Williston graphic., 1916-05-18
new waiter has arrived to take his
place st the Cafe.

John Hughes and o. Bella autoe
to Williston on Monday where tn
former expected to become the owne
of new runabout.
William Haney is drilling we'll TO
Charles Gemberling and struck ex
cellent water Wednesday morning a
a reasonable depth.
The contest class will give a pro
gram at Brooklyn Center next Sunda!
May 81 at 8 p. m. Everybody is cor
daily invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bare and chill
dren arrived by auto on Tuesda!
evening from Antelope, Montana, fol
visit with Epping friends.
Miss Mary Alexander came to towl
on Friday evening to attend the meet
ing of the Y. P. B. and visited unit
Saturday with Mrs. F. Beachler.
j. J. Hoehn, s. E. Markell, Delber
Haney and Frank Beachler were
among those from here who ATTENDED
"The Battle Cry of Peace" at Ray
Rev. Schaaf, who spent last weel
here was called to Buford on Wednes
day to officiate at the funeral services
of Mr.. Rogers, who died at that place
Gustave Melland was operated or
by DR.. Wheelock on Monday and hac
his tonsils and adenoids removed. He
returned to his home north of town
on Tuesday.
F. G. Blegen's residence is being
plastered this week by Levitt Bros
In the meantime the Blegen family
are living in their new dwelling re.
Gently erected nearby.
On last Friday Miss Ethel Clark
closed a successful year of teaching
in the Valley school north west of
town and came home to spend her va
cation with her parents at Epping.
The w. C. T. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. J. S. Mcconnell on
Thursday, May 25th. All members
are requested to be present as i'm
portant matters will be taken up at
this meeting.
During the wind strom of Tuesday
evening the new barn being built on
J. Johnsrud's farm was moved about
foot off the foundation and the cleo
trio sign in front of Miller's pool hall
was blown down.
And. O. Wang returned on Thurs
day from Scobey, Montana. Mrs.
Wang and Gilman, who spent last
week with friends in Williston, arriv-
ed home the same day.
last Wednesday evening.
Epping's base ball team was re-
organized the other day and Olaf
Bella chosen as manager. Practicing
is now going on every evening and
some good games with neighboring
fouync oro oYnocfo6 SOOn
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson of Watford
gave their Epping friends short call
on Tuesday while passing through
here by auto. Mrs. Nelson was for
merly Miss Emma Boe and has at
several times made her home here.
The local schools expect to go to
Williston next Friday to take in the
County Field Day at the Experiment
Station. Four of our liberal towns
people have already volunteered to
each take on auto load of school chill
dren.
Charles Carpenter and George
Smith returned on Wednesday from
an auto trip to Antelope, Wolf Point
and other places in Montana. While
away they called on our former
townspeop1e, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Clark.
Peter Carp left on Saturday for
Minot where we understand he ex-
pected to take unto himself partner
for life. Mr.. and Mrs. Carp then
left on a wedding trip to the brides
home in Virginia. They have the
good wishes of a host Of Epping
friends.
Mrs. Theodore Beachler received
word on Sunday that her sister, Daisy
Williams, passed away at her home in
Kankakee, Ill.,, on Tuesday of last
week. Miss Williams was young
lady of about nineteen years and had
suffered from cere coma of the bone
for about a year.
The Young Peoples Band was enter
tained by Misses Carr and Lykken at
the schoolhouse on last Friday even
ing. About twenty-three were pres
ent and everyone enjoyed a pleasant
evening. Miss Mary Alexander was
elected to serve as treasurer in place
of Miss Lykken, who expects to leave
for her home at Grafton as soon as
her school is out.
For little place, Epping is very
busy one this spring. At about seven
ClOCk every lllOIIllAS you Soil
dozens of workmen going to work,
especially contractors. masons, car
penters, painters, plasterers, etc.
About eight new buildings are in the
process Of erection just now and as
many more will 90 up as soon as
workmen can be obtained.
Beginning with last Sunday the
trains changed again: Numbers 3
and 4 which have been doing the local
passenger work will not stop here
from now on. Numbers 121 and 1872
commonly called the "Dinky" trains
will run as formerly, going east in
the morning and west at about p.
m. These trains together with num-
bers and % will carry Epping mail.
School Notes-Advanced Room
The following pupils had 100 in
spelling for the week ending May ~:
Norma Ginther, Hazel Clark, Clyde
Clark, Christine Ellingson, Melvin
Bjerkeseth, Imond Haney, and Ches-
ter Blegen.
The following pupils had perfect at
tendance last week: Ruth Alexander,
Melvin Bjerkeseth, Chester Blegen,
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