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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
Court Convene Next Week

Court adjourned on the 22nd and will
convene Tuesday, December 3rd.
District court opens in Bismarck on the
9TH so only a short session may be held
siere. Judge Winchester expects to be
Sn the bench.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
A Great Building Fats

when its foundation is undermined, and
if the foundation Of health-good diges-
tion-is attacked, quick collapse fol-
lows. On the first signs of Indigestion,
DR.. Kings New Life Pills should be
taken to tone the stomach and
regulate liver, kidneys an6 bowels.
Pleasant, easy, safe and only 25 cents
at all druggists. ADV.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
Only a Fire Hero

but the crowd cheered, as, with burned
hands, he held up a small. round box.
''Fellowsv" he shouted, ''this Bucklen's
Arnica Salve l hold, has everything
beat for burns" Right! also for boils,
ulcers, sores, pimples, eczma, cuts,
sprains, bruises. Surest pile cure. 1t
subdues inflammation, kills pain. Only
Is cents at all druggists. ADV.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
No: the Dark Hero.

"Do you care for Esperanto?" he
asked the sweet young thing as they
were demolishtng plates Of cream after
the opera.
(Which was hey. replied the sweet
young thing. The one with the blond
mustache?"-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
A Strike.

a Strike.
Mrs. Nulywed-You don't love me
any more. l know you don't Nuly-'
wed-But. my dear. you're very much
mistaken. l adore you. Mrs. Nuty-
wed-No: you don't. No man could
love a woman so badly dressed 10 I
am-Paris Rire.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
suicide and the Weather.

Suicide il Mcst frequent in summer.
when the air is clear and the SUI
shines. In Europe the maximum Of
suicides is reached in June and the
minimum in December. Yet there are
fewer suicides in the torrid than in
the temperate mi In the United
States, In all seasons, there T more
suicides on sunny days than on cloudy
days. Some theorists reaso that fine
weather aggravates the mental depres.
sion Of the unhappy by its contrasting
sunshine. In dark weather there are
few suicides and fewer in time Of
wal or following some great catas-
trophe. During the FIRST three months
that follow a devastating earthquake
there are fewer deaths by suicide than
before the cataclysm. -Harper's.
vicar-The most wonderful organ 1
ever. saw was the property Of a pri-
vate gentleman: 1t had nearly a hum
dred stops.
sexton-Um: The most remarkable
organ I ever heard Is my old woman's
tongue. It amt got no stops at ALL
Taller.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
Methodist Church

WGI0VWIoC VUU1SU
The regular services at the Methodist
church are as follows:
Morning service. 1880
Sunday School. 11:3O
JUNIOR League, Saturday. 2:3O
Senior League. 700
Evening Service. 500
Prayer meeting Thursday evening in
the church prayer 0 at 7:30.
G. A. Finch, pastor.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29

Often the life about which least can
- said y the one that says the most
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
Reasonably Cautious.

Reasonably Cautious.
sbe-Did they offer you any choice at
the missionary bureau az to where you
should be sent?
He-Yes. and I told them I'd prefer
to 60 somewhere where the natives
were vegetarians.-Boston Transcript.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-11-29
Icing the Cake.

icing the caks.
For the first time Ethel CHANGED to
Gee her father preparing to shave.
Running into the kitchen, she exclaim.
cd. .Oh. mamma. guess what papa Is
doing?'
Il don't know. dear. Whit is he
doing?'
"He,s making acake ont Of his face"
replied Ethel. .He's putting the icing
On It no,,w..-Chicago News.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Blackfoot, Idaho, Oct.
Fl, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that George
M. c. Shelman, of Springfield, Idaho,
who, on May /, 1907, made Home
stead entry 1865, Serial No. O3628.
for VIZ NEA, E1s NWA, Section ID.
Township South, Range 80 East.
Boise Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make Final five year proof.
to establish claim to the land above
described, before Register and Re-
ceiver of the United States Land Of
flee, at Blackfoot, Idaho, on the 18th
day of December, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
VIM. P. Judge, of Pingree, Idaho;
Hugh N. Wells, of Springfield, Idaho,
Arthur ]. Snyder, of Springfield. Idah
Albert r. Rice, of Sterling, Idaho.
Henry w. Kiefer,
Oc4-N2S adv Register.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-21
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given that at 10
a. m. on the goth day Of December.
1912, at Blackfoot, County Of Bingham,
State of Idaho, before John w. Jones.
N. p, proof will be submitted Of the
completion of works for the diversion
Of s 2-5 cubic feet per second Of the
waters Of Buck Creek In accordance
with the terms and conditions Of q
certain permit heretofore issued by
the State Engineer Of the State OF
Idaho.
The name Of the person or cor.
poration holding said permit Is Sidney
A. Busenbark. so
2. The postoffice address Of such
person or principal place Of business
OF such corporation is Blackfoot, coun-
ty Of Bingham, State Of Idaho. ~
3. The number Of such permit is
6053, and the date set for the COM
pletion Of such work is Aug. 9, 1919.
4. Said water to be used for irriea-
ton and domestic purposes.
S. Said works of diversion will be
fully completed on the date set for
such completion, and the amount Of
water which said works are capable
Of conducting to the place Of intended
use, in accordance with the plans &C.
companying the application for such
permit, is rs cubic feet per second.
6. The amount Of lands for which
said water is available is 800 ar s,
particularly described as follows: N
u Sec. 20, T 2 s, r 40 E. B. M.
A. E. Robinson,
N14-D5 State Engineer.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-21

steel industry have tended to remain
aloof constitutes a problem to which
the federation has had to give serious
attention.
The majority of people accept the
traditions of their work as given them
by the last man on the job or the
foreman. Every factory has its almost
inflexible customs, providing that raw
gaaterial must be handled in a certain
way to produce the best results.
n Any man who disregards these Gus
toms, and tries to demonstrate some
quicker or better way, has as hard a
time Of it as political reformer in
. machine caucus.
Nevertheless, the shop tradition may
not be right. All forms Of technical
science are being revolutionized. The
man who should undertake to build
q railroad bridge as it was built a
generation ago could net get chance
to put up surface water drain on a
village highway.
Yet in host Of factories practically
the same methods are being used that
were used by the fathers of the pre-
sent employees.
There is large section Of workmen
who have the American gift for me
chanical ingenuity. Their mind is con-
tinually calling up factory processes
for critical examination. They like to
question workmen from otherplaces to
learn If they know any more effective
methods. They go to the Libraries and
study technical works.
Almost any man, be he factory work
er, farmer, or professional man, can
largely increase his production or turn
out better article, If he will hunt up
the best information on that subject,
and think out better processes in his
own brain. >.
The skilled workman Is the man VIII
has learned the best in his reach. At
q high price he is cheaper employe
than the unskilled man. To win the
allegiance Of this class of operatives,
the labor unions must protect the
skilled man as well as the unskilled.
They must encourage the man with
original capacity to improve himself,
and see to it that he gets reward
commensurate with his increased pro
duction.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-21
CUTTING DOWN SPEED

The abandonment for the time being
1T least Of the Is hour speed between
New York and Chicago on the New
York Central and Pennsylvania roads.
may be significant Of some reaction
against speed.
theoretically, these trains have been
run to save business. men q couple OF
hours time. One suspects; however.
that the sporting desire for speed has
sold more tickets on them than the
economy of working time.
Fast train running appeals to the
same instinct that pleases the small
boy in the snow country, who expert
ences indescribable thrills Of delight
as he coasts down some precipitous
hill. while his parents at home mo-
mentarily expect to see him return
by ambulance.
The trains referred to on the two
first class roads referred to may be
substantially as safe as any others.
The worst of such railroading is that
it tempts second rate reads i'll equip
ped for speed, to attempt similar
records. :.
When you reach your destination
on fast train, you may have to wait
around for hours for the time Of your
appointment to come. But with what
pride you sit in the hotel smoking
room, and discourse to chance &C
quaintances about those 70 miles pei
hour spurts Of speed. You get all the
citation Of the automobile scorcher
without any danger Of being run into
court and made to give up $25 by
some fussy justice.
The great majority Of enginemen
are splendid fellows, noble examples
of courage and responsibility. But
there is always q drifting element
the business, of rough rider type,
who handle a train about as they
would wild broncho.
Railroad operation Is only as safe
as its weakest link. If the most in
significant little cross roads branch
line freight train is operated by I
daredevil, it may end in heap o
wreckage that will ditch the fast ex
press, even though the latter may
in the hands of q trained engineer
as responsible as an ocean steam
ship captain.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-21
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

At the regular meeting of the Wat
son Slough Irrigation Co., held Oct.
%. 1912, an assessment of 85c per
share was levied on the capital stock
of said company All stock on which
said assessment remains unpaid De
cember 1, 1912, will be advertised ard
sold to cover assessment and cost oil
advertising.
Watson Slough Irrigation Co,
O31-N21 adv BY e. ]. Turpin, Sec'y
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Blackfoot, Idaho, Nov
ember. 10, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that James c.
Lee, of Aberdeen, Idaho, who, on Aug
l, 1911, made Homestead entry serial,
No. 010658, for E1a NWA, VIZ NE
v, Section %. Township 5 South,
Range 30 East, Boise Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make
Communication Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
Register and Receiver of the United
States Land Office, at Blackfoct, Ida
no. on the 23rd day Of December, 1912
Claimant names as witnesses:
Pat Coleman, John J. Pinkerton,
Tom Langan, John M. Livingstone, all
Of Aberdeen, Idaho.
Henry w. Keifer,
N21-D5 Register.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-21
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT

At the regular meeting of the Wal.
son Slough Ditch Company, held No.
vember 2, 1912, an assessment Of 26'
per share was levied on the capita
stock Of said company. All stock CT
which said assessment remains unra' d
December 5, 1912, will be advertised
and sold to cover assessment and cost
Of advertising.
Watson Slough Fitch Co.,
N7-D5 adv BY e. ]. Turpin. Sec
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-21
LABOR UNIONS AND
SKILLED
WORK

Among the problems considered by
the American Federation Of Labor
at its Rochester convention, has been
the unionizing Of, the Steel Corpora
ton and other big industries. The
fact that the skilled workers in the
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-21
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given that at 2 p.
M. on the 14th day of December, 1912.
at Blackfoot, County of Bingham. Sta 9
Of Idaho, before Geo. F. Gagon, No
tary Public, proof will be submitted Of
the completion of works for the di-
version of 32 cubic feet per second
of the waters of unknown springs in
accordance with the terms and condi-
lions of a certain permit heretofore
issued by the State Engineer of the
State of Idaho.
l. The name of the person or cor
poration holding said permit is Will
liam L. Hawley. >
2. The postoffice address of such
person or principal place of business
Of such corporation is Blackfoot, coun.
ty of Bingham. State Of Idaho.
3. The number of such permit is
1924. and the date set for the com
pletion Of such work is September %,
1912.
4. Said water to be used for Irri.
cation purposes.
5. Said works Of diversion will be
fully completed on the date set for
such completion, and the amount Of
water which said works are capable
of conducting to the place of intend
ed use. in accordance with the plans
accompanying the application for such
permit. is :. cubic feet per second.
6. The amount of lands for which
said water is available is 160 acres.
particularly described as follows: Sc
u of Sc IA. Sec. 10, NJ of NE Ia
and sen of NE IA, Sec. 80 T. S.
r. 80 EBM.
A. E. Robinson,
N7-D5 State Engineer.
Cash paid for clean cotton rags at
Optimist office. Advertisement.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-21

Clean. soft cotton rags wanted al
the Optimist office Adv.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-11-21

Cash paid for clean cotton rags at
Optimist office. Advertisement.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-12

time and interest, il is to be regretted that
what may be a sound opinion il thus drag
ged TO public notice by therears instead of led
forth boldly to stand on its own merits. The
Spessard bill may deserve defeat but it's
chances of passage increased, rather than
diminished. by such a papable bit of dissimu-
laton. If the State Guard is worthy of State
support, it to itself and its friends owe
it, the duty of perfectly frank dealing and
open speaking. 1t is to question the intelli-
gence OF the General Assembly to expect i, to
fall with perfect credulity for what, before
Congress. has become worm-eaten Jest
Despite all the talk mobilization on the
Mexican border is merely within the bounds of
possibilities. If it be justified at all, on the
idea of protecting the Monroe doctrine by fear
ing the actions Of other nations or otherwise
ii will have small relation 20 what the States
owe their militia. 1t has been stated from
Washington that no militia will be called in
any event. If there are, the Government pays
the freight. What either the possibility, the
probability. or the fact could conceivably have
to do with the merits OF the Spessard BILL it
would take Philadelphia lawyer or an inter
national promoter to discover.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-12

eruor wisely still further limits his advice to
the cities.
Such a bill has the two advantages OF start
ing a practical demonstration of a reform and
Of avoiding in large part both special inter-
ests and inbred conservatism. Also, with city
officers on salaries It will be possible to make
conspicuous the working of the system and
TO compare the results of the new method with
those of the old. All who have given this sub
ject thought, or who have had practical OBJ
servation of the working out of the two eys-
tens, are of on eopnion as 10 the beneht OF
the salary as against the fee. Freed OF its
special fears for certain community sentiment
the Legislature would do wisely to avail itself
OF the remaining time OF the session by making
a start in an economical readjustment Of gov
eminent which has both the history and the
future OF success TO recommend it.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-12
CONSOLATION FOR AVIATORS.

As nothing is so keen French logic so
nothing is so logically spontaneous as French
sentiment According TO the logic OF warfare,
France sees in the aeroplane and its utmost
development the opportunity Of overwhelming
the odds which prevail against her in numbers
and In the more obvious types of armaments
High powered rifles and effective artillery are
now the common property OF all nations. If
France can Use the novel aeroplane in such a
manner as TO get the jump on her compet-
tors. she will nevertheless have an advantage
which il will take years to overcome. In fol-
lowing this policy experience has already
taught that the toll in lives will be as heavy
as the development of so dangerous a toy
might be expected to prove costly. SO, although
it pays the cost. French sentiment comes
bravelv to the rescue to see that those who
pay it shall be properly mourned.
In any other nation, the obvious method OF
making such an acknowledgment, would be
either by pension OF by monument, Not so in
France. There the sympathy is as once more
buoyant and more temporary. Grief quickly
! There is a grace about its expression which
! in others would seem affected but which, with
the French, is nothing more TINA the expires
sion of an essentially light hearted people.
We are led by these reflections by seeing
a note OF a recent army order under which
the salaries of members of the aviation corps
are Systematically assessed, not for the benc
/ fit of the families Of those who fall to death
from the skies, but for the purchase of wreaths
with which to deck their graves When some
thing goes wrong in the future, when the army
fier strikes an air pocket, a motor catches
fire. or "a volplane turns somesault the avail
ton corps knows what to do with its late com
/ rade. or what is left of him. Tho economy
of sentiment has already prepared the means
Nothing remains to be done but TO shed tht
so-easy tear, to coin the exact phrase of feel
ing, to make a grave and place upon ii th'
wreath of honor already anticipated
Next day. the aeroplane will again TAKE
the sky, enthusiasm will be undated, laughter
will ring as happily as ever, courage will b.
as careless. But under ALL the incsive logic
the profound analysis, the beautifully cynca
Indifference to all except the idea. In th'
meantime the French cartoon, with prophets
vision sees the fleet of Germany sinking I'M
der the bombs of the Galne cruisers of III,
air, Surely this is a great people.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-12
CURRENT COMMENT
Taft's Tactics.

To an innocent Democratic bystander it
soen:s that Mr. Taft is making a grave political
mistake in the he is pursuing his
speech making tour
The President is reading the insurgent Repub
e+,t4s- cut Of the part These irsurgvut Re-
puhlc&ns are the same men to-whom Mr..
1afts late secretary. the Honorable Mr.. Nor
ton, wrote a year ago that the adj
njAistration had changed its mind and would
give them their share of patronage
The progressives. says Mr.. Taft, are not
really progressives: they chasers Of
chlmeras, are unsettlers Of the foundations
of roVernment merely tn indulge in the fances
Of hope. Tho Republican party, he said. is
progressing and would put into operation all
the necessary legislation that is really pro-
gressiyc.
Apparently Mr.. Taft has given up all hope
7 of winning back to the party this great insur-
gent wing. striking compromise with
them. and has determined to force them into
\ position OF independence from which they
could not return To the fold in the they
later desired to. In short, Mr. Taft has made
the battle against the Democrats a secondary
matter. and is now putting all his strength into
PARTY.
1t appears that he will ALLEVIATE the La Fol-
Iette-C Cummings wing of the party for all time
ard VIII make democracys battle just so much
! easier next fall
OF course, innocent Democratic bysta nder
can do nothing more than applaud the fray
allG, with approved Shakespearean profanity of
appreciation. urge MaCDuff to lay on.-Atlanta
Georgian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-12
{D and nj Them.

y regularity Of the Lorimer case is that
all The witnesses persist in getting riled. Aside
from the great number of liars and grand
rasc&ls who have been brought into public
notice during the investigation. and one or
seom to have the happy faculty of getting
eVerFhodys goat, to the expression made
popular by Henry James, and the counsel for
the senator is some pumpkins himself when
it comes to waving a red flag in front of Il
bull.
Now. Mr. Burns, the great detective is not
used to being contra dicted questioned. He
is accustomed to doing all the third degree
work himself, and they do say he has no SUI
perlor II this line of endeavor. So. when
Hanecy began to try stunts of that type. even
referring to Mr.. Burns before his face the
great dttective,' in tones that did not please.
the aforesaid sleuth flew into a rage" IT
the committee does not stop his insults, l will"
aVcrred the great man. 1t will be noticed that
he used the language. most .correctlH ard force
fully Not - shaft,+'- but Il wil form
which the grammarians tells US shows deter
miratior on his part Just how he would have
willed do not know but MIR. Hanecy evil
dontly saw visions of himself in jail the
charge Of dynamiting somebody Of doing
sorletbing else that Mr.. Burns did not like
go he wlted II may use the term
Trife not With the great detective. Stir him
not to wrath. He is man of party. Mr.
Hanecy of many parts. and "the COB
blins will get you If you don't watch out
Charleston News and Courier
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-12
GOVERNOR MaNN's MESSAGE on FEES.

Governor Manns special message to the
legislature on the subject Of the abolition Of
the fee system, certainly so far as city Of
fcers are concerned, has the virtue of prac.
4 tieally meeting condition. In hts initial mes
sage, the Governor expressed his sympathy
with the principle Of the definite salary as OBJ
posed to the uncertain and unsatisfactory fee
was at present impossible as a fact. lie there
fore recommended the passage of an act which
should apply only to cities, and to counties
containing more than twenty thousand inhabI-
tants. Of which there are In Virginia as many
as thir1y-one. Now. that it is seen that the
Gravatt bin seeking general substitution of
Tees for salaries is doomed to failure, the Gov.