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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
2
Avon Johnson moves on the H. E. Jeglum farm and visits at E. 9. Lucas. The community records a November Thanksgiving mood with gatherings, weddings, and farm work notes. A baby girl is born at E. L. Haveren’s home.
Reports of weather in Eden Valley and numerous daily activities. Mentions of Abe Miller and O A Myer butchers, hay and grain hauls to town and Trenton, visits among residents, and travels to Williston Buford Sanford Montana in a sequence of brief notes.
Missouri Ridge G A Rutledge has been on the sick list since Thanksgiving. Farmers Club will have new stationery ready for distribution at the next meeting on December 11. Bert Blankenship lost his overcoat in Williston last Saturday. Missouri Ridge Farmers Club to meet at Charles Booke's home December 11 with an interesting program. Mrs Blankenship and pupils from Rockey Ridge school missed a planned visit to Williston. Rev Shaw donated bound St Nicholas volumes to the Missouri Ridge school. A magazine donation from Williston arrived for the club, with thanks to Mr Braateliene for future visits.
Monday saw H. Carleson in Williston and Mrs L C Williame visiting there on Tuesday. Mr L B Hyatt traveled in the city with grain on Tuesday. Geo Addyman shuttles daily between home and Williston. Mrs Clark Luckton stays with Mrs Haviland for one to two weeks. Mrs Lucas remains home with a sprained foot. A prayer meeting at L U Williams home Thursday evening welcomes all. A girl arrived Saturday night at E L Haviland’s. everyone reported well. Farmers enjoy fine weather drawing in grain and some haul coal for winter. Rey Brown of Cottonwood Lake preached Sunday and will return in four weeks. Keep teams cooled by slow driving in the last mile or two.
Albert McIntosh visited Dillree's on Tuesday while Mrs. Frank Smith and her son Bari stayed home. Jno F Newman traveled to Williston and bought a pump. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Raber visited Roscoe Gardner’s family. Rev Brown conducted services at Freeman schoolhouse to a large gathering. Various residents, including the Hoffer and Dusell families, were seen in town for shopping, court jury duty, or family visits as Christmas approaches.
Byron Ketzel was at the Albrecht home while Oscar Albrecht Clara Busch and Otto Hintz from Williston attended the school house oyster supper. A fundraiser raised 20 dollars. Neighbors recall the helpful spirit as Mr Hall urged farming cooperation and a December 13 meeting at Rose Hill school for a potential club.
Friday night in Williston Mr Willis Schuler and children visited. Thanksgiving events and social visits described. People from Williston and Ray, including the Ackerman, McLeod, Westcott, and McKay families, share visits, travel plans, and local activity. Weather noted as fine in the valley.
Rainbow Valley reports farmers marketing rain while Herb Ingraham adds a small house extension and Miss Eda Solomon travels to Valley City for Normal.
Fragmented report notes Mr Rhodes butchered a hog last Friday and Miss Gerrity plans to go home. Mr Allen Keltner dined with Mr Lewi Bontrager on Sunday. Jason school children gain two days vacation. Horace Epoting and family dined with Frank on Sunday. A Williston church service is set for 2 PM at the courthouse. The Myer and Sherland families attended Sunday service.
Williston locals astonished by Adler iki a German remedy said to relieve sour stomach upset stomach and constipation after a single dose according to Williston Drug Co. claims buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients draw out old foul matter and provide instant relief.
List of letters advertised at Willis ay N. D. for the week ending November includes Buck, Lewis D., Beardsley Minnie, Dunn B., Hanson Edith, Hystad Alfred, Hughes Harold, Kendall E. R., Lindquist C. A., Miles Joseph, Neal Emma, Ostby M. A., Peterson Walter, Trainer Annie.
Local notes from Buford North Dakota include visits by A E Wiley and Alfred Mathew, shopping trips by Harry Croy and Olaf Jevne, and plans for the Buford irrigation project. A wild safe burglary at Buford Mercantile Co. caused $350 in damage with $0 theft, while four feet of snow fell in Columbus Ohio and four inches in Plentywood, Mont.
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