The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-01-09
WEST PRAIRIE NOTES.

slack, but will now begin to improve
again during the new year. BY the
way l want to wish you all happy
and prosperous New Year.
Mr. and Mrs. Jens Gregerson who
has been visiting the past week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Krug near Lanona
ruturned home Monday.
]. Velure and Lawrence, Agnes and
Nilda Velure drove to Hastings last
Friday.
G. w. Erickson and LIS. Nordgaard
was in Valley City Thursday.
Mrs. M. o. Skonnord and Axel Skon-
nord visited a couple of days with the
Skonnord boys on the farm.
Tom Amundsen was a Hastings
caller Thursday.
Willie Velure visited Bowman's Fri
day. ..
r. E. Skonnord made a weeks visit
with relatives and friends in Valley
City during the holidays.
H. E. Gangestad was in Valley City
Tuesday,
0. Oppegaard's visited J. Velure's
one evening last week.
A crowd of young people gathered
at Beck's one evening last week
where they had most enjoyable ev-
ening, and also quite time to each
get their apple. Dina Strand was the
most lucky.
Lawrence Nordgaard has been quite
a steady grain hauler these days. He
does not even feel it is cold.
Erven Gangestad visited Velure's
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moe and Nora Olson
from Valley City visited Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Falstad Sunday before last.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Velure and family
Mr.. and Mrs. 70. Holberg and family,
C. w. Erickson, Mr.. and Mrs c. F.
Peterson of Hastings and Sina and
Anna Velure from Valley City visited
Gangestad's on New Years Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Selbo and daughter
Agnes and son Rudolph we're in Val.
ley City Saturday. Agnes left for her
school near ,Oriska. ...-
Norman Olson spent couple Of
days visiting in the country last week
with his sister Mrs. M. J. Moe
The Skorpen family and Mr.. and
Mrs. e. E. Critchfield visited at skon-
nords on New Years day.
Lima and Anna Velure drove out
from Valley City last Wednesday re-
turning the next day.
John Hendricks, who has been rent
ing the Platou farm. the last year has
moved.
Henry s;imons was a Valley City
caller on Friday.
Mrs. c. T. Peterson from Hastings
visited Mrs. H. Gangestan from Wed
nesday to Friday.
c. w. Erickson was a Hastings call
ers last, Saturday. .-..-r..s.a ,..t,,y;sa,.
tE@ Conrad iSelbo had load of feed
ground at Skonnord's last Friday.
H. E. Gangestad visited Larson
| and Owe Berg last Thursday.
Agnes and Ni1da Velure had COM
pany Friday evening from the young
people in the southern part Of the
neighborhood and all voted when they
went home that Agnes and Nilda had
done their best to entertain them.
Miss Agnes leaves this week for Val
ley City to resume her studies for the
| rest of the winter at the State Normal
school. We all wish her the best of
luck.
E. Falstad was grinding feed at
Skonnord's on Thursday.
Agnes, Mabel and Conrad Selbo
visited at 'Skonnord's Sunday before
last.
l.. S. Nordgaard made a short call at
o. Holbergs last Monday.
Mr.. C. w. is pretty lonesome these
days, and he surely counts the days
OF the time when the rest OF the fam
| lily will return from Minnesota,
R. e. Skonnord and Mr.. and Mrs. O,
B. Skonnord drove to Valley City
"Wednesday. The latter will remain
for few weeks stay in the city visit.
ing relatives and friends.
H. f.. Gangestad was a Hastings
caller Friday.
Lawrence Ve!ure made a snort call
at Beck's place Friday.
Thomas Skorpen called ON Skon
nord Brothers Tuesday
Ole Knutson of Goldgeld, Iowa, Wis
tied Gangestad's some time ago and
left for the west to visit relatives.
| A Farmers Club was organized for
this vicinity last Tuesday evening at
the Skorpen home by Edwin Maryland
our better farming expert. The meet
ing proved to be very interesting. Mr.
| Mav1and smoke ar some length on