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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1906
Page
5
Williston items cover farm loans at Carney and Green par d s. local visits by Ray and Glasgow visitors. typewriter paper at Williston Drug Co. district news on auctions lots and deeds. a schoolhouse party near Tande. deer hunting notes and new trains. upcoming Ladies Aid sale in early December. multiple brief business and social notes across Williston and surrounding towns.
Communion services will be held next Sunday at the Springbrook school house and at the city court house. Sunday School gathers at 2 p.m. and services follow at 3 p.m. Thanksgiving English services are set for 3 p.m. at the court house. Jeweler Smith orders five new textures, partial installation underway, show cases finished, promising one of the city’s finest storefronts.
Williston High School has risen from second to first class status. Teachers and students praise state high school ard. New pupils include Olga Berg is back after illness. Mina Monroa elected most popular senior girl to play piano for the school if she wins. Thomas O Reilly bound over to Histores Court for highway robbery. Shakespeare Club met at Mr Bilsthorpe due to weather. Dr Shaw of Fargo College spoke to pupils and may visit again.
The funeral of James Costello was held Sunday afternoon at two o clock at the home of Mr and Mrs John Heffernan. Rev Hollet of the M E Church preached the service and burial followed in Williston cemetery. Attending relatives included Mrs James Contello and four children Mrs Tillie Green of Spokane Thomve Costello and Mr and Mrs George Rhode of Ridgelawn Montana Jake Seal of Mondak. Costello died last week after being struck by a GN engine near Mohdak. He was forty four and leaves a wife and four children.
The proclamation by Governor E. F. Porter designates Thursday November 29 as Thanksgiving Day in North Dakota. It urges reverence and gratitude to God for bounties, free government, and state institutions. Issued at the Capitol in Bismarck on November 5, 1906.
I wish to thank the many friends who kindly assisted me in my time of greatest bereavement after the death of my husband. I assure then their kindness will never be forgotten. Mus. Jamen Costello.
The county attorneys held a meeting in this city and organized the bar association. Officers elected were President T. S. Becker, Vice President F. J. Matoushek, Secretary E. A. Palmer, and Treasurer Geo. A. Gilmore. The move aims to benefit all attorneys joining the organization.
Fren McAvoy announces purchase of Emil Nelson’s grocery and confectionery store. He will operate a first place up to date business in the same building as before and invites continued patronage from customers.
Card thanks friends and the Eagles for help after my husband’s death and funeral. I am 80 and grateful for all kindness shown. memories will be cherished by Mag. Ravw Lwieh and friends.
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