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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1909
Page
3
Local notes report visits by Misses Hattie and Oneita Thornton and others to Mrs. Lottie Brell and the Thornton home between May 3 and May 9. The community also notes a road boss commission for J. D. Hanger, service time changes, social visits, gift of five bushels of club wheat, and a possible earthquake vibration observed Sunday night near Trenton.
Sunday visitations and local gossip fill a Squires Williston stretch with posts offices changing hands market crowds runaways storms and a Halloween like joke. Reports note school openings seeding progress and a drenching rain. Residents recount wild weather and a shaking Saturday night with playful humor throughout the district.
Nelson Sheriff Olson toured the county Sunday to locate jurors and witnesses as rain fell. A newborn girl arrived to Mr and Mrs G E Littlefield. One of Ole Barstad's children reportedly died Sunday night. Banks defeated Nelson in a Sunday baseball game. A valued horse owned by Ernest Peterson was lost last week. Mrs William Wilkinson returned to Williston Saturday. D D Wartenbe of Grinnell visited M C Wartenbe on Sunday. Kodak work offered at Klass Studio on Second Street.
M. H. Jeffrey of 25 Williston North Dakota advertises auctioneering services with a satisfaction guarantee. A separate ad urges buyers to consider Aren Bros for affordable house purchases, asking readers if they are tired of paying rent.
The column reports on a steady soaking rain pleasing farmers and notes community items. W F Garretson promotes a new scheme for breaking branches while James Ramey makes a business call in Williston. Local residents Kate McGrath Ole Frederickson and family visit Williston and McMurrin relatives attend church and a Williston tagus game. The Gladys team is invited to cross bats with the Squires on Sunday with practice planned.
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