Williston Commercial Club Plans Friday Meeting
The Williston Commercial Club reports a strong attendance at last Friday’s session. A petition to improve the adjacent road to Mormon is discussed, with farmers offering labor for cash improvements. Discussions cover ferry needs, road supervision, and a county wide road plan. Committee appointments include roads, ferry study, and a state club delegation. An auto tour is scheduled for July 11 across McKenzie County.
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Commercial Club
McKenzie County
Williston
Missouri
Anderson
Messrs. Metzger, Payton and Sutherland
Messrs
Mansfield
Field, Ferries
Denny
Davidson
Ingualson
Jackson
Minot
McKensie
North Dakota State Tennis Championship Opens Next Week
The Red River Valley Tennis Championship and the North Dakota State Tennis Championship will be played at Grand Forks. Entries have come from Annapolis South Dakota and numerous North Dakota towns. Play begins Monday and officials anticipate a highly successful event.
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North Dakota
Grand Forks
Nieter
Anneapolis
South Dakota
Select Best Grain for Northwest Exposition in 1911
Farmers urged to prepare prize grain samples for the Northwest Land Show in St Paul in December. Northwestern Development League offers to connect exhibitors with state coordinators. Choose well formed heads with bright straw, store dark, tie bundles neatly, and strip leaves to present clean stalks and rust free grain.
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Northwest
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Montana
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
St. Paul
Northwestern Development League
Attendance Marked for Brethren Sunday School Convention
A joint Sunday School convention of the Brethren churches at Williston Mont with Ray and Medicine Lake marked good attendance. The program opened with scripture and prayer by Rev. D. F. Landes. Talks covered church members as workers and temperance in the Sunday school, with children’s hour praised as a feature. The 1912 convention is set for Medicine Lake Montana on July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S
I. M. Kauffman
Bro. A. Miller
Statton
Keltner
Etta Myer
Chas, Myers
D. M. Moohart
W. W. Keltner
Rebecca Myers
Eas Cleo
Bray ES
Petry State
Medicine, Lake, Mont
Burglars Rob Safe of J H Sordan at Saco Montana
Burglars broke in and robbed the safe of J H Sordan of Saco last week using drills and crowbars to gain entry. The little town has seen a surge of law breaking recently and a reign of terror is noted.
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J. H. Sordan
Saco, Mont
Bryan lectures at Redwood Falls Blue Earth and Lake Crystal
W J Bryan opened a two months course at Redwood Falls with a large audience. He spoke at Blue Earth and Lake Crystal. voiced support for Canada reciprocity as a start toward tariff reform. Backed the England arbitration treaty in principle, urged Lorimer expulsion, and declined to name a presidential candidate, stressing issues over personal preference.
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Mankato
Mino
Bryan
Redwood Falls
Blue Earth
Lake Crystal
Canada
England
Lorimer
Senate
Congress
Beal Family Seeks E. H. Beal’s Whereabouts
An appeal requests anyone knowing the present location of E. H. Beal to contact his daughter Miss Minnie M. Beal. She is formerly of Iowa and now resides in Pomona California.
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E. H. Beal
Minnie M. Beal
Iowa
Pomona
California
Major Schultz In The City On River Improvement Tour
Major Edward Schultz of Kansas City who oversees Missouri River improvement visited last Friday and Saturday. His congressional report urges extensive river work at this point, predicting over one hundred thousand dollars in expenditure. After the new government building opens, river improvement offices will be housed there and an official will be assigned. The mayor accompanied the War Department official on the inspection.
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Edward Schultz
Kansas City
Missouri River
Congress
Department of River Improvement
Mayor Visits His Old Home in Wisconsin Trip
Mayor J. W. Jackson left yesterday to visit his old home in Madison Wisconsin and will join Mrs. Jackson and the children who have been at the Wisconsin capitol for some time.
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J. W. Jackson
Madison
Wisconsin
Mrs. Jackson
Wisconsin Capitol
Curtis May Visit North Dakota For Chicago Record Herald
Wide statewide interest centers on the proposed trip of William F. Curtis of the Chicago Record Herald to North Dakota. Local officials and the Commercial Club invite Williston to be a stop, promising rich material from irrigation projects lignite mines Lewis and Clark lore and Writing Rock. If Curtis visits interviews with local figures would provide strong material for columns. Mayor Jackson says letters have been sent and forwarded to Curtis.
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William F. Curtis
Chicago Record Herald
North Dakota
H. H. Kohlsaat
Record-Herald
Commercial Club
Williston
Curtis
Robert Mathews
Charley Schafer
Charley Rhody
Jackson
Koblsast
City and Commercial Club
Court action ends saloon license case in Plentywood
In a mandamus action against Valley County Treasurer Duncan to compel a saloon license for Plentywood Montana the plaintiff's attorney moved to dismiss after witnesses were examined. The decision settles the saloon question in Plentywood until the town reaches a population of 2 000.
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Duncan
Valley County
Montana
Plentywood
Taintiff
Professor Ladd Address Planned in Williston on Oct 25
The Indies of the B and T club announce Professor Ladd of North Dakota Agricultural College will speak on pure foods and trade laws at the Williston meeting October 25. The event, tied to the club’s regular October session, invites the public to attend and hear the subject presented masterfully. E. Carney & Co offers farm loan proof services.
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B. & T. Club
Ladd
N. D. Agricultural College
Williston
Carney & Co
Purchase New Silos for County Farms
The first shipment of silos arrived from Michigan and was unloaded last Saturday. Purchasers E. Hardacre, B. Hall, M. Jeffrey, and E. B. Jeffrey plan to fill the silos this fall with corn silage. Each silo holds 110 tons, with an ensilage cutter of 140 tons daily capacity. Built of Oregon fir, the 32 foot high and 14 foot diameter silos will aid hay stacks to feed 150 cattle on the buyers’ lands.
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Michigan
E. ©. Hardacre
B. B. Hall
M. H. Jeffrey
EB. W. Jeffrey
Improvements To Band Stand At Main And Broadway
This week the band stand on the corner of Main and Broadway received a new roof and electric lights. Prof Onstad and his artists are expected to deliver even more pleasing melodies under the improved conditions.
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Main
Broadway
Onstad
Runaway Horse Injures Mrs Bowen on Main Street
Mrs George Bowen was hurt when her horse bolted on Main Street Saturday and struck a telephone pole. She was thrown to the ground and required medical attention for injuries.
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George Bowen
Main Street
Funeral for Fenwick Barnfather Draws Large Crowd
The funeral service for Fenwick Barnfather was held at 2 o'clock last Thursday from the family home west of the city, with a large attendance reflecting the respect for him and his family. A brief house service was followed by services at the M E church conducted by Rev. Bloom and Rev. Hollett, the sermon by Rev. Hollett. Interment was at Williston cemetery with short services there. Among attendees was Mrs. Cora Maglason, sister, from San Ignatius, Montana.
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F. 3. Hollett
Methodist Church
M. E. Church
Bloom
Congregational Church
Hollett
Masonic Order
IL. O.of
Williston
Cora Maglason
San Ignatius, Mont
Dry Land Alfalfa Expert Shows Bountiful Seed Crop
Dry land alfalfa grower Dick Vance of McKenzie county near Williston brought a four foot tall specimen. He has fifteen acres planted three years ago and plans to sow more. The crop, cut for seed, is expected to yield about two bushels per acre and fetch roughly $15 per bushel, promising strong profits.
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Kenzie County
Williston
Vance
Good Road Prize On Tap For Williams County Roads
The Minnesota State Automobile Association tour departs July 20 from the Twin Cities toward Helena, aided by a special Great Northern train including a repair car with tires and parts. Williams County in North Dakota aims to win the J L Sullwold Trophy for road labor, urging supervisors to start work now to improve roads for lasting benefit and potential prizes.
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Minnesota State Automobile Association
Twin Cities
Helena
Great Northern
North Dakota
J.L. Sullwold
Hot Weather Reading at the Library Shelves
This week adds Porter Freckles and Porter Girl of the Limberloat to the shelves plus Nicholson Lords of High Decision, MacGrath Goose Girl, Paine College Years. The notes praise outdoors themes, woodlands creatures, and lively college stories for summer readers.
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Porter
Freckles
Nicholson
Printer Man Safely In Heaven Plays Harp Not Type
In a probate office gathering Judge Butler recounts a banquet tale about a reporter who slipped past St Peter to reach heaven. Angels seek to eject him, but no lawyer is found to file the case, so the printer remains and plays a harp instead of a linotype. Also notices advertise cash land purchases by F. P. Bergman & Co.
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Butler
St. Peter
Pearly Gates
Culbertson
Mont
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Williston Commercial Club
A. Mansfield
Bay
Brethren's Church
Major Schultz
WAR Department
Thes
Chicaco Record Herald
Professor Ladd
SE. A.C
Fenwick
Dick” Vance
Seve
Sulwold
Ioan
F. P. Bergman & Co
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