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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-26
Says Wilson Viii Get Biz Vote

''With the republican party hope
lessly divided, there is no doubt that
Governor Wilson will get the largest
majority in the electoral college that
ever was given a presidential candi-
date. said Robert B. Adams. promi-
nent lawyer of St. Louis. Roosevelt
had 1886 votes in the electoral college in
1904 and Taft 321 in 1908. The former,
as every one knows, secured the iarg-
est popular vote ever given any can
didate, more than 2, SOC, 900, while Taft's
plurality was upward of 1000, 900.
Previous to 1904 the largest plurality
was obtained by William Mckinley, in
1900. Grover Cleveland, when elected
the first time, had less than 100, 1000,
and nearly 100000 on the occasion
of his second election in 1892. Garfield
had the smallest plurality given any
candidate since 1910. In total vote
of more than 4,500, 900, Garfield won
by few votes more than 1000. Eight
years previously Grant had set re-
cord by obtaining a plurality of nearly
800, 600. Four years afterward Samuel
j. Tilden had a popular plurality of
more than 250, 900, but, as every one
knows, he was not inaugurated presi-
dent.
81 really believe that Woodrow Will
son will be given larger popular
plurality than was given Roosevelt in
1904. 1t is sure thing, it appears to
me, that Roosevelt will take large
number of votes from Taft, while Will
son will carry every democratic state
and majority of the so-callad doubt
full states. OF course, the number of
votes in the electoral college in 1913
will be considerably greater than it
was in 1909, but relatively, l think,
Wilson will win greater victory than
any candidate for the presidency ever
won. Naturally, there is q great re-
gret in Missouri that Clark was not
Nominated, but Missouri democrats are
good losers, and they will line up be-
hind Wilson in November.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-26
Make Proof Early

Since the three-year homestead law
passed many have not understood the
law relating to homestead entries. The
last proviso to section 2291 reads Is
follows:
provided, That the Secretary of the
Interior shall. within sixty days after
the passage of this act, send a copy Of
the same to each homestead entryman
of record who may be affected thereby
by ordinary mail to his last known Id
dress, and any such entryman may, BY
giving notice within one hundred and
twenty days after the passage of this
act, by registered letter to the register
and receiver of the local land Office,
elect to make proof upon his entry un-
der the law under which the same was
made without regard to the provisions
of this act. !"
If you wish to elect to make prosf
upon your entry under the law under
which the same was made, you must
give notice thereof within 120 days
after June 6, 1912, to the Register anA
Receiver of the local land Office. This
notice must be sent by registered mail
and may not be sent in any other way.
If, in your case, you desire to make
proof under the law under which yen
made your entry, there is, for ysur
convenience, inclosed herewith print
ed notice of election, which you may
fill out and use for that purpose.
Unless you elect in the manner and
form and within the time above statsd
your entry will, without notice, becenae,
subject to the provisions Of said ct af
June 6, 1912; and in reaching deci.
as to which course you prefer yuos
should first carefully examine th0 ~
visions and 81 asntS of tlAe ~
/ oct printed hsE6Nfftt ss,s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-26
Conkling Correspondence

Master Clyde and Lloyd Masteller
came over from Dogden to spend their
vacation with their uncle H. C. Jones.
Rams Jones came across the river
from Expansion to bring message to
his brother Harry that their sister Mrs.
D w. Enyart of Hub, was very low,
but at this writing is slowly improving.
Walfred Hoover passed away at his
home in Bismarck last Monday morn
ing with consumption. He leaves wife,
four small children and three brothers,
Chas. and Fred of N. D. and Gust who
lives in Sweden. The sorrowing re-
latives have the sincere sympathy of
the community.
Friends of Robt. Aldren will be
panied to hear of his death which oc-
Cured on Monday July Is, of consump-
ton at his home near Fl. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burlington, daughter
Bulah, Clara Morgan and Nettie Slagg
returned home from q visit at Emmett
the latter part Of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Jones and Mrs.
F. B. Masteller went to Stanton Sunday
to see their sister Mrs. D. w. Enyart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones returned Monday
and Mrs. Masteller stayed TO- assist
With the care Of her sister. .s
Mrs. Stevens and daughter Jessie q.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-26
Harvest Hands Here

The farmers in this country have al
ready thought Of the labor situation
this fall and $50 men will be brought
here by the railroad company when
harvesting begins which will be in
about two or three weeks. a$
4 Scarcity Of labor is reported in many
counties but the farmers here expect
no trouble along that line.
S The railroad companies will be ready
70 handle the bumper grain crop 4
soon q II 10 harvested. d.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-26
Capt. Grant Marsh,
Washburn, N. Oak.
(. Pointer on Having

Minot independent: Neil McDougall
gives us pointer on how to put up
hay that is worth trying. He says he
tried it for several years and can vouch
for its worth. Before cutting your
hay rake it with a common hay rake.
This will gather the foxtail and dead
grass. besides will knock practically oil
the needles and dust off giving the
farmers . fine quality Of hay. He says
he would give two dollars q ton more
for such hay. II is worth trying.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-26
rived here from Wayside, Nebr., for =
visit at the home of her brother Henry
DAHL
Malcolm Correspondence
Everybody is busy making hay.

Everybody is busy making hay.
The A. S. of E. met at school house
No. l Saturday evening to order their
twine., A big crowd was present.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Dahl were Coal
Harbor visitors Saturday.
Johannas Olson and Fred Reibhof
went to Turtle Lake Sunday in Mr.
Reibhoff's auto.
Mrs. Chas. Berg is now in the hos
pital at Bismarck
Miss Annie Olson visited at her home
Sunday.
Swedish services were held in.school
house No. last Monday evening and
also all day Tuesday. Three ministers
conducted the services.
Misses Lily and Ruth Linders re-
turned home last Wednesday from
Detroit, Mimi, where they Ahad been
visiting for the past three weeks.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-26
Editors Visit Here

Five of the editors in the state made
an auto trip of over 400 miles to attend
the state meeting. They passed through
Washburn on their way to Minot. Those
in the party were: Col. D. r. Streeter
of the Emmons County Record at Lin
ton and his son F. B.; Ralph G. Col
burn, of the lEmmons County Republi-
can at Hazelton; H. R. Young Of
Emerson and j. T. Charmley, editor Of
the Mott Spotlight.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-26
The Lure Of Biz Profits

Inasmuch as the company below re-
ferred to is circulating its enticing
literature in North Dakota, we believe
that the reproduction of an article
which recently appeared in Michigan
insurance journal is warranted. It fol-
lows:
We were recently shown the pro-
spectus of the First National Fire In
surance Company at Washington, D.
c., a handsome and expensively gotten
up affair. The proposed capital stock
is 81, ,0OO, 5000, and shares Of stock. One
Of the inducements held out for the
purchase of stock is the enormous profits
made by fire insurance companies. The
promoters have selected some twenty
eight of the oldest and largest COM
panies, and state that their average
net profits for the year 1911 averaged
40 per cent on the capital stock. The
figures were taken from sworn state
ments and on their face appear correct,
but the promoters are careful not to
state that most Of these profits were
derived from interest on the companies
investments. It has required years of
hard work to collect these investments,
and q new company would, as a matter
Of course, have no such interest revenue
to draw upon for its profits. It would
have to depend upon its underwriting.
In his report to the National Board Of
Fire Underwriters, President Babb
showed that the net underwriting profit
of $50 companies last year was con-
siderably less than one per cent, and
that for the past ten ysars there was
an underwriting loss Of one-half Of one
per cent. OF course. = new company
would come under this general average
and could not expect I'd break into this
select class quoted in ths prospectus.
This and similar promotion schemes
suggest tho dssirabilit sef I . Law ia
t
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-26
Lieut.. Governor U.
Burdick for Wilson
Viii Openly Support Him For Presi'
dent--Wilson Platform Tho
roughly Progressive

The republican county central COM
mittee while in session on the 18th, at
the court house in this city sent COM
mittee for Lieut.. Governor U. L. Bur-
dick and requested that he address
them on the political situation. Mr..
Burdick, while he had not expected it,
complied with the request in ringing
address that marked him as genuine
progressive with the courage to stand
for principles sake.
Mr.. Burdick began by saying he re-
allied that on occasions such as the
present one it was customary to extoll
the virtues and achievements Of the
party. Of its achievements volumns
could be spoken, for the history of the
republican party was synonymous with
the wonderful development of the
country during the past half century.
Viewed in the light Of the history of
the present administration and recent
events, the speaker deeply regretted
that the powerful and pernicious infiu-
ence of the few who dominated the
party had placed it in position before
the country that was distinct depart
ure from the true republican principles
of Lincoln, so long successfully upheld,
of government of the people for the
people and by the people. He believed
that adherants of the true principles of
just and honest government and equal
privileges, which are the principles of
progressiveism, must find themselves
at varience with the doctrine of party
solidarity urged by Mr.. Taft when it so
plainly led away from party honestly
and party progress. Mr.. Burdick
spoke only of national affairs and said
while his name would be in the same
column with that Of Mr.. Taft he would
not only not support him but would
vigorously oppose him.
The third party Roosevelt movement
finds no favor in Mr.. Burdick's eyes
for he sees in it only the designs OF
personal ambitions all centering around
Roosevelt for president" to the ex-
clusion of real aims of the progressive
cause. The speaker believed in stand
ing for principle wherever principle
could be found and in Woodrow Wilson
he saw clean man of courage and true
progressive faith, a man who meant
what he said and who would carry out
the provisions of the platform on which
he stood to the letter. OF the demo
cratic platform the speaker said he had
read it carefully and found it thorough
ly progressive, the most progressive
ever adopted by either of the old part
les.
This being his belief, Mr.. Burdick
deemed it his duty, a duty which he
would not hesitate to perform, to not
only be for Wilson for president but to
openly support him with all his. power.
|-Williston Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-26

The Northern Pacific company is
having considerable trouble with the
branch line north Of Mandan. Thou
sands of tons Of earth are said q he
sliding over the track nsar Mandan
Nlake.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-26
i .gR|Iecalllls0n Times, Il

The following letter received by Capt.
Grant Marsh y self explanatory and
] win prove very interesting reading to
old timers as well q new settlers:
Roanoke Va. July, 6, 1912.
NY Dear Captain Marsh:
"A few days ago I received through
I tie kindness Of Mr.. p. n. Walker,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-26
Cau For Third Party


the national progressive party conven-
tion as Roosevelt is the only presi-
Dental candidate and he will transact
all the business anyway, but the con-
vention has been called and five dele
gates will go from this state.
The following is the official call for
the Third party convention in this state:
A call to all progressives of the state
of North Dakota to gather in mass
convention.
The progressives Of North Dakota,
who realize that the world old struggle
for supremacy between principle and
privilege cannot end till the people rule
themselves in deed as we'll as name and
who desire to bring about those re-
forms in government which this en-
lightened age demands are invited to
meet in mass convention in the city of
Fargo on Friday, July 26, at 10 o'clock
q. m. in the Sons of Norway hall to
select five delegates to the national
progressive party convention to be held
in Chicago, ILL.,, Monday, August s.,
1912, and to nominate progressive can
didates for the several state offices to
be filled at the next election.
It must be apparent to all thinking
men that an attempt to control the ma
chinery of either of the old parties as
at present constituted will involve an
almost unending battle of the great
mass of people against the highly or
ganized class who seek to control the
government for selfish reasons. Mean
time needed reforms are delayed, the
citizen is robbed Of his inherent right
to participate to the fullest extent in
his own government and interests are
fostered which with every step of
growth became more greedy for power
and privilege more difficult to control.
All electors of North Dakota who
wish to join movement having for its
object the overcoming of these obstacles
to right national growth; all who wish
to rebuke the machine controlled con-
ventions in their bare faced theft of a
presidential nomination, all who wish
IN immediate, and downward revision
Of tariff and to effectually dispose of
the Taft brand of reciprocity, who
want the farmer and the manufacturer
each to prosper without regard to pre-
vious party affiliations are invited to
join with the undersigned and partici-
pate in convention to put those prin-
ciples into effect. There will be no
elected delegates at this mass conven-
ton but all progressives who attend
will be. considered as delegates from
the several counties. \
w. S. Lauder, Wahpeton; w. E.
Sweet, Fargo; F. A. Bristol, Fargo;
j. c. McKendry. Fargo; A. M. Bsker,
Fargo; A. Y. Moore, Fargo; o. J. Sor-
lie, Buxton; J. ]. Bascom, Wimbledon;
A. Beecher Cox, Valley City; o. B.
Bergson, Grand Forks; Torger Shines,
4 Minnewaukan; Alfred H. Kvello, Lis
bon; Tolluf Paulson, Kenmare; s. M.
Ferris, Dickinson; A. o. Hazen, Lari-
more; Dorr H. Carroll, Minot: T. G..
Farmen, Rugby.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-26
Central Committees
Are Both Organized
Theo. Taylor and M. F. Minehan Ap.
pointed State Republican and
Democratic Committeeman

The democratic central committee
met here last week and elected the fol-
lowing officers: Jos. Mann, chairman;
C. G. Forbes, secretary; ]. J. Bellies,
treasurer and M. F. Minehan, state
committeeman. Those on the executive
committee are: Jos. Mann, C. G.
Forbes, M. F. Minehan, Chas. M. Find
ley, Fritz Giffey, N. C. Ulrich, John
Bray, Louis E. Helm and Chas. G.
West.
The officers of the republican cen
trail committee are: j. D. Hanson,
chairman, Aug. E. Johnson, treasurer,
j. C. Anderson, secretary and Theo.
Taylor, state committeeman.
The following are the republican and
democratic precinct committeeman:
Precinct Republican Democrat
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-26


l Guy Collinghan
2 E. w. Wilson
3 Alex Munns
4 Tom Randoll Thos. Randoll
S F. E. Wright F. E. Wright
6 A. R. Nelson
z F. j. Decker
8 Ernest Kreisel H. C. Albert
9 A. P. Matson
10 Peter Romsaas
IL Peter Fligenger same
13 Joe Ulrich same
IA o. A. Boyd
Is j. E. McAdoo
16 R. B. Tunell
II Peter Flininger
18 Fred Bastian
19 L. Mahowald M. F. Minehan
20 R. Fitzgerald Fred Giffey
21 Ole Krostad Thos. Mangen
% Otto Anacker John Gray
% c. A. Fuglie
"a A. j. Heck
'25 P. A. Amundson P. E. Fogerty
|26 j. D. Hanson
|27 O. Madison
|28 Theo. Mundtson
20
80 Otto Olson
81 O. P. johnson
80 G. M. Robinson
80 A. Leidholm Adolph Reimers
"a j. M. Anderson A. S. Brewer
IS A. E. johnson Joe Mann
36 Jacob Kurle
81 G. E. Shearer Chas. Findley
SO j. G.. Anderson F. E. Tibbets
80 Jos. Packineau same
40 o. B. Wing John Rathjen
Al G. B. Hotchkiss
AZ Byron Wilde
43 Conrad Smith
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-12-21
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that | will
present to the county court Of Boone
county, Arkansas, at the January
term thereof, petition to have estab-
lished and opened public road in
Boone county, Arkansas, as follows,
to-wit:
Beginning at the turn in the now
established Bellefonte and Raines
public road, about 80 feet south of the
southeast corner of the swA of the
sex Of section IL, township 10 north,
range twenty west, and run north,
bearing west to, as quickly as posi-
BILE, take all the road off of the lands
Of Fon E. Graham for a distance Of
about eight hundred yards; thence
bear east for distance of about 100
yards but sufficiently to come entirely
upon the lands now owned by Ed
Ozier; thence north to the intersection
of the now established Bellefonte and
Harrison public road, taking all of
said road from that point on off of the
west side OF the east half of section
II, township 10 north, range 20 west,
This the 9th day of November, 1912,
FoN e. GRAHAM,
Principal Petitioner,
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-12-21
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that petit
ton will be presented 70 the county
court OF Boone county, at its January
term 1913, praying for the survey and
granting Of public road in said
county as follows:
Commence at the south end of
Wright Street In the town Of Olvey,
thence in southeasterly direction to
the section line between sections o
and 20, township Is, range 10 west,
thence east to the sw corner of the sw
one.fourth Of the southwest one
fourth Of section "a, township and
range aforesaid, thence east on the
line between section ~ and 25 In said
township and range, one mile, where
1t will interseet the Valley Springs
and Lead Hill road,
J, Il. JOHNSON,
ALFRED Ross,
&, II. OLYRY,
Principal Petitioners,
This November 30th, 1912,
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-12-21
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to express our thanks TO
our customers, who have given US
such liberal divide of their grocery
trade the past year, We assure yon
we appreciate past favofs, aud we res
specifically solicit your further patron
age. Spot Cash Grocery, Nicholson
& Son, Props,
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-12-21

Three red heifers, one year old past,
marked with crop Ia right ear, spli,
Ia left ear, either a hole wire or split
out In lower part Of right ear, VIII
gladly pay anyone 10 notify me,
Harrison, Arm NJ \, SPAIN
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-12-21
The Reai Flour.

You can buy the highest Patent
Hard Wheat Flour at the Jersey Mill
for less money than anywhere else,
Also Mo- Prairie Hay (no wire
grass, at 5se per 70 ID bale Call or
phone No n aud be convinced,
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-12-21
r. r. SHOP SUBSCRIPTION.
Those who Have Helped to
Make a Greater Harri-
SON.

The committee in whose hands
Harrison has placed the matter OF
locating the railroad shops-Messrs
W. F. Gordon, W, H, Cecil and X,
Holt-report the following amounts
subscribed and paid to them up to
date. Much of this $4,000 has
been used by them in the purchase of
the thirty acres needed to furnish
the railroad with the site required;
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-12-21
For Sale.

Stock ranch, 900 aerea, 70 per acre,
good range, plenty Of water, several
small elearlnps with dwellings, four
miles out Let Ia show you this,
y, y, Buck Il Son,
Batavia, Ark,
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-12-21
Two Rnaldeneaa for Sale.

Gne six room and one four room res
idenee, two blocks from square, for
sale, Terms on either, Apply to g.
A, Chandler,
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-12-21
For Sale Cheap or Trade.

One folding organ, one tuba horn
for particulars see Y, h, Ballard,
N, L, ID, ?, Harrison, Ark,
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-12-21
Single Buggy for Sale.

have a Crown Single Buggy and II
set OF single harness as good az new,
which | will sell al bargain, Apply
TO John q, Ware, In south part Of
tnwu
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1912-12-21
Money 10 Loan.

Loans made on improved farms,
Call or write II, NJ, Garvln, Harrison,
ARK,
Evening journal., 1912-10-12
COATESVILLE
EASY FOR
CITY HIGKLETS

coatesville High School eleven
came here yesterday afternoon to
stack up against the local High
School team. They got anything but
an "old Home Coming" reception and
returned TO their little Pennsylvania
town all battered and bruised from
the combat and with a score OF as TO
0 chalked up against them.
Wilmington High won becmse she
had a better team Man TO man she
out-played the Pennsylvania boys. and
at no stage OF the game was the re-
suit IN doubt Coatesville was dam
gerous but once and had It not been
that time was called, Wilmington
might have been scored on. Johnson
the little tow-headed quarter Of the
Coatesville eleven snatched up a fum-
bic in the third quarter and started
for the goal line as fast as his short
legs could carry him. Captain Ma
son started In hot pursuit and only
after the hardest kind OF running and
by a splendid flying tackle, nailed the
little quarter on the ten-yard line on
the next play Coatesville gained {
yards and had the ball on the 2-yar,
/ line when time WAS called Whining
High scored at will. The line up.
W II q a II y
Evening journal., 1912-10-12
VONAN's CLVB FEDERATION.

The executive board OF the state
Federation OF Womans Clubs met yes
tcrday at the home of Mrs a. ID
Warner, at Kontmere. and we're enter
tanned by Mrs. Warner at luncheon.
A very encouraging report about the
progress of the plan for an Affiliated
College for Women al Delaware Coi-
lege was made.
Reports were also given about the
free libraries established in some of
the towns OF Delaware
Those attending the meeting were:
From Wilmington In addition TO 2
president and the hostess-Miss Emily
r. nissoll. chairman OF the social ser-
vice Mrs Charles F Woilasion. Mrs.
Benjamin Nields Mrs Frank NJ. Jones,
Mrs Caleb p Buschenal Miss Mary
H. A. Mather. Miss 'headenkopf. Mrs.
S n. Trump, the corresponding secre-
tary
From Dover Mrs Henry Ridgely,
Mrs. James Pennewill Mrs. Robert
Ferguson: Laurel Mrs Daniel o.
short. the treasurer; Seaford Mrs.
4. A. Rawnns. and Mrs J r. Cook,
recording secretary; Harrington, Mrs
John VI Sheldrakei Milford. Mrs
George W. Marshall. and MIS-. Grier
Mlddletown. Mrs. Jesse sheppard, and
: Miss Lydia Cochran Smyrna. Mist
Houeh; FELTON,. Mrs. John W. Cliitoni
Newark. Mrs. Harry Hayward, Lewes
Mrs Jesse Morris Wyoming, Mrs
Benjamin Nields. Mrs. Frank NJ. Jones