14 Dec 1899
Page 1
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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
1
Fragmentary glimpse of a Williston North Dakota county directory listing officials such as President WD, Clerk A H Brown, and various positions. Names appear incomplete with garbled text though references to justice and local offices are present.
Collections promptly attended to in Milliston WD as Stewart, the state attorney, and Williams County authorities oversee the case.
Local items report Ole Thorson and Nordby visiting from Newson and Hol land ranches while F C Richards bands arrived from Montana. State Game Warden Geo E Bowers noted in Fargo, milk delivery service advertised, snow measured about one sixteenth inch, and the Farno Record sale to W G Cushing.
Williston residents share visits and notes from community figures. a new school building at Nelson school house is completed and handed to the board of education. Local events include a charity sale, theater plans, a new opera hall, and staff updates from county offices.
Officials report the board met in a special session in Williston North Dakota on December 8. Present were Baldwin Tende Woodley and Freeman with Bergh absent. Freeman was chosen president pro tem and Lense instructed to box in the stairway head on the new building. The meeting adjourned due to missing building committee and construction superintendent.
Examiner R. E. Wallacet won in the city last Saturday while reviewing county books. Bob Wallace is noted for cattle work near Williston. William Sword, a Great Northern brakeman, suffered fatal injuries when a car wheel crushed him. surgeons amputated his arm but internal injuries proved fatal within hours. Sword’s father is expected to arrive this evening.
An old advertisement touts Bosehee's German Syrup as the only remedy to treat dangerous lung conditions and severe throat infections. It claims to destroy germs, reduce inflammation, ease expectoration, and aid sleep. Sample bottles are offered at Williston Pharmacy in Williston, North Dakota.
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