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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
3
Rain every evening this week improves crops, hay stacks rise, and grain ready for harvest. Local notices cover names including Lingles, Mansfield, Baumann, Moulton, Engleson, Mezell, Hagen, Koepke, Meek, Groettum, and Birksholtz with visits, concerts, church services, a deputy postmaster swearing in, and a planned Bonetraill school house erection this fall.
Special Gort spo Wilmer Eckert called on L O Higley Wednesday eve Marie Jacobson heads to the Jamestown Exposition Herman Skogberg builds a 24 by 60 foot barn Sam Nelson helps Martin Jensen with hay Ovilla Dow enjoys summer on his claim haying L C Higley drives with wife to Lou Albright's George returns to assist with harnessing a bronco Grain ripening barley cut harvest to start Albert Hintz adds house and barn Mrs Howard Lampman and kin visit Higley and Martha McLean dancing party at Lin den Lampman's on Cow Creek draws a large crowd Lunch served at midnight Henry Clarks frosted cake earns praise when may we have another dance
Rain improved crops and postponed the literary society event to the next Saturday. Social visits marked the week with Mr and Mrs Pope hosting Robt Howe and others while Garden Valley sent representatives to Williston. The sick list included Theodore Dahl Grace Eckeberg and Irene Eckeberg with a Lampman home gathering featuring late refreshments.
Telegraph operators strike spreads from New York to Philadelphia Columbus Toledo and Produce exchange. Western Union and Postal workers walk out leaving many at keys. crowds cheer while police maintain order. Union leaders claim funds will aid strikers and labor groups pledge support.
No lives were lost after Sunday's La Crosse tornado. Persons unaccounted for have been located and it is believed no fatalities occurred among the craft along the river. Many streets remain impassable, but crews expect most wreckage removed within 24 hours. Damage to churches, factories, residences, and crops is estimated at 200000 dollars.
President Roosevelt issues an executive order making Labor Day a holiday for government employees and day laborers in Oyster Bay New York on August 13.
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