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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1897
Page
3
A fragment from a poem by Bila Wheeler Wilcox appears in Good Cheer describing a wandering soul who seeks happiness and asks who will lead them back to the right path. The speaker vows to stay true to duty and pursue the straight road.
Esther Walton tends her ailing mother as Floyd and Lambert face court drama. Miss Kate Walton clashes with Lieutenant Lambert over loyalty and suitor dynamics while the Walton home navigates debt, charity, and impending Christmas with letters of hope and a promised release for Floyd.
A Oklahoma man discusses rapid money schemes as a stranger joins in. They recall a man who quickly earned a thousand dollars by exploiting life insurance and political ploys at a station. The stranger admits not pursuing wealth, noting he has no wife or political taste.
Fragments describe a street grocer debating darkness with a ginger bearded man near Mesieo and a Potat o Creek rival, followed by a Marco Polo style portrait of Kublai Khan whose accuracy is questioned by Noah Brooks. The passage blends 19th century travelogue color with caricature.
Practical advice on road construction stressing drainage and material choice. Three key materials are stone gravel and clay with crushed stone as foundation. Emphasizes drainage through deep side ditches and high crown to keep water away from roadbed based on Ohio Farmer guidance.
A historic note argues against permanent improvements without proper drainage. Proposes open ditches four feet wide and three and a half to four feet deep filled with stones to form drains leading to open culverts. Describes layering with stones and gravel, using evergreen mulch, to fix springy soil and honeycombed soils. The Town of Winthrop is cited as an example.
Thirty years after discarding the district system the town elected a road commissioner who has held the post. From nearly impassable spring highways to smooth dry roads with about ten miles of drains added. Gravel preferred for surface. sand unused except with clay. clay foundations hinder durable road building.
Observations describe two year old crushed stone road surfaces built with steam-rolled screening and granite finishing layers. The author notes the tough, dry, smooth result, discusses cost versus payoff, and advises plow and roller use to preserve and extend the hard substructure.
Agricultural guidance urges housing calves in cool, dark stables with clover or oats and skim milk when weather turns hot. Regular labor for chores is essential, but self sacrifice now supports higher profits as pasture and indoor housing outperform summer grazing. Heifer calves require steady growth for eventual sale, since a continuous, muscular animal yields better returns.
Article advises marking each day's milk in shallow pans with labels like Tuesday marking or Tuesday night so readers can see at a glance when to skim. Practically, this helps avoid stopping to reckon the number and streamlines daily dairy tasks.
Describes a method to tag milk from a cow using a pasteboard strip bent ears and a wire folded to hold it. The label is attached to the ear and the wire drawn to hang over the pan edge for daily observation of a cow's milk quality.
Short practical tips on garden care and milling on orchard work. Advice covers planting, drying onions, soap on tree bark to reduce pests, and using a gentle horse with short whiffletrees for cultivating. Recommendations reflect old farming experience with specific methods.
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