Livestock and the Nation's Food Supply at the Portland Fair
James J. Hill argues livestock sustains both meat and crop markets, noting rising prices as demand outpaces supply. He cites 1909 Chicago stockyard receipts, declines in cattle and hog herds, and high prices for beef and hogs, linking population growth and transport advances to the dynamic. He warns against relying on imports and urges domestic production to keep exports steady and debts paid.
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Chicago
United States
Europe
Dakota Poet James Foley to Visit Williston Gates House
North Dakota poet James W. Foley will perform in Williston at Gates Opera House on October 18. The piece notes Foley’s popular evenings and his humorous, human verse read in a sympathetic style. He declines a portrait and invites locals to judge him in person.
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James W. Foley
North Dakota
Williston
Gates Opera House
Foley
American Woman's League to Meet Next Monday
The American Woman's League will hold its regular meeting next Monday evening in the Methodist church. All members and others interested are invited to attend.
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American Woman’s League
Methodist Church
Reception for Teachers at Central School House
The Indies of the Book and Thimble club hosts a reception for public school teachers from 8 to 10 30 Saturday evening Oct 8 at the central school house. Twenty one teachers from the east and midwest shown as new in the City of Opportunity with music readings and a welcoming program.
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the Indies of the Book and Thimble Club
Central School
Middle West
Gas well accident claims life of Lyon in North Dakota
Irwin T. Lyon, a young Well digger from Dogden, North Dakota, suffocated while working alone in a 60 foot gas well. He signaled for pickup only after unfastening his belt, died an hour later, leaving a wife and infant, with funeral services led by I O O F.
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Dogden
N. D
Irwin T. Lyon
Lyon
Emmet Lyon
Iowa
J. K. Kirker
New Rockford
Civic League Thimble and Card Party At Odd Fellows
The Civic League invites women to a two day thimble and card party at Odd Fellows ball Friday and Saturday at 2 oclock. Admission costs 25 cents with refreshments and five hundred being played. Proceeds fund dirt for Library park and a Nash Bros. dirt deal of 2500 loads at 15 cents delivered to James Library grounds.
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The
Civic League
Odd Fellows Ball
Library Park
Nash Bros
James Library
Press Com
Reminiscences of Old Fort Buford Visit
The author recalls visiting Fort Buford and meeting John Mercer and his daughter Sarah. Mercer, who arrived as a private in 1872, later became custodian of the barracks and cemetery work, handling remains sent to Fort Assinniboine. The piece notes the Mercer home, its history, and a startling hint about Admiral Dewey’s wife once living there.
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Old Fort Buford
John Mercer
Mercer
Sarah
Fort Buford
Fort Assinniboine
Mont
Old Fort
General Hazen
Three Year Old Son of C A Johnson Burned
Delvin Johnson, three, son of Mr and Mrs C A Johnson of Minot, burned to death in a play house last Friday at 2 pm. A 5 year old girl, daughter of Frank Chapman, escaped with hair scorched. Neighbors, including Mrs Johnson, arrived quickly but the structure burned as a tinder mass. Doctors suspect he suffocated before flames reached him.
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Delvin
C. A. Johnson
Minot
Frank Chapman
Near Fatal Gunshot Injury After Hunting Incident
Rugby North Dakota October 1. While hunting near Berwick Arnold, a 12 year old, was struck by a full shotgun charge fired as Gus O Neill, 25, attempted to operate his automatic shotgun. The shot passed through Arnold’s right arm and side, tearing flesh and splintering bone. Arnold underwent surgery to remove shot and wire the arm. He remains in precarious condition at Good Samaritan Hospital but is expected to recover. O Neill is a hardware merchant.
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Rugby
N. D
Gus O'Neill
Berwick
O'Neill
Arnold
Good Samaritan Hospital
Young Arnold
O Neill
Alfalfa Bulletin Presents North Dakota Poet Readings
Williston residents will hear Jim Foley, famed poet of North Dakota and the United States, at Gates Opera House on October 18. L K Waldronful notes Foley’s readings are humorous and wholesome, with Dickinson and North Dunkets referenced as part of the program. Chas Brand is listed as a coordinator.
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Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington, D. C
U.S
Agriculture
Waldron
United States
Dickinson
Stockton
Kansas
Northwest
Gates Opera House
Jimmy Foley
Williston
North Dakota
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Portland
Columbia University
New York
Park Row
Ford Dean
Columbia
American Fisheries Society
Tokio
Japan
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Dean
University of Japan
Mr. and
Mrs. Johnson
Rugby Hospital
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