Local Round-Up Notes and Small Advertisements
Local items from Williston show visiting relatives, farm sales, real estate for rent, and small ads. Highlights include Nick Plier visiting parents, shipments of wall paper, coats on sale, and various rental and sale offers. A lodge formation in Ray and a top buggy sale are noted along with health travel for Cortana & Overson and Walter Gamble’s brother’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Hoffland
Grivnell
Williston
Price
Termes
Cortana & Overson
The Squires Daughter Drama at Williston Opera House
The Williston Dramatic Club presents The Squire's Daughter at the Williston Opera House Friday night January 24 1903. Home talent offers a second presentation with changes in cast including Lilla Hawkins Blanche McGraw and Clara Nelson among others. Admission prices remain general 3 children 25 and reserved seats 50c with tickets at Bruegger Mercantile Co store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston Dramatic Club
Williston Opera House
Bruegger Mercantile Co
Atoire
Aire Hawkins
Mercy
Congress
R. H. Copeland
Ay Josiah Brown
Ralph Hollar
Albert
M. G. Coleman
Fred Dudley
W. BE
Fettro Francois
Napoleon
Thomas Shannon Lilla
Hawkins
Blanche McGraw
Electric Bitters Promoted For Digestive Ailments
An older ad copy urges use of Electric Bitters for stomach liver and kidney troubles promising a quick cure. Local notes mention H A Carey of Hofflund and Bud Jackson returning from Minot, plus Carey purchasing Otis scales. Community notices include Sunday School at the Catholic church and a State Club meeting with officers elected for the quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Club
Mra
Robt. Miller
Pres
Robt
Miller
H. V. Smith
B. L. Hardaway
Treas
A. A. Wittmier
Mesdames Hardaway
van Dyke
Atterberry
Ethel Young
Nettie Benton
One Hundred Dollars a Box Ad for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve
H A Tisdale of Summerton South Carolina values DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve at one hundred dollars a box. He claims it cured his long standing piles after trying many doctors and medicines. The ad lists the salve as combining witch hazel antiseptics and ingredients and claims relief and permanent cure for piles sores cuts eczema and skin diseases. Brownell and McPhee are named. H W Johnston a deputy grand master workman of the AOUW visited Williston and said a workmen’s lodge to be organized at Hofflund was postponed by a story last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Tisdale
Summerton
S.C
DeWitt
DeWit
Brownell & McPhee
H. W. Johnston
Williston
The
Graphic
Hofflund
For Sale or Rent Large Two Story Store Building on Main Street
An old advertised notice offers a large two story frame store building on Main Street with seven rooms on the second floor for sale or rent. A Poverty Sermon is announced at the Congregational Church Friday evening January 17 with admission lists and a prize for the most poverty stricken appearance. a fine is to be imposed on those wearing fine clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Kurth
Pete Anderson
Main Street
Newond
Congregational Church
Lacy
Genteman
Visitor from White Earth Investigates Local Rumor
Jos Stearns of White Earth visited Williston to verify reports about his daughter after last week's Graphic claimed she had been found in a local dive. He confirmed the rumor was false and the paper apologizes for the error, noting it does not publish rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos, Stearns
White Earth
Williston
Stearns
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Praise And Hen Party Tale
The adcopy extols DeWitt's Little Early Risers from San Antonio Texas as curing liver ailments while a group of about twenty married ladies surprises Mrs. E A Sharp at her Maddy ranch. They host a lively “hen party” with delicious foods and hope to repeat the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
A Williams
San Antonio
Tex
Brownell & McPhee
E. A. Sharp
Mrs. Sharp
Unconscious Child Receives Croup Cure In Williston
A Chester Michigan postmaster administers One Minute Cough Cure to a child suffering a croup episode. The remedy reduces swelling and mucus, enabling easier breathing and rapid recovery. Also noted are local updates on KE. BR. Brownson’s appointment as U.S. Commissioner, a cattle take up notice, a clothing sale by Hedderich Bros. & Co., and a mediocre Opera House performance by Cyrus Brownlee Newton under the Williston Band sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sava A. L. Spafford
Chester
Mich
Gough
Brownell & McPhee
Williston High School
KE. BR. Brownson
Amidon
U.S
Williston
Brownson
Opera House
Cyrus “Brownlee Newton
Winter waist sale three lot division by Hedierich Bros
A local sale advertises three lots of waists to clear winter stock. Lot 1 offers all 75 85 and 9c waists your choice for 0c. Lot 2 includes all 1.00 and 1.25 waists your choice for 7c. Lot 3 covers all 1.50 and 1.75 waists your choice for 1.00. Come and see them. Hedierich Bros & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedderich Bros. & Co
Dontriva Hedderich Broa, & Co
Hedierich Bros, & Co
Public Notice on Photo Offer and Fraternal Insurance Talk
Notice announces a limited offer for 4.00 worth photos with a wall portrait from M G Markell of Williston N C dated June 15 1903. It also states F L Bohn state lecturer for the A O U W will address Odd Fellows Hall next Tuesday evening January 20 offering a review of fraternal insurance systems and inviting attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
M.G. Markell
Williston
N. C
F. L. Bohn
Odd Fellow’s Hall
Lost Jersey cow near Ray by W E Redick notice
A Jersey colored light fawn dehorned cow branded M on the left hip strayed from premises in Ray on Saturday November 21. Reward offered for information leading to recovery. Ray Mercantile Company, Ray, North Dakota, December 5, 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
Dun Bryn
Williston
N. D
Ray
W.E. Redick
Ray Mer, Co
Ray, N. D
Board of Education adjourns meeting to next Tuesday
The Board of Education adjourned a regular meeting until next Tuesday evening. C. M. Hanson of Hanson & Redick, Ray, was a business visitor in Williston yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
C. M. Hanson
Hanson & Redick
Ray
Williston
Smallpox Vaccination urged amid outbreak notes
The Havre Press reports possible smallpox return with four Chinook cases and a Great Northern porter afflicted. It urges vaccination for all, especially children, and calls on the local health board to take sanitary precautions, noting vaccination prevents disfigurement and is wise public policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Chinook
Great Northern
Williston
Board of Health
Marvelous Invention Cuts, Pasts and Hangs Wallpaper
Inventions progress with a machine that can cut paste and hang wall paper. Notable is Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption praised for lung ailments. Widely used to fight grip bronchitis pneumonia and consumption. Sold in 50c and 1.00 bottles with guarantee by Brownell & McPhee druggists Trial bottles free.
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Dr. King
Brownell & Mc
Phe
Grand masquerade ball at Williston Opera House Friday
A grand masquerade ball is planned at the Wil liston Opera House for Friday evening with invites calling boys to prepare their wardrobe for the event.
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Williston Opera House
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nick Plier
St. Paul
Poland
China
H. F. Maram
V. H. Denny
Novis
Flist National Bank
EF. Cox
Grand Forke
Clara Leonhardy
Misa Mytle Williama
Minot
Williamom
Wooper's
Alex. Gamble
White Earth Record
Great Falls
Mont
Walter
Dsey
First Nations Bank
Mr. F. R. Klinesorge
Fred Ia
Cigara
H. A. Neleus
Nic. Bruegger
Boulter Hot Springs
H. A. Carey
Bud Jackson
Nelson
Lane & Son's
W. H. Denny
W. H. Hufnail
Fins
Wallend
Eick
Marelius
Croup
R. B. Hutton
Anton Jevnager
Robert Gorman
Towner
Jevnager
Joseph Rvith
Chas H. Davidson, Jr
Heross
Vida Prx
H. Denny
Lashier
First National Bank
Williston, North Dakotas
Arlington
G. A. Booker, Prop
Mharns
M. G. Goleman
S and Clocks Repairéa
Wiliston
Williston Nesson, Hofflund and
Grinnell
Nesson, Hoffland
R. N. Miller
Willist Stroud
Behafer
Stroud
Stroud Bros., Merchants
North Dakota
Thomas & Monroe
Williams County
Cinity
Fargo
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