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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-31
When the New
Year Arrives

T certain periods Of the year
there are certain diseases that
"a sweep the country. In the
- spring influenza aflicts man.
kind; In the summer. rose fever. and
In the early autumn the hay feverites
shuttle and mangle the English Ian.
guage. But with the beginning Of the
year an epidemic of a disease of the
most virulent sort spreads v the
civilized world, causing ninety-nine out
Of a hundred Of its inhabitants to raise
their right hands involuntarily and
swear by all that's holy they will hold
fast to the straight and narrow path
forever and forever.
The symptoms of the disease are al
ways the same. 1t Is better and more
generally known than the common
cold: it is more regular in it's appear
ance. and more persons suffer from it
than from any other affection, yet
physicians and psychologists have
never found a remedy or isolated its
germ. This microbe. once taken into
the system. can be eliminated.
liz oOAlC N4SllulS SulACA AkOUu IL year
after year, and each year end hundreds
Of thousands Of new sufferers Join the
ranks.
The disease first makes its appear
ance in December. A victim beams
beatifcally around a poker table and
announces, well. boys. swear of
on the 1st."
Jan. / arrives. simultaneously sew
eral hundred million persons rise.
yawn and glance at the calendar. In
voluntarily the muscles Of the right
arm contract. elevating that member
toward the ceiling. In a state of TEN
porary stupor the victim voices good
intentions. Some of the more serious
cases even rush off to n notary public
to record these thoughts in black and
white and pay said notary. IS. The
stupor is attended by either a lapse
Of memory or a distorted mentality. In
the first case the victim has entirely
forgotten his attack Of the year be-.
fore; III the second he says. as he has
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-31
Not the ssalskin.

A speaker apropos of wifely SYM
pathy said at a dinner in New York:
GLOW hard it is when the wife is
unsympathetic! Poor Jones trudg-
ed home through zero weather one
winter night and, blowing on hia
frozen hands, said solemny:
"'Well, I've got the sack,
"sOh, you dearv his wife cried.
THE sealskin or the other one?
"'The other, one,' said Jones
laughing bitterly"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-31
E~ntsrpri,ino Youth.

Coming in on the train the other
dav was q little nervous mother and
a flock of children. As the train
neared Boston the mother began to
question if Severything was all right.
"Haye you got all the umbrellas,
johnny" II should say / had.
had four when I started, and now
I've got ix!"-Boston Transcript.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-31
Hatmakina.

The history of hatmaking in the
United States dates back to very
early colonial days. In 1862 the as
sembly Of Virginia enacted a law
offering ten pounds OF tobacco fol
every good wool or fur hat made in
the colony. Delaware in 1858 of.
fered a prize of 40 shillings for the
neatest and best hat manufactured
in the lower counties. Soon aftc,
the close Of the Revolution the
manufacture of hats had become oil
great Importance in Pennsylvania
and from that time the industry has
continued to flourish.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-31
Notice pf Sale on Real Estate Morta
gage. Foreclosure

WHEREAS, Default exists in the
mortgage hereinafter described in.
that the interest past due and gay
able on the mortgage debt has not
been paid, nor the taxes levied
against the mortgaged premises, by,
r. as n whereof the undersigned mort
gegee has declared and hereby de-
clares the entire mortgage debit to be
new due and payable; and
WHEREAS, The Undersigned mort
gagee has this day paid said taxes,
amounting to the SUM of Thirty7eight
Dollars and Ninety-eight cents
$685., which said sum has been
added to and forms a part CT the
mortgage debt; and =:
WHEREAS, No action. nor proceed
ing at Law or otherwise has been
brought for the recovery of any
part of said mortehge debt: !
NOW, THEREFORE,, Notice is
hereby given that that certain mort
gage executed and delivered by Johan
Rasischnik and Barbara Basiscbaik,
his wife, mortgaeors, unto the under
signed William F. Rieckhcm, mort
gage, dated the 18th day Of Dec
ember, 1906, acknowledged the 5 tn
day Of February. 1907, and filed for
record In the office of the register
Of deeds Of the county of Mclean in,
the state of North Dakota at 9:35
o'clock a. m. on the 9th day Of ,F'eb-
rnlary, 1907, and recorded in book
BIO of mortgages at .rage "a, will
be foreclcsed by a sale of the real
property din said mortgage and here:
matter described at the front door
of the court house of said county of
Mclean In: the city of Washbuen in
said county of Mclean and state ct
North Dakota at the hour of tw,
O'Clock. in the afternoon on Wednes-
day, the ninth (9th) day of February.
1916, to satisfy the amount due upon
SAID mortgage on the day Of sale, to-
gether with costs and fees CT fore
closure and sale, and that said sale
will be made at public auction by
the sheriff of said Mclean county.
The premises described in said
mortgage and which with be sold to
satisfy the same are situate in the
county of Mclean and State Of North
Dakota, and r described as fol-
lows, to-wit: r..
The South Eat Quarter Is. ED
k Section Twenty-Five t22) in Nswn-
ship One Hundred and Fortyfive.
(145) North of Range seventy-ntne;
(79) Wees. of the Fifth Principal
Meridian.
There will be due Oh said mort
gage at the date Of sale the SUM
of One Thousand Three Hundred
and Seventy eight Dollars and -Four
Cents 91378.04), together with ccs''s
and fees of foreclosure and sale. ]
Dated this 31st day of December.
1915.
WILLIAM F. RIEOKHOFF,
Mortgage.
Orange City. Iowa.
JOHN l.. KOHPPLER, "A,
Attorney for the Mortgage
Reach North D83ucta
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-31
Tho Little FeIks' Limited.

1 know big trains 60; miles and miles
Across the meadow by our, stiles.
They rush past fences. ponds and trees.
But my toy train out travels these:
Because It goes to fairyland!
It's coach holds Goldilocks (no bear
Miss Muftet (spider did not dare!)
Jack Horner (stained with that plum
juice),
Red Riding Hood and Mother Goose,
Dear Cinderella. dressed for ball 4
But / could never name them all
They're riding there. plain as can be.
But you need fairy eyes to see! , Isl
-Philadelphia RecorS n
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-31

1t for. The Bible
is an all-around
book, and serves
many purposes.
but 1t Is we'll to
have in mind
some definite pur-
pose in all ones
reading.
There is the de-
vOtional use of
the Bible. All
stringed instru-
#ments quickly get
out of tune. The
action of the at.
mOsDhere. and
the constant vi
bratiOn in play
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-31
A tumble Of Great Men.

1. Blusomuc:2, Shantowing:33. Trang:
4. So Dote; Is. Tobac: g. Clinnol: z. o
plan, One; 8. "A Scare; 9. Gas Is Az: 10.
Mol Crew: II. In Ward: II. Lux Hey:
49, Went Long L; IA, Follow Glen.
Answers. Columbus; 2. Washing
ton: 8. Grant; 4. De Soto: 8. Cabot: =.
Lincoln; Z. Napoleon; s. Caesar; ..
Agassiz; 10. Cromwell: II. Darwin; II.
Huxley; IL. Wellington; II. L0ngfellow.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-31
pop.,s welcome 10 New Year.

P0pe v05eUnns g ~" yoavs
It is the universal custom among the
Iesuits to hold New Years eve .serv-
ices in their churches and chapels
throughout the. world. At the Gesu
.hurch, In Rome, the pope always At
tends the service in person. The sery:
Ice consists OF 1.-THE Miserere' fandsthe
Ibenediction.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-31
Charads.

Charads.
My first is q poisonous serpent.
My second is a personal pron0un,
E Ny third is a days provisions.
If my whole were fulfilled a very
great number Of people would be sue
cessful.
Answer.-Asp. 1. rations-Aspirations.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-31
seoutcr.ft Apipeal. to Boys.

The man Of today will tell that
many a time he has taken his lunch
out under the trees or in the woods
with the neighboring boys and studied
the beauties OF nature. such as the
trees, the flowers and cven the little
brooks.
That part Of craving for adventure
which is 81 part Of every growing boys
life Is summed up in the word scout
craft. That includes wood lore. camp
craft. w%oodcraft and many other inter
esting things that the scouts of old had
to know. Those things appeal to every
hoy and many men Of today.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-31
Gentssl Lady.

To play the gentecl lady gal.ie u,.'.
make a quantity Of paper mmplighters
by rolling long. narrow strips Of paper.
bending over at the end to keep them
from unrolling. These are to he usc,l
as ''horns." The first player sticks one
Of the horns in her hair. saying. II anl
a one horned genteel lady, always gen
teel. aud 1 never laugh or smile" So it
goes round the circle. the second time
round adding another horn and saying.
II am a two horned genteel lady," etc.
Ii q player laughs in making the state
ment she Tor he, is dropped out Of the
game. The winner is the one who g
qui,es the greatest number of horns.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-31

How one shall read tho Bible do.
ponds largely on what he is reading
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-12-31
Daily Bible
Reading
D,REN. HOWARD ". POPE
Es.ass6ia ssd Bah Taehss. Exssaiss 0Qaa
Daa. Msedav Bah njsuss4CisaoD

TEXT-Give attention to reading.-J
Timothy ALB.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-07
BuIgaria's Reply to UItimatuml'n
satisfactory to Allies
GREECE A DIVIDED KINGDOM
Allies viii Consider All Shipments
Across Greece Conditional
Contraband.

| London, Oct THE Greek crisis
and the severance of diplomatic rela-
tons between Russia mad Bulgaria
are the absorbing features OF the
war The Russian, French Brit
ish and Italian ministers at
Sofia soon after the pre-
sentation of Bulgaria's reply to
the Russian nltimatum, requested
their passports from the Bulgarian
government on the ground that the
reply was unsatisfactory. This was
followed by similar request by the
Seryian minister.
Divided by the avowed de
termination of the king of
Greece not to assent to the
ultimate policy of Premier veniz-
clos and majority of the parliament
that Greece should come to the aid
of Seryia her treaty ally, the populace
of the Hellenic kingdom has taken
sides fer and against the war, King
Constantine and his followers for the
moment at least, being in the ascend
ency. The Greek cabinet has resign
ed and a coalition ministry headed by
Alexander Zamias, and in which Ven
izelos, the master of Greece, will
have no portfolio is probable. Bull
garia has declined to accede to Rus
sias utltimatum that she have done
with the Teutonic powers, and the
breaking off of diplomatic relations
between the two countries, and prob
ably with all the entente powers. and
Servia. has resulted. King Ferdn-
and's government is reported to have
sent an ultimatum to Servia demand
ing Seryia's acquiescence in Bulgar-
las demand for the cessiop of Mace
donia. French troops iwll continue to
land in Greece and proceed through
that country to the aid of Servia,
and if need be, against Bulgaria and
the Teutonic allies, regardless of
the Greek crisis. These are the main
developments in the Balkan situa
tion.
Whether King Constantine will be
able to keep his country out of the
meshes of the war against the wishes
Of the followers of Nenizelos is still
to be answered, Behind Constantine is
said TO be the Greek general stafr
and the court party. That Venizelos
is strong in his conviction and that
majority of the people of Greece are
with him in his belief that Greece
should maintain her treaty agree
ment with Seryia is Indicated in of
fetal dispatches and correspon-
dencc.
Rumania's policy has not yet been
announced. Her troops continue mob
ilizing along the Bulgarian boundary,
however, and a fact that may not be
entirely outside Of her ultimate plans
is found in a new Russian attack
against the Austrians in Bukowina,
near the northern Rumanian frontier.
where hostilities had been in abey
ance for q long time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-07

London, Thursday. Oct. THE
landing of additional French troops
at Saloniki, is reported from Athens.
The correspondent there of the Ex-
change Telegraph Company, says
that number of transports carrying
French troops entered the port at Sa
lonik yesterday morning. He adds
that the forwarding of the troops for
Serbia is proceeding actively.
Paris, Oct, 6-The landing Of
French troops at Saloniki, and their
prompt dispatch northward across
Greek territory to the Serbian front
ier, will proceed without regard to
the cabinet crisis at Athens.
The downfall of the Venizelos cabi-
net, is considered here as relating to
formalties, rather than to determin-
ed opposition to the landing of
French troops
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-07
BUY. MORE PLANTS
FORCOREY'S NEW
STEEL COMBINE
Three More Concerns Acquired by
MidYale Company
WILL ISSUE $4,000, 600 STOCK
New Company Becomes Second
Largest Steel Corporation in Point
of capitalization.

New York, Oct announcement
was made last night that the Midvale
steel and ordnance company, $780,
100000 corporation recently organiz-
ed by William f. Corey, had. in addi-
I,tion TO purchasing The Midvale steel
company, acquired three other con-
Germs and had secured an option on
300 1905 .0C0 tons OF iron ore. Ihssc
concerns axe the Worth Bros. com
pany of Coatesyille, Pa, manufactur
ers chiefly of steel plates. the Coates
vile rolling mill company which is al
lied Nitn ,he Worth Bros, and the
Remjna,.v ,.vli Arms compaE, II Dela.
ware, concern recently organized to
manufacture arms and ammunition at
Eddystone Pa.
The latter company, which has
leased properties of the Baldwin To-
comotiye plant and is building anoth
plant isrniz alton, pefos etrataui eauo
er plant, is separate organization it
is understood, from the Remington
arms and ammunition company of
llion, n. y, Dut the announcement
made last night disclosed that Mar
cellus H. Dodge, president of the
Remington arms and ammunition
company is director of the Midyale
combination.
With the exception of the United
States steel corporation, the new
Midvale company becomes the larg-
est steel concern in point of capitiliz-
alton in the country, and although Mr.
Corey who made the announcement
of its additional acquisitions, declin-
ed to discuss the future plans of the
company it was thought in steel cir
Giles that certain other concerns would
probably be taken in at later date.
The AIidvale steel and ordnance
company stands as a holding com
pany for the properties acquired, and
Mr. Corey's announcement said that
in order to acquire these concerns
and to provide working capital S70,-
100000 OF its stock would be issued.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-07
D. q. 4. MEETING
Entertained Wednesday at the Home
OF Mrs. w. s. Hinman

The Bennington chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton was delightfully."- entertained
Wednesday afternoon at $50 o'clock
by Mrs W, S. IInman and Mrs. Hen
ry Jones at the home of Mrs. Hin
man. 1t was one of the largest gath
erings the chapter ever held, nearly
60 members being present
The Regent, Miss Jennie A. Valen-
tine, presided and the meeting was
opened with the saying of the Lords
prayer and the salute of the flag by
the chapter. Reports were read by
the secretary and treasurer.
The following delegates were elect
ed to attend the state meeting of the
society to be held at Burlington Oct.
10: Mrs. w. ]. Meagher, Mrs, Henry
Root, Mrs. Mary +. Cummins, Mrs e..
W. Bradford, Mrs. Nellie Carter, Mrs.
John Holden and Mrs. G. f. Graves.
The regent announced that during
the winter the chapter was to study
the early history of Vermont, a sub
iect which would prove most interest
ing aud instructive.
a song entitled Vermont, the
words written by Mrs. Mary f. Cum
Minis and the music composed by w.
A. Briggs of Montpelier, was sung by
Mrs. w. J. Meagher, Mrs. l.. II. Ross
and Mrs. Clarence Holden, accompan-
led by Mrs A. j. Holden. This song
was written three years ago at the re-
quest Of the state regent and was
sung at the national congress, held
at Washington.
poem entitled Vermont" and
written by c. Fl. Darling was read by
Mrs w. j, Meagher. The meeting
closed with the singing of America
Refreshments we're served,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-07
PlERSoN-PATTERSON
Bennington Couple Married Wednes-
day Afternoon at Dandy.

Miss Mabel Dora Patterson, only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest b.
Patterson, was married Wednesday
afternoon at Dandy to Philip r. II.
PieTson of Bennington, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. William A.
Mcintyre, pastor of the Dandy Con
gregational church The couple left
Bennington this noon for their
honeymoon trip and expect to be at
home at 212 Washington street after
November l5
Mrs. Pierson has been a lifelong
resident of Bennington and has al
ways been actively interested In the
work of the Congregational church
She is an accomplished young wo-
man with a large circle of acquaint-
ances who will wish her every happi-
ness in her married life.
Mr. Pierson has been resident of
Bennington for about half dozen
years. Immediately following his To-
cation in town he manifested an in
tense interest in the public affairs of
the community and has been a dill
gent worker in the carrying out num-
erous projects for civic bettement.
Like Mrs Pierson he is actively in
terested in the affairs of the Second
Congregational church.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-07
Two Children Had Group.

The two children of j. w Nix, mer-
chant, Cleveland, Ga, had Group last
winter One was boy OF 6, the
other a girl of years Mr.. Nix
writes: "Both got so choked up they
could hardly breathe and couldn't
talk. / gave them Foley's Honey
and Tar and nothing else and it en-
tirely cured them" This reliable
medicine should be in every home for
it gives immediate relief from colds
and Group, heals raw inhamed throat
and loosens phlegm Sold every
where.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-07
FREE AMERICAN RECRUITS
British Ready to Release Volunteers
Who Change Their Minds

London, Oct. There have been
so many cases of Jealous recruiting
sergeants inducing American mem
bers of the crews Of cattle boats and
other craft to join the British army.
despite the attempt of the British gov
ernment to stop the practice, that
Robert r. Skinner, the American
Consul General has made arrange
ments with the Board of Trade by
which such men who repent of their
enlistment will be promptly released
The American embassy of late has
turned all cases of the sort over to
Consul General Skinner, who now has
number Of them under considera-
ton
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-07
Get Rid of Those Poisons in Your
System!

You will find Or. Kings New Life
Pills most satisfactory laxative in re-
leasing the poisons from your sys-
TEN. Accumulated waste and poisons
cause manifold ailments unless releas
ed. Dizziness, spots before the eyes,
blackness and miserable feeling
generally are indications that you
need DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Take
dose tonight and you will expert
ence grateful relief by morning.
25c Sold everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-07
Berlin Announces That Firm Foot
hold Has Been Secured
BLOCKADE AGAINST BULGARIA
French Troops viii Continue to
Cross That Country to Aid
Serbia.

London, Oct 7-Austro-German
troops in large numbers have crossed
the Danube, Save and Drina rivers,
These three rivers form the north
western frontier of Serbia. Accord
ing to the announcement of the Ger,
man war Office the Austro-German
troops have secured strong foot
hold on Serbian soil. No word has
come from Sofia but it is considered
probable that Bulgarian forces have
CLOSED the frontier.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-07
FRED A. FLAGG DEAD
Was Last of Four Brothers Born In
Wilmington.

Fred A. Flagg, a native of VIII
mington and well known in Benning
ton died Tuesday at Scarsdale, N. Y,
where he has lived for several years.
He was about 60 years old. He was
the last of four brothers the others
being, Lyman, John H., and James.
AS a young man Fred Flagg was in
business in Greenfield and in North
Adams. Later he went to Troy where
he was in the insurance business for
% years. He retired a few years
ago. He married Mrs Emily Towes
Of Brattleboro.
The F'lagg brothers were all well
known in Bennington and frequent
visitors here. At the time of the
dedication of the monument Fred
Flagg was the guest here of John v
ID. S. Merrill
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-07

Athens, Oct, THE allies have
notified Greece that all goods in
transport through that country and
destined for Bulgaria will be consid.
cred conditional contraband. 1t is
the evident intention of the allies to
institute blockade against Bulgaria
similar to that contained in the or
ders in council issued by the British
government at the opening OF the
wa:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-07
CHANGE I'M SALEM PAPER

Publishing Company Secures Prop
erty for Rep. J. S. Parker
Congressman j, S. Parker has sold
the Salem Press to the Salem Publish
ing Company, of which II. A. Spall-
holtz is president, c. w. Williamson
treasurer and Leroy V. Chew secre-
tary and editor in charge. Mr.. Chew
was formerly connected with the
Whitney Point Reporter as manager
and editor William l.. Campbell is
the retiring editor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-07

EOR sALE-The Lyman Barber farm, 100
acres of good land, located near the village
of South Shaitsbury, ana known aS the Burle-
son or Eugene Cha farm large IL room brick
house, 2 large halls; with furnace heat. One
of the best III this section. Large, teautiful
lawn with nice shubherY and Id large maple
sna ie trees. sever j first class barns, slo and
all other necessary bulldogs, water in au1
near buildings; 20) fruit trees. mostly
bearng i60 sugar maple orchard. This is one
of the most desirable farms in this section, and
would IN Ike sn elegant place for sum mer
home or for a retired gentleman. Price and
terms on application. Mach Hutcoins. S!tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-07
WILLIAMS MEN TO DRILL

Majority of Students Expected to
Join Military Battalion
Captain j Trace Potter of NJ com
pany of Adams, met Williams stud
ents woh are interested in forming
a military company battalion Tues
day afternoon Blanks have been dis
tributed and it it is believed a ma
jority of the studen, body will Join
the movement, which was originated
by Williams men who recently attend
ed the army training camp at Platts
burgh.
Separate squads will be formed Of
students who have had military train
ing and the rockies Captain Pot
ter has offered to train the battalion.