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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
4
A July 41 1913 notice urges property owners and tenants to trim weeds and improve city appearance, praising practical effort. It jokes that New York teaches people to ride street cars and quips about widespread disappearances and drinking, reflecting period tone and social commentary.
Dial Buller dry cleaning and tailoring in the northwest offering up to date French dry cleaning, tailoring and repair services to refresh tired outfits. Even if funds are tight, Buller promises to restore respectability to old garments with quality work and careful alterations.
The Finance Committee seeks product cost replies from twenty nine locations but none have yet proposed figures. The Senate presses ahead with tariff action, showing little regard for the anticipated cost data. The scene evokes a country justice’s verdict promised after time.
A Berkeley Springs West Virginia Post letter argues for removing the tariff on sugar and replacing it with cheaper coffee. The writer envisions free sugar, criticizes sugar hamlets, and calls for duties on foreign producers to balance costs, framing it as a reform to reduce living costs.
The Pana ma Canal is expected to be passable for ships by October with an official opening set for January 1, 1915. Captain Roald Amundsen and his ship Fram are slated to be the first to pass through if plans hold. Electric locomotives for towing ships are nearing completion, with track and cog-engaging racks installed.
A traveler on a Montana train recalls meeting a man claiming to have found a land claim held by a young woman who allegedly filed before reaching the legal age. He plans to prove the age issue with witnesses, then seek to oust her and take the land for himself, noting further land holdings in South Dakota.
The passage praises a man for his methods and character, noting confidence in his approach and referencing a prior financial concern. It mentions big plowing outfits and a wart on the face of creation as metaphorical language.
Dr. Alan McLaughlin of the U S Public Service explains how communities can protect health by a pure water supply. The piece uses city estimates to show installation and operating costs and argues local sources purified nearby are often cheaper than distant supplies. It notes some cities achieve pure water for about ten dollars per million gallons, a relatively favorable rate.
Dr. P. P. Claxton, U S commissioner of education, notes in a bulletin that medical supervision of school children and hygienic movements greatly affect children families and the nation. The bulletin is an annotated bibliography of four years of medical inspection literature and summarizes key reports on eyes ears nose throat dental clinics training of nurses inspection records and more.
The Episcopal ladies announce a food sale at City Grocery Saturday afternoon. Proceeds support church work and local outreach.
Washington reports that large tracts in western North Dakota will be designated for entry under the enlarged homestead act. Secretary Lane and Senator Gronna push rapid classification while local offices confirm land eligibility. Coal lands may be entered under the 1910 act with restrictions.
A. Pearson, proprietor of the Crystal Dairy Farm, has a modern sanitary refrigerator wagon in service for city milk and cream deliveries. The wagon, among the latest in dairy delivery, was purchased from a St. Paul firm that specializes in building these units.
Lutheran services listed for Lake Creek at 10 30 A M Round Prairie at 3 P M and Williston at 8 P M Sunday August 10 services in Ploom Creek at 10 30 A M and Williston at 8 P M Pastor A El Distad leads the services across locations.
An odd claim states average motorcycles can carry 100 baby carriages and a scientist vows to finish an endless labor, described as a notable achievement. The piece reads like a quirky, speculative note on transportation and endurance.
Hail storms hit Bottineau while cattle gains and grain updates cross Oakes and Haley. White Earth elevators receive twenty wagons from McKenzie county. rail talk centers on Soo Line extensions toward the Pacific. St Paul enforces muzzles for dogs amid rabies fears. a Grafton worker escapes injury from lightning.
Illness of Rev Wickard prompts Rev Shaw to return to the city for Sunday services. A Ray vs Wiliston baseball game is set for Sunday at 3 PM on the local diamond, with posters promising a smart Ray team and urging a strong turnout from past attendees and a few more.
For sale and trade notices from A J Stafne list several fractional and quarter sections in McKenzie and Ward counties, with horses, machinery, or improved farms as trade options. Offers include eight horses, six quarters, and various parcels near Williston and Williston area with stated prices and terms.
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