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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
4
Williston Graphic is a weekly newspaper published each Thursday in Winston North Dakota. John A Corbett serves as editor and publisher outlining the paper's local news and community notices.
Williston North Dakota dated August 19 1909 serves as the official county paper for Williams County with local notices and public records for the period.
A compact essay urges children to play in the open air as hygiene and health. It contrasts with violent games and suggests long walks, tending a garden, and cultivating flowers for better well being among both children and adults.
A two poem entry by Tillie Alcliffe Courtenay set from North West Prairie and sea shore scenes. The prairie ballad contrasts snow wind and moonlight with lovers and fate on a desolate coast. The second piece frames ocean mystery and the mermaid world, urging restraint and a vision of peace beyond time.
After four months of arduous effort Congress passed a new tariff measure signed by the president and becoming law. The bill required compromises among agricultural west, eastern manufacturers, northern and southern interests, reflecting intense lobbying and broad public scrutiny as the campaign season unfolded.
Jamestown Alert reports that President Taft secured concessions through a revision downward in the Payne bill, calling it the best possible at the time. It notes Taft’s pledge to pursue further reductions when Congress reconvenes in December, honoring the voters who elected him by a large majority.
The Spokane Irrigation Congress draws attention with bold plans for national water and land projects. Delegates push for five major undertakings including irrigation reclamation, drainage, forest preservation, road building, and deep waterways funded by the federal government. The west portrays a future of vast opportunity and renewed expansion, while others weigh costs and skeptics warn against overexpenditure. The movement frames a nationwide push under a modern manifest destiny.
The character Simon Pura in Mrs Centlivre's A Bold Stroke for a Wife fell in love, was counterfeited by an impostor, and then proved his identity, becoming the Simon Pure. The expression came to denote the real article or something genuine.
Several new railroad bridges in Mexico are built of white marble of the best grade.
Verne H. Bostwick of Bainville Mont visited Williston on Saturday claiming the Kid Trailer horse stolen from the DeLaney camp last February. Despite efforts to locate him, the horse was not seen until Bostwick was arrested here weeks ago.
By order of the Board of County Commissioners sealed bids are invited for the reconstruction and enlargement of the heating plant in the Williston North Dakota courthouse. Bids due September 14, 1909 at 10 A M with a $50 certified check per bid. The County Commissioners may reject any bid. Dated Williston Aug 12, 1909. E M Atterberry County Auditor. Local ads note furniture, hair goods, rooms for rent, a library service, land listings with Blankenship Wegley, fall suits at the Boston Store, and the Campbell Heaters exclusive agency via Anderson Hardware Co. Interesting mentions include McCormick Binders, ranch land tracts, and a College of Law opens Sept 21.
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