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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
4
An era tone notes fashion shifts and civic duties. It jokes about men navigating streets in open view and the challenge of keeping a good man after election. A carnival of superstition and cost reflects on thirteen diners and subscrip tion prices.
Elks convention well attended with Williston and McKenzie county members returning from Dickenson North Dakota. The Wild West show drew thousands and a large auto caravan traveled 178 miles through rough country to attend with plans for 1918 convention.
The Williston Graphic reports Moorhead’s move to prohibition cut arrests from 3,151 in 1914 to 164 in the following period. Officials note savings in prosecutions surpass liquor revenue, underscoring the dry town’s claimed merit as demonstrated by observer Rockford Transcript.
London dispatch reports Alfred Gardiner editor of the Daily News arguing America’s preparedness shapes world policy and may influence the upcoming presidential election. The piece says the nation will act as a savior of Europe through justice instead of force, forging a global role against conflict. The editorial also reviews North Dakota politics praising Misher L. Burdick as a principled governor candidate with broad support and past service.
Notice to the public reports a June 4 general conference of Syrians in North Dakota to fund relief for Syria and Lebanon. A committee of prominent locals was elected to lead a nationwide campaign here, with warnings against impostors and a credentialed petition system for solicitors. Also notes Montana celebrations and Minot Auto Co figures on Overland and Willys Knight sales and June deliveries.
Judge Goss serves six years as district judge and six years on the Supreme Court, winning solid support from Williams County. The court system is current and staffed by primed members with prior bench experience. The three candidates Goss Fisk Burke all share district bench background. Vote for Goss, as the judiciary stays out of politics.
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