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Pago row WOTICB topie having chicksaa within the eitjr limits are required bj a dty or dinance to koop same penned up from April 1st. to Doe. lit By ordor of the Chief of Police. 44-2t MOTMN* When company comes there is no time to waste—no chances to be taken—so mother sees that there is al ways a can of CALUMET BAKI18 POWOER on hand. Cakes, pies, doughnuts, muffins ana all good things to eat must be dressed up in their best taste and looks. Then, too, her reputa tion as a cook must be upheld and she "stakes" it on Calumet every time. She knows it will not disappoint her. Order a can and have the "company" kind of bakings may day. Calumet contains only such ingredienta as have been approved officially by the U. S. Food Authorities. iNsmvksjNhviL Tea ssve vks yea bm it HIGHEST2witt£f Seed POTATOES Burbanks Irish Cobblers Early Triumphs Also Alfalfa Seed KATHER'S DRUG STORE Weighed 90 Pounds Before PER UNA Recommends it to Her Friends "I don't need Peruna any more. I aat all well. I have taken six bottles. I welshed ataety poaada before I started with Peruna. I wai just as poor aad weakly. I had dvea ap hopem ot ever act Slav welli such a eaaah and aplt tiac, and caald aot eat aaythlaa. Now since taking Peruna I welsh •ae haadrcd aad tUrtr-ln poaada. All my friends said I waald aevav »t well. I was Just a shadow. I nave surely recom mended your Peruna to many of my friends, and they are using it. I will veeoaMBead Feraaa, for I am ao thankful for what It has deae far ate.** Said Ewmrttw WILLISTON GRAPHIC leha A. Corbet t, Editor and Publisher Publiahed every Thursday at Wil liaton, N. D., and entered at the Wil Uaton Postofflce as second class mail matter* THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1919 MANN ADDRESS (Cointinued from page 1) vertising alone and consider it money well spent, for I get it back many times over." Mr. Mann showed the Williston merchants page after page of his advertisements, booklets, circul ar letters and copies of his store paper With this kind of literature he floods the country around Devil's Lake, and during the sale held by him during the winter he took in $30,000 in eight days. While talking he remarked that he wished to catch the fast mail home that night as he expected to lo $5000 worth of business on the next day and washed to be there to help in the store Mail Order Evil "Sears Roebuck, alone" said Mr. Mann, "sends eighty carloads of cata logues into North Dakota each year and there is $75,000,000.00 spent in United States each year for mail or der goods of which $45,000,000.00 comes from North Dakota." To com bat this business, Mr .Mann stated the Community Development Associ ation had been formed in the state and over one hundred towns were visited this year with the programs. The Twin City wholesalers are aiding this work and have established a Merch ants Aid Bureau. This bureau will help the merchants along advertising lines. Only about ten per cent of the merchants of the state advertise and the remaining ninety per cent do not advertise, and some of them do not believe in it. Those who do not be lieve in it should step down and out of business for they will never make a success of it as long as they foster those ideas. The credit business has been the ruination of the retail busi ness and the merchants 'must go on the cash basis, and then they will be able to meet the mail order houses on a price basis. The merchants must alj" so work with the farmer, help them to solve their problems and cooperate ith them for better raods and better community." Other Talks Following Mr Mann's talk short talks were given by Dr. McLaren of the Community Development Associ ation, Mr. Saxton of the Williston Grocery Co., Mr. Francis, J. B. Lyon, Mr.Bangs, L. Greene, William Husebye, N. B. Ludowese, C. C. Rieg er, W. S. Arthur and Mr. Finley who was here to aid the Reclamation Ser vice instarting of the irrigation this this summer. Mr. Finley, who has been, with the Reclamation Service for the past twel ve years and has sad charge of the Yakama project, stated that he had never seen less spirit towards irri gation any place in the country as is displayed here at Williston. He aai he would remain till after the water was flowing in the ditches and hoped that more of a cooperative spirit would be shown towards this import ant proposition. Now Weigh 135 Pounds 21 N. Mich. Will open up on or about MARCH 1ST MATTINGLY DECORATING PHONE 389 Clara Inhfi St., Grand Rapids, Gold In her letter opposite MlssLohr tn words of the received from Pe- tells In convlnci benefits she rona. Maald or Tablet CO. THE WEST HOTEL la now open for roomers and boarders and transient trade. Coffee served any time of day. 44-ltp. CO. EXPECT OIL (Continue^ from page 1) liston anticline ^nd this goes to show that there is something worth while to be found here. There la no field anywhere in the United States where more prospecting is done to day than in the North Dakota field and without doubt this state will be one ofthe leading states in the pro duction of oil in the very near future. City to Use Oil At the regular meeting of the City Commision on Monday evening of this week it was decided that as soon as oil was struck here that the city would use some of it to oil the strets of the city. This operation would add greatly to the improvement of of the streets and do away with the dust. "One application of this crude oil on the street per year will keep them in fine shape," said Mr. Gordon Phillips of the Oil Company this morning, "and it will with the fine foundation we have now for our streets make them as good if not bet ter than paved streets and the cost will be much less." Oil Well at Popular The Pioneer Oil and Gas Company is also sinking a well at Poplar, Mant., and from reports they expect to strike oil or gas there in the near future. The City of Williston' has given the company a franchise for the piping of gas into the city for lighting purposes in case it is struck, and a majority of the property own ers have signed up to use the gas in their residences and store buildings for heating purposes. Some knocking has ben done to wards the oil well here during the drilling by persons who have no in terest in the same and who do not understand the facts. So far most of the expense of the drilling has been met by those connected with the com pany and very little tsock has been sold to outsiders. This one fact alone goes to show that this is not a skin-game proposition, for it would be a mighty foolish proposition for those who are drilling the well and who are so well versed in the oil busi ness as to spend over two years here and use their own money on a well The wells being drilled near Minot and which haven't near the excellent prospects that the local well has, has been backed by every person in the city and they are boosting it all they can. This matter should have the hearty support of every citizen in this community ,for if a producing well is brought in, Williston will become one of the leading cities in the state and of the United States. WILU8TOW GRAPHIC cessaries of life. Shirts Beautiful Blouses in silk geor gette crepe, silk crepe, de chene of the newest shades. Try our PROTECTO Silk Pe ticoats for double wear. Greater Telephone Revenues Are Required High Costs Have Increased Operating Exposes Since the European war began there has been a steady increase in the price of .nearly everything we use. There has not been a corresponding increase in telephone rates. In order to meet the high cost «f telephone operation, a revenue in just proportion to the expense must be obtained. The necessity for more telephone revalue is easily understood. The cost of telephone operation as steadily advanced both because of the increased cost of material to the telephone company and the increased liv ing expenses of employees. The consumer has realized the necessity of paying more for rent, for food for clothing and for transportion. The telephone industry has been affect-. ed by the same conditions which If thia Com pony ia to continue to furnish telephone service to the public it must obtain auch rates aa will produce a revenue aufficient to cov er the eoat of providing aeirvico. NORTHWESTERN TELEPHONE EXCHANGE COMPANY Shirts Blouses Every day's express brings us something to gladden the heart of every women who ap predates pretty things. Just arrived some more nobby DOLMAN COATS of a later model. Another shipment of pretty DRESSES of Taupe, Grey, Rose, Blue, White Georgette Crepe, White Foulard Silk Messaline and Georgette combined The Eagle Store have produced higher prices in all of the ne Thursday, April 24, 1919 We are showing a big assort ment of Skirts, silk plaids, stripes black or blue taffetta of many styles, Trikoten silk poplin. Sizes 23 to 38. Prices from $2.19, $3.48, $5.45, $6.50 and up. Beautiful Blouses