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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1909
Page
4
Williston North Dakota July 22 1909 edition serves as Williams County official newspaper with local notices and public records.
A call to ensure school camps are approved by medical staff and sanitization before setup. It argues funds are wasted on ornamentation while more ground for light air and exercise is needed to protect children's health.
A column mocks a State critique about Williston library opposition while praising local support. It rebuts a State claim of forty resistors, notes broad city Progressive backing, and pokes fun at the State and a rival column in the Graphic.
The Stanley ball team beat the Orioles 4-2 in the first game as a late ninth inning surge produced three runs for Stanley. Williston dominated the second game 9-1 to complete a doubleheader sweep.
A big base ball game is scheduled for Sunday July 25 at River Side Farm one mile west of the Wild Rose school house. The event invites all to attend and forecasts a good contest.
The Northwestern District Medical Association met at the Commercial club in Minot with doctors from Williston Plaza Stanley and local physicians. Dr. Dunn described a boy who survived a skull fracture after a head injury from a kicked horse and the group then adjourned to the Waverly Cafe for a banquet.
Minot on July 21 reports that several attempts to stage a boxing exhibition and fake prize fight were blocked by new administration and police. A crowd gathered at Dolloff's hall for a proposed fifteen round bout but officers arrived in time to prevent the event. The administration signals it will not permit such exhibitions.
A Grand Forks sportsman praises changes to North Dakota duck hunting policy. He argues spring protection will boost fall shooting by keeping ducks in the region and reducing cross-border hunting. He cites past gunning as pushing game to Canada and credits tariffs with boosting domestic production.
Entry lists cases including Andrew Ecklund versus Frank Ike with dismissal for want of prosecution and others. Defendants win defenses or face updated briefs, with several verdicts: Maloney vs Roll $200, Citizens National Bank vs Jones and Isaacson $237 plus interest, McGowan vs Malloy $1200, Lauder cases $470 and $0, plus horse theft and burglary cases with bonds ranging up to $10,000 and defendants in custody as trials awaited.
A fragmented newspaper ad section promotes real estate by Blankenship & Wegley offering 2 and 5 acre tracts, farm loans, and home purchases with ten dollars down. It notes services from Champine & O Malley, Bruegger Mercantile Co., Anderson Hardware, John Deere plows, and an optical expert D D Sullivan visiting Fargo to check eyewear at the Great Northern Hotel.
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