Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-11-19
Hamnden is to have a third bank.

of the new hospital.
Company E of Langdon is receiving
lot of new equipment.
Lack of fire protection causes Gran
vile people uneasiness.
The weather prophets now predict
late but a severe winter.
Policeman Russell of jamestown
gets an increase of pension.
Courtenay rejoices over being boost
ed to a third class postott1ce.
A lot of new churches have been
erected in the state this year.
I A bunch of Ohio widows recently
filed on claims in Ward county.
| Alleged violators of the prohibition
law at Balfour were bound over. -
The question of an artesian well at
McHenry created quite a row.
Even stack threshing has been COM
pleted with the recent good weather
c. A. Hawkins has bought the Void
& Compton drug store at Hillsboro.
Thieves stole seventy bushels OF
pOCdLOeS 1IOlu u ld1 AAoA AASoA O"Ao - -
"Pod" Carroll, who carved a man
near Larimore, has secured $1,000 bail.
Gabriel Paulson was assaulted and
beaten by some toughs at Lakota.
Old settlers in Ward county may
have reunion about the holiday sea-
son. -.
~ Pierce county is sending more pris-
oners to Devils Lake for safe keep
ing. .- ..
The lack Of good water supply at
Mohall continues to be source OF
worry. ..--..
There are said to be some immense
timber wolves in the Turtle mountain
country. '1 .- ~,.....,:~i
A skunk broke up school at Lidger-
wood till the janitor got the building
fumigated. -......@
w. ]. Gardner of Rugby is aawiting
trial on the charge of abducting a 49,
year-old girl. @.. IT,. ~ s..~
A crazy stranger was arrested at
Grand Forks, but recovered after some
days In Jail.
The Washburn road runs semi
weekly service between Washburn
and Underwood.
Some of the people who have been
growing flax so long will switch to
macaroni wheat
An automobile was used to catch a
man at jamestown who was jumping
his board bill.
Medora may be made to boom again
with canning plant, wooden mill and
other enterprises.
A poker game at Harwood was the
occasion Of Chris Shulky receiving
shot in the face last week.
A guardian has been asked for
farmer near Grand Forks who is said
| to be wasting his wealth.
The people of Bottineau are making
an earnest and united effort to secure
the Presbyterian academy.
Contractor Porritt of Fargo Is get
ting the work on the Jamestown wa
ter mains started in good shape.
Some of the smaller towns seem to
be securing better class Of theatre
cal attractions this fall than formerly,
Several cattle have died in the vi
cinity of -Balfour it is supposed, from
! TIE effects Of eating water hemiock or
some other poisonous plant.
Farmers will be pleased il late est1-
mates show the government wheat es-
innate for 1903 much too large if it
results in boost in the price.
Aneta has decided to purchase
Grst-class fire fighting outfit in order
to be up to date, commendable en-
terprise on the part of the citizens.
James Leathart of Paramount, who
was appointed to a position in the
internal revenue Office at Aberdeen,
has been in the postof1ice for five
years.
The people at Berthold petitioned
for loading platform, but the secre-
tary of the railway, commission mott
fed them that nothing could be done
this fall.
With the establishment of grades
for macaroni wheat by the New York
stock exchange, the growth of the
the grain in North Dakota will be
given boost.
w. H. Hamilton of Moscow, Idaho,
formerly Of Sanborn. advises young
men desiring to get start in life to
stick to North Dakota as the best
place he knows of.
There are the usual number Of
rows over the state about the tuition
charged in the towns to the children
of farmers who move in from the
country for the school advantages dur
ing the winter.
Jimmy Britt, the California light
weight, secured the decision at San
Francisco over Charley Seiger of New
York. At no stage of the contest was