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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10
NEWSY THAN EVER
FOR THE BEST PAPER IN IHHES COUNTY

news from the court house than any
other paper In the county. We have
printed more news stories from over
the county than any other paper. Each
week there are more personal names
printed tkAA. 10 any other papeF The
Leader has maiRtained q special COR
rei1e8deht tx cover all national news
STOKES legarding the American Farm
Bureau Federation and has published
more artices of this nature than any
ether paper in the county. We also
have q special illustrated service,
which portrays in pictures and car
looms, the leading people and events
in the newspapers Of the: day: In some
Instances pictures printed in the Lead
er are later to be seen lin. the Minnea-
% is papers. II.
With the continued support we are
receiving from all corners Of the coun-
ty, we win continue to make the
1 eader the Best: PAPER In The County.
We appreciate the interest shown by;
the people and we will :endeavor to
! tsnue to print q paper which merits
this in. erest.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10

the world. Another featrue Is the
State Summary, telling Of the inter-
esting items that happen over the
state. tA column Of market reports is
also printed, which many readers will
be interested IN. And not forgetting
the .'hd dies, = we have gfxan them 9
column entitled dad Eyening
Fairy Tale.' iddies, be suressto
have daddy read this column to- YOU
each week. This explains the new
service We will have for you each
week, in addition to our regular week
iy paper. & ss,is.. II. s5s3sSt
a. Now a word about the part Of the
;paper printed at home. For the past
year we have devoted the paper to
news OF Washburn and the county.
Endeavored to cover the more imr2r
ant news items Of the county. And in
this RESP e:tsrwe feel we have done SO
better than any other paper IN the
county. 4.
.SS Each week we have had more conn
ty correspondent than any other pa
per Id s the county, which cover the;
four corners We have printed more MOI
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10
FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN 8. D.

William Holt, who was a former
resident of Washburn, died at his
home at Trip, s. D., last week after g
prolonged illness Of heart disease and
other complications -. =
MIR. Holt will be remembered as a
young man who was employed as
bookkeeper and clerk at the Thos.
Thompson Hdwe Co., back in 1915. He
was also employed for a time at Viii
ton. While resident Of Washburns
he met Miss Mile Gearhart, who was
assistant superintendent of schools at
that time. and later they were married
here. For the past few years he had
been employed by lumber company
at Trip in the neighborlng state.
About the first Of the year he was
taken sick, and friends who were in
touch with the family learned he had
greatly improved, until the news Of
his death was received, which was
sudden, and unexpected. Mr.. Holt was
thought to be about 45 years Of age.
It is understood there are no children
in. the family.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10

WANTED SEED GRAIN AND FEED
Pursuan: to petitions filed under the
provisions Of the Seed and Feed Bond
ing Act, the County i Commissioners
are requested to furnish seed and feed
to- inhab bitants OF this county IN need
thereof, who are unable to otherwise
procure the same. S.533.ss: s3532
sS All parties having seed grain and
feed forssale who are interested in dis;
posing of, the same to the county are
requested 10 immed diateiy communi:
cate with the undersigned, stating the
squantity quality and price Of said
grain, and also "a { forward q sample
sofs the seed q 5this ofnce :5
The commissio onerl desire to 5pur-
chlase ~ much seed and feed locally
Eass d / IL possible ana il ordsr g definitely
sascsItains &c ths aliiest spossible mo-
snsnt yhethhsrs O. not . sum eient quan.
stity On ~ had HIN Tho county e
supply githss - ulri1gIsntiy rs.
M ca t(hsst iini ilia dists alftsnt1pa d
- 4 '. i 81 partis . a q 4
aIf.I
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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10
WILL ORGANIZE
POTATO GROWERS
ASSOCIATION

Much interest was shown by the
small crowd at the Court House We'd
nesday evening, when Mr.. Couey OF
the agricultural college gave talk
on diversified farming. -
Mr.. Couey spoke chiefly on the sub
ject of potatoes and their diseases
and much useful and practical infor-
nation was given. He urged the
adoption of a popular variety, stat
ing that a better price could be had
when a community grew the same po
tato. He recommended the forming of
Potato Association for Washburn as
other towns in. the county have done
state have done.
At the meeting Wednesday 1t was
the Intention to form an association,
but owing to the small crowd, which
was due to the bad roads and night
meeting many farmers could not get
in, those present decided to call an
other meeting, at which time an as
sociation will be formed. The date Of
the next meeting has been set for
Saturday, March 18, at the court house
at p. NJ AT that time an assocfa-
ton will be formed and matters of
available> seed and placing orders for
certified seed will be taken up. A
standard variety for the community
will also be selected at that time.
Every farmer who is interested in
potato growing is urged to attend
this meeting, as the more farmers
who attend, the bigger success the
meeting will be. Remember the date,
Saturday, March 1S.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10
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*,:svERD'.RFUl.I|;Pl' u U.I|;l''

Emily and: Fred a Renners are on the
sick list
Mrs. Dun Mond was nicely surprised
a.-ondaY afternoon when twenty-sey-
on Of her friends dropped IN to cele.
sbrate her birthday. B:
Reinholdt oehring spent Sunday at
Rothmanss i53 9.
Myrtle and Esther Youngberg and
gBenniesJ Johnson spent Sunday ct Hen
~ she1don's
&c Jchns Rothman is slowly recovering
from fas ssprained ankl ss,ss
dr., and Mrs. Matt Rothnaan return
ed from Turtle Lake where they ct:
tended the funeral of their small
grandson. S.;ss
otto Goehring has 'been unable 70
attend school this eek 4Un account sof
B Rainholdt 8 ma Edwin Goehring won't
III Vyashburn Tuesday III attend sparo.
SchiaI sschoo
weeto carrie SSon Sbusinsss
insF5lkatk aaturd ,ssgs; S,s5s d;
slc0lns opniIlg sprdll,I,
and hop there soon iillss car roalds: \ z:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10
ScuioolNo1r{

Aage Carstens was promoted to the
7th grade this week.
T The 9Th grade is working with per-
centage in arithmetic.
The second grade language and
reading work this week has been about
cotton. n se
The "A class of the 1st grade room
began the study Of spelling this week.
The language work for the first
grade has been about Stevenson's po.
EN-, "The Wind"
Twenty pupils In the 3-4 grade
room brought back their health certi-
fcates for the fourth time this term.
Weight tags were given to the grade
pupils last week The actual weight
Of tha pupil was. given and also the
weight ha ought to weigh for his
height. <, 5s.
Report cards are out: this week. 4
The general science class has a new
book entitled "Civic Science in the
Home 1t is a practical book and its
local and mediate value makes it q
highly interesting one to study.
Mr.. Potter of the Potter entertain
ers, who appeared on the lyceum
course last week, was at school Thurs:
day and spoke to the 7-s grades and
high school. He spoke on the value
of education and also recited humor.
GUS poems and stories. t;3's
The lyceum course has been com:
ipleted. The talent was all saitsfac--
tory and we know the financial condi-
tion OF the project. The total expense
Of the course was -$32O.75. The total
receipts for tickets sold, candy sales
and magazine sales were $337.32. The
balance on hand, $16.57, will be ap:
piled on an encyclopedia bought re-
Gently. Z. s..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10
DATE OF SCHOOL LAND GALE

The state and school lands in tho.
county that are not already leased to-
parties will be auctioned of to the
highest bidder here at Washburn,
Wednesday, April IL, at 10 A. M. This
has always been an interesting date
for the farmers Of the county, as men
from all over the county come to bid
on the lands. Many get the quarter
they want at q very low rental while
others 60 as high as hundred or two
hundred dollars. ,5ss. s.sss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10
Last GAME BEFORE
>THE TOURNAMENT

The high school basket ball team
plays at Underwood tonight with the
Underwood team. This will be the
last game for the high school team be.
fore the county tournament, which
will be held here March 1928 and "a.
The tournament was to have been
held last week, but owing to the bad
roads it was postponed. -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10
Do You Want to
Sell Your Land7

shall make special effort to sell
Mclean County farms during spring
and summer. You name your lowest
price and make terms reasonable and
/ will do the rest. Don't write or
come in unless you mean business.
5..is gu. *. l.l5 KARL KLEIN,
Z III - Washburn, N. o..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10
TO EY EL
LEAGUE PR 0GRAlM. i
IT AL THING
sWoULpENoT$N o INMATE MENTOR
GoyERNoR Alto oRNEY GEN s55:ss
81 EI7AL OR. SENATOR ss:

ssslNOuLD NOT N MIN NATE MENTOR
.GoYERNOR,sATTO TORNEY GEN -s
Ssss ERAl OR SENATOR
What Townley Proposed @ at Minot
Nonparty Meet tSii 7
d Concentratio nsof effort TO retain
control Of at least a portion OF the
HI state Legislature. s f.
ss$ B Nomination Of no candl ldates for
!: 4: governor, attorney general, United
s States senator and cong ngressmanSin $s
districts where the league *ts liz the
7 5S minority
Saving 81 the league t.prog ogram'
laws by preventing the oppos osition
s from gaining complete mastery OF 81
the. legislature. IL &. 4S:t
S5s Retention Of present state officials
8ls and require Of them that they live
up TO promises to give the pros,
81. gram Il ''tai 1 9 trlal i. :,
Minot, N. D., Feb. 81. Declaring
/ that there has been too much hate in
North Dakota i in the past, and that.
there has been too much elimination
and drecrimination and offering what he.
termed suggestion !" or rather the
proposed balance OF power plan,
c.. Townley addressed a meeting OF
between 200 and 800 IS Nonpartisan
leaguers in MinOt last evening. The
Minot meeting he explained, was mere
lys 81 test meeting, and he does not
know whether other meetings will be-
he arranged for in the state as he re-,
turned to, Minneapolis today. sssy. s
81 did not intend to discuss the mat
I ter in North Dakota for two sor three
years. Mr.. Townley told the meet.
4 Ing. 81 knew that you must lose an
election before the time would be ripe.
for presenting such q plan; because
you would not listen to it. before. /
4 did not want You to lose an election
,;and ]. came to North Dakota to cele-
brate with you q day sfter the cleo
tion. 4 zss,;5s &;
II SssS5 Il did not intend to make the pro-
posed balance OF power plan an issue
in North Dakota MY idea was to pre-
sent 1t to the state convention, but
certain gentlemen have found it to
their aavantage and dgment to mis-
represent the plan and ALSO my under
standing Of It, and In selfdefense ! am
compelled to come ont here to talk to
You about Il. = 3 .:s. q.
The proposed balance OF power plan,
as briefly. outlined by Mr.. Townley,
would be for the league to not nOmin-:
sRte men for state onces., but let the
eague members selves vote for
4WhOmeyer they bellows best fitted for
the ONCE and II at the end Ssof two
years the men have not carried ont
the league program as tar as ID poss-5
1 ible, then let the league step in and:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10

the home Monday afternoon whore
Rev. Burgnm conducted the service:
Mrs. Partridge will be- deeply missed
In the neighhorh hood The family has
the sincere sympathy Of the: commun= :;
ity. 3 q
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10
WAN rs

FOR SALE-Recleaned Yellow Bloss--
ON Sweet Clover Seed at 2 cents, AL
BERT PETERSON. 3.24
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10

WANTED Position on a farm for s
months. State wages you are willing
to pay. Address a. r. J.. BOX As. Coal.
;Harbor, N. D. 3.24
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10

FOR SALE - Bronze Grass Seed, 8
cents per pound; Slender Wheat Grass
Seed, s cents Per pound. Genuine
Grimm Alfalfa Seed, 80 cents per
pound. q, 3. SLAGG, Washburn. s ~
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-03-10

FOR RENT-TIIE SEX Section IL
1881, ON the highway between VIII
ton and sWashb all under cultiva-
tion. For particulars address a. KAs:s "a &
.oFsKY. spooner. Wis. s. 22-17tf
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-10
The Old Reliable Banking Institution of the CITY,

We have the following equipment
A Dicta@raph Service, which connects the offices Of
all OF our officers We talk in whisper and be heard
in any part OF our palaa banking house by the person to
whom we desire to speak.
We have installed the Burroughs Adding Machine E.
E quplent OF bookkeeping Tits the most to-date sys-
tenn in uSe ~.
W. have thirty three ton steel vault with nine ton
round steel door We have five hundred safety deposit
boxes III which you can keep money! ewery, deeds,
Wills insurance papers and the like. You keep one key
and we the other We cannot get into your box without
you are present with your ownkey. Tryit The cost av-
eraees only twenty-five cents month"; three dollars Der
year. ..x'x
We have 50 arranged that you can BEGIN saving with
." low amount one cent you Join the Christmas Saw
mes Clubs We have polte corp Of book-keepers and
clerks. We will invest your money in any way YOU indi-
cate We have few houses which we can sell on lon6
time payments. Call and see US about them. Small cash
payment taken.
We are making drive for Million Dollars in depos~
its. We have now about half that amount and we want
YOU TO help us to reach the goal which we have SET We
live friendly community and we want to Greet our
friends
Mechanics Savings Bank Stock now for sale. Cali and
see US about It.
8 A. M. TO 2P. M
8 A. M. TO . =. M
k, Richmond, Virginia
sjf., Cashier IA. Tenant Vice-Pres
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
NETWORK OF GOOD ROADS

"Jefferson county will have an enviable mile age of splendid roads when the program out lined by the board of revenue for road con- struction is completed, together with what will be built within the county by the state and federal government part of the states system of nty-seat-to-county-seat high ways" says D. C. Ball, chairman of the board
 "We are practically assured of an expendi- ture by the state and federal government in the county of $2,20o,o00 on the seven projects outlined by the board, which W. S. Kellar, state highway engineer, will recommend to the state highway commission, and it is possible that we may get at least one other additional road.
 'This, together with the $1,6o0,ooo which the county will devote to road construction with funds to be derived from sale of the recently authorized $2,0Oo,Oo6 worth of county road improvement bonds will give Jefferson county a system of roadways second to none, in my opinion. There will be no room for complaint on the road question when this program goes through"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19

Warrior barge line. The Mobile and Ohio would benefit by the movement because it would have long haul on the grain from St. Louis to the port of Tuscaloosa, but the barge line would also benefit by having the business the rest of the way.
 Mobile shippers have taken the matter in hand and will urge Theodore Brent, manager of the Mississippi Warrior barge line systems, to arrange joint rates with the Mobile and Ohio. With friendly attitude on the part of the Mobile and Ohio, joint rates of satisfac- tory nature ought to be established without dif- ficulty and in short order.
 The regular movement of grain and other products from St. Louis to the gulf via the Warrior would serve greatly to build up the prestige of the river service. The lower rates incident to the use of the river justify this business.
 There is no more reason why the Warrior river should not be declared trunk line car Tier entitled to participation in joint through rates with the rail carriers and getting fair proportion of the joint rates than that the Frisco system should not be so treated by the Southern, the Illinois Central and other con- meeting rail lines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19

opportune times and invariably sent shivers up and down the backs of the people they called on, whether they had an old grievance to air or were merely paying friendly visit The chain-clanking ghost was the worst of alL Nobody has ever been able to get along socially with chain-clanker. It simply couldn't he done. And it is doubtful if any of the earlier ghosts who caused disturbances at the mid night hour, or whereabouts, were the sort a normally constituted person would care to have about the premises. They smacked too much of the charnel house and eternal damnation.
 The new ghost, judging from the scientific reports, is pleasant sort of creature who is worth knowing. In time-provided the sci entists keep making discoveries in the spirit world-it may be quite the fashion to ask, Do you keep ghost?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
EARLY REGISTERING URGED

Persons entitled to register at the present sittings of the board of registrars, which will continue at the courthouse until March 31. should do so as early as possible in order that there may be plenty of time to get their names on the qualified list of voters which will be published early in April" says George Whit field of the probate court.
 'If they wait until the last to register, it may be too late to get their names published on the official list, and then they will suffer considerable inconvenience and trouble when voting by having to take the challenged voters oath. In holding the election the officers are guided by the published list, and those not on it have to take the challenge oath.
 By registering early plenty of time will be given the officials making up the list to get all names on there and confusion and incon- venience will be avoided by the voter at the polls on election day. The official list will be published between April and Is, and sup plemental list ten days later containing the names of persons who through inadyertance have been omitted from the list"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
PRAISE FOR DOG SHOW

'The bench show held in Birmingham Fri day and yesterday under the auspices of the local kennel club was undoubtedly one of the best of it's kind ever held in the south" said Col. T. T. Ashford, one of the best informed dog fanciers of the state, having owned and bred some of the most noted bird dogs in the United States.
 "The high, class and quality of the dogs shown was equal to anything ever held m Madison Square, New York, and incidentally the points awarded are of equal value. An other feature of interest was the large number of fine dogs shown that were owned by local fanciers, which included almost every breed. From the standpoint of the lover of fine bred dogs the show was success in every partic- ular.r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
JUDGE LANDS DECIDES TO
 QUIT THE BENCH

After spending 17 years on the federal bench and becoming perhaps the best known judge in America, Judge K. M. Landis has re- signed to devote his entire time to baseball. He states, ehzracteristically, that there are not enough hours in day for him to do the work of the two positions he has been holding for the past 15 months.
 In spite of the criticism to which he has been subjected ever since he combined the duties io6 a baseball arbiter with those of federal judge it is unlikely that any official action would hxve to be taken against him. He has a unique personality. His reputation for plain speaking and vhst is known as ''horse sense" made him both popular and efficient judge. No ons has ever questioned his fearlessness on the bench and while some of his decisions seemed freakish, they had great deal of com mon sense behind them. For instance, he re- leased 19-year-old defaulter, bank teller of Ottawa, nl., on bis own recognizance, when he learned of the small salary paid him, and cen sured bank officials for entrusting large sums of money to boy who received barely enough to 1.-Two on. Yet, those officials were not with out blame for their employees downfall.
 The attacks made on Judge Landis may have had something to do with his resignation, although he professed to ignore them He has chosen the best way out of dilemma. Re gzrdless of his integrity, the spectacle of federal judge acting in another capacity for a salary more than five times as large as fed eral judges receive, while retaining his position on the bench, was not in accordance with the best traditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
UP-TO-DATE GHOST IS PLEASANT TO MEET

Our thanks are due to Prof. Charles Richct, member of the French Institute, for introduc- ing us to a new kind of ghost Prof. Richet announced his discoveries in an address be- fore the Academy of Science in Paris.
 The old-fashioned ghost, who either groaned horribly or maintained a silence that was more depressing still; who clanked chains, cast a chill on terrified mortals and was far less palpable than London fog, is thing of the past, according to Prof. Richet The modern ghost, who has been given serious consideration by such scientists as Sir William Grookes and Sir Oliver Lodge, and is still being pursued oy A. Conan Doyle, possesses body and substance, is warm to touch, has eyes that see, voice that is agreeable to hear, carbonic acid breath, walks as mortals do and can clutch anything it cares to with ghostly fingers. The up-to-date visitor from another world has a personality and the attributes of life.
 This, to say the least, is a most cheering thought. The chief objection to ghosts in the past was the fact that they were so "un- chubby" They were not pleasant to have around. They had way of appearing at in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-19
SANG ABOVE HIM

"There is one form of pretense in which it were useless for me to indulge" said o. L. Bum. q do not like what they call high-class music. I never did and l don't believe I ever will. It has been that way with me always.
 Back about 30 years ago when I was mere lad working in Little Rock as an express mes senger running between there and Memphis, I had a night off. I saw where one Emma Abbott was to sing at $8 the throw for the best seats. I was not making large salary at the time, but the price caught my eye. thought what they had the nerve to charge s8 for ought to be the real article.
 "So, compromised on $5 seat in the gal lery, where I was stuffed in like a sardine. The lady duly appeared and sang couple of numbers in which it seemed to me that the prime motive was to see how long and how high the voice could reach, but I could not grasp the music of it. I bowed myself out and gave my ticket to highbrow on the outside who did not have the price"