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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
9
The Williston Graphic reports editorial policy push from Fargo Searchlight urging more original editorials and less piracy. Mentions Kid Trailer stage debut and publicity around a vaudeville promoter eyeing a fit act titled Noted Cattle Rustler Becomes Honest. Publication date August 14, 1918.
The Tioga Gazette accuses a phonographic talker of unloading counterfeit jewelry on farmers at the town fair last week. The vendor rushed sales to a eager crowd, amid a long-standing pattern of con artists.
A editorial condemns men who shoot during the off season as not true sports and notes many offenders slaughter chickens before the season opens, reflecting frustration with illegal hunting practices.
A. J. Stafe Farm offers multiple land parcels and trades across McKenzie County North Dakota and nearby areas. Items include 160 acres near Cartwright with half-section crop payment terms, 70 percent tillable land near ey. Mont., and numerous quarters and sections with various prices and trade offers. The ad invites cash offers or reasonable trades and promotes quick deals with the dealer handling substantial land in the region.
Judge W B O'Brien at Webster Springs sentenced four representatives and one senator to six years for bribery tied to the U S Senate election. All were disqualified for life from public office, with a thirty minute jury deliberation. Crosby telephones modernization story follows, noting Dakota Western Telephone Co will rebuild with cable, expand rural lines, offices, and staff to meet a decade of growth.
Officials say Crary residents shot ducks out of season. A warrant led to the arrest of Louis and John Le Due before Justice of the Peace J. W. Kelly. Defendants were convicted, fined 52.40 total, about 4.54 per foul. States Attorney Cuthbert prosecuted. Secret Service and Game Board enforcement praised.
The new advertising law requires merchants to back up claims in ads with truth. If prices or discounts are misrepresented, penalties will follow. The public gains confidence as sales become bona fide and not bait promises, boosting advertising value.
Readable fragments report a string of brief local items across North Dakota and nearby areas. Notable notes include a collision risk on the Great Northern line near Churchs Ferry, a turkey brood cared for by a farm gobbler near Starkwater, and Elks convention chatter in Missoula.
University of North Dakota students may continue courses by correspondence through the University Extension division after summer session. In 1912-1918, seventy enrolled and over five hundred received literature and information. The library reports frequent requests from bankers, editors, lawyers, ministers, and teachers statewide. Earl Ray Reams, age 11 months 25 days, died August 5. funeral by Rev. Browning at Buford, burial at Peter Bloom cemetery, McKenzie county.
Williston will begin the new school term on Tuesday September 2. Superintendent Forster is arranging the opening and the teaching staff will report on that date to start classes.
Sunday school at 16 A. M. Norwegian service at 10 30 A. M. English service at 8 A. M. Norwegian service in Ploom Creek Church at P. B L A. E. Ried, Pastor.
A collage of short items notes a baseball game halted by darkness, a young painter, a divorce claim, a judge dismissing a petty beer case, deer sightings, a couple’s travel with Mrs Golly, a husband missing, movie spending, a race issue, and a newborn named Parcel plus a church mission trip and a Nebraska man’s hospital scene.
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