06 Mar 1896
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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1896
Page
1
Miscellany of Williston North Dakota items including county and town officers names and roles, school board notes, upcoming meetings, local business notices, and brief community news. Mentions Beatty pianos, local residents, and transfers within the Dakota Great Northern division.
Nice pic-nie hams at Hediderivh Bros sell for 10 cents a pound. Dr O Hauge left for the west. Services in the M church next Sunday. School Treasurer Zahl on the fourth page. Mrs G A Downey returned from the East. February has five Saturdays this year. H F Merrill, sheep king of the Yellowstone, in town. Beatty's Organs priced 988 upwards. Rev Hart Wenbrook recovered. Kenry Lester gathering wood for winter. F M Moore opens a new lunch room. Frank Jerome visited Williston and danced Friday night. P H Rossel, late resident, now runs sectionom at Springtonk.
At the Grand Forks gathering on February 18, 1845 the secretary was tasked to promote local unions in every town. Printed constitutions bylaws and mailing information were prepared for distribution to interested individuals upon request to E. W. Kus, Secretary, Yatora, X 0.
A friend writes a verse satirizing politics, praising McKinley and predicting Grover Cleveland's defeat. The quatrain notes past leaders like Washington and Lincoln as freedmen but looks forward to 1896 with McKinley in the presidency and "money in the air" when he sits in the chair.
A poem-libretto narrative about a fearless cowpuncher on the prairie and a boastful outlaw image ends with a Georgia judge recounting a heckling audience remark. The piece also includes a humorous anecdote where a country man quips that the governor will never catch him, and the judge notes the crowd’s laughter.
A fragmented price and product list from City Meat Market includes rounds, steaks, chops, roasts, sausages, bacon, ham, pork products, oysters, and butter. It promotes coupons claiming savings of six percent on prices and urges buyers to shop as a traveling family service.
Land Office notice from Minor N J dated February 21 1806 states the claimant filed final proof for a homestead. Proof to be made before Lemabare county clerk at Wiliston North Dakota on April 18 1896. Witnesses listed George Brogger Julius Sasymt Channey Siti ble Join Hoferiat and McMarel St Dablett Register.
Hon Daniel F Beatty of Washington New Jersey builds and ships more organs and pianos than ever. Since 1870 he has sold nearly 100000 instruments worldwide and plans to reach 200000 more in ten years, potentially a $20 million business. Call or write Daniel F Beatty Washington NJ for a catalogue.
W G Crate of Stearns Co New Paynesville Minnesota offers young cattle of good grade for shipment in large or small lots. Orders for 00 and 1000 head eligible for special reductions with contracts by March 1 for April May delivery. Twenty two years of experience. Free shipping rates and information on request.
Williams County lies in the northwest of North Dakota with the Missouri River to the south and about 250 miles of river frontage. It spans nearly 4,500 square miles with 3,000,000 acres of farming and grazing land, rich lignite coal, fine sulfur beds, and cheap irrigation. The county reports no bonded debt or outstanding warrants as of July 1, 1895, with Williston as the county seat on the Great Northern Railroad near Port Buford.
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