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Williston Graphic

Location

Williston, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1917

Page

9

Local Snowy Week and Village Socials Highlight Eden Valley Notes

Snow fell gently all day Monday in Eden Valley. Local residents hosted and visited relatives across the week, including Rev. Shorb and Rev. Myers, and families such as Kauffmans, Keltners, and Sporeliens. A farm purchase near Roann, Indiana was reported, with gatherings at many homes and churches throughout the period.

Irwin Kauffman Dixie Flyer Auto Shorb O. A. Myers Lee Stutsman Ben Frank Tibbedeaux Will Marshes O. A. Myer Lee Statemans Stanley Keltner

Marmon Team Opens Season with 13–4 Victory at Home

Marmon defeated Rosehill 13 to 4 on the home diamond in the season opener. Local activity includes the Outlook Farmers Club meeting at the Louis Bestrom home with about fifty attendees and plans to meet again during spring work. Multiple visits and social gatherings span Marmon and Spring Brook residents, with cattle buyers, farm news, and neighborly visits noted.

Miss Mylen Bestrom Bergsoliot Thorstad Brackett Outlook Farmers Club Louis Bestrom Mattern Silker Dusell Barney Marple Spring Brook Paul Steinke Claire Wilder Wyatt Silker City of Opportunity Tom Wright Frank Kelly W.W. Stine Williston John Burke i W. W. Stine Joe Hough Miss Brackett Marmon Rosehill E. E. Craig

Spring Coulee notes and community updates from local school

Spring Coulee reports a Bible school gathering next Sunday at 11 o clock and invitations for all. Farmers plan to break several hundred acres of new soil pending favorable weather with two new breaking outfits. News covers marriages, sick lists, perfect attendances, and school improvements including a new flag staff awaiting good weather.

Bible School Coulee

Riverview School Weekly Attendance and Social Notes

Students gathered flowers at noon last Friday. Mrs T E Bradbury and son Eldon visited. Carl Johnson is sick. Bradburys treated the school to ice cream and cake. Phyllis Solberg stayed with Ruth and Mabel Hoving. Perfect attendance honored: Orlo and Loyd Bradbury, Narve and Jennie Jorgensen, Henry and Signe Olson, Mabel Hoving. Ralph Olson missed three days with a sore foot.

T. E. Bradbury Eldon Carl Johnson Phyllis Solberg Ruth Mabel Hoving Orlo Loyd Bradbury Narve Jennie Jorgensen Henry Signe Olson Ralph Olson

Birth of a son noted in April shower

Pherrin H. D. Brokaw and wife celebrate the birth of a son weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces on April 24. Mother and baby are reported as doing nicely. Also noted are visits and local items: Mrs Evert Hanna near Spring Brook, H T Smiter ill at J W Brown farm, Dr Hagan called, Clarence Beard sod work for Irwin Brokaw, Pleasant View school party for teacher Helen McGuiness with Moen home ice cream and cookies, Cleo Durham illness keeping her from school, and Walter Amor and family visiting N L Shorts.

H. D. Brokaw H. D Evert Hanna Spring Brook H. T. Smiter J. W. Brown Hagan Clarence Beard Irwin Brokaw Pleasant View School Helen McGuiness Moen Ruth Esther

Missouri Ridge Community Notes and Local Visits

Missouri Ridge reports social visits among families such as the Kauffmans Wagenmans and Ashwills. Henry Anderson bought horses from Levi Bear. Rev. Harris preached at the schoolhouse. Garden Valley and Williston residents attended. Missouri Ridge School bought twenty four Graphinola records as farming begins and local residents discuss suburban home opportunities near the post office and city facilities.

Orrie Kauffman John Wagenman Jonathan Wagenman LA. C. Wagenman Henry Anderson Levi Bear Garden Valley Carl Ashwill Wagenman Danielson Bertha Olson A. C. Wagenman Rev. Harris

Williston Church Notices and Civil Service Exam

Williston churches announce a morning anniversary sermon with special attendance by Odd Fellows and Rebeccas and monthly benevolence offerings for the Congregational Building Society. A separate notice invites residents to Methodist services and outlines a church schedule, plus a Civil Service open examination for unskilled laborers at Williston post office through May 1 with age and citizenship requirements.

Congregational Church Odd Fellows and Rebeccas Bible School Congregational Church Building Society France Russia Peter the Great Tolstoi Hardaway United States Civil-Service Examination Williston Postoffice United States Civil Service’ ‘Commission Williston N. D Board of Civil-Service Examiners United States

Card of Thanks for Hilda

We thank friends and neighbors who helped during illness and the funeral of our daughter Hilda. Patrons of the Hotel Dyckman in Minneapolis are assured of courteous service in every department. 12-tf.

Hilda Dyckman Minneapolis

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Eden Valley Mrs. Earl Smith Mr. James Sheppard W. W. Keltner Goldin Joyce Alfred Claude McCoy Rev. Shorb Abram Millers Roann Ind Dan Kauffman Spoerliens D. M. Shorb Surrey Misa Brackett A. Larson B. Larson W. W. _ Stine Theola Silker Mylen John Burke Dienke Alamo Henry Hentges Amily Bergsolot- Thorstad L. C. Johnson Arne Thorstad Nick Haug E. C. Smith Zahl J. A. Silker A. H. Brown John Moline Hans Christensen E. A. Palmer Will Haines Walter Mitchell George Priddy Hans Christiansons Agene Ventress Miss Thomas L. C. Williams Otto Albricht Marine Lucas l Mrs Will Hai Harris Thea Olive Elenor Tom Roy Zelda Hannah Floyd Ida Lillian Herbranson Riverview Schoo Scandinavian American Bank Capital Pherrin Cleo Durham Walter Amor N. L. Shorts Missouri Ridge W. B. Overson J. W. Jackson Weil’s Koppenheimer Weil Methodist Episcopal Church Epworth League Young Peoples Meeting H. Styles Harriss Eighth Civil Service Dist Postoffice St. Paul Minn E.R. Brownson North Dakota
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