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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-19
Get Rid of Those Poisons
In Your System!

You will find DR.. Kings New
Life Pills a most satisfactory
laxative in releasing the poisons
from your system. Accumulate
ed waste and poisons cause mani
fold ailments unless released.
Dizziness, spots before the eyes,
iblackness and a miserable. feel
ing generally are indicationsGhat
you need DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. Take a dose tonight and
you will experience grateful re-
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-19
Attorney for Mortgage,
kenlrare. N. Oak.
Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure saIeA
BY Advertisement

Notice is hereby given that that
sertajn mortgage made, executed
and delivered by Gottfried J. We're
and Eva WE'RE, husband and wife,
to Charlotte A. Boeck, dated the
Nth day of May, 1910, filed for
nrond in the office OF the Register
x Deeds of Mclean County. North
Dakota. on the 18th day OF June,
1910, at 2:3O o'clock, P. NJ, and re-
corded in Book BIS OF Mortgages
IN page 613, will be foreclosed by
a sale Of the premises i'll such
mortgage and hereinafter described
at the front door of the court house
III the city of Washburn, County of
Mclean, State Of North Dakota, on
.he 18th day Of December, A. D.,
1915 at the hour of two o'clock P.
A., to satisfy the amount due upon
said mortgage Gil the day of sale.
The premises described i'll said
mortgage, and which will be sold to
1etisfy the same, are those certain
PREMISES situated III the County of
Mclean and State OF North Dakota,
,lrcribed as follows, to-wit: Lot
Numbered Thirty 500 in Block mum
sered Fifteen (15) in the Village OF
Garrison, according to the recorded
s1kt thereof.
And whereas, in order to protect
zsid mortgage, the above named
Haortgagee has been obliged to re-
1eem from the tax sale of the above
described premises for the taxes fol
hhe year 1912, said payment being
made on the LIST day Of November
sD15, in the sum of $14.59.
There will be due ON said mortgage
On the day of sale the sum of Si1
HUNDRED Eighty one and 39-1OO Dol.
aRrs 0681.39), exclusive of the costs
and expenses Of said sale.
Dated this 3rd da y of November.
r. D., 1916.
Charlotte A. Boeck,
Mortgage.
4yland & Madden,
Attorneys for Mortgage,
Bismarck, N. D.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-19

Stolen

From Andrew Johnsons place
two miles west Of Fort Clark be-
tween the 18th and 22nd OF
October, . five year Did mare
color dark bayswith . small whit
star is forehead and little white
around hind hoofs, weight about
10 or 400. a3
a suitable reward will be give
10 PARTIES locating the animal.
Andrew johnson,
FIJI. Fort CLARK, N. D.-Adv.
,3weeR
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-19
SUMMONS

State of North Dakota, County Of
Mclean, SIS.
In District Court, Sixth Judicial Dis
tr;ct.
John Tracy and Sam Flank, Plain
tiffs VS..
First State Bank of Balfour, a
corporation; Tilda Peterson; H.
c. Christianson; and Ernest
Gesche, Adolph l.. Gesche, Her
man Gesche, and o. P. Overholser,
co4partners doing business under
the firm name and style of
Gesche Grain & Machinery Co.;
and "Au other parties or per-
sons unknown, claiming any estate
or interest in, or lien or incum-
brance upon. the property describ-
ed in the Complaint ON file in
this action, and their unknown
heirs Defendants.
The State of North Dakota to the
Above Named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to appear and answer to the
Complaint OF the plaintiffs herein,
which said complaint is OH file In
the office of :he Clerk OF the Dis
trict Court within and for Mclean
county, North Dakota, and to serve
q copy of yoi.r answer upon the
s disorders at their office in the
G ty of Valley City, North Dakota.
within thirty days after the service
of this Summons upon you, exclu-
sive of the day of such service, and
in case of your failure to appear
and answer, judgment will be TAX
en- against you by default for the re-
lief demanded in the Complaint.
Dated at Valley City, North Dako-
ia, this 21st day of October, a. D.
1915.
Winterer & Richie,
Attorneys fer Plaintiffs,
Valley City, Moth Dakota.
Notice Of Filing.
You will please take notice that
the Complaint in the above entitled
action was filed in the office OF the
Clerk of the District Court. Nc
Lean County, N. Oak, OIL the 25th
day Of October 1915.
You will further take notice: that
the above entitled action is Ole
brought to quiet title to the West
Half of Southwest Quarter (Wh OF
|SWA) of Section One %, and
Month Half of Southeast Quarter
(NA of SEA- OF Section Two (2),
Township One Hundred Fifty (150)
North. OF Range seveaty.nine (79)
West, Mclean County, N. D.
Dated the 26th day OF October
1915.
Winterer & Richie,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs,
Valley City. North Dakota.
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Notice For eid..

Notice Is hereby given that the
Board Of County Commissioner Of
Mclean. County, North Dakota, will
receive sealed bids until December
9TH, 1915 for furnishing Ignite coal
for the County buildings at WASH
burn, N. D., for a period Of one year.
Successful bidder will be required
to furnish bond to insure fulfillment
of contract.
The Beard reserves the right to
reject any or all bids. ..
E. c. Stocker,
st. County Auditor
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For sale-The Washburn Hotel
veil established business to right
se1ty. Building for sale on easy
1ssns. For further particulars
sall or write. Will be glad to
,a1asveY correspondence. Oberg
listers, Washburn, N. D.-Ady.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-19
LEGAL NOTICES

n1-Nottces published under this
noadlne will Sc charged legal rates
according ( othe law and no afft.
1avit will be issued until all publ.
eatIon charges are paid.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-19

Coal will be delivered at once
if you telephone the Brummund
Transfer
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-19

MACHINERY, Ii IN need OF
a plow. drill. harrow, harrow
cart corn-planter, cu'tivator. wa
gon, buggy or any other farm
machinery, 60 to the Mandan
Merchants Co. All machinery
guaranteed.-Adv.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-11-19
Your Last Chance

Will sell on crop payment
plan what we have left in Sec
tions 1928 and 81 Twp. l464
Range 81. Il
Come in and get your plan.
KleinJohnson Co.
Washburn, N. D.-Adv.
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
Germs and All.

A Louisville woman who b some.
what Of q crank on hygiene and who
brings up her small daughter accord
ing to the latest methods took the child
ON q day train TO q nearby little town.
The mother sighed as she glanced at
the dusty velvet seat and cloudy win
dowA The youngster. however. folded
her manicured fingers IN her white
pique lap and apparently tried 30 alb
serb as little dirt as possible Looking
up from her magazine. the immaculate
parent was horriled 10 find the small
daughters jaws working violently.
what have you IN your mouthF
ahe demanded at once.
Gum" said the child
"Where did you get itT Easped thS
mother.
The child pointed to a clean, round
gpot on the grimy windowxin
There" she said.-Louisvflle T1meA
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
Rr.ttn Expansiv. stsaIS.


The highest known price ever pale
for beefSteak was at Circle City. Alas
Ia. a town that sprang up almost In
the night during the Klondike gold ex-
element The first steak to reach
there sold for $4S q pound Il was a
ten pound steak and was sent from q
point fifty miles away. II was placed
on exhibition and was such q curiosity
that all the miners turned out in a
body to see IL
OF course every one wanted q piece
Of the precious meat. and the prices
offered might have resulted In a gen
eraI mining camp quarrel had not some
one thought OF rafting the steak for
the benefit of q hospital which a bish-
CD was trying to establish for the min
ers at Circle City. Bids started at IS
q pound and rose quickly 20 $35 AT
last. In order TO avoid possible trouble.
1t was decided to sell tickets at prices
ranging from so cents to $3.50 for the
privilege Of drawing a slice After
$3.50 worth OF tickets had been sold
the drawing began. and to the relief OF
those in charge Of the enterprise no
serious consequences resulted-DetroiI
Free Press.
The broad ax., 1915-01-30

The Time to Break f.

There Is an anecdotes In some volume
Of French theatrical memoirs narrat
ing an experience Of Nile Clarion. the
great tragic actress. with q pupil OF
hers. q girl OF strong natural gifts for
the histriOn1c art. but far too frequent
and too exuberant in her gesticulat1On-
So when the pupil was once TO appear
before the public In 4 recitation Nile.
Clarion bound the girls arms TO her
Gide By a stiR thread and sent Der thus
upon the stage.
With the first strong feeling she bad
70 express the pupil uied to raise her
arms only 20 be restrained by the
thread A dozen times In the course OF
her recitation she was prevented from
making the gestures she desired until
at the very end she could stand Il no
longer. and In the climax Of her emo
don she broke her bonds and swung
her hands 70 her head
When she came on the stage she
went humbly to where Nile. Clarion
was standing In the wings and apollo
gized for having snapped the thread
But you did quite right" said the
teacher. That was the lime 70 make
the gesture, not before"
The broad ax., 1915-01-30

Photo by American Press Association.
WAR HORSES BEING SHIPPED FROM SHORE
TO SHIP ON FLOAT.
Of veterinary base and field hospitals.
to maintain a corps Of veterinary sur
geons for first aid. transport and hos
pital service; to provide horse ambu-
lAnces for the transport Of sick and
wounded horses; to supply surgical In
struments and veterinary appliances
for the use Of the military authorities
and others who undertake the cure Of
wounded and disabled horses; to Sc
cure permission from the authorities
for a corps Of duly qualified men to
hn badly wounded horses left on the
battiefelds; to maintain a number Of
inspectors for the purpose Of searching
for disabled and abandoned horses and
assisting farmers and others who have
taken charge Of such animals.
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
Read Your Books AGAIN.

Let me implore any reader who has
q fairly large library Of his own and Is
honestly anxious TO know what his
books contain to devote some period OF
leisure to go through these volumes
shelf by shelf. as they stand. to learn
which Of them be can remember we'll
which are half read or unread WhaI
pleasure and profit he would End IN
recalling the poetry he once 50 enjoyed
or In turning to such essays as be had
hitherto overlooked he would find,
am sure. that the very things he long
wanted TO know. the poetry that had
almost faded from his memory, the
bursts Of eloquence and prophecy that
had stirred his youth, now grown dim
IN bis mind as AN ancient tale. al
though the words were strong" All
this had stood silent and unnoticed on
his walls for years and years. while
be had been stufdng himself with the
hst short story. the lives Of royal
laundry women or II may be an article
in q magazine-Frederic Harrison
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
Not to 6s Repeated.

Shakespeare's contention that '-thers
was never q philosopher who could en-
dure the toOthache patiently" was dis
proved BY Canon Liddon- After an ex-
perience that would have closed the
mouths Of most Of rs. Liddon found IT
possible TO write 10 q friend: Il have
been quite laid MP with trouble with
my few remaining teeth. Of which
had Eve taken out the day before yes
terday. As only four remain, this par
t1cular experience cannot be repeated
in this present life" This 10 q classic
instance Of the triumph Of philosophy
over pain.-London Globe.
The broad ax., 1915-01-30

A man Is also known By the company
he lodges.
Hatred is the worst kind Of Hning
for ones memory tank.
Man cannot serve two masters, even
when he Is master Of himself.
The idea Of neutrality according to
some people Is to cuss both sides.
We can all heartily recommend love
In a cottage-for the other couple.
The quietest Office In the world must
be The Hague headquarters OF peace.
It's well to know how to do some
things, and better to know how not
to do others.
A broken promise doesn't worry the
fellow who feels that he can easily
make a new one.
JIG EedSOu many 90 not succeed Is
that they try to grasp opportunity with
white kid gloves.
Truth is stranger than fiction, posi-
bly, because we don't get 50 wen &C
quainted with Il.
To put aside provision for a rainy
day Is not sufficient. II must be
enough for a month or two.
Trouble IL a sprinter. II you don't
believe it see how he Overtakes those
who travel at the fastest clip.
Holland has become the home of
more than 100000 refugees. And the
little country was already crowded.
A soft answer may turn away wrath.
but often It Is given too late TO block |
the blow that has already been started. |
When the geological survey SAYS the |
world Is 100000 years old Il puts II |
up hard to those who have to prove
that Il isn't
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
SlRES AND SONS.

President Emeritus Cyrus NorthrOp,
University Of Minnesota, Is now eighty.
Admiral Reginald F. Nicholson, who
recently retired. having reached the
age limit OF sixty-two, Is said to be the
last officer who served In the navy in
any capacity during the war between
the states.
Colonel Sir Arthur Henry Mcmahon.
who has been appointed high commits
Sioner for Egypt. now that that coun-
try has been declared under the pro-
lection of Great Britain. has been for
eign secretary to the government of
India since 1911.
DIR. Jose Vicente Concha, the new
president Of Colombia, is a lawyer Of
high attachments and a diplomat Of
recognized ability. he has something
OF the shrewd carefulness and reserve
Of the Scot and holds fast to that
which has been tried and proved rather
than incline himself to the fancies Of
the hour In government
Professor Garrett Droppers, who
some fifteen years ago was professor
Of political economy at Keio univer-
sity, Tokyo. has been appointed minis
ter to Greece in succession to George
Frederick Williams. He was president
OF the University Of South Dakota.
1898 1906. Since 1908 he has been sec
rotary Of the commission OF commerce
and industry Of Massachusetts,.
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
Volcanoes In New z.,,.

New Zealand's volcano lana
are accounted for in the Ma p-e1Oneoa
10 tne following manner: On. sseata
hrst chiefs to reach New 7o oue Of he
tne .. ancient home in Hawaii I nm. nun
with him a trusted folIoWo, U'OOgat
noe with whom be SET out to . NSao'O-
tne country. When they reach s
highest peak they suffered rHHa so he
cold and the chief shouted - : HO1
ters on a far distant island : Gs
some OF the fire which had = sead
brought In canoes from Hawaii T ~
IRE Immediately came in $50 4as
eriy line, subterraneously h1... sa'
forth on the summit where tbo ~
and his follower sat freezin, - sIei
ed In time to save the life q, 49, U'l''
mer. but not that Of Ngauruboo :, :, 'O'
name Is commemOrated in the No.. a,ss
peak OF the Tongariro mountains S Sues'
ers, hot springs and fumaroro. 's
the course Of the subierrono., '--''
sage Mount Egmont stand, - ~
tary grandeur because he ~ WI
tie three giants. quarrpled witS ~ y
other two. Tongariro and Rno.. -
and bad to ay to the coas, 70 49, 49,
their wrath.
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
Eugene Field and chiIdr.n

1T was children whom Field bEed
best" says Miss Hndegards HaV
thorne In St Nicholas. -and be VOID
take all sorts OF trouble to make
child happy his room was crowded
with toys, queer dolls, funny little Ne
chanicaI toys that ran about or boIed
or nodded strange heads or perfoma
tricks Bis study door was never EhHl
to a child. and be had many child
friends his family knew nothing Of
bis brother tells how a few hou5 Gta
his death a little crippled boy cane %
the door and asked II he might 90 up
and see Mr.. Field He was taken Into
the room where the gentle, much loved
figure lay and left there. In Q Htte
while he came limping downstAth TIE
tears streaming down his cheen md
went silently away, known to nobody
there"
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
Why He Wa CAREFUL

A man who believed In pedestrian
i'm coaxed a friend 10 accompany him
on q little jaunt Every time they
crossed the road bis friend looked nrst
one way and then the other and re-
fused TO bulge II there CHANGED 20 be
q motorcar In sight
ITS all well enough 70 be careful /"
said the Pedestrian. but you seem 10
have let automobiles get on your
nerves"
I've good reason TO be careful: an
Swered his friend The insurance
policy carry Is void II get run over
By One"-Judge.
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
No EXPLANATIONS Nssdsd

The lady jury was out longer nln
the importance OF the case would w
rant
The Judge grew impatient
Whats the trouble In thersr b
said to the bailih
-I'Il see" replied the bailth.
Hold on" cried the judge TEL
EN- II there's any knOtty points IOoOi
the case that bother them they SoO0n
appeal 70 me-"
Yes, your honor"
The bailin goes TO the door q ne
jury room and returns
"WenT'
They amt got TO the case yet yOoi
honor. They're still discuSsn D
plaintiffs clothes" Cleveland EAD
Dealer.
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
The Royal Box.

The car is the head Of the Greek q.
Russian church In the same sense thai
King George is the head of the English
church.
King Peter Of Servia. known as the
lightning monarch" is seventy years
old As to military training and expe.
rience he stands pre-emlnent among all
the warning mOnarchs Of Europe.
1t is said that the German kaiser
has great faith in the war sagacity Of
his daughter. Crown Princess Louise.
now Duchess Of Brunswick. and that
he frequently discusses the movement
Of troops with her.
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
Echoes of the War.

II the guns get much bigger Europe
may expect a protest from Mars
Louisville Courier-Journal
Mohammedan and Hindu soldiers
clash over the manner Of killing
sheep, but any old way VIII do for
man.-Washington Post
Lord Kitchener says the war won't
begin until May. II the preliminary
bouts are any indication the main
event is going to be some scrap--De-
troit Free Press.
All the enemy countries In Europe
are sure they cannot be starved out.
What the rest OF the world hopes.
rather. Is that they may find them
selves overfed-with war.-NeW York
World.
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
Current Comment.

Diplomatic notes are to a large de-
gree and in their own peculiar way
promissory notes.-Washington Star.
It Is moved and seconded that more
people go in for raising meat and few
er people go In for raising meat prices.
Life.
Armour, the big meat man, notes
shortage OF cattle, while Wall street Is
suffering from a shortage Of lambs
Philadelphia Press.
Who would have thought while the
six power loan controversy was raging
that the first gold to reach America
since the war broke out would come
from China ?-Springheld Republican
The broad ax., 1915-01-30

On the steamer of the west Ma. -,
Africa picked up an acousin,.,S.
with an Englishman who had -
aboard somewhere along the o.,
Coast After the usual commoDrJ -
be drawled. -You are an Amer,csnT
| admitted the soft impeachment
did you ever meet an Epplishr,.
over there named JessupY' IA, n,
next query.
| always take Englishmen sedoD,,,
50 instead OF rolling my eyes and ;,
planning what a large country Ama,,.,
Is, I told him the truth about an n.
Jessups | happened to know. nss
were only two-one was a steel aRsD,
In New York city and the other wa,
z. NJ. c. A secretary In Summit Nj
That's the chap" said the Bftm
Unexpectedly. HE used to i've psr,
door to me in Birmingham"
And he did. you know. And
couldn't keep Up my pretense TIA,
America was a big country altar that
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
THE PURPLE CROSS
RELIEF TO HORSES
New Society For First Aid to
Wounded EguineS.

A new and unique society, the Purple
Gross service, has been formed under
English auspices for relief to horses
on the battlefield. The Earl Of Buchan
is president, and the vice presidents
are Lady French and Miss French
A conference is to be held In Geneva
with the object Of obtaining an extern
sion to the terms OF the Geneva con-
yention to afford international protec-
don for the work for the relief Of
horses wounded in war. President
Wilson has expressed himself as being
thoroughly in sympathy with this plan.
The objects are to mitigate the suf-
ferings Of horses by the establishment
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
German GIeaningS.

At the beginning Of the war Germany
had 45,414,OO0 acres under cultivation.
Berlin Is the home OF nearly one
third Of Germany's more than 500 mu.
sic schools.
German army officers are experiment
ing with rubber foot pontoons to en-
able soldiers to walk on water carrying
heavy loads and using their rifles free
ly at the same time.
The people Of Berlin have been rig.
orously forbidden" by the authorities
TO throw away Kitchen refuse" which
Is to be collected and sold at a nominal
price to the military administration for
use as horse fodder.
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
T~n ksttIs. Of Wnt..

Sir Robert Hart. speaking Of mar.
Rage and death customs IN the Ear
east told a story Of q great Chinese
scholar and high Official who said that
the foreign way Of letting the young
people fan in love and choose and the
Chinese way OF first marrying ana
then making Acquaintance reminded
him OF two kettles OF water. Ths nrst
the foreign-was taken at the boiling
paint rom the IRE BY marriage and
then grew cooler and cooler. whereas
the secoDd-tbe Chtnese-Was q ksttIe
OF cold water put on the ire By We1
lock and ever afterward growing
warmer and warmer. 30 that" said
ms friend, after nf1 or EtxJ yean
we are madly IN love with each 9th.
9F-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
Town Topics.

Boston may have beans on the brain,
but she also has brains in the bean
Boston Transcript.
Between war sentiment and earth
quakes Rome is having some difficulty
in sitting tight on her seven hills.-Chi-
cago News.
Thousands of buffalo nirkels. plated
and slightly altered. are being passed
In New York as five dollar gold pieces.
Is there anything they can't work OF
on that town?-Pittsburgh Post.
II Washington were as wicked a
town as it is often represented the idea
Of sending innocent statesmen here
from all parts Of the country would be
observation-disclosures Star.
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
SHORT AND SHARP.

TIE hard part about IN easy Job Is
the getting thereof.
The expression AS happy as kings
has become obsolete.
Neutrality at Monte Carlo consists In
impartiaIly breaking all who come.
This world would be a far happier
place If our debtors had memories like
our creditors.
The war censor has much to stand
for. but they can't blame the war
songs on him.
What Mexico needs more than any
thing else Is a drastic law against car
rying firearms.
The wise wife never insists upon
having her own way. She merely has
it and says nothing.
What a lovely collection Of pessi-
mists we would be If we could see our
selves as others see US!
1t Is well to be patient with the chill
dren, but not so patient that they will
have no patience with you.
A scientist says he is in favor OF fire.
Quent yawning So are we. when the
other fellow takes the hint
Belgium is no doubt surprised to
learn from Lord Kitchener that the
war won't begin 1ntil next May.
The ascent Of the ladder OF fame
may be difficult. but we never notice
the splinters until we begin to slide
down again.
Men do not marry for money one
half as often as is supposed. and they
do not get II one-half as often as they
marry for II.
The fate Of the North sea whale that
was mistaken for a submarine Is
merely another example OF what hap
pens to the innocent bystander.
The broad ax., 1915-01-30
Short Stories.

Three years ago the population az the
world was 1.630.OOO.OOO souls.
The Moskva, one Of Peter the Greats
squadron In 175S. has been found near
Libau.
About 100000 feet Of timber were
destroyed by forest fires last summer
in British Columbia.
In the past 5000 years It Is estimated
that the world has seen only six.
y years Of uninterrupted worldwide
peace.
The japanese wife can now become
head Of the house, a direct contrast to
the laws which were In vogue In olden
times In that country.