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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
2
Rural Williams County notes detail visits and gatherings in Williston and Rose Hill, including Chas Vance, A H Rubble, Chas Carlson, and many residents. Reports cover farm updates, sales, court attendance, travel to California, and social events with neighbors and relatives. The snippet cites school events, literary meetings, church services, suffrage discussions, and remarks on local life.
Very hot weather marks a busy social period in Eden Valley with neighbors visiting town on Saturday. Residents list gatherings at homes, dining events, family ilne visits, and ongoing tasks such as well work and haying as families like the Kaufman and Frank households coordinate daily life and guests linger through Sunday.
Frost last week reminds farmers like Ross Gardner and Dillree to harvest hay while Py Freeman’s meadow buzzes with activity. Fred Anderson adds a new house feature as Martin Olson paints his home. A successful Blacktail picnic and a well attended Howard game delight locals. Rey and Mrs. L. Johnson's Michigan visit precedes plans to settle in Williston where their son will resume law practice.
Local notes report Bernice Rutledge visiting Williston, blurred farm projects including several silos, wells dug with mixed success, and a well educated crop outlook. Editor returns from Conrad Montana praising crops across the region. Community updates include Better Farming delegation, Sunday School convention reports, Ladies Aid plans, and a stubborn book agent discouraged by locals.
Senator tiroma cites Hawaii liquor destruction as proof of prohibition impact. Secretary Daniels backs abstinence alongside Secretary Bryan. Major periodicals and authors join temperance push, with Collier s Hearst papers John Barleycorn and Elbert Hubbard influencing federal prohibition. In California, 300 towns become dry and 1000 saloons close in a year and a half.
The library lists additional summer reading options including Uncle William and its sequel Hap and Beannette by K Pratt and Keziah Coffin by J C Lincoln Septimus and The Glory of Clementing by W J Locke Helpers and The Quickening by Francia Lynde Hoosier Chronicle by Meredith Nicholson The Heart of the Ancient Wood by Charles G D Roberts The Gentleman from Indiana by Booth Tarkington A Daughter of the Rich by Mary E Waller Mother Carey's Chickens by Kate Douglas Wiggin The Lady and Sada Son by Frances Little Aunt Serena by Blanche Willis Howard Queed by H S Harrison The Varmint and Stover at Yale by Owen Johnson
The next regular teachers examination will be held August 14 and 16, 1913, at the court house in Williston. The program lists Reading Rules and Pedagogy among Thursday morning, U S History and Geography in Thursday afternoon, Friday morning covers Arithmetic Civics and second grade certificates, and Friday afternoon covers Psychology and first grade certificates. Examinations start at 8:30 A M each day. Applicants should bring pen and ink, per Martha P. Tatem, County Superintendent of Schools.
The report for Wild Rose School District No. 34 in Williams County North Dakota covers receipts and expenditures for 1912 1913. It itemizes cash on hand July 1 1912 total receipts from state tuition county tuition taxes and other sources and total expenditures including school houses apparatus teachers and incidental expenses with a final balance and sinking fund details.
A narrator recalls a Buffalo Bill era visit to a rough frontier saloon. He describes a crowd of miners, Mexicans, and soldiers amid gambling, loud talk, and a tense English visitor. A bartender intervenes to calm a Mexican rioter, and rangers help defuse the scene as the day ends with reflections on home and longing for eastern life.
Many people oppose standard practice of wrapping warm bread to protect against dust flies and germs during transit. Cooling before wrapping preserves flavor. Department of Agriculture experts suggest reheating a cold wrapped loaf at medium heat for ten minutes to regain crispness on the outside and tenderness inside.
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