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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
4
In a terse county notice the August 21 1913 issue references a Minot trouble and suspects a bone head act by someone who threw rotten eggs. The writer likens bee handling to patience and implies bees rarely bother when left alone.
News from New York reports Harry Thaw has escaped the hospital for the insane where he was confined after the killing of Sanford Kite. Dispatches say he has taken a yacht bound for Europe likely pursuing a passage similar to Jack Johnson.
The Plentywood Herald dismisses the Tioga Gazette feud as it describes the surrounding region. It suggests both papers exaggerated Plentywood’s toughness while noting the ongoing local hostility in a tense, defiant tone.
The Minot Reporter demands the Far go Courier-News apologize for an e article by a young man who misstated facts about recent trouble there. The Reporter challenges the writer to appear in Minot and repeat his statements.
When you think it necessary to call the telephone girl stop and consider whether.
A. J. Staine lists multiple farm parcels for sale or trade across North Dakota and Minnesota. Offers include 160 acre broke land in McKenzie County for 5500, quarter sections near Williston and surrounding towns, horses and machinery trades, hotel in St James Minnesota, and various other parcels with prices from 4000 to 8000 plus trade possibilities. He promotes quick deals, no agents, and cash or reasonable trades, inviting offers and exchanges locally.
A terse note suggests the plant may be to blame rather than the girl in a confusing matter. The girl repeatedly provides a “correct time” about forty times daily and gives a party when Mr. Jones is requested, though the rule requires calling the number.
Mil waukee discussions focus on religious teaching in public schools and taxing Catholic citizens to fund public schools while supporting parochial schools. Bishop Mc Faul proposes three points: keep Catholic schools, no compensation for religious instruction, and state support only for secular education if Catholic schools meet requirements. The Free Press says such funding attempts will be vigorously opposed.
The article cites Caroline Bartlett Crane, a municipal expert, praising her blunt reporting on meat packing and government inspectors. It recalls a St Paul dairy herd incident where two cows failed tuberculin tests, were shipped to Chicago, and yielded a buyer’s check, underscoring concerns about how meat is produced and distributed.
A nearby town plans a building and loan association to finance worker home building. The piece argues such associations help workers own homes through small weekly payments, giving permanent residence and town value, while detailing a mentor town with larger success and modest salaries for officers.
A vintage ad touts a summer pleasure ride featuring a motorcycle named the Jefferson. Richard Henry, Agent promotes power speed and comfort to attract buyers.
The narrator describes rapid harrowings before seeding, rollers to finish seedbeds, and efficient weed control during oats and wheat planting. They note winter wheat and fall sowing reduce weeds, discuss corn cultivation with check rows and two way plowing, and mention buckwheat to suppress weeds and enrich soil for future plowing.
A farmer in town sought help and found several depot workers lounging and offered two of them work in the hay field. The men hesitated at two dollars and board, insisting they hire all or none. The farmer could only employ two men.
A farmer rebukes a jovial group and alerts Chief Richard son about a tightknit band of bees causing unrest. The Chief orders the tricksters out of town, ending their pranks as the Granger remains wary and unamused by the stunt.
Weekly list of letters for the Williston North Dakota post with names including Browlee Eva Cuddy M B Das on F H De Noyer Nellie Elsner Chant Few Hansen cee F Dey Late Sarah Mahoney Mack McEachers Lester McKuhn Lillian Patterson George Carl Sabin Mrs EB and others. Great Northern plans to run No 27 and 28 the Fast Mail over the Surrey cut off around the first of the month.
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