Diminishing Railway Returns and Millinery Move in Williston
From the Bureau of Railway Economics a report shows net operating revenue per mile of line declining over two years, with April 1912 deficits compared to April 1911. Also notes Millinery stock moved by Mesdames McGahey and Partridge to Snyder building on West Main Street, with new fall hats arriving soon.
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Bureau of Railway Economics
Railways
United States
Bureau of Railway Ecohosmics
Intersstate
Mesdames McGahey & Partridge
Bruegger
Snyder
West Main Street
Carney
Convention First of Week at Williams County Sunday School Assembly
The annual Williams County Sunday School Association meeting was held over Sunday and Monday with modest delegation but strong local church support. Rev W A Snow and Mrs Snow spoke at the Congregational and Methodist churches, a workers conference, mass meeting, and city band music preceded the open air program. Officers were elected including President R M Calderwood and secretaries and department superintendents. Pledges for state work totaled 75 dollars with further additions expected. The convention closed with a charge from Mrs Snow and remarks by delegates, all reporting a helpful series of meetings.
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Williams County Sunday School Association
W. A. Snow
Congregational Church
Opera House
Gates
R. M. Calderwood
Snow
George Dickson
van C. Brown
Alice Bryant
W. H. Westergaard
Home Dept
Rev
D. Halfpenny
Temperance
J. G. VanCleve
Valley City
Miss Georgia Mar Chambers Speaks for WCTU At Local Churches
Miss Georgia Mar Chambers, state worker for the Womans Christian Temperance Union, will speak at Method ist Episcopal church Sunday morning and Congregational church that evening. She is noted as a diamond medal winner in oratorical contests and will stay another week. The notice also mentions sealed bids for deposit of Adams School District No. 79 funds due by July 9.
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Georgia Mar Chambers
Womans, Christian Temperance Union
Board of Adams School District No
R. E. Pepple
Williston Eyes Park District Plan With Donations
The city council discusses creating a park district under state law to purchase land for parks. An option on two blocks, Barnfather and Black, totals 7000 dollars, with 2500 dollars donated by locals. Hedderich and others add gifts contingent on action. If approved, taxes rise about four cents per $100 of property value annually for a decade to fund bonds.
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Williston
Board of Park Conisioners
2Nd
3Rd Avenues
Barnfather
Minot
Death of Norman Harlow Dennett at Williston
Norman Harlow Dennett father of Williston High School faculty member Florence A. Dennett died Saturday July 6 at 8 pm after a long illness. Born January 6, 1846 in Canaan Vermont he married Helen A. Wright on March 7, 1869. Funeral at Congregational church with Rev. W Knighton Bloom officiating, burial in Williston cemetery. Community expresses sympathy to Florence and her cousin, the surviving family members.
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Dennett
Norman Harlow Dennett
Florence A. Dennett
Williston High School
Williston
Cannaan
Vermont
Helen A. Wright
Congregational Church
W. Knighton Bloom
Baptist Church
Death of George McDonald in McKenzie county funeral held
The Rev W Knighton Bloom conducted brief funeral services for George McDonald who died at Wittenburg Hospital from injuries after a runaway team accident three weeks earlier. He was buried in Williston cemetery near Schafer where he resided on his homestead. He was a Presbyterian and well regarded in the community.
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W. Knighton Bloom
George McDonald
Wittenburg Hospital
McKenzie County
Williston
McDonald
Presbysterian Church
Schafer
Civic League invites entries for flower garden contest
The Civic League asks contest entrants to send child names to Secretary Mrs J D Gates at 512 5th Ave West as inspections approach. The Civic Committee urges residents to clean back yards and alleys within two weeks to prevent illness and typhoid risk, with noncompliant sites to be reported to the board of health by mid July.
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Civic League
League
J. D. Gates
5Th Ave. West
Civic Committee
The
Board of Health
District Court Roundup: Belyea Abortion Verdict Sunday
In a district court session a verdict found Dr. Belyea not guilty on abortion charges after a trial that began Tuesday and concluded Friday. State’s Braatellen and Burdick prosecuted, Craven Burns and Lewis defended. A second murder in the first degree count was continued. Corbett v Great Northern Railway awarded Corbett 575 dollars plus five years interest. Bracket t vs Maloney directed verdict. Judge Fisk excused jurors Tuesday but court to continue on other cases.
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Belyea
Braatellen
Burdick
Palmer, Craven & Burns
Lewis
Hurd & Lewis
Glasgow
Craven
Mary Brackett
Wm. Maloney
Fisk
Fire at Epping Burns Two Buildings Post Office and Store
Early morning call to Epping fire department led to control with two buildings burned the Wingerd building housing the post office and the Chas Odell food store. Toe L. McCann hired as weigh master and assistant city auditor at salary 75 dollars. former weigh master earned 70 dollars.
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Epping
Wingerd
Chas. Odell
Toe L. McCann
Robbery at Campbell Bros Show Leads to Jail
A hanger on during the Campbell Bros entertainment robbed Lydia Leonhardt of a hand bag containing about eight dollars. Authorities nabbed a suspect around four o clock. a show worker identified him. He was held on five hundred dollar bond after a preliminary hearing and refused to reveal his name. Also includes Williston North Carolina weather report for July 10 1912 with temperatures and precipitation.
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Campbell Bros
Lydia Leonhardy
Notice for Bids on Basement Excavation in Williams County
Sealed bids are invited for excavating and cementing a basement in school district No. 80 Twelve Mile Hill Twp Williams County North Dakota. Bids due by 2 pm August 5 1912 at Sanborn lumber yard Williston and with the clerk Oscar L Hexon. Successful bidder must furnish bond double contract. board may reject any bids.
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Twelve Mile Hill
Editors to Meet in Minot Next Friday and Saturday
The North Dakota editors will gather in Minot for their summer meeting to be held Friday and Saturday of next week. Minot has prepared extensively and the boys expect a good time. HAUGE'S LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday school is next Sunday at 2 o'clock, and Wednesday evening the Ladies Aid bids a social with ice cream, cake, and a raffle of article numbers. Admission 15 cents.
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North Dakota
Minot
Hauge's Lutheran Church
Ladies Aid
Coal Production Grows in North Dakota Region 1911
Washington reports the 1911 coal output for Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico North Dakota Utah and Wyoming totaling 26 044 387 short tons valued at 40 008 747 with declines from 1910 due to Mississippi valley strike recovery. Colorado led with 10 157 383 tons Wyoming 6 744 864 and New Mexico 3 148 158. Coke production and regional employment figures noted along with 1910 comparisons and 1911 state by state output. Notes on Garden Valley community events follow.
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Washington
Rocky Mountain
E. W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountain States
Wheat quality judging rules at exposition prize
The article details scoring based on weight, uniformity, variety, color, kernel shape, luster, plumpness, odor, dirt, smut and bran condition. Judges assess standard weight, weed seed content, and sample cleanliness. President Penwell notes hand picking is allowed, though five bushel samples make widespread hand selection unlikely.
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Penwell
Jamente
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Williston Graphic
Joan A'Coamerr
Official
Board of County Commissioners
Williams County
N. D
Register of Deeds
W. Disney
Higtey
Geq. McDonald
Civic League Notices
Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
N. C
Oscar L. Hexon
Williston, N. D
Sealen
Baines County
Court House
Willis N. D
Board of County Commission
HL Asen
Ty Auditor
Williams, McKenzie and
Divide Counties
Graphic
No.dak
Rocky Mountain Region
Garden Valley
W. J. Hamiltons
Hollett
Spring Coulee
Landis’ Place
D. A. Hamilton
Cottrell
Alton Rohrabacher
Robt. McWilliams
Garden Valley. Mr. Francis
H. Lampman
Alf Elliott
D. A . Hamilton
Boyd Rutledge
W. Lundell
Ekebergs
Mainstreet
E. C. Carney
McGahey & Partridge
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