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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1915
Page
4
The Williston Graphic lists John A. Corbett as editor and publisher. Published every Thursday and entered at the Williston post office as second class mail matter.
A 1915 column critiques mob violence in Illinois and Georgia over Leo Frank and the Springfield lynching, condemning mob law while urging fair press scrutiny. It then muses on winter plans, urging more life in church services and reflection on elders, youth, and American civic duties.
Robbery near Granville details a farm laborer named John Fewchuk held up and robbed of 39 dollars. he was locked in a box car and escaped when reaching Minot. In Williston, John Russell McGuire married Mrs. Ethel Schamehorn at the parsonage. A Winnipeg teacher Miss Eva Rolston saved six pupils and herself from a prairie fire, leading them to safety with the help of a passerby. Additional notes discuss prairie fire losses, loan demand, and crop prosperity across Dakota and Montana regions, with mentions of harvests, livestock outlooks, and credit activity.
The report notes harvests of fine quality in many areas but warns of poor corn yields due to frost and cold weather. Flax suffers, while rye, Marley, wheat, and oats show strong yields. Potatoes and late frosts affect fodder corn. northern Michigan and Wisconsin show active copper, iron, and lumber sectors with improving collections and above average small grain yields.
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