Local Harvest Notes Highlight Farms and Drought Struggles
Rural Williams County reports Olaf Kolstad and Chas Hoving at different farms during harvest. Frost damaged late crops while rain halted threshing. Community sightings include sermons by Rev Stueland and activity from Mrs Pederson and the Wagenmans. News covers sickness typhoid threat, a death in West Virginia, and upcoming services with Rev Bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Hoving
Wm. Penry
Olaf Kolstad
M. Bean
Art Gimberling
Nelson
Rasmus Severson
Charles Hoving
Gilbert Jorgensen
McKenzie
R. Blankenship
William
West Virginia
Rainy day notes and local calls in the town
On rainy days residents share visits and greetings. W Coon called at C Q Hanna s. Hanna and others were seen at homes and on Sundays. Townspeople discuss improvements and community efforts to raise the town s profile amid scenic nature and shared effort.
Community Notes From Williston Region Events and Visits
Visitors from Ray and nearby towns report social calls and farm business. Wheat harvest begins with Alec Dahl selling a No 1 Northern lot, while storms damage barns and granaries. Local church services, harvest work, berry picking and threshing proceed as residents plan trips and manage crops.
Persevere at Larson's and threshing delays noted
Mrs. Fred Saterlie and children visited at Larson's on Sunday. Otto Nelson arrived from Minneapolis on Thursday. Martin Lee began threshing for Jens Wikum on the John Munger place. Ed Murrey shifted from John Etton to J. J. Grimes. Heavy rains will delay threshing. Kalil Bros new store in Bull Butte township's Sec 24 is notable. Miss Nora Dahl, after appendicitis surgery in June, returned from Hillsboro where she had been visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Bradburry
Robert Price
G. Smobersteg
B. C. Keihl
Ruby
H. C. Bian
Kenship
Henry J. Poe
Fred Saterlie
Buford
Larson's
Otto Nelson
Olof Nelson
Minneapolis
Martin Lee
Jens Wikum
John Munger
Kalil Bros
Sec
Bull Butte Township
Side E Collings and neighbors visit Rogers home
300th Side E Collings and family spent Tuesday at the W H Rogers home. Roy Parker stayed over the weekend at the Collings residence. Barbara Wilson visited the Vance home for several days. E Dithmer and Henry Cramer from the North Side were at the Virginia home Friday. Leon White returned from West Virginia after two years away. About eight Stroud farmers bought a new threshing rig to handle their own threshing. Lampsteds Gargon and Paulson thresh on the hills. Paddy Boyd’s outfit, Brownie and Snyder bought a new separator. another thresher will join on the South Side after the river crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Collings
W. H. Rogers
Roy Parker
Collings
Barbara Wilson
Vance
E. Dithmer
Henry Cramer
North Side
Vizinia
Leon White
W. Virginia
Stroud
Lampsteds
Gargon
Paulson
Paddy Boyd
Brownie
Snyder
Ahey
Williston Drug Co Sells Adler-i-ka Agency
The Williston Drug Co has the Williston agency for Adler-i-ka, a simple mixture of buckthorn bark and glycerine reputed to cure appendicitis. The remedy is said to act quickly by draining old matter, relieving sour stomach gas and constipation almost immediately. Also noted is the Williams County Fair on September 2, 3 and 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston Drug Co
Williston Agency
Working Women and Children in Industry by Florence Kelley
Florence Kelley argues that children and young women are a major part of industrial labor today, notes health risks from overtime, and warns that restricting their protections hurts the vulnerable poor and their mothers who influence law and policy. She cites legal defeats over protections and calls for mothers and teachers to have voting power to safeguard youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Kelley
Supreme Court of
The Winning Shot by Jerome D Travers in The September American Magazine
In the September issue Jerome D Travers four time amateur golf champion presents The Winning Shot, arguing the putter is the key club and explains usage. The issue also features Edna Ferber Emma McChesney tale The Self-Starter and other essays by Owen Davis George Fitch Ray Stannard Baker and a convict memoir Death Cell Visions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome D. Travers
United States
Travers
Edna Ferber
Emma McChesney
Jack
Owen Davis
Nellie
Variety
George Fitch
Ray Stannard Baker
America
Fragmented OCR Note Sparks Literary Satire Mentions
The readable lines reference Leacock and Mark Twain and a Arcadian Adventen style series by James Montgomery Flagg. It hints at satires on domestic temperaments and a call for church support while noting names like Ada Olson and Mabel Schneider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leacock
Mark Twain
Adventen
Jamea Montgomery Flagg
Advertised Letters Unclaimed in Williston Weekly List
The Williston North Carolina post office reports a week ending August 25 1914 of unclaimed letters advertised. Names include Abel Hi Baker Chas Bakken eel Dena Borde Hjalmer Carrol J J Dax Ian Hattie Guat DeLaney Mrs Harriet Goosick Thon Graham John A Gustafson Mrs G A Hansen John Holomen Mrs Mary Holmes Clarence Hilstad Mrs H Hammon Miss C Johnson An-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
N. C
Abel
Baker
Chas
Bakken
Eel
Dena
Borde
Hjalmer
Carrol
J. J
Dax
Ian
Hattie
Guat
DeLaney
Harriet
Goosick
Thon
Graham
John A
Gustafson
G. A
Hansen
John
Holomen
Mary
Holmes
Clarence
Hilstad
Mra
Hammon
Miss C
Johnson
Hood Liver Oil Emulsion Promises Relief From Rheumatism
An old advertisement claims Hood Emulsion strengthens the blood and organs to drive out disease and reduce rheumatic pain. It touts cod liver oil as a natural medicinal boost and warns against alcoholic substitutes, noting relief for thousands daily.
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Williams County
Truax
W. N. Adams
Earl Pepple
Earl Adams
Julius Pauls
Mrs. B. Hole
Beeso
Arthur Danz
Fune
Iver Grothe
Ole Olson
Iver
Missouri Ridge
Ruth Lindholm
John Lindholm
Goodlib Smobhersteg
Miiston
Mrs. Wagenman
N. L. Short
Mesdames
A. C. Wagenman
Anna Ashwill
Mrs. Blankenship
Grant Rutledge
Ladies Aid
Calvert
Rutledge
A. C. Wagonman’s
Thedreath
Margaret Bennett
Burnice Clay
Haines
Walter
Walter Mitchell
Guanita Heaton
L. C. Williams
Stickney
Spring Coulee
Bennett
Arthur Clay
Clay
Bloom
Providence
B. Lindstrom
Bain
N.dak
Pherrin Valley
W. C. Coon
C. Q. Hanna's
Dra Hanna
W. W. Thompson
Henry Bellach
N. D
Harry Smiter
William C. Coon
John Wagenman
Ray Brown
Ray O'Dell
Bertha Bellach
Larkin C. Hart
Harry Ambrose
C. O. Hanna
Pleasant Schoolhouse
William Carter
Josie Thompson
Lesta Hanna
William Hanna
June
William Penman
Wheelock Magloire Raymond
Ray
Helma Jarland
Francis Lynch
Ted
Scott
Dr. Gray
Keene
C. L. Baskin
Minot
Wm. Raymond and
Ichildren
P. G. Davidson
Valley City
Messra Sampson
Henningsen
Salem
Minn
Alec Dahl
Anna Thompson
Moses Minor
J. Brooks
Erik Hoff
Sam Arnson
Grodts
Emil Halvorsen
Ingeval Fougner
Hans P. Johnson
Anderson and Co
Sand Hills
Albert Strand
Fougner and
Jacobson
Mrs. Korentzen
Carpio
Olaf Hoff
Helmer Petergon
Dable
Hagbo
Peder N. Haugen
South Dakota
Simon Tougness Place
Persevere
Ed Murrey
John Etton
J. J. Grimes
Williston Druggist
Woman Buffrage
Eman
Ada
Hine
Ht Olson
Kartesany
Kehr Rose
Iva
Tert Ger
Ial Mabel
Schneider
Laursen
B. Mezger, P. M
Buller Brothers
Heffernan Block
Scotland Yard
Thomas W. Hanshew
Hamilton Cleek
Mr. Hanshew
Cleek
San Jose
Mercury Herald
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