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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
5
In this 1912 editorial, the Williston paper urges residents to support local merchants to grow the town. It likens loyalty to civic effort and calls for public promotion of wares, defense of civic initiative, and preservation of community identity.
People of Williston are optimistic about future expansion as government plant electricity arrives. The city expects many new industrial enterprises and population growth, with irrigation securing crops and lower consumer costs. The move promises lasting opportunities and steady development over the next decade.
The piece praises Williston North Dakota for extensive well built sidewalks, attributes the credit to Mayor Jackson for introducing ten year installments funded by property owners, replacing the old pay up front method that burdened working residents. It commends the mayor for advancing fair financing and labor interests.
W A Palmer of the valley proves irrigation benefits with ninety acres of alfalfa. His crop yielded far more than neighboring fields that did not use irrigation, illustrating the value of ditch water for farming success.
A Missouri farmer notes alfalfa growth after resumed irrigation, projecting $75 per acre through dairy and hog feed uses. His two sons trained in agricultural science aid management as he shifts to a larger dairy and stock operation with planned cow purchases.
Louie A Mayo died Tuesday at 12 30 PM in City hospital after months of illness begun with appendicitis and followed by a stroke. He was 26 and lived most of his life in Williston with a widow, two children, and his parents in Montana and North Dakota. Funeral services were held at Fort Buford Lodge I O C F No 18, with burial in Williston cemetery.
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