Williams County Commissioners Proceedings 1917
Official minutes from Williams County North Dakota dated July 2 and 3 1917 cover sessions on aid claims, township petitions, road and bridge work, tax and fee accounting, and board of equalization actions. Notable items include hearings for new civil townships from Truax and Twelve Mile, approvals of culvert and wing contracts, and setting meetings for August 15 1917 and July 8 1917. The document lists financials for county revenue and poor funds, plus delinquent taxes and civil fees.
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THE
Board OF County Commissioners
Williams County
North Dakota
Haustveit
Swimley
Borden
Ellingson
Haugen
Truax
Twelve Mile
Cosaainestone
County Revenue Fund
Ole E. Eltron
Jess Barkie
Wolf
Illiston
Peter Hanson
Frank 9. Murphy
Anderson
Clerk of District Court
Ers
Hedderich Ranch
Williston
County Bridge Fund
M. A. Adams & Co
Heroic Night Raid Seizure of Ticonderoga 1775
Col Ethan Allen led 240 Green Mountain Boys across Lake Champlain to approach Fort Ticonderoga on May 9 1775. The small force surprised the sleepy garrison, overpowered the officers, and captured the fortress in a daring expedition proclaiming the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress. The sun rose on a conquest described as triumphant by Allen.
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Lexington
Ethan Allen
Green Mountain Boys
Ticonderoga
Valiant Mountain Boys
Colonel Allen
Allen
Delaplace
Captain Delaplice
Jehovah
Continental Congress
Delaplice
Dying for One's Country Heroic Virtues and Last Adieu
A historic exhortation on patriotism cites Nathan Hale and Horace. The piece recalls Col. Owen Roberts who perished at Stone and inspired his son to join the action. The dying veteran blesses his son, urges duty, and bequeaths a sword to defend liberty.
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Nathan Hale
Horace
Col
Owen Roberts
Stone
The Sword of Washington and The Star of Franklin
The passage links Washington and Franklin to nation shaping roles and quotes a line about preparation for war as a means to preserve peace attributed to Washington and Adams. It notes Washington's sword never drawn except for country and Franklin as a symbol of science and industry.
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Sword
Washington
Franklin
Thunderbolt
John Quincey Adams
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Rock Island
Pleasant Valley
Filisville
Rainbow
Oliver
Dublin
Athens
Marshall
Fast Fork
Brooklyn
Wheelock
Hero & Ticonderega
Continent
George Bancrot
E. R. Brownson
Sword OF Washington
Harry S. Voight
SGN
Renee i
Department of
Taylor
Buller
Buller Bros