Williston Community Club Meeting Shown as Success
A Friday Odd Fellows hall gathering in Williston drew about fifty men who approved forming a Community Club. Speakers urged cooperation, good roads, farm bureau work, and government war effort, stressing service to neighbors and local civic improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Owens
W .W. Keltner
Mr. Keltner
Overson
Scholander
Farm Bureau Club
W. S. Arthur
Reclamation Service
Arthur
Thomas F. Craven
City Commission
Supt
Blume
Quamme
Alex Carr
State Organization
Auto
Ray
Irrigation Work Commenced Here
The Reclamation Service will start canal repairs next week to prepare for the irrigation season. Silt will be removed from the settling basin and main canal to the power house. Turnouts will be renewed and other repairs done. A few men and teams will do scraper work, with project farmers invited to participate at standard rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reclamation Service
Hospital Cleans House Brightens Wittenberg Rooms
Miss VaMmorg Mjelae, superintendent, uses brain and brush to brighten every room at Wittenberg hospital. Doctors and patients quickly notice the cheerful effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VaMmorg Mjelae
Wittenberg Hospital
Bolsheviks Revealed as German Agents in New U S Documents
Washington reports allege official papers secured in Russia show Lenine Trotzky and the Bolsheviki were paid German agents. The documents claim Germany funded the Bolsheviki to betray Russia and disrupt allies, with German officers advising Bolsheviks and directing policy in Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lenine
Trotzky
United States
Committee On Public Information
Russia
Lagenta
Imperial Bank
Zimmersman
Mexico
Japan
Associated Press
God
Judas
Germany
Brest -Litovsk
Williston Home Guards Reorganize Into State Militia
The Williston Home Guards are reorganizing as part of the state militia. About 52 members have joined with calls for more enlistments. An election installed Captain Chas. E. Newell, First Lieutenant Frank B. Plummer, and others to lead the company. Special training invites drafted men to join for short or long periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston Home Guards
Williston
Jeffrey
Williston Home Guard
Chas. E. Newell
Frank B. Plummer
Joe Pavelek
Leo Barker
Jat
Sargeant
Paul Leonhardy
C. W. Bell Company
F. H. Martineau
H. K. Koppang
E. E. Hangen
F. W. Evans
R. A. Juul
Harding
H. K. Brown
M. A. Hexzge
Harold Jeffrey
R. C. Ike
Capt. Jeffrey
Time Not Given By Operators
Government driven policy ends the practice of giving the time of day over the telephone. In Williston, over 500 daily requests for time will be redirected to better handle essential calls. Operators will also decline non service related inquiries to free staff and equipment for war needs and training camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telephone Company
Williston
Spply
Bolshevik Archive Details German Manipulation in Petrograd
Documents and photographs marked very secret reveal German domination attempts in Petrograd. Originals stored by Bolsheviks were to be returned to German staff for disposal. The report notes Lenine and Trotzky involved, with 50 million gold rubles deposited in a Stockholm bank and audited to hide payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tratzky
Comrade Lenine
Petrograd
Beuk
Stockholm
Lenine and Trotzky
Early Christmas Buying Rule Adopted Nationwide
The government orders wholesalers and retailers to spread Christmas purchases over October November and December to ease labor and transport pressures. Council of National Defense, Sept 8 1918, urges restraint, cooperation with War Industries Board, and announces retailers will advertise the plan in early September and weekly thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Council of National Defense
War Industries Board
Registration Exceeds Quota in Williams County
On September 12 men aged 18 to 45 lined up to register for military service. Williams County registered 2,843, surpassing the 2,637 estimate, as draft boards prepare questionnaires and an early call. The tally includes 1,754 native born, 645 naturalized, 125 by parental naturalization, 225 declarant aliens and 94 non declarant aliens. whites top the group with 2,825.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams County
British Gain Near St Quentin and Macedonian Front Advances
London reports British advances northwest of St Quentin on a 16 mile front with Haghicourt captured and several towns taken. Allied forces on the Macedonian front push deeper, prisoner and gun counts rise as Bulgarians resist. Washington notes a broader autumn operation aimed at splitting Turkey from the Central Powers. American troops in Lorraine plan to assist St Mihiel retaking as civilians seek to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
Turkey
Hom
London
St. Quentin
Haghicourt
Honon Wood
Gouzencourt
Haig
Epehy
Villeret
LeVerguier
Ronasoy
Berthaucourt
Hindenburg Line
Saloniki
Paris
War Ofee
Sokola
Dorbopolje
Vetrenik
Washington
Bulgaria
Serbia
Rumania
Jugo- Slavis
Austria
Lorraine
St. Mihiel
Williston Community Club Elects Directors
At a meeting held at the Elks Home last evening seven directors were elected to manage the club. They will move to incorporate and draft by-laws. Elected directors are A. F. Birk, A. A. Bradley, Dr. David, B. N. Roche, B. Lyon, and W. B. Overson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston Community Club
Elks
A. F. Birk
A. A. Bradley
Dr. David
B. N. Roche
B. Lyon
W. B. Overson
Three Men to Leave for Camp Custer Draft Call
Three men will depart on September 26 for Camp Custer as part of a draft call, filling a three man shortage from last month. The participants are Carsten Eckman Edvart Hugelen and Carl Sletten all of Gre Hora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custer
Carsten Eckman
Edvart Hugelen
Carl Sletten
Grehora
Societies Unite in the National War Drive
Seven War Service groups merge to lead a national drive for war funds starting November 11. Participants include Y M C A Y W C A War Camp Community Service Catholic War Work Council Jewish Welfare Board Salvation Army and American Library Association. A leadership conference in September 20 draws attendees from Williston led by Mrs Denny Mrs Elsworth and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YW. C. A
Catholic War Work Council
Jewish Welfare Board
Salvation Army
American Library Association
Williston
Denny
Elsworth
Kate von Nieda
Janette Craven
Anna Peterson
Supt. Blume
E. A. Palmer
F. P. Bergman
Williston Girl Mable Greengard Dies in Chicago Hospital
Williston mourns Miss Mable Greengard after a post operative death in a Chicago hospital. Born Sept 1 1894 in St Paul she lived in Williston since early childhood and worked at Bruegger Mercantile Co. She leaves her parents five brothers and several relatives. burial was in Jacobs Cemetery St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Mable Greengard
Chicago
Mable
Joe Greengard
Bruegger Mercantile Co
Greengard
City of
St. Paul
Ralph Greengard
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Congregation Sona of Jacobs
Arthur
Dave
Dave Rawitscher
Sam Greengard
Years and Ages Data Table Reference
A compact data fragment lists numbers paired with age labels from 36 to 48 years. The sequence shows values 205 224 246 216 164 165 156 186 129 135 associated with each age. No narrative context is provided.
Williston Bay Escapes Germans
Word reached Williston that Sander Aaberg was captured by the Germans and held for three days. He escaped and returned to American lines, though he endured no injury beyond weakness from lack of food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Sander Aaberg
Wyatt Silker Returns to Duty After Wounds
Mr and Mrs suker of Mormon Krave report their son Wyatt Silker who serves in France sent word he is back on duty. He had been wounded, gas exposure caused shell shock, but he says he is all right again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Suker
Mormon Krave
Wyatt Silker
France
Wyatt
Also Mentioned on This Page
United States Department OF Justice
Home Guard
Mander
Hnamentiod
WAR Service Societies
Williston Bay
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!