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Page Four School will open September 2. O. R. Guard of Plentywood, visited here last week. Ralph Williams of Epping visited friends here Sunday. Mrs. A. Thurs. and Friday August 8 and 9 Jack Pickford —in— "Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain. —Also— Mutt and Jeff —in— jBack to the Balkans Matinee daily at 3 P. M. Evening Two shows, first at! 18 P. M. fig I 1 Matinee 3 P. M. Evening three shows, first at' 18 P. M. Monday and Tiies. August 12 and 13 Geraldine Farrar —in— "The Devil Stone" Produced by Cecil B. DeMille. —Also— Other Attractions. Around Town M. Harkins of Stady was a visitor here Tuesday. J. D. Murray of Hanks was a busi ness visitor here Friday. N. O. Henchel of Mandan was a guest in the city Sunday. F. R. Babcock came in Saturday from Crosby on business. W. T. Stace of Wolf Point was a business caller here Friday. Mr. F. L. Roller of Stanley was calling on friends Saturday. Special Fried Spring Chicken Din ner at the Dakota Cafe Sunday, 50c. Rev. Elsworth left this noon for a visit at Stanley and Minot. He ex pects to return the first of next week. LYRIC Kl Saturday Only August 10 Theda Bara —in— |wThe Two Orphans' Ea| —Also— ^A FOX SUNSHINE COMEDY^ Matinee Monday at 3 P. M. Evening two shows, first at! iKft Giveni Sl8 P. M. ^Wednesday, Thurs.(| and Friday j| Aug. 14,15 and 16 ^The Thomas A. Edison Studios^ jg present 1 "The Unbeliever" i4J Based upon the story "Theu= sjjVThree Things." The greatest®! ®5story the war has produced by® glMary Raymond Shipman An-RZ] nwdrews. featuring k| RAYMOND McKEE and MARGUERITE COURTOT 1 Produced in co-operation withgsj |the United States Marine Corps.^ Special music every day. Kg Matinee every day at 3 P. M. two shows, first atSK Evening 18 P. M. Prices—Evening 35c and 25c. Matinee 25c and 15c. LYRIC Charles Petty of Jamestown was a guest in the city last week. T. B. Murphy was a business vis itor at Grenora last Thursday. Ruth Knight of Fairview visited friends here for the week end. B. F. Manning of Wilder, Mont., came in last week on business. George D. Johnson of Watford City attended to business here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Smith of Zahl were shopping in this city last week. Special Fried Spring Chicken Din ner at the Dakota Cafe Sunday, 50c. N. A. Snook of Doe, N. D., stopped off here Saturday and transacted busi ness. Claude Fansler of Wolf Point, trans acted business here the latter part of the week. Miss Amy Scott went to Minot on No. 2 Tuesday for a short visit with friends. Miss Esther and Minnie Rawitscher visited at the Marcoux home in Tioga last week. Mrs. John Page of Grenora is vis iting at the Wm. Owens home for a few days. Films developed and printed at the lowest possible prices at Olson's Studio. 8-2t. Ole Helland spent several days the first of the week at Scobey, Mont., on business. L. C. Wingate made a trip to Sid ney Sunday in his car returning home the same day. Mrs. Mueller of Tioga arrived here Tuesday evening and is the guest of Chris Braaten. Don't have your picture taken till you see the work done by Olson's Studio. 8-2t. Mrs. Rev. Holmgrin and son of Minneapolis is visiting her daughter Mrs. H. Borrud. Mrs. Jack Stevenson of Berthold was shopping in this city the latter part of the week. Miss Domick and Mrs. Darst of Wolf Point visited friends in this city a couple of weeks. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Haskett and family autoed to Hanks Sunday where they spent the day. M. B. Hanks and E. L. Paulson of Stanley were among the out of town visitors here Saturday. Miss Agnes and Hannah Westby left last week for an extended visit with friends near Fargo. Mr. and Mrs. Lanouette and 3011s Henry and Lewis drove from Fair view here last Thursday. Miss Bernice Brainerd is spending her vacation with her aunt Mrs. H. G. Schreiber of Grenora. Miss Evelyn Aune of Wolf Point was the guest of Manilla Harvey Wednesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Omar Orr of Rugby were in Williston the last part of last week visiting friends here. H. C. Peterson and C. N. Johnson both of Hanks were here on business the latter part of the week. Miss Meta Schumaker of Williston is visiting with Miss Helga Aaberg arriving here on Wednesday. Corma Sweetman of Lakeside, Mont., was the guest of Miss Nina Townsend several days last week. Miss Alice Saitre of Medicine Lake and Miss Daisy Dean of the place were shopping here Tuesday. Now is the time to have the picture of the baby taken. Let Olson do the work and you will be satisfied. 8-2t. Special Fried Spring Chicken Din ner at the Dakota Cafe Sunday, 50c. Dorothy and John Corbett return ed home Tuesday evening after a two months visit with relatives at Stanley. Miss Marion Seybert left Friday morning on No. 4 for Minneapolis where she will spend her two weeks vacation. Sherman Callahan left Tuesday on No. 2 for Minot where he will visit a short time spending part of his vaca tion there. Miss Mable Eidsness left Wednes day morning for a couple days visit at Reserve with her brother and sis ter-in-law. L. S. Champine of Malta, Mont., stopped off here Tuesday on his way home from the east where he has been on business. Dr. and Mrs. Baker have moved from their apartments in the Union Block to their new home on 2nd Ave. E. this week. E. C. Carney made a business trip to Medicine Lake last Saturday. He reports the crop conditions around there excellent. Miss Nellie Fuller of Alexander came over last week and took the examination for student nurse in a military hospital. Mrs. Bert Smith and daughter left Wednesday for Reserve, Mont., where they will visit a couple of days with Mrs. Norman Eidsness. Julia Kassis arrived here Thurs day evening from Casper, Wyo. She will visit friends and relatives here for two or three weeks. Otto Wannagot came up from Mi not last evening and will spent a couple of days here visiting friends and transacting business. Attorney C. C. Converse of the firm of Palmer, Craven and Converse of Williston is in town today trying 3. contest case before J. E. Strand U. S. Commissioner.—Schafer Record. Mrs. George Schaffer of Madoc is visiting friends here this week. L. Harris left for Minot Monday where he will visit for a short time. Special Fried Spring Chicken Din ner at the Dakota Cafe Sunday, 50c. Arthur Hoeflner of Minneapolis is visiting with his cousin Mrs. Paul Leonhardy for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Tuesday morning on No. 1 for Soap Lake, Wash., where Mr. Westby Mr. and Mrs. Richard Peyton and Mrs. C. S. Jones returned home Fri day after a two weeks camp trip in Canada, going through in their cars. W. H. Shemorry left Monday noon for Grand Forks and other places in the eastern part of the state for a vacation and also to transact business. M. E. Wilson, President of the Wil liams County State Bank was a visi tor at the bank Saturday on his way from Canada to his home in Minne apolis. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Currie and son John and Mrs. E. R. Brownson and Myrtle Crow left this morning for a few days outing in the bad lands in McKenzie county. Mrs. Fred Peterson (Leona Wood) *s visiting with her mother, Mrs. F. E. Wood. Fred has left Williston for Spokane to look up a location.— Bottineau Courant. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Greengard' and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. A1 Rozen all of Mandan autoed to Wil liston the first of the week and are visiting relatives here. Atty. W. G. Owens made a busi ness trip to Grenora last Thursday to investigate the causes of the fire which done considerable damage to the Jenson Meat Market. The boys have been in France for quite a while and will no doubt be there for some time yet. Send them pictures of the home folks to cheer them along. Olson will do the work. 8-2t. School will open September 2. There will be a meeting of the di rectors and stockholders of the Wil liston Industrial Fair Association at the Court House Saturday evening at 8 P. M. Sgt. Down accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Richard Peyton and Mrs. Jones from Canada in their cars and will give a series of talks on the war at different places near here before he returns. It has come to the notice of the Fair Association that some people have been trespassing on the Fair* Grounds which is strictly forbidden. If these people are caught they will be prosecuted. Mrs. G. E. Peterson and daughter Jewel were guests at the Brant home Wednesday evening on their way from their home at Watford to Sauk Center, where they will visit relatives for a couple of months. Miss Pearl Harvey left Sunday evening for Wolf Point where she will visit her brother "Spike" Harvey for a few day^ going from there to Havre to spend considerable tim% visiting with her sister Mrs. William Barr. Will Monroe went to Bismarck, N. D., last week returning by car to Wil liston via Dickinson. He says crops here compare favorably with anything he saw excepting a section of coun try near Belfield.—Wolf Point Herald Mrs. J. W. Booker of El Paso, Tex., and Mrs. A. Jacobson of Williston are visiting with their sister Miss Helga Aaberg and brother Henry Aaberg at the latters home north of Arnegard. They arrived here Wednes? day.—Alexander Chronicle. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hires,, who have been at the Gibbs ranch and at Wil liston for the past ten days have re turned and will be the guests of Mrs. C. D. Aaker over Sunday. They will return to their home in Philadelphia early this month. Mr. and Mrs. George Espen left Wednesday evening on No. 3 for Tacoma, Wash., where Mr. Espen will work at ship building. Mr. and Mrs. Espen have sold their furniture and will make Tacoma their permanent home for a while at least. Mr. and Mrs. Craig received an an nouncement of. the arrival of an 8 pound son born to Mr. and Mrs. Swisher at Albert Lea, Minn., this week. Mr. Swisher was formerly city editor at the Graphic and their many friends here will be interested in the announcement. Edwin A. Palmer left yesterday for Chicago where h«i wenj to attend a convention of the Commercial Law League of America of which he is Chairman of the membership commit tee of this state. His daughter Alice accompanied him to Wisconsin where she will visit relatives. Sgt. Albert Guggedahl arrived here Monday morning from Camp Dodge, he will visit relatives during his short furlough. Albert states that he likes Camp Dodge very much and that oth ers of the Williston boys, including H. S. Safford and Arne Braseth are feeling fine and like camp. Prof. C. E. Plume returned Satur day morning after filling several en gagements for the Vauter Chautauqua Company. He traveled as far as Car rington and reported that the Chau tauqua was doing well at every town visited and that they were all renew ing their contracts for the coming season. Special Fried Spring Chicken Din ner at the Dakota Cafe Sunday, 50c. WILLISTON GKAPHIC Westby lefl will be treated for rheumatism. Your friends will appreciate a photograph of yourself at this time. Have you seen the beautiful work done by Olson's Studio. 8*2t Mrs. Dan Brennan who left a couple of weeks ago for a short vacation visiting relatives in Grand Forks and Iowa is expected back this week. is^n All Canvas and Tennis Shoes, Oxfords and Sandals 1-4 OFF Get your Fruit Jars now Mason's,McDonald Bros. Special All Sizes at Right Prices Do your work well. Not a single jar must spoil Fred Christ of White Earth was in this city Monday. C. C. Reiger transacted business at Sidney, Mont., Monday. Nels Rose of Tioga was among the out of town visitors this week. Mrs. O. E. Olson of Froid, Mont., was a shopper here this week. Cecilia Okerlund of Plentywood was shopping here one day this week. R. R. Smith of Inkster, N. D., transacted business here a couple of days. Mrs. E. L. Ronda of Froid, Mont., was among the out of town visitors this week. G. C. Reiger returned home Mon day morning from a weeks visit in Minneapolis. Mollie Townsend accompanied Miss Corma Sweetman to her home at Lakeside, Mont., Saturday. Martin Page of Zahl was here on Monday leaving with the draft that left that evening for Fargo. Rangvold Westby left Sunday noon for Sheridan, N. D., where he will visit friends for a few days. Ole Helland left last evening on No. 3 for a two weeks trip through the Yellowstone National Park. Mrs. Ole Helland and children left the last of the week for Minnesota where she will visit relatives for sev eral weeks. Miss Janette Hagen of Momehead is visiting with her mother Mrs. Mary Hagen and her sister at Alex ander this week. Mrs. Mary Hagen and her daugh ter Miss Janette Hagen arc visiting their daughter and sister at Alex ander this week. Miss Anna Bell and Flava Mustek left Thursday evening for Great Falls where they will spend their two weeks vacation with the formers sister Mrs. Wolff. Can! Preserve! Dry! IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE TO SUPPLY THE DAILY BREAD OF THOSE WHO FIGHT OUR BATTLE AGAINST THE HUNS. OUR BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR SERVICE WITH OUR FIGHTING MEN IS TO GIVE THEM WHEAT. Your Garden Belongs To The Service Crop FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES TAKE THE PLACE OF WHEAT. EVERY POUND OF FRUIT MUST BE CANNED. DON'T WASTE ANY GARDEN STUFF. WHAT YOU CAN NOT EAT NOW MUST BE SAVED FOR THE WINTER. Bruegger's A Safe Place to Trade EK W VI Vlf 'fli'1' i/l"" *1' 'ift m^i W. W. Boardman has accepted a position in the office of E. C. Carney. L. C. Wingate 13 transacting busi ness at Mondak today. Miss Janette and Ruth Knebel and Miss Amy Brownell of St. Paul ar rived here Monday and are visiting at the S. Brownell home. E. A. Palmer left yesterday on No. 2 for Chicago where he will spend his vacation and also transact business for a couple of weeks. Mis3 Alice accompanied him to Wisconsin and will visit relatives there. Frank Babcock of Whitefish, Mont., was a guest at the .Leonhardy home Monday and Tuesday of this week. Mr. Babcock was one of the pioneer residents of this city and this is his first visit here in 17 years. P. C. Hamre is in receipt of a let ter from his wife this week stating that she is in Milwaukee under -the care of Dr. Snider and is getting along very nicely but does not know when she will be able to return home. Carol Borgen, who acted as book keeper at the McKinney-Fuller garage a couple of years ago passed through here Monday evening on her way to Great Falls where she is now employ ed. She has been spending her vaca tion in the cities. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Kvindlog and daughter are leaving Friday for Port land, Ore., making the trip by arto. Mr. Kvindlog has sold his interest in the Williston Exchange to his brother John and they will make Portland their permanent home. DINNER PARTY The George Rawitscher home was the scene of a delightful dinner party last Sunday when a dinner was held for Harry Rawitscher and Harry Lempke who are soon leaving for the U. S. Army. Thursday, August 8, Extra Special This Week Fancy Ribbon 29c YARD We have just received a mix ed car of stone wear consist ing* of JUGS, JARS, MILK CROCKS, CHURNS, WATER COOLERS ETC. All Sizes Boys and Childrens Hats and Caps 49c Fair Held At Tioga Friday An agriculture fair was held at Tioga last Friday which was well at tended by the people of Williams county and the surrounding territory. One of the features of the fair was a well arranged grain exhibit which from reports was a very fine showing considering the crop conditions this year. The afternoon was taken up with music and some fine talks. Mr. Upton from Minot who recently returned from France gave a very interesting talk on the conditions as found by him in France and England and the wonderful work being done there by the Allied armies and organizations to win the war and make the world safe for Democracy. SILAS HINKLE TRUMBO Silas Hinkle Trumbo son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse B. Trumbo was born August 3, 1849, in Clark County, Ohio, and died at his home at Spring Brook August 1, 1918, at the age of 68 years 11 months and 28 days old. Mr. Trumbo came to this country with his famly a number of years ago and since that time has resided on his farm near Spring Brook. Mr. Trumbo leaves a wife and three chil dren to mourn the loss of a loving husband and father. Funeral ser vices were held at Spring Brook, Schaff being in charge of the service. Interment was' made in the city ceme tery. REBECCA LODGE There will be a regular meeting of the Rebecca Lodge Monday evening, August 12th. All members of the lodge are urged to be present.