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Williston graphic., 1917-03-29

No member of the present Board of Commissioners
was in any way consulted with in regard to the calling
of that advertised meeting Mr.. Craven, who is the
President of the Commissioners not in the state
at the time and did not return home until long after the
meeting so called was held The meeting was held at
the courthouse at the time advertised and said meeting
Have We Accomplished For
In the firm belief that they for the best interests
of Wliston and the great majority of citizens de-
string them we have provided certain public improve
ments among which we will here enumerate only the
greater in magnitude, namely
1st: The water Filteration Plant which insures
pie supply Of pure water:
End: The water tower and tank system which in
adequate water supply under pressure at all times
and second main system of water supply for better fire
protection
3rd: The White Way Lighting SYSTEM throughout
the business section which insures sucentlghtsafety
and beauty with uptodateness equal to that of
city of the same size in the country:
4th: The grading and graveling of the streets
throughout your city, which if finished contemplated
and planned, will give Willston clean, sanitary and up
todate streets and the city at least thousand
dollars each year in their up-keep.
Williston graphic., 1917-03-29

was attended very large and representative body of
citizens in fact the court room was taxed to it's full ca
pacity to accommodate the people. Mr. Burdck presid
ed and that meeting voted unanimously without one
dissenting voice. for the denomination and support of
the present commissioners whose term of office was
about to expire This meeting was followed by the VOL
untary circulation and signing Of the formal nomna-
tive petitions, endorsing the action of that meeting
said nomination petitions each bears the name of some
250 of our townspope and signed generally by al
most every to whom such petitions was presented
Under such circumstances, felt, and feel, it is
the wish of the overwhelming majority of the citizens of
Wiston, that continue the work and for that
your humble candidates having in good faith &C.
cepted the nomination so rendered In justice to these
citizens representing upwards Of half the voters and
tax payers, we could not do otherwise. But will say
that had that meeting any respectable number
less than the majority thereof indicated that they
were dissatisfied with administration of the cities af
fairs dissatisfied with all any of us as officers
and desired change of administration we would have
said unite on some other candidates. that will unite Will
son and it's people, and will gladly step aside we
have stood and now stand for harmony and good will in
our city, Aswe said before there dissenting voice
raised no complaint made, so unanimously
nominated, hence we are your candidates, and while
are not going to make any active campaign, respect
fully solicit your support on election day.
Williston graphic., 1917-03-29

tablished by us.
What we have done while commissioners in
the past is the record we are glad to stand on and
submit for your approval, as you may see fit. We
neither wish nor propose to carry political
fight or campaign for our reelection. Your &C, &C.
mass meeting and your $50 signatures petition
ing for our denomination leads us to believe you
will not ask or expect US to do more than state
our position, and this we have done in the fore
going statement.
DATED AT WILLISTON, N. d., MARCH
28TH, 1917.
(Signed:)
Thos. F. Craven
John Bruegger
w. s. Davidson
Williston graphic., 1917-03-29

5th: Renewal of power contract with Government;
Installed motor driven water pumps reduced the cost to
consumers of electricity and water
6th Refunded every dollar of your floating in
debtedness thus saving three percent $4000000 an
nualy.
7th: Have paid off every claim against the city
is about $41 10000 and this is available to meet
your bonded indebtedness and is ample to do kept
up the bonds mature.
8th We have taken requisite steps and have co-op-
Grated with so that have in city, fine
an auditorium and armory as is in the northwest.
9th While we issued the bonds of your city author
lzed by you, namely $2l50000 for refundng the out
Tank System, and $1350000 for Auditorium and Arm
Dry, yet we reduced the Indebtedness of your city
$1977996 during the past four and this has been
accomplished without increasing the general tax 1evy
Williston graphic., 1917-03-29
To the People Of Williston

edig dmem Board Commission hd dm,
uaatrm ndT
Evening star., 1917-01-21

quired to keep our school building in good
order, so that it would be fitted for a re-
sumption of its usefulness. This was an
truly the taxes have become quite
burden in themselves"
She had become garrulous. The think
ing she had done when alone had had no
expression. 1t was as if Vanessas young
face, now half grief, sympathy, and dis
may, and half smiles and understanding,
had called from Miss Pell for a moment
her unrestrained inner self.
Perhaps she realized this. She said:
Miss Cherrill. do not believe should
say too much. You are tired, dear. But
this want to say: am sure that, if only
| had been concerned, | would not have
had the patience to plan and wait for
new era for our school. Year after
year the best-some of the best-of the
young ladies from many cities came and
went in and out of this door-always bet
ter for having been here. Could | allow
personal discouragements to put an end
forever to such an institution? No; it is
the school-it is not |, but the school
which has been brave, and patient, and
trustful. But oh, it is so good to have
youth --here-once more!'
Vanessa's eyes were opened wide, her
lips We're parted
Il forgot" exclaimed Miss Pell. 81
must go at once and tell Cora to turn
down the counterpane on your bed. I've
given you the large room next to mine,
Miss Cherrill just moment"
She went out.
Vanessa dropped into chair beside the
table and buried her head in her arms.
Evening star., 1917-01-21

Pell Il wrote that to your mother. 1t
is matter about which have come to
feel so sensitive, but | knew | must ex-
plain. l think that said to your mother
that yours was the first application the
school had accepted for long time.
Nanessa suddenly understood, | think.
1T is not every mother and daughter
who would want to join in rebuilding n
private school,, the old lady said, beam
ling once more. "Of course, there is an
advantage in the fact that can give all
my time and attention to you. When we
have other enrolments we shall engage
other teachers. The tuition fees will re-
store the financial resources. l shall be
younger when youth is in the house. |
think for the last five or six years have
been too much to myself"
AND then | understood-and | think
Vanessa understood at that moment,
too. could see the old fashionable school
meeting the new competition of more
modern schools. | could see that, in
spite of all the worry and labor and pain,
Miss Pell could not stop the decline. |
could imagine the yearly decrease in
pupils Miss Pells S was no longer fashion,
able, but Miss Pell still refused to take
any but the incest girls. | could i'm
agine the year by year disappearance of
the teachers she could not pay, and the
emptiness slowly creeping through the old
mansion. The school had died, and Miss
Pell could not believe it.
al am glad that your mother saw my
advertisement she was exclaiming. Il
have not inserted any notice before for
two years. So much money has been re-
Evening star., 1917-01-21
MAGAZINE SECTION for January 81, 1917

knew Wnat ner plans nad
meant to her and to her
mother. / knew all the
ambition and hopes and
dreams which had gone into
this venture.
And, just as if she knew
what l was thinking, she
raised her head and brushed
the tears out of her eyes.
"You do know, don't you?"
she asked. at is ridiculous
for me to act about it so
childishly. But you do un-
derstand."
"Of course l do, Vanessa,"
| said. @But you better stay
here tonight anyway. To-
morrow l will help all l can.
First We'll telegraph the sit
uation-"
No." she said; 4I'm not
going to telegraph. I'm 60
ing to stay!'
4Stay-stay all winter!
You can't.
"Yes, | can. Ellis she
said. "Yes, l can. Don't
you see that it's all a question
of which one of us-Miss Pell
or has to bear the burden
of the situation? That's the
whole question. And do you
think | could tell her that |
had changed my mind-that
| would leave her, after all
these new hopes of hers?s
"But the old lady would be
unreasonable to expect"
Vanessa stopped me again
by shaking her gloves at me.
| thought that from her there
came to me across the table
the same fragrance which |
had known only once before.
Ellis, l am glad it has
happened she said quietly.
"I think it will make a lot
of difference to me. | won't
know many people; l won't
gain what l had hoped to
gain. But, Ellis, I'm glad!
Do you know, l would like
to give myself for one winter
to her, just as she has given
herself to this dead school.
Gre myself. | suddenly
thought of that. Why, Ellis,
| never knew-except once,
one moment-what it meant
to gire oneself
She looked all around the
room, and then she said:
earn-here-this winter.
'orget that. She meant it!
t the school.
| am.
said the elder Powell. "Demme
S what | would call"
Evening star., 1917-01-21

what's comm to schyool
yere? Yes'm-yes'm. Come
right in. Step right into
der reception-room. I'll call
Miss Pell. I'll call her. She
was expectin' you. Yes'm.
She'll be here di-reckly!'
The house was all shabby
inside-all nice things grown
old, bits of wallpaper COM
ing off-the odor of empti-
ness. 1t was still like a de-
serted place, but it was neat
shabby but neat, like a
well bred old person who has
lost his money and wears
clean linen which has to be
trimmed at the edges by
nail scissors. | just couldn't
understand that house, and
its silent staircases, and it's
mystery.
| picked up from the table
in the recepton-room a pros
pectus which lay there, just
as if the house had insisted
that it be put out to be read
by any visitor. In it there
was the usual description of
the school, the names of the
several teachers of the staff,
a picture of the exterior of
the house, and one of a girls
study and bedroom. 1t had
been printed for the year
l90S-l909. | kept on read
ing it, because | did not want
tomeet Vanessa's eyes. With
out looking, l knew they
were filled with astonishment
and dismay. She never spoke.
We just waited.
The driver of the taXicab
had taken the trunks and
bags into the basement door
before | knew what he was
doing Nanessa had paid him.
So now everything was quiet
again. There was n massive
marble clock on the mantel-
piece, but it was still-like
thing that had lived its
years and then had died. 1t
was so still that, in a great
unlit room behind the por-
there's at the back of the re-
ception-room, one could
hear the scampering feet of
mice.
Then suddenly we both
looked up at the sound of a
gentle and pleasant voice.
81 am Miss Pell, it said.
al am glad that you have al
Miss Cherrill. You have ha
firing journey, l do not doub
come so far!"
| had drawn back into the
that | do not think from frs
saw me at all. But | could $
advanced, holding out towar
small, white, aged hand.
She is not tall, but she C;
wi h Il grace that is good to St
is almost white. She has the
patient face of somebody who
a whole lot, but is prepared
whole lot more if necessary.
Vanessa moved her lips, al
said timidly:
"This isn't Miss Pell's Sch
is it? Is it?"
oo,,ld COO n trouhlpd lop
Evening star., 1917-01-21

al shall learn-here-th winter
shan forget that. She meant it'll
So she's at the school.
And here am.
II IMPH!" said the elder Powell. "Demme
that's what would call"
What would you call it?' asked his
son.
"Blest if know"
He turned over and buried his old gray
head in the pillow.
Ellis undressed and turned out the
light. The room was still enough. Now
and then a taxicab on the street below
whined along, and the hall clock on the
clubs front stairs clacked contentedly.
But after some time the elder Powell
turned over again in his bed.
Ellis.
"Yes, sir
Were you asleep?'
NO"
There was pause.
"That girl is all right
His son made no comment.
"Of course l can't tell, Ellis" the old
engineer said. "You ought to know bet
ter than l, but l think man who is too
calculating and exacting about young
woman is a fool. What a man wants is
to know when he has met the right girl.
That takes sense. A man needs to be
hard of head-that's the expression-hard
of head. | don't know about you, but
if it had been me, I'd have told that
young woman tonight that loved her.
Ellis laughed. He said
"Once more, sir, your advice is late-I
did"
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Mother Ship to Guard ~
Boys Going to France

mounted on her deck, for use in case
a U-bOat is sighted. But the mother
boat doesn't have to wait until Tho
submarine comes near, for the mothel
ships deck is landing platform fo4
bombing aeroplanes, which will az
company the fleet, flying out from
the mother ship by day and night tc
watch for the undersea enemy.
The inventor claims that his boa
is practically unsuitable. A sys.eE
of bulkheads makes it SO, he as
serts.
The soldiers, going across to fight
for their country, in transport con
vOyed by mother ship would have
their own vessel protected by the
gunners and aerial scouts and bonn }
ers on board the mother ship, and II
their boat should be tOrpedOel there
would be the mother ship near by tC
pick them up.
The Scientific American points out
that the Bogert mother ship inc0r
pOratcs the three measures of defense
and attack necessary to beat the U
boats. First there are the guns or
the mother ship; secondly, the max
ing such vessels unsuitable in so fal
as possible; and thirdly, the use OF
airplane scouters and bombers at sea
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THANKSGIVING IS MODERN VERSION OF
AN ANCIENT FESTIVAL

three day feast in October, 1921. They
had also to prepare great slices Of
white cod, with quantities of she'll
fish, and venison contributed by the
Indians who came as the governors
guests. And they boiled vegetables,
and baked loaves of barley flour and
cakes of corn meal. For dessert there
were nuts and wild honey and per-
haps some wild fruit
Thanksgiving Day is also tile vint-
age festival in many lands. Grape
juice, preferably the home made
kind. is the modern equivalent for the
product OF the vinepress.
To have p0etical significance, the
Thanksgiving menu today should be
arranged with reference to ancient
bills offare Today we are say.
Ing our turkeys for our Sammies but
we can make our feast classical, that
is typical of the olden time, by using
the other foods. e..
And strangely enough, the cheap
wartime foods are almost exactly the
same as the foods with which the Pill
grims celebrated their release from
. the fear of famine.
The Pilgrim mothers, however. were
saved one big worry. They did not
have fuel famine to bother them
even if they did have to cook the first
Thanksgiving dinner, out of doors.
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BY eIDDY BYE.

Because the president issues pro-
clamation appointing a day of Thanks
giving each fall, we are apt to re-
gard this holiday as peculiarly an
American institution.
Thanksgiving Day is, however, only
our modern version of very ancient
festival, one observed in almO4t ev-
cry corner OF The globe. And we
feast on much the same foods our an.
cestOrs considered choice-so far as
the food profiteers will let US.
The Thanksgiving proclamation ap-
pears In several places in the Bible.
In Leviticus there is the command,
when We shall have gathered the
fruit of the land, We shall keep a
feast unto the Lord"
The Greeks hOnOred Ceres, the god;
dess Of agriculture. Her symbols
were peoples, ears If corn, a basket
OF fruit and little pig Except for
the poppies, the market basket of the
ancient Greek goddess might be de-
livered to many modern Kitchens just
before Thanksgiving.
The turkey is Americas distinctive
contribution to the harvest home fes-
tival. Plymouth housekeepers must
have roasted a score of the wild birds
to satisfy the hungry hunters at that
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PERSONAL NOTES

Miss Gertrude Mounts has return
ed to her home in the Penitentiary
road from Beulah, where she resigned
her position as teacher in the
schools Of that place. 20.
Miss Frances Lamp of Mo0rhead, q
former teacher in the local high
school entertained Tuesday evening
members OF the Sigma Theta sorOr.
ity OF the Fargo college,
Hazel Lenhart, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. p. Lenhart, of Avenue B, has
entered the Bismarck hospital foi
treatment
Miss Gladys Severson left the Bis.
marck hospital Tuesday, where she
had undergone treatment for several
days.
Mrs. N. o. Ramstad ana small
daughter Of Fourth street, returned
Tuesday from New York City, where
they have been for several weeks
with the formers aunt, Mrs. Burch.
Mrs. Brown and small daughter of
New Rockford will arrive in the city
this week to join the formers daugh-
tiers, the Misses Colette and Mar
garet and will make their home here.
A daughter was born Tuesday 20
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ode of Tenth
street, in the Bismarck hospital.
Miss Julia Weber, who underwear.
an operation Monday in the st. Alex.
ius hospital for appendicitis, is re.
covering nicely.
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TRIBUNE lAN TAKES
RIDE IN BRITISH TANK
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CONTINUED from Page Ono)
ing its passengers about like peas
in a pod painting, paving and
scrambling to the tune of furious
roaring, and finally clambered after
a slip or two right up the side of The
mound and flopped down on top like
a seal scrambling onto rock.
After a moments rest it dove off
the other side, giving Mother Earth
and its passengers terrific jar and
smashing everything within reach.
(Long passage here deleted by the
censor.)
That's the kind of animal the tank
crews ride into battle.
1t is no secret that they do no.,
invariably come back. There are
tank causalties as we'll as airplane
casualties. have clamoered as one
Of a party of correspondents through
dead tanks, battered and ditched amid
the debris of battlefield.
What hellish way to meet your
death, in that iron she'll" was the
universal comment
It must be CHASTITY fate, and yet
there are more candidates for service
in the tanks than can be accommo-
dated!
When the full story OF the cool,
dauntless heroism of tn tank men can
be told, it will rival the greatest feats
accomplished by any branch of the
service.
Eut for the present we still have tC
treat their exploits mostly as joke!
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ARABS ENRAGED At TURKS
Deliberate Shooting Of Lieutenant
" While Engaged In Prayer . ~.
Stirs Revolt.

Cairo-A new reason for the revolt
Of the Asiatic tribes in Turkey against
Turkish rule has become common prop
erty of the Ottoman army and threat
ems to cause other OBJECTIONS, accord
Ing to reports reaching here.
According to these stories Abdul
Kader, a Turkish officer commanding
an Arabian contingent, deliberately
shot and killed q lieutenant who did
not salute because the Turk passed
while his subordinate was ut prayer.
The Arabs are protesting bitterly that
this conduct scarcely conforms to their
ideas of a holy war.
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SENIORS WANT FANCIER.
GOWNS FOR GRADUATION

at a meeting of the girls of TIE
senior class of the high school Tues
day afternoon they voted to adopt a
resolution asking that a more flimsy
material be used in fashioning the
graduation gown than was worn by
the class OF 1917, as stipulated ny the
board OF education Although the vote
was not unanimous, large majority
OF the girls voted in favor of its
passage. ',.s $685.
The board of education last year
made ruling that the girl graduates
wear the regulation Peter Thompson
gowns with black ties and the ruling
was complied WITH The girls of the
class OF 1918 will present their peti.
tion to the board for its considera.
ton. -" %r
At meeting OF the junior class
Monday afternoon Lloyd Couch was
elected president; Donald Mccoy, vice
president. Dorothy Skeels, secretary
and Josephine Welch, treasurer.
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age their boys must make, to ge
somewhere iii France" 'e'"H ~.
Those submarine dangers may no,
be as great in the future as they have
been in the past.
For our. soldiers may go over in
transports conveyed by mother
ship"
A mother ship" is the latest de-
vice of American inventive genius .
beat the German submarine.
1t is the product of John l.. Bo3ert.
New York consulting engineer. anil is
taken seriously by all scientific jour
nails and marine experts.
The mother ship" is designed to
Re the sea protector of transport
vessels, although she herself would
carry. both freight and human car
goes.
The mother ship would convoy
fleets of Transports,
Four 5-inch calibre guns would be
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Fisherman Catches Shark,

Reading, Pa.-Dr. D. G. Long Of this
city had a narrow escape while on a
fishing trip to FOrtesque, N. j., where
ne hooked q fOur-fOOt shark which bit
fast to his clothing when he hauled it
into the boat. Charles Cole and Felix
Oehring, who accompanied the Read
ing doctor, cut the sharks head Off
before its hold could be released.
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SOCIETY
Red Cross Sales to Adjourn Christmas =.
Packages Sent Uncle Sans Sammies

will the Yuie tide packages be more
attractive but it will mean money
given to the Anti-tuberculosis move
ment to help combat the white
plague and 20 prepare for an increase
OF the disease brought on by the great
war.
Bismarck Red Cross seal day will
be Saturday and Mrs. Fannie Dunn
Quain and her assistants are working
hard to make it even more successful!
than last year. It is expected that
again Bismarck Will lead.
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Mothers " of boys
who are going GOV.
err there" to fight
for the honor and in
dependence of this
country may be
needlessly worrying
n rn,,t I ho oman unv.
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Death Of lnfant.-The six months
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. A.
Anderson of Brittin, died in one of
the local hospitals Tuesday afternoon
from spinal meningitis. The body
was taken to Brittin today for in
terment
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Woodman Meeting.-The Woodmen
camp AGA will meet Friday evening
in the knights of Pythias hall. Wives
of the members are asked to attend,
and a social time and refreshments
will feature.
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FOR RENT-kitchen and dining room
of the Baldwin Hotel, fully equipped
and going. Only place to eat in
town. Will make very attractive deal
with right party. Mrs. H. Ward,
Baldwin, n. D. II p ct
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Auxiliary Meetino

The Woman's Auxiliary to Company
B, will hold an important meeting
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
Commercial club rooms. All members
are asked to attend to consider the
business matters scheduled to come
up ...
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Wilton Visitors.-Agnes and Otto
Anstrom of Wilton. motored to the
city Tuesday where they spent the
day.
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Knights Of Pythias-A regular meet
ing of st. Elmo Lodge, No. 4, will be
held in Castle Hall this evening at
s o'clock. All members are urged to
attend.
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Church Society Notes.
Entertains for Mother

In honor of the birthday anniversary
OF her mother Mrs. Myrta Morgan
Mrs. o. T. Raaen entertained Tues.
day evening at her home in Second
street, ten of her intimate friends
The evening was spent in playing vari.