Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-07-09
George Nexton was down from Havre
for = IA u flav,a visit S


George Nexton was down from Havre
for : few day d visit.
Special attention is3called to the board
OF health notice relative TO the state law
on vital statistics.
Mr.. P. Pollock. one Of the townsite
proIiriet0rs OF the new town Of East
5SprinRbrook, was in the city to-day.
Mr.. Pollock is qnite enthusiastic over
the prospects Of the new town. and will
advertise the same next week.
VIM. Snyder has sold his barber busi-
ness to Albert Patterson. Mr.. Pitter.
son has rented the new building re-
cently erected on the west side of Main
street by Mr.. Snyder. where he will
carry on the business independent Of
his old shop. Mr.. G.. w. Palmer will
have charge Of the uptown shop.
). G. Stevens Of Banks, was a pleas.
ant caller at the Graphic Office Tuesday.
Mr.. Stevens reports that settlers are
coming in on he south side of the Mis-.
souri, thick and fast. aud predicts that it
will be matter Of only few years
when All the country west Of the Little
Missouri will be occupied by bonafide
farmers. IT,.
The Graphic has received an unsigned
communication giving the pretended de-
tails Of certain marriage claimed to
have been performed in this city on the
4th, but as there is no record III the
county judges Office that a marriage H.
cense has been Issued to the parties
named, we must declined to publish the
tom as written. e.. =
Mic. Moore, formerly Of this city, but
now deputy sheriff of Valley county,
Mont, at Culbertsou, came down from
the latter place last Friday after a man
wanted at Culbertson for horse stealing.
With the assistance Of Marshal Pagan
the man was located and arrested, and
Mic. returned the following day with his
prisoner in charge.
Owing to the Fourth, Sunday and cir.
Gus day, three days equal to a holiday
each, coming on ns in one week. has
some what demoralized the typograph-
ical force of the Graphic land the editor
too, for that ma,ter), and thrown the
publication Of the paper behind one day,
Well, as the Fourth of July only comes
once year we ask to be excused.
Work on the two remaining stores oil
the Syndicate block has been resumed,
the lacking floor joists for that part Of
the structure having been received.
The plastering OF the four stores already
up has been finished, and il is expected
the fronts will soon be here, SO that the
owners of those departments are likely
to be occupying the same sometime be-
fore the other two are completed.
Shnck stove and pipe for sale; cost
$685.; sell for 81. Inquire at this office
Those who attended the celebration al
Culbertson the Fourth Of July. had q
very ENJOYABLE time, nothing transpir-
ing during the day to mar the felicity OF
the occasion. About eighty. people
from this place were there and put in
the time from shout six o'clock in the
morning until three o'clock the next
morning and had good time all Of the
time. which speaks we'll of Culbertson's
ability to entertain their visitors. The
races were all good, tho ball game was
interesting, and the dance in the even
ing was decided success. The fire.
works in the evening was decidedly
interesting feature OF the days enter
tainment, being of a very spectacular
nature, sham battles with Roman can
dies and sky rockets, at such close dis
tances to be he almost dangerous to par.
Elephants, but great fun for the specta-
tors.