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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03
Fire Prevention Education.

Fire prevention in public schools
and fire prevention in homes are mat
tiers naturally of keen interest. In the
first cast the question is largely one
of proper Legislation regarding the con-
struction and protection of school
buildings; in the second case it is
largely a matter of individual educa-
ton. 1t is estimated that 60 per cent
Of fires occur in homes, though of
course 60 per cent of the fire loss does
not result therefrom.
Perhaps it is education which must
be relied upon to furnish the chief
weapon in the fight for fire proven
ton. Legislation is important; so is'
inspection of the construction and con-
dition of buildings so that legislation.
may be backed up. But, speaking:
broadly, the cooperation of the indi~
vidual, due to his enlightened self
interest" is probably the essential fac
tor in fire prevention as it is in the
other activities of the Safety First fed
eration.-Baltimore News. ,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03
Owning Home Gives Sense of Security

Ownership, like faith, affords a sense-
of security-and the whole concep-
ton of home is based on a feeling of
security. You can close the door and
the world is shut out. You a go
away from it, and 1t will be there
when you come back.
Now the tenant, the mar who lives
in other peoples houses, TAI never be
sure that it will be there when he
comes back. In fact, that is one of the.
reasons why he lives in another mans.
house-he doesn't want it there when,
he comes back. And he sets forth on
an eternal quest after an elusive, vi
sionary something whose absence
makes this present dwelling a whited
sepulcher.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03

S~&A6
o~NS~9
LEARNING TO KNOW FLOWERS
Information That Would Be Of Inn
mense Value to the Man Who Is
Planning a Home.

The home-maker, with facilities at
hand, could choose wisely what to
plant in his own home grounds. Lee
lures, instructive and helpful though
they are, can hardly accomplish for
the amateur planter in the course of
half a year what a single visit to q
shrubbery or n perennial garden would
accomplish for him in half an hour.
And, in addition, as everyone knows,
the parks themselves would be all the
more interesting and delightful for
these garden sections.
The average person knows few
shrubs and few flowers. To tell one
of these that the SNOWFALL with which
he is familiar is only one of a score
or more of available viburnums: that
the shrub he knows as a 'lilac' can
be had in numerous varieties, some
growing even into tree form, or hat
what he calls the "syringa' or the
Knock orange" can be had in dwarf
bush that is a mere pygmy beside its
robust cousin-to recount facts of this
sort is to surprise him. Yet it is i'm
portant that facts of this sort be
brought before him. There is too
much uniformity in the planting Of
city yards-too much use made Of
the same material. Public gardens,
exhibiting not only the common varie-
ties, but the m as well, those
not so often met with but despite that,
quite as beautiful as the others, would
serve to overcome the tendency toward
monotony already only too apparent.
There are many purposes, as a mat
ter of fact, that these gardens would
serve, all of which the park board
might do well to consider.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03
Growth Of Bananas,

The banana is a huge herbaceous
plant, not tree. which grows from an
underground root-stock and sends up
a stem 10 or 20 feet high that throws
out wide-spreading leaves and bears
great clusters Of fruit. The plant is
perennial, propagating itself from year
to year by suckers, some Of which are
t~ransplanted to take root and others
left to bear the next year. The fruit
natures in three or four months after
the plant flowers and after the fruit is
ripe the plant dies TO the ground and
the younger shoots take its place. Ba-
nanas are planted in rows eight feet
apart and the plants In adjoining rows
alternate at a distance of nine or ten
feet.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03

the six steps which led up to the
throne itself. Then there was the
throne of rock crystal, the remains of
which were found in Sennacnerib's pal
ace. There was the Persian throne
made for Abbas the Great, and fash
Toned out Of white marble; throne of
Gar Michael Feodorovitch, GRANDPA
Their of Peter the Great, whose golden
throne was set with 5000 turquoises,
1900 rubies, four great a~methysts and
two large topazes." The most famous
throne in all history, however, vas the
great peacock throne" one Of the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03
Need Not Endanuer sewers.

Complaints are heard of tree roots
entering sewers, but if the Joints are
perfect no such thing is possible. Roots
are attracted only by soil moisture and
cannot partake Of food through any
other medium. Therefore no moisture,
no roots. Concrete is never water
proof, but may be made so by asphalt
and other coverings. If so treated and
a good job is done, nj tree roots win
ever enter a through a joint I'M
the pipe.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03
Soak 'Em. ANYHOW.

II remember when we were kids
mother would sometimes give US n
spanking when we hadn't been doing
anything serious"
"HuhT"
Sometimes a kid would catch it
whether he was guilty or not. She fig
ured that a spanking now and then was
not amiss."
what r you driving att"
"Oh, nothing. Some judges around
the country seem to apply the sans
rule to filming alleged speeders Lou
isville Courier-Journal.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03
Time for seIf.lmprovsment.

The great thing to remember is that
the day is not over at six o'clock If
there is any smoldering ambition for
self-improvement and Advancement In
your makeup. In fact the day is just
beginning for you then. The best part
Of it is coming, and 1t should find you
ON the qui vive. ready and waiting to
pursue those inner yearnings that are
a part of every intelligent man and
oman.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03

glories of Delhi before the hosts Of
Nadir Shah sacked the city and car
ried the throne of the Great Mughals
back into Persia, over the Hindu
Kush. Much has been written about
its glories; how it was assembled by
silver steps, and stood on feet of gold
set with all manner of jewels. and
how behind it all were two great pea
cock tails studded with diamonds,
rubies and other precious stones. Then
there was the throne of that mythical
monarch Of the middle ages, Prester
John, supposed to rule over a vast
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03

Ing the departure of the next train.
he sought the frightened girl in the
hotel parlor.
II will see that someone takes you
to the train" he said. 1--WE got two
Of the slickest counterfeiters in the
business to look after"
II haven't any money for the ticket.
He has six hundred dollars of mine"
mo he hasn't. Here it is" And
John passed her the notes.
20 John" she sobbed. "Forgive
me! I want you'll"
mot for-just gratitude. There must
be time to think" he said.
Stella must have thought hard. for
in less than three months the wedding
cards were out. =.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03
THRONES FAMOUS IN HISTORY
Some Of Them Of Such Magnlfieence
That They Stagger the Ordinary
Imagination.

A throne Of great magnihcence
seems to be associated with the golden
age in the history of many nations of
antiquity, says the Christian Science
Monitor. Sololnon's throne was of
ivory, "overlaid with the best gold." on
either side Of 1t were two lions, and
there were two other lions on each OF
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03

fastened to the
top of an S
cure post at q
distressing angle,
presents a sharp
contrast to the
mail box which a
Minnesota farmer
has erected in
front of his home.
The box itself,
which is of the
ordinary metal
type, is inclOsed
in q miniature
log cabin with a
gable roof. The
post supporting
the box and
cabin is sur
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03
PLAYING Him.

June-'T will let you know my an
swer tomorrow night, Freddie. If 1
am wearing violets 1t will mean Yes
and don't order over a dollars worth
sent to me tomorrow afternoon. 1t
is time that you were beginning to
economize."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03
no Protect the snlssnrs

Every m has experienced the
annoyance of scissors in her work bag.
Take a cork Of medium size and GRO
Chef a covering of some dainty colored
silk-leavlng the fiat upper surface
uncovered. Slip the points of the scis-
sors into the cork and thus protect
your workbag.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03

domain in the inteEior Of Asia. This
throne the veraciOus chronicler, Sir
John Vaudeville, would have made
n of the wonders of the world.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03
MAIL BOX OF RUSTIC DESIGN
Minnesota Farmer Had Good Idea
When He Placed Ornament in
Front of His Home.

A rural mail box, rusty and dilapi-
dated, such as one occasionally sees
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03

rounded with short sticks which have
been laid crisscross. The rustic effect
is very pleasing.-Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-03

RESIDENT WILSON called attention
very widely in 1913 to the ancient
and honorable custom of holding an
inaugural ball to welcome the new
president to his job by refusing to
sanction the affair. And owing to
pressure of official business there
will be no inaugural ball this year of
1917. In other words, American Of
ficialdom is in no mood for gayety.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-10-05
Ful Address on b.,
: 49,. - =. -f:.ElE E..-ef -.sS 6 J
!: +; Camp Dodge. Iet-
J: : tiers Must BE Written
P,ostoffdee VIII Return Al, Mali Not
Bearing Regiment and Company
ss.4Ys2ahumbers,' Says, Ruling

Drafted men sent to Camp Dodge
at Des Moines must write to their
families and friends giving exact ad-
dresses, including regiment and COM
pany or battery, before mail can be
sent to them there, according to ad-
vices received. -~f~f e., : ~ ."
The statement followed receipt Of
Ia letter from Des Moines. postmaster
asking that no mail be forwarded
that does not bear company and reg
|imental numbers.
The postal Offices of the country
will not receive for transmission mail
that does not carry this information.
Although the order includes all per-
sonal mail, it was made necessary
chiefly by the action of business con-
Germs which obtained lists Of drafted
men and flooded them with catalogs
and advertising material marked
simply, Camp Dodge"
Handling this mail, it is said, be-
'came impossible and resulted in the
Des Moines postmaster sending out
the foregoing ruling.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-10-05
NO scis0oLs s. lou p CLOSE M.
Acc oyHTs oFi EPlpEM,lc

The fiAn sof closing school sinscAse
~ 40 eplde demic tot some ontagious
disease fs the bid and, effective way
sof dealing with such 9 situati Ion. and
was adopted f6r thel reason there was
sapparentig nothing else to do. Ia,1t,
according 3to the North Dakota Rub.
lie service, there A another \ i.
way scientific and An efficient lt
means, ~ dealing With Az sepid demic ~ II;
school, This way does not close the
school az ! All but uses the school % q
( most valuable nd yins keeping the child
rem sunda obserYa lon, that early cas-
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-10-05
PLANS BEING MADE
FOR THIRD QUOTA

When the third quota Of selected
men leave they will be given send-off
equal to the last one, or better if pos
,;h1a +! F.! - : >" : - /" . -
The commercial club held meet
ing last week and appointed. the fol-
lowing committees:. ,band--Adolph
,Wacker, ,g L. R. Burgum and W.. G.
Hendricks; dance-H. E. Wahl, F. j
Thompson and F.<sF. Satterlund;
speaking zJ.s T. McCulloch and J.. E
Wilhanis ! lights and bdildings-J T
Kimbali, Joe Perkl and Geo. L. Yack
ey; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .Arvig, o., v
Bowman and II. C. sBoelter; adSertis
ing-L. l.. satterlund, c. G. Forbes
and e. J. g. Reid x &y< , !. -.
The music committee has. already
made its plans for band music in the
afternoon and>a seven piece ,erchestra
for the dance !, So
The only thing that can&keep the
patriotic celebration from being, big
one will be- theeweaher. ~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-10-05
Townley, of =Nonparti-
-: -. san League, Bankrupt

The following article published In
the Wednesday morning Bismarck
Tribune will be of interest to many
here: .::. 4 -, :. :. t,'.EE $&S}Efs
Scheduling assets of $479 and la
bilities at $4,000, A. C. Townley,
president and organizer of the Nom
partisan league, and his brother, g.
F.. Townley, today filed, a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy with .H.H.
O'Hare Of Bismarck, referee for this
district. Advices to this effect, re-
ceived this morning from Fargo,
were confirmed by Referee O'Hare.
The International Harvester Go.
of Bismarck is said to be listed as
the heaviest creditor of 8 President
FTownley and his" brother. The In
ternational's bill against the: Town
leys is said to run into many thou
sands; the items covering machinery
which :; President Townley and This
zbrother purchased on credit when
they were sendeav voffng to becoRe
flax Kings. '@ y. ~ ~ 7
Beach Business, Hit s.<I.
A number of Beach business men
also are noted as creditors, the Town
leys, apparently, having been very
liberal in the distribution OF their
patronage, showing no partiality, but
treating all the mercantile concerns
of Beach alike ! ''.,,
William Lemke, Nonpartisan chair
man of the republican state central
COMMITTEES, and one of the inner cir.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-10-05
Seasons Lecture Will !
Include Good Artists

The fifth annual lecture course
will open on Monday October 29th
with, the Flora Prentiss company
Each number on the lecture course
has been carefully selected from a
number. Of entertainments and. those
who's made the choice feel that they
have pirked some good entertainers. Z
= The people; of. Washburn have al
ways shown their choice for musi'
cal numbers 80 three out Of the five
programs will be musical.
The first number, as stated above
will be the Flora Prentiss company
This company ISL composed of two
young ladies who are professionals
in their work. Miss Prentiss is a
reader and will give as her part OF
the program full plays reduced to
short cuttings and miscellaneous
numbers. Miss Cecilia Winn is a
violinist. Besides playing solos she
will play accomplishments to Miss
Prentiss' readings. They have a
reputation of always pleasing their
audiences and the Washburn peo'
pie will. no doubt enjoy hearing
them. " - g. ~. 5 "
The next number on the course
will be the big one. It is the Chi.
cago Musical Club composed Of six
members. four women and two
men; Their program is made up oi
music and songs. This
lis the third year this company has
been filing engagements tn this .di'
state. That alone proves their ex ex:
lcallence..3 One paper in comment
ling about their program said: when
you spend an evening with the Chi.
cago Musical Club you hear q con
cert with the noise left out and the
music put ihfI sThis COMPANY wtll
be- here on December 4th. /:
lgi,On eFebruary eth the Apollo Male
Quartet win be here This company
needs, no introduction to the Wash
burn people. Trey were here last
year and had 9 crowded house and q
III was the wish Of everyone then that
they he asked to return next year
This wish has been granted. They
4 promise to do even better than the,
Ibid last year. s5s3:;
Miss Sarah Mildred Wilmer reader
1Wili be here On March 9th. 5i.s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-10-05

Gle of the league, appears as attor.
hey, for. the Townleys. y ,tr.y i
! Less Than Expected
! The fact that this petition has been
fled at this late date correccs an i'm.
5pression which had generally existed
that A. c. Townley had already gone
through bankruptcy. It also for the
first time reveals the precise amount
/ for which, as Townley is reported tt
have boasted at his Jamestown meet
Eing last June, ''he hit big business.
The extent of his cleanup in the
Golden Valley county fax venture
had been variously reported at s100,
900 to $4,000. "a "
=. This failure is, epoch making fol
the northwest. Had the Townleyl
made cgood in this venture. A. C
Town1ey would have become a veal
thy scion of big business; he prob
ably would not have Joined the so
Ecialist party, and It ts certain b,
would not have undertaken the or
ganization of the Norpartisan league
Hughes would have carried Nortl
Dakota in the last election; tn,
state would have eleced a republican
governor; Baer would not have gone
Ito congress; there would have beer
tno producers and consumers con
vention.
Far Reaching Effects
1t is safe to say that no agricul
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-10-05
rlcL LeanTco. Stock Won +. E
Sweepstakes At St. Paul

Peter Larson returned last week
from South st. Paul, where he had en-
tered 20 yearNnas, 1s Ssteers and 1
heifer, of all.grade Angus cattle, at the
First Annual South St. Paul stocker
and ,Feede5 Show! He brought all the the
best 6pme with him. ~ =: { $'f2. s. /
s ThasatS that entered the contest
swere l&aaaaed as; follows: i i Michigan,
Wisconsin and Minnesota were in the
eastern. territory; North and South Da.
kota in, the central, and Montana,
wyoming, Idaho and Colorado in the
western. "--'-~--- -
Mr.. Larson won the first premium
ION one-year.oids and under of the cen
trail terrltorys that was 500. He won
the 800 offered for the ''grand cham
pion carload cattle of the show and
also $50 for tie champion carload q
feeder cattle Of the central territory
making $3.50 in cash prizes. He brought
his blue ribbons and check Into the
Leader office after we had made 9 re
quest tossee them. hi !. :dss
S He said no fat cattle were entered
Ii the show. He had raised all that he
entered, No speculat ators were SLOWED
to enter stock il the show. Mr.. Tar
son sold All his al II 4 4 good . price g
ssssrreaitzed 4 good sum \ on his car; ship
msnt 4, i];S N sSssf .saf,
55s a: Carson y one y j, pf the prosperous I
Sfarmefs lantI stock raiaers IA this yicin
it ana sa.is many ribnds are pleased
to hear ot his good fortune in winning
these piisss. 81 81 ID. s.ss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-10-05
Starts oa Second
Trip To.St.IIl,ouis!
Down River
Steamboats, Washburn and rGros ventre
w4u be usedzin the Southern
Harbors
1900 WiLEl TRIP MADE
M 4 f. IN FOURTEEN DAYS
North Dakota Coal Great Curiosity
to southerners on. Account Of
Little Smoke, F.! 4, y

CAPTAIN Joe Leach, who has been
engaged by the Benton Packet Co.. as
captain on7 the different boats that ply
between Washburn and the north
harbors, left Washburn Monday, on his
second trip to st. Louis this summer
by boat. =
On July 18th Captain Leach started
on his first trip. st. Louis is about
1900 miles from here and it took him
IA days. running time, to make the
trip. He thinks it will take 20 days
this time as the river is lower and the
days shorter.
It Is 30 years or more since a boat
has made this trip. Captain Leach
said he had no trouble at all getting
the steamboat Washburn to St, Louis,
and does not expect any with the
steamboat Gros. Yentre.
These two boats, one named after
this town and the other after tribe
of Indians on the reservation, have
been harbored at Washburn good
many years while hauling grain and
freight up the Missouri river from this
point. t.7t II y -
Captain Baker still owns the steam
boats Expansion, Benton, Frame, De-
apolis and Scarab and two barges,
which will be able to take care of the
traffic this season. sIt.is hard getting
crews and piletssenoughs TO- man any
more. boats this year.
When the Washburn was taken
down barge full of.&scrap iron was
taken along. The Gros ventre will go
: unloadeu.sS6 sti.3 r.. S e ~ 81. E Egs,:
The Washburn was. bought by man
who win use II. on the. White river In
Arkansaw to haul rice-from his 1900
acre rice land to the railroad 40 miles
away. He will also haul rice for his
r ~ fsIyzts. .$fe2.-- IT,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-10-05
Library Collection
Grew Rapidly
rs In Washlbm'n
Books, Magazines and Money oonat'
ed BY Those Interested in Read
ing Matter for the Boys I

Within half an hour after the Lead
er was in the postoff1ce last Friday a
donation Of IL magazines was brought
to the Leader Office by Judge G. p.
Gibson. He said he knew a number
|of the boys who had magazines they
would be glad to contribute. -
Saturday morning six girls called at
every home and business place in the
city to see what they had to offer to-
ward this cause, how successful they
were can be seen by the following
list:
The following donated books or
magazines, and many gave both !:
Roy Thomas, Mrs. Martin Holtan,
Mrs. John Bibelheimer, T. ]. Hauge
berg, Mrs. VIM. Benn, Mrs. Jack
Kittelson, Freda Ekstrom, Hilda
Grothe, Mrs. c.. w. Poe, Mrs. w, L.
Griffeth, Mrs. r. L. Anderson, Mrs
c. G. Forbes, Mrs H o. Herred, Rev
Wilson, Mrs. Schleising, Mrs. C. l.
Wallis, Mildred Nelson and ]. E.
Williams
A box containing So books and q
number of magazines was shipped
to the Kansas City Library Wednes
day. Another box will be sent wher
the balance of the books and maga
zines promised are brought to the
Leader office.
The following cash donations were
received: A. Wacker, 81; Frank
Thompson, 81; J.. A. O'Brien, SOC.
Mary Oberg, 81; Helen Schulz, 81;
C. 1. Walls, 81; ]. E. Heck, 81; C N
Diesen, 81; Mrs. Axel Nelson, ST.
Roy Brownson, 81; w. G. Hendricks
81; G l.. Yackey, 81; H A Fischer
81; Annie Anderson, 50c;' Mrs. Al
bert Chesworth, 81; Mrs. J. J
Schweizer, 81; Mrs. J. T. McCulloch
81; w. c Jertson. ST.; C. w. Ande1
son, 81; Ladies' Club of Falhrk, So
Boxes were placed In the busines
places in town and s4.11 was col
lected In this way. The totale co4iee
ton was $25.11.
Good Books constitute one of tn
few comforts of home which rela
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-10-05
Washbutn Milf :. !: !:
Running Day / ~. 7. ,
And Night Nov
New Flour hi'i Opened Last Wees
Putting out Splendid Flour That /
Pleases House Wives :, t
WILL SOON be RUN e
ey ELECTRIC MovoR
Farmers Gladly Market Their Grain
and Have Privilege Of Exchanging
For Good Flour -

The new Washburn Flour mill fs
now in good running order and this
week began working "a hours. using
two crews.
The new mill is not as large as the
old one was, but it ia built on later
plans and with more modern machin--
cry.
G. M. Wallbrecht leased a miA at
Underwood after the milling plant
burned down in Washburn year ago
last July, but the leasing was not sat-
isfactory so decided to rebuild.
Mr.. Wallbrecht is first-class miller
and had worked up big trade which
he thinks he can recover in short
time.
He sells his -four at wholesale pric-
es which is saving of about SO cents
a sack. He puts out three grades Of
-four. The first grade is called Equity
and is sold at $5.85; second grade; Pur-
ity, costs $500 per sack and the third
grade, xxx sells for $3.50. He also
makes graham -four and a good break
fast food called wheat grits. He sells
feed, bran and shorts at very rea-
sonable price.
Mr.. Wallbrecht pays all the freight
on -four sold at Arnold, Baldwin. Will
! ton, Underwood, Coleharbor. Garrison,
Max, Douglas, Ryder, Rpso and Kief.
When wheat ia brought to the mill
the load is weighed 'on,<scales in q
shed adjoining the mill. While still
on the scales the wagon is tipped up
and the wheat emptied into bin The
wagon again weighed and the correct
weight Of wheat found. The Same
price, is, paid as at the elevators. t1:ls2, I. b
There are two main store bins and
FIVE small furnishing bins which will
hold about 5000 bushels Of wheat. A
store room for -four is being added on