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The Washburn leader., 1916-12-29
THREE DAYS BLIZZARD
STOPS ALL TRAFFIC

1t has been like pioneer days in
Washburn since Monday morning.
There was a train north that morn
ing but the train from Minot got
stuck in a snowdrift at nine that
evening and stayed until eleven the
following morning. There was no at
tempt at train service after that as
it was an impossibility until yester-
day morning.
For three days the wind blew q
gale and the snow fell but was drift
ed from place to place, changing at
least every hour. Only few vent.
ured out on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Thursday morning the sun came out
bright and clear, the wind had ceas.
ed to blow, a train arrived from Bis
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-29
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TIP TO GIRLS BUT
LEAP YEARS OVER

Bismarck, N. o, Dec %.
There will be three "old
patches" In the incoming ad-
ministration. They are State
Treasurer John Sseen, Attor-
ney General "eiii" LANCER and
Insurance Commissioner ols-
ness. Al other heads Of do.
partments are married-except
Of course, Major Henry, OF the
land department, who-ssell, he
"don't want to get married, no.
how"
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-29
CITY WILL SELL
FOOD WHOLESALE

Evansville, Ind, Dec. 9.-Ever see
municipal market house with rail-
road tracks running into it and cars
loaded with potatoes and cabbaees
and apples on sale by the city at
cost to whomsoever cared to buy?
No? Well. rub your eyes and come
to Evansville next spring, and that
Is what you will see on Little Market
square In the center of the city,
where there will be a market house,
with tracks from nearby railroad.
Benjamin Bosse, mayor Of Evans.
vile, planning municipal whole
sale as we'll as retail market, has
just announced that Evansville's
market-master will buy fruits and
vegetables in carload lots, have them
brought to the municipal market
house, and see that they are sold at
just enough profit to pay expenses.
1T has been demonstrated else
where that when prices of food soar
above what is reasonable, municip-
alities can temporarily bring down
prices by selling direct to the con-
sumers at COST" said Mayor Bosse.
THAT is what we propose to do in
Evansville, only we intend to go
much farther, and instead of selling
to the consumer spasmodically, we
shall make this a permanent feature
of the Evansville municipal market"
Evansville is an ideal place to try
out Mayor Bosses scheme. Eighty
per cent of the city's 10000 inhabi-
, tants are employed in mills and fac
tories and the manufacturers are
with Bosse in his plan.
Location on one of the thru rail
routes from the south to the Chicago
market also favors the success Of
Bosses idea.
For years it has been the practice
to "kick in" at Evansville cars OF
fruit and MELONS intended for the
Chicago market became glutted.
These cars were opened on rail-
road switches and the contents sold
at retail for what they would bring.
Soon Mrs. Housewife will be making
regular visits with her basket to the
municipal market instead of the rail-
road yards.
When "Big Ben" Bosse announced
his municipal market plan, three
fourths of the people considered the
project as good as done. For big
Ben" is no dreamer. He Is the lead
ing furniture manufacturer in the
second furniture making city in the
United States.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-29
McDuff Iookin'
Ahead TO Time
In Bismarck
Says Il 10 Big Business In Opposition
to Big Business

The most ave US are lookin' ahead
to the openin' ave the big show ad-
vertised to open at Bismarck on or
about January l. 1917. II the gov
ernor, Lynn Frazier, don't rule out
prayin' loike he did the inaugural
ball the circus will be open
ed be prayer. The Non-partis-
ans may be opposed to mixin' prayers
up wild politician that wuld show
sum respect fur prayin'. Fur the
mather 1--WE that, it don't make much
difference whether the new political
partly opens be prayer or not. II
they don't wind up wild a fioght Oh
loose 100. Thin new judges tr0ied
to get in the game early-an' they
put thimselves on record roight at
the very start. They made record
roight at the very start that ought to
last thin fur week-or-two, at least.
This action ave the new judges Is
maxim the state 1--WE North Dakota
stand up an shed a little tear over
the blunders it made. Well, the new
governor begins roight away to take
an inventory ave the loaves an fishes
waiting fur distribution. It 10 limited
that the supply will be entirely too
small to meet the demand. Forty
thousand faces are now turned to-
ward Bismarck an they all aid fur
the privilege of lookin' in that direc-
tion. Alphonso an CASTOR will act
as ring masters an the way they'll
crack the whip will make the donk-
eys keep in the sawdust. Townsley
will play the part ave Alphonso an
CASTOR needs no impersonator. The
program fur this session is not pay
ing SO much attention to noxious
weeds as to business. The state is
going into big business in opposition
to big business. We ought to be able
to give the big fellers quite run
we'll freeze thin out, that's all there
will be to it. The big millin'. packin',
an, elevator companies must meet
state competition. II the govern
ment packing houses an mills don't
pay, the farmers will gist Jump at
the chance to make up any little
shortage that moight cum from the
lack of adjusting overhead expenses
.ur things loike that. That's tho
beauty ave having state owned util-
tiles, there is no danger ave having
to go into bankruptcy as long as tho
people have the money to pay taxes.
moinds a few taxes. Whin
the farmers pay hoigh taxes they
feel glad to do it, an that they are
patriots. Mother thing. the state
owned mills Gin afford to pay the
farmer higher proice fur his grain
than the proivate miller can. You
see, the state has nothin' to loose an
everything to gain. II the farmer
gets tin cents bushel more fur his
wheat because of state owned mills,
he had not ought to object to paying
q part ave it back in taxes, II the
mills don't pay. The plain fact is
the mills can't loose. The packing
plant can't loose. McDuff expects
to spend a little tonne in Bismarck
this winter trying to help the boys
out. Our mission will be to record
events fur future historians in p0-
litfcal economy.-Grand Forks Inde-
pendent
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-29

FOUR LADY EDITORS
IN MCLEAN COUNTY

Ryder, N. D., Dec 22.-With
the purchase Of the Benedict
Banner by J. w. Sherry Of this
Village and the announcement
that Miss Anna Sherry. . sic
ter, would become the new pro-
/ prlstor, Il was brought to light
that Mclean county has now
four newspapers edited BY
members Of the fair sex.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-29
FRAZIER FAvoRs THE
AUTO FEE PLAN

Bismarck, N. d.. Dec. 22.-Gover-
nor.elect Lynn ]. Frazier, In Bis.
marck yesterday, declared in favor Of
a state highway commission to re-
ceive all automobile license fees and
it was reported here that such rec
ommendation will be embodied in his
inaugural address.
The Washburn leader., 1916-12-29

Congress is strictly up against it
this session, or rather will be after
March 4. With a woman member in
its midst-young, beautiful and bril-
liant-the old buffers will have to re-
frain from cussing, fighting, snoring,
and many of their other favorite
forms of amusements.
Editor Francis of Velva announces
that he has reduced the subscription
price of his excellent paper in this
way. Whereas in some former years,
he would accept six bushels of pota-
toes in lieu of one years subscription,
he is now willing to accept one bu-
shell.
Because the busy little beavers in
sisted on telling his fine timber a
great deal faster than he could grow
it, D. B. Shaffner, who has ranch on
the Little Knife river, has written
the state treasurer's Office that he
will hold the state, which protects
the beavers in their waywardness,
responsible for his loss.
More than 100000 liquor circulars
were sent out within a week, accord
ing to Postmaster e. A. Purdy Of
Minneapolis. The Merry Christmas'
letter with holly and red bells, is
sandwiched between a gray card re-.
minding someone to not forget his
christmas drinking and another
giving special holiday rates on Ger.
tain brands of whiskey.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-23
GIVE SPECIAL PROGRAM
ON SUNDAY MORNING

The First Evangelical church VIII
offer "a special program at the sun
day morning and evening meetings.
The principal attraction will be a
cradle roll, but children's songs and
recitatiOns will also be offered by
the more youthful members Of the
congregation. The programs that
will be presented at the two meet
ings follow:
Morning at 1890 O'Clock - Pre-
Jude: song by congregation; scrip
ture by pastor; song by congrega-
ton; prayer by Rev. Mr.. Rausch;
song by male quartet; cradle roll
exercise; THE old Rugged Cross. -
by primary department; exercises 10y
little workers; song by primary de-
partment; recitation by Lorraine
Luther. Wilbur Hoover. Harvey
Freehafer. Edna Smith, Willie Hartz,
Aletha Tice, Wilbur Freshley, vii
liam and Thelma Saunders, Frank
L2nger, Edward Hoover. Katherine
briggs and Florence Rapp; song by
male quartet; remarks by pastor and
offertory; doxology; postlude.
Evening at 1880 o'clOck-Post-
Jude: song by children's chorus; reel
tation. George J. Long, superintend-
emit; song by congregation; prayer
by pastor; song by children's chorus,
recitation by Miss Erma Seagraves;
solo by Miss Ehrhardt; recitation,
Hiss Margaret Freshley; duet by
Mardello Luther and Bernice Klop-
fenstein: recitation by Clarence
Hazelbeck: solo. Bernice KlOpfen-
stein: Rotations by Moody Freshley
and Leslie Matteson; song b. Busy
Bees class: address by pastor and
offertory: solo by Ralph Dumka
song by children's chorus; benedic-
ton and postlude.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-23
Red Cross Finishes
Preliminary Work

WASHINGTON, June 23. - The
American Red Cross announced
Thursday that it had completed pre-
liminary plans for relief work in
connection with mobilization Of the
national guard and had instructed
its chapters throughout the country
to begin collection and forwarding
OF suitable supplies for camp use
of the state soldiers. a compre-
hensive plan for care of destitute
families of guardsmen is being
worked out and instructions regard
ing that work will be issued soon.
Receiving and distributing depots
viii be established at San Antonio
and FL Paso and intermediate de-
pots at important centers TO be
designated later. Supplies for desig-
mated regiments and companies Will
be accepted, but agents are instruct
ed not to accept articles for desig-
mated individuals The orgaEiza-
tons approved list" Of acceptable
articles follows:
Reading matter. games. comfort
bags, pajamas, cotton socks, towels.
pipes. smoking tobacco, cigarets.
electric fans (for hospitals). chew
ing gum. chocolate in tin boxes. hard
candies. coffee. evaporated cream.
canned fruits, and other delicacies
in tins"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-23

When you want 10 rent a house or
store the \ews-TimeS Want Ads help
you find the right landlord
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-23
0RPET LOVE LETTERS
ARE READ IN COURT
Defendant i'm Trying Ordeal Listens
TO Words of Endearmcnt He
Wrote to Marian Lambert

WAUKEGAN. Iu., June evil
liam Orpet. charged with the murder
of his former sweetheart. Marian
Lambert. underwent the most trying
ordeal of his trial Thursday. when
Attorney David r. Joslyn. assisting
in the prosecution read p Of his
love letters TO Marian The twenty
two remaining ones will be read
Friday. after which the state will
rest its case.
During the reading Of his letters
Orpet sat with his head bowed and
one hand shading his eyes from all
observers even those who sat closest
TO him.
The missives given the jury today
were love letters only They told o.
an infatuated boy pleading for more
letters from Marian. seeking warmer
expressions from her love which ne
alternately claimed or doubted She
called him Dear" and he wanted 10
be called Dearest"
Although the text OF the letters
as published weeks ago. the court
room was crowded in anticipation OF
the recital The miSsives cover a
period OF year and number forty
four in all. They were written from
Madison. Wis. where Orpet was at
tending the university 10 Marian at
Lake BoreSt Ia
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-23
MARINES FIRED
ON At MAZATLAN
Conn handler KaVanaugh Re-
ports Custom Official Pre-
Cipitated Clash.

WASHINGTON. June 25.-Com-
mander Kavanaugh OF the gunboat
Annapolis. in a report reaching the
navy department Thursday on the
incident at Mazatlan sunday when
a boat from the Annapolis was fired
upon and American csicers seized,
said his men we're attacked without
provocation by Mexican customs
officers and soldiers.
A version OF the affair brought TO
the attention of the state depart
ment Monday with a request that
men from American warships at
tempt no further landings at Mex
lean ports for the present. said the
boat crew tried 20 land without per
mission and that a shot fired by a
drunken Japanese precipitated trou-
BILE
Tells Different story.
Commander Kavanaugh's report.
transmitted by Admiral Winslow
from San Diego. told "a very different
story and concluded with the state
ment that Mazatlan was reported
wild with excitement, and practically
every Mexican armed. The report
follows:
Governor issued manifesto that
officers were not 10 land and guard
was placed on dock. / sent ashore
Ensign Kessing 20 parley with the
Mexicans and 10 ask them 10 SEND
for the acting American consul or
for one Of the Mexican officials so
as 10 arrange for American citizens
coming off TO the ship. i sent Pay
master Mowat with the party as
Interpreter, no trouble being antici-
pated. as Mexicans have not modest
ed earlier boats
Keep Arms Hidden.
u ordered boat officer TO keep
clear of landing so that his boat
could not be rushed, and I forbade
him entering the town. the plan be-
ing that the boat was TO lie well
clear Of the dock and the officers
therein TO confer with party on the
shore BY my orders arms were car
ried concealed i'm the boat and boat
officers had positive orders TO keep
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-23

them hidden. and not 20 use them
unless fired upon. in which case he
was 70 return the FIRE. The boat was
a motor sailing launch with a crew
O three men.
"Coxswain o. boat reports that
after brief parley Mowat. inter
prefer. informed Kessing that Mex
leans said II would be all right for
them 10 land. They did so. and
we're Immediately seized.
"kessing ordered boat 10 return
20 ship and report what had hap
pened When Mexicans saw boat
start of they motioned it 10 return.
Coxswain told them 20 wait a min
ute and kept heading for the ship.
Custom Official Fires.
When boat was about 100 feet
clear from dock Mexican custom off,
cial in uniform fired his revolver at
the boat bullet striking near IT, Five
or six shots were Immediately fred
az the boat by Mexican soldiers.
Boatswain's Mate Laughter. who was
senior in the boat. then ordered the
fire 10 be returned and this was
and taking cover behind wall and in
dock warehouse opened lively fire on
boat. MeNicans firing in all about
$50 shots Laughter was hit twice
once in the arm and once through
bowels. CoXswain Sheets had skin
harked from his finger and boat was
struck many times. In my opinion
boats crew acted properly in re-
turning fire, as otherwise they prob
ably all would have been killed
MeNicans Flee Dock.
When crew began to fire the
Mexicans fed from the dock in a
panic and this gave the boat a
chance 10 get away American con-
sui came off 70 the ship and report
ed that Gen Meta claimed our peo-
pie began the fight. and that one
man had been killed and two or
three wounded. ] gave him our
version OF the affair and assured the
general that full satisfaction would
he given if the blame was ours and
in that case would express regret
over the affair.
Il requested also that they re-
lease the two officers and send them
and any American citizens who wish
ed 10 come off TO the Annapolis. The
general allowed Kessing and Mowat
20 return on board at I p. m. Sun
day. they having suffered no harm
beyond threats and abuse from the
population and soldiers They were
well treated by military officials.
Gen. Meet sent "A polite reply to my
letter. saying that he released Off
GERS at my request and also that the
men who fired on the boat were
Japanese. now in the hospital
wounded
"Mowat and Kessing confirmed
CoXswain's report except that they
did not know how the firing start
ed. Laughter rallied and made a
statement saying that Mexicans or
dered boat back to dock and cox
swain started to obey, but Laughter
took the tiller from him when first
shot was fired striking him in the
arm. After five or six more shots
had been fired. he gave orders to
return the fire.
"Mazatlan reported wild with ex-
element and practically every Mex
lean armed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-23
Home
Furnishings
For
June Brides

Our statesmen will welcome the opportunity
An inspection each the display top
will convince how well prepared this establishment
economically furnish YOU would like
walk through after aisle becoming deeply
IN beautiful
stock of Home Furnishings Northern Indiana Michigan
Marked Plain Figures expressing Highest
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-23
Doubt Stories of
Japanese Hostility

WASHINGTON. June 23.-Official
here refuse to be disturbed by wide
~ circulated reports that Japanese
in Mexico are hostile 20 the United
States.
Figures compiled at the Japanese
mbassy Thursday show that there
are less than 1000 japanese in Mex
leo. About 1000 Of them are en-
ployed In Chihuahua and Coahuila
copper and silver mines some $50
farmers and fishermen live on the
west coast; there is a colony OF
about $50 in ChiaDas state and
about 100 are in Vera cruz. Three
or four hundred Koreans Japanese
subjects. are employed on Yucatan
sisal plantations.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-23
Indiana Ready to
Supply 100 Nurses

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. June 23.-
Indiana could supply more than 100
nurses for Red Cross work within a
few hours after call for their ser
vices, Miss Mae ID. Currie. in charge
Of the nurses register in indianapolis
said Thursday. There are more than
80 registered Red Cross nurses IN
indianapolis, and so more in various
parts of the state. each being ready
for duty at ny time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-23
POST X TO MEET.

Post X of the T. r. a. will hold its
regular meeting at the Turkish room
OF the oliver hotel on Saturday night
June "a. All of the business men
are urged to attend as preliminary
ARRANGEMENTS will be made for the
state convention here.
Plans also will be formulated for
the annual picnic to he held at a
future date
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-23
Wine of Cardui
Men Get l Cent

CHICAGO. June 23.-The Amer
lean Medical association was found
guilty of lbeling the Chattanooga
Medicine Co. manufacturers OF
Wine of Cardui, by a jury Thursday
night. Damages were fixed at one
cent.
The jury had been out SIX
DAVIS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-23
TO END CATARRHAL.
DEAFNESS AND HEAD
NOISES

If you have Catarrhal Deaf
ness or head noises 90 TO Wet
ticks Cut Rate Drug store or
any druggist and get 1 ounce OF
Parmint double strength. and
add 10 il IA pint of hot water
and ounces OF granulated SUI
gar Take I tablespoonful four
times a day.
This Will often bring quick
relief from the distressing head
noises Clogged nostrils should
open, the breathing become easy
and the mucus stop dropping
into the throat. 1t is easy 20
prepare, costs little and is pleas
ant 20 take ANY one who has
Catarrhal Deafness or head
noises should give this prescrip-
ton a trial
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
Meridian News In Brief.

Meridian. Sept. 2s.--Mr. and Mrs. J.
@. Garrett and children. attended the
Gem State fair at Boise yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Wilcox were the
guests of Boise friends yesterday.
w. S. Natter was a business visitor
to Nampa yesterday.
L. s. Durham, of the Durham Land
and Livestock company. returned yes
terday from Parma, where he had been
to loo kafter business interests.
Mrs. George Smith was the guest Of
Nampa friends yesterday.
Mrs. H. c. Harris was the guest Of
Nampa friends yesterday.
Mrs. j. l.. Lewis, of Cambridge. who
has been the guest of Meridian rela-
tives the past several days returned
home yesterday.
Rev. Joel Brown Is in attendance al
district court at Boise as a juror.
Mrs. ]. F. Whitlock Is Boise visitor
today.
Mrs. W. F. Downey is attending the
Gem State fair at Boise today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
CLASS IS TAKEN
TO SEE THE FAIR
Pupils From Meridian Rural
High School Study the
Exhibits.

Meridian, Sep. 2s.-That the enthus-
iasm of the 10 members of his agricul-
tural class might be augmented by OBJ
servation and practical study of the
livestock and agricultural exhibits at
the Gem state fair, Professor C. G.
Minden, professor of agriculture in the
rural high school o. this place, accom-
panied his class to the Gem State fair
al Boise yesterday and spent the day
with them pointing out the diversified
merits of the many exhibits of these
two industries and in making the pro-
fitable deductions consequent to q
analytical study Of their exhibits.
For the past year or two, Professor
Minden has utilized a considerable plot
of ground In proximity to the high
school ground as an experimental yard
or station. and through this practical
work has so correlated the practical
and theoretical phases of the study of
agriculture as to inculcate the fullest
measure of interest among his pupils
and to Undue them with firm purpose
to emphasize their study of agriculture
as vocational training. In no o.hei
section of the state. perhaps, is scien-
tific farming more exalted than in the
country tributar,' to this place, and to
this fact is to be attributed in a very
large measure its precedence over other
communities in development and pro-
gress along agricultural lines.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-28
The Weather.

FORECAST FOR BOISE AND VI
and warmer.
DAILY REPORT-Highest tempera-
ture yesterday, 81; lowest temperature
this morning, A; mean temperature
yesterday. 56.
CONDITIONS-The high pressure
area noted yesterday on the north Pa
cific slope now covers the entire west
with exception of California and Ari-
iona, where a shallow depression eX-
lists. Low pressure overles most of
the ceI, trail and eastern states. Rain
has occurred generally from the north
ern and middle Rocky mountain slopes
to the Great Lakes. The heaviest rain
fall reported was 10 inches at St.
Louis. Mo. From the plateau states to
the Mississippi river there has been a
decided fall in temperature, amounting
| in places to 20 degrees. Fair weather
Is expected to continue in Boise and
it's vicinity tonight and Friday. with
rising temperature Friday.
HIGHEST TEMPERATURES ELSE
wHERE-Buffalo. so; Chicago, IS;
Denver, "a; Des Moines, %; Havre. so:
Helena, 46; Huron. CO., Kansas City,
"a; Memphis. So; Montreal, 76; North
Platte. 81; Oklahoma, So; Phoenix. 80;
Pittsburg, 81; Pocatello, 81; Portland,
| 49, st. Louis. "a; Salt Lake, S. San
Francisco, SO; Seattle. 50; Spokane, "a !;
! Winnipeg, 49, Washington, Sc.