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ft WTILLI8T0N GRAPHIC Tb» Oumo li nttnl at the Poat 0*m WIIUMM. M. D..MMOondol«MMll •»««. **, ., DBLUHU) CVKET THURSDAY AT '2' WILLI8TON. N. JOHN. A. COBBETT Editor and Publisher OFFICIAL. CITY PAPER If JRcpttfcan State Conventioa .«»»- *A ft# MArtH To the Republican Electors, State of North 3 Dakota: In accordance wiUi instructions from the Re* "publican State Ceittral Committee a convention of •g delegated representatives of the Republican Party of this state will be held atthe Opera House in the i, "Citrpf Minot. J.' ."I i, THUE8DAV. IgAY 14.1908. $! at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of choosing eight delegate® and eight alternates to represent the State of North Dakota in the na tkmal convention of republicans called to meet in the city of Chicago on the 18th day of June, 1908, to nominate a president and vice president of the United States and also to nominate four presi dential electors to be supported at the next gen eral election, and for the transaction of such i' other business as may be brought before it. The basis of representation in said convention shall be the average number of votes cast for the 1 two republican candidates receiving the highest and lowest vote in each county in the state at the last general election in 1906 (excluding judges of the supreme court, superintendent of public in Btruction and railroad commissioners), giving two delegates at large to each organized county, and one additional delegate for each 100 republican votes or major fraction of 100 votes, cast for the above officers at said election, except in the new counties of Adams, Bowman, Dunn and Hettinger which shall be entitled to three delegates each in addition to the two at large for each county. Attention of the various county committees is called to the fact that the choosing of delegates to the national convention and the nomination of presidential electors are exempted from the pro visions of the act of 190 providing for primary elections, and caucuses and conventions should be held under the provisions of law existing in the last national campaign year of 1904. (Sections 598-600 revised codes I905.)J The different counties in the state will, under the apportionment herein provided, be entitled to representation as follows: Adams 5 Barnes 14 Benson 9 Billings 5 Bottineau 16 Bowman 5 Burleigh 12 Cass 25 Cavalier 14 Dickey 9 Dunn 5 Emmons 8 Eddy 6 Foster 6 Grand Forks.. 17 Griggs '. 5 Hettinger 5 Kidder 5 LaMoure 10 Logan 7 McHenr.v 14 Mcintosh 6 McKenzie 6 McLean 19 Mercer 5 Morton 19 Nelson 10 Oliver 5 Pembina 14 Pierce 7 Ramsey 10 Ransom 12 Richland 13 Rolette 8 Sargent 10 Stark 7 Steele 6 Stutsman 14 Towner 8 Traill- 9 Walsh 13 Ward 24 Wells 9 Williams 10 Total 446 The state committee will pass upon the rights of those entitled to partici pate in the preliminary organization of said convention, and will meet for that purpose rt 10 o'clock in the fore noon of Wednesday, May 13, 1908, at the Leland hotel in the city of Minot. The credentials of all delegates and all notices of contests of candidates must be filed with the chairman or secretary of this committee on or be fore the hour designated herein for the meeting of the committee to pass upon the rights of delegates, and no tices of contests must be accompanied by a written statement of the grounds and conditions of contest. Prefer ence in the orcer of hearing and deter mining contests will be given in ac cordance with the dates of filing of 6uch notices and statement. By order of the republican state central committee at a meeting held in the city of Fargo, Wednesday, Jan 22, 1908. L. B. Hanna, %M. H. Jewell, Chairman. 1 Secretary. Announcements. FOR STATE AUDITOR. To the people of the State of North Dakota, to Every Newspaper With in the State, and Especially to the Republicans of the State of North Dakota. \j I am a candidate for the office of state auditor. I am a republican and shall abide by the action of the republican voters at the primaries in June next. As auditor from Cass county from January, 1897, to March 1903, I have gained some knowledge of the work connected with this office and refer to my official work as such county audi tor as a criterion. The state auditor is the bookkeeper and accountant for the state. He is a member of all the important boards, needing his constant attendance. If elected to the office of state audi tor, I promise to make Bismark, the capital city, my home during my term of office and to personally supervise and direct the work of the office, and in all matters coming before me as state auditor, or, where as such I have a voice, I shall deal honestly and just ly, bearing in mind the welfare of the people of the state. Respectfully, O. J. OLSON. FOR SHERIFF. Williston, N. D., Feb. 27, 1908, To the Editor of the Williston fit' -1' IJ*'* i'i Graphic:": 'I wish to announce, through the column* of your paper, that I will be a candidate for the nom ination for sheriff, of this county at the Republican Primaries in June. Having been urged to seek the nomi nation by friends throughout the county, and in announcing this to the voters of Williams county, 1 would like for those who are not acquainted with me to know and to understand that 1 have been' a resident of Wil liams county since the year 1888, thpt the first fourteen years spent in Wil liams county was at Grinnell, where I was engaged in farming and stock raising, since that time I have resided on Cow Creek, where I now have six hundred and forty acres of land. 1 have always been a heavy tax payer and have been an ardent worker in the Republican ranks ever since I became old enough to vote, which has been sixteen years. I would like the voters to investigate my character and repu tation, and my fitness for the office I seek, and if, after doing so, they find that they can conscientiously sup port me for the office, I will say, that should I be nominated and elected that I will perform all the functions of the office to the best of my ability. FOR SHERIFF. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the office of Sheriff of Wil liams county for the ensuing term, subject to the approval of the Repub lican voters of said county at the Pri mary election to be held on Wednes day, June 24th, 1908. Malcolm Maekay. FOR SHERIFF Williston, N. D., March 12, '08. To the Republican Electors of Wil liams County, North Dakota:— I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the republican nomination for the office of sheriff of Williams county, and respectfully solicit the votes of the electors of said county at the primary election to be held on June 24, 1908. T. E. REILLY, S. J. Mitchell. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. To'the Republican voters of the 41st legislative district I hereby announce myself as a re publican candidate for member of the hoyse of representatives from the 41st legislative district, subject to the de cision of the republican voters at the primary election to be held June 24, 1908. I have been a resident of this dis trict for the past fourteen years. Have served two terms as sheriff of McKen zie county and have been a republi can all my life. If elected to the office I will give the people of this district the best service my energy and ability will permit. Frank T. Poe. FOR REPRESENTATIVE To the voters of the 41st legislative district of North Dakota:— Having been reauested by a number of the citizens of this district to be come a candidate for representative I hereby announce myself as a candi date for member of the house of rep resentatives from the 41st legislative district subject to the choice of the re publican voters at the general prim ary election to be held in June, 1908. If elected to this office I shall do all in my power to serve the best interests of the people of this district and the state of North Dakota. GEO. P. HOMNES. FOR STATES ATTORNEY. To the Republican Electors of Wil liams county, North Dakota: I hereby announce myself a candidate for the Republican nomination for the office of states attorney subject to the pri maries to be held on the 24th day of June, 1908. T. S. Becker. FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS To the voters of Williams Co, N D. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the Republican nomination for the office of Register of Deeds, subject to the primaries to be held on the 24th day of June, 1908. Earnestly solicit ing your support, I am Yours Respectfully, L. O. Higley, Higley, N. D, HURST-McCOY WEDDING. Ellis V. Hurst of Dailview, Mont., and Miss Hattie McCoy of this county, were united in marri age at the M. E. parsonage Tues day evening at nine o'clock. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Hollett. NOTICE. The Williston Land Company would like a number of choice loan applications at once. Call and see them. IRRIGATION NOTES Se Very Truly, Howard R. Lampman. from Williston, N. D. FDR SHERIFF. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the office of Sheriff of Wil liams county for the ensuing term, subject to the approval of the Repub lican voters of said county at the Pri mary election to be held on Wednes day, June 24th, 1908. Ole A. Thorson. FOR SHERIFF, To the voters of Williams county: I hereby announce myself as a repub lican candidate for the office of Sheriff of Williams county, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election to beheld on June 24, 1908. $30 $200. 1 The Water Users Association, Mr. Storrs of the Reclamation Ser vice, and Mr. Bruegger, director of the Experimental Farm at Wil liston, are making a concerted ef fort gto secure a suitable man for over seeing the work of placing the farms under the Williston pro ject in proper condition for irriga tion. They are in correspondence with a number of people but as yet no one has been seoured. It is robable, however, that a man will secured at least by the first of April. This man ,will be ready to aid each and every farmer under the Williston Project who will have land to be irrigated this spring, Each farmer should become thor oughly acquainted with the con dition of his land and be ready to receive aid from the man as soon as he arrives on the ground. IRRIGATION IDEAS Hon. F. H, Newell. Chief En gineer of the United States Recla mation Service is taking great in terest in aiding each district.where a U. S. Reclamation 'Service Irri gation Project has been installed to secure settlers. He has had some literature printed and has asked that each Secretary of a Water Users' Association send to him a list of the various tracts of land that are for sale. The follow ing is a letter from Mr. Newell, ex plaining what he desires. If there are any under the Williston pro ject whe desire to have their land listed through Mr. Newell's office in Washington, kindly send in to the Secretary of the Water User's Association a description lof your land as indicated in his letter, and the bame will be forwarded at once the Secretary's qffice. Washington D. C. March 6 iqo8 Williston Water Users' Asso., Williston, North Dakota Sirs:— Replying to your letter of January 15, it would be advisable to have here a list of the lands which are offered for sale on the Williston Project, together with a statement of the prices asked or value of the lands. I suggest a statement as follows: John Jones, 40 acres, nwJ nw| Sec B, T. 5n., R. 27c. Has cultiva ted 20 acres, has house of 4 rooms valued at $500, sell at small barn. Will per acre. Crops raised are oats, barley, alfalfa and pota toes. John Smith, will sell relinquish ment on nw£ sec. 1, etc. No improvements, Land plowed once soil ligh't, sandy clay, suitable for grain. Will sell relinquishment for I should be glad to have advice from you as tojthe practicability of keeping us informed from week to week of changes in such a list of lands sold and of other lands offer ed for sale, so that we may have in the Washington office a list of these lands available for examina tion by persons who.come here and to form the basis of replies to the hundreds of letters which come in concerning opportunities for settle ment. Very respectfully, F. H. Newell, Director REMARKS ON IRRIGATION WORK WILLISTON PROJECT With the approach of spring at tention of the farmers on the Wil ilston Project should be directed to make preparations for the use of irrigation water on their lands the coming season. Mr. Storrs, engi neer in charge, states that the pumping system will be put into commission early in May, with the expectation of being able to deliver water sometime between the middle of May and the first of June, or earlier, perhaps, depending on what the demand is. All lands under the present can al system now built, amounting to about 7,000 acres, are expected to take water this season, so that the farmers will need to begin the con struction of their farm ditches as soon as the frost is out of the ground sufficiently to permit this kind of work to be done. An ex perienced irrigation farmer is very much needed on this project at the present time, and the efforts that have been made during the past weeks by the directors of the Wa ter User's Association will prob ably result in the proper man be ing secured within the next week or two. It is expected he will con sult with land owners in the irri gation district and advise them how to lay out their farms so as to get the best possible returns in this season's crops. He would advise the farmerswhat kind of crops were in his judgment best suited to the different parts of the farms under present conditions, and would lav out the farm lateral system, so that the farmer would be able to go "Best Ever" TO many people a plow at first glance looks like a simple implement and easy to build. As a mat ter of fact there is no machine that re quires a higher de gree of knowledge and skill in designing and building than a PERFECT FLOW \4 ahead intelligently with the con struction of such of his ditches as he would expect to use the present season. The entire farm unit system should be carefully laid out at the start, in order that any work done this year may not be wasted, but will enable him to do such work as he can this year with the certainty that all the work he does will event ually become apart of his perman ent farm system. If a farmer goes ahead aud constructs ditches here and there over his place simply to answer for this year, he is likely to find that considerable part of this work is thrown away, because it does not fit into the comprehen sive system required to get water over all his land. Professor Shepperd, who was in Wiiliston last Saturday in the in terest of the experiment farm, will endeavor to have the irrigation work on the farms carried on by an experiend irrigator, and the work he does will be valuable to all farmers as an illustration how irrigation work should be carried on. He states that he expects to have the general superintendent on the ground just as poon as it is possible to accomplish anything, and the irrigation farmer will ar rive soon after and begin the con struction of farm ditches and the plowing and leveling of the land required. (Continued on page seven) PIGGER ESCAPES. Last week three parties sent to Tioga by one of our justices of the peace, arrested a man by the natne of L. Longworthy and two others charged with running a blind pig. After the arrests the three officers and their prisoners went to a res taurant for.lunch and while there Longworthy, who it is claimed was the principal offended, es caped. Brother Irwin, editor of the Tioga Gazette, laid the blame on Sheriff Lampman, whereas Lampman had nothing to do with it as far as we can learn, the men being sent down by the justice and not being deputized by the A BETTER HARVEST is surely yours if the soil is properly prepared to receive the seed. Sulky and Ffi The working and wearing qualities of 'a plow do not depend upon any one or two features, but upon each separate piece designed,, ahdi made with scientifiic consideration for its relation to the whole. The Moline Plow Company Have Spent Years in Perfecting Rawson Hardware Company "Everything at the Righ Pirce." Fbrist ad NvsoyaM Gang iSHfr Plows this part and that, until to day the build absoluty the best plow made. If you an to be a if farmer, you want to use the best machinery make, it costs no more. We carry that kind. Come into our store and look over this line of plows and at the same time ask to see the Economy Disc Harrow and our line of Zenith Harness and Collars. Remember, there is one thing von must do at orce if yon want sheriff. We don't believe that Editor Erwin, who is one of the fairest writers in the county, was awarfe of this when he wrote the article regarding the man's es cape. a Home and City beautiful that is, have your grounds laid ottt and planted with ornamentals Shade Trees, Evergreens, Flowering Shrubs, Clematis, Honeysuckle, Vir ginia Creeper, Hardy Roses, Lilac, Snowball, Spirea, Deutzia, Hydrangea, Paeonies, Hardy Perennials, EtC. SALVATION ARMY SERVICES. Major Mileps of the Salvation Army of Minneapolis, will visit Williston and conduct services in the Salvation Army hall on Main street, Friday and Saturday even ings, at eight o'clock. His sub ject for Friday evening, "What is Holiness Saturday evening "The end of Time." The Major will preach in the M. E. church Sun Remember, I sell only plants I know from experience to be perfectly hardy here. Advice given upon all horticultural subjects. Get my prices. M. BARTHOLOMEW J»I. J. Ah I 1 EAST BROADWAY day morning at 10:30. His sub ject will be "Be Ye Holy." On Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock he will conduct a service for young people in the Army hall. He will also conduct the evening service in the Army hall at eight o'clock. The subject will be 'Jesus the Christ of God." The Major is an interesting speaker and has had a long and successful career as an army officer, having served as ed itor of the California War Cry and later in the Philippines and Honolulu. He is at present sec retary for the young people's work in the Northwest province. All are cordially invited to attend these services.