North Dakota Road Rally Calls for Statewide Highway System
W H Horton of Horton Motor Co asserts North Dakota has raw material for top highways and urges a bonded, well graded 20 to 25 foot road network with proper drainage and maintenance. He notes farmers’ lost time and high tire costs from mud and praises faster, safer travel and higher land values with good roads. Other states progress while current roads fail to support farming and growth.
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North Dakota
United States
W. H. Horton
The
Horton Motor Co
America
Library launches first year with comparative North Dakota stats
The library presents 1910 11 and 1911 12 figures comparing borrowers per 100 residents and books loaned per borrower across Devils Lake Dickinson Fargo Grafton Grand Forks Jamestown Minot Valley City and Williston. Williston leads in several metrics signaling strong early growth and value to taxpayers.
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North Dakota
Devils Lake
Dickinson
Fargo
Grafton
Grand Forks
Jamestown
Minot
Valley City
Williston
Isr
Dews Lake
Dickin‘on
Imago
Graid Ferns
James‘own
Minct
Valley “Ty
North Dakota Road Bonding for Good Roads Vision
The writer argues for a 5 million dollar state bond to accelerate road work. They urge non-partisan county road engineers reporting to a state engineer overseeing all roads and call for public winter action to push good roads legislation. The goal is turning North Dakota into a garden spot that attracts tourists and funds roads through interest and publicity.
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North Dakota
Williston Gains New Road and Bridge Plans
The Ursat Northern begins a Snowden Montana bridge project and grading from Sidney Montana to Snowden. Great Northern will widen west from Newton Dawson County Montana and east from Sidney McKenzie County North Dakota this fall enabling harvest movements. Williston becomes the distribution point for McKenzie County and eastern Montana as the line to Snowdon is prepared for future double tracking and a winter steel bridge.
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Williston
Ursat Northern
Snowden
Montana
Gradera
Sidney
Snowdon
Mondak
Great Northern
Newton
Dawson County
McKenzie County
N. D
McKensie County
Yellowstone Valley
Maine Returns to Old Love
Republicans win Maine governorship three of four congressmen and a Republican majority on joint ballot in the legislature. Williams Haines wins by 3,557 over Frederick Plaisted. Legislature and senate likely to elect Edwin Burleigh to the U S Senate. Taft and Wilson react with approval to the GOP gains in Maine.
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Portland
Maine
United States
Williams T. Haines
Waterville
Frederick W. Plaisted
Augusta
McGillicuddy
State Senate
Edwin C. Burleigh
Obediah Gardner
Frye
Beverly
Taft
White House
United States Senate
Atlanta
N. J
Wilson
Williston Tax Commission Action On City Lots 1912
Williston residents are informed of the State Tax Commission’s decision on Williams County city lots assessment. The commission reaffirmed 1912 city lot valuations, reduced countywide assessments by 12.5 percent for city lots, and raised improvements by 5 percent, with findings and directions for county auditors to adjust the roll accordingly.
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Williston
State Tax Commission
Jackson
Williams County
Tax Commission
City Board of Equalization
State Board of Equalization
Board
L. E. Birdzell
Bismarck
N. D
F. E. Packard
North Dakota
L. E. Bridgell
City of
Board of Equalisation
Board of County Commissioners
State Board of Egalization
Pure Seed Exhibit Aims for High Class Displays at Fargo
Professor H L Holley of the agricultural college plans a pure seed division at the Tri-State Grain Growers convention in Fargo. He notes liberal prizes for the best one half bushel of cereals and adds cash prizes over 100 dollars for chrome grass seed, clover, timothy, alfalfa, and other forages. He invites entrants to boost a Pure Seed Growers association by supplying prizes or high quality seed exhibits and to contact him with the seed types they will show.
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Fargo
N. D
H. L. Holley
The
Agricultural College
Tri-State
Bolley
Crome
Roosevelt party nominates Creegan for governor in Fargo
Fargo Sept 7 Roosevelt ticket names Dr Charles C Creegan of Fargo College as governor candidate and chooses policy allies for other posts. Nomination by acclamation follows committee leadership. some dissent noted. Other Roosevelt picks include Kraabel Hall Jorgnson Olson Miller Taylor Stutsman Anderson Mann with party eyeing third ticket crossovers.
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Fargo
Grand Forks
Creegan
Roosevelt
Seth Low
Columbia University
New York
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
New Jersey
Schurman
Cornell
Greece
Grand Theatre
Bhese
Sweet
Republican Party
Siver Seremgard
Devils Lake
Fargo College
Judge Davis
Lane
Gilbreath
Kroabel
Hanna
Joe Purcell
Roosevelt Party
Charles C. Creegan
A. T. Kraabel
Clifford
Thomas Hall
Bismarck
Carl Jorgnson
Gunder Olson
Grafton
Andrew Miller
Walter J. Taylor
W. E H. Stutsman
O. P. Anderson
W. H. Mann
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G. N
Sidney, Mont
State
Tri-State Growers' Convention
Third Party Names
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