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The Detroit times., 1913-10-07
IyI4NKS TO THE VICTROLA--FORA SONG
IN THE HEART WHICH KEEPS 1T YOUNG

u NJ Business Man, pointer for you.
For you also Mr.. Housewife
4 has to do with QUITTING work
u You Ma Housewife, begin work schedule.
I compulsory that you do this in Business Man
- woEk schedule.
n nporanc. Of BEGINNING on time apparent to you
The Importance QUITTING time feel quite has
to you found invariably working
1r 6ps
hors. ha. his limitations pretty thing that the same
Etss q woman.
thsrs 10 amount Of work do In ditch
r. k and shov there il limit to what
y 1u1iasn SHOULD DO with his brain
1Aas limit also to the amount Of worrying housewife may
Snl escape early grave
~ badness man. already his in his office
10y kss his cares with him. dts with them for time
n I'm takes them with him to bed.
he as tue Of the matter Of letting her
y moaopoIse ALL Of her time and thoughts until she ha:
fhn thought little detail left unattended TO- got up and
nn1si = It. and dragged herself into bed again. =,
class Of and women, know whom Impossible
nm i another class QUIT work and this
saios 70 il member. is to drop work schedule
D& lG0U work On schedule and FORGET IT!
r ne and Of following our something the
I&1D ~ supply diversion.
m sa walking along Detroit street and
zeugh open window home the strains Of Way Down
20 II Corn Field
vcroa doing in this homea great and grand ser
~ - or way Of thinking.
basinsss sitting by thought Of business found
nee n hs mind his would be . indeed quite hopeless
business sitting there his thoughts instead Of being
matter exactly right at the store would
le way thinking beck in boy days. a. member Of
6tt wsud days quartet without way
Yor1r in Corn rendered in practice the from
uing the front gate Of girl sweetheart with
Yeune nen doing thsr best TO carry the tenor.
Ia you pposs TOO MIs Housewife sitting there
rather than being Of the thousand and one
& heuselespng carried her back the house where she
"a ne little window under which her sweetheart Of school days
& g nights with the old songs
nan Who got up wonderful voa affair to whom
- SoGA and the homo il deeply indebted
Novded the point Of needle with more enort than
ne button relaxation for tired and women, and for
xsn too wholesome educave and inspiring Of diver
~ i've that has been remarkable for the progress Of
it doubtful the has really
ccmeend the marvellous accomplishment in the Victula
rogen talking machine in ito advanced stage Of
~ vsa,a like the morning drumbeas Of Britannia is heard
f61 ~ woEh
os company anywhere the oongenia kind for
mood and the spirit occasion ct anybody
~ invaded the wilderness with
- aAd funny sayings for the lonely and saddened
hundreds Of Thousands Of the
{f ~ queens Of the realm Of music.
am strictly the home and the greatest Of these to
The Detroit times., 1913-10-07

BERLIN, Oct. emperor william
today agreed to compromise in
connection with the estate OF 100000
left to him by Herman Knorr, . pa
triotic but eccentric wood dealer Of
the Kauschwitz. He consented to
take one-half and allcew the widow to
49, the remainder.
The Detroit times., 1913-10-07

"Art Kettles team ran away, Ulster.
day. tn strange part Of u was that
exactly one year ago 70 en- day, HE
wife did En- same thing. Art followed
En- team"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
ON
STATE BOARD
JOS. w. JACKSON OF THIS CITY
APPOINTED MEMBER STATE
BOARD OF CONTROL

Governor L. B. Hanna has sent to
the Senate for confirmation the ap-
pointment of Jos. w. jackson, Of this
city, as member of the state board
of control.
The appointment of Mayor Jackson
as member Of this body has not yet
been confirmed, but there is no doubt
but that it will be, as the matter
is now in the hands of the committee
who report on such appointments for
confirmation. The position carries
with it q salary Of $500 per year.
The two other members who have been
appointed are: r. S. Lewis, of Fargo,
and Mr.. Grant, of jamestown. The
duties of the office consist of the su-
pervision over the various state insti-
tutions.
Announcement of the selection of
Mr.. Jackson as one of the members
of this important body, comes with a
great deal of satisfaction TO the many
friends of the mayor of Williston, and
it is signal honor, not alone to Mr..
Jackson, but to the city as well.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
ONE AND
A HALF MARK
GRAIN MARKET NOW PAST MIL
LION AND HALF MARk-ONE
OR TWO LARGER in STATE

A little more than million anu
half bushels of grain OF last years
crop has been marketed in Williston.
Figures OBTAINED from the elevators
the first OF ne week SHOW that TINS
numb ar Of 1rshels have been handled
through re x. al market.
The grain s,.:ll continues to come IN,
but Of co,.rse not as facidly as some
few weeks ago. One of the elevator
men said that they took in about three
thousand busehels on Monday, while
another reported twelve hundred the
same day. The one reporting the
twelve hundred receipts, also reported
this amount as about an average Tor
the past several days. The mill ele-
vator, of course has handled the lar
gest amount of grain and before the
crop is all in they will probably reach
the half million mark or more alone
One elevator man stated that ne
was quite positive that Williston has
had the best grain market this year
that we have ever had in the history
of the city, not alone in amount hut
from the standpoint of handling the:
grain in good style.
Earlier in the season when the
grain was pouring in here at the rate
of 10000 bushels per day, the eleva
tors were crowded little but manag-
ed to meet the situation. On but one
or two occasions has there been any
car shortage to cause temporary in
convenience. This was of short dura-
tipn however, as the Great Northern
has been furnishing cars regularly and
in sufficient numbers.
A large proportion Of the grain is
coming from Mckenzie county at
present.
Estimates in December based on+
the rate at which the grain was com
ing in then, and also on the large ter
ritory and crop, were to the effect that
the market for the year would reich
the three million mark. However it
appears that the total amount will be
around two million, or better.
There are perhaps only one or two
towns in the state at which the grain
market will be larger than that of
Williston. 1t is safe to say however
hat Williston is one of the greatest
primary grain markets, not alone in
he state, but in the world.
The towns of Beach and Ambrose
will likely have larger market than
hat here for the year.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
BIG CROWD AT
MASQUERADE
MANY ATTEND DANCE GIVEN UN
DER AUSPICES OF ORCHEs.
IRA AT GATES HALL

It was . large and varied crowd,
that il before the unmasling, which
attended the masquerade dance given
BY the members Of the Onstad orches-
ira 1T the Gates Hall Wednesday even
ing.
Oh! yes, they were there. Some
came afoot, others ahorseback, even
ruben the mossback-was there. There
were witches and ghosts, policeman
and "shofurs," butchers and bakers,
Cowboys with outfits to corral the
wild steer, and Casey the only brave
engineer. Ruben and son, by gum;
not to be caught by that city chap
bum. Smokey Mokes from that
Georgia Town." wha watah mellon
am all oveh de groun. 1njuns, Fire
won Pot of tho hod. Nurses with uni
R, - v--- ---v
forms neat and prim and a "Barnum"
Of Clowns, who always but in. Blister
Brown was one Of the best, and some
had all the disguise that they possess
ed. And and-Satan came also.
In addition to the large number who
wore masks, there were many specta-
tors present, who joined in the mer-
rymaking after the maskers removed
their disguise at the appointed hour.
The affair was very well managed
and was a splendid success.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
WILLISTON HIGH
SCHOOL NOTES
REV. WICK ARD ADDRESSED PUP.
ILS-EXTENSION LECTURE
FEBRUARY 21

The past week has seen several in
>teresting spelling contests betwten the
grades Of the Annex and the grades of
the Webster schools, in which the An
mex carried off the honors in all three
cases. Last week the eighth grade of
the Central school lost to the Webster
eighth grade. Several more Of these
spelling contests are to take place in
the near future.
In accord with the provisions Of the
school law for the observance of such
holidays as occur on school days, the
children Of the various grades and the
high school met on Wednesday morn
ing as usual to observe Lincoln's
birthday. In the high school Rev. M.
D. Wickard was the speaker of the
day, taking his text from the boyhood
Of Lincoln, and drawing lessons for
the boy and girl of today. His talk
was from the heart and will not fail
to do the good it was intended it
should.
Two orations by pupils of the public
speaking class recently heard in chap
el at the high school were those by
Dolly Doughty and Edna Kerr, both
of which showed power. The first
named spoke on Socialism and the
latter on The Man Without a Coun
try.
Friday, February 21, is is expected
that DR.. o. O. Libby of the state uni
versity will be here in the extension
lecture course, to deliver his lectures
on the early settlers Of the North Da-
kota and the Indians Of the Missouri
River. Those who have heard the
doctor say he has most interesting
material to give his listeners.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
WILL OBSERVE
WOMAN'S DAY
WILLISTON SOCIALISTS WILL
PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL
PROGRAM FEB. %

On the last Sunday of each Febru-
ary, Socialists from the Atlantic to
the Pacific hold special meetings in
observance of National Woman's Day,
to explain and set forth the Socialist
attitude toward the woman question,
and to arouse among women an inter
est in their own class and sex.
Both May Day and Woman's Day
stand for new hopes and new ideals;
the abolition of wage slavery and sex
slavery; the coming of freer, better
and happier manhood and woman
hood.
The ladies of Williston and vicinity
who are interested in the emanicipa-
ton Of woman are especially invited
to hear Hon. A. E. Bowen at the Star
Theater, Sunday, February 23rd, at
3 o'clock.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
AUTO COMPANY
OPENS AGENCY
FORD COMPANY AGENCY HERE.
FOR THREE COUNTIEs-Ex-
elusive AGENCY

G. A. Mckinney, of Gettysburg,
South Dakota, will open an automo-
bile agency here within q few days
handling exclusively the Ford cars
for the counties of Williams, McKsn-
zie and Divide. Mr.. Mckinney is now
making preliminary arrangements for
the establishment Of the business.
A building has not yet been pro-
cured but one or two locations are in
view. A shipment of cars is now on
the road consigned to the local agency
A number of these have been ordered
for customers and a number Of cara
will be kept in stock for immediats
spring delivery when the spring and
summer business opens up.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13


ernment is pure business and nothing
else absolutely nothing else. The
more business methods you get into,
it the better results for the people,
and the less business methods, the
poorer the results for the tax payer.
Over Three Hundred
Under the common council system
it has been shown in thousands of
cities that it is practically impossible,
If not entirely so, to apply business
methods because neither authority or
responsibility is definitely defined and
placed. The very system itself pre-
vents it. The ward alderman can
place responsibility upon the Council,
the Council can in turn place it upon
the Mayor, the Mayor can place it
back on the Council, and the Council
back on the ward alderman, Just 50
with the Superintendents Of the var
ious departments. If concentrated
management as provided by Commls,
sion Government, succeeds in great
corporations as the Great Norterr
| Railway Company, United States Stee
Coropration, the New York Centra
Railway Company, the great bank:
and Trust Companies, and in fact II
all industrial and mercantile corpora
tions, why should it not bring sue
cess. to the administration Of mum
cirality? That Commission form doe
bring success is shown by the FAC
that at the present time over thre
hundred cities in the United State
are operated under that form.
Originated at Galveston
The rapid spread of Commlsslo
Government is due to the general
conceded failure Of the old common
council system and the demand o
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13

designated. One Commissioner, call
ed the Mayor, or President" has
charge Of the Department Of Public
Works." another becomes "Commis-
sioner Of Finance" another Of the
"Fire and Police Department" anoth-
er commissioner of Sewerage and
Water Works." and the other becomes
!" commissioner of Streets" Each
acts as general manager Of his depart
ment, outlines it's policy, represents it
on the commission and is responsible
for everything that takes place in his
department And he cannot shift the
responsibility onto anyone else. The
Great Northern Railway Company,
and every other successful business
corporation or company in the coun-
try does exactly this same thing. The
leading business houses Of Willisten
long ago found that the only success
full way to run their business was to
place authority and responsibility in
the hands Of few men, and accord
ingly each department has its man
ager. Of course, in these business
houses all department heads are sub
ject to being fired at any time for
cause, Would any one but city ever
"hiren anyone to run business with
out reserving the right to g fire ~ To
be recalled under the Commission Gov.
ernment maens the same as being
"fired" by the business house that EN-
ploys you. This concentrated author
ity and responsibility in department
heads has proved to be the only sue
cessful and satisfactory method Of
managing any large business enter
prise and surely the city's affairs
make a large business enterprise il
| there ever was one. Municipal Gov.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE

Instead OF being S0meChlng 0lmcult
to understand, Commission Govern
ment 10 the simplest form Of govern
ment possible, once the idea is grasp
cd. There is plenty Of time for every
one in Williston to learn about it by
March 3rd if the people will use the
information available at the Library
and that which has been, and will he
given in this paper.
Business Methods
In brief, Commission Government is
an attempt to apply present day bust
ness methods to the management Of
municipal affairs. Every tax payer
will approve any sound, practical plan
for doing that. In fact, the peon'>
are continually demand'-. .,o4 ~ ~
De run just as they run
fr.eir own private business and Com
mission Government aims to do that
very thing.
Few Officials
Instead of electing large number
Of alderman from various wards in the
city, five Commissioners" are elect
ed at large. That is, the whole city
votes for five men to represent them,
In other words, instead Of spreading
authority and responsibility among a
large number of men elected from diff
ferent wards, Commission Govern
ment concentrates authority and re-
sponibility in five men elected by the
whole people from the city at large,
Instead of being responsible only to
the people of small ward, these
Commissioners must make good with
all the people of the city. If they
abuse their authority and responsible
ity the people will not be slow to re-
call them. IF they respect that au-
thority and responsibility and attend
to their duties as they should, the
people will keep them in Office as long
as they want to hold Office.
Bonds Required
Those live commissioners are elect
ed for four years and are under So,
100000 bonds for faithful performance
of their duties. The entire manage
ment of the city's affairs is placed il
their hands and as they are subjec
to recall by the people at all times tn.
| members Of this small "Board of Man
ayers or Commission" as it is call
ed, are responsible directly to the peo
pie for the Government Of the city
By majority vote of the five commits.
sioners the various duties Of each are
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
EXPERT MACHINIsT

John c. Scudder, an expert linotype
inspector sent out by the company
manufacturing these machines, spent
a couple of days in Williston last
week inspecting and putting in first
class shape the machines in the two
local shops.
He spent some time in the Graphic
office adjusting the machine and Civ
ing some valuable suggestions. These
experts are sent out by the company
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
FOR STUDENTS
OF PAST AGES
UNIQUE FOSSIL IMPRESSION is
BROUGHT TO LOCAL LIBRARY
HARD TO TELL THE AGE

At the James Memorial Library
museum there is something that is
a little out Of the ordinary, and par
ticularly interesting to students of the
past ages of the earth's development,
and what existed in the thousands of
years past. This interesting relic of
the proceeding ages is fossil i'm
preston Of an ear of corn, so clear
ly impressed in the rock that it might
have been carved there.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13

Cne people AOI InOIc UuSincSS HAe SVA~
duct Of their affairs. It originated in
Galveston, Texas, following the ter
rible disaster caused by the tidal wave.
Everything was in confusion and the
occasion demanded strong men with
powers and responsibility. This first
trial in Galveston was so successful
that Houston, sixty miles away next
adopted it, and later on Des Moines,
Iowa. Hardly week passes now but
some city in some state follows suit,
first having learned the results in the
other cities working under Commits
sion Government. One of the latest
to adopt the Commission System was
our neighbor, Devils Lake. Minot,
Bismarck and Mandan adopted it sew
eral wears ago. Of the three hundred
cities operating under the system, not
one has ever gone back to the old
form. In four cities an attempt was
made to go back to the old common
council plan last year, but the people
decided to retain Commission Gov
ernment by vote of from eight to one,
to twenty to one.
In Other Cities
The results of Commission Govern
ment in these cities are such that
every thinking man must conclude the
claims advanced for it have been
made good. Letters are daily being
received from those cities showing
that their affairs have been managed
in more business like way than ever
before. Politics have been eliminated,
graft done away with, needed I'M
provements installed, credit restored,
and all this while the tax rate was ac-
tually being lowered. The general
concencus of opinion in all cities un-
der commission form appears to DC
that there is less inefficiency in the
! new system than in the old. Business
is transacted with more dispatch, anc
municipal service in general is better
performed. And this Of course, is
saving for every one. Even thougl
the city be required to spend as mucl
money as before, the tax payer get
more for it than under the old sys
, tenn. But as stated above, 80 pc
cent of the cities under Commissio
Government show a very considerabl
reduction in their tax rates. This ]
brought about by better BUSINESS meth
DDS, by better accounting systems, b.
doing away with red tap and placing
; Continued on page 81
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
A CITIZENS
INSTITUTE
WILL BE HELD HERE UNDER
AUSPICES OF NORTH OAK
OTA u. EXTENSION

Copies of the program for a Citi-
zens Institute, to be held under the
auspices of the University of North
Dakota Extension, have been received
here.
A two day session will be held. The
dates are March IL and 13. A number
of prominent speakers will be here to
talk on subjects of interest to the
farmers and to the people of Williston.
The program in full will be published
in this paper later.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
BOSTON STOCK
TO BE SOLD

The bankrupt stock Of w. A. Gar
rison, of the Boston. Store, will be
ssld in bulk to the highest bidder on
February 18th.
The stock has been invoiced by the
trustee. The inventory shows a stock
on hand amounting to nearly $4,000.
It is understood that a number of out
of town parties will bid on the stock.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
!: X X X X X X X
ENTIRE PARTY LOST

Omamaru, N. T., Feb. IL.
Capt. Robert F. Scott and par
ty were overwhelmed by a bliz-
zard from the south pole. The
entire party perished.. They
reached the south pole Jan.
18, 1912.
Scott's party reached the
exact point where Amundson
planted the Norwegian flag
and found a hut constructed
by Amundson. These facts
were recorded on documents
found on the bodies of the dead
explorers when they were re-
covered.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
SERIOUS ACCIDENT

Bert Cooper met with serious ac~
cident Monday while removing q
pump from a we'll. The pump fell
as it was being pulled out the well,
striking Mr.. Cooper across the face,
breaking his nose and also his left
arm, which he held up to protect him
self. He was taken to the city hos
pital where the injuries were dressed
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
THINGS ARE MORE SERENE
(By Sicem Tige.)

There's brand new folder on the job,
And things are more serene.
All this is brought about because,
The Prop. has bought new machine.
The old ones on the rattler now,
Bound for the factory east.
They'll fix her up again no doubt,
And unload her as freak.
She was good one in her day,
But that long ago has passed.
The new one has her beat block,
Which shows we're moving fast.
The old mill chewed the papers up,
And blew them out like chaff.
The tapes came off, the feeder swore,
While the Devil Simply" laughed. ''
The foreman said that all she lacked,
Was wind stacker and the wheels,
And then we'd have threshing rig
And could thresh the golden fields.
The whole blamed bunch were mad as sin,
And cussin more or less.
But now all is we'll on Thursday,
The day The Graphic goes to press.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
MRS. CLEVELAND wEDs

Princeton, Feb. 1O.-Mrs.
Grover Cleveland and Thomas
]. Preston, jr., professor at
Princeton, were married by
Pres. John Grier Hibben of
Princeton university, in Pros
pect, the executive residence
of the university. No prelim-
mary announcement was made
Of the marriage and the ut
most simplicity was observed.
Mrs. Cleveland was recently
entertained at the White House
as a guest of Pres. and Mrs.
Taft.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13

Every citizen Of Willston who takes an interest in
the cys welfare is anxious to know the good and bad
points of Commission Government that he vote in
tengently the question at the coming election March
3rd Wherever the subject is being discussed hears
these questions. What is Commission Form Of Govern
ent? What, any, it's advantage the present
form? Where is Commission Government in operation?
How many cities have adopted and what
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13

Wanted: Young man wishes place
to work for board while attending col
lege three hours day. Call at But
tons Business College. 1w-34pd. Adv.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13

without cost to the owners Of ma
chimes, and each shop owning one or
more machines is visited by an expert
about once a year.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the many friends
and neighbors for their kindness and
sympathy during the recent illness
and death of our son.
H. C. Harkness and family.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-13

Ladies flannel waists at 1-3 off reg
ular price at Wells. 1w. Adv.