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All correspondence and contrib uted articles must be signed, fch^t we may be sure of its reliability. The names will not be published unless desired. UPLAND NEWS The telephone at L. T. Jellison's •fell last week, striking the little girl on the head making a small out but ^he has recovered now. Mrs. Cooper is a good teacher for the little folks. May Clair is staying at L. T. Jelli -son's and Nora Cripe at I. W. Jelli son's. SPRING COULEE The weather is ideal for farming and everyone is busy. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Fine visited with Mr. and Mrs. Hyatt on Sunday. They have iust returned from the Yel low Stone Park. Mrs. Fine visited relatives and friends in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey during the winter. A. Clay and E. Lucas were visiting at Williston Monday. A number of Willie Addyman's lit tle friends surprised him on his eighth bitthday. All had a nice time. Mrs. J. Moline called at Mrs. Hy att's Thursday. Mrs. Clay visited at Mrs. Stedem's on Tuesday. GARDEN VALLEY Lee Hamilton has gone to Montana where he intends to Ale on a claim. P. Trosson, of Gladys, is visiting at O. Hamilton's. Len Reidea and Mr. Akey attended Easter services in Williston. Alberta and Ernest Francis spent part of the Easter vacation with Gar den Valley-friends. Steve Mormon was a visitor at Nels Lundells the latter part of the week. The Garden Valley literary society met Saturday evening. The next meet ing will be held Saturday, April 29th. A large crowd enjoyed a pleasant time at O. C. Ekeberg's on Easter .Sunday. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Francis and family, Mr. and Mrs. Don Rutledge and family, Mr. Mannon, Nels Lun dell, Mr. and Mrs. Vande Berg, Pete Trosson and Will Clark. Mrs. Lee Hamilton is visiting at John Hamilton's. Maybelle Jameson is spending her Easter vacation at home. RAINBOW VALLEY Seeding has begun. Miss Ramey is at the Cooper home for a short time. tDan McGrath was seen in this vicin ity Sunday. Hellands had a family reunion Sun day. 'Services were held in the Danish •church Sunday. Vera McMurrin and wife and daugh ter Delia Mae visited at Cook's Sun day. Mrs. J. A. Cooper visited her par ents W. W. Wilde Sunday. Frank Fletcher called in these parts ^Sunday. John Guyot and Will Gerbar will -soon have the Rawson quarters cleared of stone. Mrs. James Ramey visited at the Davis home Sunday evening. A Ladies Gold Watch FREE! at the Ideal Billiard Ball One Coupon Ticket goes with each ten cent game and when all the tickets are gone the watch will be raffled. Everybody will have an equal chance. Ideal Biianl Hal Willbtoo/M. Dak. CORRESPONDENCE Item* of Interest of People You Know In and About Williams County. ROSE HILL Farmers are very busy in the fields just now. Mrs. George Albrecht has been on the sick list but is now convalescent. The Jolly Bachelor's Ball and Box social was well attended. A neat sum was realized and we expect these bach elors will soon entertain us with their music. Miss Smith attended the Northwest ern Teacher's association in Minot. John Albrecht took in the Farmers' Institute in Williston Saturday. George and Walter Albright went to the City of Opportunity Tuesday. Pete Rasmussen and Chas. Van Tress called at the Albrecht home Monday. Charles Youness and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Albrecht went to Denny's ranch Friday and remained several days. We expect to have a daily delivery of mail in our vicinity soon. The necessary signers have been procured. Charles Van Tress and mother transacted business in Williston Sat urday. Don't forget the Conundrum Supper at the Rose Hill school April 21nd. A good feast is assured. George Albrecht, Eugene Van Tress and John Youness visited at H. P. Stedem's. Otto Aintz visited with George Al brecht Monday evening. Miss Fannie Hanek visited with Al ma Albrecht Saturday. TRUAX ITEMS A. C. Long and family Sundayed with Finley Pepple. N. Howland, of Williston, was in this vicinity Sunday and Monday. Chas. Prather was a Williston ealler last Saturday. Chas. Miller departed for Moosejaw Canada, Tuesday. Mrs. Wm. Biclcell, Harry Bickell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Me Kivett and Wm. Adams and family Sundayed with Chas. Gemberling. Mrs. Kihamon and Mrs. Patty were Epping callers Monday. Wanted, by all the Truax guys— this fine weather continued, a good ball game Sunday, th« telephone wire raised a little and something for every body to talk about. M. J. Bean and family Sundayed with Chas. Bean. SPRINQ COULEE The Easter festival was well attended and the amount raised was $11.75. The ladies aid society will meet next Saturday with Mrs. Williams. Our Sunday school will begin next Sunday, April 23. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Haviland, of Williston, visited at Stedems Satur day and attended the Easter social. Mr. Williams and family visited at Mr. Hyatts on Easter Sunday. A large crowd from Rose Hill school attended the Easter festival Saturday night. Geo. Addyman has returned from Iowa where he visited relatives this winter. SAND CREEK The. farmers are busy seeding. Mr. Elliott was a visitor in this vicinity last Sunday. Mrs. R. C. Snook returned home from the hospital last Monday very much improved. Manford Webb called at the P. G. Head home Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Chester Logan and children visited R. C. Snooks Monday after noon. Quite a number from this vicinity were in Williston last Saturday. EADEN VALLEY The farmers of this vicinity are spending a few days drilling grain. Leslie and Raymond Wilde, stu dents of the Williston High school, are spending their Easter vacation on their father's farm. Miss Kate Edgar of Williston has returned to her home in Eaden Valley. .Grover Rhodes visited with his par ents Sunday. As an Easter greeting there arrived at the home of Rev and Mrs. Abram Miller, a young farmer. J. R. Sheppard and family had Easter dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Snyder. The question of consolidating the sehools of District 38 was voted upon last Tuesday. There were 17 votes for and 59 against consolidation. The affirmative side worked hard from the beginning to the finish. They chal lenged the opposing side for a debate and secured a high school student and a college graduate to defend their side but were defeated by a final de cision of two to one. Among the city visitors Saturday were, Mrs James Rhodes, Mrs, Harry Brown, Roy Kratzer and wife, Rev. Abram Miller, Mrs. Eli Delarme, J. R. Sheppard, Ben Erickson and lady friend and W. W. Keltner of Eaden Valley. Arthur Rhodes and Miss Kate Ed gar called at the home of George Kail Sunday. The valuable horse of W. W. Wilde after eating a bate of formaldehyde treated wheat was on the sick list last week. Prairie fires are beginning to show up and all farmers should be pre pared for them. Miss Mary Cripe is employed at the Rev. Abram Miller home at pres ent. W. W. Keltner and wife visited at George Sweazy's Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. One Myers Sundayed with Mr. and Mrs. Miller. MUDDY VALLEY Mrs. Roy Brownson and Mrs. Dur rani Cottrell visited at Mrs. John Moline's Tuesday. Misses Mary and Norene Lucas spent Wednesday with Heibert Addy man and family. Mr. and Mrs. fi. Williams called at A. Moline's Friday. The social at Spring Coulee school house April 15th, was a grand suc cess. A large crowd attended. The program was fine and the amount ta ken in was tll.75. Hans Christenson spent Sunday with the Rome boys. Mrs. E. Williams visited with Mrs. Lemert Monday. Roy Addyman and Leo Armstrong spent Sunday visiting with Norene and Mary Lucas. Elmer Landes is working for Dur rant Cottrell. Hans Christenson visited Miss Pau line Jeglum one day last week. Miss Mary Lucas has suffered with rheumatism the tast week buf^Ss im proving now. Mr. and Mrs. Haviland and chil dren spent Easter at H. P. Stedem's home. Richard Cartier of Williston visit ed at the home of Earl Cartier sev eral days last week. Mrs. Barkway has been on the sick list but is better at this writing. Subscribe for the Graphic. Mannon Literary Club The meeting Friday evening of the Peoples' Debating and Literary elub of Marmon was fairly well attended in spite of the fact that several are now busily engaged at their spring labors in the fields. We still expect to go right on with our splendid work just the same. The school children have especially re solved to perpetuate and keep the work going through the summer. For they are aware that there is too much of a good thing in it for them to sus pend action even during the busy time of the summer season. We peo ple of Marmon, including the young est, as well as the rest, are thinking people and we are learning to think more and more and moreover we be lieve in being able to express our thoughts, for what availeth it to the world if we harbor even the best of thoughts but cannot in any way ex press them. We believe in redding, thinking, and discussing for mutual benefit the things that concern us. Last meeting we discussed the American congress as a legislative body. Next time, Friday evening, April 28th, we shall debate a question that willSe of special local interest to a farming community, namely, Re solved that a small horse is better adapted to farm purpose than a large horse. We will give a literary program and everybody, especially those who will be exceedingly busy, are invited to take a little recreation off and come out and hear the presentation of the "pro and con" of this agrarian question in the manner as 'twill be rendered principally by our younger talent. You are aware, I believe, that the place is Marmon schoolhouse and the date as above stated, April 28, 1911. BIDS WANTED Bids will be received for 1500 yards of grade work in Missouri Ridge Township. All bids to be in by Mon day, May 8th, 1911. Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Plans on file in the clerk's office. N. L. Short, R. F. D. No. 1, 43-3t Williston, N. D. 1836 men's fine dress shirts worth from $1.25 up to $2.00. Coal United Lutheran Church The Easter services in the Unit ed church were largely attended. The services were held in the evening. The subject of the pas tor's sermon was "Easter Flowers and Resurrection Life." The mu sical selections rendered by the choir under the efficient direction of Mrs. M. Aaen, were of a high musical character. The solo ren dered by Miss C. Brende was fine. Blooming plants and cut flowers were placed on the altar and at the base of the large statue of Christ rising above the altar. It deserves special mention that Mr. N. A. Garrison of this city, sent one dozen carnations for the Eas ter services in the United Luther an church. This act of kindness and courtesy were highly appre ciated by the pastor and the peo ple. The holy baptism was adminis tered at the close of this impres sive Easter service. Thompson Will Sell O. G. Thompson, who lives near Marie siding, is going to have an auction sale at his place on the 27th of this month. He intends to sell everything on the place in cluding the buildings. Sale Near Marmon There is to be a big auction sale on the Green farm south of Mar mon on April 27th. A great many horses will be sold and other Stock as well as farm machinery. at Weil's We have bought three manufacturers* samples of fine shirts and will place them on sale next Saturday, April 22nd, at the following special prices— a Extra special at EE Vol Wffiston, N. D. Here is your chance to get The entire stock of hard, nut, egg and chestnut coal now on hand will be disposed of AT COST. Immediate delivery can be made. E. E. Tooley Wood and Coal Yard Phone 232, Williston, N. Dak. 628 men's fine dress shirts worth from 75c up to $1.00. Extra special at At Cost! STIGE Can Fix It No matter what the job is—how large or how small—or how complicated. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A MACHINIST—bring it to Stice, Broadway and 2nd Ave. West Write 1 today for No. 947 everything ne" and tha monoy we will FISHING TACKLE [BICYCLES, TENNIS, (HAMMOCKS, CSOQUET OLF. CAMP OUTFITS BATHING SOITS. {BASEBALL GOODS. surrs-io GRADES I oolor»-«ay «tjrle—m»d« to fWurtaeanirerwrlte for Smn [tries and cata|or-both free.. Woarothe Lurnt Eiclwln ratin kforld Money always on hand for good loans. We also buy land for cash. F. P. Bergman & Co. 15 FOR SALE Gasolene How Engine Universal Tractor, manufactured at Stillwater, Minn. Nearly new and in perfect condition all the latest improvements. Price $1750 ». b. Fargt Address W.W.COOK 326 9th ave S. Fargo, N. D. What to eat" is a subject never wholly absent from the ads in the Graphic.