Social and personal notes from Spring Coulee area
An ice cream social and lecture were held at Garden Valley school house on Saturday evening. Mrs Susan Hyatt returned to Michigan on Monday after visiting here. Mrs A Hyatt and children visited the U S R S power house on Thursday. Mr and Mrs Fitch visited their claim Saturday. Ed Lucas has a new house on his claim. Herb Addyman was in town. School begins next Tuesday. Mr Barkeway is ill in Williston hospital. Mrs A Moline is improving and plans to return home soon. Mr and Mrs Lemert hosted visitors from Iowa last week.
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Garden Valley School House
Susan Hyatt
Sona
Michigan
Barkeway
Williston
A. Moline
Sand Creek Social Notes and Local Illnesses
Typhoid illness strikes Jas. Messler's daughter in Sand Creek. Local gatherings include Jesse Brown and family hosted by Mr and Mrs John Hagelshaw. R C Snook visited Howard Musick. Cedar Coulee outings with area youths. Baby boy welcomed by Peter Strand family. Sand Creek literary set Friday night with a planned program. Hill graded improving terrain. Esther McNitt visits with Helen and Esther Snook.
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Jas. Messler
John Hagelshaw
Jesse Brown
T. F. Cook
Verne McMurrin
P. G
Cedar Coulee
Peter Strand
Legacy
Sand Creek
Esther McNitt
Helen
Esther Snook
Threshing season ends in Garden Valley
Rain aids local farmers as they plow. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Van Deberg with Mr and Mrs O C Ekeberg. Miss Callie Hamilton marks teenth birthday. Levi Bear completes homestead proof August 29. Lampman family ranch visit. Reibsamen of Iowa visits Larken Hart and Mayme Reibsamen. Services set for Sept 4 at 3 30 in the schoolhouse with Sunday school at 2 20. Children prepare for eight months of work at school. Ice cream social described as successful.
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Callie Hamilton
Levi Bear
Howard Lampman
Reibsamen
Iowa
Larken Hart
Mayme Reibsamen
Eskimos Life Lecture Delights Seeley Sisters Wins Prizes
Rev Hollett spoke on Life Among the Eskimos to an audience on Saturday evening. The Seeley sisters performed a popular song. In the astonisher guessing contest Mrs Armstrong and Miss Clara Halverson won prizes. First prize, a delicious cake donated by Mrs Rudolf Rieder.
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Rev Hollett
Seeley
Armstrong
Clara Halverson
Rudolf Rieder
Settling Tank Work Underway With Local Contractor
Delayed iron work for the new settling basin arrived recently and contractor Horton has organized a crew. They expect completion in the very near future.
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Horton
Library work progresses with brick work near finish
Contractor Horton reports brick work should be finished by next Tuesday and the library building is expected to be completed around the first of November after a month of delays due to late materials.
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Horton
Government engineer inspects river rip rap work
Fred W. Howens assistant government engineer visited the city last Thursday to inspect rip rap on the river bank and assess whether more work was needed. He departed Friday aboard the government snag boat bound for Bismarck.
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Fred W. Howens
City
Bismarck
Fine New Pool Hall Opens in Thomas Building
Joe Bouselman opened a new billiard hall in the Thomas building with six pool tables and one billiard table. The rooms feature quarter sawn oak tables and ample lighting, totaling about one hundred feet in length and touted as among the best in the city.
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Joe Bouselman
Thomas Building
Tragic Train Fatality Near Towner Claims Carl Sorenson
Last Monday night a young man named Carl Sorenson was struck and killed by the fast mail train near Towner. The body was taken to Minot. Sorenson, employed by Axel Gumelius, usually walked along the track to town, and the strong west wind that night blocked hearing the approaching train. The impact shattered most bones.
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Carl Sorenson
Towner
Minot
Carlson
Axel Gumelius
Shot in Hand Injures Local Farmer Near Bonetrail
John Hamilton, a prosperous farmer north of the city, was accidentally shot in the hand Monday evening while leaning against a wagon with a threshing crew near Bonetrail. A crew member discharged a shotgun, the shot entering the wagon box and lodging in Hamilton's hand. He was brought to the city for treatment. the shot was removed and his hand was not shattered, avoiding loss of use.
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John Hamilton
Bonetrail
Hamilton
Twenty-One City Teachers Named for Next School Year
The city schools will employ twenty one teachers next year led by Superintendent C Ellithorpe. New courses include Domestic Science taught by Cecilia Ellefson. Assigned grades cover from 1st through 8th with staff in English, Mathematics, History, Languages, Music, Manual Training, and Commercial subjects.
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C. Ellithorpe
Hew ScHoon
Mary McAndrew
Ellen F. Roe
Amelia Opperman
Cecilia Ellefson
C. W. Lounsberry
Public School Attendance By District Lines
Pupils in grades I to IV on the west side of Second Avenue West and westward attend Webster school. Those on the east side of Second Avenue West and eastward attend Central school. Grades V and VI go to Webster. Grades VII and VIII on Main Street and eastward attend Central. those west of Main go to Webster. High school work is at Central.
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Second Avenue
Webster School
Second Ave
Central School
Main Street
Lewis reports strong wheat yield on Trenton farm
Good crop news from B. V. Lewis and two sons of Trenton, who visited the city Tuesday. He says his wheat crop averaged 16 bushels per acre and produced about 1800 bushels in total.
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B. V. Lewis
Trenton
City
Mr. Lewis
Auctioneer Seeks Local Sale Work in Marmon ND
Albert Raber offers auctioneering services with years of experience and reasonable terms. He invites area firms to place his name on sale bills and contact him in Marmon North Dakota for commissions and scheduling.
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Marmon
Albert Raber
Teachers Examination Set For August at Williston and Crosby
The next regular teachers examination is scheduled for the last Friday and Saturday in August at school buildings in Williston and Crosby starting at 8 30 a m Those on conditional certificates must write The subjects include Friday morning acting Rules and Regulations Primary acting The By and Practice Physiology and hygiene Friday afternoon History Geography Geography Saturday morning Arithmetic Civics Language and grammar Applicants should bring pens ink Martha P Waterman Supt of schools
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Williston
Crosby
Vriday
Brin
Snd
Martha P
Aterm
Supt. of Schools
School Board Seeks Depositary Bids for District 38
The district 38 school board of North Dakota invites sealed bids from banks to deposit school funds under General School Laws Section 922. Bids opened September 15. Abram Miller, Clerk. Williston, North Dakota.
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School Board of
District No 38
Becquest
North Dakota
Abram Miller
Williston
Pinchot Sees Fire Loss From Unprepared Response
Gifford Pinchot of the National Conservation Association criticizes unprepared forest fire response and congressional opposition to needed equipment. Reports note heavy losses in Idaho and Montana with dozens dead or missing as fires rage near Trout Creek and Nes Perce.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
National Conservation Association
Government Forest Service
Congress
Heyburn
Idaho
Wallace, Ho
Carter
Montana
Mondell
Wyoming
Nes Perce
Missoula
Ogden
Utah
Greeley
Bonner
Trout Creek
William Bennnett
Swamp Creek
Office
Field District No
Forest Service
Couer d'Alene
Wallace
Kermit Roosevelt Arrives in Vienna for Tyrolean Hunt
Kermit Roosevelt arrived in Vienna from Constantinople and will travel to the Tyrol as the guest of Prince Carl Auersburg. He plans chamois hunting and canoeing excursions on the Inn River.
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Kermit Roosevelt
Vienna
Constantinople
Tyrol
Carl Auersburg
Inn
Probe ends as committee adjourns in Oklahoma
Indian Oklahoma Aug 27 report says the congressional committee investigating Gore bribery charges and McMurray land contracts completed its work in Oklahoma and adjourned to meet in Washington in November. Strike across Spain Aug 27 by Workmen's Federation calls a general strike starting Aug 29 across the country.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Gore
McMurray Land
Oklahoma
Washington
Spain
Workmen's Federation
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Boston
Northwest
Ladies and Misees Outfitters
Union Block
Williston, N. D
Williams County
Mrs. A. Hyatt and
U.S. R. S. Power House
Mr. and
Mrs. Fitch
Ed. Lucas
Herb Addyman
Mrs. Lemert
Iows
R. C. Snook
Mrs
Howard Musick
Sand Creek Literary
Garden Valley
van Deberg
O. C. Ekeberg
Corps OF Teachers
B. W. Freeman
Buelah McGlinch
B. Ellen Toftley
Genevieve Robinson
Frances Carlson
Nanna Newlander
Verna Ahlers
Ella Schroeder
Laura Johnson
Ethel Shires
Ruby Schroeder
Hazel Stoneberg
Mary Jewett
Camilla Rawson
Mercedes Zahm
War Department
Puget Sound
Columbia River
Sps Ices Olpeynel
Ke Gteppeal
Senator Pyles
Humphreys
Forester Graves
West
Columbia
Columbia Ranges
Columbia Steel Range
Rawson
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