Painted Wood Correspondence and New Year Social Notes
Community notes from Painted Wood and Williston recount wedding balls and New Year greetings. Visitors include Nella Petersen, Mrs Olsen and daughter, Mina Davie, Rene, Flor ence Baynes, and others. Local commerce sees Squires store change hands with F F Zimleska as new proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nella Petersen
Ramey
Frank Ramey
Squires
F. F. Zimleska
Charles Bergstrom
Ouskis
Minnesota
Local Notes From Neason and Surrounding Areas
George E. Loughland visited Neason Sunday. G H McKay received a Canada letter from his brother John describing no snow but cold in his location. Mrs KE Westcott visited Beaver for several days with her parents. Miss Olie Littlefield of Beaver visited her brother George in McKenzie county for several days. Miss Grace Westcott hosted a Hoflland friend. The Hafland New Year ball drew a large crowd. Deputy Sheriff Matson investigated in Nel son last week, rounding up suspects and detaining them at Ray and Williston ahead of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Loughland
Neason
G. H. McKay
John
Canada
KE. C. Westcott
Beaver
Olie Littlefield
Beaver Vas
George
McKenzie County
Grace Westcott
Hoflland
Hafland
Matson
Nelson
Ray
Williston
Olson
Bonetraill Celebrates Holidays and Community Events
Bonetraill residents share holiday travels to Mondak Montana. A Gladys dance draws local attendees. The Ladies Aid hosts a Shadow social at Fougner place and held its yearly meeting at Bovetralls. Thea Buer Alma Liddel visit from Williston while Melvin Borstad returns to Williston for school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Holdahl
Clara Leddel
Mondak
Montana
Bonetraill
Gladys
Ladies Aid
Fougner Place
Bovetralls
Thea Buer
Alma Liddel
Williston
Melvin Borstad
Williston Land Company Auction Ad Promotes Farm Loans
Auctioneer offers affordable services with satisfaction guaranteed. Reference to Williston bank and Wm. Keltner in Williston North Dakota. Ro Fy D. No. 2 notes special rates and terms this month as farmers urged to secure farm loans from the Williston Land Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Wm. Keltner
N. D
Williston Land Company
Late quake developments raise nationwide earthquake fund
Congress appropriates 800000 for sufferers as reports cite relief trains and deaths near Messina. The piece lists contributions from cities such as New York Birmingham Washington Denver Houston and others, reflecting broad national aid efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
York
Kerecey
Birmingham
Ala
Washington, D. Co
Denver
Col
Houstori, Tex
Earthquake Toll and Rescue Efforts Amid Messina Ruins
Reports recount ships salvaging crews as smaller crafts capsized and many drowned. Parliament to meet January 11. Messina recovery notes tell of 15 000 rescued or injured, with 1 000 saved by Russians and 1 000 by English sailors. Queen Helena aids a rescued six year old girl found with a parrot in ruins. A long list of Americans considered safe follows, with names and cities across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boon
Romé
Mesich
Messina
Hus
Scveen
Naples
Helena
Sicily
Emma S
Katherine K
C. M. Lansing
Watertown
N. Y
William Elliott Smith
Eunice
Ellen
Alton
Ill
Samuel E. Stokes
Annie Ker
Katherine Davis
May Moss
Frances M
Elizabeth Hotkins
Emily Croasdal
Estelle Fagan
Philadelphia
Eleanor M. Wood
Alice E. Barro
Mary H. deHart
Elizabeth
N. J
Mary Oberman
Margaret Mendell
Brookline
Mags
Lillian Elizabeth Adiggs
Elizabeth Penfield
Henriette L. Hadelman
Florence Bayard
Kate Florence Clark
Florence Tining
Mary Carruthers
Alfred Harris
Rosalie
J. A. Kain
Cleveland
Thomas Robinson
Edmund H
Julian Garrett
Charles H. Hapgood
Frederick G. Bates
Herbert Norris
Matha Kittridge
Ethel
Clarissa Kittridge
Mass
John B. Wright
Jacob Bauer
Chicago
Thornton A. Greene
Marguerite McMillan
Fond du Lac
Wis
Hugo B. Roelker
Merit System in Steady Gain as 25th Annual Report
The twenty fifth annual report of the civil service commission highlights a quarter century of merit system growth since 1883. It notes bipartisan support, adoption by six states and nearly 100 cities, and its justification as economical and efficient compared to patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt
Commission
Three words worth eighty three million for Mrs Clark
Mrs Sue McLure Clark died of pneumonia in St Louis at 69 leaving a tale of fortune told by three words Let us keep them spoken by her. Her husband Charles Clark rose from private in finance to multimillionaire after stock certificates of Granite Mountain Silver Mine surged to 3 million. His children Charles McLure Clark and Vaughn Clark are noted brokers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Sue McLure Clark
Charles Clark
Clark
Army of Finance
Granite Mountain
Phillipsburg
Mont
Charles McLure Clark
Vaughn Clark
New York
Dog With Wooden Leg Draws Laughter in Germantown
Philadelphia report details a dog crippled by a trolley accident that lost a leg. Its owner, a young girl’s father, built a wooden prosthesis strapped to the animal so the dog could walk again. The sight amuses the girl and dog alike as they move about together. In Pittsburgh a separate note: Dr. Gebhart Stine accused of false pretenses gains freedom after agreeing to marry Miss Sadie Finger, sister-in-law of the accuser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Germantown
Pittsburg
Gebhart Stine
Isadore Ssitelman
Inauguration of Gov Albert W Gilchrist in Florida
The Supreme Court decision in the Consolidated Gas Company case affirmed the law as constitutional. Inauguration ceremonies in Tallahassee Florida declared Albert W Gilchrist as the state’s chief executive yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Consolidated Gas Company
Tallahassee
Fla
Albert W. Gilchrist
State of Florida
Navy to Train Women Nurses for Navy Nurse Corps
Nineteen women are taking six month courses at the Naval Medical School in Washington to qualify as naval nurse corps officers. They must be graduates of a two year training school and will serve in naval hospitals, hospital ships or other posts under the surgeon general. Esther V. Hasson is superintendent. graduates may be assigned to the Philippines Porto Rico Hawaii or remote U S posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Naval Medical School
Nurse Corps of the Navy
Surgeon General of the Navy
Navy Nurse Corps
Navy
aMctal
Friends of
Rixey
Esther V. Hasson
New Haven Hospital
Philippines
Porto Rico
Hawaii
United States
This Cow Is Mail Carrier in Arkansas Town
A cow owned by Mrs Edward Martin of Nashville Arkansas acts as a rural letter carrier. The cow, gifted by Mrs George Humphreys, visits the Humphreys farm daily despite a dead calf and two moves. A sack with a note hung from its neck is delivered home each evening and the cow carries replies the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Edward ‘Martin
Nashville
Martin
George Humphrays
Humphreys
Amundsens Polar Expedition Aims Scientific Deep Dive
Dr Fritjof Nansen outlines polar exploration aims at the Geological Society. Captain Amundsen plans a seven year Fram voyage starting 1910 from Norway to San Francisco, focusing on bottom and water column sampling, current systems, tides, and oceanography rather than racing to the north pole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiania
Fritjof Nansen
Geological Society
London
Arctic
Polar
Fram
Capt
Amundsen
Geographical Society
Ekborn
North Pole
Polar Basin
Norway
San Francisco
Cape Horm
Voyage to Potat Bar Tow and Polar Drift Plan
The message outlines a July or August arrival at Potat Bar Tow destination. It describes starting with the smallest crew and a north-northwest drift path. The plan aims for a four to seven year polar drift with oceanographic observations to address unexplained polar region problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uivre Wa
Potat Bar
Polar
Feverish engineer roams tracks in Wilmington hospital escape
William M. Rogers a fever patient at a private hospital wandered out into the rain at 2 a.m. believing he heard an engine. He crossed toward French Street station before a patrol captured him and returned him to custody and back to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
William M. Rogers
Rogers
French Street
Rogere
Town Digs for Caddogap Will Stirs Public Excitement
Citizens flock to the probate scene in Caddogap Ark after Mrs. Besse Reynolds leaves 10000 buried in the ground. Finders discover under $500 in gold near the old homestead and $200 in the garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Caddogap
Ark
Besse Reynolds
Indians Trap Turtles in Winona Area Trade
Indians around Winona Minnesota trap mud turtles for winter sale. They report a ready market in the east with good prices paid. Musk rats beaver and other furs are less plentiful this year but turtles provide extra income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Minn
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W. W. McMurrin
Robert F. Gour
Dan McGrath
Sand Creek
R. C. Olson
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Dh Stretilliston, N. Dak
United Stat
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France
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Wineteen
Dr. Amundsen
Whitie
Broadway
Stewart
A. H. Vohs
Williston, N. D
Winchester
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