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Williston Graphic

Location

Williston, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1911

Page

3

Ladies Aid supper and bazaar announced for Saturday

The Ladies Aid plans a supper and bazaar on Saturday evening October event with items like guilts aprons and fancy work for sale Supper priced 25c adults and 5c children Rev Hollett to preach next Sunday October The next Aid to meet with Mrs Ed Lucas Various locals visited Williston for business and events including Haviland with a new 105 foot well and school site improvement league planning another meeting October 14th

Geo. Addyman Mr. Lucas Williston L. C. Williams E. L. Haviland Floyd Hyatt Armstrong Hamilton

Local Farming Notes and Social Visits Near Williston

Mrs W C Brooks and daughters visited Mrs Dillree. Miss Flossie Freeman and father returned from Montana. Farmers ship grain to Minneapolis and profit. Jack Martin’s crew back. Crosby drought hurts. Ennes family moved into Norman Dickey house. P G Head plans coal mine work. Williston visits and Sunday calls among local families.

Mr. Ennes Norman Dickey P. G. Head Alva Raulston Williston

Sermon and Socials Highlight Sand Creek Area Church

Rev Hollett preached at the Sand Creek school house last Sunday afternoon. Clarence Rensberger and family attended the Brethren church services and had dinner with Wm Marsh and family. Mr and Mrs Roy Ashwill spent Sunday evening at Chester Logan's. Rev Hollett and Mr Dickson from Williston dined with R C Snook and family. Mrs R C Snook visited Mrs P G Head on Monday.

Hollett Sand Creek Clarence Rensberger The Brethren Church Wm. Marsh Mrs Roy Ashwill Chester Logan's

Garden Valley Fair Draws Neck to Neck Attendance

Garden Valley residents took a day off for the fair with neighbors noting visits by Mr. and Mrs. Vande Berg and Paul Field with Ernest Francis calling. Typhoid fever sidelines Mr. McWilliams as town moves in. A farewell dance followed Rev. Hollett’s sermon before his annual conference.

Garden Valley Hollett G. V. Oct. Ltd

Local Social Notes From Creston and Nearby Areas

Pherrin J H Clark from Creston visits the Brokaw home as Buck's threshing completes in the valley this week. Clarence Beard hosts Sunday visitors near Spring Brook. Bert and Mrs Beard visit friends near Missouri Ridge. The Helping Hand club plans a meeting at Mrs Mike Swimlers on Oct 11. Ellen B Toftley visits Willis ton schools over Sunday with the Hart family. Atterberry is in the vicinity. H V Smith and family visit the ranch Sunday. The Helping Hand club shares a pleasant afternoon at Mrs Clara Phillips home Wednesday.

Clarence Beard Spring Brook Bert Beard Missouri Ridge Helping Hand Club Mike Swimler Ellen B. Toftley Williston L. C. Hart Clara Phillips

Williston WCTU Offers Essay Prizes On Temperance Topics

The Williston Woman's Christian Temperance Union invites high and seventh to eighth grade students to submit original essays on ten temperance subjects. Top high school prize is 93.00 with 92.00 for second. junior grades offer 2.00 and 1.00 respectively. Essays must be 800 to 2000 words for older students and 800 to 1200 for younger, typed or ink written, due by December 1, 1911, submitted to the librarian or president of the WCTU.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Williston South North Dakota

Williston City Council Seeks Crossings And Crosswalks

Williston North Dakota council discusses petitions from property owners to construct a cement crossing at 4th Avenue South of 8th Street and a cross walk from Cap Hamp's Lot to A F Burk's Lot on 3rd Avenue East and 5th Street. The body approves both projects and grants time extensions on contracts. It also votes to cancel a sewer tax assessment for the United States Reclamation Service and authorizes public notices for water main construction in District No. One.

Williston N. Dak Jackson Borshelm Milloy Marelius Vohs Johanna McKay Williaton N. D N Dak 4Th Avenue 8Th Street T. W. Greer Borsheim Cap Hapip A. F. Burk 3Rd Avenue 5Th Street Cc. A. Porritt United States Reclamation Service Alderster Graphic 7Th Avenue 7Th Street 11Th Street 2Nd Avenue 6Th Avenue 9Th Street E. M. Atterberry

Akey Hurt Delivering Hay In Town

Mr Akey sustained injuries while delivering eighteen loads of hay in town and was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Sunday visits included Mrs Byron Hall and her mother at John Hamilton's home. Hall’s ling rented their farm and plans to winter in California after a Minnesota visit. Len Rieder is selling stock and preparing to move to Delano Minnesota to open a butcher shop. The first month of school concluded Friday September 29 with certificates for perfect attendance awarded to Edna Hamilton Zethra Ryal Grace and Irene Ekeberg. The G V literary society met Friday evening and will hold the next meeting Friday October 13. A Elliott visited Akey Sunday. Frank Waters and Mr McKnight assisted Nels Lundell with potato digging. Ernest Francis and H Helgeson of Williston spent Sunday at Ekeberg’s.

Akey Byron Hall John Hamilton Hall Ling Minnesota California Len Rieder Delano Minn Edna Hamilton Zethra Ryal Grace Irene Ekeberg G. V. Literary Society A. Elliott Akey’s

Notice for Bids for Seed House at Willis ton Experiment Station

Sealed bids to build a seed house at the Willis ton Experiment Station Williston North Dakota must be received by October 1 1911. Plans and specifications are available at Bruegger Mercantile Co Williston. Bid bonds equal to the bid amount are required. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. W A Yoder Secretary Agricultural College North Dakota

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Ed. Lucas Mr. Hagan Marmon Flossie Freeman Father Tom Freeman Montana Mat Battes Will Brooks Arna Grimm Dillree Freeman Gus Striepben Dillrees Willard Brooks R. E. Dillree Minneapolis Chas. Helms Tioga Ernest Lares Brooks Earl C. Smith Arad Grlman Wiedeman's Frank Engles Freeman Ranch Jack Martin Jack Crosby Clair Wilder Harry Wolverton Chester Ashwill Guy Head Stevens Sis Alec Express Stevens Arms & Tool Company P.O. Box Chicopee Falls Massachusetts Vande Berg Will Hamilton Paul Field Ernest Francis McWilliams Spenser Harris Lee Hamilton Willard, Mont Wild Rose R. Rieder H. Rieder Neils Lundell O. C. Ekeberg Zella Francis Julia Honek Will and Orin Hamilton Mabel Elliott Callie Hamilton Hall's Nels Lundell Ekeberg’s Pherrin J. H. Clark Creston Iowa Brokaw Buck Mr. Atterberry H. V. Smith Swab & Kateer Pharmacists City Council Ad McKay Williams County Frank Waters Mr. McKnight H. Helgeson Main Street William Harstein Geo. Abrahams Shady Glen Shady Glen Dairy D. I. Todd
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