Attorney Edwin A Palmer Dies In City
Edwin A Palmer longtime local attorney died at 2 A M after a brief illness of pneumonia He was a public spirited citizen serving war work county food administration Y M C A and Williston School Board He leaves a wife and four children and funeral details were pending.
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Edwin A. Palmer
Williston
Palmer
Angel of Death
Mr. Palmer
Federal Food Administration
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wisconsin
Summerset
A. J. Palmer
Alice Pauline
Stillwater
Agriculture College
St. Anthony Park
Minn
Valparaiso College
Ruth Bradley
Sparta
Minot
Minot Optic
Bas We
Emveren van Com
Palmer, Craven & Burns
Burns
C. C. Converse
Alice Genevieve
Ruth Evelyn
Everett Edwin
Fern Louise
Marriage at Court House Unites John Quiot and Carolina Hille stad
John Quiot and Carolina Hille stad were married at the Court House last Saturday afternoon. Rev. Hitchcock performed the ceremony. Quiot resides northeast of Williston.
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Court House
John Quiot
Carolina Hillestad
Mr. Quiot
Williston
Hitchcock
Custodian Wanted At Post Office
United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive exam for unskilled laborers at Williston from October 30 to November 15 to secure eligibles for vacancies in the laborer custodian service at $600 per year. Open to non citizens of the United States in the present war, but they will not be certified while U.S. citizens are available. List of unclaimed letters advertised at Williston week ending October 15, 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Williston
United States
N. C
Anderson
Ernest
Finnesgard
Hanson
Alexander W
Hawks
H. F
Melans
Miss Laurie
Murphy
Miss
Parish
Albert
Patterson
Miss Edith
Shufelt
J. W
Smith
Calma
Waldo Leonhardy
Influenza Hospital Opened in Williston During Epidemic
Under Red Cross supervision a temporary influenza hospital was opened in Odd Fellows Hall in Williston to care for about thirty patients. Miss Mjelda heads the effort with local volunteers, while the committee at Palmer Craven and Converse coordinates assistance and supplies.
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The
Red Cross
Williston
C. C. Rieger
Dr. Trainor
Mjelda
Odd Fellows Hall
Givng
Health Department
Palmer, Craven and
Converse
Wittenders Hospital
C. F. Curry
Hager and Everson
Forty four Men Leave October 24 for Fort Winfield Scott
Forty four men will entrain from Williams county on October 24 to Fort Winfield Scott California as part of a large county draft call. Special trains will be provided at various points to move the 2000 men from the state, contingent on the influenza epidemic. Local board names include George L. Anderson Samuel C Westphal James Walker McGuiness Bartley Blankenship Olaf J Kerkely Carl Hauge Sam Olson Roy Mitchell Mort Gay Holbrook Henry P Vohs Elder Johnson Laurence L Nelson Peter A Meyer Olof Sand Leonard Jones Herman Swanson L0 Yonkers Eddie Swenson Oscar Carlson Olf Diedrick Car Banks Charles Westcott Sievert Hanson Michael Kneisel Percy Jenks Herman Goss Albert Timmerman David Veitch Howard Smith Elial Stokke Peter Gussline Bernhard Anderson Willard Muesh Charles Hardiniz Leroy Ott Bert Klippen Ole Strand Clifford Beckwith Weldon Peterson Michael Jorgenson Harold Trueblood Fredrick Beck.
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Williams County
Fort Winfield Scott
California
Williston
George L. Anderson
Minneapolis
Samuel C. Westphal
Spring Brook
James Walker McGuiness
Willis
Bartley Blankenship
Olaf J. Kerkely
Maddock
Mont
Carl Hauge
Ray
Sam Olson
Temple
Roy Mitchell
Malta
Mort
Gay Holbrook
Zahl
Henry P. Vohs
Elder Johnson
Appam
Laurence L. Nelson
Peter A. Meyer
Grenora
Olof Sand
Hamlet
Marshall
Leonard Jones
Herman Swanson
Bvenavils
Minn
Elial Stokke
Peter Gussline
Trenton
Bernhard Anderson
Willard Museh
Lippins
Charles Hardiniz
Leroy Ott
Bert Klippen
Wildrose
Ole Strand
Clifford Beckwith
McGregor
Welden Peterson
Charlaon
Michael Jorgenson
Epping
Harold Trueblood
Fredrick Beck
Government Needs More Laborers
Government calls for thousands of unskilled laborers for war work across the nation. North Dakota Governor Lynn J. Frazier urges men to enlist in essential wartime industries while replacing nonessential roles with women. Applications advised at U S Employment Offices or community Labor Boards.
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North Dakota
United States
U. S
Capitol
Bismarck
A. D
Lynn J. Frazier
Thomas Hall
Frank B Jaynes Dies in Scobey At 34
Frank B Jaynes a well known resident of this territory living opposite the river in McKenzie county, died in Scobey Montana the first of the week from pneumonia contracted while visiting his sick sister. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in this city, with Alexander lodge Masons and local Masons in charge. He leaves four brothers two in the army and two on farms in McKenzie county, and one sister in Scobey.
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Frank
Janes
McKenzie County
Scobey
Mont
Jaynes
Alexander
Jewish Relief Day Proclaimed in North Dakota 1918
Governor Lynden J. Frazier designates October 23 as Jewish Relief Day to raise funds for Jewish sufferers in war torn Europe and Palestine. North Dakota joins Maryland and Mississippi in statewide drives hoping to raise $100000 in one day with national committee backing led by Henry Morgenthau and Nathan Strauss.
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North Dakota
Lynn J. Frazier
Union
Russia
Lithuania
Roumania
Palestine
Galicia
Poland
North Carolina
Mississippi
Alexander Stern
Fargo
Honry Morgenthau
Satbags Ador
Turkey
Louis Marshall
New York
Arthur Lehman
Jacob Billikopf
Nathan Strauss
National Committee
Europe
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Asia Minor
United States
Lynd, Frazier
Thomas Hall
Save Your Shells and Pits Letter from Agriculture Dept
A 1918 notice from North Dakota announces a joint clubs effort to gather fruit pits shells and seeds for gas defense needs. Clubs are told to collect, log weights or volumes, and send totals to the State Club Leader at Agriculture College Fargo for shipment via Red Cross.
British Push Back Huns as Lille Suburbs Entered
British patrols reached the southwestern suburbs of Lille while reports say Belgian and French forces advance along the Belgians front. Haig notes gains with twelve thousand prisoners in two days as Allied troops near Courtrai and Bruges, menin and Lys crossings confirmed amid a broader offensive.
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Lille
Paris
London
Doust- Lille
Field Marshal
Haig
Belzian Flanders
Menin
Wervieq
Lys
Throutout
Courtrai
Bruges
Ghent
Helirium
Roulers
Comines
Warneton
Dourazxo
Albania
Great Britain
Turkey
Allenby
Palestine
Syria
Bohemia
Moravia
Minnesota forest fires claim near thousand lives
Moose Lake and St Paul reports describe vast Minnesota forest fires with official estimates of up to 900 deaths. Firefighters and relief workers mobilize across Lawler Pine City and McGregor as officials seek relief plans and military aid.
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St. Paul
Minn
Burnquist
Baker
Minnesota
W. R. Weaver
School of Aviation
Moose Lake
Lawler
Pine City
McGregor
City Dads To Sprinkle Streets Dust Control Plan
Arrangements were made this morning for a city team to spray streets to curb dust and halt influenza spread. Fire Chief Pred Smith will supervise the operation across the city.
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Pred Smith
City Imposes Night Quarantine for Under Sixteen
Health Department orders all children under sixteen to remain in their yards after nine tonight until further notice. Police will enforce, with children found in the streets sent home.
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City Health Department
Health Department
Police Department
Danish Brotherhood Mourns Death of Brother Fredericksen
Resolutions express sympathy for the family of Christian R. Fredericksen who died young. The Danish Brotherhood orders insignia draped for thirty days and copies sent to widow and parents. Resolution dated October 16 1918, signed by President N C Knutson and Secretary P F Petersen, published in the Williston Graphic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian R. Fredericksen
Frederick
Williston
Danish Brotherhood
N. C. Knutson
P. F. Petersen
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A. Palmer
Frank B. Jaynes
Coal Field
Thielt
Channel Ports
Kipling
Robert Housum
Flanders
Reuter’s
North Woods
Minnesota Public Safety Committee
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