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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1916
Page
2
Sunday night rain slowed threshing. Residents report visits and trips to Williston and Marley. School site vote favored H W Holloway farm corner. Maxwell car purchase noted. several families and neighbors visit, entraining at W W Corbett and J J Raastad homes. Hiram Palmer returns home after ten weeks in a Wil lis ton hospital.
South Side notes report Mr. and Mrs. Ed Copeland visiting Williston on Friday. Andrew Bjorko welcome a new son at home. Harry Schryver moved near Raum's ferry. C. C. Vizina visitors in Williston Wednesday. A B Osborn left for a business trip to Minnesota and Illinois. Mrs C S Vizina won three premiums at Williams county fair. F Poe drove to Williston to visit daughter Ira. Poe school opened with Miss Leach Papermaster as teacher. enrollment eight. G Fossum of Gary Minnesota parilianed Helge Helgeson ranch. Fossum is brother-in-law of Paul Paulson.
Pherrin township records show E C Hanna and wife visiting W S Hanna and family Sunday. A son named Elwood Arthur was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hennigar on September 7. Mrs. Gertrude Simmons is assisting.
Mr Beard of Munny valley threshes on the Ridge as several prospective land buyers visit. H C Blankenship erected two large hitchracks at the school house on Monday. Mrs Clark is seriously ill and was taken to the doctor Monday. Miss Palmer gave an engaging talk to the Sunday School. The Ladies Aid plans to meet with Mrs R T Wicks next Wednesday afternoon. Miss Sullivan of Fargo plans a future vegetable canning demonstration. Mrs A L Blankenship is in Hinsdale Montana tending her grandfather ill. Missouri new Farmers Club foresees good times as members anticipate an event on a date yet to be set.
Miss Lula Sheppard spent Sunday at home Earl Smith bought the Jack Adams place Charley Freeman purchased a motorcycle The Ladies Aid met with Mrs W W Keltner last Thursday Miss Arena Frank spent Saturday with Miss Georgia Brown David Albright visiting with his sister Mrs W W Keltner Lawrence Jackson spent Saturday night with the Keltner brothers W W Keltner called on Mrs Rigdon McCoy Monday Mr and Mrs D A Myers and family autoed to Ray ND Sunday Mr Jack Adams and Frank Geltz are land hunters in Montana Mr and Mrs J M Kauffman and family Harvey Kauffman and Mai Kauffman were guests of Will Mars Sunday Abram Millers received word Levi Bontrager recently married to a widow with six children Rev Abram Miller and family Rev W W Keltec and family and Mr and Mrs Joe Evans and son Ansel were guests of Ben Frank We fear this will be the last Sunday with Mr Miller and family for some time
Formal charter application filed with Secretary of State Thomas Hall for Equity Co-Operative Packing with $1,000,000 capital to build a Fargo packing plant. C J Lee P M Casey Anthony Walton A M B Fargo C A Swanson seed stock via Rural Credits. 100 sales agents to cover North Dakota Montana South Dakota and parts of Minnesota starting October 1. Shares priced at $30. Fargo expected to buy a large block. Plant aim 2000 hogs daily. stock sales to begin after $500,000 raised.
Grand Rapids Minnesota September 25 A large posse scans swamps and forests for a crime suspect believed to have assaulted Miss Ol Gacher. Some think the fugitive is dead from exhaustion while others fear he remains at large amid gray timber and wolves. Miss Dahl recounts the assault with a revolver and tying her to a sapling before the attacker fired.
The McKenzie county Ft Berthold reservation beef round up began Wednesday with stock owners leasing grazing sections taking part. About 2,000 cattle will be shipped to Chicago on Sept 28 from Sanish and Killdeer, totaling roughly $200,000 for owners and possibly half a million dollars for the season. A newborn at Undercliff Pa with eight teeth sparks talk of a budding star or politician.
Myrtle Natwick, 15, employed in the Granville area, suffered scalp loss when her hair caught in windmill gears as she started the mill to fetch water. Despite a galey wind and severe injury, she crawled to the house and fainted. she is expected to recover with scarring. Her father and brother are with her as medical aid is provided.
A despatch reports Denmark Norway and Sweden seeking neutrality through a conference chain. Kings of the three nations met at Malmo to plan continued talks aimed at safeguarding Scandinavian interests as neutral states.
P W Miller of Minot North Dakota lists Shorthorns 135 head Bates mileh and Cruickshask beef strains plus 40 two year olds and 85 calves. Also offering Herfords and one Aberdeen Angus bull. Cattle to be exhibited at Minot cattle show July 8. Prices reasonable. Contact Miller.
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