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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15
Gronna Called Political Misfit---
Minister Also Raps Some Others

Citing Abraham Lincoln as one of
the greatest American statesmen, and
4 president who ruled the nation with
with the help of the Almighty, Rev.
James Hoffman Batten, at the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening,
took occasion to pay his respects to
the United States senators who re-
Gently filibustered the bill for pro-
lection of our ships, and also brought
out some other conditions Of the pres
ent day government.
\ Rev. Batten took as his theme
'"Some North Dakota Political Mis-
fits" He did not mince words in
reference to the two North Dakota
legislators in Congress who failed to
support the president in the recent
fight for free American commerce
mentioning Helgesen in the house ard
Gronna in the senate j.
"Today North Dakota sits in sack
cloth and ashes," said Rev. Batten,
"shamed and misrepresented by the
men whom she trusted and honored.
Nothing is surer than that these men
do not properly represent our state.
The vote of Senator Gronna does not
represent his Scandinavian constitu-
ency, because there is no more patri-
otic citizen to be found than the one
in whose veins flows the blood Of Nor
way, Denmark or Sweden"
Gronna A Man Friday"
Mr.. Batten said that North Dakota
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15

NEW YORK CITY is WAR MAD
That was the statement of Forrest
Arthur, dry goods manager for Brueg-
gers who returned last Thursday
night from a three weeks trip in the
east where he took in the short course
of the Economy Training School,
specializing in merchandising sub
jects.
ut has ceased to be funny with
Githamites," said Mr.. Arthur in speak
ing of the war scare. "New York.
ers know that it would be far from
impossible for a foreign power to
drop a bomb into the city from a
Zeppelin or to throw one of the big
shells into the heart of the metropolis
from a warship. Of course every
man and woman things that any,
thing that happens will happen to
them and the result is that New York
is actually crazy, looking for war
with every extra that the newsies
cry; .
the city where it would seem that rea-
son would prevail the war atmos-
phere is prevalent to the exclusion
of almost all else. So many concerns
have made so much money out of
the war that the city is money crazy
and prices are shooting higher with
every turnover. It certainly was a
relief to get back to Williston where
people are thinking of garden plots
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15
CAN'T UNDERSTAND
FRAz|ER'S REMS0N
EQUITY HEA DSURPRISED THAT
TERMINAL BILLS IS VETOED
BY GOVERNOR

Bismarck, N. D., March 12-Gover-
nor Frazier's vote Of S. B. No. 81,
providing for the creation Of . ter
minal elevator commission and for
the construction Of an elevator if
the commission deemed the plan ex-
pedient, the subject Of an interview
North Dakota Society Of Equity, In
which he shows that there is great
difference Of opinion in the league.
Mr.. johnson, q member Of the state
railroad commission, elected on the
Nonpartisan league ballot, doesn't
accept Governor Frazier's explana-
tion of the veto, insisting that the
people Of the state have clearly STAT
ed, from time to time, that they want
a terminal, owned by the state.
Thunderbolt, johnson
"The news came as q thunderbolt
to me-" said Pres. NJ. p. Johnson, who
with Sec. NJ. v. Boldly of the state
union of the Equity, was interviewed
briefly last evening on the veto of
S. B. No. "a.
II couldn't believe until I saw the
governors message actually in print
that the report could be true. At no
time did we receive any intimation Of
the governors intention, nor were "
consulted as to our views in the mat
ter. The Equity had worked seven
years for this bill.-. It carried out to
4 large extent the Equity's ideas of
what the bill should contain, and had
the governor signed it, as we fully
expected him to do, it would have
been a great aid to the Equity move
ment.
II can't say that the next step Of
the Equity will be. I anticipate that
a conference will be held in the near
future. I am wondering what the e.
feet of this league move will be on
the attempts to organize Minnesota,
now under way. If Minnesota comes
to the conclusion that the North Da-
kota Equity union has assisted in
building up an organization which in
tends to block everything the Equity
has worked for, I don't believe the
league will get very far in Minnesota.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15
INDIANA TORNADO
KILLS 29--200 HURT
NEWCASTLE GETS BRUNT OF
STORM AND HAS MILLION
PROPERTY LOSS
Last Five Minutes The Twister Crush.
ed Everything In Sight-Fire
Followo In Wake

Newcastle, Ind, March 12.---Twen-
ty-three are known to have been kill
ed, several are missing, more than
a hundred persons were injured, some
fatally, and property damage to the
extent of $1,000,000 by a tornado
which struck Newcastle shortly af-
ter 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The storm swept over the city In
southeasterly direction, demolish-
ing practically everything in path
two blocks wide and more than ten
blocks long. For several hours the
city was entirely cut off from COM
munication.
Confusion and disorder followed in
the path of the storm. Those who es-
capped injury and death, ran wildly
about the streets, women and chill
dren crying and wringing theii hands,
and men shouting and cursing. The
men finally settled down ana began
the work of rescue, digging in the
ruins of their homes for missing
members Of their families.
Most Of Dead In Homes
Most of the dead were found in the
wleckage of their homes, only two OF
three bodies being found in the
streets.
Several fires broke out in the wreck
age on the south side, but the heavy
rain which followed the tornado kept
them from spreading.
Although the skies had been threat
ening during the early afternoon,
there was little warning of the ap.
preaching tornado. A huge funnel
shaped cloud suddenly appeared in the
west, hanging low and sweeping TO-
ward the city. Groups of persons on
the streets began seeking shelter, men
and women running wildly through
the streets.
The tornado lasted about five min
utes and was followed by a hard
rain, which also stopped in few
minutes.
2 Reports from other cities were in
the path Of the storm brings brings
the death list above 80 and it is es-
timated that 200 persons are hurt,
many of whom it is feared will die.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15
SAYS NORTH DAKOTA
BEST GRAIN STATE
IOWA MAN MOVES HERE THIS
WEEK AND TELLS OF $40 REM
tai IN HAWKEYE STATE

Eugene Thornston of New Provi-
dence, Iowa, closed a deal yesterday
with Usher L. Burdick for. a quarter
section of land near the Burdic.l
ranch and this evening he is INSTALL
ed on his new farm and settled to
become one of the good farmers Of
Williams county.
Mr.. Thornston came prepared to
deal Two brothers came here some
time ago and bought the Hamilton
600 acre ranch. Their success has
been such that when land values in
Iowa brought the rental to $40 cash
and take your own chances, Mr.. Thorn
ton Just put his stock and furniture
on a car and started for North Da-
kota. He was here only short time
until the deal was closed.
Mr.. Thornston is going into the
farming business here we'll equipped
and with knowledge of the game
and there is every reason to believe
that there will be others from the
same neighborhood in Iowa joining
The Thornton brothers in North Da
kota before long.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15
Overland Films
Will Show Here


The films of the Overland Dealers
convention, which the dealers of the
Williston Overland Co., recently at
tended in special train, at Toleda,
will be shown in Williston according
to word received by o. E. Krohn, To-
cal representative. The films cover
practically every phase of the big
gathering besides showing much Of
the operations at the big plant Of the
Willys-Overland Co. These will be
given in addition to the regular show
at the Orpheum and it is expected
that the house will be packed. Near
ly everybody interested in autos will
want to see these films and tl.ey will
be Of special interest in this territory
as all agents were there.
Orpheum March 21st.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15
.illiston Company
Makes Good Showing

Inspection of the Williston Nation
al Guard Company, E of North Da-
kota was made here last Thursday
night and the company found to be
in fine shape.
Officers of the company were COM
plimented on the showing attendance
and condition of the men and equip
ment and if other companies over
the state are kept in the same condi.
tion Adjutant General Tharldson will
be in command of a small army of
which he can vel be proud.
The armory was used for the in
spection which was open to the pub
lie and again the excellent facilities
provided by the building brought
themselves to the front. Williston
can we'll be proud of tbs armory and
its Company E.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15
Want OVER 1000
ACRES IN COUNTRY
NEW AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIA-
TION TO PUSH POTATO
CULTIVATION
MEET AGAIN SATURDAY
WAREHOUSE AND SPECIAL SER
VICE ARE LOCKER FORWARD
TO FOR CITY

One Of the most important organ
izations formed in this city or some
time was affected Saturday when Q
number of the successful potato
growers of this vicinity formed the
Williston Potato Growers organize
tion.
The association formed Saturday
is not to be county affair-in fa0e
the organizers want every potato
grower in this vicinity who car u0o
Williston as a marketing place 20
join them and to cooperate in max
ing the potato one of the important
crops of this section.
The first officers elected for the
association are:
President-O. j. Roed,
Vice President-E Eugene Howard.
Secretary-M. S. Phillips.
Treasurer-D. I. Todd.
The membership fee was fixed at
81. This charge is merely nominal
and it is expected that when the as
sociation gets started the members
that benefit will be glad to invest In
any expense which it is deemed ad-
visable to put into better potatoes.
A second meeting will be held at
the court house a week from Satur-
day and it is hoped to have at least
fifty interested growers present at
that time.
One of the hopes of the new agri-
cultural body is to have 1000 acres
of potatoes in the Williston territory
this coming season. Trials last year
convinced farmers that the potato
will pay big returns in this section
and that its cultivation will mater
tally aid in the diversified farming
program which is being put forward
as the best thing for the state.
1--WE can raise potatoes here" said
NJ. S. Phillips yesterday, "and with
little organization for marketing
purposes we will have an industry
that will be a big thing for the far
mers. We hope to have our own
warehouse for this association so
that any potato raiser can bring his
product here and know that it will
1e well taken care of until we can
get cars. We can also then do our
own grading and sorting and get the
top of the market. And even in years
when the potato is not bringing big.
prices for the table Williston grow
ers can get big returns by selling
the seed to certain sections of the
country.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15
EIGHTH GRADE FINAL EXAM
NATIONS

According to the new state regu-
lations pupils final examinations will
be held the last Thursday and Fri
day in March, May and the County
Superintendent must appoint certain
schools as centers where the pupils
from that vicinity may take the ex-
animation. The next examination
will be given March 10Th and 3Oth
and the county superintendent has
Following schools:
Buford, Trenton, Court House in
Williston, Spring Brook, Epping, Tenn
pie, Tioga, Ray, McGregor, Lindahl
Consolidated, Wheelock, Brooklyn
Center, Hofflund Consolidated, Wild
rose, Grenora, Stony Cree Consoli-
dated, Stewart Consolidated, Twin
Lake Consolidated, Bonetraill, Cot
tonwcod Lake, Hamlet.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15

in q few days plans will be on foot
to 60 over the ground again and to
have the Wittenberg Community hos
pital among the buildings for which
ound will b broken in the early
part of the summer.
"You certainly need hospital"
said DR.. Beard. "And it is only q
question Of whether you wait until
necessity forces q makeshift arrange
ment or whether you act now when
you have time to plan and get results. I"
DR.. Beard says that the hospital
that Williston should erect will cost
about $4,000 and that this will mean
that at least $4,000 more will have
to be raised before work could be
started.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15
NEARLY HALF MILLION
FOR States SCHOOLS
STEEN MAILED OUT
CHECKS FOR $495,5O5, BEING
FIRST APPORTIONMENT

Bismarck, N. NJ, March l5.-State
Treasurer Steen, has mailed out the
public school apportionment. for the
first quarter Of 1917. The total
amount is $495,5O5, as compared with
$347,247 for the first quarter of 1916,
and 1851 1853 for the same quarter in
1875.
This years apportionment Is based
on an enrolment of 193,557 children
of school age. In 1916 there were
1876, ,692 school children, and in 1915,
177,704. The interest and income
furnishes $491 ,634 of this quarters
apportionment, and $3,871 comes from
fines, taxes and other sources.
County Superintendent Anna Peter
son has given out figures showing
that Williams coutny will nave a
fund of $11,64O.32 as it's aportion-
ment from state funds according to
figures compiled this week. The
county fund will be $3683.07 ana this
will give per capita revenue of 1887
which will be the largest of the year
and one of alrgest ever received.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15
CASCADEN SUFFERS SEVERE
INJURIES

A. w. Cascaden, local representa-
tive Of the Marshall Oil Co. had q
close call from death in . runaway
Monday evening. The team hitched
to the oil tank took fright and in the
mad run the big tank from the oil
wagon was thrown from the trucks
giving Mr.. Cascaden an ugly fall.
He was badly cut about the face and
head and ten stitches were required
to close the wound. In addition he
suffered a sprained wrist. While he
has been up and around all the time
he had close call and it will be some
time before he is completely over his
injury.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15
HOSPITAL PLAN
CALLS FOR FUND
OVER 100000
DIR. r. o. BEARD TELLS COMMIT.
TEES $4,000 FAR TOO LITTLE
TO BEGIN PROJECT
TERRITORY CALLS FOR 1T
GREAT INTEREST DISPLAYED
AT MEETING COMMITTEES
TO MEET
1T can't be did,"

~
With this homely phrase as an en-:
Of Minneapolis who was here yester-
day to plan for the Wittenberg Com
munity hospital made it plain to a
number of enthusiasts who had gath
cred to hear the plans that Wiiliston
still has . large job ahead in getting
the new hospital completed and ready
for service.
DR.. Beard was in session here all
day Wednesday with the medical men,
the hospital board aind members Of
the Commercial Club and others in.
terestad. After canvass of the prospec-
tive work the hospital here will be
cslled on for, the community it will
serve and other features of q more
technical nature, DR.. Beard told the
directors in so many words that it
would be foolishz-in fact it would be
wrong-to start the construction of
= hospital for this territory with a
$4,000 fund.
Economy Demands Large Outlay
Ur. Beard made it plain that he
was trying to give the Willist"n
board the benefit of mistakes that
had been made in other parts of the
country in hospital construction. He
advised three story structure about
$50 by 80 feet built in T shape 80
that additions may be made in all
directions as necessity demands. He
plans a hospital that will have ~
beds at the start and . complete
equipment. The floors will be ar
ranged so that medical obstetrical
and surgical cases will be entirely
separated, this plan having besn
worked out as the one that gets best
results.
In addition the hospital as planned
will be able to take care of contagious
disease, and DR.. Beard says that this
is not only matter of protection for
the city but for the hospital itself.
To Serve Community
DR.. Beard sees the Wittenberg hos
pital in the larger sense holding
it's territory and an important point
have public hospital here that will
offer the highest class of service t.;
the people for a hundred miles around
mate made includes, of course, a fire
surgical ucpdl CIASIlI dIlu S11SO oCi NiCS
buildings which will make the COM
fort of the patients all they could get
in any hospital in the land DR.. Beard
advises that the Wittenberg associa-
tion install machine laundries and
all the modern paraphernalia to get
real service and he is emphatic in
that no part of the service, not even
the kitchen, may be housed in the
main building.
Just a Question of How
Hospital boosters received a body
blow yesterday when this information
came to them and more so when af-
ter having heard DR.. Boards plan
they saw that he was right in every
particular. The hospital outlined is
not too large for this city and terri
tory. It is now down to the ques-
tion of how to get the money. It
was with an almost superhuman ef-
fort that $4,000 was raised last fall.
However, the board is not discour-
aged. DR.. Beard has given some val
liable tips on the raising of money
for hospital and it is expected that
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15
HOW RUT[EDGE
GRABBED TITLE
BOB" WAS DARK HORSE UNTIL
NOON OF LAST DAY OF
TOURNAMENT
Honor Brings Loving Cup To Will
liston- Correspondence Tourney
For this Year

Grand Forks Herald-R. Il. Rut-
ledge of Williston, won the North
Dakota checker championship title
in the third annual tournament Of
the state association which was brot
to close Wednesday afternoon. A.
Bjerkness of Park River, champion
for the past two years and possess
or of the first cup offered by the as
sociation, was close second with a
total of 4S points, just two below
that of the winner.
Bjerkness was picked to win the
Grand Forks tourney events until this
noon, when Rutledge continued to
threaten his standing and in the final
play the Williston man took the lead.
Elect O@cers
At q business meeting held imme-
diately after the close Of play, L. H.
Nichols of Dickinson was reelected
president Of the association, c. J.
Hurd of Grand Forks, was elected
vice president, and A. p. Jones Of
Hankinson, was renamed secretary
and treasurer.
A resolution was adopted at the
meeting to thank the Grand Forks
Commercial club. Mayor James A.
Dinnie and the Grand Forks Herald
for the cooperation extended in A.
sisting in making the event success.
Correspondence Tourney
A novel method Of conducting .
checker tournament by correspond
ence was described at the meeting,
and A. Bjerkness and R. r. Rutledge
were elected captains Of teams. The
members of the association have been
divided equally between the two
teams and play will begin within the
next few weeks. Each player will
play four games with every other
member of the association and the
result of each contest will be for
warded to the captains. At the end
of the year the scores will be com.
piled and the winning aggregation
announced.
Cup Awarded
As recognition of his ability to play
checkers, r. r. Rutledge, the winner
of the tournament yesterday, was
presented with a beautiful silver low
ing cup, gift of the association. The
trophy must be won for two consecu-
tive years to become the permanent
property of contestant.
Minot Gets Next Meeting
Minot was selected as the meeting
place for the checker artists and the
next tournament will be held in that
city in February, 1918. The standing
of the players who participated in
the Grand Forks event is as follows:
Player. City. Points
R. R. Rutledge, Williston. ............. so
A. Bjerkness, Park River............ 48
L. H. Nichols, Dickinson. ... AZ
John Meyer, Pingree. 800. -....... 10
Sen. Henry Mclean, Hannah. 81
]. B. Matteson, Inkster.-.. ............ sc
Geo. A. Bell, Cavalier. .............. 35
G. U. Stone, Rugby. -. ....... "a
D. A. Rutledge, Williston...... 81
A. P. Jones, Hankinson... .. .. 80
A. Hamilton, Fordville ..-...-... 81
c. J. Hurd, Grand Forks ks.......... 18
Walter Sundahl, Niagara. ..-..... Is
2. N. Mcintyre, Williston... Is
Ross Dodge, Inkster zee . 90. IA
6. M. Fitzgerald, Grand Forks. =. 5
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15

w. C. Rawson of Grand Forks was
here the first of the week enroute to
Poplar, Mont, where he goes to look
after spring work on his large ranch.
Mr.. Rawson was formerly a Williston
business man.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15
WEDDING AT SKATING RINK

John Hiarta and Miss Katherine
Pierce were married last evening at
the skating rink in the presence Of a
number of friends. Rev. Styles Har-
riSs officiated. The groom is we'll
known here having come mere num-
ber of years ago from his native coun-
try-Japan. He is proprietor of a
Williston restaurant and has large
circle of acquaintances here who will
wish the couple the best in the land.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15

George Buhler of Miles City was
here the latter part of the week v;s-
iting friends. Mr.. Buhler is doing
we'll in garage work in Miles City.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15

Frank Brown of Williston was iin
Minot Tuesday on business.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-03-15

J. A. Cooper of this city was in Mi
lot Friday on business.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-03-23
FERTILIZER CHEMICALS RE.
CEIVED.

Several car loads of fertilizers are
being received at several stations in the
county. Here is real progress. Here
tofore the farmers have bought their
commercial fertilizers "ready mixed"
on long time credit, paying a high rate
of interest on the money value of the
plant food, as it should have been pur-
chased. This year, as result of the
campaign run by the Farmers assoca-
ton in December, they are purchasing
chemicals in car lots on the cash basis
and incidentally saving more than $4,000
to the county The county agent is to
give mixing demonstrations in each of
the towns of the county where chemi-
Gals have been received. These demon
strations are to show the farmers how
to home-miX their chemicals. The dates
and places Of these meetings are to be
published later.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-03-23
EAST MlDDLEBURY,

j, A. Douglas was called to Mt,
Holly on Wednesday Of last week by
the sudden death of his nephew, Ernest
Douglas. The remains were accom-
panied to this place on Saturday by Mr.,
Douglas and the deceased's sister, Mrs.
Worden of Whitefeld, N. H., and q
brother, Herman Douglas of Malone,
N, Y. The burial was in the family lot
in Prospect cemetery.
Harry Laque is home from Worces-
Mass, where he has position at the
State hospital.
The village schools closed for the
winter term on Friday of last week.
A few of the sugar orchards have
been tapped, but little sugar has been
made thus far.
Mrs. Thomas Reed is under the doc
tors care, suffering from nervous
prostration. Their son Cloyce of Rut-
land, visited them on Sunday.
James Barnard and Nina Bean were
married on Saturday, the 18th. They
will reside at the Alison Hubert tene-
ment, where he has position with
Dawson McGregor.
r. Wales Gladding, infant son of Mr..
and Mrs, Archie f, Gladding, died at
the home of his parents Saturday even
ing, aged II days. The funeral was
held on Monday afternoon at O'Clock
and burial was in Prospect cemetery,
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Billings Of
North street are under the doctor S
care.
Miss Ruth Arnold, who has been with
friends at Brandon for some time, has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Saffron Cakes are visit
ing friends at Dandy.