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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-12-17

Far up in the northwestern corner of
the state, securely tucked away in the
valley of the Little Muddy, at its juno
tion with the great Missouri River, lies
a little city whose name and fame are
fast spreading over the land. Williston,
''THE CITY OF OPPORTUNITIES
is we'll named. The site of great
city must have certain natural ad-
vantages, among which is an abundance
of water, natural and well-defned
site, and rich country surrounding it.
Williston has all of these. The Missouri
River forms its southern boundary, and
the site rises gently from the river
toward the north, and gradually ex-
tends into the Muddy Valley, which is
made by the confluence of the Muddy
Greek and the Missouri River The ele-
vation at Williston is about 1900 feet
above sea level The formation of the
soil is such that it furnishes a natural
drainage, and sewers and street grades
can be made at minimum cost The
country surrounding Williston is fertile
and easily titled. These advantages
place Williston in the front rank Of
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-12-17
Wiliston--"Ihe City Of Opportunity

liSton by boat, and recent Government
appropriation for revetting the river
bank and establishing docks has giver
great impetus to river traffic. The State
Experimental Farm is interesting and
instructive, valuable asset to the city
and locality. Williston is we'll built,
both as to its business houses and resi-
dences Its streets are broad and welt
graded, and the walks are granolithic.
Its schools are kept at the highest stan
dard. Churches are maintained by six
denominations. Williston owns its cleo
trio and water system, and sewerage
system is to be installed at once. The
Commercial Club is composed of an
especially active class of progressive,
wide-awakc business men, who are ever
active in the city's interest. All in
quiries addressed to the club from pros
pective residents or investors receive
prompt attention Williston's greatest
need and opportunity is a modern 100
room hotel A creamery, canning fac
tory and brickyard would do we'll
Cheap electrical power is offered as a
strong inducement to manufacturing
establishments.
WATCH WILLISTON WIN.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-12-17

For the past six years the Interior
Department has been working out what
will ultimately prove to be one OF the
best laws that Congress has ever en-
acted, unless exception of the homestead
law be made. The United States Recla-
nation Service and Reclamation Pro-
jects have been the subject of many in
teresting articles, both for the magazines
and newspapers. In the six years that
have elapsed since the passage of the
Reclamation Law more than 80 distinct
irrigation projects have had their begin
ming. These projects are located al
over the western half of the United
States, chiefly in the South and West
but owing to the fact that North Dakota
was included in the list of states to be
irrigated as semi-arid state, and since
the sale of public lands in this states
furnishes the Reclamation Service with
more funds than any other state, it was
necessary to investigate the western
part OI lllC SldlC do " tilS OPPOA
for irrigation About four years ago
work was begun on the preliminary sur
vey for three projects in the vicinity OF
Williston. These were known as the
"Williston, the "Nesson' and the BIT
ford-Trenton' projects, The Williston
project is adjacent to Williston and ex-
tends northward in the Little Muddy
Valley The Buford- Trenton is in the
Missouri River bottoms lying between
Buford and Trenton and about 20 miles
west of Williston, while the Nesson
project was located in the Nesson Val
lev, about IS miles due east from Willis
ton. The Nesson project has never
reached beyond the initiatory stage,
while both the Buford-T Trenton and the
Williston projects have part Of their
lands ready for complete irrigation dur
ing the season of 1900.
There are two distinct methods OF If
rigating. One the gravity system,
where the source of water supply IS d1-
verted from the main channel OF a
stream by an immense dam, and the
other the pumping system, whereby the
water is lifted from the source OF supply
to higher levels and then distributed
over the land The Williston project IS
of the latter kind Engineers are tar
less familiar with pumping projects
than with gravity systems, and the VII
liston project therefore presented a
new field for experiments, not only from
an engineering standpoint but from
practical standpoint, as well. There
were SO many new elements that entered
into the construction and operation o.
pumping project that the engineers
had to feel their way along and over
come many difficulties as they went.
The pumping of water in small streams
was not new method, but to lift the
water from the turbulent Missouri
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-12-17
G. n. BILLIARD PARLOR.

The new pool and billiard hall opened
for business is one of the places for an
evenings pastime for men. Pool and
billiards are the cleanest and healthiest
games known. They educate the eye
to judge distances, they require thought
and every muscle is in action in mild
form. There is no straining of muscles,
but the playing develops strength. This
hall is opened in connection with the
Great Northern Hotel The tables are
of the best make, and are neat pieces of
furniture, adding much to the appear
ance of the ROOM The hall is run by
Mr.. D. Hapip, who spares no pains in
keeping everything in apple pie order
1t is conducted in quiet, orderly man
her. Persons who enjoy the games viii
find this place to their liking.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-12-17
IT'S RESOURCES

The possibilities of this fertile soil when
irrigated are beyond the knowledge of
those not familiar with that method of
agriculture. 1t is safe to say that not
FIVE per nent of the agricultural re-
sources of the country tributary to Will
liston are utilized. When our farmers
adopt the more approved methods OF
diversified farming the country will be
able to support a population hundred
times as large as the present one. When
added to this comes the manufacturing
advantages that the city offers, we have
little conception of what the future pop
ulation of Williston may be.
The power plant for the irrigation
project may prepare to furnish the
farmers on the irrigated lands with
electric light and power We may ex-
pect to see every farm equipped with all
modern conveniences and all stationary
machinery propelled by electricity from
the great government power house.
With cheap power generated from the
native coal, the fertile land awaiting only
cultivation to bring it to the best OF
crop conditions, the best of clay suitable
for making various articles of COM
merce, there are but few necessaries that
cannot be produced right at home.
Continued on I'd page, Sec. Two)
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-12-17
new RAILROAD FOR THIS
CITY IN The NEAR FUTURE
REPRE- ATIVES OF NORTHERN RAClFIC and GREAT
NORTHERN ARE BUSY RIGHT -OF-WAY BOUGHT
NORTH AND SOUTH OF CITY OF WILLIST0N

For the past three years the people
of Williston have felt that it was only
a matter of time before north and
south road would be built through the
."City of Opportunity That they
had good grounds for this belief is
now shown by the fact that right Of
way for such line has already been
secured. During the past three weeks
Mr.. Curry Field, right of way agent
for the Northern Pacific, has been
buying right of way along the south
side of the Missouri river in McKen-
zie county following the survey from
Mandan to Williston. Deeds have
been given as far as the river>crOssing
at the mouth of Timber Creek. From
this crossing the survey follows the
river under the bluffs, passing the
Powell and famous Black Diamond
coal mines from which the best Lig-
mite in the state is supplied. Itcross-
es the Little Muddy near the mouth
and ties to the Great Northern just
east of the elevator. Going north
from this point, Mr.. Clay, field right
of way agent for the Great Northern,
has bought right of way up the Little
Muddy Valley in an air line for ten
and one-half miles. Owing to the fill
required a 200-foot strip has been ac-
quired for the greater part Of this dis
tance. The line will continue north
into Canada where connection will
be made with the Great Northern pro-
jected Winnepeg- Vancouver road.
Construction on the north and south
line will begin as early as possible in
the spring and that Williston will
thereby become the greatest distrib-
uting point in North Dakota, outriv-
aling in time MinOt, Grand Forks ands
Fargo, there can be but little doubt.
4 For almost twenty miles after leav-
ing the present main line, this road
will run directly through the center of
the Great Williston Irrigation Pro-
ject, passing but a few rods west of
the main power house itself. The
State Experimental Farm is just
missed and the fine new building to be
erected next spring will be in full view
of the passing trains. 1t will be re-
called that when the site for the Farm
was selected last year, Mr.. Costello
of the G.. n. who acted as member
of the committee on selection, was es-
pecially desirous of locating it ada
cent to the survey as then projected.
The farmers under the Irrigation
Project will greatly benefit by the new
road as it will give them direct trans
portation without the present long
haul to Williston. A spur will be
laid to the Power House and rs an
immense amount of new material and
electrical equipment will be required
to complete the large addition now
under construction, the cost of team
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1908-12-17
THE IRRIGATION PROJECT
Will HELP WILLlST0N WIN
OUR LARGE IRRIGATION PROJECT ELIMINATES CROP
FAILURES $4,000 ACRES WILL Be IRRIGATED
ENLARGINC POWER HOUSE. RECORDS OF O8

River in susli volume that it would
irrigate $1,000 acres .of land was an en-
tirely new experiment The fuel for
producing the power necessary to raise
this water was at hand, but the Govern
ment had to have new boilers which
were especially adapted for the use Of
Ignite coal. All of these conditions
caused the engineers to make sure of
every step before the final Installation Of
the power plant and transmission lines
was undertaken. The main power plant
is located about 3 miles northeast Of
Williston, on the east slope of the Little
Muddy Valley and adjacent to the mine
which furnishes the coal for the engines.
The present power house, when COM
pleted in every detail, will be about 200
feet in length by 100 feet in width, be-
sides the coal bunkers connected with
the main building Of this vast space
the boilers-four sets in all-occupy
about one-third, while the pumps and
generating machinery occupy the bal
ance. There are three small pumping
stations aside from the main plant.
these are all run by electricity generated
at the main power house. The water is
lifted from the Missouri River by three
pumps each with capacity of 80 cubic
feet per second This water is dis
charged into settling basin located on
the very edge Of the Missouri River,
and from here the water, after being
siphoned under the Great Northern
Railway tracks, flows by gravity to the
main power station, three miles distant.
Here, again, another large settling tank
has been constructed, to be used chiefly
for emergency purposes in case the
pumps at the river should be temporarily
stopped. There are two double steam
turbine pumps at the main power sta
ton, which lift the water some 90 feet
to the highest canal. The water from
this high canal flows on up the Muddy
Vallv for about miles, and is distrib-
uted to the various farms, by means OF
laterals connected with the main canal
and by a smaller and lower canal
which derives its water also from the
main canal This supplies the water for
the east side of the Little Muddy Creek.
The west side is supplied in differ
ent and more novel way. qAbout one
mile from the main settling tank there
/ is a pumping station which raises the
water to height of about 80 feet.
From here it flows toward the west tor
about a mile and quarter to another
pumping station, where it is again
raised to height of about 80 feet, and
from here it is distributed over the west
side of the Little Muddy Valley. There
is perfect system Of canals which con-
vey water to every tract of land under
this project. The canals have all been
Continued on page 3, section y
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04
Knights of Pythias

On Thursday evening, Acme
Lodge No Is held one of the best
attended meetings of the winter
and the following officers were in
stalled for the ensuing term:
c. C.-W. H. Richardson
". C.-Taylor Williams
Prelate-E. l.. Little
K. of R. &S.-S. D. Taylor
NJ. of Ex.-Geo. R. Gray
M. of &c. ID. Rowell
M. at All. L. Medbury
/. G.-M. Bruce
o. CIV. w. Ferbrache
M, of WI. E. Boyker.
t. w. Mclaughlin was elected
new trustee.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04
Masons

Bonsrs Ferry Lodge No. 43 A.
F. & IN. installed officers for the
ensuig year on Friday evening of
last Eek, s. D. Taylor, retiring
Maste, Installed the new officers,
who ae n follows:
WlA-F. G. Shultis
S. -Geo. R. Gray
J.EtDr. E. E. Fry
SeIt4ry-C. T. Laschinger
T4sdrer-E. L. Little
S. .-Chas. X. Andrews
Jk.-Thos. ]. Jones
T tr-Fred Gleed
Mtshal-M. P. DeWolf
81 serds-J. w. Northrup and
j. ] armstrong.
Al the conclusion OF the cere-
rnor Is, the ladies affiliated with
theEasons being in waiting, all
uu I'd in a social function, which
in lded a banquet. Past Master
81. Burns made short but elo'
1uent address upon the occasion
about 50 were present.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04
SOCIETY CIRCLES

lowing are the officers for the en-
suing year:
w. M.-Mrs. E. K. Fry
w. Pr. A. Shultis
A. M.-Mrs S. D. Taylor
Sec.-Mrs. NJ. Rose Northrup
Treasurer-Mrs. A. l.. Wright
C.-Mrs. ]. J. Armstrong
A. C.-Mrs. G. P. Towne
Adah-Mrs. Anna B. Bishop
Ruth-Mrs. e. L. Little
Esther--Mrs. G. K. Andrews
Martha-Miss Ida Winterbottom
Electa-Mrs. M. P. Dewolf
Warder-Mrs. G. w. Rickerd
Sentinel--G. P. Towne
Chaplain-Mrs. f. Gleed.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04
State Treasury Earns Money

Boise. Idaho, Jan. - State
Treasurer Hastings has made
statement showing the amount
earned during 1907 by state money
on deposit in II banks throughout
the state. The total is $18, 226.94,
compared with s9267.67 for 1906.
The increase all in the last three
quarters, as the old arrangement
carried through until April. The
interest earned during the first
quarter was $2S96.25. During the
other three it was $5330,49, or an
average OF s5110.96 per quarter
after the new arrangements were
made under the present treasurer
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04
Death of Robert Bunting

Robert Bunting departed this
life last Friday evening, after a
brief illness. Death was due to an
attack of pneumonia, and occurred
a. his home, mile and half be-
low town.
Robert Bunting was horn in
Derbyshire, Englsn Feb. 2, 1927.
He went to Canada in 1857, and
was married to Mary Weatherbee,
his wife who survives him, on
April "a, 1852. He came to Idaho
in 1899, and has lived on his ranch
near town since. He was 80 years
and 10 months of age. The wife
and three sons were present at his
death. The sons are Arthur e.
Bunting, William Bunting and
Aubruy Bunting. One son, James
Bunting, lives in Ontario, and the
daughter, Mrs. J. N. McCrscken,
resides at Sacramento, Cali.
The funeral took place on Sun
day afternoon and was conducted
by Rev. f. R. Henderson, the rela-
tives and a large number of friends
accompanying the remains to the
grave. Mr.. Bunting was a GOOD
citizen and a kind upright neigh
Dor and all will join in sincere con
dolence to the bereaved companion
of so many years, and to the othel
relatives.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04

lders Ferry are under the super
vision of George Head, an exper-
,ienced lumberman from, Orono,
Maine. Mr.. Head went to Wiscon-
Sin when young man and spent
several years at Amery where he
had charge of manufacturing. He
took charge of the plant at Bon
'ners Ferry last winter and has had
a successful years operations.
The sales department is under the
direction of F. A. Shultis, who has
been at Boomers Ferry since the
slant was built about five years
ago. Mr.. Shultis was formerly OF
Glenwood and New Richmond,
Wis, where he has an extended
Acquaintance with the buying trade
of the middle west.
Logging opertions are carried on
by rail and by driving the Koot.
enai river. At the mill is storage
pond, capable of holding many
million feet of logs. The climatic
conditins are such in Northern
Idaho that operations can be car
ried on nearly every month in The
year, and with an up to date plan
and every facility for manufactur'
ing, dressing, handling and ship
ping lumber, the Bonners Ferry
Lumber Company is in position
to cater to the needs of the buying
trade in the middle west and east
for everything in the way of west
ern pine, yard stock, factory an'
other lumber.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04
Eastern Star

The officers of Moyie Chapter
No. 81, o. e. s., installed officers
last Monday evening. Mrs. E. E
Fry, Worthy Matron of the Chap
ter, reelected to that position, act
cd as installing officer The fol-
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04
Other Lodges.

The Pythian Sisters installed
last night. The Oddfellows will
install tonight. The Eagles Mon
day night, and the Rebakahs on
Tuesday night. Reports of these
lodges will appear in our next issue,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04
LOOK At THESE BARGAINS
Real Estate
FARM and CITY
P r O P { r T Y

$500. 1913 acres of meadow
land, 60 head of cattle, one frame
house 5 rooms, one barn 1924,
lo) tons of hay in 1906, 500 in
creamery, one cream separator,
one horse rake. Is miles from
Bonners Ferry, 2 miles from
station.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04
Card OF Thanks

We desire TO express our most
sincere thanks TO all our neighbors
for their sympathy and kind acts
in our recent great bereavement.
Mrs. Mary A. Bunting.
Arthur u. Bunting.
William Bunting.
Aubruy Bunting.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04
The lnstallaon Season is Now
It Hand.

Activenterest is manifested In
the warns secret society lodges in
BonnerlFsrry. Several installa-
tons he taken place during the
week (Which we note the follow
ing: E8
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04

We have some fancy hand
painted china and vases at Bon
or Mercantile Co,
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04
loficisl Publication
r f P . r T
of the
Financial Condition
of the
First State Bank
Of Bonners Ferry, Inc.
Of Bonners Ferry. Inc.

Report OF the financial condition of the First
State Bank of Bonners Ferry, Inc, located at
Boomers Ferry, Idaho, at the close of bus
mess on the 2srd day OF December 1907.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04

req Fixed the romance of
mo Jain country of the p
hal1de of Northern Idaho. Mar
Ellis Ryan located several chi
tiers of her interesting story abe
"That Girl Montana" at Bonn
Ferry.
There the Boomers Ferry Luml
Company operates an up to d.
plant, equipped with double q
ting band and running day 4
night. Last season it turned
140 900 feet Of lumber every twey
hours. An excellent view of&
plant and nearly 100000 fef
lumber IN its yards may be obtk
ed by the traveller passing onF
Oriental Limited on the Gil
Northern railroad or from the A.
dows of the Soo-Spokane Lind
on the Spokane international IL
way which runs from Spokar to
st. Paul and Minneapolis vithe
Canadian Pacific and Soo.ine,
SheseTrs1yNu rysss----Aiss liners
Ferry Lumbe| Company excellent
shipping iaci les and, with the
dry kilns @1blete planning mill
plant, etc., the company is III posi-
ton to cata i the needs of the
lumber buynS trade of the east
for anything the way oAwestern
pine lumber,
The officel the Bonners Ferry
Lumber Contny are as follows
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04

$4,000. Best improved ranch in
Kootenai Valley, A miles from viii
lage, fine orchard, good buildings,
meadow land.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04

$500. One lot on Main street
with building. Rents for $40 per
month.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04

FrOm the standpoint OF
sequences the location
Boomers Ferry Lumber Co
plant on the banks of tn
Kootenai River at BonnerJ
Idaho, could not be surpass|
the grrst western md
country were looked over I'd
thine of this sort. Novelis'
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04

1900. 100 acres of good orchard
land two miles from village, sold
on installment plan.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04

AlOubu.
1900. 100 acres of good orchard
land two miles from village, sold
on installment plan.
$165000. A Bargain. 100 acres
OF land three miles from Boomers
Ferry, well improved, good house,
barn, chicken house, well of fine
water. six acres cleared, ID mile
froIai church and school.
$4,000. An 80-acre tract Of
fine land, we'll improved. 2 miles
from Copeland, Idaho, along the
line of K. V. r. R. Good water.
This is bargain.
240 acres land, IL acres cleared,
good water, good house, part mea-
dow. $500 per acre.
1877 acres of land, all meadow,
fenced, good house, stock and ali
improvements. This is a first class
buy. Price $4,000
100 acre ranch, l mile from
town 6 acres cleared, good house,
1900 M. it. saw timber. Price
$1,000.
$4,000. One quarter acre of
land in clover, and fenced with a
4-foom house. This is a bargain.
800 each. so lots right in the
city, good location for residence,
now is the time to buv. These lots
will advance in price in six months
% per cent. / will sell you these
lots on the installment plan, $25
down and $40 per month. This is
a snap. don't miss the chance.
447 acres of meadow land, well
improved and fenced, good build
ings and all farming utensils, also
40 head of cattle. This land will
be sold on terms. Price $40 per
acre.
"A. ]. KENT, Real Estate
Deputy Mineral Recorder,
and Notary Public.
BONNERs FERRY, lDAHQ
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04

$4,000. An S0-acre tract of
fine land, well improved. 2 miles
from Copeland, Idaho, along the
line of K. V. r. r. Good water.
This is bargain.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04
PUFF I
American Lum
lkof Boomers.

Th following interesting
appe3 I'D in the American "A
men Ca recent date; Z
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04

100 acre ranch, 1 mile from
town. 6 acres cleared, good house,
1900 M. it. saw timber. Price
$1,000.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-04

240 acres land, IL acres cleared,
good water, good house, part mea-
dow. $500 per acre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23

total to 100000. Tolls on this amount of traffic would not pay a div idend of per cent on the cost of the canal together with the expenses of its maintenance.
 Our English friend, therefore, thinks the canal will not be commercial success. The United States is, how ever, building the canal on money bor- rowed at the rate of per cent and if it pays per cent on it's cost be- sides the cost of it's maintenance that will be good enough. It should then be accounted a successful undertaking, for this country needs in both peace and war quick water communication between the great seas. Even if the canal should fail to become a money making enterprise it would be in every respect political and strategic gain and that would amply justify it's construction.