The Washburn leader. [volume], December 23, 1910, Image 1

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VOL. XXI NO. 26:
Millionaire Evades
_. Bis Legal Taxes
le Laves, the Burden to be Borne
Inrtlie Poorer flbnWUIe He
Moves Away I
A. J. Nock, writing iti the Dec
ember number of the American
Magazine about the archaic per
sonal property tax- laws, in this
•country point6 out that while the
millionaire cau jugglehis affairs as
he pleases and. can take up his
legal residence in New Jersy, and
by either' method evade his legal
taxes and leave the burden to be
borne by the poorer man the law
additionally makes it possible for
the large mercantile house to
•escape taxatioh entirely while the
small retailer has to pay up on
what stock is assessed and can
barely earn a living. This is the
story of hew things work:
'•You have $5,000 to start a
grocery store with. First you
rent your store—remember that.
You do not buy a site for you can
not afford it. Your stock costs,
say, $4,000, and you begin busi
ness. When the assessor comes
in, he finds you in about this
shape—stock, perhaps $3,000,
bank balance maybe $200. You
sarry some accounts, of course,
and also buy a little on time so,
roughly, your debits and credits
offset. You are assessed at $3,
200 and if there is any way of
escape for you, I do not know
what it is.
"Starting with $500,000, how
ever, you buy your site—not rent
it. Then, with the real estate as
security, you borrow two-thirds of
its value and let the debt stand
permanently against the business.
Then when the assessor comeB,
yon are always able to show a
debt in excess of your credits and
stock values and you get off with
out a cent of taxes.
''More than that, with proper
management- you- could ake a
little sdmfet biiig. Borrowing at 4
per cent,' you could invest the
money in your business at 5 per
cent at least, so you would have 1
cent clear profit Then your
real estate would be appreciating
in value about 3 per cent a year,
and you would have that loo. The
law gives you a lift both going
and coming. You cscape taxation
and make money to boot." ..
Repeal Old Laws
Instead of passing a large num
ber of bills—which are unecessary
and are introduced only because
some members want to make a
record—the
next legisl a
will 'gain the approval of the
people if it will repeal a number
of worthless laws which now en
cumber the statutes says the Foram
They could simplify others which
are hardly intelligible^ to the sn
preme court.
Much of the ambiguity of the
present laws may be due to the
system of making amendments by
referring only to the section to be
amended—making it necessary
for one wanting to look up a cer
tain law to follow its history
through a half dozen or more ses
sions of the legislature. By re
pealing the old statute and pass-
inga new ooe on the same subject
—where amendment is desired—
the law could be found in one!
place when wanted and the size of child from Fred Sorensen of Mer
ithfe code would be reduced.
011 Leases Renewed
Minut Democrat: Peter Ben
son and wife of Ryder are in the
&
r::-
rapidly. Mr. Benson called on
the Democrat, and in talking over
the oil excitement which existed
in Ryder a year ago, he stated
that it was evident that the par
ties who leased several thousand
acres in that vicinity last year
still mean business, as they have
paid up their leases for another
year. It is supposed that the
Standard Oil company is behind
the oil leases in the Ryder country
as the parties who made the
origional leases are from Min
neapolis and have no connection
with local companies. Several
thousand acres are under a lease
of 25 cents per acre a year.
Thinks This Good Enough
Since" A. T. Danielson has re
turned from the coast, hts has had
many questions asked him about
the country. He says a person
should stay right here if he wants
to make money. Out there you
are sure of making only a small
income each year, while here you
will have a failure once in a while
but not often if farming is done
properly and diversified farming
followed. All trades are over
crowded iu the west, and Mr. Dan
ielson advices all to stay in North
Dakota.
Condensed News
Of Importance
Congress Also Will Have a Short
Vacation During the Holiday
.Season
Congress adjourned on the 20th
for the holiday recess, until Janu
ary 5.
A man 89 years old died in
Missouri who claims he had never
quarreled with his wife or told a
lie. He gives that as the reason
of his long lite.
The Mexicans are still at it and
daily reports show a number of
deaths and still more wounded.
Only three counties did not give
a majority of votes for the normal
at Minot.
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A man in McHenry county was
paid $1,000 by the Great Northern
railroad after having the pleasure
of putting him off a freight train.
An editor at Rock Lake in this
state has already celebrated Christ
mas by shooting at two men who
will probably recover from their
wounds. The trouble arose over
some booze stolen from the print
shop
The battleship Texas will cost
the government $5,840,000 when
completed. The contract has
just been let.
A representative of the United
doctors who have been advertising
extensively over the state, left
Grand Forks suddenly after his
inability to show a license en
titling him to practice medicine
in North Dakota. He was ad
vertised to be in that city for three
days and there are said to have
been 200 people in the city to be
cured of all kinds of ills. Many
of the disappointed ones sought
treatment from local physioians.
The farmers around Dickinson
are still ploughing and disking.
Some is still being done here
since tha snow melted.
The woman who kidnapped her
1
cer her divorced husband, is still
in possession of the child and has
taken it with her to Montana.
Sorensou had her arrested at
Minot some time ago but
there
city, and Mrs Benson, who'haa was something wrong with the red he—"we will vote a straight re
been sntferiug. from a complication tape and he couldn't get the kid publican ticket."
for several1"weeks
is taking treat- back. Possession is law in this It is strange and yet a very
menf| and her many friends trust case and the woman has possession, amusing coincidence that most of
that ahe will ifcgain- her health _.Wave the stand-pat republicans of the
Another Adjournment WIS. be Tak
en During the Xmas Holidays
-Convene Jan. 2H
Judge Winchester adjourned
court from Saturday afternoon an
til Monday morning atten.? An
other adjournment will lie taken
during the legal holidays and.court
will convene on January 2nd to
complete the December calendar
The trial of R. W. WylancJ, the
Turtle Lake liveryman, for viola
tion of the prohibition lawjcon
sumed the greater part of twoijlays,
last Thursday and Friday, the jury
returning a verdict of guilty. J|udge
Winchester excused the jurors on
Friday until Monday afternoon
and the court was engaged in hear
ing motions and default matters
Monday morning. =.
Monday, Mike Telenga, charged
with the crime of violating the
prohibition law, plead guiltylalso
L. C. Trent, under the same charge,
and these two men and R. W.yWy
land wilt receive sentence atf the
coming into court this (Friday)
morning.
The trial of Wm. McGraf of
Coleharbor, for violation of the
prohibition law was commefced
Monday and continued throughout
the day, and Tuesday and a part
of Wednesday. McGraw formerly
conducted a pool hall at Colehar
bor. A number of witnesses testi
fied for the state, among them be
ing Sheriff Beck, and J. H. Sham
pine, formerly agent for the Sgoat
Coleharbor. One Glen Howard
was informed against at the time
McGraw was but Howard left the
state before he could be ai
Sheriff Beck and Deputy S&er
iff Olson drove to Turtle Lake Fri
day and arrested Jay Russell, the
druggist, and Frank Johnson, for
maintaining common nuisances.
Both parties waived preliminary
hearing and they were held to ans
wer in district court. Russell was
released on $1000 bonds and John
son is in jail. This is the second
offense for both of these men and
the chances are that they will be
severely dealt with if found guilty.
Tuesday, Arlie Russell,'son of Jay
Russell, was arrested and brought
to Washburn on the same charge
as his father. The Russell drug
store at Turtle Lake was olosed by
the sheriff Saturday. It is report
ed that considerable liquor was
confiscated.
Dan Kuk is under arrest charg
ed with forgery. It will be re
membered that the Kuks sold out
their personal property here last
year and moved to Russell, N. D.
It seems the proceeds of the sale
were deposited in a local bank sub
ject to joint oheck of both parties,
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kak. Dan is
accused by his wife of having forg
ed her name to checks and having
spent a large portion of the money
in that way.
The MoGraw case went to the
jury Wednesday afternoon, after
being out all night they brought in
a verdict of not guilty.
The case of the 6tate vs. Arlie
Russellwas dismissed as there was
not sufficient evidence io hold him
for trial.
Pencils Slipped
Minot Reporter: During the
campaign just, passed, good re
publicans were admonished to
"vote 'er straight." Party loyalty
was appealed to strongly,, and
stand-patters went so far as to say
that it made no difference who or
what the candidate happened to
THE WASHBURN LEADER
District Court Ad
(mucdn Eriby
WASHBURN, N. D. DECEMBER 23,1910,
oity of Minot live in the fifth ward:
among them are Major Murphy,
C. A. Johnson, R. A. Nestos, A.
Brunner, Joseph Roach, Martin
Johnson, George McGee, Alfred
Blaisdell, Judge Goss and a num
ber of others.
It is also a very Btrange yet very
amusing concidence that in the
fifth ward of Minot NOT ONE
straight republican ticket was
cast. If there had been just one
straight ballot, of course, all could
have claimed it, but the absenoe
of straight ballots in a ward where
the leading "vote "er straight"
republicans live, is surely a fine
commentary on stand-patism. And
when the fellows enumerated
above won't stand pat who in the
devil will?
Land Transfers
T. E. Sleight to A. H. Belolow,
N. W. 27-150-79, §3500: Henry
Thompson to to Peter Hanson N.
E. 30-150-81. §2000 Karl Farley
to Wm Baillie WJ NE. NW SW
of 34-150-80. $3000 J. O. John
son to A. G. Bnrgeson SE 21-150
55 $3'i00 L. J. Rodman to C. T.
Wilcox W£ E£ 31-150-83. $3200.
R. M. Cecil to A. J. Mason N. W.
15-143-80. $4400 Merrit Dopp to
O. F. Hullquist NW 1-150-87
$5250 Margaret Keim to C. A.
Wells Lot 1, 2, 3, aud 4 Bk 9
Turtle Lake $4500 Jacob Kiemele
to John Kiemele SE 30-147-80
$3200.
Open Winter Pre
dicted By Trapper
Little Preparations Have Been Made
By the Fur Bearing Animals
For the Winter
Roscoe Davenport, one of the
old time trappers who has been
doing an extensive trappieg busi
ness down in Sargent county ever
since the season opened this fall,
predicts that this section of the
country is due for a mild and open
winter. According to Mr. Daven
port, muskrats, skunks, mink and
other fur bearing animals have
made little preparation for winter,
which the trapper says, is a sub
stantial proof that the winter
will not be severe. Mr. Daven
port has met with good success in
the trapping business and since
the season opened in November,
captured over one hundred and
twenty-five skunks, and where he
had tQ dig them out, had only- to
go down a few inohes below the
surface. In case the winter was to
be severe, they say that animlals
that burrow in the ground will go
down deep for protection. If these
predictions are true, and the
weather so far has been in line
with them, the worry wiioh has
been existing jimoigg the farmers
who have several head of stock to
care for, and with little to feed
them, will be greatly relieved.—
Times Record.
A Record Breaker
The cattle shipping season
closed here for a short time when
the river became too dangerous to
cross on account of'floating ice.
During the 'two and a half months
previous ihere was a traiu load of
cattle shipped from this station on
an average of once a week.
Practically all the cattle from
Mercer and Oliver counties were
sent this way. This is considered
a good average for what is sup
posed to be only a wheat growing
country. The farmers believe in
diversified farming.
New Subscribers
New subscribers to the Leader
this week are: Emil Reioh, Wash
barn J. H. Starbuck, Kansas City,
Mo. J. Serres, Bismarck and the
First State Bank -of Garrison.
W
Hanna Has Intro
duced A Good BUI
Bill Provides That Temporary Ab
sence From Claim Does Not
Break Proof
Congressman Hauna has in
troduced in congress in the in
terest of settlers in the western
part of the state the following
bill:
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con
gress assembled, That commuta
tion homestead proof's offered
under section twenty-three hund
red and one of the Revised Statues
as amended by section six, Act of
March third, nineteen hundred
and one, shall be accepted by the
Land Department where fourteen
month's actual residence hns been
maintained in good faith: Pro
vided', That a temporary absence,
such as working in the harvest or
on irrigation ditches in summer,
or temporary employment in
winter, or leaves of absence grant
ed under any law authorizing such
leave of absence, shall not be held
to break the continuity of resi
dence, or defeat the right
mute where fourteen
actual residence is shown.
to corn
month's
Conkling News
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year to all.
Mr. and Mrs. John Barlow
Sundayed at H. C. Jones.
Chas. Thomseu butchered sever
al hogs and a beef last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Partridge spent
Thursday evening at Mr. Slaggs.
Messrs Richard and Noon and
Mrs. Mattie Bigler were up from
Wilton last week to move her
household goods dowu there.
Arthur Jones went across the
river Saturday to visit his sister
Mrs. Engart.
David Danielson of Deapolis
was an over Sunday visitor at E.
S. Biglers.
Some county seat visitors since
last writing: Chas. Hendricks,
Harry School, Edw. and Lena
Furst, Mr. and Mrs. Wm Part
ridge. Chas. Mattie and Alberd
Thomsen, Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Jones, Miss White, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Nicklin, Wm. Earl and Mrs.
Slagg.
Earl W. Slagg made a business
trip to Garrison Tuesday.
Malcolm Correspondence
The Swedish Luthern congre
gation will have a Christmas pro
gram in Malcolm school house on
the 29th.
Andrew Linder has been on the
sick list.
Miss Annie Olson returned
from Washburn on Saturday.
Mrs. C. Lnnd left for Drake, N.
D. last week for a short visit.
Chas: Beckstrom returned to
Waehburn on Monday where he
is serving on the jury.
Jacob Forland left for Parker,
S. Dak., on Thursday.
School closed on Friday for a
month's vacation during the
holidays.
The Norweigen Luthern Con
gregation held their regular meet
ing in Malcqlm school house No.l
on Sunday.
Washburn High School Notes
The boys'and girls' basketball
teams of Mandan are in favor of
playing four games with the teams
at Washburn, the girls and boys
to play one game eaoh at Wash
burn-and one eaoh at Mandan.
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The Leader Hula Cm
tbe Sett fife
in the Couty. Cct Ov
$1.50 PER YEAR
The basket ball teams could not
practice after school last Monday
and Tuesday on account of the
hall being used as a court room.
Miss Vesta Hubbell will not be
baok here after Christmas as she
will attend the new academy in
Wilton. During the present term
of school Vesta has at all times
been a model student and will be
greatly missed by her teachers and
schoolmates.
The county examinations are
over and the eighth graders are
greatly relieved. The seventh
graders took the examinations in
geography, orthography, reading
and writing, and the pupils in the
sixth grade took the one in physi
ology.
The high school classes in pen
tnenship, spelling, bookkeepping
and civics are preparing for the
state high school bourd examina
tions in January.
There wiil be a class started in
advanced United States history af
ter the January examinations.
The primary and intermediate
rooms gave programs Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
School will begin again on
Thursday, January 5 after a two
weeks' vacation.
Railroad Company
Promises To Boild
Material For Completion is Now
Being Placed at Sanger in
Oliver County
According to the Stanton Repub
lican material is being placed at
Sanger for the completion of the
north branch and the bridge
crews will commence work at once
and next year will no donbt be the
most prosperous year Mercer
county has ever had.
Goodrich Citizen
Selma Anderson arrived here this
morning to visit with friends a few
days.
Miss Lorentzen of Washburn ar
rived here Tuesday to assist in the
local telephone exchange.
The animals are now busy at the
"county seat" fearing each other to
pieces to get the spoils of the vie—
tory at the last election. It makes
us feel like saying "we told you so.'*
Look Over The Scene
Major E. H. Schulz of Kansas
City and W. H. Anderson of St
Joseph, Mo., were in Washburn
Monday to look over the revetment
work necessary at this harbor.
Their plans were not made publio
but it is hoped by all that con
siderable work will be done here
this winter.
Christmas Program
Methodist church, Saturday
evening.
Prolnde
Opening Prayer
Opening Chorus-"The Bells"
Welcome Addreas-Sadie Ferguson
Exercise-"'What I Want For
Chri8tmas"-Primary Class
Anthem-Choir
Building the Ladder'"-Intermedi
ate Class
Recitation-Irene Haugeberg
Snowfiake Drill
Male Quartette
Exercise- "The Stars" -Primary-
Class
Recitation-Gussie Patten
Doll Drill
Solo-Miss Rudd
"The Name of Jesus"-Intermediat®
Class Girls
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"Missionaries"-Intermediate Clase
Boys
Exercise-"The Emblems"•
Anthem-Choir
Olosing Holly Drill and Chorus
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