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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1916
Page
3
Williston experiences a busy week with visits from Mrs. Thomas B. Hogan and many locals attending or hosting events. Dr. Mellenthin announces clinic dates. Mrs. McNevin travels to Grand Forks for Thanksgiving, and numerous residents prepare for winter by renting rooms, selling pork products, and attending church concerts.
A Tuesday afternoon accident between Lakeside and Bainville killed Chris and Phillip Angeloff Greek workers known locally. While escorting a power hand car and trailing push car they halted for a siege train on a curve but could not move fast enough. one man died instantly and the other died later at Williston hospital.
The Williston fundraising drive for the enlarged Wittenberg hospital ended last week with the $40,000 target reached and a small surplus. The city gains an up to date hospital, and residents are praised for energy and enterprise, per the McKenzie County Journal.
Annual church event features four booths Fancy Work Baby Plain Sewing and Japanese with an inner starting at 5 80.50 cents menu includes ham baked beans brown bread homemade white bread mashed potatoes beet relish brown pudding orange sauce coffee. Proceeds support Congregational Aid.
The Senior High will move into the new south wing during the emankaling vacation, occupying the second and third floors with over two hundred students. Two second floor rooms can be joined by a rolling partition into a single assembly area, while the basement houses a gymnasium and auditorium with a stage and gallery. The expansion provides much needed housing for Williston schools for the first time in years.
The Corey case hearing before Justice Field was postponed to Friday due to State's Attorney Owens being in Stanway court. Sheriff Erickson returned Barclay from Oroville, Washington, where Corey was arrested on incest allegations. Extradition was waived. The Corey family lives in Trenton after moving from Minot. the father left months ago. The family includes a husband, wife, and three children. The daughter alleged to be the victim is fourteen.
Williston Elka will hold annual memorial services for departed members on Sunday December 3 at the home. The program includes March Orchestra Down the Valley One by One T V Settle J A Corbett T M Cooney R J Murphy Roll Call There's a Land At My Eye Hath Seen Miss Craven Violin Solo Prof Onstad Address Hon T F Cuthbert Selection Orchestra Auld Lang Syne Lodge and Audience Closing Chaplain
Martin Loughland a bachelor farmer of Nelson Valley was found dead in his bed Tuesday night. Authorities believe heart trouble caused the death. Brother of Wm Loughland, he had been to be moved by automobile to Williston, but was found dead when Mr Baldwin arrived to take him. Baldwin notified neighbors and reported the death to arrange burial in Williston.
The serial Overland Red is crowded out by local news this week. A double installment will run in the next issue to finish the storyline.
A Sunday home wedding at 3 P M at Mrs Greenup Edwards 138 Washington Ave united Sophia Ohnstad to Charles Denton and Clara Huseby to William Clark with C J Forster officiating using the ring service. Also Miriam Ferster age 1 8 4 died of bronchial pneumonia at home Tuesday evening November 28. Funeral at Congregational church Thursday at 3 with several ministers assisting. Wm Bergen 31 and Geogen Bergen 28 brothers died of typhoid at their home seven miles west of Grenora. Both leaves widows and children. family mourns. Clinton S Tibbetts farm on Missouri flats showcased a four horse brush cutter of his own invention aiding clearing land.
The wedding of H. Katherine Schumacher to E. Howard Laird occurred Wednesday at the Schumacher home in Williston. Rev H Styles Harriss officiated as a large crowd witnessed the ceremony and a wedding dinner followed. The bride, a native daughter of Williston, wore white silk. the groom, a local man employed in Williston with Montana land holdings, received many gifts.
W Hall reports strong turnout at farmers meetings in Ray and Tioga. Organizers postponed final action on forming farm loan associations to December 9 to widen farmer participation. Hall believes three associations will form this winter under the federal farm loan act.
Thirty acres of hemp were raised on the International Harvester Co. experimental farm at Grand Forks last year and proved successful says manager C. H. Metais. The hemp is undergoing retting and will be shipped to the company factory to be made into twine. Experts were skeptical of hemp cultivation in North Dakota, but the IHC results suggest a potential field for growers and increased farm income if the crop is developed further.
Grenora Examiner notes the first local freight on the Grenora extension arrived Wednesday, delivering way freight and elevator contractor material. Since then trains have arrived daily and locals anticipate ongoing freight, livestock, and grain movement ushering a new business era for the community.
Dr. M. E. Trainor departs Friday for New York City to pursue postgraduate work at the Manhattan Eye and Ear Infirmary and will return after the new year. Dr. Goodson will handle his practice in the interim. In marriages, James F. Browne wed Myrtle Reeser in Temple on November 20, and Christian J. Gronfur married Mina Andrina Fosse in Wheelock on November 22.
A farmer offers a coal pile at 429 Main Street in Williston for local farmers. They are invited to weigh their wagon at the city scales before loading, with the note signed by Ellithorpe.
Rev Drury visited Williston on Monday. Miss Bertha Seltz hosted a Dillon home gathering Friday. Stanley Keltner and Frank Kerth were guests at M Simonson’s Sunday. Mrs F J Wilkinson marked her birthday with town ladies on Saturday afternoon. About a dozen women attended. Epworth League at the M E church organized last Sunday evening with seven active members and many associates. Officers elected include Bertha A Seltz president and Jessie Wilkinson secretary treasurer Albert Martin etc. The group plans to combine activities due to small size.
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