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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-03-27
LOCAL NEWS

Gordon hats and caps on sale
at HOltans.-Adv.
The Farmers Union at Hazel
ton has overs hundred members
asnumber of women have joined.
The young mems Norfolk suits
displayed at Holtan's this week
are very nifty.-Adv.
Wanted-a girl to work n the
kitchen. Call Or write Wash
burn Hotel, Washburn, N. D.-A1
John Young and Long Bull,
chief. Of the Gros Ventres, passed
through here Monday from Elbo-
woods on their way to Bismarck.
A son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. L. W. Peck Of Turtle Lake
last Sunday. The young man
weighed eight pounds and will
be known as Marsden.
Among those who went to Bis
marck Saturday to attend the
play "The Ham Tree" were
DIR. and Mrs. G. G. Forbes, Hugh
Westmiller and A. McPaul.
M. f. Wilson hurt his back
while 6ninD some lifting in the
Thompson Hardware store AM
has been compelled to take a lay
off. Frank Boomer is taking
his place this week.
Jake Zolnowsky came up from
Scotland, s. D., last, week and
spent several days meeting old
friends. Jake owned the Con-
dictionary store here a couple OF
years ago and made many friends
who are always glad to see him.
He is now owner Of a variety
store at Scotland and doing we'll:
Small %rugs-$1.5O to $3.50 at
Holtan h.-Adv.
N. p. Swanson of Murdoch,
Mimi, spent several days here
this week looking over land.
He owns some property in this
county but does not get here
only every three or four years to
look it over. Mr.. Swanson says
he hopes. to see more settlers
here when he comes again, too
much land is being held by specr'
.lators.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-03-27

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Furnished rooms for rent over
the old Holtan store. See Martin
Holtan.-Adv.
A right tart in life means sue.
cess. Then start in Mankato
Commercial College, Mankato.
Mimi. Send for catalog.-Adv.
MACHINERY, If in need of
a pillow, drill. harrow, harrow
cart corn-planter, cultivator, wa
gon, buggy or any other farm
machinery, 60 to the Mandan
Merchants Co. All machinery
guaranteed.-Adv.
r.. w. Soule, the eyesight spe-
cialist will be at Washbnrm Ho-
tel again from Friday noon Mar.
|27 to 3 p. m. Saturday Mar. %,
prepared to examine defective
eyes and fit glasses when needed.
Don't miss this chance.-Adv.
Hon. C. w. McGray Of Under
wood spent Monday in Wash
burn. He was accompanied by
Krist Kjelstrup, one Of the pros
porous bankers of our county.
Mr.. McGray is being heartily
endorsed by the voters wherever
he goes. He is a man who has
had plenty Of business training
and has lived in this county long
enough to know what the people
expect of him when he goes to
the senate.
Otto Wallin of Cathey was in
Washburn Wednesday on his way
home after attending the funeral
of his brother-in-law, Fred Mellin
Mr.. Wallin will be remembered by
the old timers as living in Wash
burn and being the engineer at
the mill. He now has a large
farm in Wells county and has
done SO we'll that he could afford
to take life easy if he were not
SO ambitious. His old friends en-
joyed meeting him again.
Geo. Johnston Of Garrison has
announced himself as a candidate
for treasurer. Mr.. Johnston has
lived in Garrison during the last
four years and is in the commits
sion business. Seven years ago
he lived in Washburn and worked
at the depot. His daughter Miss
Margaret is at present the deputy
under Treasurer Anderson, Mr.;
Johnston is we'll known in the
greater part of the county and
will have many supporters.
Our staff reporter at Garrison
sent in the report Of the Socia-
list meeting last week before the
meeting had adjourned hence
one name was left out. L. S.
Smith of Washburn was endorsed
by the socialists as a candidate
for commissioner of the First
District. MI. Smith has lived
on a farm north Of town for a
number Of years, he is a man Of
good habits, is we'll known and
will have good support at the
primaries.
Mrs. E. j: Carlen, wife of Ed
itor Carlen Of Underwood, died
Last Friday morning at Bismarck
after being lick for four years
with tuberculosis. Besides her
husband she leaves a little daugh-
tersgax years old, to mourn her,
deah. Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Me-
gray and John Maloney went to
Bismarck Friday with Mr.. Carlen.
Mr.. Oarlen had been with his
wife the first part of the week
but had returned home. He has
made his home in Underwood for
several years and his many
friends extend their sympathy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-03-27
Office rooms, steam. heated for
rent. See Martin Holtan ADV.

Office rooms, steam. heated for
rent. See Martin Holtan
Wanted-Plain sewing. Prices
reasonable. Mrs. Buchholtz.-
Adv.
Star Hotel-over stocked with
No. 1 lard, price 13cts per Id.
Come and see. VIM. Rost, Prop.
ADV.
Il. M. johnson received two reg
istered heifer calves by express
from Wisconsin last week. Buy
ing young stock is a cheap and
practical way to build up and
improve your herd.
HARNESS, A. fine line Of
Light and heavy harness, collars,
harness goods have just been re-
ceived by the Mandan Mercantile
Co. Prices are right and all
goods guaranteed ADV.
More snow fell on Monday and
Wednesday than we have seen
all winter. 1t was warm enough
SO that it packed as it fell and
now all the moisture will soak
into the ground and put it in
splendid condition to the crops.
Commissioner Of Agriculture
and Labor Gilbreath has decided
not to enter the campaign for
reelection. He has held a state
office ever since he first stuck
his nose in North Dakota and it
is time he was backing out.
Broken castings welded, alumni
mum, or any kind of metal, bras
ling ETC., done by oxy-acetylene
glasses, prompt service on welding
Galvanized we'll curbing for sale,
and all kinds Of sheet metal work
solicited. U. S. Spark Arrester
Mfg. Co., Wilton, N. D.-Adv.
A little three year old called
at our office the other day and
tried to climb up on one Of the
high stools. She got up to the top
round but couldn't turn around
SO stood there squirming for some
time and finally said: 81 can't
seem to get right side up"
For Sale-my house, barn and
4 OTIS, Mrs. Geiger.-Adv.
Emanuel Anderson of Douglas
has been a reader of the Leader
since 1909 and when he sent his
remittance the other day he said
he had been taking the Leader
too long to want to be without it.
Mr.. Anderson is one of our we'll
to-do. farmers who takes a big
interest in the Equity society
that is doing well in his neighbor
hood.
Office rooms for rent in the
Haugeberg block. See Martin
HOltan. ADV.
j. s. Anderson, republican can
didate for sheriff, came down
from Max Monday in the in
terest Of his campaign. Mr.. An
derson is making a house to house
canvass over the county and is
getting great encouragement
everywhere he goes. He believes
in clean politics and is working
simply fc1sshimself. He will no
draw 8. big vote at the
primaries.
Archie Nygaard who held the
position as clerk in the office Of
county treasurer and has gone
out on the Ole Gradin farm to
He is one young man who
was raised on q farm who cannot
the temptation each spring
Of wanting to 60 back. We have
another boy in town just like him
The Forrest City times., 1914-04-03
Arkansas Farm Valuations.

According to statistics recently
compiled by the Department of Com
merce and Labor, there was notable
increase in the agricultural industry
OF Arkansas during the census decade
ending 1910. There was an increase
in the number of farms of 35,9S4. or
q per cent, as compared with an in.
crease OF POI per cent in the popula-
ton. During the decade the total
farm acreage as we'll as the improved
acreage increased. the former by Al
per cent. and the latter by l61 per
cent There was a decrease in the
average size Of the farms from 93.1
acres to S1.l acres. The average value
of farm increased during the period
$50 per cent, the value, including
equipment, averaging S1.S64. The
average value of farm land almost
doubled during the decade, the 1910
average being s7.S1 per acre.
One of the most notable increases
is that of the value of farm property,
1908 per cent, having been $1S1,416,-
00l in 1900, and s400,0S9, 1903 in 1910.
The acres of improved lands increased
l6.1 per cent, from 6,953.735 in 1900
to S,076,254 in 1910. or the total
values of farm property. 773 per cent
is land and buildings, 1875 per cent is
live stock and AZ per cent implements
and machinery.
The value of farm property in 1850
was only $23, $40, SO that the CO.
year increment is s376,575, 900. Dur
ing the war decade of 1S60-70. how
ever, there was a net decrease Of
s7O,330, 900, almost three-fifths, not
fully recovered in the succeeding de-
cade.
The Forrest City times., 1914-04-03
SECOND PRIMARY
LEGAL AS FIRST
SALINE ONLY COUNTY IN STATE
WITH FOLLOW UP
PRIMARIES.
NO EXTRA PLEDGE REQUIRED
Whether Primary Shall Be Held or
Not Determined by Party
Organization.

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Little Rock.-Where any county nro-
Vldes for second primary for any
reason, it is hedged about by the same
restrictions as the first, with refer
ence to the qualifications of voters,
and the manner of conducting the
election.
This is the opinion of Attorney-G Cen
eral Moose, given in a letter addressed
TO j. S. Utley, prosecuting attorney of
the Seventh District Two years ago
the Saline County Democratic Central
committee unanimously adopted a
resolution for the holding of second
primary in 1914 to decide between the
two highest candidates for any office.
provided neither received a majority
of all the votes cast. Such a second
primary has been called for April 8.
for those places on the Democratic
ticket for which not one received a
majority.
1T IS my opinion that the second
primary is just as legal as the first
says Judge Moose, "and that no one
would be entitled to vote in the second
primary who would not be entitled TO
vote in the first primary, except those
who may have attained lawful age
since the first primary was held. If
candidates filed their pledges thirty
days before the first primary was
held, no other pledge, of course, would
be necessary for the second
ANY unlawful conduct of the second
primary, or any violation of the cor
rupt practices act in the race before
the second primary, would be punish
able to the same effect as if it had
been done in the first primary cleo
ton
There is no law providing that a
primary election shall be held. The
law simply provides that certain regu-
lations shall be complied with in case
primary is held Whether one shall
be held or not must be determined by
the party organization. If the party
sees fit to have a second one l see
no reason why it should not be as le-
gal as the first
1t is believed that Saline is the onlv
county in the state that has provided
for a second primary in the event no
one candidate for any office receives a.
majority.
The Forrest City times., 1914-04-03
Col. A. S. Fowler Honored,

Col A. S. Fowler of Little Rock re-
ceived notice that he had been elected
junior vice commander of the Grand
Army of the Republic. He was elected
at a meeting of the National Council
of Administration of the G. A. r. held
In Detroit Friday. This is the third
highest office in the gift of the G. A.
r. of the United States. Colonel Fow-
Ter was notified in a telegram sent by
former Congressman Washington
Gardner OF Michigan, commander-in-
chief of the G. A. r.
Colonel Fowler is one of the young
est Union veterans in the United
States. He enlisted in the Sixth Ohio
Light Artillery when he was but 10
years old, and had participated in two
battles when he was IA.
He served as commander of the Ark
ansas division of the G. A. r. in 1889
and 1890, and in 1913 was again elected
to the position
The Forrest City times., 1914-04-03
CAMDEN'S CUP CONTEST
Secondary School Event to Be Held
for Thirteen Counties.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Camden.--The Camden cup contest
for secondary schools will be held on
April g. This is the sixth annual con.
test of the association Schools from
the 13 counties-Columbia, Calhoun
Union, Ouachita, Cleveland. Dallas
Bradley. Lafayette, Nevada, Clark,
Miller, Saline and Jefferson-are eligi.
Bile to enter teams in the contest.
In addition to the oratorical contest
In which the great silver loving cup
is awarded to the school sending tho
best oratorical team and individual
gold medals to the best speakers.
which takes place at night, the com
ioittee has arranged to hold athletic
events during the day. Prizes will be
offered in the regular track and field
events
Twenty schools have already enter
ed teams in the contests, and it is
thought that many more entries will
be received during the present week.
All schools ara invited.
The Forrest City times., 1914-04-03
Distinguished Veteran Dead.

Col. A, V. Reiff aged "a, a veteran
Of the Mexican and the Confederate
armies, died at his home in Little
Rock, March "a.
He is survived by his wife and
seven children. o. S. Rieff. deputy
auditor of state. DR.. w. L. Rieff
of Perryville, NJ. B., ]. NJ. and II. F..
Rieff of Little Rock, Mrs. John D. Ar.
buckle of Fort Smith, and Miss Kate
Rieff of Little Rock.
Colonel Rieff was born in Nashville,
Tenn. July /, 1880, his family having
emigrated to the valley of the Cum
berland from the Shenandoah valley
of Virginia. His parents removed to
Fayetteville in 1896, and at the age OF
II years at the outbreak of the Mexi-
can war, he enlisted in a regiment of
Arkansas calvary under Captain
Enyarts and served 13 months In
Mexico.
The Forrest City times., 1914-04-03
NO. 30
CLAIMANTS WILL
HAVE A HEARING
SUBMITTED FOR THEIR
CONSIDERATION
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Little Rock.-In the Rock Island rate
case the Railroad Commission has OBJ
tanned from the railroad a proposition
to adjust it and has submitted the
same to the United States District
Court at Little Rock, where the case
is pending and the matter is set for
nearing on April 80. The Railroad
Commission prayed the court to give
notice to all interested shippers and
passengers to be heard for or against
said proposition, but the court declined
to give said notice on the ground that
the commission, the attorney general
and special counsel are authorized to
act for the shippers and passengers,
but the court will hear such interested
parties as may desire to be heard on
that date.
The substance of the proposition is
this:
First: The injunction suit which
temporarily enjoined the state freight
and passenger rates to be dismissed
and the state freight and passenger
rates to remain in force on the Rock
Island lines, not waving it's right in
the future to contest the same as con-
fiscatory
Second: To pay passenger over
charges which occurred during the
pendency of the temporary injunction,
in assignable mileage in lieu of cash.
Said payment not to exceed $50 900 and
IL said sum is not in full of the proved
claims, to be pro-rated
Third: To pay 100000 for freight
overcharges during said time, said
sum to be prorated II not full pay
ment of proved claims. II more than
proved claims, tts surplus to go to the
state treasury.
Fourth: To pay $4,000 for expenses
of auditing and disbursing said sums
The railroad commission desires that
all interested shippers and passengers
appear before it on April 30. at 10
a. m, when full hearing will be had
as to the advisability of accepting said
compromise and the commission will
present fully to the court on the Both
their views and those of interested
parties and all interested parties will
be given opportunity to present their
views to the court on the Both.
The Forrest City times., 1914-04-03

announced as the official vote of Poin-
sett county and those shown on the
certificate Of the county's vote will
form the protest against the nomina,
tion of Senator Clarke. to be taken by
Judge Kirby.
President Wilson on Wednesday
sent the following ,elegram to Senator
Clarke:
'Please accept by warmest congratu-
lations. 1t gives me real pleasure that
our association is to be continued, and
great satisfaction that am not to
lose the benefit of your counsel"
Claims the Certificate Is Illegal.
In concluding his statement. Judge
Kirby. after reviewing the Poinsett
county returns, says;
Rule 80 of the State Democratic
Central Committee requires that certi-
ficates In United States senatorial
races in the various counties shall
be signed by the chairman and sec
retary of the old County Central Com
mittee and forwarded to the secretary
of the state Central Committee.
at will be noted that, at best, this
certificate is illegal as it does not
contain the name of the chairman Of
the old County Central Committee,
whose name is Marion Hazel. The
names of CLYDE Going and ]. c. Hoot-
On. which appear signed to this So
called certificate are mere surplus
age and add nothing whatever to its
validity. In fact, it is no certificate
of the chairman and secretary OF the
old County Central Committee.
Sections "a and 80 of the rules and
regulations of the State Democratic
Central Committee, as heretofore
stated. require the tabulation of the
vote for United States senators and
state officers to be certified to the
secretary of the State Central Com
mittee by the chairman and secretary
of the old County Central Committee.
This committee has never yet met in
Poinsett county; the vote has never
heen counted and tabulated by the
committee. and no certificate has
ever been made. The chairman Of
this committee states that the com
mittee has never met. that he has
The Forrest City times., 1914-04-03
May Exceed Appropriation.

1t Is not necessary that a pablo I'm
provement made by a county shall be
kept within the appropriation. This
is the gist Of an opinion given by At
torney General Moose to County Judge
j. w. Scott of Independence. who has
an appropriation of 81 800 to build a
bridge and who writes that it cannot
be built for that amount The attor.
ney general says:
1T is not necessary that an appro-
priation sufficient TO cover the entire
expense should be made. 1t is only ne
cessary that the courts should have
determined that it was desirable to
build the bridge and make an appro-
priation
"The contract would not be limited
to the amount of the appropriation, but
an appropriation must have been made
and part of it must be unxepended at
the time the contract is made"
The Forrest City times., 1914-04-03
jackson County for Highway System.

An advisory vote was taken In Jack
son county last Wednesday on the
question of the proposed county high
way system, and the question carried
by majority of two to one. By this
vote the representative of the county
W. NJ. Shaver was nominted-is in
structed to introduce and work for
the passage of bill providing for the
construction Of the proposed system
This is the first time such a vote
has ever been taken in the history of
the state, and the Highway Commits
sion feels that 1t Is an endorsement
of the policy adopted by the board.
The proposed plans, which have
been worked out by State Highway
Engineer II. r. Carter, call for the
construction of 1913 miles of improved
modern highway, estimated to cost
about $675,000 This will place every
piece of land in the county, with the
exception of Glaize and Barren town
ships. within three miles of an i'm
proved road.
The Forrest City times., 1914-04-03
FIRED THROUGH A WINDOW
Greene County Sheriff on Trail Of
WouId-be Assassin With Dogs.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS Grooms with
pack of boohounds is searching for
an assassin who shot Jim Butler, a
well-known farmer of near Paragould
Friday night.
Butler, with a party of friends, was
eating roast chicken at festival in A
schoolhouse, about five miles from Par
agould, when the unknown assailant
approached and fired twice through a
window One of the missiles struck
Butler in the back and penetrated his
body for about two inches, narrowly
missing his right lung. He is danger
ously injured.
The Forrest City times., 1914-04-03
SENATORIAL RACE
DEPENDING UPON
P0INSETT'S VOTE
First Report Gives II to Kirby,
and Second to Sen.
Clarke.
CLARkE'S LEAD IS I'll
NOMINATION WILL BE CONTEST.
NOMINATION WILL BE CONTEST
ED VIGOROUSLY BY THE
KIRBY FORCES.
HUTTON REJECTS RETURNS
Winners are Hodges, Cook, Coffman
TiIlman, o!dfield, Goodwin, Wood
and Mcknight.
The Ticket.

7. s. Senator-James P. Clarke
GovernOr-George w. Hays.
Secretary of State-Earle w.
Hodges.
Auditor of State-L L. Coffman.
Treasurer-Rufus G. McDaniels.
Attorney General-W. l.. Moose.
Commissioner of State Lands. High
ways and Improvements-W B. Owen.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
George B. Cook
Commissioner of Mines, Manufac-
lures and Aericulture-John H. Page.
Associate Justice-Jesse Hart.
Railroad Commissioners
District ]. Sam Rowland. Northeast
ern District T. E. Wood: Southern
District, ". f. Mcknight
Congrcssmen-F First District, T. H.
Caraway; Second District, w. A. Old.
field, Third District, John n. Tillman:
Fourth District, Otis Wingo; Fifth Dis.
trict, H. N. Jacoway: Sixth District.
Sam NJ. Taylor; Seventh District, w.
s Goodwin.
The Forrest City times., 1914-04-03

Ne't"-' %"'vsr' 3er I'e'on Novs Sorv'oo
Little Ro"k.-0n the face Of the Of
ficial returns, James p. Clarke has
been renominated for United states
Senator hayirg received total Of
6SC94 votes against 67.793 for his op-
ponent, Judge w. F. Kirby, a majority
of211.
Il all depends on the vote in Poin-
sett county, however, for in a state
ment issued by Judge Kirby he
CLAIMS that the vote originally return
ed from that county gave him the
nomination by a majority of lS9 over
clarke, he further presents an affida-
VII by the State Auditor showing that
there are only Lac poll tax receipts
issued TO qualified white voters in
lhe county, whereas, according to the
ceTI Iltlcate filed ~ l.. G.. Going. chair
man OF the Poinsett County conven.
uon, there We're 1,971 votes polled in
the county, or 529 votes more than
poll tax receipts.
ne controverted vote of Poinsett
county, upon which the contest will
oe hased, was reported as follows:
Originally reported as Official count
hf the county central committee:
Clarke 1,286, Kirby 6l5.
Reported by State Senator l.. c.
Going, chairman of county conven-
tioN Clarke 1921, Kirby $50
Fulton Declines the Goinq Returns.
secretary w. G Hutton OF the State
central Committee, declined to accept
lue returns submitted to him by l.. c.
NolDs, chairman of the Poinsett coun-
|! convention, Wednesday forenoon.
and issued the following statement:
J. as secretary of the State Demo
cratic Central Committee, refuse to
accept or file the certificate said to be
lle returns of Poinsett county tender
ed 10 me by Clyde Going.
The rules OF the State Central Com
m'ttee reluirc that the returns for
state offices and the United States
senate shall be certified to the secre-
tary OF the State Central Committee
ny 'he chairman and secretary of the
county Central Committee.
The certificate rendered does not
oear the signature Of Marion W. Ha-
@el' VINO is the chairman of the Poin-
selt County Central Committe, ac-
eorolng TO the records on file with the
state Central Committee: neither do
our records show the election of H.
D. lhorne as secretary to succeed Yes
yer thompson, secre;a ary of the Poin-
Sett County Central Committee.
IL Is therefore not a certificate"
Judge Kirby insists that he has won
tle nomination, and that the Going GER
utlcate is Illegal.
II is thought the refusal of Secretary
mutton to receive the certificate will
only delay the contest.
senator Clarke offered no statement
LOT publication, although he said that
he expected to make one at an early
time
me difference in the returns first
The Forrest City times., 1914-04-03
Telephone Case to Highest Court.

Whether telephone companies may
cut off service to an Individual be-
cause of his failure to pay a bill for
past service may be passed upon by
the L. s. Supreme Court.
Mrs. Adelaide p. Danaher OF Little
Rock obtained a judgement for $4,000
damages against the S. w. Tel. and
Tel. Co. for cutting off her telephone
service for 63 days.
The Forrest City times., 1914-04-03

Federal Game Warden f. V. Visart
reports a most enthusiastic meeting
of the Tri.State Audubon Society at
Helena. He and Game Warden w. D.
Houser of Tennessee delivered ad-
dresses, Suggestions for changes in
the federal law were made. The next
meeting of the organization will be
held in Little Rock