Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-09-11

Mark Thomas of Buford was an over,
Sunday visitor in this city from Buford
this week. =,
George Stevens, of the Stevens Cattle
Co., was business visitor in Williston
last week. a. 49, -
Portal, Ward County, has an epidemic
of typhoid fever, there being II cases
reported there.
G. J. Howard was up from Bay this
week, and transacted considerable bust.
ness here while in the city.
Miss Hazel Smith left Tuesday evening
for st. Paul where she expects to attend
school during the coming year. .
FOR sALE-Pure bred Belgian hares
For information and prices inquire Of
GEORGE H. MCKAY, Nesson, N. D. :
Charley Becker left Tuesday night for
Montana, where he goes to look after
the purchase of few more horses.
Frank Rassuot, a contractor of Havre,
Mont, was in the city Tuesday. 4. having
put in bid on the syndicate block.
Mrs. j.. H. Belyea is expected home
this evening from an extended visit with
Mrs. L. D. Bayrell at Havre, Mont.
Miss Margaret Hogan left Wllliston
Sunday evening for her home in Mime
sofa where she will visit for the coming
month.
Andrew Moline and wife were down
from their ranch on Otter Tail creek
Tuesday, and made the Graphic Office q
pleasant call.
Thomas Forbes, the genial manager of
Hedderich Bros. & Co. 8 store at Buford.
was a visitor in this city on business
Monday evening.
FOUND-A small pocketbook con
tanning papers of interest only to one
Charles F. Elckert. Call at the Graphic
Office for it.
A. Kishpaugh, representing the Mon.
tana Daily Record of Helena, Mont,
was canyassing for that paper in this
city last Saturday.
Frank and Charley Ross. who have
been down to Bottineau to see their
brother Willie, returned to Williston
Tuesday morning, and left for their home
at Malta the same evening.
The fact now developes that Will Ross
who killed Thomas Walsh near Willow
City about two or three months ago, is
insane, and bis case will be taken to the
governor for investigation. A petition
setting forth this fact is being very gen.
orally signed in Bottineau county, eight
of the jury who pronounced the death
penalty, having already signed the petit
ton to Governor White to commute the
sentence.
The Minneapolis Journal has scheme
whereby any one subscribing to that
paper for one year can get a 81 600 &C.
cident policy, good for one year, for so
cents in addition to the cost of the pa
per. They also are Offering $25, 900 in
cash prizes for the nearest guess on the
total vote of New York, Pennsylvania
and Michigan this fall Every three
months paid in advance is good for one
guess. Address, The Minneapolis Jour-
nal.
The Graphic has repeatedly called tho
attention of the settlers in this section
of country to the necessity of providing
ire.breaks around their buildings and
hay stacks, but notwithstanding these
repeated warnings We find that many
claim shan ties are built upon the open
prairie, and hay is stacked upon the
ground, without the least protection
whatever. IF they lose what little they
have upon their claims they can blame
no one but themselves. It is fool.hardi.
ness to leave their holdings thus ex.
posed to destruction by the elements,
ond you might as we'll throw your money
in the FIRE at home, as to build upon the
p'airie without good fire-guard.