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The Washburn leader., 1913-03-21
Gov. Burke Pleas
ed With Position
Has Been Appointed United States
Treasurer by Pres. Wilson--As-
sumo Duties at Once

Hon John Burke, ex-governor of
North Dakota, has been appointed
United States treasurer by President
Wilson and has gone to Washington to
take up his duties. This is not the cab
met position the North Dakota people
wanted to see him receive, but Mr..
Burke appreciates the honor bestowed
on him and will no doubt fill the posi-
tion with great credit.
"While it is with great regret that
leave my old friends and home in North
Dakota, am nevertheless highly fiat
tered with the confidence President
Wilson has reposed in me by asking me
to take charge of the United States
treasury during his administration, =
said former Gov. John Burke II feel il
is not only personal compliment but
recognition of North Dakota" he con.
tinued. II shall give the Office OF
treasurer my most conscientious effort
in order to demonstrate to the presi.
dent his confidence has not been mis-
placed and that the people may not
feel their confidence has not been mis-
placed in choosing democratic admin
istration.
"My greatest regret is that l canno'
remain at home long enough to see al
my old friends who have been SO goot
to me before l go to Washington. Blu
feel must relieve Treasurer Thomp
son as soon as it is possible and not in
fringe upon his time and deter hin
from carrying out any of his plans HI
may have mapped out for the summer.
The Washburn leader., 1913-03-21
Malcolm Correspondence

Nick Reuter- and Oscar Lund went to
Washburn in the auto on business last
Monday, returning home the same day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Olson and family
spent Sunday afternoon at the home of
j. Olson's.
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Alfred
johnson Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Hannah Hagberg passed away
very unexpectedly last Monday night
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Oscar Lund, where she had been visit
ing for the past three weeks. She
leaves six children. The funeral ser
ices were conducted at her home FRI
day afternoon at two o'clock. Rev.
Valberg officiated. The burial took
place in the Malcolm cemetery.
Rev. Valberg services in the school
house Sunday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Tong returned to
their home again on Thursday after
visiting with friends and relatives in
Minneapolis and Wheatland N. D. for
q few weeks.
Miss Ruth Linder came home On
Thursday to attend the funeral on Fri
day and visited with her folks until
Sunday.
Messrs Hagberg and Peterson of
Minnesota came up to attend the funer-
al of Mrs. Hagberg. They returned t.
their home ip Minnesota again on Mon
day.
The Washburn leader., 1913-03-21
Indians Returned
From Washington
Ryder Delegation Presented the Land
Claims to Federal Authorities
= At Washington

Ryder, N. D., March l5.-Supervisor
Rosencranz and the delegation of In
dians from Elbowoods, composed of Joe
Packineau, Louis w. Baker, John P.
Young and Drags Wolf, have arrived
home from Washburn, where they had
gone to present their claims before the
Indian department. The officials prom
ised to try and get bill introduced in
the next congress for the sale of coal
lands on the reservation. Regarding
their claims for the old N. p. land
grants, they would not commit them
selves, but instructed the Indians to
employ an attorney to present their
case before the court of claims. The
Indians held big council at Elbowoods,
at which time the committee made their
report.
An interesting event occurred at
Washington while the Indians were in
the office of the Indian department.
Commissioner. Abbot made the request
of the Indians present, fifty-seven in
number, that they dress up in their old
Indian regalia and attend the ceremony
of the dedication of the site for the In
dian monument at New York. Joe
Packineau of Elbowoods arose and re-
quested the privilege of making few
remarks. He stated that twenty years
ago the commissioner had started out
to civilize him, had made him wear the
white mans clothes and adopt his Gus
toms, and that after this lapse of time
he did not care to put on the regalia
and paint his face to become spec
tacle at the dedication. and that if he
could not attend the ceremonies with
out doing so he would remain at Wash
ington. This rather stumped the COM
missioner and other officials, but the
request was not urged and Joe attend
ed the big doings in civilized clothes.
Two others, Louis Baker and John
Young, both of Elbowoods, did like.
wise. These three out of the fifty.
seven Indians present from all over the
United States, were the only ones who
did not put on the regalia, and their
action reflects great credit upon the
Berthold reservation.
The Washburn leader., 1913-03-21
County Roads

With the approach of spring it is
time to begin to think and plan for a
year of work for better roads about
the country districts.
While great progress has been made
in the direction Of street improvement
and in main arteries Of highway travel
from town to town, the general i'm.
provement of country roads proceeds
at a very slow rate.
One great reason therefore is the
temporary character of SO much of the
work. The road officials are too anx.
ious to make record that seems eco
nomical for the time being. It il
cheaper for this year to scrape lot Of
mud out of the cutters so as to drain
off the water.
Slipshod repairs are very costly in the
long run. They place permanent tax
on all who have produce to get to
market. They give a country district
q black eye with the great host Of the
public that is travelling by automobile.
They discourage home seekers that may
be thinking of locating.
The proper care of water along the
highways is one of the secrets of per.
manent work. A road with ample
cutters, bailt with enough of q
slope SO that water will run off, will
last many years, where an imperfectly
drained road goes to pieces in HARD
shower or under the storms and frost Of
winter.
The time has come when unscientifie
patching of country roads ought te
cease. The farmer needs . good road
q great deal more than the pleasure
driving automobilist. To the latter q
bad road means simply little discom-
fort. To the farmer it means many
hours Of time wasted as he draws hii
loads through the sloughs Of mud. Il
means that he must keep more horses
and that his beasts Of burden will wear
out quicker. Let every farmer insist
that the road officials Of his neighbor.
hood do modern. scientific work!
The Washburn leader., 1913-03-21
Your Front Window

s Rev. DIR. Frank Crane in Chicago
Post: Have you ever noticed the diff
ference in smiles? Some people smile
as though it hurt them; when some
others smile, it hurts you. There is the
smile Of the gentleman
who wants to sell you q twenty dollar
suit for twelve-fifty, and the pious
smile that does not at all approve of
you but wants to rent you a pew, and
the supercilious smile that knows better
but will not argue with you, and the
malicious smile that is glad you got
what you deserved /, and the smile
feminine that goes to your head like
wine, and the smile gastronomic that
comes with Roquefort and coffee, and
the smile minatory that is like rattle
to warn you the snake is going to
strike, and the smile complacent that
one wears when he thinks he has been
particularly clever. Curious bow many
meanings can be conveyed by the mere
twisting of the mouth-line.
The best smile is that of an un-
beautiful face. There is always some.
thing affected in the smile Of beauty,
but the smile of a homely person is q
triumph Of sheer good nature.
The best recipe for charm, if not
beauty, is not any kind Of facial mas.
sage, nor lotion, cream or powder, but
to let strong, unselfish heart shine
through whatever kind Of front window
God has given you.
The Washburn leader., 1913-03-21
Conkling Correspondence

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Partridge spent
Sunday at the Daniels home.
Frank and Lena Furst, who have
been spending the winter in Iowa, re-
turned home Monday.
Fred Hoover spent Thursday at Ed.
Furst's.
A very good time was reported at the
Ecklund party Saturday evening.
w. E. Partridge was a town visitor
Monday.
Fred Hoover spent several days in
Washburn last week.
The Washburn leader., 1913-03-21

is convenient to nub the entire supply
of ears before the shelling process is
begun.
Many farmers who plant twenty or
forty acres of. corn, carefully she'll
their seed by hand and are profted by
so doing. A few remarkably success
full extensive corn growers shell hum
dreds of bushels by hand. Where
much seed is required there is a temp
tation to run it through the corn she'll
er. Hand shelling is profitable for the
small farmer and therefore more pro-
fitable for the extensive farmer. The
shelter breaks or cracks some of the
kernels and there is not the opportunity
of examining the kernels from different
portions of each ear as in shelling by
hand. After being nubbed the proper
way to shell seed ears is to shell by
hand, one ear at a time, into sieve
that will let the chaff fall through and
leave the kernels from the ear in plain
view for inspection. If unsatisfactory,
all the kernels can be easily discarded
and another ear shelled. The ears
should not be shelled directly into the
general seed supply for it would then
be difficult to separate and discard the
undesirable kernels.
If the corn planter gave trouble last
spring order a new one now. A poor
corn planter is a expensive implement
to use even though the the planter
dropped satisfactorily last year, it
should be tested with this years seed
supply before planting time arrives.
The kernels of a variety of corn fire.
quently vary in size from season to
season and different plates may be
needed from those used satisfactory
last year.
Under favorable field conditions 10
or 20 per cent of the kernels or young
stalks are destroyed. Where extensive
paintings are made with first-class seed
and thinning is impracticable about five
kernels should be planted for every
four stalks desired. Where help is OBJ
tainable that will attend properly to
the thinning it is more profitable to
plant twice as many kernels as stalks
desired and thin out the weak plants as
soon as they become too large and hard
to be DESTROYED by cutworms.
The Washburn leader., 1913-03-21
Washburn Defeats the Mercer 3. S

= q
The Washburn basket bail team de-
feated the M. H. s. girls team in .
game at Washburn on Friday night lest
by score Of 81 to 5, and following tl,is
the Washburns trimmed the boys
team by q score Of 81 to s. The Me-
Clusky players were simply outclassed.
The Washburn people won the heart
Of every visitor from this place by tbeir
kindness and attention and entertafn-
ment. Automobiles met our party at
Turtle Lake and drove them to Wash-
burn, returning with them in time for
the morning train on Saturday. Altar
the game . social dance, followed BY :,
lunch. was given. McC Clusky Gazette
The Washburn leader., 1913-03-21
and dance at Washburn last Friday
night and report good time.

The members of the German Babtist
church held reunion at Washburn
Thursday. The following are those
whose names we have learned that at
tended from Underwood; Mr.. and Mrs.
w. j. Koenig. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Koenig, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Koenig,
Chas. Kroll, Mr.. Hopper, Mrs. j.
Koenig, Mrs. Grosz and daughter
Lenore, Mr.. John Shull, Mr.. Henry
Sayler. The gathering ended with
general business meeting at which it
was decided to build church at Wash
burn this coming summer.
The Washburn leader., 1913-03-21
Grading and Testing Seed Corn

The United States department of
agriculture, bureau of plant industry,
has the following on grading, testing
and shelling seed corn:
Take time by the forelock and get
the seed corn and the corn planter
ready for operation now before the rush
of the other spring work. The soil and
the seed are two prime requisites of q
profitable corn crop. At this time of
the year there are many days when
weather or soil conditions prevent plow-
ing or other field work, that can profit
ably be used in improving the quality
of the seed corn. The seed supply can
be improved in quality and productive
ness by discarding the poor ears and
the poor kernels.
Cut out Objectionable ears before
\ testing and shelling.
7 The best time to grade seed corn is
before Smelling. The Office Of corn in
vestigations Of the U. S. department Of
agriculture proved by careful expert
ments that an ear having kernels Of
undesirable shapes produces ears most
Of which have kernels Of undesirable
shapes. All ears that are undesirable
for one reason or another should be
discarded before making germinat tion
tests.
At this season for several years past
= ,,,,v,,I,av. ~ aafisf actnrv ynoanas have
The Washburn leader., 1913-03-21

81 The construct don dep IS tas cfs tes
500 Line = veIy busy thsse - pls.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-24
EMPIRE NEWS
BY Booster Brady

The citizens Of Empire turned out in
great numbers to obey the call Of the
town council who had set May Is a. gen
eral clean up day. Promptly at AM.
Ralph Salmon sppeared with his team
and started the good work. In few
minutes men could b. seen on every
street and alley. raking. picking and
shovellng. A good natured rivalry
seemedto e1fst and every man was de-
terrnined to do his work and do it we'll.
The Maud Mullers were out in force,
not raking the new mowd hay but tin
cans, etc, from their premises. Empire
citizens must be great epicureans judg-
ing from the variety Of labels that were
On the tin cans that were gathered
and hauled to the dumping groundsss
Strange to say not . tin can or bottle
was found bearing the label of face
beautifiers and complexion improvers
Deams balm, Roee tint. Cod Lover OIL,
etc. Our salubrious climate does the
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-24
Wildcat Attacks Young Preacher.

Attacked by \ wildcat f. Lamout
Geissinger, a young preacher and stu
dent at Dickinson college. was driven
down a steep side OF North mountain.
and as a result OF his experience was
nearly prcstrated when he reacbed
Doubling Gap.
Geissinger saw watching him
through the bushes 4 psntherlike ami
NAL about hve feet long. He starteG
to run, but the beast leaped after him,
made repeated attacks upon him, and
although Geissinger dealt it several
blows on the head with club he
could no. beat the animal on.
The young preacher made as fast
time As he could for more than a mile
down the mountainside. with the Wild
cat following. II wns not until he was
inside the hotel that the animal aban-
doned Its pursuit and sneaked back In
TO the timber-Carlisle Correspond
snce Philadelphia Press.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-24
Causes Of Tempssta

Science attributes tempests TO q
general internal movement Of de-
tAched masses Of aerial projectiles,
which traverse the general mass OF
the atmosphere like the discharge
from a mitrailleuse. Even in time
Of calm the movements Of the air
may be complex. During periods OF
excessive heat puffs Of air hot as
from a furnace strike the exposed
portions OF the human body. The air
mass at a normal temperature holds
heat as the organism holds the cell.
Such phenomena as the pro3ectiles OF
heat are frequently produced several
times within the period Of few min
utes. The elastic copdition of the air
Is not at all like the surrounding at
mospherical strata. The heated air
is sent out in projectilelike pulsations.
The pulsations are produced not in
high regions alone.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-24

Don't forget the dance to be given by
the ladies Of Calvary Guild next Wednes-
day night. 1t will be held At the opera
house and Balfe's Singing orchestra of
Denver will furnish the music. The
lovers Of terpsichorean pleasure will find
this an occasion Of unusual pleasure. In
addition to the enjoyment you will be
doing a good thing by assisting the
Guild through your patronage. Only
those holding dance tickets will be ad-
mitted. Extra ladies Is cents.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-24
Some Facts of the Civil
War-.lSOl-lSO5
BY Comrade Devlan

The firing of the first gun in the
Civil War aroused not only the people
of the North but the whole world for
the reason the nations of the world had
been looking for some ysars at the
progress the youngest Republic was
making because it wos an asylum tor
he oppressed and down trodden and as
they either came or intended to become
one of its future citizens, it was to
them something of great interest If it
would continue
A few months before there was divid-
ed feeling; the firing Of this gun was
like magic in uniting the people of the
North to one purpose. 1t was present
ed to them as never seen before. One
or two governments and to m they
cho-e that 1t should and would be but
one government and one flag and the
people who before this had not decided
became the most earnest and Jealous
workers. President Lincoln conferred
with Congress war declare and call
made for seventy-tive thousand lun-
teer troops proper toned to each Of
the states.
Everybody. man. woman and child
became interested and engaged il
some kind of work preparing for wal ..
Pennsylvania was the first state to g.t
troops into Washington for its defens
Massachusetts was next, the Sixth
regiment leaving the shops or anywhere
very many in their working clothes, 80
eager to do service in reaching BALI
more the feeling of the people there SO
disloyal the sixth was attacked by q
furious mob becoming very serious.
This aroused the people of the North
10 greater earnestness and deep
er realization of what was to come ano
instead of seventy five thousand troops
being raised. hundreds of thousands
of young men and boys offered them
selves for service and could not go as
the quota had been filed inside of forty
eight hours after the call hal been
made. But oh how unprepared Of IT,
two hundred soldiers who had first
reached Washington had found them
selves equipped as they might have
ueen belonging to some military com
pany their guns were not fit to do any
service and in the two hundred FIR,
arms to each relief the governmen,
had more on hand to give them. The
troops as they would arrive in Wash
ington had to stay out in the weather
or il they could be obtained building
of some kind the government
had no tents or nothing even to equiy
or to maintain any army of any style i
had been completely stripped and wha
was worse not an undiciplined soldier
but an inexperienced Soldiery per
haps no greater military movemen
that would have been made in their ex
perience in their own home town. II
parades officers accustomed only t,
their own company, Battalion or regi
mental manouvers at home which
caused the failure OF succeeding in
victory that occurred in the first battl,
Of the Civil war which was ridiculed ant
made sport Of by the older nations ant
became known as the famous Battle
Of Bull Run which was a run indeed
for the Northern troops and not theiI
fault but caused by ineXperience and
inferior officers
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-24

work for our ladies' and chey ever wear
the smile that wont come off. The boys
did gre AZ work on the streets, some with
rakes while otuers used jack and cart
and favor their .abihty..as road builder
/ The law exempts all men of fifty years
and over from road work or road tax,
notwithstanding this, there were six
teen men beyond the age limit who
worked on the roads. 1t showed the
pride our citizens take in their home
town and they favor it by action There
were several of our good boosters who
were compelled to work in the mines on
that day but who will pay their road
tax to the town clerk. Empire citizens
may well feel proud of their great work
There are not better roads or a cleaner
town in this state and our good citizens
will keep it clean. Tourists seeking
pleasure or health will find this town an
ideal spot here among the whispering
pines. They can commune with ma
ture and recover health on that peace
din.
| Father A J. 1Meakham of Washing
! ton. d. c, celebrated mass at Empire
Sunday.
| II, NJ. Mcdonald of Fort Smith. Ar
kansas. manager of the Doctor Town
mine in Saley district, took John Hawk
and Coal anderson with him to start
operations on that property.
Mr.. Knabe, manager of the Crown
Farmer Consolidated company, was
here looking over the property. He
was accompanied by his wife. He re
turned to Denver Sunday.
Joe Wegrich went to Idaho Springs
during the earl! part of the week to ex
amiue machinery for the Duluth and
Empire Mining Co.
A. 3. Cotton of Daley blew into town
from the Range the carly part Of the
week. He reports all roads in the dis
trict free from snow.
Francis Leach and Marry C"yne, two
| young Ihuics lIoii bCHNCi WIN aIS
walking from Denver to San Francisco,
spent a few hours here Tuesday En-
pre pnt full me al under their belts
and they started for the foot of Ber-
thoud Pass where they spent the nigh,
at Mrs, Messenger Bungalow. Mrs
Cotton accompanied them to the foot OF
the range Should the ladies' get tired
climbing the big blue hill ard wish to
rest they will have something to res,
their weary head on. Empire sure
looks after her visitors.
A. f. Ross of Idaho Springs was her,
on business Monday.
!. Henning Anderson went to Derver
Tuesday to buy horse to assist them
m handling their increasing trade.
The Empire schools will close for the
term Friday evening. The graduating
exercises will be held at the town hail
: County Surveyor Underhill and assist
ant have Deen making the survey OF
: the road above town. Beginning tc
, look as though there might be some
work done by the county on the road.
leading to Berthoud Pas. before next
fall.
Mike Gredell OF Bard Creek was &
welcome visitor Sunday.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-24

DR.. A. Asbaugh has opened an Office
on the second floor of the Merchants
and Miners National Bank Building.
His residence is 1902 Colorado Street.
The doctor is q graduate Of Push Med
cal College. Chicago, illinois. and has
been praeticing ia this state during the
past "a years. q years Of which be was
located in Central City and the rpmsin-
ing sis in Denver.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-24

Jinks-The old saying about wolv0',
In sheep's clothing comes back TO .
man.
Biinks--When.
Jinks- When he orders spring la ab
h cheap restaurant.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-24
DlRE~TORY

Notice to Lodges, Churches ano Clubs.
WISHING to keep the directory &C.
cur4te we ask you to report to US any
changes of officers or conditions IS
promptly as possible: also to give US .
complete report of the election of offi-
GERS for publication in our local column
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-24

The serial story entitled "Sec-
retary Of Frivolous Affairs" be-
gins in this issue OF Siftings-News.
The readers will find it an inter
esting one.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-24
Making Potatoes Attractive.

Making PotAtoes Attractive.
Colorado potatoes are sold at fancy
fruit prices in New York. The plebeian
tuber II hand cleaned. wrapped in us-
sue paper singly and finds . market
az ave cents mound
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-24

ClSAhS
SHAKEsHEAkN
Meets second and FsoslA s..sssSss Elec,jo,
OF officers last meeting in Ass
Mrs. r. b Mortee psssiseut
Mrs Geo. K. kinoe.ii skers.sry
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-05-24
euro for Stomach DiSos d

Disorders Of the stomach may be
avoided by the use of Chamber lain 8
Tablets. Many very remarkable cures
have been effected by these tablets.
Sold by J. j. Sherwin.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1913-04-28
A KILLING
IS REPORTED

Sheriff Burke received word yes
terday morning that a mar named
GLADDEN. had killed Robert Hansen
with a club at Lakeside, a settlement
at the south end OF Pyramid Lake.
GLADDEN. escaped. The word came
from Deputy Dubois OF Wadsworth.
who said Deputy McCuchen had gone
out in search Of Gladden..
Sheriff Burke LETT In an automobile
to join in the search.
Details OF the affair are lacking, ex-
cept that the fight occurred i1nme-
diateIy after breakfast at Lakeside.
GLADDEN. is described as being six
feet tall. weighing 10 pounds. He
has a sandy mustache and several
days growth OF beard on his face
Journal.