Rose Valley Correspondent Tours Missouri June 1918
A Rose Valley correspondent recounts travels through Missouri and Iowa in June 1918, noting crops, rain, and farm scenes along the way. Describes Minot, St Paul, St Joe, and Des Moines experiences, church visit at First Congregational with Rev G Sherwood Eddy, and social events including a Graphic picnic that ended with rain.
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Rose Valley
Missouri
Kansas
City Mo
Minot
St. Paul
Iowa Line
Des Moines
Blockton
St. Joe
First Congregational Church
G. Sherwood Eddy
Holy Land
India
China
Kate Peery
Marion Whittaker
Clinton, Mo
Graphic
W. P. Thornton
Missouri Ridge News Briefs From a Turbulent Week
The drill at John Lindholm's well shows limited success while Mrs. R Blankenship recovers from illness. Hugo Clark returns from Enterprise Montana to work for Herbert Trautman. Township residents marked Good Roads Day on June 26 with rock digging grading efforts. A lap robe was left at the picnic grounds last Thursday. Mrs. T D Graham and children attended the Graphic picnic and visited parental home before returning Saturday.
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Missouri Ridge
John Lindholm
R. Blankenship
Hugo Clark
Herbert Trautman
Enterprise
Montana
R. Blankenship’s
T. D. Graham
Spring Coulee Community Notes And Events
Pearl Addyman visits her aunt Mrs. Lucas and family while Mrs. A Hyatt and children take a business trip to Williston. Roy Foster buys goods for his store. Many plan to attend the Good Roads picnic on July 4 at Gromatka grove. Roy Armstrong returns from Canada where he filed on land and plans to move there. Rain aids growing grain and farmers. Large turnout at children day exercises with a planned Sunday school time change to 2 o'clock. Ice cream social on Ed Lucas lawn on July 19 invites musicians. Gramatka grave anniversary gathering for The Graphic with ice cream and lemonade, looking forward to more such birthdays.
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Spring Coulee
Pearl Addyman
Mrs. Lucas
A. Hyatt
Williston
Mr. Dolinsky
Roy Armstrong
Canada
Ed Lucas
Gramatka
Graphic
Sunday School Time Changes and Community Notes
Sunday school now at 2 pm each Sunday with all invited. L D Armstrong and Isaac Dicker return home from a land seeking expedition in Canada and plan to settle. Farmers praise recent bountiful showers after drought. Graphic picnic at Gromatka grove drew a large crowd despite rain. talks on better farming noted. Clara Halvorson wed June 30. groom unnamed. Marmon beat by East Fork 3 to 7 in baseball. Wright pitched well. Rainfall eases farmer burdens though some feel it came too late.
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Spring Coulee Cor
Spring Coulee
L. D. Armstrong
Isaac Dicker
Canada
Nature
Martin Olson
Marmon
P. Oie
Oregon
Washington
East Fork
Thomas Wright
Pioneer Hall plans big Fourth of July celebration
East Fork residents attended the Gopher Day event on Epping, with Pioneer Hall inviting all for July Fourth. John F Cook ordered supplies in Williston for the hall’s celebration. A 14 by 24 addition is under construction to serve as a stand and lunch counter for the holiday. A barn and chicken house burned last week due to children playing with matches, with loss of chickens and harness.
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East
A. Heakenson
Marmon Scene Mixed With Games and Visits
Mr and Mrs Albert Raber were among a large crowd at the game Sunday. R E Dillree is breaking for Rev Johnson on the latter's homestead near Marmon, Guy Smith sailed on Freeman's Monday and en route visited a short time at Dillree's.
Weekend Social Notes and Local Visits
A light shower fell Sunday morning in this vicinity. Jim Moorman and family visited G. H. McKay Sunday. C. E. Austin visited his son Charles Friday and Saturday. George Loughland visited his folks for a few days. Gene Littlefield and his best girls called on E. O. Westcott Sunday. William Fancre and wife called on friends in the valley Sunday. Billy Wilkinson visited his brother Art several days. George Hutchinson and Pleas Marmon returned from Canada last week and disliked the country. C. O. Westcott took a day off to Williston to the Graphic picnic. A pleasant day, big dinner, ice cream and lemonade for visitors. hopes for another next year.
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Jim Moorman
G. H. McKay
C. E. Austin
Charles
George Loughland
Gene Littlefield
Westcott
William Fancre
Billy Wilkinson
Art
George Hutchinson
Pleas Marmon
Canada
C. O. Westcott
Williston
Graphic
Williston Land Co Advertises Farm Loans and Insurance
Williston Land Co promotes hail insurance and farm loans with notice reading Advance for Farm Loans see Williston Land Co 4w 50, advertisement reference. The short text appears as a vintage classified or small ad snippet from a historical page.
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Williston Land Co
Pleasant Surprise for Abernthy Home June 21
About 80 friends gathered at the David Abernthy home on June 21 to extend appreciation and celebrate with a pleasant evening. A splendid lunch was served by Gail uplight and the attendees enjoyed a fine time with neighbors and friends. Williston Land Co. for Farm Loans.
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Bull Butte
David Abernthy
Gail
Notice for Bids to Move School House No 1
Freeman District school board invites bids to move School House No 1 from the SW corner of NW 1-4 Section 88 to the NE corner of NW 1-4 NE 1-4 Section 29 158 100. Bids due July 15 1918, completion by indicated date. Clerk Manager J D Switz.
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Etee Eee Ani
School Board of
Freeman
Noe Fen Larsen
Clerx
Manger
J. D
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Williams County
Ialario
Gromatka’s Grove
W. G. Calderwood
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, N. J, Ee
Roy Foster
Good Roads
Gromatka Grove
Gudor Loken
Old Place
Pioneer Hall
Nelson
Luther
Williston, N. D
Weil
Weil’s
E. H. Weil
N. Dak
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