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Williston graphic., 1918-09-26
In Williston
% Years Ago
From news printed in the
Williston Graphic
September, 1895

The fall term of the Williston
schools will commence on Monday,
October IA under the tuition of Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Bryant.
John Carlson who has been at Ft.
Buford hospital for the past two
weeks returned home last Tuesday
much improved but still weak.
The parties who have been pifer-
ing wood from their neighbors had
better change their occupation. If
they are caught, DR.. Van Dyke will
probably have a job probing for
chicken shot.
Miss Lydia Leonhardy left Sunday
evening for Valley City where she
will attend the Normal School. Sat-
urday evening she gave farewell
party to her many friends in this city
and a royal good time was the re-
suit. @ ,"
Steve Mormon was in from Nesson
Friday visiting with his brother
Morg.
Friday. He brought in the hide Of
grey wolf and drew his SIS bounty
from the NJ. r. V. Stock Growers As
sociation.
The contract for the building Of
the new school house for the special
School District of Williston, was let
by the school board last Friday to H.
E. Field at $2,095, which was the
| lowest bid.
(They even kicked about the way
the state Government was run %
years ago as the following article
| will show.)
If there ever existed in civilized
country a more stupenduous fraud
than North Dakota iscured with, in
the shape Of an equalization board,
we would like to have some fine
haired son-of-a-gun point it out to
US We have kept watch Of This,
State board Of equalization for a
number of years, but have failed to
see where the Republication" comes
in. 1t is misnomer, and should more
appropriately be called board OF
eniquity. 1t was conceived in eniGuity
and born in sin, and the sooner our
state legislature wipes it out the bet
ter it will be for the people at large.
| The entire western and northern part
| of the state is without representa-
ton onthe board, Burleigh being the
only county west of the central part
| of the state on the board. The six
Red River counties arrogate to them
selves the right to dictate the policy
Of the state, and in some way they
Williston graphic., 1918-09-26

For few cents you can get from any
drug store a quarter ounce of the magic
drug freezone recently discovered by a
Cincinnati chemist.
Apply a few drops of this freezone
upon a tender, aching corn or callus
and instantly, yes, Immediately, all
soreness disappears and shortly you will
lift it out, root and all, with the fingers.
Just think! Not one bit of pain be-
fore applying freezone or afterwards. 1t
doesn't even irritate the surrounding
skin.
Hard corns, soft corns or corns be-
tween the toes, also hardened calluses on
bottom of feet, just seem to shrivel up
and fall of without hurting particle.
It is almost magical You Just try it!
Williston graphic., 1918-09-26

"Did you order a ballot for that
soldier?" 15-1t.
Biggest values in town at Greene's
Variety, E. Broadway. 15-1t.
Mrs. Nels Brenna of Scobey was
a visitor in Williston asst Friday.
Mr.. C. Bostrom of Trenton visited
with friends in the city last Friday.
Johanna Larson of Epworth, N. D.,
visited with friends in Williston last
Friday.
Edwin A. Palmer returned Sunday
from Fargo where he went to attend
the meeting Of the various organiza-
tions that are interested in raising
the next war fund.
There are thousand and one little
happenings in your life which men.
toned in your letters to the front will
stimulate his enthusiasm, but think
how much your photos would mean
to him. Olson's Studio. 9-tf.
Williston graphic., 1918-09-26

hold the power. To show the cuysid-
ness Of our system we will give one
or two items: Cows two years old
and over in Grand Forks county are
averaged at 1920 and the same class
of stock here in Williams county is
placed at $12.21. Mules in Grand
Forks $49.48, in Williams $4,000.
Wagons in Grand Forks are averaged
at $12, but here they are 1897. These
differences are not much, but they
give an idea of the working Of this
wonderful board.
Williston graphic., 1918-09-26
SULPHUR BATHS

Have you seen DR.. David's "Kruse
Sulphur Vapor Baths? If you are
suffering from rheumatism, lumbago,
nervous exhaustion, sleeplessness,
sciatica, neuritis, kidney trouble,
dropsy, stomach trouble, blood poison,
eszema, and many other ailments. re-
spond to this natural treatment.
A personal call will be appreciated.
DR.. David Z DIR. SOrben
Hedderich Block
15-1t. Williston, N. D.
Williston graphic., 1918-09-26

GAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Notice is hereby given that that GER
tain mortgage, executed and deliver
ed by Peter SchoI single man,
mortgagor, to j. j. Blair mortgagee,
Williston graphic., 1918-09-26

Subscribe for the Graphic.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16

leave the administration of the
country to the British until prelinn-
mary reconstruction work Is fIanT-
oughly under way he said. eTha
population of Palestine is approxl~
mately 100000. About 100 900 Of this
Inhabitants are Jews. With the fn-
PRODUCTION of modern methods Of g-
riculture and industry the land could
support from three to FIVE million
people.
Il cannot pay too high tribute TO
the remarkable group OF Britons who
are now administering affairs In the
Holy Land. Every act o ftllese men
bore the mark of fine understanding
and respect for the native population
and their traditions.
Respect Holy Traditions
They do not refer officially or url-
officially to Palestine as conquered
territory. Officially it Is known as
occupied enemy territory The
British are in command. but the
British flag does not float over PaI-
estlne. nor does any other.
When we Americans celebrated
our Fourth of July we were told
courteously that we could not run up
the Stars and tripes on any of our
buildings. We did have the flag. OF
course, indoors. At no time have the
Britons made any display OF their
national colors. All through they
nave shown fine respect for the tra-
ditions of the Holy Land
The Germans were maintaining
TWO or three large churches, an
orphan asylum and hospice which
was the center for wealthy pilgrims
when the British took the city.
our Red Cross unit numbered
about seventy persons We gave
medical aid to an average of about
ten thousand a month, and there
were also about four or FIVE Thousand
refugees to be looked after. General
Allenby has requested that about con
additional American Red Cross work
ers be sent there and the war coun
Gil has his request under considrra-
ton"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
AN APPRECIATION.

The following expression of appre-
citation of the late Mrs. p. w. Satory
was adopted at the meeting of the
Music section of the Fine Arts club
last Monday afternoon:
Mrs. p. w. Satory has entered into
lasting peace. In her passing, the
Amateur Music club loses one OF It's
most beloved members, one of it's
most inspiring associates and one
whose gentle heart had ever made it's
interests her own.
No characteristic of noble woman
hood, no attribute which contributes
to the making Of a perfect friend has
in Mrs. Satory been found wanting.
And infthat wide culture which spells
sincerity OF purpose, loyalty to an
ideal and beauty of vision. as well
as in that OF high intellectual attain
ment. the Amateur Music club be-
lIeves itself to have been enriched
through her association with II.
In her joyous devotion to home Cir
Gle and especially to her young dauEh-
ter, Carolyn, and In whatever circle,
domestic, club, church and social, Mrs.
Satory was placed, her radiating in-
huence Will be q fragrant memory.
1T was resolved that this apprecia-
tion be spread upon the books of the
club and that copy be sent 60 Mr..
r. w. Satory and to his daughter,
Carolyn
The Amateur Music club. q section
OF the Fine ARTS club.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
Overland Agents
Called tO,FareO

City agents of the Overland-D
Co, Fargo, distributors of Overland
and Willys-Knight automobiles and
Internationl trucks, from IL North
Dakota and six Minnesota counties
will attend sales conference and
banquet in their honor in the
knights of Columbus hall Thurs
day afternoon and evening. Honor
guests will be c. NJ LaReaux, Min
neapolis, northwestern representa-
tive of the Overland company;
Claude I'll. Paxton, Minneapolis,
northwest sales manager OF the Fed
eral Tire Co.; and A. B. Clancy, Far
go, representing the international
Harvester Co.
Sales plans for the coming year
will be discussed at the conference.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
Mass System of
athletics at "Y''

Mass athletics and singing, togeth-
er with instruction on the Marshall
Stillman system of boxing, the same
system as is employed in the army
cantonments, will soon be a part of
the schedule at the Fargo Y. NJ. c.
A., according to Emil Giaser, phys
ical director OF the association. who
returned Sunday from a conference
of physical directors held in Chicago
last week. Sixty directors from west
ern and mid-western states were in
attendance, and were given both in
struction and practice in the handl
ing Of mass activities, Mr.. Chaser
said.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
SKATER BREAKS WRIST.

Otto Lundstrom, $40 Tenth street
north, clerk at the Globe clothing
store on Broadway, broke his right
wrist when he fell while skating in
Island Park last evening. Both bones
were broken, and telescoped He was
taken to st. Luke's hospital where
the bones were set. Otto Lundstrom
is the son of o. NJ Lundstrom, man
ager of the Hartstein clothing store
on Broadway.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
Police Fail to
Find a Wireless

Louis Dahlgren, Chief of police of
Fargo. and A. M. Ross, sheriff OF
Cass county, went to Osgood, south
west OF Fargo, this morning to in
vestigate the report of wireless
station at the request of the author
tiles at Washington, D. C. They
found equipment for station, which,
however, was boxed up and not in
use. No arrests were made. The
government order prohibiting the use
OF wireless apparatus by civilians is
still in force, Chief Dahlgren said
this afternoon.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
HARDWOOD WOMAN DIES.

Mrs. Teckla Elizabeth Bjorkman,
S6, wife OF A. G. Bjorkman, proprie-
tor of a blacksmith shop at Harwood.
Cass county, died at her home Sat
urday after a weeks illness from
pneumonia following influenza. Her
husband and seven children survive.
Funeral arrangements, which are in
charge of B. r. Wasem, Fargo, have
not been made pending word from a
brother in Texas.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16

New York, Dec. 14.-(SpeclaD-
Palestine is too precious conquest
to revert to any single nation or creed
and ought to be preserved as mon
ument to occidental civilization. in
the opinion of DIR. John II. Finley,
state commissioner of education, who
recently returned from Palestine.
where he spent last summer as head
of the American Red Cross mission
to that country.
Palestine" said DR.. Finley, 'is
unique among all countries. We all
have an interest in 1t. Neither Jew
nor Gentle nor Moslem has any ex-
elusive title to 1t. Rather it belongs
to all the nations of the western
world, and it is my hope that 1t will
loom on the horizon of all Americans
as 1t does on mine. All Christendom
must take an interest in It.
Should Be Held in Trust
Redeemed by gallant British arms.
it ought to be held in trust for all
civilization rather than intrusted to
any single nation. race or creed. It
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
MURPHY
TAKEN BY DEATH

Major ]. S. Murphy. formerly of
Minot, N. d., prominently known
early day North Dakota resident who
was for many years a prominent
leader in state political circles, died
at his home in Minneapolis on Sat
urday.
Major Murphy removed from Mi
not to Minneapolis several years ago
when he became associated with the
500 railroad as immigration agent.
He had been I'LL for the past two
years. Major Murphy was 81 years
old
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
Woman Manager
Wants Farm Job

A woman for farm manager, a
graduate of Bryn Mawr college in
Pennsylvania and of the school of ag-
riculture of Cornell university,
would come to North Dakota, ac-
cording to an application received
from her today by Lindley H. Pat
ten. state director of the United
States Employment service.
She is Miss Charlotte L. Taber,
27, Worcester, Mass, and according
to her application she knows farm
ing from A to q.
She'll have job, il one is ayaila-
ble," Mr.. Patten said.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
D. e. soNoUIsT RETURNS

Lieut.. D. e. Sonquist, Fargo, for
merly state z. M. C. A. secretary,
who enlisted in the United States
cavalry last spring, arrived in Far
go Sunday morning following an
honorable discharge from the service
at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery,
Ala. He was slated for. overseas
service when armistice terms were
signed. Lieutenant Sonquist will
return to association work jan. /, as
county organization secretary.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
GRANT WEBSTER HOME

Mrs. C. e. Webster, 1923 Third ave-
nue. south, who has been in training
in the flying section OF the aviation
corps at Kelly Field, San Antonio,
Tex, arrived in Fargo Saturday ev-
ening following his honorable dis
charge from the service. Mr.. Web
ster. a former Fargo. college stu
dent, was a cadet. and was near the
end of his course when given his
discharge.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
.. s. oREApNAueHrs SAIL.

Brest. Dec. II. The American
dreadnaught feet Of ten ships which
escorted President Wilson into port
yesterday sailed today for New York.
The fleet is expected to reach its
destination before Christmas. d.
The war ships set sail at p. m.
They are the first to return to the
American naval vessels which saw
service with the battle fleet in the
North Sea.
The, steamer George Washington,
which brought President Wilson here
is taking troops on board today and
will said tomorrow with 1000 Ameri-
can soldiers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
STUDENT DIES in FARGO.

Miss Leonora Clemenson, 90.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Clemenson, Powers Lake, Burke
county, who came to Fargo two
weeks ago to attend local business
college, died in a Fargo hospital
Sunday morning following brief i'll
ness from pneumonia following in
nuenZa. Her parents were at her
bedside when the end came, and took
the body to Powers Lake this morn
ing
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16

5000 workers In France, and require
ments for workers win hereafter be
limited to certain specialists and ex-
perienced leaders, according to word
received in Fargo today by Blaine
Curtiss, state 7. VI. @. A. secretary.
This change in program will assist
very materially in conserving the
gifts OF the nation. Educational work
will be very largely increased for the
army OF occupation.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
.LIEuTENANT KAEss HOME.

Lieut.. A. J. Kaess arrived in Fargo
this morning following an honorable
discharge of the medical corps of the
United States army, and viii re-
sume his practice at once. Lieuten-
ant Kaess had assignments at Camp
Grant, Ills. and in the general army
hospital at West Baden Springs,
Ind, during the six months he was in
service.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
REALTY TRANsFERs.

Jonas K. Gnudson and wife to Hun
tear Cooperative Nero. Co., lots 1l-l2
blk 2 Hunter; $4,000.
John w. Etiman and wife to Enga
Grindberg, lots SO blk 81 orig Ma
pleton; $70O.
Eugene j. Mccarthy and wife to
John A. Good, Sc 14-143-50; $l7,270.
Frank c. Murray and wife to Sidney
Kizer, ne 32-i42-51; $17,600.
Julius G. Elliott and wife ct ais. 70
Sidney Kizer, IL 2s-142-51; $36,s0O'
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
pIREcTEp VERDICT.

Judge A. T. Cole ordered a directed
verdict for the Northwestern State
bank of Cloquet, Mimi, against M.
J. Mclean, Cass county farmer, in
Cass county district court Saturday
afternoon. The suit involved $971.30
representing a note given by Mr.. Nc
Lean for an electric farm lighting
plant which the bank discounted.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
GLASS ON TIE JOB.

(By Associated PreaS)
Washington, Dec, I6.-Carter filusB.
of mirginia. was sworn I'm today az
secretary of the treasury I'm the pros
ence Of the Virginia delegation ia
congress and a group of officials 1ha
oath was administered bv Judge Ia
Hay, of the court OF claims, for many
years a colleague of MIR. Glass in the
house.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16

The members of the Phi Kappa
Phi fraternity met at the agricultur-
al college Saturday and elected the
following officers for the present
school year: resident, Dean II. L.
Bolley; vice president. DIR. w. I.
Pearce; secretary and treasurer,
Miss Harriet Pearson.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
rRAvELIMG MAN DIES.

Charley Campbell, well known to
members Of the travelling fraternity,
who at one time made his headquar-
ters in Fargo and covered this ter
ritory, died in France Of pneumonia,
according to word received by mis-
parents in Duluth. He went into the
service last spring, and was a serg-
cant when he died.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
Nesl,s About 1Oss,vs
TODAY IN THE THEATERs.

Mantle of Charity
Liberty-Mabei Normand in a Per-
feet 36".
Princess-AIl-star cast in (which
strand Gladys Brockwell in THE
Strange Woman.
Diamondsn.
Grand-VaudeyilIe
Lyceum, Moorhead-Eisie Ferguson
in 1.-THE Lie.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
BISMARCK BOOSTER HERE.

Geo. N. Remission, secretary OF the
Bismarck Commercial club, was a
business visitor in Fargo Saturday:
Mr.. Kenniston says the business men
Of the Missouri lope district are look
looking for a big year, and that pros
poets are good for an unusually
heavy business.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
DR.. q. Q. eRoMvoLnlLL.

DR.. f. o. Gronvold is i'll at his
home at 910 Broadway as result of
overwork, and will be unable to be
In his office for some time. A re-
port Saturday that he had recovered
from an attack Of influenza was in
correct
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
ALLEGEp cHEcK ARTIsT.

Christ Rear, "a, formerly a waiter
in a Fargo restaurant, is in the Cass
county Jail in default of $500 bail
pending hearing in Cass county dis
trict court charged with passing a
worthless check for SIS on the Big
Red grocery on Front street. He was
arrested by Fargo police Saturday
evening.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16

Oscar Bolstad, 81, SIS Ninth street
north, pneumonia following influenza.
Louis Gartner, %, Fargo, pneumonia
following influenza.
Miss Leonara Clemenson, 20, POW
ers Lake, N. D., Fargo hospital pneu-
monia following influenza.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
FERGUS FALLS SOLDIER HERE,

G. o. Bjore Of Fergus Falls, Mimi,
who has recently been honorably
discharged from service at Camp
Pike, is spending several days in
Fargo as the guest Of his brother and
sister -in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Bjore,
1908 Ninth avenue south.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
nMATHg.

BIRTHS (fron the records).
Mr.. and Mrs. WIN, A. Pearson, 323
Third street north, daughter. Dec. 10.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16

For pianos and Photographs. Fargo
Music Co.. BIG 1st Ave. N.--AdYf.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16

For sale cheap, hot water boiler,
good as new. r. P. Riley. Phone
940.-adv.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16

should be a homo for The Jews II
they wish To go there as well as for
all others, Christians and Moslems
alike.
ar believe it should be held in trus-
teeship when conditions there be-
come normal. / believe the people
living in the country should decide
the form of government it is to take.
las for the Zionlsts. I am heartily
in sympathy with their desires as
outlined TO me by DR.. Weizmann.
leader of the Zionist movement. with
whom talked in London. He told
me that the Zionists favored self
determination of the form of tho
government by the people who live
Ybara
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
No Hurry for Settlement

There is no hurry TO mako final
settlement of the Palestine question.
according to DIR. Finley. who said
that Jew Gentle and Moslem ought
to be thankful that the British oc-
cupy the country.
In my opinion it is advisable to
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
SCHOOL TEACHERS NEEDED.

William English, EXAMINER III
charge of the Fargo Office of the
United States Employment service,
was advised today to secure as many
teachers as possible for positions in
Chicago and for rural schools in Ilii-
nois. The shortage is acute, and
must be remedied by january 1, ,ac-
rording to word received by Mr..
English. He has a supply Of appii-
cation blanks.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-16
PHI KAPPA PHI ELECTION

BANK CLEARINGS.
Today, $434,708.16; year ago, S4f5'-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-03
From David Nelson.


Received by Mr.. and Mrs D. r Nell
son. 512 Sibley street. Hammond. from
their son David Nelson. Of the Dist Ar
tillery. c. A. G. A f. F..
June ,. 1918.
Dear Mother and Father: Just a few
lines to let you know that I am feeling
hne A. present. Just received a letter
from Eva and she said I should hurry
up and send her one Of my pictures.
Did you get the one I sent you yet? Tell
Eva I sent the photos all on the same
day so the NATL is 10 blame instead of
me and hope they have arrived by this
time sent them on April 7. Mae also
said that she had not received my photo.
Went out 70 Battalion NJ today and
found two TINES papers waiting for me
We had an opportunity to see an air
battle between the Americans and Boche
and the Americans sure brought the
Roche down. Am enclosing a piece Of a
German plane which I got some time
ago.
VIII close for this time. hoping you
and Dad are in the hest of health
Your loving son.
DAVID.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-07-03

shells left the gun you could hear them
going through the air for several miles
They made a noise like a train passing
by you Al high rate Of speed. and lots
OF times We could see them going
through the air for few seconds.
Here is where I see many things
which I thought was impossible This
war is sure up to date with the latest
of inventions Aeroplanes UP in the air
ell the time trying TO locate US and
destroy our guns. but we were pretty
well hid. When once in real action YOU
are in the front for q week or ten DAYS
firing away. then you get relieved and
go 10 the rear for a rest for about ten
days before going up again. Even where
we are resting we are in reach of Ger
man shells and gas. Every now and
then we hear A shell going over. but so
far none of them landed very close 10
US. nor either have we been gassed SO
far. Our gas masks. no matter where
we are or doing. have been handy in
case we should be surprised by gas.
Some OF this gas. If a person gets two
or three breaths of it. is enough TO kill
him, so you it does not pay 70 take
chance. Even nights we have them in
reach.
Al present things are easy for US. We
pass away our time b. Playing baseball
e. some other kim OF snort arS EXPECT
70 be m action very soon again. We
are also long ways from any tewn q
any size-only Z Few country villages
close around. All the people OF +besa
villages have left to be safe. as these
are shelled quite often. When any hr-
Ing is done close by our only protection
is dugouts. Some Of these dugouts are
as deep as 80 feet.
Air fights are a common thing ana we
see several every day. This nice weather
the air IS full of aeroplsnes of all kinds
The anti-air craft guns are always hr-
ing on hostile planes and many times
we can see shell burst near one of
them. making things nice and hot for
him.
I suppose things are quite patriotic
in the L. 5. A. and no room for the
Kaiser. Well. if things keen on like
they are over here there will not be
very much room here for him either
Not knowing what else to write I will
have TO come to a close. hoping this
letter finds you all in good health Al
ways glad to hear from you. Nv best
wishes to you all I remain
Your nephew.
HEINIE.
Private Edw. ]. Petak.
Battery X. 53rd Artillery c. A.
American Evolutionary Forces.
Via New York.
Address all my mail like above. Paw
no attention to address on outside of
envelope.