davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-19
Is Mclean REPRESENTED?

Last spring w. G. Gilbreath,
commissioner of agriculture and
labor, published an issue of the
North Dakota Magazine as
''year book, ''and in it was large
mass of information about every
county in the state. The edition
Of 10000 copies was soon exhaust
ed, Owing to the large demand for
the pamphlet, and the success of
that effort has prompted Mr..
Gilbreath to repeat it on larger
and more complete scale. In
order to secure the best data re-
lating to the counties Of the state
he has been endeavoring since
early in March to get from the
counties the write.ups desired, but
so far he has received copy from
but eight out of the forty-nine
counties.
We do not know to whom he
has applied, but if the local COM
mercial club has not already taken
some action in this matter move
ment to secure the information
relative to Washburn and Mclean
county should be started at once.
It does not seem possible that any
county would fail to promptly
comply with the commissioners
request for information and boost
matters, but it shows that the peo-
pie of North Dakota have not yet
grasped the full value of such ad-
vertising, or the ''year book" would
have been filled long ago.
This book is issued under the
auspices of the state and any in
formation it contains will be look
ed upon as more reliable than that
coming from private interests, for
the commissioner is so we'll versed
in the resources of the cities and
counties of the state, that it is
safe to say that no overdrawn as.
sertions will be permitted in the
volume. As the book will reach
every section of the country it will
make one of the best mediums
possible for carrying abroad in.
formation of the various sections
of the state. We are amazed that
any county would allow such a
matter to go by default.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-19
Prosperous Farmer

A. D. Gains spent Monday and
Tnesday in the oity enroute .to his
farm near Sanger in Oliver opnnty.
Ar. Gaines WIS for several years
onneoted with the Minnesota
grionltural college and has 'oper.
ated farms in Barnes and Oliver
snnty for several years. Nj, Y. /;
believes in good, careful
farming md thinks that Camp
bell has the right system. He
! says that i properly conserved
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-19
Maleome Correspondence

John Olsen made a business
trip to Underwood last Saturday
A surprise party was given on
GsNelson last Saturday evening.
j. Waltz returned from Velva on
Monday accompanied by his sister.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs.
N. Keel Wednesday. Quite a few
were present in spite of the bad
weather.
Mr.. Reuter- is in Underwood get
ting his automobile repaired.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Lee
May l3, a ten pound son.
The A. s. of E. held their regul-
ar meeting Saturday evening at
School No. One.
Adolph Olson was on the sick
list this week.
The two months old baby girl of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stregger, who was
sick with the whooping cough for
the past three weeks died last Sat-
urday. Funeral services were held
in the German church and inter-
ment made in the German ceme-
terry.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-19
Real Estate Transfers

Frank Cleveland to Ira Surber
sw 33.l49-86, $340O.
Nils Hadson to j. Beckert ! ne
9-l5O.8l, $500.
Arthur Osmond to Nels Hanson,
] ne 9-150.8l, $500.
Adam Reich to Fred Mettor, 81.
23-l45-8l, $4,000.
Gust Radke to Karl Radke 9 2
9.l46.O2, $4,000.
Ira Surber to Frank Cleveland
L 5 bk. 5 Garrison $l7OO.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-19
Wiprud Correspondence

DR.. Bryant made a professional
trip through our vicinity Saturday.
Allen Harmon had the misfor-
tune of having his house and barn
destroyed by fire Thursday evening
Mr.. Harmon was able to save all
his horses and one harness..
j. L. Brekken is in our vicinity
this week visiting schools.
. Miss Rose Sullivan made pleas
ant call at Turtle Lake Wednesday.
Mrs. Gus Reniking and little son
Arthur drove to Turtle Lake Sat-
nrday to do shopping.
John Stevens made business
call lin Turtle Lake Friday.
Elmer Love made Turtle Lake a
pleasant call Thursday.
Grover Thompson of Endres
made a business trip through Wip.
rud the latter part of the week.
Henry Miller was in our vicinity
Saturday and informed us tha'
a little girl wasborn at their home
May 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Jaastad are re-
joicing over the arrival of a dau
ghter born May 10th.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-19
Wuiston Sub-Station Report

The third annual report of the
Wllliston sub-station is just from
the press. The following yields
are averaged for the years l908-1O:
Wheat, highest, Selected Powers
fife. 211 bushels; Selected Blue
Stem, second, 81 bushels; Oats,
Silver Mine, 50 bushels; Siberian
White and Lincoln, 48 bushels
each. Barley, Minnesota No. 6.
q bushels; Emmer, 81 bushels.
In the experiments on dept to
plant potatoes the results averaged
from 1909 10 are:
Four inches deep, 873 bushels;
6 inches deep, Is bushels; 6 inches
deep, 78 bushels; 8 inches deep, 50
bushels; 10 inches deep. 491
bushels.
In regard to distance apart to
plant potatoes, nine inches apart
in rows three feet apart averaged
lI6 bushels for 1870, the best
yield. Potatoes grown under
straw gave yield Of l161 bushels
when planted four inches deep
in soil. The above results were
secured with the natural rainfall.
Experiments have also been car
ried on with irrigation and in
teresting results secured.
Moisture determinations were
made during the growing season
Of 1910 to a depth Of elk feet on
spring plowing, fall plowing and
wheat alternating with summer
fallow. The least moisture was
found in the spring plowed land.
This bulletin can be had from
the Agricultural College. Fargo,
N. D.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-19
Good Roads Movement

All the country is awakening to
the importance of good roads.
States that have heretofore been
Indifferent or only spasmodically
alive in this matter have suddenly
realized what improved high ways
means-and are taking steps to
secure them.
New York spent $e,O0O,OO0 on
roads last year, and will put an.
other million into them the
present twelve-month. Texas in
1910 spent 81, 10000 in improving
her public roads. Georgia's road
bill last year was $3,0o0,0o0, West
virginia's 81, 10000. Viginia's IS
O,OOO, and North Carolina paid out
$500, 600 IN the good cause.
Down in Arkansas the farmers
got together one day and built
seven miles Of road between suns.
The Florida legislature has before
it-with everything propitious for
its passage bill providing for a
bond issue of $4,000, 900 for high
ways. It is proposed to abolish
the convict lease system of that
state and put the prisoners to
work on the public roads. Mary
land has spent many millions and
has provided moro for the same
purpose.
All this has been done without
any fanfare of trumpets or beating
of drums. The people are awake.
They realize that nothing SO
hinders development othing
makes life in the rural districts
more distasteful- adds
more to the burdens the farmers
groan .under-than ramshackle
roads. The cost of building ten
miles Of highway looks very big
when the figures are presented in
q lump. The loss to each man
who uses the stretches of bogs and
sloughs which pass for roads
mounts up every winter to double
what the improved road would
cost.
The farmers do not or will not
realize how these sums taken from
each Of them--in the way Of wasted
time worn-out horses and wreck
ed wagonstotal vastly more than
they would be cslled on to furnish
for road building The good road,
once estab blished uan Be maintained
at what may properly be called q
merely nominal outlay.
Z ~ (
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-19
MANAGER Arrives

j. ii. Starbuok returned Monday
from Kansas City where he spent
the winter. He has again taken
np his work with the Benton! Pack
ct Company and will spend the
summer in the city.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-19
Cattle And Horse
RancherS Must Go
Homesteaders are Filing on ali Quar-
ter Sections Even In the Bad
Lands Shacks are Built

Ter Secti0nS-Even IN the Bad
Lands Shacks are Built
Schafer, May 15.-The home
eteaders in their eagerness for a
quarter section Of any kind of
government land are driving the
cattle and horse ranchers Of west
ern North Dakota from their last
stronghold, the vast territory along
the Little Missouri river, known as
the Bad Lands.
1t was believed until q year ago
that these lands would remain
permanently in the POSSESSION Of
stookmem, but they are being filed
upon so rapidly this spring that
the big ranchers within the last
week have acknowledged defeat
and are getting ready to make one
more discouraged move with their
herds, this time to the portion of
the Fort Berthold reservation
lying north of the Little Missouri
and west of the Big Missouri.
Some $500 acres of good graz
ing land are comprised in this
part of the reservation which is
not to be thrown open to settle
ment along with the rest of the
Indian lands next fall.
The land was fenced by the
Indians several years ago and
leased to j. E. Phelan of Dickin-
son. Mr.. Phelan's lease expired
last summer and since that time
the Indians b We been taking
cattle and horses, to. run at the
rate Of So a head for horses and
$1.50 for cattle. The Bad Lands
ranchers have just completed ar
rangements with them to use the
entire tract this season. This
move of the cattlemen from the
Little Missouri region to the
reservation will be their last pill
grimage in North Dakota.
The Bad Lands, though for the
most part not tillable, yet have
here and there isolated among the
buttes grassy fats and coulees. 1t
is on these areas the homesteaders
are putting up their shacks, and
turning sod. Until the time
comes when these claims are
fenced in the stockmen will not be
able to make use of the thousands
of acres of grazing land. How
tense the feeling between the
ranchers and homesteaders has
grown may be judged from the two
following notices now running in
the Schafer Record, a paper pub
lished near the Bad Lands. The
first notice signed by all the pro-
minent ranchers is as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned stockmen.
do hereby agree to pay 500 re-
ward to anyone furnishing in.
formation leading to the arrest and
conviction Of any person running,
dogging, shooting at. or molesting
our stock"
The second notice With the
signitures Of a large number Of
homesteaders attached to it, Gays:
1--WE, the undersigned farmers,
give warning in regard to the
running of loose cattle and horses
on our premises, as we have put
out poison for the purpose Of de-
stroying prairie dogs and we will
not be held responsible for any
losses caused by stock eating the
poison
Prosperous Farmer
n fN.:-..-..LE 1f..I... 8
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-05-19
Citizenship Papers
For HomcsteaderS
Sixteen Applications are From Those
Who Lived In Russia and
13in Sweden

Court will convene in Wash
burn on June IL. Thirty-6ve ap-
plications have been filed for citi-
zenship papers which matter will
be taken up by the district Judge
after the calendar is called. Six
teen Of the applicants are from
Russia, thirteen from Norway and
Sweden, four from Germany, one
from Great Britain and one from
Austria. About everyone of these
persons are living on claims and
expect to make proof soon.
Following is list of the appli-
cants and their witnesses:
Mrs. Jennie Olson, Turtle Lake,
witnesses Alling Stenson and AL
bert Olson; Andrew Plan, Wilton,
witnesses Sebastian and Andrew
Plan; Louis I. Larson, Washburn,
witnesses Emil Anderson and Theo
j. Haugeberg; Hiram Millen, Max,
Witnesses Paul Freitag and VIM.
Donivan; Emma Olson, Turtle
Lake, witnesses Robt. and Jos.
Marty; Anton Kulachkowski, Mer-
Ger, witnesses Jos. Mann and ST.
mon Szelop; Andrew Garness, Will
ton, witnesses Andrew Reitan and
Miss Nellie Gearhart; Mikal B.
Rasmussen, Douglas, witnesses j.
w. Sutton and K. o. Afdahl; Was
vi Szelop, Wilton, witnesses Jacob
Just and Michael Schlag; Ernst
Roeder, Douglas, witnesses Frank
Tauer and Albert Kowarsch;
Christian Engel, Garrison, witnes.
ses Christian Engel-and John Her
man, Jr.; Aleck Podruchny, Max,
witnesses Karl Okert and P. D.
Podhola: Christ Ash, Ruso, wit
nesses A, G. Bokovoy and Alec
Niwolesky; Paul Esherko, Bene-
dict; Fred Kozlanko, Balfour; John
Cemmenko, Benedict; Esedor EN-
er, Ruso; George Levey, Benedict;
Peter Novasaeski, Benedict, all
witnesses the same as those of
Christ Ash; Matthias Haenssler,
Dogden, witnesses Frank Vogel
and John Sandhofner; John Hen
Erickson, Dogden, witness John A.
johnson and Carl D. Kettelson;
Otto Anderson, witnesses John A.
johnson and Carl Hendrickinson;
Joseph Schmidgall, Malcolm, wit
nesses Karl Berg and Friedrich
Bastian; Christof Stegger, Jakob
OFT, Malcolm; Davit Barth, Un-
derwood; Christoph Stregger,
Malcolm, witnesses all the same as
those OF Jos. Schmidgall; Sigrud
Glad, Turtle Lake, witnesses Ben
Peterson and Anton Belsom;
Phillip Landsiedel, Garrison, wit
nesses Andrew Pankratz and j. j.
DeHoven; Niclas Skotte, Ryder,
witnesses Fred Hook and G. O.
Hallan; Christian Birget, Turtle
Lake, witnesses Filing Stenson
and Martin Torkelson; Anton
Brose, Ruso, witnesses Carl
Austad and John Greko; Jos.
Ekstrom, Benedict, witnesses
Carl Lindberg and Nels johnson;
Peter Keck, Washburn, witnesses
David Schleichenmeyer and John
Keck; Carl Gustafson, Basto, wit
nesses Fred Hoover and A. P.
Thyberg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
WILL LOWER DUTY
ON WOOD PULP
MANY ANXIOUS TO SEE TEXT OF
NEW DTAN-AMERICAN
COMPACT.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Jan. 26.--
Oficials of the state department to-
day were busy rushing through the
details OF the announcement of the
reciprocity treaty concluded with Can
ada. which was to be given out at
Ottawa and at Washington at four
o'clock this afternoon by international
agreement,
Members OF Congress. representa-
ttves Of American and Canadian bust
ness interests and newspaper publish
ers to-day besieged the state depart
mept and the White House in an en-
deavor TO obtain In advance some ink
ling of the treaty's provisions.
Anxiety was expressed by Senators
and representatives. but Secretary
Knox remained deaf to all appeals
The President. whose message to Con-
gress will be given out with the
treaty, also refused to discuss IT with
callers.
That a reduction OF the duty on
wood pulp and pulp wood. used in
ma king print paper. will be recon-
mended in the treaty WAS considered
almost certain. The Presidents atti-
tude on these duties Is we'll known
and as the negotiations were open to
Taft's suggestions. it Is believed that
he would not have permitted their
conclusion until some such provision
had been made.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
ROANOKE ENTERPRISE
HAS FINE PROSPECT

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
ROANOKE, VA. Jan. 2s.-The
steel building OF the Roanoke Bridge
Company is nearly completed. Ma
chinery for IL IL arriving and will be
placed in position at once. This Is
Roanoke's latest enterprise. and IL
has every promise of being success
full Its promoters have been in the
brokerage end OF the bridge business
several years and have established a
fine reputation.
E. ]. Devine. Of Winston Salem. y.
c., who attended the banquet given
here in celebration OF the opening OF
the Southbound railway. predicts that
the time will come when the national
highway will be a paved road all the
way from New York to Atlanta. Flo
rida and New Orleans. He says it
is up To Roanoke and other cities to
assist materially In JIG Improvement
Mr.. Devine also predicts that in the
first winter after the complete es-
Establishment of the operating depart
ments of the Southbound railway, rs
per cent. of travel between New York
and Florida points will come over
the Norfolk and Western by way of
Roanoke and use the South bound and
the Atlantic Coast Line.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
WILD RUMORs Of
EXPLOSION AFLOAT
Gun-boat Wheeling Reported
to Have Meet With Acct
dent on Atlantic
EFFORTS MADE TO
REACH HER BY WIRELESS
Messages of Inquiry Sweep
ing the Sea but no
News is Re-
ceived

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 90
officials of the Bureau of Navigation
to-day strongly discredited the reports
of an explosion on the gunboat
Wheeling. They asserted that she
was out of reach by wireless. and that
as her apparatus is short-ranged.
there was no cause for surprise In
the fact that she was not reported
by wireless last night.
They said she would arrive at
Guantanamo late tomorrow, and that
there was no ground. SO far as they
knew. for the rumor of an explosion.
They admitted they were without di-
rect advices, but said they expected
none. An attempt will be made late
to-day to reach the Wheeling through
the wirless station at Key West.
The wife of Captain Carlo II. Brit
tain, of the Wheeling. who lives in
Richmond, Ky. is critically I'LL of ty-
phoid fever.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
record substantiatins his assertions as

record substantiating his assertions as
to the delay.
Il desire to say" Hitchcock assert
ed, that these reports were supposed
to have been referred to the COM
mittee. but, as a matter of fact. the
journal shows that they were not re-
ferred until December 19--several
weeks after they had ben filed. There
has always been an air of mystery
and doubt surrounding them.
Although referred to the commit
tee in agriculture on 10Th. they did
not reach that committee for weeks.
only yesterday. after diligent eff
fort made by members of this House,
was 1t possible to discover their
wherea bouts.
II submit that this question in
wolves the integrity of the proceed
ings of this House
Hitchcock thereupon presented a
resolution. the first part of which
caustically reeited the facts which he
related, condemning the delay and
referring to mysterious disappear
ance" OF the documents and the Sec
ond. containing a provision for an
investigation by the committee on
rules. of the delay.
Hitchcock declared that since the
Ballinger charges were of sufficient
Importance to warrant an investiga-
ton at the hands of Congress. it was
of prime Importance to determine
what had become of the reports of
the committee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
YOUTHFUL ROBBERS
STEAL LADIES' SHOES

A tough gang of amateur robbers
was rounded up by the Southside po-
lice Wednesday night, when Hugh
Turner. Russell Farmer. Lee Turner
and Cleveland Cordle were locked up
in the police station on a charge or
breaking open freight car of the
Seaboard Air Line railway and steal
ing lot Of shoes.
In police court. part 2, Thursday
morning the young men were sent on
to the grand jury and required to
give bond for $3.50 each, Not being
able to furnish the security, they
went to jail.
Officer Waymack was informed
Wednesday night that young white
man had a lot of ladies' shoes on
lower street that he was offering for
sale at less than bargain counter
prices He repaired to the scene of
action and arrested Hugh Turner and
Russell Farmer. These men told the
officer that Lee Turner and Cleveland
Cordle were also In the deal.
The stolen shoes We're found in a
little store at Second and Huh streets
conducted by Mrs. Eliza j. Cole. who
stated that they were brought there
by Farmer. who requested that they
might be left there for safe-keeping.
Farmer says Hugh Turner and Cor
die broke open the car and took the
case of shoes. The other men say
Farmer did the pilfering. The police
are inclined to think that Farmer
was the leader and principal actor
in the robbery.
Twenty-seven pair of shoes were re-
covered by the police.
A bench warrant was issued for
Mrs. Cole charging her with having
in her possession the stolen shoes. She
was also sent to the grand jury and
placed under bond.
The quartet of young crooks have
figured often in police court society
and Farmer has served several terms
on the road force. They are consid-
cred a very bad bunch.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26

escape from his assailants. But the
men. Ii is alleged, knocked him down
again and he did not stop kicking him
until he lay unconscious. Then they
turned and leisurely walked away,
while eye-witesses to the affair. among
whom were many women and chill
dren, lifted the unconscious man up
and carried him to nearby drug
store.
Drs. F. n. Henderson and George
E. Cook. OF Rockville, were sum
moned. They found that Moncure
was suffering from a broken nose. an
injured eye and internal injuries. the
extent of which has not yet been fully
determined. His clothing was torn
and his face had been beaten black
and blue.
DIT. Henderson said that the injured
mans left eye had been kicked and
was bleeding from the back, con-
dition which would probably destroy
the sight OF it After receiving treat
ment from Rockville physicians. Mon
cure was brought TO Washington In an
automobile and placed In care OF Dr.
King. a specialist in eye disease.
Warren NJ. Mitchell, who was with
Moncure at the time OF the assault,
said last night that the assault was
without provocation other than the
words used by Mr.. Moncure at the
trial.
Neither of US expected to be at
tackled by the deputy sheriff and con-
stable of the community he said.
NOR did We think that six men would
attack two. IT was a cowardly and
brutal act. and may result in the death
of one of the brainiest members OF
the bar In this section Of the coun-
try 1t IL disgraceful that these men
should be liberated on personal cog
nizance.''
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
GREAT INTEREST
IN FELTNER TRIAL
VERDICT EXPECTED THURSDAY
IN CAsE-CoURTHOUsE CROWD.
ED WITH SPECTATORS.

WINCHESTER. VA. JAN, ,2e.----So
case in recent years at Berryvilie has
excited as much interest as that OF
James Feitner, a member of a we'll
known family. who is now on trial
in Clarke County Circuit Court.
charged with the murder OF Hugh
Curtis. of Rappahannock county, at
Royce, last. fail. Feliner does not
deny shooting Curtis, but declares he
acted In seif-defense. anu lnat Cur
tbs was after him with a blackjack.
Crowds were SO eager to attend the
trial that Judge Thomas Harrison,
of Winchester. who Is presiding. or
dered the doors locked to prevent a
stampede. Scores OF people remained
in their seats during the noon recess
yesterday, and missed their dinners
In order to be there when court re-
convened this afternoon.
Women who rarely attend murder
trials were on hand early. and were
admitted. remaining all day.
Examination of witnesses was con-
cluded this afternoon by Prosecutor
Lewis, Of Clarke. and Downing and
Weaver, OF Front Royal, and Marshall
Mccormick, Of Berryville. and Rich
ard Evelyn Byrd. OF Winchester for
the defense.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
BURGLARS VISIT
THE FISHER HOME

Burglars enteredthe home of Mrs.
Agnes G.. Fisher. 100 North Harrison
street during the absence OF the FAM
lily and stole the following articles:
Seven table spoons. nine tea spoons,
six desert spoons. one long spoon, one
mustard spoon. two and one-half dozen
plated knives. one butter knife, hand
mirror and a comb.
The burglary WAS committed Tues
day night but ii was not reported TO
the police until late Wednesday after
noon. The police have not placed any
particular value on the articles stolen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-26
SUPPRESS OUTBREAK
IN MINDANAO

MANILA, Jan. 26.--The outbreak
In the Davao district OF Mindanao has
been completely suppressed. A re-
mort received to-day from General
Pershing, who commanded the expe-
dition against the bandits who rob-
bed and murdered American and ma
tive planters there. says that all OF
the thieves have been killed or taken
prisoner. The hill tribes. he says.
ere now quiet.
The death penalty il abolished in q
bili passed by the Philippine assembly
to-day