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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
5
Merry Christmas greetings and a bustling Williston social page with many names visiting, returning home, or traveling for the holidays. Notices include births, engagements, travels to Fargo and Minneapolis, and a couple of professional moves and a license to marry. Weather notes mention a 33 degree low.
Mrs Phillips and Demetec Sens travel to Oregon while Miss Clarice Pfund, Miss Eileen Dy, and Miss Emma Haggart plan holidays in Ada and Grand Forks. Local ads note Roche Cash Grocery services and a stove for sale. Several residents welcome Christmas visits, travel to Minneapolis, Crookston, and Canada for holidays. A fire scare at Williston Drug Co. and a cork accident injuring Bert Meier are reported along with community social events at the Elks’ home and a Middleton wedding party en route to Washington.
Steam heated rooms suitable for offices or light housekeeping. Inquire at Graphic office. Sale of Red Cross Christmas seal to aid consumption prevention available at Hedderich's Bruegger's Fred Smith's Jewelry store and all city drug stores.
The Methodist Episcopal church schedules a 10:30 a.m. Christmas sermon with a 6:30 p.m. Epworth League carols and a 7:30 p.m. meeting. A special song service leads into the sermon “The Ram And The He Goat” as part of a Daniel prophecies series. St Peter’s Church announces 11 a.m. worship, evensong, and a Christmas midnight service with a possible 11 a.m. eastward trip for the rector. Christmas Day aims to begin with worship and features solos and anthems by Mrs. C. W. Jennison Alfred Jennison and John A. Corbett.
North Dakota plans a statewide appreciation drive with 2,000,000 newspapers, 100,000 school essays, sermons, and dinners. Baked Potato Day on January 25 highlights the claim that ND produces the world’s best baking potatoes. Funds support prizes and publicity. a national campaign aims to showcase the state’s resources and prosperity. Also notes a Washington item: Rep George R. Smith and Rep Clarence B. Miller of Minnesota and P. D. Norton of North Dakota take a three week vacation near the Panama Canal Zone, returning January 5.
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