Williston News Letter Reports Local Activity and Planting
Our Regular Correspondent notes Mansfield and Donohue hauling coal while Koepke family returns to claim. Neighbors arrive on their claims with crops. Miss Leona Mansfield visits home from Williston. West Lawn trees to be planted with protections urged. Blacksmith Borstad expands business and five men set out trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mansfield
Messrs
Mansfield
Donohue
Koepke
Nippstad
Zee Miss Koepke
West Lawn
West Lawn Additions
Williston Land Company
Huntsville News Notes Shoppers Visit Buford and Local Calls
Horsetide and Miss Solie shopped in Buford Friday while T. E. Robinson visited S. E. Westbrooks Wednesday night. E. E. Lacey and wife shopped Monday Saturday. Mrs. J. E. Westbrook visited Trenton Tuesday. C. G. Lambert and Joe Taylor of Eight Mile were in our country Tuesday. Larceny Burgess of Eight Mile called on J. B. Westbrooks last Saturday. KE. Robinson of Superior, Wis. arrived last Wednesday. badly crippled from a streetcar wreck there and seeking a leave of absence. He and his wife may be at home after July 10, weather permitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dim Hinch
Miss Solie
Buford
T. E. Robinson
S. E. Westbrooks
E. E. Lacey
J. E. Westbrook
L. J. Ezell
Trenton
CG. R. Lambert
Joe Taylor
Our Country
Larcey Burgess
Eight Mile
J. BE
Westbrooks
KE. Robinson
Superior
Wis
Planted Trees to the Public
During the past several days officials initiated a public tree planting campaign. Local agencies coordinated volunteers and city crews to plant saplings along streets and parks to improve shade and urban greenery.
Estray Law Amended in 1907 Legislature
The recent legislature amended the estray law with notices required. Finders must publish within ten days, file descriptions with the county auditor, and mail copies to the commissioner in Bismarck. A three member board of appraisers is appointed locally, and destruction follows if appraised worth less. Approved March 13 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor
Bismarck
Farmers Progressive Association Meets in Higley
The Farmers Progressive Association of Higley North Dakota met at Gust Petersons residence on Friday May 17 with a small attendance due to ongoing seeding. The group expects full turnout at the next meeting at L I Allbrights residence on Friday June 7 to discuss potato culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Progressive Association of
Higley
N. D
Gust Peterson
L. I. Allbright
School Notes on Exams and Contests
Regular state examinations begin next Friday. Pupils finish recitation Thursday. Mr Ellithorpe and Geo Shafer returned from Grand Forks. Shafer represented Williston H S in a state declamation contest, reaching the honored six. Grafton H S won first and Ligerwood second. Seniors seek a motto. editors suggest Talk Much and Say Little. Literary Society disbands for year. Gardens planted. field day trips taken. The Class Book reveals zeros among seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellithorpe
Geo. Shafer
Grand Forks
Williston H. 8
Grafton H. 5
Ligerwood
H.S
H. S. Literary Society
Railroad Notes Highlight City Visit and Staff Changes
Supt G 5 Stuart of the Minnesota division visited the city Monday with master carpenter J Zinke. R T Weigle becomes the new expense clerk at the G N freight depot. After June 1 B S Merritt adds ticket agent duties as Western Union work is separated with Jas Perry in charge. Claim Agent O Connell called on business Wednesday while Will Harvey transfers to express office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. 5
Stuart
Minot
J. Zinke
R. T. Weigle
G. N
B.S. Merritt
Western Union
Jas. Perry
O'Connell
Will Harvey
Supreme Court Lets Express Firms Sell Liquor in Kentucky
The Supreme Court ruled that express companies may conduct a business that effectively vends liquor in Kentucky counties with local option. The decision holds that local interference would hinder interstate traffic, siding with Adams Express Co. against Kentucky in Knox and Laurel counties. Justice Harlan dissented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express Companies
North Dakota
Washington, D.C
Kentucky
Supreme Court
Bourbon
Iowa
Kansas
Adams Express Co
Knox
Laurel
Cincinnati
Harlan
Freight wreck slows Great Northern near Brockton
Sunday night the east bound passenger Number 4 was delayed several hours by a freight wreck at Brockton. Two freights collided scattering lumber across the yards. No injuries were reported though two trains were fast and a double header.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Brockton
Bulls for Sale and City Land Listings in Huffland
Eight registered Shorthorn bulls aged one to three years and several heifers of the same age are for sale. Contact H. A. Carey at Huffland M. D. for details. Also list city lots and farms with A. A. Austill to get top prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Carey
Huffland
M. D. Sztt
A. A. Austill
Regular Bowels Cure Claim for Dr Kings New Life Pills
An advertisement promises that keeping bowels regular with Dr Kings New Life Pills prevents appendix issues. It claims gentle action and guarantees by Brownell Drug Co. 25. The copy urges trying the product to avoid medical problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownell Drug Co
Jan Mek Chased Heart Voe Was Mrs
Fragmentary OCR text provides no clear event or entities. The line seems garbled with names and terms lacking context or verifiable details. No second fact is reliably present to summarize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Mek
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Shoemaker
Mike Fuss
A. L. Mansfield
C. O. Borstad
Bachelor Hall
Donahue
Leona Mansfield
Williston
Sidney Reinstrom
Borstad
Horsetide
the Farmers Association
Washington
Orm
Hylo
Oxford
Florsheim
Greengard Bros
Williston, N. D
Locator Pub. Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Bijou Theatre
The
Bijou
Onstad’s
John N. Dithmer & CO
Lassen Ave
Coulter
Minnesota
James J. Pettit
Jones’ Livery
Brownell Drug Company
Ife
Fust Ork
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