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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-08-25
BODY BURNED IN
A PRAIRIE FIRE
RUSSIAN HAS NECK BROKEN IN RUN.
AWAY AND BODY IS VERY BADLY
BURNED IN A PRAIRIE fire

Paul Broskoski, Russian far
mer living about four miles north
west of Squires was killed in a.
runaway last Saturday and the body
was badly burned afterward by
prairie fire. The mans neck was
broken and the doctors verdict at
the coroners inquest was to the ef-
feet that death had resulted al
most Immediately from this and
that the body had been burned
after death. Before he started out
with his team he asked for
cigarette and it was the opinion
that the fire was started with this,
it probably setting fire to the hay
in the wagon and this in turn
setting the prairie on fire. The
track of the runaway team was
followed and the body was found
near where a sharp turn had been
made throwing Broskoski to the
ground. He was married man
so years old and had just sent for
his wife and four children to come
from the old country and it is un-
derstood that they are now on the
way here.
Some time ago Broskoski's son
was killed in runaway by this
same team. Funeral services were
Led at the Ii m, and the remains
buried in the Russian burial ground
near Squires.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-08-25
Spring Coulee

The ice cream social and enter
tainment at the Spring Con, e
school house Saturday. cycuing
was great success. About sew
enty-fve persons were present.
The ladies cleared over and above
expenses, nearly twenty dollars
and made the pastor q present Of
the same for his services.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-08-25
A New Sheriff

Ben Olson, sheriff, is now acting
as deputy, and Ben Olson, Jr.,
will be the boss in the future. The
young man arrived last Thursday
night at the hospital in Fargo
where Mrs. Olson had been for
some time. We offer congratula-
tiOns.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-08-25

crops. From statistics complied
by the governmentzwe learn that
the farmers of this country are
losing more than q :.billion dollars
q year by reason of the ravages OF
insects, and these bugs are here
and are doing this appalling
amount which nature put here to
eat the bugs which have been killed
off.
Yes, this bird, this Industrious
bug eater has been hunted so per-
sistently that it has been almost
wiped off the map. Hunting sea-
sons have been shortened from
time to time, the number of birds
allowed to each shooter per day
has been reduced, but population
has grown, multiplied and massed
in the states where prairie chickens
are native. So called improve
ments have been made in firearms
and ammunition. The murderous
pump gun and the still more MUIR
derous automatic shotgun have
been evolved There are a hum
dred men who 60 after prairie
chickens today where there was
only one twenty-five or thirty
years ago in any of the western
states. ..
If all the states which still have
prairie chickens left would set
aside a few townships in each
county on which no shooting would
be allowed at any time and then
enforce such laws the prairie
chickens would be saved. The
people would soon learn to re-
spect such laws, for they would
realize that the birds would in
crease rapidly on these protected
areas and the surplus would over.
flow on the surrounding country
and afford good shooting for those
who want to kill.
On the other hand, the birds
would soon learn where they were
safe from persecution, and large
numbers of them at least would dc
their nesting and feeding and
breeding on the grounds where
there would be no shooting.
Such refugees would not only be
valuable for the preservation OF
the prairie chicken, but in some
of the states for quail as we'll. On
such preserved territory certain
species of ducks would nest ano
within five years these refugees
would become pleasure resorts fol
the people, for it would be a de.
lightfnl experience for men, wo.
men and children to drive or walk
through these protected sections
and study bird life that would be-
come abundant there.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-08-25
THOSE TAKING SURFACE
TITLE GET FINAL RECEIPT


LOCAL LAND OFFICE RECEIVES INSTRUCTIONS TO IS
SITE FINAL RECEIPT TO THOSE ACCEPTING SUR
FACE TlTlE-CREDlT TO LOCAL OFFICIALS
The nowng received by the officials of the local land
Office Yesterday morning:
Washington D. c., Aug. 23,-Reester and Receiver Willis
ton DIN for land. Withdrawn for coal protested
solely because Of COAL where files election you will
issue certificate awaiting acceptance Of election by this
office if proof is otherwise satisfactory Bennett Conn.,
From will be that all enrymen making app
final proof their final receipt from the local land
fee v signing of surface t providing their
proof other satisfactory This will also apply all
proofs taken recently final receipt with held OF
the recent ruling regarding lands Those who offered proof but
did not get receipt will get This great deal to
the country as money tied awaiting the final
CENT and the Office officials deserve considerable credit for
nnno the matter land Office in such light
: have the above order issued
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-08-25

Farm Loans Liberal Amounts,
Reasonable rates e. q. Carney
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-08-25

There's money in reading ads.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13
TURNER ASHBY'S
N0|:|B.L CAREER
Partisan Leader Brcathed the
Spirit Of old.rimc
Chivalry.

+, "a correspondent asks for sketch OF
that Confederate knight -efrant, Turner
;Ashby. Many accounts w. his daring
nave lla e, been written and many LEGENDS
" DIS yaior may yet be gathered In
me valley Of the ShenandOaIi. but the
S1oliowing narrative, from the .Coilfed-
Srate Military History Is one OF the
Brigndier-Gcncral r'urner Ashiy. n
hero Of the South, whose memory is
cherished with peculiar tenderness by
q ,ln people OF the Shenandoah VALLEY.
~. in 1924. He was d grandson OF CAP
tain John Astby, of the .Rcvolutionary
War Al the time of John Browns
I ,;n,i Turner in,, Ashby was captain of a
so .l1if cavalry company, which, no
~. 1851, he wns ut Richmond. with
Other bold spirits, and took part In the
lRianning OF the capture OF Harper's
I ~, Tho next morning, The day OF
Tue puFsuSe OF the ordinance OF Yecee-
sion, he. went 10 his home to call ont
ms cavalry company. Ills brief career
from that time was Of the most roman.
IA NATURE 10y and he speedily became the
l1ol OF the volunteer troopers who
,,slIied at Harper's Ferry In April and
May toretruit Jacksons forces.
lie was assigned to command Of tho
sa93niederate post at Point OF Rocks,
Wbefe ms activity and alcrtness were
OF sreat value. In June he was IN
command of troop OF Colonel Eppa
unions reg !men.. but Obtained per-
mission to rejoin his own regiment
Colonel Angus McDonald.s legion, and
Ned Donald recommended him TO promo
ton as lleutenant-colonel, speaking OF
nm at this carly date, June %. az
already known as one OF the best
partisan leaders In the service
Trip Into Pcnpxslvanin.
Meanwhile Ashby. In addition TO mis-
other duties. had attracted attention
by bis daring in making trim to
Chambersbnrg. Pa. disguised and un-
attended. and obtaining complete In
formation regarding the Federal force
under Patterson. He was soon pro- !
NOTED Northumberland. and the rank
OF colonel followed in a few months.
While Johnston was moving to Manas.
sas TO the support of Beanregard. Ash /
by aud Stuart, With their cavalry com
inauds. were very successful in masking
the transfer of the troops until ii was
TOO late Tor Patterson to have any in
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york IN Lincoln county. n. 4. Ha IND
ten cnlldren,.a all Of whom lived to mn.
itnr u: of Mrs. Jnnksons i've sistera.
wno made q gallant record In Contcd.
crate 70 annals; Harriet, James r. irwin.
81 q, G.ihrlottc: Eugenin, General lItufus
s, a,na,hg :, another noted soutliron:
North y, Carolina. and Laura, colonel j.
". J, Brown, OF Charlotte,
IL sna Is Gl III. War Her mother be.
Miss Nary Graham, daugilteT Of Con.
cral Joseph Grnhnm, OF Rernl,itlonnrv
fame, andssistcr OF William a. GRAHAM.
My ens W was s!.icsessiycly United States
error , FOR two terms. and Secretary OF
Her Great Hook. Z.
lines l,er .rf fa,ara lo @hg Int, n,toleetna
Ibla nlnetieih year, h1rs. jackson has az
L, writing and editing her husbsnedT'ss
sRs5s e aacks seeh s'm as n entitled
tensciy interesting and humane narrn-
tive ever pcnncd about the indomltablc
leader. fi,4 j n 500 n NJ
/, She made no y, I, attempt 4 g deal with
Of sectional feeling. but she rclates his
history, achievement and pathetic end
with leart-rending accuracy. The book
contains some Of the exquisite love LETT
tors which tho gallant leader wrote
after their nrst separation In the ext.
9gcncy OF the war, and they prove con-
.cltsiyely that the bravest are the ten
derest. and the loving are the, true.
The Intimate gliinpses which, fits pages
reveal OF Jackson's private life and
general character give It great HIS
.torlcal value, and will make 1t rank
among the useful books which will
sled 81 light on the great civil Var when
btayest leaders.
Not the least delightful portion of
Mrs. Jackson's visit was the drives and
excursions which she took with Mrs.
Letter trying To lOcalizc the present
beautiful city with the small provincial
town as she knew 1t under President
II saw Washington first In 1859"
she said. "and It seems impossible to
believe that the old fashioned III
paved city OF that date Is identical
with the splendid, spacious and magni-
ticently planned capital OF to-day.
But to two little country girls, as
my sister EngenIa and were. 1t was
the cnbodiment Of NIL the great test city
the rural pleasures OF that time. so it |
seemed that ne lived az In dream.
AS guests OF my tnnic. we were con-
stdered Cabinet ladies', and we went
TO Ill the entertainments of the time, |
ana 1t was a very hospitablc time |
Dancing was even more prevalent then
ter, thought It improper to do more
han look on at such fetes
Miss Fillmore was hostess OF the
White House much oftener than her
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Met His

together we found that was the only
one left OF the littersdctail. reported
to the surgeon and offered to go to my
company, but he ordered me to re-
main with DR.. Spindle, who was hospi-
tai steward We had nothing to do
on the retreat until Thursday morning,
when the fight took place at High
Bridge.
Burial of Boston.
When Informed of the death of
Colonel Boston Invent along with sew
eral others. among whom was w. f.
Jones, now an eminent physician of
Gloucester county, and broughtoff the
body Of Colonel Boston. He was shot
through5bcth temples, death being in
Simultaneous. While preparing him for.
burial in the garden OF a nearby farm
Ser Il think by the name of Watkins), q
youth whose name was Logan. who
was courier for Colonel Boston, wanted
q ring which the colonel wore which
he said belonged to his sister. The
ring proved to be hard to set off, and
1t was first proposed to cut off his
finger to set the ring. p proposed go-.
ing to the house ami getting some hot
water and soap. which the lady kindly
gave me, with which the ring was
Logan. We then wrapped his body III
a WOODEN blanket and oil cloth.
and tenderly laid him in the grave
which had been prepared by his men.
We then fired vollay over his re-
mains. where they still rest.
hope some day to see his remains.
removed to beautiful Hollywood. II
grieves me to think thatth remains OF
our beloved colonel should remain me-
elected. when SO many OF his comrades
still 1.-Two and are able to place him
among the thousands that fell in tho
saem cause that arc SO beautifully
cared for and remembered at all times
by the noble ladies OF Richmond I
think very likely that young Logan
may have taken his sabre and other
trinkets home with him. The last time
I heard Of Logan he was in New Orr
loans, Perhaps some Of his family
could tell you II alive and his where
Allouts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13
TRAGIC DEATH ENDED
COL. BOSTON'S CAREER
Commander Of 9Th Virginia Cavalry Met His
Fate in Last Trying Days
Of the War.

! ny II. y. DAVIS, co. II, ETH VA. CAV.
On the Sunday morning after the
fight Of Five Forks. the surgeon OF the
Fifth Virginia Cavalry called for five
volunteers for the Ambulance Corps, OF
which I was one OF four detailed to
carry the litters to remove the dead
and wounded from the field of battle.
On Sunday night Payne's Brigade WAS
placed at ford on Namosine Creek
for the purpose of holding the enemy
in check until the infantry could get
away to join the main line OF retreat
at Amelia Court House.
Monday morning the enemy mads
their appearance ut the ford little
after sunrise; they were fired upon by
our skirmish line, which was placed 3
little in advance OF our line of battle.
that being behind some temporary
breastworks which we built during
the night. They soon retreatcd and
advanced again with several pieces of
artillery, placing them near enough
for us to hear the unlimbering and
command to load and fire. After fir.
ing several rounds In our front they
limbered up and moved their guns to
our right and commenced firing shrap-
mel In our midst. After receiving sew
.eral shots our line gave way in dis
order, retreating to the place where
our horses were left. Much to our
surprise our horses had been carried
back with the infanty5 evidently lcav-
ing our brigade to be captured by the
enemy. Information was gained from
a farmer who directed us to the ford
over which tho army was retreatinG.
1 Our Adjutant-Gencral being mount
ed rode to Gen ". II. i. Lee, who
was holly engaged In holding tile ems
envy in check, while the army was
crossing the river, persuaded Gen. Lee
to hold the ford until he could bring
our horses to us, thus cnahling our
escape.
Whom the horses reached us some Of
our mon wero SO exhausted that they
were unable to mount, some five or
siS had to BIO placed In front Of US and
brought out. We ilnally crossed the
ford, tle enemy reaching the bank of
tho river as We were going out on the
opposite side. After getting our ne,l
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ling companies % young people re-
member one evening ", par tlctllur when
d number of young irls were invited
MYSELF ss ana i's Two 1 other sifs Who w "
guests In my iinclo's house, and one
played 80 bcautifhIly on. the harp and
sang \ Aud 1lobin Grey, never en-
s sq1ssed s,yff o ot Nls d dnrns Ms
whole OF one season, ahd never shall
1 forget those llnppy days.
No 1rnce 81 the OH washington.
But not d trace remains OF the city
g fes and Tho 'S W.e i o ssse Ese ss
those two historic buildings lave been
enlarged and cliaiged interiorly and
from the general &; npironment until
yards, the great Wide strects and the
countless pHlnces and mammoth public
buildings and 8apartnlent houses.
stonewail Jnckson lefs but one child,
fnl. letters ara written. THIS daughter
Jula, called for his mother, married
q young 1icwspaper c; e. Of
left Two children, daughter. julia
,Jackso,l. and "a Con, Thomas j.. Jackson
Christian. rho daughter married Mr..
Preston, or Charlotte. and accompanied
Lelter. Mrs. Preston, who 10 a pure
type OF the Southern gentlewoman.
acted on several notable occasions for
her grandmother With the grace of q
queen.
During the latter part OF Mrs. Jack
sons stay in Washington her strength.
much overtaxed. failed her completely
aud she was compelled to disappolnt
some OF her most important prospec-
tive hostesses. Miss Mamie Randolph
Hess, president OF the Southern Relief
Society, had arranged beautiful re-
ception. to which the flower Of South
}crn womanhood within three States
and all present living IN Washington
were asked to meet the widow OF
But Mrs. Jackson had been ordered
to bed and Mrs Letter stood guard to
see that no ono disobeyed the doc
tors orders. But great as the disap-
5pointment was at this choice enter
tainmcnt, SO graciously did Mrs: Pres
ton act rs proxy that all went away
Nlny Return Next Winter.
to return next winter II her health
permits. and 1t is quite probable that
Washington Will .scc this dear old
lady again and be permitted TO show
appreciation Of all that her name
OF foreign governments paid their re-
spects to Mrs. Jackson and showed
familiarity witt, the gallant career of
her husband which moved her pro-
foun1ly.
arc honored by the good and noble
throughout the world, and 1t was a
discovery which will make the re-
ma nder OF my days joyous.
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y
Landon's children were. by his first
wife, Mildred (5) Ann. who married.
+ tlrst 70 bert Mercer. and. second, John
Lewis Lucy (5), who married General
John Minor; Robert Charles f5). mar
rled$ Miss EBeale & st. Leger Is y. married
Elizabeth Lee; Eliza (5) !, married wiz
4 liam NC Farlane: Thomas (5): frances
CO... married Josiah Tidball; Edward
Gieyc Coy and Anna Mario (5). An
other ample brood to friskttoyer tho
reaches t,1, Of stately Clevc! st. Logger
inherited the beautiful place, but un-
fortunately had no children. and al
MS death he bequeathcd tito a nephew
VINO lived IN mississippi, This gentle.
nlall se eihed 70 have no reverence for
ancestral things. The place was sold.
the family silver was sent to q min,
and turned into bullion; tho portraits
We're were scattered promlscuously. soma
serving their ignoble years as ire
screens. Two portraits (groups) were
taken 70 mississippi between beds for
protec Ion, and a violent. rain soaked
tho beds, and When they reached their
destination q search for tho portraits
revealed peeled canvases, for the ilne
fold pictures were topelessly stuck 10
Stho bedticks. have heard that there
Is one Carter picture still at CIeve, most
kcdreI utiy preserved ny Byrd Lewis
who o,v owns the place. The care
lessness& Of Virglnians ABOUT their nor.
T.! IS one OF tho unexplained things.
The last Byrd to own Westover5 Ia ft the
seizures on the walls when he sold III.
.8s HAPPILY. the place was purchased ~
N Al Harrison. OF Brandon, ana the Bio.
lures by him removed to that place
IN tho election Of the Robinsons. az
chelsea, O. most beautiful portrait was
used as q fire screen and scornfullyI
called "rhe Covering Succeed IND.
generations did mot know her name.
The picture IL SO beautiful and 50
hnug hty--clnd In satin and decked
with orange blossoms--that We have
decided In our own minds that II ia /
mono, othor but tho portrait OF Kate
SpotWood, wife Of Bernard Moore.
a In this collection Is Dorothea Spots
wood. and why should not this haugh- I
ty and beautiful creature be- Kate?l5
Why should Dorothea's picture hangI
at Chelsea and Kate, the mistress OF
the mansion, have no picture at alls
Just here we should like TO inter-
potato q question. Same one or ans
othog. is constantly. AL ilnE us what
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13
SOME GENEALOGY5 PURE AND SIM

| Pile.
The Ncalc Family
The following account OF the Ncale
family. has been supplied by Miss Ell
lon s. Neale. Gallipolis Ferry. Mason
county, West Virginia, who for tho
past sixtcen years has been gathering
data Of this Widely scattered family.
She has gone over the county and
parish records OF Virginia hero tha
Neales resided and from these and otis
or sources has collected mass Of da-
ia. relative to other branches Of the
family than the one here given; and
would like to hear from Nealo de-
scendants or from Interested mombers
of the allied families OF Presley. l3ecS-
With. Fauntleroy Spence, NJ Haynle,
5Shaplaigh, Rodhar, Underwood, Corr
bin, Osborn and Nelson, Of the Vest
smoreland Nelson family, either to give
or receive Information concerning the
This name ii all its variations OF
$spellinE--Niall, O'Neil, N eal, Neil,
8Neale and even Nigel--was interwo ven
with the early history OF ireland for
many centuries. Tho powerful and
warllke I'LL gh Mall Of the IN Inc IIost-J
ingcsnl ascended the throne Cor hats
ever stood for ono Il III those days1
isurnames were not troduced fiuntil
the eleventh century by Brian Borce,
they did not all bear til 81 same co gno-
men,, but a II became lead ers and rul ers
OF various aepts, rlboa or clans that
became no tab le factors m "a rins tlls-
tory, During the 6thS'SS77 TIL ana Nj 8th3|
centuries wa 81 Write y d q AS the
"Island lSof Saints and Schul lar 81. So
5Rulneyolla III mQaHat eTlea and
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A& xGtlrG inles 4jgpatfb l
666R6iENEAE0 G1CAEG0 tUfflNf5

other great schools to which pupils
flocked from many lands for instruc-
ton In the sciences fine arts, litera-
ture. etc. Thon came the era OF pill
lage and destruction by the Danes, the
waning OF the glory Of her Il earlier
times, until finally Ireland became a
nation OF hghters---ca &C h clan warning
sagainst8the others for supremacy.
When England determined upon tn 8
conquest and possession OF the Elmer
aid Isle and sent thithers her armies
for that spurpo SCI, ma NJ a gNealo led and
fought for homo and country; ana as
Catholic or Protestant held sway. thosa
of opposite beliefs were forced to seek
refuge in other land s.. Is w / Ii car "a {.
them III Spain, rance and Ituly--ini
too, occupying positions Of
magnitude and1 trust sucl, " 4 that OF
Richard Neill.s Archbishop Of Yorke,
Daniel GO'Neil i Groom of q I'm Kings
Bed Chamh or. Thomas 3 Nealc, Farmer
OF the Posts. knights, 10 I'd Isl etc.
It is q tradition IN his branch sot
the Virginia family or Neales that
they descend from tho Earls OF ire.
land and a coat Of arms was III & pos-
session ofSanother branch of tho fuMt-5
~, but cannot now be local ted. ~ iss
Is It Is also a tradi ton II hat tiYe broth
ers came 1T "A me n d isa greeInE
In religion and politics & ono sc than
retained the Wliilass III n others
dropped It, This may me an til q N eule
families OF Niassnc hus q. ew ii amp q
shire. Ntaryland !, u TIL Carolina n and !,
MI spri Inc from the a Same,
family In the ID ountry.
The Virginia Fam Isl ~
lieutenant Daniel Neal d. an Il M . y
Protestant, accord ingSf to O' Tart, u ssAm--
Ian led 8eien ~ al u
felting Proprte tor d.lrin wars al
ransn gtea AZ !. = e5 a,1 q ID hlaS nama