Great Sale Alert Call Before Sizes Are Gone
All goods are marked in plain figures to ensure full benefit of the sale. Do not miss this great sale and call early to avoid missing sizes before they sell out.
13 Dec 1900
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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
1
All goods are marked in plain figures to ensure full benefit of the sale. Do not miss this great sale and call early to avoid missing sizes before they sell out.
Local notes report Postal Inspector Node of St Paul visiting Williston yesterday while O B Gray of Page discusses starting a cattle ranch nearby. McPhee Lownies plans a daily street parade. The Stony Creek Dairy Co offers cash for fresh milch cows. Dr Crewe, Veterinary Surgeon from Devils Lake, was in town Tuesday. Overcoats advertised by Falkenppincit Bros Co. Mrs Nic Zirbes of White Earth transacted business Saturday. A F and Geo W Noble of Buford visited earlier in the week. The McCormack family moved into the former Wittmeier home. Ladies Aid crafts supper and sale scheduled for tomorrow evening. Books and travel goods advertised by Falkenppincit. R H Kennedy, late of Canada, arrived Monday and works at Snyder's barber shop. Geo H Hector and wife of New York visiting Buford, were in Williston Friday. Mrs Rector is sister to the Noble brothers. John C Packer stayed home, may travel to coast later. Regular local rates apply for announcements or entertainments with admission. Geo H Olmsted, Great Northern Railway tax agent, in town settling county taxes. M G Coleman announces new stock of silverware and Christmas jewelry arriving in a week. A wreck occurred on the Great Northern near Cal yesterday morning. three rear coaches derailed, several injured, three killed. Rail spread blamed. A Desang Club meeting at Opera Hall formed the Good Time Club with committees, planning holiday events.
Williston items report Ernest Nelson from Hoffland, Jos Roach from Minot visiting, local trade at Heppenient Bros. sudden moves from Blalock and others, and a large church attendance. notes on Masons, a Hardaway visit to Buford, and new Williston home a late year improvement. Also reports deaths, a murder case verdict not guilty, and crowd-pleasing church event with a Christmas season tone.
The McPhea Company returned to Belt for four years and drew packed houses Monday Tuesday and last night. The troupe, stronger than ever, featured fast paced scenes and fine specialties reducing wait times. Local visitors Fred Crafts and Charley Bailey, guests of Baker, left for Devils Lake after two weeks, having bagged nine deer and earned statewide praise for their hunting prowess.
Mrs George Long of New Straitsville Ohio was kept awake by a frightful cough and nearly failed. After trying remedies she used Dr Kings New Discovery and was cured of pneumonia for herself and her husband. The medicine claims to cure throat chest and lung troubles. Prices 50c and 1.00. Trial bottles free at Williston Pharmacy.
Official minutes show the Williston Special School District board meeting on December 11 1900 approving multiple bills for schoolhouse repairs supplies and services. Salaries for janitor set at 20 per month starting June 1 1901. Clerk RW Covenasy presided.
An 1960 item advertises Dr Kings New Life Pills for sick and nervous health, claiming blood purification and health buildup for 25 cents. It also reports Andrew McPhee's Big Dramatic and Specialty Company at Sixth Avenue theatre praise for An Arkansas Romance and The Meddler to be staged tonight. George Warvis nearing sale of Williston townsite interests. First National Bank of Williston offers lots at low prices. Stoxy Creek Darny Co seeks milk cows.
Henghe McGrew was absent due to illness. Alfred Comfascum called this week in Miss Leonhardy’s room. Henry Newton missed school for broken glasses. The Grammar Department collected seven dollars for their picture. New dictionaries and Evanline copies arrived for students. Christusa presente prep by Miss Leonhardy’s scholars. School ends December 22 with exit work. Earlier, Ira Poe sprained an elbow. Dr. Belyea summoned. Grammar and High School were entertained Friday by ninth grade with recitations essays and original stories.
George D. William of Manchester Michigan reports his wife had been unable to turn in bed for years. After using two bottles of Electric Bitters she improved greatly and can do her own work. The remedy treats female digestion nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headaches backaches fainting and dizziness. Aimed at weak sickly run-down people with guaranteed care and a price of four cents at Williston Pharmacy.
An 1900 correspondence from J. G. Breowy praises the Big Block Show in Chicago as surpassing the World's Fair in magnificence and spectacle. He notes beef prices at 15 cents per pound, a short-horn cow and calf priced at 40, and a fine shorthorn bull at 61.50, reporting visitors from the U S, Canada, and abroad and plans to return to the Missouri river ranch after witnessing the grand event.
Notice states the partnership Woodley and McKay is dissolved effective immediately. All accounts due are to be paid to J F Woodley. The text ends abruptly with incomplete lines but indicates liquidation of the firm liabilities and transfer of remaining financial obligations to Woodley.
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