/ ' : f i t ' " . -WILLISTON GRAPHIC Thursday, August t, llti

In Rural Wilfianu County

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MISSOURI RIDGE (Too late for last week)

' The farmers have commenced to cut • {heir barley and early oats.

Mrs. Courtis f romWililistonJ8*}*' iting this week with Mrs. and Miss

'Woods. Mr. Henry Poe hauled a load of

, coal from Mr. Browns mine Tuesday «of this week.

The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs. > H. C. Blankenship Wednesday after­

noon, August 5th. Mr. Imobersteg had another

horse last week from drinking much cold water.

Master George and Millard Wagen-man visited with Master Roy Lind-

Iholm last Wednesday. The Farmers Club will meet with

Mr. and Mrs. John Lindholm in tne afternoon of August 6th.

Almost everybody from the Ridge attended *he picnic at the Experi­mental Farm last Saturday.

Windel the little son of Rev. and ~ lira. Shaw, cut his foot on a piece of . glass at the Grove Sunday.

fThe well drillers think they have ,-atruck plenty of water for Mr. Lina-j holm at a depth of 231 feet. They are i now putting in the pump to test It.

Herbert Blankenship who was re­cently discharged from the Navy on <fcoara the U. S. S. Utah, arrived home Saturday and is now visiting his par-

Frank Metzger drove through from mmx Poplar, Montana, and visited a few days with A. C. Wagenman and ftmily. At present he is working Cor Mr. ImoMrsteg.

Mrs. C. A. Wicks accompanied Mr. tfWicks parents, returned home <m nmsrday of last week after a three

'u visit with relatives in Minne* and Iowa.

Ik Sunday' School Rally at the <jnn was well attended last Sunday -.mA the following schools were present and took part in the program: Garden '•alley. Spring Coulee, jlast Fork, Missouri Ridge and Williston. Dur­ing the exercises Mr. and Mrs. John lindholm presnted their little son

r, .for JwptisB.

^ ROSE HILL Mr. H. C. Ketzel was a Williston

f caller one day last week. The ball game unday between

r-Squires and Bonetraill was very in-lnnllna The score was 12 to 6 for

Everybody is sorry to see Mr. Joe ~~Bansen leave this country now and hope the attractions here will warrant

. m quick return. < Sunday morning callers at Win.

. Albrechts were Joe Bauser, Mike Touness, Karl Stenson, Eugene Van

' Tress, Ed Keatzel. A number from this neighborhood

- were in attendance at tne dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Albnecht

- in honor of the fine 12 pound boy. Mrs. E. N. Watkins of Tacoma, who

" has been touring the U. S. A. in an : snito is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Wm. F. Albrecht. Mrs. Watkins ex-

-jpects to return direct home from here.

WHEELOCK John ~Wallestad is building a new

Tbarn. L. A. Nolan returned last week

from his eastern trip. Miss Myrtle Harder spent Saturday

vsnd Sunday with Miss Schwartz. <0. L. Hilde and John Dahl were

Inoiloess callers at Hofflund Sunday. O. L. Hilde is having a new barn

bunt J. P. Nielson has the contract. A good many from Wheelock and

trieinity attended the Grain Festival jst Ray.

Charley Lindberg arrived from Red--wing, Minn., to look after his farm interests here.

Miss Anna Schwartz left Monday for a visit with her sister at Poplar, .Mont., Mrs. A. C. Hopke.

Miss Ragna Groven returned to Ray ^Monday after spending a couple of '•racks with friends at Wheelock.

IMiss Larson, Mr. and Mrs. Foley Mr. Settle of Williston, were

guests at the Raymond home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harris and son

-arrived Wednesday evening. Mr. Harris is seeking a location for a bar*

\ber shop. iMessrs Alexon, Hines, Helling and

"Brown attended the dance at Pete KarpPs last Saturday. They report

-m good time.

EDEN VALLEY Miss Carrie Ott was a guest at

' Mrs. Keltner's Sunday Mr. Bontragers sister and other

relation arrived Friday night. Mr. Allen "Keltner was a caller at

'. Ben Franks Sunday morning. Mrs. Rhodes and daughters were

• callers at Dan Snyders Sunday. iMrs. Rigdon McCoy was a guest

:at Ben Franks Saturday evening. Mr. Fred Sherland and family spent

^Saturday night with O. A. Meyers. Mr. Albert Zimmerman is working

tft Abe Millers helping put up hay. -We surely had a very fine rain

pass through this section Tuesday evening.

Miss Alice Clair of Williston is spending the week with Miss Urena Frank.

Harvest is "here and we are sorry we can hear the binders clicking on JSunday.

Mr. Loren Jellison was a caller at Ben Franks during the rain Tuesday evening.

MJss Zekpha Jones was a guest of Miss Lula Sheppard Saturday and Sunday.

Mr. O. A. Meyers and Mr. Fred Sherland were callers at Ben Franks Saturday evening.

Mrs. Will Clair spent from Wednes­day till Saturday of last week with Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs Marsh.

Mr. Brock and Mrs. Garn took sup­per with Mr. Ben Frank and family Sunday evening.

Mr; and Mrs. Ben Frank and daugh­ter Urena and Miss Alice Clair took dinner with Mrs. Rigdon McCoy on Sunday.

Miss Zelpha Jones returned Satur­day from Gasport, Ind., where she had been called by a telegram a few weeks ago.

Rev. Sherland and family and O. A. Meyer and wife autoed out to Mont Sunday morning and returned Sun­day evening.

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SPRING BROOK Anton Steberg is on the sick list. Lim Levitte will plaster Westphal

house this week. Harvest will be in full swing before

the last of the week. Miss Hegge of Cottonwood Lake,

is working for Mrs. Graichen. Mr. and Mrs. Swan Peterson were

visiting at Mystrom's on Sunday. Quite a few went to Ray July 80

and 31 to help celebrate the Grain Festival.

Wm. Grube is back on the old stamping ground and we are all glad to see him back.

The Great Northern has two crews working on the Treating Plant here and another crew is expected to come any day.

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Versoi arriv­ed from Chester, Mont, Friday morn­ing to spend a few weeks with their mother, Mrs. Boyer.

Henry Schoof left Sunday evening for Pesevere, Mont, where He will do some repair work on the Victoria Elevator.

The dance in Dreier's new barn Sat-urady evening was well attended and all report a fine time.

Frank Frederick is the proud owner of a Case Automobile and alsb 'the farm that formerly belonged to Wm. Grube.

The band boys gathered at Ben Martins on Sunday. Photographer Pasonault was out and took their pic­tures and spent the day with the band boys.

The Spring Brook Trading Co., Is treating their lumber yard and livery barn to three coats of white paint The "Painter" has a white suit al­ready.

Nels Flower has resigned his posi­tion at the One Price Store and has turned into a regular farmer. We understand he has bought a valuable team of horses from Christ Lee.

SUMMIT VALLEY Mr. V. E. Crosse of Wheelock was

in the neighborhood looking after his farming interests on Sunday.

Little Jarvey Brekke has been suf­fering the past week with a boil on his foot. Jobs comforters are not very comfortable ft re they Jsrvey*

A. E. Walker, A. G. Zepp and H. H. Bartell were Williston visitors this last week. They called on H. F. Packard at the hospital and found him doing real well but getting anx­ious to come home.

Mr. Edwin Walker and family Har­ry Walker and family, J. E. Frost and family and Gladys Steen and a friend who is visiting them from Chi­cago, all spent last week camping at the river and report a very good time.

We notice that Mr. W. M. Steen and O. R. Printey are both building large additions to their dwelling houses. That will make two nice roomy places for the club to meet in after Zero weather starts in and we all need to get indoors.

Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Fisher who have been visiting at different places in Missouri, Illinois and Minnesota and Miss Blanche Frost who has been vis­iting at different places in Minnesota returned last Saturday evening, Aug­ust 1. They report a very pleasant and enjoyable time but seem glad to get back to North Dakota just the samd.

Paul Carpenters two little hoys, of Epping, spent the past week with Jim-mie Walker. Mr. Walker had to make a flying trip to town with them Sat­urday evening as one of them while fooling with a rifle got a piece of lead in his eye but we understand that the doctor got it out with out injuring the eye sight any.

The farmers meeting held last week at E. G. Walkers was well attended although it was a very hot day and a very busy time of the season. They discussed several different topics such as twine and getting up a gopher fund so as to be able to pay a bounty on popher tails another year. They got up a petition to try and get a tele­phone through this part of the coun­try. Mr. Hall and Mrs. Marshall were out from Williston and Mr. Hall gave a very good talk on cheese fac­tory being such a help to a country which was of great benefit to us all. They decided not to have any regular meetings during haying and harvest­ing. And the finishing touch was de­livered in the form of a very dainty lunch which we all enjoyed very much.

PHERR1N VALLEY Frank Frederick has purchased an

auto. Lost, strayed or stolen, the Muddy

Valley Farmer% Club. Mr. Larkin Hart is the proud own

er of a baby buggy and auto. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Amor visited

Sunday at the Roy Brown home. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Carlson visited

at the Barney Larson home Sunday Miss Lottie Sutherland and Lesta

Hanna were seen in Williston Satur­day.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Munson called at the Ed Phillip home Sunday morn­ing.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Hanna visited Saturday and Sunday near Twelve Mile Hill.

Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Thompson vis­ited Sunday evening at the Wilson Smeltzer home.

Say Bill what made you so long on untieing your horse last Sunday ? Does anybody know?

Mr. and Mrs. Everette Hanna visit­ed over Saturday night and Sunday at the Adolp Myrie home near Epping.

Mr. Harry Meller of Stanley visit­ed his parents E. H. Mellor Saturday and Sunday, leaving Sunday evening.

Lottie Sutherland, Bertha Bellach and Ray O'Deel, and Harry Carlson, W. C. C., visited Sunday at the C. 0. Hanna home.

The Pherrin boys were playing ball Sunday and John Hanna got his crip­ple arm hurt again and W. C. C., one of his fingers.

MISSOURI RIDGE Mrs. H. C. Blankenship is suffering

with hay fever. Fred Short and Frank Metsker vis­

ited at Ray Browns last Sunday. Mrs. S. M. Clark and (laughter, Miss

Myrtle went to Williston Monday. Mr. J. W. Janes of Williston is out

here making hay on his farm. Church and Sunday School at the

schoolhouse next Sunday afternoon. Mrs. A. C. Wagenman and children

visited Mrs. Roy Ashwill Friday af­ternoon.

H. C. Blankenship made a trip to Stady last week and brought back a load of oats and -flax from Mrs. Blsn-kenship's farm.

Mrs. George Ford is staying with her daughter Mrs. Will Clark at Els-worth. Mrs. Clark is confined to her bed with a lame knee.

John Lindholm is the proud owner of a well now and plenty of water at the depth of 240 feet The machine moved to Grant Rutledges Monday where they will drill a well.

Mrs .R. Blankenship and son Her­bert went to Hinsdale, Montana, Fri­day of last week where they are visit­ing Lawrence and Albert Blanken­ship. Before leaving New York Her­bert re-enlisted in the navy for anoth­er four years and expects to return to the U. S. S. Utah about August 15.

STRANDAHL NEWS Edd Helstad is in Fargo this week

on business. Mr. and Mrs. Fougner visited their

son-in-law Sunday. Jack Dohle is very busy now days

harvesting barley. Farmers are now busy in our ter­

ritory cutting hay. Hans Bothmymoe is now busy

building halls onto the school houses. John Hagbo hauled lumber from

Medicine Lake, Mont., last Friday. Mr. Peder Grodt and family visited

at Stovers place in Montana Sunday. Mrs. Carl Nelson has returned af­

ter a months visiting in Traill Co., N. D.

Mr. and Mrs. Singsaas and Mr. Eg-gen and family visited in Montana Sunday.

Charles Booke from Missouri Ridge stopped at Hans Johnson's two nights last week.

Gunder Grodt from Squires country visited at his brothers place Wednes­day night

Adolph Moltzer hauled a load of wheat to Williston Tuesday for his brother John.

I. Nordaune and H. P. Johnson made a trip to Howard last Saturday after a load of oats.

Carl. Eggen and Ramlo returned from the Squires country where they have done carpenter work.

The Scandie Percheron Co., met in special session Sunday to decide where to keep their stallion over winter.

Baard Folstadhas been busy with the paint brush lately putting his barn and granary in nice appearance.

MARMON ITEMS Arne Glimm has barley cut and

shocked already. Mrs. E. C. Smith visited in Willis­

ton a few days last week. Rev. Johnson just had Dillree cut

his splendid crop of wheat. ' J. Montgomery just returned from

a trip in Montana. Mrs. Joe Haugh visited Mrs. W. C.

Brooks one day last week. Mrs. Albert Raber is somewhat im­

proved in health now. Tom Freeman had J. F. Newman

remove ten feet from the height of his windmill last week.

W. C. Broosk is up around Plenty-wood, Mont., drilling a number of wells. He and Jack Martin. <

The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Hammon was Christianed by Rev. Johnson two weeks ago.

D. P. Oie has further added " im­provements on his farm now in this form of a new auto garage.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kelley, are ex­pected back from Illinois soon. It is supposed thev will'live on the elder Mr. Kelley's homestead.

R. E. Dillree and family were out enjoying the fresh air and pale moon­light one evening this week, but oh you mosquitoes.

There, will be many that will be pleased to know that Mr. and Mrs. Will Haines have a little son now, the little fellow was born several weeks ago at Williston, but few seem to have heard of the little fellows arrived. All will extend congratulations to the new parents and best wishes for the tiny three and a half poung boy.

Arthur Patterson is getting along very slowly since his serious accident two weeks ago and is now at Jthe hos­pital in Williston with a jaw broken on both sides and a gash in back of head. His horses ran away while on the hay rake instead of a mower as reported last week. Mr. Paterson was injured Friday afternoon and did not regain consciousness till Saturday morning.

RIVERVIEW Mr. Jule C. Bean spent Sunday with

Harry Karp. Mr. W. V. Bingamon was an Epping

caller Saturday. Mr. Ole A. Olson was a Williston

caller Wednesday. Mr. Clarence Willard was an Ep

ping caller Saturday. Mrs. Jesse Clear and children were

Ray callers Friday. Mr. A. C. Long and family Sunday-

ed with friends near Ray Mr. C. J. Gamble of Long Creek,

was in these parts Sunday. Mrs. C. J. Bean and son -Jule were

Wheelock callers Saturday. Mr. Chas. Hoving and family spent

Sunday with Mr. C. J. Johnson. Mr. Wm. Haney is drilling a well

for Charles R. Van Allen. , Mr. Jesse L. Clear transacted bus­

iness at the Hub Wednesday, Mr. Thor Hole made a business trip

to Williston Wednesday. Mr. A. D. Gemberling made a busi­

ness trip to Epping Saturday. Messrs Chas. and Alfred Hoving

were Wheelock callers Wednesday. The rain Saturday evening caught

many of the fanners with hay down. Mr. John Jorgenson and family

Sundayed with Mr. Alfred Hoving. Mr. Iver Knutson was in these

parts Sunday and purchased a horse. Mr. C. L. Newman is employed at

the Williston Motor companies shops. Mr. Thor Hole transacted business

in ,the City of Opportunity Wednes­day.

Mrs. R. E. Pepple spent Monday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Bean.

n Several from this vicinity attended

the Grain Festival at Ray Thursday and Friday.

Mr. A. C. Long was doing some telephone repair work Monday and Tuesday.

Mrs. Thomas Green and son Theo­dore, called on M. G. Adams Wednes­day evening.

Mr. H. A. Gemberling and family of Epping spent Sunday with Mr. C. L. Gemberling.

A large crowd attended the dance at P. M. Karp's Saturday night. All report a good time.

The dance at Mr. W. N. Adams next Saturday evening has been postponed indefinately.

Little Ruth and Ernest Septon of Wheelock spent a few days last week with Mrs. Barney Hole.

Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Holland and W. J. Adams left this week for an auto trip to the Yellow Stone Par£.

Mrs. J. D. Blocker returned from Williston Wednesday where she has been taking medical treatment for some time.

The storm Tuesday of last week did considerable damage to our telephone lines, striking many poles and (turn­ing out several phones, rendering ser­vice almost impossible in the entire community.

The crops in these parts are looking fine. The wheat is, ripening- very rapidly and by the first «f tto INK harvest should be here The recent rains are helping toe late grain immensely. A little hail ac­companied by the rain Saturday night, but little damage was done.

Well, well, the Truax "Sod Busters" got their "dander" up in great style Sunday and laced it to the Long Creek aggregation twenty-one to one. Play­ing a one hit, one run, and one error game. We are really sorry we have been taking them so lightly hereto­fore. Perhaps they can play ball if they once get in earnest

Mr. and Mrs. Morton Adams re­ceived the iad news Wednesday that their son Roy, who is employed by the J. I. Case Company at Fargo, was seriously injured. A heavy plow frame falling upon-him cutting three ugly wounds in his head and injuring him internally. At last report he was in the hospital at Fargo and was mending slowly.

TRUAX The cherries are ripe. Mrs. Septon and children ate visit­

ing at Mrs. C. Hoving's. The farmer club met at C. J. John­

son's Monday afternoon. Mr. Glen Smith from Senechal was visitor at B. Holes Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. Hoving and chil­

dren took dinner with C. J. Johnson Sunday. '

Little Narvey Jorgenson felt pretty big last Sunday fhen he came to Sun­day School all alone from his place.

Mrs. B. Hole asked us personally to state that she is not writing the River View items as some, by mistake, has reported.

&frs. Myers and two children from south of Springbrook, spent Sunday with her husband who is employed at Barney Holes through haying and harvest

Mrs. Harder accompanied by her daughter Mrs. T. Bradburry, little Eldon» Mrs. B. Hole and the Septon children all took in the festival at Ray Friday.

Mrs. C. P. Johnson and Adolph from near Wheelock, accompanied by Har­ry Johnson as coachman drove down to the old homestead near Cusac Crossing and picked cherries Tues­day.

Mr. and Mrs. Mort Adams received the sad news about a week ago, that Roy was badly hurt in the back of the head and he nad to be placed in the. hospital at Fargo where he has been employed for a machine company. Later reports however states that he was convalescent

ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE The states attorney's office has se­

cured additional evidence against Jerome, the man charged with steal­ing a horse from J. C. Hanson. They claim that the horse was sold to Mrs.

Thehappinessof motherhood istoooftsa checked because the mother's strength is not equal to her caret, while her unselfish devotion neglects her own health.

It is a duty of husband or friend to see that she gets th$ pure medicinal nourish­ment ia Scott's Emulsion, which is. not a drug or stimulant but nature's con­centrated oil-food tonic to enrich and en- \ , liven the blood, strengthen the nervesand aid the appetite. Physicians everywhere < prescribe 8cott's Emulsion for over­worked, nervous, tired womep; it builds up and holds up their strength.

Get 8cott's at your nearest drug store.

McLeod in the Turtle mountain coun­try. she paying $100 for the animal. It is also claimed that he is wanted by the Canadian Mounted Police for stealing five horses over there but the authorities here will not give him up as they propose to prosecute the case against him here.

SPEAK ON SUFFRAGE Mr. Paul Sayre of Chicago, a Har­

vard man who has debated suffrage « on the Harvard team, will speak on ^ suffrage in Williston on Monday even­ing, August 10th. Mr. Sayxe will speak from the band stand on the Metsger corner. He is reported to be an excellent speaker and the public is cordially invited to'hear him Monday evening.

What to Expect of Your Bank

That it be safe; that it be prompt, accurate, courteous and decisive in its dealing with you; that it be genuinely interested in your plans and able to advise you wisely in regard to them; that it have every modern banking

The Williams County State Bank meets all these requirements.

Williams County Slate Bank

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SEWER AND WATER? CONNECTIONS

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W. N. DICKINSON Auctioneer

I am ready to cry your sale in town, county or state. If you will consult me before making your sale I will con­vince you that I can get you better prices than oth­ers. I will guarantee to save you 5 per cent dis­count on your sale and money is wlu)t counts.

Phone me at my 107 or 25S—Red

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We are always^ in < the market for Hides

and pay highest mar^ ket price for same. Hides a t p r e sen t bring high prices. Write for prices and

particulars.

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Minot. N. Dak.

YOU WHO

what good tailoring is—know what a really good suit that is built to your requirements is—will appreciate the value- ^ you get at this shop. We do not merely say that we can please you, but we give you that service which loaves no question of doubt and makes you a regular patron of ours. %

Our French Dry Cleaning and repair department is ever at your service and—like our good tailoring-gives you just what you want at a price that is consistent with that ser­vice of which you will be satisfied.

Williston Tailoring Co. Abe Hasner, Prop.

(Carlsons old stand) Phone 53. 217 Main Street %