Water Users Meet Discuss Reclamation Extension Act
A Monday meeting of Williston water users reviewed the Reclamation Extension Act, with a vote of 20 to 1 in favor. A water users representative, Mr. Wm. G. Owens, was chosen for the board of review as part of the new arrangement.
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Williston
Bruegger
Secretary of the Interior
Eather
Board of Review
Wm. G. Owens
Loom Board of Review
Ir. Arthur
W. Everson
Changes Loom in House Leadership After Next Congress
Washington reports impending shifts as Champ Clark and Uncle Joe Cannon clash at session start. Democrats face a reduced 24 vote margin and may reassign committee seats while retaining the Speakership. Republicans and progressives gain leverage in a narrowly split chamber.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Cbamp Clark
Joe Cannon
House
Clark
Hie
Protote
Williams County School Officers Hold Eighth Annual Meeting
The Williams County school officers held their eighth annual meeting November 5 and 6 in the city. Highlights included talks by N. C. Macdonald on rural progress, A. G. Crane on Dollars and Sense, and L. Amsberry on consolidation. County Supt. Martha P. Tatem was praised for eight years of leadership.
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Williams County
T. F. Burns
Tioga
John Albrecht
F. W. MacManus
N. C. Macdonald
Valley City
Macdonald
Martha P. Tatem
A. G. Crane
Minot Normal School
Peterson
Fiel Uty
Itiley
Margaret Monroe
E. J. Taylor
Taylor
Tatem
Lavina Amsberry
Brooklyn
Supt. Tatem
Williston Seeks Hospital Financed by Citizens Committee
A Williston North Dakota finance committee reports plans to raise funds for a new city hospital serving Williams County. The panel, chaired by G B Metzger with members from church and civic groups, outlines governance, stock voting limits, city transfer of property, and executive finance subcommittees, aiming to start construction after 60 percent capital stock is subscribed.
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Minot
St. Joseph Hospital
Williston
North Dakota
B. Metager
E. S. Shaw
E. Monson
E. N. Eidsness
Wm. G. Owens
G. B. Metzger
Faree
Rugby
Bismarck
Decorah
Town
Glasgow
Montana
Elena
Wilel Tawa
Ape Chori
Board of Directors
Association
Righa
Wiliston
Williams
Northwest
Iit
Man survives gunpowder blast with skull wound in North Dakota
Hans Johnson, 30, of Carpio, North Dakota, survived a homemade cartridge blast that exploded in his gun, driving the stock through the left skull. He walked from a barn to his home despite severe head injuries and brain exposure.
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Anwlifort
Goto
Conmitten
Ebonezer Thn
Payne Law
Kenmare
N. D
Hans Johnson
Carpio
Johnson
Allies Reach German Soil In Three Fronts
London reports troops of the Allies on German soil for the first time since the war began. In Silesia East Prussia and Alsace advance guards of Grand Duke Nicholas’s Russian forces are within about 200 miles of Berlin, signaling a potential shift in the war’s balance.
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London
Silesia
East Prussia
Alsace
Germany
Nicholas
Berlin
Heavy Reinforcements to the Western Front Amid War News
Fragmented wartime dispatch describes heavy reinforcements to western lines and ongoing Allied operations. The report notes Russian actions and Allied naval movements, with references to equipment and strategic deployments impacting the campaign.
Corn and Potato Contest Winners Disclosed in County Event
The event on November 5 in uptown rooms judged corn and potato exhibits with 84 corn entries and 52 potato entries. Prize winners include James Kellar Ruth Lindholm John Kellar Mabel Nelson and others from Medicine Lodge Grinnell and Nelson districts. Local prizes followed district rankings. The Minot Orchestra performed in Williston with concerts and dances at the Armory. Salvation Army European War Relief fund urged donations to Captain Boyd with address at 425 Washington Ave. Miss Elmira Musick traveled to Havre Montana with Hazel McChesney en route to Spokane.
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Upt
E.W. Hall
Chas
H. Ruzicka
Ohio
Jamex Kellar
Medieine Lodre Dist
Ruth Lindholm
Tande Tirst
Eva Booth
Salvation Army
U.S. A
Belgium
France
Great Britaan
Germany
Boyd
Williston
Washington Avenue
Elmira Musick
Havre
Mont
Hazel McChesney
Spokane
Washington
Foot and Mouth Disease Quarantine Across Nine States
Historical report describes foot and mouth disease affecting cattle sheep swine and goats with sores on tongues hooves and milk ducts drying up. Officials announce quarantine on shipments from Wisconsin Ohio and Chicago area and state meat from infected animals is unsafe. packing firms reassure the public and 1000 workers fumigate stocks yards and equipment.
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Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Onde
Chicago Union
Glass Held Up by Embargo in Pittsburgh Quarantine
In Pittsburgh on November 6 a federal quarantine to stamp out foot and mouth disease has halted thousands of dollars of manufactured glass. Glassware packed for shipment in hay or straw cannot be moved due to the quarantine rules, leaving warehouses full and producers unable to secure packing materials.
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Pittsburch
Pittsburgh
Chicken Pie Supper Promotes Library and County Unity
A booster event is planned for Monday evening at Library Hall to discuss business and farming interests. Farmers clubs plan delegates and talks to bolster ties with local merchants. The Episcopal ios Guild serves the meal, with tickets good for food at the Commercial Club and Farmers' Clubs.
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Library Hall
Williston
Ios Guild
The
Episcopal Church
Commercial Club
Farmers’ Clubs
Williams County
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