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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1914
Page
5
The Fargo Chief of Police Bingham is vindicated of misconduct amid the auditorium dispute between the Society of Equity and the Chamber of Commerce. The county commissioners reject attempts to scapegoat him, praising his integrity and noting Fargo is fortunate to have such a leader.
A government notice warns every liable person to file sworn income returns with the Collector of Internal Revenue by March 1, 1914. It details penalties for noncompliance, including fines from 320 to 1,000, 50 percent added for late filing, and up to 2,000 fine or one year imprisonment for fraud.
The letter from James Coffey, Collector in Aberdeen, urges individuals to file returns for net income earned in 1918 with exemptions and deductions clearly noted. Corporations must file calendar year reports for 1913 to 1919 by March 1, 1914, with option to designate end-of-month fiscal years for 1913 pending thirty-day notice. The office promises guidance to avoid violations.
Major Hendershot and son headlined a lively Armory entertainment with local talent. Despite a large crowd, attendance lagged after the Opie Read Lecture. The veteran drummer linked audiences to the Civil War with historic drums. The program ranged from piano and vocal solos to readings and a baritone obbligato, all arranged by Miss Baldwin and staged to enthusiastic encores.
A paleontologist notes the Jurassic flora of Cape Lisburne shows a mild, frostless Arctic climate millions of years ago. Fossil plants collected by Collier from extensive coal deposits near Cape Lisburne indicate lush vegetation in a region now harsh and icebound, with Nome nearby and the Arctic Ocean just beyond.
The article discusses the extensive distribution of Upper Jurassic floras, noting their nearly global range and contrast with modern flora. It cites evidence from Arctic finds, including Cape Lisburne, and mentions a report available from the Director of the Geological Survey in Washington, D.C.
Rex Larson a young bachelor farmer living three miles north of Writing Rock was found dead in his shack last Sunday by neighbors who entered after his stock appeared starving. A thirty-thirty rifle lay beside the body, and it appeared he had shot himself from a disturbed state of mind. A brother in the east had been notified but not yet replied.
The article notes proposed consolidation of seventh and eighth grades into a senior high school annex to save expense and boost school spirit. It cites upcoming September implementation, plus praise for a chapel program where Dolly Doughty read Patsy and William Owens spoke on Thinking for Yourself. It also mentions state pressure to raise standards and debate over allowing five years to complete high school.
Albert Hanson pled guilty to unlawfully killing an animal and received a fifteen month term in the state penitentiary, to be served in Bismarck under Sheriff Erickson and Deputy Randall. Fred Johnson pled guilty to bootlegging and was sentenced to six months with parole, to work at the Shafer ranch. parole requires employer and defendant to sign, with part of wages remitted to authorities.
Farmers of East Fork town ship held four meetings last Thursday in Pioneer Hall and organized a farm club to be known as the East Fork Farmers Club. Christ Arnt was elected president, W H Landis vice president, and W E Landis secretary and treasurer. The next meeting will be held in Manoor Wall on the afternoon of the 28th.
At the North Dakota County Commissioners state association meeting in Devils Lake Grand Forks will host the 1916 session. Officers elected include President James McDonald Graf ton and Secretary R B Cox Barnes county. They backed constitutional amendments on bonding law four year terms for state officers and a statewide Better Farming move with county participation. They urged a guaranteeddeposit banking law and featured talks on immigration by Major N S Murphy and tuberculosis control by Mrs J E Stevens.
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