24 Apr 1902
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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1902
Page
1
W E Powell of Devils Lake visits in its Box Social at the Opera House Friday evening. Notices mention Woodley’s wallpaper and G W Jones’ new buildings. Reports cover local trades, sales, arrivals, and a death in Willis ton with funeral details.
A wide mix of local notices fills the page from Williston. Derby at Broegger’s and a box social at the Opéra House promise social activity, with broader community notes on hires, legal changes, found items, and business openings.
Six high school students conduct city school notices including fundraising box social plans at the Opera House on April 25 and a graduation event. County Judge James W. Truax dies, with funeral services at the Congregational church and Masonic rites noted. obituary details list family and service history.
The owner offers five dollars for the return of a light buckskin mare with a diamond brand on the right hip, last seen about a year ago three miles north of Williston North Dakota. A. Mocks of Williston issues the reward. The notice dated April 1902. The text also mentions a charity ball at the Opera House and praises a Williston Dramatic Club performance with multiple actors commended for their roles.
A reader testimonial praises DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for gunshot and other wounds claiming rapid relief. The note cites a case from A. B. Fuller of England who touts its healing, and Brownell & McPhee report successful use after trying various remedies.
Thad Mehler of Erie Pennsylvania recounted stomach trouble and costly remedies before trying Kodol Dyspepsia Care. He reports great satisfaction and urges fellow sufferers to use it. The advertisement notes Kodol cures stomach troubles and aids digestion.
A brisk sales notice by F. J. Davia & Co. invites buyers to come to June Ng Road to purchase apples at the lowest price per peck. The poem-like ad emphasizes speed and safety in fetching fruit.
An advertisement extols DeWitt’s Little Early Risers pills as the most satisfactory laxative. A customer from Butternut Michigan praises the product, claiming it never grips or causes nausea, urging readers not to neglect health.
The column reports Mrs. J. B. Yuill returning from Langdon Matthews Brow family moving to East Fork and local farms changing hands including thirty acres of G. B. Metager’s farm for flax. It mentions cattle marking at stock yards and weather gripes about spring with a general plug for One Minute Cough Cure by Brownell & McPhee.
A weathered update notes very cold conditions slowing plowing. H A Nelson explains travel to Ray for Williston customers while Ben Knight visits from the south and a seed dealer reports cattle losses. Supt Waldron issues vouchers for school meals, and settlers face rough land as they inspect land on Adams Creek area.
Fragmentary text advertises cattle for sale including pure bred Bella and mentions J N Baia Calberton as a contact. No clear dates or full company names provided.
Hoffland locals report Ole Thorsen and Roy Smith returning from Kenmare. A deputy sheriff made an official trip to Grinnell Fists. Ranchers seek homesteads, while Gass loses a bluff in a recent game. Kemp’s revueats recur, and a few berm roe head home after a rough night of cards.
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