Williston Banquet Aims to Organize Commercial Club
A Tuesday opera house banquet for land men and attorneys drew about two hundred attendees. Speakers urged business leaders to unite for Williston and Williams County’s growth, with irrigation and water topics highlighted. A committee drafted by laws and a board of eleven were appointed to form a permanent organization. Ten thousand population in ten years was set as the motto.
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Opera House
Grill Cafe
D. C. Page
John Flutie
North Dakota
Williston
W. H. Denny
Williams County
A. H. Storrs
Reclamation Service
Judge Goss
Bessie
Messrs
Carney
Staine
Tagus Defeats Williston In Turbulent 4-4 Baseball Clash
The Tagus baseball team edged Williston 4 to 4 in a sunlit afternoon battle marked by a crowded crowd of about 1500 from surrounding towns. A key double by McAllister and strong fielding kept the score knotted until late. Umpire McGlynn praised, while Sweene y drew mixed praise for officiating and play.
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Tagus
Williston
Williston Boys
G. N
McaAllister
McGlynn
Found Dead In Water Near Schafer Creek Fremont Visitor
Frederic Martin of Fremont Ohio was found dead in Sherry Creek near Schafer McKenzie county on July 26 after visiting son John Martin who runs a Schafer hardware store. He walked toward the spring and oat field, crossed shallow water, and his body was recovered face down. He arrived July 18 and was to be shipped to Ohio.
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Frederic Martin
Fremont
Ohio
Sherry Creek
Schafer
McKenzie County
Martin
John Martin
Death Follows Suspected Drowning After Creek Crossing
The body of Mr. Martin was found. Coroner Thomas ruled death from an apoplectic stroke at the creek crossing, not drowning. He died instantly with no water in lungs or stomach. He leaves a wife seven daughters and a son in the east plus a son at Schafer.
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Martin
Thomas
Schafer
Opening Land Office in Williston Marks New Era
The Williston land office opened after officials Victor Chaffee and George W. Wilson arrived Monday. The Bruegger Mercantile bid secured the site in the opera house building, with Fred J. Stevenson and Ray B. Griffin as the first clerks, transferred from Minot. The facility will be on the building's south side and is expected to be among the best in the United States.
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Victor Chaffee
George W. Wilson
Williston Land Office
Bruegger Mercantile
Opera House
United States
Fred J. Stevenson
Ray B. Griffin
Minot
Williston
Minot Elopers Arrested in Helena After Evading Requisition
A Minot North Dakota couple eloping with their adopted child were arrested in Helena on a warrant issued by Bangor Muhs, husband of the woman. The pair fled from Boulder and were challenged by Muhs with claims of Cavanaugh’s custody and possible jail. The woman demands requisition papers before returning with Cavanaugh, or she will resist.
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Helena
Minot
N. D
T. E. Hagan
Hagan
Bangor Muhs
Muhs
Muhses
Cavanaugh
Mr. Muhs
Minot Hack Driver Cavanaugh Detained Over Elopement
J Cavanaugh once employed as a hack driver in Minot North Dakota was arrested in Helena Montana on a charge of eloping with another man's wife. He agreed not to return to Minot after the husband arrived and the couple were traced from Williston to Boulder Springs.
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Muhs
Cavanaugh
Minot
Boulder Hot Springs
Williston
Helena
Mont
J. Cavanaugh
N. D
Hagen
Eloping Couple Named in Graphic Report
Last week’s Graphic noted an eloping couple with names withheld due to no arrests at the time. This item updates readers that no arrests were then recorded and identifies the case as an ongoing inquiry.
Wreck on Sao Injures Two on Davis Road
A freight train wreck on the Sao road near Davis on Thursday evening injured conductor Wm Hartwell and brakeman Weichel. The collision with a cattle on the track damaged five cars. both men were severely hurt but expected to recover.
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Sao
Sao Road
Davis
Wm. Hartwell
Weichel
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Sweeney
City
Bruegger Mercantile Building
Minot Elopers
New York
Bruegger Mercantile Co
The
R. C. Sanborn Lumber Co
Hedderich Stand
Williston, N. D
Pres
Williams County Bank
Tuiwanee
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