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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-08
COMPLETE DETAILS FOR
EDUCATION CONFERENCE.
General Committee OF Virginia Or
ganization Extends Session to Three
Days, Starting OH November "a.
EXPECT 5000 TEACHERS HERE
Agar Voolfolk Is Elected President
and j. Il. Montgomery Secretary.
superintendent Chandler to Aid in
Making Preparations.

y meeting OF the general committee
of the Virginia Educational Confer
encc was held yesterday in the Office
of superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Stearnes. with representatives of
all the departments of the school sys-
tenn OF the State in attendance.
hmm cdiately after tho meeting was
called to order by Superintendent
Stearncs an election of officers OF the
body was held, the following being
chosen: Agar Voolfolk. president Of
the state Teachers Association. pres
ident. and J. y. Montgomery. sccre-
tiry.
The Department Of Superintcn dcnts
was represented in the conference by
Superintendent r. c. Stcarnes Agar
Voolfolk and ]. II. Binford represent
ed the State Teachers Association.
The representative OF the Virginia
Trustees Association was r. F.. John
son. of Culpeper, and Miss J. Douglas
Wright represented the Co-Opcrati
Education Association.
PLANS FOR NOVEMBER
CONFERENCE PERFECTED
Plans for the November meeting of
the conference were adopted. II was
decided TO extend the sessions through
three days, beginning on the morning
OF November "a. The Cooperative
Education Association will hold its
general meeting on the first night tho
state Teachers Association will have
it's general session the second night
while the third night is allotted to the
trustees and superintendents. who will
meet jointly. The remainder of the
program for the three days is left to
the executive committee TO arrange.
President Voolfolk was appointed
a committee of one to confer with DR..
J. a. G. Chandler and TO act with him
in making preparations for the coming
sessions.
The largest body in the conference
!s the Teachers Association. which
has n dozen departments and mem
bcrship of about 5000 teachers. I; is
expected that every county and city
In the State Will send delegates 10 he
November meeting. No less than 81
600 people, including the delegates and
members of their families. are expect
cd In Richmond for the occasion.
The city of Richmond will provide
literally for the entertainment OF the
delegates during the three days. De-
tails of the entertainment program
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Among the recent transfers OF real
estate as recorded in the clerks Of
fee are the following: Combined
Realty Company TO the BollinCbrook
Terminal Company. lots on Boiling
brook street. for $4,000 Mary l.. Cox
10 the same corporation. lot on Boil
lingbrook Street, $1,000. Peoples Saw
tngs Bank 70 Lucy W. Fried, lot on
Sycamore Street sl4hnn.
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DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Henry Gordon.

FREDERICKSBURG. VA. September
Henry Gordon, n we'll known farmer
and Confederate soldier of Caroline
county. died at his home at Santec
on sunday. aged eighty-ninc years. He
is survived By two brothers and two
sisters. ,, ~
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Sent On for Trial.

In the Police Court this morning
William Hayden, negro. was sent to
the Hastings Court to be tried for
the murder OF John Fl!ppen. also col
ored. which occurred last week during
the rehearsal of a singing class
John Williams, negro, convicted of
the larceny o: pocketbook contain
ing So. was committed 10 Jail for
twelve months. The case was one OF
pocket picking.
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Mrs. MnhnIcy I,urton.

FREDERlckSBuRG. VA. September
Mrs. Mahalcy Burton widow OF
Jesse Burton, died at E:lv's Ford on
sunday, aged scventy-cicht years. She
is survived by one son, w. T.. Burton,
and one daughter, Mrs. T.. +. Jones
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BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET IN SUSSEX
Petersburg and Counties Adjacent
Will Send Big Delegations to
Antioch Church.
FRED PITCHER is PRESIDENT
Prince George Circuit Court VIII
Have Murder Case in Docket When
1t Resumes Sessions--Boy's Arm
Is Amputated.

PETERSBURG. VA. September -
The Petersburg Baptist Association
Will meet In annual session on Tues
dny In Antioch Baptist Church. Sus-
sex County. with Fred Pitcher as
president and Rev. f.. w. Moore as
secretary, both Of this city The sew
cral counties adjacent to Petersburg
arc embraced in the limits OF the as
ISOLATION. Pastors and lay delegates Of
tho several city churches will attend.
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are In the hands OF the teachers of
the city and committee of the Cham
Der of Commerce. The chairman of
this general Committee on Enterta!n-
ment Is DIR. J. A 6. Chandler
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THE WEATHER


IL noon temperatures. ...... Sc
r. NJ. temperature. .......... IS
i. VI. temperature. ...... so
Maximum temperature TO =. NJ. SO
Minimum temperature 10 l.. NJ. %
Mean temperature Observation-Disclosures. SO
Normal temperature. Observation-Disclosures. ~
Excess In temperature Yesterday. Z
Deficiency in temperature since
March J.. .................... $50
January l................. POI
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I.0cnI RntafnlI.

Rainfall last twcnty-tour hours None
Deficiency in rainfall since March
....... ................... 3.9o
Deficiency In rainfall since Janu-
airy ................... rs
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CHURCH HILL CITIZENS
WANT BETTER CAR ROUTE.
Councilman Sullivan Says Portion
Not Satisfied With Pro-
posed Plan.
COMMITTEE DEFERs ACTION
Hirschberg Presents Proceedings Of
ChimborazO Mass Meeting and
Urges Approval of Some Rear
rangemcnt OF Broad Street Tracks.

Reporting on behalf Of number of
citizens OF Church Hin their dissatis-
faction with the rcrouting plan ratt-
fed by the recent mass-mecting at
Chimborazo School. Councilman Sull!-
van, Of Jefferson Ward, moved tho
Street Committee yesterday afternoon
that the final disposition OF this mat
ter be postponed until September %
to allow the residents OF the East End
another opportunity to solve the vexed
rerouting problem. The motion, after
short discussion. was adopted by n
unanimous vote.
John IiirsChberE, Of the Admins
trative Board. laid before the com
mittce report of the proceedings Of
tho mass-mectinE with the ratification
by that meeting OF plan providing
for the removal of all tracks on Broad
Street eastwardly from Twenty first
except the single block between
Twenty fourth and Twenty NTH
Streets. He drew attention to tho fact
that this plan was supported by I79
votes "a against sevcnty-four votes for
the next most popular plan.
with the sentiment OF the mass
meeting so expressed. Mr.. Hirschberg
urged the committee 10 approve some
definite rcrouting plan for East Broad
Street which Will enable the board TO
proceed with the smooth paving OF this
thoroughfare.
.NT sullivan tciG inc committee that
ne had been approached by no less
than NNy citizens who have declared
their dissatisfaction with the rerout-
!ng.plan ratified by the mass meeting.
The people OF his section, ne said. de-
sired another chance TO work out a
recruiting plan which will better meet
their views He was confident he said.
that the plan that they vii! select viii
also have the approval OF the Virginia
Railway and Power Company.
What assurance have We that this
second meeting of East End citizens
VIII be more successful in agreeing on
n plan that viii please everybody than
the A-st ono was asked Alderman
Fuller
The assurance that this meeting
will represent the views OF the people
Immediately affected by the proposed
rerout.ng." replied Mr.. Sullivan with
spirit Il Will venture TO say that
fully so per cent OF the people who at
tended the massmceting the other
night came from sections OF Church
i'm a mile distant from tho tracks
that are 20 be rcarranEcd There arc
other matters in connection with that
meeting that / would like 10 disclose
70 THIS committee and which may
disclose Al the proper time. am in
possession Of facts which In my opn-
ION, warran, this committee TO post
ponc lnal action until the people In
the Eas, End are given another op-
portun!ty 10 solve this problem"
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Local Observation Mt S y. VI. Yesterday.
Temperature. so: humidity. "A; wind,
direction, southeast: wind. velocity. 4 ;
weather. clear
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13
TheHmR 4,

The Washburm Dramatic is
ready to present the finest pro-
duction ever offered on local
stage-one would hardly be-
lieve that amatures could master
this great drama in such a short
time, but nevertheless the local
thespians have a great surprise
in store for the patrons of the
Washburn Opera House, who will
assist to this event on Tuesday
evening Aug. 18th at 8: 80 p. m.
The renovation Of the stage
by the H. E. Dorval Scenic Co.,
is one Of the best pieces Of work
ever done in this section Of the
county. The Drops are wonder.
full in every detail, the specially
advertising drop displaying the
Walshburn business boosters il
really a piece Of art and every
one is elated over it.
It is very gratifying to see
such good work and certainly VI
holds the fine reputation tina,
this firm is building up in this
part Of the country.
The settings alone will be
worth the price Of admission
Don't forget to see your ORA
matte club in Thelma, Tuesday
evening.
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13
!washburn Boy Scouts

A contingent Of the boys took
a hike on Tuesday evening leav-
ing the city at 8:10 for the CAMP,
ING grounds south east Of Jim
Avery's.
The boys reached camp in
good time making it in two
hours, then partaking Of light re-,
freshments, then pitching OF
tents was the order and in
few minutes the boys had them
up. The next came the army ra-
tions of cheese and bread, then
to rest to be awakened by the
faithful attentions of the mos
puitos at 5 o'clock. Breakfast
was then in order and breakfast
over the boys participated in
boat rides and swimming. Three
boys older than the rest hap
pened along and took the boat
containing the boys wearing ap-
pareal then commenced battle
royal beween the three boys in
the boat trailing another and six
boys in two boats following. For
time the three boys had an adj
vantage capsiMng anothers boat
and its occupants. Two boats
in tow was rather heavy job
to take. to neutral port, SO, one
boy and boat was cast adrlft
without paddles. Then little.
green boat drew near but all
deserted the ship save one boy
who a little Drawer than the
rest fought manfully and after
much water being thrown at re
three boys in the other boat
which drenched them to the
skin. The one lone boy lost his
paddles made for the shore
where they eventually entrap-
ped the boys who had captured
their boats and sent them adrift
without paddles but the boys
got back their paddles but had
to make row locks with which to
get home. Arriving at camp
. the boys dried their clothes and
lprepared dinner and after eat
ing and devouring many Of the
dainties which was to be had at
7. Awerys they started for Wash
burn arriving shortly before s
o clock.
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13
JOSEPH BREWER DIED
LAST FRIDAY MORNING,

Joseph Brewer was born in
Mppecanoe county, Indiana, on
the 30th day of July, l84O and
passed from this life at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Fra1 h
Gaylord, in the City Of Wash
burn on the 9th day Of August,
1915, at the hour of ! 80 o CLOCK
in the morning. MIR. Brewer was
sufferer from diabetes and this
with complications finally
brought about his death.
In 1861 the deceased was unit
ed in marriage to Mary Jane
Mallatt, to which union were
born seven children, five of whom
are still living and are as fol-
lows: Arthur S. Brewer Of Buff
falo Lake Township in this coun-
ty, Miss Brewer and Mrs. Frank
Gaylord of Washburn, Benjamin
Brewer Of Stewart, Ia, and
Charles Brewer of Filler, Idaho.
These, together with their moth
er and brothers Thos. William,
and Solomon Brewer, and sisters,
Mrs. Chas. Mallatt, Mrs"
Hannah Jesson and Mrs. Rebeca
Splitter remain to mourn the loss
Of the departed.
For Forty years they lived in
the state of Iowa, coming to
Washburn in April, 1915.
The funeral services were held
at the Gaylord residence on Sat
urday at 2:30 p. M, Rev. J. G.
N. Pengelly, pastor OF the Con-
gregational church Of Washburn,
officiating. A mixed puartette
sang "Asleep in Jesus, - "Shall
We Gather at the River" and
"Tell 1t Again. which were
among the favorite hymns of Mr..
Brewer. Interment was made
at RverWiew Cemetery.
While the residence Of the de-
parted in this community was of
short duration, yet it was of a
sufficient length to win him the
esteem and friendships Of those
with whom he came in contact
and large number Of friends
and neighbors were i'll attendance
at the funeral services to pay
tribute to the deceased and to
offer consolation to those who
felt most keenly the vacancy in
the Family circle.
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13

Schulz's have a waist for you.
ADV.
The new Peg O'Neal La NJ
lO'Shanter on sale at Schulz's.-
Adv.
Mrs. johnson and Miss Satter-
lund are back from their trip to
California and Alaska.
$l.48 will buy you one Of the
finest organdie embroidery, for
lawn waists at Schulz's.-Adv.
F. l.. Watkins came up from
Bismarck Saturday and occupied
the pulpit of the Methodist ap-
p'ointmens.
Miss Teresa Reuter-, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Reuter-, Of
Turtle Lake, will be rmarried
Monday, August Is, to Calix F.
Bauer, Of Underwood.
DON'T NIBBLE or get caught
like sucker. See the old reliable
|-Klein's Land Agency, Wash
burn, N. D.-Adv.
Gottlieb Klein went to He
bron Tuesday where he will
spend a few days with his son
Fred. Fred is now engaged in
the elevator business at Hebron.
1t was a poor dog that was
killed by a swiftly moving auto
mobile the other night. But it
might have been a little child
your child-my child. Time aft
er time automobile drivers have
been warned to run SLOWLY
through the streets of our town,
we fear the speed limit will not
be adhered to until some Of our
children give up their lives or
are badly injured.
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13
Tired, Aching Muscles Relieved

Hard work, over-exertion, mea
stiff, sore muscles. Sloan's ini-
ment lightly applied, q little
quiet, and your soreness disap-
pears like magic. Nothing ever
helped like your Sloan's iniment
I can never thank you enough,
writes one grateful user. Stops
suffering, aches and pains. An
excellent counter-irritant, better
and cleaner than mustard. All
Druggists, 25c. Get a bottle to-
day. Penetrates without rnbb-
ing.-Adv.
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13

CONGREGATIONAL. CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday August 18th

Sunday school next Sunday
morning at IL o'clock. All are
heartily invited to these helpful
services.
Sunday evening public worship
Special services at 8 o'clock
Sermon Topic, "The Living
Hope" This service will be 3.
reception service Of new mem
bers and the sacrament of the
Lords Supper will be administer
ed.
Sunday August %.
Sunday school at IL O'Clock
Preaching service at 8 o'clock
Rev. j. G.. Dickey Of Dickinson
will be the pastor.
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13
LOCAL { ! ! NEWS

..lWAL NEWS
For sale Buckwheat seed at
the Mil.-Adv.
Ralph Ward and family pas
sed through town Monday on
their way home from Bismarck.
List your city property with
Klein Land Agency.-Adv.
Carl w. Holmgren, the popular
Wilton decorator and painter,
was in the city Friday.
Did you get some of that 8
cent dress ginghams at Holtan s.
ADV.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
A. A. Peck near Turtle Lake
Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed. Kugler went to
Wilton Monday where she will
visit relatives. Her parents are
living near Painted Woods.
Have you seen the new waists
att Schulz is.-Adv.
For sale-Binding twine, also
Deering and Mccormick binder
and mower reairs. Everson
Bros.-Adv.
Mrs. H. C. Hanson is packing
her household furniture prepatoa}
to moving to Fargo where the
family expect to live after Sep
tember 1.
Capt. Dan Starr is here from
Iowa visiting his sister, Mrs. NJ.
II. Wilson. He reports the corn
crop very poor in northeastern
Iowa.
j. T. McCuhoch is arranging
to have an electric light plant in
stalled on his residence proper
ty. Floyd Satterlund is doing the
the work.
Mrs. Axel Nelson and son
Archie have gone on from Min
neapolis to Denver, Colorado,
where they will spend a month
at the Ole johnson home.
Misses Pearl Ellis, Hazel For
bes, Daisy Doepke, Rose Nelson,
Katharine Barlow and Louise
johnson are back from Valley
City where they were students
at the Normal summer school.
Attorney McCulloch has moved
hs office building up flush with
the street and is adding l6-
foot addition on to the rear. Jos
Mann will also have his office
building adjoining the McCnllocf
office moved up.
According to the government
crop report issued Monday Nortl
Dakota will this year produce
100000 bushels of spring
wheat and this is the largest
production Of this product by
any state in the history of the
country. The oat crop is esti.
mated at 8O,OOOO,OOO..
The lights Of the coming ev'
ents cast their shadows on be-
fore. The vanguard Of the com.
ing hosts are seen sitting on the
depot platform and in the box
cars on the side track. They al
ways want a quarter more wag
es, it makes no difference how
much they are offered. # they
would only work according to
the pay, no one would say 8
word, but the more they are paic
the less you can get out OF
them.
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13

For sale-The Washburn Hotel
we'll established business to right
party. Building for sale on easy
terms. For further particulars
call or write. Will be glad to
answer correspondence. Oberg
Sisters, Washburn, N. D.-Adv.
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13

8W0008W00O4N0008N1
Farm Loans made at the Wash.
burn State Bank, Adv.
Rev. j. G. N. Penge]ly was a
Bismarck visitor Monday.
We handle.city property. Klein
Land Agency.-Adv.
Miss Anna Staley of Garrison
is visitor at the Forbes home
this week.
List your city property with
Klein Land Agency.-Adv.
Mrs. Jos. Mann and son were
Garrison visitors the first part
Of the week.
Jim O'Brien is spending a ten
days vacation with his parents
at Roberts, Wisconsin.
Mrs. Ed. Nelson, Of Bismarck,
is visiting with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Bjerklund.
Miss Nellie Gearhart went to
Garrison Wednesday where she IL
conduct the examination d teacl>
ers.
Mrs. R. w. Brownson left
left Thursday for Cedar, Mimi,
where she will spend Il month
with relatives. .....
John Frey has had a gasoline
engine and plow outfit shipped
in from South Dakota and will
get some land ready to crop next
year.
Karl Klein returned from a
"trip to South Dakota Saturday.
He reports very heavy rains and
much damage from lodged grain
in southern South Dakota.
H. P. Dahl died at the Hos
pital at Rismorck last Friday
and his son Iienry went down
Saturday to- convey the remains
to the old family home at Presho,
is. D.
Mrs. Elizabeth Knudtson is
back from her visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Peter johnson,
at Balboa Heights, Panama. She
has been away from here over a
year and reports an enjoyable
vacation. She spent two months
in New York on her way home.
DR.. and Mrs. Gordon and Mary
Agnes leave tomorrow for their
summer vacation. The Doctor
will spend his time in the pine
woods near Duluth where he ex-
poets to ward-off his hay fever
and Mrs. Gordon and Mary Agnes
will 20 on to their old home in
Kentalckey.
| E.. A. Lamb stopped off here
Tuesday on his way home from
a business visit to Garrison. Mrs.
Lamb and Clemment are doing
the Panama Exposition and are
expected to stop off here on a
visit on their way home. Mr.
Lamb reports things quiet on
the iron range.
/ Peter Folden, Jacob Hallan
and John T. Hauge were down
from Amundsville Saturday. Th.
reports crop conditions very pro
missing on the reservation and
that the land opened for settle
ment has practically all been
entered. They expect a big
movement of settlers next! spring
when the balance of the reserva-
I ton land will be opened.
i Jerry OiShea was down from
Blackwater Saturday and re-
membered the Leader with a
pleasant visit.
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13
Card of Thanks

We desire to thank those who
rendered to us assistance and
consolation in our recent sad
hour of bereavement and alse
the mixed quartette that sang
at the service.
Mrs. Jos Brewer and family
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13

Land and Land loans a special
ly. Klein q Land Agency.-Adv.
Get away from the hardships Of
life by taking a course in Man
kato Commercial College. Their
catalogue is free.-Adv.
The Washburn leader., 1915-08-13
Get a Tam o. shanter
Schulz's.-Adv.

l
A McPaul of Bismarck was
an over Sunday visitor.
The best waist for the price
$1.48 is being shown at Schulz s.
ADV. -.
Andrew and Palmer Fahlgren
have built large new commodiout
barns on their farms this summer
You furnish the girl we furnish
the home. Klein's Land Agency,
Washburn, N. D.-Adv.
Grace Forbes has accepted a
position with the Mclean Coun-
lty Abstract & Title Co.
The Washburn Grain and Feed
Company are installing new auto
matte scales at this point.
Cameras can be had at the
Studio. You can use them or
buy, as you wish. Adv.
Irwin Berg, who is working at
the Jertson farm, had the mis-
fortune to fail from a horse Sun
day and breaking his arm.
Jessie Koch, Of Treacy, Pa, is
visiting at the home Of her moth
er, Mrs. Westmiller. Mrs. West
miller's health continues very
poor.
Ed. Loden, the Bismarck cleo
trican, was here Tuesday
assisting Manager Arvig Of the
local Telephone Exchange with
some work.
j. L. Bell, of the First Ma
tional Bank, Bismarck, was tax
ing a look at the good sights in
Mclean county last week. Mr..
Bell says that no locality in the
state has better crops than Nc
Lean county.
Mrs. o. 81. Stefferud returned
1 Thursday afternoon from a visit
of several weeks with relatives in
! Minnesota and surprised her
. friends by bringing a baby daugh:
ter to brighten the Stefferud
home. ~.
Carl Gustafson returned Mon
day from two-weeks stay at
the hospital ait Bismarck. Carl
says the hospital is nice place
for sick folks, but he's glad he
was discharged so that he could
, come home and attend to his
harvesting.
John Fahlgren and a number of
Others are starting at wheat
cutting to-day. Many will be
busy Monday and by the middle
Of next week. cutting will be
general. The crop is the best
and largest in the history of the
county.
The absence of wind during
the past ten days has caused a
scarcity Of water in the com
mumties where wind mills are d
pended on for motor power. This
is making a big run on small
gasoline engines-twenty-one en-.
gines having been sold. by local
dealers this week.
John Ellingson, former Tur.
tile Lake homesteader, now liv'
ing at Minneapolis, is spending
r the week at the L. S. Smith hom'
He came out to visit his sister,
Mrs. Hoff, who is at the hospital
at Bismarck. Mrs. Hoff has not
improved any since going to Bis.
marck.
, Adolph Klein and family left
yesterday for Lehr, N. D., where
they will visit with Mrs. Klein 5
parents. Adolph says the ''old
folks" have promised them the
present of an auto if they would
come down and get it-so they
are going to give them the
chance to make good their pro
mise.
Peter Christianson was taken
down to Bismarck Monday wher
he will receive hospital treat.
! ment. Mr.. Christianson has moi
= been getting along we'll since his
u accident a month ago and it, was
|. decided by his friends that he
would receive better accommoda
tions at Bismarck than he wat
getting here.
: Tom McCann and Louis Baard
: son returned Wednesday from
St. Paul where they each sole
| two cars of stock Monday. Tht