The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1910-08-11

D. Colcord Of Minot as treasurer.
Only few signed the roll Of this club,
but all will come in after it has been
thoroughly tried out.
The social part of the program was
never neglected. The editors would
pull away at any time from the "irri-
cation congress" to attend ball in
the opera house, or leave an education
al treat on the Cost System and HE
away to ball game on tho outer gar
ments Of the city. Willlston has So
cial set that is hard to beat. They ap-
peared to enjoy the editors company,
and the editors enjoyed theirs to the
limit. There was no formality. Ev-
eryone was made to feel at home, no
matter whether in the may whirl of the
dance hall or on the streets; no matter
whether around the banquet table or
sat the irrigation congress- z or at the
homes Of the good people Of williston
there was an air of hospitality that
was home-like.
The good things that came to the
visitors and that are worthy of notice
were the ball in the opera house on
Friday evening, the ride to the govern
ment irrigation project, the state ex-
pertinent station and the coal mines.
The band concerts, the fine barbecue
where all who came were fed, and the
splendid banquet and program Of toasts
that came the last night Of our stay
there, brought out the talent of the
city as well as that of the visitors and
where wit and humor. sparkled and
oozed forth in ever-increasing vivid
ness.
Mayor Bruegger was host in him
self. At the opening business session
he welcomed the visitors and extended
to them the freedom of the city. And
with his good committees he was ever
busy looking to the entertainment of
the press boys and their ladies. John
Bruegger started business, where Will
liston now stands, in tent and has had
the satisfaction of seeing it grow into
q beautiful city Of over five thousand
inhabitants. His large business block
is on one Of the main squares and his
increasing business interests show that
he has been eminently successful. Mr..
Bruegger is the democratic nominee
for the long term as United States
senator, and we warrant that if the
press boys composed the membership
of the next legislature he would 90 in
flynn. We heard one prominent ed
itor make the remark that ''if John
Bruegger would become the insurgent
republican candidate for governor that
all hi couldn't stop him being cleo
ted"
Williston is on the main line of the
Great Northern, and is nicely located
on the-big bend Of the Missouri river.
It has been named, and correctly too,
the Getty Of Opportunity. y The pos
!, sibities Of farming by means of irriga-
tion are many. There is an abundance
Of water and the land is just sloping
enough to get the water on it without
much expense. The government irri-
cation project established there and
the state experiment station show
the wonderful results Of irrigation. To
see the irrigated and unirrigated fields
side by side. to note the difference in
the yields, soon convinces person
!, that irrigation is just the thing fol
\ that section Of the state. It costs from
500 to IS. per acre per year to &c,
the benefit Of this irrigation project
until the expense Of construction j,
paid; but after that tis calculated the,
lie could be done At an expense Of abou,
$l.35 per acre. A 40 Of 9O-acre tarn
isall = person could work under Til,
system, but the yield would Be !,
heavy from forty acres under irrigation
such a year @ this, @ II would Be or
/ y half section without irrigation.
The alfalfa snslds there ne ! feast fol
4 sore eyes especially this ysar si whss
feed = @ scarce. Under irrigation Is,
I yield - fonr ma iiivys tons to ths a.,
land three cuttings % tse season. Al
4 falfs sslls all the ~ from 80 to q
Ipsr ton md q : great fsrtiliss rs