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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-17

We understand that Frank Poe has
pure based plat of ground near the
| Brnegger Bros. residence, and will build
| himself a dwelling house thereon.
We are under obligations to Dan Har-
ris for a choice mess of new potatoes,
carrots and beets Dan says he will
begin harvesting his grain early in the
coming week.
1t is now estimated that the wheat
crop Of North Dakota will fall short in
its yiel,l about ten million bushels of
what it was last year, owing to the i'm
mense damage done by storms.
Work has again begun on the Brueg-
ger Mercantile Co. IS new double building
and it is the Intention of the firm to
rush its construction through as rapidly
as good work and the weather will per-
NIT.
w. Y. Rowell, son Of G. r. Rowell, sr. i,
who has been here the past month, left
for Git,nd Forks last Monday, where lio
goes tb meet DR.. Collins. OF Madison,
Wis, with whom he will go to Yellow
stone park.
r.. e. Rorapangh, solicitor for the
Grand Forks Herald, spent several DAYS
in WEliston the past week, from which.
we understand, that in the near future,
the ehterprising Herald will give this
section of country grand omplmen-
tary boost.
Tex Bickford returned from Manitoba
last Sunday, and reports that Fred
Rounsayele had sold out his bunch of
horses and will he home next week.
We understand that Mr.. Rounsavele
has arranged to buy II. F. MerrllPs
bunch Of horses.
The children of the Congregational
Sunday school will have their "Chll-
drens' Day" exercises at the church
next Sunday evening. Owing to the a5-
sence from tOwa of several interested in
the work they were not able to celebrate
on the proper day in June.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-17
NeSSOn News.

Mr.. @. Westcott, with his binder last
week, cut his own barley and wheat, al-
so oats and wheat for Wan. I.ougliland
and Geo. Ii. Mckay. The crop lis yery
heavy.
David Folsom has removed from Ills
old ranch to Aeck McAskill's place at
Kusick's spring.
II. A. Nelson is looking mighty wise
and extremely happy overthe arrival Of
l4!-lb. boy, on the 14th inst. Mother
and BABY doing we'll. Say! Nesson Val
ley's @. X.
The Nesson school board held meet
ing last Saturday. Geo. II. Mckay quail
itied as. school. director. The board 10
going to build the new schoolhouse BOX
20, with an eight-foot leun-to, on the
townste.
A. II. Brown has engaged to, teach an-
other month of school here.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-17
GOOD ADVICE.

The most miserable beings in thu
world are those suffering from Dyspep-
sia and Liver Complaint. More titan
seventy-five per cent. Of the people in
the United States are afflicted witt, these
two diseases and their effects; such as
Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitnnl
Cosliveness, Palpiiation OF the Heart.
Heartburn. WaterbasI,, Gnawing and
Burning Pains at the Pit OF the Stomach,
Yellow Skin, Coated Tongue and Dsa-
greeable Taste in the Mouth, Coming M
OF FOOD after eating, Low Spirits etc.
Go to your Druggist, the WiIliston Pl,ar-
macy, WiIliston, N. b !, and get bottle
of AHsrlst Flower for Is cents Two
doses will relieve yoll. Try it.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-17
County Directory.

County Directory. .
shsif-JAs S. COSTELLO
County Audltor-H.,V. SMITH.
County Treasures-JoHN HEFFERNAH.
Clerk of District Court. G.. F1ELD.
II County judge. w. TRuAx.
Register Of Deeds-H. E. FIELD.
Coroncr-DoUa.As BELL
Supt. of ScAools-F. J.. WALnRoN.
County surveyor--E. c. PALMER.
*ate's Attorney-N. \: STEWART.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
LIST District. C. STEWARD.
I'd District-T. G.. GAINES, Chairman.
Sd District-NM. LouGHLAND.
Fort Buford Lodge No. 18, I. 0. 0. F.
Meets every Wednesday night.
Il. H. COPELAND, N. G.
w. H. SMITH, V. G.
WN- SNYDER, Sec.
I, C. STEWART, Treas.
Trustees-WM. SNYDER. 6. B. METzGER.
o. BERaH.
Williston. North Dakota.
School Board, Special School District
of Williston.
ozAF BEReH. President.
f CHAs. BALDWIN.
j. WOODLEY.
WM. FREEMAN,
E. A. SHARP. rs
r. H. COPELAND, Clerk,
C. A. WITTME1ER. Treas.
Directory for Town of Williston.
TRUSTEES.
L.y. COULTER, President
w. D. PARsHALL.
DOUGLAS BELL
Clerk-A H. Brown.
Treasurer-C A. Wittmeier.
Assessor-F NJ. Harvey.
Justice of the Peace-Thos. Burgess.
Marshal Fred ). Smith.
Great Northern Railway Time Table.
WEST BoraD.
Arrives No. a. m.
:. No. PASSENGER os 2. m m.
- NO. 10, ......22O p m.
EAST BOUND.
No.. s. Passenger............ a. III.
81 Leaves No. 16, Freight......... lO.4o .. M
s35 Z. NJ. ArTERBERRY, Agt
4 se.--T- ---7-- -
n. A. STEWART,
= "a w T. r
STATES ATTORNEY, WILLIAMS co.
Collections promptly attended to.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-17
Salt, Lime 3 Cement.
Nick. Brueeger was down from Bu-
ford yesterday between trains.

ford yesterday between trains.
Charley Foss. the bonanza gardner,
was i'll from his Little Muddy ranch
yesterday.
The four-weeks-oll baby Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Dahl died yesterday. and was
buried this afternoon
Major Edwards aggressive and pro-
2ressive policy has made the Forum an
eight.pags daily in place of folio.
VIM. +. Christy passed through WAL
liston Tuesday wltli bunch Of aboat
100 horses, which he is taking east for
SALE
The city treasurer and city assessor Of
Fargo have gone into training in the
fistic art school, preparatory. to testing
which Is the biggest liar.
Miss Julia Kehr left for Milwaukee
"Wednesday morning, Nv hero the re-
mains Of her brother Alexander, who
died in Cleveland, will be sent for
burial.
Rev. p. NJ. Smith. who has been fill
ing the pulpit in the NJ. E. Church at
kenmare for the past three weeks, re-
turned to his first love in Williston last
Monday.
Miss Alma Leonhardy, nece Of
Judge Leonbardy, arrived in this city
from Alma, Wis, last Friday evening.
and will make her future home in the
Judges family.
B. L. Hardaway has made arrange
ments to 60 into business at Cleveland,
Ohio, to which city he will remove as
soon as he can dispose of his stock bust
ness in this locality.
Mr.. Sharp's little baby girl, who has
been at the point Of death for several
days. took turn for the better yester-
day, and it is now hoped that her re-
covery may be assured
Prairie fires have made their appear
ance. One Of these destructive con
fagrations ragged east of Williston yes
terday in Stony Creek district. To wha.
extent it burned, we haye not yet
learned.
Allan Cooper, Of Minot, formerly a
teacher of the Tande school, bat at pres
enr filling the position AS time keeper for
the. Great Northern at Poplar, Mont,
was in the city visiting friends last
Saturday
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-17
Mitchell Wagons, Buggies, &c.
The Star Sickle Grinder is the
latest and best out.

The friends of Miss Birdie Stewart
gave her birthday party at the Stewart
mansion last Monday evening, it being
the occasion of her 22d birthday. But
few Of the invited guests knew the
object of this social gathering until it
was reyealed to them in neat little
speech by one of the friends in the
secret. Miss iEtlie Stewart presented
her sister Birdie with very handsome
gold watch. 1t was one Of the happiest
events in Miss Brides life, and an oc-
casion that will long be remembered by
all present. ..
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-17
Price, 50 per I Yeaf
New Hotel Opened.

The Hotel Columbia is the name given
to Mr.. Olaf Bergh's new brick edi6ce
located at the corner Of Cd street and
Gates avenue, which WAS opened to tia.
public last Monday. The new hotel is
located one block west Of, the Great
Northern hotel, qnd'is capable of easily
accommodating fifty guests. The rooms
are amply lighted and are being sub
sfantialy and neatly furnished with
bran new suits. The building constitutes
creditable and valuable acquisition 10
the needs of the city. We bespeak for
the new hotel liberal and lucrative
patronage.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-17
Notice..

Notice is hereby given that all parties
owning stock, whether horses or cattle,
must keep such stock from trespassng
upon my land, the west half Of the
northeast quarter and west half Of the
southeast quarter of section 7, township
lo4, range 100. or they will be compelled
to pay damages. After this date ] shall
shut up all stock caught espassing
upon the above land, and bold them
until all damages are paid. Fl. LEIRD.
Wllliston, n. d., July Goth, 1889. I'm
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-17

Surgeon Paul Clendenin, son.in-law
OF Mrs. Colonel sLounsberry, of the
Record, died o: yellow fever ia the hos
pital at Santiago dc Cuba, Of which he
had charge, July 4. 1899. His daughter
Helen was also stricken with the same
dread disease but recovered. The
younger daughter Miss Dorathea will
now remain with the grandmother Mrs.
Lounsberry. Colonel LounsLerry's Rec
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-17
Notice of Dissolution of Partnership

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership heretofore existing between
Paul Schier,eck aud John Dnerher has
this day been dissolved by mutual con.
sent. All accounts due to said firm, and
all debts owing by the same, are to be
settled with John Doerfler, who assumes
all liabilities of said firm.
PAUL SCHIERBECK,
JOHN DOERFLER,
Williston, N. D., July 18th, 1899
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-17

process Of construction. One truck has
already been laid for nearly mile and
as fast as the grade is made it will be
showed over to the north, The work at
the stock yards is progressing nicely.
The contractors have arrived and the
trenches for the new round house are
being dug as fast as men can dig them.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-17
Teachers Examination.

Notice is hereby: given that an ex-
animation of Candidates for teachers
certificates will be held at my office
in the Town of Williston, N. d.,
on Friday, August 25th, 1899, beginning
at O'Clock in the morning of said day.
Applicants will come prepared with
pens, ink and legal cap paper.
+. j. W.MDKoN,
County Superintendent.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-17

j. B. Bettineau, attorney for the Tur-
tie mountain Indians. had a hearing
Thursday before Court Commissioner
Gail 'Fus and was hound over to tho
court in bonds of $500 for entering Tur-
tie Mountain reservation and melting
the Indians to discomfort. Assistant
United States District Attorney Allen
conducted the prosecution.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-17

The Grand Forks Herald, forging to
the front as one Of the best newspapers
in the northwest, has run its regular
subscription list into the thousands.
Herald and its proprietor-Cieo B. Win
ship generally says what he means, and
aint afraid to "buck' when lie believes it
necessary. His policy is u progressive
one, and tends to the promotion of
home growth.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-17

Rev. VIM. Griffith, formerly of Brim-
ley Mills, Micl,., held religious services
at the Congregational Church in this
city last Sunday. Mr.. Griffith will re-
main with us awhile at least, and if he
is suited with the people, and the peo-
pie are suited with him, his residence
may become permanent.
A surprise party was gotten up by the
young people Of Williston Thursday
evening on Leonard and Rhoda Scran-
ton. All present had lots Of good things
to eat which they devoureh with relish,
and those who we're there speak in high
praise Of the good time they had. Dane
ing and cracking jokes were the princi-
pal features of the evening.
The married men and the unmarried
men of Hohlund, in this county, played
a game Of base ball on the 9th inst, re-
suling in a splendid victory for the
married men in II score of 13 to II. 1t
is SAID there were nine marriageable
ladies' watching that game, but under
the circumstances it is not likely there
will be many weddings in that neighbor-
hood this fall.
Miss Carter, who was referred to in
the last Graphic as being temporarily
employed in John HeHernan's family,
WAS considerably incensed at her name
being mentioned in that connection,
and Immediately left the place. She
gave rs to understand that she was 20
menial, but guest of that family, and
we cheerfully make note of this fact
rs an apology to the young(?) lady.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-18

that these victims literally burned to
death before their eyes.
1t was the humane object of the legis-
lators who passed the electrocution law of
New York to make the death penalty less
painful and death more Sudden than by
means of the rope. 1t Is the testimony of
many medical practitioners, high In their
profession, that in this respect the law Is
"a failure. Where the neck broken by
hanging death is as instantaneous as 1t is
possible for death to be. Where death
ensues by strangulatton it is the testi-
mony of medical men that insensibility to
pain arrives much sooner than by the hor-
rible process Of the death chair. Added
to this is the horror of anticipating a
nameless torture.
In this connection it should be borne In
mind that, while the electrocution law has
been on the New York statutes for several
years. it has not found favor In other
states. Its object was to provide a COM
paratively painless exit from the world.
In this respect 1t is quite safe to say that
1t is lamentable failure.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-18

If q farmer were to buy machine and
IT. or buy team and withhold the nee
essary food to enable 1t to do full work;
or if a manufacturer were to install a
plant and then furnish but half the coal
needed to run it effectively, each would
be doing in his way what the legislature
of this state has done and what the
house appropriations committee intend
doing unless they reverse their action
To create a department and give 1t
charge of the prevention of the making
or sale of articles hurtful to health and
then to refuse to grant enough money to
enable the department to do the work put
upon it, is on a par with the farmer or
the manufacturer whose supposititious ac-
tion that committee would be unanimous
in declaring silly.
If the committee turned down the re-
quest for additional funds because pre-
sented by commissioner whom the ma
icrity of the committee regard as a DO
II,
by reading the latest report of the pre-
ceding commissioner whom they regard
as OF the elect, that the present request
is more modest than the sum he declared
to be essential for any effective work.
Commissioner Bowler may be persona
non grata TO the major part Of the COM
mittec, but Mr.. Anderson cannot be so
regarded. Ard he was emphatic in his
recommendation, made, too, at q time
When he knew that a commissioner not
of his party would direct the work. He
points out that, after the annual grant
of $4,000 for inspection of articles of food
was made, subsequent sessions added
honey, candy, jellies, spices and condi-
ments, liquors and linseed oil to the ar
ticles his department was to examine
and prevent adulteration Of He asked
for $1,000 annually for the inspection of
linseed oil alone, and $1,000 more for
other inspections, or $4,000 additional
Maj. Bowler, more modest. perhans asks
for $1,000 this year and $1,000 next, and
the committee incontinently turns him
down without even the courtesy of
hearing.
Little wonder that, with laws prohibit
ing adulteration of certain prescribed ar
ucles of food as injurious to the public
health, and with legislatures skipping
appropriations SO that the frauds can
not be detected the INSCRIPTIONS max
ers treat the laws with contempt and
continue 10 flood the markets with their
authorizations. which an unsuspecting pub
lie buy and use to the arrangement of
their health.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-18
NOW AT PEACE.

For the first time since the declara-
peace with that country de facto and de
jure. For several weeks the Spanish
cortes has been Juggling with the treaty
as 1t came from congress, and at last the
queen regent has cut the Gordian knot
by taking it out of the hands of the
wrangling statesmen and signing the
document herself, which she has the per-
feet right to do in the case of deadlock
Her signature was affixed yesterday The
copy of the treaty approved by the
United States senate Feb. and signed
by President Mckinley will be ex-
changed through the medium of the
French ambassador. M. Cambon, for the
Spanish copy, and then the war with
Spain will be in reality a closed incident
Following this will come, of course, the
naming of a Spanish envoy to represent
what is left OF his country in the United
States. Within less than year Spain
has sown the wind and reaped the whirl-
wind. Within less than year the United
States has declared war against that
country and fought it through to sue
eessful finish On April 25, 1898, congress
officially declared war against Spain. On
April p the first naval battle occurred.
the New York, Puritan and Cincinnati
bombardlrg the forts at Matanzas. The
succeeding months are historical
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-18
REVOLVING DEATH PENALTY

Governor Roosevelt refused to commute
the sentence OF Mrs. Martha Place tho
New York murderess who is to be electro
cuted rext week on the groull .lla. be
could lind nc reason whatever for the ex
erclse OF executive clemency. There was
no question of the womans guilt and no
question of her sanity
There Is, however. one point on which
the governor might have based a reaso,
Tor interference. But it is a point that
would be fully applicable to masculine
as to feminine takers of human life. He
could have committed the sentence on tho
ground that eiectrocution is punishment
unusual unnatural and barbarous. 1t
Is, also, revolving and unnecessarily n,in-
full 1t is several years since the law was
passed in New York authorizing inf,o+,o,,
OF the death penalty by means of electric
fly. Since then the public has learned .
great deal more concerning the effects
Of this subtle fluid on the human hod,
Less than ten days ago an emplove Of an
electrical establishment was sub;eotad
accidentally, to the passage of 1000 volts
of electricity through his frame. The
man survived. and 1t is his testimony that
he suffered untold agonies. There have
been several instances where linemen
have met death on live wires in full view
of helpless by-standers. There IS every
evidence needed to convince the observers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-18
CONGRESS DESERVES CREDIT

That the late billion and a half con-
gfesS was not two biIlion-dollar
affair is not the fault of Mr. Mckinley
Enormous as were the appropriations he
would have made them far heavier He
would willingly have stood" for much
more in the way of reducing a surplus.
His recommendations were urgent and
regardless of expense. The Nicaragua
canal bill and the Hawaiian cable were
urged by him most strenuously, and the
latter as a paramount necessity" The
canal bill carried Sis, 600, GOO on the face
of 1t. 1t Is considered quite certain that
$50, G00,G 600 more would have been added to
it had the first appropriation got through
congress. The 50, 500, 600 suggested for
the Hawaiian cable would have been but
an entering wedge by which the treasury
would have been pried open for larger
amounts. Congress really deserves some
credit for its firm resistance to raids
contemplated by Mr.. Mckinley in his
recommendations.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-18
Down ON Kits.
New York Journal.


When delegation of Scottish-Ameri-
cans Of Paterson, N. j., called on the
Rev. Frank b.. Hoagland, secretary of the
Y. M. c. A. Of that place, to rent the hall
Tor g. concert, Mr.. Hoagland replied in
ringing tones: You cannot have the hall
unless you will give up the depraved
habit Of wearing kits. 1t is an insidious
and highly indecent costume that should
not be allowed in a quiet family town
like Paterson. The people Of New Jer-
sey do not wish to see the exposed limbs
OF their Scottish neighbors The assoc
citation hall is not swimming bath. as
IL seems you suppose. Neither is ii Il
place where ballets are permitted. 1t Is
time that you Scotchmen were taught
that when you come to this country YOU
must dress as the people do and not go
ABOUT half clad to save the expense of
trousers
This aroused the wrath of all Scotch
men who hold their national dress as al
most sacred All talk of compromise or
modlncatton Is angrily received by the
members of Clan Macdonald They say
positively that they would rather freeze
to death than put on trousers under their
kits.
I'm prouder than ever of nv kits %
said Justice Maybury, the chairman of
the Gan Macdonald committee that was
chased from his presence by the indig-
nant Secretary Hoagland. .'snce I've
seen. the character of the men who OBJ
Ject to them. The Clan Macdonald ism t
going to dress in boomers or wear
stockings all the way up, as some of Mr..
Hoaglands friends suggest It is going
to show it's Scotch legs as It's ancestors
nave done for hundreds of years We
snail be allowed to show EN- in Associa-
ton hall, too, I think, for I don't be-
heve the association will stand by its
secretary"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-18
Tanning of a Trust.

The Fortnighthy
When Gen. Wood, late colonel of the
rough riders, assumed charge OF Santiago
de Cuba the conditions Of the place were
about as bad as they could be. The city
was AmericaniZed from a sanitary point
Of view. Then the question Of food. Meat
had gone up to ninety cents a pound, and
was scarce at that. Bread sold for fabu-
lous prices. Very soon there came a
change; provisions began to come from
the ordinary sources. AS the supply in
creased. however, there was no diminu-
ton Of prices. Gen. Wood sent for the
aldermen representing the different
wards Of the city, and he also summoned
the butchers. When they were assembled
in his office he arranged them In two
lines. facing one another. Then, through
an interpreter, he asked the butchers:
How much do you charge for your
meat?"
Ninety cents pound, senor."
What does 1t cost your
There was hesitation and a shutting OF
feet; then one of the men said in whin-
ming voice:
Meat is very, very dear, your excel
lency."
How much a pound?
1T costs US very much, and
How much a pound2"
Fifteen cents, your excellency; but we
have lost much money during the war,
are
So have your customers. Now meat
Will be sold at twenty-five cents a pound,
and not one cent more. Do you under
stand?'
Then, turning to the aldermen, he
charged them to see that his order was
carried out to the letter. unless they
wanted to be expelled from office.
Thenceforward meat was sold in the
markets at twenty-five cents. A similar
reduction was made in the prices of
bread. vegetables and all food products
1t was the first showing of the master
hand tc the public. and confidence In the
American methods of administration
strengthened rapidly.