Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-09-04
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LOCAL ROUNDUP.
Hurrah! for water works and electric

lightsl
The Tande school begins next Mon.
day with F. ]. Waldron as teacher.
Miss Myrtle McGilton will teach the
Grinnell school the coming term.
George E. Littlefleld commenced
teaching at the Nesson school Monday
Law, Land Practice and Collections.
E. F. COX, Sherry Building. Williston.
Monday was busy day for hunte re
and dogs, being the opening OF the duck
and chicken season.
Jos. Cartier commenced work Tuesday
on his contract to do the excavati OIL for
the new syndicate block.
Don't forget to protect yourself from
prairie fires. Pillow and burn fire guards
to-day, tomorrow may be too late.
A new freight d@pot is<teine built by
the Great North rn company little
north but close <hs present depot:
Waldo Leonkardy expects to leave
Williston next week to attend the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin the coming school
year.
Let everyone who is interested in bav.
~ Ing water works IN Williston turn out at
the meeting at the courthouse next Sat
urday evening.
Gordon Mackersie has resigned his
position with the BruegQer Mercantile
Go. and expects to leave for his former
home in Sherman City. Mich, the latter
part Of this week.
Joseph W. Jackson and wife we're up
from their Nesson ranch last evening to
meet "Bud's" father, Dr.. Reginald Jack
son Of Madison, Wisconsin. who will
visit with them for couple Of weeks.
The Ladies' Aid of the Congregational
church will give a supper on Thursday
evening next, Sept. nth, at the Paul
Schierbeck house recently vacated by
DR.. Belyea. Supper will be served from
6to 10 O'Clock. Is cents buys q good,
square NEAL
Halvor Thorsen brought up number
Of fine apples last Saturday, which he
had raised on his ranch at Hofluud.
Mr.. Thorsen has q number of apple
trees on bis ranch. all of which are do.
ing we'll and will hear considerable of
this desirable fruit this year.
Frank Parshaff Of st. Cloud, MinA.,
an uncle Of our W. D. Parshall passed
through Williston last Friday evening,
enroute home from trip to the coast.
His nephew. W. d., met him at the de.
pot. and enjoyed pleasant visit for the
brief time the train laid here.
Charley Thrun started work with his
steam threshine MACHINE Monday morn
ing on H. E. Field's\ ranch smile north
Of the city. Mr.. FielQ's SIS went fifty
bushels to the acre, Is. W. snider's
wheat, across the road fom Fields place,
showed q yield Of 223 bushels per acre.
For the purpose Of giving the widest
possible scope for the taxpayers Of Will.
liston to discuss the proposition of Civ.
ing franchise to Ex-Mayor>J. A. John
con of Fargo to- put in system Of water
works and lighting plant in Williston,
the board Of truetees at their meeting
Tuesday night adjourned to meet at the
courthouse on Saturday evening next.
Sept. 9Th, at s O'Clock.
Andrew Moline and family arrived
Sunday from Benson, Mimi, and have
gone to live on their homestead north
Of town. Mr.. Moline purchased tho old
Robert Newell ranch this summer, and
has brought ont number of cattle from
bis farm in Minnesota. and will raise
stock as we'll Is farm. We are glad to
Welcome these new settlers and wish
them success.
The musical entertainment to be given
ct the Methodist church tomorrow eye
ming promises to be we'll worth hearing.
The program will consist Of musical &c.
lections. both vocal and instrumental.
Such names 10 Mrs. .Hardaway, Miss
Benton, and the Misses Young, in music,
and Miss Hogan in q reading. serve to
assure the public that the entertainment
afforded will be Of high order.
Spurgeon Stewart, while working un.
der his fathers Office building on Main
street, which had just been moved, mar
rowly escaped very SERIOUS injury
Tuesday evening. He crawled under
the building 70 ren9fe a pile Of dirt,
when the wipd aD6ved the building
enough to causf bfsupports to give way
and the buildid Settled to the ground.
Luckily, Spurge6n happened to be be.
tween . couple OF timbers, which kept
the building from crushing him, and he
vas only slightly injured.
The beautiful residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Wittmeier, just west Of town,
was the scene of one Of the plessantest
aocial events of The season. when thew