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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1911
Page
2
Williams County notes show Mr and Mrs Williams hosting gatherings at Wil Haines and E O Lucas homes. The Spring Coulee literary group plans a Dec 22 meeting with officer elections and a Christmas tree program. People travel to Williston, Michigan, and Rose Hill, while grain hauling and shopping figures in weekly routines.
Miss Florence Bursh and Miss Beronek visited in Williston on Saturday. Ernest Francis and Gean Cowan visited the West home Sunday. Mr and Mrs C West Florence Hursh Gean Cowan Mrs L S and Walter Albright spent Wednesday at James Elliott home. About twenty neighbors surprised Mr and Mrs Albert Hintz for his birthday with dancing card games and a midnight luncheon. Rose Hill youths enjoyed a sleigh ride to Garden Valley and back amid a Garden Valley literary program. Geo Albrecht and one Hint hauled coal from Gromatkia’s.
The Westview community enjoys fine weather with Sunday dinners among families including Linns Foxes and Danielsons. Visits from Willis ton and Rose Valley are noted plus school preparations for a Christmas tree and a revised Sunday school hour. Rev. J. B. Falkanger of Williston will preach at 1 p.m. on December 26.
Robert E. Goar remains in Williston hospital with typhoid fever under Dr. Windell care. Hub Shepherd returns with him from Crosby. Les Wilde welcomes a baby boy. John Guyot visits area friends. Vern McMurrin and family visited C. J. Cook. Theodore Blankenship sails to China on Colorado. Nellie Larsen shops in Williston. Mollie Ramey worked at Les Wilde’s. John R. Schaffer resigns from school board. J K Hansen to Copenhagen later this year. Chalmers Dawson visits Ramey home. Pleasant evening at F R Frederickson home with Nell Petersons and family. Dancing, lunch, and political discussions followed. Dolly Doude and Blanche Rutledge sing. debate on Woman Suffrage enjoyed.
Friday night’s well attended literary event featured an excellent program. A Christmas tree and program are planned for Monday December 25. Attendees Alfred Elliott Julia Honek Curt Hanna Callie Hamilton Zella Francis Paul Field reported a good time at Mr Landis’ party. Will Hamilton and family Mrs Elliott and family spent Sunday at L di Vandeberg’s with Mr and Mrs Lee Hamilton and N ildundell at R A Rinders. Mr Akey and son George also went.
Sunday worship by Reverend Holy at Samstad's ended in a week. He will preach at A Hendrum's on the coming Sunday December 31. Frank Poe attended Mr Uhlman’s funeral in Williston Sunday. The neighborhood ladies met at Mrs Collings and prepared Xmas candy sacks.
Mr. Lynch returns from Sherwood North Dakota where he threshes and is glad to be back in Twin Butte. Lucien Arcand Mrs Arcand and Dona Brunelle visited Williston. Oscar Hesteron took his uncle to the hospital in Williston. J M Dessault Joseph Derosier Leon Brunelle Bill Skeller Mrs Skeller and Miss May Skeller were in Williston Saturday. The Twin Butte youth held a party at James Lynchs with music by P A Bernier. Harvey Therrien made a buying trip to Williston earlier in the week.
Farmers finish threshing near Howard as Lyman and Shultz wrap up work. Art Nehring returns from Williston to join J. E. Haskett. A Christmas tree is planned for Howard hall on Dec 23 by the Sunday school. A box social on Dec 5 raises 22.15 for an organ for the M. E. church.
Avery Nelson of Ray fractured his leg above the knee last Thursday while digging coal on Alkali Creek four miles west of town. Clay from a bank collapsed trapping him. friends transported him home and a doctor was summoned.
Mr EB M Biggs sold his farm to Lewis Arnold. Charles Potter builds a barn to move to his claim. Ernest and Mrs Long visited Lawrence Wilson's. Jack Kinnamon visited Elmer Grisemer and Potter’s. Ed Lippincott sleighs with oxen. A smaller crowd than usual attended the Twelve Mile Hill society Friday as the question on reward versus punishment debated with a 2 to 1 vote in favor of reward.
Kinamon and family Sundayed with Elmer Grissamer and family. Finley Pepple and A. C. Long were Williston callers Thursday and Friday. Miss Emma Bickell left the area last Thursday for parts unknown. Mr Fred Huravitch died last Wednesday interment in Wheelock cemetery Saturday. Joseph Shannon a Epping caller last Wednesday. R E Pepple works at Straton White coal mine. A joy meeting was held at the Truax school last Thursday evening.
Snow nearly disappeared leaving minor road issue. Miss Margaret Sheppard and Gertrude Marshall prepare a joint Xmas program to be held at Rose Valley school house on the 21st with Miss Marshall contributing holiday readings. Marshall's brother Wil Aston visited. Skaters enjoy moonlit river nights with Tom Wilkinson and Mia Jessie of Trenton. Geo Simmons, now of Williston, was seen on his farm. Billy Adams visited Twelve Mile Hill Saturday.
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