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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-22
SEN. GRONNA
IN WILLISTON
UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR
N. OAK, HERE FEW HOURS
MONDAY-CLUB MEETING

United States Senator, A. J. Gron-
ma, spent a few hours in Williston
Monday. The senator came in on the
early train from the east and left for
the east again at 1890.
A special meeting of the directors
of the Commercial Club was held at
the Office of w. B. ,Overson, at which
meeting Senator Gronna was inter-
viewed relative to the matter of desig-
mating North Dakota lands as 320
acre homesteads. He stated that the
present law applies to North Dakota,
but through the hostility Of ExSec-
retary of the Interior, Fisher, the law
has not been made to apply to this
state. While there is much homestead
land in the state, the secretary never
theless during his term, kept in force
a conservative policy. 1t is believed
that if the 320 acre provision were in
force it would mean much to the state
in including settlers to locate within
the borders of North Dakota.
At this meeting committee Of
three, consisting of U. i. Burdick,
John Bruegger and ]. H. Cooper, was
appointed to prepare and circulate a
petition to Secretary Lane. asking
that the homestead lands be desig-
mated as 32O acre tracts. The Sec
retary of the club was also directed
to communicate with adjoining towns
in the matter and ask their co-opera-
ton.
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stated that under the law the commits
sion had no authority to furnish these
lights free. Commissioner Bruegger
stated that as long as the lights did
not amount to much they might be
donated. The auditor was directed to
notify the army that they might use
the lights free of charge until further
notice.
The resignation of Chas. Bergstrom
as policeman, to take effect May p,
was read and accepted. Frank Luns-
ford was appointed to fill the vacancy
on the force.
A petition for a light at the corner
of East Fifth street and Fourth ave-
nue. was read and laid over. Commits
sioner Carney stated that the city does
not now have enough lamps on hand
to supply the poles already erected
In discussing the purchase of sup
plies of any sort the commissioners
decided that hereafter no supplies for
the city should be purchased by any
one without the head of the various
departments being consulted in the
matter.
Ordinance No. 12O, amending the
building ordinance, was placed on its
second reading and passed. This
amendment designates the material
to be used in buildings in the fire linn
it's of the city. a
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-22
NEARLY AN
OIL FAMINE
GASOLINE A SCARCE ARTICLE
IN WILLISTON LAST WEEK.
TO ENLARGE STORAGE

The stuff that makes the motor 60
was nearly minus quantity in Will
liston several days last week. The
shortage Of gasoline caused consider
able Inconvenience to owners of mo.
tor cars, as we'll as those operating
gasoline engines for power. The
timely arrival of tank car only pre-
vented several autos being stored for
lack of the energy producer.
In this connection the Standard Oil
Company has started work cnlarging
the storage capacity here. When the
work is completed the company will
be able to store thirty-fiv:: thousand
gallons in addition to their present
capacity.
The dozens of automobiles sold in
Williston, and surrounding territory
this sp4ing, as we'll as engines which
use oil for fuel, has caused demand
for gasoline as never before at this
point. The managers Of tn. local dis.
tributing station say that Williston
is now one of the largest distributing
points in the state for gasoline and
motor oil. ee.r@
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HAVE ANOTHER
PICTURE SHOW
PARTIES FROM DEVILS LAKE TO
OPEN CRESCENT THEATRE
FRIDAY

Williston is to have another motion
picture theatre, making the third i'm
the city. Last week A. p. Blonde.
Charles Lyons, and A. Williams, mo-
tion picture men of Devils Lake, Sc
cured lease on the Crescent Theatre
on Main street, and will open this
place of amusement to the public on
Friday evening of this week.
The Crescent is located next to the
Star Theatre, and has been closed for
some time, the management of the
Star having a lease on the building.
This lease expired on the 18th, when.
the new deal was made by the owner
of the building with the gentlemen
from Devils Lake.
The new lesses of the Crescent have
been successfully operating motion
picture house in Devils Lake, and
have been considering Williston as .
good location for second house for
some time, but were unable to pro-
cure location until just few days
ago. Rooms in this city sufficiently
large for picture theatre are very
scarce and they consider themselves
fortunate in procuring the Crescent
building.
The managers and proprietors Of
the Crescent state that they will put
on first class show at all times.
using the Universal Film Company's
service. Mr.. Blonde will be connectaA
with the active management Of the.
local house.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-22
be frora Is to 25 years, at the option
of the farmers.

be frora Is to 25 years, at the option
of the farmers.
These demands seem just. There is
a bigger idea, however, which most OF
the farmers have not yet grasped.
Why should not Uncle Sam advance
them capital to develop their lands,
as Canada does, and as most Euro
pean nations do? Why should they
pay 10 to IL per cent to banks and
loan companies, when the government
could borrow money at 8 pcs cent and
lend it to them profitably at 4 or 5
per cent, with their farms as secur-
ity?
Such loans would enable the farm
ers more quickly and more surely to
make their farms productive and pay
the reclamation charges.
These changes would require new
laws from congress.
There are many other things that
the farmers enthusiastically matters
Of administration.
The reclamation service, however,
is gradually correcting most Of these
evils. 1t has learned much in ten
years. 1t is making fewer mistakes
of engineering and project manage
ment. Its chief need is still more
liberal administration of existing
laws and more frank, human, toler-
ant treatment Of the settlers.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-22
COMMERCIAL CLUB
MEETING MAY 27
OPEN MEETING TO BE HELD AT
I. O. o. F. HALL-NUMBER
OF ADDRESSES

An open meeting of the Williston
CONNER cial Club will be held at the
I. o. o. F. Hall >on Tuesday evening,
May 9th. The meeting will be called
to order at z o'clock. It is hoped that
every business man in the city will
make a special effort to be present.
Many matters of vital Importance to
the city in general will Re up for
discussion. A number of Williston's
business and professional men will
make ten minute talks on subjects
that need immediate attention.
Following the meeting abanquetwill
be served, for which a charge Of so
cents will be made.
The last general meeting of the
club, which was held some time ago,
was we'll attended, and it is hoped
that this meeting Tuesday mig ht ",ll
be equally as we'll attended by the
business men of Williston.
Commercial Club activities through
out the state are just now attracting
considerable attention and Williston
cannot afford to fall behind in this
matter. ~.....
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-22
REPORT SHOWS
MORE CORN
ADVANCE REPORT FOR ONE
COUNTY FOR 1913 ON CROP
CONDITIONS

Some idea of 1913 crop statistics
may be gained from report made
last week by o. D. Center, of the
North Dakota Better Farming Asso-
ciation staff, upon Grand Forks coun-
ty. Mr.. Center states that this coun-
ty will have fewer potatoes this year
than last year. The acreage of tubers
having been materially decreased.
The acreage of corn in the county,
however, is very much greater. In
fact, Mr.. Center says the increase
over 1912 will be about fifty per cent,
indicating that the growth of the corn
acreage is steady. Last years
acreage was greatly increased over
that Of the year previous. Flax has
fallen off. The shrinkage in the flax
acreage, however, is not very great,
The wheat acreage has been retained
at about the same level, there being
no apparent change.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-22
HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCE CEMENT
WILL BE HELD AT
GATES HALL MAY 30-THE
CLASS

The commencement exercises Of the
Williston High school will be held at
the Gates Hall on Friday evening,
May 3Oth, at eight o'clock. Hon. U.
J. Burdick will deliver the commence
ment address.
The graduating class this year con-
sists of fourteen members. They are:
Alice Borden, Carl Collins, Albert
Francis, Grace Gauthier, Henrietta
Glissman, Blanche Green, Claire Hal
verson, Robert Mansfield, George Will
kinson, Rose Gerrity, Lois Brown, Her
bert Metzger, Grover Johnson, 1nga
Dragseth. Class Motto:-"Der Anfan-
gen aber NIGHT das Ende." Class
color: Ecru and Cherry. Class
flower: Kaiserkroon.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-22
THINKS WE WILL
GET 500 ROAD
PROMINENT RANCHER FROM Nc.
KENZIE COUNTY THINKS
WE'LL GET 500

Mr.. Goodall, the Mckenzie county
rancher, was in Williston one day last
week, on his way to the ranch at Good
all in the eastern part Of that county.
He stated that he had not been to his
ranch for some time, but hsd been to
different parts of the country on bust
ness.
In conservation with the Graphic
reporter regarding the 500 Line Rail-
way, which is surveyed thru the Good
all ranch, Mr.. Goodall had some in
teresting things to say. He was ask
ed for his opinion about Willistons
chances for getting the road, and in
reply stated that he believed the
chances to be good. He stated that it
was quite generally understood that
the reason the 500 had abandoned
work for the present on the Plaza ex-
tension, and are devoting their ener-
gies toward the Ambrose lire, is due
to the fact that they had encountered
trouble in getting the rieht.of-way
question across the Berthoid reserva-
ton satisfactorily settled. with the
government.
Mr.. Goodall also stated that he was
of the opinion that if the 500 road
did build straight across Mckenzie
county, they would be very likely at
the same time to build line up the
river to Williston. .....
The concentration Of forces upon
the Ambrose extension probably ac-
counts for the company's decision to
locate the engineers offices at Plenty
wood, Mont, instead of Williston as
was the intention a couple of weeks
ago.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-22
STANDS TWELFTH
EXPENDITURES
STATE SPENDS $21.OO FOR EACH
SCHOOL CHILD EACH YEAR.
OTHER STATES

In the amount spent per year for
school purposes, North Dakota ranks
twelfth of all the states in the Union.
This state has 166,346 children Of
school age and she spends $3,546, ,925.
annually for schools. This is on aver
age expenditure of $21.0O per year for
each child. The state spending the
most is Washington, where $4,000 per
child is the amount and the state
spending the least is South Carolina,
which spends only $500 per child each
year. Those figures were Of special
interest to the school officials at their
recent meeting in Grand Forks as
they indicate our excellent standing
as a state.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-22
TWELVE YEARS
COOPERATION
CREAMERIES MEAN MUCH TO A
COuNTY-RECORDS OF TODD
COUNTY CREAMERIES

The first cooperative creamery IN
Todd County, Minnesota, which is
only about 20 miles from the North
Dakota line, was organized in 1900
in the village of Bertha. This cream
erv opened for business in June OF
that year with Ss patrons. In 1912 it
had 2s4 patrons. The total business
the first wear was less than $4,000.
Now it paws out over $4,000 per
month. which for the year 1912
amounted to a total of 1921 ,3O0.2s.
During the past IL years new cream
er;es we're organized all over the coun-
tv until they now number 10, with
s500 regular patrons, and in 1917
+hov maid to the farmers OF TODD
COUNTY $1,0s2, ,537.Os. How is that
for 12 wears Of cooperation? Is IS
worth while?
what the cooperative creamery mas
done for the farmers of Todd County
thev % will do for North Dakota farm,
w.. - and those who plan to attend
ths convention Of The Northwestern
Assoc;ation of Dairy Officials at Bis
marck, N. Dak., June 18th and lStn
will have the rare opportunity M y.
hearing Professor r: M: Mashonrn'
University Farm, st. Paul, Mimi, dis-
cuss "The Relation Of Dairying 70
Profitable Farming" The addresses
win be given by men who come from
ali over the Northwestern states and
will be of inestimable avlue to every
farmer, business man and mercnant.
The creameries Of Todd county are
all owned and operated by the farmers
on the cooperative plan. The reason
these creameries have been so success
ful is because they were first estao-
lished in the right way. Any one m
terested in starting a creamery IN
their locality will be we'll repaid II
thew hear G., M. Lambert, Federai
Da;rv Expert of Salt Lake City, Utah,
exnlsin the Essentials in organizing
Coonerative Creameries." 1t is the
rirht kind Of organization and gen
nine LOYALTY of the farmers Of MINI
esota that has built up the creamerles
enriched their farms, and put real
cash into their pockets.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-22
BADLY INJURED
IN RUNAWAY
ANDREW HANSON IN HOSPITAL
AS RESULT OF A BAD :.
RUNAWAY

Last Thursday, while on the way
to his home about seven miles north
of Williston, the team driven by An
drew Hanson ran away and Mr.. Han
son was dragged for almost half
mile before the horses stopped. His
foot caught in one of the wheels Of
the buggy and the bones in the LETT
leg were twisted off between the ankle
and knee, leaving the foot hanging by
the muscles. He was badly injured
otherwise. While he was being drag
ged along the road, Hanson hung onto
the lines, despite the terrible injuries
he received. The team finally stop
ped and he laid beside the road for
nearly an hour before he was found.
He was brought at once to the hos
pital, where DR.. Distad set the pro-
truding bones of the leg together, and
the victim of the accident is now get
ting along nicely; and will in time
recover.
The team became frightened and
got beyond control Of their driver
when an iron on the pole broke, let
ting part Of it drop to the ground:
Mr.. Hanson is man Of about 35
years Of age.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-22
NAMES
ARE POPULAR
PRACTICE OF NAMING FARMS
BECOMING QUITE GENERAL
IN STATE

Inc practice OF naming ne farm IS
becoming quite general in North Da-
kota. The farmers believe that is is
we'll to give a farm individuality and
distinction by giving it a name. A
farm with a name tends to cultivate
a pride in the products of that farm.
1t gives an opportunity to advertise
products the same as a trade mark
gives TO manufacturer.
The North Dakota Federation of
Commercial Clubs calls special atten-
ton to the act passed by the last
legislature which became law effec-
tive after July l, names of farms may
be registered with the register Of
deeds. The application shall set forth
the name Of the farm and II descrip-
tion Of the land included. Che regis
tration fee is one dollar. The register
of deeds will issue certificate set
ting forth the fact of registration. No
duplication of names in any county is
permitted. The farm name may be
transferred with the property or if
part Of the property is sold and part
retained the name goes with the part
retained unless otherwise provided.
Cancellation of a name is provided
for and the fee in this case is fifty
cents.
Name the farm, not only that, but
have stationery printed-envelopes
and paper-and let them speak good
word wherever they 60.
Let everything you sell serve to
help build up reputation for your
products.
There will come time when people
will ask for your goods. 1t will pay.
Name the farm.
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The regular meeting of the Liter
ary Musical Club of the Civic League
was held Tuesday evening. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. N. F..
Saxton; Vice President, Miss Clara
Mcdonald; Secretary and treasurer,
Miss Mabel Grindy; Miss Grindy gave
a review of "Colonel Carter" by Hop
kinson Smith. Miss Baldwin gave a
very interesting talk on t:1e "Frieze
of the Prophets"-Sargent. Mrs. Will
liam Ly nch's paper, on "Elgan' was
very interesting. Miss Jeanette
Craven played a selection from
"Elgan." After the program a de-
licious lunch was served by the hos
tess, Miss c. NJ. Taylor.
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IN INTEREST OF
ASSOCIATION
Mr. RRJ1EGGER RETURNS FROM
Observation-Disclosures FOR
WATER USERS ASSN.

John Bruegger returned from Wash
ington, D. c., Monday morning, where
he has been for the past two or three
weeks in the interests of the Water
Users Asociaitno, and in the interests
of those having land under the Will
liston Irrigation Project.
Mr.. Bruegger states that the recla-
nation projects were taken up alpha
betically, the Arizona projects COM
ing first, and that the hearings con-
Quoted for those interested were along
and tedious. He also stated that he
was quite sure there would be gen.
eral shake-up in the entire reclama-
tion service, which will doubtless re-
suit in much good for the Williston
project.
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MEMORIAL SUNDAY

Memorial Sunday will be observed
at the Congregational Church both
morning and evening. At the morn
ing service Rev. E. S. Shaw will
preach memorial sermon, and speci--
al patriotic music will be rendered by
the choir. Soldiers of the civil war
and their wives will be guests of hon
or. Seats will also be reserved for
soldiers of the Spanish-American war
and for members of the N d. N. G.
The church will be decorated for the
occasion. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the public for this special
service on the Sunday preceding
Memorial Day. In the evening a,
popular musical and recitation service
will be held at which the following
program will be carried out:
1-Opening Hymn, America, No. 249-
2-Stand Up, Stand Up, for Jesus
No. 274.
3-Invocation by the Pastor.
4-Gloria.
5-National Hymn, by the Choir:
6-Recitation, The Blue and the Gray,
Elizabeth DoerAer.
7-Recitation, The Flag Goes By,
Harold Keyes.
8-S0lo, Mr.. w. G. Owens.
9-Recitation, Sherman, Hazel Brant
1O-Recitation, Lowelps Lincoln, Ro--
land D. Shaw.
11-Recessional, Choir.
12--Recetation, Joseph Wheeler, Maur--
ice VanDerhoef.
13-Recitation, The Boy in Gray, May
belle Boystrom.
14-Colo, Miss Baldwin.
15-Announcements and Ofertory
16-Battle Hymn of the Republic,
Choir and Congregation.
17-Postlude.
The custom Of holding special SER
vices in honor of the Soldier Dead is
we'll nigh universal in states farther
East and especially where there are
more surviving of the G. A. K. and
w. r. c..
While there are few of the old cun-
rades here, it is we'll for US to do them
honor and to recognize the service Of
these who gave their lives in the SER
vice of their country.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-22
WILL ELECT
TWO MEMBERS
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION-TO
IMPROVE THE GROUNDS AT
WEBSTER

Notices have been posted calling for
a school board election on June 2, at
which time two members for the Viii
liston school board will be elected.
The terms of Mrs. s. NJ. Hyde and Ed
Link expires this year, and the elec-
tion will be held to fill these vacan-
cies. Under the new law petitions
must be filed by candidates.
The board held a meeting last Mon
day and voted to build retaining
wall around the grounds at Webster
school. The names of the present
teaching force who have signed con-
tracts for next have not yet been given
out
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ADVOCATES HELP
BY GOVERNMENT
GAYS 11NCLE SAM SHOULD HELr
FARMERS MORE ON RECLA
NATION PROJECTS

w. H. Album, writing to the St.
Paul Rural Weekly from Billings,
Mont, in a recent issue says:-The
future of government reclamation is
at stake. And on government recla-
nation hangs the full development OF
the great west, the utilization of all
available land and water to make
homes for American families and pro-
vide food for the increasing millions
of our cities. ...
Private irrigation did we'll in the
early days. But private capital de-
veloped the easiest projects. The
big. difficult work of reclaiming the
tens of millions of acres Of arid land
vet irrigable can best be done by the
nation-if the nation can work out q
wiser policy.
have tried, in previous reports, to
show how Uncle Sam, unintentional-
". has made it increasingly hard for
the settlers to pay for their irrigated
farms. If they can't pay, they must
be turned out or given their watered
land scot free. Either alternative IS
bad, and in either case the reclama-
ton fund fails of renewal.
What, then, should the government
do to re-establish our reclamation
service on a sound and permanent
basis?
In one word, the big need Of the ir-
rieation farmer is capital. If he is is
to succeed, Uncle Sam must either ex-
tend his credit, or lend him cash, or
both.
Nearly 10 times as many American
farmers as we have on all our national
reclamation projects together have
emigrated to Canada-largely because
of Canada's more liberal terms.
o. E. Farnham, secretary of the ma
tional federation of water users as
sociations (whose members are the
irrigation farmers), declares: The
government should not lim:t the set
tlement and acquisition of reclaimed
land to spectators and people OF
means sufficient to buy farm any
where as under the present policy"
It may we'll be maintained, OF
courses that the reclamation farmer
should have at least $1,000 or $4,000
to start with. But certainly the door
of hope should not be shut in the
face of farmer just because he is
Door. And even the man with money
usually needs help. have seen
scores of Capitalist" settlers whose
$4,000 or $1,000 quickly melted away
in the early work Of erecting build
ings, reclaiming their dry, reluctant
soil and meeting the government pay
ments.
Farmers on the projects are almost
unanimous in declaring:
First-That they should not be COM
pelled to start the annual payments
for their water right until their soil
has borne at least one good CROP
which takes usually three or four
years.
Second-That the total time for
payment, instead Of 10 years, should
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GRADUATING EXERCISES

Friday afternoon, May 10th, MISS
Mildred Trumbo Closed a successful
term in school No. 1 Tande District
with well prepared exercises. A NUM-
Der of patrons Of the school and Wis.,
itors from Williston were present.
Minnie Chamberlain, who has sue
cessfully passed the state examina-
tions for the completion of the eight
years course of study was presented
with diploma by Deputy Supt., Miss
Peterson. After the exercises re-
freshments were served and every-
body enjoyed a social hour.