Williston adopts new three year electric rates in 1913
The City Council of Williston approves a Storrs report on electric rates effective July 1913. Rates vary by residence and commercial use with a 1 dollar minimum per meter and specific KWH charges for residence, commercial, and motor loads, plus minimum street light and city water uses. A penalty may apply for late payments, with a possible discount if revenues exceed expenses later.
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Harry A. Storrs
Williston
SCHOOLS TAKE HIGH STAND IN WILLIAMS COUNTY
Mr N C McDonald Rural School Inspector visited Williams county last week and praised the rural schools as the best inspected in the state. He commended the widespread display of the flag over school houses and noted other details under the county superintendent were equally approved.
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N. C. McDonald
Valley City
Williams County
MISS SIMMONS TO SING FRIDAY IN WILLISTON
Miss Eve Simmons, Lyric Soprano, appears in a Friday recital in Williston under Trefoil club auspices. Proceeds fund library pictures. Reserved seats at Rather's Drug Co. after 9 am Thursday. price seventy five cents with general admission fifty cents.
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Miss Simmons
Williston
Eve Simmons
Miss Simmon
Trefoil Club
Rather’s Drug Co
House Next Door church play set for Friday night
The Gates Hall performance of The House Next Door is scheduled for Friday evening, April 25, with Williston home talent presenting a polished production after a postponed slate. Mrs. Wickard directs, bringing years of experience in local entertainments to the revived staging.
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Gates Hall
Williston
City to Plant About 2000 Trees This Spring
A plan to plant around two thousand trees around the city this spring is being developed under the direction of the Commissioner of Streets. Details will appear in the paper’s next issue. It is suggested that property owners support the plan as it proceeds.
Livestock Earns Record March High Over $3.5 Million
Northwest farmers shipped 8000 carloads to the South St. Paul market last month, yielding an estimated $3,500,000 for cattle hogs and sheep. Bankers in Minneapolis discuss a monthly livestock bulletin to spur greater investment in farming stock. A Jamestown court case cites Fargo's Stone's dance hall as a cited cause in a white slave traffic claim.
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Northwest
South St. Paul
A. A. McKechnie
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Bankers’ Association
United Effort
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Jamestown
Work on church going nicely at corner sixth and Fifth
The Congregational Church basement at the corner of Sixth Street and Fifth Avenue is progressing rapidly. Excavation is nearly finished and carpenters will form the concrete. The basement matches the sixty by ninety feet superstructure and will house a large kitchen dining room gymnasium dressing rooms boiler and coal room.
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Congregational Church
Sixth Street
Fifth Avenue
Baseball Scores Hit Williston and Rather Drug Stores
Local business men gather after three for inning by inning game scores posted on cross ruled sheets at Williston and Rather Drug Stores. The new service keeps baseball fans informed and popular among customers.
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Williston Drug Company
Rather
Man Killed by Train Near Todd Bridge
Thomas Henderson a fifty nine year old from Greenbush Minnesota was struck and killed by strain number four near Todd last Friday morning while en route to his son in Plentywood Montana. He had boarded a local train after arguing with conductors about the westbound service and was walking back toward Williston when the fatal impact occurred. His body was taken to Plentywood for burial with relatives in that area.
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Thomas Henderson
Here
Todd
Henderson
Greenbush
Minn
Plentywood
Mont
Williston
Number Four
Hendrickson
Williston Band Plans Free Concert at Star Theatre
The Williston Concert Band will present a free show at the Star Theatre next Sunday afternoon at 8. A splendid program is planned with a feature number by local musicians. Meanwhile quail imported from New York are turned loose near Dickinson, with no open season and rapid population growth expected.
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Williston
Star Theatre
New York
Seed testing drives growth for Lankin Club region
In Grand Forks on April 16 the North Dakota Federated Commercial Club notes seed testing boosts yields. The Lankin Industrial Club offers seed testing for farmers in the Golden Valley, promising seeds that grow and higher crop wealth. President H. N. Johnson of Lankin ND invites further inquiries.
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North Dakota Federated Commercal Club
Grand Forks
Lankin Industrial Club
Golden Valley
Lankin Territory
Lankin Club
H. N. Johnson
Lankin
North Dakota
Williston Baseball Benefit To Raise Summer Team Funds
A meeting of baseball players and fans at L A Champine's office planned a fundraising event at Gates Hall next Wednesday April 23 to support forming a Williston team. Tickets are to be sold citywide with aims to recruit 2 3 additional players and possibly hire Prof Miller as first baseman and playground superintendent.
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L. A. Champine
Williston
Gates Hall
Auromer
Miller
Manual Training
Trees Real Cash Value in Williston North Dakota
A Graphic reporter overheard a real estate man discussing town development and said trees planted around a house boosted its sale price. The remark offers a tip for property owners in Williston and similar North Dakota towns lacking abundant trees.
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Williston
North Dakota
Onstad Hurley couple wed at Wheelock parsonage
John Onstad and Rose Hurley, both of Wheelock, united in marriage at the M Wb. Parsonage by Rev. Wickard last Monday. Onstad, a former Wheelock druggist, will move to Moccasin Montana to resume the drug business.
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Onstad-Hurley
John Onstad
Rose Hurley
Wheelock
M Wb. Parsonage
Wickard
Onstad
Moccasin, Mont
Midland Continental to build through Stutsman county
It is reported the Midland Continental railway will construct through Stutsman county this summer and fall, signaling a definite route decision and timeline for regional rail expansion.
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Midland Continental Railway
Stutsman County
First Straw Hats Arrive as Summer Arrives on Streets
The season opens with the debut of straw hats. Chas Mackenroth was first seen Sunday driving with a straw lid, followed by Prof. Onstad. Observers report several more hats in evidence as forecasts favor a shift from felt to straw, with some predicting fur may return later.
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Chas. Mackenroth
Prof
Onstad
Banquet for City Officials Serenaded by Williston Band
Ex mayor Jos W Jackson hosted former and current city council members at the Great Northern Cafe after the first commissioners meeting. The Williston Band appeared and serenaded the gathering as they seated.
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Jos. W. Jackson
Great Northern Cafe
Williston Band
Letter From Ohio Flood Strikes Palmer Family
A. Palmer of this city reports from McConnellsville Ohio in a flood memo that water rose fifteen feet higher than ever before. The flood caused wholesale destruction and wiped out nearly all possessions. A new steel bridge, raised to prevent floods, was carried away, while the old bridge had long been deemed safe.
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A. Palmer
Ohio
McConnellsville
Palmer
Military instruction by Sarg Rock at Gates Hall
Sergeant John W. Rock of Company H, U S Infantry, conducts a military school for local National Guard members at Gates Hall each evening. He has eight years of regular army experience and is well versed in military affairs.
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John W. Rock
U. S. Infantry
Gates Hall
Sarg
Rock
Williston to Host Meeting for Better Farming Association
A notice calls a May 8 meeting at 2 o'clock in the Williston courthouse to organize Williams County Better Farming Association. Fifteen counties already have such groups and the move has yielded good results. Organizers aim to bring Thomas B. Cooper of Grand Forks to speak. Citizens are urged to attend.
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Williams County Better Farming Association
Williston
Thomas B. Cooper
North Dakota Better Farming Association
Grand Forks
Reverend Falkanger Accepts Call for Williston and Nearby Congregations
Rev. J. B. Falkanger has received word from Rev. A. E. Distad in Milwaukee that he has accepted the call to serve Williston Ploom Creek Round Prairie and Lake Creek congregations and plans to begin around July 1.
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J. B. Falkanger
A. E. Distad
Milwaukee
Wis
Williston
Ploom Creek
Round Prairie
Lake Creek
Marriage Licenses Issued by Judge Butler Last Week
The past week saw licenses issued by Judge Butler to Herman M. Pankowski and Kathleen Shea of Williston, John Onstad and Rose Hurley of Wheelock, Amund Emar Anderson and Katherine Murphy of Wildrose, Jack Adams of Williston and Anna Olson of Kindred, North Dakota.
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Butler
Herman M. Pankowski
Kathleen Shea
Williston
John Onstad
Rose Hurley
Wheelock
Amund Emar Anderson
Katherine Murphy
Wildrose
Jack Adams
Anna Olson
Kindred
N. D
Williston council changes to five member city commission
The old Williston council adjourned Sunday night as the new city commission led by Thomas F. Craven took charge. Retiring Mayor Jackson praised the fiscal health left for the incoming board and thanked city employees. Craven named heads for Police and Fire, Street and Improvement, Electric Lights Power Water Sewers, and Finance. A Monday 8 oclock meeting time was set.
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Williston
Thomas F. Craven
Jackson
Boosters
George Marelius
Craven
Police and Fire
Josh Wegley
E. C. Carney
John Bruegner
J. H. Cooper
Carney
Pres. Craven
Frost Hard Streets Slow City Traffic
Frost has left many city streets with a soft, rubbly surface. dry seen top while underneath, loaded wagons sink and require extra teams. Frost depth reached about eighteen inches with wet pliable sand under the surface, making several patches nearly impassable.
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City Water Works
Northwestern
Thos
Better Farm Association
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