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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
6
Reader note from R. R. Rutledge Williston N D explains checker board numbering and starting positions. The column presents problems No 7 to 10 with solutions and discusses openings Whilter Cholter and historical context including authors Drummond and Anderson.
Williston North Dakota embossed boxed paper sold at 35 cents per box by the Williston Drag Co.
A commentator notes the vast range of opening variations in draughts with 1000 to 5000 known lines per opening and many unexplored branches. The game appears infinite as possibilities exceed individual memory, limited only by human mind.
Delegates from New York business associations will travel to Washington this week to press for a tariff commission within the tariff bill. The move follows a national canvass of 1,000 commercial bodies showing about 90 percent support for a tariff board. Combined delegates from across the country will unite to seek reform in tariff making methods.
Detroit to Kalamazoo starts today as 30 contesting Glidden cars and 15 non contesting cars plus 180 to 200 people make up the caravan. The sixth reliability contest covers 1000 miles with many long days and potential scoring challenges as drivers face tougher Western roads and trophies for Glidden, power and Detroit prizes.
Eminent Catholic educators from major cities gather in Boston for the sixth annual convention of the Catholic Educational Association of the United States. Attendees register with Rev Dr Francis T Moran. Rev D J O Connell presides at the executive board meeting. Archbishop William H O Connell attends a reception at Catholic Union hall. Mass in the cathedral precedes sessions at Boston College with noted educators and church divines speaking. grand public session closes the meetings.
Board of Directors invites sealed bids for a frame school house on the southwest quarter Section 29 Township 157 Range 1ws Williston. Structures include 18 by 24 foot main building 10 foot posts an 8 by 10 storm shed and a flag pole. Bids require 10 percent certified check.
Eighteen million feet of lumber valued at 450 000 to 500 000 dollars burned at the Virginia and Rainy Lake Company mills in Duluth Minnesota. The loss affects Ohio Lumber Company and Northern Lumber Company as heaviest claimants. Firemen and railway tug crews prevented spread. mills to resume operations tomorrow, insurance to cover the losses.
A brief insurance advertisement promotes State Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company. It notes the company is 14 years old with a 6 percent rate and no interest, listing H. D. Shepard as agent at 50 Williston, North Dakota.
A local ad promotes a Hygro Electric cigar moistener that automatically keeps cigars at optimal moisture. It invites customers to try it and compare the difference. Also advertised are insurance, farm loans, bulbs and sprouted bulbs for year after year blooming at related suppliers.
Mrs. Mary J. Buck 56, longtime Garrison resident, was killed when a bee swarm attacked as a neighbor tried to move the hive. She sat on her porch, a bee stung her on the right temple, and she died en route to care after collapsing.
Notice lists buildings including a Rose Cow cottage and a two room house behind an old dry building with a 8200 price offer. Sale terms expire July and committee members include W H Denny M A Oleson J J Blair J W Jackson. Also ad for farm loans by Albert J Staine U S Commissioner Williston N D.
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