Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1906-01-04
FL,cKERTAlL NUGGETS.

Ashley-A bank is to be cstaoi,Ghed
at Ventura, near here.
kenmare.-The Arlington hotel was
destroyed by fire.
Observation-Disclosures built hre in
car and the car caught in blaze.
CAurchs rry-Arrangements are
being made to lift the debt on the
Methodist parsonage.
Observation-Disclosures men are build
ing a village hall 36xSO feet in size.
thst town having nothing OF the kind
at present.
Edinburg.-The business men are
working on the organization OF q COM
mercial club.
Minto.--The business men have been
2 in conference with party who wants
TO put in gas plant
Fargo.-Rolette county horse thieves
claimed to have stolen the equines
while Intoxicated.
Grand Forks.-A lot Of race horses
are being kept here for the winter and
there will be some hot sport on the
ice.
Berwick-The man in charge Of the
heating department OF the depot un-
dertook to fix his fire with Kerosene
and was blown through the door
Medina--There are so many school
children here that the school is over
crowded and the board Is reported to be
arranging for an extra room in the
postoff1ce
Inkster-Edward Anderson was ar
rested on the charge Of failing to make
returns on collections he had made
for a Grand Forks laundry.
Buxton.-A local man is wroth be-
! cause he had to keep car Of hogs at
the stock yards tweflty-four hours be-
fore he could get a car for them.
Minot.-Charles Stiles moved into
the city for the winter. The other
day he went TO his farm and found
some vandals had built fire on the
floor Of the sitting room and practical
ly ruined 1t.
Lisbon.-Postmaste Oliver notes
that some evil disposed persons have
| been tampering with the mail boxes
on the rural lines out Of Lisbon and
there is trouble brewing for some Of
t1em.
Fargo-There will be still more rail-
: road building in the northwestern part
OF the state next summer, and new
towns will be created where there is
now nothing but the wild prairie. There
is said to be some excellent land in
! williams county which is not yet ap-
| propriated.
Binford.-The gas lighting plant in
| the store of o. S. Gunderson & Co. ex-
| ploded, doing considerable damage to
| the warehouse in which it was located
! and also burning several persons quite
seriously.
Starkweather.-The Farmers rail-
| road has succeeded in making a fine
| through freight rate with the Great
! Northern.
Fargo-A baseball league has been
formed including Williston, Wheelock,
Tioga, White Earth. Palermo, Tagus
and Berthold Weekly games will be
played during fourteen weeks.
| Fargo.-North Dakota led South Da-
kota in shipments this season. This
state sent to market 1914 more sheep
! during the past five months than were
sent from the sister state.
Linton.-The Advocate tells of par
! son who lost a pocketboox containing
| $3.50 That explodcs the theory that
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Fargo.-John A. Burbank. formerly
governor Of Dakota territory. died at
his home in Richmond, Ind. December
| 13. after a brief illness after a stroke
| OF paralysis. He was 70 years old.
Rottineau-Overly, one of ;he new
500 towing in Bottineau county. is
scarce out OF its swaddling clothes
still it has four banks and wants q
brass band. The Observer seems to
be filing the last need nicely.
Crosby.-Soo surveyors have reached
| here in northern Williams county, from
Eennlare. which would indicate the
Thief River branch would be extcndsA
| west from Kennnare next year.
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