11 Jan 1900
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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1900
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows arrival and departure times for Freight 5200 B and mails in East Round, with agent initials Agt and partial line items. Details are unreadable, but indicates mail and freight movements with numbers and times.
Prominent locals travel to nearby towns including Waldron and McKay visiting Williston. Olaf Bergh went to Towner to dispose stock. Mrs Frank Rowell visits Madison Wisconsin. Brownson return from White Earth and Grand Forks. Carey buys at Hoffland ranch. County commissioners finish labor union and Mrs Mark Thomas visits from Buford. Lacy M Scott back from Fargo holidays. Bayrell family heads to Havre Montana. planes sold by Happeninn Bros. Williston Bank building joists installed. T C Mitchell buys Willow City Eagle stake. H Saint back from illness to deliver coal. Richards tours Havre for casinos. Gene Field erects addition. McClements visit Minot. S J Mackersie injures foot. Borzh returns from McHenry charity circuit.
In Williston and nearby areas, reports include a Crookton visitor handling New York Life interests, Epworth League social at Columbia hotel with oysters, local church services and Sunday events, a serious rifle accident injuring Ernest Noack, and community gatherings. Also noted are local business ads, a Malden dairy delivering bottled milk, a Mayors’ notices, installation of Modern Woodmen officers, and railroad expansion plans by General Washburn with talks of extending to Great Falls.
Williston North Dakota January 4 1899 Town Board of Trustees minutes read approved clerk ordered to get 100 blank men list of bills allowed including E A Sharp drayage R H Copeland advertising and printing proceedings Coulters bill for notice house framing post and other items board adjourned clerk A H Brown.
A letter to the Grand Forks Herald from Williston blames liquor for deaths on the Great Northern line and mine disasters, prompting protests over loyalties of citizens. Herbert Noot, prominent banker and former politician, died in Williston after illness. An advertisement promotes Bosches German Syrup as a remedy for coughs and lung troubles with a sample offered in Williston ND.
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