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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-08-23
Conkling Correspondence

Miss Mable Wahl spent the latter
part of last week as the guest of her
friend Nellie Furst. She returned to
her home at Washburn Wednesday.
Miss Lillian Leach and Elmer Olson
visited at the Ed Furst home last Sum
day.
Mrs. Joe Slagg went to Bismarck
Saturday
Mrs. F. B. Parks returned to the H.
C. Jones home from her visit at Velva
and Dogden. She will return to her
home in Puyallup, Wash, Monday.
Miss Anna Buesing of Denison, Iowa,
arrived here for an extended visit at
the home of her friend Mrs H. G..
Jones.
Mrs. Fred Miner and daughter Stel-
la spent few days at the Nick Hosch
home this week.
I Mrs. Mollie Klettke Doepke died at
the Bismarck Hospital August 18th.
The remains arrived in Washburn
Thursday morning and were taken to
Conkling the same day. Funeral SER
vices were held at the family home Fri
day morning and was attended by a
large number of friends. Interment
was made in the Conkling ceme-
terry. Although her health had been
quite poorly all summer her death,
caused by goiter and nervousness, was
unexpected. Deceased was born in
Princeton, Wis.,, April 2, 1872 and was
married to w. F. Doepke February 3,
1893. To this union were born four
children Daisy, Ella, Oscar and Arnold
who with their father and some rela-
tives in Wisconsin are left to mourn
her sad death. She with her husband
and family moved to this state from
Wheatland, Mimi, some years ago.
Mrs. Doepke was kind and affection
ate wife and mother and woman who
was loved by all. She was member
of the German Lutheran church and
was good Christian woman. Friends
she had many and enemies none. She
was good neighbor, her kind face and
sweet ways will be missed by all who
knew her. The family has the sym
pathy Of the neighborhood. in their hour
of trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony from Wasau,
Nebr., visited short time last Friday
at the Chas Thomsenahome. They were
on their way to Canada.
School began August fourth with
Miss Clara Morgan as teacher.
Miss Anna Buesing and Mrs. H. G.
Jones were Washburn visitors Tuesday,
also Thura and Jno. Luthander and
Will slagg.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-08-23
Good Apples in North Dakota

Kindred Tribune: Never in the his
tory of North Dakota has there been
such fruit crop and people are begin
ming to realize the advantages of home
raised fruit. In the vicinity of Kindred
there will be plenty of apples and all
other varieties of fruit to more than
satisfy the local demand. In our own
experience in the raising of fruit we
are convinced that apples will grow as
we'll here as anywhere and they have a
superior flavor to those grown on the
coast or further south. The apples
which we have raised and which are
proving decided success are the Ouch
ess, a harvest variety; the wealthy and
Hilbernal, fall varieties which keep
well till late winter. Our Northwest
ern Greetings have not as yet begun to
bear but are success in this section
of the state.
We also have varities of crab-apples
which bear we'll and are good crop.
The only drawback thus far in fruit
raising seems to be fire blight which
makes its appearance in the trascend-
ant crabs and spreads from them to
other trees. This seems to be con-
stitutional disease and acts as consump-
tion in the human family. There seems
to be no possible cure for the same.
1t appears that the richer the land from
fertilizing, the greater the ravages.
While several trees in town are diseased
ours seem to be free from the blight.
BY all means plant apples, but we
believe the crab-apple should be kept
out. Our experience teaches US to use
no fertilizer as it forces too rapid a
growth; weakens the tree and makes it
more susceptible to disease. If at any
time blight appears put the branches
we'll back of the disease part and burn
the diseased member. Our views may
not coincide with those of others but we
speak from experience and observation
in our own case.
Our agricultural college will no doubt
soon find remedy to prevent blight.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-08-23
Big Crops to be Gathered

The Minneapolis Tribune says editor
tally:
Politics is more or less state of
mind, but the crops are material facts.
Agriculture brings forth each season
billions of dollars of real wealth and
the fluctuations in the amount meas
ures the volume of our prosperity.
The August government crop report
discloses most favorable agricultural
year. The wheat harvest, which is
now approaching its end, will be not
only large, as estimated by the govern
ment, but if the Washington report
errs at all tits in the side of conserva-
tism. The winter wheat crop, it is
true, is less than last year but the
spring wheat production more than
makes up for the shortage in the soft
wheat sections of the country.
In the northwest the new wheat is
alresdy coming to market. The quail
ty Is excellent and if it is criterion
of the whole crop the milling value
will be very high. In the northwest
ern part of the spring wheat territory
there is still unripened wheat, but q
few days of warm weather will bring
it to maturity. Unless rains become
excessive the harvest will be early
enough to permit the farmers to at
tend to their fall blowing in ample
time to insure favorable soil condi-
tons next spring.
A record oats harvest is assured.
The northwest has . liberal production
but the large crop is due chiefly to the
greater area seeded this spring in the
middle western states, east Of the
Mississippi river. The failure Of their
wheat crop through winter killing was
90 positive that with little hesitation
nearly every farmer plowed up the
land or stubbled in oats where he had
planned to raise wheat crop. Clima-
tic conditions proved exceedingly fav-
orable with the result that losses in
wheat have been offset by the gather
ing Of the largest oats crop ever raised
in the United States.
The corn crop, the most valuable
which the country produces, promises
big; It is still prospect but pros
G pect which pleases. While the produc-
ton does not sugur record harvest,
there has been needed precipitation in
q A.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-08-23
County Statistical
Report For 1912
Comparison is Drawn Between Crops
Sown in 1911 and 1912 as to
Number Of Acres

The county statistical report for the
year 1911 has just been completed by
the county auditor and will be of in
terest to many. The assessors were
unable to gather perfect reports while
canvassing the county so the following
figures are made up Of the estimates
given them. The report follows:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-08-23
New Homestead
Law Explained
Dickinson Attorney Tells What Pee
pie Want to Know About
Three Year Law

With the passage of the "Three Year
Homestead" law questions have arisen
in the minds of homesteaders in this
district as to their rights under this
law and as to the advisability of elect
ing to perfect their entry under the
"old" law or under the new" law.
Through the courtesy of C. H. Starke,
formerly law clerk at the United States
Land Office, and now practicing law at
Dickinson, we are able to give the fol-
lowing opinion from the Dickinson Press:
Residence
Under the ''Three Year Homestead
Law" (Act June 6, 1912 the period of
residence required to be shown in order
to entitle an entryman to patent is re-
duced from five to three years, and the
period within which an entry must be
completed is reduced from seven to five
years.
The period of residence begins with
the establishment of residence upon the
land.
Six months from the date of entry is
allowed for the establishment of resi-
dence upon the land, but credit will not
be given on final proof for the time
which may elapse between the date of
entry and that of establishing actual
residence upon the land.
After the establishment of residence
the entryman is permitted to be absent
for period not exceeding five months
in any year. In order to avail himself
of this privilege it is only necessary for
the entryman to file notice in the local
land Office of the beginning of such
leave, and at the expiration of such alb
sence he must file notice of its termina-
tion. tits only those absences for which
notice has been given as required by
the Act, which the department will
respect on final proof or in case of con-
test.
This does not mean that the entryman
may not absent himself from his claim
for short periods on business, etc., as
heretofore; so long as such absences are
not protracted, and the reason for them
is consistent with the good faith of the
entryman, it is not thought that the
Department will look upon them as
breaking the continuity of the residence;
however, in view of the liberality with
which the new law deals with the home
steader it is my opinion that the depart
ment will exact rigid compliance with
the requirements Of the law and will
require that bona fde continuous resi-
dence, during the period not covered by
leave of absence, be shown.
Cultivation
While reducing the period of resi-
dence required of homesteaders Con-
gress, by this Act, laid down certain
requirements as to cultivation, which
in effect are more rigorous than the
requirements of the old law.
The amount of cultivation in order to
make satisfactory proof under the new
act, has been fixed at one sixteenth be-
ginning with the second year Of the en-
try and one eighth the following year
and each year thereafter until proof is
made.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-08-23

Number acres sown in 1911 1912
Wheat. .161, ,014 152, 2,616
Durum wheat. ......... 5,113 9,2O4
Flax. ax................... 52,955 57,214
Oats. .................. 43,713 44,09s
Winter rye ............ 652 834
Corn ................ 6,491 5,822
Number of farms in the county 2040;
number of acres under cultivation
275, ,999; not cultivated 193, ,207; value of
garden products sold in 1911 $3,232, val
ue of poultry and eggs sll, ,905; number
of pounds of butter made in families in
1911 166, 1886; amount received for milk
and cream sold to creameries or sta
tions $31, ,6s7; number Of cows used for
milking 4310; number of elevators in
county as; number of lumber yards 18;
number of horses 10,378; cattle 9, 489;
hogs 1876; value Of animals fattened
and killed for home use $43, 593; amount
received for stock sold for market
$40, 1903.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-08-23

residence making it possible to secure
title in three years, which would re-
quire showing of but two years culti-
vation of one sixteenth of the area en-
tered, and an additional one sixteenth
for but one year, mere breaking of
soil will not meet the terms of the stat
ute, but such breaking or stirring of
the soil must also be accompanied by
planting or sewing of seed and tillage
for a crop other than native grasses.
The Secretary of the Interior is au-
thorized to reduce this requirement as
to cultivation upon satisfactory show
ing. 1t is thought that reduction will
seldom be allowed except in case where
character Of the land is such that the
required amount could not reasonably
be cultivated.
Election to Make Proof Under the New
By q proviso to this act, entrymen
who made entry prior to its passage,
that is prior to June, 6. 1912 are per
mitted to elect whether they will make
proof under the ''old'' law or under
the 'snew" three year law. ;.
At present the local land Office Il
sending to each entryman upon ita 70.
cords . blank form election.
No attention need be paid to thil
I,lan<sne. S,~, <Il>nn su,1aN npA Ssn q n1aatSns,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-08-23
1wine Sold During 1912

Total number of pounds sold. 8, 119. 400
To Farmers Elevators. ....... 5A.30Q
To local dealers in N. Dakota. 650.500
To N. D. Farmers direct. Il, ,944. eco
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-22
FIGHT OVER GRAND SECRETARYSH|P IS BREWING
Mrs. Greer Of HiIsborO is Elected President by Womens
Order and Mrs WoOdman Of Portland Wce-P President;
Other Officers Named.

is being held this afternoon at which
several committees are to report and
at 5 o'clock many of the visitors will
will be taken on an automobile excur-
sion into the farming districts of the
county. At o'clock another band
concert, such as was listened to with
great pleasure last evening. will be
held on the streets and at o'clock
a public reception will be held in the
Oregon theater.
Rebelxahs Elect.
At the Rebekah assembly the regu-
lar session was held at the M. e
church this forenoon and the princi-
pal business of interest was the elec-
ton of officers which was not entire
ly completed until the afternoon ses'
sion. officers chosen during the fore
noon were Mrs. Greer of Hillsporo
president; Mrs. Woodman of Port
land, vice president; Mrs. Lando o.
Marshfield, warden; Ora Cosper Of
Dallas, secretary, elected for the 16tf
time, and Mrs. Galloway. trustee o.
the /. o. o. F. home.
Report of Grand Master.
To the Grand Lodge of oregon:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-22
MRS. PANKHURST AND TWO SYMPATHIZERS
MUST SERVE SENTENCES IN BRITISH PRISON

London, May 22.-Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, leader of the militant suf-
fragettes, and Pethrick Lawrence and
his wife, sympathizers Of the cause,
were found guilty here today of con-
spiracy to destroy property. Mrs.
Pankhurst and the Lawrences were
each sentenced to nine months i'm
prisonment without hard labor.
The court room was jammed when
Attorney General Isaacs started argu-
ments against Mis-. Pankhurst and the
two Lawrences
The suffragette leader persisted in
interrupting the speaker and kept the
courtroom in a continual uproar.
The attorney general asserted that
before starting on the window
smashing campaign. the suffragettes
withdrew funds from the banks here,
knowing their acts were unlawful and
their money liable to seizure.
Mrs. Pankhurst. II have not had a
fair trial"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-22
USED CIGARETTES 100 YEARS.
Mother Lived to Be 141 Years Old;
Father Died at 135.

Father Died at 13o.
Brownsville Tex Ramon Escobel,
who few days ago celebrated his
10th birthday, says he is still a
young man. His looks and actions
would suggest a man of sixty.
The record of Escobers birth, as
recorded in the little Catholic church
in the town of San Buena Ventura,
Mexico, confirms his own statement.
The old man does a good amount of
hard work every day except Sunday.
He says he expects to live many more
years. His mother died at the age
of 141 and his father at 1876.
Escobel has been an inveterate
smoker of cigarettes for 100 years,
He smokes the handmade kind, with
corn -shuck wrapper. He came to the
site of the present town of Browns
Vile seventy years ago and has lived
here ever since. He has wonderful
memory of early day events in Mexico
and along the lower Rio Grande bor-
der of Texas.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-22
BATTLE I'M MINENT
ON u. S. BOUNDARY
American Army Will Watch Conflict
From North Bank of
the Rio Grande

Fabens, Texas, May 22.-With a
battle imminent between the Mexican
rebels and government troops, across
the international boundary line fIom
here, steps are being taken by the
United States government today to
protect American lives and property.
With the idea of preventing flight
by either of the foreign forces into
American territory Col. Steever, who
is commanding the department of
Texas today, sent a detachment of
troops to follow the line of fighting
along the border.
The cool judgment of an American
army lieutenant and the aggressive
stand of two Texas rangers in the
face OF 200 Mexican rebels advancing
on the American boundary line pre-
vented serious complications early to-
day between the United States and
Mexico.
Death to them" cried the Mexi-
cans and a shot rang out as they
spurred their horses, drew their car
bines from their saddle slots and
charged forward to a wagon road
where Lieutenant c. A. Dougherty
and S5 men of troop B, Fourth Unit
ed States cavalry, had stationed them
selves, their rifles pointed toward
Mexico. C. e. Wasster and Charles
Moore of the Texas rangers, who have
been accompanying the American
troops, dashed forward.
Would Arrest Whole Army.
"If you dare to come across this
wagon road, we will arrest your whole
army" shouted Wasster Lieutenant
Dougherty, thinking perhaps he had
miscalcuated the boundary line, gave
the MeXicans the benefit of the doubt
and drew his men back a few yards
under cover of some sage and mes
quite, ordering them under no circum-
stances to fire until so commanded.
"This wagon road is the line, "
Wasster continued to call in Spanish
to the advancing rebels who were
formed into fighting line, demanding
at the same time that the Mexicans
send out their chiefs for parler Colo
nels Jose Cordoba and Carlos Busta-
mente, in command of the rebels, who
were moving on Guadalupe, dis
mounted and crossed the sandy road
The Mexicans said they had mis-
taken the rangers for two men they
had been searching for. Lieutenant
Dougherty came forward and defined
what he believed to be the American
| line. The rebel leaders soon turned
their troops away and headed east
ward toward Guadalupe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-22

The jury in announcing the verdict,
recommended leniency. The court
assessed the costs of the case on the
defendants.
The government introduced docu-
ments and papers seized in the raid
on the office of the suffragettes to
show that the window smashing was
a part Of general campaign to force
the authorities to grant woman suf-
frage.
The three defendants all but col
lapsed when the verdict was brought
in. Mrs. Pankhurst appealed to the
court to make her offense political
and not criminal one. She seemed
greatly weakened.
With voice choking the once mil
liant suffragette leader tearfully de-
Tended her action. MY health is
broken, as a result of the authorities
keeping me in cold, damp cell while
serving my recent sentence, said
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-22
IRRIGATION EXPERT
VISITS RESERVATION

That the government is interested
in the subject of irrigation upon the
Umatilla reservation is indicated by
the presence here at this time of H.
W. Hincks, irrigation engineer in the
Indian department Mr.. Hincks is
now upon the reservation and it is
the understanding among those in
formed that he is here to inquire into
the possibilities of irrigation on the
reservation and also to assist in solv-
ing the problems arising over the Sc
curing by Pendleton of a larger mu-
nicipal water supply.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-22
CRIME TO CONTINUE
FIGHT, SAYS DIXON
Montana Senator Says Presidents
Friends Should Keep Him Out
of New Jersey

Washington, May 22.-It's crime
for President Taft to continue in the
contest" was the statement today of
Senator Dixon, campaign manager for
Colonel Roosevelt.
Friends of the president" contin-
ued Dixon, should not permit him
to go into New Jersey. He said in
Cleveland last Thursday that the vote
in Ohio would decide the nomination
question. The republican party is
bigger than the ambition of anyone -
The Taft bureau here this after
noon conceded Roosevelt thirty-eight
out of Ohio's forty-eight delegates.
Roosevelt managers assert that Taft
has only eight delegates declaring the
other two are still doubtful.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-22

Columbus, Ohio, May 22.-Late re-
turns from the primaries indicated
Roosevelt has at least thirty-one dele
gates Harmon people are claiming
the election of all district delegates,
except four, but its returns indicate
that Wilson will have fourteen dis
trict delegates. Returns from 2161
precincts this afternoon gave Har-
mon 50,134 and Wilson 4O,277.
While it will be impossible for
some hours to get accurate figures,
it is regarded as certain the complete
figures will show Colonel Roosevelt
carried Ohio 10000 to $4,000.
Roosevelt men assert that Roose-
velt will have total of 3S delegates,
including six to be named by the
state convention here.
Harmon deIegates have been elect
ed in the first, second, fifth, eleventh
twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fif-
teenth, sixteenth and eighteenth dis
tricts. Wilson apparently carried the
others, except the sixth and seventh
where the result is still in doubt
Waiter Brown, manager of the
Roosevelt Ohio campaign, said today:
"Ro q 7elt will be nominated on
the first ballot. Every evidence shows
that Taft is impossible and the dark
horse talk is ridiculous. No other re-
dictionary will be acceptable to the
people who have rejected Taft.
The nominee will be progressive
enough votes to nominate him with
out a single vote from New Jersey or
South Dakota"
Laylin. Taft's manager, contends
that he has at least ten and probably
fourteen delegates. He refused to
discuss the report that Taft will with
draw, as a result of the Ohio primary.
1t is reported that if Taft withdraws
his adherents will back Root for the
presidential nomination.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-22
Returns NIeager.

Columbus, Ohio. May 22.-While
the returns from the Ohio primaries
in all districts do not give direct
Roosevelt or Taft figures for the rea-
son that their names do not appear
on the ballot. every indication at noon
was that Colonel Roosevelt had car
ried enough districts to give him con-
troll of the state convention June 3.
Roosevelt's manager. Walter Brown,
declares that President Taft will
have only ten delegates out of the AZ