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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1915
Page
3
The Fifth Grade at Central School topped attendance with 100 percent this week while Grimith and Mrs. Meyer visited the Second Grade. Transfers, sickness absences, and new enrollments populate Westlawn and High School notes as students adjust to weather and school events.
About 110000 acres north and east of the Missouri River in Mountrail and McLean Counties open for surface homestead entry from October 18 to 30 1915 with a drawing on November 4 1915 in Minot North Dakota. Appointments require in person filing unless Civil War Spanish American War or Philippine Insurrection veterans are represented by an agent. Land values range 2 to 8 dollars per acre and coal deposits are reserved for the Fort Berthold Indians. Entries may be made starting May 1 1916 for up to 160 acres each with the order of entry determined by the drawing.
Washington October 7 1915 crop report lists October 1 forecasts and final estimates for North Dakota and United States. It covers wheat oats barley potatoes flaxseed and other crops with producer prices and year-ago comparisons. The figures include state and national production in bushels and prices per bushel or cent per unit.
Ty Cobb earns his eighth American League batting crown with a .369 average for the season. He also set a league record with 97 stolen bases, and leads in runs scored with 144 and total bases at 271, while Criss of St. Louis hit .341 over 64 games to Cobb’s .324 in 150. Dead men tell no tales, but the same can not be said of some live ones.
Humorous verse urges a life of stern virtue to outshine peers. It mocks pawed piety, praises restraint and gloom, and warns that sanctimony makes one better than most while scowling at joy. The speaker imitates a sermon urging abstinence from wine and weed and a life of apparent martyrdom.
A moral plea urging men to refrain from judging women and casting stones of gossip. It recalls past harms caused by rumors, emphasizes innocence harmed by slander, and argues it is better to let guilty escape than ruin an innocent. The piece addresses memory, discretion, and societal hypocrisy.
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