Williston graphic., 1904-10-06
LOCAL ROUNDUP.
The county board is in session this

The county board is in session this
week. ~.
II. A. Nelson is up from Ho@und
to-day.
Geo. H. Stevens WAS down from
Iondak Tuesday.
w. D. Psrshall went east this week
with 4 couple Of carloads of sheep.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glass departed for their
new home at Devils Lake yesterday.
F. A. Bronson, the republican can
didate for school superintendent was in
the city today.
L. NJ. Marmon Of Grinnell, left last
Thursday for a visit to the Worlds
Fair at St. Louis.
Mrs. Kerstetter is confined to her bed
with typhoid fever. DIR. Clements re-
ports her doing we'll.
John Hayes, enroute to Idaho,
stopped of for a couple of days visit
with old friends in this city.
Mrs. Van Slyke left Tuesday for
North Yakima. WASH. where she will
spend the winter with friends.
Henry C. Payne, postmaster general.
died in the city of Washington at 6:10
last Tuesday evening. aged 60 years.
States Attorney Christianson of Tow.
ner is in trouble, and an investigation
of the charges made against him has
been ordered.
The Minot depot of the Great North.
'ern railway was destroyed by fire early
Sunday morning, the origin Of the fire
being unknown.
Mrs. Music, who was summoned from
Nayville last week to attend the funeral
of her sister, Mrs. Flava LeDosquet,
returned home last Sunday.
Clarence Hayes, aged 10 years. living
twelve miles south of Minot. accident
ally shot himself through the hand with
a22-caliber revolver Tuesday.
Prof. Heck, the new signal service
officer, with his family, ia now occupy
ing the place just made vacant by the
semoval of Mr.. Glass from the city.
Mrs. M. LeDosquet last Saturday pur-
chased of G. B. Meter. the old Farrell
property, where the steam laundry is
now located, for the consideration Of
$3.50.
w. B. Overson left Monday evening
for St. Louis for few days visit at the
Worlds Fair. D. G. Page will act es
States attorney during Mr.. Oyerson's
absence.
Richard Hall, business manager of
the Edison Theatre Co., was in the city
to-day arranging dates with Mr.. Brueg.
ger for the appearance of bis company
in this city.
L. NJ. Scranton returned this week
from visit to the Worlds Fair at St..
Louis. He has'more interesting tales
to relate than you could crowd into q
a00-page book.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will hold . Missionary tea on
Thursday afternoon and evening at the
,1esidence of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas.
Free. will Offering.
The officers Of Billings county have
been enjoined by 4 restraining order
from paying for the erection Of dipping
tanks and for supplies and labor in con-
nection with the dipping of cattle.
Mrs. M. LeDosquet and her son John
loft yesterday for Hlllyard, WASH,
where the latter now lives. Mrs. Le-
Dosouet will'make her homo with her
son and take care of his children.
WANTED anMED1ATELY.-By the re-
publican county central committee, at
Willjston, ten barrels of lime to make
whitewash for republican "machine"
candidates on the republican county
ticket.
Miss Sarah D. Mercer, county super
iutendent of schools is making her
home in this city. She can always be
found at her post of duty, except when
out OF town making official visits to
country schools.
Mrs. Don Mcdonald of Grand Forks
was killed last Friday afternoon in a
runaway accident. and Mrs. Van Sycle
was seriously injured: Mrs. Mcdonald
was tho wife of Don Mcdonald, grand
secretary Of the North Dakota Odd Fol-
lows.
Chief OF Police Markell met with .
painful accident last Thursday. which