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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-08-13

Hon. and Mrs. Martin N. johnson
of Petersburg, N. D., to the mar
riage of their daughter Miss Nellie
Salinda to Seward M. Hyde of
Williston, N. D., the ceremony to
occur on Wednesday, August 20,
at the Vincent Methodist Episco-
pal church at Petersburg at high
noon. This news will cause a ripple
of interest among the friends Of
both young people who are we'll
known throughout the state.
Miss Johnson has grown to wo-
manhood in North Dakota and is a
charming and accomplished young
woman, a graduate of the North
Dakota University and for the last
year or two has taught in the pub
lie schools of Seattle. For a num-
Der OF years she has led the Round
Table of the North Dakota Chau-
tauqua literary society at Devils
Lake, and not only made warm
friends on each occasion but i'm
pressed those around her with her
strong intellect and charming per-
sonality as well. Mr.. Hyde is a
prominent business man at Willis
ton and quite worthy of his bride.
After wedding journey to vari-
Gus points in the east they will be
at home to their friends at Willis
ton after October Grand Forks
Evening Times.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-08-13
MRS. KATE CAHAN DEAD.

Mrs. Kate Gahan, mother of
John Gahan of this city, passed
away Tuesday evening. She had
been i'll a long time, and death
came as a welcome relief to her
suferings. She was born in Ire-
land 80 years ago. She came to-
America when young woman.
The most of her long and useful
life was passed in Iowa. She
lived in North Dakota with her
son the last five years.
Funeral services were held in
St. Joseph church at four o'clock
yesterday afternoon, Father Arse
nault officiating. The remains
will be laid beside those of her
husband in Norway, Iowa. Her
son and her grand d-daughter, Miss
Jennie Gahan accompanied her on
that last sad journey.
Mrs. Gahan was q woman of
most exemplary Christian charac-
ter; her religion being her source
of strength and comfort.
Deceased leaves two sons and
two grand daughters, Miss Jennie
Gahan and Mrs. NIB. Ludowese, 70
nNf,a,Yn hap k,ae -.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-08-13
n. HAYES FOR
CHAIRMAN
CENTRAL COMMITTEE NET SATURDAY
AND ELECTED OFFICERS BAN.
QUIET SATURDAY NIGHT.

The County Central committee
met in this city Saturday after
noon and elected officers. There
were two leading candidates for
chairman, N. Hayes and w. S.
Davidson. The count of the vote
showed N. Hayes elected. John
Efteland of Ambrose was elected
secretary and Howard Lampman,
treasurer.
The following committees were
appointed:
Executive Committee
H. B. Winger, O. Q. Christianson,
A. H. Rygg, @. E. Ingwaldson,
Emmitt Carry, a. W. Stanton,
J. o. Manger, w. r. Mumby,
D. A. Gibbs. E.. A. Palmer,
Ira Elliott.
Reception Committee
c. J. Zeigenbin, O. A. Hill,
Paul Tangseth, W. Raymond,
E. Gunberling.
Com. on Procedure
Knut Berg, B. A. Wilsol,
NJ. NJ. Chodfeld, Ole Q. Hagen,
NJ. j. Vanderberg..
A meeting was called in this
city for today Of Mckenzie and
Williams county committees to
elect a national committeeman.
A number of the Republican
candidates for county Office were
in the city Saturday and they in
vited the Central committee to
partake of banquet Saturday
night. Something like sixty were
present and everyone had = most
enjoyable time.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-08-13
will accomplish the object by ap-
pealing to their purse strings.

will accomplish the object by ap-
pealing to their purse strings.
The Commercial club and prom
inent business men of the city
will take the matter of railroad
fares on market day up with the
officials of the Great MOI olthern,
and expect to get rate of one
fare for the round trip. The
heaviest shippers in the city have
sufficient prestige with the roads,
it is believed, to secure such a
rate. Minot was successful In Sc
curing that sort of a deal within q
radius of one hundred miles of the
city.
The low rate attracted hundreds
of people who would not other
wise attended the sales and the
merchants of that city benefited
thereby.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-08-13

Cardsof inyitstion have bean re-
csivsd BY friends in The city from
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-08-13
HOWARD LAMPMAN HURT.

Howard Lampman, in company
with many of the delegates to the
Republican convention, Saturday
evening started out to the Recla-
nation power house. He was in
a carriage with three other gentle
men and when nearly to the pow
er house the team became fright
ened and Mr.. Lampman jumped
out, breaking both bones in his
ankle. DR.. Hagen was sum-
moned and dressed the wound.
While it is quite . bad break it is
thought that he will soon recover.
Everybody boost for market
dsy. M viii pay.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-08-13

The Asbury Grocery Co., will
give a 1OO-lb sack of best patent
-four to the person who purchases
the largest bill of goods for cash
on market day.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-08-13
KEROSENE WELLS
IN NORTH DAKOTA
EXPERT OIL AND CASS MAN MAKING
QUIET INVESTIGATION. MINDS
EVIDENCE OF OIL.

EVIDENCE Of OIL.
Eyes / think there is oil or gas
and possibly both in some sections
of North Dakota" said Geo. V.
Cavanaugh, a prominent oil and
gas expert from the. fields Of the
southwest, who stopped in Fargo
for few moments this morning
en- route east from the northwest
ern part of this state.
Mr.. Cavanaugh is an old-timer
in the oil and gas business, hav-
ing been one of the pioneers in
Beaumont, Tex, fields. He later
went to Kansas, when those fields
commenced to be of prominence
and then did considerable pros
pecting and drilling in the Okla
homa fields. He was inspecting
the Canadian fields when he heard
of small finds in this state and
went to Minot and investigated
the proposition when gas flow
was struck at Westhope.
II said," continued Mr.. Cave
naugh, "that / thought there was
oil or gas in some sections of this
state, but / believe that either or
both of these products underlies
nearly the entire territory COM
prising the Mississippi valley and
can be struck at some depth.
Some Of these deposits l believe
lie too deep to be of practical
value. That is why / say that
there is oil and gas in some sect
ions of North Dakota.
II was looking over the Cana
dian fields when l heard through
the papers of the strike near Mi
not, and after completing my
work in Canada, made an extended
visit through Ward county, look
into the matter. l did not let
anyone know who / was, because
| find it practicable to keep those
matters quiet and avoid much
trouble from people wishing to
start stock companies. Now that
I am leaving the state, l do not
care if my indentity is made
known, although l expect to re-
turn and investigate the matter
more fully.
AS / said, l went over the
Ward county territory thoroughly
and investigated the most likely
spots. / found several oil seeps
which, when tested shoned very
good quality Of crude oil, which
refined would yield a fair qualit,
of Illuminating oil. The mex
thing to find out is whether thi!
oil is in paying quantities. Thi:
can positively be learned only by
actual drilling, but Judging from
the topography of the land and it!
geological formation, l thinl
that either oil or gas can be strucl
near Minot in paying quantity
1t is generally known thai
oil and gas are found in connection
THAT is, where there is ga.
there is usually oil at a greater
depth. I inspected the flow O.
gas that was found near Minot
and discovered a remarkable flow
for the depth Of the well, and
would wager good deal thai
should wells be sunk from 500 tt
1000 feet, a flow would be STRUCK
that would supply fuel and light
to the town of Minot and maybe
several other towns.''
When asked what he thought
of Fargo being able to secure
natural gas, Mr.. Cavansugh said,
well oil / know Of the lay Of the
land IS what 1 have seen from the
car windows q I pulled into the
city, and can hardly answer the
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-08-13
HE IS AFTER TESTIMONY

Attorney Edward Engerud who
is one Of the attorneys represent
ing Professor Ladd in the famous
bleached -four cases which are now
pending in the courts, is at the
present time in attendance at the
big national gathering of chemists
which is being held at Macinac Is
land. He is there for the purpose
of securing the testimony of the
nations greatest chemists regard
ing the injury that is done by -four
bleaching and this testimony will
be used in the case which has been
brought by the Russell Miller Mill
ing Co. ct. al. against Professor
Ladd for the purpose of restraining
him from publishing bulletins nam
ing the North Dakota milling com
panies that bleach their flour.
One of the arguments used by the
milling companies is that this does
not in the least harm the flour and
Mr.. Engerud is securing the testi-
mony which such chemists as DR..
Wiley of the United States Pure
Food commission and others are
giving regarding this subject.
lAaaIAo ANNOUNCED
Cards Of inyitation have bean re-
ceiYed hy friends IN The city from
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-08-13
MARKET DAY IS
A sure THING
BUSINESS MEN Of WlLllS1oN EN-
THUSlASTIC OVER THE MARKET
PROPOSITION.

PkVfUNllUN.
Williston will have a regular
market day. The proposition as
outlined in last weeks Graphic,
has been taken hold of by the bus
mess men of the city in an ener-
getic manner and it is the inten-
tion to pull off the first sale on
August %, one week from next
Saturday.
MIR. Gillen, who is promoting
the sale idea, has toured all of the
northwest during the past nine
months and has made wonderful
success of the movement. He is
capable man, and so thoroughly
versed in the art of holding sales
that he never fails to ring in
large crowd of farmers. At Mi
not recently on the opening of the
first sale the crowd of farmers in
the city was so large that the
streets were literally jammed with
the wagons and carts which brot
the sons of toll and their wives
and daughters and sons into the
city to pick up the hundreds of
snaps which we're offered in all
lines of goods. Mr.. Gillen goes
on the assumption that farmers,
like all other mortals, are looking
for bargains and that they want
to procure stuff which thay need
as low as possible in price. He
also figures that the merchants of
any city want to do a large busi-
bess, move their goods" and in
order to do this are willing to sac
rifice on some portions of their
stocks in order to get large crowds
of purchasers into the city.
In this way, by having the stores
in turn cut prices, and by per-
mitting the farmers and citizens
of the county and surrounding
country to place any second hand
wares they may have on hand,
horses, cattle or vehicles on the
block during the auction on mar
ket days a great many bargains
will be available, and farmer
after attending sale and procur-
ing a number of good pickups
will be a constant visitor in the
city on market day. He will cut
out the habit of sending away to
the catalogue houses for his goods,
and the local dealers will thereby
benefit. Box car merchants and
cheap peddling concerns which
tour the country regularly will
lose. and the merchants of the
city will benefit.
All of the farmers tributary to
Williston will be circularized and
ads Will be printed in the papers
of the county calling the attention
of the tanners to market day, and
the various bargains which will be
on tap in Williston during the
progress of the auction. A large
number of horses and cattle will
be listed and the farmers will be
asked to bring in anything they
may have on hand which they
may want to dispose of at the sale.
The result will be an enormous
crowd in the city and the trans
action Of 4 vast volume of bust
ness, . great deal of which has
heretofore frittered away to other
channels. Farmers naturally
would sooner trade at . large store
in . modern up-to-dste city than
in the little places or bysmsil, but
the merchants Of Williston must
n,.ha some inducement to them "a
eek them 70 come 10 the city 70 do
their shopping. The maskss das
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-08-13

= :. The Bruegger Mercantile Co.,
will give a $25 suit of clothes to
the farmer bringing the largest
family into their store during
market day.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-28
Hairs and Feathers.

Hairs are found on almost every
thing that grows, and, If we may so
call the fine fibers of asbestus, they
even invade the mineral world. From
piece Of mineral asbestus quarried
from the earth and looking like a stone
with a satiny fracture the sil1en fibers
can be rubbed with the finger till the
lump is worn away.
Secure feather somewhere-it will
be much better than a picture-and
you will see that 1t has a main stem
or midrib. Along each side of this ex-
tends the thin part known as the vane.
Look closely and you win see that this
Vane is composed of tiny feathers, call
ed boards. fastened together through
out their whole length from where
their bases join the midrib to their
tips. You can easily separate one of
these from the rest, when you win see
how like tiny feather it is, with what
seems fine fuzzlness along each edge.
ST. Nicholas.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-28
Astronomy.

II there were any money to be made
In astronomy everybody would be
studying it. About all we can see is
figures, and these are so big that they
stagger the understanding. Every child
In the United States knows how to find
the north star (old Polaris) from the
pointers Of the dipper, but no child
can appreciate the statement that this
star Is distant from the earth 100000
OOO,OOO,OOO miles-two hundred and ten
trillions! The Twentieth Century Linn
Tied, travelling at one mile a minute,
would have to run without stopping
Tor 47S,OOO,O00 years In order to trav-
erse this distance. If light really
travels $500 miles a second, a ray
rom the north star would be thirty.
SIX years in reaching the earth.-New
York Press.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-28

Nine. Cecile Chamlnade. now In this
country for the first time on a profess
sional tour, Is the most notable woman
composer Of the time. She was born
In Paris, but she does not like city
life and dwells with her mother and
sister IN a charming suburban retreat
convenient to the gay metropolis She
has not attempted any heroic single
composition. but has written a great
number Of exquisite songs and piano
pieces which are as tunefuI as they
are original. Nine. Chaminade's bal
let music IL played by orchestras all
over the world, and her lovely songs
are sung in a score of languages.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-28
Foxes, soaIas and salvation.

Some years ago at session Of the
legislature Of Kentucky an effort to
repeal the law offering a bounty on
foxes scalps was made, but was de-
feated by the appeal Of member
from a mountainous and sparsely set
tied region. do the gentlemen want
to deprive my constituents and me of
the benefits of hearing the gospel
preachedY he demanded, with indig
nation In his tone and Overspreading
his rugged countenance. I'VE are all
Methodists up my way, and our
preachers won't come without we can
give 'em chickens, / know. We can't
raise chickens unless the foxes are
killed by somebody. that's sure, and
there amt anybody that can afford to
spend their time hunting foxes and get
nothing to pay for it. So, gentlemen,
If you repeal this law you'll be de-
priving my constituents of the benefit
Of hearing the gospel preached; that's
the way 1t looks to meP' The law
was not repealed at that session.-Ar-
ROnaut,
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-28
Rsseu. Work FOR Poor Children.

Mrs, Frederick Dent Grant and Mrs.
Edith Rockefeller Mccormick are In.
terested leaders Of the child rescue
campaign, The purpose Of the move
ment Is to take children from lnstitu-
lions and give them homes In private
families. The child may be taken on
limited probation, after which It
may be legally adopted, or 1t may be
subject to only a limited adoption.
THIS means an education and a start
In business when the child reaches ma.
turity. The demand now seems to be
for girls.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-28
atslla,a pianity.

SCIenn paid me a dandy compliment
last night. mother - one that VIII
please you, too" said Stella Harding.
aHe was talking about the girls in this
block and how disguised the boys
were getting with them. He said the
trouble with the girls round here was
that they had positively no personal
dignity, and he never seemed to take
into account that / lived in the block
myself. But he made up afterward
for forgetting. He said not much,
he guessed, he didn't mean me; that
I was noted for my dignity with all
the fellows, and he'd often heard them
speak of it. What do you say to
thatT
Mrs. Harding was listening with
motherly satisfaction. How did 1t
happen to occur to him that you
might be applying it to yOurselfT" she
asked.
'T put it to him straight l just
waited until he stopped for breath,
and then ! said, Well. Jimmy, Glenn,
is this a slam?"
stella, what speech! There's no
dignity about that"
ooh. loot, mammaY' was the laugh
ing response, made without the slight
est intention of disreSpect. That's
Just the way we all talk. Things like
that don't count on dignity one way
or the other-not in our bunch. It's
how you act, don't you knowT'-
Youths Companion.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-28
Aggressive Tactics Of Southern
Women.

lnterspersed with the election re-
turns In New Orleans the night of
Nov, 3 the following sentiments were
thrown upon Illuminated screens and
OF course attracted much attention
"rwo-thirds OF the women Of New Or.
leans are taxpayers. Why can they
not vote for city ofIicialsf' Taxa.
tion without representation Is tyranny
Is as true In 1908 as in 17T6 Women
are taxed. Why can they not voter"
There are 100000 women wage
earners In the United States, A square
deal demands for them equally with
men the right of the ballot" "women
vote In Australia. Great Britain. Den.
mark, Sweden, Finland. Why not in
American
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-28

thing so indulged2 He is literally
amused the whole time. Whenever he
drops his rattle some one Is there to
pick 1t up for him, and, We gods, how
he shrieks If that is not done prompt
lyl The whole family gives in when
the baby yells. He is always allowed
at the table. He screams for every
thing in sight, spills the milk and the
salt, tries to put his eye out with the
carving knife. First his mother says,
No, no; baby can't have that and
then when he shrleks she hurriedly
gives 1t to him. That child has never
been spanked in his life; but, take my
word for 1t, he needs just one good
one. II he screams once a day to get
his way he screams forty times. 1t is
simply nerve racking to live near him"
Then there's Mrs. Browns little
boy
"Spoiled-absolutely made a sissy of
and good for nothing. From baby
hood Bobby was taught to be afraid
Of everything Baby mustn't touch
the dog; hen bitter Leave kitty
alone; she'll scratch mammals boyp
Don't do this, Bobby; you'll fair
Don't go there; you'll get your feet
wet and catch coldr"
Bobby mustn't go skating or SWIM
ming or have velocipede or do any,
thing involving the smallest degree of
danger or the need of any resourceful.
ness. And look at him now! He's
mammals pale faced pet, afraid Of his
shadow-mamma's sissy boy.
The crimes some women have To an
swer for-selfish, overfed, oyerindulged
girls. effeminate and weak willed bovs
Doesn't 1t seem as If girls needed prac-
tical education in being good, sensible
mothers instead Of so much matba-
mates and Latin2 When this is undar-
stood and practiced 1t viii be for tho
oetterment OF the human race and
the sooner 1t is carried out the bettnr
for all concerned.
MABEL HUNTLEY.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-28
LEGISLATORS SHOULD ORGANTzF

II 10 an admitted fact that northern
Idaho does not secure recognition in
the legislature in accordance with
its Importance and the amount Of
taxes q contributes toward the ed
penses OF state government. This
condition has been the subject OF dis
cussion for years. but no special ef-
fort has been made to remedy the un-
just discrimination. For this the
north Is largely at fault because the
members from the noFthern counties
so 20 Boise unorganlzed. The mem
bers from the north have been pull
Ing In different directions and when
Il came 70 looking after the interests
Of this part Of the state have. In
many instances. failed to present
united front This weakness may be
overcome in one way only, and that
II BY organization and caucus agree
ments to stand together on all mat
tiers Of legislation and other public
questions in which the north IL VI
tally interested, by this method
the northern members may make
their power felt and accomplish
much good, They are elected 70 rep
recent the northern counties. and
while their duty Is to the whole state.
fairness and justice should be de-
manded for counties which send them
20 Boise. We hope 10 see the north
ern counties organized and working
harmonioualy during this coming SEES
sion Of the Legislature for just recogr
milton Of this part OF tho state. by
doing this the members will return
q the close Of the session with
record Of having accomplished some
thing.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-28
Ao~ Colorado Women Voted.

For the purpose Of seeing women
vote at the last nationai election IN
Denver tho Post Of that city sent a
party 10 big automobile from polling
place to polling place. There were m
the observation car Rev. Anna II
Shaw OF the National American WOn-
an Suffrage association. Miss Laura A.
GFtgg. public speaker, and Miss Row
Costelloe and Miss Eleanor Rendell
English suffragettes Many interest.
Ing as well as amusing incidents were
noted. AT one place man In the
waiting line became nervous. ana the
woman ahead Of him courteously ex.
changed her place for his. A co,ored
woman who couldn't read asked FOR
help In marking her ballot. One az
the voters. Mrs. Richard Sophris nina.
ty-seyen years old. went to the polling
place In an active manner and gave
her name In :. clear voice. The voting
oG every woman was done In an order.
y manner, Not nlppant remark was
heard from OnlOokers One NJ ,ha
Judges az fashionable precinct where
women composed 50 per cent Of tina
total registration said that women
turn N heavy vote. aud that without
persuasion. Ne added that thav ~.
ways come out early and conduct them
selves intelllgently, Governor Elart
Shafroth o. Colorado and Judge lind.
Sey Of the Juvenile court IN Denver
are indebted te the women for ths
heavy vote they received.
MARCIA WILLIS CAMPBELL
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-28
Would Not Paw CHARGES.

ne was an tmpecunious nohleman
with air castles in sunny France. Aft
er much elaboration he sent the fol-
lowing note to the pretty heiress:
Dear Miss-I love you, but do not know
nov 70 express myself. How would YOU
COUNT DE BUST.
And the heiress penned the follow,
ing:
lear Count-Express yourself any way
you wish except c. o. D., as you are not
worth the charges.
Chicago News.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-28

somebody sent this to thu society
editor and made aiEidavlt that Il really
happened.
Here Il u; They were out II an AFT
ernoon card party. A stout woma D
dropped card to the aoor. would
xou bc % kind - % pick 20 that card
Tor mep' she inquired o. the little wo
man at her right,
Certainly said the accommodating
woman Al the right. picking up the
card.
"You aee,H explained the stout NO.
man apologetleally, 'I've rot ON a
brand new fifty dollar corset. and I'm
AFRAID IN strain Il II | lean ovor.a
"Humi" commented the other wo,
man obviously, III I had q nffy dol.
lar CORSET ia wear Il on the outside
! really would" - Cleveland Plain
pealeF.