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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-17

trail point i'm that district in or
der that farmers who have suf-
fered most through drought in
recent seasons may be able to
gain, at small cost, working
knowledge of methods whereby
they can put into practice the
system which has already solved
the problems of tens OF thousands
of western farmers.
The extent of the work needed
lis shown by the fact that in
America alone more than billion
acres Of good land can never be
reclaimed except by dry-farmng
methods. This is GO per cent of
the whole area of the United
States.-Courier-News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-17
BIG TUNNEL ON THE
GREAT NORTHERN DONE

Alexander, n. D., Oct. The
big tunnelsthis side Of the Yellow
stone has heen completes. FtaYe
the most interesting feature Of
the Great Northern construction
between New Rockford and Lew
.is.uwn, Mont. The tunnel is L.
400 feet in length and was work
ed from both ends Of the bluffs
on the east side Of the river.
With the completion Of the
bridge across the Yellowstone
trains can run from Montana to
North Dakota. Arnegard and
other points in this county are
rivals for the winter terminal Of
the line tall next spring, when it
will be extended on to New
Rockford work being started in
April from both eIdA The dis
tance the line will be built ont
from the river this fall depends
on weather conditions from now
on. Watford and Arnegard ase
apparently the most likely points.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-17
Tsrls G.alke NVave.

This week from his Crooked
Lake ranch HE . Mathews sold
TO John Kiemele 100 lambs for
400 and s yearling steers for
1900. ls
Nels Nelson and Neas Granley
are selling out to quit the farm.
Granley is going to Minnesota
for the winter and maybe to Cam
ada in the spring. Nelson has
notsdeclared his intentions. 9s
a. g. Kinney of Keliher, Min
nes0ta, Is here on d visit with
hi daughter Mrs. g. eat,
md to look after his farm inter-
sests Mr.. kinney iis at the head
Iof ths polce force u Keliher
and with 500 lumber aeks Is
.look after dhie past year he has
bean kspt pretty busy q
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-17
Missouri corn IS, wheat $1.25,
oats so and barley SO.

THE gathering claims to re-
present two million cotton grower
land about one million grain
gIowels. Their determination of
what prices should be is based
upon csst of production and 6 per
cent upon the value of the land.
d It hardly seems possible that
|stch a movement can win, but
laaafter all It's only a question Of
Producers getting together. Long
ago the citrus fruit growers and
the walnut growers Of California
u rned this secret and have
defective cooperation which regu'
E1ates the, market prices of their
|pIodnots. The walnut men COM
IMetely control the prices of their
crop and absolutely regulate them
EN this succeeds it will be the first
time in history anything Of this
kind has won out" ,
E4s There is always a first time and
BE above prices are based on cost
ldf production and 6 per cent in
.terest on the Investment, it would
leem to us that it was about time
he farmer made a try at it any
way. Isn't the farmer as much
entitled to a fair profit as is the
merchant? There seems to be
only this difference-the. mer-
chants cooperate and demand
their profit, while the farmer let's
the middle men, commission men
Snd syndicates set the price for
him without regard to cost OF
production. They tell you it is
;supply and demand that sets the
price. Can you get along withon
the products of the farm any
easier than you can the canned
vegetables of the grocer?i If you
can you have got the farmer, but
if you can't the farmer can de-
manl his profit and get it through
co-operat on.-Ex.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-17
rolling out of our smok kestacks, at
all times the 9th and 7th stories
of the Mckenzie Hotel would be

|
Of the Mckenzie Hotel would be
invisible for smoke, at certain
time the: smoke would blow over
and settle around our new post
office building and it appeared a,
if the little 4x6 American flag
was shielding it self back of the
colossal flag pole from the smoke,
as there was no wind the flag
was hanging down, along the
pole the lower corner was waving
a little and it appeared to the
writer as if the spirit of the
flag was speaking TO. him saying
E Shame on you to smoke me like
this, in time of peace the Maker
OF. this state has provided Dako-
tans with coal; and a soil that
will support millions Of people
for thousands Of years. =
I. II Many people here are burning
anthracite or other bituminous
coal and earnestly believe that
it is cheaper at $1,000 per ton.
than Ignite at $500. Anthracite
coal Of the very best contains 13,-
$50 heat units per pound or 27,-
300, ,O0 per ton and if we buy
it Dysthe heat units one would
receive 2, 10000 heat units for
$1.W; now lignite contains q
600 heat units per pound or IL
100000 per ton at $500 per ton,
we would receive 4,666,666 heat
uni's for one dollar.
These figures show that we
are receiving very nearly twice
the amount Of heat units for one.
dollar in Ignite coal. and there
is no reason for one buying coal
from other states If the people
would try to get the value Of.
the heat units; as this is the.
greatest problem. It is not enou-i
gh that We can make the coal
burn and letting the heat go out
of the chimney; the writer has
been able to obtain an efficiency
of 78 per cent in generating
steam from ligrite :(60 per cent
efficiency is an average with
any coal) and there is no rea-
son in not obtaining the same
efficiency from . properly design
ed heating stove, properly oper-
satad
When anthracite coal was first
discovered t was not considered
Of any value for fuel and it
took so years to develop stoves
and the burning of anthracite.
It would be a great saving to
our state if coal from other sta
ties was excluded but the people
in this state are not always
looking at the saving point; they
are more after making more and
Spending more.
The writer invites anyone in
terested in the burning of Ignite
coal (under steam boilers) to
visit the power house during the
Exposition.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-17

QntO steam at Atmospheric pres
sure requires 8o9,60O heat units
rating the coal at 1000 heat un-
its it requires III pounds OF
coal to get rid Of this water
through the chimney, and by
the time that we get rid Of the
waser the coal pile rs also gone.
These figures are not boosting
the ignite coal they are rather
figures that the outside dealers
make use OF III representing their
coal. A standard heat unit OF
heat is the amount necessary to-
rise the temperature of water
at 80 degrees r. one degree /. e,
from 80 degrees to 80 degrees
hence a pound Of coal containing
1000 heat unita would rise one
pound of water J000 such q tenn
psr4ture 10 impossible. for test.
ing SO we will reverse and say
that the total heat from one
pound Of coal will rise the tempe
ature Of 1900 pounds Of water
one degree these figures may not
interest the reader but it is adj
visable for every coal consumer
to post himself on these items;
large coal consumers buy coal on
the basis Of the heat units they
contain, as q farmers wheat is
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-17
GENERAL NEWS OF TIE
STATE AND COUNTRY

GENERAL NEWS OF THE
STATE AND COUNTRY
The following are the incorpora-
tors of the State. News Publish
ing Co., at Bismarck: E. II.
Dnmmer, John Andrews and Geo.
E. Wallace.
The lots in the new town Of
Olivia were sold last Saturday
Olivia is midway between Russo
and Dogden on the 500. An
elevator is already being built in
the town and other business plac-
es will no doubt be established
soon.
Monday is said to have been
the hottest October 13 that has
been known for nearly 40 years.
The following day was the usual
chilly October weather.
The survivors from the steam
ship Valturno reached New York
yesterday. The loss of lives is
not known yet. The steamship
caught on fire and many rushed
into boats but the storm was so
severe that it is thought they all
persisted. Those who stayed on
board until another steamer came
to their rescue reached New York.
It is said Of the 523 passengers,
1876 are said to have drowned.
The Stanton Republican has in
stalled q new model 10 Mergen-
thaler linotype.
ALI banks and many business
Fp1aces in Bismarck were closed.
yesterday on account Of there
production of the Custer fight on
the Little Big Horn.
At the Methodist conference
held at Lisbon last week it was
decided that several Methodist
hospitals would be erected during
the coming year.
Frank A. Day of Minnesota is
a candidate for governor of
Porto Rico.
The Union d pot in St. Paul
will be rebuilt. 1t is now said
that ra's set fire to the depot
that caused the $25O,O00 Loss.
M nneaIo'is Tribune: "a bill
to pei son mothers is about to
b come a law in France. It will
benefit. about 100000 working
women IN factories" A sort Of
mothers pension1b;ll passed the,
Minnesota legislature at its last
session but thus far no one 10
d riv:ng any benefit from it.
Col. Roosevelt made farewell
speech in New York Friday night
before stirling on his South
American trip and exhorted Pro-
gressivos to remain true to the
Progre sive party. This is taken
to mean that he does not intend
to file for the Republican nomi-
nation rext election but will con-
tinue to fight for a new party.
The number of automobiisb in
New York who run away after IN
accident, has become 90 great,
that District Attorney Whitman
hes appointed q special prOseeu-
tor to present such cases TO the
grind jury. Running away after
inju ing a pedestrian or running
ilto another vehicle y 2. felony
in nearly every state IN the un-
ion, and the man who. doea it =
q coward end justly entitled 70
the penitent;ary sentence that the
] W provides.
Fifteen thousand dollars worth
Of bl0oded Shorthorm cattle, pur-
chased by O 'Connor brothers and
Hugh Reed Of Grand Forks from
stock raisers in the vicinity Of
Emerson, Man, will be placed on
farms near Grand Forks owned
by the local purchasers. The
importation Of the cabele 49,
made possible under the nes1'
United States tariff meaSueI,,,,
which admits cattle free 81 ~ 81
In the herd that has been sbou6 A
4 <A<a i M "
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-17

WAS very edIe6C IN MS 4e6lFe 1s1E
small country roads which shaN
get products Of the community
farms to the nearest station and
make rural life more profitable,
comfortable and pleasurable &.
Such roads, he added, care equM
" ess sntial to the establishment
ard operation Of decent element
ary and secondary schools for
the benefit of the country boys
and girls
At a congress where the pros
posed great Lincoln highway,
from ocean to ocean, to cost
$40, ,OG0, 900, was the most import
ant topic Of discussion and pro-
motion, such sentiments were al
most hersey, and yet, as secretary
of agriculture, and viewing the
rosd matter in its relation to
agriculture and its true economic
aspect, he could say nothing else.
1t is quite observable that the
chief arguments advanced for
good roads are those about their
value socially sand economically
to the farmers, but that roads are
actually built, for which support
has been asked because Of those
arguments, the builders usually
make long highway and neglect
It Has often been ~, wondered Why
it, is the farmers have not been
more aroused on this subject of
good roads. There have been
conventions, rallies, discussions
in newspapers, illustrated articles
in magazines, and: other educa-
tional and promotive efforts, but
they have not had as yet the ef-
feet desired upon the farmers,
and the natural query is, why?
The answer is simple. Road en-
thusiasts have not yet begun to
talk practically about the farm
er's road. When they begin talk
ing about his road he will sit up
and take notice.
Secretary Houston expressed
the opinion that in any aid to
road building the general govern
ment might extend by vote OF
cQngl ess, the. smallest unit w1ths.
which it will deal. will. BE- the
state. 10 60 further than that
would be to invite wastefulness
and graft and introduce the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-10-17
Comparing 4 And 4
Selecting Coal
g. P. Larsen Of Bismarck has
Written the Following Article
on Different Coal

As winter is coming and the
people commence to realize the
comfort of sitting around a heat
ing stove or be surrounded by
steam radiators or other heating
devices such as gas, oil and cleo
tric heaters; but no matter ,wh'at
KIND Of heating apparatus we are
using in this state the heat is.
generated from tuel and mostly
coal hence the coal question is
appointment issue.
At the present our coal dealers
are advertising in big letters,
coal from the East and West,
also local and it makes it a hard
problem to decide what kind Of
coal to buy for the winter. !.
As our state has as much coal
40 the state Of P Pennsylvania ther
is no reason for citizens of North
Dakota to buy coal from other
states than there is to buy goods
from mai order houses. The
writer will not interfere with the
mail order business, but wishes
to: show in figures that We are
not receiving the value Of coal
or heat units that we are pay
ing for; comparing the heating
value OF our lignrte coal.
Our coal contains from IS to ~
per cent moisture and about 5
per cent ashes SO when we are
buying 1000 pounds lsupp posed to
be coaD we receive loo pounds
ofaeoal and 800 pounds of water
ana ashes; we are paying for
TINS water at a rate OF $500 per
ton or $3.50 per 1000 gallons on
those 50 pounas Of water that we
rscvls ed in a ton OF coal, the
mine owners, railroads and deal
ers have had their profits but
the water Is OF no value to the
purchaser; on the other hand It
i64A nj -baek ttae coal as thn
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19
BUTTONS TO FORM DESIGNS


Buttons, ard many Of them, seem
to be- Il, prrlornating note in waists
design, on a.a simmer Wear De
signs run uu. " GaAty simplicity
than TO elegant ,ahoratlnyas, and
tilmy, transparent materials are those
most often chosen
A blouse made OF net, with inser
lions OF iiet lace, opened at the front
by means OF SERIES Of buttons and
button holes closely placed, which
may be closed up tightly about the
neck, or, if desired, turned back, form
ing revers OF any required length. the
sleeve of this blouse is a set-ln klmoho
one of three. quarter length, soft
frill of pleated net goes about the
neck and finishes at the end OF the
reyers The beauty of this blouse lies
chiefly in its rever forming qualities
the length of which may be regulated
according to the wearer's taste.
Another dainty waist, designed fof
morning wear, is one made OF hlmy
cotton yoiIe. A set-in vest Of tucked
net with two rows of white buttons
IN each side where the vest and the
waist ioin, is in line with the recent
button" edict. wide sailor collar
Of embroidered wolfe and a Hat DO"
with one long end completes the sim
plicity ensemble SO correct Tor early
hours.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19
Little Girls Kimono.

4 lovely kimono for little girl can
he made Of rosebud challis in pink ana
White The simple kiuono style OF
the garment which is used IS mode IN
epitalv more attractive by placing a
Cow rows of shocking at the shoulders
md across the back, to give a YOKE
rect Use pink embroidery SILK for
IN. shocking. Hand embroider the
,..t front from neck to hem, and
s!,.yes in pink silk scalloping The
obs can be easily drawn with 'ne
tance Of a small spool. Place
wv, mall pink silk frogs on the 'front.'
~ tho kimono to serve az fasteners
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19
WHEN MILADY POURS THE TEA
Attractive Tray an Absolute Neees'
slty for the TabIe-Nice ones MOI
at All Expensive.

Every hostess has her Individual
taste in tea trays, and the tea tray,
nv the wa. is very much the thlns.
II is brought in by a neat niue ihdiu
and set on small folding table os
the hostess, and if there are a mum
ber of guests there may be two Trays
and two tables, in the English iasn-
ion The woman who owns a large
silvar tray has it polished until II
f,irlv dazzles the eye and then vells
its brilliance with thin hahdhei.
cbief Of linen cloth. Glass coVefea
trays with odd rims are very manu-.
come and very much priced by their
nossessors The woman who does no'
mn silyer tray and cannot afford a
GOOD trimmed one may invest in a
bamboo tray and have a grass ai %,
emf in exactly the size to nit Wltnln ' =,
shallow rim. These trays CONF ~
manv sizes and are not at all e4peil,
give A round or oval piece OF pfin ,
hlua and white Japanese towering
lii look well under the glass on Inc
bottom of the tray.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19
BETTER THAN SASH OF SILK
Rubb = Circles With Bathing Suits
Are NeW-Fruit Trimmings on the
Late Summer Hats.

Rubber gigGl,s and sashes to wear
With bathing suits are a boon to the
woman who worries about the wrin-
klgs and creascs and faded streakS
that appear III a silk or satin sash aft
cr il has been in the water many
times. These are made in the soft and
attractive c0lors in which rubber bath
ing caps are made, and are cut on
graceful and becoming lines,
A Njdr strip is folded about the fig
uro for j gitle, and it is finished with
long, iriuard sash ends. Often bunch
of rubber flowers adorns the meeting
of the sash ends and girdle.
An attractive hat for a young girl
Il made Of white straw, with a simple,
rounded crown, and an even, rolling
brim. The hat is encircled with wide
boX-plaited fringed ruChing made OF
white tafeta silk. On the right side
of the hat small bunch of roses IS
half hidden in the wide, full ruching.
Fruit is much used to trim late sum
mcr hats 1t Is usually made of silk,
sometimes of velvet, and it can be
made at home by the woman with
imagination and clever fingers. 1t Is
sometimes made OF beads. The beads
! in a clear bright color, are strung or
fine wire and wound around anc
around little forms made of cotton bat
ting.
Bright red beads suggest strawber
ries, especially if two crossed straw
berry leaves are fastened under cacl
fruit. Violet beads make good plnms
and. if the rounds are smaller and
dozen of them are punched togethe
they look like grapes,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19

For everyday wear they may 20
nada out Of pants cloth, and for nice
wear out of dainty colors OF elu ald
down S A pattern may be cut by an GU III
cow cow ~ the propcr size, consisting Of
SUI. : seol niece. vamp and sole. Sew tne
a o nen' - he heel piece with button,
hols p stitch. bu,toaholins also arr arou ino
the top and across III 'front.' ut. 81, Gut a 'nd
soles the 1a nopers to lie soles with but,
t to1 stitch, holding the 1P% p,, pan.
s0I Iilsle fun at toe and heel TO- '" .iebt
h ho's p leaving the shoe smooth on the
inside.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19

the same material. A lace frill would
look very pretty and might take the
place of the silk if preferred and the
cushion could Of course be carried out
in any other pale shade of color than
that suggested, 10 match possibly or
harmonise with, other colors in the
vicinity,
II the thickness OF the cushion is in.
creased little small glass can be
used in the place of the vase and may
be fitted into the cushion SO that ii is
not visible, and this viii add rather
to the pretty erect OF this decorative
little article
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19

sketch; then sandp"p per the wood well
all over, go over it until it is quite
smooth.
The table can be stained, enamelled,
or worked With the poker according to
choice; a little characterization can be
made at the sides. If the table is
stained better effect is got If it is
afterwards brushed over with hard
white spirit varnish
It can be used by an invalid for
writing on, or for a checker board, as
well as a table, if properly marked
Simply rule out the squares In the cen
tiers of it, and fill the alternate ones
in with black stain.
The box should not be too shallow.
otherwise it does not fit comfortably
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19
DOS TO IagALID'S Comfort
'mPfoyacd T5a'e Primarily Designed
Tor That Purpose eut May Ee
Put to MANY Other Uses.

A table for an invalid is a necessity
n every household Such an article
comes in most useful for other uses;
sometimes guest likes to have break
last IN bed, or even write. A table can
very easily be made at home. Pur-
chase a box, if one is not at hand
from the grocer; they need to be fiat
and fairly strong. Cut out OF the two
long sides pieces as shown in the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19
PRETTY ON DRESSING TABLE
'>0.s' P'noushion Altogether Difer.,>
''' m, the Designs WITH Which
We Are All So Familiar.


ma 49,, J .., suggestions for decorating
~ dressing table are always welcome
anu our sketch illustrates novel min.
cushion, into the center Of which nav
pe h'te s. a small vase containing flow.
ers' The cushion itself is circular in
shape and somewhat resembles life
puoy on small scale Diagram A il.
lustrates this and diagram B shows
a side view of the cushion and indl.
Gates the thickness in which it should
be made.
Inc cushion is covered with pale
olue soft silk and trimmed at tho
edge with a broad hemstitched fril Of
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19

with a deep shoul-
der yoke of the
material outlined
by points Of heavy
lace. Into this
yoke the blouse
portion is pleated.
The sleeve Is
trimmed with the
points Of lace
above a cuff OF
linen. The skirt,
also pleated, has
a plain lower por-
ton with deep
hem above which
are two rows OF
straight lace in
sertion with lace
points on upper
Tho uirdlp ia or
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19

An interesting nat is OF printed cnn-
fon. mounted on net, and then noun !
ID M a white straw hat, The net ana
ob;9on are bound 10 the straw about
10 edse Of the brim with wide silver
braid.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19

ror use in an ironing boIder a = Piece ois
For ,op, qsg e. cut from the top Of an Oh. 0la
o. ohos will protect the hand from rom the the
heat =, siI ore - uses the patent handle
irons,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19

black velvet with a buckle OF lace at
tbe center front. The center pleat Is
trimmed with small crochet buttons
in groups of three.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19
DESIGNED FOR LITTLE GIRL
Pretty Frock That Would Make Up
Most Effectively in Linen OF
Almost Any Color.

A pretty linen frock for a little girl
onnears in the drawing This is made
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-26
APPoRTIoNs FUND
AMONG THE COUNTIES

Oregon s appOrtionment of the feder
al five per centum land sales fund
which was paid to the staet treasurer
on January 2, has been divided accord.
ing to the amounts due to each of the
counties of the state by Deputy Secre-
tary of State Kozer. The fund repre-
sents five per cent Of the proceeds re.
ceived from the sale of government
lands in Oregon. Appointments of
the same percentage are made in all
staets having federal lands. The total
number of acres in Oregon is 61,lSS,-
4sO. The total amount apportioned is
$l5 5,32930, and the apportionment per
acre is ,OO25O5O95773 of a cent.
The apportionment by counties fol.
lows:
Baker $4,000, Benton $1,000, Clack-
amas $29SS5, Clatsop $l3l,63, Columbia
$lO6.14, Coos $26l.O1, Crook $124IO2,
Curry $240.17 Douglas $7S9.l3, Gillian
$l02.55, Grant $72467, Harvey 1882
50, Hood River $S7OG, Jackson $l546S,