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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
2
Correspondence recounts a successful ice cream social hosted by the Ladies Aid at Mrs. J. A. Cooper's, with proceeds over eight dollars. It lists community visits, meetings, church services, and local happenings including farm work, school board actions, political chatter, and upcoming events in Painted Wood and nearby towns.
Clifford E. Mitchell, Vern McMurrin and John Gant assist C. J. Cook with haying this week. Ole Fredrickson is expected to carry mail on route three. Miss Louise Helland visits from Williston and spends Friday with her parents.
John Symansky returns from Canada and Edmonton country visits. J S Ellison travels to Williston. family plans to make Williston home. Neighbor visits, Sunday School, and a new red and blue contest led by Newton Dahl l and Florence McWilliams. A gym grove picnic, a surprise Ellison party with dancing and midnight refreshments. Crop damage from hot winds and first wheat harvest reported. Williston visitors include Mr and Mrs Francis Arnt and G O Hyatt. Ice cream social follows red blue contest with 60 attendees including Rev P J Henness and Paul Field.
If you are planning any size house or repairs, it will pay you to figure with the Bovey Shute Lumber Co. The notice invites builders and renovators to compare prices and services for lumber and supplies.
Mrs Thornton misplaced an umbrella in Willis ton and a finder may keep it until claimed. Miss Ethel McAllister is at Bruegger's for a week. The dry weather harms the un cut grain. Miss Marie Simmons visited her cousin Arthur Simmons Thursday and Friday. May Hinman improves after rheumatism. Edith McAllister visited friends in High Mile for two weeks. Mrs Jennie McAllister and daughter Ethel visited Mrs W P Thornton. Thornton visited Mrs Leach and Miss May Simmons. Nellie Mitchell at home on a visit. Horatis Nelson and the Mitchell sisters attended a dance at Tuttles. Ulrich of Landis dined with the Thorntons. Chas Thornton and Wayne Hinman dined with the Mitchells. Don and Guy Shanks visited friends. Alfred West from northwest of Williston visited Hinman home. Mr and Mrs White of Trenton and Mr and Mrs W B Ezell visited A L Hinman. Hiram Simmons and wife spent Saturday night at Hinman’s. Remember the Rev T B March sermon next Sunday at 10. Dunkard brethren hold services at the schoolhouse Sunday the 16th at 11. All are invited.
Miss Floy Brownson visits Minneapolis on Monday while Palmer Medhus and Chas Johnson drive to Williston Wednesday. Bonetrailers at Williston Monday include Oscar Simle Ole Harstad and others. Local social news notes visits, dinners, and ball game outings with Willis ton Grays and Boston Bloomers referenced.
C. O. Westcott traveled on road business in districts 155 and 156 on Monday. Harvesting of rye and barley has begun for some farmers. A. A. Nelson plowed oats damaged by the dry spell. E. O. Westcott visited the county seat on Friday. Mr. Baker of Bakers Ferry moved through Nelson en route to Davis Ferry.
G E Littlefeld traveled from the South side Saturday and visited his parents on Sunday. B O Westcott and family spent Sunday with Mr Tancre. G H McKay has been rather under the weather for the past week.
Mrs Olaf Grothe and son visited Ina Halverson Tuesday afternoon. Minot’s R M Howells and Williston’s J O Halverson were here on business Tuesday. Ed Prater of Williston visited Thursday with the Misses Berquist. They attended the dance at Emil Lees in the evening. Elmer Halverson spent Thursday with Oscar Holden. Lewis Rygg suffers rheumatism this week. Williston notables Jacob Cleve Chas Storseth and Chris Dgloe were here Thursday. Randina Sundby returned Thursday from Grand Forks. Chas Borstad and wife of Banetrial passed through Friday to Williston. They visited Antone Rygg Olat Grothe. Olat Grothe completed a new residence addition. Young people attended the Boston Bloomers versus Williston Tuxedoes ball game in Willis ton Saturday. Nisses Ina and Clara Halverson called on Mrs Jacob Cleve Monday. Mrs Gregerson Freeman and Theresa Gregerson called at Houglam home Sunday. Mrs Cleve and Mrs Storseth called on Mrs O O Solberg Thursday. Bainville Mont notables Olaf Grothe Iver Helle Amund Tolo and C O Houglum Monday. The Misses Halverson called on Mrs O O Solberg Tuesday. The dance at Emil Lees new residence was well attended and all pres ent spent a very enjoyable evening.
Rural notes report binders purchased and haying underway. Bu ford and Trenton area residents including C E Ellingson F W Hanson and J E Westbrook are listed among shoppers visitors and hymn meetings. Miss Erickson studies music with Mrs Dillon and Bert Slocum shows partial recovery. A Sunday prayer meeting continues at the Stroud home with a forecast of beneficial rain.
Newton Edmunds, appointed by President Lincoln to succeed Jayne, arrived in Yankton in 1861 and led Dakota through the Indian outbreak. He favored counsel over powder, earned Lincoln’s agreement, and helped end the war. He vetoed a divorces bill, promoted agriculture, introduced the first Dakota sheep, and died February 12, 1904 at Yankton aged eighty eight.
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