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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
COMMISSIONS
FINDINGS
COMMERCE COMMISSION MAKES
!. REPORTS or RAILWAY ACCI.
DENTS FOR PAST YEAR

That 5724 railroad wrecks in the
year were due to defects in opera
ton might be avoided, that 10,5S5
persons were killed and 169,538 were
injured, is the record now officially
published by the interstate commerce
commission. This is an increase of
189 killed and 19,379 injured over the
record Of the previous year.
z Investigations made by order OF
the commission have shown shock
ing disregard for safety in the mat
ter of rotten ties on some lines, light
rails, old rolling stock and failure to
limit speed accordingly; also failure
to install known safety devices in
many instances. It finds that 63 per
cent Of the accidents Investigated were
due to mistakes on the pars Of en-
ployees.
ne con,missitn charges many Of
these errors to greatly increased
duties imposed on the men and to
antiquated methods of discipline; also
that excessive speed is an important
factor. The investigation Of express
rates showed many abuses and incon-
sistencies. A physical valuation OF
all railroads is again urged.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
NOTHING IN
THE THEORY
MARRIAGE LICENSES DECREASE
IN WILLIAMS COUNTY DUR
ING PAST YEAR

The old Leap Year theory has had
the bottom knocked out of it in Will
liams county during the past year, ac-
cording to figures obtained from Coun-
ty Judge Butler, who issues all the.
permits to wed.
The number issued in 1912 fell just
twelve short of the number issued in
1911. During 1911 175 marriage IL
censes were issued, and in 1912 there
were 163. Of the total number issued
in the past year 33 were issued in the
month of December. This was the
largest number issued in any month
in the history of the country, with the
eception of 1909, when 36 were issued
in the month of November. The
highest number ever issued in one
year was 277, in 1908, the year Of.
1909 coming next with 229. This Of
course was before the county division.
That there was no increase dur
ing leap year is probably due to the
fact that the sterner sex have adopted
the motto that "Taint no disgrace to
run when you are scared"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02

In view of the fact that Williston
now has dependable power for oil
purposes, which will be available for
q long time to come, it will go a long
way toward the promotion Of "1ndus-
trial Williston." This together with
the coal available, should prove attrac-
tive features to manufacturing
industries. With this in mind some
plans for securing of industries for
Williston might now be well in line.
The Williamsport plan seems feasible.
Down in the state Of Pennsylvania,
and in the adjoining state Of West
Virginia, there are two towns that
are termed the Little Live Ones"
The town in Pennsylvania is Will
Transport. Not SO small a town, by
the way, butsit was at one time. This
is the place where the famous evil
Transport Plan" for obtaining and f.
nancing industries originated. The
other town is Morgantown, West Vir-
ginia, where the plan was tried, and
met with instant success. 1t might
be we'll to state here that the writer
has visited these towns, and in ap-
pearance they look no better than Will
liston, with the exception of course
that they are larger. In fact in one
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
READY FOR
MEETING
PLANS ABOUT COMPLETE FOR
BOOSTER MEETING OF CLUB
TUESDAY EVENING

Arrangements Sc the zig 6ous::ss-.
meeting Of the Commercial Club, to
be held Tuesday evening in the I. 0.
o. F. Hall, are just about complete.
A number of addresses and musi-
cal program have been arranged for,
and the committee in charge are pleas
ed with the interest being shown by
the business men in the city in the
coming meeting.
Start the new year right and be one
of these present and help stir up an
organization and spirit that will all
go far toward a greater Williston.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
CITY SCHOOLS
REOPEN JAN. 6
TEACHING FORCE TO RETURN
LASTtOF THIS WEEk-EXAM-
NATIONS SOON

The staaching~foree Of the public
schools is expected back the last OF
this week and school will reopen Jan.
6, for the finishing two weeks Of the
first semester According to estab-
lished custom the first semester of
school extends ovr a period of eigh
ten weeks, half of the school year OF
thirty-six weeks, and therefore the ex-
aminations that bring the first semes-
ter to close come the week Of Jan,
13. This is not the incest kind of an
arrangement possible, as is true of
other things about the commencing
and ending of our school terms, and
school men realize this and are en-
deavoring to remedy it.
The new semester will open Mon
day, Jan. 20, and new class of be-
ginners will start on that day. All
children who are six years old or over,
or those who will be six during the
school year ending June 1st., will be
admitted as long as there is room for
them. Both of the primary depart
ments have been over crowded this
first half year of school and are
not unlikely to be for the second SEM
ester, so that it would be we'll for
the little ones to start promptly Jan.
20, as there may be no room for the
late comers; also the beginning class
will advance 50 rapidly that late
comers will find it impossible to keep
up with the class. AS long as there
is room, however, little ones will be
admitted for the first two weeks, COM
mencing Jan. 20, as stated above.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
LOCAL MEN
INTERESTED
ABSTRACT COMPANY AND BANK
START BUSINESS ATHAvRE-.
ALREADY IN OPERATION

A company in which number Of
local men are interested is the Havre
Abstract Company, and also the Far.
mers State Bank of Havre, Mont, both
recently Incorporated. The incorpora.
tors of the Abstract Company are w
H. Westergaard, ]. ]. Blair and E. p
Patton. Those interested in the bank
are; E. r. Moore, w. H. Westergaard
j. ]. Blair and E. B. Patton.
The abstract company will begin
business at once in quarters already
secured at Havre, Montana. The bank
will open for business inside of q
couple of months.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
HORSE THIEVES
ARE CAPTURED
SHERIFF OLSON MAKES GOOD
FINISH OF TERM BY CAPTUR-
ING HORSE THIEVES

Sheriff Ben Olson certainly wound
up his term Of ohice in whirlwind fash-
ion by capturing the horse thieves who
took the horses from the He6elfnger
farm, bringing them here Tuesday
evening from Glendive, Montana,
where they were caught, getting .
J confession and having them ready to
be taken to the pen about January 2.
Monday, December 28rd, two horses
were stolen from the Hefelfinger farm
near here. The sheriff was notified,
but he was i'll and did not get on the
trail for two or three days. After .
few days search it was found that the
men taking the horses had gone to-
ward Montana instead Of North,
where the search was first made.
Sheriff Olson and John Jarstad finally
captured their men at Glendive and
brought them here Tuesday evening
by auto. The men gave their names
as Frank Jones and Jim Slabo. Jones
made a clean confession, duplicating
Slabo, who also confessed. The men
will be given their sentences and will
be serving time when this paper
reaches the readers.
One of the horses stolen was re-
covered. The other animal had been
traded off in Mckenzie county. The
sheriff will return the horse taken in
trade to the Mckenzie county owner
and get the one belonging to Mr..
! >Hefflefnger.
Frank Jones was identified as one
of the men who was a witness in the
Flower murder trial, for which James
Flower was sent up at the present
term of court. The sheriff made about
200 miles by auto in search of the
thieves.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
FOR INDUSTRIAL WILLHT0N
PRACTICAL PLAN FOR PROCURING INDUSTRIES -
HOW IT WORKS AND WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
p0sslRu .ITlE.s HERE-HAD NO BETTER ADvANT.
ACES THAN WlLLISTON.

Of them there is hardly enough level
ground to build house and have q
decent lawn, as the town is built on
the hills. Factory cities are hard ia
procure. In this particular line the
western town has every advantage,
There is plenty of territory and ample
factory cities, close to the city, par
ticularly in Williston.
"The Wilimasport Plan
In order that the business men o(
Williston may get some idea Of this
plan we herewith give an outline Of
how it works.
In 1900 Williamsport was city of
one industry, and that was fast dis
appearing. Nearly all the timber,
the principal resource, had been cut
from the surrounding hills, and the
great lumber mills which had been the
life of the city were fast seeking
new locations.
At this crisis the board of trade
was re-organized and backed by a
guaranty fund. Note the result! At
the end of decade one million seven
hundred thousand dollars Of local cap
ital was invested in new industries,
bringing to Williamsport one million
Continued on page b
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
A BUSINESS
COLLEGE HERE
INSTITUTION TO OPEN FOR STU.
DENTS MONDAY OF NEXT
WEEK

Williston is to have Business Oh.
lege. The new institution win b
opened in rooms in the Graphic D3oek
and will be ready for the registratiea
of students Monday, January 9Th.
The institution is being opened hy
Prof. J. A. Button, IN sxperisased
and capable man in this 1ne Of vssk
The Crookston (Minn.) D1ily Jous1Gl
says Of Prof. Button:-
J. "A. Button, u ::Ssi;. e:y. nyQ
director and guiding influence o1 ~
Buttons Business College and sAoet-
hand institute and responsible IN o
large measure for the great success
which the venture has attained, u
purely and simply business specia-
list, an expert SO to speak in all Of
the branches of business life. A
stenographer of remarkable speed and
an accountant whose services have
been called in many complicated cases
to adjust matters in connection with
complicated book keeping. Mr.. But
ton has forged his way to the front
from small beginnings. Several years
ago he was Congressman Steeneroooeb
private secretary. He became imbued
with the idea of starting a class In,
shorthand to fill his spare hours in
the evening. He received dozen re-
plies from an advertisement inserted
in a Crookston paper and organized
his class. A back room in one of the
down town blocks was utilized by the
class and their instructor, and learn
ing in the various branches proceeded
at such favorable rate that soon all
of the dozen were scattered about tho
city in good positions as stenogra-
pliers and bookkeepers.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
NEW COUNTY
OFFICIALS
SOME NEW FACES IN COUNTY
OFFICES NEWLY ELECTED
IN CHARGE

Officially .absut-the court hoase. now
it is j. o. Seibert, Clerk Of the Dis
trict Court; Carl Erickson, Sheriff and
U. L. Burdick, States Attorney. These
were the county offices that changed
to new men on January 1. Later Carl
Livdahl, County Treasurer, will be
added to the list, as under the new
law newly elected treasurers do not
take their offices until May l. Though
these officers assume their positions
on the first Of the year they are in
reality not in full charge until after
the commissioners have checked out
the retiring officers. The commission
ers meet on Monday, January 9Th,
for that purpose and also to transact
other business. In this respect also
the newly elected county commission
ers:-Manford C. Webb, P. A. Hegge,
A. A. Folden and Emil H. Lee, will
come into office and take charge OF
the management Of the countys bus
mess.
Ex-Clerk of the district court,
Brown, will remain in the Office as as
sistant to Mr.. Seibert.
Those officers reelected are; M. H.
Aaen, Auditor; Mrs. Tatem, Supt. OF
Schools; A. L. Butler, County Judge;
L. o. Higley, Register Of Deeds; Q. 2.
Distad, Coroner and ]. G. Field, Sur
veyor.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
HIGH MOUNTAINS

There are three states that can
boast of mountain peaks exceeding
$4,000 feet in height above the sea
level, according to the United States
Geological Survey. They are Cali
fornia. with Mount Whitney, 14,5O1
feet-the highest mountain in the
United States, exclusive. Of Alaska
Colorado, with Mount Massive and
Mount Elbert, each 14,402 feet; and
Washington, with Mount Rainier, H.
1868 feet. Wyoming, Utah, New Mex
leo. and Nevada all have mountain
peaks exceeding $4,000 feet in height.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
EVIDENCE
OF MURDER
EVIDENCE AGAINST CASEY WHO
WAS SUSPECTED OF MURDER
OF HANSON

W. r. Casey, who was arrested at
Kenmare recently, being suspected OF
the murder Of Karl Hanson, has been
placed in the Ward county jail, charg-
ed with murder. Casey had been held
for fifteen days for VACANCY, during
which time an effort was made to get
evidence against him. Percy Cole,
one of the jurors in the inquest, has
discovered some important evidence
against Casey in Minneapolis. Casey
will attempt to prove an alibi.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
THE DIFFERENCE

< The annual report Of the Mi
< not police department shows.
a total Of 9O5 arrests made il
+ that city during the past year.
OF this number $50 were AZ
k rested for drunkenness. Vag-
rancy follows next with a.;
( Is for violation of the prOhibi-
< ton law; AZ for disorderly
!: conduct; AZ drunk and dis0r-
: derly; IA for assault and bat
!: terry, and SO on down the line.
: This is an average of nearly
: three a day.
Here is the difference in Will
: liston: Drunkenness 22. Dis
i: orderly conduct Z. Violation
!: of prohibition law 4. Assault
|: 2. Forgery l, and of course
few arrests for minor Of
fenses. Minot is not great
deal larger than Williston.
More than half the popula-
tion here were busy doing
sometimes besides arresting
the other half.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
DEMAND FOR
EXTRA COPIES
STORY OF GRAIN MARKET GRE
ATES INTEREST-SEND PA
PERS HOME

The story Of the grain market pub
lished in the Graphic last week Gre
ated a big demand for extra copies
Many people were anxions to procure
a copy Of the paper to send back east
to friends and the supply Of extra
copies printed was soon exhausted.
The sending of these papers over the
country is indeed a good advertise
ment for Williston and North Dakota
generally.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
MUST REMOVE. BRIDGES

Railroad companies in the construc-
tion of bridges across natural water
ways are subject to the drainage
rights of the state under decision
rendered by Judge A. G. Burr, involv
ing the removal Of the 500 line bridge
across the Mouse river to permit the
passage of the huge drainage machin-
ehy being employed in deepening and
widening the channel of that river
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
HIGH CLASS
OFFERING
ELIAS DAY NEXT NUMBER ON
LYCEUM COURSE HERE ON
MONDAY NIGHT

The next number on the Commercial
Club Lyceum course is hight class
entertainment in every particular.
This number will be Elias Day, Char
acterist, at the Gates Hall Monday
night. The numbers offered in the
past have all been of high class or
der and Mr.. Days entertainment prom
ises to be no exception. He is highly
recommended and featured by the
Mutual Lyceum Bureau.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
THE BREAD LINE

Do you know how many
loaves or bread, figuring each
loaf 1T II ounces, 10000 bush
els Of wheat will make? This
amount of wheat would make
1,371,281 loaves Of that size.
The average loaf of bread
is nine inches in length. If
this number of loaves were
placed end to end they would
reach . distance Of 1914 miles,
297 rods, 10 1-2 feet, to be ex-
act. According to these fig
ures the amount of grain mar
keted here in one day last
week would make quite
s'bread line" How much bread
would the wheat marketed
here in q year make, figuring
the wheat market alone at
100000 bushels? A bushel
of wheat makes about 80
pounds Of -four.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
PRESIDENT
AT PANAMA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE PAYS OFFI-
CIAL VISIT TO CANAL
ZONE

President Taft returned Tuesday
from trip to Panama. The presi-
dent and his party arrived at Colon
on the morning of December "a.
The president expressed pleasure
over his visit and said he would ap-
point civil governor and subordinate
officials on his return to Washington.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02
ACQUITTED

A verdict of not guilty was returns
ed in the case Of the state VS. Mr.. a1o
Mrs. G. G. Wood, Of Kenmare, chaFg.
ed with practicing medicine withoue
a license.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02

New Jersey is the first state where
the legislature has provided for
state wide special training for all
subnormal children, retarded as well
as defective.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-01-02

Victor WARDROBE, alumni member
Of the university board, has become
disqualified to act in that capacity
through election to the legislature.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-11

Sentinei-Record Classified Advertis- ing gets results.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-11
PORfIRO DIAz SAYS
 HUERTA MUST RESIGN
FORMER PRESIDENT HAS AD. VisED HIM THAT IT IS THE
 ONLY OPEN COURSE.

Paris, Nov lO.-General Porifor Diaz has advised General Nictoriano llueera to retire from the presidency ot Mexico. Two friends of General Diaz each acting separately and by authorization of the eX-president. sent telegrams 10 Heurta last week to this effect.
 In outlining his attitude General Diaz said that in tue present situation of the Mexican peope in relation to dhe United States it was not a ques- tion of whether Huerta was the best man for the presidency, nor was it a question of whether the reyolutionists were right or wrong; it was a quos. ton of patriotism. He counseled Gen eral Huerta to reuounce any feelings of personal prestige or power and thus save Mexico from a calamity
 General Daz meets many MeXicans here, friends of HUarta, friends of the Maderos and old friends of his own, He spends half the day talking of the affairs of Mexico, up one side and down the other He has been urged for some time to take an attitude for or against General Huerta. It was pointed out to him that his influence was extraordinarily great in Mexico, far greater since his resignaton, in consequence of the disorders and suf ferings there.
 This the former president always refused to do until now and only as an appeal to Huerta's judgment as 10 whether his love for his country did not require his renunciatiou of power in the presence of the increasing pres sure of the United States.
 General Ditz said to his friends that he would have telegraphed to General Huerta himself only he had thus far taken no direct step in Mexican af- fairs since he Left the country and would prefer to convey his convictions through friends of himself and Cen eral Huerta.
 The denial by a member of the Diza household on Saturday that General Diaz had sent a telegram asking Huerta to resign was therefore tech nlcally correct, as he had not done so personally.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-11
INDIGESTION, GAS OR
 SICK SOUR STOMACH
TIME "PAPE'S DlAPEPSlN!" IN FIVE MINUTES ALI STOMACH
 MISERY IS GONE.

Really does" put bad stomachs in order-"really does" overcome indi- gestion, dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and sourness in five minutes that-just that--makes Pape's Diapepsin the largest selling stomach regulartor in the world If what you eat ferments into stubborn humps, you belch gas and eruetate sour, undigested food and acid: head is dizzy and aches; breath foul; tongue coated; your in sides filled with bile and indigestible waste, remember the moment 'Pape's 5 Diapepsin" comes in contact with the stomach all such distress vanishes It's truly astonishing-al almost marvel ous, and the joy is its harmlessness.
 A large fifty cent case of Pape's Dlapepsin will give you hundred dollars worth of satisfaction or your druggist hands you your money back
 It's worth it's weight in gold to men and women who can't get their stom achs regulated. It belongs in youI home--should always be kept hand5 in case of q sick, sour, upset stomach during the day or at night. It's ths quickest, surest and most harmless ] stomach doctor in the world.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-11

For expert kodak finishing. Sorren, Drug Go. 5-3-ti
The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-11
THs DODO FUND.

A letter has been received from MT. A. J. Wilson of Little Rock secretary of the David o. Dodd memorial fund, urging all patriotic citizens to assist in erecting monument to the mem ory of Tine Boy Martyr of Arkansas. The offering by this hero of his life on his country's altar when only 17 years old, is without parallel in the history of our country. He was eXe- cuted as a Confederate spy, after be- ing tried by q federal courtmartlal. An appeal is also made to the schools of the state, asking that the teachers get the children interested in the cause; the teachers are requested to read to them a sketch of the life oi David Dodd, and this would instill patriotism into their hearts and minds. The collections from the chil dren, ranging in amount from a pen ny upward. So far this movement has met with approval. This plan has been adopted in Little Rock, and we trust all the schools will cooperate and build a suitable monument tc one who died rather than betray g trust.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-11
FACE DIST TOURED
 WITH PIMPLES
And BIackheads, Would Itch, Burn and Smart. Arms and Back A. feCted, Cuticura Soap and 0int- ment Cured in Four Weeks,

RuIu. N C. --"M My face became full of pimplcs and blackheads. and would itch, burn and smart The skin was rough and red. was really ashamed of my face. My arms and back were affected almost as badly. The pimples would fcstcr and therc would come a dry scab on top The trouble caused my face Co be dislgured badly and tho itching would bother me SD could not sleep well nights. especially during warm weather.
 "I used all kinds of ointmcnts, cold creams. powders, soaps, medicine and all kinds of different remedies for my face and arms, but from none did get any benefit The trouble lasted me thrco long years without anything doing me any good until a friend told me about Cuticura Soap and Ointment and then | decided to try them After the first application | could see some improvement After using CutiCura Soap and Ointment two weeks | did not look like the same person; most of tho pimples had disappeared. At the end of four weeks was completely cured tsigncd) Miss Mamie Mitchell, Jan. 9, 1913.
 It costs nothing to learn how pure, sweet effective and satisfying Cuticura Soap and Ointment arc in the treatment of poor conl- plexions. red, rough hands, itching scalps dandruG, dry, thin and falling hair, because you ueed not buy them until you try them Cuticura soap 25c. and Cuticura Ointment 50c. are sold everywhere. Liberal sample of each mailed free with sop. Skin Book. Ad- dress postcard " Cuticura Dept. IT, Boston" "
 B6 Meu who shaw and shampoo with Gu .'-1.~a soap viil hudit best for skin and scalp.
The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-11
DODD ANNoUNC ES.
Groceryman of Fourth Ward CandI
 date for AIdermanic Honors


 David J. Dodl, well known gro ceryman of the city, and a resident Of the fourth ward, announces this morning his candidacy for alder manic honors, subject to the approval of the democrats in the primary ol December 10. Mir. Dodd has resided in Hot Springs for many years, and is too well known to need introduc- tion. He announces for office at the solicitation of many friends who have urged him to make the race. He is a young business man of sterling in tegrity and high standing, and has many friends who will stand as d phalanX behind him in his aspirations 10 serve that part of the city in the lldermanic body He is a democrat )f long standing and has been identi- fed with the party in some of is hardest battles in this city