The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28

FNO6 oeV6N
By an act of the legislature the name.
of the county, was changed in Oct.
1875 to Barnes" in honor of A. H.
Barnes, now judge of this judicial dis
trict. .~st#.
The first name the town took was
when the railroad was surveyed. It
was then called Second crossing of
the Sheyenne River and as soon as a
side track was laid was called Fifth
Siding. In 1872 the railroad com.
pany named the place Wahpeton,
which name it held until 1874, when
an attempt was made to organize the
country and the name Of the town
was changed to Worthington; the
town was known by this name until
1878, when the country was legally
organized and the town name changed
to Valley City, the most appropriate
it has had
The cuts west of Valley City had
not been opened so but that the snow
blowing again in the course of twelve
or fifteen hours all trains have found
some difficulty in travelling west of
this point Wednesday the regular
express train from the west had five
engines attached to it, and it was q
fine sight to see train going thru
a snow drift.
There are different kinds of pleas
ure in this world of ours. Money
makers derive pleasures in success
attending their business ventures.
Statesmen are filled with pleasure in
proportion as their political ambition
is satisfied. We have seen pleasure
expressed in almost every form but
never more settled expression of
satisfaction than rests on the face
of the man who gets inside one of
Farmhouse & Co.'s Buffalo overcoats.
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A Christening
On last Friday evening, pursuant to
previous announcement, large party
Of ladies and gentlemen from Valley
City and vicinity assembled at the
new commodious residence of Mr..
Greucox, Township al, for the pur-
pose of giving that town, which has
been one of the most rapidly settled
in the country name. The host,
Mr.. James Stewart, received his
guests in right royal style. Shortly
after the assembling Of the party, Mr..
F. H. Adams was called to the floor,
and although totally surprised, was
more than equal to the occasion, and
in neat and appropriate speech.
crowned the infantile prodigy with
the merited and euphonic appellant
"Stewart" His speech was warmly
responded to by Mr.. Stewart who has
been most influential in the settle
ment of the township. Speech-mak-
ing over the merry party gave itself
over to the destinations of the merry
waltz, the winding reel and the joyous
quadrille A genuine Scotch reel was
very handsomely done by Mrs. Stew
art, Mrs. Nelson, Miss Stewart and
Messrs. Ford and McFadgen. The mu-
sic was furnished by Chapman's
quadrille band. At midnight the
guests were RECALLED with ice cream,
wine and cake; after which they were
treated to songs and Rotations. A
solo Bonnie Dundee" by Mrs. Neil
son, was finely sung. Slavery Days"
by Mrs. Jones and Mcpherson produce
ed a good effect. A duet by Miss
Stewart and Mrs. Nelson ELECTED
warm applause. A recitation by Miss
Belle Stewart was admirably render
ed while Mr.. Darling with his ''Schnei-
der's Bardy," put everybody In excel
lent spirits to renew the dancing.
which was kept up till after daylight
Among those present from abroad We
noticed Mr. and Mrs. W. w. Bowers,
of Brainerd, Mrs. Adams of Vergennes,
w., Mr.. Nelson, of Jackson, Mich.
and DR.. Spaulding Of Fargo.
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