Local Round-Up From Williston Area Notes Visitors and Events
Thos. Ward of Grinnell visited the city this week while G M Thames returned from a business trip to St Paul. Several locals, including G B Chapman of Buford and Mise Maggie Monroe, were in Williston between trains or after trips to St Paul. The Star Meat Market receives outside paint work. Thomas Ewen of Grinnell and L Scranton report home improvements. L D McGahan and M G Coleman connected to local matters. editor Overton and Clerk Bruegger spent days in Hoffland. Seed wheat sells at 250 per hundred pounds. Bertha McNairn and Miss Dow attend homesteads nearby. Local advertising for Keystone and Red Fern cigars persists. A Dickinson stockman P Ziner was shot north of Dickinson. no details. A social dance north of Williston drew local youth. Geo E Blauvelt of Royal Tailors promotes tailored clothing in town. Rev. Jones resigns from Congregational church and moves to Montana. Royal Tailors will be represented by Blauvelt in Williston. Married Julius Nelson to Martha Myers at the brides’ home. Judge Leon Hardy officiated. Anthony Anderson plans to open hardware stock after a tinshop near Herald office. Decoration Day memorial sermon to be preached by Rev. Woolley at the M E Church. North Dakota’s World’s Fair exhibit includes a live Mountain Lion captured near Williston by John Volts. Yankee Robinson will carry the animal to St Louis in a boat cage with D Barry.
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St. Louis
Williston
John Volts
Buford
Volts
Louis Robinson
Yankee Robinson
Louis
L. V. Coulter
Simens
Graphic
Omaha
Park
Free Trip to the Fair Vote Contest Announcement
Local dealers announce a contest where Keystone Maid and Red Fern cigar smokers will vote for the most popular lady in Ward and Williams Counties to win a trip to the St. Louis World’s Fair and $725 for expenses. Voters fill ballots with town ladies and results are published as votes accrue.
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Ward
Williams Counties
St. Louis
Realere
Local cure claim and 1904 county ticket race
A Fremont North Carolina resident praises Eletric Bitters as a cure for kidney troubles and related ailments. A Schafer mass meeting on the 12th nominated county officers to be voted on June 4 1904 with Frank Pos as Sheriff and Clarence Dodge as Auditor among others. The slate emphasizes representation from across the territory and urges turnout for the June 4 vote.
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Schafer
Frank Pos
Clarence Dodge
Thog, McGregor
Deede
Alfred Robinson
Graham
Schoole
Sarah B. Thames
Louis Borren
Runaway Bicycle Incident and Fatal Farm Altercation
A Runaway Bicycle injured J B Orner in Franklin Grove Illinois, where a cat caused an ugly leg wound later cured by Bucklen ARICA Salve. In Rugby North Dakota May 16, Devereux, once of the city now a farmer, fought with J Kelly. Kelly died after being struck with a monkey wrench. Authorities pursue Devereux.
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J. B. Orner
Franklin Grove
Ill
Bucklen
Rugby
N. D
Devereux
J. Kelly
Kelly
Great Northern Railway Exposition Tickets
The Great Northern Railway offers excursion tickets to the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St Louis from May 1 to December 1 with favorable rates and suitable limits. Ticket agents listed at St Paul Minnesota provide further details.
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St. Louis
Great Northern Railway
St. Paul, Minn
Williston News Highlights Local Death and Notices
The paper reports the death of Miss Ethel Burgess in Williston on May 19 1904 from quick consumption. Funeral at Congregational church with Rev Jones. she was active in Christian Endeavor. Also notes marriages in Williston, political conventions attended by F B Chapman of Williams County, local sale notices, and several farm ads and stray animal notices from Williston ND.
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Ethel Burgess
Thomas Burgess
Ethel
Williston
Miss Burgess
Congregational Church
Jones
Getating
Christian Endeavor
For Sale and Local Advertisements from Union Block
For Sale A Tribune wheel as good as new in quire at Graphic Office. Antiseptic barber shop under Ken's Bank in Union block, promotes hair care and face grooming at popular prices. Prof. Gordon, Oats For Sale. Into Cornell Land Co Willow City offers farm and city property insurance at Pioneer Land Office. FOR SALE A farm two miles from town with deeded land, water, good house and outbuildings. Also a four room dwelling with three lots and small barn near post office. Inquire of 38tf E Leonhardy Williston ND.
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Tribune
Graphic
Ken’s Bank
Gordon
E. Leonhardy
Williaton
N. D
Local ads on feed mill, barber shop, wall paper, and farm goods
SPECIAL LOCALS describe E A Shai feed mill in fall production with fast ground feed, inviting farmers to bring grains for quick profitable processing. Also notes Prof Gordon opening a new barber shop, plus assorted ads for horses, wall paper, oats, milk cows and farm equipment with contact details across Williston and Hofflund North Dakota.
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Thos. Ward of
Grinnell
G.m.thames
St. Paul
G. B. Chapman
Mise Maggie Monroe
Minn
New
Mitchell
Ole Joto
Burwick
N. C
Star
Thomas Ewen
L. Scranton
Are
L.D. McGahan
Bismarck Palladium
Wilfleton
W. Moors
Galbranson
Great Falls
Montana
Maggie Dow
Culbertson
Bertha McNairn
Wheelock
Ww. B. Overton
Cates Avenue
M. G. Coleman
Staten
Overegg
Bruegger
Hoffland Inez
Dyerson
Shey Jo
Pacific Coast
Bay ‘Keyston
Mle P. Ziner
Dickinson
B. K.cijmie
Edink
Geo. E. Blauvelt
The
Royal Tailors of Chicago
Opera House
Royal Tailors of
Chicago
Pest
Eeagopa
Geo. E. Blgavelt
Blogvelt
Pelona
Haetfield
Julius Nelson
Martha Myers
Leonhardy
Anthony Anderson
Herald Office
Anderson
Tin
Thiserrvice
M. E. Wherch
Woolley
Prrel
Nat
B. F. Base
Fremont
N.C
Brownell’s
Wallace County
Bates Attornay
Ben W. Hosmer
J. M. Whiman
Wm Janson
Tuatices
John Prisch
Charles Pratt
Wm. Oeder
R. J. McArthur
Red Knight
Fred Diehm
Sig Cray
John Richardson
Joseph Stevens
Geo. Millhouse
J. H. Shaw
David Gawache
C. C. Bendall
Frank McTavish
Ite Beat
Charles Palmer
Willieton
Ethel Vincent
van- Wert
Ohio
Charlie
F. B. Chapman
Williama County
Fargo
Red Fern
Crystal
C. P. Harris
the Graphic
West & Woodman's
Graphic Office
West & Woasman. U
Jack Adame
Lanf
X. Dd
Cornell Land Co
Willow City
Pioneer Land Office
Prof
Han
Ci Bank
Union
Pioneer Li
Williston Drag Co
Lincoln
H. A. Nelson
Hofflund
Jack Smith
Nelson
James A. Jackson
Minneapolis
J. E. Wolf
Alte Williston
Chas H. Davidson, Jr
C. A. Ross
H. Denny
First National Bank
North Dakota
County Depository
M. G. Goleman
Hapgood-Hancock
Bruegger Mercantile Co
Williston, N. D
Thomas & Monroe
Williams County
Lofgren Bros. Mercantile Co
Wheelock, N. D
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