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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1913
Page
2
Holiday and school week happenings across Rural Williams County include shop visits by Miss Julia Peterson and Miss Anna Guthrie, hunting for grain, horse purchases, and social events. Neighbors greet, sick lists, and river ice breakups set the winter mood while plans for a Pleasant Valley social and a Pioneer Hall dance stir local life.
Miss Margaret Mitchell visited Miss Oneita Thornton on Saturday. Miss Mary Guthrie visited relatives at Sand Creek from Friday night to Sunday. Rev N F Browning will preach at Trenton schoolhouse next Sunday March 2 at 3 PM. Ice on the river thawed. horses swam in places. Chas Thornton and Miss Mary Clair wed last Tuesday at the parsonage. reception included graphophones and songs as they stayed with Mrs. Thornton before returning to Williston.
The infant child of Mr and Mrs Ole Amundson died last Monday from pneumonia. The Olson boys recently returned from an extended visit in Minnesota. John Malmstrom pierced the palm of his hand while doing repair work at his shop. Martin Anderson, three and a half miles east of town, makes substantial improvements to his real estate including an addition to his farm house lath palstore and furnishings to the queen's taste.
Rose Hill residents recount a lively period with Mr. and Mrs. N H Albrecht hosting, Carl Nedeman recovering, and Walter Albrecht photographing youths. John Albrecht attends his brother Joseph’s funeral in St Paul. moonlit skating, German Lutheran services, and a March 16 service are noted. A masquerade party and literary program are planned with a dainty midnight lunch.
Tioga notes report Attorney T F Burns at Hot Springs Ark baths W W Everson of Farmers and Merchants Bank in Williston for a Williams and McKenzie counties Development League meeting Editor Westdahl of the McKenzie County Journal Chariton Charison visited Tioga Iver Svenstad in Minot for gas operator instruction and bought gear for spring and summer Mr and Mrs W C McClintock visited Williston W C attended the development league meeting Hotel Tioga proprietor G A McNeil of Wolf Point Mont plans a sale of hotel furniture previously used during his tenure
Nelsen Lundell and friends visited Rockey Ridge School Friday night as Alton Rohrabacher and others attended the Pioneer Hall dance. Mrs. Joe Gromatka returned home after two weeks in Williston. Neighbors report colds, and some pupils were kept home a day or two. Washington’s Birthday observances included Garden Valley and Missouri Ridge pupils with Rockey Ridge. Herbert Trutman and bride from Enterprise Montana visited S. M. Clark’s family before returning home via Missouri and Illinois.
Pleasant weather frames a local note as Ora Myers moved to Kail ranch and the Kail family reached Portland. The Brothers hosted a strong church crowd with Rev. Miller delivering a fine sermon. A legal holiday caused mail delays. The Brothers, with Frank Geltz, mine coal for the church and Geltz donates all needed coal.
Captain Craig visited Ray last week while the river shut down with a strike and ice breaking up in places. C. J. Johnson returns from Michigan and New York next week. Valley youths attended a Grinnell dance. About twenty teams from the south bank may stay here. spring appears near. Silkison lost a horse. Merril Foutz visited his uncle William Ireland. Mabel Foutz and Richard Ingraham were ill. Butterfield's daughter went to hospital for appendicitis. The Irelands and Parkers plus Miss Mabel Parker visited Herb Ingraham.
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