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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1912
Page
3
Local correspondence highlights farmers reading farm periodicals, upcoming ball game plans, Sunday school welcomes, and residents visiting Milwaukee and Williston. Notices salute the late Charles Moline and a lost gentlemen’s black coat with fur collar reported near Marmon, with a finder asked to contact Elmo J. Brown.
Seeding busy, ground preps under way. Helmer Narum loses another horse last week. Marmon beat Eastfork nine to one last week, with a Sunday rematch delayed by Cottonwood Lake game. Local residents, coyotes dug for, and illness cases cited among Norris and Bolton families.
David Willard attended an Epping event on Monday and a grand wedding dance occurred there last Friday night. Chas Kinney and Clarence Kirken dale shopped in Epping last week. Donald Miller is on the sick list. Earl Evans has bought seed grain recently. David Willard also lost a fine colt last week.
Sealed bids due May 28 1912 by Pherrin School Board for digging a cellar 18 by 22 feet 7 feet deep walling with cement 8 inch wall and raising the building over the cellar plastering the school house and building a chimney from cellar to top for furnace and other specifications at the clerk's office. Board may reject all bids. O E Wagerman Clerk Williston North Dakota.
Wild Rose School number two will hold a school election on the second Tuesday in June 8. P Fletcher did business in Wiliston Monday. Inga Nelson works at Chas Storseths. A H Voha of Williston passed Sunday. William Larson and brother Victor service a gasoline engine for a company. Chris Fredrickson was in the county seat Saturday. Ole Frederickson and wife are at Devils Lake. Frank Tanner visited the Fletcher home Sunday. Vern McMurrin wife and daughter visited C J Cooks Sunday afternoon. Miss Tillie Helland plans to spend the summer on the farm with her parents. Town supervisors will inspect roads May 27.
Farmers continue seeding as a week of favorable weather ends. Local visits include Mrs William Young with daughter Mrs Roy Ashwell, and Thomas Chamberlain with R C Snook. Pupils Julia Head Lois Logan and Helen Snook finished exams. A Sunday school at Eureka and Brethren preaching follow services. Baby girl born May 17 to Mr and Mrs Bloom.
Rain from the 2nd to the 6th set back seeding but by week end favorable weather returned and the drill work resumed. Mr and Mrs Hanger and Mr and Mrs Callaway visited Mr and Mrs W P Thornton. Mises Martin Claire Thornton and Margaret Mitchell called on Mises Thornton. Geo Simmons sowed wheat for W S Martin using a gasoline engine with discs and drill, covering about fifty acres daily.
Notices detail a 1912 foreclosure by advertisement on the Bolseker mortgage of 1909 held by Teano Dicker Rosa Dicker with sale set for July 10 at 10 am at the Williams county courthouse Williston. Also public notices on guardian ad litem for Violet Hall custody and hearings on Tina Jane Marling estate real estate sale in Williams county with Lot 8 Block 14 Westlawn addition.
Department of the Interior United States Office at Williston North Dakota issues notice of intention to take a year’s proof for entr y No. 4093 by Eneyold Andriasen and listed co‑parties including Emil Halverson Henry Ke Gray Samuel Adams, with related land details in Township 187 North Range 103 West. The notice is recorded by the register and receiver at Williston.
Department of the Interior notice announces Guntav Smebak of Bonetrafil North Dakota will present five year proof to establish a homestead claim in section 1 township 157 north range 103 west fifth principal meridian before the Williston land office on June 28 1913. Witnesses Ole O Stenberg O L Wilson Oscar Leddel all of Benetraflin provide testimony.
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