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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-08-18
Home Talent Play
Greatly Enjoyed

One Of the most interesting home
talent plays that has ever been given
in Washburn was presented at the
Liberty Theatre Wednesday, when a
cast CT the young people of the town,
under the dictatorship of Mrs. James
A. O'Brien, presented the farcical COM
edy, Nothing But The Truth"
A person would have to see the play
to appreciate it, and that was true of
a hall full of people, for every chair
in the theatre was taken. The humor-
Gus situations which arose during the
play kept the audience in constant
ripple Of mirth.
Lewis Mann, the young stockbroker,
who bet he could tell the truth for
|twenty-four hours found that his life for
the next night and day was far from
pleasant, yet on the other hand, he
kept his partners, friends and sweet
heart in constant stage Of bewilder-
ment or extreme discomfort by his
strict adherence to the truth. 1t was
a hard bet to win, especially when one
thinks he is going to lose his only girl,
when he tells her the truth, yet "All's
we'll that ends WE'LL" and in this case
all ended WELL He won his money,
won back his friends and last Of all
won his girl. But as stated before
one must. see the play to appreciate 1t.
Merely stating that the actors did
fine, would not express it. To tell
nothing but the TRUTH" they were
fine raised to the superlative degree.
Much cerdit must be given to Mrs.
O'Brien, who persistently worked with
the cast and trained them for the past
three weeks. The cast consisted Of
Lewis Mann, Albert Peterson, Hugh
McCulloch, Archie Nelson, Howard An
derson, Ruth Olson, Mrs. Perry Wahl,
Louise Johnson, Alice Macomber, Sa-
die Ferguson and Mrs. O'Brien.
The money received from the play
will go to finance the Parent-Teachers'
Association.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-08-18
1ampers With Car

.' i.
The Dodge coupe of Karl Klein
was taken from the barn. of c. a.
early Sunday morning and
discovered after daylight near the
coulee by the Schweizer home.
Whether the intentions OF the party
who took the car was to steal it or
take ride, is not known, but when
he found the car with fiat tire he
evidently gave up the idea. But not
before he tried to fix the tire. The
3culprit went to the garage of the
Schulz Motor CO., and breaking In
there stole a pump. On arriving at
the car again he discovered that the
pump was out of commission. It was
then that he gave up the idea Of TAX
ing the car. He had also filed the
engine up with oil. He left the car
along the side of the road where he
had pushed it from the Brummund
barn and there Mr.. Klein and his
son, Ernest, found it the next morning
about 10 o clock. 5.53 yss; ii II III SS#
@ It is doubtful il it ever will be known
whether the work was that of a local
youngman who wished to take an auto
spin, or wheher the party was a tran
sient, who intended to steal the car
and provide g means Of getting out
of town. ,.1ss s:3 81, . 52
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-08-18
Miss lyngstad Co.
Nurse Resigns

At spcial meeting of the executive
committee of the Mclean County Chap
.er American Red Cross, held on Aug.
II, Miss Lyngstad, who has been
county nurse for Mclean county dur
ing the past two years, resigned her
position to take effect Sept. 1.
The committee very much regrets
losing Miss Lyngstad, as she has prov
en- very successful and efficient work
er in the county. She had consider
able experience in this line of work
before coming to Mclean county to
pioneer this work among us. The nurse
who is to follow her will not have to
face the difficulties which she had to
contend with, as the work is now so
we'll under way, and the citizens have
learned to appreciate the value of a
county nurse supervising the health Of
school children.
Miss Lyngstad's report of he: work
given the committee on May S, 1922,
shows, that she has visited public and
parochial schools in the county. .181
Number Of children inspected. ..6706
Number of defects in school chill
dren noted .................. 3587
Number of children re-inspected. 2445
Number of corrections found on
re-inspection .................. 42o
Number Of home calls .......... 1856
Number of baby clinics held ..... 10
Number of children accompanied
to hospital for operations and
treatment SO
In addition to this work Miss Lying
stad has been distributing used cloth
ing to needy families.
We trust that this partial report Of
the work accomplished by the county
nurse, and financed by the Mclean
County Chapter Of the American Red
Cross, will be read and appreciated
by the people of Mclean county.
Respectfully,
HATTIE M. McCULLOCH,
Sec'y Mclean Co. Chapter, A. r. c..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-08-18
BUILDS n EW / HOME / ( \ q

ii; J. I $. Stevens, prominent and we'll
to-do farmer living near kirk, is
having a fine new $4,000 home built on q
his farm. The house has nine rooms
and when compl pleted will he modern in
every respect or: as near perfect as. 9
country home can be made. Mr.. Stew
ems will have installed an electric
plant, q water system and the home
viii be- heated SbySa warm air furnace:
;Gr0the e Anderson bull tthe house for
INF. Stevens and Just the past week
finished up In read Illness for the plas-
iterers. p. E. Ehgen Of Bismarck is
doing the painting Stevens ex-'
poets to move his family Into the new
home about the mid die Of September.
The farm - read is we'll equipped With aEll
large bal and With dition# p of
the house. teyensS will q
very MOI dern and UP tod arI1,ssl
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-08-18
Nelson House Hit
By Lightning Bolt

EARLY Tuesday morning, during the
electric storm which swept over Wash
burn, the house of Axel Nelson was
struck by lightning and several boards
ripped off and the plaster knocked off
in one Of the rooms. Those who heard
the bolt stated that it was the heaviest
they had ever heard. People from all
over town said that it had woke them
up. Eg.sS 3@H -.
The bolt came from rainless sky
and was the only one that came near
Washburn. After the crash there was
a few drops of rain that fell and that
was all, although west of town a hea-
Wy rain fell Just before9 the bolt
struck Mrs. Nelson had gotten up and
gone to the room of her daughter, May,
It was the room she lefe that was
struck, and whether she would shave
been struck if she had remained there
is not known. After the crash the
entire household was awake and their
scn Archie went up into the attic to
see If a fire had started. The bolt
struck the ridge Of the roof and follow
ed rain spout down to the ground. At
the base of the foundation it exploded
and tore the weather boards of and
did damage to the interior of the
house Fuses were blown out in the
homes Of DR.. G. G. Forbes and Eman-
uel Schulz, neighbors of Nelson's. The
entire neighborhood was awake after
the crash and everybody knew that
the bolt had hit close to their homes.
The Nelson family is fortunate that
no one of the household was hurt and
that the damage to the house was not
more than it is.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-08-18
FEEDER 6 cATsTLE WANTED V

55gI have a letter from County Agri7
cultural Agent OF Iowa Nhd says that
his farmers Il would ~ Ike; to buy bout
3 one thousand head of yearlings at
/ this time "a irectS rom the farmers in
North Dakota or W1ereye tn can
get them and will buy larger bunches
from time tos time slss i,:
4 Il: armerssa wi hos have load Of feed
ser tile Of here several farmers
] could gu gsther to furnish car
d load, should tte, and I've me the
I ge;; weight, bree ling and pri ice .sssl
WilIshe galdi 10 forWa the nformati Lon 4
IT'D Iowa.
Count gricul ultural rent.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-08-18
TtiESkIAN WIG HAD EVERYTHING g

SIt1ESsk WI q AD$ EVERYTHING Il
ss Having verything one wants does
not Insure mental happ piness. Oftimes
,,a*surfeit Sofs good things III life brings
longing and discont tent Mark Bull
lWsay! Way mil iiona ire, stacked his son Har-
sry up against Just this sort Sof proposi=
ton. Bit Mark had Nm object The
mutt tered curse off d blind man struck
by the touring car which IN ark and
|hisf son rode 4 inspired him hope
the YoIng man will Get rything he
sWant s.sgs said the blind inR Rn. And Mark
BullWay seeing the light ecideds to
,sicken his SON a. .World pleasnEe by
giving him eYerytth I'M How vel the
scheme s,g Wgor 4is adm iraby portrayed
ies Gold cttuTe ,rhe Man
Had Dvsdg,y thin ssS Jack
Pick inst The alding role eesit
tbsrify1 sTheaIT aiday and
M lAugust an al a
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-08-18
FEW REAL FIGHTS &.
SHOWN IN, FILMS

When the manuscript of Goddess
Men" was handed to Reginald Barker
|of the Goldwyn studios, he expressed
doubt as to whether the picture could
be made--as a Reginald Barker produc
ti0n. : nj i. yt n. & @ .3, 81
There \ is only one way that ] will
make this picture, u he said. IF you
get two actors who are willing to do
what want them to do, all right
we'll get to work. Otherwise, I'm
out ss .s s ls{s es;y 5s
How often is a motion picture re-
tanned in the memory of the public be.
cause 1t had real fight in it? Nearly
everyone knows the saying You can
focl some Of the people some Of, the
time, but you can Il fool all Of the peO-
pie all Of the time! Mr. Barker knew
this, and he knew that Goddess Men, :
which comes to the Liberty Theatre
tonight and Saturday evening is the
kind Of a picture III which the public
can't be, fooled. That is why this
GOldwyn picture has q real fight the
kind of a fight where the actors were
willing to sacrifice their physical we'll
being for the sake of their aart the
kind OF IA fight where they lose them:
selves SO deeply In the action preced- 4
ing the battle that they cannot DO
Taught but engage in the genuine thing.
Only one or two pictures have gone
'ssn record as containing q fight that was
not fake. . 'Godle less Men" is one Of
there pictures. Isl ;'ssE
The the eatrego Der will like this pic
Eture and this fight beca cause he will ;uI-
when he sees it why Black
ERawl3 all but kills his own son Red
SPaWI In the combat 4 Russell Simpson
and James Mas cn play the two char
sacters Helene Chad wick Is the lead
ling woman.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-04
MAR|COPA COUNTRY
CLUB DECORATIONS
ARE NOW FINISHED

True to the promise OF last week
the new Maricopa Country club has
started the long list Of changes TO be
made in the club and club grounds
and the interior of the club has been
attractively redecorated so that IL Is
now one of the snappiest interior
pieces of art work i'm this entire
valley. The ceiling effects of the en-
tire hall has been done in pastel, the
artists using so different shades Of
color so that the whole effect blends
like the northern lights.
I'm addition to the painting the hall
will have new and additional lighting
systems which has been arranged by
the electricians 10 produce another
flood of color, the new lights showing
through globes made to resemble
flowers N their own original color
combinations just as they actually
appear in the gardens or fields. The
whole scheme is designed along lines
of beauty and distinctive class.
Rodrick's Novelty band will again
hold sway tonight and the latest mu-
sical hits that have come out OF the
east will again be featured by this
wonder musical organization Ad-
mission to the club is to be by mem
bership card only which can be proc
ured at the club grounds from the
secretary. Reservations can be made
by calling 22R12 at any time today.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-04
D. A. R. To STAGE
LOAN exhibition

Reopening the Phoenix museum,
Maricopa chapter. Daughters Of the
American Revolution, will stage
loan exhibit at the school adminis-
tration building the coming week.
The exhibition, featured by articles
connected with the early history Of
Arizona, both America and Indian,
win be formally opened at O'Clock
Monday evening when a welcome viii
be extended the public by Avery
Thompson, city manager and John ID.
Loper, city superintendent of schools.
Colonel James II. McClintock, state
historian, will speak on Arizona An
tiquities."
The museum viii be open each day
and special evenings throughout the
week, with special features Wednes-
day afternoon, when tea will be
served under the auspices OF the
museum committee, and Saturday.
when Mrs. Roland G. Dryer viii hold
children's hour during the after
noon and Perry Williams, an author
ity on Indian baskets, viii discuss the
subject. He will illustrate his talk.
Anyone having articles connected
with the early days. Of Arizona, and
willing to exhibit them in a locked
show case. will please communicate
with the museum committee OF Mari
copa Chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution: Mrs. r. r. Old
aker, chairman. telephone 2423. or
Mrs. Roland G. Dryer, telephone 3597.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-04
BOX OFFICE OPEN
TONIGHT FOR THE
KAPERS OF 1922"

Handsome George" Bransconb
wants the whole wide world to know
that he is going TO keep the box Of
flee at the Elks theater open until
9 o'clock tonight for the purpose OF
dishing out the pasteboards for THE
Kapers of '22," the annual show
which Phoenix lodge No. 1886, b. p. o.
Elks, will offer the amusement lover
for five incompatible nights starting
Monday
George is even going further, he is
going TO be down in the morning
Sunday and on the job from 10
until IL o'clock.
Now there's nobody that can say
George isn't doing his part to see
that the disappointments are reduced
to the Very minimum. And judging
from the continued demand for the
tickets, there will be some disap-
pointments unless folks heed his $.
o. S. and attend 10 this important
matter without delay.
He is taking reservations and SELL
ing tickets for every night of the en-
tire engagement. He will lay the
seats aside for anyone and hold them
until O'Clock on the evening of the
performance for which they were Sc
lected.
That's what we call shootin' square
and if there's anybody checking up
to the bad by not having seats for the
show, it surely win not be Georges
fault.
"The Kapers of '22" is going to be
the talk of the entire city for weeks
after the show is over. 1t has more
class this season than has ever been
thrown into an Elks production,
which is going some, when one re-
members the tremendous hits record
ed year after year by the antlered
herd, whose fame as musical comedy
producers has made of the annual
show a Phoenix institution that
grows more and more popular every
year. There was time when the
show was given but two nights. and
then it was stretched out into three
nights and even that was not suffi-
cient to satisfy all the folks who
wanted to witness the doins. Last
year they put her on for fiYe great
nights, and the capacity of the house
was reached in the attendance each
evening. This year it is another five
night affair. and the capacity stunt
is going TO be duplicated.
And the wise people are grabbing
the seats while there's still time
for the most exasperating thing in all
the world Is TO make date with
wonderful girl, doll yourself all up
for the show, breeze happily down
TO the theater only to find yourself
staring point blank at the S. r. O..
sign. Your stock will drop to moth
| ing flat with the sweet young thing.
And il you're going to take the wife
as peace offering or something.
| you'd better be sure you have the
| ducats safely stored away, for IL you
run into the S. r. o. sign then It
| will be catastrophe.
And it's all so unnecessary A trip
| to the box office will put you right
Arizona republican., 1922-02-04
haroId Lloxd al coIumbia

Today is your last chance to see
the big double feature program be-
ing offered at Mauks Columbia the
ater.
Harold Lloyd, spontaneous fun
maker supreme, and Raymond Hat
ton in the premier showing OF his
first starring picture, form a program
that is unusually high in real en-
tertainment value.
Lloyd's latest Never Weaken" Is
one of the funniest of his new series.
LIoyds ludicrous attempts to com
nit suicide and his sudden change
of heart when he finds himself hoist
ed to the top of an unfinished sky
scraper are real hits. Lloyd gets
more laughs to the foot out OF his
skyscraper comedy than most come
dams do to the reel.
Raymond Hatton covers himself
Arizona republican., 1922-02-04
NOTES FROM CLASS AND CAMPUS
OF PHOENIX UNION HIGH SCHOOL

Have you a date for Feb. "a or 25?
Remember the junior play comes off
on that date. The advertising man
ager put up the first posters on the
play 1T Pays to Advertise" and the
question mark beneath it is to re-
mind you about your ticket and the
date. Watch for the biggest and the
snappiest assembly held this year.
The girls basketball teams have
been picked out. Each class has or
ganiZed team and the first game
of the inter class tournament will be
played Monday. The following are
the members of the different class
teams:
The senior team is made up Of
Geraldine Pinching. May Brown. Do
ris Ray, Senie F'uqua, Louise Hodges
and Dorothy Ford. The juniors are
Elnore Beach, Jeanette Giffen. Clair
Armour, Leola Minter. Ethel Adding
ton and Irene Armer The sopho-
mores are Velma Seaman, Lois Std
ham, Marjory Gould, Helen Culton,
Katherine Foster, and Helen Young.
The freshmen are Vera Mitchell. Nov
ice Allen, Alberting Crosse. Florence
Kurtz, Truth Dunbar and Katherine
Stidham.
There were 40 men out for track
practice last evening. Coach Hell
denrich divided the group OF men
i'm three punches. and they took a
short run up Polk street to Eleventh
street and back to the athletic field.
This is only preliminary training. The
coach announces that on Monday the
real work win begin IL the weather
permits. Every person that was out
for track last evening will report
on the field Monday with one or two
new recruits. After the basketball
season closes such men as Barto Da-
Wis, Byron Slagle and Jake Foster
will come out. Rarto Davis will prob
ably run the half mile: Slagle will
toss the "be- bee" for he has plenty
of beef TO put behind It, Jake Foster
will go out for distance.
The JUNO college held the cleo
ton for the new semester YESTERDAY,
and the following officers were elect~
ed: President, James Shelly; vice
president, Carl Wooisey; secretary,
Elizabeth Oster: and treasurer. Dom
aid L. Williams.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-04

with more glory in his first starring
picture. Ills Back Against the Wall"
This is the first time that this film
has been shown in the entire L. S.
and Phoenix scooped the country on
it. "His Back Against the Wall'
tells the sad tale of a cowardly lit
tie East side tailor's apprentice whom
fate suddenly snatches out Of his
surroundings and drops into the mid
die of the widest town in the cat
tie country, where through mis-
understanding he becomes the local
hero. In the climax when he is
called upon TO defend his honor and
his reputation the old desire to run
away comes over him and urges i'm
mediate flight. He conquers his fear
however and reluctantly goes TO the
town where the town bully is waiting
TO shoot him full of holes. Things
happen fast and furious then and
just as all seems lost Hatton sud
denly goes crazy and proceeds to
shoot UP the bully in approved west
ern style. The sigh of relief that
he heaves when he realizes that his
reputation is now secure and that
he won't have to fight any more is
from the heart.
a Hall Room Boys comedy and the
Columbia orchestra are the augment
ing features.
Arizona republican., 1922-02-04
Eun at tha Ramona

"Polly's Filtration" the funny mu-
sical comedy travesty which has had
such successful run at the Ramona
during the past two days. will be seen
for the last times today. Matinee
this afternoon and two shows to-
night viii close the excellent bill.
'.Polly's Filtration combine the
elements OF comedy, humor and the
ridiculous in a. degree sufficient to
convulse the audience with laughter
from the opening lines until the last
curtain. 1t is a refreshing while
some comedy with clever plot, offer
inf Eddie Young plenty of opportu-
nifty to score in the principal COM
edy role. with the strong actor cast
of the Broadway Girls company in
laughable character assignments sup
porting the lead.
A delightfully."- interesting and a
ties and vaudeville numbers accom-
pany this vehicle and present the
gifted principals of the Ramona
stock troupe In a most favorable man.
ner New songs, clever eccentric
dancing. black face specialties ballet
leads and chorus dancing in which
the Broadway Girls hold the lime
light are incidentals Of the present
bill.
Billie Burke holds the silver screen
today in the Paramount Aircraft pro-
duction, Wanted, a Husband" and
to those who have not seen this
photo drama a real treat is offered.
This picture alone is worth the adj
mission price charged and is one of
the best booked at the Ramona this
year. A stirring two reel western
from the Universal studios forms
the added attraction for today and
closes an all star program,
Arizona republican., 1922-02-04

system has eliminated the bother of
dance tickets. All the member pays is
the dues at the door; there is no
further charge for dancing and the
member may dance as often or as sell
dom as he chooses. The dues to-
night are gentlemen so cents and la
dies 10 cents. and there is no further
expense.
The same excellent refreshment
service that has always character
lied the Frolic will be maintained
in the future.
Another great event is promised
at the Frolic in the Valentine dance
TO be held the 14th. l.. S. Mayfield.
the genial floor manager at both the
Frolic and Riverside, is prepared to
teach all the latest Dances and may
be reached at any time either at
the Frolic or at his residence by call
ing $780,