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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
3
EE He Weil announces a half price cleanup sale with ready to wear clothing for men boys and children. All goods are sold at half price except overalls and Stetson hats. Large stock of spring and summer merchandise advertised to attract shoppers.
All correspondence must be signed for reliability. Marmon John Newman dehorning cattle for 3 P. Saturday. Marmon ball team members listed. Local visits and social notes from Marmon Williston area include the Allen, Dillree, McIntosh families. Weather and farm work updates, plowing, wheat seeding, gas engine purchase, and church service notes.
Garden Valley school ended a successful term with a 90 percent attendance rate. An address by school board president Mr. Arnt marked the closing program. Officers were elected for Sunday school and church services are planned for May 21 with Arbor Day tree planting noted.
The marriage of Miss Katherine Nicholson and Mr. James Elliott occurred last Saturday at the Methodist parsonage. They will reside on Mr. Elliott’s Marmon area farm. Miss Julia Head visited friends, and Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Head were guests at Geo Bowens. Miss Neva Head has recovered enough to go out again.
Rainbow Valley and Lyn dale report extensive prairie fire damage last Saturday driven by high winds. Local farmers like Mr Burwick and Milo Witter push flax planting after steam breaking forty acres. Community notices include births, birthdays, school events, church services and weekend visits by residents.
Marmon resident Earl C. Smith traveled to Willis ton while Gus Miller visited Williston. A large crowd attended church in Spring Coulee and Nela Moline of Howard visited Tuesday. Roy Foster and wife, Mrs. Bush of Gambetta aiding Durrant Cottrells, and the Cook family plus W Landes and Steve shopped in Williston Tuesday. A. Moline also visited town Tuesday.
Early sown grain is up and improving. Local residents discuss horse care and lice treatment. Miss Mollie Ramey visits Mrs. Andy Cooper after an accident. Sadie and Nellie Sheppard return from the city to Kaden Valley. J R Sheppard and family dine with Abe Delarme and wife. Community members call on friends and tend fields on Sand Creek. Rev S F Hollett to preach at a midweek prayer meeting.
Public record notice lists a publication action by the Department of the Interior with names and places obscured in the OCR fragment. The readable elements indicate official publication activity and involvement of agents and locations referenced as Palmer and Willows ND.
President Worst of the North Dakota Agricultural College uses a vivid illustration of 750 teams hauling water for a week to show how much water escapes by evaporation. He concludes that a rough harrowing will stop evaporation and save the water.
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