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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
5
Midway and Marmon sections share news of local arrivals and departures. Margare t Penny family plans a new home, Chas O'Dell's death mourned, births and mumps reported, and church and school life described amid fair weather and Fourth of July planning.
Sunday gathering with good attendance at Colings home on June 9th. preaching to be held at the schoolhouse in the afternoon. Mrs C Hyatt visited Mrs Vance. Al Maderson returned home from Alexander. Past week busy rounding up stock for grain fields. Asos Ackerman owns a team. she and her father with D Vader went to Noble.
Hofflund defeated Grinnell in a Sunday ball game. Local notes mention Mrs. George H. McKay visiting Minnesota and George Hutchinson’s trip to McKenzie county. Ray residents were stranded by rain and rode a team home. Charles Baldwin plans to buy ranch stock. Wedding plans announced for Lee O. Westcott of Acme Oregon on June 12. son of E. O. Westcott, resident here twelve years.
B Aqual A L Barnhart and Abramson were Williston callers Saturday. Miss Maud Anderson closed a very successful term of school Friday. A heavy rain last Sunday and Monday dropped over two inches. Those who stayed at Hicks included Mr. and Mrs. Bucklin Miss Ives Mr. Wesley and M E Lip Pincott. Seeding remains the order as Vernie Hicks and Maud Anderson called on A L Barnhart one evening last week. Mary Mathewson spent Friday at the picnic.
Birthday party at John Albrecht’s in Rose Hill on the 25th featured Mrs. William Albrecht John Albrecht Ben Kruckberg Otto Hintz and Walter Albright as guests. A supper at eight, tokens for each celebrant, dancing and card playing followed with a lunch at midnight. Attendees included Mrs F H Kruckeberg Lauretta and Ruth Hamilton.
The community notes a spell of stormy weather with church attendance by Clarence Rensberger and family. Leonard Logan’s colt suffered a barb wire injury. Chamberlain, Chamberlain and Snook men plan to relocate to Saskatoon for land. Visites include Grandmother Cobb with Clarence Rensberger, Mrs. Snook with Mrs. McNitt, and Lois Logan at Rensberger’s. The Battle of Bull Run is marked as having occurred at Alkali Coulee near Sand Creek a week ago Sunday.
Mrs H Carlsons brother of Minnesota visits monthly meeting set for Saturday at the school house. Baby boy born June 30 to Thos Heaton. Mr and Mrs James M Fine of Williston visit Mrs Hyatt. E D Lucas spends days at Williston. Clara and Edna Schumacher visit Alta and Alma Hyatt. Heaton in Williston Saturday. Ladies Aid meets Mrs H Cartoons Thursday afternoon June 18. Plan 4th of July celebration if possible. Floyd Hyatt visits Williston. ZABL baby girl born June 12 to Mr and Mrs Jake Moore. Jack Martin now breaking for O N Emery with steam outfit. John Johnson and Miss Clara Stephens visit Medicine Lake. Mrs John Johnson visits rides home Sunday. Warne Warveson breaks pinion engine, laid up. Mr and Mrs George Page and son Fred visit Williston. Miss Vidia Lingle goes to Montana for summer.
Rain during last week's festival delayed farm work though grain is coming up fine. Visits occurred with Messrs W. E. Clair and W. P. Thornton visiting W. W. Keltner last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Simmons called on Mr. and Mrs. Martin and Mr. and Mrs. Thornton last Wednesday. Carl Marsh and Allen Clair visited Ralph and Harry Clair last Sunday. Frank Keplinger visited Earl Thornton last Sunday.
The article outlines several regional crop rotations to improve sugar beet yields. Suggested patterns include wheat followed by beets then two years of clover with a final plowed under crop, clover and alfalfa integrations, and alternate sequences such as Montana and Utah rotations with wheat, clover, oats, beets, barley and peas, or beets with peas and oats for forage before repeating.
Cincinnatus Cal led Jim Agrum, working west of town on his farm, dropped his plow last Saturday and announced his candidacy for Burke County register of deeds on the Republican ticket. His petition circulates and he is expected to win the nomination without opposition.
In Divide Carl Ledahl found a pearl in a can of oysters the size of a pea. The gem is valued around forty dollars according to Noonan Republican. Merchants often cut advertising, about half as much as they could profitably use.
Department of the Interior notice at Williston North Dakota announces Martin Marmon of Seae Hor filed intent to claim for SW 4 Section 16 Township 187 Range 6, with witnesses Ole Rossland Theodore Helmero Natums August Satuer and Samuel Adams named as witnesses. Recorder Ebove describe re4 to file and be led.
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