Christmas Touches Weave Through Rural Williams County News
Rural Williams County notes visitors and events from late December. Edwin Schneider hosted at School No. 2. Squires, N D saw Santa visits. Members of the Schneider and Lee families travel in snowbound conditions. Plain View and Williston communities report school attendance, holiday programs, and holiday travel. Various neighbors attend gatherings, market updates, and seasonal celebrations amid cold weather and lingering snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. W. Cossbanks
Edwin Schneider
School No. 2
Ole O. Lee
Schneider
Suters
H. J. Schneider
Santa Claus
Squires
N. D
Sundby
Martin Lee
Williston
John Kramer
Christmas Diners and Visits Across Pherrin Township
Christmas dinners and gatherings marked the holiday among residents. Families and neighbors such as Sutherland Phillips Larson Brannon Hart Jeffrey Bellach Wagner Wagenman Kauffman Carlson and others shared meals at homes including Ryal Hanna Davis and Gromatka. The Muddy Valley Farmers club held a large meeting, Marmon Claire Wilder was noted as rejoining Marmonites, and Ino Newman helped build food mete with T J Freeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Larson
Brannon
E. E. Ryal
G. W. Hart
M. H. Jeffrey
Bellach
Bertha
C. C. Hanna
Wilson Smeltzer
Geo. Bowen
Evert Hanna
Will Hanna
Maermon
Claire Wilder
Marmonites
Ino. F. Newman
T. J. Freeman
Gets-It Corns Solution Promises Fast Relief
Advertises GETS-IT as a quick remedy for corns warts and bunions. Claims two drops on the corn in seconds doom the corn with no pain and no fuss. Sold by druggists for 25 cents a bottle by BL Lawre & Co Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BL Lawre & Co
Chicago
Strandaal News Roundup of Local Christmas Visits
Mr Adolph Miltzer visited his brother John on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Hans Bollingmoe visited at I T Singaas Sunday. Rev Lorentzen to hold New Year services in Hagbo schoolhouse. Sam Arnson and Singaas families joined Bollingmoes for Xmas dinner. Mrs John Esgen left for Hendricks Minn to visit relatives. Fram Farmers Club meets January 2 at Hagbo schoolhouse. Families of Mora Irene Ruby Dahle plan Christmas in Minnesota until February. Dec 27 dinner hosted by Sam Arnson and family at H P Johnson’s. Several families dined Dec 26 at H P Johnson’s. Sleighs used more this winter after two lean winters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Bollingmoe
I. T. Singaas
Rev
Lorentzen
Hagbo
Sam Arnson
Singaas
Bollingmoe
John Esgen
Hendricks, Minn
Fram Farmers Club
John Hagbo
Peder Haugen
Gerald Hilstad
S. Ampens Place
Jacob Dahle
Mora
Irene
Ruby
Minnesota
Ellef Arnson
Ole Stover
Poe
MISSOURI RIDGE COMMUNITY NEWS REPORTS LOCAL EVENTS
Miss Centerwall travels to Minneapolis for two weeks as residents send Christmas wishes. Farmers share coal, visits, and small town anecdotes from Eden Valley to Spring Coulee. A Pioneer Hall coat check note and Miles Williams overshoes dispute prompt local legal reminder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Ridge
Rose Hill New Year Dance and Community News
Rose Hill hosts a New Year program and hard time dance January 1 with a large crowd expected. Local residents attend Christmas events, visits, and a chicken dinner. Miss Ruth Marmon visits family in Rose Hill. new officers elected with Chas M West as president, Carl Stensen vice president, Alma Albrecht secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Marmon
Ferne M. Lacey
Rose Hill
Steve Marmon
Hiss Ton
Berneault
Albrecht
Santa
John Albrecht
George Frecht
William Albrecht
Oncar Albrecht
Clara Busch
Meners Carl Stensen
Bryan Kaetzel
H. C. Kaetzel
Peter Rasmussen
Chas. M. West
Carl Stensen
Alma Albrecht
Ashwill Brothers Buy Thoroughbred Percheron Stallion
Ashwill Brothers purchased a thoroughbred percheron stallion from A. L. Burdick last week. A. C. Wagenman and family enjoyed a sumptu Christmas dinner with Mr. and N. L. Short. Our correspondence failed to reach for last week. It was written.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashwill Brothers
A. L. Burdick
A. C. Wagenman
N. L. Short
Christmas on the Ridge Ends With Gatherings and Losses
Will Clark and family from Elsworth are visiting on the Ridge for the holidays. N L Short nearly burned his house due to an overheated stove pipe and lost wallpaper. S M Clark reports a mare euthanized after days trapped in a straw pile. Ridge residents attended Garden Valley Christmas entertainment with Miss Francis and pupils. Many locals joined the crowd including the Wicks, Poe, Lindholm, Booke, Blankenship, Ford, Gromatka, and Clark families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. L. Short
Mrs. Short
S. M. Clark
Garden Valley
Francis
Ridge
R. T. Wicks
H. J. Poe
Leonard
Mabel
Maude Poe
John Lindholm
Oscar Booke
Hugo
Myrtle
Pearl Clark
Santa
Christmas Socials and Local News in Garden Valley
Community notes from Williston and Garden Valley recount Christmas visits and gatherings. Readers, families and schools share events from Christmas trees to school entertainments, with reflections on a great year in history and local changes amid a busy holiday period.
Ratriatic Community Looks Back on Prosperous Year
The article reflects on a peaceful year marked by good crops and local prosperity. It notes a sense of gratitude for community farming rewards and vows to learn from past errors while aiming for higher ideals in the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant Onda
Watera
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Culliston
William Sabolinko
Plain View School
Charlie
H. J .Schneider
Plain View
Albert Raber
Alec Peterson
Fred Anderson
R. E. Dillree
Wright
Howard
Brooks
St. Paul
Arie Mattern
Erling Manger
Herb
Twin Lake
Jack Adams
Dick McCoy
Claude
D. A. Myers
Will Marsh
Iva
I. M. Kauffman
Jew
Abe
Pherrin Township
Miss Lottie Sutherland
Mrs. Bilg Phillips
Alex Carlson
Hagan
Scheirbeck
Carlson
L. C. Hart
J. J. Wagenman
Ora Kauffman
John Wagenman
F. P. Siewert
Frank Davis
Turey
Joe Gromatka’s
Wi Iman
Kauffman
Muddy Valley Farmers Club
John Wagrae
Sye Haren
Bern
Ne Termes
Ovat
Strandahl News
Adolph Miltzer
John
Centerwall
Mabel Poe
Agricultural College
Fargo
Mael
A. C
Eden Valley
Eden Valley School
Mr. Ray Kratzers
Mr. Wildes
Lawrence Jackson
Gladys Messler
Albert Zimmerman
Albert Young
Will Haines
Walter Mitchell
Charles Hellyer
Alfred
Walter
Mitchell
Alice
Geo
Purdy
Pioneer Hall
Michigan
Illinois
Miles Williams
Snow Escelador Artics
Miles
Isaac
Webb
Myrtle Winn
Buford
Will Clark
Elsworth
McKenzie County
Frank Honek
Olaf Olson
Howard Lampman
Frank Siewert
Gramatka
Mr. Simmons
Honek
Otto Nasner
R. A. Relders
Inter
Charles West
Cow Creek
Nels Lundell
Arden Valley
McKen‘sie County
Ina Skindrud
Ring Coulee
C. C. Ekeberg
Rose Hill District
Wilson
Edgar McKnight
Lee Hamilton
W. C. Francis
Doris
Boyd Pate Itledge
Blanche Rutledge
Garden Valleys
Wil
John Hamilton
Quinatrom
Grace and
Blanch Rutledge
Alberta Francis
Hollar
Ellingson
City Feed
Court House
Pillsbury
Willaston State Bank
General Banking
Rwestby. Re
A. Solberg
V-Pree
Williams County State Bank
Powell Mine
Penson & Wilson
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