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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
4
The Williston Graphic serves Williams County with local notices and weekly news. Published Thursdays from Williston, the paper mails through the post office as second class matter.
North Dakota faces a pivotal 1917 wheat season amid war demand. High prices seem likely as seed wheat shortfalls and weed wheat trouble farmers. The North Dakota Development League urges careful seed choice and soil prep to maximize the state’s harvest potential and attract stable tenants.
The fall and winter months mark the sale of farm property and the moving of farmers between farms. Frequent removals disrupt rural prosperity and hinder progress as farmers move often, leading to neglected roads and bridges due to unstable occupancy.
Kenmare Journal urges residents to grow vegetables to cut living costs. Citing a year old report the piece claims $6 230 000 could be saved statewide by using unused urban and rural plots. It highlights North Dakota as capable of high quality yields and encourages planning large gardens despite extra weeding.
United States Marines report 1932 enlistments show 181 Franks 165 Johns and 160 Charlies and Wil liams among Smiths. Murphys lead Irish descent with 22 and 122 Cohens among Hebrews. The piece notes Tommy Atkins and Smiths as common sobriquets of soldiers.
C W Weaver of the Sedgwick Pantagraph notes a price boost from 1.50 to 2.00 a year. He compares newspaper value to rising costs for oil, sugar, veal, corn, and potatoes. He says readers pay these rates and urges not to blame the paper for inflation.
The classified column notes a movement by Gapghie Means, detailing a transition or relocation. The item emphasizes the shift in status or location within the community listings, with no further context provided.
A 1917 health letter from the University of North Dakota Bureau of Public Information dispels the belief that sewer gas causes typhoid, diphtheria, or other diseases. It notes sewer odors affect comfort but pose little infection risk, while defective plumbing signals health hazards and warrants inspection.
The column muses on local politics and possible candidates, noting farmers and others might back a petition initiative. It references labor issues, a Studebaker bicycle era, and a mix of social observations with library notes and literary picks.
Room rates at the Hotel Dyckman in Minneapolis range from 1.50 to 8.50 dollars per night. Every room includes a private bath. 18-tf.
The note says Henry Ford would lend the government money in case of war without interest. Congress may want him to remove the war clause. A Minneapolis paper urges Congress to take the money. Barney Baruch denies profiting from a State department leak, but reports say trade of 489000 dollars on the stock market through deductions. The piece ends with a quip about teaching deductions in schools.
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