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VOL. XVL "Fifteen cents per inch per insertion Hinless under contract for 1200 inches for year. Twelve and a half cents per inch per issue when a contract is taken for 1200 Inches or more for year. A serious and what may prove a fatal accident occurred about twenty minutes after eleven this morning when City Lineman Charlie Campbell was jerked from alight pole at the corner of Broad way and Main street and hurled to the ground. Campbell was assist" ing in getting the wires out of the way of theMetzger building which is being moved. The guy wire crossing Main street on the north side of the square had been taken down to allow the building to be moved and after it was taken by Mr. Campbell started to put the wire up again. In climbing up the pole and taking a wire along the boys usually fasten thei wire to their belt thus giving them the use of their hands in climbing. Mr. Campbell had the wire fas tened in the usual way and started up the pole carrying tools with THE PATHFINDER ARRIVES IN an TATHF1NDER HARRINGTON AND PARTY ARRIVED IN OH LAST NIGHT WENT WEST THIS MORNING Pathfinder Harrington, path finder for the Dispatch Endu rance run next July, and party of four arrived in the city last night being piloted in by Pres Tatem of the Williston Automo bile association. The pathfind ers gave an interesting account oi their trip from Minneapolis. They have met with rain storms almost every day and the roads have been in very poor condi tion. When near Rugby several members of the party were se verely shocked by lightning. They were passing a church just as it was struck by lightning and they got quite a shock. Their trip through the Red Riv er Valley was a strenuous one «on account of the heavy roads. From Minot through however they had better roads as they dry up sooner here than further •east. The party was piloted from here west by John Brtiegger and E. R. Brownson. Mr. Brownson accompanied the par ty as far as Trenton and Mr. Bruegger going as far as Mon dak. Cow in Pound Poundmaster Bromberg wishes to notify the.owner that he has a black cow in the pound. The cow has a few white spots and one crooked horn. Has been in a couple of days. J. W. Raber of Marmon was in the city yesterday. 'Mr. Raber has his farm near Marmon all seeded and expects to leave soon for Alberta Canada, where he ex pects to do a lot ol breaking on his farm near Bow Island. County Superintendent Mrs. M. P. Tatem went to Bismarck Tues day morning .to attend the annual meeting of the superintendents. THE WILLISTON GRAPHIC t'V JOHN A. CORBETT. Editor and Publisher Published Every Thursday at Williston, N. D. and Enterend at the ,4 Williston Postofflce as Second Class Mail Matter. Williston, N. D., May 18,1911 ADVERTISING RATES Want ads one cent per word per issue. THROWN FROM POLE AND VERY SERIOUSLY INJURED CITY LINEMAN CHARLIE CAMPBELL SERIOUSLY INJURED THIS FORENOON-GUY CAUGHT BY PASSING AUTO AND THROWS HIM TO GROUND No. 47 Beading notices 5c peft1 line per issue. 135.00 for 1000 lines when contracted to be used inside of year. Professional cards seventy-five cents per inch per month or $7.50 per year if paid in advance. him. He had a couple of men watching for rigs. Just after he started up Mr. Brownell came along in his automobile and the boys lifted the wire up. Brow nell came along, we presume, thinking that he could pass under the wire and when close found that it was too low. He was un able to stop quick enough to es cape hitting the wire and when the machine hit it, Campbell, who was up twelve or fifteen feet on the pole was thrown violently to the ground, lighting on his head and shoulder. He was rushed to the hospital and two doctors were called in but up to the time of writing this article he had not re gained consciousness and the doct ors were unable to say just what his chances were for recovery. Mr.' Campbell is a married man having a wife and three children. PRES. LeSUEUR AND EMERSON RESIGN PRES. LeSUEUR AND COM. EMERSON QUITO. D. McGAHAN ELECTED TEMPORARY PRESIDENT Minot, May 16—President Ar thur LeStieur and Finance Com missioner R. H. Emerson re signed as city commissioners last evening and their resignations were immediately accepted by a unanimous vote. The resignations were handed in immediately on the convening of the commission and were accepted on motion of Police Commissioner McGahan, seconded by Commissioner Boyer. As soon as the resignations were accepted, President LeSueur and Commissioner Emerson left the room, both of them smiling as they went out and Emerson ex claiming "Hop to it." On motion of Commissioner Shaw, seconded by Commissioner Boyce, L, D. McGahan was elect ed acting president of the commis sion and immediately took the president's chair. McGahan was elected by secret ballot, and the vote was three to nothing. Judge Fisk and wife returned this morning from a business trip to Fargo. Mrs. L. B. Dochterman and Mrs. E. R. Brownson, delegates from the B. & T. club, left on No. 6 this morning to attend the meet ing of the District Federation of Clubs held in Kenmare today and tomorrow. The GRAPHIC Offers you the Highest Service as an of any paper published in the northwest. Proof V. of this can be had by ap plying at the office. ASK US FOR IT TO-DAY The Markets. The following prices are rected to date: GRAIN. Wheat No. 1 Northern 2 Durum No. 1 2 3 __ Flax No. 1 Barley per bushel Oats per bushel cor- .83 .80 .78 .65 .63 .60 2.32 .80 .45 LIVE STOCK. Cattle, per pound 3 to Hogs Sheep Chickens Sheep, Hogs, dressed, per lb Spring Chickens... Dressed Veal .04 .07* .03 .12* .08 .08 .15 .08 PRODUCE. Butter per pound Eggs, per doz .... Potatoes, per bu Rutabages per bu Turnips, per bu Carrots, per bu Beets, per bu 3 .20 .15 1.00 .75 .75 .75 .75 Jaws Were Broken Stanley, N. D., May 16—Both upper and lower jaws were bro ken when Andrew Peterson, a farmer, was run over by a wagon hauled by a pair of runaway horses. Peterson had lost "con trol of the animals when he was pitched forward out of the wagon and directly under the wheels, two of which passed over his face, breaking the jaw bones. His chest was also crushed, his body generally was horribly bruised, but he may recover. At present Peterson is in the Northwestern hospital at Minot undergoing treatment. Pawn Shop Robbed Billy Harstein's pawn shop was burglarized last Monday night, the burglar or burglars getting away with a number of watches and a col' lection of old coins. The officers got busy on the case but up to the present tipie they have nothing to report. Duis May Locate George Duis, ex-mayor of Grand Forks, is in the city this week and it is reported that he contemplates build ing a large warehouse here and mak ing this a distributing point for their' implement business. Mr. Thorlson of Grafton is a business visitor in this city. PRELIMINARY TOUR NEY AT KENMARE In view of the State Annual Tournament to be held at Ken mare, N. D., the latter part of June, the Kenmare Gun Club will old a preliminary on Tuesday, A- YOU The Tibbs Hutchings & Co. trustee stock sale at Bruegger's offers thousands of bargains in dress goods, notions, ladies' ready-to-wear garments, ladies furnishings, carpets, rugs, quilts and blankets. Men's and boys' suits, trousers, hats, shirts men's and ladies' oxfords, etc. Remember this sale will not close until May 31st So Don't Miss It as it is the greatest money saving event ever carried on in Williston Bruegger Mercantile Comp'ny 1 $16.00 and $18.00 hats $12.48 $10.00 and $14.00 hats ... $8.40 May 30. The program features a contest for a championship that will no doubt bring out aspirants who will give battle royal and the finish is likely to see the winner turn up from the dark horse col umn. The citizens of Kenmare will present a handsome loving cup of the value of $100.00, em blematic of the win, and this fact alone ought to insure a good turn out.' r" The regular program will con sist of ten 15 target events, en tranfce $1.40 each, $1.00 extra for money-back fund. Optional sweepstakes extra and separate are cordially invited to be present at our Spring Discount Sale of Millinery commencing Wednesday, May 17th, and pjtnrim.ing during the week. The hats are all beautifully trimmed and are sure to please you. Feathers, flowers and all untrimmed shapes go at twenty per cent discount Miss M. Taylor, Williston Land Co. Bldg from the regular program en trance $1.00 each. Purses will be divided as usual regular program, Rose-system, 5, 3, 2, 1 optional sweepstakes, percentage system, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. Class shooting. In order to benefit by the money-back system, contest ants must compete in all the regu lar program events. Shooting will commence on the regular pro gram promptly at 1:30. Immediately following the close of the regular program, the indi vidual championship—eligible only to contestants residing in Ward, Mountrail, Williams, Divide, Ren u.- $6, $7 and $8 hats at $5.00 All under $5 at 20 per cent discount ville, Burke and Bottineau coun ties—will be contested for at 100 single targets. Entrance $6.25 including targets, moneys will be be divided on the high-gun prin? cipal, a place being created for each five entries or fraction there-' of and number of moneys deter-* mined by the number of entrants.* Those who wish to shoot for the championship and the silver lov ing-cup only, can do so on the payment oi $1.25 for targets^ as the high score wins. In case of ties, the winner of the cup and championship to be determined by a shoot-off at 25 singles.