Interesting meeting of Williston Commercial Club
Citizens and visitors heard Judge Chas A Pollock discuss Civic Improvements at a Commercial Club gathering in the court room. Pollock praised Williston’s natural advantages over Fargo, urged long term city planning, sewerage, parks, and public buildings, and stressed concerted civic action for future growth. Engineer Storrs outlined improvements to attract travelers, noting hills could be made verdant with plantings. discussion continued with talks planned at Sioux City and Bismarck events.
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Williston
Chas. A. Pollock
Commercial Club
Carney
Storrs
Navigation Congress
Sioux City
Missouri River Improvement League
Bismarck
Plan to Drain Mouse River in Bottineau Area
At a Bottineau meeting on drainage plans for the Mouse river state engineer T R Atkinson and County Commissioner A M Grant discussed feasibility. The project would use light silt fetch, require some dredging in Canada, benefit about 27,000 acres across Bottineau and McHenry counties, and boost drained land value to potentially $100 per acre.
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Bottineau
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Mouse River
T. R. Atkinson
A. M. Grant
Canada
McHenry
Meuse River
Williams County Fair Association organized in city
The Williams County Fair Association is formed as a county fair body with state funding via a one tenth mill tax. John Bruegger is president, Chas A Mansfield vice president, G H McKay secretary, Wm Davidson treasurer. Directors include Sid Creaser and others. Shares are $10 each, up to ten per person, aiming to raise $5,000 to purchase land and build facilities. $3,000 already sold.
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Williams County Fair Association
John Bruegger
Chas. A. Mansfield
G. H. McKay
Wm. Davidson
Sid Creaser
W. A. Denny
George Newton
W. C. Rawson
Chas. Baldwin
R. M. Calderwood
George Marelius
Farm listings from J G Wall at Williston Realty
Real estate notices promote J G Wall of Williston Realty as the contact for farm properties for sale at various prices. The brief advertises available farms and invites inquiries to his offices.
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J. G. Wall
Williston Realty Company
Missouri River Improvement Congress Opens with Limited Delegates
The Missouri River Improvement Congress opened with few delegates from outlying districts. Judge Burke Senator Ellis and Mr Hall led, with Bruegger among Williston reps. Attendees toured Bismarck revetting projects and heard strong talks on river navigation boosting farm prices.
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Missouri River Improvement Congress
Bismarck
Judge Burke
Ellis
Kansas City
Congress
Hall
Sioux City
Iowa
Bruegger
Our City
Williston
River
Commercial Club
Capitol
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Judge Pollock
Fair and Racing Association
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Missouri River
Missouri
Bruegger Mercantile Co
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