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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
4
Summary of the company's asset mix listing real estate, United States stocks and bonds, railroad securities, jute and county bonds, bank stocks, collateral loans, cash, interest and premiums, marine and inland risks, fire risk bills, and other receivables as of the reporting period.
Local items report farmers in rain gear, townsite surveying for Spring Brook, and plans for a meat market. Residents like C F Bellet of Minot and J C Dwyer of Williston inspect the Spring Brook site while others travel to Williston for business. The Pione er Coal Co. mine draws stockholders, Rees Kingston builds a large new house, and flax and crops expand on Misses Leonhardy and Page claims.
Real estate values owned by agents show limited furnishings and fixtures noted by the commissioner. The report lists parcels with minor improvements and no furniture detail, indicating modest holdings across multiple properties.
Will E. Martin of Mandan visited the city during the week selling Converse horses. He sold one horse to Major Murphy of Minot and planned to place several hundred more. Known as Bill Martin, an old Missouri Slope timer, he is celebrated for his hearty, wholesome manner.
A note from Williston reports the schools closed for the year and most teachers left for home on the evening train. Travel shows Mixa Annabel Mackenzie to Wabashi Minnesota Myrtle Bemie to Copperstown Laura M Johnson and Julia C Carlson to Valley City Mira Mackenzie and Mine Carlson re-engaged and to return late August.
Beall Miss resident T R Beall reports his wife’s consumption symptoms began last fall. After failing with other remedies she used Dr King’s New Discovery and improved immediately with four bottles curing her. Trial bottles are free and medicine costs 50 cents to $1. Also noted is the discovery of Benjamin F Egan’s body tied to his last sighting in November during a hunting trip.
Republicans write the wall and yield consent to endorse Theodore Roosevelt as a candidate to succeed himself. It is a fact that Roosevelt is today the strongest man politically in the United States and thousands of the truest and best Democrats will vote for him when opportunity offers.
A Western publisher notes the cost of blunders and touts Dr King New Life Pills for indigestion headache liver and bowel troubles. Brownell McPhee drug store sells them for 25 cents. Charles Brugger, youngest son of Uncle Nic, arrives in Williston from Watertown Wisconsin. Also a local line about Badgers coming to the land and finding work and money.
Land Office at Minot North Dakota announces Andrew Sveren husband of Annie Bryn deceased filed notice of intention to make final proof to prove continued residence and cultivation. Proceedings to be before Bruegger clerk of district court in Winston Williams County North Dakota on July 15 1903 with witnesses Hendrickson Debl and LyiF Rovelkal of Williston. B C Sanborn Register.
Land Office notices Herbert Leary, H. F. No. for the SW, NW, of section 24 and SW of section 13, township 152 range 1015, william at Williston North Dakota on July 1903. Witnesses to prove residence and cultivation: Leslie Coulter of Williston, Cornelius Jagnesy, Denis Met Carty of Stroud, Jel B C Sannory, register.
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