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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1900
Page
4
A fragment discusses the Fargo Bixer Festival in a lively tone, notes U S soldiers clashing with Filipinos near Tegay and Aguinaldo rumors, and advocates rural mail delivery as a successful idea. It argues the U S postal system aims for self sufficiency, explains why rates stay low, and praises the national service.
Col C A Lounsberry visited Fort Buford and ordered removal of fences on government land except for 160 acre plots with resident owner. Violators face heavy penalties. A lively party by Misses Leohardy and friends entertained at Williston with dancing till 2 am. Rt Rev Dr Edunll, Bishop of Fargo, to accept parish rectorship with a salary pledge of 10000 per month for the parish building fund.
Mayor H C Loomis of Winfield Kansas enjoyed a fine baseball game between the Boston Bloomera and the Winfield Reds. Ex Mayor Arthur C Bunge umpired, and the event featured exemplary conduct by the ladies and a high standard of play.
The Nashville Students promise an entertaining evening, pledging a good program and lively performances for attendees tonight. Local organizers emphasize a spirited, crowd friendly program with featured acts and student talent guaranteed to engage the audience.
Budd Jackson faced Hoffland last Sunday with the ball nine and praised the country and its people. A new sheriff seems ready to handle a man bigger than himself, with reports he threw a two hundred pounder from his buggy. Len Coulter visited with a witch lingled bush to show where the Dairy Co. can dig for water, pointing to a creek. W. S. Dunn eyes a Fourth foot pace win as practice increases and a hen causes a yard sprint routine.
Special annual school election set for the third Tuesday in June in Williston Williams County North Dakota to elect two board members for three years polls open 9:00 a.m. close 4:00 p.m. on that day dated Williston June 4 1900 by order of the Board of Education RH Corsraxp Clerk
Williams County lies in the extreme northwest of North Dakota with the Missouri River along its southern boundary and about 250 miles of river frontage. It covers nearly 4500 square miles and embraces about 3 million acres of fertile farming and grazing land subject to homestead entry. The county sits atop extensive lignite coal in strata up to twenty feet thick, with soil rich and irrigation practical and cheap. Cereals and vegetables thrive, and stock-raising is strong with hay and shelter along the Missouri and interior streams. Williston, the county seat, sits on the Great Northern Railroad by the Missouri, boasting two hotels, six stores, a saw mill, blacksmiths, meat markets, newspapers, a bank, churches, schools, a brick courthouse, and ample building and craft shops. Williston is the railroad freight hub with a 20-stall roundhouse, coal shed, storehouse, and repair shop, its business volume said to exceed other towns on the Great Northern west of Grand Forks.
Phillibr, formerly at Star Mot Market for several months, resigns and joins a railroad rock hauling crew at Springbrook. Dr Seholburg the dentist returns for one week from June 1. He will work with Dr Belyou again during the visit. A May outing with Miss Scott Lemmen Hartian Barnfather and Mrs Wy EB Trond, plus attendants, ends when a wagon mishap near Ronendale Runel interrupts the trip. all walk back except Burt faster and Miss Lommen, who finish on horseback. The party keeps the expedition secret.
Official proceedings note adjournment of the Williston district board due to lack of quorum. May meeting records show a planned July 19 1900 election for two three year terms, with judges Shea Sherry and clerks Hughes Mackersie appointed. Treasurer bond fixed at 5000. bills approved. board adjourned.
Williston North Dakota board met in regular session June 5 1900. The assessor books were turned to treasurer W H Danny and notices ordered for tax payers to inspect books. Residents told to clean up refuse or municipal action to charge costs. Bills allowed for Copeland Butler Williams Co and Maderson salaries. Copeland’s printing bill tabled. meeting adjourned to June 16 1900. Clerk A L Burer. President C Baldwin.
Washington June 1 The senate and the house agree to the conference report on a bill enabling settlers who have completed homestead entries and those who purchased Indian lands to file a second homestead entry. It extends to others whose entries have been cancelled through no fault of their own. The measure benefits homesteaders in northern Minnesota North and South Dakota and other western states seeking additional lands in these prosperous times.
The report lists mean monthly temperatures over twenty two years, noting a mean for the month, a high of 101 degrees and a low of 21 degrees. The document appears partly garbled but cites W. Doxieta of the Weather Bureau as the agent.
Mutual agreement dissolves the firm Dwyer and Hoffman with J C Dwyer to run the business. Dwyer assumes all debts and pays Hoffman 830 for his interest. Dwyer gains sale control after May 1. John C. Dwyer John Hoffman B Merzser. Witnesses.
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