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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-08
MANY TREES
WE'RE PLANTED
ARBOR DAY WAS OBSERVED BY
PLANTING TREES IN PARK
AND ABOUT CITY

Arbor Day last Friday was observ-
ed in Williston by the planting of a
large number of trees. The largest
number planted in any one section OF
the city were put out in the city park
under the direction of the Superinten-
dent of Streets and Parks, in which
work the school children and teachers
of the city took a large part. Up
wards of five hundred trees were pro-
vided for the park and nearly the en-
tire square was planted.
Just previous to the starting the
work Of putting the trees into the
ground Commissioner Carney made a
short talk to the crowd assembled, !,
stating how the tree planting had
been arranged for without expense to
the city, and extending appreciation
to the G.. NJ. Hedderich Company, who
furnished the trees free of charge.
He then called on Jos. w. Jackson.
who made splendid Arbor Day talk.
Mr.. jackson was one of those inter-
ested in the donation of the park to
the city. One of the provisions under
which it was donated was that trees
must be planted and cared for and
other improvements made from time
20 time. The speaker said that he be-
Iieved an effort had been made to
comply with these requirements, but
perhaps not as much Of an effort as
required, and that the planting and
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-08
TWO BIG BANKS
TO CONSOLIDATE
NJIMBER OF MEN INTERESTED
IN LOCAL BANKS HERE TO
CONFER IN MATTER

A move is under way whereby two
of Willistons large banks will be con-
solidated. The consolidation will
bring under one management the
First National Bank and the Citizens
National Bank, and it is understood
that the consolidated institutions will
he known as the First National Bank,
which will occupy the banking rooms
now occupied by the Citizens National
Bank.
Some time ago a rumor was cur
rent that a consolidation of these
two banks was being considered, but
no positive information was given out.
Since that time the deal has been
pending and it is understood will De
completed in few days. Some OF the
parties interested, when. asked Just
when the new arrangement would be-
come effective, stated that they could
not saw positive but would have a
statement to make public in few
days.
Some of the men interested in these
banks. and who are here in connection
With the deal, are -Chas. H. David
SON. Minneapolis. E. j. and G. J.
Weiser, Fargo. o. l. Hegge, Mime
apolis, C. F. Ross, Minneapolis: Allen
s. Miller, Minneapolis. Thos. F. Mar
shall. Oakes, N. D. H. c. Mccartney,
Oakes, N. D., and number OF others.
Those locally interested in the instl-
tutions have been in conference with
these gentlemen.
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DIED

Perkins Mrs. Ancil Perkins died
at her home in this city, Saturday,
May 3rd, following an illness extend
ing over long period.
Marietta Wells was born December
25th, 1874, at Bedford, Ohio. jan
uary /, 1866, she was united in mar
riage to Ancil Perkins, who together
with three children survive her. The
daughter, Mrs. l.. L. Lampman and
one son, Louis F. Perkins, live here,
and another son Arthur c. lives in
Southern Minnesota.
In 1870 the family moved to Cleve-
land, MINI. Mrs. Perkins health be-
gan to fail in 1907, and since that
time the parents have lived with their
children, who had moved here.
Very early in life the deceased unit
ed with the Christian Church and re-
tained close relationship with the
church until her death. A funeral
service was held at the L. L. Lamp
man home on Tuesday, May 9th, at
1890 a. m. Rev. M. D. Wickard, Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church con-
Quoted the services. Many friends
gathered to pay their respects to the
memory of good life, and to extend
sympathy to the relatives. 1nterment
was in the Williston cemetery. .
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CLUBS FURTHER
ROAD BUILDING
CLUBS OF STATE TAKING UP
GOOD ROADS WORK IN EARN
~ WONDERLAND TRAIL
Federated Commercial Clubs Spec
ial Service)

Federated Commercial Clubs Spec
ial Service)
One of the most needed improve
ments in North Dakota is in the high
ways of the state, therefore, this sub
ject is receiving the attention of a
large number of our Commercial
Clubs. One of the best plans for i'm
proving the needs is to select some
through road upon which to center
the attention and make of that piece
of road an example of what can be
accomplished. This work is now be-
ing done by the Commercial Clubs of
Larimore, Devils Lake, and Minot,
which organizations are working upon
an east and west road across tale
state, which will become a part of the
Wonderland trail, the Automobile
highway from Duluth to Seattle, and
which is being promoted by an organ
ization having it's headquarters at
Grand Forks.
A number of Ward County farmers
living near Donnybrook have taken
much the same idea and have selected
piece of road in their neighborhood,
which they call the Windmill Road.
They have graded and dragged this
road until it, is one of the best in the
state and as result they take great
pride in it.
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LIVERY BARN
BURNS MONDAY
EARLY MORNING BLAZE DE-
STROYS LIVERY BARN IN CEN
TER OF BUSINESS SECTION

A livery barn in the center of the
city, near the Bruegger Lumber yard,
was completely destroyed by fire
which started about five o'clock Mon
day morning and number of smaller
buildings near by were badly scorch-
ed. The hardest kind of work by the
department, and the fact that there
was little wind, only prevented the
blaze from spreading to adjoining
buildings and the lumber yard. The
barn was full of horses but they were
all gotten out before the fire gained
much headway. Just what started
the blaze is not known. This same
barn had close call few weeks ago
when a bad fire started in the Brueg-
ger lumber yard adjoining.
The electric light wires through the
alley, and which supply large part
of the city to the south, were destroy
ed and for several hours sections of
the town were without lights. The
city repair forces did a good job in
getting the lines in working orler
shortly before noon however. A tele-
phone cable carrying about seventy
five telephones was burned off and the
telephone service was crippled until
repairs were made.
The barn belonged to Mr.. Nudd and
it is understood that there was no in
surance on the building or any of the
contests.
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HIS BANK ROLL
ROLLED AWAY
STANLEY MAN PUTS $500 IN
SHOE AT HOTEL HERE AND
1T GETS AWAY

Last Monday night Sam Boobies, of
Stanley, retired for the night at a
local hotel and when he awoke in the
morning he was short just an even
sos 100 in cash, which he had the even
ing before. 1t appears that when he
went to bed he took the roll Of money
and placed it in one of his shoes for
safe keeping. The door to his room
was left unlocked and during the
night the money walked out and is
still at large. The victim of the rob
berry slept soundly and did not hear
any one who must have entered the
room and got away with the cash.
The management of the hotel is un-
able to account for the loss and
thorough search has been made, but
no clue has been discovered that will
lead to the re-capture of the elusive
lucre.
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MIR. BOB MAKES DECIDED HIT

The local talent play Mr.. Bob put
on by the Christian Endeavor Society
of the congregational church last Fri
day night in Gates Hall made a de-
cided hit. The audience was large
and enthusiastic, giving the neces-
sary inspiration to the action so that
they were at their best. The play
was just the right length and had a
continuous movement so as to sustain
the interest from first to last. Miss
Miriam Shaw as Mr.. Bob; Miss Lois
Brown as Aunt Becky; Lester Jaynes
and Maybelle Boystrom as nephew
and niece of Aunt Becky; Gladys Pen
son and Roland Shaw as maid and
Butler-and Herbert Metzger as the
man of many names "a solicitor) made
up the cast of characters and each
part was taken so we'll that it would
be difficult indeed to say which was
the best
Miss Toftley's well established repu-
tation as director was enchanced
and she received well merited ap-
plause. The specialties were a duet
b., Mr~ Hnrdowa, and Miss Baldwin
and Mandolin solo by S. J. Dorothy,
al of which were roundly encored.
Arrangements have been made for
the play to be repeated at Cottonwood
Lake on Saturday night.
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HEARD MUCH OF
NORTH DAKOTA
PARTY OF FOLKS FROM FLORIDA
VISITING IN WILLISTON-HAD
HEARD MUCH OF N. d.

J. M. Harris and son Harold, and
two daughters, Verda and Bertha, are
in Williston, having come all the way
from the state of Florida just to see
what is up in this great Northwest
country. Their home is at Fort Laud-
erdale, Fla. They said that this is
their first trip to the great west and
that they had heard a great deal
about North Dakota and Williston.
When asked if they expected to locate
in this section it was stated that they
were not sure, and that the visit may
continue for a few days or perhaps
longer. They were very well Impress
ed with the state SO far.
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proper caring for the large number of
trees to be put out, would help to
fulfill the agreement.
Following the addresses the chill
dren were given the trees and they
placed them in holes prepared. A
number of men assisted in the plant
ing. Water was used in all of the
holes where trees were planted and
the chances for nearly every one
growing are very good. The trees,
though small, all had a good healthy
appearance, and with a little care will
doubtless soon add much to the ap-
pearance of the park square.
In addition to the trees planted in
the park there were several hundred
planted about the lawns Of the homes
of the city by the property owners.
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AUTO ACCIDENT
LAST SUNDAY
CAR TURNS OVER WHEN STEER
ING GEAR COMES LOOSE
OCCUPANTS INJURED

While out motoring last Sunday q
party Of Williston people narrowly es-
capped very serious injury when the
steering gear on their car broke and
the car turned over, throwing the oc-
cupants to the ground. In the party
we're Ole Hellund, Silver Otesa, Miss
Olson and Miss Metcalf. The accident
occurred as they were passing through
Mondak and the auto party returned
to Williston on the evening train. Miss
Olson received bad bruises about the
face and Miss Metcalf had an arm and
shoulder badly sprained and bruised.
Mr.. Hellund and Mr.. Otesa were not
injured to any great extent. MISS
Metcalf was unable to meet her class
es in school the first of the week.
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ASSOCIATION
WAS ORGANIZED
WILLIAMS co. BETTER FARMING
ASSOCIATION WAS ORGANIZED.
LAST SATURDAY

The Williams County Better Farm
ing Association was organized at the
meeting held at the court house last
Saturday afternoon. The meeting was
attended by about fifty, two thirds Of
which attendance were business men
of the city and adjoining towns. A.
F. Noble, of Buford, acted as chair
man of the meeting and F. P. Berg
man as Secretary.
Thomas B. Cooper, Secretary of the
North Dakota Better Farming Asso-
citation, was here and for more than
an hour addressed the meeting on the
work and organization Of the Better
Farming Association in North Da-
kota.
After Mr.. Cooper had finished his
address number of questions were
asked by those present and then the
matter of organizing was taken up.
A motion was made and carried that
the association be organized BY elect
ing board consisting of the county
commissioner and two other directors
from each commissioner district. Ac-
cordingly the following were chosen
as the board of directors: First Dis
trict:-U. l.. Burdick, F. P. Bergman,
Frank Banks. Second District:-E.
w. Jeffrey, William Burns, P. A. Hag
ge. Third District:-Herman Nelson,
G. A. McGee, A. A. Folden. Fourth
District: A. E. Scace, r. G. Snook,,
M. C. Webb. Fifth District:-L. T..
Jellison, Jerome Meyers, Emil H. Lee.
The directors were authorized TO-
enter into an agreement with Mr..
Cooper such as might be required for
the carrying out Of the work in Will
liams county.
Mr.. C0Oper's Talk
Mr.. Cooper in his talk covered many
splendid points in the better farming
movement. He went into detail as to
the reasons for the movement, what
it would mean in few years and ex-
planned what had already been accom-
plished. Some of the things covered
Continued on page g.
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Clubs Held Meeting

On Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock
representatives from the Civic Lea
que, Book and Thimble Club met
in the Library to complete plans
for clean up day. The meeting was
organized by making E. G. Carney
Commissioner of Streets and Public
improvements, chairman, and Mrs.
w. C. Lynch secretary. It was de-
cided to follow somewhat the same
line as had been followed former
years in arranging the committees to
work.
The City will be divided by the lines
of the four wards and the several
committees will meet at 9:30 A. M. as
follows:-First Ward-City Hall. The
committee will be composed of two
members of the B & T club, two from
Civic League and one from the Com
merciaii C,uS C,;S Who "!.e VII; nave charge OF
the work; sllsso Supt. Forester will
designate five boys to assist in each
ward. The committee in First ward
are:-Mr. and Mrs. S. Brownell, Mrs.
C. w. Jennison, Mrs. George Mc1n-
tosh and Mrs. w. S. Davidson.
Second ward committee meets at
Central School Building and is COM
posed of-Mr. r. M. Calderwood, Mrs.
E. C. Carney, Mrs. John Penson, Mrs.
Paul Leonhardy and Mrs. c. I. Win
gate.
Third Ward meets at Library and is
composed Of: Mrs. A. H. Vohs, Mrs.
L. B. Dochterman, Mrs. Clarence Eli
thorpe, Mrs. r. j. Walker, and Mrs.
George FAIRIES.
Fourth ward committee meets at
Webster school and are the following:
Mrs. L. N. Sheldon, Mrs. S. M. Hyde,
Mrs. C. r. Mode, Mrs. C. C. Macken-
roth and Mrs. L. o. Higley.
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ity, include the bubonic plague, lep-
rosy, smallpox, hook worm, anthrax,
pink-eye and similar eye troubles, and
parasitic worms.
The most fearsome of this terrible
list as it touches the country prob
ably is typhoid fever which, according
to the United States Census Mortality
Statistics for the decade ending with
1909 covering a registration area of
eighteen states, was 24.4 per cent for
rural districts as against 226 per cent
for cities, the basis being per 100000
population.
Possibilities in Pound of Manure
Twelve hundred house flies, and per-
haps more, will issue from pound of
stable manure, and thus under fav-
orable conditions the offspring of a
single fly, wintering over in the house,
may in the course of the summer, as
just shown, reach total almost be-
yond belief.
Or 5lie 5iie ny the number of bacteria,
or disease germs may range all the
way from $50 to 100000. Imagine
if possible, the potential dangers is
suing from single insect like this,
loaded as it is with death germs more
effective than modern 14-inch can
non in war;
Disease Germs Found on Flies
Actual figures on. sources of bac-
terra from flies have been obtained by
the Connecticut Agricultural Expert
ment station.
The statement shows that on 10 COW
stable flies the total number Of bac-
terra was 100000, with an average
of each fly of 100000.
On 94 swill barrel flies the total
number of bacteria was 155, 100000
with an average for each fly of l.
100000.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-05-08

until the lights are not needed longer.
The equipment is so arranged that
when the family retires for the night
the engine may be stopped from the
house, thus saving many steps.
Boys Interested
Now we have told you about the
cows and other things on this farm
but nothing about the principal rea-
sons contributing to the success SO
far attained.
In addition to Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer
there are four boys on the farm, three
of them grown young men. They
are all intensely interested. The cleo
trio plant and other machinery is in
charge Of one of the boys. He spent
year at the State Agricultural Col
lege and come back and put in the
Continued on page A.
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MARRIED IN ST. PAUL

Victor c. Johnson, chief engineer at
the Reclamation Power house, was
united in marriage to Miss Elveda
Edna Ringins in St. Paul on Tuesday
Of this week. The ceremony took
place at the home Of the bride at
6655 Orange Street. Mr.. johnson has
been at the local Reclamation plant
for the past five years and has made
host of friends here who extend
their very best wishes to him and his
bride upon this happy occasion.
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ATTORNEY LEAVES

Solomon Esberg, who has been
practicing law here for the past year,
has closed his offices and gone to
Schafer in Mckenzie county He will
remain at Schafer for couple of
months when he will go to New
York for visit and NAV return later
to this section. Mr.. Esberg made
many friends in Williston who wish
him success in the practice Of his pro-
fession wherever he may decide to To-
cate permanently.
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On 144 pig pen flies the total num-
ber of bacteria was 133,O00,OO0, with
an average for each fly of $4,000.
On 26 dwelling house flies the total
number of bacteria was 22,88O,0OO,
with an average for each fly of
$4,000.
On 1S swill barrel flies the total
number of bacteria was 118,80O,00O,
with an average for each fly of g.
100000.
On one large bluebottle blow fly the
total number of bacteria was 3OS, 700.
If flies stayed in the vicinity Of the
pig pens and cow stables, danger to
human life would be somewhat lessen
ed; but the fly extends it's range to
outhouses and piles Of decaying veg
citation, carrying on it's thickly hair
covered legs and body millions of dis
ease breeding organisms which are
left on the food spread upon the table
as the fly walks about seeking nour-
ishment.
Fly Specks Dangerous
Bacteria and death dealing organ
isms of all kinds absorbed by the fly
into its digestive tract pass out into
the fly-speck absolutely unimpaired,
and capable of transmitting disease
in a thousand ways.
And the common house fly is a ter
rife feeder, having a well developed
appetite. 1t swallows at a single meal
nearly one-half it's own weight in
food. When eating freely of material
containing plenty of moisture, the
house fly has been known to deposit
a fly-speck every 1-2 minutes.
The digestion of the fly consists
simply in the absorption of those sub
stances in the food readily soluble in
weak digestive fluids, and the evacua-
tion Of all others.
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CHORAL UNION
CONCERT MAY II
SECOND CONCERT TO BE GIVEN
ON THAT DATE AT LIBRARY
AUDITORIUM

The second concert by the Williston
Choral Union will be given in the Lii
brary Auditorium on Saturday even
ing, May 18th. The oratorio to be
presented is Maunder's "Song Of
Thanksgiving" together with several
single numbers. This will be the last
concert of the season. The previous
concert given by the Union some
weeks ago was splendid success in
every particular.
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A CITY CLEANUP SATURDAY

Should Saturday the 10th be q
rainy day the following Monday will
be Clean Up Day.
If Williston is going to be an up-to-
date clean city it requires you-every
citizen to cooperate with the City Of
ficials and good ladies of the City to
get out and help, remembering that
Charity begins at home. A dirty city
is disease ridden city-a clean city,
healthy.
We must have teams to haul for us
and would like to have men with
teams volunteer to help on Saturday.
See the Commissioner of Streets.
Some Suggestions
Now that we are to have Clean
Up day, which has been the usual GUS
tom each spring, a few suggestions
as to how to avoid large amount of
this work might be in order:
Don't throw any dirty water or
garbage water or garbage where flies
can get at it. If you haven't a sani-
tary garbage pan, a:ss a:ss a hole ln some
out Of the way place n the back yard
leaving the dirt piled upon one side
with shovel conveniently near. The
days garbage is thrown in, shovel
full of dirt may be sprinkled over the
top, thus leaving no material exposed,
as breeding place for flies.
Don't throw old papers, magazines,
ETC., into the yard. Every windy day
the streets and private yards are
made unsightly by this litter.
Filth Holds Disease
Disease and death are co-partners,
and their connecting link is, in many
instances, the common or typhoid fly.
1t is carrier of the germs of
typhoid fever, cholera, diarrhoea;
dysentery, tuberculosis consumption
and many other varieties which as yet
have not been actually determined. but
which may, according to high author
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RAND MEETING

Notice is hereby given that meet.
ing of the Williston Band will be held
on Tuesday afternoon, May 18th, for
the purpose of electing directors, and
any other business that may be for
consideration of the meeting.
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NO MEETING MONDAY

The city commissioners did not hold
their regular Monday night meeting
owing to the fact that Commissioners
Bruegger and Cooper were out of the
city. The meeting was adjourned un
til Friday evening,
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SCATTERED GROCERIES

A delivery team belonging to the
City Grocery got away from their
driver Monday and scattered wagon
load of groceries along the streets for
couple Of blocks. The runaway team
was captured after they had damaged
the wagon and harness considerably.
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1t is believed by Thomas P. Cooper.
secretary of the North Dakota Better
Farming association that fully 100000
swine will be shipped from the state
during the coming fall to the South
st. Paul market, where the greatest
amount of pork is sent from the state
of North Dakota.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
gratitude to the friends and neigh
bors for their kind services and beau
tiful floral offerings upon the death.
of our beloved wife and mother.
Ancil Perkins.
Arthur and Louis F. Perkins
Mrs. L. L. Lampman.
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Annie Haugen, IA is dead at Rug
by, according to word received in this
city today, as the result Of shooting
herself with a 12-gauge shot gun.