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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
4
A brief item from Williston Graphic notes an event at the Guarmio marae in Sutered at Beat Often in Wilston New Mexico. Details are unclear due to damaged text and misspellings in the source.
At a Chicago meeting speaker Campbell urges Missouri river freight access for Williston and North Dakota. He cites rail costs 7.82 mills per ton mile versus North Dakota paying 16.5 to 19.555 mills. An organization forms in Williston with J. W. Jackson as president, A. Mansfield secretary, and John Bruegger treasurer.
Notice to creditors and debtors of the firm Oleson Stenehjem and Anderson. Dissolution on January 1 with Stenehjem taking full control. debts to be settled by December 20 or sent to collection with extra charges. Send statements by December 20 for audit and payment. Also notes Miss Edis Wilby leaving to visit sister in Granville.
A long discussion on irrigation efficiency covers water pricing liability for drought or mismanagement, fair contracts, and credit for shortages. It emphasizes land-leveling, ditch surveying, furrow systems, and subsoil prep to reduce waste. It notes the furrow method's benefits, the role of head ditches, spouts, and graded furrows, and the need for adaptable equipment and spraying machinery integrated with field operations.
North Dakota Experiment Station has long studied chemical weed control in cereal grainfields. Professor Bolley initiated work in America, likely originated this approach, with ongoing development since 1896. Recent years saw progress due to better machinery sought in Europe and the U.S.
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