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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1913
Page
1
Senator Overson of Williston has introduced a bill to regulate marriages and licenses, prohibiting marriage in several cases. The measure sets age and health restrictions for both spouses and requires affidavits from doctors and a disinterested party before licenses are issued, with penalties up to 1000 dollars or three years’ imprisonment.
The Civic League Liter ary and Musical Club held its regular Tuesday evening meeting. The program featured Thomas Nelson Page In Old Virginia, Rubens The Descent From the Grass, and two selections from Il Trovatore and VerdiCa eva. Miss Clara McDonald read a paper and Miss Bertha Palmer presented a Descent From the Grass. A two course lunch was served by hostesses Miss Namma Newlander Miss Mary McAndrew assisted by Miss Roe.
House bill 143 proposes taxation on inheritances and gifts including devises bequests legacies and other transfers with specified rates payment methods and enforcement provisions. The measure names Representative Owens of this city as the sponsor.
William P. Hall, born January 23, 1872, died in a mine at Avoca on January 21. His funeral was held in Hamre rooms, Rev. M D Wickard presiding. Survived by wife Maude Elizabeth Kirkland and two children. body sent to Ashton South Dakota with brother-in-law L Marlette. Mrs Hall to stay with friends in Avoca.
Boe and Jacobson prepare to open an implement business in Alexander Kansas. H A Boe will manage the new Alexander branch while H A Roe retains local interest and John Roe will run the Alexander store room as part of a general line of farm implements.
Citizens circulate petitions to submit the commission plan of government to Williston voters. Signatures pour in to ask the mayor and council to call an election under North Dakota law with Devils Lake recently adopting the form.
A local justice court heard a case from south of Tioga last Saturday showing the new enforcement of the compulsory school attendance law in Williams County. The state attorney and school authorities will give the matter thorough future attention, indicating prior lax enforcement.
A historical act outlines adoption of a commission form of government for cities with at least 500 residents. It details petition triggers, election procedures, officers, term lengths, required oaths, bonding, and the division of duties among a President and four Commissioners including Police and Fire, Streets and Improvements, Waterworks and Sewerage, and Finance and Revenue.
Williston Commercial Club forwarded resolutions to the legislature praising Dean E J Babcock of the Mining College and urging an annual appropriation of no less than 15000 to promote North Dakota clay and lignite resource development and attract capital.
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness during the illness and death of Mrs P L Roberts. P L Roberts. Mr and Mrs Axel Carlson.
Fred Norenberg and Gerald Hoff man were brought into Justice Field court this past week on a charge of taking two rifles from Don Major and pawning them. They pled guilty to petty larceny and received thirty days in jail and a $30 fine, payable or an extra fifteen days. Also reported is the death of Mrs P L Roberts at her mother’s home four miles northeast of Williston on Friday January 24. She was 23, married to P L Roberts in 1910, and had been ill with tuberculosis. Funeral services were held Monday, with interment in Williston cemetery. Immediate survivors include husband and mother, plus brothers and sisters. An ordinance urges residents to clean sidewalks.
Wiliston audience filled Gates Hall for the Cosmopolitan Four as the final act of the Commercial Club Lyceum course. Individual numbers fared better than ensemble pieces with notable harmony gaps, though rural numbers showed strength and overall course provided entertainment despite some disappointment.
A Minneapolis dispatch reports President Pennington announced plans to build 725 miles of new railroad at a cost of 26 million dollars. The Drake-Fordville line will run via Plaza beyond North Dakota into Montana and toward the Canadian Pacific near the edge of Montana where Washington state begins. The project signals a major railroad expansion for the year and promises vast development of the region.
An observer notes varied mid winter weather in Williston with a light rain starting Saturday January 25 and continuing most of the day. Umbrellas and coats were common with warmer days last week compared to frost days earlier. Snow began Thursday morning but melted quickly.
A large crowd attended the lodge’s Second Anniversary banquet last Saturday night. A splendid turkey supper was served. A vaudeville team from the Star performed a musical act and a five piece orchestra provided music. Elks from nearby towns joined in the celebration.
The Degree of Honor will hold a basket social and dance at the Odd Fellows hall on Friday February 7 at 9 30 P M after the A O U W meeting. Each lady brings a basket to be auctioned to the highest bidder. After supper a free dance with good music will follow. All A O U W members and their wives are urged to attend.
Col. Alex Scarlett resigns as State Humane officer to Gov Hanna. Rev. 8 A Danford appointed to the post. Scarlett honored at Bismarck as the senate grants him floor privileges. The Fairview Times urges farmers to sell grain now, rail service unlikely to handle shipments from Fairview.
The Bismarck session lists numerous introduced bills now in committees. House measures include juror service by mail, real estate mortgage taxation, railway and utility tax rules, and an indemnity for glanders in affected animals. Senate items feature a state highway commission, blue sky laws, university funding, suffrage, and various taxes and appropriations.
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