West hotel burns and river rises in North Dakota
A Burnt West hotel at Williston is reported destroyed by fire while the Missouri river rose five feet after heavy rains in Milk River valley. Other items note peddlers with farmers’ cash, bird dog sale, prisoners fleeing to Canada, town character sketches, silo farming growth near Fairmount, and grim local incidents in Grand Forks and Jamestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Williston
Milk River
Towner
Jamestown
N. P
Jamestown Yards
J. W. Whitmer
Beach
N. 1
Whitmer
Washington, D. C
Charse
Hazelton Happenings Dance in Temvik Hall This Fall
The Temsik Neighborhood announces a dance at Larvik hall Temvik for two weeks from next Saturday night. Local news notes L Harwood thrashed his wheat crop averaging fourteen bushels per acre. Mrs Wharts plans wintering in Florida. Butter fat price at the creamery is 22 cents per pound, cheaper than Twin City markets after transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temsik
Larvik
Temvik
L. Harwood
Wharts
Florida
Jensen
Sneal Creamery
Twin City
Wernli
Capital
Emmons County
Bismarck
Little Ads and Prizes at the Industrial Exposition
A humorous note praises small efforts and announces a contest offering silver trophy cups as prizes for the best ten ears of corn exhibited at the Industrial Exposition in Hircarck from Sept 26 to Oct 15, 1911. Counties listed include Stutsman Emons Kidder Logan Burleigh and McIntosh with organizer Carlos N Boynton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iam
Hircarck
Stutsman, Emons, Kidder
Logan Burleigh
McIntosh
Carlos N. Boyntan
Leave of Absence Law Clarified for Homestead Regions
A long reader letter reproduces a congressional act granting temporary residence and cultivation relief to homestead entries across multiple states and districts in the West. It notes the act runs to April 1, 1912, with no residence deduction for the period, and includes a mock or satirical backstory about Andrew Miller and political scheming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Str
Compress
Wilmot
Stevens
Senate
House of Representative
United States of America
Congress
Lemmon
Timber Lake
Rapid City
Chamberlain
Belle Pourehe
Gregory
Pierre
South Dakota
Denver
Tueblo
Sterling
Vtagro
Larmar
Glenwood Springs
Colorado
Valentine, O'Neill
North Platte
Broken Bow
Alliance
Nebraska
Lawton
Woodward
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Dickinson, Minot
Williston
Devil's Lake
Wismarck
North Dakota
Cheyenne
Evanston
Sundance
Ouffalo, Lander
Douglas Tand
Wyoming
Clayton, Mort Sumner
Las Cruses
Tucumcari
Boswell
Santa Medand
New Mexico
Phoenix Land
Arizona
Spokane Indian Reservation
Tute
Washington
Durns
Yale
Fa Grand
Valles Tand
Oregon
Demain
Andrew
Miller
Primarie
Republican Party
Hinvedie
Jeavernor
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AL Onap
Pais
Sia
Linton Cash Store
Joseberle
Linton, N. D
Neers
Miles
Linton, North Dakota
STONE
Riecker’s Market
Jakob Rieker
RED Kelsch
Fr. Co
Ham
Kenmare
Canada
Bismarck Tribune
Devil's Sake Papers
Bowman
Harmon
Ramsey
Lake Region
Crosby
Ismarck Tribune
Hope
CSP
Burnstad
Logan County
Clara King
Sweet Springs
Granville
Mott Pioneer Press
Lauder. Forum
Ellendale
Minneapolis
Fairmount
Salem
Winnipeg
Grand Orks
Fingal
Grand Forks
Henry Gotzian
Hazelton
John Kurtz
J. J. Roop
St. Alexus Hospital
Mattie Kurtz
Fargo
P.M. Armstrong
Lisbon
Ohio
HW. A. Armstrong
Hielton
Miss Stella
Mr. Armstrong
Jemimons County
Hmmons County
Will Mason
Goodridge-Call Lumber Company
N. D
Northwestern Dent Corn
Emmons
Burleigh
Morton
Stark, Billings
Adams
Goodridge - Call Lumber Co
First. National Bank
Linton
Weed Bank
Brank Chesrown
Seetian
Het
Christ, Vorlander
Charger
First Bank of
WE. Petrie
Piel
Denes
Ag Ariiyeteennes
A, Crain
G. A, Werols
Galloway and
Aberdeen
Angus Bulls
O. O. Johnson
J. W. James
W. E. Petrie
Lis
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