Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-12
Rays from Ray.
W. D. Gillespie made a trip to Mino1

ways from Rdy.
w. D. Gillespie made trip to Minot
Tuesday.
Oscar Peterson is breaking on Mr..
Stokes claim J mile east of town.
Herman Ihmle and family arrived
from Valley City on No. Tuesday night.
Mr.. Fred. Smith, from the river,
spending couple of days in our, towns
Mrs. Chas. Schroeder, wife of Conduc.
tor Schroeder, was in our town We'd
nesday.
We understand that the section boss
at Wheelock is to become a resident of
our town shortly.
William Gass spent Sunday in Willis
ton and says he enjoyed himself very
much with old friends. - esq.,.
Mrs. Tancre and Mrs. John Thompson
went to Williston on Sunday evenings
train, returning Wednesday.
About IS people have been here tho
past four days and all, or nearly all, have
taken ub claims around Ray. 4
Jacob Dahl came back from trip to
the river Monday and has been out all
day Tuesday locating settlers.
Mr.. Ed. Ridick, of the firm of G. NJ.
Hanson 4 Co., was a business visitor to
! Williston the first of the week.
M. v. Linnell is putting in a lumber
yard at this place SO that the wants of
the settlers in that commodity will be
fully supplied.
There is to be dance and supper in
the new hotel, recently built by Mrs.
Cody, Friday night, June 18th. Every
body is invited to come and have good
time.
Mr.. Geo. O.. Hougen of this place will
ship in, in a few days, several carloads
ofbui!ding material; when we will have
two Of the best supplied lumber yards
between Minot and Williston.
Northwood, N. D., is well represented
in Ray this week. We have M. V. Lin
nell. banker; George 0. Hougen, dealer
in farm machinery; Henry Bujo, mer-
chant and M. Tollefson, of the Mer-
chants Hotel
(Received to late for last weeks issue.
How does this strike you as the dry
belt.
Jacob Dahl went to Minot on land
business.
Carpenter Oimsby went out Monday
to built house for Albert Hart.
Chas. Gaurtsen will finish his flax
Tuesday. He has fifty acres planted.
Alfred Anderson from Battle Lake,
Mimi, is building house on his claim
on section 2. bull.
John Thompson took load of house,
| hold goods to Jerry Thompson's claim
near the river.
Mrs. W. D. Gillespie arrived on the
| morning train Thursday last and w. D.
| is happy man.
The citizens of Ray are very much
announcement ny Vic poot ou1Co OCAhS
| located a mile east of town.
The townsite owners are sinking a
town we'll and expect to find plenty of
good water in about thirty. feet.
Jacob Dahl returned to Ray on Friday
last having been away on the South side
for a couple of weeks on the roundup.
w. l.. Bishop on sec. 81, township 157,
range SO, has twenty acres of ground
ready for fax and will seed this week.
We expect the contract for the new
livery and feed stable, to be built by
Mike Ulman, of Dumont, Mimi, to be
let in few days.
G. J. Schneider, carpenter and locator,
will leave in few days for Valley City.
where he goes to pack up, and bring his
family to their new home in Ray.
The rains of the last two weeks has
started every body shingfng their
homes and the George O. Hougen
lumber firm is happy accordingly.
Mr.. Griffin of the ''Minot Optic,
staff found a piece of N. D. soil on
which he will locate near our town. He
intends to start paper in our enter
prising city.