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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1919
Page
5
A long list of Williston residents and visitors across North Dakota and Montana are named, detailing people from Antelope to Plentywood who transacted business, visited friends, or toured Williston in the past week and over the weekend. Notables include Mary Drass Antelope, Editor Corbett, J A McGovern, and many others with trips to Minot Fargo Bismarck Sidney and Wolf Point.
The Williston schools reopen. Cats and coyotes call. Great Northern trains blockaded by snow. Travelers stranded. Ole Thorson travels from Nesson and triggers a big storm. Geo W Newton’s place robbed of about fifty dollars. Dr. Van Dyke ill with peritonitis. Myrtle Williams visits during winter vacation. County Treasurer Bruegger’s books deemed correct by the commissioners. Frank Bank hosts a lively dance with about 40 attendees and various small misplacements by guests.
The North Dakota Sunday School Association adopts resolutions mourning the deaths of E. A. Palmer of Williston and J. Floyd Stevens of Grand Forks. The committee offers heartfelt sympathy, urges noting in the association records, and directs copies to families and local papers. The resolutions were approved in Mandan, North Dakota on January 30, 1919.
Sommer hosts party at Hval residence. Miss Jack guests at Dickey home with dancing. Lutheran Ladies Aid to meet Feb 20. seniors hold High School picnic and class election. Trustees entertain Pastor at J H Shaw home. Congregational Ladies Aid event set for Feb 21 with readings songs and farce. Catholic Safety Girls concert and dance next Thursday. Juniors plan settlement dance Feb 15 and Colonial party Feb 22 to fund Junior Prom. For rent listed: 8 room modern furnished house at 604 N Main St, Thomas B. Murphy.
The library ships soldiers books this week while January circulation soars to 2500 volumes and 147 new borrowers. Springbrook receives a 50 book winter loan and neighboring communities may join with transportation shared. New fiction includes Cheerful By Request and Sunshine Jane among others.
John Wagenman and family and U L Shurtle visited Williston homes on Sunday. Zethra Ryal and Una Moorhead called on Mrs Elizabeth Scheirbeck. The Twelfth annual Williams County school officers meeting was held in Williston. Local residents hosted guests for Sunday dinner and participants traveled to Epping for a birthday party event.
Multiple short classifieds list a modern house for sale by S Brownell at 805 2nd Ave West, a lost bunch of keys with $1 reward, and several help wanted notices for a general house work and a competent girl. Also an extensive salesmen advertisement from John Sexton & Co offering groceries and a free sample outfit.
The local church calendar lists Williston Congregational Church with morning worship at 10 30 topic The Church Challenged and evening services at 7 30 with Lincoln Memorial Sermon. St Ser Episcopal Church offers morning prayer sermon 10 30 Sunday School 12 and evensong 7 30 with guild and junior branch activities. Scobey Electric Plant closes leaving residents without power.
The Scobey electric plant faces closure as profitability remains doubtful and investment needs are high. Without favorable returns, a small plant may not cover expenses, likely leaving Scobey without service until spring and forcing kerosene lighting for residents.
G. M. Thomas has opened an Undertaking Parlor on Broadway in the former Salvation Army building east of the City Meat Market. Day phone is 352-W, night 352-2.
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