The Washburn leader. [volume], September 02, 1910, Image 1

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VOL. XXI NO, 10
Blame Paralysis
On Buffalo Gnat
Discovery Has Been Made by Physi
cian of Councils Bluff, Iowa
—Appears In June
Many conventions have been
held over the states lately by phy
sicians and the main topic has
been infantile paralysis. Dootors
in Council Bluffs, Iowa, now be
lieve they "have discovered the ori
gin of the dread disease and will
search for a remedy to eliminate it.
After laboring for weeks, they
unite in announcing that iu their
opinion, infantile paralysis, that
pot *only attacks children, but
adults, is produced by a small fly
ing insect, known throughout the
west as the buffalo gnat that makes
its appearance during June and
dissappears with the coming of the
first frost in antumn.
The physicians here state in
their report that they will file with
the Iowa state board of health that
the buffalo gnat has an equipment
of appendages corresponding al
most identically to those of the
mosquito that has been charged
with and convicted of carrying
the germs of yellow fever. It is a
blood sucker and they say it is ab
solutely the only winged insect
that will resolutely crawl under the
covers of the couch of its sleeping
victim, or find the skin of a person
in daylight by creeping under the
clothing. It is as persistent as it
is voracious, and it is almost im
possible to keep it out of the sleep
ing room.
Nature, the physicians here say,
has built the buffalo gnat on the
plan of the comma, so familiar in
punctuation. It has a hump on
its shoulders that it would seem
would keep it out of a well screen
ed apartment, but it will easily get
itself through meshes that are on
ly laTge enough to permit the in
sertion of an ordinary pin, as there
is a hollow under the hump that
permits of the contracting of the
body when it is crowding itself
through a small hole.
The buffalo gnat, the physicians
say, has the short antennae of
hairs characteristic of the yellow
fever mosquito and when placed
under a powerful lens, shows a
long, slender two-edged lance, a
small saw and the nose of the di
sease breeding mosquito. It car
ries a set of muscles that compress
the glands and squeezes from a
small sack in the head the paraly
sis germs, injecting them into the
system of its victim when it with
draws its sucking apparatus,
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The State News From
Our Many Exchanges
Allot the Papers Had Smarts to Make of the
Terrible Forest Fires in the West Which
Have Destroyed Much Property.
A farmer living near Beach end
ed bis life Monday by the revolver
rpute. It is thought the orop fail-,
lire was the cause of the act. It is
r*: said that wheat will yield from 18
|ft tQ.30. bushels per fibre and oats 30
to fifty in that district. What did
thepoor man want?
3 An attorney at Beach was arrest
TVed bhaTged with aiding a prisoner
to escape. Some arrests should be
made In this county on the same
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?A Livpna boy lost both legs -in
an (usoident last Saturday night
near Mandan. He had attended
the Buffalo Bill circus at Bismarck
earlier in the evening and it is
thought he was stealing a ride be
tween the two cities.
A band has been organized at
Turtle Lake with twenty-four mem
bers. G. O. Fries will be leader.
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A number of arrests have been
made in Minnesota of white men
for supplying Indians with liquor.
A justice court case was tried by
telephone iu Iowa. A firm violat
ed the pure food law, plead guilty
and paid their fine to the deputy
sheriff.
Mayor Gaynor of New York is
still improving. James Gallagher
who attempted to assassinate him
is now praying the mayor might
be spared to his family.
The editor of the Mercer Tele
gram evidently has never had his
skuli fractured. In last week's is
sue he told of a boyjpho had his
skull fractured in three places but
was not seriously injured.
The last land in the Devils Lake
district was taken this week by
homesteaders.
It looks as though some people
forget that there is a state law that
prohibits autoists from driving ov
er "twenty-five miles an hour on
any public road. The time to be
careful is before the accident.
Heaton Is Wiped
Out By a Cyclone
Cyclone Struck the City at Seven
O'clock in the Evening and It
Did Great Damage.
It is seldom that a cyclone is re
ported in this state but last Mon
day evening the little city of Heat
on, which is on the Turtle Lake
branch of the Northern Pacific
railroad was struck by a cyclone
that killed three persons and did
damage to every building in the
city. Some buildings were com
pletely demolished. A number of
the residents were injured ond out
side dootors had to be called.
Washburn School Notes
The Washburn city schools will
open for the 1910 '11 term on next
Tuesday, September 6th. The ne
cessary repairs are now being made
on the building, and everything is
being put in readiness for the year's
work. In order to obtain best re
sults, every effort should be made
to have pupils enter promptly at
the opening of the term. Every
pupil should bring his or her re
port card on entering and those
having state or county completion
certificates in any subjects should
bring them also. Such action is
more advisable for the reason that
the entire teaching force will be
new in Washburn.
Pupils will be classified in ac
cordance with the records left by
last year's faculty, and will be
placed in the classes,to which they
were promoted, or in which they
were retained, as the case may be.
High school work will be offered
in accordance with the require
ments of the North Dakota state
high school manual, and every ef
fort will be made to suit the work
in this department to the needs of
the students and at the same time
avoid a multiplicity of classes, and
thus give sufficient time for each
individual class. It is to be hoped
that a sufficient number will elect
some science study, such as botany,
to insure a rousing interest in suob
work. The first three years of Eng
lish will be offered,* also mathemat
ical branches, as Algebra and per
haps Plane or Solid Geometry. In
the languages, work will be open
in German and Latin as also in
Caesar or Cicero provided a suffic
iently large number elect these
branches. Other courses, such as
history and civil government will
be arranged in accordance with
the regulations of the state High
School Board and the needs of the
students will be taken into consid
eration in as far as possible.
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Garrison Piggers
Were Tipped-Off
Garrison Was Soon Cleaned Out, but
Who Let the Cat Out of the
Bag?—Were "Wise"
Word was received here Monday
that the sheriff was comiug to Gar
rison, and in a very few moments
after the message was received not
a blind pig was visible in our cityj
says the Independent. Is it any
wonder that an officer of the
law cannot do his duty when petty
offenders of every description are
assisted by so many confederates
who are wise to the movements at
both ends of the game? It is a
shame to say it, but it is neverthe
less a fact that there are citizens
right in our midst who are shelter
ing the blind-pigger and the gam
bler and who never hesitate to tip
thein off when they learn of a pro
posed' visit by an officer of the law.
Will the time ever come when the
minds of otherwise respectable cit
izens will cease to be distorted, and
their sense of right so benumbed
as to harbor in their midst a hord
of worthless loafers who prey off
their fellow men and give nothing
in return—not even thanks for the
tolieration? Their vevy presence
is contamination to all decency. It
is simply a matter of the education
of the people against the liquor.
The people who help to harbor this
worthless element have no respect
for them, in reality, and would not
be seen associating with them, but
it is what they have for sale that
appeals to the citizen. Their de
sire for the liquor overcomes their
respect for law and decency. When
the time comes that people will no
longer allow their depraved appe
tites to rule, then the selling of
liquor in defiance of law will cease,
and not before.
Same as Usual
The Underwood hunters have no
respect for law. Every year a few
weeks before the season opens they
are going out slaughtering the
chickens. It is to be regretted that
they have scared the law abiding
farmers so these "sooners" cannot
get what is coming to them.
Professor Has Arrived
Prof. H. T. Parker arrived in the
city Monday fnom Velva. He has
been spending the week making
the necessary preparations for the
opening of school next Monday.
During the summer Mr. Parker has
helped Editor Frances out on his
Velva paper and has been quite
successful with his work.
30,000,000 Bushels
Of Wheat In the State
A Tour Has Been Hade Of the State Which Gives
Oat This Good Report Which Was Not
Expected By Many People.
After a tour of three weeks over
the state, it is found by. those in
terested that North Dakota will
still be among the wheat growing
states. George Hempstead made
this tour in the interests of the
Alliance Hail Association and says
he believes the state will harvest
30,000,000 bushels of wheat. It
is a noticeable fact that good farm
ing pays. Fields given indifferent
cultivation look as though they
wonld hardly pay for the work of
outting. Hail losses are said to be
Conkling Correspondence
Miss Eula Emery who has spent
several weeks'at Jos. Slagg's left
for her home at Manilla, Iowa last
Monday.
The light frost last week did no
damage in this neighborhood.
Some of the ooanty seat visitors
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THE WASHBURN LEADER
WASHBURN, N. D., SEPTEMBER 2,1910
since last writing are: Wm. Doe
pke, Mr. and Mrs. Furst, Mrs. C.
Hefidricks, Arthur Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Thompson, Mrs- Wm.
and Leo Slagg. Mrs. Sayler. Mr.
and Mrs. Partridge. Fred Hoover
and John Barlow.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Porter and
daughter of Garrison visited at the
Ed Furst home from Friday until
Sunday.
Ernest Slagg was an over Sun
day visitor in Garrison last week.
J. H. Nicklin and wife and Mr.
Fred Hoover visited at the' Allen
home Sunday.
Messrs. John Fahlgren, Wm.
Partridge and Richard Daniels
spent last week fixing up the con
demned grade south of the school
house. It is now in fine shape.
The first month of school ended
August 26th. The pupils who were
neither absent nor tardy for the
month are: Elmer and Amy Fahl
gren. Daisy and Ella Doepke, Al
bert Thomsen, Herald and Nettie
Slagg and CI ara Partridge.
Republican State
Committee Meets
At Bismarck on September Ninth—
Forty-seven Counties to Be
Represented There
The committeemen selected by
the various county central commit
tees will meet at Bismarck, Sep
tember 9th to formulate the state
repuplican platform and inaugur
ate the state campaign. The mem
bers of the republican state com
ttifttela afre as follows: August
Short, Pembina D. J. Laxdahl,
Cavalier Gilbert Erickson, Park
River T. H. Tharaldson, Grafton
G. M. Johnson, Northwood J. D.
Bacon, Grand Forks A. O. Ander
son, Grand Forks A. T. Kraabel,
Clifford L. W. Schruth, Fargo J.
F. Callahan, Casselton S. G. Mor,
Buffalo E. H. My lira, Wahpeton
Hiram Soule. Cogswell Herman
Shirley. Enderlin E. J. Wanner,
Valley City David Bartlett, Coop
erstown C. N. Frich, Lakota W
H. Hannan, Clyde C. Lemieux,
Dunseith, J. S. Aaker. Esmond P.
J. McClory, Devils Lake A. Ege
land, Bisbee James A. Buchanan,
Jamestown: W. S. Blackwell, La
Moure Geo. Rose. Ellendale Lee
Petti bone, Dawson Wm. H. Mc
Master, Bismarck Joseph'Roach,
Minot L. Johnson. Overly P. B.
Wickliam, Glen Ullin R. H. John
son, Sheyenne John O. Hanchett,
Harvey Hans Rotligarn, Towner
R. D. Ward, Garrison Adam Na
gel, Lehr W. C. Forman, Hankin
son T. Torbenson, Nome P.
Reeve, Medora T. L. Tellisch, Os
nabrock A. J. Stafne, Williston,
T. Oksendahl, Rugby B. Nelson,
Flaxton, J. B, Carter, Brookbank
C. Welo, Velva Gottlieb Buesch
ler, Goodrich A. O. Smith, Max
bass. ___
Had a Bad Fire
The Klein elevator at Wilton
was burned to the ground Tuesday
evening.. There was a high wind
at the time and at times it looked
as though the greater part of the
city would be burned up. Fred
Klein who is the manager bad been
in Baldwin for several days and no
one had been in the elevator dur
ing his absence so it is rumored
the fire was .of inceniiary origin
Abont three carloads of feed and
some flour were burned. It is es
timated the Kleins loss above in
surance will be $3500. *The Soo
Line lost..three box cars and the
water tank.
& Now Under Control
The big forest fires are now said
to be under control. The loss of
life and property cannot be esti
mated as it has been so great.
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Exchanges Give
News Of Interest
Turtle Lake Claims to Be in the Corn
Belt this Season With Some
Very Big Results.
Mercer Telegram
The work of reconstructing the
bank is making rapid headway.
Schlettum and Pen son are]the con
tractors.
Little Mary Davidson has been
quite ill at the McFadden home
this week.
Again this month has the great
Angel Death spread his wings ov
er the home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Murphy—this time snatchiug away
the oniy child—a babe of only one
month.
The government has fixed the
maximum fine for placing writing
in packages sent through the mails
at $100. Heretofore there was a
penalty of $10 for anyone who com
mitted the offense.
Underwood Journal
Miss Mamie Brewster entertain
ed a party of young friends at her
home near the river last Saturday
eve. The party was given in hon
or of Miss Forbes and Miss Wahl
of Washburn who are visiting at
the Brewster home.
O. C. Grosz returned the latter
part of the week from a trip to Ev
erets. S. D. Mr. Grosz says that
the crops in that vicinity are fair
but around Aberdeen are practic
ally dried up. There will be no
potatoes in that country.
Geo. Bucholtz, the new marsball
is taking up his duties with a vim
and wants the citizens to under
stand that the city ordinances en
acted by our city fathers must be
respected. His attention given to
the lighting of the street lamps
every evening
is
a noticeable im­
provement to tin' village.
Turtle Lake Wave
They tell us there is corn near
Turtle Lake that will make fifty
bushels to the acre but we haven't
seen any of it yet.
Holvar Skogsmark last week sold
his farm east of town to Jacob Kus
ler for $20 an acre. .There is some
thing near a section of this land.
Threshing begins next week all
headed grain must go through the
sweating process before it is thresh
ed and some of it is sweating very
hard in spite of the unusually cool
August.
Leprosy Can Be Cored
By Vaccine of Serum
Long Years of Experiment at Last to Be Reward
ed by Success—The United States to Get
All the Credit For Discovery.
Three surgeons of the United
States health and marine hospitals
have made a discovery at Molokai,
the Coralis prison for the plague
stricken in the Hawaiian group.
They have produced a vaccine
for the cure or prevention of lep
rosy. This government will get
the credit for the discovery.
Not Down-and-out Yet
Do yon feel gloomy, melancholy,
dejected? Do you think things
blue? Are collections slow and
are bills piling np? Is your esta
blishment stagnating from a lack
of energy, ginger, or enthusiasm?
Then, says a writer in the Book
keeper, ginger up! Are you np
against it in every sense of the
term—eligible for membership in
the Down-and-Out club? Does it
seem as if the crack of doom is
about to enter the city lines Have
yon accepted failure, as the inevita
ble end and do you now wait pa­
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Get a Hunting License
Not half as many licenses have
been issued this year to hunters as
last year. Hunting will be better"
than ever before in this neighbor
hood but everyone should have a
license before starting out.
New County Has
To Be Voted On
Proposed County of Yellowstone Will
Be Voted On at the General
Election This Fall
Bismarck, Aug. 31. The peti
tion for the chance to vote on the
division of McKenzie county has
been circulated, signed and pre
sented to the board of county|com
missioners and the question will
have a place on the ballot this fall.
The division line will start at the
center of the stream of the Little
Missouri river on the southern
houndry of the county and follow
up to the intersection with range
ninety-nine, then west to half way
between ranges one hundred and
ninety-nine and then in a straight
line north to the Missouri river.
All that part west of the line is to
be known as Yellowstone and that
east of the line will retain the old
name of McKenzie.
The News Spreads
The Canadian government real
izes the state of their country this
year and there is some talk of their
giving the homesteaders a year lay
off. Where there was a crop last
year, in which the yield was thirty
bushels to the acre, there is not
even straw this year, and the grass
where it was cut last year has not
started to grow yet. These facts
are being sent to the United States
daily by those who will return as
soon as they are able.
To the Hunters
Many signs have been placed on
farms to prohibit hunting. There
is a law against hunting in a field
where grain is growing or shocked.
Hunters will soon think there are
very few things they are allowed
to do.
Request Not Granted
A request was made the govern
ment to order a bombardment of
the skies by all its guns at Puget
Sound and at the mouth of tha
Columbia river in an effort to
bring rain in the burning forest
district. The request was refused
as it was doubted that it would
bring the desired resalt. The ex
periment would cost the govern
ment $100,000. To fire the big
gest guns in the artillery costs
$230 each, and the twelve inch
motors about $70 each.
Are Working Fast
From 100 to 150 feet of main
have already been laid this week.
The work is progressing rapidly.
and is being watched by many in
terested citizens,
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The Leader Has in Connection
the Host Complete lob Office
in the County. Get Our Pikes
$1.50 PER YEAR
tiently. but fearfully, for the com
ing of the sheriff? Hare you giv
en up the battle? If you haven't,
then don't! Don't do it anyhow.
But .jinger up! Send the office
boy scampering after the jinger jar.
Get it out of that corner where it
has been hidden for over a decade,
untouched and covered with dust
and cobwebs. Open it and take
some goodly portions of its con
tents. There now! You feel bet
ter. A smile lights up your coun
tenance. A determination has been
inoculated iu your system. You
become enthusiastic. It is con
tagious and your employes are en
thused, too. You rally you fight.
"I will" becomes your motto. "I
can't" is thrown into the waste
basket, where it belongs. You win!
You must win! It's natural
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