for
salaries of grain commissioners at ter.
minals, $4,000; H. B. las, Valley City
normal, $4,000 for Improvement Of
grounds; 8. B. 20s, $1,000 for green.
house at school of forestry.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
TWO MEN PERISH IN FIRE
Lamp Explosion Destroys Frame NO
tel 1t Devils Lake.

tel at Devils Lake s.
Two mel were burned to death
in a fire which completely destroyed
the Read hotel annex at Devils Lake,
the explosion of q kerosene lamp
being responsible for the conflagra.
ton. The dead are James. Cotton,
aged thirty-five. Wisconsin. and Peter
Bolden. aged forty. Garski, N. d.
A small lamp exploded on the first
floor, of the hotel and the building. be.
ing of frame construction, soon wat q
mass of flames. Efforts at rousing
the sleeping occupants. about fifty in
number. had supposedly been success
full in all instances when the firemen
entered upon the task of fighting the
flames.
Colton's body was found in a corner
room of the hotel and he evidently
had failed to wake up.
Bolden's body was found 10 his
room, with the feet hanging out of
the window. He evidently had at
tempted to save a portion of his cloth.
ing before making an escape and was
just about to leave the burning struc.
ture when he was overcome by the
smoke.
The building suffered q loss Of
about 5 5000.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
LABOR: MEMS

The long standing controversy he
tween the Danbury Comm hattert
and the union known as the United
Hatters of North America was brought
up again by a reversal of the judgmen,
for $232,240.12. which D. c. Loewe &
Co. of Danbury obtained as damage
for the unions alleged boycott of the
hat manufacturers interstate business.
The United States circuit court Of
appeals, on q writ of error, reversed
the judgment of the circuit court In
Connecticut and set It aside. ordering
q new trial.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
APPEALS TO OTHER STATES
Anti.R Reciprocity Committee In Norts
Dakota eroadens Campaign.

Appeals to the governors of grain
growing states of the. Northwest that
they take up the movement against
the passage of the Canadian yeciproc.
ity agreement were made by the ex-
ecutive committee in charge Of the
North Dakota campaign. In the ap-
peafs sent cut the North Dakotans de.
clare that the agreement ia unfair and
Injurious to the agricultural interests
Of the Northwest In that duties are
removed from the products saf the farm
while they are retained on manufac.
tured products. The North Dakota
committee. directing the light in this
state, asks that the governors take up
the movement on the same tine that It
is being followed in this state. Appeals
OF this nature have gone to the gov.
ernors Of Minnesota. South Dakota.
Kansas. Nebraska. Iowa. Wisconsin
and several other states.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
Socialists Get Aldermen.

three Socialists were elected as alder
men from various wards of the city.
Charles Harris and Patrick Callagllan
were elected by a large majority in
the Fourth ward, while p. G. Miller
won on a narrow margin in the Third
ward. The aldermen elected are H.
J, Halgren, C. J. B. Turner, First
ward; C. w. Green, s. l.. Wineman,
Second ward; p. C. Miller, o. II. Ohu-
stad, Third ward; Charles Harris, Pat
Callaghan, Fourth ward; ]. Fl. Maxson
was elected city Justice of the peace
and c. NJ. Fisher park commissioner.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
BITES OFF woMAN's FINGER
Trick Lion Becomes Unruiy During
Show at Fargo.

Trick Lion Becomes Unruly During
Show at Fargo.
While exhibiting the tameness OF
"Oom Paul." one of two trick lions, in
a show at a Fargo theater, by placing
her hand in the animals mouth, Selma.
the woman tanner, had the index finger
of her right hand bitten of when the
beast became unruly and closed his
jaws. The woman screamed and the
lion struck at her with his paw. the
long claws catching and tearing her
left hand and Sitting it to the bone.
The accident happened before an
audience of 1000, which failed for a
moment to realize what had happened,
but when a full realization of the acct.
dent dawned on it there was a comma.
ton until Selma had made her escape
from the cage.
The lions became fierce at the up
roar and only a quick curtain pre-.
vented serious trouble.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
Of WORLD
important Events Of the Week
In Condensed Form
CONGRESSIONAL oo,Nes.

Representative Champ Clark Of MS.
souri,, in his speech accepting the
speakership Of the house, outlined
the measures through which the Dem.
ocratic party hopes to continue to en-.
joy the faith Of the American people.
Intelligent revision of the tariff,
election Of United States senators by
popular vote, changes in the house
rules to permit proper consideration
Of public measures, economy in hand
ling the purse strings of the country,
the publication of campaign contribu-
lions and the early admission of New
Mexico and Arizona to statehood were
some of the things which Speaker
Clark emphasized in the Democratic
programme as measures which would
be undertaken by the majority party
in the house.
With the assertion that the military
force of the United States has been
exerted to. assist President Diaz Of
Mexico in an attempt to retain
his despotic control of that republic,
Representative Victor l.. Berger, the
Socialist member from Wisconsin, in.
troduced a joint resolution demanding
that the president transmit to con.
gress all information available show.
ing why he ordered the Texas army
"maneuvers."
President Taft transmitted to the
extra session of congress a special
message in which he set forth his de.
sire that the Canadian reciprocity
agreement be passed without delay
and giving this wish as the reason for
his convoking the extraordinary es.
sion. The message is comparatively
brief, containing only 800 words, and
does not refer to any subject other
than Canadian reciprocity.
Indian lands in South and North
Dakota, aggregating more than 4,000.-
900 acres, will be thrown open to set
Element if bills introduced by Senator
Gamble of South Dakota are enacted
into law. The bills affect unallotted
lands on the Standing Rock, Cheyenne
River, Rosebud and Pine Ridge reser-
vations.
Representative Burleson of Texas
introduced in the house a budget of
tariff legislation bills providing that
many articles be placed on the free
list, including leather, hides, boots and
shoes, harness, wire nails of wrought
iron or steel, salt, cotton bagging.
gunny cloth and other articles.
Senator La Toilette introduced a
resolution in the senate providing for
another investigation of the Lorimer
case. It names as the committee Of
Investigation Senators Works of Cali:
fornia, Townsend of Michigan, Nc.
Lean of Connecticut, Kern of Indiana
and Pomerene of Ohio.
The establishment of the United
States university in Washington is
provided for in a bill introduced in
congress by Senator Borah. 1t is pur-
posed to furnish general training for
the public service.
A petition signed by 4SS citizens of
Ell Paso, Tex, urging the United States
not to interfere in the insurrection n
Mexico. was presented to the senate
by Senator Culberson.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
method,sts Hold Meeting.

The annual convention of the Fargo
district OF the Methodist Ministerial
association was held at Valley City.
The attendance was unusually large.
practically every Methodist pastor in
the entire district being there. DIR.
Luther C. Freeman was the feature OF
the convention. The Morningside col
lectures on biblical topics. Prominent
among the other speakers was Presi.
dent e P. Robertson OF Wesley col.
lege. who spoke on the call Ut the
church young men. His address
was devoted to a portrayal of the min
isteriaI life and what the work offered
to young men
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
10 ROAD EXPERT FOR cAss
County Commissioners Find Law Does
Not Demand Supervisor.

county commissioner flno Law OoeS
Not Demand Supervisor.
There is disappointment for the auto
mobilists and other advocates Of good
roads on the county road supervisor
proposition. The Cass county COM
1rissioners have decided not to name
such an official. In the good roads
law enacted at the recent session of
the legislature there was a provision
that county commissioners may" ap-
point county supervisors to get uni
form methods. The law did not say
shall" or must" and the commits
sioners in many counties, this n in
cluded, are constituting the matter as
optional.
Some years 6 in the case of q
change of venue the supreme court
held that may meant must. It is pos
sible the same construction may be
put on the word in the road law.
The new is regarded as an
opening wedge for some intelligent
methods of road construction in North
Dakota.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
Build New Opera House.

Work viii be commenced about
April ! on . new opera house TO be
erected In Williston by a company 81
Eastern capitalists. represented by
II. ]. Shaw. w. H. Horton was grant.
ed the contract for the. Job, totslltng
about $4,000. and Is now preparing
for the early work. BY the construc.
ton Of the opera house In that city
II is, hoped that . strong enough cir.
cult of theaters can be formed along
the Great Northern to divert some Of.
the shows that now travel Vest over,
the Northern Pacific. s.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
DETECTIVE WATCHED JUDGE
Defense Brings Out Point in cowan
impeachment Case.

That Judge Cowan YVES under the OBJ.
servation of a detective employed by
a number of Devils Lake men during
a period of several weeks the latter
part of last year was the statement
gained by the defense in the cross
examination of Dan V. Brennan, Bren-
nan having testified to two occasions
upon which he declared the impeached
jurist was intoxicated.
Brennan is a son of M. H. Brennan
of Devils Lake, the candidate against
Cowan in the election two years ago,
and was one of the signers Of the
house petition against Cowan. He
had an active hand in the fight against
the Judge before the house and is
said to have been responsible for a
number of the news stories sent out
of Bismarck at that time, designed to
stir public opinion against Cowan.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
May HAVE TO SERVE IN JAIL
Kenmare Real Estate Man Guilty Of
S. Malicious Libel.

Because statements were published
tn the Kenmare Journal over his sig
nature charging Ambrose Olson OF
that city with having misappropriated
certain funds E. C. Tolley may serve
time in the state penitentiary unless
the verdict found against him in the
district court of Ward county is set
aside or reversed.
In that court, after a trial of five
days, Tolley vas convicted of milic-
ious libel. the punishment for which
is between one and five years impris.
onment or a fine of not less than
$1,000. Tolley, who is a prominent
Kenmare real estate dealer and whose
name is borne by the town of Tolley.
Renvtlle county, made a strong effort
In court to substantiate his statements
OF alleged Interpretations. but
failed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
Steamers on Upper Missouri.

A packet company with headquar.
tiers at Bismarck announced that this
season it will start regular steamboat.
service on the upper Missouri between
Fort Benton and Bismarck. Before
the day of railroads there was much
traffic up the Missouri to Fort Benton
from St. Louis and other down river
points, but for the last twenty years
there has been none of it. Settlement
along the river has made a resump.
ton of the service practicable.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
News Of the Week From varL
Gus Parts Of the State.
WARAlAG AGAINST HoPpERs
North Dakota EntomolooIst Tells
Farmers. to protect Themselves
From the Pest.

Farmers should at once take ad-
vantage of the present unusual wealth
er conditions to protect themselves
against the grasshoppers that are like.
ly to come in destructive numbers
this season." The foregoing state.
ment was made by Professor G. B.
Waldron, state etomologist and the
head of the department at the North
Dakota agricultural college at Fargo.
"The large numbers In which they
we're present last year makes their ap-
pearance this year reasonably certain
unless the eggs are destroyed" con.
tinued Mr.. Waldron. Fall blowing
has already destroyed many of them.
There still remain the unpiowed fields
and the roadsides. Unless the former
are to be turned over before May l
they should be dragged and cross
dragged to break up the egg cases.
The sun and the wind will quickly de.
stroy the eggs that are exposed at
this season.
THE roadsides where no grass Is
growing, should be worked with a
road scraper and the sides of the wide
road grades should be disced and
dragged. Do anything that will break
up the egg cases by pulverizing the
surface of the soil and it should be
done at once. It will be too late after
seeding.
Under the state law infected fields
can be plowed and the cost assessed
to the property II the owner refuses
to act. The invocation of this law
should be ntirely unnecessary.
The grasshoppers were SO prevalent
last season that the official warning
by Profe sor Waldron is regarded as
especially timely.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
ONLY IN SPECIFIC CASES
Court Rules on Admitting Evidence In
Cowan Trial.

Evidence only on cases specified In
articles of impeachment and charged
to have been delayed by Judge Johr
Cowan will be taken up by the court
of Impeachment, decision to that ef-
feet being made following a long fight
III which leading counsel for the Up.
posing sides made lengthy addresses
to the body. The vote was 81 to 16
to exclude such evidence.
The question arose on the PROPOSE
ton of whether or not the prosecn.
lion should be allowed to introduce
evidence tending to prove that Cowan
has been responsible for i%nexcusably
holding up decisions in a large num-
Der of cases for the purpose of show
ing that in the filing Of certificates
with the state auditor for his salary
he swore to false certificates.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
OPPOSE CANADIAN TREATY
North Dakota Farmers and Business
Men Take Action.

Coincident with opening of congress
called to consider the ratification of
the proposed United States Canadian
reciprocity pact v e 500 farmers and
business men of North Dakota met IL
Grand Forks to enter a protest
against enactment of the agreement.
After a number of forceful address,
'es. all against reciprocity, resolutions
protesting against the enactment of
the pact by congress, and communi-
cations to President Taft, asking that
he reconsider the matter, were drawn
up and approved.
It was decided that a small army
from North Dakota should descend on
congress at Washington and make 1t
known tAat the farmers Of this state
do not want a reciprocity agreement
with Canada,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
Grand Trunk TO Enter Minot.

1t Ia announced that the Grand
Trunk Pacific railway would run a
line TO Minot to connect with the
Minot.Fargo cutoff of the Great North.
ern. The announcement was made by
the president Of the Commercial club.
who returned from an interview with
the officials Of the company i I Win.
nipee The Canadian road plane tc
lease tho Crosby line OF the Great
Northern.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
IN THE INTEREST OF PEACE
Madero, ST., Offered Protection on
Visit to Son.

San Antonio, Tex, April 12.-Fran-
cisco Madero, ST., said he would enter
Mexico in a private railroad car fur
nished by Jose Limantour, minister of
finance, and try again to induce his
son, the Mexican provisional presi
dent, to lay down his arms.
Madero, returning here from Ell
Paso, said he had received assurance
of protection enroute to Mexico and
that he will await the arrival of Linn
antOur's car.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
,udwjo 10 Acquitted.

The acquittal OF Charles Ludwig In
the district court at Devils Lake Of u
charge II grand larceny and. the dis.
MissAi 81 NJ. Michaels. charged witt
the same crime. terminates a>criminal
prosecution Of unusual interest. not
the least unusual of whscR, wass the
death during the. trial OF the complain.
ing witness: James Cotton. one .;
Sunday mornings fire victims
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
Anti.MaIt Bill Passed.

st. Paul, April 12.-Immediately
after passing Dunn's anti-roadhouse
bill the house passed Senator A. L..
Hanson's malt bill. The bill went
through without any amendments, the
vote being SO to 10, and is the first
temperance measure to be passed by
both houses Of the present legislature.
It prohibits the sale of malt liquors
anywhere except in saloons or drug
stores.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
Fargo Guards Inspected.

The annual inspection of Company
f. of the North Dakota national guard
was made at Fargo. Colonel Frame,
commanding officer Of the regiment,
was aided by Lieutenant Herbst of the
regular army Of Fort Lincoln and Ma
jor Steadman, secretary to the adju.
tant general at Bismarck, also of the
regular army.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
North. Dakota Elevator eurns.

six thousand bushels Of wheat were
destroyed when the st. Anthony and
Dakota elevator at Stanley was
burned The building. with a total ca.
pacity Of $4,000 bushels. 10 q com
plete loss. There was also q large
amount of other grain destroyed that
was to have been sold for seed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
POLITICAL NEWS.

Carter II. Harrison was elected
mayor Of Chicago for the fifth time.
He defeated Charles p. Merriam, Re.
publican nominee. by = plurality Of
17.081. Along with Mr.. Harrison we've
elected the other candidates on the
Democratic ticket.
Thirteen women will hold important
municipal Offices In Colorado as q e
suit Of the recent elections.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
etect Political Rixals.

Henry Tatley and Edward q. Pat
ters0n were elected to the city COM
mission at Bismarck after the q~uietest
election day in the history of the city.
Tatley and Patterson are owners Of
two of the biggest hotels in the city
and have always been opposed IN a
political and business way. Cassel-
man was elected police magistrate.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
Favor City Abattoir.

The Grand Forks city council
stamped its approval Of the establish
ment of a municipal abattoir at the
regular meeting and appointed . spe-
cial committee to confer with the
Commercial club and Civic league anl
make a thorough investigation he.
fore final action is taken.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
RATE HEARING FOR DULUTH
Interstate Commissioners May Meet
at Head Of Lakes.

Washington, April 12.-The inter-
state commerce commission, or at
least two Or three of its members,
may meet in Duluth in June or July.
Representative Miller has invited the
commission tc hold a session in Du-
!uth. The invitation is under consid-
Grafton. A number of rate cases aris-
ing at Duluth and Superior are pend
ing before the commission.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
Escaped Convict is Recaptured.

Warden Hellstrom of the state pen
itentiary received a message telling Of
the arrest at Chicago Of Thomas
Burke by Barney Mousse. guard at
the p%enitentiary, who left for Chicago
Monday night. Burke escaped from
tAe Bismarck prison June z, 1905. and
had only seven months to serve when
he became a fugitive. He was sent
up from Ward county for burglary in
the third degree.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
orators viii Contest.

The first meeting Of the Valley In
terscholastic and Oratorical associa-
tion will be held in Valley City next
month. under the auspices Of the state
normal school there. The meeting
will be participated in by the high
schools OF jamestown, Darlington,
CourteDay, Enderlin. Wimbledon and
New Rockford.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
FIames FataI to rhree.

Lethbridge, Alta, April 12.-Three
children burned to death and the
mother and a baby 80 severely burned
they are not likely to recover IL the
story Of q fire which destroyed the
home Of Oran Brooks, a homesteader
thirty-hve miles east of Coutts. Alta,
on the United States boundary line.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-04-14
Fargo Man Killed by Train.

John Turck Of Fargo. about sixty
years Of age. was struck by n
freight train and instantly killed.
his body being terribly mutilated.
The body was found an hour after the
accident by car cleaners. Turck has
worked about town for the past twelve
years and was single.