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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1913
Page
4
In a Williston Graphic item from January 23, 1913 editor John A. Corbett notes President Taft as the worst-licked yet best-liked defeated candidate. He cites Taft’s speech at a New York Republican dinner as humorous, content, and sensible, highlighting his merits over flaws.
The Fairbault Democrat-Fairbault reports in its second year under the commission form that city improvements including paving and new buildings have reduced the tax rate to 5.2 mills, down 4.2 mills from last year, among the lowest in Southern Minnesota cities.
A public safety notice urges caution with gasoline and warns against posting signs or signs on boxes indicating dynamite nearby. It compares gasoline to dynamite in danger and calls for careful handling and prudent behavior around fueling areas.
The article traces a boy's life from infancy to early adulthood. Beginning with birth in Lockwood, the timeline follows him through school, childhood notoriety, apprenticeship in a printing office, and becoming editor of a country newspaper by age eighteen. The narrative ends with the age twenty milestone.
A newspaper obituary-like vignette describes a man who aged from 30 to 95, bald and stooped, father of a large family, dying in a cheap pine coffin. Five hundred delinquent subscribers file past his bier and mutter that he was a good fellow, but could not give his money.
The Herald complains about the Graphic being named county official paper arguing the Graphic is the only Republican paper at the county seat. The Herald notes its own job printing contract last fall and says the Graphic’s praise was a veiled rebuke to favor the Herald.
At a Commercial Club booster meeting in Williaton and Williams County, W N Dickinson urged a free river ferry for McKenzie county and a better road to it, while Thos B Murphy called for both ferry access and improved transport. Bernard of Farmers' Elevator advocated sugar beets and a beet sugar factory, arguing creamery profits would lift farmers and merchants. he noted costs to grow beets and potential returns, and urged practical guidance to start the crop.
A roundup of North Dakota items: Minot arrests for coal thefts, Kenmare supporting a spring band, and many carloads of Holsteins arriving regionwide. DesLacs gasoline explosion injures a 21 year old. Ward county papers shift to Minot Democrat and Sawyer Telegraph.
John W. Scott of Gilby argues against mortgage taxation at a tax association meeting. He says the tax is added to the borrower's payment, constituting double taxation and should be abolished. He references Henry George theory as a potential solution.
Culbertson high school travels to Gates Hall for a season opener against the local team. The Culbertson squad has practiced daily since the holiday and aims for a strong showing in the matchup.
The article explains city commission governance with provisions prohibiting conflicts of interest and granting recall and referendum powers. It details initiative thresholds for proposing ordinances and suspensive effects of petitions. It argues these features place supreme control with the people and notes constitutional questions addressed by courts.
A Williams County man to the Man About Town endorses Ben Olson for game warden. He notes Olson recently retired from the sheriff's office and praises his record of strong law enforcement and county cleanup. No county had a better sheriff, he says.
Prof William Wellington Norton of the University of North Dakota gave a recital lecture at Library Hall on Tuesday evening under University Extension. Miss Margaret Munroe stood in at the piano for the absent accompanist. Norton sang solos illustrating ballad song oratorio and opera styles. He cited Asleep in the Deep as an example of Poor Vocal Music and contrasted views with Sydney Lloyd Wrightson of Washington College of Music. Norton's voice and performance were praised. a millinery sale ad closes the piece.
An affidavit from a traveling man in St. Paul states a scrofulous neck ulcer measured about two by three inches and resisted various treatments. Allen's Ulcerine Salve allegedly cured the ulcer in six months and is promoted as a longtime American remedy for chronic ulcers and sores. The salve, claimed to draw out poisons and heal from the bottom up, purportedly also speeds healing of cuts burns and scalds. Sold by The Williston Drug Co. and other druggists.
A note from Prof. Onetad in Rochester Minnesota reports he recently had an operation and is recovering well in hospital and hopes to return to Williston soon. H E Foley left Monday for a several weeks visit to his former home in Missouri and other parts of the state.
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