Williston Local Directory and Round-Up Notes
A Williston locality roundup lists county officials and boards, including Sheriff Jas. Costello and County Auditor Hexwan Rozen, plus Williston town entries, school board names, and lodge details. The column also reports local people visiting, moving, and returning, with brief notes on weather, health, and recent events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas
Costello
Hexwan Rozen
F. B. Zul
H. V. Sart
E. Lyonmanoy
H. E. Freip
Goroner
E. V. B. Aukerman
Scacol
Mas
M.A. Bevan
E. €. Palmes
N. A. Stevant
King of Clothing Ad Offers Knit Boots and Suits
An advertising page promotes King brand knit boots and a wide range of outerwear. It highlights sack suits in Cassimere and Worsteds, priced from 5.50 to 13.50, with brown chinchilla ulsters and Irish frieze coats. It touts honest workmanship from M. Born & Co Chicago and notes customer-friendly return policy and easy payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Born and Co
Chicago
Williston notices and social items in 1898 issue
The Williston Graphic reports on local church services, social events, and personnel moves. It notes peace terms acceptance, upcoming Y P S C E activities and a public entertainment with the drama A Celebrated Case, plus a Thanksgiving ball with attendees from several towns. Also covered are moves by J Osmond, Bruegger eng., and various residents, a Modern Woodmen gathering, a dog adoption, a questionable departure of J Kingbrowne, a bridge bond plan, and county business headed by H Rox and D A Buyayt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Woodmen of
America
Euphorious
Janes Kingbrowne
Great Northern Bridge
W. R. McCheaney
Bruegger Mercantile Co
Wmn
Coleman
Kingbrowne
Great Northern train robbers indicted in Otter Tail County
Otter Tail county grand jury indicts all six Great Northern train robbers arrested at Moorhead for the Carlisle express car robbery. Paris notes Spain accepts US offer of 20 million to relinquish Cuba and cede colonies. Indian vote tallies reported from Elbowoods North Dakota and Mercer County. Union Iron Works launches battleship Winconsin, largest vessel built for the US government, at 9:22 a.m. in San Francisco Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus Falla
Great Northern
Moorhead
Carlisle
Grand
Otter Tail County
Paris
Spain
United States
Peace Commissions
Cuba
Porto Rico
Guam
Philippine Islands
San Francisco
Nav
Union [Ron Works
Winconsi
Union Tron Works
Free Boschee German Syrup Giveaway Announcement
An advertisement offers free Boschee German Syrup bottles to people with throat lung or bronchial ailments at Bruegger Mercantile Co. One bottle per person, minors require parental order. Claims two decades of wide distribution and physician endorsement, with 75 cent bottles as proof of value. Sold by druggists in Ubiscity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruegger Mercantile Co
Boschee
Ubiscity
Celebrated Case drama to aid church youth fund
On Friday evening December 9 the Y P S C E of the Congregational church with the Williston Dramatic Club presents A Celebrated Case a prologue and four arts proceeds to liquidate the Young People’s Society debt admission 35 cents children 25 cents reserved seats 50 cents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Williston Dramatic Club
Drana
Timber and border fire guards near Turtle Mountain
K. F. Stephenson, crown timber agent, sails to Fargo to meet Col. C A Lounaherty of the US land offices about timber along the international boundary. The dominion government funded fire guards to protect Turtle Mountain timber, and a wider guard may be needed if the American side is not protected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Mon
K. F
Stephenson
Crown Timber
Fargo
N. D
Col. C. A. Lounaherty
United States Land Offies
International Boundary Line
Turtle Mountain
Boundary
Col. Lonnnberry
Roll of Honor and War Commission notes in New York
The Roll of Honor lists pupils in Novembers attendance across Advanced Intermediate and Primary departments. The same page reports on the U.S. war commission session in New York, Roosevelt’s letter urging accountability, and criticism of army mismanagement. It also surveys Australia’s female equal rights push and Angora goats' silky coat trait in local notes from Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
War Commission
Boston
Lattera
Roosevelt
Loman
Australia
Western Australia
Equal Rights Sisterhood
N. Y
Angora
Cate
Williston town lots advertised for sale on Broadway and side streets
A dated auction notice from 1895 lists numerous lots across blocks on MAIN STREET Broadway Sassens Avenue Gibbs Avenue Bruegger Avenue Metzger Street and Third Street with numerous lot numbers. It states that no preference will be given to prior proposers and sales will go to first purchasers at appraised prices under the townsite proe Leoniardy agent in Williston North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williaton
N.D
Also Mentioned on This Page
Williston, N. D
R. EL Copeland
County Directory
Board OF County Commissioners
Thomas Bunarss
T. C. Garxys
Loucuiaxn
B. Zani
FreeMan
Jonn Yarneck
Frank Win
Special School District of
We Freeman
EA. Buanr
J. C. Stewant
O.ar Bros
B. E. Fret
R. H. Corxrann
GA. Wirrscxuen
Treas
Fort Buford
Wu. Frizwas
N.G
N.E. Preowossme
V. G. O. Beran
Sec
F. R. Zaun
Trustees
I. C. Stewant
D. F. Kina
K. M. Buck
North Dakota
N. A. Stewart
Lawyer State's Attorney
Williams CO
Williston, ND
Halvor Thorson
C. D. Hoff
Hartland
Frank Kaste
van Dyke
J. F. Woodley
Towner
Turkey
James French
Joe Robinson
Geo. Hutchingon
Neeson
Minot
Inet
Ward County
Od Fellows’ Hall
M. E
Roach
Great Northern Book of Minot
Lem Heen
Maderson
W. S. O’brien
Louis Hoffman
Buford
C. A. Bryant
Ernest T. Nelson
E. FP. Hassan
Hassan
Louis Larson
Nessen
Metropolis
E. M. Smith
M.E. Church
Mr. Smith
New Brunswick
Ball
Sampson
Nero
Santiago
Safy
Iit
Apples
Erie
Tor Doz
Faribanlt
Devonport
Leopard
Lewis
le Heintz
Lima
Wagner
Fiat
Chariot
Anderson
Bruegger Mei
J. O'Neill
Indianapoli
Ind
J. Osmond
Geniel
Graphic
Forum
Bruegger Eng
Odd Fellows’ Hall
I. C. Stewart
J. A. Sutton
Glasgow
Mont
J. O. Baker
Culbertson
J. Anne
W.L. Terrell
Seth Falsom
Nessan
J. E. Butt
Williston Graphic
Detroit Free Press
Free Press
Stewart
Himelf
Hedderich Bros. & Co
John Jeffernan
Main
Second Streets
Great Northern Hotel
John
The
Times
Grant Conley
Willow City
Earth
W.M. Blalock
Converse Cattle Co
Ringe Ia
Stark County
Frank McKinney
Coulter & Scranton
O. M. Dean
Fred Bellmore
Minneapolis
Fred
Minn
O. A. Bellare
Joser Banneau
Court House
Little Muddy
H. Rox
RCA
Richards
Fale Lowing
Elbowoods
Legislative
Williams
P. P. Lee
al Armstrong
Mercer County
White
Lish
Wisconsin
Armour
Amour
Schilding
Hedderich Bros. & Company
Roll of Honor
Ghammer Depantent
Waldo Leonhardy
Robert Bell
Vickey Freeman
Jessie Hill
Cora Barnfather
Mabel Metsger
Maud Bell
Lily Nelson
Geo. Harvey
Molena Burgess
Francie Bell
Flossie Freeman
Katrin Baldwin
Grace Nelson
Edna Bell
Midge Baldwin
Harry Woodley
Johnnie Heffernan
Eugene Bruegger
Joe Bell
Ida Baldwin
Louis Bellinger
Orlando Hurgens
Raymond Foss
Wesley King
Ivan Metager
Panny Stewart
Willie Kerkey
Mattie Pendyey
Lee Wescott
Verna Sharp
Elsie Field
Tootsie Bell
Harry Palmer
Harry Hamburg
Couleton Barnfather
Hiram Bellinger
David Hill
Bridget Shea
Minnie Shea
Broadway
Lote
Lovell
Lotatian
Sassen Avenue
Gibbs Ave Oe
Bruegger Avenue
Anderson Avenue
Park
Ana
Cates Avenue
Metzger Street
Third Street
Ceorce Purvis
Leoniardy
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