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MUSICAL COMEDY
AT STAR THEATRE
WELL KNOWN FRANK MORTON
COMPANY WILL OPEN EN-
GAGEMENT MONDAY

One of the most important theatri-
cal events of the season is the an
nouncement that the we'll known.
Frank Morton Company will open ut
the Star theatre next Monday night,
in repertoire of high class musical
comedies.
The company consists of some of the
best known people on the American
stage to day, including, besides Mr..
Morton himself, the famous come
dienne Gladys Vaughan, who was fea-
tured for one solid year at the Amer
lean Theatre, San Francisco, also Mr..
Jack Fleming, Americas foremost
lyric tenor and entertainer, Edna
Lackey and Roy Williams direct from
some of the biggest Broadway musi-
cal productions
The Morton company for the OPEN
ing play, "Casey Jones" perhaps one
Of the ceverest comedies ever staged.
This is a musical farce replete with
songs, dances and specialties, with
Frank Morton in his famous role Of
Casey
Mr.. Morton needs no introductiona
to the American public, and is partic--
ularly well known in the western stat
es, where his name stands for the,
very best in the amusement line.
The Morton company will present
three complete production each week,
changing the bill on Monday, Wednes
day and Friday.
Prices-Adults to all parts Of the
house, 35 cents. Children Is cents
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REPORT TELLS
HOW TODO FIRING
GOVERNMENT ISSUED REPORT
GIVING INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT
FIRING BOILERS

Washington, Feb. 18.-The Federal
Government, in its attempts to be use
full to the people has reached out in q
new direction, in that it has just is
sued valuable information to the thou
sands of stationary firemen through
out the country, telling them the best
methods of firing boilers in order to
have the least smoke and to get the
most heat from their plants.
The report, which has just been
made public by the United States Bu-
reau of Mines, seeks to meet the needs
of the men, many without technical
education, who are employed in small
plants of 1000 to 1000 horsepower ca
capity, where the firing is done by
hand.
The Bureau tells the firemen that
the best results are obtained if the
fires are kept level and from four to
ten inches thick according to the char
acter of the soft coal used and the
strength of the draft. The coal should
be fired in small quantities and at
short intervals. Leveling the burning
fuel should be avoided as it means
more work for the fireman and also
causes clinkers to form. Further, the
bureau claims that while the fireman
is leveling the fire, large excess Of
air enters the furnace and lowers the
efficiency. The bureaus experts say
that the ash-pit door should be kept
open and that all regulation of the
draft should be made with the damper
and not with the ash-pit doors. Ashes
should not be allowed to accumulate as
they will interfere with the distribu-
tion Of air under the CRATE. When
ever coal shows tendency to clink-
er, water should be kept in the ash pit.
If the firings are too far apart, say
the experts, the coal burns out entire
ly in spots, allowing large excess of
air to enter the furnace. This pre-
vents the proper mixing of the air and
gases and the result is that the gases
escape without burning, depriving the
boiler of much heat.
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SENIOR JUNIOR
BANQUET FRIDAY
BANQUET SERVED IN LIBRARY
HALL WHICH WAS DECOR
ATED FOR THE EVENT

The most enjoyable event Of the
school year took place, Friday, even
ing February twelfth when the jun
iors gave the annual banquet in hon
or of the seniors. The hour set for
the gathering was six-thirty and by
seven-thirty both seniors and juniors
were enjoying a four course banquet
prepared by the juniors under the very
competent Miss Roe.
The Library was very prettily and
tastefully decorated with chairs and
baskets of wild roses, the class flower.
Under Miss Coopers direction Lii
brary Hall was made to look like a
real bower of wild roses. Chains of
them were festooned from one chan
delier to another. Basketsful Of them,
most artistically arranged, hung from
ceptionally beautiful basketful sus-
pended in the center of the room.
Large branches were displayed in
front of the stage and about the sides
of the hall which made one think it
was June instead of February.
After the repast the address Of
welcome from the junior class was
given by Carl Hogan in we'll chosen
words and dignified manner. Charles
Brady representing the seniors made
the response. This was followed by q
toast, "A Look Backwards" responded
to in an easy and pleasing manner by
Marguerite Heffernan. Mary Rhodes
then read the class prophecy. It was
exceedingly interesting to be told
where the various members of both
classes could be found twenty years
hence.
After this number of the program,
Howard Mac Donald, who acted as
toast master, in his charistic and pleas
ing manner asked the company to
take seats where they could get view
of the stage. Then followed most
delightful program of song and read
ing about the campfire. Vocal solos
by Harold Gauthier, Howard Mac
Donald, and Clifford Quindlog were
much enjoyed. Carl Hogans reading
of the Perfect Tribut was exceptional
ly good. st+
This concluded the program and
every one went home feeling that this
was perhaps the most successful SEN
ior-Junior Banquet in the schools
history.
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COUNTRY LIFE
INSTITUTES
MEETINGS WERE WELL ATTEND.
ED AT EVERY PLACE-MANY
NEW FEATURES ADVISED

The series of Country Life Insti.
tutes held last week were brilliant
success-each one seeming to surpass
the preceding one in some respect
but each one having its superior fea-
lures.
The attendance ran about as fol-
lows; Missouri Ridge 80; Spring
Coulee 60; Pioneer Hall IS; Garden
Valley 80; Palmer school house $50;
Williston 1875.
The ladies of each place put up the
finest kind of dinners. Missouri
Ridge, Spring Coulee placed boards
lengthwise on the seats and made
splendid improvised tables. Pioneer
Hall excelled in having a roomy place
to meet and Palmer in numbers. Gar
den Valley had a crowded program OF
good things. Well they all did finely
and the best of good nature prevail
ed.
The following took part in the pro-
grams of the week: F. p. Bergman,
W. G. Owens, Miss Peterson, L. E.
Griffith, A. J. Field, Miss Baldwin
and Miss Frendberg, E. w. Hall, Pro-
fessor and Mrs. Hollis and Rev. E. S.
Shaw. The teachers of the various
schools assisted in every way.
Several matters of interest were
discussed including the retaining of
the Experimental farm; the bill to
permit County Commissioners to levy
tax for the County Fair and lee
ture course for the Country Districts.
The greatest interest was manifest
ed in the Consolidation of Schools and
in the Rural School hot lunch as dem
onstrated by Mrs. Hollis and in the
discussion Of Recreation for Country
Boys and girls by Mr.. Griffith.
The model kitchen arranged by Mrs.
l.. r. Buxton with the cooperation
of the merchants facinated men and
women alike and was unique feature
of the Williston meeting. Several
sales were made as the result of see
ing the articles displayed.
Much praise was given Mr.. Shaw
for his part in arranging and manag-
ing the Institutes. He in turn praised
the talent and the Farmer Clubs and
Ladies organizations for their hearty
cooperation as we'll as the entire talent
for their part in the programs. Sew
eral other places in the county have
asked for similar meetings and all Of
the places visited requested that 9TH
ers be arranged for.
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here almost any day to do this work
to his satisfaction. There are many
other things of intense interest in this
room that space will not allow men,
tioning in this letter.
In the rotunda Of the building Mr..
Freyberger is erecting an immense
lighthouse, reaching two stories high,
of grains and grasses from North Da-
kota. Every few feet colored glass
windows have been provided which
will reflect the electric lights inside
the structure and make one OF the
finest exhibits on the entire exhibition
ground. A sign will be placed on this
lighthouse reading "North Dakota
Enlightening the World"
The west wing of the first floor is
devoted to the grain and grasses ex-
hibit from all over the state. The corn
exhibit will be one of the finest on the
grounds. Mr.. Freyburger has built a
large suspension bridge Of corn that
is already attracting a lot of attention
from these who have visited the build
ing.
The upstairs of the building is
worthy Of special mention, for on the
second floor will be found the ladies'
and Mems parlors, toilet rooms, the
secretarys Office, the kitchenette, etc.
The ladies' parlor is in the east
wing, and the mems in the west wing.
One of the finest marine views to be
seen from the grounds can be seen
from the windows of the parlors. Dur
ing the exposition the big fleet of
warships will be anchored right off
the North Dakota building, so that
the visitors who call at our building
will find ample entertainment for
them.
Besides all the other fine features Of
the building two ipanos will be found,
donated by local piano concern. The
one that will occupy the mems parlor
will in reality be a pianola, so that
any mere man can play It.
The lawn about the building is
green and the flowers are blooming al
though it is now the goth of January.
The weather is quite warm, but nearly
every day it rains so that the weather
is not as enjoyable as it might be-"
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CIV. COUNTRY
LIFE INSTITUTE
SESSION HELD AT GARDEN VAL
LEY SCHOOL HOUSE THURS
DAY GREAT SUCCESS

The session of the Country Life In
stitute held under the auspices of the
Garden Valley Farmers Club at the
schoolhouse last Thursday, the 11tf
inst, was splendid success in every
particular. A large crowd was in at.
tendance, many driving several miles
in order to be at the meeting. A fine
program, both entertaining and in.
structive, was offered the audience
which in return gave faithful atten-
tion to the participants. ..
With Rev. Shaw presiding, the meet,
ing opened with the singing of Amer
lea by the audience, after which the
chairman introduced Miss Alberta
Francis who delivered an excellent ad-
dress on "Conservation of Natural
Resources" Her remarks were made
in a clear and concise manner and
brought home to the audience many
new and important thoughts regard
ing the subject under discussion. Miss
Francis is an important factor in ad-
ding to the social benefit and enjoy
ment Of the community, and is deserv-
ing of the appreciation of all for her
untiring efforts along this line.
The next number on the program
was a lecture on Domestic Science by
Mrs. Hollis, of the Institute Corps.
The speaker made plain the benefits
derived from the preparation Of warm
lunches for the noon repast of school
children, to say nothing Of the child's
comfort. She was enabled to give a
demonstration of her methods before
her audience. preparing a temDting
luncheon and delivering her address
at one and the same time.
At the conclusion of Mrs. Hollis
work Mr.. Alva Fields favored the au-
dience with song and was forced to
respond to an encore.
An adjournment for two hours was
then made for dinner and social visit
ing. The dinner, which, like most Of
the good things on earth, was sup
piled by the ladies', consisted Of so
many edibles that even a newspaper
mans craving was satisfied, much to
our regret, before we could even sam
pie all the viands placed before us.
The afternoon session opened with a
song by the audience followed by reci-
tations by two Of Garden Valleys
bright school pupils, little Miss Adele
Cartier and brother, Master Clifford.
Both did excellent and were warmly
applauded for their efforts.
Following this Miss Bessie Baldwin
made brief address on the library,
minutely explaining the methods nee
essary for obtaining books therefrom,
and expressing the hope that the
country people, would, to further ex-
tent, avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity to procure reading matter.
Miss Baldwin is splendid impromptu
Continued on page 81
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STATES ATTORNEY BUSY :.
States Attornov Owons ;s evident1

after the scaips of the piggers and
bootleggers. Subpoenas were issued
for Andy Moore, Charlie Underwood
and Orville Hickman and after being
examined warrants were issued and
they were arrested Monday charged
with bootlegging. Hickman waived
examination and was bound over.
Moore and Underwood were given pre-
liminary hearings and were bound
over for trial. Bond was not furnish
ed so the treo are the guests of the
sheriff while awaiting trial. 1t seems
to be popular for the boys to be law
breakers recently. Hickman is but 18
and the bank looters 18 and 20.
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P,GGERs PTEAD GUILTY

The three Wild Pose candidates fol
Initiation into the mysteries ofs the
County Lodge which holds forth in the
building with the barred windows
we're given theirs Monday. The three
are Anton Anderson, w. E. Berg
stronn and Ernest Smith. They ap-
peared before judge Fisk and express
ed their willingness to be initiated
The fee for each candidate will be
about 5000 and it will take them
about four months to get every de-
gree.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-02-18
CHANGE PLANS
FOR PROJECT
WATER USERS ASKED TO LEASE
AND OPERATE PUMPING PRO-
JECT AT OWN EXPENSE

During the past three months it has
been evident that some radically diff.
ferent plans were being considered by
the Reclamation Commission in con.
nection with the North Dakota Pump.
ing Project, which includes the Will
liston and Buford- Trenton Units. The
Commission has not recommended an
appropriation for irrigation and none
has been included in the estimate of
the Appropriation Committee for the
various projects. Some letters have
gone in from this section asking
abandonment and more urging the
Reclamation Commission to withhold
any decision until the water users
should have had ample time to care
fully consider the conditions from all
phases.
Letter From The Comptroller
The following letter from the Comp
troller to the Acting Project Manager
definitely sets forth what is desired
from the Williston Unit water users:
Washington, D. c., Dec. 16, 1914.
Project Manager,
Williston, N. D.
Your letter of November 20, rela-
tive to the operation Of pumping
plants for the North Dakota Pump
ing project: The subject matter of
your letter has been given considera-
tion by the Commission and it has
been decided that before taking final
action with respect to the disposition
to be made of the North Dakota
Pumping project the water users
should be solicited to make proposal
for the taking over and operation of
the system during the irrigation sea-
son of 1915 under a form of lease or
some other contract such as may be
found to be permissible under the law.
It is the desire of the Commission that
opportunity shall be given to the wa
ter users to take over this property
and operate it in their own behalf be-
fore making definite recommendation
to the Secretary Of the Interior for
the abandonment of the project. 1t
is apparent that if the water users in
terested will neither subscribe to the
operation and maintenance of the pro-
ject so that the cost thereof may be
recovered to the reclamation fund and
they will not themselves undertake the
operation and maintenance Of the pro-
ject at their own cost, then there is
no other course left open to the Rec
lamation Service but to finally and
definitely abandon the same.
w. A. Ryan,
Comptroller.
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EPISCOPAL SERVICES

was in the city Tuesday and visited
church at a guild meeting Tuesday
forenoon. Arrangements were made
for services to be held in the church
next Wednesday evening at o'clock.
Announcements will be made at that
time as to future services.
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Gerard Gets German Repl,

Berlin, (Via London), Feb. IT.
Germany's reply to the United States,
note of protest against the regulations,
proposed for the war zone in waters
around the British Isles, has beeR
handed to Ambassador James Gerard
1t will probably be forwarded to WASH
ington today.
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SITUATION MAY
DEVELOP CRISIS;
GERMAN BLOCADE TO BE EFFBC-
TIVE LAST NIGHT-RUSSIANS
WERE CAPTURED

London, Feb. l7.-Heavier fighting
is under way in France and BelgiuD.
the German war Office asserts attacks
undertaken by the allies in many plae-
es were repulsed.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-02-18
Will r. King,
Chief Counsel.
Views of Water Users

Thirty-six water users were present
at the meeting. The president called
upon each in turn for his opinion and
there were probably six who did not
speak without reserve of the value of
Irrigation and the benefits to himself
and his farm and the greater good
that would have been derived had
each years terms been taken advan-
tage Of and the farm irrigated. Those
who were Indifferent or who would as
sumo to see the project abandoned had
used little, if any, water which had
usually been applied too late in the
season to materially benefit the crops.
After nearly every one present had
expressed his views the president of
the water users remarked that the
consensus of opinion seemed over
whelmingly that the farmers wanted
irrigation and did not want to see
the project abandoned and reminded
those present that the Comptroller's
letter definitely proposed three things:
That the water users subscribe to the
operation and maintenance of the pro-
ject; that they take it over and op-
crate it themselves; or that the Ser
Continued on page ~
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Comptroller.
No Approximation Made

The following letter was also read
by the Acting Project Manager,
which would seem to indicate that the
Reclamation Commission definitely
plans to discontinue the operation Of
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Ennn SALE

The ladies aid of the Methodist
church will hold food sale in the
building jst north of Snyders store;
Saturday, February 20.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-02-18
DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT

Don't forget that the Degree OF
Honor will give one of their series of
dances in the Odd Fellows hall tomor-
row night. Dance and supper one
dollar.
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New Attack on Serbia

An Athens dispatch states that u
formidable army is described N,
amounting to 100000 men, in part
Germans. The army which Serbia
can put in the field is about half Of
this.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-02-18

London, Feb. 17.-At the stroke 6f
midnight the water surrounding the.
coasts of the United Kingdom will b.
come, as far as it lies within the.
power of Germany to make them q
war zone, which all vessels neutral or
otherwise will penetrate at their peril
Some service across the channel wiz
probably be curtailed, but the major
ity of neutral shipping lines will ae-
cept the risk and continue sailingB-
sells and the flags of their nations will
be painted on their sides in hope that
the Germans will not sink them BY:
mistake.
England's announcement of the de-.
tails proposed as retaliatory policy
by which she plans to shut off the
German food supply from outside Is
expected momentarily, and apparent
ly there is not the slightest prospect.
that this country will accept the Ger
man proposal to call off the blockado.
if England will relax the naval pres-
sure on shipping. 1t is not expected
there will be an immediate widespread
activity of German submarines, but
developments 4 karding neutral ships
should bring to head one of the most
interesting and threatening situations,
in the war.
England, noticeably by second
massed attack Of aeroplanes on Ger
man positions in Belgium yesterday.
in which forty aeroplanes and sea-
planes participated and "good result
attained has sought to answer the
German threat.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-02-18
January 80, 1915.
Project Manager,
Williston, N. D.

january ~, 1S1o.
Project Manager,
Williston, N. D.
l recently sent you for comment,
tentative draft Of public notice an
nouncing the operation and mainten-
ance charges for the Missouri River
Pump Project for the season of 1915.
This was an inadvertence and in view
of the fact that no appropriation has
been asked for in connection with this
project for the fiscal year 1916 we
will be unable to operate the same af-
ter June 80 of the present calendar
year. You will, therefore, pay no at
tention to the draft of public notice
in question.
Will r. King,
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Berlin, Feb. 17-Wireless to Lon
don: Fifty thousand prisoners be-
sides many cannon and machine guns:
were captured by the Germans when
the Russian Tenth army was defeated
in Mazurian lake district in east Prus-.
sia, according to statement issued
at general headquarters here today.
The statement says: 'In a nine.
days battle in the Mazurian lake dis
trict, the Russian Tenth army, con.
sisting of at least eleven infantry and
several cavalry divisions. was not only
driven out Of strongly entrenched posi-
tions east of the Mazurian lake plat
eau but forced back across the from
tier.
"Utterly defeated at almost every
point only remnants of the army man.
aged to reach the woods east Of Su-
Walki and Augustowo where they are
being pursued. The number of pris-
oners taken has not been ascertained
but will certainly exceed $4,000. More
than fifty cannon and sixty machine
guns besides an unknown quantity of.
war material was captured"
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the project for irrigation and that if
the water users desire water during
the season Of 1915 some very definite
proposal must be made to the Com
mission:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-15
RICHMOND

the most common form of control for the coun-
try at large. The district unit of organization IS
in practice in twenty eight states
Mr. Monahan's investigation shows that coun-
ty control has been adopted by most of the south
ern states while the district is the unit of organl
cation in most of the states west of the Missss-
ppi river.
In the New England states where cities and
incorporated towns are included in the township,
and where the township is the unit of local taxa
ton and local government in nearly all civil al
fairs, township control has proved very salts
factory
Where conditions are not exceptional as in
New England, Mr.. Monahan finds that county
control recommends itself because it is already
the unit of supervision in most of the states; 1t
gives the schools better support by giving the
entire county the benefit of taxes paid by cor
porations such as railroads; it gives the schools
better teachers with better salaries yet the
schools are run more economically; it removes
the school from unwse local influences and gives
opportunity for the selection of teachers from a
wider range and upon their merits; it injects
business into the management of the schools
with to grind, no favorites to reward, a
small board for all schools Of the county provides
the best possible schools for all the children.'