davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27

Fargo Forum: The Forum gave it's
readers some mighty interesting fig.
ures last night from Uncle Sans cen.
sus bureau. During the past decade
the state has made the truly remark
able gain of 2Sl.9 per cent in land
values. In 1900 the average value of
North Dakota land, per acre, was
$11.15. In 1910 the average value of
farm land was $3.50. Today the aver
age value is still higher. In 1920 it will
be worth nearly if not quite $50 per
acre.
This statement is not prompted by
any over.optimistic zeal about the
future of North Dakota. 1t is merely
stating one of the things of which
there is as little uncertainty as there
is about any future happening.
The fact that this increase is as
bound to come, as the years are to
roll by, is not by any means wholly
a matter of congratulation. In fact
there is an element of misfortune in
this very certainty, because it will
attract spectators in some instances
in place of real farmers.
However the actual facts, regarding
the ownership of North Dakota farms.
show that this state compares favor
ably with other states in this regard.
The bulletin states:
"In 1910, SO per cent of all land in
farms was in farms operated b ytheir
owners INCLUDING part owners), IL
per cent in farms operated by man
ayers and 1873 per cent in farms
operated by tenants"
This is a splendid showing, but the
bulletin further states: ,.
A0 pCACCuIdSC 4Ol OWuCao cAu 1OA
managers was lower and for tenants
higher than in 1900" Which means
that as the state grows older, the per-
centage of tenants on farms will IN
crease.
There is a lesson which the state
should take to heart in this. A
systematic and persistent effort should
be made to get actual tillers of the
soil as owners of the land while the
state is young and before land values
increase until it is a big task to at
tempt to pay for farm. North Dako-
ia holds out splendid Inducements to
young farmers. The land is still
cheap, but the state already has splen-
did market facilities and these facili-
ties are growing better with each year.
The Importance of some kind of a
commission, or, as Governor Hanna
has suggested, of business agent, to
put these facts properly before the
rest of the world is emphasized by
this bulletin which has just been is
sued by the census bureau.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27

The only thing could do was to
! start for the house, and as stag
gered along I kept up yellin'.
II was clawed and bit and scratched
from head to heel, and 1 hadn't 'nur
clothes on me to cover silver dollar.
was jest that scared and done up
that l tainted away and fell in heap.
ard when l cum to l was on the bed
and the old woman was dressin' my
hurts.
"She had to begin at my scalp and
work down to my heels, and it took her
all the rest of the night. l felt bad
huff, I kin tell you, but she made me
feel heap wuss. She didn't say
single word to me fur hours, but when
she had about finished me up she
started off with: ...-.. t.
"'Zeb, do you reckon them was reg
lar lions in the cage with Dan'l?'
"'With all my heart, do says.
"'And them children of Israel Al
the Red Scar
81 believe every last word Of it.
Linda a..
".And is the dawg to be whopped for
not maxim as big fule Of himself as
you did?'
"'Not whop. I reckoned on whop-
PIN him for not mixin' in, but I'll let
It go this time. Anything mo-? ...
"'Nuthin' mo-, Zeb,' she says as she
Gums over and kisses me, ''cept that
you hadn't better git too frisky ag'in
un' think you are bigger man than
Providence
"Tinda,' says I, 4 suah thought them
was coons.' ....
"'Of co'se you did-of co'se.'
"'And reckoned on gettin' Ave or
six prime pelts.'
"'Ycs. you did
edo you think Providence kin turn
coons into wildcats at mini'ts no.
tee? ..
"'Of co'se he kin. Whenever arter
his you cit to thinkin' he can't you
start for town and git gallon Of sweet
!e fur the bites and scratches suah to
'um. Cuddle down now and 90 to
'ccp.'" ........ ..... ...
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27

II " q
WELL and OF getting pussy cats
friend of mine have loVe
1t sleeps SILK CUSHION anu
eats OF handsome china plate
ladies' nephew who sometimes
ladies do not IKE
nephew ladies great while They
like him. He
is and noisy o please the spoiled
bis unts He said ne nad
the he thought he wu
stop and luncheon with them.
1.-The ladies welcomed him kindly While they talking they heard
Oh that's Gypv the nephew
planned. i brought him with He's dog
fright Fatma had been enjoy
stroll the lawn before the boy in
awful Fatma
fox terrier barking down below
shut the cellar while the
ladies hurrielIy their nephew his lunch
gone Fatma still meowng
would bring her
She'll she neighbo suggested
their
until should
bring her down
said. though think of something
anything se, said
sister the other
And I'm here at
it.
little table their chatting dish and
anxi0usy Then
running down the squirrel ge bit Of bacon
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27

Negligence upon both sides was the
verdict returned by the coroners jury
that has just concluded an investiga-
ton into the circumstances surround
ing the killing by 500 train of four
members of the Jacob Helm family on
a crossing near Martin. It is held
that the railroad company and its
employees were negligent, with contri-
butory negligence upon the part of
the victims of the accident. It is un-
derstood that the railroad company
has offered Mrs. Helm a settlement of
$1,000, but that she has not yet accept
ed. The Helm family was run down
by the Spokane limited near Martin,
the father and three children dying as
a result.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27

The other day on one of the main
business streets of Valley City we
heard business man and citizen
prominent in promoting the moral vel
fare of the city inveighing against the
Moving Picture Evil as he terme ed
it. He declared that it was debasing
that no boy or girl could go there
without being in danger of contamin
alton, and that the sooner some legal
action was taken which would result
in it's adjustment the better the town
would be in every way.
Now We hold no brief for the mo
ton picture show, we are not finan'
cially interested in any picture house
but we want to say here and now that
of all the hide bound. narrow minded
jaundiced examples of prejudice, un'
thinking and unreasoning, this type
Of reformer is the worst.
The motion picture house in Valley
City today Is practically the only com.
petitor of the blind pig and other
amusement place of q like character
It stirs the best impulses in a child s
mind, and it is one place where he is
free from the contamination of foul
language. Possibly some of the pic.
lures shown are those which the child
or young person might better not see,
but even at that they are far better
than the scenes he can gaze upon at
other and more vicious places in the
city.
Until the reforlher mentioned
above, and others of his ilk have
made some attempt to provide a sub
stitute for the blind pig, better than
the moving picture show and succeeds
it will be a thousand times better for
them to get behind the motion pic
ture show, give it their support and
patronage and make that patronage
so valuable to the proprietors that
they will be glad to consult the re-
formers wishes as to the class of pic.
lures they are to run.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27

Among the examples of senility
displayed during the present session
of the Legislature, none is more OBJ,
vious or ridiculous than House Bill
No. 1925, introduced by one Martin, re.
quiring domestic corporations to pub.
lish their bylaws in the month OF
June for two successive weeks.
On the face of it, it appears odd that
a newspaper should take a stand
against the passage of this bill
1t means an addition to the income of
this paper of several hundreds OF
dollars annually, and is like so much
found money" Frankly, we would
like to encourage its passage if we
only considered our selfish interests
But the idocy and needlessness of the
measure is so obvious on the face OF
it, the fact it serves no useful purpose
is so plain, that in ordinary self re-
spect we cannot but deplore it's pas.
sage.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27

Fargo Forum: The time for the con
clusion of the present session of the
North Dakota legislature is rapidly
drawing near and there is still lot
be accomplished. There are hundreds
of bills to be disposed Of. Many OF
these bills should have the keenest
scrutiny Of the legislators before a
final decision is made. In spite Of these
facts a lot Of time is being wasted in
so-called factional fight. which from
the outside looks decidedly trivial.
The Forum, as it has previously
stated, believes most thoroughly in
progressive republican principles. 1t
believes in the initiative, referendum
and recall. It believes in strengthen,
ing the pure food laws, in good road
legislation, in real reform measures
of any nature, and the fact that in
both branches of the legislature pro-
gressive republicans are very much
in the majority, shows what the peo-
of the state want.
But the people sent these men up to
Bismarck to get results. They can
show their true progressive leanings
far more effectively by passing reform
legislation and killing of harmful bills,
than by passing denunciatory resolu-
tons.
There are some men who seem to
think that the one and sole aim of the
legislature is to create fireworks. -
They apparently do not want construc-
tive legislation, but want chance to
manufacture political thunder. The
present session of the legislature, up
to this time Of the breaking out OF
this fractional fight was termed
tame and some of the politicians
'bemoaned the fact that there were no
fireworks"
Perhaps they are happy now that
something has been Started" but The
Forum believes that the people are de.
cidedly tired of these useless pyro.
technic displays. What they want
now is. safe and sane" legislation.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27

The public generally are enjoying NO
small degree of satisfaction because OF
the arrest and conviction, and subse.
quent Jail sentences of some Of the
officers of trusts operating contrary
Of law. The president of the National
Cash Register Co., and twenty-eight of
the officers are facing a term in Jail
and fine of $4,000 each.
Men of great wealth have openly
and tlagrantly violated the laws for
years and will bitterly resent any in
reference by the government and this
last move on the part of the federal
government will undoubtedly have a
much more beneficial eeftct than the
custom heretofore followed by the au-
'thorities Of starting civil actions.
Men of wealth have heretofore been
able to escape all forms Of punish
ment in various questionable ways
but the time is at hand when our
courts are fully awake to the fact that
the common people are Disguised with
their dilitory and questionable meth
DDS and that they are determined that
the man of wealth and the common
laborer shall receive exactly the same
treatment and that unless the courts
arise ITO their duty to the people they
will be relieved Of their responsibility.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27

Superintendent Hanna of the CITY
schools and the teachers under him
are to be congratulated upon the eff
Gent drill which led to the prompt
evacuation of one of the buildings I'M
der his charge this morning when the
alarm bell and the city fire whistle
blew at the same time. Fire drills in
many schools are nothing but farce,
as witness the holocausts which visit
one school or another in some sections
OF the country every year. That Val
ley City has nothing to fear from this
source should be source of felicita-
ton, both to parents, and the head of
the public schob system.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27
Cats and Coons
By M. QUAD
Copyright, 1912. by Associated Lit
erary Press.

''Thars heap O difference between
wildcats and coons," said the old noun
taineer, and found it out one time
in way that was powerful unpleasant.
Some O us are sOt in our ways and
some o. US hain't l used to be one o.
the sot kind II l said anything, no
| matter if kn0wed was wrong. Id
stick to it to the last Sich Il critter
comes mighty nigh bein' Il plumb fule,
but no one could have made NE believe
1t years ago. ..
Zone Sunday, years ago, the old wo-
man wanted me to 60 to the preachia'
with her. 1t was nice fall day, and
l wanted to loaf around and see if the
cOOns was comm down from the noun
tings.
''She was huffy when she got back,
and not word was said at the supper
table. AFTER she'd cleared things away
she got down the Bible and said
"'Zeb White, the preacher, was
preachin' to us today about Dan'l in
the lions den, and l want to az you
some questions
"'Ax away said.
"'Was them regular lions, with teet
and claws?
"'Can't say
"'Do you know why the lions didn't
eat DanI?'
Nope ... ... ...
"'And you don't keer, do you"
"'Not whOp.'
"Wall, you keep right on bein' mean
and see how you'll come out. A man
may be sot ag'in his wife and not suf-
fer too much, but when he's sot ag'in
the Bible that's different thing.
wish you'd find the place about joiner
and the whale and read it to me-
81 hain't pinin' to read this eyenin','
says I.
"'But you believe that the whale
swallered him, don't you?' ....5
81 hain't sayin' as | do or don't.
What I'm thinkin' of is whether them
coons will come down in my co'nfield
tonight
:" And a Sunday night, too" she
gasps. 'Zeb, thar's suahly a rod of
punishment laid up for you. You was
sot agin Dan'l, and now you are sot
ag'in joiner, and don't you be thinkin'
you'll see the end of it without trou-
bic. Will you read me about the chill
dren who was devoured by the b'arsT
"Not jest now. Pm waitin' to hear
the old dawg bark to show that the
coOns have arrove.'
but how many children do you
think thar was?
81 hain't countin'.'
"'Waal, how many bars?'
"'Can't say. Might not have been
single child or bar
"Then yo're ag'in them too. l
wouldn't be in your shoes fur this
we're hull Cumberland mountains.
don't reckon you believe about the
children Of Israel passin' across the
Red sea dry shod"
~ hain't saying as do
"Jest then my old dawg begun to
Dark and rush around, and took
down my gun and went out. I heard
a great rustlin' and spittin' and scat
term, and reckoned that mo- than a
hundred coons was movin' down on
the con. $50.
II called to the dawg to sick 'em,
but he drapped his tail and sneaked
into the house. 'Peared like a funny
thing for him to do but I went down
among the con without him. 1 had
skassly got thar when I heard sun
thin mOvin' about and fired at it.
"That was one of the blunders of
my life. The powder smoke was still
hangin' in the air when half dozen
wildcats bean to climb al aZaE- me.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27
President Taft's veto of the Dillin

President Taft's veto Of the billing
ham immigration bill was based, no
doubt, on a careful examination of the
subject. That is Mr. Taft's way. If he
had hardened to apparently the great
er number of voices, he would have
signed the bill. These declare loudly
that we have opened the doors too
wide, and that we must shut them, or
be overwhelmed by a dangerous pop
vlation.
The country thus far has not failed
to assimilate the steady influx of new
corners. But it is asserted that our
success in this respect has been large
~ due to the fact that lands were to
be had for the asking, and that this
condition Of free lands no longer ex-
lists. Formerly immigrants scattered
through the country, and soon merged
themselves in the great body of cit
izenship. Today the tendency is for
the newcomers to stay in the great
seaboard cities, where there is grow
ing and dangerous congestion. Such,
in brief is the argument for setting
up an educational test, so as to in re-
duce immigration.
But is not this argument an indict-
Rlent not so much of the quality of the
immigration as of our treatment Of
the immigrant? Why is he permitted
and even encouraged to tarry in the
great cities? Our immigration policy
seems to be based on the notion that
our duty is done when we let the i'm
migrant in; after that, he must shift
for himself. Of course, he prefers to
stay in the great cities where his coun-
trymen are, where his language is
spoken, where it seems likely he can
be surer of employment than in the
outer and to him unknown regions,
With a properly organized system we
could accomplish scientific distribu-
ton of immigration, so as to take the
newcomers into the interior, into the
sections where they are so much need
ed today.
The country is short of plain work
ing men, of unskilled laborers. It can
use many more Of them to great ad-
vantage without in the least disturbing
wages.
1t is right and necessary to restrict
and supervise immigration. But it must
be rational supervision, if it is to
reach the evils that confront US. Ig-
aorance is not necessarily an evil. 1t
can be overcome, and it will be over
come rapidly in this land of schools
and opportunity. The educational test
is thus illogical, for it would shut out
many desirable ignorant and let in
many educated undesirables-the fell
lows who have imbibed principles at
home antagonistic to our institutions
We must shut out the lunatics, the
criminals, the paupers, the diseased,
the anarchists, the degenerates. But
we must let in the good stock, even
It in an environment of oppression it is
still ignorant. And having let it in, we
must see that it is we'll placed. That
is the whole immigration problem.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-27
Daddy sBedtirne
n What Brought
0f0TV- Pussy Down
The Tree

dog Tabby that morning. and Js
a and Evelyn telling daddy about it.
a dreadful time coaxing poor Tabby down" I'll
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-09-26
BRICKYARDS

Sept. 24.-Our young folks met at
the Assembly hall Wednesday evening
to organize young peoples society.
Officers elected are as follows: Presi-
dent. Mr.. Hellean; vice president, s.
Kay secretary, Lewis Strom; treasur
er, james Larsen; organist, Nettie Lar
sen. They will meet again Friday eve
nire. All who can come should be pres
ent.
VIM. Bright of Massilon, la. is visit
ing at the home Of his sister, Mrs. E.
A. Savage. -, .':r. 49,.
/. Mr.. and Mrs. s.. Robinson, Sidney
Kay and Carol Rickerson Of Little
Falls attended church here Sunday.
Miss Alma Pearson of Little Falls
sper! Sunday at A. Olsen s.
Miss Anna Krause Of Brainerd call
Ell on Miss Mime Strom Saturday.
Miss Grace Henderson of Fl. Ripley
visited Miss Elsie Savage Friday and
Saturday. ....s...i. : ....,
Rev. Peterson of Little Falls, called
On friends here Tuesday. -........ =,
Rev. Peterson of Little Falls called
on friends here Tuesday. -,
Mrs. Wing and son, Kenneth, who
have been visiting reatives and friends
here. returned to her home at Waterloo,
Ia. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Larson attended the
party at o. Wahl's Sunday. q
). E. Quine and family visited at 0.
M;]]er's in Little Falls Sunday. II. !
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-09-26
RAIL PRAIRIE

Sept. 23.-The rain and frost we are
having this week is very disagreeable
AM! is also doing some damage. "eI:
Those from here who attended the
county fair Friday and Saturday were
Bose Rolf, Ed. Secret, Ethel Chadwick,
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Butler, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Stroming. Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Halver.
son and Anton Erickson, Jr.
Daniel Tough and son and Charlie
Tia6ell Of Brainerd visited with Or.
vi1lc Halverson last Saturday. =
Several from here attended the dance
given at the Walden home. in C1ough
last Saturday evening. All report a
fnc time. 49,. g. .;-.. .......-
Gordon Butler is the proud owner of
a team which he purchased last Satur-
day. 49, ... :.
i, G. Chapman Of Randall was bust.
ness caller here last Sunday, making
the trip by auto.
j. j. Bates has gone to Vawter where
he will teach this coming winter. :.
T.. Lucken transacted business in
Fl Ripley last Monday. =:
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Jaeger OF Monte
video arrived here last Saturday for q
visit Of several days with relatives.
r. M. Halverson delivered stock in
Randall last Wednesday. -.
Anton Erickson ST., is the owner OF
a new potato digger.
Orville Halverson was a caller al
Fl. Ripley.
Frank Webster took cattle to Ran
dali Wednesday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-09-26
SOUTHWEST DARLING

Sept. 2 I. ~ ~ bout 20 attended the har
vest picnic at August Blomquist's Sun
day. There were a, number from Pike
Greek although the weather was cold.
The Singing society gave a concert III
the evening. and the mayor of Darling
beat the record as singer. Refresh
mcnts were served and all had a good
time. 's5% s.Ei> .95.i.;: u 81.
4 picnic was held at John A. The
lander's place by: the Ladies society
and it was quite well attended and; a
pleas ant time was passed. ~
j Some from here attended the Ole
Wall auction sale in Pike Creek.
Mich cows brought as high as $50, six
NOR tbs old calves as high as $25 an
chickens as high as go cents each. " !.
Rain has interfered with blowing
and potato digging. A lot Of threshing
is yet to be done. Frost killed the
garden stuff Sunday night. +:
Harry Pearson was in Pine county
looking for land, Int has found that
Darling is paradise aside Of what he
saw there. ,>..., -r.. .@fr< II
A fine time was passed at picnic at
John Schelin's Sunday. -:
John Frederickson is still running
the pumping station at the gravel pit.
Darling station is doing a lot Of
business this year and the operators
are kept busy. =. "..-..-. =. .
It is reported that the Emil Nelson
family will soon leave for Minneapolis
and will rent out their farm here.
Sorry to see them leave. Il"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-09-26

awsuit brought against the bank b

lawsuit brought against the bank by
Mrs Jennie w eatherly. \. .4.,,. Ell
( Mr.. and Mrs. Forest oggle and
sdaug hters, Irene and Florence, Of Roy
salton, spent Sunday here with her par
Eents, Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy. &.s
Mrs. G.. W., Worley Of Seattle, Wash,
ana Mrs. He. Reeves Of Minneapolis
arrived here Saturday for few days
visit with their sister, Mrs. Casper
Bingo They were" accompanied by
Mrs. Geo. higgins Of St Paul, who is
"a neice Of Mrs. Bingo. They left Mon
day for their homes. This has been the
first time in 20 years that Mrs. Bingo
ana Mrs. Worley have met and it was
a happy reunion for BOTH
s. c. Cochran returned home Monday
from Plainsville;; Kansas, where he was
called by the illness of his mother.
Hugh Kennedy visited here Sunday
between trains with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Kennedy. II
Mrs. Berg and mother, Grandma
Snow, who have been spending the
summer. here with relatives, left Tues
day morning for their home in Min
nearolis. E, ... E.
Jack Kennedy and daughter, Verta,
of Bemidji arrived here Monday for a
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs A.
Kennedy }=1
August Berg is building the foun,la-
tion for residence on his farm south
Of town. He hopes to have the build
ing ready for occupancy soon. 81
Chas. Chandler had aholt - acres
of fine corn damaged Ivy the recent
frost which was the beav;es. known in
this section so early in the season. +.
Daniel Waite Of Crosby transacted
Lrf mess here Tuesday.
+ Hazel Campbell returned home Mon
day from St. Cloud where she went to
attend normal. But owing to some new
rulings she was not able to enter.
n. A. Churchill left Friday for Vim
neapois where he went to get the au.
to1oobile purchased there some few
days ago.
r; Again the smoke from the diamond
drill can be seen from the village. there
being one at work on section six, a
short distance north Of town. This is
the first work of the kind FOR some
the and it is to be hoped that this
marks the beginning Of actual mining
developments on this end of the range.
Earl Gregory and sister of ST.. Cloud
visited several days with friends here
the guests Of Miss Elsie Wiley. %
Habel Schaffer left Monday FOR his
home after a several weeks stay
around here. ... 49,.