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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1910
Page
3
The Williston Graphic reports on success near Williston noting John A. Corbett as editor and publisher. The brief mentions the Sugar Beats as a notable local entity in the area.
A humble woman homesteader signals a burning thirty foot bridge to stop a Great Northern Oriental Limited train near Glasgow Montana. Conductor Salisbury recalls the dramatic moment as Mrs. Louis Hill and passengers faced disaster, but a red tablecloth saved the day and the Mogul engine continued on.
A. Kloss and A. L. Hinman secured a patent on a photo printing machine claimed to outpace all prior devices. It prints photographs and post cards from films faster and better than Eastman or any other company. They formed the Simplex Photo Printing Machine Company, likely boosting Wiliston's manufacturing sector.
Morning prayer with sermon at 11 a m every Sunday. Regular evening service suspended for July or until further notice. Louis Wilfred 520 3d ay east. See H W Smith for all kinds of insurance.
A vast circus troupe arrives by special train for a single day event with a street parade at noon and two performances at 2 and 8. The company boasts hundreds of people, horses, elephants, and exotic displays, with extensive preparations and food contracts for the grounds.
The Williston band under Professor Onstad travels to Velva for the Ressil Merchants association meeting and performs at the opera house and Commercial club rooms. The four year old ensemble is praised as the northwest’s top band with skilled female musicians among its members.
Dean E J Babcock of the State University mining department spends the summer at the Hebron mining substation testing gas production and briquetting from lignite coal. He calls the Hebron setup a major step for North Dakota's lignite industry and opposes western land withdrawals delaying settlement and regional growth.
The new school board was organized Tuesday night at the office of C. C. Mackenroth. John A. Corbett was elected president, with E. B. Link and Mrs. Hydle among the new members. Some new text books were ordered as many old ones were turned in. The meeting adjourned to Tuesday July 26.
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