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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1913
Page
10
Local notes mention May 1 clean-up days, green lawns, and plans in other towns. There are births, business moves, and local gossip from Williston and surrounding areas including new partnerships, job changes, and upcoming events.
Local notes cover a meeting of the Commercial Club debating "The Organization of Ray as a city" and a variety of town events. Reports include sales ads at the Boston store, a literary club gathering, and updates on local banking, farming, and social happenings around Williston and neighboring towns.
Wednesday's public speaking class staged a platform debate on the motion about freckles and mirth, led by Miss Palmer. The eighth grade spelling matches saw Webster beat Central and Annex defeat Webster. Supt. Forster and Miss Peterson attended the Northwestern Educational Association meeting in Minot, where Miss Peterson was elected first vice president. The 1913 graduating class is listed, and the Second Annual Exhibition is scheduled for Friday afternoon April 25 at the public schools.
E. E. Prebble, a mail carrier to Mormon, builds a trailer behind his five passenger Overland to carry about 500 pounds of mail. He adapted auto wheels springs and axes to form a two by four foot platform enclosed by wire netting for sacks.
E A Palmer and family plan a three week visit starting Saturday to the Palmer home near Hudson Wisconsin and other state points. The Armory Charity Ball drew a large Dickenson crowd and outsiders and netted 1270 dollars to be donated to St Joseph’s hospital. Sampson S Oakley aged nineteen filed a lawsuit against Ole Nelson a Shenford township farmer seeking 10000 dollars for the loss of a hand and other injuries from last winter on the defendant’s farm.
A sales blurb touts a proposition to secure solid comfort in your own hammock or lawn without needing a large amount of cash. It invites listeners to hear a plan that delivers homey ease without heavy upfront funds.
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