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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27

Despite the fact that Mr.. arthur
LeSueur Of Minot was unable to be
present to talk Commission Govern
ment to the people of Williston, an
informal meeting was held at the
Court House Tuesday evening. About
100 people were present and after a
number of letters were read from var
ious cities throughout the country
that have been successfully operating
under Commission Form, the meeting
resolved itself into general discus,
sion in which all took part. Many
points regarding the North Dakota
law covering Commission Form was
brought out and explained and the
questions asked showed that the peo-
pie Of Wi1liston are giving much SER
ious consideration to the subject. Let
ters were read from Columbus, S. c.,
Coffeyville, Kan, Memphis, Tenn,
Yankton, S. Dak., Abilene, Kan, Col
orado5 Springs, Colo, lola, Kan,
Greenville, Texas, Pontiac, Mich, Des
Moines, Ia, Sioux City, Ia, Topeka,
Kan, Burlington, Ia, Hutchinson,
Kan, Grand Junction Colo, Lewiston,
Idaho, Austin, Texas, Houston, Tex,
Marshalltown, Ia, Eau Claire, Wis,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Beatrice,
Nebr. In every one Of these cities
the Commission Form has been very
successful and satisfactory. The peo-
ples' business is attended to more
promptly and economically. Response
bility and authority are centered in
five men and they apply business prin-
ciples in conducting the city's affairs.
One of the most striking statements
made by men who run these commits
sion governed cities, is that although
needed improvements have been made
the tax rate itself has actually been
lowered. Some people ask how the
tax rate can be lowered under Com
nilsson Government any more than
under the present common council
form. The answer is, that the sys-
tenn itself is better in that it not only
permits, but calls for better business
mehods. Authority placed in one man
at the head of each department. every
department compelled by law to work
on cash basis; fewer men to do the
business and each one of them respon-
sible for his department gives better
business government than is possible
under the common council system,
where no one is in direct authority or
held responsible. Just as business
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27
SEED WHEAT FOR
DEPARTMENT
LOCAL MAN GETS ORDER FOR
SEED WHEAT FOR u. S. DE-
PARTMENT OF AGR.

Fred Eckert, of this city, has just
received an order from the Depart
ment of Agriculture at Washington
for 800 bushels of seed wheat.
Some time ago a number of parties
in this section were asked to submit
samples of wheat to the department
to be tested. Mr.. Eckert submitted
samples of No. 163 Minnesota Fife,
and Of the samples submitted the one
sent in by Mr.. Eckert was the only
one which tested out successfully. The
government pays $1.00 per bushel for
this seed, +. o. b. Williston. Mr.. Eek
ert still has about 1000 bushels of
this class of seed wheat.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27

the place where the older brother was
supposed to have lived, and found him
hale and hearty. He was informed
that his brother A. R. Baker, was liv-
ing in this state and he returned to
Williston with Mr.. Scott to meet him.
The meeting of the two was arranged
by having A. r. Baker come to Will
liston to meet his brother VIM. r.
Baker. 1t is needless to remark that
the meeting was happy one, particu-
larly after the brothers had long
thought each other dead.
Sitxy-one years ago William r.
Baker and party of others left the
town in Wisconsin where they lived
for California. The trip was made
by wagon and OK teams across the
country by the southern route. 1t
took six months to make the journey
and many hardships were encounter
ed. VIM. R. Baker never returned to
the scenes of his boyhood but has
lived in California all these years
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27

Engineer, Superintendent of Water
& Light, City Attorney, City Auditor
and all other expert city employees
are not now under the control or su-
pervision of any one man, and only in
general haphazard way are they re-
sponsible to the Mayor and Council.
Would any business institution think
of employing an expert without max
ing him directly responsible to some
one man. What is needed is man
at the head of every city department
to whom each Of these employees will
be directly responsible and who will
map out the work and see that it is
done in the best and most economical
manner. That spells lower taxes for
the people at every turn.
To Far Removed
Furthermore municipal government
at the present is altogether too far re-
moved from the people themselves.
The Commission plan overcomes this
great fault and brings the people in
more direct contact and in absolute
control of their own city affairs. How
long would the Great Northern Rail
way Co., or any other great business
institution last if it's management
were entrusted to board of directors,
elected by the stockholders from dis
tricts, representing the different inter-
ests of those districts and designed to
act as system of checks and bal
ances against each other.
That is the way our present munich
pal government works and is intended
to work. Just imagine any Of the great
business concerns of the country con-
ducting it's affairs on this plan. There
would not be enough receivers to
go around after year or two, AS no
business house could stand up under
such system. What is it then that
makes the management of these great
industries so efficient, successful and
remunerative to it's stock holders ?
| Nothing more than concentrating au-
thority and responsibility into the
hands of small board of directors
clothed with the power to act and
duties to perform, and the heads Of
the various departments select the ex
pert employees for each. That is ex
actly what Commission Government
does and that is why it gives better
and more satisfactory results to the
people of three hundred cities where
Continued on page 81
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27
TAKEN BACK
TO ST. CLOUD
YOUNG MAN WHO ESCAPED
SCHOOL PICKED UP AT RAY
AND TAKEN BACK

Sheriff Erickson and Deputy Axel
Strom last Sunday apprehended one
Gus Lippins, wanted at St. Cloud,
Mimi, by the authorities in charge OF
the reform school at that place. He
was picked up at Ray by the deputy
and brought here to await the arrival
Of an officer from the institution to
take him back. The officer came and
took his man back to Minnesota the
first of the week.
Lippins is young man about 70
wears old. It is understood that ne
has been at liberty for some time,
having gotten away from the school
three or four months ago.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27
WAS UNABLE
TO BE HERE
LeSEUER WAS UNABLE TO BE
HERE TO ADDRESS MASS
MEETING TUESDAY

Arthur LsSeuer, of Minot, who was
to address a mass meeting on the
Commission Plan of Government for
cities last Tuesday evening was un-
able to fill the engagement. A tele-
gram to this effect was received by
Mayor Jackson late in the afternoon.
A meeting was held however at the
court house which was attended by a
few of those interested in the Com
mission plan to be voted on next Mon
day. Mayor Jackson read number
of letters he had received from other
towns and number Of questions
raised by persons in the audience
were discussed. s..
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27

Monday, special election will
rejection Of the Commission Plan of
city In other words the
question whether the city shall
municipality where while others going forward
standpoint good business which alike the
capitalist ab0re the policy adopt
conditions " plan whereby these cond
the earliest possible
and in besta satisfactory manner
already forth through this and otherwise
regarding this plan in other
should question to the verdict of the voters at
Monday Which do the City of OPP
portuny backward about where it
is? question individual resident of the city to
consider
adopted this election period of
before the matter be considered
stagnaton much
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27
ART EXHIBIT

Through the state library board,
Miss Baldwin has been able to obtain
a collection of one hundred pictures,
copies of French Art. They will be
on exhibition Saturday afternoon,
March 1st, 1913, in the auditorium of
the library. The Trefoil club who are
working toward hanging number of
beautiful pictures an the walls of the
James Memorial Library will serve
lunch, the proceeds of which are to
20 toward the purchase Of one or
more pictures.
The pictures of this exhibit will be
here only on Saturday afternoon and
as they are a very valuable collection
thew are we'll worth while seeing.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27
LOCAL BOYS AT
SCENE OF TROUBLE
TWO WILLIAMS COUNTY BOYS
ON BOARD SHIP WHICH IS
NOW IN MEXICAN WATERS

There are couple Of boys from
Williams county who are now on
board one Of Uncle Sans ships, which
is now in one Of the Mexicans ports
awaiting the developments in that
country. They are: Theodore and
Rosco Blankenship, brothers Of H. G..
Blankenship, of Missouri Ridge. They
are on the cruiser Colorado, which
has been sent into one of the Mexican
ports to be in readiness should the
services of the United States navy be
required to protect the interests OF
Americans in the present revolution
ary troubles.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27
BIG CROWDS

Large crowds have been attending
the Big bankrupt sale at the Boston,
which started Thursday. The sale
will continue for several days. The
money saving prices are quoted else
where in this paper.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27
HAZEL BOLTON WINS PRIZE

Miss Hazel Bolton, a student of the
High School, by presenting the best
article on Commission Form of Gov
ernment won the $500 prize offered.
Miss Bottoms paper covered the his
tory of Commission Government in
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27
PLANS FOR THEATRE

Plans are under way to build a
combination theatre on Main street in
Williston this summer. The exact To-
cation is not yet decided upon, but two
sites are under consideration.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our sincere
appreciation for the many manifesto
tions of sympathy at the funeral Of
Mrs. Martin Fjelstad on Sunday, Feb.
23rd.
Aaloy Sisters.
Will Ma]oy.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27

Parkins, the man who shot and kill"
cd his wife at Winnipeg and then shot
himself, died from his self inflicted
wounds. They were North Dakota
people.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27

Herewith will be found list of
cities in the United States that hace
now in operation the Commission
Plan of government. They all main
tain that this plan is ideal for the
smaller sized cities.
Alabama Michigan
Cordova Fremont
uar+so,1o Harbor Beach
choe;o,d Mississippi
Clarksdale
A"iieues" Nebraska
California Nebraska City
Monterey New Jersey
San Louis Obispe ocean City
ean M.+oo Ridgefeld Park
Ridgewood
oo'or"uo North Dakota
Colorado City Bismarck
Durango Mandan
Georgia Devils Lake
Cartcrsville Minot (6,00O)
Illinois Oklahoma
Carbondale Ada
Clinton Duncan
Hamilton Miami
Hillsboro Okmulgee
Mo;,,as Purcell
poohalo Wagner
South Dakota
nansas Canton
Ao'lene Chamberlain
Anthony ne,, Ran;ds
Caldwell u,ron
Cherryvale M.d;eon
Council Grove p;orro
Douge o''s Rapid City
Eureha Vermillion
Girad y.,L+o,
0lea' n" Texas
NOTION Aransas Pass
Junction City Konnedv
hihg"'ah Marble Falls
Manhattan port Iavaca
Marioh Utah
Neodesha Murray
Olathe uosh;n,,on
rratt Chehalais.
Louisiana Wisconsin 4,
hammond Menomonee
Maine Portage 4
Gardiner Rice Lake
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27
COMMISSION IN
SMALLER CITIES
IN OPERATION IN LARGE NUM-
BER OF TOWNS SMALLER
THAN WILLISTON

Herewith will be found a list Of
cities in the United States that hace
now in operation the Commission
Plan of government. They all main
tain that this plan is ideal for the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-04-18
THE OBSERVATORY

What a change in the map OF Africa
in the last fifty years! The map of
that continent in my school geogra-
ply showed big vacant space all
over the center of Africa, and on it,
in the southern part was printed I'm
habited by wandering tribes of wild
"Bushmen." And we were told that
the climate of the interior was deadly
for white men, who had never been
able to penetrate those vast spaces.
On the map were placed the "Moun-
tains of the Moon" under the equator
but it was only from tradition; for
learned geographers did not believe
the stories that had been handed down
and about snow-capped mountains
along the equatorial line; and the
source of all the big rivers which emp
tied into the ocean were known but a
few miles up their course, and their
interior course was all guess work.
When Livingstone first struck the
great Lualaba, flowing northward in
the center OF the southern half of the
continent, he thought it was surely
the Nile; never dreaming it was the
Congo which flowed into the Atlantic.
| left home in 1865; long before that
time there was on the walls of my
fathers shop, cut from an illustrated
paper, a picture of the shallow draft
steamer the English scientists had
presented Livingstone with which to
navigate the Zambezi, and printed
matter which was profound guesses
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-04-18
THE CONVENIENCE OF THE
LOCAL STORE

Rave you ever thought what kind
OF a place this would be to live in
II there were no local stores?
Yet some of our people persist in
the policy of buying in other cities
as far as they can, or by mail order
II you want yeast cake or a spool NJ
unread they buy it at home, some
t,mes even demand delivery. But if
they have dress or a table to buv
something in which there is some
margin of profit, the order goes away
isn't mighty convenient thing to
have the home stores so that when
yeast cakes or spool of thread or =
thousand other things, you can oct
them quicks
II the policy of buying away from
home should ever become general
many lines of goods now kept here
could not be kept. The public would
suffer distinct convenience, and the
first ones to kick would be those who
now buy away from home.
On the contrary, if everyone bought
everything possible at home, many
lines OF goods could be improved, and
new ones added, thus making it pos
sibie to trade with the least expense
diture of time.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-04-18
THE POTATO FACTORY

There are so many things in the
air in Caldwell these days that one is
apt to overlook one or two. The DO
tato meal and by-products factory is
in danger of being overlooked. The
factory can be established in this city
if the people will take stock to the
amount of 100000. The committee
in charge of subscription for stock
says that it would be easier to get a
straight out donation. We have no
doubt but that the stock subscription
will be raised within very few days.
However it is not good policy to let
this factory to go by the wayside. The
farmers must find a market for their
potatoes and especially the culls. 1t
has been demonstrated in Germany
that potato meal and other products
are a valuable food for stock. Wher-
ever these products have been intro
duced there is never a lack of demand
for them. With plenty of raw pro-
duct, knowledge that the manufac-
tured article is good and in high de-
mand, and company ready to put up
nine thousand dollars to Caldwelps
one it would be poor policy to neglect
this opportunity.
1t is we'll and good to go after the
big things. We want the big manu-
featuring plants, new railroads and
other enterprises, but there is no
sense in overlooking the smaller
plants. They all help and many a
small plant has grown into larger
one. This potato factory may devel-
op into plant employing hundreds of
men and distributing thousands of dol
lars every month among our farmers
and wage earners.
We trust the soliciting committee
twill take another hold. The stock
subscription can be raised.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-04-18

Mrs. G. A. Hooker and daughter,
May, of Fruitland, were guests in the
Ross Taylor home last Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. Elmer Clark of Boise, Fergus
Orr of Payette, district agent and Mr..
Williams, engineer of the Idaho-Ore-
gon, Light and Power company, were
in Roswell last Friday. They state
that work will begin on the line to
Roswell May 1st. The surveyors are
running the line now. The line will
come direct from Parma to Roswell
avenue and then extend east and west
from that point.
The we'll drillers seem to have
permanent job at Edgar Dilley's. AZ
ter they succeeded in driving the last
sylinder out of the pipe it was discov-
cred they had lost the vein OF water,
the we'll was originally 2l2 feet and
they are now at a depth of 3OO feet
and still going down, with no signs
of water.
The Girls Pansy Missionary band
met with Alma Lawrence on Satur-
day.
Mr.. Petit from North Dakota, has
rented the house vacated by Mr.. En-
DRY Parsons.
Mr.. Emory Parsons has moved on
to his claim on Roswell Heights.
Water was turned into Riverside
canal at Roswell last Friday.
Homer Sweet, Everett and Maui
rice Brown and Oakley Pack visited
Miss Packs sitter, Mrs. Simpson of
Wilder on Sunday.
Mr.. w. A. Hall and family moved
to their anch on the upper bench last
week.
A number of Roswell people at
tended the entertainment at Parma
Tuesday evening, given by the Ladies
Guild, assisted by Mrs. VIM. Moll
CAGE of Caldwell An enjoyable ev-
ening is reported.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid invite
their friends to parcel shower at the
church Wednesday afternoon, April
23rd. Dishes, large spoons and cook
ing utensils are needed for use in the
church dining room and kitchen.
Mr.. Ohio Myler. the genial mail
carrier on Route 3, was summoned to
his old home at Chenoa, Illinois, on
account of the serious illness of his
father, who is suffering from blood
poisoning.
Mr.. Zehner, who has been quite i'll,
is some better at present.
The school directors have leased 3
acres of ground from E. T. Rice for
year. 1t is just opposite the school
and makes fine play ground and was
very much needed as the school
grounds are too small.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-04-18
THE STOCK YARDS ARE COM.
ING

Probably no enterprise undertaken
in this city has awakened the interest
of the public as has the union stock
yards enterprise. Not only are the
people interested but they now have
every assurance that the stock yards
will be located at Caldwell. The
railway officials have been in Caldwell.
After thorough investigation they
be built. Industrial Agent Joel L.
Priest was so favorably impressed
with the idea and so deeply realized
the necessity for improved stock
yard facilities at this point that he
promised to go to Salt Lake person
ally in order to present the matter
to Vice-President Bancroft and other
officials of the railroad. Men from
Seattle were here and offer to lease
the yards as soon as they were erect
ed. Under the circumstances there
is little danger of Caldwell losing
out. Yet further interest and support
OF the people are needed. There yet
remains considerable preliminary
work to be done. The railroad COM
will be called upon to make an expen-
diture of several thousand dollars.
Naturally it will not be as enthusiast
tic as the local people. However the
advantages that will accrue to the
railroad are immediate and substan-
tial. The officials of the railroad will
not be slow to recognize their inter-
~ests, but after all is said there is moth
ing like enthusiastic support at home.
The confidence of the people of Cald-
well in the future of the city carries
weight with people everywhere. They
are willing to give full credit to the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-04-18
community which believes in itself.

community which believes in itself.
At meeting of the Commercial
club it was proposed that the business
interests of the city secure two tracts
of land below town. One is an &c
acre tract and the other is 40 acre
tract. This land can now be secured
at low price In the future the city
will have sites to offer manufacturing
plants which may want to locate here.
At the present time, or within very
short while, some considerable por-
ton of the land will be required for
the stock yards. If the enterprise de-
velops as Mr.. Turner and others
associated with him believe, consider
able more land will be needed for
sales and auction barns. A still later
Development will require more land
for the packing plant. The estab-
lishment of the union stock yards is
simply beginning. One plant will
call for and furnish the demand for
another. 1t is conservatively esti-
mated that the establishment of these
plants will be worth millions of dol
lars to Caldwell. The annual auc-
tons will bring buyers from all over
the country. The annual sales at
Miles City are national events. The
monthly sales will attract hundreds,
probably though on the whole from
nearby points. 1t would certainly be
good business policy for the business
interests to acquire this land. There
is no danger of it depreciating in val
ue, and when it comes to locating fac
tories in competition with other towns
Caldwell will have an immense ad-
vantage in having sites to offer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-04-18

prey of, the white man for these SIX
thousand years. The following lines
were written 40 years ago:
O,Ethiopia, land OF night!
/ see thy towering palms;
1 see thy Nile move down in might
With harvests in his arms; :.
l hear thy mighty millions wall,
l hear their cry: "How long?
They listen to each western gale,
To catch sweet lions song.
And at last its welcome strains are
now encircling the Dark Continent
and pressing into it from every quar-
and pressing into it from every quar-
OBSERVER.