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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-17
DEADER'N A DOOR NAIL
FOR SOME TINE

A sort time ago there flourish
ed in FLASHER, one Of her fairest
children. Born Of respected par
ents, this infant prodigy rapidly
approached the grown up stage
with astonishing leaps and bounds
and in an increditable short time
had all the appearance of . grown
up. But suddenly from no appar-
ent cause it went into decline
despite the fact that numerous
friends crowded around with
ready help and sympathy, it sick
ened and in short time was laid
in an untimely grave, leaving a
lifetime Of unlimited possibilities
in the way If helptulness in the
upbuilding Of its native city, un-
finished. Let us pause and weep.
But why weep? Surely there is a
resurrection after death. So do
not think us heartless if instead
Of saying ''Rest his soul in
peace" we say "Dig up this
old corpse" And with the nu-
merous wonders that the medical
science has achieved in late
years, let us infuse new life
blood into its veins and start it
going with vim.
The Hustler stands ready at
all times to help with all it's
might. We refer to the Flasher
Commercial Club.-Flasher Hust-
ler.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-17

east of Max. 1t seems that Mira.
Holmberg sent the little boy over
to Bokovoys on an errand and be-
fore he got to the house, the dog
attacked the little fellow and
tore the cali s0fs bis leg all
to shreds. He was brought to
town and DR.. Nicholson dressed
the wound.-iMax Enterprise.
Miss Matilda Breen left Sum
day for eastern points where she
will enjoy a two weeks vacation
from her duties at the county
Judge g office.-Mandan Republi-
can. e"
The Mclean County Farmers
Mutual Insurance Company held
their annual meeting in the city
fire hall Tuesday after noon,
which was attended by the direc-
tors and a number Of others in
terested in the company. The
Officers elected for the ensuing
year are as follows: President,
Herman Hanson; Secretary o. B.
Wing; Treasurer, H. G. Nygaard; ;
Agent, Peter Gergen. The nine
directors includes some Of the
well-to-do farmers Of the county
and were unanimously elected
to conduct the business of the
company for the ensuing year;
Herman Hanson, O. B. Wing, 81.
C. Nygaard, Peter Gergen, P; F.
Fogerty, Johannes Olson, Andrew
Roseberg, James M]alloy and Ed.
Hovda. THE business of the
company the past year has been
satisfactory in every way. All
losses have been paid and the
company is in an excellent fl
nancial condition at the present
time.-Turtle Lake Wave.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-17
Democrats and Progessives Held
County Central Committee Meetings IN WASH
burn Wednesday Afternoon at Two O'Clock

ner, Fred Ramsey and Otto o.
son.
Only three democrats were pre-
sent at the meeting when the fol-
lowing officers were elected: !:
Chairman-Axel johnson; secre-
tary-Leslie Burgum and state
committeeman-M. F. Minehan.
There were also three progress
sives present. The following Of
ficers were elected: Chairman
and state committeeman-E. E..
Cowell, secretary-E. M. Ldllehau
gen. The executive committee
is as follows: E. E. Cowell, E.
M. Lillehaugen, A. w. Bartz,E :.
E. Dotan and Willis Boots. :.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-17
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The mayor has ordered all the:
weeds in town cut. Have you
done your part in = cleaning up,
the town? Nothing looks as bad
as a yard full Of weeds. Cut
them down and then: step just
one foot over into your, neighbor z
yard and give him q boost inI
cleaning his yard. IL the house
wife did not keep her house any,
cleaner than some men keep
their yards there would be troub-s
le in the home circle. Look about
you tonight after reading this;
and see what can be done.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-17
Harvest Bulletin
By State Dept.
1t is Thought Harvest Help Will be Short But the
Wages Are Good According to the Follow
ing Report Given Here

In keeping with the usual Gus
tom the department Of agriculture
and labor is making every pos
sible effort to ascertain the num-
ber of harvest hands needed. in I'll
various counties of the state,
together with the probable wages
to he paid. This information lis
desired by both farmer and Ia
borer.
The only way it is possible to
ascertain this information is to
collect it from those who are ac-
quainted with the situation, and ID
do so the commercial clubs of the
county are asked to secure THE de-
sired information as soon as pos
sible.
Notwithstanding the fact that
the letter was sent ont July l,
only a few have responded, whic:l
makes the report incomplete. .
Following is the letter:
Dear Sir: Will you please
furnish at an, early date, the pro-
bable number of extra harvest
hands that will be required in
the fields. of your county to pro-
peEly care for the crops Of 1914,
! and ap 'setimate Of the wages tn:
farmers will pay, per day, for
servicef ''Will: you at the time
you send, in the above report, give
a brief statement as to the ex-
isting conditions of3 the scrops IN
your secion of the state ~
Herewith is a brief statement,
as received from various coun-
ties:
Burke-Crops splendid; wheat
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-17

heading nicely; 200 to $50 men !;
wages not stated.
Bnrleigh-crop conditions. ex-
cellent; probably 300 mlen; SO up.
Cass-Crops excellent; 5000
men; wages, $3.50.
Divide-Crops best ever seen !;
1900 men; wages good.
Grand Forks-Crops never more
prosperous; men wanted and wa
ges not stated.
Griggs-Crop condition good ;
probably 500 mem, wages not
stated.
Hettinger-Prospects for crop
good; 500 men; wages, $3.50 to
So.
McHenry-Crop conditions ideal
SO men; wages, So to $3.50.
Morton-Crops in flourishine
condition; large number Of men
will be needed wages as high as
possible.
Pembina-Crop conditions not
stated; 1000 to 1900 men; wages
not stated.
Ransom-Crop conditions goo.
100 men; wages $1.75 to 1925.
Rolette-Crop conditions not
stated; 200 to 800 men; wages,
$3.50 to 90.
Renville-Crop conditions coul
not be better; $50 to 200 men; W
ges not stated.
# sstutsnl1tm m outfook vers
good; no estimate Of men needed
wages probably start with $3.50.
Walsh-Crop better than past
few years; 500 men; wages, So.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-17
Former Deputy
Recorder Win! n
George L. Yackey Named at Prh
maries for Treasurer Of Mo-
Lean County.

It will crafty his friends TO
learn that Mr.. George L. Yaeke{,
q former resident Of Defiance,
has won the nomination for couh-
ty treasurer on the Republican
ticket after arhot fight.
Mr.. Yacket was born on a
farm near 1efiance; when t be
family movedtinto town he gr.4u
ated from the schools Of Dehance
taking a business course LATER
Mr.. Yackey: accepted the ap-
pointment Of deputy under G. n.
Christensen, recorder Of. this
lcennty and served sons term He
was a popular official and regret
was general when it was learned
that he had determined to go int.
business at Washbnrn, N. D.
When a younger man he was a
member of the famous Defiance
ball team and one of its best
payers. In q game he kept his
eye on the ball all the time and
never permitted himself to lose
control by disputing the umpire &
decision. -. These traits he: took
into his professional and busi-
ness life. No doubt they had
much to do with his success in
the primaries.
The editor takes pleasure in
congratulating Mr.. Yackey on
his victory. We can also assure
the taxpayers of Mclean county
that his discharge of the duties
ef county treasurer will reflect
credit upon him and do them
justice.-Harlan (Iowa) Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-17
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS OF
COUNTY AND STATE

There are 260 students enrolled
at the VelNa summer school,.
The Valley City and Mandan
Chautauquas are closed after
very successful sessions.
After the talks given at the
summer meeting, ads on the from
page ought to soon disappear.
Suffrage meetings are being
hsldsinsa number Of townssin the
state.
Boy Sceuts at 'Minot saved two
from drowning who were swim
ming in the Mouse river.
The crops that were hit by
hail in Hettinger county a short
time ago, are said to be coming
along fine again. :
The harvesting Of the rye crop
began this week. The barley is
soon ready and before the hay is
all put up the farmer will rea-
li0e he is busy man.
The merchant of Mountrail
county, during the next six week
will hold a trade extension cen
test. The result will be watched
with interest.
The Indians ON the Standing
Rock reservation will hold big
fair at Fort Yates this fall. One
will also be held at Elbowoods.'
Prof. Rairdon of Ryder has
signed up five towns for the
Country Life Lyceum, viz:
Washburn, Max, Douglas, Makoti
and Plaza.
A man, at Velva was hit on the
head by, a pitched ball during a
game recently and was laid out
for q day.
Carl Bauman, who lives near
Yucca, narrowly escaped death
last week by being, attack
ed and gored by an infuriated
bull. i.F.a
Fully sixty per cent Of the
bridges IN Mortar county were
more or less damaged by the re-
cent floods.
Nearly two hundred cars OF
gravel have been shipped out OF
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-17

Mandan during the past few days
to be used in repairing wash
outs-the result Of the clound-
burst Of two weeks ago.
The Oakes Times is. short $40
by losing two ten dollar . bills.
The loss is bad enough so why
make it worse by ridicule by in
sinnating that that is-a big
amount for a newspaper man to
have and to hold?
/, Judge A. A. Bruce Of Bismarck
knows whore he can have a
gaod; time. He has attended
the last two meetings Of the press
Eassociationsand is cordially " weffs
coined by the bunch.
The thermometer has been
above ninety a number of days
during the last two weeks. In
many states it has been above
one hundred and prostratl0ns ant
deaths have been the result.
The Inter Ocean of Devils
Lake and the Bismarck Tribune
hsth got q little peeved over
politics and served notice ON some
Of their brother editors to re-
tract. If they are in the game
they ought to take their m,edi
cine. On the other hand there
is always something good to be
said about the other fellow.
Ten years ago North Dakota
bad sevrlty-five creameries. Now
there are more than that num-
her in a few counties. Within
the next ten years every town in
the state will have, its creamery
and when that time comes, a
little thing like a dry year won 7
affect the farmers income much.
-Velva journal.
p f- 4 sr & - Ii-4. : s-s = = a l
A man, a week ago, bought q
ticket at Sweet Brier for Mandar
a. distance of 18 miles. Before
the train came along the floods
came and the railroad company
was unable to deliver the pass
enger to his destination and as
the man insist d that the company
received his money, SO cents, he
must be routed to Mandan by the
trains which were being detcllr-
ed. The passenger was sent to
Terry, Mont, thence to st. Paul
and from the latter city he reach
ed Mandan, five days afterwards
Fargo Forum.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-17

The crops are SO beautiful
around here this year that it is a
pleasure to ride over the co"n-
try to look them over. In some
places large fields were put in
ON each side Of the road and
the grain stands way above an
auto wheel, the heads are large
and well filled out and q bump
er crop will no doubt be harvest
ed. The ground has never been
in a better condition and the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-17

The Ward County Press asso-
citation will hold their annual
meeting on July Is and 26 at
Kenmare. The Kenmare Commer7
cial club will have charge of the
entertainment. Which commer1
eial club in this county will en-
tertain the nine editors in Nc
Lean county7 Don't all speak
at once. -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-17

only farmer who cannot afford
an auto this fall will be the one
who Just scratchedI up the earth
a little when putting in his seed.
The day of better farming has
come and during no year should
we have crop failure.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-17

Stanley and Wolfe of the Gar
rison Independent are getting
out a clean business paper and
It's appearance improves each
week. 4
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-17

The summer meeting Of the>
State Editorial Association was
held at Valley City last week.
Editor Trubshaw made our visit
as pleasant and profitable as
promised and that town will get
some good advertising as result.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-07-17
COMMENTS IN PAPERS
ABOUT FOLKS WE KNOW

Last Tuesday afternoon Alfred
HDlmberg's little boy, agfred,
was badly bitten by a dog be-
longing, to VIM. ,Bokovy living
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-01
GOES
TO CELL ALONE
REDSKIN CONVICTED OF LAR.
CENY TRAVELS TO STATE
PRISON AND GIVES HIM.
SELF UP.

Sioux Falls, S. D.-Surrenderine
himself to the warden of the Sioux
Fails penitentiary SO he could corn
mence serving a term, Grover Suuir-
rel Coat, a Sioux Indian, has estab-
lished a new record for the members
OF his race. He is the first Sioux In
dian who ever has voluntarily enter.
ed the penitentiary without being ne
companied by am officer.
About Il year ago he was convict.
ed In Tripp county of the charge of
larceny. He appealed the case to the
state supreme court. A day or two
ago the supreme court rendered IL
decision. affirming the conviction in
the lower court. Squirrel Coat was
notified of this and lost no time in
proceeding to the office of Judge VIII
hanson, of the state circuit court
for the district in which Tripp county
is situated, for the purpose of notify
ing the court that he was ready ia
commence his term.
Squirrel Coat made a special re-
quest that he he permitted to go to
the ~penitentiary without the company
of the sheriff, and this reques was
granted by Judge Williamson, who
provided the Sioux warrior with a
letter to the warden of the peniten.
tiary. which admitted him to the
prison. Squirrel Coat will serve a
term of two years.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-01
EVEN JANITOR
DESERVES CREDIT
POSTMASTER BALL GIVES CRED.
TTO POSTAL FORCE FOR EN-
FICTITIOUS HANDLING OF
MAIL.

Even the jailor is deserving gol
credit for the name in which the
local postal business has been hand
led during the heavy rush of the
past few days" said Postmaster Ball
today Every package received in
the postoffice for distribution was
consigned to it's destination without
delay and there was no tie-up of any
sort"
In spite of the immense increase
of business due to the parcel post,
the work was conducted with but
little confusion. Four extra men were
employed to meet the demands-one
clerk to weigh parcels. two sub-car-
riers, and Il MAJ using n eam and
wagon to deliver parcens. Postmast-
er Ball disclaimed any credit for the
care and phomptness with which de-
liveries were made. saying hat the
loyalty and energy of his force alone
We're responsible, all of whom work
ed overtime during the period of
heaviest rush.
When asked what effect the rails
ing, of the weight limit from 20 to
so pounds in the parcel post system
would have locally the first of the
year, the Postmaster said that he con-
sidered THAI cit might Knock an end
out of the post Office He thought it
either would be necessary to enlarge
the building or to make changes by
which the second floor could be used
for postal purposes.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-01
CHRISTMAS TRADE
WAS PROSPEROUS
FEELING or SATISFACTION OVER
HOLIDAY TRADE is GENERAL
AMONG MERCHANTS.

The present Christmas season was
a prosperous one from the standpoint
of. Mitchell merchants. This is the
declaration of several Of the leading
business men O Main street. The
colume of holiday trade was we'll up
to that of any previous year, they as
sert, and in many instances was in
considerable excess.
According to, all indications, the
various firms handling holiday toys
and motions did a record business
during the last few days. Drug store
proprietors expressed themselves as
well-pleased with the results Oh
Chritmas shopping done in their plac-
es of business. Furniture mel were
not slow in saying that they had lit
tie cause to complain with regard to
the condition of their trade. Regard
ing clothing and dry goods houses,
the situation in some respects Is
complex, owing to the exceedingly
mild weather conditions which have
prevailed all through the fall until
the present week. Large quantities OF
winter goods still lie practically IN
touched In these several establish.
ments. The n however report q
very brisk business in each OF the
various other lines of stock. 1t seems
to be, generally agreed that in many
respects the Christmas season for
merchants here has shown a good
healthy growth over that OF former
years and a substantial feeling of OPP
ttimlism with regard to the outlook
for the coming twelve-month is
strongly evident among them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-01
STOCKMEN LIKE
THIS WEATHER
MILD OPEN WINTER ENABLES
THEM TO KEEP STOCK co.
ING ON PASTURES AND
CORN FIELDS

Chamberlain, S. D.-The present
mild open weather, the coolest morn
ing so far being 4 degrees above zero.
is making all stockmen this way
happy. No Feeding has yet been done
except to those on full feed being far
tened for market. All other classes of
stock are on the range and corn stalk
fields. and Brule county never sa
stock in finer condition. A large sur
plus of hay has been put up and quite
a number of the farmers have silos
which are filled, the feed from which
Will be used during the early spring
months. The silo has come to thj.;
part to stay, each year showing a
good increase In the number of new
ones being put up. Stock cattle have
all been marketed.
There is quite a falling off i'm tho
number of cattle being corn fed for
II spring market y former wears
although farmers and stockmen We're
never better stocked up than at this
time.
The shipment of hogs keeps up.
The supply of which is more than
the average of former wears. A few
Localities have been affected by choi-
era. Quite a little corn, which is all of
good quality is still being marketed
at railroad stations in this vicinity
at fifty cents per bushel. which is all
being shipped to points west of the
river.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-01
STALLED IN SNOW
FOR SIXTY HOURS
w. ID. WATERMAN AND SON
FRED, FORMERLY OF MITCH
ELL, HAVE REAL ADVEN-
TCkE.

Several people of this city have re-
ceived news from the w. ID. Water
man family of Pasadena, Cal, tell
ing OF a thrilling adventure which be
leil Mr.. Waterman and his hon, Fred.
Il Tow days ago. The Watermans for
merly resided here, moving to the
coast a few years ago. Mr.. S. Webber
received a letter this week from Mr..
Waterman himself telling of the oc-
currence. Mr.. j. III. Davis today was
the recipient of a letter from G. II.
kleinau of Long Beach, Cal, who
enclosed a dispatch from the Pasa-
dena Tribunt treating of the story:
Pasadena, Cal.-Stalled for three
days in the mountains near Flagstaff,
Ariz., by a snowstorm which COM
pletely buried their machine, a party
of fou automobilists. headed by w.
ID. Waterman of Pasadena, had nar-
row escapes frob feing frozen before
help reached them. according to word
w~hich'reached here today. Mr.. Water
MAJ OWNS d winter home at 1S45
North Eel Molino avenue and is en-.
route here to pass the winter with
members of his. family woh arrived
4 few weeks ago by train With him
in the automobile. when it~was' snow
ed under in the mountains, was his
son, Fred Waterman, Eugene Sunder-
land, an automobile dealer of Free
port, H., and another man.
The automobile party started
from Freeport, Ill.,, more than a
month ago. The machine became
stalled in a mountain road seventeen
miles from Flagstaff. A fierce storm
was raging at the time and within a
few hours the automobile completely
was buried. That the party did not
freeze was due to the fact that they
had with them a small heater used to
warm their food. With the mercury
lowering around the zero mark, the
party passed sixty hours in the ma
chine before their plight became so
desperate that it was decided to make
an effort to secure help.
when their supply of oil, used
as fuel for the small heater, was neal
ly exhausted and more than twenty
four hours after their supply of food
had given out completely, Fred Wat
.erman and Sunderland climbed from
the automobile, burrowed their way
to the surface of the snow, and then
made their way to Flagstoff. Word
of the predicament Of the automobile
and it's other occupants resulted in a
rescue party being hastily formed and
help being rushed to w. d. Waterman
and his companion, who were still in
the machine. With the aid of shovels
the automobile was eXtricated and
finally Flagstaff was reached.
"Mr. Waterman, with his three
companions are now somewhat near
Yuma, Arizona, en- route to Pasa-
dena. The party is expected to reach
here within the noXt two or three
days.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-01
LABORER is TERRIBLY
BURNED BY GASOLINE

Aberdeen, S. D.-Leo Burgard, a
.laborer employed in the new NUM-
cipal building was f%earfully burned
late Wednesday afternoon by an ex-
plosion of gasoline. Burgard was
alone at the time of the accident, and
how it occurred is not known, but it
is supposed he attempted to fill a
gasoline torch with the light still
burning. He was covered instantly
with the blazing fluid but retained
sufficient presence of mind to rush to
tine street and roll in the snow and
dirt, eXtinguishing the flames, but
not until he had been terribly burn
ed about the face, hands and on the
right side. His recovery is in doubt.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-01
CONVICT WEEPSO ON
NEWS OF PARDON
II. II. LANDERS, SENT UP FROM
MITCHELL, OVERCOME ny
GOVERNORS CHRISTMAS
GIFT.

Sioux Falls, S. D.-Probably no
one in the world appreciated his
Christmas gift as much as Fl. r.. Ian
ders, a life ter1per at the state peni.
Tertiary in this city, who was made
a r man by the pardon board and
set at liberty Wednesday afternoon.
The pardon was granted by Governor
Gyrne as n Christmas present 10 Ian.
ders.
When the prisoner learned of his
exceptional gift he went to the office
of the warden and with tears in his
eyes said, We'll, it is a pretty nice
Christmas present itsn't it?"
Landers a serving a life term
sentenced by, Judge Frank Smith in
the Dawson county circuit court in
1906 for aiding in the murder of an
unknown man at Mitchell. Together
with Herman e. Vey, Landers held
up an unknown crippled Vey
ordered the unknown man to throw
up his hands and when he refused
Vey shot him through the neck kill
ing him instantly. Landers' part in
the crime was to hold another man
and preventing him from interfering.
He was caught near Mitchell and con-
fessed.
Landers' home is at Bakersfield,
Cal, where his parents live and left
last evening Owe the Omaha for that
place. He was a deserier from the
United States army in 1905 and be-
came a tramp. He fell into bad COM
pany and featured in a robbery at
Mitchell of Il fruit warehouse during
his stay of two days there. He was
81 wears old and WAS n model nriSon-
er. He was head baker of the state
~penitentiary baking department.
He was given $40 worth of clothes.
transportation to Mitchell and SIS in
cash as provided by law. He had
saved $40 and with his he announced
he would go directly TO his home
where he will start over again as he
announced.
The news of the pardon was taken
to him while he was at work and
he acted as though he didn't under
stand. When the truth came TO him
he almost wept for joy.