Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-06-15

The St. Thomas depot was burgled
and some small change secured.
McHenry had public test of the
new fire engine. and it was success.
At Grand Forks suicides must make
a sure thing of the job to avoid arrest
There is some talk of another grand
jury being called in Bottineau next
month.
The Congregationalists Of James
town recently burned the mortgage
on their church.
Mayville is making a lot Of i'm
provements, including An extension OF
the sewer system.
Farmers in Cavalier county are
planning to get shock leaders to han
die the crop this fall.
Minto has a chance to get tele-
phone exchange established by the
Northwestern people.
A discharged hired man was arrest
ed at Coopsrstown on the charge OF
setting fire to a farm granary.
At Rolla a carpenter on an elevator
fell through the staging but hung on
by his arms until he was rescued.
Farmers secured the contract for
making the big drain three and quar-
tor miles in length near Mayville.
The quarantine at Bowbells against
smallpox is said to be rigidly enforced
In an effort to eradicate the disease.
Some Of tho sheepmen ON the Mis-
f soourt siope have been paid - high ~
Is cents por found Tor their wool clip.
The 500 road surveyors have IN.
ished q line from the Canadian border
TO within half mile Of Starkweather.
Traill county had two insane people
last week. A young girl sent to the
asylum, and man to relatives IN Min
nesota.
Dolph Rodeheaver was absent when
tho case of the state against him was
called at Cando, and $500 bonds were
forfeited.
There 10 a rush for choice building
lots at Rock Lake since both the Farm
err road and the 500 have surveyed to
that point.
There is talk Of consolidating the
Hannaford band with one out In the
country and getting up big musical
organization.
Nckey county is adding lot more
fne stock this spring and will become
the fine horse center Of the state some
OF these days.
Minot business men are working
hard to secure the 500 excursion from
Bismarck, as it will insure division
point in that city.
Walter Allen Of the agricultural COL
lese will instruct the McHenry band
this summer and pitch for the ball
team at that point.
Nels w. Hawkinson, the lumber.
man, was shooting at target at Mu-
mich. The bullet glanced and lodged
in the groin of man in tent.
A Michigan horse dealer has been
in Cass and Trail counties getting
some fine horses. which will be sent to
the New York market after the anis
.uals are broken so they Will not be
afraid of 1nything On top or under
meath the earth.
At Cando, the divorce case of Hook
land VS.. Hookland was dropped and
the couple agreed to try to live hap
pily ever thereafter once more already
yet.
The extension Of rural telephone
lines is reported in many Of the
state weeklies. The farmers have
got the habit" and appreciate the ad-
.yantagcs of prompt communication.
The towrsite fight on the Northern
Pacific extension from Denhon is be-
.comiug hot. 1t is said the first bone
will be three miles beyond Lamont in
stead of being located at that point.
County superintendents Of schools
are admonishing those expecting to
apply for teachers certificates to make
a thorough preparation. At the last
examination there were over so per
cen. of the applicants throughout the
state who failed to Pass. arithmetic
and civil government proving to be the
principal stumbling blocks. After July
/, when the @45 minimum law goes
into effect, the department of instruc-
ton will increase the qualifications of
second grade teachers BY grading cles-
er, giving ssvercr tests, and requir-
ing higher percentages In Ill subjects.
North Dakota IL setting . high educa-
tional standard, as ca1 be seen BY
: making comparisons with other states.