The Washburn leader. [volume], April 24, 1897, Image 1

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H. 11. Hnines. of South Washburn, oc
cupied two or three days this wpek in
linking a round trip to the"St.*te capital.
H. J. Fritz, of Nettlo Orn"k. wn'
transacting business at the county capi
tal, Friday.
A baby girl is a new addition to the
family of Mr. and Mrs. Lsvi P. Force. It
was born Tuesday.
Mrs. W. H. H. Mercer, of the Painted
Woods, and Mrs. William Harris, of Hnnt
inf? Lodge, were Washburn visitors and
LEADEB callers, Monday.
Auditor Johnson and Treasurer Mann
took a spin out to Lake Ethel, one day
this week. They pronounced the trail
on that route as "passably good."
James Johnson the old vetoran ttoldier
stopping at Werner's lanch. Painted
Woods,- is lyingjvery sick there, with but
little hope for his.recovery, ho being near
seventy years old.
Wheat jumped up five cants, Saturday,
in Chicago, when the Turkish declaration
of war, struck that town. Farmers will
appreciate the boom in wheat
AtThe sale of A1 Sheldon's effects,
drew quite- a crowd into the county
capital, Saturday. The personal property
sold well the bidding being quite spirited.
Sheriff Hultberg was auctioneer and he
made a good one.
William, Kirkwood. formerly of Coal
Harbor, reached Washburn, Friday even
ing from a six months visit among old
neighbors and relatives inMaryland. Mr.
Kirkwood says North Dakota suits him,
anu in future will abide here.
The outbreak of the war between Tur
key and Greece, with a further prospect
of involving some of the greater nations
of Europe, and consequent for our wheat,
has encouraged the farmers of this section
to pnt in all the seed they can. Floods
in Red River Valley and South Dakota
will prevent much of the lowlonds from
being seeded, this season.
Perfecto Ferdinttndez, the musical
rodegy and expe.rt horseman, accom
panied by Frank Egan came over from
New Rookford last week. looking for Col.
J. C. Dwyer's horse herds. The hard win
ter anowed the life out of the bunch, if
all flying reports are faithfully verified,and
Perfec.said Jack would be over in a few
days himself—would bring along a pick
and shovel and see that the dcfanot ani
mals created no pestilence here.
Frank Peterson of Painted Woods, Dead
A1 Merrill, coming from Bismarck,
Thursday brought word from Painted
Woods store that Frank Peterson, aa old
resident of that neighborhood, was dead,
'being only sick, three days. Dr. Forbes
had boen sent tor Wednesday, and found
Mr. l'eterson suffering from a sudden and
dangerous attack of peritonitod and but
little could be hoped for, though every
effort was made by the use of the reme
dies applied in such cases, to stay the
hand of death—but it seemsd—in vain.
Mr. Peterson was not over 85 years of
age, and haves a wife and five small
children te morn Ins untimely taking off.
He was an honest sober and industrious
young man and a credit to the community
where ha has.long made his home.
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Local New?
Jndge Bwrtels, of Turtle Lake, WHS
W tshburn vi-sitar Fri '.a
An all day rain throughout McLean
county, Wednesday, lias since given the
prairie a greenish tint.
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Mayor Baxter of the Waehhurn Mill
Company, accompanied by Mr. Satter
luiid. took a drive tip to Coal Harbor and
back—Sunday and Monday.
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As the IiEAtiBK goes to press,
cable dispatches announce a
great battle in progress between
the Greeks and the Turks on
plains pt Larisea. Minor en-,
gage men ts have taken place
daily during the past Week be-'
tween the combiittantb ivith
varying fortunes. The defeat
of the Greeks in the battle n6w
progress, would be disaster
ous. and almost irretrievable
one.
A sensation has been spriitig
in Bismarck by the new Secre
tary of War—Qen. Alger—re
*f -M voking the order:' for the new
military post
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There will be a social at the Wrshbuin
court, house on the evening of Satcrdir ,'
Ma/ li-t. A general invitation iR extern
ed and a great, good time expected.
Chairman Wing of the County Board,
was LEADER caller. Monday. He re
ports everybody in Nettle Creek Town
ship busy with their spring seeding, &
Deputy tin me Warden Falconer was up
W.'ishburn way. Saturday—on a little spin.
The new gnme law giaes him enlarged
powers.
According to the new game law, it wiil
cost the person' trapping a beaver or an
otter $100 fine for each or every animal
of these species so car.ght. shot or killed
in North Dakota. These animal* here
belong to the State, now.
Postmaster Fairman, of Falconer, is
building an add'tion to his residence,
which when completed, and with the
thrifty young grove of cottonwood near
by, will set off the postoffice surround
ings, handsomely.
Mannger Neal, of the Benton Ranch
Douglass River, rested at the Merchants
Tuesday evening—coming up from the
capital city. In a few days Mr. Neal will
have brought up the ranch for sum
mer ranging—250 head of young cattle
just arrived at Bismarck—shipped in from
Minnesota. The LEADEB acknowledges
a
pleasant ci^U from Mr. Neal while in town
Fred Mellili. the energetic and prosper
ous otockman of the Turtle Lake range,
was a LEADEB caller, Saturday. Mr. Mel
lin plauked down one dollar and a half
for the home papter and the Twice-a-week
Minneapolis Tribune. He is interested in
the war in Europe and thinks the Tribuna
will keep in good sight of things, and
make truthful record of the events as
they occur.
dharles Hoover the long time farmer
and sheep raiser of Buffalo Paunch creek,
reached Waahburn from Harvejr on the
Soo, Saturday. Mr. Hoover supplies
Weils county people with youug seedling
box elder, ash and cotton woods, taken
from the Missouri river bottom lands.
Charley thoroughly undersands the secrets
of successful tree planting, and will make
no failure in going into the tree business.
Starts up Again.
The sound of the Washburn Mill whis
tle broke the rttillness of our town Tues
day morning and is now ruuning twelve
hours everjj day—seven to Beven. Mr.
Baxter has his coat off and is personally
superintending affairs at the mill. The
flour turned out is fnlly equal in grade to
the Bismarck, foinueapo ii or any other of
the standard nulls. Mr. Richards the
miller in charge—an expert in the new
roller, flour making process—will con-,
tinue to turn out a grade of flour from
our wheat that McLean county people
may be proud of.
Comes Home.
Jnines Bartran, jr., reached Washburn,
Wednesday, after an absence of two
years. Since leaving hers Jim has beheld
the boulders and wild bears of Montana,
the fish eating denizens of Idaho: the
Web Feet maids of the Williamette. and
the mule deer and rattlesnakes of the
timbered mountains of *'hard up" Wash
ington. And last but not the least of
things seen—but a eight most pitiful—be
wintered at a ranoh in the bad lands west
of the Little Missouri River where they
lost 900 sheep by starvation out of a to
tal of 1600, and dead cattle "til yon can't
rest." Jim is now on his road to the
big beaver dams ou the middle branch of
the Douglass River—where he says he
will locate a claim, settle down—and be a
•'good old man."
LeiMlnK of N. P. Lands.''
There are
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In another column, will be. found
tice from F. W. Wiljsey, Eastern Land
agent of the Northern Paeifto, St. Paul,
offering for lease the companys lands for
hay rod grazing privileges. It is the de
sire of the oompanv to lease for a term ol
five years, althongn leases for one jeai
are made, and should there be a purch.as
er for the land before the expiration ot
the .lease, the leasee will be given first
chance! to purchase property or in case ht
dTes it desire to buy the land, will bt
(riven opportunity to rfa.ove any' lm
provements that -ht flight h^Ve made
Hay and grazing privileges per lection ir
offered at from $20 to f40 for Ave yean,
—no bills less than $2.50 fait the seasoi
being considered. Daring the' season oi
18U6, all the Northern Pacifio lands ir
tils eo.unty twe extmiiuQ and a valu«
put tpou tbe laud at well as grazini
privileges. The price at wbiph lands ar.
heldf may be aoertain by aodreeeing
W. Wilsey. Eastern Laud Afceut, Bt. Pan)
Minn. For further informMtion apply ti
Joliu Satterluni^WiMh^uru.
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Volume 7. Washburn, McLean County, North Dakota, Saturday, April 24, 189?.
R2ADfNG FOR CHILDREN.
Cliarlei Dudley Warner's Views oo Juve
nile XJU:ratur«i.
Charles Dudley Warner, in-a re
cent address before the Public Edu
cation association, said:
"When I went to a district school
as a boy, I got more bad air than
good in the schoolroom, and the in
struction was of the same order. It
is as bad to put weak thought into
the mind of a child as it is to shffl l.
hinj up with bad air. The idea-of
beginning the young mind with
something worth while is growing
among teachers. There are always
persons ready to give us what we
want. So soon as literature for the
young was wanted our shelves were
covered with books about 'Little
Johnny and the Pig,' 'Did the Pig
Have a Curly Wig?' and 'Did John
ny Love the Pig?' Finally we dis
covered that we needed something
else, and at the same time we made
the great discovery that the teacher
himself must know something, a
revelation to many people. The
teachers are beginning 'to under
stand that they must themselves be
in the stream of literature in order
to teach it properly. Rather than
all the dates in history I would have
a child learn to love one sweet
poem, even a minor poem, that
made him want another. Teachers
are beginning to understand that it
is as well to open a door that goes
somewhere instead of into a hole in
the ground. The door should lead
into the world of ideas, which is
the world of history also.
"Literature is not an accomplish
ment, something to round off an
education, but it is the vitaf sub
stance of the child's mind. The
sympathy with real literature
should bp put into the child's mind
very early, for it is marvelous how
apt the child is to take the wrong
thing. How easy it is when the
child is from 6 to 10 to turn its mind
to what really develops and calls
out the natural capacity. A child at
that age is interested in any'real
story, and any real story is good lit
erature. I never knew a child in an
intelligent family who was not ab
sorbed in the story of the Odyssey
and who did not take all the genu
ine things with eagerness. Why,
the Little Pig is nowhere, and Jim
my, compared with Ulysses, is no
where in the interest of an ordinary
child.
"The nonliterary teaching is bad,
not only for the child, but for the
teacher. We should all he idiotic if
we had to read ordinary textbooks
for a year. The teacher, if he is to
grow, must feed on real things, and
flie child at once knows the perfunc
tory things. He then thinks of out-,
doors as life, and why should not
life be indoors Let John Burroughs
talk, aud life is indoors. He does not
write for children. 1 wish nobody
had ever written a word for chil
dren. The silly people who try to
write down to children had better
try to writs down to themselves. Of
all the worst influences of modern
life, one of the most diluted is what
is called children's literature. 1
would give a child no literature 1
did not like myself. Not that chil
dren should read Kant, or John Stu
art Mill, or even Turgeneff or
George Eliot, but there is plenty
that is full of life, that will strength
en and invigorate the mind, that a
child can understand and that will
oall him, as he goes along, into the
higher walks of literature. A word
about a kindred subject. While I am
a great advocate of kindergartens,
there is too much babyishness there.
The child i? quick to take impres
sions, and they mix colors dreadful
ly there."—Detroit Free Press.
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great many spiders, espe­
cially among the tropical varieties,
which have three eyes, one on each side
of the head and the third exnctly in the
ofenter of the!''forehead.'' This middle
or third eye
is alw&ys
tlia Jargest.
'f"j" '*.* J,n EST RAY. '•'"I
Came to my plaee from Samuel Browu's
ranch, Dog Deioi, onestrky colt, two years
ild this sprjng. A, sorrel.1 Star on fore
head. No brands. OIJP CASPRA.
Turtle Lake, N.
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Notice lor Bids.
BIDS will be received ly Veeder School
townsbip oiv ttie 1st of Jane, 1897', for
painting sal^cpl boose with two coats of
ood paint, r(Kf npt inslodM. Board re
erves the right tp «jeut any and all bids
Gknooii -BOABD or
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SESlD CORN and Hulless Barley
ut the Right Place
Coal Harbor.
STRAYED AWAY.
A puir of horses. One a brown—three
years old this spring. And one a mouse
colored grey, four years old this spring.
No brands, but fsretops cut off las£ sum
mer. Will pay five dollars for their re
cover*'.
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more sections for a term of five years
with permission to fence, is offered at
special rates. For further information
call on Mr. J. Satterlund, Washburn, North
Dakoka or write direct, to the undersigned
at 8t..Paul, Minnesota.
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Company
Teial gross amount for
Losses $ 108,510 27
Deduct reinsurance
aud salvage claims
tlivreou ,,i3'1
Nei, mount of imp 11 li.sses,
Aino.int of unearned premiums on
all outstanding risks
1) for unpaid Dividends
Due for Cammissions and Brokerage 45,415 5d
All other liabilities, reinsurance un
paid S/ 39 89, lelnsurance for con
tingent liability, $50,ooo oo
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Town
SHIP.
Wanted-Anldea
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JOS. EL* 0LJ8ON,
Washburn, N. D.^f
Do You Want SOIIIBIIIIIIB for N«»*1III»B?
A $45 music box. To be given away
July 4. 1897. It will cost you nothing
To those who will buy goods at my store
and pay cash, or to those who will settle
old accounts, will be given this valuable
instrument. It is now on exhibition at
my store. Call and get particulars aud
see what you can get for nothing.
AUGUST H. W AIILJ
Notice.
Ths hay and grazing privilege on
Northern Pscific lands is offered to party
forwarding the first satis aCtorv remit
tance for privilege wanted to F. W. Wil
sey, Eastern Land Agent at St. Paul,
Minnesota. The grazing privilege on one
F. W. WIIISEY.
Eastern Land Aijent
\TKMENT for tlie ypar mime nwenuier
:11st. A. i»., IHOti, or the condition and affairs
of the Niagara Fire Insurance '"'Uany of
vow York, N. Y., orgimlzvtl under tlie wtts of
the State of New York, made to the oin
nii' Kimitr of Insurance of the Mate of North
Dakota, In pursuance of the laws of saiu state.
President, HaraUl llornirk.
Secretary, (ieorue Dewey.
'Vice !'re»idi lit, lieorpoC. Horn.
Principal office, .35-7, lhoadway. New \ork,
Attorney for service In the State of Nortli
l)ai.«ta:
Name, Commissioner of Insurance.
Location. Hisniarck, N._ l.
Organized or li:eor|miiiU.'d July, 1*®.
Cumnieuced business, August 1850.
CAPITAL.
Amount of Capital Stuck paid up in
$
ASSETS.
Value of Heal Ksutte owned by tlie
Company
Loans oil bonds and mortgage
Uuited States stocks and iSonds 1
Kailroad Bonds and Stocks
ftate. eity. county and other bonds
bank Stocks.
Other Corperatirtn stocks
Ixiuns on Collatteral bocurlty
ash on band njjd in bank
Interlst due auir accrued
Premiums i-i course of collection, and
transmission
'IMils receivable, not matured, taken
for Fire Itisks
I'edts due and accured
All other sums due the company
Total assets
500,000 00
$
982,000 00
12S,200 00
945,730 00
123,43!) 17
5,878 08
237,517 00
93 08
8,372 00
12,022 3D
$ 3,4Wi,095.03
LIABILITIES.
(iros claims for losses,
adjusted and unpaid
Gross claims for action
has been taken taken
Losses resisted by the
117.188 52
59 439 00
1,487,930 74
RECEIPTS.
Premiums received during ibe year
received
1,503,
,720 CI
Cash ,,
Interest ami dividends
during tne year
ltents received timlug the year
Total receipts $ l,023,3B(i
Total dlsburhinents
NORTH DAKOTA
39,939 11
111, ?07 10
DISBURSEMENTS.
$
Losses-paid dnring the year
Dividends paid during the year
Paid for onnnlssion and Brokerage
Paid for salailes, fees and otuer
a
Paid for taxes
Aiuou.it of other disbursements
779,129 Oil
49,990 W)
305,073 90
144,320 00
37,808 88
127.533 00
1.444.088 77
BUSINESS.
Total risks during the year 317.M7
'lotal received during the
00
6,037 39
2,804 35
Totafiosses Incn-red during tlie year
Total aiiioi lit of losses paid during
me year "8
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
OFPICK OF OOMMlSHlONKll OK INHUKANCK,
1 K. 1J. Kuncher. Coniinlssioner of Insurance
of tlie Stale of North Jtakota. do hereby certify
tuuc the foregoing a true lihstra^t of tlie
oii»iiiul statement now ou file in this office.
in testimony wnereof, I liave hereunto setmy
liautl auil ailixed the seal of Mils ofllce at Bia,
itiuiok, tais aV'tn u»V -f .March. A. I»., 1897.
F. B. FANCHKR,
[SKA I.] Commissioner of lusurance.
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
OFFICK. OK COMMI-'HIi'WKIl OK 1S81'IM3ICK,
COMPANl'S CEBTICATB O* AUXHOWX*.
Whereas, the Niagara Fire Ifcurance Oom
nany of New York, a corporation organized un
uer tlie laws of the State of New Vork. lias
ffled in this office a sworn statement exhibiting
its condition and busUlness for the year euaiug
Lecembcr 31, lfU0, coufo.uiahle to tlie requli.j
mMtaof^tlie law/of this regulatiug the
biiHlums of Insurance, ana.
Whereas, The said
Mi
Coiuianyl,'«
IJled la tl is
office a duly Jeertltl copy of t. ihirter *iti
the requlitiulut of the lusurau^e u»ws afoio-
Therefore. 1 F. B. Fancher.. Cqramis
•loner 'of Ihsurauce of the Strte of North
™ota. uirsuaut to the provisions of^dlaws,
do hereby certify that tlie above
wanly f(|iiy einpow red, through us aiiiuonaw
atfent" to transw its appropriate business^of
Tlre lnsiiraiice In this State, ac girding to the
&ws 'to nntU the list, day of December^
^"lo't'iStmonv whereof, I hereunto set my hand
an'is^Xtiu'marck, this «toi day January,
... U. 1887.
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SATTERLUND & JOHNSON
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McLean County R^al Estate.
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Address, Washburn, North Dukot-a.
Taxes paid for non-residents
Collections made
Foreclosures attended td
Settlers located on government land3
Investments made in safe securities
Correspondence solicited-
:::DEALER IN4.::
Ready Made Clothing
To iny ready iii:id" clotiilng .1 Invito SJM-.-IIII
attention. Tnc uooils will bear your inspection.
If 1 can not suit you with tlie stock on hand. I
have facilities for snpiilyln!,' any kind of goods
anil style on short notice at prices as low.as the
Boots and Shoes
A variety of boots ami shofs urc constantly
kept on band. In boots and sli««»s I nm tffleriii»
Sti«r soino of tin best bargains beard of. W iw
the ehanire »f tlie season I .make smtabJu
elian^es In this department. Sood «ood a
reasonable prices
Dry Goods and Notions
"if"respectively' invite tiie'liulies"of Mcl,ean
county and vicinity to com- to my store and
eiiainfne my stock or dr.'goods and notions. I
liave a larpk variety of dress goods and am eou
stantly addintjinew and iinbiue'styles. My tjods
and my prices are my best recommendations-..
Crockery-Glassware
This is anew venture. 1 have recently put in
aiarire stock of crockery anil nl.issware. Ill"
stock Is new anil complete. The sell ctions are
UOdil ones. If there Is anything you want
tills line ymi should not fail to come to my store
and get what you want .^ ....
Groceries and Fruits
There is ID need In sen llni awa" ywr Ki"",
ceries and fruits. Try nu*. (iivi chance
to show you what I can do for you. vou want
tobuv.in iiuintitv I can supply y.. prices
lirnp'irtionately as l-nv as any eastern nouse
can sell their KOOIIS
At Prices to Suit Times
Ocneral 31ercliaii(liwe
WASHBURN, .'. NORTH DAKOTA
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We have the latest improvements
fcr the making oi flour. In point
of quality none is better than the
flour of our manufacture. It iS
recommended by all bakersas giv
ing better satisfaction than any
other. Our object is to pleass
and we do please. We guarantee
every sack as represented. Sold
by the sack or car load. Write
for prices. Flour exchanged tot
wheat.
Feed ground at 8 cents per sack—Ten sac)
or more.
WASHBURN MILUNC COMPAN
ANNOUNCE ME T.
I anouuee to patrons old and new and to th.3
public generally, that I keep everything in
the line of GROCERIES and DRY GOODS
Boots and shoes and alllkinds of foot weal
to be found a first class store. The Goods
that I show you, and want you to buy aife
fresh and first class. I keep no other kind.
Call, examine, satisfy yourself and purchase
your needs. Sign of the CHEAP CASH
STORE
H. L. MICHELSON,
FAMILY CROCERIES and
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The best trading place for the Parmer You
your Produce for Gtocerfc*
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