Williston County Directory and Officials Listing
The Guarvic announces local government and school board listings for Williston North Dakota. Includes county commissioners trustees and school district officers with meeting details and clerks.
20 Dec 1895
Page 1
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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1895
Page
1
The Guarvic announces local government and school board listings for Williston North Dakota. Includes county commissioners trustees and school district officers with meeting details and clerks.
Readers are told that Kickapoos extract free remedies with purchases. The notice promises free extraction of remedies upon buying their products.
The scene features Kickapoo Indian medicines praised by customers and doctors, with Dr. Marlow leading demonstrations in Williston and Minot. Ads promise cures for rheumatism and deafness, plus a Kickapoo program schedule, holiday goods at McKersie Co., and a charity sale at Odd Fellows hall.
A historical census like list shows 235 lawyers in congress along with 41 farmers 27 editors 28 manufacturers 1 railroad manager 2 steamboat owners 14 teachers and college professors 25 bankers 20 merchants 1 house builder clergyman 7 angered in business 5 doctors 1 architect 1 music teacher 1 owner of oil wells 2 miners 2 insurance agents 1 theater manager 1 ice maker 9 lumbermen 2 stone quarry owners 2 real estate agents 1 plumber and 1 steamship captain.
A jumbled 1895-era notice mentions Daniel F. Beatty of Wawa New Jersey and a Kickapoo remedy, alongside a dramatic railway wreck near Bertheld station with nineteen cars and eleven burned, plus personal notes and a lost letter ending with casual social chatter.
A $10 reward is offered for the recovery of two iron gray geldings and one black mare, all four years old and branded Jelters, plus a bay mare with leather halter and uncertain left hind leg. Last seen near Catulo, North Dakota, on September 10. Information leading to recovery should contact AJ Parsons in Cando North Dakota.
The report covers the term ending Dec 20 1895 from Special School of Williston. Total enrollment 80 across upper and primary departments. Notable students listed as never absent or tardy in upper and primary departments include Clara Nelson and others. Several students achieved 90 percent or better in exams, with A A Bryant as principal and Mrs A A Bryon as Privy Ty.
A fragmented program listing Christmas Eve performances by children and various recitations and songs. It references performers such as Mark Metzger, May Russell, Cham Nel, and Lily Nelson, with titled items like Santa Claus and How We Hunted a Mouse. The notice includes a property claim by A. W. Warr at Williston and a date in December.
AWilliston bakery ad lists bread pies cakes and other baked goods with prices and regulated portions. Mrs F M Harvey is the contact, dated November 7 1895.
A Georgia judge tells at a political gathering how the governor’s office chased him for a decade. A tall farmer cries out that he’s "gaining on it all the time," prompting laughter that underscored the judge’s reluctant candidacy.
The Special School District of Williston North Dakota calls for sealed bids to supply twenty five cards of dry cotton wood or ash wood. Bids due January 1 1894 at 2 pm and will be opened then. Dry wood only no dead wood accepted. By order of the Board of Education Frank Wild Clerk. Dated Williston December 11 1895.
A handwritten notice invites attendance to a Christmas Ball at Odd Mellow's Hall on Christmas night December 25. It promotes civic pride and cautions against detractors who belittle their town, urging tradesmen and residents to invest effort to attract capital and improve the community.
Hon Daniel F Beatty of Washington New Jersey promotes Beatty organs claiming worldwide popularity and a plan to sell 200 000 more instruments over ten years at 100 pounds each. The note urges readers to write for a catalogue and states the business is the largest of its kind.
Williams County lies in the northwest of Dakota with Missouri River boundary and 260 miles of river frontage. The county spans about 4 500 square miles and 3 000 000 acres of fertile farming and grazing lands. Rich lignite coal beds, galphur deposits, and ample rainfall support diverse crops and stock. The soil promises irrigation and high yields, with Williston as the county seat on the Great Northern Railroad offering extensive services and shops. The county is debt free per the July 1 1863 auditor statement, and timber, brick clay, and building material are abundant statewide. Williston thrives as a freight center with rail and commercial facilities rivaling larger northwest towns.
The Tyentine Lodun of Whitearth will host a regular meeting for new members. Vaair observes rides and rituals. all eligible members must attend or face potential repercussions. Date noted as Aug 1, 1885, with a past reference to $85. D. Ly.
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