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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
DEMANDS WE
RECOGNIZE HIM
MEXICO REFUSES MEDIATION
OR ANY SIMILAR SUCCESS
TION BY u. s.

Mexico City, Aug. 90 Provisional
President Huerta, in replying to Pres
ident Wilson's note recently de-
livered to the Mexican government
through Ex-Governor John Lind, re-
fuses mediation in the Mexican stu
alton or any similar suggestion made
by a foreign government. Lind for
warded Huerta's answer to Washing
ton and is awaiting reply.
The United States government was
given until midnight tonight by Pres
ident Huerta to recognize Mexico, it
is officially stated The government
did not specify in the public an
nouncement regarding the course
then to be pursued, but it is under
stood it means severing all relations
between the two countries.
Washington Disappointed
Washington, Aug. 19.-The Huerta
government rejection of suggestions
by the United States for peaceful
solution of the Mexicans revolution
reached Washington late today. The
president, Bryan and Counsellor Bas-
sett Moore of the state department,
discussed for nearly two hours the
dispatches of John Lind, describing
the attitude of the Huerta officials.
The president and his advisers are
plainly disappointed at the turn of
events, but announced the American
government would have nothing to
say tonight. The American commune
cation will be made public tomorrow.
In all likelihood today's events
x,,:1J 10 thu loolivrc wit h
the Huerta officials. The position is
tonight that the United States has
done all that friendly neighbor
could do without actually using force
try that would justify Intervention or
war, they said.
Big Army Move
Ell Paso, Tex, Aug. 19.-According
to Juan Dozal, ex-colonel of the
onstitutionalists, General Francisco
Villa at the head of 1900 troops is
marching south from Ascencion, Chi
huhahus, to San Buena Ventura,
about sixty miles west of Gallego sta
ton on the Mexican National rail-
road. United States army advices are
that Villas entire army has moved
southwark, presumably in the direc-
ton of the Modera lumber district.
| Constitutionalists here are reticent
| in regard to Villas latest movement.
They do not admit that he is at.
tempting an attack on federal pro-
vision trains which are loading in
Juarez to leave for Chihuahua Tues
day.
Col. Toribio Ortega, leading the
remnants of his band, who attempted
to capture federal trains at Banch-
eria two weeks ago, is at San Buena
Ventura, waiting for Villas main
column. the federals say.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
TELEPHONE WIRE
CAUSED BLAZE
WIRES DISCONNECTED FOR
SAFETY SET CURTAINS ON
FIRE-HOUSE SAVED

Monday night during the electric
storm a peculiar accident occurred at
the home of Johnathan Wagenman,
who lives in Pherrin township, near
here. When they saw the storm ap-
preaching the telephone wires were
disconnected for safety. The ends OF
the wires were near the window cur
tains and the electricity on the line
set fire to one of the curtains. A
member of the family sleeping in
another part Of the house smelled
cloth burning. An investigation re.
yealed the fact that the fire had
consumed the curtain and spread to
the ceiling of the room. A little quick
work on the part Of those present put
out the blaze and saved the house.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
THEY LIKED
THE WRITE UP
GRAPHICS ACCOUNT OF TIOC 4
FARMERS FAIR BRINGS MUCH
COMMENT

Two weeks ago the Graphic had a
write-up of the Tioga Farmers fair.
The Graphic gave this write-up be-
cause we thought the people of that
end of the county were entitled to con-
siderable recognition for their enter
prise. Much of favorable comment
has been received at this office and the
Tioga Gazette says in connection
"Last weeks Williston Graphic COLI
tanned an excellent write-up of Tioea
and the Farmers Fair, which was
highly appreciated by the readers of
that enterprising paper here and in
the surrounding country"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
ABOUT OPENING
OF RESERVATION
OPENING WILL MARK LAST BIG
TRACT OF LAND IN U. S. REG
ISTER SEPT. 1 TO 20

Herewith are some facts regarding
the opening of the Fort Peck Indian
reservation in Montana: Filings will
be made beginning September l, 1918,
and continue to September 20. The
land will be open to actual settle
ment May 1, 1914. The registration
places are Glasgow, Havre and Great
Falls. The final drawing is to be at
Glasgow, commencing September %.
The reservation is located in Sheri-
dan and Valley counties.
The opening of the Fort Peck Res
ervation will mark the last big open
ing of agricultural lands in the Unit
ed States. Six new towns will be
started on this big land area.
The total acreage of the Fort Peck
Indian Reservation is 2,O63 ,693. Land
allotted to the Indians is 723, ,693 acres.
Land remaining vacant or unoccupied
is 1,345 900 acres.
Land now under cultivation is $500
acres. Last year there were only l.
500 under cultivation and the year be-
fore practically none. 1t is estimated
by agricultural experts that when
this land is cultivated by the white
settlers, it will add about 2O,0O0,000
more bushels of grain to the nations
production.
It is estimated that from $4,000 to
100, 900 persons will register for this
land. A number of people in this Sec
ton have already .signiied their in
tentions of going to Glasgow to- reg
lister. Railway officials say that al
ready people are going in to that
country to be ready to register as
soon as the date arrives.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
MINOT TROUBLE
STILL CONTINUES
SOME. MORE. ARRESTS-OFFI.
GALS SAY HAVE SITUATION
IN HAND

Minot, N. D., Aug. 20.-A riot near
ly started last night on Main street
when several I. w. w. agitators start
ed to make speeches and two men
were arrested in the disturbances and
several others dubbed and chased
down Main street into the railroad
yards and run out of the city.
j. L. Miller was one of the men ar
rested and he was charged with dis
orderly conduct. Miller was one of
the agitators who started to make a
speech in front Of the postoffice and
a number of taps from a billy subdued
him.
The other man, who was arrested
when be got in the way of several dep
uties who were keeping the crowds
moving and refused to move, was re-
leased at midnight. He declared he
was not an Industrial Worker Of the
World or even sympathizer of the
ag!tators. He was allowed to go free
because his wife would arrive in Mi
not from the east on train at mid
night.
The crowd on Main street was very
disorderly for while and many of the
l. w. w. sympathizers, including some
women, hooted the police in the per-
formance of their duty. The police
found it necessary to threaten the
crowds with their clubs and finally
the mob was broken up and everyone
was started moving.
A number of the agitators who were
chased out by the police asked to be
arrested, but the police turned deaf
ears to their pleas because of the al
ready overtaxed jails and they were
made to hustle away.
Forty men, Industrial Workers of
the World and tramps, who came here
for trouble, are said to have taken a
freight for the east, declaring "No
more Minot for u.s."
Former Socialist Mayor Arthur Le-
Sueur and present Socialist Street
Commissioner Dewey c. Dorman, who
were found guilty of blocking the
street and Sentenced to pay fine of
$25 and SIS costs Saturday by Judge
John Lynch, are about town and last
| night both attended big meeting of
socialists at Brittanic hall, Fourth
and Ward streets.
President Davis of the city commits
sion and Chief of Police Elmer Smith
again declared today that they have
the situation in hand and expect nc
| further serious trouble.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
HEAVY STORM
MONDAY NIGHT
HEAVIEST RAINFALL IN HIS
TORY OF WEATHER BUREAU
IN GIVEN LENGTH or TINE

The heaviest rain and electrical
storm in this section for many years
struck here about IL o'clock Monday
night and as a result considerable
damage was done by the heavy rain
tall. and also the hail which accom-
panied the storm. During the hour
or more that the storm ragged 2.72
inches of rain fell, the largest amount
of water falling in SO short time
in the history of the local weather
bureau. At the experiment station
onlv a mile from town over three
inches was recorded. The streets
looked like irrigation canals, the wa
ter running over the curbs in many
parts of the business section, and IN
the residence portions many base
ments were flooded. Small lakes
were formed in low places about the
citv. and the large square which was
used for a rink last winter was COW
cred with more than two feet OF wa
ter in places, which ran over into
the streets adjoining. Lightning
struck a house and barn In the clty
limits, and outside Of town several
places are reported where it struck.
The house struck was the residence
of DR.. Kreiger. A peculiar part 9, OF
the contact was that the building it.
self was damaged but little, but the
foundation was caved in on one side
bv the shock and the basement imme-
diatelv filled to overfowing with wa
ter which had collected about the
house. The occupants of the house
were badly shaken up but not IN
Early in the evening much light
ming was in evidence all over the
western sky. The flash was almost
incessant and grew gradually. closer
until the storm broke over the city
about midnight. There seemed to be
two sections of the storm, and the
first heavy downpour was accompan-
led bv some hail. After this had pass
ed to some extent another section
came and the rain again came doWn
in torrents, also accompanied py
much thunder and lightning.
Several losses of crops by hail are
reported through local insurance agen
cies. The heaviest losses seemed to
he north and east of us. The storm
seemed to cover wide territory. The
following from Ray indicates that the
storm was about as severe there as
at Williston:
Rav-The rain storm at Ray Mon.
day night was the heaviest OF the
season, the rain falling in torrents
from IL o'clock until after 3 there
were slight sprinklings OF hail but
no great damage done to the crops
The hail fell in territory southwest
Of Ray and also in small territory
northwest with also q district nea'
Tioga. Thunder and lightning con-
tinuous."
about the city were sputtering elec,
tricity and many phones were put out
as a result of the lightning. The night
man working on the linotype in the
Graphic office quit his post when tht
electricity came in on q steam pipe
flashed off the gas pipes and put
out the fire under the machine anc
in the gas generator.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
NICE BOQUET
FOR OUR CHIEF
WE'LL INFORMED MAN SAYS
HAVE BEST CHIEF OF PO-
LICE IN STATE

A gentleman who travels over the
state much, and who is rather we'll
informed in various matters in the
different towns, had some nice things
to say about the chief of police OF
Williston while here recently. He
said:-"I believe Williston has the
best chief of police Of any city in the
state. l have heard this fact COM
mented upon by officials in other
towns which l have visited. From
what l have learned here law viola
tors stand little show in hanging
around Williston, and as a result Of
Chief Nolan's activities your city has
a clean record"
Locally it is a conceded fact that
Chief Nolan has a pretty keen eye for
those who are wont to dispense the
unlawful beverages, and also those
who toy with the pack of fifty-two
varieties, as we'll as the floating ele-
ment, who find little comfort upon
alighting here for sojourn.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
TWO KILLED
IN G. N. WRECK
GREAT NORTHERN NO. 1 WRECK.
ED NEAR DEVILS LAKE TUES
DAY-TWO KILLED

A number of Williston people were
badly shaken up and scared but not
injured when the Great Northern
train, No. 1, due here at 5:55 a. m.,
went into the ditch east of Devils
Lake about II o'clock Tuesday night
The wreck occurred at Crary, eleven
miles east of the Lake. Two men who
were riding the bumpers were killed.
The victims of the accident were
man about 80 years old and a boy
about 18. The train was running at
high speed, when from some unknown
cause the tender left the track at a
switch frog, tore away from the en-
CINE and turned across the track. The
baggage car following was swung
around by the tender ahead, and also
blocked the track. The smoker struck
the baggage car, swerved to the side
and ran across two sidetracks, strik-
ing a grain elevator head on. The
elevator was moved several feet from
it's base and was badly racked and
twisted by the shock.
The two day coaches following the
smoker jumped the rails but did not
90 far. The front trucks of the tour
ist sleeper behind them left the rails
but the rest of the train remained on
the track.
The day coaches caught fire from
their gas tanks, and were partially
destroyed. -,
The two men who were killed were
stealing a ride. They were badly mu-
tilated. The fireman fell from the
engine when the tender broke loose,
and was so badly injured that it is
thought he may die. The other men
injured was hurt by the explosion OF
chemical extinguisher, which he was
holding on the fire in the day coaches.
He was badly hurt.
The engine, when it parted from
the tender, ran for a considerable dis
tance up the track, and would prob
ABLY have gone a mile, had it not been
that all the wheels but the pony trucks
left the rails, which brought it to a
stop.
The track was so badly torn up that
trains had to be sent around by way
of Casselton, and up to Devils Lake
that way.
The Williston passengers who were
on the wrecked train came in on NO.
Wednesday evening.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
TRAPS DO THE WORK

Those big fly traps in front OF
nearly every business house have done
wonderful execution to the pests. The
traps are of all sizes from q foot
square, to two feet high and fifteen
to eighteen inches across, and we
saw one about the size Of banana
crate. They are all home made. 1t
would be interesting to know just
how many flies have been destroyed
in this manner-surely millions Of
them. The traps did not lnake their
appearance until well along IN the
summer after some one had demon
strated that they would do the work.
Next year the war will start earlier.
Aside from preventing breeding
places for flies this method of killing
them is the next best in the fight.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
PARCEL POST
RATES REDUCED
NEW ORDER TOOK EFFECT LAST
FRIDAY-LARGER PACKAGES
RATES CHEAPER

The new parcel post rates are in
effect. The new schedule, in the size
Of the packages and rates in the first
and second zones, took effect last Fri
day. Perhaps the most sweeping
change in the service is in the size Of
the packages which may be sent
through the mails, which are increas-
ed from II pounds to 20 pounds, or
almost double.
The rate in the local zone remains
unchanged, except that package
weighing 20 pounds can be sent for
Is cents.
The table Of rates under the new
ruling will be as follows:
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
MUCH BUILDING
AT THE PRESENT
PROSPERITY INDICATED BY OP.
ERATIONS IN NEARLY EVERY
LOCALITY OF N. D.

The great building activity in the
state at present is along the lines of
mills and factories. Many new en-
terprises are coming into the state
since Ignite coal has been proven a
successful fuel. Two new factories
are being built at Bismarck this fall.
One of these will be for the company
which has just recently been organ
lied in that city for the purpose of
making the Griffin bay loader and
the other, the Bismarck Manufacture
ing Company for the purpose Of man
ufacturing farm machinery. New
flour mills are to be built at Carson
and Washburn and creameries are
being built at several points in the
state.
New schools, hospitals and churches
are being started in all sections of the
state and many of them will be fin
ished before the close of the present
building season. Courtenay is to
have a $4,000 school building which
is already started and Grace City has
also started a $4,000 school house
which will be finished this fall. Will
liston is building a $4,000 school,
Gregory on $1,000 building, Maddox
is building at a cost of $4,000, Salem
$4,000, New Salem $4,000 and New
Rockford $25, 900. At Jamestown a
100000 addition to be made to the
state insane asylum and at Minot an
$85, 900 hospital is to be built this fall.
At Cathay the Seventh Day Advent
people are building at present. The
Roman Catholics are building at
Flasher and the Lutheran congrega-
tion is building at Wyndmere and the
Congregationalists at Williston.
Elevators are being built at Ster-
ling, Courtenay and at Fortune, New
banks are being built at Selz and at
Aneta and new store buildings at
Danzig and St. Vincent. A skating
and curling rink is to be built at
Grand Forks and will be ready for the
winter sport. Hankinson is to have
a $25, 900 city hall, fire house and jail.
A court house is being built at STAN
lev. an armory at Minot and a govern
ment building at Valley City. At
Kenmare a large addition is to be
built at the Chautauqua grounds and
at Valley City q new theater is being
built at present.
Municipal work is being done at
Beach, Mandan, Sherwood, Medora
and Sawyer where road work is being
done, at Mohall the city is installing
lighting system at cost OF Sc, 900
and at Lisbon the city is working with
a private corporation for the lighting
of the city by electricity. Waterworks
are being installed at Hankinson.
New Rockford, Mayville and McKen-
zie.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
COUNTY SEAT
FIGHT STILL ON
PALERMO.STANLEY CASE BE-
FORE JUDGE FISK HERE
WEDNESDAY

The Stanley Palermo Mountraill
county seat fight is still on and on
Wednesday the application for re-
straining order on starting the build
ing of the court house at Stanley ask
ed for by the Palermo people was up
for hearing before Judge Fisk of this
judicial district. Attorneys for both
towns were here to argue the point
before the judge. Just what action
the court will take on the matter will
be announced shortly. Attorneys Pal
da, of Minot, and Wyckof, of Stanley,
were here appearing in the case, the
former for Palermo and the latter for
Stanley.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
LAND IS OPEN
FOR FILINGS
LOCAL LAND OFFICE RECEIVES
ORDER FOR ENLARGED HOME
STEAD ENTRIES

Monday morning the local land Of
flee received official notice of the open
ing of additional lands under the en-
larged homestead act recently made
by the Department of the lnteior:: BY
this order the Office is now authorized
to receive additional entries under
this act. Already number Of filings
have been made for land thus opened
for entry in this district.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21

Tom Lennon, well known theatrical
ly in this section, was in Williston
Monday and left during the day for
eastern cities where he will organize
a road company for the Grows, who
will play this territory this fall and
winter. Mr.. Lennon says that he ex-
poets to play Williston about Novem-
Der /. The show will open the sea-
son at Litchfield, hinn., September
g
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
PAID WE'LL

Last fall A. j. Robinson hualed a
few loads of manure out on to his
field and spread it with fork. Ever
since the grain first came out of the
ground this spring that was sown on
this spot Of fertilized land has been
way ahead of the balance Of the field.
Stronger and higher stalks, with
longer and heavier heads is the result
of the time spent in spreading the
manure over the field.-Stady Leader.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21

w. C. Lynch returned the last Of
the week from the east where he has
been for several weeks. Mr.. Lynch
went to Rochester, N. Y, early in
july to attend the Notionai Conven-
ton of the Elks, and since that time
has been visiting in number Of east
ern cities and sea side resorts. He
reports a great time at Rochester,
where nearly hundred thousand OF
the antlered herd gathered for the
annual reunion.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
DIR. BELYEA DEAD

DR.. Relyea, of Orville, Mont, died
last week on the reservation quite
suddenly. He had practiced at Will
liston for number of years and is
we'll known all over this part of the
country. He has been out near Or
vile for couple of years bolding
down a claim. He was about sixty
years old and leaves to mourn his
loss a wife and one son.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21

F. R. Babcock, in charge Of the
cereal work, and Arthur Ogaard car
rying on Dry Farming experiments
at the Subexperiment Station, left
Sunday for North Platte, Nebraska,
to attend q meeting Of the Great
Plains Cooperative Experiment As
sociation.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21

The assistant editor during the past
week enjoyed q fine mess Of fresh
fish from the little Muddy caught by
the Palmer boys and presented to ye
ed, also q fine bunch Of sweet corn
grown on the Palmer farm: The boys
say fishing is good in the Muddy just
now, and that lots of good catches
are reported.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21

Excitement prevailed in Kenmare
Sunday morning when the discovery
was made that five different business
places had been broken into and rob-
bed Sometime between midnight Sat
urday and Sunday at four o'clock
when robbers were seen in the Som
merness Bros.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21

The Norwegian American Lutheran
Ladies Aid will hold food sale in
the Bruegger building, Corner OF
Main and Broadway, Saturday after
noon, August %.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21
SUNDAY SERVICES

DR.. Kruse. President of Jamestown
College, will be here and conduct
Sunday services in the Methodist
church in the morning and in the
congregational church in the evening"
at the usual hours.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-08-21

Editor ;Halldorspn of the Souris
Messenger died very suddenly OF heart
trouble at 3 p. NJ. last Monday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-22
Standing of Clubs.
Ganics Today.
Richmond in Norfolk.
Roanoke IN Petersburg.
Portsmouth In Newport News.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
NORFOLK, VA, April 21.-Unas-
Stunning looking young Charlie Strain,
q native of the city on the Classic
Jeems" and wearing u Colt uniform,
proved a better hurler of baseball
through the frost presaging atmos-
phere than Steve CASTOR and Little
Willie" Campbell this afternoon, Judg
ing from the way Charles worked
through the two hours OF trapped
pastiming he must have been winter
ing in the Esauimo league. He hand
ed the Shaffer Tars the small end or
a to count in the first of three
games between Norfolk and Rich
mond at Lafayette field.
In more ways than one the local
fans had cause to shiver The wealth
err was eminentiy suitable for foot
ball in the first place, and many over
coats were In evidence in the shady
grandstand Then the even dozen
errors piled up by the two teams
caused some shakes OF the head IL not
shvers.
In solving the riddle as TO why the
Tars lost the answer came echoing
time and again. Strain" That per-
sonage pitched q most excellent game,
taking Ii from a Richmond stand
point. but most distressing one
viewed through local telescope. Up
to the seventh inning the young pro
duct Of the Capital city sand lots had
not been scored upon and seemed on
the fair road 10 daubing a coat Of
whitewash over the ambitious Crew
~ the Mary Jane. That fair dream
Little WILLIE who had relieved
CASTOR at the beginning OF the
seventh broke to smitherines with his
bat. smackinE out a triple to deep
left which scored the Tars initial run
Score.