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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
2
Local call for correspondents offering one dollar per column for news in regular small type. Respond with location and post office address. Readable county items include social visits, travel, illnesses, employment changes, and local events such as dances and visits.
Mrs. Casper Silte endures hardship after leaving winter visit in Minnesota as her husband tends farm work and meals. Ample spring rains promise a harvest while John Moline breaks up more land, engines roaring from dawn to dusk. Local boys plan a home baseball team, Red Cross meeting drew fair turnout, and farmers pity tired workhorses starved for feed.
Local notes report Fred Kruger calling at H. C. Kaetzel and Bruce Christensen homes, Carl Johnson on the sick list, Norman Johnson making a Sunday call, Miss Clara Ledell staying at the Ole Kelson residence, and Mr. and Mrs. John Quamme welcoming a baby boy. A rumor of a young man seeking his girl prompts a friendly reminder to advertise. Charley Aspland was a visitor.
The Heaslet children were sick this week and neighbors shared visits. Residents report a lively dance at Lincoln School and many locals recount weekend comings and goings, including visits, car outings, and farm work. Notable mentions include illnesses, travels to Wildrose and Temple, and a Norweigan Lutheran service held Sunday.
The article notes a Saturday May 17 dance at the Rivers school. Elias Medboug collided with Kris Holls days earlier. A heavy rain swept the area Saturday. Miss Gudren Gableson shopped in Hamlet. The Herbianson girls rode a Shetland pony to school. Mike Homer enjoyed a Sunday drive. Ralph and Lester Smith visited cousins Howard and Tom Sunday evening.
Mrs Albert Zepp and her three children return home from a visit in Dam Wisconsin after two and a half months with her parents A E Walker family recovers from flu. Farmers welcome rain. Miss Sue F Edwards transacted business at Minot. Garold Greenfield sick but improved. Brother T E Front recovered from flu. Zepp boys busy with poison. A valuable horse died. owner A E Walker. Mrs W L Girton and three children return from Toronto South Dakota after five months. Greenfield family visit A E Walker.
A Williston Drug Co. and 3. J. Creaser tout Reena as the world’s best corn remedy. The claim appears in a local notice or advertisement regarding the product’s sale and endorsement.
Rose Hill community updates include the term start at Rose Hill School with Miss Fredrick of Spring Brook as teacher, several callers at Albrecht homes, attendance at a Red Cross meeting, and local social events. Gist mentions of a cattle purchase by Peter Rosasmusen, horse bought by Gene Cowan, and school enrollment by Chester Higley as the Higley family moves nearby. Local reflections note absences due to influenza and neighbors attending a Formosa schoolhouse dance.
An old advertisement touts Wyeth’s Sage Ai Compound as a quick method to darken gray hair. It claims the product coats each strand, making hair look fuller, softer, and younger after repeated applications. It assures the compound is safe and delightful to use.
Senhavin greeted Otto Hints Sunday evening. Chas Van Trees a Spring Coulee caller Monday. Mrs. Sohn hadyman left Sunday for California to resume duties soon. Et August Nasner from Rose Hill and son Hary passed through en route to Williston on Saturday.
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