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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-07-05

The city council has been very
busy duriug the past week but
Tuesday completed their work
in connection with the electric
light and water works business
and the contracts for the mate
rial were all let Tuesday. Fri
day evening bids for the $27, 900
water works and electric light
bonds were opened and the
bonds sold to c. c. Gowran &
Co., of Grand Forks, their bid
being considered the best. A
premium of $50 was given be,
sides 500 expenses as attorney
fees being paid by this company.
Monday evening the bids tor
the supplies for the water works
and electric light plant were
opened. There being SO many
bids, forty in all, the council did
not let any of them that evening
but held a session during the
greater part Of Tuesday. The
successful bidders for the differ
ent kinds of material and ma
chinery were as follows:
Milwaukee Boiler Co., Boilers. .Sl55O.OO
Plat Iron Works, pumping en-
Rlne6 ....".....'.''..' oo1'-o
Platt Iron Works. pumps, heater
i. ........ $4,000
Massilon Iron 4 Steel Co., water
pipes - A'.@O
Reasselef Mfg. C.s.y xeaa a'0O.O "
John Davis Co., pipe and intake
END ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 111O'OO
Ridgeway Dynamo and Engine
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-07-05

yesterday, and has one of the
finest cafes in the northwest.
New furniture has been put in
and although the room is not en-
tirely completed the interior Of
the room presents a fine appear
ance. The walls have been
decorated, a new floor put in and
other improvements made. The
cafe will be under the manage
n1ent Of Miss Harrison, who has
had a number Of years experience
in this business under Mr..
Skeoch.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-07-05
Water Works and
Electric Light Plant
City Council has Busy Week-Bonds are Sold
and Contracts let for Material for Water
Works and Electric Light Plant

Co., engine. ...................... lO6S.OO
Fl. Wayne Electric Works, cleo
trio machinery. 1942.OO
Chicago Betting Co., belting.......
Idaho Pole Co.. poles. Price
given 80 much per pole.......
Central Electric Co., wire..........
Northwestern Equipment Co.,
electric supplies.
Arthur Morgan, Of Chicago,
son Of George Cadogan Morgan,
the supervising engineer, was
present and assisted the council
in the work oflooking over and
considering the bids. The let
ting of the bids places the electric
light and water works PROPOSE
ton in a position where the
council will be able to start the
work within short time, two
or three weeks, and assures the
city first class service both in
light and water. The city will
own both plants and this as
sures the citizens that they will
be given as low rate as possi-
bic and allow the city tokeep up
expenses in connection with the
running of the plants.
The city will put in the plants
and the work will be supervised
by Mr.. Morgan, Of Chicago. He
mas Deen in this business all his
life time and is fully capable of
handling work fthis kind, beng
familiar with everything in con-
nection with the work.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-07-05
The Montana Agricultural
Station Bozeman, Mont.
June Ia, 1906.
The Williston Land Co.,

} wiz = " ~
The Williston Land Co.,
Williston, N. D.
Yours of the 16 inst received
and noted. l do not know as l
can ad much to what I said last
winter at Williston in regard to
the value of irrigation to the
farm and to the farmers. In
this western arid and semi arid
country irrigation puts the farm
on staple and safe basis, as is
shown in the fact that in the ir-
rigated Gallatinv valley Of Mont,
money can be had at from z per
cent to 8 per cent while at Will
liston 10 and IL is asked.
The good effects of irrigation
are shown again in land values.
Within the past two weeks an
800 acre irrigated farm in the
Gallatin Valley sold for 100000.
Options on smaller tracks are
held at Shopper acre. Irrigated
land near Billings has sold the
past year at over a 500 per
acre, and inside of five years it
will sell at from $3.50 to 5000
per acre.
Thousands, Yes millions, OF
acres of land with as frtle a soil
as is to be found anywhere may
yet be had in Montana on the
homestead basis. The possibil-
ity of getting water to this land
will push it's value to eight or
ten dollars per acre. Bring
water to the land and values go
to $40 or $50 per acre. Improve
this land and the community
and the values in FIVE years will
again double.
Irrigation makes possible a
diversified agriculture and an in
tensive cultivation with the as
surance of a crop commensurate
with the labor investment.
The value Of irrigated farm
lands is not fctious valve but
based upon the actual returns.
If land that will produce a GER
tain average crop is worth $40
per acre, and the same land irrl-
gated with the same cost OF cul-
tivation and harvesting pro-
duces two or three times the
crop and does this faithfully
every year, how much is this lr-
rigated land worth?
With irrigation there is no
doubt whatever about the COM
parative size of the crop, and It
the extra crop is practically all
on the side Of profit, it ought not
to be difficult to calculate the
value Of the land.
Very truly,
F. B. Linfeld,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-07-05
Prospects For Great Crop

Thecontinued rains of the past
two months, together, with the
warm days between showers,
have placed the crops of this sec
tion. Of the country away ahead
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-07-05
VALUE OF
IRRIGATION

The following letter received in
this city is printed to give the
people an idea of what 1rriga-
ton does for western lands, and
also to show what F. B. Lin
field, one of the best posted men
on this subject in the west thinks
of it.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-07-05

in the league it makes things
very interesting.
The lineup of the two teams
follows:
Williston Berthold
Parker SIS Wallace IS
VanSlyke 3rd Finke End
Jarvis 1st Hanson 1st
McAllister IF B. Arnett cf
Watkins cf Anderson 3rd
Settle 2nd Schroeder
Yengts c Bjorsen RI
Jeffries If Waller If
Mcleod p Robinson p
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-07-05

Open Grill Cafe
A, Skeoch, Jr., opened the Grill
Cafe in the Great Northern hotel
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
When the British
Held Richmond

Richmond. Va, Jan. o.--The various
patriotic and historical societies Of
Richmond held exercises today COM
memorative Of that January 5, one
hundred and twenty-five years ago,
when the British forces entered and
took possession Of the town Of Rich
mond, which was then, as now. the
capital Of the state Of Virginia. Thom-
"a Jefferson was governor at the time
and although he had been warned
that the British had invaded Virginia,
and that a detachment under command
Of General Arnold was approaching
Richmond by way Of the James river,
history does not record that any re.
sistance was offered. The British
marched into the town on January s,
1881. But Lafayette was quickly dls-
patched by General Washington and
he took possession Of Richmond the
following April. A short time later
CornwaIlis united with General Ar.
mold and the city again was taken BY
the British. who remained In posses-
sion until the Surrender at Yorktown.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
Miners Prepare
for Convention

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. Sat the
headquarters Of the United Mine
Workers OF America the onicers are
busy contemplating the arrangements
for the annual national convention Of
the organization soon to assemble
here. The most important matter to
come before the convention will be the
adjustment of the wage scale which
affects at least 100000 miners
throughout the country. The scale
will be submitted to the operators
at the Joint convention to be held In
this city the latter part Of this month.
Just whist demands, II any. viii -
made BY the miners is not known
at present, but It is given out at
headquarters that there Is no founda-
tion for the statement that Sny a.
tempt on the part Of the Coal Opera
tors association to alter the present
scale would result in strike. The
general impression prevails that an
amicable agreement between the min
ers and operators win be reached this
year with less oifficulty than in some
previous years. The coming conven-
ton will be in session probably a
week or ten days as much routine
business relating to the affairs Of the
organization demands attention.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
Bursum Nails
Freeman's Canards

In answer to a letter from Judge
A. Freeman, which was given pub
licity through the medium Of several
anti-administration papers, Hon. II.
O, Bursum writes in the following
convincing fashion:
Santa Fe., Ian. 2, 1906
Hon. A. A. Freeman, Washington,
y. G..
My Dear Judge:--I am in receipt Of
your recent letter and suggestions with
reference to calling together the com
mittee for the purposes Of retrNcing
It's steps and declaring for Joint state
hood.
Permit me in the first instance to
inform you that your premises are
wrongly taken; the. assumption that
either myself or Mr.. Luna, represent
ing the territorial organization, either
personally or officially or otherwise,
have pledged the republican party to
the support of joint statehood In re.
turn for recognition accorded to the
committee by the appointment Of Of.
ficeholders, or in any other manner,
il without foundation. In fact, the
president did not exact any such
pledge and we gave no expression Of
our views with reference to statehood.
It would be ill-advised to make a call
for q committee meeting under any
circumstances to consider the state.
hood question at this time, In view Of
the very recent meeting neld and at
which meeting the statehood question
was discussed and considered. Until
congress has passed an enabling act Of
some kind there 10 nothing to consider
in the premises.
regret that you should have given
publicity to the letter you wrote me
untiL you learned from reliable ar.
thority the exact situation. Should
congress pass an enabling act, the
committee will give the same most
earnest and patriotic consideration,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
Legal Opinion.

The Optic gives as q matter Of inn.
portant information to the public Q
letter just received from the Com.
missioner of Public Lands at Santa
Fe.
The opinion in no way reflects upon
either the Commissioner or those ~.
ISOLATED with him In the management
Of the territorial lands. the point be-
ing one Of law only.
The public in general will be pleased
with the action as it will prevent men
of large wealth from absorbing the
public lands to the detriment Of
stock raisers owning only small mum.
ers OF animals.
The Commissioner writes as fol.
lows:
Mr.. 4. v. Long,
Las Vegas, N. M.
Dear Sir:--I have received your
communication 81 the 3rd instant re-
lative to the opinion rendered by the
Assistant Attorney General In the
matter Of pRsturage permits, and ap-
proved by the Department Of the In
terror.
In reply you are advised that the
opinion merely holds that the per.
mits which have been issued by this
Office are, In form and substances,
leases, and where such permits en-
brace more than one section of land
they are invalid, az the Act OF Con-
gress, approved June 21, 1898. grant
ing lands to the Territory, provides
expressly that not more than one sec
tion Of land shall be leased to any
one person, corporation or associa-
tion OF persons. The permits have
been issued under authority Of legis-
lative act OF 1901.
Yours very truly,
A. A. KEEN. Commissioners.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
DECISIVE VICTORY Of RUSSIAN
Government MAY LEAD TO OVER
VIGOROUS REPRESS|vE MEASURES
Flames Of Revolt Which Have Only Smothsrsd. Nay
Burst fostk' 'Attw Under Further Persecution.
nwss Action Of ST. Petersburg Project Of Police Granting Rewards
TO House Peslsn For Finding Bombs

st. Petersburg. January b.-The
governments victory over the revo-
lutionists has been quite decisive. al.
though open revolt continues In many
places in the interior. The military
Is employed mercilessly and gyadu-
ally the movement IL being sutled.
These fres Of revolt, arwever. are
sm0thered, but are NOT extingplshed
and the main fear ID that the GOvern-
ment. encouraged by success, win fall
into the very error Of which the
volutionists were guilty in attempt
to press the advantage too tar. ~.
ready there are signs that the policy
Of repression may be carried to .
point which IL sure again 70 arouse
resentment and the Observation-Disclosures
es which shrank from the violent
program of the reds" In q. Pe-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
Harry Kelly's
Frisid Talk
ALBUQUERQUE Journal.

albuquerque Journal.
They are cutting Ice In Las Vegas
this week." said HAIRY w. Kelly or
the Meadow city to the Morning Jour
nal last night. MI. Kelly II the we'll
known representative of the arm of
Gross. Kelly = Co. with his head.
quarters In Las Vegas.
There has never been such q nice
year in the history or Las Vegas, said
Mr.. Kelly ~snd M. Pierce Of the
Aqua Pura company IL jubilant. The
ice on his ponds In the Galllnas can
yop is iiinteen inches thick. Just i'm.
agine it--nineteen-inch ice In New
Mexico. 1t Is expected that the com.
pany will harvest o. much as seventy
thousand tons OF Ice during the sea-
son even II there IL no more Of this
phenomenally cold weather.
THE company has Amall army Of
seven hundred men at work cutting
out the Ice. 1t Is Just as easy to cut
and saw nineteen-inch Ice as It Ii ten
inch ice, SO that with the present
thickness It Is equivalent to taking out
two cakes at q time.
THAT canyon is q peculiar place.
There are ponds there that In ordinary
winter weather will never freeze over.
except perhaps a thin Aim OF Ice, and
there are other places where Ice can
be found the summer round. There
are places In the canyon where the
sun does not shine for six months Of
the year.
with the diversion Of travel from
the bottom Of the canyon to the hill,"
continued Mr.. Kelly. "the water sup.
ply Of Las Vegas IL purer and better
than ever before, and from present
prospects II will be inexhaustible this
summer. as the snowfall UP In the
mountains is extremely heavy"
MIR. Kelly says Las Vegas ID grow.
Ing faster than At any time IN its
history and that there hes been more
building In the last six months than
In any previous year.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
kim Bound Over.

Machinist J. L. King, charged with
putting emery in the eccentric cups
of passenger engine had hearing
this morning before Justice Otero.
Judge E. v. Long appearing In his
behalf. King was bound over TO the
grand jury under $4,000 bond.
Machinist A. J. Bowman, machin.
ist helper Wertke and Clarence Perry
testified The most Of the evidence
wag that King had been seen with the
emery in his pOssession before going
to look over the engine and I'm
mediately after he came away the en-.
gine was examined and the emery
was found in the cups. The defense
put In no evidence.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
New Explosive
Doctors invention

Washington. D. C..Jan. 5.--Consul
Bardei, Of Bambery, reports to the
Department Of Commerce and Labor
that q new explosive has been invent
ed by DR.. G. Schultz, Of Munich, and
Mr.. Fritz Gehre, an engineer, of Pull.
ZACH, Bavaria, which has been given
the name "vigorit." The consul say.
The inventors claim that the new
explosive is absolutely safe against
friction or concnssion; that 1t can only
be fired by an electric current; It
cannot be affected by water, and Is
therefore safe for transportation on
land as we'll as by water. Fire does
not explode vigorit; It simply burns
II up. vigorit is free OF poisonous
gases after the discharge, and there
fore well adapted for mining pur-
poses. The new explosive can be
made in different grades, and It is
further claimed to be particularly well
adapted for the filling Of discharges
for heavy guns. For this latter pnr.
pose the inventors claim the cost Of
production will be 10 marks ($261S)
for 100 Kilograms t22046 pounds)
while pricric acid, which up to now
has been used almost exclusively for
this purpose, costs 300 marks (171.40)
for 100 Kilograms. For other purposes
vigorit can be produced at 10 marks
($l6.66) for 100 Kilograms, including
all expenses, at the same time Of.
fering the advantage Of being lighter
than all similar explosives To de.
monstrate the merits Of the new ex.
plosive different experiments have
been made under the supervision Of
men Of experience, such a. mining
engineers, ofiicers Of the navy, and
other experts, and the result wss pro-
nounced to be highly successful. The
inventors expect To be able TO do heavy
business with the United States or
else dispose to some American en-.
terprising company their patent rights
at satisfactory figure.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
TESTIMONY
BEGUN INSTAND.-
ARD CASE
VIM 6. RoeklslI4 Ons u ths HInt VII.
Nesses in the csse. Otkss maSaatss
On the Stand.

New York. January 6.-The tnkine
........ \. ~
= .'s'.s = .A' ou' !" 'ae
stste o. missouri AGAINST the Standard
OIL company begins this morning be.
fore Frederick II. eanboru. special
comm,..,oner annolrtsd ~ cov
r,, '
A "1'n = l@.~s' ssstAnt At.or'
ney-seneral Of Missouri. came IN a..
vance OF biz chief and when seen ~
nis hotsl last night aaid: III . our
purpose 70 81 the wAeels n motion
promptly. ana Y proceed expeditions
~. The hearing n Nsw York = BY
no means TIE beginntng q our wosk.
We began taking testimony IA Mis-
souri : Or months 80 and have
already obtained Testimony showing
the division OF territory and traaic
In Missouri between the Standard
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
Preparing for Business.

London. January S.--Announcement
that the second squadron Of q North
Atlantic fleet, commanded by Rear.
Admiral Sissbee. will be at Gibral.
TAR. which IL near Almeciras. ct about
the time when the Moroccan confer
ence iwll assemble, has aroused In
terest here In diplomatic circles.
Troops Ready.
Manila, January 5.--Great activity
prevails among troops in the garri.
sons at Manila. Three regiments are
under field orders. In view OF possible
eventualities In China.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05

and republican party leaders generally
outside Of the committee itself will be
given full opportunity to present their
views.
A. chairman Of the territorial re.
publican committee ! shall abide by
the wishes OF the majority OF the re.
publicans Of New Mexico. Whatever
the policy may be that may ultimate'
ly be adopted by the republican par.
ty. should an enabling act be passed,
It will be supported by q united or.
ganixation and no power under the
heavens can prevent victory at the
polls!
Thanking you for your kind wishes,
ETC., and wishing you many Happy
New Years, l am,
Very respectfully yours.
(Signed): II. .. BURSUM.
Chairman,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
Gage Considers
Conditions Serious

New York, January .5.--Lyman J.
Gage. former secretary Of the treas'
ury said today that he agrees with
Jocob H. Schiff in the opinion that q
great panic is inevitable unless steps
are taken to remery the inelasticity
of our existing currency system
Gage said he approved of Secretary
Shaw's recommendation of an emer-
gency circulation VI heavily taxed
bank notes with certain notifications.
He did not care to go into details
in short newspaper interview.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
I cHIcAoo.HAvANA
LIMITED SERVICE.

Chicago, H., Jan. 5.--Following the
lead Of the Illinois Central, the Chi
cago and Alton, in conjunction with
the Mobile and Ohio, today inaugu-
rated a weekly Havana limited SER
vice between this city and the Cuban
capital. The train will leave this city
at 2 p. m. each Friday and st. Louis
at $3.50 p. m, arriving sat Mobile at
2 D. m. next day. The train Will run
to the steamship dock at Mobile, and
the Prince George will sail immed-
lately for Havana on thirty-six hour
schedule.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
TWO WITCHES"
CARROTEO IN.
CUBAN PRISON
Guilty Of nideous Murder Of
White Baby 10 Secure Heart
for Charm.
Smoked and Sailed Body Found Long
After Crime duplicates Number Of
Men and Women.

Havana, January 5.--Domingo Bo.
court, an old negro. and Victor Mo-
line, a mulatto. were garroted al
prison here today. Both men were
regarded as witches by their asso.
ciates. Their crime was the hidious
murder Of white baby. for the pur.
pose of procuring the heart Of q
white female child, which witches"
prescribed as ponltice for q certain
woman to cure her Of barrenness
The child's body was FOUND smoked
and salted. weeks after the crime. A
dozen other men and women are i'm.
prisoned In connection with the
crime.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
JOE GRIM w. YOUNG
MAhoNev TONIGHT.

Milwaukee. Wis, Jan. 5.--Joe Grim,
the human punching bag" from Phila-
delphia, makes his pugilistic debut In
the west tonight He II slated to
meet Young Mahoney" Of Racine In
IN eight'round bout before the MIL
wankee Boxing club. Az both Of the
middleweights ar Of the slugging W.
riety, capable Of taking any amount
OF punishment, the bout ID expected
70 be . hammer'and.tongs affair from
start to fnish. Malachy Hogan Of
Chicago will referee.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
MANY ouRlGp ~ EARTHQUAKE
NJ oENsEANo, ITALY.

New York. January 5.--A cable.
gram 10 the Herald from Rome says:
AT Genseano. town OF 5000, In
the province Of polenza. the earth
opened Thursday, engultlng ten hous.
es and shattering many others, which
threatened to FALL Many persons
were buried In the ruins. Fourteen
dead bodies SO far have been recov.
cred"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05

tersburg. for instance. the whole.
sale perquisitions Of the police have
have been succeeded by Q particu.
larly offensive measure Of the per-
feet OF the police. which practically
gives the dvorniks, or house porters.
free hand to search private lodgings
for arms and suspicious persons for
documents, offering them a premium
Of nfty cents for the discovery Of
every revolver or bomb, and twenty.
Ave cents for knife Such meas
ures naturally will arouse the cupidity
Of the house porters and restore the
intolerable system Of personal espion.
age.
Five Hundred Killed. Z
Tukum. Courtlsnd Russia, January
5.-Five hundred and eighty persons
were killed or wounded during the
recent revolt here.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
BRITISH STEAMER SINKS
IN SAIGON RIVER.

Salgonp. French lndo-China, Jan. 5.
The British steamer Carlisle sank
in the Saigon river yesterday after a
conflagration on board following the
explosion of powder. due to spontane-
GUS combustion. Two Of her crew,
an engineer and sailor, are missing.
Many persons were injured during the
excitement attending the rescue Of
the remainder OF the crew.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05
VIM. ]. Moran Confesses to Muir.
der Of Seventeen Year. Old Boy

that passenger train would hide the
evidence Of the crime. The scciden.
tai discovery Of the body before y
train had passed disclosed the fact
that Collier had been killed by a
pistol bullet.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05

Chicago, January 5.--William ].
Moran, aged 10, confessed today to
the killing last night Of Robert Col
lier, aged II, during quarrel. after
which Moran says he placed Golfers
body on the railroad track in hope
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-01-05

A pleasant party was given AZ the
Hazard home last night In honor OF
George Haxxard. who will leave To-
morrow to continue his studies In
Denver. Merry games were played
and . sumptuous supper was served.
There were about twenty guests.