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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1905
Page
3
Louis Paulson and various visitors pass through the city with social calls and business. Several residents travel to the Twin Cities and to Alberta, while church and school events, sales, and a medicinal fever case appear in local notices.
Obituary for John L. Smith born March 1 1882 in Saline County Missouri. Died July 8 1905 while serving as a Great Northern brakeman in North Dakota. He moved from Missouri to join a colonist group, known for a sunny disposition and songs. Funeral at Rose Valley church Sweet Springs Missouri with burial in Rose Valley cemetery. He leaves parents six brothers and three sisters. A friend.
G W Fowler recalls serving on a petit murder trial in Edwardsville Alabama where after eating souse meat he suffered cholera morbus. A druggist provided Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. one dose eased him in five minutes and a second cured him. Two fellow jurors were affected and all three were cured by one small bottle. For sale by all dealers.
In a town near old Fort Randall on the Missouri an annual gathering of the Episcopalians is held with Bishop Hare of Sioux Falls present to bid farewell to his wards. He has served thirty four years, guiding many in Dakota with a record of devotion and respect earned through long labor and contact.
The Williston Concert Band performs Friday evening with Uncle Sammy March Holzman Woodland Whispers Logey Cornet Duet Cupid charms Serenade Miller Little Sweetheart Song and Danea Keifer Little Giant March Moon Boat and boat cart for gale Inquire of A L Woolley Gov E Y Sarles Col M H Creel D S Clark were noted visitors on a hunting trip in McKenzie county under Col Creel’s leadership the party toured south of the Missouri and found fair chicken luck
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as aligning with nature to ease coughs. It claims the product allays coughs, relieves symptoms, aids expectoration, opens secretions, and helps restore health, with sales through dealers. The Graphic thanks Van Vansivke for a fine haul of teal ducks north of the city, enjoyed and appreciated.
John G. Binker of Gilliam Indiana says Chamberlains Pain Balm cured his lame back after fifteen years. The balm is praised for sprains and bruises and is sold by all dealers. A. N. Kellogg Newspaper Co. of Minneapolis reports a long business connection with the Graphic. G M Hedderich and J B Lyon form a mercantile partnership to operate at the old Hedderich Bros & Co. site.
Money Without Delay advertises farm loans with low interest, no examination fee, and immediate funds upon signing AB papers with McIwrean and Caruro at Union Block Williston. The piece also notes a hunting accident during chicken hunting about fifty miles northwest of the city, witnessed by Druggist Brownell and wife and Archie Stone and family.
City of Williston North Dakota certified its financial condition as of September 1 1905. The report lists cash on hand 1280 95 tax collections unpaid and warrants outstanding. It recommends tax increases to cover current year needs and notes property values waterworks lots and office furniture among assets. Autogenerated items include notices of local hardware and farming equipment losses and a variety of local notices and advertisements.
John Heffernan and Mrs. Fred Paulson sourced cord and block wood for sale. Mrs. Paulson visited from the South Side yesterday to purchase supplies in preparation for the threshing crew expected to visit their ranch.
A western Kansas farmer told pastor Jonea he cannot serve the church while milking four cows. After frost he plans to reassess church involvement, stating he may sell cows or quit church to avoid hypocrisy. Minot Greenhouse ad notes Mrs. D F King selling flowers in Williston with prompt service.
Free pocket map advertisement for Williams County North Dakota shows Showa sections townships ranges lakes creeks trails roads and school districts with leading local businessmen. Offers free upon application at Citizen's State Bank building Williston along with property listings and best prices.
STOP AT the antiseptic barber shop under the Citizen's Bank in the Union block, keeps the best of toilets, all kinds of hair tonics. Ladies can get a first class sham poo, since we have put in our water works. We open at 9 a.m. and close at p.m. Prof. Gordon, Prop. Prompt attention given to your Land Office Business by E.C. Carney, U. S. Commissioner.
A rough excerpt lists visits and events in the Snow area last week. Names such as Mrs Snow, Rev W J Snow, Mr and Mrs Watroh, and Mrs W P Thorn appear. Activities include schoolhouse services, visitors in the neighborhood, and a Painted Woods school opening. Grounded events imply social calls, a church sermon, and a fall farming pace as farmers await the breaker.
This fragmented clipping offers health tips and ads for tonics like King s New Discovery and Electric Bitters. It includes testimonials from W. O. Barber of Sandy Level Virginia and S A Brown of Bennettville South Carolina, plus potato storage notes and a dated-local line about amending a search for prompt attention by a commissioner.
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