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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
FIRST PENSION
UNDER NEW PLAN
FIRST MOTHERS PENSION UN-
DER NEW LAW IN MINNIE
sofa is GRANTED

Minneapolis, Minn., May 15.-The
first mothers pension to Mime
apolis woman under the new law was
granted today by Judge E. F. Waite
in the juvenile court, who directed
that $50 a month be paid out of the
county funds to widow with two small
children.
Her husband died three years ago
and she has been making every ef-
fort to support the children. The
circumstances were Thoroughly. inves,,
tigated and Judge Waite declared
the case was of such merit that he
directed an allowance of the full limit,
$40 month to each child, none of
whom were old enough to attend
school. There are 88 applications for
mothers pensions on file for investi-
cation.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
SATURDAY FAIR
FOR N. d. TOWNS,
THE FEDERATED COMMERCIAL
CLUBS TO PROMOTE THIS
COMMUNITY FEATURE

Federated Clubs Special Service)
An activity that has been tried out
by number of commercial clubs is
the Saturday Fair, which has tend
ency to bring people into town on the
big trading day. These fairs are held
each Saturday for a stated period.
They include special entertainment
features each afternoon and evening"
Several of the rules governing the,
fairs show that they are designed to
do exactly the work in home develop
ment that has been advocated by the
State Federation from it's state head
quarters at Grand Forks. One rule
stipulates that "None but domestic.
products and domestic handiwork Will
be allowed to compete for prizes in
these contests" This is practical
application Of the principle on which
home development must be based
The exhibits for which prizes are
offered includes live stock, fruits and
vegetables, poultry, fancy work and
culinary products, and grains. The
contests of skill and edurance includes
a boys foot race, boys apple eat
ing contest, girls musical contest,
and a ladies driving contest Special
prizes are offered for the "best team,,
either horses or mules, hitched tos
wagon; team, wagon, harness and.
manner of driving considered;" also,
for the worst rig.
The fair is a means of exploiting
local advantages and stimulating in
terest in local development that has
been used more extensively than any
other in the United States. Gener-
ally, however, it has been used for a
county rather than town. The bene-
fits derived are fully as great in the
town as in the county and those bene-
fits are perhaps so much more direct
as to make the securing of co-opera-
ton more easy.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
WHLISTON IN
MOTION PICTURES
MAN HERE AND TALKED TO DI.
RECTORS OF CLUB ON SUB
JECT LAST NIGHT

Williston in motion pictures, to be
exhibited over a theatrical circuit
covering many towns, is the latest
proposition in the way of advertising
"The City of Opportunity" in other
sections.
Last evening Mr.. E. H. Hoyt, of the
Laemmle Film Service Company, mo-
tion Picture makers, talked to the di-
rectors of the Commercial Club and
put proposition up to them.
The plan under which this company
is working is being adopted in num-
Der of towns throughout the state and
in adjoining states. For a certain
stipulated price the company sends
their motion picture men to a town
and these men make thousand foot
reel of pictures of things of interest
about the town. These reels are then
put in the company's service and are
SHIPPED from town to town and ex-
hibited in motion picture theatres, the
same as in any other motion picture.
The company asks that the towns
raise the sum of 100000 to defray
the expense of making the pictures.
Mr.. Hoyt states that Devils Lake
Minot and Grand Forks, are taking
up the proposition. Contracts have
been made in some of these towns
with the Commercial Clubs and
theatre managers.
A reel of pictures is good for about
eight months of service and during
this time would be shown to thousands
of people in different states.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
CLUB WOMEN IN
MINOT FRIDAY
SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE THIRD DISTRICT-WIL-
LISTON REPRESENTED

Minot will entertain the sixth an
nual convention of the third district
of the North Dakota Federation of
Women's Clubs on Friday of this
week. The opening session will be at
9 o'clock. A number Of delegates
from the various clubs in the district
will be in attendance. A splendid pro
gram has been arranged for the meet
ing.
These from Williston who will at
tend the meeting are:-Mrs. Geo. Gro
gan, Mrs. w. B. Overson, Mrs. c. w.
Jennison, of the B & T Club. Mrs.
Geo. Bruegger, Mrs. Paul Leonhardy
and Miss Palmer, of the Civic Lea
que. Mrs. Overson will respond to the
address of welcome and Miss Palmer
will read a paper on "Michael Angelo"
or "Rembrandt." Mrs. Geo. Grogan
will read a paper on "Club Work Of
Today"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
A TWO CENT
RATE TO FAIR
RAILROADS ANNOUNCE SPECI-
AL RATE FOR STATE FAIR
WEEK-FIRST IN YEARS


The Great Northern and Northern
Pacific railways have issued notices
that a special rate of two cents mile
will be made for the North Dakota
state fair, this year. For four years
past the railways have not granted
reduced rates to the fair, but this year
a special two cent rate is to be madsa
from all points on the Great Northern
in North Dakota and upon the North
ern Pacific in North Dakota and from
Minnesota points north of Manitoba
Junction. This is the first special re-
duction in rates allowed for several
years and comes only because the rail-
ways realize the educational value of
the state fair to the people of North
Dakota.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
BIG BANK DEAL
is COMPLETED
CONSOLIDATION BETWEEN TWO
BANKS NOW IN EFFECT
BIG DEAL

A financial deal, involving two
lacal banks, which was without doubt
the largest transaction Of this char
acter ever completed in western North
Dakota, was consumated last Satur-
day when the First National Bank and
the Citizens National Bank were con-
solidated. A short account of the
pending deal was published in this
paper last week, but at that time no.
details Of the transaction were avail
able. Negotiations toward this con-
solidation had been under considera-.
ton for some time, and after several
meetings of those interested the lat
ter part of the week, the consolida-
tion became effective when the trans
fer was made last Saturday
Syndicate Formed
The assets of both banks were pur-
chased by syndicate consisting of
well known and responsible citizens
Of Williams county, together with sew
eral prominent bankers of Iowa, Min
nesota and North Dakota. Under the
consolidation the bank will be oper-
ated under the title and character of
The First National Bank, of Williston,
N. D., and will occupy the banking
quarters occupied by the Citizens Ma.
tional Bank. Those connected with
the new organization say that now
more than ever before, the First Ma
tional Bank, will be more Of home
bank, owned and controlled by local
people, and at the same time having
a close affiliatiOn with some Of the
strongest financial interests in the
Northwest.
Big RecOurces
The new institution starts with q
combined capital, surplus and undivid-
ed profits of approximately $115,O 900.
with resources of approximately ST.
100000, making it one of the strong
est banks in the state.
Will Enlarge
Such bank as now represented by
the consolidation means much to Will
Continued on page ~
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
NELSON HEADS
\ ASSOCIATION
PROMINENT FARMER FROM RAY
PRESIDENT OF BETTER FARM
ASSOCIATION

At aSmeeting of the directors of the
Williams County Better Farming AS
sociation held last week the board was
officially organized by the election of
a set Of officers.
H. A. Nelson, of Ray, was chosen
President of the Association, r. C.
Shook, Williston; Emil H. Lee, Per-
severe; and William Burns, Whee-
lock; Vice Presidents. F. P. Bergman,
Secretary. Executive Committee: M.
C. Webb, H. A. Nelson and F. P.
Bergman.
The selection for president of the
Williams County Association could
not have been better placed. Mr.. Mel
son is one Of the largest farmers in
Williams county, having a big farm
near Ray. He has been practicing
agriculture along the lines being ad-
vocated by the Better Farming AS
sociation and will be big asset and
help toward the furtherance of the
work in this county.
The other men selected as afficers
are well known farmers of the county,
located in different sections, and their
direct Connection with the association
will be of SPLENDID assistance.
Just when the expert will be here
to begin work in the county has not
yet been announced. Mr.. Cooper, when
here, stated that it was his intention
to get a man in the field just as soon
as he could fisd good one, but that
it was hard to secure men of this
class
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
BOOKS ON FIRE
PREVENTION
ROCKS ON THIS IMPORTANT SUB
JECT ADDED TO LIBRARY
THIS WEEK

The subject of Fire Prevention and
Control is vital one, and very prac-
tical one for any community. The
magazines and periodicals are giving
considerable attention to the subject,
and the book added to the library this
week ought to be an authority on the
subject since it is written by Chief
Croker of the New York Fire Depart
ment. He opens his book with dis
cussion of measures to be taken for
the protection of a small town, then
of factories and large buildings, end
ing with a large city and its prob
lens. Various devices used in put
ting out fire are presented and COM
mended or criticized adversely, and the
legal aspect of preventive work is
discussed. Lively anecdotes from the
chiefs own rich experience make the
volume very readable, and good illus
trations add much to its attractive
ness.
Tom Grogan, by Hopkinson Smith,
is a story of the way a brave Irish
woman kept up her husbands busi-
ness in her husbands name, when the
odds against her were mighty heavy.
The building of sea-wall around a
government lighthouse furnishes less
er contractors with a good deal of
labor and Toms fight for her honest
share in it told with vividness and
power.
Gold-seeking on the Dalton trail, by
Arthur R. Thompson, sets forth the
adventures of two boys in Alaska and
the Northwest territory. Prospecting
for gold, hunting episodes, snowshoe
trips, and other incidents of trail life,
drawn largely from personal exper-
ience, make up story any normal boy
will hugely enjoy.
Lulu's library is a collection of
short stories by Louisa M. Alcott and
will be welcomed by the smaller folk
who are not yet old enough to enjoy
her long stories. These are fairy
tales, and decidedly good fairy tales,
too.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
FIELD DAY
EXERCISES
PROGRAM OF DRILLS AND DAN.
CES GIVEN BY PUPILS OF
CITY SCHOOLS

The annual field day exercises in the
Williston schools were held Monday
and Tuesday. The rather cold and
windy days made it a little disagree
able, but nevertheless the exercises
were splendid. The drills Of the var
ious grades under the direction of the
teachers in these grades were well
executed. The pupils showed pre-
cision in this work which only comes
with much careful training on the
part of those in charge.
The following is the program OF
folk games, folk dances and Gales
themes given by the Webster school
on the school grounds Monday:
First grade. Folk dance, over me
Green Grass" Folk dance, "LuDy
Loo" Second grade: Folk game,
"Lads and Lassies." Folk Game, Let
the Feet Go Tramp" Third Grade
Folk Game, "Jolly Miller" Folk Came,
"Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley.
Fourth Grade-Folk Game, Gather
ing Nuts in May" Folk Game, Go
Round, and Round the Village" Fifth
GradeCalestenics. Contest March
ing. Sixth Grade-Wand Drill. Con-
test Marching. Seventh Grade
Calestenics. Contest Marching. Eighth
Grsde-Dumb Bell Drill. Contest
Marching. :.
The following is the program, OF
folk games, folk dances and cafes, 1s,
themes given by the Central school
on the school grounds Tuesday:
First Grade--Bohemian Folk Dance.
Ten Little Indians. Second Grade
Folk Dance, "sir Roger de Coverly.,
Folk Game, "1n the Spring" Third
Grade--Old Folk Dance, "Ring Dance"
Folk Dance. "Hansel & Gretchei"
Fourth Grade-Old English Folk
Dance, "Luby Loo Fifth Grade
Drill-pin Calesthenics. Contest March
ing. Sixth Grade-Dum-bell Drill.
Contest Marching. Seventh Grade
Hoop Drill. Contest Marching. Eighth
Grade-Military Drill, Contest March
ing.
Miss Toftley's eighth grade won the
Continued on page 81
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
BOYS PLAYED
FAST GAME
FUTURE GENERALS OF AMERI.
CAN GAME STAGE BATTLE
ROYAL-STARS NEXT

The Junior Cubs, the boys ball team
last Saturday afternoon put the "Wog-
gle Bug" on the Junior Giants, anoth-
er boys team, in grand style on the
local diamond. The final score was 8
to z. This was the deciding game as
each team had won one game. There
was some real ball playing during the
contest, and the way that double plays
were pulled off, and runs cut off at the
home plate, would make big league
magnate want to keep his eyes on the
young hopefuls for future use in his
pennant winning league team. The
youngsters were heavy with the stick
and kept the fielders on their toes all
the time. This coming Saturday the
winners will cross bats with the Stars.
The following is the official score
and lineup of the teams last Satur-
dav.-
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
CONVENTION
NEXT MONTH
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL CON-
yENTION TO BE HELD IN
WILLISTON JUNE IL AND

The Williams County Sunday School
Convention will be held in Williston
June 1st, End and 3rd. The sessions
for the first two days will be held in
the city, with excursions into the
country for the afternoon services on
Sunday. An adjournment will be
taken to Ray for the last day. Local
pastors and Sunday school workers
will take part in the program. Mrs.
Ella Morris Snow, Elementary Super
intendent for the state association,
and Rev. Ralph T. Fulton, will take
a special part in the program.
Two delegates from each school in
erounty will be invited to be in at
tendance. Entertainment in the form
of bed and breakfast will be provided
for those delegates by the churches OF
Williston and Ray.
The specialists will speak in the
different churches and Sunday schools
at the morning services on Sunday
and divide the afternoon and furnish
services in the neighboring school
houses in the afternoon. In the even
ing q union mass meeC!nE WI, oo g
ranged in the Gates Hall, addressed
by Mrs. Snow and Rev. Fulton. Mon
day evening a banquet will be serv-
ed in the Library Auditorium, with the
specialists and delegates as guests.
Tickets will be so cents for this BAN
quet, for Sunday School workers a
and others locally.
r. NJ. Calderwood is President OF
the County Association and Mrs. c.
IA. Mckinney is Secretary. The COM
mittee in charge is planning to make
this the biggest and best meeting in
the history Of the association.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
"GRAPHIC PRINT"

The Graphic recently printed some
letter heads for use in the bus
mess. One of these came into the
hands of the Minneapolis Paper Com
pany and we are in receipt of the fol
lowing letter:-"We wish to take this
occasion to congratulate you on the
very handsome letter head you are
using, and we feel that such a pleas
ing piece of work merits recognition
We wish you would send US a couple
of these letter heads for use in oul
sample files, showing what some Of
the North Dakota printers are doing
The letter head referred to was printed
by a special process recently installed
in this shop for high class work.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
HISTORIC NAME
BUT NOT OF FAME
STONEWALL JACKSON WAS IN
WILLISTON-ST ON HIS
WAY-"HE WENT" '

The report of Police Magistrate,
Smith, shows that very recently
Stonewall Jackson was in Willis5uh.
Yes, he was here and was registered
at "the little hotel around the cor
ner," John Nolan, Proprietor and gen
eral manager. However this Stone
wall was not the historic one cf
course, nor his shadow, but neverthe-
less a real Stonewall Jackson, in name
only. The record says he was advised
to leave town-and-" went" Fare
we'll Stonewall. The whistling winds
down from the domain Of the King
are still disturbing the dust which
you have shaken from your feet in
your enforced departure.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
MUST COMPLY
WITH ORDINANCE
COMMISSIONERS ORDER SIGN
REMOVED WHICH EXTENDS
TOO FAR OVER STREET

The adjourned Monday night meet
ing of the city commissioners last
week was held Friday night. Com
missioners Wegley, Carney, Craven
were present, Cooper and Bruegger
being out of the city. -
Bills Considered
The first matter to come before the
meeting was the consideration of a
large number of bills, the same being
the regular monthly budget up for
allowance. The list of certified bills
as read by the auditor were allowed.
Appoint Police
John l.. Nolan was re-appointed to
serve the city as Chief of Police, re-
ceiving unanimous vote of the COM
missioners present. Charles Berg
strom was appointed as policeman
to serve until further action by the
commissioners.
Will Scalp Them
If you have favorite dog that you
do not want scalped in real Indian
style you had better get busy and see
that he is properly tagged, or the
poundmaster will get him. Earl Ben
nett was, at this meeting, appointed
poundmaster and a special resolution
was passed directing that he see to it
that all dogs are tagged, or produce
evidence in the form of scalp and ears
that the dog had been destroyed. He
will collect $10O for each dog tagged.
Otherwise any canine void of owner
ship will suffer the penalty of having
his fuzzy wuzzy ears and scalp re-
moved as evidence, upon the presenta-
ton of which to the city auditor S1.00
will be paid for said proof that the ex-
ecution was well and properly done
Continued on page 81
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
AGED LADY ILL

Mrs E. S. Shaw received word of
the serious illness of her mother at
her home near Velva, N. OAK, and
left on No. 4 Monday morning. Her
brother, Mr.. B. B. MINER passed
through Williston on No. 2, Monday
enroute from his Montana homestead.
The other two sisters, Mrs. G. B.
Thomas of Harvey and Mrs. S. B.
Hammond of Velva were already
there. Mrs. MINER is seventy years
of age and it is feared that she can
not stand the dreaded disease, pneu-
monia. Mrs. Shaw has the sympathy
of her many friends in these hours Of
anxiety.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
MEMORIAL DAY
OBSERVED
USUAL SERVICES ON MAY 80 AT
GATES HALL-PROGRAM IS
ARRANGED

The usual Decoration Day exercises
will be observed in Gates Hall at 1890
A. M. May 80. The local Militia Com
pany has taken the matter in hand
and ask the corporation of all frater-
nal societies and the citizens in gen
eral. A good program will be pre-
pared and the Company will try and
get some speaker of note here at that
time. All the old soldiers and widows
of soldiers are especially invited to be
present and every attention will be
given to their comfort.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
GOES TO EUROPE

DR.. E. J. Hagan left Wednesday
for Chicago, ILL.,, from which place he
will go to Canada for short stay,
following which he will go to New
York and sail for Europe. DR.. Hagan
expects to be absent for several
months and during his stay in Eur
ope will take up some special work
in some of the leading European med
ical Institutes.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15
HEDGE PLANTED

A row of Russian Olive hedge bush
es have been planted along three sides
of the square occupied by the Central
school building. The ground was put
in good shape for the planting and in
very few years this hedge will add
much to the appearance of the square.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-15

Trade your troubles for a Graphic
"want"-one cent word.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-07
PUEBLO TO SEND
100 DELEGATES
TO GRAND LODGE

That special train from Pueblo
carrying 100 delegates and visitors
to the grand lodge sessions of the
Odd Fellows in this city the latter
part of the month is the announce
ment made today.
Nolen lodge of Pueblo is to exem-
plify the first degree in the subor-
dinate lodge here and is making e1-
tensive preparations to put on the
work in an elaborate way. The en-
campment Is going to send big del
egation and the Pueblo canton will
compete for the big prizes the local
lodge has hung up for that event.
Lyman |. Henry formerly district
attorney in this district Is to be de-
gree captain for the subordinate
lodge.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-07
SCHOOL KIDS STRIKE
IN CALUMET DISTRICT
AGE EIGHT
Associated Press.

Calumet. Oct. IA sympathetic
strike OF the school children in the
keweenaw county copper strike dis
trict spread today and 500 went out.
The Ahemek. New Allouez and Mo-
hawk schools We're affected. A spe-
cial meeting OF the school board was
called to deal with the situation. The
strikers paraded this morning. At
Quincy the women were arrested for
disorderly conduct and automobiles
are still being fired on in the Kewee-
breakers arrived at Quincy last night
and twenty reached Caulmet and
Hecla today.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-07
FruitaNews Notes

Charles Carroll ranch in the Imper-
ial Valley, Calf, and left last week
for that locality. Household goods,
farm implements and other articles
viii be disposed of at public auction
next Thursday afternoon at the Jen-
kins ranch northeast of Fruita. Mrs.
Pfaffenberger and children will prob
ably leave the last of the week to
join Mr.. Pfaffenberger in California.
Mr. and Mrs. o. o. Fellows left
last evening for Glenwood Springs
for a short visit.
DR.. Cochran of Salida, will arrive
on No. today to assist DR.. Porter
in an operation at Glover Lawn hos
pital.
The teacher. Mrs. Long. and the
pupils of Longfellow school were
transferred to Fruita yesterday, and
Mrs. Long is now teaching in room
in the old building of the central
school. There will be no school at
the Longfellow school house this
year.
]. b. West and Earl Bragg were
looking after business in Fruita yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Loomis are re-
joicing over the arrival of a new
grand niece at st. Mary's hospital in
Grand Junction, yesterday. The lit
tie stranger will reside at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. Needham. Mrs
Needham is niece of Mr.. and Mrs.
Loomis and Is known to many Fruita
people, who extend congratulations
Thomas Gallon has sold his ranch
north of Fruita and will move to
town for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Billig entertained
friends from Grand Junction at din
ner Sunday.
Waldo Jones came in from Thomp-
son Springs yesterday for few days
visit and to lay in supplies for the
Mrs. Austin Corcoran. who has
been visiting her sister. Mrs Harry
Phillips for some time, will return
home in a few days.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-07
CARD OF THANKS.

we wish to thank our friends and
neighbors. the Rev. ID. Luther Ed
wards. the Presbyterian choir, the
fraternal organizations and all others
who assisted us in our time of sor-
row and bereavement. The beautiful
flowers and many acts of kindness
which can never be repaid. Also to
thank our friends in the La Sal
who worked night and
day to save our loved one, and who
later assisted us so many ways.
Mrs. A. c. Fay,
Mr.. Chester C. Fay & Family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Chambers.
l0-T-1t
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-07

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