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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
TWO EXCELLENT PAPERS
Hr.. CaIney and Mr.. Phelps Read Them
tB & 7 Meeting Last Week

The B and T Club met at the
Library Assembly room We'd
nesday of last week and an es-
recially good program was CIV
on.
Field Superintendent Phelps
read an excellent paper on wild
flowers and Mrs. E. C. Carney's
paper on the birds of North Da-
kota excited much favorable
comment. Miss Baldwin gave
supplementary talk along the
line of Mrs. Carney's paper and
Mrs. S. Brownell talked on pot
terry.
The roll call was answered by
giving the natural resources of
the state.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
WANTS MORE CARPETS
Scott is Shy Floor Covering for One Room
and is Hustling to Get it

Sam Scott needs more carpets.
There is one room that lacks a
floor covering that is up to Sans
idea of what should be on the
lower side of a room and for
that reason he is hustling these
days to take down the one hun
dred dollar prize rug that it Of
fered by the Field Club of the
Mutual Life the head state Of
flee of which is at Fargo. Of
course is S. D. falls short in his
efforts and don't win out on the
carpet he will accept the dozen
solid silver forks or the silver
teaspoons that come in second
and third on the prize list and
will pocket his discontinue and
make the New Year resolves to
do better. But until the totals
are made Scott will make the
best effort possible to land the
rug in the western part of the
state
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
CRATlFY ARTISTIC SENSE
Congregational Ladies viii Also Comfort
the Inner Man Saturday

The Congregational Ladies
Aid will have a fancy work and
food sale at the I. O. O. F. hall
next Saturday from twelve to
six. A noon lunch will be served
and during the afternoon coffee
and doughnuts will be fed to the
hungry. Along with the things
to comfort inner man will be a
nice line of fancy work to de-
light the artistic sense. These
articles will make appropriate
Christmas presents and are of
the finest hand work. A food
sale will also be held in connec-
tion at which mart one can buy
bread, pies, cakes, baked beans,
rolls, doughnuts, cookies and
canned fruits.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
LOCAL men DIE
IN EXPRESS WRECK
J. N. UHLMAN and ARTHUR BOND
CRUSHED TO DEATH AT GREENS.
BURG, Pa, YESTERDAY

j. NJ. Uhlman of this city and
Arthur Bond of Schafer we're in
stantly killed in a wreck on the
Pennsylvania road at Greensburg,
Pa, yesterday morning, from the
collision of the fast express on
which they were with a freight
wreck that had not been tagged.
Mr.. Uhlman and Mr.. Bond had
been in England to purchase
!! horsas st: a}nd }Ep were on their he: way to
this city with number of fine
ones when the wreck occurred.
The men left the other side on
November 18th and were expected
home in a few days. Mr.. Uhlman
leaves wife and one son who re-
side 10 this city, and one daughter,
Mrs. Starr in Mckenzie county.
Mr.. Bond has wife and family
at Schafer. The engineer of the
express and two other men were
also crushed to death in the wreck.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
MEMORIAL SERVICES
HELD SUNDAY
LARGE ASSEMBLACE GATHER AT N. E.
CHURCH IN MEMORY OF De.
PARTED B. POE.

The B. P. 0. E.. held their me-
mortal services at the M. E.
church Sunday special musical
program and an address to the
order by Frances J. Murphy of
Minot being features of the oc-
casion. The services were held
at three o'clock and opened with
a selection by the organist and
number by Onstad's orchestra
followed by the opening services
by the lodge. The ladies quar-
tette, Miss Baldwin, Mrs. Jenni-
son, Miss Macdonald, Mrs. Hard
away with Miss Monroe pianist,
then rendered "I'm a Pilgram,
I'm a Stranger followed by an
ode led by the quartette in
which the audience joined. Mrs.
Jennison then sang "The Lord
is My Light" and the address of
Mr.. Murphy followed. BY re-
quest Mrs. C. w. Jennison then
sang 'The Holy City, and Al
fred Jennison rendered Tears
of Sorrow" which was followed
by the doxology and the bene-
diction by Chaplain Owens.
The church was appropriately,
decorated for the service with
the Elk's colors and the Ameri-
can flag.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
Miss Harvey Married

Miss Ella Harvey of Williston
and Mr.. William F. Barr of Spo-
kane, were married in Minneapo-
lis Monday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. S Hof IN
that city.
Both of the contracting parties
are we'll and favorably known in
this city where the groom former
ly made his home he having been
in Spokane for the past six
months. Mr.. and Mrs. Barr
made friends in this city a flying
visit yesterday enroute west to
Spokane where they will make
their home.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
Marriage Licenses

Olaf Lunde Miss Petra Hau-
gen both of Zahl.
Jacob J. Hanson, Williston,
Miss Elizabeth Hill, Ellsworth.
Elmer F. Boyer, Howard, Miss
Nancy G.. Miller, Traer, Iowa.
John Nelson, Mrs. Bessie
Buss, both of Grannell.
Sevein Anderson, Wheelock !;
Miss Clara Alborg, Stordahl.
Married by Judge Butler Wed
nesday morning at his office,
John Nelson and Mrs. Bessie
Buss both of Grinnell.
Married by Judge Butler,
Elmer G. Boyer of Howard, and
Miss Nancy G.. Miller of Traer,
Iowa, at G.. N. Hotel.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
POOR 10 SEES
LEGITIMATE DRAMA
NORTH CAROLINA FOLKS VISIT CUL.
BERTSON AND POPLAR PLAYING
TO GOOD HOUSES

Poor Lo had the chance of his
lifetime Saturday night when
the local troup North Carolina
Folks" went to Poplar and gave
the aborigines a chance to see
the legitimate drama as it
should be and was played before
the decadent days of vaudeville
took some of our best actors off
the legitimate stage.
The company went to Culbert-
son Friday evening and despite
the fact that the company was
forced to do their advertising
after having reached town, the
play house was filled with an
appreciative audience that COM
mented favorably on the man.
ner in which the play was staged
and the efforts put behind the
individual parts.
Saturday the company went
on to Poplar and for time it
looked like at least one member
of the company had completely
lost his heart to a wigwam belle
and was, Notwithstanding other
ties, destined to finish his days
with his tepee affinity. The fol-
lowing members of the cast and
others went from here and Bu-
ford: Tom Lennon and Mrs.
Lennon, ]. C. Fields, Jacob A.
Schaetzel, Mr.. Stutrud, Minda
Stutrud, Joe Lavallee, Mrs. Law
alice, Mrs. J. S. Penson, Volma
Ahlers, Rose Rosenberg, A. H.
Brown, J. H. Phelps, Miss Cert
rude Metcalf, Mrs: A. H. Vohs,
and Miss Florence Rutledge who
went as pianist.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
committee APPOINTED
Men Who Will Option Land for Beets Ap.
pointed by Anderson

President Anderson of the
Commercial Club has appointed
Nick Hayes, R. M. Calderwood,
E. R. Brownson, Paul Leonhardy
and G. B. Metzger as a commit
tee to secure options on land
for beet sugar culture. Thus far
the response to solicitations
have encouraging and there are
good prospects for a large tract
of land under the ditch to be.
available for beet culture.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
CIVIC LEAGUE MEETS
Hold Interesting Session at Library As
sembly Room Last Week

The regular meeting of the
literary and musical club of the
Civic League was held at the
Library Assembly room Nov. FL
with Mrs. John Heffernan and
Miss Joan Garvey acting as
hostesses the following program
being given.
Thanksgiving Quotations.
Piano Duet-Mrs. Palmer and
Haugen.
Reading-Miss Blanche Rut-
ledge.
Vocal Solo-Miss JeWett.
Paper, Commercial Reciproc-
ity with Canada-Miss Ella Co.
gin. Miss Gogin's paper was of
especial merit and gave evidence
Of the writer's familiarity with
the subject. Messrs. Heffernan
and Garvey were among the in
vited guests of the afternoon.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
Settled Action

Il W. Dixon of Buford who
was arrested in Minnesota by
Sheriff Olson under complaint
brought by G. j. Rustad of Bu-
ford, in Justice Fields court charg-
ing him with having disposed of
mortgaged property, settled the
amount of the mortgage and was
given fine of $40 and costs in
District court by Judge Fisk:
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
WILLIST0N BAND
TO GIVE CONCERT
MUSICAL FEAST TO BE- GIVEN AT The
OPERA HOUSE NEXT THURSDAY
EVENING, DEC. Ia

The Williston Concert Band is
making elaborate preparations for
big concert next Thursday even
ing, December II, at which the
days of last summer will be
brought back and the memories of
the many excellent concerts given
by this excellent organization at
that time will be recalled.
Associated with the band will
be a number of the towns best vo-
calists in solos, the male quartette
ard others and the program will
be a high class one in every par
ticular.
In view of the fact of the many
gatherings of state wide impor-
tance to be held here next sum-
mer and the universal desire to
see that the band is at its highest
point of efficiency, big turnout
should greet the boys at the con-
cert. A good band is recognized
all over as valuable asset to a
city or town and every effort
should be put forth to foster the
musical spirit and keep this Or
ganization keyed to concert pitch.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
Bader a Juryma ,

Mason William Stevens who
was sent up from this county in
1907 for stealing watch from
Frank McCone, was pa, oled from
the state penitentiary at Bismarck.
Stevens was found guilty July II
of the above year and received a
five-year sentence. John Bader
who was recently sent to the pen
for incest, was one of the jurors,
on the Stevens case.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
SlDNEY'S MANAGER DIES
William Grimes, Well Known In Til, See.
ton, Passed Away Saturday

Manager William Grimes Of
the Sidney ball team died Satur-
day morning after a short ill.,
ness from typhoid fever. Mr..
Grimes was we'll known in Will
iston and in this section being
one of the old timers with a wide
acquaintance. He was a little
over fifty years of age.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
LlCNlTE PROBLEM
ABLY DISCUSSED
FUTURE Possibilities OF NORTH DA.
KOTA BROUGHT OUT IN BAB-
COCKS LECTURE MONDAY

Dean Babcock of the School
of Mines of the State University
was greeted by a fair sized audi
ence at the Court House Mon
day evening when he appeared
here on the second number of
the University extension course.
The speaker opened his re-
marks by speaking of the advna-
tages a city or town has that is
blessed with a live commercial
club and advising every one to
be a member and assist the or
ganization in every way.
Mr.. Babcock said there was
no reason why North Dakota
should not be a great manufac-
turing state as we'll as a great
agricultural state and predicted
that the time was near at hand
when it would be recognized for
it's production along that line.
The great variety of clays were
mentioned and numerous SAM
pies of building and paving
brick, building tile, stoneware,
dish ware, and drainage tile.
The samples of vitrifed brick
were especially fine and demon
strated their high grade from
their hardness and finished ap-
pearance.
In reference to the Ignite de-
posits the samples shown of the
Ignite briquettes and the series
of experiments that led up to
the almost perfect bf'iquette as
it is today, was especially inter-
esting. The tests show that the
briquettes can be produced at a
cost that will allow them to be
sold at much lower price than
anthracite and be fully as good
if not better than the hard coal
product for domestic and COM
mercial use. The by-products of
Ignite are gas, tar and ammonia
that are the result of scientific
treatment of the fuel in the max
ing of the briquettes. The
gas from Ignite is especially
brilliant and the sample exhibit
ed by the lecturer lit in a Wels-
bach burner, compared favor
ably with the best of city gas
manufactured from soft coal.
The mineral resources of the
western part of the state opens
a wide field for the activities of
the school boy of this locality
and scientific instruction along
these lines was recommended to
the rising generation to enable
him to meet and profit by the
manufacturing problems that |
are not many years away in this
section.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
Smash the Booze

Saturday will witness the disin-
tegration of the amber goddess
that was picked up in the resort
raid of last Sunday week. The
bottles will be smashed by Sheriff
Olson at the court house and the
residue carted away to the city
dump.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
Firm Reorganized

+. P. Bergman and George
Dickson of the Bergman Dickson
Land company have dissolved
partnership and the business will
be continued by Mr.. Bergman
who will have associated with him
his father, f H. Bergman.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07

When in need of flour call up
1876. We have Gold Medal, Seal
Of North Dakota, Pillsbury's
Best. Goods delivered to any
part of the city,.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
Fast In Ice

Leo Holloran of Bismarck ar
rived here Monday and will take
charge of the clerical work con-
nected with the rip rapping at
this point. Mr.. Holloran left the
Mandan hard fast in the ice at
Chamberlin, S. d. The snag
boat made landing on Saturday
night and the next Monday was
unable to get further down the
river. The ice extends to Sioux
Citv, Iowa.
Rev. Father O'Neill was in
nN>.o-4o~, TyoI,ooolnvy
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
PROVED OUT IN
THREE MONTH TEST
CARD INDEX SYSTEM IN use AT REG
lSTER OF DEEDS OFFICE IS BEST
OF ITS KIND

Since the first of September
Register of Deeds Higley has
been trying out a new card in
dex system that is his own in
vention and is a long step in ad-
vance over other card index sys-
TENS as the working test of the
past three months has exempli-
fed. With this system it lessons
greatly the danger of indexing
under wrong names, as all
surnames are indexed under the
first three letters of the name.
Take for instance the Letter S,
subdivisions in this county num-
ber one hundred and fourteen.
The given names are also subdi-
uded twenty-four times accord
ing to their alphabetical order.
The name John Smith would be
under the subdivision SMI and
would be found under the 10th
card back as J is the tenth let-
ter of the alphabet; Andy Smith
would be found on card one;
Thomas Smith on card twenty
and so on according to the given
name under the surname Smith.
Other names are indexed in the
same manner.
The card used in connection
with this index is a brief ab-
stract of both real estate and
chattels; on one side. is found
deeds and transfers, kinds of
instrument, book and page, the
Grantor, Grantee and the con-
sideration.
On the opposite side Of the
card is the record title owner,
description of the land, all mort
cages and and their amount, as
signments, miscellaneous instru-
ments, foreclosures and satis-
factions that have been recorded
and indexed against the above
description, book and page, doc
ument number and the amount
of all chattel mortgages against
the party.
Since this system was INSTALL
ed, all real estate instruments
that have passed through the
Registers office will be found in
this card system and by Septem-
ber, 1912, everything of that
character will be in a compre-
hensive form for both the use
of the office as we'll as the pub
lie.
It takes but a moment to hand
out card with the name of the
party you are looking for and
means time saved in office help
as we'll as to the one in search
of information; a money asver
in both instances. The ingenious
working of this card index is
worth a trip to the court house
and a visit into the registers
office where a clearer under
standing of the workings of the
index is made possible. The in
stallation of this system is an
other bid for Williams county
and Williston for a high position
in the hall of fame as locality |
that wants and gets the best !
and is a step far in advance of F.!
anything of the kind in other
counties of the state or states
of the union.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
Houges Synode

Services next. Sunday evening
at eight o'clock: Sunday school at
~ o'clock, noon-J. B. Falkanger.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07
Deaths

Mrs. Ferries Lyons died al
her home on Second Avenue
West Friday morning and funer-
al services were held at St. JOS
eph's Catholic church Saturday
morning at ten o'clock by Rev.
Father O'Neill. Mrs. Lyons had
been i'll for a number of months.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07

Mrs. Margaret Bisbee of Me-
Gregor died at the Williston hos
pital Tuesday morning at one
o'clock and funeral services were
held from the Champion & Mey-
er undertaking rooms Wednes-
day afternoon. The deceased
was about sixty-six years of
age. The interment was made
at the Williston cemetery.
A. H. Johnson of Spring Brook
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-12-07

A. H. Johnson of Spring Brook
was in the city Wednesday.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-11

Gorge on the day of the celebration
are being formulated and will be rig
idly enforced by half score or more
OF special officers stationed along the
route of travel. 1t is absolutely es-
sential that set OF rules be made
for the government of the road 20
prevent accident and the officers will
see TO it that they are observed by
the drivers of autos and other vehic-
les. The various committees having
supervision OF affairs at the top Of
the gorge are working hard to foe
stall any hitch in the arrangements
as. outlined by the business mems as
socia;ion last week and are confident
that the celebration will be all that
its most optimistic promoters anti
cipate.
Cañon City record., 1911-05-11
OPENING S. S. A. |.
GAME A CLOSE OIL

The opening baseball game of the
S. s. A. L. season was played between
the Methodist and Christian teams
last evening The Christians wer7
victorious by the interesting score ot
to 1. The battery for the Christians
was Turner and Hemmel, and for tn
Methodists. Jorgeson and Clark. Um-
pire. Hall; scorer Templin. The at
tendance was splendid for the f-s-
game.
The Baptists cross bats with the
Episcopals tonight and the Catholics
with the Presbyterians tomorrow
night
Season tickets to grounds and grand
stand for all games between home
teams. s1.5o. Twenty ticket coupon
grand stand books for s5 cents. Ad-
mission to grand stand cents.
.rr>rrronrcr Q
Cañon City record., 1911-05-11
CITIES WON CONTENTION
IN RIVER CASE

That the state courts have jurisdic-
tion in the famous water case of the
cities Of Pueblo, Canon City and Sa-
Ida against the Twin Lakes Placer
Mining company. operating at Gran
ite. Colo. was the substance OF an
opinion handed down Saturday by
United States District Judge Riner
OF Cheyenne, wyo., who heard mo-
ton for remanding the case at Den
yer several weeks ago while sitting
for Judge Lewis OF the United States
court OF this district
The motion to remand the case TO
the state courts was made by attor-
neys for the cities and was argued
before Judge Riner by Attorneys Ar
rington and GalIigan of Pueblo. The
case was originally filed in the dis
trict court OF Fremont county and
was later transferred 10 the United
States court on request of the de-
fendant mining company. whose con-
tention vas that nonresident stock
holders had interests involved and
aence the suit should be handled
through the United States courts
Judge Riner remanded the case in
the district court OF Fremont county
for sssiag on its merits Notice OF
the sustaining OF the motion Of th7
plaintiffs in the case was received by
Judge Arlington today 1t is not
known when the district court at
Canon City will set the case for a
hearing
The suit is being brought to COM
pei the mining company to discon
tinue allowing the water from their
hydrolic placer workings to fiow back
into the Arkansas river. and because
OF this the river water is polluted and
made unfit fer domestic purposes. The
cities contend that inasmuch as the
river furnishes their supply for drink
ing and domestic purposes. the de-
fendant should be forced to cease th'
Cañon City record., 1911-05-11
OUTLINE OF
BIG. PARADE
Also Names OF Various Com
mittees Having Charge
of Affairs.

Below is the formation that the big
parade on Saturday afternoon. May
the 18th will take. This parade which
is to be the main parade of the day
viii start promptly at 1880 p. m. An
information bureau viii be establish
ed at Ninth and Main streets and all
Who are to enter the parade should
go there for information as to whe'e
they are to be in the parade.
Another information bureau will a.
90 he opened at Fifteenth ana Main
streets ana all aoats and all Of thoss
who are to enter the parade should
go to either Of these places 10 get
information as TO where they are .
rest until the parade starts.
In the morning the childrens par
ade is to start promptly at lo:so 80
that all children should be at the in
tersection OF Second and Main streets
before that time.
Grand marshal. Mrs. d. vanBus-
kirk: chief aid. c. C Reeves.
Division i.-Advance OF Spring; di-
vision to rest on Main street east 9f
Eleventh street
Division knights of the orch-
ard. Marshal. Harold Waldo. Divis-
ion TO rest on Main street, east Of d.
vision !.
Division 3.-Knights of the Range
Marshal. Dudley vanBuskirk. Divis-
ion to rest on Main street. east of di-
vision 2.
Division Decorated autos. Civic
Improvement League. county cont
missioners. county ofscials. city OIL
cisls. Business Mems assoe,ssio, I,
good roads, distinguished visitors
Marshal. James Stump. Division 70
rest on North Fifteenth street
Division 5.--Music. Marshal. Drum
Major Division to rest on South Fiji
teenth street
Division &C. A. r. Marshal,
Commanding oficer. Division to res,
on North Fourteenth street and school
grounds.
Division High School Cadets,
Marshal. Commanding ohicer Divis-
ion to rest on North Fourteenth stree,
and school grounds
Division s.-Fremont County Driy-
ing and Riding Club. Marshal. chas.
Caniehury Division to rest on South
Cañon City record., 1911-05-11
Fourteenth street.

TCuA hcstNH St4NSe
Division lo.-Ladies in light vehic-
les. Marshal Leon Watson Division
to rest on South Thirteenth street
Division 1l.-women's Clubs. Mar
shaI, james Peabody. Division to rest
on South Twelfth street
Division -Fraternai organlza-
tons. Marshal Frank PauIs. Diyis-
ion 10 resi- on South Eleventh street.
Division Merchants Floa ;.
Marshal, l. l. Harding. Jr Division
to rest on North Eleventh street
Division Burros Marshall, John
Lamb, Division to rest on Macon
avenue. east Of Eleventh street
Cañon City record., 1911-05-11
D. & R. G. OFFICIALS
~: s'.,,. PLAN ON CELEBRATION

+. r. Rockwell OF Denver. general
superintendent, and w, E, Miller. OF
Pueblo, assistant superintendent Of
the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
company, have informed the commit
tee of invitations OF their intention to
be here next Friday and take part 10
tho celebration to be held In connec-
ton with tho dedication of the new
highway to the top Of the Royal
oorss.