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Newspaper

Williston Graphic

Location

Williston, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1917

Page

2

Stordahl School Week: Absences, Projects, and Fundraiser

Friday was a school holiday at Stordahl. Thalia was absent three days with tonsillitis. The True Blues received new reading material in grade II on Thursday. Zelda Mary and Ida excel in grade II arithmetic. Eleanor passed 4th grade exams. Grades II IV VI drew neighborhood maps with Harris scoring best in geography. Brownies cleaned the room. Easter pictures were shared. Students painted Easter scenes and voted on room decorations featuring George Washington and Death of Fido. Eleanor and Ida scored 100 on 4th grade geography tests for the first month. Eleanor and Ida made chocolate pudding and Thea and Thalia prepared apple sauce for hot lunch. They read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow for language. Fifth grade began nominative numbers. The Sheppard girls could not attend due to high creek. Second grade finished Wind Women and now studies The Game of I Spy. Ruth Myers and Goldia Joyce missed days for sickness. Virgil McCoy half day. Little folks finished Tam-O-Shanter scarf and lullaby lull. auction sold quilts and a potato. Auctioneer John Nilson Jr. raised $73.25, proceeds to pay Victrola balance and buy records and a stereoptican lantern for geography history language work.

Stordahl Thalia True Blues Zelda Mary Ida Elenor Mona Harris North America Mae George Washington Fido Lillian Thea Sleepy Hollow Sheppard Ruth Myers Goldia Joyce Virgil McCoy John Nilson Jr

Blizzard Impacts Eden Valley School and Community

A blizzard keeps many at home as Eden Valley notes school absence while new pupils Mary and Emma Kauffman join in the second grade. Local families host and visit neighbors including Keplinger, Kauffman, Marsh, Sheppard, and Frank households with a busy weekend of calling and sewing.

Riverview School News and Social Notes

The fifth grade finished physiology, Floyd Higgins was absent last Thursday, several absent due to last Friday's snow storm. Students plan a Friday social, Phyllis Solberg stayed at the Bradbury home, Mabel Hoving visited Jennie Jorgensen, and the class just finished Campfire Girls Across the Sea and began Black Beauty.

Eld Phyllis Solberg Bradbury Mabel Hoving Jennie Jorgensen Floyd Higgins Sea

Buford School Notes Spring Song Lessons And Dry Grounds

The upper grades learn spring songs while Sidney Halloway was away early in the week. Miss Shirley filled in for Miss King on Wednesday afternoon. The school ground dries as students resume Prisoner’s Base. Seventh graders study the U S Constitution. sixth graders discuss history. No primary classes Thursday and Friday due to Miss King attending an Educational meeting in Minot.

Sidney Halloway Miss Shirley Miss King United States Roosevelt Minot

Ellisville Township News Highlights From April Events

Local notes report Reverend Stuland preaching at Sandy Creek church on April 8 and community activities across Ellisville Township. Edna and Clarence Berger drive to school, Selma Nilson assists at Chas Duffy home, and Ladies' Aid meets in Mrs B Hilstad. A school whip social draws near 100 people with performances by students, Mrs O P Kirby, and Mrs Hans Christopherson.

Stuland Sandy, Creek Church Edna Clarence Berger Selma Nilson Ladies’ Aid Society B. Hilstad

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The brief item reports a Missouri Ridge tre incident with sparse readable details. Names, dates, and locations are unclear in the fragment, offering limited context about a possible event or discovery.

Easter Week Social Notes Reach Across Williston

Local residents report visits and gatherings through Easter week in Williston. Mrs. Henry Poe and Mrs. B C Keihl hosted and hosted guests, with several families attending Easter services and dinners. A government agent distributed gopher poison and a farm sale was announced for April 17.

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of Writers Williston Eden Valley Frank Keplinger Rhostles Brothers Lula Sheppard Earl ‘Smith Frank Geltz W. W. Keltner Buford D. A. Kauffman Horace Spoerlien 0. A. My Ben Franks Roy Marsh Emma Kauffman Riverview School Buford News Ellisville Township Mrs Ben Franberg Thes Church Alamo On Tsat Frig Ed Monkvold Bernhard Johnson South Dakota Oscar Hagge Grand Forks Frank Bibler Leslie Lilly Kiley West Ellisville O. P. Kirby Hans Christopherson John Johnson Edison Marie Kirby Scandinavian American Bank Capital Missouri Ridge Henry Poe B. C. Keihl W. O. Hollar B. C H. C. Blankenship Oscar Harrington Howard Rowland John’ Honek Hugo Clark Monda Joe Gromatka Harvey Will Osier Roy Ashwill Sand Creek Pearl Myrtle Clark DeSilva H. C.nehip R. Blankenship A. G. Mitchell R. T. Wicks George W. Ford Harold Alex Lind Myrtle Ivy J. F. Titus Blankenship West Virginia Sween Bennett Bane Minnesota A. C. Wagenman Mr. Wagenman Mr. Bennet Mr. Plummer E. H. Weil Kuppenheimer and Clothcraft E. H.weil Mens and Boys Clothcraft and Kuppenheimer Clothes Williston, N. D Stenehjem & Husebye
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