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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08
Taken a Partner.

Attorney j. S. O'Neill of Graft.
on, has decided to pitch his tent in
Williston and has gone into part
nership with H. j. Monsch. Mr..
O'Neill has been in partnership
for some time with E. r. Sinklel
of Grafton, one of the candidates
at the primaries, for congress. He
has made enviable reputation as
an attorney during his practice II
Grafton and will no doubt be
among the leaders in the pFofes-
sion III this city. '
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08

FOR RlPRAPPlNC
REPRESENTATIVE OF GREAT NORTHERN
HERE--ASKlNC FOR ROCK FOR
RlPRAPPlNC RIVER BANK.

A representative of the Great
Northern is in the city looking
after business in connection with
the proposed riprapping of the
river bank below the city. The
Great Northern wants rock for
this work and are paying three
dollars load for it delivered at
any point along the railroad. Any
one wishing to supply the road
with rock should notify the agent.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08
Old Timer Dies.

Charlie Constantine, one of the
old timers in this city, died Mon
day night, death being due to
dropsy. The funeral services will
be held this afternoon from the
undertaking parlors. The de-
ceased had but two relatives in
this country, John Carlson, a
cousin living at White Earth and
Mrs. John Kjorstad, . cousin liv-
ing in this county.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08

reputation as an able and enter
tanning speaker.
Williston Republicans are max
ing preparations for couple of
good rousing rallies and the hall
is sure to be crowded on both
evenings. A number of the la
dies have volunteered to decorate
the hall and it will present a very
attractive appearance. If you are
interested in the present campaign
turn out to the meetings tomorrow
and Tuesday evenings.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08
About to Break Record

If the Republicans carry the
country in 1908 says Leslie's
Weekly, they will break all the
records in length of continuous
sway in both branches of Con-
gress simultaneously. In the
jefferson Madison Monroe era the
Democrats held unbroken control
of all branches of the government
for over quarter of a century,
but for large part of that time
theirs was the only party in the
country. The Hartford Conven-
tion of 1914, with it's imagined
reasonable designs, killed the
Federalist party. and the Demo-
Gratis had the field to themselves
until the rise of the National Re-
publicaus in John Quincy Adams
administration and the advent of
the Wings in 1884, in Jackson's
second term.
In the more than three-quarters
Of a century which has passed
since two big parties have been
struggling constantly for the SUI
premecy, fourteen years has been
the longest time which any party
has held power without Interrupt
tion in both Senate and House at
the same time. The Republicans
did this in the Civil War and re-
construction period. Beginning
with the entrance of Lincoln into
Office in 1861, the Republicans
held control of both branches of
Congress continuously until 1875,
when the Democratic House of
Representatives, elected in 1874,
in the middle of Grants second
term, went into power. Beginning
with the election of 1894, in the
second half of Cleveland's second
term, the Republicans have con-
trolled both branches of Congress
to the present day, or fourteen
years.
The present stretch of Repub-
licans sway is far more notable
than the earlier one was. During
large part of the time between
1861 and 1875, many States in the
Democratic quarter of the country
were unrepresented in Congress,
and the Democrats of the rest of
the nation were to large degree,
demoralized and discredited. In
the present period, on the other
hand, the Democratic party, while
often discordent, has had the solid
South behind it and has been active
and aggressive everywhere. 1t
has had leaders Of eloquence and
! popularity, and it has entered
every congressional as we'll as
every presidential canvass with
fair hopes of success. A Republic
can victory in 1908 will mean only
sixteen years of unbroken sway in
the presidency, as compared with
twenty-four years in the Jefferson
Monroe period, and also twenty
four in the Lincoln-Arthur era;
but the sixteen years of uninter-
rupted control which it will give
the Republicans in both branches
lof the national Legislature will be,
unparalleled in our annals.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08

Governor John Burke was in
the city last Thursday night. The
Governor claims to be for prohi-
bition. and we guess he is correct
for he had his prohibition sign
at his left hand during the entire
evening.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08
Died.

The little four-months-old baby
girl of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stevens
passed to the great beyond Tues
day morning. Funeral services
were held yesterday and the re-
mains were laid to rest in the Will
liston cemetery. The grief strick-
en- parents have the sympathy of
the entire community in their
great loss.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08

Chas. V. Dieter, accompanied
BY his wife, were Mondak visitors
il ID this city Thursday and Friday
Of last week.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08
Crover-Jenson Wedding

Ira Grover and Mrs. Hanna
Jenson of this city were married
Monday evening at 1880, at the
home of S. E. Vanderhoff. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Henness.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08
CLAUSE DOES NOT
APPLY TO ALL
COURT FILES DECISION ON 30 PER CENT
CLAUSE,--APPuES ONLY WHERE
ONE OFFICE IS TO Be FILLED

Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 3.-The
supreme court rendered decision
in the 80 per cent clause of the
primary election law, The case
reached the supreme court from
two actions in the district court at
Grand Forks. One action was
where the democratic candidate
for clerk of court of that county
failed to secure 80 per cent of the
vote and the county auditor re-
fused to place him on the ticket.
The candidate mandamused the
county auditor and District Court
Judge Templeton held the 30 per
cent law was valid and in the ap-
peal taken to the supreme court
the lower court is sustained.
Several Officers Excepted.
The supreme court holds that
the 30 per cent requirement in the
primary law is valid where one
Office of the same name is to be
filed at an election, and candidates
for the nomination for such Of
flee at the preceding primary
election failed to receive 30 per
cent no party nomination is made
for such Office.
So far Templeton is sustained in
his opinion rendered in the matter
but he is reversed in the second
section, also coming from the dis
trict court of Grand Forks coun-
ty, where Purcell, q candidate for
county justice Of the peace, man
damused the county auditor to
have his name placed on the bal
lot though he had not received 30
per cent of the vote. Temple
toms opinion applied to all candi-
dates whether one or more offices
were covered, but the supreme
court holds that the 80 per cent
clause does not apply to members
of congress, commissioners of
railroads, members of the house,
county constables and county JUS
tices. -.
Court Reverse. Itself.
Therefore as final result of
this action the candidate for clerk
of court in Grand Forks, who
failed to receive 80 per cent of the
vote, will not go on the ballot,
while the candidate for justice of
the peace will 60 on.
In Cass county, in the Ninth
legislative district, the democrats
had candidates for state senator
and three members of the house,
and none of them received the re-
quired 30 per cent. Under the
decision of the court, the senator
fails to 60 on the ballot, while the
three house members will.
In the districts where there was
one senator and one house mem
ber to name and neither received
80 per cent, neither will go on the
ballot as where there is only one
officer to name for the same place
30 per cent is required.
The opinion is by Spalding con-
Cured in by Morgan and concur
red in part bv Fisk.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-10-08

Hear Hansbroueh a. the opera
house tomorrow evening.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
RESCUED TWO
AT KAMPESKA

Watertown, S. d., Aug. Swat
ertown has claimant for a Carne-
gle hero medal in the person of Fred
Wilkinson, who rescued two men
from drowning in Lake Kampeska.
Wilkinson took half days vaca-
ton to go fishing with two compan-
ions. They were out about fifty
yards from shore when a movement
of one Of the men upset the skiff
and threw them into twenty feet OF
water.
Wilkinson soon discovered that he
was the only one who could swim,
and grabbing the man nearest to
him he fought his way to shore. He
turned back to the lake just in time
to see his other companion sink fol
the last time.
Noticing ihe spot where this mar
disappeared, he swan to it and div.
ed for the body, which he brough,
to shore apparently utterly lifeless
But he went fiercely to work over
the unconscious form and at the enc
of half an hour was rewarded be re
turning signs of life. Then he sanl
exhausted between his two rescued
friends.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
NEW RULES
FOR CATHOLICS
Sweeping Reforms Become
Operative Nov. 3.
Become

Sioux Falls, Aug. 3.-Bishop
Thomas O'Gorman together with
the other bishops and archbishops of
the Roman Catholic church, have
received or shortly will receive a
copy of the new apostolic constitu-
tion which was made public at Rome
during the feast of SITS. Peter and
Paul.
In company with members of the
Catholic church all over the United
States the Catholics in Sioux Falls
and South Dakota are much interest
ed in the new reforms in church dis
cipline. which are to go into effect
throughout the Catholic world Nov
ember 3, 1908.
Mgr. Falconio, the apostolic dele
gate to the United States, has re-
ceived the Latin text of the consti-
tuition, and is now engaged in pre-
pairing it for distribution among
bishops and archbishops The docu-
ment is considered by Catholic
churchmen as one Of the greatest
reforms ever attempted by any of
the Roman pontiffs.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
SCARCITY OF
SCHOOL MA'AMS
County to Experience Usual Lack
of Teachers this Fall

Co. Supt. Margaret Duthie re-
ports a scarcity of county teachers
which will perhaps equal that of last
year. 1t is hard to specify the rea-
son for this state of affairs unless it
is that Hand county girls are becom-
ing so well off that it is unnecessary
for them to earn their livings in this
way. A few years ago there were
several teachers for every school,,
even when the wages were much
lower than now.
With the raising of the age limit
and the requirements of the teach
ers, the standard of the county
schools have been raised appreciably
and now the next reform is that Of
lengthening the terms to eight or
nine months instead of six, thus CIV
ing the country scholar an equal
chance with the town scholar. This
year number of townships are
making this change.
There is one more examination
this month before school begins,
and Miss Duthie hopes to obtain
enough applicants from that to less
en- the shortage considerably.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Injuries Prove Fatal

Washington Times Away from
home. alone and friendless, attend
ed only by strangers, the old man
injured on the railroad last week
passed over Wednesday afternoon
to that dim and distant future
where the trials and tribulations of
this earth will be forgotten. Though
at times he has seemed to be ration
al. yet his identity remains a mys-
terry, and his friends and relatives, if
he has any, will wait in vain for his
return.
Commissioner McMurtry took
charge OF the body and secured a
lot in the cemetery where the re-
mains were inferred, Rev. Mcleod
reading short funeral service.
The expense will be charged up to
Hand county. in which territory the
accident happened. A bill will be
sent to the railroad company. but 1t
is doubtful whether they will be in
clined to allow il.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
CANNED TALKS,
BY NOMINEES
Both Taft and Bryan Spellbind
in Photographs

Hot Springs, Va, Aug. 3.-Candi-
date Taft has consented to make
several short speeches into talking
machines for reproductions. AS
the process of making a phonograph
record is somewhat different from
making a campaign speech from the
back of a car platform or from the
front porch, Mr. Taft today found
Mrs Taft laughing at him as he was
doing a bit of rehearsing for real
records. Several experimental
talks were made and reproduced
with varying degrees of satisfaction
Topics to be discussed for repetition
in this way have not yet been decid-
ed upon.
Mr. Taft today fixed August II as
the date for the rally of Virginia re-
publicans here.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
PASSING OF
RESERVATION
Whites Transform Crow Greek
Indian Reservation Into
Farms

Gam Valley. Aug. 3.-The white
man is fast making inroads into the
Grow Creek Indian reservation
through the provisions made by the
government that the estates of de-
ceased Indians may be probated and
sold to the highest bidder who re-
ceived title to the land, approved by
the government. At the present
time there are thirty four estates
ranging from 80 acres up to a Sec
tion listed and advertised for sale
in the local paper published at this
place. and twenty new cases have
issued notices of pobated and sold,
and it is safe to say that many
thousand acres of these Indian lands
will pass from the hands of the In
dians into those of the white men
before January lst, and will be ad-
ded to the list of taxable lands of
Buffalo county. In addition to
these heirship lands which are COM
ing into market, the government
has begun the issuance Of fee pat
ents to lands which have been held
under trust patents by the Indians
the required time thus giving them
clear title to the land which they
can dispose of as they see fit. The
first of these fee patents was pre-
sented for record this week, but
quite a number of them have been
issued, and manv others will be is
sued within short time. At the
present rate the Crow Creek reser-
vation will be a thing of the past,
and will be transformed into an ag-
riculturial region occupied by pro-
gressive farmers and stockmen.
Many of the young and educated
Indians are also building up fine
homes and large barns and great
transformation has already taken
place on the reservation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
PROGRESS in
BLACK HILLS
Argus-Leader Editor Predicts
Great Future for Hills People

In speaking of the editorial excur-
sion through the Black Hills, C. M.
Day of the Argus-Leader is very en-
thusiastlc about the future of that
section of the state.
''The notion that the Black Hills
is mining country exclusively"
says Mr. Day, was fully disapproved
by this trip of the editors. A good
deal is now being done in fruit cul-
ture and with the development of
irrigation the prospect is that fruit
trees Of the Black Hills, notably the
rich valleys of Spearfish, will become
as successful in fruit culture as the
best portions Of Colorado. Much
has already been done to this end
but the resources of the Hills in this
respect have only been touched. 1t
also was manifest that great water
powers can be developed in the
Black Hills which in the future will
mean an extention of manufacture
ing enterprises. 1t takes people of
pluck and enterprise to build up a
country and certainly the Black
Hills is literally supplied with that
class of citizens. Every business
man met was continually boosting
for his town and for the Black Hills
and it is my judgment and predic-
tion that these men will soon see
and realize all their hopes. Collec-
tions are good in the Black Hills
and business is running at a fairly
full tide. On every hand there is
evidence of thrift and growth and
those of us who had visited the
Black Hills before could not help
but notice the Improvement in every
portion"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
G. & N. w. LINE
FOR SEATTLE
Right of Way and Terminals
Now Secured

Spokane, WASH. Aug. 3.-Again
the mystery of the north coast rail-
road is uppermost in many minds
thruout the state. This line which
started into life two years ago when
the Milwaukee and Union Pacific
started a general building campaign
thruout the state and made big pur-
chases Of tide lands for terminals on
Puget Sound has been a deep mys-
terry ever since. 1t owns a complete
right of way from this city to Seat
tie with land for branches to Port
land, Gray's Harbor, Wala Wala, and
other towns. 1t also owns some of
the best tide water terminals on the
sound. Nearly 100 miles have been
graded and large quantities of mat
erial for the road are piled at various
points.
Now the road comes forward and
files the deeds for la pieces of prop
erty in this city, worth over 81 600,
600. The land gives a complete
right of way from the suburbs into
the heart of the city.
The filing of the deed indicates
that the money for the property has
been turned over. This does not
look like bluff for no hot air road
would buy land on which big office
buildings and fine residences are sit
uated, paying fancy prices.
At one time the north coast was
firmly believed to be the Canadian
Pacific scheme as that road does its
work largely in the dark, as was evil
denced in the Spokane and Inter-
national lines, but the question of
local terminals, having been settled
the Canadian Pacific solution will not
hold water, for the terminals of the
two lines are mile from each
other and no question of connection
is brought up nor are there any sur
veys filed or land transfers to show
that connection is planned. So again
the mystery deepens and the guess
now is that the north coast is a North
Western property.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06

Do you want a position paving
from $4,000 to $50 per month with
prospects of $75 to $1OO within a
year? We give written guarantee
of such positions to all students who
complete our combined business and
shorthand course. More than 5000
Toland graduates now employed.
Send for catalogue and read what
our students and their employers
have to say. You will probably nev-
er attend but one business school;
why not attend a school that can pre-
pare you for high-salaried position
and then send you to the position.
Write to day. Toland's Business
School, Sioux falls. S. d. 34t2
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
ENOUGH COAL
FOR 400 YEARS
Supply i'm Pennsylvania Estimat-
ed by Government Engineer

Washington, Aug. 3.-Thal the
coal originally in the Pennsylvania
anthracite fields aggregated Il, ,000,-
600, 900 short tons and in the btu
minous fields 1854, 900, 900 short
tons, leaving still in the ground IL,
600, 900, 900 short tons of anthracite
and about 10000, 100000 of btu
minous. is the estimate of the stu
alton reported by M. r. Campbell
of the United Stated geological sur
vey. He figures that at the rate of
production reached in 1907 the avail
able coal supply in Pennsylvania
would last about 400 years
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Big Engines on c. & N. w.

Tuesday morning engines 1l46 and
1136, the largest ever sent to this
division we're brought form the east
to the Huron shops. Six of these
will be permanently run on this d.
vision.
This move on the part of the
Northwestern is the result of the
increasing traffic chat South Dakota
is giving them. This fall the i'm
mense crop of central Dakota will
be handled mostly on their road and
the officials are making these pre-
parations so that it may be done sue
cessfully.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
FOREST FIRES
FATAL TO MANY
Fires i'm Canada Kill 500,
And Burn 1900
Homes

Cranbrook. B. c., Aug. 3-Five
hundred persons dead, 10000 home
less and property damage estimated
at 500, 900, 900 are, in brief, the re-
suits of forest fires that are raging
throughout Koofanai, according to
reports being received here today.
The flames are now sweeping over
Mountain Valley and have devastated
an area of about 100 square miles.
The town of Fernie has been wiped
out with a loss of at least seventy
four lives.
The city of Michel, with popula.
ton of 10000, is a raging furnace
and many lives are reported lost.
At Camp a and the Elk River Lum.
Der company's headquarters. sixty.
one men and two women were burn,
ed to death. u
The towns of Hosmer. Sparwooc
and Olson with populations ranging
from 500 to 1000, are in the path OF
the flames and it is almost certain
they will be wiped off the map.
The peopl. in the fire zone are pan
ic stricken and are fleeing for theil
lives. Whole towns are being de
serted and the loss of life is appal
ling.
Many of the refugees are without
money or food and there is great
suffering.
Appeals are being sent out from
here for assistance and it Is reported
that relief trains are now on theil
way here from Washington and Ore
gon.
A report received here today state,
that Marchfield, Ore, which wa
threatened with destruction on Sat
urday night, escaped with only por
tion Of the town in ruins. The citi
zens fought desperately to check tht
advancing flames.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Jury Disagreed

Pierre, S. d., Aug. 3.-The jury
in the Bowen murder case in Stanley
county. was discharged this morning,
after failing to reach an agreement.
They stood five for conviction and
seven for acquittal, and could not
get together. Bail for Bowen for his
appearance at the next term of
court was fixed at five thousand dol
lars, which it is expected, will be
secured by his father. but ne is yet
in custody.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Senator Allison Dead

Senator w. B. Allison, of Iowa,
died of heart failure at his home in
Dubuque, Tuesday, aged 79 years.
He had served in the senate about
80 years, and his party primary en-
dorsement for another term of six
years. He was an able statesman of
the conservative school.
Governor Cummins has announced
himself a candidate to the vacancy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Parents, Be Careful

Since the advent of so MANY auto
mobiles to the city, parents should
be particularly careful about allow
ing children to play at large in the
public roads. No matter how care
full the driver may be, an accident is
liable to occur at any time if the
children are not taught to keep off
the street.