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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
SNAKES ARE PARTIAL
TO FORD AUTOMOBILES

Center, N. D., April 27.-While
VIM. Mcdonald and Clarence
Mckel, of Fort Clark, were auto
ing some days ago, they saw a
large bull snake in the road.
One Of the boys got out to keep
it in the road, while the oth,r
ran over it with the machine
q Ford.
The reptile objected to the
plan, and in some manner get
angled with the crank and Lat r
somehow avoided the fan and
'inwards" of the auto, and
.rawling around therein found /;
resting place on the edge Of the
auto frame, under the hood. Here
it had contentedly. coiled itself
up and ridden into Fort Clark
a distance Of several miles, appa-
rently having escaped injury
either from the machinery or
the heat Of the engine.
His snakeship was about four
feet long and apparently some
thing Of q pioneer.
And this in a "dry'' country
too.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30

ing asked all over the city to
do now the odd jobs of repairing
they would do anyhow two or
three months later.
The danger is that everybody
thinks the odd jobs he has are
too little to be bf help to any
one; even single hours work
is worth while. Find out
whether they haven't some lit
lie task that needs to be done
now. Pass the word along. Ask
them to do it now instead Of next
May. Speak to your parents
and friends and get your scout
masters advice as to the best
way in which you can tackle
the problem.
To get a man or woman to
work, phone o. write to the
nearest charitable society or to
Scout headquarters. People who
need work will be supplied. Get
ting work for person who
needs it is one way Of doing a
good turn daily -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
THE "oDD JOB"
FOR THE JoBLEss

''Swat7the-Fly, "Buy-M-Now,
"Live-a-Little-Longer," "Lend-
a-Hand, "Buy-a-Bale, PAY
It-Back," and so on and so on
the List Of objurgational leagues
and exhortational societies grows
continually. Among the Latest is
the "Hire.a-Man" movement, an
attempt to alleviate the un-
situation bly, individ
ual effort. In Philadelphia Boy
Scouts have lately flocked to
this standard, and, The Public.
Ledger tells us, are sending out
from Scout headquarters the
following letter to each member
Of the organization:
HThere is many a family in
Philadelphia that is up against
it hard for food. They haven't
money and they can't get work.
Nearly everybody has some odd
jobs around the house that they
want done this spring. A half
days job given to some out-of-
work man now may save a
family from want. The depart
ment Of Public, Works is conduct
ing a "Hire-a-Man" campaign
to get the people to find jobs
for the joblese. Citizens are be-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30

see. It isn't your town-it s
you'll"
About this time the preacher
ibooster-editor was "called" to
a city place. The offer was turn
ed down. He did not take the
proverbial time to pray about it,.
His praying was ahead. He help
ed answer his previous prayers
by keeping at the thing he had
contracted 20 do.
He put the local church on a
seven days a week footing. Here
in this so-called holy place some
sacred things were also done. It
was a social center. The con-
cert, lecture, spelling school, NOV
ling picture and farmers course
came in. Human interests are
truly holy.
An assembly hall and first
class gymnasium were added.
There centered a club for the
whole community. Its object {:
t'To promote, community im-
terests, financial, agriculture, edr
cational and social. Nothing
was said about religion. Nothing
needs to be when the fruit is
good. Religion needs less orga-
nizing and more living. Yard.
stick measuring between good al
evil is not saving. The world is
too much on hand to be overlook.
ed.
But a masthead flag of right,
breezed by sympathy. always
gets salute. Right is not at
half mast, in Hickman S work. He
is getting spiritual forces adj
.j,lsted to things as they are.
He lis not looking SO much for
jumping-off places and dividing
lines. He is saying call aboard -
for the best. Most everybody
wants that. He does say to the
young people: "They who would
make their lives count should be
counted among those whom the
church may count"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Prospects For n.
D. are Very Good
Corn and Alfalfa are the Crops
= That will be the Foundation
of Agricult lure

1 The following letter, received
by Commissioner FLINT Of the
state department Of agriculture,
is from the pen of one who has
personally demon steated the trlt
Of every word written. It is not
a theory but a clean cut stat
ment Of what can actually be-
demonstrated. It is fine boost
for corn and alfalfa, the two
coming grain and fodder crops
of North Dakota:
Complying with your request
for a short statement Of my opln-
ion regarding the agricultural
outlook for North Dakota / wish
to say that never before were
the opportunities greater than at
present.
GA system Of destructive ag-
rioulture-a one-crop system Is
rapidly giving way to ddvera-
fled farming. Two great crops
are being largely planted on al
most every farm, namely corn
and alfalfa, and so successful
are these crops proving that they
are already looked upon as the
foundation of the future agrl-
culture in the state.
$50 then the cheap and album
dant production Of protein and
carbohydrates brings with it tn
growing of every kind Of live
stock on every farm at the low
est cost Of production and with
the highest profit on the market:
''This means constant and
reasonably sure income, which
in turn is leading to better con-
ditions everywhere. And above
all to better farm homes; homes
with convenienees; homes with
trees and flowers; homes which
we hove; and so comes content-
ment, than which there is moth
ing else as good.
S'Alfalfa is proving itself pre-
eminently we'll suited to North
Dakota conditions; and those
farmers who have already a
good acreage Of it on their
farms are getting very profitable
returns.
"North Dakota climate is at
once we'll suited. to sure. and
abundant yield Of alfalfa seed
and at the same time SO exact
ing that the seed produced here
is the hardest and best obtain
able. Already North Dakota alf-
alta seed is selling at a big pre-
mium, and we have only just
begun. \
$50 I can assert with conf
dence that no better Dpportunl-
ties exist anywhere than here IN
North Dakota to-day"
. C. BYRON BOBB.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
WHY NOT A MARKET DAY f's
IN EVERY CoMMUNITYq

The foreigner who tours Ameri
ca especially in rural districts.
always observes -he compara-
tive rarity of market days
Throughout the eastern hemis-
phere, in all countries, including
even so-called backward China,
it is customary for producers,
consumers and middlemen to
gather at a regularly fixed date
and place for the purpose Of buy
ing and selling. This does not
refer to the open public markets
which are feature in all large
citiss abroad, which are gradual
becoming more common in the
United States. ;,
What is referred to, is the
market day that is characteristic
of even the smaller rural c'enters
and country towns. Even such
places abroad have a produce
market at least once week,
and in towns Of any size. two or
three times week, at which the
near by growers Of fruits, vege-
tables, chickens, eggs, etc. offer
their produce at some central
place. In still smaller places,
weekly market. days are held ON
Saturday. Farmers and other
producers bring in any and every
thing they wish to sell or ex-
change, while resident dealers
and, travelling agents are on
hand with anything and every
thing farmers and others may
wish to buy or trade for.
In certain places special mark
ct days are held for special pnr-
poses. For instance, IN England
the labor market day is an an
flual event Of Importance at
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
.saswHAT E AsBoY CANsDo ..s
"@ IN HIS OWN HOME

A boy can sew OH a pants but
ton just as strongly and as neat
" as his sister can, # he Is taught
the right way to handle a needle.
He cam sit down at the sewing
machine and sew up a rip as
q girl can; he can press the
creases out of his ties, hang up
his clothes, put his best things
away in the closet, and wait on
himself generally, very much to
the satisfaction Of both himself
and his mother. He can fill the
teakettle, black the stove, put
IN the fuel, sweep up his own
litter, lend a hand at the wash
ing machine, help about the dish
washing, and in hundred ways
ease the burden of his mother
without at all tiring himself. A
good boy about the house la a
constant. comfort to his mother
such as no girl ever can be; and
the mother gets to leaning on
him, loving him, and comforting
herself with the thought that
after awhile, when she gets to
be old, she will still have the
strong young arm to lift her ov-
er the rough placea She sets
great store by her manchild, and
It does seem that she can come
to rely on him when the shadows
ere settling about her. But by
and by another woman comes IN,
and the old mother is get aside
not that he loves his mother less,
baaa that he loves his wife more.
And q son 3 wife Is not always
q danghte- to the old mother.
Them the motherheart finds the
comfort of her own girl. Nothing
IN this world can take the place
Of q daughter when all the other
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30

props fail. A daughter is rarely
indifferent to her old mothers
needs, and she overlooks faults
and failings and the irritability
born of infirmities as no one else
in this world ever will. The boy
can do great deal; but when
the might falls, it is the daughter
that pillows the fallen head and
comforts the lonely heart. Blessed
is the woman who has a woman
child to soothe her pillow when,
the night faus.-Exchange.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
BEWARE OF SOON BE-
COMING A CAMEL

Bismarck, N. D., April 90
Insurance Commissioner w. c..
Tayler today issued the following
note Of warning:
Information reaches this De-
partment that a concern purport-
ing to be a fraternal society, and
styling itself The Camels Of the
World, is operating in certain
sections Of North Dakota. A
pamphlet which is being cdrculat
ed by representatives Of the con-
Germ contains the interesting in
formation hat The Order Of Cam
els was established in Arabia in
prehistoric. times; that it is
moving in grand and ever widen
ing circles from the Orient to- the
Occident; that it's purpose is to-
bring sunshine and gladness to
all mankind.
"Ah this may be- true. What
the insurance department objects
to is the fact that this camel
concern proposes to issue certi-
ficates of membership which pro-
misses death benefits in the
amount of $3.50 and ten,dollar-
per-week sick benefits. The Cam
els of the World have no legal
authority to enter into any en-
gagements of that nature in
North Dakota, and any person
who solicits membership in the
society is subject to- arrest and
to the penalties Of the law.
cit ~eems that The Oamels of
the World issue death benefit
certificates through Che Western
Funeral Benefit Association. This
latter is small and obscure fra
ternal beneficiary society whose
home office is in St. Louis, Mo.
It's total assets as of Dec. 81,
1913, amounted t. $24, ,863.57.
What is still more to the point,
the Western Funeral Benefit AS
sociation has 20 authority to
transact business i'm North Da-
kota.
cit is hoped this note Of warm
ing will serve to put the unwary
ON guard. However wcrthy the
aims and objects of The Camels
of the World may be, the fact
that the concern is operating in
this state without legal authori-
ty and In contravention Of the
law certainly stamps it with the
impress of dubiety. Fl it wishes
to bring sunshine and gladness
into North Dakota it: should at
least come, with clean hands.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30

many rural centers. Then the
men and women who want to
work are on hand to meet farm
ers and others who may wish to
employ them. This may be' run
in connection with the regular
market day. Special sale days
are fixed at regular intervals
and places COR the marketing OF
cattle, cows, hogs, sheep and
horses.-Northwest Farmstead.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
Good Road Between
Here and Wilton
The Two Towns Will Work To-
gether in Making Much Road
improvements :,

vi wednesday seventeen men
came up from Wilton in autos
to view the roads. They stayed
here unit after dinner looking
over maps and following section
lines to see what could be done
im the necessary road work be-
tween the two towns. In the
afternoon they were escorted
back by number of the Wash
burn citizens over the river road.
There are two roads being con-
sidered. One is over the alkali
flat. Considerable county work
has been done here but still
the road is not what is called a
good one. The other road is
the. river road. This goes to the
tairman place and then east to
Wilton. This is by far the pref
tier road but the hills beyond
tairman s makes that objection
able. The road to the Fairman
farm is t y old stage road and
it has been used very little for
a number of years but would not
be hard road to improve. The
road that will be chosen as the
best will be decided upon soon.
There is no Improvement that
would cost so Little and mean 80
much as the filling in of the ruts
that develop in roadways at the
foot of the hills. As the water
runs down a hill, it settles in
the roadway at the bottom, a
puddle forms and each wheel
that passes over it makes the
rut little deeper. An auto go
ing down the hi"+ at fair speed
receives heavy jolt when the
rut is struck. These jolts and
the wear on the car often amount
to many more dollars than t
would take to fill the rut.
Stones in the road are another
nuisance that can be removed
without much expense if all work
together.
While talking about roads,
there is one that should not be
forgotten and that is the one
through the. woods to the Every
place. This of course cannot be
improved by the county as it
is not a public highway but it il
a road that is as pretty as can
be found in any state. It would
not take long to fix up and when
out for a pleasure ride it cannot
be. equalled. This road leads to
Painted Woods Lake, the lake
that is visited by the people Of
Wilton as we'll as of Washburn.
The Wilton drivers take the
road past the Fairman farm to
get there. From this fact it is-
evident that the Wilton mea
would like to have the improve
ments made on the river road.
Then their Washburn and lake
road would be the only one
Travelled and should be the best.
Road work is needed in many
places and the Washburn-W Wilton
road is a good place to begin.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
conkling Correspondence

Fred Grewe spent Sunda.' at
the II. G.. Jones home.
Henry Dahl visited at Hen
ricks one day last week.
Art Jones and Harry Scholl
called on Claus Henricks family
Sunday.
Art Jones called on friends
up north last Sunday.
H. C. Jones had an accident
blowing up the gasoline tank on
his engine while saving lumber.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
A CoUN-
TRY TOWN BY CITY MAN

(By Alexander G. Stevens in
the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
A city man with university
training has accepted posi-
tion in small country town. He
has the idea that folks are the
same sort always and every place.
This college-bred chap who has
his letter and sweater for camp
us and field athletics proved his
insight. The modern way to I'M
fluemce and mold the city is to
begin at the country end Of the
job.
And so when Hickman went
to the village he did not 60 to
the woods. He found for him
self three ways Of becoming a
worker for the common good :
First, he did some talking from
the pulpit. But he created some
apprehension when the plans for
a baseball team were, mixed with
exhortation. Anyway. his preach
ing got d hearing. It was manly,
sincere and PRACTICAL.
Then as he became acquainted,
and without any presumption to
'knowing it ALL" he began to
take part in everything that
had to do with the welfare Of
the community. He came to
know every farmer and in par
ticular all the young people OF
the farms for miles around.
He pulled with everybody for
better business. A creamery was
needed. Hickman was called
in to help organize. He worked
for a Farmer 8 short course. He
put in a high-grade moving pic
ture outfit and hung the screen
out-of4doors in the summer.
Publicity was his third process
of uniting the scattered interests
of the town and country. He ed
tied a live paper. He copied
some' lines but they were live
ones. His first issue had bdt
Of rhyuning that set everybody
singing. It was a sort of local
Tpperary.. It runs: 'If you want
to Live in the kind of town,
Like the kind of a town you like,
You needn't slip your clothes
in a grip, And start on a long,
long hike. You'll only find what
you left. behind, For there's not
hing that's really new. It's q
knock at yourself when you knocl
your town. It isn't your town
it's you. Real towns are not
made by men afraid, Lest some
body else gets ahead. When
every one works and nobody
ahirks, You can raise a town frol
the dead. And if while You
make your personal stake, your
neighbDr makes one, too, Your
town will be what you want to
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30
INDIANS MAY SOON
ENJOY CITIZENSHIP

Col. James Mclaughlin and +. A.
Thackery Of Washington, ID. G.,
inspectors Of the U. S. Indian
service, who work under the di-
rection of the secretary Of the
interior, left Fort Yates after
spending the week visiting the
different districts Of the reserva-
tion with Superintendent Convey.
Their visit was for the purpose
of investigating the condition Of
the Standing Rock Indians with
the view Of gathering informa-
tion upon which can be based the
preliminary steps looking for
ward to carrying out the policy
of Secretary Lane, who plans to
delegate full independence and
actual citizenship upon Indians o
all tribes, who upon investigation
are considered capable Of hand
ling their own affairs.
Secretary Lanes position in
the matter is made clear in his
annual report, last December to
congress, in which he says: 1T is
my conclusion, after as intimate
a study as practicable, of his
nature and needs that we hence
forth should make a positive and
systematic effort to cast the
full burden Of independence and
responsibility upon an increasing
number of Indians of all tribes.
l find chat there is a ltatute
which significant y empowers the
secretary Of the interior to do
this in imdilid, al cases. That
authority is adequate, | intend
to use such authority. In 1880
the question was how to get the
Indian out Of the way. Today
the problem is how to- make him
really a part of the nation. The
man who can do for himself is
the man to be released. +"
Following the. report of the
inspectors in the field, supple
mented by recommendations of
the superintendents In charge
of various reservations, the plan
of the secretary will he carried
out as fast as practicable. The
secretary's We've are endorsed
by Colonel Mclaughlin, Supelin-
temdent Covey and many other
Officers old in the service who
have the best interests Of the
Indians at heart.
1t is flattering that the Stand
ing Rock Sioux are the first
Indians to be benefited by the
new policy, this being the first
reservation visited by the !nspec-
tors. While Superintendent
Convey is in entire sympathy with
the policy, yet 10 undue haste
will be employed in carrying it
into effect. 1t is his desire to
take the matter up personally
with the Indians in council later
in the summer after the busy
seasons.
In the meantime the standing
Rock Indian is, in the language
of the secretary, upon the road
to enjoy or suffer full capacity.
He is to have his opportunity as
a forward looking man.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-04-30

A year ago Tuesday tho
ground here was covered with
eaow. It did not remain long
but it took the place Of the rain
we had this year. u
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-12
Chinese FLOOD
RELIEF FUND IS
STILL GROWING

a total of S435.5O was collected yes.
terday by solicitors for the flood re-
lief committees sending money to
China. The amount from the other
islands received by the Chinese Chris.
tan Union is $216.50. OF this sum,
$132.75 comes from Waikiki, Maui,
and $S3.75 from waimea, Kauai.
From the collections among mer
chants of the city, zap Kwai Fong re-
ports S145 for yesterday. The giyers
are Henry May G Company, $50; B.
F. Ehlers 6 Company, $50; H. Wich-
man & Company, Ltd, SIS: Benson.
Smith & Company, SIS; NJ. McInerny,
Ltd, SIS.
Plans for the bah game on Sunday,
August %, between the Chinese team
and the Army team, are being fur
thered by Mr.. zap, who says that both
parties have agreed to play and that
there is no doubt the game will add
a good sum to the flood subscriptions
Chong Chow of the Chinese Mer-
chants Association, which is also
sending money to the sufferers, an
nouncss recent receipts from Kauai
and Hawaii amounting to s74. A. s.
Wilcox has sent a check for $50 from
Lihue, and commends the Chinese
merchants on the relief work they are
doing. Sun Hung Chung of Lihue has
sent $14, and John t. Moir of Papai
kou, Hawaii, has forwarded $40.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-12
CIRCLE BRITAIN
WITH Il5 Under
SEA CRAFT soon
Escaped Officer of Emden Says
Blockade of England viii
Be Tiqht BY October

That Germany, by October of this
year, will have fleet of lis subma-
rines encircling England. is one OF the
statements made by Lieut-com. Lau-
terbach of the German battle cruiser
Emden. to lady passenger on the
Mongolia, while that ship was on its
way to Honolulu.
Lauterbach. who travelled under the
name of Johnson on the Mongolia,
kept his identity pretty well hidden
until the last few days Of the trip
when rumor about him had spread so
widely on board, that he took few
of the passengers into his confidence.
Lauterbach has gone on to San Fran
cisco but the lady passenger to whom
he diyulged some of his secrets, Is
in Honolulu, and has asked that her
name be not published.
Mr.. Johnson, as we knew him on
the boat she says, was a fine, hand.
some fellow, and well liked by every.
body. Among the things he told me
was that Germany would eventually
win in the great war because of the
fact that she had previously prepared
for so long and had such stores of am
muniticn laid up for use. Also he
predicted that Germany would encircle
England within two months time with
fleet of rs submarines that would
entirely shut off shipping communica,
ton from the outside.
MIR. johnson thought that his iden.
tity would not become known in Ho-
nolulu and he accordingly asked the
few of US with whom he was espe-
eially intimate to help him keep it
hidden. We were all willing, of course,
and 1t was surprise to read of him
in the Star-Bulletin on the day the
Mongolia got into port"