Community notes from Williston and nearby towns
Local residents make visits across North Dakota and Minnesota, including trips to Minneapolis, Madison, Devils Lake, Herman, and Minot. Several names appear in social and business listings, with updates on loans, advertising, farm work, and upcoming travel plus a reminder to insure crops through Alliance Hail Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin H. Shemorry
Truax
George Hanson
Carrie Hauge
Devils, Lake
C. W. Jennison
Minneapolis
Edith McAllister
Buford
Hazel Stoneberg
Herman
Minn
F. P. Bergman & Co
Rawson Block
George Buhler
Insurance ad from R Brownson in Williston
An advertisement for hail insurance offers Middle West Fire Insurance Co. coverage. It lists contact as R Brownson in Rooms 3 and Graphic block, Williston, North Dakota.
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Middlewest Fire Ins. Co
R. Brownson
Williston
Miss Georgie Mar Chambers to Speak in Williston
Miss Georgie Mar Chambers state W C T U field worker will tour Williston on July 14 speaking at the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday morning and at the Congregational church in the evening. She holds a diamond oratorical medal and is a popular speaker with young people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme Shea
Bruestore
Minneapolis
Hazel Stoneberg
Herman
Minnesota
D. I. Nelson
Greenbay
Wis
A. Pape
N. F. Holland
Clarence Newman
Georgie Mar Chambers
Williston
Methodist Episcopal Church
Congregational Church
Miss Chambers
Farm Loan and Travel Notes From Williston Area
A compilation of brief items lists farm loan offers by A. J. Field and local business notes. Mentions visits and trips by residents including Miss Anna Bromley in Ray, J. S. Brunner in Kenmare, Wm Broderick in Regina, C. A. Jacobson in Schafer, and others to Rugby Harvey and Fargo. Also notes a W C T U district convention planned for Stanley on July 24 and 25 with program arrangements.
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Anna Bromley
Ray
E. C. Carney
Bainville
Mont
Brunner
Kenmare
Williston
Wm Broderick
Regina
Canada
Harry Munson
J. I. Case Co
Fargo
Bernedine
Elizabeth Champion
A. W. Cascaden
Yon
Glenburn
N. D
F. P. Bergman & Co
Rawson Block
Stanley
Water Jubilee in Provo Utah celebrates Strawberry Tunnel feat
Camp Quinton Utah July 1 tomorrow marks a water jubilee in Provo to honor the completion of the Strawberry irrigation project. The Strawberry tunnel a nine by ten and a half foot bore through a four mile mountain linked a dry valley to a distant water source transforming Utah geography. Despite cave ins swollen ground and months of isolation workers advanced daily with no fatalities.
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Camp Quinton
Utah
Provo
Strawberry Valley
Reclamation Service
Great American Desert
Wasatch Range
Gulf of California
Utah Valley
Utah Valley’s Water Drive Opens Rural Prosperity and Promise
The article praises Engineer Lytel and foremen Davis Whitney and Hardy for tunnel work in Utah Valley. It recounts Mormon settlement along streams feeding Utah Lake, canal expansion amid scarce rainfall, and the 1902 reclamation law that spurred government and landowners to augment water supply. It notes 1906 construction completion and outlines subdivision plans, while lauding the valley’s beauty, fertile soil, and potential for small, intensely cultivated farms fostering a prosperous, suburban-leaning community.
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Lytel
Davis, Whitney and Hardy
Utah Valley
Utah Lake
Utah
Switzerland
Alberta
Traveling library program returns to State Library Commission
Forty book agricultural traveling libraries were returned to the State Library Commission in Bismarck after months in Williston. Williams county recorded fourteen libraries, total libraries shipped statewide reach three hundred eighteen. Libraries serve small communities lacking local reading material and require 60 member associations or school clubs to participate. They cost only transportation and six month loans with simple rules and safe-keeping obligations.
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Williston
State Library Commission
Bismarck
Commission
Williams County
Divide County
Williams
Dr Moeller Loses Appeal In Supreme Court Ruling
The supreme court affirmed the Ward county district court verdict finding Dr. Thor Moeller guilty of second degree murder and upheld trial judge K E Leighton’s rulings. The defendant was granted fifteen days to prepare a rehearing petition. The decision came as a surprise to both the state’s attorney and defense counsel.
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Supreme Court
Ward County
Thor. Moeller
K. E. Leighton
Soharittes
Supreme Court reverses own ruling in Moeller case
June24 The Supreme Court reversed a prior decision by reversing its own ruling on Dr Engstad testimony in the Moeller murder case. The dispute centered on whether a trial judge’s ruling on dormant evidence was properly assigned as error. Dr Moeller faces a ten year penitentiary sentence in Bismarck for Gina Lien’s murder. The case affects testimony from the first trial and its reappearance in subsequent proceedings.
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Nash
John E. Greene
Supreme Court
E.B
E. J. Engstad
Grand Forks
Goss
Dr. Engstad
Moeller
District Court
Engstad
New York
Northwestern Show At Exposition Set For Minneapolis
Announcement from Minneapolis states many communities will participate with special exhibits at the Northwestern Products Exposition to be held in Minneapolis from November 12 to 23 under the auspices of the Northwestern De-
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Minnesota
Will A. Campbell
Northwest
Northwestern Development League
American Northwest
Minneapolis
Northwestern de
County Commissioners Fill Fourth District Vacancy
The board met for the July session Monday and appointed W. P. Thornton of Trenton to the fourth district vacancy. Gerald Miles of Trenton was elected chairman.
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Board of County Commissioners
W. P. Thornton
Trenton
Gerald Miles
Garden hose sale by Daniel Bell and Co
Daniel Bell and Co offers a broad range of garden hoses at competitive prices for residential and commercial use. Customers can expect durable lines and value options for yard watering needs.
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Daniel Bell & Co
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West Bound
Deere Res
Snsenseneneom
Wignss. Wie
Joe
Hamre Furniture Company
The
Graphic
Idea
Asbury’s
Brtt
Dave King
Finley Pepple
Epping
Jim Carney
Wilslow City
Chas. Ulrich
Spring Brook
Mr. Ulrich
Bee A. J. Field
W. L. Smith
John Fluttie
Cherry
McKenzie County
Jake Hanson
J. E. Strand
B. C. Williams
J. B. Folsom
H.V. Smith
Alliance Hail Association
A. J. Field
A. C. Long
Harry G. Snell
Ruth Asbury
O. H. Hanson
E. R. Brownson
Graphic Block
C. A. Jacobson
Schafer
Library Notes
DR. Moeller
Minot
E. J. Lander & Co
J. Arthur Cunningham, Mgr. Wilisten
Unce
Commissioners
HUBER
North Dakota
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