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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-09-13
Mayor Sweet Nam
ed As Governor
DR.. Creegan Ineligible and Progress
Sive Committee Fills Vacancy
With Fargo Man

The progressive party in North Da-
kota was organized in Fargo last Fri
day. Col. Roosevelt was present and
gave two addresses during his short
stay in the city. He urged the selec-
tion of full progressive ticket in the
state.
At the afternoon session of the con-
vention Silver Serumgard of Devils
Lake nominated DR.. c. C. Creegan of
Fargo as governor but he was ineligible
for the position as he. had only resided
in the state four years and the law re-
quires five years residence.
The progressive committee later
named Mayor W. D. Sweet of Fargo
to make the fight for governor.
Mr.. Sweet is man of ample means;
he is an eloquent speaker and will make
state wide speaking campaign, begin
ming as soon as Chairman Carol and
his advisors can formulate preliminary
plans.
Mr.. Sweet has always stood for the
cleanest form of government; is indie.
pendent, tactful, but of firm convic-
tions when he has made up his mind
and will make a candidate of special
strength with business element and the
farmers. He is a firm believer in the
policy of developing as rapidly as pos.
sible the educational institutions of the
state, reforms in taxation; the progres.
sive, social and industrial reforms and
is a deep student as we'll as highly
practical business man.
Mayor Sweet is a pioneer who has
been in close touch with every stage Of
the states development. His long
years Of business relations with farm.
ers and others throughout the state
gives him fine acquaintance with the
people at large, while his successful
business career will give all classes con-
fidence in his ability to grapple with
the problems which need immediate
solving by the chief executive of this
state.
Before the close of the convention il
was suggested that the members name
congressional candidates, but twas -ex'
planned that the state. convention has
no authority to assume such responsi.
bility, and after some discussion il
was decided to refer the proposition to
district conventions to be held in three
respective congressional districts il
this state.
The convention nominated the follow
ing national and state ticket:
Presidential Electors-O. L. Engen,
Fargo; D. P. Barnes, Glen Ullen; E. G.
Carney, Williston; Gilbert johnson
Mohall and O. A. Hazen, of Larimore,
Governor, DR.. c. c. Creegan. presi
dent of Fargo College; Lieutenant gov
ernor, A. T. Krarbel. Clifford; Secre
tary Of State, Thomas He'll, Bismarck
State auditor, Carl O.. Jorgenson,- Mil.
nor; State treasurer, Gunder Olson,
Grafton; Attorney general, Andrew
Miller, Bismarck; Commissioner <of in
surance, w. c. Taylor, Bismarck; ;Supt,
of public instruction, E. ]. Taylor,
Grand Forks. Railroad commissioner,
w. H. stutsman, Mandan; o. P. N.
Anderson, Starkweather and w. H.
Mann, New Salem. The state central
committee was authorized to nominate
q candidate for commissioner Of agri.
culture.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-09-13
More Biz Oat Crops

The Minot district has the banner oat
crop. Jourgen Olsen threshed 12o
bushels Of oats to the acre. A. p.
Slocum threshed 100 bushels Of oats to
the acre, sand John REM had . sixty
acre field Of wheat which went thirty
bushels to the acre. Chris Johnson; Of
Carpio, threshed osts that went seventy
nine.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-09-13
his realization that he cannot be re-
elected.

hAS AS0AA0VIOAA IkA0t AS Sou1IOC NC AS'
elected.
None of Mr.. Taft's campaign man.
ayers is equally frank. They may be
as hopeless of success as he, but it is
not part of their program to admit it.
They propose to keep up the fight hop.
ing to capture the Republican orga.
nization for succeeding campaigns. II
is probably their own plan that MIR.
Taft shall make no more political
speeches, but they would have pre-
ferred that he retire from the field,
breathing a note of defiance to his
enemies, and of hope in the triumph of
his cause.
Truly there is reason for the imam
of straw to be discouraged. He has
been permitted to exercise no initia-
tive. Courier News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-09-13

Louise Keck, care David Keck. "a 90
Mike Markert, road work. ..... % so
O. H. Rudal, road work ..... 6 90
Ole Daleness. road work 1895 40 so
Curtiss Elliott, road work in
dist. No. 5.:...........:..... 4 90
John Kronick, road work. ...... 4 90
Wilton Nero. Co., road supplies 63 IS
st. Johns Hospital, care of
Smith children. so 90
A. w. Lucas, oil cloth for reg.
deeds Office. Observation-Disclosures. "a
Louis Sholl, road work. ........ a 90
Conrad Smith, returning poll
BOOKS ................... IL ~
H. G. Gabriel, road work in
Dist. No. 2 90
P. j. Mittleider, road work Dist.
No. 26 8 90
John Kurle,, returning ballot
boxes .....:............. q ~
Joe Willis, repairing floor in
Supt. Office .................. 2 90
A. p. Zeller, road work Dist.
No. 26. 400
Toreer Kolden, road work Dist.
No. s.. 8 90
Albert Lundbere. road work
Dist. No. 20. 81 25
Paul HOLDEN, road work Dist. S z 90
Mase Mathison, road work in
1880. !. a 90
David Mittleider, road work
Dist. No. 26. 2 90
Geo. Cleveland. road work 1881 12 90
Henry Gortmaker, road work
Dist. No. s. I. . ]. \. .... 8 90
j. s. Anderson, road work 1888 8 90
Peter Kolden, road work Dist. q
No. 5...................... 8 90
w. A. Hodnett, road work 1881 SO 90
Globe Gazette Printing Co.,
erasers. s. ........... 80
Dodge Elevator Co.. coalto Mrs.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-09-13
man, and Commissioner F. L. Mackey.
Upon motion the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid.

F. A. Callahan, auto livery ..... 20 90
H. c. Hanson, postage for four
months ....... .......... 10 so
H. c. Hanson, attending court
at Bismarck. "a 90
H. C. Hanson, Clerk hire. ...... 20 90
H. c. Hanson, telephone calls. 6 IS
H. o. Simon, 80 gal. disenfect-
ant for jail. 60 90
Fred Pfster, coal for Jail. ...... 10 18
Turtle Lake Wave, printing for
Superintendent. .......... 1s 90
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IN ntinued on page 3.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-09-13
County viii Help
Pay For Exhibit
Commissioners Viii Give Voters A
Chance to Decide Whether Stock
Should Run At-large
Washburn N, D. Sept. 8, 1912.


Board of County Commissioners met
! pursuant to adjournment. Members
present D. C. Wright, chairman, and
Commissioner F. L. Mackey. Louis
Bergquist absent. .
Upon motion the following bills were
allowed and ordered paid.
H. o. ,Sethre, dpy. co. treasurer al 62
A. L. Peterson, clerk aud. Office IS so
7. E. Thompson, paymt. Of ad-
vertising for sewage BIDS. 2 "a
C. E. Paul, dpty. co. treasurer. 83 33
H. S. Westmiller, dpty. co. aud. 83 3S
H. L. Whitlock, janitor. ....... 65 90
A. S. Reitan, dpty. reg of deeds 70 so
Bessie Benn, clerk reg. of deeds 81 80
Nellie Gearhart, clerk reg. deeds % 60
Lydia Wacker, clerk reg. deeds 81 80
Henrietta O'Hara, clerk reg. of
deeds Office. .;............... 35 81
T. E. Thompson, board for
Nels Edlund, pauper. r......... Is 90
James T. McCulloch, asst states
atty ....................... so 90
Adolph Wacker, postage and
miscel. recording ............. 1s 05
S. E. Dahl, clerk auditors Office % 40
G. Olgeirson, Insanity case fee. 90
C. G. Forbes member Insanity
board Observation-Disclosures. Z 90
j. A. Hyland, member insanity
board 2 90
H. o. Simon, board of prisoners 81 90
H. O. Simon, jailor, miscl fees
and mileage. :. .............. 1e7 81
H. o. Simon, mileage. ......... 1877 O5
j. L. Brekken, stamped env.... "a 86
j. L. Brekken, mileage. ........ 43 20
j. L. Brekken, miscl. fees..... 81
D: C. Wright. viewing roads,. 81 10
j. E. Nelson, expenses for Aug. 21 20
Anna M. Schwalier, clerk Supt.
office ....... AZ 20
Charles Crockett, repairing road
TOOLS ................... 10
Ed. Fahlgren, road work in 143-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-05
RAILWAY NOTES.

Word has been received at the office
of the general passenger agent, }. A.
Stewart of the Rock Island Lines IN
Topeka that this road has been chosen
as the official line of the Kansas CLUB
women in the national convention or
the American Federation of Women S
clubs at San Francisco.
Because a coal strike is feared the
Iowa and Illinois coal mines have been
delivering large quantities of coal TO
the railroads east of the Mississippi
river.
The Atchison, Topeka &, Santa Fe
railway. it is reported, will construct
second track between Floyd and Sib-
len, Mo, to cost about $75O,O0O.
A bill has been introduced in the
New Jersey legislature to provide fof
an extensive abolition of grade cross
ings entirely at the expense of the rail-
ways, and It has already been passed
in the upper house, by a vote of 10 to
The conference committee of mar
ayers viii meet representatives OF the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
on March IA, in New York, to discuss
the proposed wage scale for engine
men on eastern railways.
The $18,O00,O00 Az per cent Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe 50-year bonds Sc
cured by a mortgage on the California.
Arizona and Eastern, are to De
offered for sale by J. P. Morgan & Co.,
half of the issue being offered in the
United States and the other half in
London The Kansas railway commls-
sion has given its permission for the
sale.
The Rock Island Lines expect to place
orders in the near future for $4,000 tons
of rails.
The International & Great Northern
lost "a freight cars in the fire at Hou-
ston, Tex, last week.
E. c. Lilley, trainmaster of the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe at CIeburne, Tex,
has been appointed train and station
inspector of the St. Louis & San Fran
cisco. with office at Springfield, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-05

twenty and thirty feet deep mark the
course of the railroads. And the
weather man says we might have more
snow.
A glance at the photographs here
reproduced will give an idea of the
severity of the recent snow storms in
Kansas and New Mexico. For days
trains were tied up at terminals and
mammoth rotary and wedge snow
plows were damned through the
drifts.
Today when the trains pass through
these snow banks the cars are as dark
as If the train was going through
tunnel. Railway officials in Topeka
over the snow-Say that all through
southwestern Kansas, if a passenger
did not know conditions, he would
think he was in a mountainous coun-
try with tunnels every few miles.
In scores of places the snow is
banked in solid walls many feet above
the smokestacks of the engines and
far above the roofs of the cars. In
deep cuts a person would be severely
injured If he fell from thetop of the
snow banks to thetracks below.
Since these conditions have existed
the railroads have killed hundreds of
rabbits, dogs and prairie animals that
were caught in front of train in be-
tween the snow banks. The snow is
sliced and packed barely clearing the
cars. If a man was caught in a long
deep cut he would have to climb up
the slick surface for his life. It would
be impossible to bore into the snow.
One of the disadvantages of these
big snow cuts is the fact that every
snowfall is harbored and caught
Kansas the wind blows the flakes over
the cliffs of the snow cuts and down
on to tibet racks. Here it piles as if
it was dumped in with shute. There
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-05

Prisoner Should Not Be Discharged
Before He Is Good Citizen.

Lawrence, Kan, March 5.-In a lee
ture delivered here today Prof. F. w.
BIackmar, of the graduate school of
university with the state penitentiary.
and on Mt. Dread said Professor
Blackmar, have the same function.
The university receives the young men
and women who come to her doors, and
tries to give them a training that Will
fit them for better citizenship. The
peEitentiary has the same end in view.
According to Professor BlackTnar, the
chief distinction between the fresh
man who climbs Mount Dread for the
first time and the criminal who dons
a striped suit in the confines of a cell,
is that the formers action is volun-
tary. The work of the university Is
mainly constructive; the penitentiary
must give great deal of attention TO
preventive measures. which will cor
rect, or least suppress the criminal
tendencies of it's students.
IF the two institutions are so much
alike the same methods may be used
in each,'' Professor Blackmar contin-
ued. 'At the university we sometimes
make a student spend five or six years
on the ordinary four-year course, de
manding that he reach a fixed stand
ard of efficiency before he is 'dfscharg-
cd The same system should be adopt
ed at Lansing. The criminal should be
held in the penitentiary only so long
as it is necessary to make a law-a5id-
ing citizen cut of him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-05
WHO Is TT WANTS WIFE?
Kansan's Ad Brings Him Dozens of
Letters.

Hiawatha, Kan, March 5.-This town
is mystifed by a matrimonial adver-
tisement which has appeared two weeks
in both the newspapers here. The ad
Vertisenent reads:
"A Wife Wanted-A wife to sweeten
my life, a woman good and true, and
all the day long, with laugh and a
song, we will paddle our own canoe.
Box 50, Hiawatha.'
Dozens of letters have come to the
box and have been taken away with
out any one seeing the person. Only
one man knows who rents the box,
the clerk in the postoff1ce, and he can
not and will not tell. 1t is said, how
ever, that more than 100 letters have
come to the man who expressed him
self in the poetic ad.
The newspapers which carried the
ad do not know who caused it to be
printed, as it was sent by mail with
stamps to pay the cost of the inser-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-05
Household Economy
How to Have the Best Cough
Syrup and Save 81, by
Making 1t at Nome.

Cough medicines, as rule, contain a
large quantity of plain syrup. If you
take one pint of granulated sugar, ad6
u pint of warm water and stir about
2 minutes. you have as good syrup as
money could buy.
If you will then put 275 ounces Of
and fill it up with the Sugar Syrup, you
could buy ready made for $3.50. 1t
And you viii find it the best cough
syrup you ever used-even in whooping
cough You can feel it take hold-usu:
ally stops the most severe cough in "A
hours. 1t is just laxative enough, has a
good tonic effect, and taste is pleasant.
Take teaspoonful every one, two OF
three hours.
It is splendid remedy, too, for
whooPing cough, Group, hoarsenesss asth-
ma, chest pains, etc.
Pinex is the most valuable concentra-
ted compound of Norway white pine ex-
tract, rich in guaiaeol and all the heal
ing pine elements. No other prepara-
tion will work in this formula
This recipe for making cough remedy
with Pinex and Sugar Syrup is now
used and priced in thousands of homes
in the United States and Canada. The
plan has often been initiated but never
successfully.
A guaranty of absolute satisfaction, or
money promptly refunded, goes with this
recipe. Your druggist has Pinex, or will
get it for YOU. If not, send to The
Plnex Co., TT. Wayne, Ind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-05
KANSAN. AGED 101 YEARS, DIES.
John GiIliland Was Born in New York
in 1910.

Lawrence, Kan, March 5.-After liv-
ing 101 years in health and happiness
Father John Gilliland, a resident of
Worden, which is in Dougles county
near Lawrence, died today from the
effects of rheumatism. While living
Mr.. Gilliland probably had the distinc-
ton of being the Oldest man in Kan
sas He was born in Oswego county,
N. Y, on February 8, 1870 He has
been lifelong Democrat and cast his
first vote for Andrew Jackson in 1882.
Since then he has voted for IS Demo-
cratic presidential candidates. His last
vote was for Bryan in 1908.
Mr.. Gillnand always led a simple
country life at the old home which was
settled in the early fifties. He took
plenty of exercise in the fresh, cri ;p
country air and practiced the old pro-
verb early to bed and early to rise.
He has been actively engaged in farm
ing until a few months ago when he
was forced to stop on account of sick
ness. Mr.. Gilliland is survived by sew
eral children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-05
DEMAND MADE FOR BOX OARS.
Better Business Conditions Shown in
Car Shortage Report.

Better Business Conditions Shown in
Car Shortage Report.
Arthur Hale, chairman of the COM
mittee on relations between railways
of the American Railway association,
in presenting statistical bulletin No.
113, giving a summary of car short
ages and SURPRISES by groups from
October IL, 1910, to February 1 A, 1912,
says:
1.-The total surplus reported for this
period is 50,SS6 cars, a decrease of
4,706 cars. The box car surplus shows
a decrease of 1885 cars and the coal
car surplus decreased 2,57S car. Flat
and miscellaneous cars remained about
stationary.
1.-THE increased demand for box cars
is shown by an increase of 9.052 cars
in the box car shortage. The same
can be said about coal cars which
show an increased shortage of 3,O66
cars. Flat and miscellaneous car
shortages increased 269 and 1880 cars
respectively, making a total increase
of 1877 cars in the car shortage,
which brings the total shortage up to
49, 1928 cars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-05
SELL MORE Irvine
Kafir Corn Increases Demand
for Prison Output.
Plant Has Earned 100000
More Than Original Cost.
Irvine is SOLD CHEAPER
Than Farmers of Kansas Can
Buy 1t Elsewhere.
Farmers Have Been Saved More
Than Plant Cost.

| LeaVenWorth, Kan. March 5.-The
| state statesmen at the prison here have
| already taken orders for more than
million pounds of binding Irvine.
This Irvine will be delivered before
the beginning of the coming harvest
| season.
Mr. Cline has in the Irvine store
house nearly million pounds and he
says that the plant will produce 3
million more before the end of the
season. The prison will begin ship
ping Irvine April 1 and continue until
September.
The increase within the last two
years of the kafir corn crop in kan
sas according to Mr.. Cline, has enlarg
ed the sales greatly. More Irvine was
used to bind kafir. corn last summer,
he saws, than ever before in Kansas.
The increase in the kaf1r corn crop. is
due to its coming into general use for
fodder. The Kansas State Agriculture
al college is largely responsible for
this.
Original Plant Cost $15O.OOO.
The Irvine plant is under control of
the penal board and Warden Codding,
but it is not on the same financial
appropriation of $4,000 originally
was made by the legislature, with
which the plant was installed and put
into operation. At the time of the
last biennial report the earnings had
increased this capital to $244,973.07.
In the last year new machinery at
a cost of $1,000 was installed. The
plant was closed a month for this.
Mr. Cline says that hereafter the plant
will be in operation throughout the
year with the exception of three or
four weeks in the winter when it will
be closed for repairs.
Prison Irvine is sold only in Kansas.
Farmers pay for it 8 II cents a pound,
q of a cent lower than trust Irvine
costs.
Chaplain Thomas w. Houston. edi
tor of the Prison Bulletin, has COM
piled figures to show how much of
saving the prison plant means to Kan
Sas farmers. He says:
Kansas Uses Is Million Pounds.
I'm Colorado similar Irvine costs A
cents, making a saving on the mil
lion of $165,0O0, more than the origi- |
nal cost of the plant. On the IS mil
lion pounds used by Kansas farmers
in year the saving cost by the pres
ence of a Irvine plant here would be
$685., 900 if they had to pay what
Colorado farmers are paying"
Ninety convicts are employed in the
plant. faa.IQ -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-05
FORMER sECEssIoNIsT DIES.
w. H. Nesbit Was Hanged Until He
said 'sHurrah for Lincoln"

Atchison, Kan, March 5.-WilIiam
H. Nesbit, aged 80 years, and a pio-
neer of this section, died at his home
here last night, aged 80. He came to
Atchison in 1859, and shortly after
wards moved to Doniphan, where he
Democrat, Nesbit met the disfavor of
free state men. On one occasion he
was strung up for yelling for Jeff
Davis. A crowd of free state men
went to the mill where he worked
around his neck, that he cheer for
Lincoln. Nesbit refused and shouted
"Hurrah for Jeff Davis The free
state men then pulled him up, but let
him down and gave him another
chance and he shouted for Lincoln.
Later he drove the rig which brought
Lincoln from Doniphan to Atchison.
For 10 years he had been engineer of
the Atchison postoffice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-05
GOOD GAIN is RECORDED.
Gross Earnings Increased 4.S Per Cent
in February.

Railroad gross earnings are making
a more favorable showing, the total or
all United States roads reporting to
date as compiled by Dun's review,
for the first two weeks of February
aggregating S14,SO2, $50, gain of 4-3
per cent, as compared with the earn
ings of the same roads for the CORE
spending period a year ago. This is
the best exhibit for any week so far
this year, and compares with a loss OF
II per cent for the first two weeks in
January.
The increase in part doubtless is ac-
counted for by the more favorable
weather conditions which now gener-
ally prevail. railroad traffic during
practically the whole of last month
having been much retarded by abnor-
mallv low temperatures in almost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-05
SPHINX ORGANIZED AT X. U.
Freshman Glass Members Eligible to
New Class Society.

New CLASS society.
Lawrence, Kan, March 5.-A new
social organization called the Sphinx
was organized at the University of
Kansas today. 1t is a strictly Fresh
men affair and only the members of
that class are eligible. The Sphinx is
modelled after the Sachems, Friars
and Black Helmets which are senior,
junior and sophomore organizations
respectively. The new association is
primarily a masculine affair being
only composed of young men. The
following students are charter mem
bers: Martin Goldsworthy. Hancock,
Mich; Joe Schwinn, wellington;
ScuIly Waugh, Lawrence; F. E. Miller,
7O9 Tyler, Topeka; Kenneth Hamilton,
424 Lafayette, Kansas City, Mo-; AL
bert Teed, Hutchinson; Chas. S. Spell
ings, 4405 Main, Kansas City, Mo;
Charles M. Smith, Stockton; w.
Westle Fuller, 524 Knickerbocker
Kansas City, Mo-, Robert W. Linley,
Atchison; William Butler, $500 Madi-
son, Kansas City, Mo-, Chas. c. Mar
tin, Lawrence; Frank E. Bolin, juno
ton City; Lawrence B. Morris, juno
ton City; Harold B. Calhoun, Fort
Scott; Dean F. Bush. 1904 Charlotte,
Kansas City, Mo; William n. Thomas,
1928 Woodland Kansas City, Mo-;
Frank L. Carson, of Ashland, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-05
%Loss.
ADOPT PENNY SCRIPT MILEAGE.
Santa Fe and Rock Island Among
Other Roads Take New Form.

Word has been received at Topeka
railway offices that at the final meet
ing of the special committee of seven
southwestern lines in ST. Louis, the
penny scrip mileage form of inter
changeable mileage was adopted and
will go into effect on May l. There
had been several conferences on the
subject and the special committee was
clothed with power to act, following
adjustment of details. This form of
mileage has already been adopted by
the south eastern lines, and it has been
found satisfactory for the travellers
and the railroads. The seven south