Northwestern Telephone switches to new central board in Williston
Williston will switch to a modern common battery central board at midnight Sunday October 5. A dozen workers will install over five weeks replacing old crank phones with new sets. Officials from Minneapolis and Minot assist. system promises 50 percent better service and two thousand-phone capacity statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company
Williston
Central
Northwestern Telephone Company
E. J. McGrath
Minneapolis
R. A. Alsop
Minot
C. H. Coar
Frank Garske
Miss Hazel Duncan
L. B. Wilson
United States
Twin Cities
Jamestown
Aid For Farmers Hit By Drought
Drought stricken farmers in Montana North Dakota and Washington will receive spring planting loans from a $2 350 000 fund. Loans limit $5 an acre up to 100 acres. Montana gets 1 550 000 North Dakota 600 000 Washington 200 000.
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St. Paul, Minn
North Dakota
Montana
Waington
E. G. Quamme
St. Paul Federal Land Bank
G. L. Christie
Houston
Department of Agriculture
T. A. Hoverstad
Fargo Agricultural College
Quamme
Washington
Bowling Alleys Reopen Near Orpheum Theater
The bowling alleys beside the Orpheum Theatre reopened after summer closure. Manager Mr. Munger renovated the facilities aiming to attract strong teams for the fall and winter season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum Theatre
Munger
Spanish Influenza Reported At Scobey
Fifty cases of Spanish influenza reported at Scobey Montana with several deaths. The town is short of nurses and doctors and a plea for help has been sent to Washington DC.
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Scobey
Montana
Washington, D. C
Wesley Trowbridge Dies in Williston At 22
Wesley Aaron Trowbridge died Monday in Williston from typhoid fever and heart leakage. He was born December 21, 1895, and was 22 years old. He leaves his parents Horace and unnamed, three brothers Archie Robert and Lawrence, and two sisters Minnie Blood and Laura. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Methodist church with Rev. C. J. Forster. burial followed in Riverview cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Trowbridge
Williston
Pat Tone
Wesley Aaron Trowbridge
Horace Sheldon Trowbridge
Archie
France
Robert
Lawrence
Minnie Blood
Devon
Mont
Laura
Wesley
Methodist Church
C. J. Forster
Riverview Cemetery
Ralph Greengard Reported Ill At Great Lakes Training
Mr Toe Greengard received a telegram from his son Ralph at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station near Chicago. Ralph reports an attack of la grippe and pneumonia while on leave, but a morning wire says he is getting along nicely and recovery is hoped for soon.
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Toe Greengard
Ralph
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Chicago
Mitchell Leases McIntyre Barber Shop on South Main
Chas Mitchell, formerly of Nelsons Barber Shop, has leased the McIntyre Barber Shop on South Main Street and will take possession Monday. The new management promises first class work and good service and seeks former customers.
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Chas. Mitchell
Nelson
McIntyre
South Main Street
Monaement
Turks Defeated On Historic Field
The article notes the plains of Esdraelon the Battlefield of Armageddon and its biblical resonance with historic battles. It cites Gideon, Saul, Josiah, Holofernes, Pompey, Mark Antony, Titus, and Saladin’s sieges. It mentions Napoleon’s battle near the plain and today’s dispatches report Bri forces at Damascus and French cavalry near Beirut.
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Palestine
Badraelon
Galilee
Samaria
Mont Carmel
Asia Minor
Gideon
Jordan
Mount
Gilboa
Saul
Jonathan
Josiah
Holofernes
Esdraelon
Pompey
Mark
Anthony
Titus
Mount Tabor
Vespizian
Saladin
Napoleon Bonaparte
Acre
Alexander the Great
Asia
Bri
Damascus
Beirut
Mediterranean
Knitting Party At Mrs Brant’s Home
Mrs J S Brant hosted a gathering of friends yesterday afternoon. Knitting dominated the event and a two course lunch was served at 5 30.
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J. S. Brant
North Dakota Fourth Liberty Loan Nears 12 Million Subscribed
Marion North Dakota at noon today reported roughly 12 million dollars subscribed toward a 19 million quota in the Fourth Liberty Loan drive. State chairman Wesley C. McDowell said the response shows patriotism although reports come slowly due to threshing season. Minot and Williston reports indicate local success with Williston and surrounding districts surpassing their 50,000 quota. several western counties have met or exceeded allotments as the drive proceeds.
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Marion
N. D
North Dakota
Wesley C. McDowell
McDowell
Minot
Williston
L. ©. Wingate
Rally Day at Congregational Church Planned
Next Sunday will feature Rally Day at the Congregational Church with promotion exercises in Sunday School morning and a sacred concert in the evening. Special music is arranged, and Mr and Mrs A R Babcock will participate in the musical program that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
A. R. Babcock
Million for Spanish Influenza Aid Approved This Week
Congress passed a one million dollar appropriation to the United States Health Bureau to combat Spanish Influenza. The disease, recently imported from Europe, has spread rapidly in the eastern states causing alarm in Massachusetts and Connecticut. In some eastern Army camps up to seventy percent of men are affected. More than forty thousand cases have been reported in Army camps nationwide in the past three weeks.
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Congress
United States Health Bureau
United States
Europe
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Belgium Clothing Drive Repeats For War Relief
The Belgium Relief Committee launches a second national clothing drive under the National Red Cross to aid Belgian civilians facing winter. Local organizers A. L. Butler S. E. Van Derboef and Howard Lampman urge residents to donate garments at the Armory basement or ship them to Howard Lampman in Williston North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Friends of Belgium
A. L. Butler
8. E. van Derboef
Howard Lampman
Williston
N. D
Freight Wreck Near Brockton Delays Main Line Traffic
A freight train wreck near Brockton Montana in the early week caused heavy damage and hours of delays on the main line. A man named Foster, while riding the freight, was mortally wounded and before dying gave his home as Williston.
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Brockton
Mont
Foster
Williston
Allies Press On as German Defenses Weaken Near Cambrai
Allied forces push along the front from St Quentin to Cambrai as German defenses crumble. British French and American troops advance toward La Chateau, with Vimy and Lille rail hubs under threat while Damascus falls to Allenby’s forces, signaling broader Turkish collapse in Syria and Palestine.
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Flanders
Roulers
Mentin
Ostend
Thourout
Lys
Lille
Courtrai
Cambrai
St. Quentin-Cambrai
France
St. Quentin
Marshal Foch
Belgium
Hindenburg
Scarpe
Oise
Rheims
le Cateles
LaChateau
London
Damascus
Syria
Allenby
British War Office
Palestine
Beirut
Aleppo
Kreisel Buys Smith Out and Takes Jewelry Store
Herman Kreisel purchased the F. H. Smith jewelry store this week and becomes owner. He has worked in the business since May 1912 and will continue to offer up to date jewelry, cut glass and silverware, while acting as official inspector of watches for the Great Northern railway. Mr. Smith plans to enter another line of business soon after starting the store in March 1905 and has grown a steady business.
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Herman Kreisel
F. H. Smith
Kreisel
Mr. Smith
Great Northern Railway
Smith
Barn On Pettis Farm Burns Near City
A barn on the J. EB Pettis farm one mile north of town was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. Hay, feed and other farm materials burned. At the suggestion of the Northern Division of the American Red Cross there will be no officers elected this fall for the Williams County Chapter, with old officers holding over until fall 1919. J Arthur Cunningham, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EB. Pettis
American Red Cross
Williams County
J. Arthur Cunningham
Germans Face Possibility of War Loss, Press Warns
Amsterdam reports German editors warn the nation may lose the war if unity fails. Berlin sees panic over Bulgaria’s defection and calls for action as resignations of Hertling and Hintze ripple through politics and public mood.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Zeitung Am Mittag
Vormaerts
Berlin
London
Bulgaria
Holland
William
Junkers
Kreuz Zeitung
von Hertling
von Hintze
Afternoon Party Honoring Mrs George Johnson
Mr. C. F. Currey entertained about twelve Indianapolis friends at her home yesterday afternoon. Luncheon was served and guests attended in a cordial social gathering.
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C. F. Currey
George Johnson
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Ralph Greengard
Mitchell
E. W. Kemble
Bamble
We National Security League
Haig
Scheldt Canal
Meuse
Argonne
Montfaucon
Brieulle-Biiarville
Pettis
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