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Williston Graphic

Location

Williston, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1914

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Four Dead In Hold Up Near Chelsey Montana

Four men died in a Saturday holdup near Chelsey Montana when armed bands clashed. A Great Northern engineer A J Giantvalley was killed while attempting to intervene. The fight drew in local residents and about 150 armed Indians assisting in roundups. authorities reported 105 detained at a depot Sunday evening.

Chelsey Montane I. W.w's Evensmen Suppy Hobos A. J. Giantvalley Great Northern Civil Engineer Giantvalley

Special Train To Bismarck For State Teachers Meeting

The State Teachers Association meets in Bismarck on October 21 22 and 28 with an engaging program and an industrial exposition. Minot Normal School arranges a special tourist and standard sleeper train leaving October 20 to connect for the sessions, returning after the close. Soo railroad offers a two cent mile rate. Minot to Bismarck round trip is 7.60 with various sleeper fares and chartered lower berths available at flat rates.

Minot State Normal School Northwest A. G. Crane North Dakota State Teachers’ Association Bismarck Drake Soo Railroad Sno Bismarck Auditorium Bae

Prairie Fire Now Burning Out Near Euclid

A devastating prairie fire near Euclid Minnesota started Friday afternoon and moved across farmland before gradually burning out by Saturday morning. Sparks from a Northern Pacific engine are blamed. farmers lost hay, grain stacks, and at least one home narrowly saved.

Euclid Minn Here Northern Pacific M. Magsam de A. Diggins Diggins C. Casavan M. H. Kuhn C. Meyers N. Weiland T. Puet R. H. Linnaberry Red Lake Falls East Grand Forks

Burglars Hit Rawsons Store for Revolvers

Burglars forced an entrance to Rawsons hardware store last Saturday morning, pried back a heavy door bar after wetting the transom, and escaped with a number of revolvers. No trace of the robbers has been found to date.

Rawson Hardware

G N Train Kills Petersburg Man

Grand Forks Oct 5 a transient man believed to be William Reynolds or Withersey was hit by a Great Northern train near Petersburg Saturday evening. He died at Devils Lake hospital after his leg was mangled and amputated. Identification remains uncertain with letters bearing both surnames found on him.

Grand Forks William Reynolds Withersey Great Northern Petersburg Devils Lake Ohe Devils Lake Hospital Reynolds

Absent Voters Ballot Process Described

The county auditor offers application blanks for absent voters ballots. Applicants may fill out the form and file it with the auditor to have the ballot mailed, allowing voting even when not present on election day.

Dan Doin Arrested In Police Court For Drunk And Disorderly

Dan Doin faced a police court hearing after a Tuesday arrest on a drunk and disorderly charge and was fined five dollars.

Dan Doin

Manitobans In Williston Today

A party of twelve Manitobans visits Williston as part of a North Dakota better farming tour. Led by Agriculture Minister George Lawrence, the group travels from Grand Forks to Fargo and Valley City before Williston, meeting local clubs, dining with Missouri Ridge Better Farmers, and touring county farms under guide Hall.

North Dakota Grand Forks Fargo Valley City Williston J. H. Worst Thomas Cooper N. D. Better Farming Association F. R. Crane G. N L. L. LaRue Better Farming Mr. Hall Missouri Ridge Better Farmers Club Manitoba Party George Lawrence Roderick Mackenzie Grain Growers’ Association R. T. Riley Northern Mortgage Company J. D. McGregor R. Tarr Canadian Finance W. H. McWilliams Winnipex Grain Exchange Henry Detchon Canadian Credit Men's Association C. B. Piper William Grassie Industrial Bureau G. W. Allan Canadian Bank of Commerce M. F. Christie Board of Trade Wv. C. Brown Winnipeg Bankers’ Association

Double header October ninth at school grounds

A Friday night outdoor basketball doubleheader is planned on October ninth to boost high school athletics funds. Girls play the faculty while boys face the men teachers aided by ex-superintendents Bilithorpe and Brownson. Tickets are twenty five cents for the public and fifteen cents for pupils.

Mackenroth Bilithorpe Brownson

Has Citizenship a Value and the Local Store

Citizenship has value tied to communities and protection. We must support local stores to preserve convenient home access to goods and avoid mail order drawbacks. The local merchant provides accountability, immediate delivery, and fair pricing, justifying a shared obligation to sustain commerce at home.

Ee Tocal Ie Bava Bie

Wisconsin lecture series features Gearhart and touring troupes

Brightness and wit with instruction and inspiration, Col. G A Gearhart renowned lecturer vouched by the Extension department of Wisconsin University. The International Opera Company and Norfleet Sisters join a program drawn from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota universities to meet Northwest demands. Tickets and season passes will be sold in advance. venues include the Congregational church auditorium. Detailed first-number information to follow.

G. A. Gearhart Wisconsin University International Operatic Company Norfleet Sisters Norma Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Northwest Rather Orage Store Congregational Church

HARGARD AND PRES MAY SEEK PEACE

Washington report says George B. M. Harvey to reconcile with President Wilson at the White House. Harvey, once a Wilson ally, has kept aloof since a 1912 breach while Wilson sought his friendship for a time. Also notes McKenzie county booster W. H. Rogers with 250 acres alfalfa and a cattle herd of about 180 after recent shipments and tests.

Washington George B. M. Harvey Wilson Report New Jersey Harper's Weekly White House Harvey Harner McKenzie County W. H. Rogers Rogers Williston

Ten Acre Potato Crop Boosts Local Farm Income

Joseph Wegley raised twenty seven hundred twenty bushels of potatoes on a near ten acre tract north of the city. At sixty cents a bushel the field grossed about 1632 dollars, a promising sum for Williston farmers. The Williston township farmers club holds an all day meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Siewert Muddy Valley on Tuesday October 18 with dinner around 1 PM. Members and visitors are urged to attend to boost Better Farming.

Joseph Wegley Williston Willston Township

Court cases this week in Fisk term heard

Judge Fisk presided over a term of court hearing cases including Burdick versus Pierson over land title east of the city Hess versus Hess a divorce action Mrs Hess seeks divorce David son versus Gregerson title to a farm west of the city Porches versus Erans wages claimed by the plaintiff.

Fisk Burdick Pierson Hess

Constructive Program Critique From Utah Letter Cites Wilson Policies

Salt Lake City editorial praises Wilson’s public rhetoric but argues the so called constructive program failed in practice. It contends tariff and other policies harmed factories and workers, increased uncertainty, and did not lower living costs. The piece claims results prove party aims and hang on fruits rather than intentions.

Salt Lake City Utah Hera Wilson Democratic Congressional Committee Mr. Wilson

Make the Tariff Wholly American

Cedar Rapids Iowa Republican urges voters to elect a Congress in November that will restore national prosperity by enacting a Tariff fully protecting American labor and manufacturing. It argues free trade has harmed jobs and insists tariffs must rival foreign labor costs to revive factories and wages.

Cedar Rapids Europe America

Annual Penny Supper at Methodist Church Friday

The famous Penny Supper will be on Friday evening beginning at 5 30 o clock. The young ladies of the Methodist church are doing everything to make this a grand success. The bill of fare includes Escalloped potatoes potato salad meat loaf baked beans bread and butter pickles coffee cake. In the basement of the Methodist church Friday evening. Everybody invited.

Methodist Church

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