The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-31
News Of the State

neapolis by the car load.
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Howard Elliott has been elected
president Of the New Haven railroad.
The democrats at Washington are
voting down all republican amend
ments to the tariff measure.
Darlington, N. D.-Foster county
old settlers will hold their annual pic
mic and reunion next week, Friday,
July rs, at Holcomb's grove.
The Fargo Searchlight blames the
Stalwarts for all the recent trouble
the Society Of Equity have experience
ed. Dog gone stalwarts" anyway.
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The yellow peril has passed and
the two races have united If report
from Minot Is to be believed. Louise
Larson and a jap were united in ma
trimony after a strenuous session
with the city government officials.
Rye threshed at Kensal yielded "a
bushels. Quality good and every in.
dication that other grains will yield
equally as we'll.
The Cakes Times is boosting Tom
Marshall of the same place for COVER
nor. From this one is led to the con-
clusion that the reported break be-
tween the foxy ex-congressman and
Alex has been patched up. However
the boost is wasted.
Forman, N. D.-As result of the
examinat ton of the office of the regis
ter of deeds for the past four years
the county commissioners adopted a
resolution requesting the deputy pub
lie examiner to investigate the re-
cords of all other county officers dur
ing the past four years. This was
done in response to the rumors that
there were other alleged shortages
and the commissioners concluded it
was just as we'll to have a general
house cleaning.
Mapes, N. D.-What might have
been a serious accident occurred at
Mapes when an auto driven by John
Wood collided with John Derrig's ma
chine. The occupants of the Wood
car were thrown out but escaped in
juries although badly shaken up.
Both cars were damaged, the rear
wheels and axel Of Mr.. Woods car
being pretty badly smashed up and
the Derrigg car receiving fractured
rib or two, necessitating a trip to
Toutges' hospital for treatment.
Fargo, N. D.-Two Bears, an In.
dian chief from the reservation at
Fort Totten, in the northwestern part
Of the state was charged before Com.
Montgomery with introduce
ing intoxicating liquor on the govern
ment reservation and was found
guilty. The doughty chief, for his in
discretion, will spend the next sixty
days In cell in the county Jail at
Minnewaukon.
Devils Lake, N. D.-A gambling
party was nipped in the Wikum
rooming house on Second street last
night and the gamblers, Andrew WI
KUN, proprietor Of the house, Charles
Thompson and Louis Thorson were
arraigned before Municipal Judge
Juergens this morning. Thorson and
Thompson pleaded guilty and were
fined $25 each, which will be paid.
Wikum peaded not guilty and his
case is continued until 9 o'clock to-
morrow morning, as he asked time for
an attorney. He was placed under
500 bonds, which he was unable to
furnish.
Petersburg, N. D.-The Lakota fire
company was called out to subdue a
fiercely burning fiat car load of tele-
graph poles that had been detached
from a freight train as 1t entered the
city from the east. The heat from
the burning poles was so intense as
to set fire to couple of box cars on
the side track adjoining, but the
flames were distinguished before any
gerat damage resulted to them.
Sparks from the engine undoubtedly
set fire to the car Of poles and when
first seen from the city the train was
several miles out.
Cavalier, N. D.-A sad accident &C.
CURED at Wales when the infant child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cue Rueger was
thrown from buggy and instantly
killed, the horse becoming frightened
at something and ran away, throwing
them both out of the buggy. The
child was instantly killed, while Mrs.
Rueger was only SLIGHTLY bruised.