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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1913
Page
2
Rural Williams County residents report mild spring weather in Land Creek and nearby areas. residents share social visits, farm work, and community events, with many mentionings of neighbors, families, and local shops.
Missour i Ridge items report social visits including Mr and Mrs Posey with the Rutledges and several garden valley attendees. Wedding trip returnees Harringtons and Wicks guests, seed shipments, school absences due to eye issues, Washington birthday plans, and warm weather prompting thaw and potential early plowing in North Dakota.
Local notes from Midway recount visits and visits, illness, and small events. Chas Levitt and Earl Meyers appear among ongoing community life with hospital news, horse purchases, and a mare’s death impacting Jno Newman. Socials, visitors, and travel in Spring Brook and White Earth frame the week’s chatter.
Zethra Ryal has been on the sick list for a few days. Miss Skindrud spent Friday and Saturday in the city. Olof Olson drove to Ambrose last week to visit relatives. Miss Bertha Ballach is staying with Mrs. Olson a few days. Mr. Grorud is building a water tank for Mr. R A Reider. Callie and Bonnie Hamilton were in the city the last of the week. Mr. Shrewbury of Maple Plaine is back for cattle. W J Hamilton is moving grain from the Garden Valley farm. Mr. Cook of McKenzie county visits daughter Mrs. L J Van Deberg. Hugo Quinstrom and family, W E,
Francis and family and Dolly Dough ty spent Sunday at Dkebergs. Mr Hval of Ambrose a former soldier from Garden Valley visited with friends. Mr P Fredrickson and family moved from Williston to the Garden Valley farm last Friday. Rev Edwin Shaw will give a stereosception lecture at the Garden Valley school house Friday evening Feb 28. Everybody come and enjoy the lecture.
Mrs Dani Ferguson returned from Minnesota last week to Williston. Mr and Mrs E Collings were visitors Thursday and Saturday. Mr and Mrs Frank Poe were Williston guests Thursday and Friday. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Rogers visited Sunday at the Richard Vance home. E Collings hosted an oyster supper Saturday for friends including Mr and Mrs Frank McIntosh, Mr and Mrs W B Diggins, Miss Katheryn Diggins, Mrs Chas Newell, and Jno Kelly of Stroud. The McIntosh home circle surprised them Saturday with dancing and games and a late repast before departures.
Mrs Krossby returned home Sunday Floyd Peacher was an Epping caller Sunday L Wilson was a Williston caller last Saturday Miss Tich Potter of Williston spent Sunday at home Mr and Mrs J E Long Sundayed with Willis Patty and family Mr Chas Potter and J E Long was hauling coal Saturday Mr Earl Evans has left for Chester Montana to build his shack L Wilson and family called on Charley Kinney and family Sunday Miss Irene Potter is staying with Mrs Frank Beechler north of Epping All of the farmers are busy getting their farm implements in shape for this spring.
The piece urges Williston water users to pay for operating costs of the government pumping plant to irrigate 2000 to 4000 acres as plans for expansion rely on timely rains. It warns without payments, pumps won’t run and crops like alfalfa may burn. It compares local development to Buford and Duluth business efforts and calls for decisive action.
The Fairview Times reports the grain now marketed there is attracting unprecedented interest, with a refrain of growth and strength echoing the line We are coming father Abraham One Hundred Thousand Strong. The notice frames robust market demand and expanding sales.
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