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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
2
Items of interest note social calls and visits in Williams County including Williston and Spring Coulee. Local events include a large dance at Frandle home, Christmas tree plans, literary night, and a Christmas program. Residents travel to Minot and Norway. well work continues. subscription drive for the Graphic urged.
A collection of brief items from the valley: McKay travels to Ray after unloading goods. Wartenbr heads to Canada for shopping. Miss Norton visits Grinnell. Grace Westcott hosts guests. a party at A Lander’s. Uncle Sam’s mail carrier Charles Austin travels to Michigan with his son taking over mail duties. Craig’s ferry boat set ashore for holidays. a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Westott on the 13th. men to grow whiskers as the barber leaves for St Paul. Wishing Graphic readers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Frank Morlan traveled to Wil Maton Tuesday returning Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Hart of Maurice Michigan visited nearby friends and plan to visit a son in Montana. Walter Mitchell and E O Lucas were in Williston Monday. Oscar Williams and Charley Warner moved to the L C Lem mert farm for the coming season. P A Campbell visited Williston Saturday. Christmas tree plans noted for Spring Coulee on Christmas Eve. John Moline in Williston Friday to Sunday selling beef and starting a butcher business. Walter and George Albright of Rose Hill called on Williams and Warner Sunday, and on Mitchell on the return home. L J Gibson enjoyed a Sunday joy ride.
Weather turns cold as Christmas nears. Mr and Mrs Colbank return from wedding trip. H J Schneider shops in Williston Tuesday. Solberg busy hauling corn stalks and building the new post office. Pupils and teacher Bessie Brewer perform Saturday evening December 23. Leap year soon upcoming for old maids. Miss Mary Schneider visits Mrs Albert Lee. John Hanson family plans to leave. Plain View school to have short vacation this term. Merry Christmas to all.
D E Weaver of Rose Hill made a Williston business trip Saturday. Herman Skogberg returned from the east early in the week. Albright Bros and Mr and Mrs W H Haines visited Walter Mitchell and wife and the Will Albrecht and Will Haines pair on Saturday evening for five hundred. Alfred Swensted hosted a dance Saturday. A New Year’s night dance is planned at Rose Hill hall one and a half miles north of the school. Gean Cowan helped clean seed grain with Chas West Saturday. Rose Hill plans a Christmas tree Christmas night with an excellent program in preparation. Boyd Rutledge attended literary at Rose Hill Friday night. T H Sandaker visited Albright’s Monday.
The Riverside Sunday School hosts a Christmas tree on Saturday evening December 23 at the school house with all invited. Notes mention Maderson and Frank Poe transacting business in Alexander on Thursday, Myrtle Collings absent due to illness, Mrs. Linding visiting Mrs. McIntwish, Will Veder family visiting Iowa, Al Maderson and family in Williston, and Emmett Diggins staying at Maderson's midweek.
Mrs Freeman returns from Montana. Local residents share visits and chatter on Hungry Hill. On Dec 24 at the Twin Lake school house one mile south of the Mormon post office, a festive evening with Santa Claus and a grand Christmas tree awaits, as Presbyterians prepare a royal welcome and the town extends festive wishes for Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Garden Valley residents bustle for Christmas with visits by Orin and Mrs Hamilton and others. Literary Society members cleaned the schoolhouse while gatherings included Rieder and Guthrie families, plus a sleigh party across the Muddy. A Christmas tree and program is planned for December 25 at the Garden Valley Schoolhouse.
Westview A Mills F L Rice and W G Hanson and wife were in Williston last Friday O P Strand and wife visited Ole Ellingson last Sunday Carl Moberg attended church and stayed all night A Mills proved on his land Mrs J E Westbrook visited Mrs W G Hanson last Tuesday Co B Alspach and Will Holloway in Tren ton for a few days Susan Strand with Miss Kerr last week Fred Hanson O P and Susan Strand in Monday Monday W Dais and family visited Mr and Mrs W G Hanson Sunday
RUDSER Ivan Wledski reports heavy threshing across DeRew Sask as farmers remain busy. Our popular merchant Peter Rudser has sold out his general store and may relocate after a period of rest. Mrs Isabel Mattock visited Hillcrest farm with the Gawse couple. Bernt Christopherson held stock and machinery at Rudser. Mr and Mrs Jens Paulson visited Ole Oleson and others.
Nelson A J Dunham and family depart for Minnesota to visit relatives during holidays. C M Runningen sells his property to James Runningen who will manage the farm upon return in spring. Mack McKarty heads to St Paul for holiday visits. Landers hauls timber for Mr Tatem. Charley Austin leaves for Kansas for winter. White City mail carrier uses automobile Saturday. A Christmas program is planned at Nelson school house Friday.
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