Williams County Correspondence Shares Local Social News
Mrs Dillree and children visited with Mrs Snook over the weekend. Mrs Ida Dusell and son Earl shopped in Williston last week. Elmo Brown of Williston spent a week with his parents. Earl Smith and his wife visited friends Sunday. Marmon Sunday schools have consolidated and will host Christmas Eve at Twin Lake schoolhouse. Socialists consider a hall in Marmon for meetings and social events. Harry Luts and August Hoffer visited Brooks. Arno Grimm looked for a cow Sunday. Mr and Mrs Dick Flatley welcomed a baby girl. Will Brooks and family staying with Tom Uveterland. August Hoffer to make final proof on his place the 24th. Mr and Mrs Louie Ingsness had a son born two weeks ago. Narre Narreson threshing with his rig, others finished up. Albert and wife welcomed a daughter born near Williston. Mrs R E Dillree visited Mrs E C Smith. Narie Narreson paused threshing for Christmas but will resume. Alma Ripe visited sister-in-law Mrs Alfred Rye. Martin Olson hauled oats into town. John Newman hauled wheat. Dances frequent in north this winter. a dance at Burke’s on the 26th was enjoyed. Mrs Frank Theil and children visiting parents at Botineau.
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BR. E. .Dillree
W. ©. Snook
Ida Dusell
Earl
Williston
Elmo Brown
Loken
Earl Smith
Marmon
Twin Lake
Brooks
Arno Grimm
Dick Flatley
Will Brooks
Tom Uveterland’s
August Hoffer
Louie Ingsness
Asittle
Narre Narreson
Burke’s
Frank Theil
Hall
Lyndon Hamilton
Berglund
Byron Hall
Biose City
Idaho
H .C. Blankenship
G. V
A. T. Green
Lee Hamilton
W. J. Hamilton
Alf
Elliott
Will Reider
Jno. Hamilton
Orin Hamilton
R. A. Reider
Ernest Francis
Boyd Rutledge
Dolly Doughty
Zella Francis
Eckberk’s
Social Roundup for South Side Week 18 1912
Misses Anna and Mamie Ackerman called on the Eckert and Vader homes while Wiliston shoppers visited. Several neighbors share visits among Eckert Vader Ackerman and related families with dances, visits, and illness updates noted across Williston Cedar Coulee and Stroud communities.
Christmas tree plans and small town notes in Garden Valley
A Garden Valley column notes light snow limits sleighing prospects and lists local goings on. Families travel to Biose City Idaho for health reasons while residents fix up the school and coal shed. A Christmas tree at G V school is planned for December 24 with a basket social raising 32.80 from twelve baskets.
Sand Creek Social News and Visits of Week 19 1912
Anne Guthrie and Marion Snook visited Mrs. T. M. Seaman Friday evening. Clarence Rensberger and family spent Sunday at Ben Frank’s. Sunday visitors at Christianson home included Paris Chamberland Albert Garretson Frank John and Mathew Oneal. Grandmother Cobb visited P. G. Head Thursday. Mrs. Christianson improving after spine injury. Anne Guthrie Sundayed with Mrs. Christian Blankenship in Missouri Ridge. Willie Mingel returned home after four years away. Seaman family had supper with Snook family. R C Snook and daughters Marion Esther and Anne Guthrie visited Sand Creek school Tuesday. Mesdames Head Raulston and Graffin Head attended funeral of Mrs. Nels Peterson.
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Anne Guthrie
Marion
Esther Snook
T. M. Seaman
Clarence Rensberger
Ben Frank
Christianson
Paris Chamberland
Albert
Pearl Garretson
Frank
John
Mathew Oneal
Cobb
P. G. Head
Christian Blankenship
Missouri Ridge
Willie Mingel
R. C. Snook
M. Clarence Rensberger
Sand Creek
Mesdames Head
Raulston
Graffin Head
Nels Peterson
R. C. .Snook
Esther
Santa visit endures as local notes recount winter events
Joyful notes describe a Saturday lecture by Professor Stockwell, visits by Grandmother Cobb and others, a Tuesday sale by W. W. Wilde, a recovering Seaman child, and December 16 snow. A found package awaits rightful owner at the Snook home. Weather, telephone line work, school officer meeting, and tax delinquency visit add local color from Nelson area.
Rose Hill Social Notes and Local Deaths
December 18 1912 at Rose Hill residents attended a box social at 8 C with a large crowd. Otto Hintz visited Williston last Monday. Phillip Albrecht had a birthday party with dancing and games. Carl Nasner began school last Monday. News of Mr Abdoun's death with funeral last Saturday. he leaves a wife and seven children, four of whom remain in Sjeria.
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Rose Hill
8. C
Otto Hintz
Williston
Phillip Albrecht
Carl Nasner
Abdoun
Sjeria
School District 39 seeks bids on sinking fund deposits
Bids will be received until January 7 1912 for the deposit of the sinking funds of school district No 39 per Section 914. Deposits to run one to ten years. The school board may reject any or all bids. Walter Albright Clerk Mist No 89 Bonetrail ND by order of the School Board. 26-2.
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Walter Albright
Bonetrail
N. D
School Board
Said
Christmas Warmth and Winter Woes From a Small-Town Paper
A 1912 brief from Baqual notes J C Prather leaving for Illinois to spend winter with his mother and various local updates. Joe Truax is ill, school closes for a week, Miss McGuire and Eva Mathewson visit Williston, and Morven Hicks skis the hills. The piece laments winter hardships for the poor, praises cozy fires, and includes editor wishes for Xmas and New Year. Reader notes on local people and a reflective verse by Walt Mason. Sam Harris pays $10 fine for seed movement violation. Loomis F Irish addresses mortgage payments amid ownership changes in Williams and McKenzie counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss McGuire
Eva Mathewson
Williston
J. Jones
M. E. Lippincott
Morven Hicks
Tom Mathewson
Hicks
All Brother
Lester Howe
Melvin Hicks
Notice for Bids on County Deposits Interest
By order of the Board of County Commissioners sealed bids will be received by the County Auditor in Williston North Dakota until 10 A.M. on Wednesday January 8 1913 for payment of interest on county deposits for the next two years commencing January 1913. Interest paid monthly on average daily balances with deposits subject to draft on demand. Bidders to furnish bond to county for protection of deposits. The board may reject any bid. Dated Williston North Dakota December 7 1912. AAEN County Auditor.
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Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Williston
N. Dak
E Board
Aaen
Board of County Commisioners
N. D
Williston Bids Sought for County Official Bonds
County commissioners announce bid sale for bond sureties in Williston North Dakota to cover sheriff auditor treasurer clerk of court register of deeds states attorney county judge county surveyor coroner and several minor county positions with general terms and amounts and the right to reject any or all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sant
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Fred Eckert
D. W. Vader
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Ross Gardner
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Chester Logan
W. W. Wilde
Painted Wood
T. M. Seamen
Santa Claus
Sand Creek School
Jessie Brown
Clarence Rennberger
Nelson
Ray
W. E. Longland
Art Wilkinson
Hofflund
H. A. Nelson
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G. H. McKay
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Baqual
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Forllinois
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Walt Mason
Sam Harris
Mohall
Fred Southard
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Southard
Loomis F. Irish
Pine Island
Oak
M. H. Aaen
Gates Opera House
Mr. Geo. D. Sweet
East River
Brooklyn Bridge
Kathers
Baldwin
Williston Music Co
Main Street
Hockings Valley
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Smokelss
Northwestern Furl Co
J. A. Husebye
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