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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1899
Page
4
The record covers July 1899 meetings in Williston and Williston County with details of adjournments, payments on the courthouse project, and board actions. It notes foundation acceptance for the courthouse, contractor actions, and salaries for commissioners clerks and trustees as well as various bills approved for payment.
Official records show alley removal orders and public access debates on a Bl 12 alley between properties, with signatures from Markell Scranton Bruegger and Bruegser. Board adjourned to Aug 12 1899 after chair interviews and county auditor notes, then reconvened Aug 8 1809 with quorum issues delaying until Aug 15 1899 at 8:30 pm.
A tall Oregon hunter recalls a harsh winter storm while lost with three others. They struggled for warmth as a single fire fate hung by three matches. The tale ends with the group supposedly saved only to be rescued the next spring, frozen and alive.
A writer extolls the St Lawrence as a phenomenon among rivers noting its floodless nature, independence from weather, and vast feeds from the Great Lakes. The piece emphasizes its immense volume and suggests its waters do not reach the ocean via the river directly. It lauds its constant flow and beauty despite variable conditions.
Fragmentary text recalls a founder of the English Rothschild branch, a motto little by little, and a tale of small deeds. It includes a banker’s rebuke to a broker for not visiting his house over eighteen pence and notes the founder’s wife in the counting room with two watches. It ends with a brief lion growth note.
Insufficient readable details. The fragment mentions cash on hand at beginning of the year, receipts during the year for state apportionment, and various labeled amounts. Ambiguous names and figures render a precise item unclear.
A Louisville Courier-Journal short clipping questions a so called gross absurdity defining it as a 40-year-old woman weighing 200 pounds who calls her father and mother papa and mama.
Summons issued directing Harley Johnson to appear before Justice of the Peace Thomas Burges in Williston ND at 2 pm on August 5 1890 to answer a complaint alleging debt for lodging and related charges. Also notice of a separate land claim proof hearing for Joan W Bliper filed with James W Tenix judge Williston ND September 16 1900.
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