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Williston Graphic

Location

Williston, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1916

Page

3

Afoul of Villa's Men at the New Mexico Mine Camp

An armed clash near the Santa Cruz mine across the border sees Villa's forces attack. Lieutenant Kynaston leads a small Mexican-American detachment to defend the Upton camp, rescue Dorothy and Mrs. Fane, and pursue the jewel known as the emerald bell stolen from a shrine. A blind priest claims the gem, while Kynaston and Major Updyke navigate politics, danger, and a tense cross-border pursuit as shots ring out and a tense standoff unfolds.

Dorry Upton Fane New Mexico Kynaston Miss Upton Villa Carranza Dorothy Anu Inca Fanostil Kynaton Zapata Department Dorothy Mrs. Fane Updike Lew Fone Updyke Prient Major Updyke el Capitan Ygnacio Torres Senor Azores Arma Our Lady of Olvidados Trocanto Yucatan Leutenant Andyke Senor Kynaston Benor Tamsulipas Sante Cruz Nolan Pen Santa Cruz Corrala Kypaston Upton Mr. Upton Nola Une Kynaaton Bie Mias Upton Mia Kyneston Sottonwoods

Branch townsites to be sold on June week

The new Stanley branch extension townsites will be sold the week of June 20 with schedules for Grenora June 20 at 3 PM Mesa June 21 at 1 PM Dobl June 7 at 4 PM Tamo formerly Ottonwood Lake June 5 at 8 PM Appan June 25 at 6 PM Corinth June 25 at 5 PM

Stanley Grenora M. Mesa Bom dobl——Sune Tamo Ojtonwood Lake Sted Appan Corinth

Crude Thots from the Editorial Pen A Strange Will

A Chicago lawyer Charles Lounsberry died in poverty at Cook County asylum and left a whimsical will dividing assets to Children Lovers Boys Young Men and Our Loved Ones with poetic images of fields streams stars and merriment. The piece also rails against profanity and urges women to be kind and proper manners in daily life.

Charles Lounsberry Chicago Cook County Dunning Charles

Commissioners Proceedings May 31 1916 at Court House

The May 31 1916 proceedings record bids for Kal semining and painting of court house land jail and board offices. O A Mattingly submitted a $595 bid but it was tabled. The village of Springbrook is designated Election Precinct 66 with Springbrook village board as polling place for 1916 elections. The board reviewed road grade bids with several bidders and tabled some until June 1. Claims against the county and county officers were approved for payment. adjournment to June 1 followed, then resumed with bids for road grades awarded to C D Smith W E Lukenbill and Ole Bryn with contracts and bonds to be completed by Jan 1 1917.

Wi Hagge Borden and Lee Folden Court House Land Jail O. A. Mattingly Borden Webb Springbrook Yeomen Hall Hapgee Falden F. Bnyder Melvin Johnson Ole Bryn C.D. Smith Penson W. B. Lukenbill Hagge A. M Agge Hage Soe Fist Nis Eae

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