Rural Buford Williams County News Notes and Local Tidbits
Mrs Boyd Kline visits Williston. H H Miller back from Williston. baby born to Mr and Mrs Gary Bergman on June 5. North American School of Music rep visits Buford. weather closes school. basketball outfit arrive but not used. Whist club meets. several residents travel to Trenton and Williston. Ansel Evans recovering from pneumonia. Marriage of Stanley Keltner and Coy Taylor in Williston. will reside in Trenton. Eden Valley reports blizzard. various local visits and letters. Advertising letters list to Williston. Numerous social calls, visits, dances, and farm notes throughout the region.
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Buford News
Boyd Kline
Williston
H. H. Miller
Gary Bergman
Browning
North American School of Music
Thas
Buford
Anna Werner
Mar Jey
A. E. Twichel
Lester Curry
Trenton
Mrs. Brown
Trila
Ansel Evans
Tia Shirley
Eden Valley
Gladys Joyce
Will Marsh
Stanley Keltner
Coy Taylor
Rev. Harriss
O. A. Myer
Ben Frank
Adams
Claude McCoy
Stutsman
Sloan's Ointment Promises Quick Relief for Aches
Advert claims Sloan's ointment soothes sore muscles joints and aches from rheumatism sprains or bruises. It penetrates skin leaves no stain and is sold by druggists in 25c and 1.00 prices.
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Sloan
Jennie Gaaras Visits and Train Delays in Willelock
Jennie Gaaras visits her brother this week and returns to Williston Thursday night. Ole Hylden hosts a Park River visitor, and Magnus Bean's home welcomes several guests. Gladys meat Jennie Gaaras and Leonard ean. Mr Fuller comes to town for business but stays an extra day due to storms halting trains.
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Jennie Gaaras
Williston
Ole Hylden
Park River
Magnus Bean
Gladys Meat
Leonard Ean
Florence Truesdell Ill With Tonsillitis Delays Dance
Four day town event to be held here this week opens after Miss Florence Truesdell, ailing with tonsillitis in recent days, caused postponement of a grand dance planned by Frank Johnson for last Friday night.
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Florence Truesdell
Frank Johnson
Missouri Ridge Residents Endure Severe Blizzard Weekend
Mr and Mrs John Honek and Martha return from Montana after two week visit with daughter Mrs Fannie Simmons. Miss Pearl Clark visits with Mr and Mrs Joe Gromatka. Wesley Ene of Epping and Mrs Abbott visit the Hower family. Several locals face frost and cold. Joe Gromatka and Gus Ritchel stop at Howard Brothers during the blizzard. School is closed two days. Matthy Honek returns after three weeks absent. Several families attend a library dance. Joe Gromatka freezes his face en route home.
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N. L. Short
J. L. Smith
Joe Gromatka
Ed Howe
Bar Squires
A. C. Wagenman
Hew Poe
S. M. Clark
C. A. Wicks
Gladys
Johnny
Charles Booke
Red
G. A. Rutledge
Mias Myrtle Clark
Mias Maude de Silva
Tones
Missouri Ridge
Miss DeSilva
B. F. Alexander Resi Her
John Honek
Martha
Montana
Fannie Simmons
Matthy Honek
Myrtle Clark
Joe
B. C. Keihl's
Carl Ashwill
Bert Lindholm
Oscar Booke
Williston
R. T. Wicks
R. T
GC. A. Wicks
Montgomery
Iowa
E. A. How
Abraham Lincoln League Founded In Fargo
A group in North Dakota forms the Abraham Lincoln League to promote patriotic education and the study of Abraham Lincoln. Attorney Smith Stimmel, Civil War era Lincoln bodyguard, spearheads the effort and will lecture nationwide. Officers named include President N C Young and Secretary Treasurer R M Pollock.
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Smith Stimmel
Lincoln
Stimmel
Peraorience
League
Mr. Summer
Abraham Lincoln League
Abraham Lincoln
North Dakota
America
N. C. Young
F. A. Irish
R. M. Pollock
E. J. Weiser
Charles A. Pollock
J. J. Jordan
W. E. Hunt
J. D. Farrand
Dreaming of a Millionaire’s Generous Plan
A speaker imagines how to use a million dollars for wealth with charity. Ten percent to worthy causes, ten percent to overdue relatives, and a substantial gift to the church. The donor would remain anonymous except to the pastor.
Fragmented plan on income and giving described by Tom Daly
The excerpt shows a speaker debating how to allocate future earnings, proposing 25 percent for themselves, 25 percent for wife, and 10 percent for helping others, then losing track and regaining reality as common sense halts the daydream. It captures a reflective, self‑interrupted stream of thought from a Philadelphia Evening Telegraph piece.
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Tom Daly
Philadelphia
Lincoln and Cartwright clash over faith at revival meeting
Abraham Lincoln attended Peter Cartwright's revival in his hometown while running against him for Congress. Cartwright pressed him to state where he was going after prompting many to stand for heaven or hell. Lincoln rose and said he was going to Congress, declining to answer either invitation.
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Abraham Lincoln
Peter Cartwright
Cartwright
Lincoln
Congress
Merwin
Hell
Heaven
Mr. Lincoln
Brother Cartwright
The Champion and the West Scotland Billiard Duel
A lawyer visiting a Scottish West town discovers a new billiard table and challenges a local player. They play several games, the countryman prevailing, and the local crowd recalls the lawyer’s reputation while noting the native’s lingering confidence. The exchange ends with a playful remark about keeping pride intact.
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Scotland
Investing for Baby Lesson in a Young Boy’s Gift
A visitor gives Bobbie a half dollar to the baby and another for himself. He buys a book for a dollar, spends the baby’s money, and explains the half-dollar will soon be out of date. He plans to pass the book to the baby later, a comment his mother challenges as fair or not.
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Bobbie
Himnell
Bobble
One Experience Enough on Trams and Houses
A traveler jokes about living beyond town using trams and avoiding “Jerry-built” houses. He recalls renting a place where the floor crevices grew grass, the wife mowed it daily, and the landlord raised the rent claiming they had a garden.
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London
Memory of the Fourth of July Incident Recalled
A Kansas City Star fragment presents Mr. Gup Johnson of Rumpus Ridge recalling a memory with limited details. He cannot recall the exact year but believes the event occurred on a Fourth of July or a Christmas related day, highlighting uncertain memory about the date.
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sqVell
Gup Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
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