Militia Company Forming in Williston for December Muster
Attorney A L Knaut reports Governor Sarles ordered mustering of a Williston militia company. If legal, it becomes Company E 1st Regiment Infantry North Dakota National Guard. Muster date is December 8 with Brigadier General H M Creel Adjutant General as officer. Call at Knaut's office to enlist and sign muster rolls promptly.
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Sarles
Knaut
1St Regiment Infantry
North Dakota
National Guard
H. M. Creel
L. Knaut
Attorney Knaut
Nelson Prize Winners Announced in Minnesota North Dakota
Prize awards for best managed and tilled farms across Minnesota and North Dakota announced by Prof. Shaw and Prof. Hoverstad. North Dakota divided into four divisions with winners including John Donnelly Grafton W W Brown Amenia E H Heine Edendale and H A Nelson Ray among others.
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James J. Hill
Great Northern
Minnesota
North Dakota
Thomas Shaw
Hoverstad
John Donnely
Grafton
T. H. May
Larimore
John Munig
Webster
W. W. Brown
Amenia
J.B Power
C. W. Williamson
Havana
E. H. Heine
Edendale
H. M. Smith
Fisher
J. Sweensgard
Bowen
H. A. Nelson
Ray
Geo. Horn
Ross
Hans Hanson
Carpio
Evans and Powell Open Second Shaft at Black Diamond Mine
Henry C Evans and Ray Powell have opened a second shaft at the Black Diamond coal mine, purchased by the Williston Land Co. They began mining last week, with Evans noting the coal nearby is the best he has seen and that the new shaft will greatly increase output and demand.
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Henry C. Evans
Ray Powell
Black Diamond
Williston Land Co
Me. Evans
U. S. Reclamation Service
Williston
Wrecks on Great Northern Trip Claim Three Passengers Dead
Last week the Great Northern line piled up wrecks with about ten in seven days. Thursday three passenger wrecks occurred. at least two killed. Oriental Limited No 1 wrecked near Devon with engineer A B Comfort and a fireman killed. fireman Rice of Devils Lake injured but recovering. All cars left tracks. engine pinned beneath. Telegraph poles and derailed tender tossed. Wreckage scattered cattle and sheep. Noon collision with stock train hurt stockman H C Cowan of Harlem Montana. No 2 wrecked later. fireman badly injured and taken to Minot.
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Great Northern Road
Oriental Limited
Devon
A. B. Comfort
Minot
Rice
Devils Lake
Here
H. C. Cowan
Harlem
Mont
Yeoman Lodge Organizing Efforts Reported Favorable
Yeoman Lodge organizer H L Healey says he has about fifty charter members ready and aims to organize the lodge this week or early next. Mr and Mrs Vohs and Mr and Mrs Emil Nelson are members and welcome the new lodge in the city.
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H. L. Healey
Yeoman Lodge
Healy
Vohs
Emil Nelson
Garfield vows thorough overhaul of interior department
Washington November 24 The arrival of James R Garfield as secretary of the interior promises a sweeping reorganization of the departments bureaus and personnel The Keep committee faulted the general land office as years behind in its methods and urged top to bottom reform Commissioner Richards tenure faced scrutiny while his retirement was pressed Garfield planned to overhaul all bureaus including the patent pension land Indian education and the geological survey when he takes office in March next year.
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Washington
James R. Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock
Keep
Interior Department
General Land Office
Times
W. A. Richards
Richards
Senator Warren
Wyomings
Patent Office
Pension Office
Land Office
Indian Office
Bureau of Education
Geological Survey
Garfield
Machinery for City Power House Nears Operation
The city power house is installing recently arrived machinery including the engine and dynamo. Arc lights, hose carts, and hose have arrived. Eight inch pipe is still awaited to complete the main line. If the pipe travels the road in six weeks or less the plant should be ready within about two weeks.
Land Office Closed by Interior Order
Secretary of the Interior withdraws from entry filing or sale all coal lands withdrawn last October under the coal law, effectively putting the Lewiston Montana land office out of commission and halting work at the local office.
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Lewiston, Mont
Secretary of the Interior
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Knauf
A. L. Knauf
H. A. Nelson Prize
Hy. A. Nelson
James J. Hull
Yeoman
Yonart Uniterest
Bruegger Mercantile Co
Greencard Bros
N . B. Ludowese Abstracts
Williams
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