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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-05-23
DRAKE IS EXCITED
OVER FINDING GAS

Drake, N. D., May 2O.-Excite-
ment over the possibility of DRAKE a
being in the gas belt has been
created here by the explosion OF
accumulated gas in an. old well.
Vim. Beutler and B. B. Bennett
were investigating the well, which
was on a vacant lot. They drop
ped a lighted match into it to
ascertain the depth of the water.
An explosion occurred which
Seriously burned both men, shook.
the windows in the houses for
several blocks distant and threw
out great deal Of rubbish and
dirt. For many years the claim
has been made that there was,
gas underneath the town and it
is believed that proper borings
would probably locate a sufficient
supply to light and heat the plac-
4p auop s! SO seleq sseu!suq 10 SO
the north of this plcae.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-05-23
500 OFFICIALS SAY
DELAY Is TEMPORARY

The anxiety felt here as to
the 500 making this extension
led the Journal to address a lett
er Of inquiry to the head Off
cials in Minneapolis. We receiv-
ed prompt reply to the effect
sit is still the intention Of this
company to make this extension,
but owing to unforeseen difficult
les in securing q permit for right
Of way, for the time being the
construction work necessarily has
been postponed. :
This ret at rest the snrmise as
to why the delay. The difficulty
will probably soon be smoothed
over and the road 60 on IN time go g:
to reach the river this fall. Il
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-05-23
North Dakota
Camp Meeting
Great Meeting is Expected
June 2o-3o, 1913 Many
Noted Preachers.

Jamestown, N. d., May 21.-
Some of the worlds best preach
ers will be there. DR.. II. G. Morri-
son, D. D., of Wilmoore, KY, DR..
B. Carradine, D. D., of st. Louis,
Bishop N. Luccock Of Helena,
Mont, DR.. Harvey Calkins and
wife returned Missionaries FROM
India and Rev. G. F. Weigele, Of
Miami, Florida are the evange-
lists and workers.
These men are editors, writ
ers, evangelists and soul-winners
of the first rank. They are worth
going across the continent to
hear.
The association owns over $10,-
600 worth of property, known as
Bailey Fuller Park, and beauti-
fully located near jamestown.
(. A large electric lighted taber-
nacle seating over one thousand
people, and other buildings are
planned. Three hundred trees
are being planted and a high WOW
en- wire fence is being built a.
round the river park.
This is ito be permanent an
>nual meeting. The association is
Incorporated. Some of the best
ministers and citizens of the state
are back of the association.
People of all denominations are
welcome and are invited to at
tend.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-05-23
DOGDEN HAS AN
INCENDIARY FIRE

Dogden, N. D., May 2O.-Sam
Tamoshanko lost his granary and
contents by fire. The granary was
situated about half way between
Dogden and Balfour. 1t was 36x
3S and would cost about 81 200 to
build, and contained 1900 bushels
of wheat and about 100 bushels
of oats. The fire was set by a
of the granary. The same party
attempted to burn up the build
ing about a month ago and Sam
had the building and contents in
sured. A. L. Lombard put $15,-
90 policy on the building and con
tents. Mr.. Tamoshanko is a Rus
sian and cannot understand the
English language very well. He
understood that Mr.. Lombard had
told his little girl, who inter
ported forr him, that he should
duplicate the insurance with some
other company, so the risk would
not be so great in case the place
did burn up. So he went to Kief
and took out $1,000 more. Hence
there is more than INSURANCE en-
ough to cover the loss, which
must be sustained by the two
companies, the Northwestern OF
Minneapolis and the Middle West
Insurance company Of Minneapo-
lis. The party who set the frie
to the building stole a couple OF
buggies of Sam a couple Of years
ago and shipped them to Cana
Eda. The authorities Of McHenry
county and those Of Canada have
been working on the case, and it
is only q question Of a short time
when the firebug will be nailed
for stealing; The fire has started
efforts afresh.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-05-23
VALABLE WORK II
ON AT DUNsEITH

Bismarck, N. D. May IL
ssThe Dunseth tuberculosis
sanitarium is destined to become
one of the most prominent in
stitutions in the state, I" said
President r. S. Lewis Of the state
board Of control Of penal and
charitable institutions.
The members Of the board have
just concluded a visit to many OF
the states charatible institutions.
Among the institutions visited
by the board on this trip were
the Bathgate institution for the
blind, the institution for the fee
BILE minded at Grafton and the
Devils Lake institution for the
deaf and dumb.
The members of the board
were particularly imposed with
the Dunseith sanitarium, which
will be taken over by the state
July l. Preparations are now be-
ing made for the state to take
over the institution, and it was
this business thatattracted the
board Of control to the institution
nn this nccasiOnl
.sThe hospital is ideally locat-
ed," said President Lewis. Every
thing was found to be in tip
top condition. DR.. Lamont, who
is in charge, certainly is the
right man in the right place, and
the commission was much impress
sed with the institution. The
members are agreed that it is
destined to become one of the
most prominent institutions in
North Dakota. !"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-05-23
RIaHT-oF.WAY MEN
THROUGH NEXT WEEK

+. r. Watkins Of st. Paul,
chief engineer for the great
Northern, was in this city last
week, making a tour Of the new
q. N. survey in company with
other railroad men and elevator
men. He intimated that the right
of way crew would be through
here about next week. Jas. Hack
ney and Harry Alair of New
Rockford accompanied Mr.. Wat
kins and it is surmised that they
were looking out for grain ellie
vator sites.-Wells County Free
Press.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-05-23
conkltng Correspondence
Miss Matte Thompson spent
q few days in Bismarck last weel

Miss Matte Thompson spent
q few days in Bismarck last week
Quite a number from here at
tended the dance at Steve Nc
Mann's Saturday night every
one had a most enjoyable time.
Andy Sutton has been looking
after his land interests in this
vicinity the past week.
Alessers Maloney, Boyd and
Raymond from Underwood, were
out seeing what could be done
with the barge which drifted IN
during the overflow, they found
it pretty badly damaged BY the
ice. Arthur Jones bought tbs. the
l2nDer;
j. Nicklin Is taking treatment at
ii a hospital at Bismarck for
stomach trouble: John LuthanudE- !.
a companied him down return lan
lng Tuesday
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-05-23
5000 Dead Chinese
Sent Home To Rest
Believe That Eyes of the Dead
Never Close When Bur-
ried in Foreign Land.

Los Angeles, CAL, May 21.-
Some time in the next six
months ship will leave San Ped
ro with the most curious and
grewsome cargo that ever left
southern California. The cargo
will consist Of the remains of be-
tween 5000 and 5000 Chinese
who have died in this country in
the last so years. 1t will be the
largest single removal Of human
remains in the worlds history,
and the preparations have been
carried forward so quietly that
no comment ha sheen occasioned.
Nearly year ago the Chinese
Consolidated G Benevolent associa-
ton Of San Fransisco, sometimes
known as the Chinese six Com
panies, took out permits for the
removal Of the remains of the
Chinese who are buried in north
ern California, and up to this
time more than 5000 skeletons
have been exhumed and prepared
for shipment.
The bones are carefully wrap
ped, each in a seperate piece Of
soft cloth, in order that they
may not be defiled by handling
nor injured by undue friction.
and are then placed in tin box
and carefully sealed. On the out
side Of the boxes are placed char
acters giving the name and the
family of the deceased and the
village, district and province from
which he came.
When the cargo reachesChina
the remains will be taken in char
ge by the relatives and friends,
who in many cases have been
waiting for them for more than
| SO years, and will be inferred
with all due honors that should
be accorded to such as has 'da di2' :
ventured far into strange lands.
The Chinese Benevolent asso-
ciation of Los Angeles is now
seeking permission to take up the
remains of their countrymen who
are buried in southern California
This work will begin as soon as
the necessary permits are granted,
and since there are less than
1000 Chinese buried in this part
of the state it will not take more
than three or four months.
The Chinese believe that the
eyes of the dead never close as
long as they are buried in q
foreign land, and how is one to
rest in the long sleep if the spir-
it may not close its eyes?
When a Chinese leaves home
to enter another country and seek
fortune, he goes in totally diff
ferent way than does a man OF
any other nationality. There is
in it the spark Of adventure, and
the average Chinese makes no
effort to maintain his station in
the country to which he goes.
We find scholars and poets work
ing in kitchens and over laundry
tubs in order to get the wealth
necessary to return to China and
hold his proper position there.
Until late years there were no
Chinese who did not fully intend
to return, SO their fellows feel
that they are only doing their
duty in sending the remains back
to relatives and thus ending the
pilgrimage.
When the work Of exhuming
and preparing these bodies has
been completed ship will be
chartered, probably one OF: the
Dollar line, as Captain Robert
Dollar is one Of the best friends
). the Chinese have.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-05-23
Pacific Flows Into Canal

Panama. The waters Of the
Pacific ocean have been let into
the Panama canal. A giant
blast, composed Of 32,75O pounds
Of dynamite was shot, demolish-
ine the dixie to the south Of the
Miraf flores locks and allowing the
water TO flow into an extension
section which excavation has pra-
ctically been completed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-05-23

at Ca111AS tOu anu Lew PAM
will be}put in at Belfield.
At Grand Forks the contract
ors are figuring on the new Ma
sonic temple building, which will
be the best structure erected in
that part Of the state this year.
Coupled with the new court house
and the large number of new
business blocks and residences,
the Grand Forks contractors are
having a busy season.
At Bowdon a contract was
awarded for new school build
ing this week and bids will soon
be opened for brick addition to
the school at Stanley. The court
house at Stanley is being hurried
along.
At the tuberculosis sanitarium
at Dunseith new cottage for pa
tients land two for servants will
be erected, bids being asked for
June 8.
The new building for the new
Security bank at Charlston will
be completed in few days and
contract was awarded this week
for a. new home for the First
National at Finley.
Bismarck construction work is
progressing rapidly, especially on
the business blocks. At Minot
the jacobson block is being hurri
ed and headway is being made
on the State Normal buildings.
Bowman, Pillsbury, Grand forks
and Williston are calling for bids
for new school building.
Powers Lake and Sheldon or
ganized a new telephone company
for rural line extension and the
contract for a telephone line along
the new railway out Of F'airmoun
has been awarded. Grand Forks
will remodel it's electric light
plant.
Notice was received at Willis
ton that the bids for the new
federal building there will be call
ed for in October and contracts
awarded for early next spring.
The Billings county commission
ers opened bids May II for re-
modelling the court house at Me-
dora.
New centralizing creamery plants
are being put in at Fargo and
Grand Forks. A new laundry
building is going up at Fordville,
a pop factory at LaMoure, busl-
ness block at Oaks, and an ad-
dition is to be constructed for
Straw Products factory at Me-
Gamma.
A hospital will be built for the
Indian school at Wahpeton and
the Catholic hospital at Bottlneau
is practically completed.
Dickinson gets new fifty-roon
hotel, Darlington, Bismarck, FAIR
mount and Forest River are Sc
curing-new garage buildings.
Crosby's new opera house is pro-
crossing satisfactorily, Beach
Marmarth and several. other town
are to have new churches.
There is considerable construct
ion work in grain elevators in
the new towns Of North Dakota.
Nearly every town in the state
is reporting activity in residence
building and this is especially no.
ticeable on the west side OF Far
go.
y,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-05-23
NO sNOOZE IN N. D.
AFTER JULY 1ST

North Dakota has new snuff
law, passed by the last legisla-
ture and Prof. Ladd in his last
bulletin gave notice that it will
be enforced to the letter. 1t is be
lieved to be an ironclad prohibi-
tory law, with no loop hole to
crawl through as was done with
the last measure of this kind, and
will go into effect July l. The
law follows:
An act to prohibit the importa-
ton, manufacture, distribution,
transportation, or sale of snuff or
any substitute therefor, and pro-
viding a penalty therefor, and
to repeal chapter 277 of the ses-
sion laws of North Dakota of
1911.
Be it enacted by the legislative
assembly of the state of North
Dakota:
Section l. Sale Of Snuff Prohi-
ted. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to
transport, sell, offer for sale or
to have in possession for sale, or
to give away any snuff or any
substitute therefor, under what
ever name called, and as defined
in this act.
Section 2. Snuff Defined. For
the purpose Of this act, snuff is
defined as any tobacco that
has been fermented, or dried, or
Favored, or pulverized, or cut or
accented, or otherwise heated,
Or any substitute therefor or inn
itation thereof, intended to be
taken by the mouth or nose, pro-
vided, however, that ordinary
plug, fine cut, or long cut chew
ing tobacco as now commonly
known to the trade of this state,
shall not be included in such de-
finition.
Seceion 3. Officers to Enforce
It shall be the duty of the state s
attorneys sheriffs, police officers
health officers, and the food com
missioners to enforce the provis-
ions Of thes statute, and for the
purpose thereof they shall have
ingress and egress to all places
Of business where it is believed
that snuff as hereinbefore de
fined, is kept in violation Of this
act. Grand juries and state s
attorneys shall have full inquisi'
torial powers over offenses COM
mitted under this act, and states
attorneys shall make investiga-
ton and conduct prosecutions
when proper evidence is furnish
ed to them.
Section 4. Repeal. Chapter
277 of the session laws Of North
Dakota of 1911 is hereby express
ly repealed.
Section 4. Penalty. Any per-
son or persons violating the pro-
visions of this statute or who aids
another to violate the same shall u
be guilty Of misdemeanor and OF
conviction shall be fined not less
than $500 or more than $l,OOU
for the first offense, and for eacf
subsequent conviction shall be
confined in the Jail for not less
than six months.
Approved March Z, 1913.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-05-23
North Dakota Builders
Will Have Busy Year
Building Operations in Many Towns are
Proceeding in Very Satisfac.
tory Manner

Bismarck, N. ID. May 2l.-EX-
cept railway extension, the de-
velopment and construction work
in North Dakota is proceeding
in a most satisfactory manner.
In fact, contractors report more
jobs at this time Of the year than
for many seasons, and the carpen-
ters and brick masons are buster.
While the early contracts took
care Of the larger buildings thhat
had been outlined during the win
ter, the demand for new business
blocks has been strong and there
is a greatly increased amount
of resident construction over the
original estimates.
There is a great deal of disap-
pointment over the delay in some
Of the promised railway con-
struction work. National political
conditions and the financial situa
ton in the east is largely respon-
sible. Work is progressing on the
contracts for the extension Of
the Northern Pacific on the line
north of Mandan, from Stanton
into Dunn county, but nothing is
being done on the proposed line
from Edgeley to the Cannonball,
for which considerable material
had been assembled at Edgeley.
The Great Northern is busy on
contracts for it's work along the
Yellowstone river in Mckenzie
county, but little progress is be-
ing made across the Berthold
reservation to connect up with
this line.
The 500 has done .nothhin on its
proposed extension across the
Berthold reservation, but is push
ing the new line from Ambrose to
Montana.
The Midland Continental is
grading an extension from James
town to Wimbledon and the new
short line from Fairmount to
Veblen is making headway. The
corporation of company at
Dickinson for a line from that
point to Mott gives hope to a
great many settlers in the To-
cality south Of the N. P.
Builders & Trades exchange
of Fargo has plans for numerous
business blocks and some schoe
house, and the members are optl-
mistic over the building condi-
tions in their territory.
At Fargo the plans for the
Swift Packing company's new
.6OX8O block, two stories with
basement, and the new Deere
Webber block, 75X14O, three stol-
les and basement, WILSON be out.
Rapid progress is being made on
the Morell Packing plant, the
Porritt, the Powers and other
blocks in that city.
Devils Lake has practically COM
pleted its plans for magnificent
auditorium building. The funds
are assured. Many new business
buildings and new residences are
being erected in the lake region.
Among new municipal contract
to be let soon are, for paving at
Minot and Mandan, and for sew
ers at New Rockford, Minot and
Bismarck, white ways are to De
constructed at Wahpeton, Ken
mare and New Rockford and
waterworks are being improved
"a = - =
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-05-23

a petition asking the city coun
ali sc Kenmarel to submit the g
I commission form Of Government
stos ! vote of the people, has been
literally signed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
PERSONALS

Miss Irene Young has returned
from Savannah.
Mr.. Thomas Hancock has returned
home from Cornell for the summer.
Mrs. ]. R. Hardin left Friday for
Nashville to visit Mrs. Robert Greer
Miss Kathleen Holder left Friday
for Marietta, after visiting Miss
Tommie Perdue.
Miss Dasle Wilma Carlton is in
Bowling Green, KY, the guest of Mrs
Guy Herdman.
Miss Anne Selden left Friday after
noon for her home in Washington af-
ter visit to her sister, Mrs. G. K.
Selden.
Mr. Lewis Wood, of Brookhaven,
Miss, arrived Thursday TO be present
at the wedding of his brother, Mr..
c. G. Wood, to Miss Mabel Brown.
which took place Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Hogue an
nounce the birth of a daughter on
May 49, at their home on Athens
Avenue, Capitol View. She is to be
named Carolyn.
Mrs. Frank Stockden, of New Or
leans, who is the guest Of her mother
Mrs. John H. Jones, on CORTLAND
Street, is convalescent, after a slight
indisposition.
Miss Frances Stewart, Messrs
Harry McCOrd and Hudson left Fri
day afternoon for Utica to attend the
wedding of Miss Marion Roberts to
DR. Robert McCord Wednesday.
Mrs. Paul Selman and little daugh-
W1-
have been the guests of Mrs Camp
on Lee Street, West End, for two
weeks, have returned to their home
at DouglasVille.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holland Lowndes and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
Moore Names Men
To Keep Industrial
And Vital Figures

President Wilmer L. Moore. of the
Chamber Of Commerce. Friday
named the committee which will be
in charge of the new Bureau of In
dustry and Statistics. The commit
tee will hold its first meeting Tues
day after Don TO organize and select
a secretary.
The committee consists Of J. R.
Smith. chairman: Nell R. wilkinson.
V. H. Kriegshaber. David Woodward.
A. r. Colcord, w. T, Vim, J. s. Floyd.
w. r. Collier and E. H. Shaw.
The new bureau is the first Of its
kind ever organized in Atlanta and
will do more for the industrial de-
velopment of this city than anything
ever attempted, according TO Presi-
dent Moore.
The committee will keep in touch
with everything pertaining to the in
dustrial development of Atlanta II
will keep " tai statistics also.
The appointment of the COMMITTEES
is the elimination of four years agi-
tation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
EXPERT PRAISES
/. FULTON BAG MILLS
Describes Model Communities
Pay in Atlanta Factories Bet
ter Than in North.

The Fulton Bag & Cotton Mills
one of Atlanta's largest industries,
is given high praise by Mill News,
a publication issued at Charlotte. \.
c., and devoted to the interest of the
cotton trade In the issue of June IL
an investigator for the paper tells
an interesting story of a trip through
the Atlanta plant of the company. in
which he declares that reports that
have been circulated about the plant
are misleading and erroneous
Everything looked clean and neat
to me- he writes in Mill News. In
fact Atlanta factory regulations are
strict, and if the owners Of the plant
were not naturally careful the city
would force them TO be- For in
stance. no two people in the factory
are permitted to drink water from
the same cup. Employees drink from
fountains, water that is iced through
coils"
The article tells also Of the activi-
ties conducted by the mill owners to
aid their employees. among them the
annual flower yard contest, the plans
Of theSeompany to build a civic cen
ter with a Y NJ. c. A., union church
and concrete cottages, and the Yves
ley House. "a hotel built by the COM
pany. which, the paper says. is rur
for the benefit Of their employees
and the premium system whereby an
employee is given a graded amount
Tor good work.
The article quotes Gordon A. John
stone. agent for the mills, as saying
that conditions in the Fulton Mill!
are equal to II not better than con.
ditions in Northern mills. The in.
vestigator says he saw letter writ.
ten tc Mr.. tombstone by a Northern
man, who declared he hopes none o.
the Northern mill hands learn wha
the pay is in Atlanta, or he woulC
lose all his help