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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-10
DEATH LIST IN BIG FLOODS TO
REACH ABUOT 20

Charleston, w. Va, Aug. 1o-Es-
Inmates of dead in yesterdays floods
in Cabin Creek and Paint Creek val
leys are not as big as at first report
ed. 1t is now believed that 20 lost
their. lives. Property damage is es-
timated at 100000.
Two companies of Second regi-
ment, West Virginia national guard,
have been sent with tents to the
flooded districts. Cloudburst caused
Cabin Creeks and Coal river to over
flow.
Gov. Hatfield ordered two more
companies of the Second regiment
into the flood district today.
Property loss may reach $780,
900 in the Coal river, Cabin creek and
Paint creek valleys.
All stories from the scene of the
disaster agree that it was a real
cloudburst that swept the stricken
district. The towns and villages are
built mostly upon the sides Of steep,
rocky hills, barren of trees. The
storm had a clean sweep through the
region.
Strike at Hammond Beach Hotel
A ~ ooIIoI of tho
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
COMING TO
4 Bismarck
Dr.. Mcucnthin
sPECIALIsT
DoEs.NOT USE SURGERY
Will Ba at :.
MEKenzie Hotel Wednesday May
18th. Office Hours 9 a. IN. to
4p. m.
One Day Only
no CHARGE FOR EXAM1NA
TON

DIR. Mellenthin is a regular
graduate i'm Medicine and Sur
gerry and is licensed by the State
of: North Dakota. He visits pro.
3essionally the most important
towns and cities and offers to
Ill who call on this trip CON
sultatiom md examination free
except the expense Of treatment
rKhen desired.
According to his method of
treatment he does not operate
ior chronic appendicitis, gall
stones, ulcers Of stomach, tont
sils or adenoids.
Me has to his credit many
wonderful results in diseases Of
the stomach, liver, bowels, blood,
Skiny nerves, heart, kidney, bNad1
der, bedwetting, catarrh, weak
hngs, rheumatism, sciatica, leg
ulcers and rectal ailments.
If you have been ailing for
any length Of time and do not
get amy better do not fail to
'eRR, as improper measures rather
than disease are very often the,
cause Of your long standing
trouble.
Remember above date, that
examination on this trip will be,
hee and that his treatment is'
different.
German spoken. Address: 1856
Boston Block, Minneapolis, Minn.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
HOW WIDE IS a RoAD7
Much Waste Land Upon Which .Nsssds
Grow. 3

Much Waste Land Upsn Which Wssds
Grow. 8
In the middle states road IL -four
rods wide -sixty-six feet-says the
Country Gentleman. tits made 90 by
decree Of the government survey. OF
course any man who Is reasonably So
ber can drive a small automobile com.
-fortably on a strip Of land one rod
wide. II two men are quite sober they
can pass safely on one rod Of road.
Indeed. the makers Of macadam for
state roads rarely pretend to build road
beds more than eighteen feet wide. Of
which the marginal two feet may be
counted for selvage.
A farm wagon is four feet eight
inches wide from wheel to wheel-call
it FIVE feet for good measure. Add one
foot for hubs, and still three such
vehicles can be placed abreast in the
eighteen foot road. In the four rod
government highway with little
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05

UNUSED SPACES SERVE no GROW WEEDS.
crowding. one dozen farm wagons
could be set side by side In single
rank.
1t sounds extravagant. and it is.
Each mile of government roadway con-
tains eight acres Of land. Much Of 1t
is perfectly good land, capable Of
growing 500 bushels of corn to the
mile. Counting one rod as enough for
proper road uses, six acres in each mile
are pure waste. Thousands Of miles of
the best highways in England. France
and Germany are only one rod wide.
but If that seems too stingy for your
Uncle Samuel call it two rods for us.
and we are still throwing away four
acres on each mile. Multiply these fig
ures for the state Of Iowa by the 1O4.-
600 miles of public road and we have
5000 acres Of the best farming land
in the world just wasted. In Kansas.
where the same system prevails, the
government surveyors have been able
to divert 393, 200 more acres from prop
er uses to nothing at all.
This unusued space serves only to
grow weeds. The roadsides are often
the greatest weed museum in good
farming country. Each year they pro-
duce enough seed to keep the neigh
boring farms perpetually supplied. In
some places, to be sure, the owners OF
adjoining fields take into their own
hands the care of the roadsides. They
NOW the weeds. Sometimes they even
grow hay in place Of weeds and NOW
that. Occasionally one plows the idle
roadside and plants it to corn along
with the abutting field.
1t isn't his land, to be sure. but
ought it not to be-? Some day we shall
learn in America the simple lesson
learned long ago in older lands-that
when a road is wide enough to carry
the traffic It need not be any wider.
Then we can economic on road main
tenance and convert to the uses, Of az
riculture many thousands Of acres now
ingloriously idle:..s sy.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
Notice pf Special City Election

Notice pf Special City Election
Notice is hereby given that there
will be a Special City Election held in
the City of Washburn and State of
North Dakota on the 18th day OF
May 1916, between the hours OF
eight o'clock A. M. and five o'clock
P. M. of that day for the purpose of
electing one President of the Board
of City Commissioners and four City
Commission ers, one Treasurer, one
Police Magistrate and one City
Justice of said city.
The election will be held in, the
Fire Hall.
Polls open at eight o'clock A. M.
and close at five o'clock P. M, OF
said day.
Dated this 4th day of May 1916.
G. G.. FORBES,
Mayor in and for the City of
Washbnrn, State Of North
Dakota.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
Texa. Plans Highway.

OA0O U s0ssO sss0ss]s
The good road building movement
which has swept the south since the
Inauguration Of the Dixie Highway as
sociation movement has spread into
Texas with the same feverish activ-
ity and interest that has been dis
played further east. So tense has be-
come the interest in Texas that the
Texas Good Roads association. just as
did the Dixie Highway association.
has found it necessary to assume an
attitude Of "strict neutrality" in the
selection Of the route for highways
which it plans to build.
A new highway will be known as the
San Antonio Houston highway. The
first link to be completed is to be q
part Of the southern national highway.
So warm has been the competition be-
tween the various points between the
two termini Of the highway that the
Texas association has deemed 1t adj
visable to issue card stating its po-
sition of ''strict neutrality" 1t must
be said for the Texas association. how-
ever. that It has gone the other high
way association In Dixie one better.
in that It has been able to capitalize
the enthusiasm Of the different com.
peting sections to enormous advantage.
The plan Of the Texas road buifd.
era has been to designate three ten
tative routes between San Antonio and
Houston. It ID up to the sections
through which these routes pass to
complete them. The flrsts Of these
r0utes satisfactorily completed will be
named as the onicial route and will bs
formally designated AZ the southern
national route. $5s
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
Bible. on Watch Chains.

The devout in all lands have their
own particular way Of giving outward
demonstration to their piety. In Rus
sia it frequently takes the form of
wearing miniature Bibles as charms
on the watch chains. They are got up
in attractive form about an inch square
and three -eighths of an inch in thick
ness and contain the first five books
Of the Old Testament. The text of the
book is in Hebrew and the titles In
Latin. 1t is true that the book could
not be read without the aid Of a pow
erful magnifying glass, but that does
not trouble the Russian 'unco guid." J"
He places great reliance on the fact
that he carries the "word" on bis per-
son.-London Spectator.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
Not,es for PublIeat'on.
DEPARTMENT OF TIHD INTERIOR
United States Land Office
Bismarok. North Dakota


United States Land Office
Bismarck, North Dakota
May 8, 1916,
Notice is hereby given that Christ
n F. Hannah, of Underwood, North
Dakota, who on April 4. 1913, made
Homestead Entry Serial, No. 01744o'
for, the sWA OF Section 10, Town.
ship 1A6 North, Range "a West, 5th
Principal Meridian, has flied notice OF
intentions to make Final Three-Year
Proof, ito establish claim to the
land above described, before James
T. McCulloch, U. S. Com. Dist.
N. Oak, at Washburn, North Dakota
ON June IA, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses:
George M. Robinson, of Coal Har-
Dor, N. D
Charles U. Ainsworth. Of Under
wood, N. d.
]. Robert Mann, Of Underwood,
N. d.
Chester Porter, of Underwood, N.
Oak.
P. E. BYRNE.
Register,
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
PEGGY VISITS
- g.
sy LoylsE OLIVER.

Dear Priscilla: This place IL I'm
mense. I'm so glad they named me
after Aunt Margaret. But never mind.
when she dies and leaves me all her
money and this beautiful house Ill di.
vide, honest-cross my heart will!
and my little trunk arrived safely
yesterday. This morning, after break.
fast, was wandering over the house.
when l came upon sort Of office
which opened out of the conservatory.
I went in. And there saw the grand.
est looking man you ever gazed upon.
When I saw the man I started to re-
treat, but he didn't give me time. He
was beside me in an instant, holding
out his hand and saying, "You are
Miss Holdship, aren't you?" So gave
him my hand and while he shook it !
said: "Yes, I'm Peggy Holdship. Who
are you?" I'm the private secretary"
he explained, "and Mrs. Harworth
asked me to show you around"
! started to talk about Miggs, the
pup, and soon we were gossiping as
though we had known each other a
thousand years. He showed me all
over the house and grounds and real.
ly, Silly, I'm going to see that you get
to come next time. It's all so grand.
must stop now and dress for din.
ner. Lovingly,
PEGGY.
Friday, November 1.
Dear Silly: 1t was a man, and who
do you suppose it was? You'll never
guess. Bernard Portman! 1 knew him
the instant l saw him. He looks just
like the magazine pictures. And SO
rich, Aunt Margaret says, he could
almost buy out Rockefeller. His wife
died last year. you remember. Well,
he's looking for another, hear. Dc
you know, Silly, I'm beginning to feel
queer. The way Aunt Margaret talks
and so on makes me suspicious about
her Intentions. And she's ordering
me more clothes, and today we're
going shopping to q jewelers..
l saw Adonis-I mean Jack Roland
for ten minutes this morning. We
were talking in the hall when auntie
came along. In plain English. she was
mad and sent him away ON some er
rand. He is grand, Silly. wish ]
could see more of him. He has lunch
con with us, but that's all, and from
what I gather. with all the festivities
being planned ahead, we, will be home
so seldom there will be no chance Of
seeing him even then He is awfully'
smart, too; seems to known every
thing and says, he prepared ,tor law:
He's, certainly hiding his light under
a bushel here. don't take as much
interest in all the excitement as did
at first II auntie only didn't fuss SO
I'd much prefer to improve my time
by talking to the secretary. He knows
30 many people everywhere, the best
people, too. IL you please. must
stop. Hastily,
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
Tongue. That Kill.

The tongues of some animals are
very dangerous weapons. A lion could
speedily kill man by merely licking
him with his tongue. The tongues Of
all the members Of the cat family arc
covered with curious recurring spines
formed Of tough cartilage. In the COM
mon domestic cat these spines arc very
small. but are. sufficiently well devel-
oped to give the tongue . feeling Of
roughness. In the dercest animals,
such as the lion or tiger. these spines
are frequently found projecting up for
an eighth Of an inch or moro with very
sharp points or edges. While the mouth
Is relaxed the tongue Is soft andsmooth.
but when the animal q excited the
spines become rigid. \
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
Sale Of Land

Sale OF eand
Notice is hereby given, That under
authority of an Order of Sale grant
ed by the Honorable Geo. p. Gibson,
Judge cf the County Court OF the
County Of Mclean in the
State of North Dakota
dated the 28th day of April, A. d.
1916, the undersigned. the Admin
istratrix of the Bstate OF Frank E.
Funk, late of the City of Washburn.
in, the County of Mclean and State
of North Dakota, deceased, will sell
at private sale to the highest bidder,
for cash or secured paper, subject
to confirmation by the Judge of
said County Court, the following de-
scribed land, to-wit:
Northeast quarter (NEA) of Sec
ton Five (5) Township One Hun
dred' forty-three (143) N. of Range
eighty-one (8D West of the Fifth
Principal Meridian.
The sale will be- made on or after
the 22nd day of May, A. ID. 1916.
All bids must be in writing, and
may be left with A. Van Horn in
the City of B'"marck, Burleigh Coun-
ty, North Dakota, or filed with the
Judge of said County Court, or de-
livered to the undersigned person.
ally.
MABEL B. FUNK,
Administrative of the Estate
of Frank +. Funk, deceased.
Dated May 1st, A. ID. 1916.
Pub. May 5-12-19.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
Quit. Likely.
Rehab,hity

Quite Likely.
Nobody is paying any attention to
that good looking young fool who Is
playing cards."
Don't you worry. Somebody win
DO the handsome thing" Baltimore
American.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
. New Shell Road IL Texas.

I. Beaumont and Konntze. sIey.. soon
viii be connected by she'll road to
cost $4,000. The road already ~
sbelted from Pine island bayOu to.
Beaumont. A highway commission has
been selected to act in, conjunction.
with the commissioners court IN the
expenditure of this $4,000.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
Doing II Himself.

Terrific, tumultuous noises inside the
room.
Outside. little Johnny listening spell
bound.
Next scene, little Johnny asking his
mother the meaning of the terrific.
tumultuous noises.
"Hush, my small son." says mother.
"Pa's trying to save the price Of a
shave."-London Telegraph.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
Admitted.

Admitted.
She oh, I have no doubt you love
me, but your love lacks the supreme
observation-disclosures.
what makes you say that?"
you admit 1t. You want me for
yourself alone, you say"
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
Out II Came

Man on the Desk-This is an an
houncement Of a wedding. isn't it?
Sure"
"well, why do you say Please omit
dowers:' That goes with funeral
notice."
"Well, showed it to man who
knows the chap who's going to marry
the girl, and he said he was dead
one'
"No matter what he said. You are
not the funny man ON this paper. Cut
that ut."-Richmosd Times-Dispatch.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
Coral From italy.

Much Of the costly red. white and
pink coral used for ornamental pur-
poses. Is obtained from the coast Of
Italy. Men 60 out In boats and drag
the rocky bottom Of streams with
wooden frames or nets, in which the
coral becomes entangled, but the del
fcate branches are crushed in this way.
The finest coral is obtained by diving.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
Artful Innocence.

II wish was a moth" was the enig-
matical declaration made by q young
married woman to her husband.
"Why!
because should be able to get into
some new clothes" .,,s ,s II
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05
PEG
Sunday, November 10.

Dear Sister: Such whirl as it has
been since wrote last. From IL m
until 3 and q. m. we hardly stop. ]
don't know how Aunt Margaret can
stand it. but she is a perfect Spartan
and determined to see me we'll chap
eroned. One thing is clear, however,
she leaves me alone with B. p. every
chance she gets. In fact, all mammas
do. It's as plain as the nose on your
face that he is the catch of the sea-
son. But feel like calling him papa,
and If he and auntie have fixed up
anything between them they can get
over it. After tea I'm going to tell
you something about Jack.
After Tea-Here, 1t is. Yesterday !
was up at eight, and after breakfast ]
went to see how some of the new
Japanese sunfish in the fountain were
doing. Quite by accident saw Jack.
And, Silly, dear, before l knew what
he was saying, he told me he loved
me, and before I knew what was
saying, told him I loved him, too.
And he kissed me, and I ran away. and
4 haven't seen him since. II Aunt
Margaret finds it out she'll send me
home and cut me of with shilling,
but shouldn't care, IL I thought you'd
get It all instead of me. Oh. what
shall do? l love Jack and I can't
bear old Portman. just hate being
thrown at any ones head! I've about
made up my mind to tell Aunt Marga-
ret the truth in the morning, give her
back the pearl necklace and the brace
let and bandeau and the furs and
everything, and then pack my trunk
tor home. But then there's Jack! He'll
lose his position II tell. Oh. ] don't
know what to do.
The Washburn leader., 1916-05-05

.lspVsisht. M, u The Mcclure Nswspa,
ass5s s.sl Des 6yn6icate.l
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-11
Hats OF To veraennes.

Vergennes, the oldest city in Yer
mont, as well as the smallest obsery-
ed its first settlement, century and
a half ago, by Donald Mcintosh, with
celebration that lasted three days,
beginning Sunday and closing yester-
day. There is much of special inter
est about Vergennes to all Vermonters.
Delightfully."- located on Otter creek
too bad creek" was ever fastened on
this splendid stream-it is as rich in
history as it is in wealth of nearby
fine farm lands.
Mcintosh, a sturdy pioneer to this
country, Highlander who had taken
part in the battle OF Culloden, Scot
land, under the Young Pretender, built
his cabin on the hillside in sight of the
falls in 1866. His humble home truth
fully figured in Thompsons Green
Mountain Boys, Ethan Allen, Seth
Warner, Gamaliel Painter, and other
patriotic characters at that time meet
ing there for counsel.
The McDonough fleet, that made his
tory in the Battle of Plattsburg, was
fitted out at Vergennes. The United
States government maintained an eX
tensiye arsenal at one time, and the
father of Colonel Ellsworth, of the
New York Zouaves, shot by an inn
keeper for hauling down the Confed
crate flag from the Marshall house
was commandant in Civil War days
There is a wealth of interesting Incl
dents surrounding our oldest city
The state industrial school now occu
pies these grounds. Vergennes ha
good schools, prosperous churches
and the BiXby library, and peopl
worthy of it all, and fully alive to it
inspiring traditions.
That's why they celebrated in sue
a fitting manner.-St. Adams Messer
gel.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-11
Drink and EMPLOYMENT.

In an investigation Of the iron and
steel industries of Pennsylvania and
neighhoring states more than 100
large industrial establishments report
ed on the matter of liquor drinking
among employees. In almost every
case it was stated that promotions
were made as a rule among employees
who were known not to patronize the
saloons, while discharges invariably
began first among the steady drinkers
In almost all cases, also, an effort Is
being made when employing new men
to avoid hiring those who are known
to be steady patrons Of the saloon
This policy. in an industry which rep
| resents something like billion dol
lars and more, of capital, is not die
| tated by any feeling of sentimentalit
on the Part of the management, bu
| Is worthy an issue OF efficiency. Acc
| dents in the iron and steel industr
have decreased very significantly b
wedding out the drinkers. AS the con
panies have to pay for these ace
dents it has been found a wiser policy
merely from the standard of eilcienc
and economy, to keep only sober an
temperate men on the payrolls. An'
OF course. what is true in this srea
industry, is true Of all sound business
-l}rattleboro Rcformer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-11
Political Advertising VS.. Free Press
Notices


We publish this morning the an
nouncement of ex-Gov Fletcher that
he is candidate FAR United States
senator. With the copy of the an
nouncement came instructions to in
sert in the paper as a political adver
tiscment at the regular advertising
rates, marked contrast to the letter
from Sen. Page, which simply allowed
US to do his political advertising free.
That a man has made an official an
nomcement OF his candidacy is news
which we gladly publish. But the
announcement in Which he sets forth.
his virtues and appeals for support
are advertising just as much as the
description of merchandise, and we
feel no paper should insert such po-
litical advertising without proper com
pensation.
We publish Mr.. Fletcher's announce.
ment as his representative requested
and advise our readers to perusc it. We
| do not agree with all that is said in ii.
We do not believe he Is any such vic
tim Of corporations as he attempts to
picture himself. The common people
| do not approve OF the vindictive spirit
he showed while in the governors
chair, nor do they credit him with all
the good accomplished by the lcgisla
( ture of 1912.
| Mr., Fletcher has a long nurtured
ambition and the time and money tc
30 after the senatorship But we TAI
to see in him any qualifications tha
would make him more desirable thar
Sen. Page. We still expect, however
a third party may appear in the con
test. a man who would not delugc tn,
state with letters sent out on gov
crnment frank, or tear up the high
way With high power automobile
10 a. ch local politicians. endow Ma
oric emplcs or oner $4,000 to tn
soto IS temporary loan, Should sue
q laitv enter the contest the fight vii
have an increased nterest.-St. Johns
bury Caledonian.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-11
Her Left Side Hurt

No family remedy enjoys 4 better
reputation among intelligent women
than Foley Kidney pills. Mrs. Laura
Beall, Plattsburg. Miss. Writes: Last
April ! got in bad health; my left side
hurt all tho time Tho doctors medi.
cine didn't seem to do me any good. |
had symptoms of Bright's disease. |
took two bottles of Foley Kidney pills
and feel all right now" They quickly
relieve backache, rheumatism, aches
and pains in natural way-by driv
ing the poison out of the system. Con.
tain no habit forming drugs. Sold
everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-11
How'S This 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
T. j. CHENEY g CO., Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned have known Il. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE..
Toledo. o.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the syHtcm. Testimonials
sent free Price 20 cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halle Family Pills for constipation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-11
Tuesday, July II, 1916.

The women having stopped wearing
petticoats, the conundrum is how the
heroine will proceed when she sees the
train rushing to destruction and finds
it necessary to flag it.-Rutland News
She will use either one of her stock
ings or her complexion, OF course. too
a large proportion of Vermont women
are handsome enough to stop train
anywhere.