Williamsport board actions and county bills summary
County board met and audited a long list of highway labor, road supervisor wages, repairs for county buildings, and printing. A petition to organize a new school township in township 120-1, ranges 75-70 was noted for further info. Numerous local notices reference merchants, lodging, temperance meetings, and upcoming races and social events in Williamsport and Bismarck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry Grove
County General Fund
George A. Peters
Williamsport
North Line
J. H. Worst
J. E.worst
Thomas Kelly
S. L. Parks
L. Parks
Lown
John Carieon
William V. Wade
L. Kniffin
Mastcinio Nigel Vee Clog
Frank Parks
c.Ccseveewes
James Burbage
Wesley Baker
W. J. Kelley
van Heuten Bros. & Little
John Yegen
D. R. Streeter
J. H. Hoover
Board of Prisoners
Assouub
D. R. Jones
Justice of the Peace
Anowei
Acccess
Albert Duchamp
A. J. Lapham
George Gume
Jacob Houser
T. P. Lee
John McCrory
James Kane
A. C. Stevens
Hyland Davis
E. T. Herrick
Salary County
Thoms Parks
Thomas Parks
C. H. Baimstead
R. W. Childs
James B. Gayton
W. L. Yeuter
James Laird
Gilbert the Murderer Extradition Clash in Wade Letter
Letter from Sheriff Wade describes Gilbert captured west of here and held for extradition. cites evidence split between local official and Calgary. American Consul Winnipeg involved. Gilbert confesses Mills killed Lenz and claims stolen property. Includes local notices and ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
Krcoxzp
Baaxnon
Man
Daly
Donald
Gilbert
Atry
Here
Calgary
Winnipeg
Mills
Lenz
V. Vane
Sod House Construction Thru North Dakota Settlements
The Dakota lack of trees forces settlers to use sod houses, often poorly built and failing within years. Proper foundations, thicker walls at the base, solid casings, and covered tops can yield a durable, healthful residence and stable, though such care is rarely observed and sod shelters rarely last beyond three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Ellendale Commercial
Squire Jones’s Unwilling Divorce Case Stirs Winona
In Winona, Squire Jones helped a couple wed but then faced a divorce demand. The scene mimics a tailor returning a poorly made suit as the pair sought to “take back” a marriage misfit, prompting humorous reflection on justice of the peace’s uneasy role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Jones
Winona
Ming
Justice of the Peace
Landowner in Ohio weighs Recoup subscription
Letter from George Vanderpool of Tiffin Ohio to D R Streeter notes receiving three copies of the Recoup and expresses strong interest as a 220 acre Williamsport area landowner who may soon become a resident. Vandervool urges others to subscribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Vanderpool
Tiffin
Ohio
D. R. Streeter
Record + Dran Sin
Williamsport
Gro
Harvest outlook and local notes from Q tracox and nearby
Haying is in full blast with a bountiful harvest expected after recent rains. Ed Taylor loses a fine colt last week while Grandmother Burt begins her Eastward visit. Local traders, new machines, and increased wheat acreage signal growing confidence, as Burleigh County reports minimal crop failures and strong price prospects for farm products.
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Ed Taylor
Grandma Burt
Kemppen
Hugh Campbell
New York
Glencoe
A. L. Raynolds
Beaver Creek
Mr. Fisher
Strauss Place
Bismarck
Sirius
Burleigh County
Minneapolis
Lo Eece
Land law phase risks new complications for foreign born settlers
A Woonsocket correspondent warns that final receipts to land claimants who are foreign born and only hold first naturalization papers may be illegal. The piece urges foreign settlers to obtain second naturalization papers at the coming court term to secure proper titles and avoid future land office compliance issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket
Sioux City Journal
Land Office
Suicide by Poison in Bismarck Claims Swede Erik Oleson
Erik Oleson, a Swede with a Buchanan's Valley claim, died by his own hand in Bismarck using strychnine. He left a scrap note stating health failures and inability to work. The Emmons County board had sought hospital admission and noted his illness as bowel inflammation. Osborne, wounded during a jail escape, remains in hospital with chest pain and fever. Foster Howell, Emmons county rancher, reports stock expansion and many new settlers arriving via Ellendale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erik Oleson
Buchanan's Valley
Bismarck
Kerik Olesen
Emmons County Board
Eee
Erik
Jamestown
Emmons
Burleigh County
Osborne
Mborn
Foster Howell
Emmons County
John Kerr
Doctor Pettit Visits Sick Boy After Long Illness
Dr Pettit came down from the tree Saturday evening to visit Henry Mittle stedter. The doctor considers the patient no worse and in no immediate danger. Everyone in or near town has shown willingness to assist in making the sick boy as comfortable as possible during his long illness, but Miss Connor deserves special praise for her untiring attention and kindness to the invalid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Messrs
Cantwell
Mulvihill
Beaver Creek
Bismarck
J. Brady
Main Street
Capital National Bank
Lizzie Tape
Kalberer
Emmons County
KK. Brady
H. D. Connor
George Walker
Dr. Yeater
Donnie Stevenson
David Wirt
P. H. Howell
Black River Falls
Wis
Eamons County
Foster Howell
Howell
Bismarck W
Connor
Robert Buchanan
Robert
Glencoe
Sloan
Worst
Surveyor Brown
Tramel
Buttermore
Milwaukee
Sanborn Enterprise
Uxbridge
The
Enterprise
Jimmy Emmons
Missouri Slope
Buchanan
John Goughinor
Thomas Tighe
John Kurtz
David Yeater
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Gull River Lumber Co
C. S. Weaver
Edwards & Bradford
Jefferson & Kasson
Bismarck, Dak
M. Wick
Fourth Street
City Hall
Quattle
S. B. Lawrence
Moorhouse
T. W. Griffin
Dak
C. H. Phelps
Third St
Mason & Conover
General Dealers
News A
Onery Tobacco
Seer and
Confec
Postoffice News Depot
D.T
Merchants’ Hotel
Winona, D. T
House ‘Ia
Os von Fort
John Waldo
N. Dunkleberg
Matera
National Bank
Y. Periodica Stove
J.G. Malloy, Prop
GS Main Street
Bismarck, D. T
M. Eppinger
Robert Weber
Bismarck Boot and Shoe Shop
Timbes
U S. Land Office
James F. Johnson
Charles Jonston Sargent
Creat Bargain House
DE Graff & Son
Main
Bismarck, Dakota
Boot and Shoe Store
W. Braithwaite
D. A. Tyler
Hazard Powder Co
Gers Ad Waker
Husselver RG
Broad
St. Williamsport
D. T
Fifth Street
Ohn
E. Carland
A Marck
D. Wilson
Peenyen Room
J.P. Port
L. Fort
Oes & Fort
Law
Yen Block
Bismarck, D . T
J. Edgerly
MQ Gentea Block
F " D. Kendrick
Dakota Block
Yous A
Prieta’ 'S Block
Quis C. Pettit
Thele
Bisnack
Howe
H. Winchester
Couneselor
No. 7
Central Block
Jonn C. Hollembre
Illiam A. Bentley
Neenah Commmon
H. Williamson
D. LY
Raymond's Bank
Post Office
E. Fraser
M. D
Joan
Fever Harris
Somoor
Berrick
Wiliamspert
the Board of Commissioners of
William Spont
B. W. Childs
W. L. Yeater
Board of Equalization
Broad Street
Big Beaver
James J. Kanu
James McGee
Granoe Craset
H. Wells
Darland & Archambault
J. L. Boutillier
Williamsport School Township
Ercerminnere
Bode and
Warra
Iirccrsecormneseee Weresehdg
Williamsport School
Robert Maxwell
Winchester School Township
W. C. Kennedy
Winchester School
William A. East
Gayton School Township
A. M. Weller
Gayton
Albert B. Peterson
Cece Cssnes
Eerterereeteeserveseres
Krissenn
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Sennehenvesiysbeerdh Pevehete
Yeavtesen
Chaigwan
Tuomas Panks
Frank Frisby
Parker
Parkes
Judge Dougherty
Northern Pacific
Frisby
Losey
Winchester
Levi Chapman
Iowa
Stevenson
Boston Shoe
B. Lawrence
Moorhouse’s
Boston
Dahl Bros
First National Bank
Parker & Parkes
Charles Edick
Stella Edick
John Dahl
Formoe
Dahl
J. WU. Braithwaite
Tad
Barney Langan
Dougherty
T. M
Eva Campbell
Ella Yeater
John Roop
D. R. Rupert
John Powers
James A. Ryan
Langan
Glanavon
Bessie McNiel
Miss McNiel
Malloy
Missouri
McIntosh
Logan
Cable
Rock Island
McIntosh County
Eamons
McLotosh
Northwestern
Gulf
Bismarck Journal
H.a.armstrong
Notary Public
Williamsport, D. T
U 8
William, M. Mulville
Alfred Moore
Range
Oak. Ter
J. A. Rea
Register
Johnson & Penkuys
Elder Publishing Co
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Ill
H. H. Dax
Bismarc
Dunn & Co
Hillsboro
Seeey Teller
Straster
Dean Sta
Faulk
H. Teller
W.H. Will
First Over
Id’s Bank
Tracox
Wincureton
Benjamin Losey
Montana
J. W. Wescott
Capital
Wilson & Jones
James Parker
David Tough
Mr. Stouder
Max
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