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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1915
Page
5
Local attorney visits. city commissioners meet. bankers and professionals in town. Fireside events include a masquerade ball on February 12 and a social dance January 29. Planned weeklong county life institutes February 9 to 14 feature lectures by Prof. Hollis and farmers’ clubs for Williams and McKenzie County residents.
Mrs Nels Peterson entertained friends at her Wilbur home last Friday with card games until midnight Then guests moved to Paul Paulson's home for lunch followed by dancing into the early morning A list of attendees includes Mat Madson Wm McDermit Bertha Cook Alice Burns Lester Panger Nash Panger and many others The Farmers Club of Wilbur plans a January 22 meeting at Wm Rogers inviting all to attend.
The house of representatives passed a law prohibiting after midnight travel. Citizens are urged to avoid歩 any risky steps or motions that resemble dancing or hesitating on late-night return trips to escape arrest.
Two five hundred gallon per minute capacity electrical pumps arrived Monday and will be installed within weeks to upgrade the city water system.
A special meeting of the Williston commercial club is set for tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in the T. O. F. hall. Two out of town speakers will be present and all local businessmen are urged to attend.
The Williston Methodist Episcopal Church announces worship at 10 30 A M with the sermon What Is Life in the Religion as Life series The program includes Bible school for all ages, Philathea class for adult ladies mothers invited, Brotherhood Bible Social Study on The Wrong Concepts of the State The day features morning service at 11 45 and a series of league meetings Junior at 3 P M Senior at 6 30 P M People’s meeting at 7 30 P M with topic The Christ That Is To Be Special music. Wednesday 7 30 Epworth League social Friday 7 30 Teacher Training and a visit from E Lowe family The Ladies Aid Society meets at 5 West and the trustees reorganized with A E Palmer as chairman and others named.
Morning worship at 10 30 and evening service at 7 30 with a welcome for all. Bible School at 11 45 with graded lessons for every age. Orchestra appeared at Bible School last Sunday. Teacher Training class Monday at 9 00 under Miss Baldwin. Large audiences and inspiring services mark Sunday worship. Norfleet Sisters and Mrs English provided music. Rev H H Rottmann's visit postponed one week. Gymnasium and thematic classes directed by Mr Griffith and Mrs Burton open to all.
Pastor J. G. Monson leads Sunday services with Norwegian morning and English evening. The congregation holds a church meeting at Hamre's Friday evening.
A fiery sermon condemns Mars and war, lauding Geo. R. Kirkpatrick as the force for peace on a national tour. Williston hosts a date at the Congregational church next Tuesday at 8 pm with free admission. Also notes the sudden death of Ray photographer M. C. Miller of Ray due to dropsy.
Miss Velma Dupuis entertained a large group at a hard time party held in her home. Guests dressed in tatters from tramp to bankrupt gentleman and young to old maids. A lunch of hot baked beans doughnuts pickles sandwiches and coffee was served as all sat on the floor.
Mrs Murphy hosted a one o clock luncheon with afternoon bridge at four tables. Mrs Jackson and Mrs Carpenter announced upcoming entertainments while the bridge club met. A turkey dinner at the DeLaney farm drew 27 guests including Geo Hicks and A F Koulas with families enjoying the national bird.
James H. Cooper resigns from the role at the bank after serving on the board meeting. He plans to devote time to his eastern state farm stocking pure bred stock and will take a westward trip with his wife. A rag ball social follows at Rose Hill schoolhouse Saturday January 30 with music and a box of goodies.
The M. Evanson Co., renowned Fargo tailors, open a branch in Williston at 227 Main Street. They come highly recommended and expect liberal patronage from local customers.
London reports a renewed German offensive around Ypres with heavy artillery and fierce fighting. British forces reinforce to hold the line as casualties mount and trench dead dot the front. Petrograd notes Russian westward movement toward Hungary and a Turkish corps plight in the Caucasus amid starvation threats. Allied gains near St Mihiel and Le Pretre forest are described as forces press to breach the German line and possibly evacuate St Mihiel.
Russian reports claim German troops push west of Warsaw between Sochaczew and Bolimow and near Skierniewice, while Russians recapture trenches. The front remains volatile with heavy casualties cited by various belligerents, though exact totals are disputed amid winter campaigns.
The County Board of Commissioners met again and will be busy with a large volume of business carried over from the January meeting.
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