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vj 1 U»X U" *. ftc c. O ,y« ,„ •«, •vv ^«ii,'•"'. 'i VOL. XIL NO 8. Stop Monopoly On Coal Lands Government Through Secretary Takes Important Step. A recent Washington dispatch Bays: Independence of the coal monopoly or a great strike of coal miners seems to be assured by the acti taken by the presi dent and secretary Hitchcock. Secretary Hitchcock has, by direction of the president, follow ing a thorough investigation, issued an order withdrawing from entry 6,000,000 acres of public lands which are known to contain workable coal. These lands are situated in New Mex ico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana, Ore gon and Washington. The geological survey made an examination in accordance with instructions from the president and ascertained that there were 5G,000,000 acres of public lands believed to contain coal de posits. The president, however, desired the withdrawal of only those sections known to possess workable coal, and the area was accordingly reduced to 6,000, 000 acres. This gives the government possession of coal lands capable of supplying the nation with an indefinite amount of fuel. The [president last spring, when there was danger of a second coal istrike, let it be kriown that he would not hesitate to carry out this plan of a receivership if he were forced to do so by the fail ure of the operators jud vmi-ers •to reach an agreement and by the suffering whicK stich failures would entail next winter. He realized that the seizure of .mines would greatly irritate cap ital and might cause it to grow •timid. It probably would con sider that the government might regard coal mine seizure as a ^precedent for similar action in lother industries. The president aknew, however, that he would :be subjected to violent criticism, and finally, that any of his suc cessors, confronted by a similar emergency, might not care to go las far as he himself would. Secretary Hitchcock was in formed through reports that he had received in an official way that thousands of acres of the public domain have been entered as agricultural lands, when, as a matter of fact, the lands are mineral and are being worked for coal, cfcment, asphalt and other minerals. The prosecu tions for fraud which were com menced in some instances for this deception are being -pressed and others will follow. The preident in transmitting the report of Commissioner of Corporations Garfield on the •Standard Oil corporation, de clared that the time had come when no coal or oil lands held 4)y the government, either with in the public domain proper or .territory owned by Indian tribes, should be alienated. The presi dent was of the opinion that the fee to such lands should be kept in the United States government and leased on such terms and for sucli periods as would enable the .government to keep entire con trol of them. Senator La Follette introduced resolutions to obtain this end and Secretary Hitchcock enlisted the support of Senator Spooner in the same direction, asking that a provision be put in an ap propriation bill authorizing the president to locate and with draw from entry all public coal lands. Congress adjourned with out any such action, however, I £\. n. I •5,*y 6 America for Americans. A Government of the People, for the People, and the president and Secretary Hitchcock, after thorough inves tigation, determined to act with out more specific authority, resting upon the belief that the people will approve the policy which is to prevent an injury to the public interests. Senator La Follette of Wiscon sin played a prominent part in the discussion in the senate on this subject last winter. He urged vigorously greater .gov ernment control of coal, oil and other mineral lands in the pos session of the Indians. The sen ate, however, turned down his ideas. Senator La Follette's presentation of the subject at tracted the attention of the pres ident, as it was in line with the consideration he was giving the subject of the government retain ing possession of coal lands still within the public domain. Changed Assessments County Auditor Atterbcrry re ceived notice a short time ago of changes in the assessment of cat tle, horses, mules, sheep, swine, separators and horse powers, engines and boilers. The changes in the assessment will necessitate the going over of the tax books and figuring out the amount of the assessment against different people in the county owning any of the above named property. The following is a list of the stock and machinery upon which changes were made. '.i J, '. v» *,'« .• i, «V *J? ,ij^ S V?? ft Lowered Raised p. c. p. c. Horses 1 yr old 33 Horses 2 yr old 26 Horses 3 yr old and over 21 8tallion8..... 1 Cattle yr oia Cattle 2 yr old COWBS vr old or over 22 Work oven 26 All other cattle over 3 yr old.. 14. Mules 1 vr old Mules 2 yr old Mules 3 yr old or over ..... Sbeep 6 Kwine Separators and horse powers 37 Engines and boilers 25 12 2'j ."•'v 35 22 8 13 The auditor has not as yet re ceived any work as to the as sessment on railroads but it is reported that the assessment per mile has been raised from $7500 to $9,000. John Knaufis Qualified John Knauf, of "Jamestown, nominee of the republication state convention for supreme judge and appointed by Gov ernor Sarles to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Young, who will resume the practice of law at Fargo, is now a member of the state supreme bench. The oath of office was admin istered to Judge Knauf yester day at the capitol at Bismarck by R. D. Hoskins, clerk of the supreme court. The ceremony took place in the presence of a number of persons, who, upon its completion, hastened to con gratulate the new member of the •state's highest tribunal.—Eve ning Times. Two Men Cremated Lightning struck the l'very barn of Thos. Kellev, of Lari more Monday morning and two men were cremated besides 31 head of horses. The lightning passed into the hay loft and the barn was a mass of flames be fore the fire department arrived. A colored man by the name of Hogge and an unknown party were burned. The loss to Mr. Kelley amounts to about $$, 000 wich only $2,900 insurance. Twenty one of the horses burned, belonged to him. The fire is the worst in the history of Lari rnore. :'v ,v:.'S GREAT SAVING FOR FARMERS Northern Railroads Grant Sweeping Reduction in Grain Rates—G. N., N. P. and Soo Give 10 Per Cent Gut. North Dakota Farmers will save approximately $1,500,000 on this year's wheat crop, as a result of the action of the Great Northern, the Northern Pacific and the Soo railroads in grant ing a reduction of 10 per cent in grain rates. This reduction following a similar cut a year ago is good news to the farmers of the Northwest. It is particularly pleasing to the farmers of North Dakota who are about to reap probably the biggest crop of wheat in the history of the state and the biggest crop of all the states in the Union. It is estimated that North Da kota's crop this year will be close to 100,000,000 bushels. In previous years North Dakota has been second to Minnesota, but this year it leads the world. The saving on North Dakota's crop alone will be approximate ly $1,500,000.. Official announcement of the cut was made late Saturday af ternoon, as seen from the follow ing dispatch: St. Paul, Aug. 20—Late Sat urday afternoon the Great Nor thern, Northern Pacific and Soo lines filed with the state grain and warehouse commission no tice of a ten per cent reduction "in grain rates. The reductions will apply to all territory more l#P v.-'v-' awl 6. N. FORCE INCREASED Great Northern Force of Machinists and Boilermakers Increased—Wort Here Doubled. The Great Northern railroad will increase the. number of ma chinists and boiler makers in this city, bringing at least eleven more families to Williston to live. There are at present six boiler makers here and this num ber will be increased to fourteen. There are aine machinists and this number will be increased to twelve. This increase in the force here is the result of a change in plans as regards the heavier repair work on the en gines. Heretofore only light work, costing about $100 has been done while in the future all heavy work will be done here, such work costing about $800 on each engine. Orders have been sent in for several thousand dollars worth of flues find other material. Walter Bissel, one of the force of boiler makers here has been promoted to the posi tion of boiler maker foreman. A. B. Ford, master mechanic, was here the first of the week making arrangements for the new force and sending in orders for the number of men needed. They are expected this week. The question now arises, where will these families get houses. Williston is short of houses at present and there are eight or ten applicants for every empty* house. Something should be done, and done at once to rem edy this and we believe the com mercial club could do a great deal in this line. Dozens of new houses are needed and should be built an once. WILLISTON. WILLIAMS COUNTY. NORTH DAKOTA. THUKSDAY. AUGUST 28, 190(5. Priee, $1.50 per Year in advance than 50 miles from the terminals and including practically all the territory in which grain is rais ed. The three roads named made a proposition recently* to the. railroad and warehouse commission offering to reduce the grain rates ten per cent if the commission would suspend the pending hearing on merchan dise rates. The commission, ow[ ing to opposition, declined to accept the proposition and later on the suggestion of Governor Johnson gave notice of an in quiry into the grain rates. The three roads then voluntarily filed their notice of a reduction I Making Cement Blocks Warren D. Silver and Elmer Moore, the two gentlemen who started the new cement block factory in this city are busy turning out the new blocks. They commenced operations last Friday and already.'have several hundred new blocks made. The block is known as the anchor block and the sides are held to gether by four pieces of galvan ized" iron. This leaves a perfect dead air space in the wall and allows the plastering to be done on the inside of the cement block. Mr. Silver is in charge of the business and has had several years experience. He guarantees his work and assures us that this is the best block that he ever made. The first ones to be used here will be used in the new bank building which will be erected this fall just south of the Graphic office. by the People. Every Cltixen has a Duty to perform—Discharge It Patriotically. Saturday, August 18, 1906. We have on our counters over 150 Boy's nice, stylisli Suits that we are going to close out in the next few days at almost your own figures. These garments are all this season's styles and make. Every Suit guaranteed to he just as repre sented. Don!t miss this opportunity as it is but a •short'time before school opens and nearly every Boy is in need of a new School Suit. Boys $3.00., $3.50 and $3.75 Suits this week Boys $4.00 and $4.50 Suits this week Boys $5.00, $5.50 and $5.75 Suits this week Boys $7.00 and $7.50 Suits this week Boys $10.00 and.$11.00 Suits this week Ladies Skirts and Suits We also offer Special values in Ladies Skirts and Suits this week. a Any Skirt in our Store at $4.00. Your choice in Shirt Waist Suits at $3.00. f' 'l? C. The R, 1 1 .~\» 4* *. rwW**i,^vC «.»v.^t-.*i i§ Hedderich Bros. & Co's Old Stand, Williston, N. D, N.'H. MCMILLAN, Pres. J. D. MILKE, Vice Pres. s»v^- WILLIAMS COUNTY BANK Of Williston Transacts a General Banking Business Interest Paid on Time Deposits Land Office Williston v."j'w tf S5 •••'-. JTfrl si- J* ,K ./ W 4"W $2.60 $3.20 $3.90 $4.70 $6.80 I or .first class Lumber .J and the best of prices try Sanborn Lumber Co., Insurance r. ollecti ons Real Estate Loans Foreign and Domestic Exchange Bought and Sold N. HAYES, Casbior Blanks 3II