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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18
MINNESOTA BANK
CASHIER HERE
BANKER FROM ST. PETER, MINI.
HERE MAKING SOME INVEST
MENTS-WELL PLEASED

N. H. Olson, Cashier of the Citizens
State Bank of St. Peter, Mimi, was
in Williston the latter part of the week
looking over the country, and also
looking after some farm mortgage
investments through local agency.
Mr.. Olson had been on trip further
west but said that he did not see any
country which looked much better
than the territory around Williston.
In conversation with the Graphic
man the matter of land values around
St. Peter was brought up. He said:
''It has not been a great many years
ago that you could buy land around
st. Peter for very few dollars per
acre. Now it selling from $65 to a
$125 per acre. The creamery inter-
ests pay out thousands of dollars each
month through our bank to the farm
ers around St. Peter, which adds much
to the wealth of the country. Your
country around here is developing
rapidly and in avery few years, in
less time than it has taken us, you
will have as good country as south
ern Minnesota. st. Peter is one of
the oldest towns in the state, and came
near being the capitol of the state. It
was at one time SO designated, but
man living in st. Paul got away with
the papers after the territorial legis-
lature passed the act and there was
no official records to 60 by. When
the next legislature met St. Paul was
designated. do not remember this
mans name, but l believe he has a
son living in or near Williston. How
ever our city is known as "the city of
governors" due to the fact that the
town has furnished more chief ex-
ecutives than any other in the state,
among them the late Gov. Johnson,
in whose memory a fine monument
will be unveiled in our city on Sep
tembrer 21. You have a good town
here and good country around it."
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18
CHORAL UNION
ELECT OFFICERS
ELECTED OFFICERS FOR COMING
YEAR-YEAR'S WORK WILL
BE STARTED SOON

The Choral Union met at the Ii
brary Hall Monday evening to elect
officers and plan the years work. A
good attendance showed the interest
is strong in this work, and a number
of new names were added to the roll.
The officers were chosen as follows
J. A. Cunningham, president; Mrs. l.
Monson, vice-president; Miss Bald
win, secretary; Miss Palmer, treas
urer; Mr.. Aaen, business manager:
A membership committee was also
elected by ballot consisting of J. A.
Corbett, Rev. E. S. Shaw, Miss Magma
Monson and Miss Anna Peterson. The
club was entertained by the retiring
officers after the business meeting,
and then adjourned until the arrival
of the music to be studied this year.
The latter part of this month will see
it under way.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18
DISTANCE
WALKERS HERE
TWO MEN MAKING LONG TRIP
AROUND u. s. SPENT DAY
IN WILLISTON.

William Wehr and G. Eppeler, long
distance walkers, who are making a
trip around the United States, spent
Wednesday in Williston, and resumed
their westward journey Thursday.
The two walkers arrived here about
$50 Tuesday evening, making the
trip from White Earth during the day.
They are following the railroad tracks
except in cases where a good road
parallels the tracks.
Messrs Wehr and Eppeler started
from Hamilton, Ohio, their home, on
July 4. They are making the 10000
mile trip around the border states OF
the union under the auspices of the
Hamilton Commercial Club, and are
to receive prize of $4,000 each If
they complete the trip in three years.
They are paying their own expenses
selling cards, and in this manner gain
their lodging and "eats." They can
not borrow or beg money under their
agreement. Mr.. Eppeler has been
through North Dakota before, but as
he uts it che went through on the
cushions" few years ago. He was
uOIllc A1OH 0hNOuvSAS
where he had been honorably dis
charged from the army.
The two young fellows are hardy
looking and seem to be enjoying them
selves immensely. They are pleasant
gentlemen to meet and while talking
to the Graphic reporter they told of
many things observed, and some ex-
periences of the trip. The reporter
was treated to a cigar made in Hamil-
ton, some of which were mailed to
them here
They carry a recommendation from
the mayor of Hamilton, the sheriff OF
Butler county and the Commercial
Club.
From here their route lay through
Mondak, Culbertson, Poplar, Glasgow
and Havre. So far they are about
200 miles ahead of their schedule, and
they stated that had they walked on
Sundays they would now have been
to the coast. No excess baggage is
carried, small pack containing a
few articles of clothing and post
cards, being all they carry. They
have been we'll received all along the
route and have the highest praise for
every town visited.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18
CAR LOAD OF
CATTLE ARRIVE
E. A. SHARP RECEIVES ANOTHER
SHIPMENT OF DAIRY STOCK
FRIOM WISCONSIN

Monday E. A. Shary, received a
carload of dairy cows from Lake
Mills, Wis. The cows were unloaded
in the local yards during the after
noon and taken to Mr.. Sharp's farm.
Some taime ago Mr.. Sharp announc-
ed his intentions of bringing in an
other carload of thoroughbred cows
for his farm and for sale in this sec
tion. Former shipments into Willis
taon have been disposed of and he
says that he does not expect this car
load to last long, as he already has
demand for number of them.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18
FIRST AID CAR
HERE TUESDAY
RED CROSS CAR IN CHARGE OF
DIR. SHIELDS STOPPED HERE
GAVE LECTURE

A Red Cross car in charge Of DR..
Shields, arrived here over the Great
Northern Tuesday morning. The car
was sidetracked in the local yards
and during the day DR.. Shields gave
three lectures to railway men employ
ed here on methods of first aid to the
injured. The lectures were given at
1890, 2:3O and 7:30. The car was es-
pecially equipped for this purpose,
and is one Of a number of cars sent
out by the Red Cross Society to rail-
way and factory centers and to the
mining districts. The lectures were
very interesting and some Of the
methods of caring for the injured
temporarily were very simple but ef-
fective.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18
HARVEST HOME SUPPER

The Annual Harvest Home Supper,
given by the Ladies Aid Society, Of
the M. E. Church, will be given in the
basement of the church on Saturday
evening, September 10Th. The ladies'
will start serving at go o'clock. and
continue until all are served. A fancy
work sale will also be held in connec-
ton. The price of the supper is fifty
cents. The following is the menu:-
Roast Beef. Roast Pork.
Brown Gravy.
Mashed Potatoes. Creamed Carrots.
Beet Salad Cabbage Salad.
Sweet Corn. Sliced Tomatoes;
Celery Pickles.
Rolls-Bread and Butter-Peach
and Apple Pie
Tea-Coffee
All are cordially invited.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18
SECOND PLACE
AT GLASGOW
CEN'RL LUTHER LOCAL HORSE
TAKES SECOND PLACE AT
GLASGOW RACES

General Luther, the track horse
owned by Erich Rather, of this city,
took second money in the free-for-all
pace at the races at Glasgow last
week The free-for-all was the big
card for Saturday, in which event the
local horse was entered. He made q
fine showing and was only nosed out
of first place by the closest margin.
Mr.. Rather drove General Luther in
the race. Other local horses were
entered during the week by local men
were those of E. Ullman and A. E.
Stone.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18
TO AMERICAN
ROAD CONGRESS
REQUEST THAT DELEGATES BE
APPOINTED FOR BIG MEET IN
DETROIT THIS MONTH

President Craven, of the city COM
mission, has been requested by the
Hon. Logan Waller Page, President
of the American Road Congress and
Director of the United States Office of
Public Roads, to name three delegates
to attend the sessions of the Congress
at Detroit during the week Of Sep
tember 20 as the representatives OF
the city.
Twenty-eight great organizations
are taking part in the Congress un-
der the leadership of the American
Highway Association and the Amer
ican Automobile Association In his
letter to the Mayor, President Page
calls attention to the fact that prac-
tically every state highway commits
sioner will be present and take part
in discussing the important problems
of road construction and maintenance,
and that some of the foremost men
in public life will devote their atten-
ton to the great question Of national
aid to road improvement in an en-
deavor to work out policy which
may DC SuUullIISu W VIC NOA6A~o v.
the United States with the support
of the organized road movement OF
America. The secretary Of Agricul-
ture, Hon. David F. Houston, will be
the spokesman of the national admin
istration at the Congress. An i'm
portant move bearing upon state leg
islation will be made at the session to
be held under the auspices OF the
American Bar Association, at which
steps will be taken toward the for
nation of an official interstate COM
mission for codifying and simplifying
state road laws.
President Page calls attention to
the exhibits to be made by the United
States government, the states, and
nearly a hundred of the leading man
ufacturers of the Congress which will
illustrate every known method, ma
terial, and equipment for road con-
struction and maintenance. He urges
the city and county to be officially
represented, as the Congress is in
reality training school where very
great amount Of useful information
can be obtained through attendance
at lectures, inspection of exhibits, con-
ferences with leading specialists in
road and street work, and the collect
ing of the many instructive bulletins
and documents which will be avail
able for distribution.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18
NOW OPERATING
THE TOW MILL
RAW PRODUCT FOR BOILING
PROCESS, WHICH WILL BE
RESUMED

Grand Forks, N. D., Sept. IT,
Pending the results of tests that are
being made of flax fibre pulp manu-
factured by the Northwestern Fibre
and Flax company of this city, the
tow mill of the local plant is being
operated, storing up the raw material
for the boiling process, which will be
resumed when Superintendent Green
returns.
The full crew Of men is being used,
however, at this time.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18
MARRIED

Revoir- -Bechtel:-Mr. Louis Revoir
and Miss Susan NJ. Bechtel both Of
Alexander, Mckenzie county, were
married at the Congregational Par
sonage at high noon Tuesday, Sep
den and Miss Perle Thompson were
the only witnesses to the ceremony
which was performed by Rev. E. S.
Shaw. The happy couple left the
same day for their Mckenzie county
home. where they will be welcomed
by host Of friends.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18
DIR. CANNON WILL PREACH

DR.. r. W. Cannon Of Chicago VIII
preach at the Congregational church
morning and evening next Sunday.
He is one of the Secretaries Of the
Sunday School and Publishing So
ciety and is attending the Montana
State meeting at Livingston this
week and is one Of the principal
speakers at the North Dakota Con-
ference at Fargo. He was one OF the
speakers at the state Convention at
Grand Forks last spring and those
from here who heard him are warm in
their praise or him. He will also
speak at the Rally Day exercises Of
the Bible School and at Garden VAL
ley At 3 o'clock. T:
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18
RALLY DAY AND ROLL CALL

The Congregational Sunday School
taking advantage of the visit of DR..
Cannon of Chicago will hold rally
day exercises and have roll call to
which every member Of the school in
cluding the cradle roll members who
will be expected to hear from Moth
ers or fathers may answer) is urged
to respond. Several interesting num-
bers are planned for the program and
you will want to be there. A most
cordial invitation is extended to the
strangers in the city and new comers
to join the school where they will find
classes of all ages and grades. DR..
Cannon will make a short address
to the school.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18
PLAYED WITH CULBERTsON

fudge" Bruegger and Ben Krucke-
berg, of Williston, helped Culbertson
win a five game series of baseball
from Glasgow last week. The five
games played were the fastest ever.
played in the Northwest and were
marked by sensational fielding. in
which the two. local players took q
large part One of the games on Sum
day, witnessed by local man. went
for IL innings, Culbertson winning
out 9 to 8.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18

Children are interesting in each
stage of their developing. Let pic
lures keep them as they are today
and what satisfaction the little COL
lection will be.to you and them in af-
ter years. Olson's Studio. 12-tf. Adv.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18

New York is trying to check drink
ing by the finger print system. With
three fingers to consider in the aver
age case the experts are in for over
time.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18

People are still taking bichloride of
mercury tablets in mistake for head
ache tablets. This is case in which
it would pay to read the papers.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18

will buy your hogs and cattle.
Any kind you have to sell. Call on
o. A. Ringo, Williston, N. D. lott.
Adv. :a::::-.:.::'>..
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-09-18

w.. A. Garrison, Of the Boston
Store, went east on business Sunday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-28
WRECK ON
GREAT NORTHERN
Two Men Killed and Many Hurt
When Train Jumps Track.

Two men were killed, one fa-
tally injured and twenty or more pas
sengers were injured, some seriously,
when the Oriental limited, the Great
Northern's crack train," was derailed
and plunged through an elevator at
Crary, eleven miles east of Devils
Lake.
That more were not killed was due
to the bravery of the engineer, j. A.
Sargent, who stayed with his engine,
applied the brakes and brought the
train to a stop, not, however, before
the tender and the three following
coaches had left the track. The
coaches caught fire and were de-
stroyed.
Fireman H. Falkenger sustained in
juries from which it is believed he
will not recover. Twenty or more pas
sengers in the smoking car, one of
the overturned coaches, were severe
ly shaken up and cut by broken glass.
The tender and three coaches
plowed their way through an elevator
near the track, wrecking that struc-
ture. The two dead men are believed
to have been tramps who were riding
on the trucks of the baggage car.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-28
M'CUMBER MAY GET PLACE
Eoomed for Republican Congressional ,
Committee Head.

Senator p. j. McCumber may be
named chairman Of the Republican
congressional committee. A boom in
his Lahalf has been started by mem
bers from the West. A senator has
never held this Office, as the commit
tee in the past has worked only in
the interests Of candidates for the
house.
Now that the Constitution has been
changed so as to provide for the cleo
ton of senators by direct vote the
complexion of the congressional COM
mittee will be changed somewhat.
Senators have served on the com
mittee in the past, but usually they
have been assigned to it when there
we're no Republican members from a
given state.
The committee soon will meet
to organize and it is the present pur-
pose of friends of Mr.. McCumber to
nominate him for chairman.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-28
IN NORTH DAKOTA
News Of the Week From Vari-
Gus Parts Of the State.
PERSONAL LIBERTY MOVEMENT
Foreign Born Residents Are Com.
planning About Too Much
Legislation.

The personal liberty movement in
North Dakota is gaining many re-
cruits. Started originally by Germans
i'll protest against the rigid prohibit
ton laws Of the state it is drawing
membership from all nationalities and
sources.
The contention is that there is too
much paternalism in the state gov
eminent; that the state is delving too
deeply into the private affairs of the
individual and in many instances in
matters iii which the regulation
should be solely by the mar and not
by the state.
the sale of whisky. beer, wines, malts
and elders recent e~nactEents make
it illegal to sell snuff or any of it's
substitutes. Cigarettes or "makings''
are barred from sale and many for
eign born residents of the state re-
sent the rigid laws.
The pure food laws, the automobile
regulations and dozens of other meas
ures, climaxing with the marriage
law, which throws so many restric-
lions around the wedding ceremony,
all combine to create recruits for the
movement.
The men behind the cause say that
North Dakota has gone mad with re.
form; that a few agitators have been
able to make SO much noise that
members of the legislature and other
officials have been whipped into line,
mistaking the shouts of the reform
ers for real public opinion.
The movement is becoming SO
statewide that it may be a factor in
the campaign next year, especially in
the selection of legislative material
and candidates for governor. The
plan is to repeal some of the present
laws, not to run to wide openness,
but to return to saner and less rabid
measures.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-28
TO
CURRENCY Bill.
Caucus Agrees to Paper Based
on Farm Products.

Washington, Aug. 26.-An agricul.
tural currency amendment to the ad.
ministration currency bill was intro
duced in the house Democratic eau.
GUS.
After several preliminary skirmish-
es, in which other amendments were
beaten, the caucus, without a dissent
ing vote, adopted an amendment,
sponsored both by the '~insurgent'
contingent and the banking and cur.
rency committee, to put paper based
on agricultural products on the same
basis as commercial paper for bank.
ing purposes.
1t also would extend the maturity
of notes and bills admitted to dis.
count under the amendment to nine.
ty days, instead of the originally pro
posed forty-five days.
This action disposed of the last of
the big controversial issues in the
administration currency bill.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-28
LUNCHEON AT ST.
FAUL CLUB CITED
Probe of Hartman Dissolution
Decree Proposed.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Representa-
tive George j.. Kindel Of Colorado,
who has been promised a hearing by
the rules committee of the house on
his resolution to investigate the mer-
ger of the Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific and the recent dissolution of,
the two roads, said hat he expected
to get his measure through.
The Kindel resolution makes seri-
Gus allegations involving the depart
ment of justice.
The attorney general, in direct vio-
lation of the instructions given him
by the president, waived the demand
for public hearings and entered the
final Decree" the resolution asserts.
eff public hearings had been given
it could have been shown that Kuhn,
Loeb & Co. were the bankers and
financial advisers in control of the
financial policy of the PENNSYLVANIA,
the Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific," it asserts.
1t is going to. be testified before the
rules committee, it is said, that Attor-
ney General McReynolds dined at st.
Paul with one or more of the judges
of the court before whom the Union
Pacific case was pending, and Judge
R. S. Lovett, who represented the
roads. 1t also is to be charged that
at that dinner the. plan which was
afterwards accepted by the attorney
general was discussed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-28
NOTED BRlTAINS EN- ROUTE
Three Distinguished EngIishmen Will
Visit United States.

New York, Aug. 24.-Three dis
tinguished Englishmen will visit the
United States during the next few
weeks. The departure of Viscount
Haldane from Liverpool for New
York on his way to address the
American Bar association at Montreal
is the first occasion since the days
of Henry VII. on which a lord chan
cellor has left British shores on u
public mission.
The British cabinet will also be rep
resented on this side Of the Atlantic
by Hon. Herbert Louis Samuel. the
British postmaster general, who left
England for a two months tour.
Lord Northcliffe, the noted English
newspaper publisher, is also sailing
with the idea of seeing the national
golf championship at Brookline next
month, in which, at Lord Northcliffe's
expense, Ray Vardon and other Brit
ish cracks will compete.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-28
SETTLER OBJECTS TO ROAD
Farmer Appeals Case to the State
Supreme Court.

John Often, a pioneer settler of
Pembina county, is attempting to
estop county road builders from MAX
ing a road through his farm In the
lower court the decision was against
him, but he has appealed to the su-
preme court of North Dakota.
Farmers living west of Neche want
a direct road to town and in order to
get it find it necessary to cut through
Mr.. Otten's farm. Often received the
deed for the farm in question before
North Dakota was admitted to state.
hood.
Mr.. Often fought under General
Sherman in the Civil war and made
the historic march from Atlanta to
the sea. Settling at what was known
as Smugglers' Point in 1865 he has
resided in North Dakota territory and
North Dakota for nearly fifty years.
He was the first county commissioner
elected in Pembina county.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-28
AVAILABLE FOR ENTRY
Large Area Will Soon Be on the Mar.
ket for Settlers.


Announcement by the department
OF the interior at Washington that
homesteaders will soon find a large
area of land available for entry in
Northern North Dakota has been re-
ceived at the headquarters of the
North Dakota Development league
press bureau at Grand Forks.
Exception will be made of certain
coal lands, which may be entered up
on subject to the provisions of the act
of June 25, 1910. Secretary Lane
states that while in the past the de-
partment has listed only such lands
as the records indicated were sub
ject to entry a different policy will
now be followed. After consultation
with the geological Nlrvey and the
general land office it appears advis-
able to return to the procedure fol-
lowed Immediately after the passage.
OF the original enlarged homestead
act and to make designations without
reference to the status of the lands
with regard to appropriations. This
will permit the work of classification
to proceed more rapidly.
81 am informed by the director of
the geological survey that a large
designation in Western North Dakota
will he prepared at one and submit
ted to me for consideration" says
Secretary Lane. The adoption of
this procedure, however, will make it
necessary for the individual home
steader to determine for himself at
the local land office whether the land
is subject to entry"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-28
BILL MAY PASS NEXT WEEK
Senate Making Rapid Strides on Tariff:
Measure.

TISdSuIC
Washington, Aug. Rehabilitation
of the free list in the tariff bill, with
reservation of a few commodities for
later considerations; agreement by
Democrats of the finance committee to
consider an amendment by Senator
Kenyon which would automatically
transfer trust controlled articles to the
free list and discussion of the print
paper and the paper schedule enliv.
ened the tariff debate in the senate.
So rapid was the progress in con
sideration of the free list that Demo-
cratic leaders were led to predict a
passage OF the bill by the middle Of
next week.
Free raw wool was among the pro-
posals in the free list approved by the
senate in committee of the whole"
but this will come up again on substi.
tutes offered in the senate proper.
Free meat, cattle, sheep, swine and
wheat were passed over at the request
of Senator McCumber of North Da-
kota.