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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1913
Page
3
Grand Forks July 24 The North Dakota crop outlook remains cautiously optimistic with small grains at about 95 percent of normal. Despite occasional moisture gaps the corn crop boosts overall prospects and prompts calls for better soil care, crop rotation, and modern farming methods to sustain yields.
Minnesota railroads cut passenger fares to a maximum two cents per mile and lowered commodity and merchandise tariffs effective July 21. All roads except Minneapolis and St. Louis and Chicago Great Western joined after a state rail road commission conference. Judge C A Willard may dissolve remaining injunctions to allow compliance. Refund claims require passenger fare receipts and bill of lading documents or affidavits on approved forms.
Aileen Kusehner and Laura, daughters of Bemidji residents, learned yesterday their mother died in Germany two weeks ago leaving each $50,000. Their parents had separated leaving the girls penniless after the father died in a snow slide the previous fall. The sisters secured work in Bemidji and then left for Sauk Centre to meet their uncle John Kuachner who oversees their affairs.
Oshkosh Wisconsin July 24 John A Schrank who attempted to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt on October 12 while Roosevelt was en route to a Milwaukee auditorium to speak will likely be moved soon from the northern hospital for the insane to the state prison at Waupun. He is expected to be among about forty inmates transferred to a new prison department.
Grand Forks North Dakota July 24 Hor ton Adams and Will Jackson were jailed to serve nine and ten month terms for manufacturing and smoking opium without paying federal tax. Mrs Jackson and other prisoners receive varied terms in Ramsey Richland Stutsman counties. All were well dressed and not appearing to be opium addicts. Deputy U S Marshal Stout brought them to town.
The nude male body, about 60 years old and 180 pounds, was found on the Missouri River shore thirty five miles south of Bismarck by a stage mail driver. A bullet wound and ten days in water indicated homicide before disposal. Burial occurred the same evening near the discovery site as investigators considered Brakeman Rutherford or Fred Hammond as possible identities.
New Rockford reports Ed Walton’s three base hit sparked a near decisive baseball game moment while a warrant arrests a ball player on burglary charges. He is held in connection with a recent burglary case.
Minneapolis for the Soo Line calls fifty one harvest labor stations in North Dakota and Minnesota. Minot Valley City and nearby areas need about 600 men each while Bordulac Leeds Lidgerwood Mylo Nekoma Trolley and Kramer demand 200 to 300. Other Minnesota stations Nashau Wendell Sedam Tenney Wikink Warren and Callaway require 50 to 100 each with daily wages including board from 2 to 4 dollars.
Grand Forks July 24 The Crystal Springs farm once a 2500 acre grain operation near Grand Forks converts to a stock farm with 1500 acres devoted to feed for livestock and no grain sold. Once a leading state grain showcase its owners adopt diversified agriculture amid shifting profits.
Judge Hanson warns ministers and others performing marriages that June licenses cannot be used after July 1 under the new law. Licenses issued in June must be replaced by July licenses to ensure marriages are legal and recordable, as no examination occurred under the new provisions. Some June licenses have been returned to the county court for record but are declared invalid.
Mrs Pearl Fleming of Bowman North Dakota married John Anderson by a clerks license after a health check and immediate ceremony. They learned the marriage was arranged to meet license rules and felt riveted by the unexpected union.
Harvesting underway in South Dakota and parts of southern Minnesota with early general harvest expected. Velvet chaff noted as the early-maturing variety being cut. Crop authority John Inglis reports oats and barley also being harvested and describes good conditions from Minneapolis to Milbank. Mrs. Andrew Gunderson of Valley City names triplet girls Margaret Jessie and Eleanor after President Wilson and receives a letter from Wilson.
Davils Lake July 24 At the meeting of the directors of the state board of health it was decided to appoint county and district health officers with full-time salaries. The new officers would cover counties by judicial districts and a bill will be prepared for the legislature. A monthly health bulletin would become a sole publication. A vital statistics bureau at Bismarck was abandoned due to lack of appropriation. Dead transport regulations were discussed but not adopted.
Fargo July 24 report that three chief game wardens have served in the northern district in seven days. George Hart was removed after a death linked to Mrs. Dr. Griffin of Ryder. W. H. Francis declined, and E. B. McCutcheon of Minot was chosen at a special board meeting. An advertised letters list follows.
A jumble of comic excerpts and quips from small town papers. Items note late trains, stalled travelers, and humorous misinterpretations of everyday life. The collection includes a joke about a police officer and a frustrated traveler, plus lines about fashion, debt, and family life.
A collage of anecdotes and notices including an auctioneering tale by O B, a Secret Service memoir review, children and bird books, a National Geographic reprint, and bids for road grading at Williston North Dakota dated 1913. The mix mentions C C B, William Gilmore Beymer, Katherine Pyle, and Jeffery Farnel among others.
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