Rural Williams County Community Notes and Visits
Rural Williams County scenes include Juanes family moving into Willian last Friday. Sunday school at the choo house next Sunday. Lawrence Poe, son of H. J. Poe, is on the sick list this week. Christian Blankenship paints his granary and blacksmith shop. Missouri Ridge school opens with Louise G. Blankenship as teacher. O. C. Edeberg and Garden Valley neighbors visit Gromatkas. Ladies Aid meets with R. Blankenship on Sept 10. Grant Rutledge and Muddy Valley visitors with Will Posey family. Wagenman family from Muddy Valley visit A. C. Wagenman. Charley Clark and Ed Jensen visit S. M. Clark’s family from Mondak. Well machine at John Lindholm’s drilled 466 feet with no water. moved away. Rev. Shaw delivers an engaging sermon at the schoolhouse East. will preach again two weeks hence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Ridge School
Louise G. Blankenship
O. C. Edeberg
Garden Valley
Joe Gromatka
Ladies Aid
R. Blankenship
Grant Rutledge
Will Posey
Muddy Valley
Wagenman
A. C. Wagenman
Charley Clark
Ed Jensen
Mondak
Montana
S. M. Clark
John Lindholms
Shaw
A.M. Witton
Wm. Smithwick
Mondsk
Fairview
Dove
Charley Borstad
Bonetrails
Bill
Williams County
Bro. Bardned
Pherrin Township News Notes and Family Events
Local notices report new barn completion by Larkin Hart and recent purchases by John Wagenman and Jack Tagan. A baby girl born to Roy and wife, and a family reunion at Wagenman home. Community gatherings include the Helping Hand Club dinner and Book and Thimble Club meeting. Wylie Thompson’s house fire mourned. families visit Missouri and Indiana. Wagenman family Sunday dinner features childhood reminiscences of Pennsylvania days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wila
Palmer School House
Twentty
Williston
A Wte
Frank Siewert
H. V. Smith
Nelson
Spring Coulee News Notes and Local Happenings
Mrs Geo Addyman works in the cook car for Durant Cottrell. Mr R Foster filed on forty acres adjoining his claim. Foster's Grocery sells butter and eggs in trade. School opens September 8 with Miss Skinrod. Mr and Mrs Walter Mitchil back from summer in South Dakota. Rev Brown from Cottonwood Lake to preach September 10. Threshing runs with expected yields around 10 bushels per acre. Junior Sunday school social planned September 6 on school grounds. Alta and Alma Hyatt celebrate 11th birthday with family and gifts. Mrs L Johnsons relatives arrive from Michigan. Crops improving despite bad weather. Many local residents active in threshing and farm work. North Dakota home for Chas Dusel. several residents to Williston for schooling and work. Local social scenes include gatherings at Carl Carlson’s and Vance home. Threshing leaders include J F Newman and Narveson crew. New separator arrives. Martin Olson builds windmill and spruces farm. Various visits to Williston and Marmon noted. Beach city council to consider commission system. public vote to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Addyman
Durant Cottrell
R. Foster
Foster's Grocery
Adv
Misa Skinrod
Walter Mitchil
South Dakota
Local village notices and home projects span Stady Fortuna Ambrose
Carl S Letten builds a barn near Stady with others building granaries at the claim. Elsworth hauls freight and lumber. Lucile Robinson returns from Ambrose. Chrietogharsye and Olsen undertake house work. Thors miss Lucile in Ambrose and others attend Williston proofs with witnesses. A Ladies Auxiliary meeting invites attendance as local activity winds through spring. What is the silk skirt movement going to do with the bathing suite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl S. Letten
Stady
B. Elsworth
Joe de Jardine
Fortuna
Jacob Veda
Gus Olson
A. J. Robinson
Stauffer
Williston
Thors
Fe Brady
Russel Olsen
Ruth
Ruth Elmgren
Olaf Gutter
Matt Aulen
Gus Olsen
N. M. Landro
Louis Dordal
Charles J. Olsen
Henry de Jaune
Buford News Notes From The Week Of Local Life
Local items report Buford residents visiting in Illinois and North Dakota. Farmers market new wheat first in season. A rattlesnake death marks first in the area. School opens and community events fill the week with church, travel, and civic notes. A new water well yields Elixir of Life and prompts public investment in a school project.
Jap Rose Bubble Bath Soap Featured in Health Notice
A periodical health note extols daily bathing for hygiene and total well being. It claims Jap Rose bubble bath soap provides perfect cleanliness and a pleasant scent, selling widely through good merchants.
Illness and local notes from Williston week
Nelson Mias Eva McKay is ill with typhoid fever. Martin Lolgiand was a visitor from Williston last week. William Tancre has his new house nearly completed. William Ye Aeony visited with his son Art several days last week. Mrs. J. E. Littlefield is recovering nicely from a recent illness. Threshing is well under way this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Tancre
Ye Aeony
Art
J. E. Littlefield
Prohibition’s Social and Economic Value in North Dakota
Andrew A. Bruce, Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court, argues that prohibition yields social and economic benefits, noting enforcement challenges but stressing stronger sentiment in rural and developing areas. He cites family stability, agricultural cycles, and frontier history as drivers of anti liquor attitudes and states that recent legislation treats blind pigging as a felony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Andrew A. Bruce
Supreme Court of
Minnesota
Illegal liquor sales deemed heinous crime in Union Signal
The Union Signal notes that selling liquor illegally now carries imprisonment in the penitentiary rather than a mere fine or county jail sentence. This marks a shift in severity, labeling such sales as among the most heinous offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Signal
Notice for Coal Bids by Tande School District No 7
By order of the School Board sealed bids will be received by the clerk to bid on furnishing lignite coal for three years to district schools. Bids may cover all or part of Nos 1 through 6. Coal to be delivered to each coal house. No security required. price per ton. Board may reject any bid. Dated August 26. H. C. Blankenski, North Dakota.
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Tande
toNee
Sand Creek
Thesouri Ridge
Rockey
Garden Vi
Pales Ne
Iital
Superintendent of
Board of Education
Williston
Williams County
North Dakota
M. Hydle
Spada
Bids Wanted for Lignite Coal and Church Building in Williston
Notices call for sealed bids by Williston School District No. 1 for lignite coal supply for the year and for Congregational Church building and parsonage work by the church trustees. Bids due September 9 1913 and September 10 1918 respectively with required payments and bonds, plus site clearance by November 1 1913.
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Missouri Ridge
Juanes
Willian
Choo
Lawrence the
H. J. Poe
Christian Blankenship
Pherrin Township
Mr. Larkin Hart
John Wagenman
Aick
Palmer
Jack Tagan
Pherrin
Roy Simmons
Tureday
Wattam
van der Berg
Jonathan
Laughlin
Nelson Valley
Hans Peterson
Painted Woods
Wylie Thompson
Thompson
Re. Thompson
Missouri
Short
Laporte
Indiana
Ray Brown
Joah Shorts
Alfred Wagenmaen
Fred Short
Havre
Jess Wagenman
Pittsburg
Penn
Burt Wagenman
Condo
N. D
Oliver Wagenman
Laura Kauffman
Alfred
Pennsylvania
Eve Rybody
Alta
Alma Hyatt
Marmon
Rey. L. Johnson
Michigan
Carrold
Brooks
Mabel Dusell
Anna Kiecker
Joe
Fale
Fredanaereo
Vera Smith
Carrie Husby
Handly
Hall
Battle Vace
Leslie Wright
Fr. Wright
Chas. Dusel
J.F. Newman
N. Narveson
John Burke
N. C. Brooks
J. F. Martin
Adah Smith
Tomer of
Tina Freeman
Placarana
Parre
Florence McIntosh
Vances
Mrs. Jno. Murphy
Miss Gardener
Mr. Keltner
Mr. Kratzer
Gladys Messler
Hazel
Minot
W. W. Keltner
Witttenberg Hospital
Carl Marsh
Will Miller
McCoy
Franks
Ir. Rigdon McCofe
Beach
Lucile Robinson
Ambrose
Charles Olsen
Mercs
John Chrietogharsye of
Sandlie
Remington A
Tivest
Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Broadway
New York
Ine
Buford News Department
John Resatad
Ray Cunningham
Illinois
C. J. Rustad
Alhambra
Lucile Miller
Nike Dishon
Frank Mencel
Buford
H. M. Rowe
Newton Place
Noteboon
Java
Ott
Bantry
Trenton
Marley
Jos
Evans
Ansel
Ohio
Tribune
Edwin J. Knudson
Ray Pioneer
Brother Knudson
Mme. Japtose
James S. Kirk & CO
Chicago
Aukie
Taloum Porter
Nelson Mias
Eva McKay
Martin Lolgiand
H. C. Blankenski
Congregational Church
Board of Trustees
A. J. Field
Imperator
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