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t%v 5 A1 I*' *v, Wf -ijtffeV'A'si at the Quality Store Owing to the arrival of an eight-and-a-half pound boy at the home of V. R. Asbury on Tuesday morning, there will be no other specials an nounced for this Saturday, which, however, does not mean that there will be none offered. Come in and get yours and see the Quality man smile. Assay the Plate of Community Silver it would show an ounce more pure silver than any other plat ed ware The well known durability and beauty of Community silver jus tify the pride felt in its possession Community Silver is made on ly in a plate heavier than triple —will last a lifetime. Rawson Hdwe Co. You Ought to See the Everything in ff IS the biggest bargain In a mattress that you ever looked at, $12.50 is the regular price, but that is a special mattress of the "Way" make that is made to show how good the "Way" Line of mattresses really is. We want you to get acquainted with the unusual Values to be had under this trade-mark so do the man ufacturers. That is why the "Roose-felt" is the biggest bargain in a mattress ever put on the market. Made of the choicest ccon right out of the fields in the Sunny South, carded by special machinery, and m/ide into the thinnest possible sheets, which are piled one on top of anouier and compressed ready for the "Way" tailor-made ticksi. These ticks or covers are made in the "Way" factory and are given, as much care as a tailor gives a suit of clothes. "Way" Mattresses have round corners and are hand tufted. You will never know what real comfort is till you sleep On a "Way" Mattress. The genuine bear the "Way" Trade Mark. Buy "Way Roose-Felt" Mattress Tomorrow. Price E. Van Antwerp WW 1 VU $12.50 Dependable Furniture from Parlor to Kitchen. 141 Main Street Williston, N. D. a GAMBETTA A great many people stopped hay ing to go to the circus. A ifew people' are buying binders whicli looks like there would be some threshing this fall. •,Wq wish that Prof. Wiedeman wpiHd come back and revive the Cow Creek orchestra, as there are several new beginners. Everybody is invited to Come and see the ball game on Sunday, Aug. 7th. on the school section one mile east of Higley's ranch, and three and one-half miles southwest from Gam betta. The ball team will give a dance one-half mile north of Higley's ranch. Everybody invited.j GARDEN VALLEY Miss Mabel Elliott visited her friend Miss pady the first of the week. Will Smith was the guest of Mrs. O. C. Ekeberg the first of the week. Will Clark, W. K. Kershaw, Boyd Rutledge and sister were callers at Garden Valley farm last Sunday. The circus in Williston last Satur day was well represented by people from the Valley. John Vig was laid up a few days last week, the effects of stepping on a nail. Alberta Francis who underwent an operation on the throat in the hospital recently is improving nicely. Services will be held in the school house July 31st at 3 p. m., immediately after the Sunday school. All are cordially invited. PAINTED WOOD Robert Goar and wife took a trip duck hunting Friday. James Ramey and family took in the circus. The prairie fire caused by lighten ing did no damage. Most of our farmers have started harvesting. J. J. Larson and sons are stacking a great deal of hay. Ed Davis visited at the county seat Saturday. PLEASANT HILL Rain looks good any time and all times this dry season and we had a good shower Friday. Potato bugs are plentiful and no Paris green to be bought for money. There ^jaght to be some one able to keep i't 'in stock so we poor farmers at least could be able to get it when we call for it. Farmers are very busy haying these days and some are beginning to har vest their grain with mowers so it doesn't take much twine. Crist Lee and his brother Anton Lee went to Epping Friday and brought home with them a bran new McCormick binder. They are certain ly looking for a good crop. Anton Lee and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dahl. Amy Lee is spending her vacation with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ai'&W v. $ A N E E Mr Hagelshaw has returned to his honje afcBattle Creek* Michigan, after, a few weeks visit at the home of his •n, John Hagelshaw. P. G. fiead an4 wife ^rere in the City of Opportunity Saturday. 1 M»v-Hagelshaw and wife and Mr. Snook and wife were visiting at the T. F. Cook home Sunday. Coyotes are getting quite numerous in ii A to in it of at Tbis^ls good wheat weather but what is puzzling the farmer is how to get wfjratis left, the grain is so short. Instead of worrying about the drouth and short crops we should be gin to prepare for a hard winter. Such-SciuLers have been here and tihe fact that the past few have been nice d'etefe .ttftpprove the coming one to be th£ saraft, Ifjdne is ready for it the rs Will have feiMB*. startling of great numbers of cattle CORRESPONDENCE IlM"*-®' Interest of People You Know In and About Williams County. Marcus John Guyot is assisting Johnson through harvest. John R. Schaeffer has added name to his windmill. his Frank Fletcher purchased a Hodges Queen binder last week. Shocks of golden grain now dot the prairies. W. W. Wilde sold a valuable cow to John Lewis recently. Mrs. Chris Cook was a Williston shopper Monday. and sheep perishing in Dakota bliz zard. If the winter should be mild you will have lost nothing and if an old timer comes you will be much ahead. SPRING COULEE Roy Foster is doing a fine business. Mr. Williams of Williston was here on Sunday. E. Haviland visited at his home Sunday. Rev. Hollett of Williston preached here last Sunday and organized a Sabbath school. There was a good attendance present and all enjoyed the services very much. Some have begun cutting wheat as it is ripe on account of the dry weath er. Oscar Williams visited Williston on Tuesday. Mrs. Dicker is home from town where she has been visiting for a few weeks. Mrs. Paul Khuerr from across the river, visited at Mrs. C. E. Hyatt's last week. Mrs. S. Hyatt is visiting relatives across the river. Everybody is busy haying. Asher Hyatt visited at his home on Sunday and attended church. Mrs. Haffer of Marmon visited friends here on Thursday. »,. F. Z. Hyatt visited Williston on Wednesday. Mr. Cowen is cutting H. Carlson's wheat SQUIRES (Too late for last week) Ed Nustad was a business caller at Squires Tuesday.. Ole Amundson, the village black smith, has erected an up to date man sion on his claim north of Squires. Ole says he will spend at least one night out of the week there. John Louis had the misfortune of losing a valuable horse last week. The dance at Wave Aberneth's was well represented from the Squires vi cinity. They all report having a good time. Anton Landmark, the mule man, drove to Williston Tuesday after a load of merchandise for the Squires •tore. Andy Omholt and Ole Grondahl, the leading bachelors from the north side, drove to Williston Wednesday returning Thursday. Ole says horses are too slow so decided to return in an auto. C. O. Hauglum has built a new barn. Misses Brenner and Shafer of Stan ley, are visiting with their grand mother, Mrs. Jones. Patten Bros, have now completed the building of anew barn. The farmers around Squires are all busy haying. Walt Lansford of Williston is mak ing frequent Sunday calls, north of Squires. John'Miller started harvesting the 18th. Squires and vicinity can be proud of having anew and uptodate store. Ed Sundby and Abe Lee drove to Williston Wednesday, both returning with new binders, C. A. Johnson, accompanied by his best,, drove through Squires Monday evening enroute for Williston. Otto Solberg is digging a well. Ed Lee visited at the home of Mrs. Jones Tuesday afternoon. RAINBOW VALLEY Considerable rain fell Saturday night which will be a great benefit to the late grain. Most all the crops arc. looking fine in this. v.icinity» .considering the dry, hot winds. Herb Ingraham and family and Mrs. Hairter and two sons have returned to the Valley after a week's stay in Wil liston. Mrs. Wm. Ireland has returned horbe from Northwood, N. D., where she underwent an operation which proved very successful. S. A. Harter who left here for Wil liston some five weeks ago to receive medical treatment died at that place at the home,of his daughter, Mrs. in graham, Tuesday evening July 19. All that kind and loving hands could do and all medical aid possible, were of no avail except to relieve his suf ferings. Besides a host of friends here and many friends and relatives in the east he leaves A wife, four sons and three daughters to mourn" his death. Mr. Barter was born in- Ohio March 31, 1857 and moved to Jay county Indiana, when quite small to live with friends and relatives, his parents having died when he was three years old. $.t the age of seventeen he moved to Kopcinso county Indiana where he was united in marriage to Lucy E. Farber, daughter of Rev. L. S. Farber, Aug. 4, 1878. To the union were born five sons and four daugh ters. One son and one daughter hav ing proceeded him to the better world. In the year 1003 he moved with his family to North Dakota, filed on a homestead fourteen miles northwest of Ray. After proving up bU clftiw be Minlained three ye&rs at Perth, N. t)., and later moved to Williston where ne resided for two years. The last two years he had been engaged in farming on his homestead. A kind and loving father was he As cheerful a helpmate as ever could be We miss him so sorely, but God know eth best And has taken him home to a sweet land of rest. BANKS Harvesting is the order of the day. Crops are looking fine. One of our prosperous farmers, H. Carlstad, is figuring on getting 35 bushels of wheat to the acre. Some of the young people of this vicinity attended the dance at H. Ken nings. Rev. Haley will preach at Gust Pe tersons August 14. George Littlefield and wife are the proud parents of a baby girl, born July 14. A number of land seekers were out here looking over land to locate on. Dave GaMach is kept busy these days in his blacksmith shop. Herman Anderson had a well dug last Wednesday. It is forty-eight feet deep with plenty of water, while his neighbor, Albert Stensetter dug ninety feet with no success. Otto Dahl had success after digging 108 feet. The well diggers are now at J. I ON'T BUY Perfect in Cutting Perfect in Color Flawless* This store is offering you diamond beauty and diamond perfection in all sizes of stones and all the most popular settings. Glad'to hanr* your opinion Swedlund Brothers Jewelers Opticians Main Street Williston, N. D. J. Harrington has con* dig fifteen wells in thia A. Krons. tracted to neighborhood. C, Sax had the misfortune of hav ing his freight carried on to WilJis ton. His teams made four trips to Ray returning empty. Mr. and Mrs. John Dahlgren enter tertained a number of friends Sunday. Nearly all the Banks people took in the dance at Manning^, ranch last Friday night. A number of people have gone to Wiliistpg to file ^londay July 25th and a Iarg6 number ta6r6 Are going in Saturday. On account of the'rush at the land office they leave here two or three days before filing. Miss M. Botn gave a sofa pillow to the Synod church which brought in-, the neat little sum of twelve dollars. The ladies of the Synod wish to thank Miss Botn. Bids wanted for the new mail route between Farland and Banks. Albert Vittleson has gone to Max ville, N. D., to visit his parents. The Synod congregation certainly put forth every effort to make the day enjoyable, lemonade, candy and cakes were number one quality. Everyone had a fine time and $105.00 cleared, which will be used in building anew church. The ladies wish to thank the generous and thoughtful people. Farmer Gets Raccoon Wm. Akrian of Wheelock re ported the capture of a coon in a trap he had set to catch other wild animals. While this is no great big catch or anything like that it is about the first instance of a real live four-legged coon being caught in this part of the country, as far as we know. See H. V. Smith for all kinds of insurance. DlAMONrv A unless you buy a good one. We do JL/ not mean one that costs a lot of money, but a perfect stone, no matter how small. OUR VACATION OVER OURS IS THE FINEST EVER Did You Ever'Lose a Fish? Tackle our fishing tackle and you will tackle the best. Then when a fish tackles your tackle he will be yours. Baseball fans will find a full supply of the best bats, masks* ballsand all kinds of I baseball paraphernalia at our store. Our good sporting goods will make your sport good. Rawson Hdw. Co. t' V" r*'~