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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
5
The item notes that the Opera House has found a water-proof cape and instructs readers to call the Graphic office for details. Various local notices follow, including mill operations, personal travels, sales ads, and community events in Williston and nearby towns.
A bakery at the corner of First and Main streets will serve ice cream and cucumber dishes after May. Contact Mas A. M. Kixa in Williston, North Dakota for details.
W H Warren visits Hoffland. John Heffernan offers mower rake binder at reasonable prices. Rockchiff markets ranch near Cherry Creek. Walker Bros Hard y rep Arthur Bond covers Williston with orders. TAKEN UP a gray horse in Williams County section 19 township 1595 missing brand F on left shoulder. H Rasmussen Hofflund ND Aug 7 1902 warns ranchers to fire guard hay and crops now to prevent losses as last year northern Ward County saw extensive damage and there will be no county fire breaks this year.
Large pasture with ample feed and water offers limited horse pasturing. Owners seeking pasture space should contact E. A. Sharp in Williston North Dakota. July 30, 1902.
Proceedings of the Board of Town Trustees record the Aug. 10, 1902 meeting in Williston North Dakota with Trustees Sharp and Belyea. M. G. Markell was appointed town marshal and street commissioner with full power during John Fagen’s absence. The board adjourned to Aug. 19, 1902.
Shoemaker Shos repairs neatly done at the Broegger Mercantile Co. store, Walter Kurth overseeing the work. Auglit appears in the text as a marginal note or name.
Chicago August 8 1902 Allenberg & Company reports North Dakota four year old grass cattle sold at record prices. Isidore Nollet Sentinal Butte ND sold 19 steers 1392 lbs at 6 75 and other steers cows with weights and prices listed. Sheep market weaker with range mutton around 4 50 to 3 75, wethers 3 25 to 3 50, lambs 4 00 to 5 50.
Geo W Fry of Viola Iowa reports that Kodol relieved months of stomach trouble after use and helped a neighbor with dyspepsia. The ad claims health depends on the stomach and promotes Kodal as a reconstructive tonic that digests any good food when taken after meals by Brownell & McPhee.
The Grand Forks Herald reports W. 5S. Baker interviewing local businessmen about the blank books issue last Friday. An ad notes a cold cure claim with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and a 25 cent price, signed by E. W. Grove.
Mr Loughland and three sons busy with hay while W E Loughland completes a fine residence on his claim. Ferryboat at Stoney Crossing awaited. Misa Rose Schroeder visited her mother at Nesson and returned to Minot. Banks and Frisch guests of the Loughlands. Many trading activity at Ray. Mrs W L Schroeder left Nelson for Glasgow to join her parents en route to Idaho.
An old advertisement promoting DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a pure vegetable liver tonic. It claims to expel poison without gripe and cites a Milton Pennsylvania user, W Scott, endorsing the product and noting ease of taking. The ad highlights small size and dietary safety from Brownell & McPhee.
The Minnesota prohibition drive vows a sweeping effort with a 25 horsepower auto tour seating twelve, plus three more, carrying a brass band, male quartet, and top speakers led by Charles Scanlon and B. B. Haugan. The plan aims to tour principal towns and cities and win citizen support. The piece notes local enforcement debates over jailing intoxicated individuals and shuttering drinking spots, urging action against establishments enabling liquor use.
While picnicking last month in Bronx City Iowa W H Dibble warns his 11 year old son rubbed plant poison into his eyes. A neighbor's tip led to De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve which relieved the irritation. The ad promotes the salve as a cure for akin diseases cuts burns scalds and insect bites while warning against counterfeit products from Brownell & McPhee.
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