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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-06-03
eight other prizes.
What Contest II

WnSt OOnteSt ID
The prizes will be awarded solely
on merit, and the candidates who
devote the most time and do the most
effective work will be the victors.
The race is not the strong alone,
but the active, and vigilant, the hard
working. Any woman can win one
of these prizes by display Of energy
during the next few weeks.
After the first announcement OF
candidates the votes will be counted
each week and the result printed in
the next issue of the paper. There
will be q short write-up in each issue
of the paper until the close of the
contest, and those entered can keep
in close touch with the contest and
competing candidates. Certain it is
that seven ladies are going to receive
these prizes and it is left to tho
readers of The Graphic to decide
who they shall be.
Instructions for Voting
Enter the name Of the candidate
whom you wish to secure one Of these
valuable rewards in this contest at
once. She may win the grand prize
Better still, get her to enter her
name and then vote for her.
Those who get in on the start have
the best chance Of winning, 50 It
is desirable that the name be entered
at once.
Candidates who enter the contest
do not necessarily have to be sub
scribers Of The Graphic. Enter your
name and your friends will do the
rest. You will be surprised to see how
rapidly the votes will come in and
what little effort is necessary to win
one of the awards offered.
Get in on the start and encourage
your friends to vote for you. The rest
will be easy. You will never know
how popular you are until you enter
contest Of this kind.
Making Nominations
Any person has the privilege Of
nominating one or more candidates.
All nominations should be mailed
to the campaign department at once,
as the list of nominations will be
published in the next issue of The
Graphic.
Candidates can be nominted after
this date, but it is a great advantage
to have your name in the first list
published, so that your friends will
not agree to work for some one else
before knowing who are entering
the contest.
The nomination coupon will ap-
pear for few issues, and only linn
tied number of nominations will be
accepted.
The name of the person making the
nomination will not be divulged.
Early Start Half the Battle
Send in your name, or the name Of
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-06-03
MARRIED TUESDAY NIGHT

John Wolfe vonNeida and Miss
Rachel Catherine Prebble were united
in marriage at the home Of the brides
parents Tuesday evening at six
o'clock, the ceremony being perform.
ed by Rev. James n. Mackenzie Of
the Episcopal church at Minot. A
wedding supper was served after
the ceremony. The young couple left
on number four yesterday morning
for Bismarck where they will visit for
Of the contracting parties are welF
and favorably known in Williston.
Miss Preble has lived here practical
ly all her life and is one Of our most
popular young ladies'.
Mr.. vonNeida has been in the city
several years and is employed in the
Great Northern ticket Office. The Gra-
phic joins their many friends in wish
ing them pleasant journey through
life, ----
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-06-03
TH ERLACK BOX

The first episode of the UniversaPs
latest and greatest serial motion pic
ture "The Black Box" is to be ex-
hibited at the Orpheum Theatre on
Friday night and Saturday matinee.
This first episode will also be exhibit
ed once on Saturday night, to accom-
odate those who attend the Commence
ment exercises. It will be shown once
at 9 P. NJ, only. All future episodes
will be exhibited on Friday nights and
Saturday Matinees only.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-06-03
SCHOOL APPORTIONMENT

The apportionment, both state and
county, for the quarter ending with
May has been made. The total coun-
ty and state amounts to $17881 .12.
Se544.96 Of this is from the state and
the balance of $9336.16 from the coun-
ty. This money is distributed among
fifty two districts and Williston re-
ceives s39OO.76. The apportionment
is based in the number Of pupils. this
county having 1856, the per capita
being $4.52.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-06-03
GRAPHIC TO GIVE DODGE
CAR--EICHT OTHER PRIZES
Any Lady, Married or Single is Eligible
to Enter the Contest---Prizes to be
Awarded to Those Securing Great
est Number Of Votes---All Have an
Equal Chance to Win.

The Williston Graphic today inaugurates a
subscription campaign in which hundreds of dol
lars worth of prizes will be awarded to the ladies
prize will be a 1915 five passenger Dodge touring
car; the second grand prize will be double round
trip to the Panama-Paciic Exposition at San
Francisco, or Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars in
Cash. Besides the two grand prizes there will be
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-06-03
pHERRIN TO CONSOLIDATE

Pherrin school district voted on con-
solidation Tuesday and the result was
in favor of consolidated schools. i1
is expected that plans will De mace
in the near future for new bulldlng'
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-06-03
EASTERN STAR MEETING

There will be regular meeting Of
the Eastern Star on the tenth Of June
at which time there will be initiation.
It is hoped all members will make an
effort to be present.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-06-03
GOSPEL MEETINGS

Gospel meetings will be held June
6 in Wild Rose schoolhouse at II A.
NJ, and in Summit Schoolhouse at 8
P. n.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-06-03

TEACHERS WILL VISIT FAIR
A party of six of our teachers in
cluding the Misses German, Dvorak,
Weidemann, Arnold, Hanson and Jones
expect to leave next week on trip
to the Worlds Fair at San Francisco.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-02
BEAUTY OF HOME YARD
BY n. n. SHEPARD.

The immediate grounds about the
| home can lie made beautiful, and an
effort should be made in that direction.
The home grounds should be ample as
large as is consistent with the size
of the dwelling.
An acre is not too much Some
think that an acre of land is too much
to waste on a simple door yard. but
the better the home grounds the bet
ter will be the life of the family.
1t is a wrong estimate of life and
property to be forever making money
to enlarge the farm in area, in buying
extra tracts of land for future use, and
not improve and make the best of the
ground where the wife and children
! spend nearly all of the best of their
life.
Some look forward and prepare too
much for pleasure to come, and do
| not eXpend any means on making the
present the very best that it can be-
| They let the home grounds and sur
roundings remain shabby and unim
| proved, spending the extra money on
Pl OpC1ky " NC AdAOCu uOWu 10 LIS
children or putting it in the bank
This is wrong when there is any
neglect in home Improvement If the
| children need help, by all means, they
need it now while they are helpless
more than when they grow up and
will be able to fully care for them
| selves, perhaps much better than we
ever shall be able to care for them.
They need the comforts, healthful-
ness, and beautifying influences of
good homes and surroundings in or
der to make them healthy, strong,
beautiful and good. These are in
finitely better than inherited real es-
tate, personal property, or money.
The child whose home life is per-
feet for physical and mental develop
ment will go out into the world with a
| rich heritage.
The grounds around the home
should be we'll drained and graded to
suit the location. The main open
part of the space should be lawn of
good grass and be kept moved low at
all times so that the air and sunlight
may purify the soil.
Abundance of flowers, shrubs and
trees are essentials for completing the
| picture, but flowers and shrubs must
| be massed in cIumps and borders
along the sides and the. trees must
be grouped in one place, somewhat re-
moved from one side of the dwelling
Pergolas add much to the beauty of
| the home grounds.
Under the tree in the cool shady
| part of the grounds a children's play
house or rustic, open structure is a
! good place for play and rest for both
| young and old.
We can never get too much of the
| open air, even though we live in the
country; and such a covered place IN
| der the trees makes a fine nook in
which to read or take a nap and fully
! enjoy the sweets of outdoor life.
For. wet weather concrete walks are
| economical. They are cheaply ana
| easily made. They need not necessa-
rily be wide, but there should be
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-02
Poetry and Noses.

have read that no poem was ever
written to a nose. Can you, offhand,
recall a single rapturous or even ad-
miring description of one? I search
my memory in vain, but produce in
stead one instance that has always in
terested me by its neglect. You recall
that little poem of Browning's, "A
Face" the brief and charming descrip-
ton of a girls profile against a back
ground of gold. The "matchIess mold"
of softly parted lips, the neck three
fingers might surround" and the
''fruit-shaped perfect chin" all receive
their due of praise; the nose, a seem
ing necessity in any profile, is not
even mentioned. 1t may be as well;
each reader supplies, in the lovely
face, the line that suits him best. The
poet may have feared that by it's mere
mention he would produce the effect
too often given by the nose in real
life-a heaviness that mars an other
wise charming face.-Atlantic Month
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-02
SOME HINTS FOR BUILDERS
Great Care Should Be Taken in SeIec-
ton of the Most Substantial
Roofing Material.

If you were without preparation or
plan, rudely placed in a wilderness,
your first thought would be of food
supply and your next of shelter, for
these are the two most vital necessi-
ties of mankind. 1t is therefore
natural that the best thought, and
study are put upon these two essen
tials.
More forward steps have been
taken in the building industry in the
past fifteen years, as regards comfort,
service and architectural beauty than
in the fifty years previous.
Only in recent years has the hand
ling Of cement in building work been
understood properly, and progress is
still constantly being made with it.
Modern hotels and Office buildings
are being equipped with sheet metal
mouldings and steel veenered doors.
Nearly every important change in
building construction is away from
the fire hazard of wood.
One of the most significant develop
ments of recent years is the crushed
slate surfaced asphalt single which
is, on new construction and old, rapid
ly supplanting the wooden article.
There are many reasons for this. The
slate surfaced shingles add beauty to
any building-in fact, there is really
no comparison from an architectural
standpoint. Crushed slate of pleasing
tints of red or green, is employed as
surfacing. The shingles are uniform
ly eight inches wide and are exposed
four inches to the weather. No paint
ing is necessary as the red or green
crushed slate is natural and therefore
cannot fade.
The purchaser, however, should
guard himself against buying slate
surfaced shingle that is not guaran-
teed by a reliable and responsible
manufacturer. There are so many
kinds of roofing and shingles on the
market today each claiming to be the
best that it becomes necessary for the
buyer to get some satisfactory assur-
ance that the roofing or shingles are
represented honestly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-02
w. N. u, MILWAUKEE, NO. 36-1915.
BOLT TEARS OFF EARRINGS
Woman, After Regaining Conscious
ness, Finds Her Jewels Strewn
About the Floor.

During the severe rainstorm here
Miss Rose Bailey, at Fosters hotel,
Bluff Point was struck by a bolt of
lightning, which tore the earrings from
her ears and made her unconscious.
Miss Bailey and Mrs. Foster, wife of
the proprietor, were standing at the
open kitchen window, as was the chef,
watching the approaching storm. Fol
lowing a loud crash of thunder, the
three were blinded by a fash of light
ming which struck Miss Bailey on the
left shoulder and Mrs. Foster on the
right shoulder. The chef was knocked
down, but unhurt. Miss Bailey's ear
rings were found on the floor, one of
them misshapep mass.
A few minutes later lightning
knocked several chauffeurs to the
ground. Neither the hotel nor the
garage was damaged The storm did
considerable damage about this city
Plattsburg IN. " Dispatch New York
Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-02
Ashamed of Own Toes.

Man is a f1ye-toed animal who seems
ashamed of the fact. He covers his
sensitive feet with leather, which
turns him into an imitation unguIate,
or hOofed creature, and then wonders
why he has corns and bunions. He
takes the spring out of the earth with
his pavements and the elasticity out
of his stride with hard-soIed shoes,
and marvels why walking has become
a pain instead of a pleasure. There
may be some climatic excuse for this
folly in winter, and as for grown-ups
at any season the world has set its
heavy yoke upon the grave and beard
ed folk" But give the kids, even the
poor little rich kids, a chance to get
their feet on the good breast of the
earth
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-02
Activities Of Wnnnan.

One woman in every fifteen in the
United States is in business.
Two babies are born in Germany
for every one born in France.
Nellie Barker is Chicago's cham
pion runaway girl, having deserted
her parents once a week for the past
year.
Miss Neysa McMein, the well-known
illustrator of front covers for maya
zines, earns over $4,000 a year from
her own work.
Miss Eva Ramstedt, a former pupil
Of Nine Curie, the radium expert. has
been appointed professor of radiology
at the University of Stockholm.
Although she is past sixty-tWo years
of age, Miss 6. D. Wallace Of near In
dianapolis, Ind, has again secured an
annual fishing and hunting license.
A deputation of Russian women
have asked permission from the gov
eminent to form a volunteer legion
to serve as regular soldiers. These
women assert that they are ready to
assume all military duties except &C
tUaI engagements in battle and are
particularly DESTROYS Of being en-
ployed for patrol service.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-02
Curious Indian Game Traps,

The discovery of the manner in
which the prehistoric Indians of the
southwest obtained their meat supply
was made recently by Washington
scientists during an investigation
around the plateau of the Pajarika
park, near Santa Fe, where a number
of game traps were found.
1t is believed that the discovery of
these traps indicates that the south
western Indian of prehistoric times
was far more intelligent than his
brother of the North.
The traps are holes cut in lava rock
at places where the poisonous gases
make their way through to the sur
face. They are ingeniously arranged
to suggest a cavern in which an ami
NAL may hide.
Animals running from their foes see
one of these traps and dive into it..
Almost instantly they are suffocated
by the gas. This manner of death
does not destroy their value as food.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-02
At Least Dozen Times the Van
Nearly Upset.

These underlings are too familiar
| as it is, without encouraging them. -
Il fancied the young man was very
courteous, and-handsome, added Lu-
cia, with a twinkle in her eye, and
she made good her promise when the
second van arrived.
The Dallemands were about to take
up summer quarters at Haven Cove,
where they had a sumptuous home
near Clear Water lake. 1t was their
custom each year to do this. In the
absence of her father and mother,
Miss DalIemand had assumed charge
of affairs She had sent to the town,
as was usual, to secure a moving
crew, and the first van, carrying the
piano, some book cases and other spe-
cial furnishings, was now Jogging
along down the road, driven by Whar-
ton.
The young man was an accom-
plished driver, he showed that in the
way he managed the team, but his
two helpers were Unruly comrades.
Armed with several bottles, they
threw themselves upon heap of mat
tresses piled in one corner of the
great wagon and ordered Wharton to
give them the word when they
reached destination.
If we ever dol" soliloquized Whar-
ton, just after dark
It had begun to rain, as it had rained
every day for over a week. The roads
were in a frightfuI condition. At the
best mere struggling wagon trails, at
places they were now a series of ruts
and Quagmires.
At least a dozen times the van near
~ upset. Once it became mired and
they had to secure the services of two
farmers with their teams to haul them
onto a solid roadway further on.
They reached the point of land at
the extreme end Of which the Dali
demand summer home was located late
in the evening. Wharton had planned
to reach the place by four o'clock in
the afternoon. The horses were well
nigh exhausted. Across a narrow
neck of ground that was swampy and
flooded they just managed to plod
along, and drew up in front of the
dark and lonely looking mansion, all
hands wet, chilled and exhausted.
That second van will never get
through tonight" remarked one of the
men.
No, nor zor some days to come, ="
answered Wharton. Il wonder what
arrangements the family have made
as to getting into the house and IN
loading?"
He took the lighted lantern from
the wagon and went up the gravel
path leading to the porch. a rustic
fixed his attention, and as he focused
the rays of light up the steps Whar-
ton drew back in some surprise.
The radiance showed damp and
shivering group huddled back upon
some porch benches-Miss Dallemand,
her friend Miss Parr, and two woman
servants. Regal as ever, stOny-faced
and disdainful, the naughty Miss Fal-
demand looked grieved. indignant and
resentful.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-02
DO YOU HAVE HAY FEVER?
Then Doubtless You Suffer Also From
the Solicitors Friend-Cures
by Hearsay.

I affect hay fever on the eighteenth
day of every August. beginning at a
quarter past three in the afternoon,
Robert c. Benchley writes in Vanity
Fair. From then until September 20,
along about ten o'clock at night, my
friends are never at loss for mer-
~ laugh or jocund remark about
my appearance. I am not proud
man, but I have sensibilities. l there
fore have a personal interest in all
alleged hay fever reliefs.
But hay fever cures always come
secondhand = by hearsay- Someone
snuggles up to you and says: ooh. do
you have hay fever?'' Ito which the
Goldbergian answer would be, mo,
paint my nose and eyes red every day
to frighten the gypsy moths away")
and then, with an air Of purYeying
diplomatic secrets they confide that
they have "a friend who used to have
hay fever, oh, terribly; couldn't
breathe, and all that sort OF thing,
you know; and someone told him Of
this kind Of powder arrangement
which you snuff up your nose and then
hold your head under water for
minute or two, and, do you know, he's
never had a touch Of hay fever since
he tried il" And if you'd like, they'll
ask their friend where to send for it,
and they take your telephone number
so that they can let you know all
about it. Only if you are hardened to
the type, you give them the number
Of the zoo, or the aquarium, or some
thing impersonaI like that, for the
chances are that when they do call
you up it will be to suggest an addi-
ton to your life insurance policy.
It's mighty funny that you never
run across the original friend in the
first place No one ever steps right
up to you like a man says in so many
woi ds- This has cured me of hay
fever" pointing the while at a clearly
labeled bottle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-02
GARDEN HINTS

Whenever possible procure peren-
nials-they are the most satisfactory
class of plants, and especially adapted
to the farmers garden. During this
month, if possible, procure seeds that
have just ripened, from your friends,
and plant them at once. Or maybe
you can find self-grown seedlings
about the base of the early blooming
sort.
Keep on hand a good supply of in
secticides. Bordeaux mixture as used
in the orchard is good to destroy mil
dew and rust in the flower garden. To-
bacco water will kill aphides which
infest chrysanthemums and golden
glow.
Cut the rhubarb blooms as soon as
they appear, They weaken the plant
Treasure the weekly ash water
and apply to the roots Of the flowers;
it will enhance the beauty of the rose
If slugs bother the roses sift ashes
on the bushes when they are wet with
dew or rain. See that the ashes reach
the under side Of the leaves.
Sow the seeds of annuals-phlox
candy-tuft, poppy and the like-for a
fine fall showing.
When the Iilacs have finished bloom
ing, all the seed clusters should be
cut away.
Seed sown in the open air during
July and August should be carefully
planted in fine soil, watered, and then
well covered with paper or a cloth.
When the seedlings appear, remove
the covering but shade the ground.
Furnish the porch, the shady side of
the house, the arbor with hammocks,
easy chairs, benches so that the family
will enjoy living out doors to the bene-
fit of health and the saving the house
wife work
Just as soon as the summer crop is
gathered remove the fruiting canes
from the raspberry and blackberry
plantations. If the plants send up too
many roots remove the surplus.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-02
PeeIino Onions for Livino.

The profession of onion peeling Is
not one that obtains much notice, yet
there are at least five hundred wom-
en- in the East end of London earn
ing their living by removing the skins
of onions. With practice, they can
make eighty cents to a dollar a day.
Very often they have been peeling
since childhood, daughters succeeding
mothers. 1t is not a profession you
can learn in one lesson, for the skin
must be removed by hand, or the
onion juices" and is no use for pick
ling. The onions are always peeled
in water. This is not done to save
the eyes of the peeler, but is done to
keep the onion white.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-09-02
Cave II 70 the Neiokhors.

Two esteemed citizens were walking
along the streets of a western town
when one of the pair remarked that
he was temporarily a bachelor owing
to the fact that his wife had gone on
a vacation.
81 suppose smilingly remarked the
other, that you write to her and tell
her everything that you do while she
is gomez"
"Oh, no. was the rather surprising
response of the first; Il don't have
to-"
Don't have tot" returned the 9th
er wonderingly. DO you mean to
say"
81 mean to say" replied the first,
that the neighbors kindly attend to it
for me-