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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-21
Many Lose Their Votes

Talking about votes, we are not so
sure that there will be many votes in
the June primaries. We do not look
for over so per cent of the November
vote next month. There are many To-
calities in the state where whole voting
precincts have been disfranchised by
the assessor, or more properly speaking
by the citizens themselves. The David
son bill, which Bessesen claims he draft
ed and inspired, should not be known
as the enrolment measure but as the
''disfranchisement club" The follow
ing from the Valley City Patriot indi-
Gates what is being done over the state:
If the assessors enrolment returns
received at the county auditors Office
are any indication, the vote at the COM
ing primary will be pretty light. Take,
for instance Precinct No. l, in the
northeast part of the county. An ana
lysis of the return of the assessor
shows that Of 45 legal voters 16 signed
as republican and three as democrats,
while 26 disfranchised themselves by
signing, "None of your business" or
"Vote as please" or "Vote as l see
fit," or ''That is my business. A
large majority of the 16 republicans
signed as Progressive republican"
There were no women voters signed in
the precinct. Did the assessor get
''cold feet?" There is lot3of meat for
thought in the above figures.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-21
Roseglen Correspondence

(IOO late for last weekly
The Norwegian Lutheran school will
commence June 9th, Mr.. Heiderdahl
will be the teacher.
Paul HOLDEN was business caller at
Ryder last Thursday, returning the fol-
lowing day with . new two seated
buggy purchased from the Peterson
Machine Co., of Ryder.
A gang Of five Great Northern town
site surveyors have commenced to
locate out.a couple Of town sites here
on the old Northern Pacific survey. They
have engaged weeks stopping at
Peder Kolden's.
. Lunden and Kolden's tractor left
Thursday for the reservation where
they intend to break up about 200 acres
for flax to be put in this spring.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-21
Chicago Excited
Over Convention
Roosevelt VIII Bolt-Will not Recog-
nize Convention Unless Contested
Delegates are 0usted

The fifteenth republican national con-
vention opened on Tuesday. Aug. E,
johnson was placed on the committee
on permanent organization. Emil Scow,
also of this state, is on the committee
on rules and order of business.
Elihu Root of New York, of the Taft
forces, was nominated for temporary
chairman as against Governor McGov-
ern of Wisconsin, the Roosevelt can
didate. 558 votes were cast for Root.
This was 18 more than the majority
of the 1,O7S delegates in the convention.
As W ego to press no report has reach
ed here of ballot having been taken.
The time has been spent over the IS
contested delegates which Roosevelt
says must be ousted. Root says if
the Roosevelt forces should attempt a
bolt they will be put out of the hall. The
North Dakota delegates will remain re-
gular and will not bolt.
Governor Hadley of Missouri is being
mentioned as third candidate. w. j.
Bryan is attending the convention and
reporting the doings for number of
newspapers. Although the democratic
national convention is in session at Bal
timore, Bryan seems to be more inter-
ested in what the republicans are doing.
Immense crowds attended each ses-
sion and all Chicago seems excited over
the result of the convention.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-21
Over 4 Year to Get to Dakota

Hamilton Independent: Mrs. Philip
Stout and four small children arrived
from Russia to join the husband and
father whom they had not seen in four
years, and the family is now nicely
domiciled in the Allen house which Mr..
Stout has rented. There is quite q
story connected with Mrs. Stout's long
journey. She was on the road for q
year and a day, and the troubles and
hardship she endured during these long
months must have been most discourag-
ing. "A year ago she gave an agent in
Russia for steamship line $3.50 for her
passage over. The agent, however,
merely procured tickets for Rotterdam,
Germany, and pocketed the difference.
Here Mrs. Stout and her children were
forced to remain for ten months for
lack Of funds. The gentleman for
whom Mr.. Stout works got into COM
munication with the United States con-
sal at Rotterdam, Germany, and the
government finally procured the arrest
Of the agents wife as an accessory and
being In possession Of the $3.50. The
woman denied It, but after three days
spent behind prison bars in close con-
finement. owned up" and returned the
money. The United States consul pre-
vailed upon the company represented
by the agent, that, under the circum-
stances, It would be advisable to issue
free transportation for Mrs. Stout and
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-21
Setting Alfalfa Plants with a Machine

SStt4US 0Q000 100SS Wlt0 q M6AuluS
Prof. N. E. Hansen, of Brookings,
South Dakota, who has brought in &C
many hardy plants from Siberia for the
United States department of agricult-
ure sends to Secretary Wilson an inter.
esting letter in regard to his new ides
of transplanting alfalfa by machinery
instead of sowing the seed. He plants
them at the rate Of 5000 plant pei
hour. Prof. Hansen says: II took q
three weeks tour this spring with two
assistants. and transplanted a number
of acres by this new method, using the
machine at Redfeld, Lennon, McIn-
tosh, Ipswich. Eureka, and Big Stone.
Plants were set with plow at Faith,
Sansarc and other points, favorine
mainly the dry western and northwest
ern parts Of the state. believe this
will be way Of doing away with dod-
der and injury from discing. Isee no
need Of injurying plants that should
last several centuries by multilating
them with q disc and harrow, and 20
lbs. per acre means 100 plants per
square foot. Some Of these Russian
alfalfa plants had 500 shoots from one
crown when given room in the garden.
Over twelve hundred farme1s are
now cooperating with me in testing
these new plants and am getting fine
reports showing remarkable resistance
to the extreme drought Of last year.
when no crops were raised, and the
plants are coming in fine shape this
spring. The common alfalfa is ac-
knowledged generally to be failure on
high, dry uplands in the western part
of the state, and this upland region in
our prairie northwest is the country !
hope to cover with these new alfalfa
plants.
.eThis machine transplanting have
in mind Of over . year, sol thought I
would get at it this spring before any
body else would happen to think Of IL,
/ claim no originality for it except that
Ihave combined Oriental methods with
a American machine. one Of the ma
chimes commonly used for tobacco, cab
bage, caulidower and tomatoes. Al
present / am only speaking Of It from
the seed-raising standpoint and believe
it will work ont alSo from the forage
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-21
Candidates Worth Your Notice

P. D. Norton has served the state
we'll as secretary Of state and deserves
the promotion to congressman of the
third district. There are number of
candidates for the position but when
their past records as public men are
compared, Norton n'slwill be found to be
the one not managed by the gang"
Ed Hughes, candidate for. senator in
Burleigh county, seems to have walk
away. 1t is indeed very pleasing to
hear that he is making such a splendid
campaign. If elected that county will
be we'll represented and by man who
understands the duties such position
will call upon him to perform. Hughes
has lived in Bismarck nearly all his life
and it is no more than right that he
should be given a chance. He is self
made man and has worked himself up
to good business man.
Attorney General Miller is candi-
date for reelection and from reports
over the state he will be given another
term. The people are we'll satisfied
with the work he has been doing. He
looks after the interests of the tax pay
ers and has served them in most sat-
isfactory manner. 1t was Miller's res
olution that raised the railroad tax from
So, 900 to $14,625 and reduced the farm
land and personal property taxes. He
has also been successful with every law
suit against corrupt state officers. He
has made good wherever he has been and
there is no doubt but he will have his
reward on the 26th of June for being q,
faithful officer.
1t is not necessary to mention the can
didacy of o. B. Wing as he is already
80 we'll known in the county. He has
been county commissioner and .
county auditor for q number Of years
and always had the interest Of the
county at heart. He settled here in
April 1882 and has always been heavy
tax payer. He has no time at present
to make an active campaign but if the
voters want some one who is well post
ed on the needs of the county and dis
trict to represent this state at the next
they should name Wing -
one of the next representatives. The
other candidates for the Office are good
clean men and the people must use
their own judgement in selecting the
two men for the position.
Hon. H. T. Helgeson, candidate for
congress in the first district, returned
from Washington this week and COM
menced speaking campaign extending
over the first congressional district in
the interest Of Buchanan, Kraabel and
the remainder Of the progressive repub-
lican ticket. He is very much interest
ed in the present campaign, having had
q long personal acquaintance with most
Of theprogressive republican candidates.
especially Buchanan with whom he
made two tours Of the state during the
primary campaigns Of 1908 and 1910. 20
that he 10 naturally interested n thas
success Of his present candidacy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-21
Conkling Correspondence

VIM. Doepke has come to conclusion
that N. D. land is good enough for him
and purchased 80 acres from Fred
Hoover at SIG. 90 per acres.
Henry Dahl went to Washburn Satur-
day to meet his brother Max who was
returning home from hospital in Bill
lings, Mont. It was near that place
that he had been at work herding sheep
and one day he went out on a ledge of
rocks in the mountains to get some
sheep that could not get back, the
rocks fell down letting Max drop onto
another ledge some 80 #. or more dis
tance. He sustained broken limb and
/ bad bruises. There being no one near
at the time he was compelled to crawl
on his hands and knees to farm house
a mile away. He has recovered but
the limb is quite weak. 5
E. S. Bigler was an Underwood Wis
itor one day last week.
Chas. Thompson went to Washburn
Wednesday.
F. B. Masteller, wife and two young
er children Muirel and. Ferrol came
down from Dogden for few days Wis
it at the H. C. Jones home. Mrs. Mas
teller is a sister to Mr.. Jones.
Arthur Jones went to Underwood
Sunday to have some dental work done.
Arthur Jones, Guy Bixby. Mrs. Joe
Slagg and son Leo and Mrs. Wn4 PART
ridge were shopping in Washburn Sat-
urday.
Martin Grochau and brother spent
Friday at the Jones home fishing on the
Missouri.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-21
Makolm Correspondence
(Too late for last v

n Too late f0f I68t week
Alfred Lynch went to Coal Harbor
Hast week, to work for Mr.: Hebner.
The young ladies' Of Malcolm viii give
. Leap Year dance the 18th.
w. wilkins made . business trip "a
Bismarck Thursday returning Friday.
Misses Amy and Florence Holmqdist
visited at Turtle Lake Tuesday.
The Embroidery club met with Misa
Williamson Saturday afternoon.
Don't forget the W. A. social june
18th, at Chas. Okersons. Supper q z
O'Clock.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-21

years 50 they are looking anxiously for
something of perennial nature that
will be independent of surface condi-
tions. Farmers feel that it is uncertain
to place their main dependence on an
nual plants like wheat.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-21
Republicans Lead
By Big Majority
Assessors Returns Show Registra.
tionof Votes Including Men and
Women Registered

All the assessors of Mclean county
have turned in their reports of the polit-
ical preferences of the voters. The
statement shows that the republicans
have big lead, while the socialist are
gaining in number. The total report
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-21
Should Have Another Term

Should Have Another Term
The three railroad commissioners who
have served this state so faithfully are
again candidates and ask the support
of the voters. w. H. Mann is one of
the pioneers Of western North Dakota,
having filed On homestead near New
Salem twenty-nine years ago and dur
ing all the subseueqnt years has been
one of the most progressive men of the
Missouri Slope country, taking lead
ing part in settling up that section of
the state and developing its resources.
It is to Mr.. Mann's credit that he was
the first to build a creamery west of
the Missouri River in this state and
from his experience, time, money, coun-
sci and encouragement the great cream
cry interests in this section are develop
ed to such large extent. Mr.. Mann
is a native Of Germany where he re-
ceived good education and served in
the German army. He immigrated to
the United States in 1881 at the age of
twenty-three. Mr.. Mann became a
member of tie Board of Railroad Com
missioner in 1893, and has spared
neither time, money nor effort to en-
tighten himself on the many important
questions coming before the commits
sion for discussion, and in the con-
sideration Of all these important
questions he has endeavored to exercise
his best judgment and business sense.
Many of these questions have been
settled by decisions of the board, with
the result that the shippers of the state
and the public generally have been
greatly benefited. Mr.. Mann has TAX
en- the initiative in many important ac-
tions before the commission, and he,
together with the other members, have
attained results that will be of lasting
benefit to the citizens of the state. Mr..
Mann feels that the changing of the
membership of the commission every
two years iss mistake, both in theory
and in practice, for the reason that the
work is largely technical and it requires
much time aed study on the part of a
new man to At, him and make his SER
vice of any great value to the state.
He comes before the people as can
didate for reelection, feeling that his
work as a member of the commission
is his best recommendation and reason
for his continuance in Office, and if
elected he will give everyone a square
deal.
w. H. Stutsman has been a practic-
ing attorney for the past twenty-three
years and has been q member Of the
board of railroad commissioners during
the past four years. He has devoted
his best energies to the Office to which
he was elected.
o. H. N. Anderson, the third MEM
ber of the board, has also had expert
ence in the work he has to perform
while member of this board. Prior
to his election to his present Office he
was q member of the House of Repre-
sentatives from Ramsey county.
At the present time the commission
has many subjects under consideration,
among them might be mentioned that
of general reduction in rates and the
protest before the Interstate Commiss-
ion against the adoption of what is
known as Western Classification No. 81.
At no time have these commissioners
forgotten that they were elected by and
are the representatives Of the people,
and not Of any corporate interest.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-21
ceed the late lamented Chief Justice

Morgan.
The achievements of Judge Bruce
should be an incentive to every young
man in North Dakota, who is struggling
to get an education, an incentive to be-
come useful and honored citizen of
the state. The Judge has made good
at whatever he undertook, and North
Dakota certainly appreciates man of
such sterling worth and will honor him
by an almost unanimous vote for the
position of Judge of the supreme court.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-21

those who were undecided.
In this table are also counted the
women who registered. All legal vot-
ers may vote for district Judge, wheth-
er they registered, refused to register
or neglected to register. Those who
were absent when the assessor called
may vote by signing an affidavit before
the primary election officers to that ef-
feet.
Those who refused to sign the regis
tration slip forfeited their right to cast
a ballot except in the case stated above.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-06-21

VIM. Doepke has come to conclusion
that N. D. land is good enough for him
and purchased 80 acres from Fred
Hoover at $26.00 per acres.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-20
New york stock 1iarket.

New York, Sept. o-STOCKS-Trading
in stocks during today's early session ex-
ceeded all recent operations for the same
period. Dealings in the leaders, chiefly
Steel and Reading were unusually large,
Steel at 1914, scoring it's best price of the
year, while Reading gained 8 points. There
was also a demand for the Hill issues,
Lehigh Valley, New York Central and
Canadian Pacific at advances of 1 to al
most 2 points. Coppers and affiliated
stocks recorded material gains. American
Tobacco rose over points. Call money
opened under recent ruling rates, despite
prospects of an unfavorable bank state
ment tomorrow
Bonds were steady.
Speculation in Can was the feature at the
opening of todays stock market, 5000
shares being traded in at an advance of Il
The preferred was at first inclined
towards heaviness but soon rallied. Other
strong features included Canadian Pa
cific Northern Pacific, the Coalers,
Utah and New York Central.
Trading became nvelier again in the
late afternoon with another rise in prices
in which Can was conspicuous.
Activity diminished during the noon
hour as a result probably of the early
short coverings. The price level was fully
maintained however except for moderate
receSsions-
Some recessions followed the opening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-20
GRAIN IS STRONG
Rough Weather Northwest
Advances Wheat.
French MiIIerS Buying Freely
With Offerings Light.
COLD AFFECTS CORN PRICES
Kansas Crop 2O,OOO,OOO Bushels
Below Government Figures.
An Upturn in Hogs Carries
Provisions Higher.

Chicago. Sept. 20. = WHEAT-Rough
weather northwest today strengthened the
wheat market. 1t was thought harvest
work in Canada would be delayed and the
crop movement this side of the interna-
tional boundary interfered with. Besides,
Paris reported French n1illers buying free
ly and scarcity of good offers.
The opening was the same as last night
to sc higher. December started at size
to 915sc, a gain of 1s@14c to 14Qssc and
rose to 912zc.
Corn strength aided in lifting wheat yet
higher, but prices became unsettled on
account of free competition from Russia
at Liverpool The close was &c up for
December at 91$sG911hc.
CORN-Cold to continue and assertions
that the Kansas yield would prove 20
million bushels under the governments
figures made corn firm. December opened
unchanged to 14c up at 531sc to $3.50, and
advanced to 5355G533zc.
Prices assembled still further in conse-
quence of a promised freeze tonight west
and northwest. The close was nervous
with December 1Q11sc net higher at $500
SAC. Cash corn-No- ?, T3Q73szc; No. 2
white, 75U7515c; No. yellow, 733zq7S7sc;
No. g. 721zQ73Ac; No. white, 741a075c;
No. yellow, 7331z674c; No. 4, 72G721sc;
No. white, 799741zc; No. yellow, 72Q
731kc.
OATS-Oats frightened owing to the fact
that shippers have not yet received deliV-
cries on this months contracts. December
started a shade off to shade up at S2ssc
to 321kc and climbed to 325sc.
PROVISIONS-An upturn in the hog
market carried provisions higher. First
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-20

Continued from Page one.l
year mark you that he gave in per-
sonal property for taxation to the
amount of $3.50, yet he could according
to his own story draw his check for
100000 and money deposited in banks is
subject to taxation where the owner
resides.
The Gift to the University
The interview in the Cosmopolitan
referring to the $40, 900 taken from the
state university appropriation reports
that Stubbs hunted up the regents and
said, "WeH,' hedrawled out, 1.-The leg
islature cut the university appropria-
ton $4,000.
1T wasn't an insult to Douglas coun-
~, and 1t wasn't meant for a blow at
the university-the shot was aimed at
me. You all must not lose anything
by sending me to the legislature-this
Will make up for it, he said and laid
an envelope on the table-the regents
opened the envelope and found a per
sonal check for $4,000.
This was the year the governor had
only $3.50 personal property for taxa
ton in Douglas county and is the re-
port he calls silly but yet he started
II TO secure some free advertising be-
cause he knew that he had never made
such a grit 1t is most unfortunate
Tor a man of the makeup of Governor
Stubs that great publications are pre-
served, and that it is we'll known that
no large publication prints an inter-
view until after it is submitted to the
person interviewed for correction.
M nat atuobs says the government has
PAID me nearly $120,O00.OO during NV TWEEN
" years in congress. NV salary has
amounted to about that sum and I am
gIad l can show that it was earned The
records establish that I have in that
time, saved the government over eighty
one million dollars and that 1 have saved
Lhe various Indian tribes over fifteen mil
non dollars The governor has drawn his
salary but the expenses of his department
are double what they were ten Years 90
and the state taxes have increased until
Ihsy nave become burden to our people
The governor refers to his expenditures
during the primary but he does not tell
now much was expended for him by 9th
erS he does not explain what became of
the ten hundred and fifty dollars he gave
or advanced to the Progressive party of
Hansas within week of the primary-in
Iact $4,000 (seven hundred and fifty dol
lars) was advanced August g. 1872 three
days before the primary
Republicans would like to know what
was done with the money which he turned
over to the Progressive party? How
much of it was used to nominate men who
are not supporting the Republican nomI-
might explain what right he has to run
on Republican ticket whose nominees
for president and vice president he is OPP
posing and upon whose national platform
he does not stand and when he has lib
orally given to the campaign fund OF
those who are opposing the Republican
What right has he to ask the Repub-
hcans to vote for him when he was re-
pudiated by majority at the polls on
write explanations until his fingers are
paralyzed and he may talk until he is
black in the face but the majority against
ated by a majority vote.
Very truly CHARLES CURTIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-20
PUPILS EARN $4,000.
Captain of Football Team Makes S12S
Mixing Cement.

Rockford. Ill. Sept. 20.-Three hun
dred Rockford high school girls and
boys earned a total of $10,500 during
the vacation months. The pupils
made an accounting yesterday to Prin-
cipal Briggs of the manner in which
they had spent the summer months,
the report showing that they had by
no means idled their time away Cap
tain John Doyle of the football team
led all the others as an individual
Garner. He reported having been paid
$12S for his work as a member of
cement gang Most of the girls earned
their money by applying their knowl-
edge of domestic science.