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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1910
Page
2
An electrical storm Sunday night caused rain hail and two milch cows and a horse to be killed by lightning. Stady witnesses report Lewey Harness stacking wheat, Lem Hanes as a caller at Gibbs, and Fye on the streets. Mr Davis lost two milch cows and Fairchilds visited Rudser to tend the farm.
A Pleasant Hill birthday party honored Mrs. Dahl with Mr. and Mrs. Rostvold Crist Arot and others. A late supper followed by a 2 30 a m departure. Mrs Roberts and Lulla visited Mrs Moline who is improving after illness. Frank Buck begins threshing Monday. Local farmers busy stacking grain as Ole Brandrud works for Will Grub.
Mr Keefer spent Sunday in Garden Valley and visitors including Mr and Mrs Fred Wegley calling on Mr and Mrs Van Deberg. Mr and Mrs John Wagenman were guests of Mr and Mrs Ekeberg last Sunday. Robt McWilliams builds an addition to his house and will move in soon. The literary society meeting was postponed to Aug 27 with Rev Hollett delivering a lecture. Ice cream will be served. Services Sunday at 3 30 in the school house with Sunday school at 2 30 all are invited.
Mr and Mrs Joe Albercht welcomed a baby boy born last week in Golden Hill. Local notes mention L O Higley and Howard Lampman seen in the neighborhood last Sunday and Peter Rasmussen with a 5 well 140 feet deep and 24 feet of water. Neils Rasmussen plans travel to Mohall North Dakota then Canada. Andrew Rasmussen assists Alex Len with Kay. Annie Hemp observed Sunday as well. A rain Sunday night improves potato crops. German Lutheran services are set at Higley's on August 28.
Rev Hollett preached at Spring Coulee on Sunday to a good crowd. Mrs E Williams and Mr and Mrs E Williams visited Williston Friday. Isaac Dicker traveled to Williston Thursday with goods for his store. Ed Lucas and family moved from Iowa and plan to build on their claim. Mrs C E Hyatt st Williston on Friday. 4 Mavunan visited.
Miss Julia Peterson and Mrs Mathastad visited Mrs P G Head. Thursday Mrs Sarah Hagelshaw was the guest of Mrs E Logan. Guy Shanks made a business call at T F Cook’s. Reber spent days at Leonard Logan’s. Roy Ashwill and Bessie Musick visited the Snook family. Stella Logan called on Mary Cook. Young people attended the dance. Norman Dickey of Williston looked to buy a milch cow. T F Cook and family visited Harry Brown’s home at Painted Wood.
Mr P A White solicited for the Graphic with notable success. Harvests are near completion and threshing will wrap up this week. M F Miller gathered a fine timothy hay crop averaging about one and a half tons per acre. Luther Kinnamon bought a gas engine to ease pumping. Wheat yields are about half a crop. Joe Shannon digs a well on his claim. Fred Bear of Epping doing the work. Sam Boyd of Williston visited. Bert Biggs coats his separator with paint and plans threshing Tuesday. Ed Lippencott and Bert Biggs swap ponies. Ed is becoming a noted horseman. Harry Gamberling rumored to be hired to buy grain for the farmers elevator at Epping. Clyde Stratton brought home a threshing rig for neighborhood use. Truax baseball team to play Williston next Sunday at Williston grounds. Elmer Grisamer built a new granary at his home.
I Decker readies a new threshing rig for next week. The new school house is rising on section 19 near John Albrecht. L O Higley uses an automobile to pump water from his new well. Hans Christensen attended the Garden Valley dance last Saturday night. Chas Youness mourns a lost horse. Several bachelors ask who will be the school ma’am.
Williston notes confirm Hans Hillstad Otto Romning and Mrs Alice Arndt and Miss Maybelle Arndt visiting Monday. Jenette Abernethy arrived Saturday night July 30 from Tracy Minnesota to visit relatives. Local farming reports harvest underway with good showers boosting crops. J Onstad and Bergstam provided music at D Abernethy’s dance. Northwestern Hide and Fur buys hides and sells guns and traps.
Miss Sophie Peterson entertained Mise L Larsen of Litchfield Minnesota with Ed Davis threshing Friday. A dance honored Miss Larsen at the Peterson home. Miss Inga Nelson shopped in Williston Saturday. Mrs John R Schaeffer's sister Miss Peterson of Minot was hired as teacher. Mr and Mrs Blankenship of Garden Valley visited Ramey Sunday. Painted Wood valley shows many grain fields with uncertain yield.
Register A H Parrott left for Detroit to attend a Registers and Secretaries meeting on the 16th and 17th. The Fargo druggists held their annual convention with talks on pharmacy training and licensing. Prof Ladd warned against fake drugs including Sioux Remedy Co and Western Remedy Co. The summer school reports enrollment near 200 and growing interest in agriculture domestic science and nature study. Rev Herbert S Bigelow spoke on the Power of an Idea and the Initiative and Referendum. D G Milbraith will join North Dakota Agricultural College as Asst Prof of Botany. G C McDowell from Washington D C studied college experiments. Dr L Van Es attended the Sanitary Board meeting in Bismarck. The North Dakota Press Association met in Williston with rail transport for editors and wives, lodging and barbecue. about 250 in attendance. Next meeting set for Grand Forks.
The next regular teachers examination will be held on the last Friday and Saturday in August at school buildings in Williston and Crosby starting 8:30 a.m. Those on conditional certificates must write at this time. Subjects include headings Rules and Regulations and Practice, Physiology and Hygiene Friday morning, History Geog raphy Friday evening, and Arithmetic Civics Language and Grammar Saturday. Bring pen and ink. Martha P. Tatem, Supt. of schools.
Experienced auctioneer offers services to cry your sale and solicit patrons. Promises reasonable terms and customer satisfaction. Contact Albert Raber Marmon ND 821p to put name on sale bills.
Sealed bids will be received by the District Clerk of School Dist No 34 until September 15 for hauling children from the northwest part of Wild Rose District to School House No 1 for seven months starting October 3. Board reserves right to reject any or all bids. Inquiries to John R. Shoffer, President.
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