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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1914
Page
2
A quirky miscellany on Christmas spirit, subscriptions, and social jokes alongside kitchen tips and a stance on American made toys. It champions home grown products, criticizes foreign goods, and notes wartime trade impacts on toy availability. Includes light verse and vendor notes.
The Boy Scout Library of wholesome books reports strong sales as readers buy worthwhile titles for boys at Kathers Drug Store. A new set, sold out on first order, may be had for a small price. New additions include Little Eve Edgarton by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott and Austria and the Austrians by various authors, a study of nation and culture.
A Baptist Standard fragment describes a preacher persuading a fellow student to hear a rehearsal of a sermon titled Gight. The preacher dramatically chants to blot out the sun moon and stars, then orders the gas turned off as the student leaves.
A joint two day meeting for North Dakota and Montana farmers will take place at Mondak on January 4 and 5, 1915. The program is led by Montana Extension and Willis-ton Experiment Station staff, including F R Babcock Supt Ruzicka and E W Hall, with M L Wilson and Dr Hartman from Montana. Sessions run all day focusing on practical topics usable by the average farmer regardless of capital.
Outlook from January 7 8 1 The Outlook Farmers Sap will hold a two day meeting to discuss timely agricultural subjects. Sessions will be in a newly completed church basement near P H Overbyes neighborhood 22 miles northeast of Williston. Supt Ruzicka and E W Hall will assist in the discussions.
Reports from 16 onion producing states show about 18,934 carloads of onions shipped in 1918 with 12,239 moved during harvest and 6,95 stored for later sale. For 1914 the crop is estimated at 21,628 carloads with 7,879 stored. Ten cabbage states shipment 18,694 carloads in 1913, 14,465 harvested, 4,229 stored. 1914 crop 20,290 with 15,745 moved in harvest and 4,645 stored. These states account for about 75 percent and two thirds of annual crops respectively.
Readers receive practical guidance on milking bottle cleaning with cold rinses followed by hot soda or borax washes and drying with a teatowel. Additional tips cover mineral matter for pigs, seed corn sourcing, winter poultry greens, sprouted oats, and pruning currants and gooseberries.
Weekly notice of unclaimed advertised letters ending December 19 1ld includes names such as J on Cross A F and J H Demy ater Rhoda Edwan Mary Glaughtinor win J H Green Chase Haugen Y Haisnarshon Mrs Ethel Johnson Johnston B Kruse K F Kleven Enut Kill E G Kock A Ly Larson P Lynch L D Lee Wm Lefold Martin Mathews Alex Meesay Louis McPherson Mrs Joseph Moore Mary Nelson Emma North Top Jeascher August Rogers Ivin Taylor Grover Yale Whiris Tom Disitisme Morris Zimm erman Mrs Etta. Callers must say advertised. G B Metzger P M.
Notice announces default on a 1913 mortgage held by Arthur W. Stanton and The Williams County State Bank with sale of the Williston property at 2 PM February 6 1918 to satisfy $1142 50 due. Describes NE quarter Section 14 Township 158 North Range 102 West and lists attorneys Palmer Craven Bur as well as court details. Also includes a separate estate notice to sell Tillie A Courtenay real estate in Williams County North Dakota and a notice of hearing with aliases and guardian service. Also references a separate foreclosure on Katherine C Smith Hertz Smith mortgaged property Lot 8 Block 9 Westlawn Addition Williston. Dated 1914 1915.
Joseph C Cleary Lawyer Office Rawson Block phone numbers for office and residence listed. Lodge No 5396 meets Tuesday evenings at 8 in Odd Fellows hall with J C Field as Vice Commander and J J Bailey as Clerk. visitors welcome.
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