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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-18
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Sam Hall went to Fargo on Monday
on a business trip.
Mrs. Mary Sherlock left Tuesda,
for Fargo to be gone for two weeks.
Mrs. J. J. Engen has been confined
to her apartments for the past few
days with an attack of poisoning.
The Missionary Society Of the Meth
odist church met today at the home Of
Mrs. Colville. -.
Professor r. Acher returned last
Saturday from Chinook, Montana. Mr.
Acher visited while there with two
brothers one of whom be had not seen
for about seventeen years.
Mrs. Crowell and daughter Of En-
derlin spent the day in town Tuesday
Miss aside Thor arrived from Chi
cago yesterday, for visit with her
aunt Mrs. Elizabeth Passmel.
St. GATHERINGS Alter Society will
meet at the home of Mrs. Herb West.
ton Thursday afternoon.
A. P. Heaney of the Frederick E.
Murphy Automobile Co., is spending
the day in the city with I. J. Moe,
looking after their autombile interests.
DR.. Martin, E. J. Pegg, James Nc
1ntyre and Ed King left Tuesday aft
ernoon in DR.. Martins car on a hunt
ing trip, to be gone several days.
Miss Mary Jenkins Of Battle Noun
tain, Nevada, will spend the coming
year here and expects to attend the
Normal school.
At this weeks meeting of the d.
rectors Of the Chautauqua Assembly,
F. E. Osborne, who has had charge Of
the Reading Circle work since the
first of July presented his resignation.
Mr.. Osborne is not decided yet just
what his next venture will be, but says
he has had several offers which he Is
considering.
Fred Mackey Of Oskaloosa, Iowa,
will arrive sometime this week for a
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-18
visit with his brother, C. E. MaCkey.

Harry Madbury who has been TAX
ing treatment at local hospital will
leave for his home in Daezy tomorrow
w. D. Mcintyre of Fargo, spent the
day here Tuesday looking after his
business interests.
Elmer Boyd and Tom Smith went
hunting for prairie chickens at an
early hour this morning and were sue
cessful in bringing back thirteen be.
fore breakfast.
F. E. Packard, now = member Of the
State Tax Commission, but formerly
editor of the Times-Record spent
Tuesday visiting with old friends here.
He left last night for Bismarck.
Mrs. Jacob Chulse who has been i'll
at the Riverside hospital during the
last week, has recovered and returned
to her home today
Paul Fridd who has spent the last
three weeks visiting here with his
parents, LETT Tuesday night fol- Los
Angeles where he is practicing den
tistry.
Invitations have been issued for a
party on next Saturday by Mesdames
c. F. MIDGET, Hugh Mcdonald and
Miss Jennie Mcdonald in honor of
Miss Luvia Barclay or Minneapolis.
who is the house guest of Florence Nc
Donald.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. f1enry returned
Tuesday, Mr.. Henry from the Nation
at Shoot at Camp Perry in Ohio, and
Mrs. Henry from Minneapolis where
she went to meet Mr.. Henry.
Friends of William Licking of Bat
tie Mountain, Nevada, who graduated
from the High school here last year
and who made his home with Profess
sor and Mrs. Acher on Normal avenue.
will be interested to know that he is
now studying law at Stanford Univer-
sity.
North Dakota will reproduce it's
state capitol at the San Francisco ex-
position next year.
A thresher burst at Willow City,
cause unknown. 1t is suspected that
it is the work of I. w. w. members.
Mrs. Sam Aandahl and son spent
Tuesday in Valley City on shopping
trip.
r. C. Hammond has accepted a po-
sition as bookkeeper for the Valley
City Gas Company and assumed his
duties this week.
Mrs. Stone, sister of John Holmes
is in the city visiting with her brother
and family. She will remain here for
the remainder of the fall.
M. J. Manning of Chicago, an old
friend of John Holland and family, is
making a visit of several days in the
city with them. This is his first visit
to the Northwest.
Chist Olson, who recently arranged
with the Valley City Furniture Com
pany to handle their undertaking de-
partment has arrived in the city with
his family and will assume his new
duties at once. Mr.. Olson is at pres
ent stopping at the Hotel Rudolf with
his family.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-18

Miss Irene Thompson Of Devils
Lake spent Sunday in the city, a guest
at the home of Rev. Karr. She left
last night for Kensal where she will
teach the coming year.
E. w. Stein and Chas. CAMEL are
registered at local hotel tocay.
Miss Helen Marsh spent Sunday at
the Ladies' Hall, on her way to Cour-
tenay where she has been engaged to
teach during the coming year.
Hazel Maurer of Wahpeton, who
will teach in the Montgomery district,
near Oriska next year, stopped here to
spend Sunday with friends.
Mrs. Ross of Darcy who has been
taking treatment at the Riverside hos.
pital, returned to her home this morn
ing.
A son weighing ten pounds was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Wynes Of
Jamestown Saturday evening at the
Riverside hospital.
Saunder Saunders of Wimbledon
came down to spend Sunday with his
family who are visiting at the home
of his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
J. Pierce.
Herbert Loomis and family, brother
Of Mrs. w. c. Lyon and her father
Henry Leslie LOOMS, autoed up from
Fargo yesterday, returning in the ev.
ening.
Ruth and Dorothy Calendar who
have been spending the past four
weeks visiting in Wisconsin have re-
turned.
Material for the construction Of the
new depot is arriving daily. Several
shipments have been received at the
freight office already, and as soon as
a sufficient quantity arrives the demol-
ishing of the shell will begin.
Mrs. J. B. Meyer. will leave this aft
ernoon on a months visit to her home
in Brookville, Indiana. She will be &C.
companied by Kathryn McMullen who
will visit with her grandmother in In
dianapolis for several weeks.
Miss Jennie Mcdonald, who has
been spending several weeks with
friends and relatives at Detroit, Mich
gan, returned Sunday, and will re-
sumo her work at the State Normal
school. Miss Mcdonald reports de-
lightful visit and restful vacation.
J. J. Engen left today on business
trip to Aberdeen, South Dakota.
A. P. Hollis will arrive in Valley
City Wednesday to superlntend the
packing and moving of his household
goods to Fargo. On his return, he
will be accompanied by Miss Sanity.
A. F. Tincher, manager of the Gets
Piano Company's business for this
district, left this morning for Detroit,
Mimi, where he will spend week In
the interests of the company.
A. R. Miller, Edwin Maryland and
Melvin Lee went to Kathryn yester-
day for prairie chickens, and were
successful, returning with seven.
Miss Mae Persons has taken a posi-.
ton with the First National Bank,
and will assume her duties in the near
future.
w. J. Westergaard left this after
noon for his earm where be will begin
threshing operations in the morning.
Mrs. Otto Zetterberg was delight
full hostess last Saturday when she en-:
tertained a company of ladies in hon
or of Mrs. Neuson who is visiting at
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-18

the home OF Walter McD0nald. Inc
ladies spent the afternoon sewing and
visiting after which luncheon was
served.
The slaughter of the innocents was
somewhat abated Sunday, because OF
high winds which made good shooting
impossible. A large number of par.
ties were afield early in the day, but
little game was bagged until after
five o'clock in the evening, when the
wind went down to large extent.
Many hunters are still bringing In the
limit bag after every trip.
]. E. Buttree spent Sunday and Mon
day in the city visiting with friends.
George Melton was passenger
from Tower City this morning, where
he had been spending Sunday with
his family.
Mrs. George Stiles will leave Octo.
Der first for Vancouver, where she
will spend some time visiting with her
daughter, Miss Fife Stiles. Later in
the fall she will be Joined by Mr..
Stiles and son George.
Tony Linn with his family, brother
and mother, drove over from San
born Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Inns
mother who has been visiting at his
home in Sanborn during the summer
left last night for her home in Lans'
ing. Michigan.
Chas Weber, the urbane and distin-
guished representative of the Russell
Miller Milling Company, was in the
city between trains this morning. Mr..
Weber declares there is better chicken
hunting in Stutsman county, his
home, than anywhere else in the state.
Yesterday he and friend each got
the limit. He says that after that
they quit.
For the second time A. F. Pierce, Of
the Valley City Mutual Fire Insurance
company has hac a grand child added
to the list of his relatives. Mr.. and
Mrs. Saunders, his daughter and SON
in-law, became this morning the par
ents of splendid young son, their
second. The youngster is lusty, and
weighs, on his grandparents scales
something over 1S pounds.
E. A. Greenwood, deputy state dairy
commissioner, left this morning on the
early train for Jamestown, where he
will spend several days testing dairy
herds. This is a large and important
part of Mr.. Greenwood's work, and the
good results have been noticeable in
healthier cattle all through this Sec
ton. He says that the corn and alfal.
ia crop in this section of the state Is
the best in years, and that Barnes
county is bound to make wonderful
showing at the state exposition next
month.
A. P. Farrell autoed down from
Rogers this morning on brief bust
ness trip. He returned later in the
day.
A. Arenson of st. Paul, who Is the
owner of considerable farm land in
this vicinity, is spending few days
in the country looking after his crops.
in Valley City, but who has been in
business at Bemidji, Minnesota, for
the past year, left this morning for
his home. Mr.. Carlson has been
spending a week here disposing of his
household goods and making arrange
ments to move his family.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-18

wish to purchase several good,
fresh cows before the first Of October.
See me at the State Normal school
grounds, or telephone 296L. Fred
Colby. 9-l1-3td-ltw
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-18
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY

Miss Emma Carlson is a guest at
the Gunsted farm this week.
Harry Green was visitor from
Leal on Monday.
The little children of Burt Nc.
Cready who have been very seriously
i'll for the past few weeks are improv.
ing.
Alexander Karr of the Chautauqua
is driving an automobile now and will
cover the country in a much more
rapid manner in the future.
Mrs. J. E. Switzer will leave on
Wednesday for visit of several
weeks with her brother in Pittsburgh,
Penn.
Frank LELAND who has been sub.
shutting at the Rudolf Pharmacy in
the absence of Mr.. Isaacson will re.
turn to Fargo on Thursday.
F. A. Barchus and daughter Laura
autoed to Fargo yesterday, where Miss
Laura will attend the Agricultural
college.
Horace Barchus left on No. s this
morning for Fargo where he will at.
tend school during tbs coming winter.
John Tracy and Herman Winterer
are spending several days in Griggs
and Foster counties after chickens
and ducks. They left Sunday morn.
ing, and are making the trip by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Isaacson who
have been visiting in Fort Dodge,
Iowa, for the past two weeks will re.
turn Wednesday morning.
Ms. C. L. Campbell arrived from
Fargo yesterday and will be guest
at the home of her sister Mrs. A. P.
Peake until about November first.
Prof and Mrs. j. E. Switzer will en-.
terrain informally this evening for
Mrs. Switzer's brother and wife OF
Pittsburgh, who are visiting at the
home of the Switzers.
Miss Jean Smith entertained a few
friends at bridge at her home on Mon.
day evening. An interesting game and
delicious lunch afterwards were en-.
joyed by the guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. McGillivray, of Rip
ley, Ontario, who have been visiting
their son, C. N. McGillivray for sever.
al days left this morning for the west.
From there they will 60 to Port Ange'
lis, Washington, where they will visit
Mr. McGillivray's brothers.
Mrs. Oscar Mason wac hostess on
Monday afternoon to few friends at
thimble bee. The afternoon was
passed in sewing and visiting after
which a delicious luncheon was serv
ed.
Mr.. Claude Garland of Darlington
Cdlllc " LILO CAIy yCotCAuoy w AAeSSA>
arrangements to have his daughter en-
ter the Normal school the coming
year.
Miss Mary Deem will remove to the
McMullen house on Conklin avenue
on or about October LIST, at which
time Prof. McMullen and family will
take up their residence in their home
on Euclid avenue which is being re
modelled.
Chas. Ennis, of Alliance N. Y, Is
spending several days in the county
looking after his mothers interests
here. The Ennis estate owns severa
sections of land which are at present
leased to farmers. D. S. Richie is &C
companying Mr.. Ennis on the trip.
Rev. Herbig of Buffalo, N. D., will
speak in the Salvation Army hall OF
Wednesday evening, Sept. 18th, at
o'clock. Everybody invited.
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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-18

A wreck of several freight cars on
the High Line yesterday morning tied
up traffic on that branch until late In
the day. All freight trains were run
over the valley line, congesting traf-
fic to considerable extent on the
main streets of the city at intervals.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-09-18
ELKS ATTENTION..

Valley City Lodge No. ITO will hold
a special meeting Friday evening, Sep
TENDER 10, 1913, to arrange for trip
to Bismarck. Banquet after meeting:
Lee Combs, Exalted Ruler
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A moment later i heard a light foot
step, and Jeanette stood in the door
way. Ordinarily she is a rosy girl.
high-colored and in the full! bloom OF
young health: but now her cheeks were
white. She stood looking at me for
Il see the maid was in error" she
said, in a cool. quiet voice.
Error / repeated mechanically.
She announced Mr.. Mansfield. but l
find Mr.. Larned," she went on.
.'Jeannette!' / cried.
''As / have never met Mr.. Larned. l
cannot receive him. l was stupid with
astonishment. But i will ask him,
nevertheless, to do me the slight favor
of delivering this to Mr.. Mansfield at
his convenience"
Stepping toward me, she dropped into
my outstretched hand a ring. Then.
with slight bow, she turned and left
the room, and l heard her ascending the
stairs.
For a moment / stood like a statue
Then 1 managed to rouse myself. and,
with hot flush on my cheeks, walked
out into the hall and left the house.
Il was furiously angry for a few mo-
ments. My pride had been deeply hu-
inflated. Heaven knows, after thought
the matter over in a cooler mood, l ad-
mitted that Jeanette had good right
TO be angry. but to be dismissed in this
SoOl, COHtefnptuOuS IdSnlOn Shaneu me.
/ walked rapidly for several blocks
AS my first wave of anger began to
subside. / became aware of the fact
that, strangely. there seemed to be
nothing of sorrow In II. All regretted
was the sorry figure / had cut. / had
lost Jeanette, but somehow / did not
feel any sense of loss.
After a while l took the ring from
the pocket into which / had dropped it,
and examined IL thoroughly How well
l recalled the night / had placed IL on
her finger. Jeanette smiling, warm and
rosy; and Yet the memory aroused no
emotion in me. 1t seemed like a picture
of some scene l had witnessed, but of
which j had not been a part.
A little girl on roller skates swung
around corner and ran into ME. |
saved her from an upset, righted her,
and answered her jolly laugh with one
of my own.
Here's something pretty for you to
play with. Fanny" / said, thrusting
the ring into her hand.
Without looking back, I went on MY
way. What the little girl did with the
ring / don't know. All / heard was
her protesting call
MY name Is not Fanny
We can't always tell what our
names are" l said to myself a moment
later
And then I forgot about Jeannette,
about the ring, and about the little girl
whose name was not Fanny. Once more
q vision In white seemed to dash be-
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fore my eyes. j suddenly remembered.
and looked at my watch.
An, empty taxi was passing along the
street and l hailed it.
Union Station. in hurry I told
the driver.
The stalling OF our engine when We
stopped at a crossing caused me to
miss a Baltimore and Ohio train by
the slamming of gate when | was
only dozen yards distant from II, and
had to wait half an hour for one on
the Pennsylvania. Even when that
train started, the journey seemed in
terminable although we made schedule
time to the dot
l took another cab in Baltimore. brt
paid the driver off half a block from
Mary Donaldson's house and walked
the remainder of the distance. As l
came opposite the vacant lot on the
near side OF the mansion, l caught a
glimpse of something in a side window
on the second floor, near the rear. 1t
was Mary.
This window, like all the others. was
guarded with heavy iron bars, against
which her face was thrust close. One
hand was thrust through, and was
waving frantically at me.
l increased my pace to a run. and
anwered her signal with a gesture. She
waved her hand more violently than
ever, and / heard her voice calling. but
could not catch the words. Whatever
was the matter, there was urgent need
for haste. bounded up the front
steps, opened the outer door. and was
astonished to find the inner one stand
ing wide open. Entering the hall on
run, l came to an abrupt halt at the
foot OF the staircase
Seated placidly on the fifth step was
Purvis, with a long, blue-barreled serv-
ice revolver leveled nicely at my breast.
AS | stood gazing at him, l heard
the vestibule and inner doors close az
ter me.
The Washington times., 1913-10-02

-. Elount with a puzzled look. Il know
SO few people in New York"
You're stranger here, you say" in
| quired DR.. Forbes.
Yes smiled Mr.. Blount. and J!
can't say 1 like your town Nery much" +"
.'What?' laughed Wainwright.
Young Mr.. Blount caught a move
ment Of his vaiet's with the tail OF his
eye.
.Oh. the first month on the Great
| White Way passed off lively enough"
he said with a chuckie. But fellow
mother came on to meet sister, who s
just come back from Europe, so We
took his D'a"~ for win bnd'T h".'l
joshing me abou getting homesick Says
won't be ao:e TO 81 ok l ous .or a
year; but think / will, just the same
just for stuntS = -
Where is your home may I ask?'
said Mr.. Wainwright with an amused
smile
Laramie. wyoming" replied Walter.
as Andrew brought in a tray with
the whisky and glasses. "Oh, It's a
dinky town. but I like 1t. Everybody's s
your friend there, and here it's so hard
to get acquainted, that Is, with tie
right sort. Scotch or rye" he added
Hospitality. -.'- 49,
scotch. please, a highball." replied
Mr. Wainwright. DIR. Forbes favored
a generous drink of straight rye and
they drank the health OF host and
rescuer.
IF ]. can be of any service to you,"
suggested Mr.. Wainwright diffdently,
referring to his benefactor's social lone
illness.
"Oh, I don't want to bust in.-'. pro-.
tested Walter. ,Sdr. fWaiRwEight smited.
I'm glad you did-last night. he
said. .---. ....
"Oh. that The young man laughed
Yes, but have you any idea why this
man tried to kill you or who he was
or-anything?'
Nothing definite" replied the other
with faint indifference. II dare say he
las scme tancied grievance. You may
rot happen to know that I was District
Attorney here for some years"
Mr.. Blount's face expressed the live
liest interest.
During my term I was compelled to
senG a good many men to prison. first
and last, and some to the electric chair.
A coed many criminals have come to
hate me" His eyes clouded and his
voice grew sober. Il know that. But
such dangers are only a part Of the
price we pay for public office"
"Gee!' exclaimed his host with feel
ing. It'd give me a chill!'
Mr.. Wainwright laughed softly. "Oh.
you'll get used to it, he assured the
The Washington times., 1913-10-02

| The impeccable valet who had re-
ceived them returned with the an
nouncement that Walter Rlount would
see them directly.
Il suppose you won't mind, sir, i
drew deferentially. and he indicated
the paper-strewn desk.
Certainly not" replied the visitor
Mr.. Andrew took his seat at the desk
and the guests remained silent until
young Mr.. Blount hurried in.
"Ah-er-Mr. wainwright he said,
with a questioning look from one to the
other That gentleman advanced and
held out his hand with a cordial smile.
Yes, Mr.. Blount," he said, II am de
lighted to meet you. And this Is my ny
the Powhatan Asylum for the In
Mr. BIoa,nt shook hands with the man
of science and invited his guests TO be
seated.
Il have called" said Mr.. Wainwright
son the thanks you were at such pains
to escape last night"
"Oh, that's all right" returned the
young man, with the proper confusion,
don't mention it."
My dear sir" protested Mr.. Vain
1 am here especially, for that purpose.
But for you r should assuredly have
been shot You struck that fellows s
hand up just in time. As II was, the
bullet grazed my hat"
Mighty glad / happened along just
as did, sir" said Walter. and lit
cigarette from the light Mr.. Andrew
held for him Have they caught the
T am so sorry toq say noe" ifepHed,rhe
former prosecutor. He made won
derful getaway. But how did you dis
appear SO soon? In the excitement OF
the moment I didn't notice until you
were gone"
"Oh-ah. the fact is" began Walter
uneasily. Mr.. Andrew rose swiftly and
walked to the bookcase The fact is'
repeated Walter with easy confidence,
I'm a stranger in New York, and 1
knew there'd be a big hullabaloo about
the thing-and i hate notoriety-police,
courts, newspapers and SO on, you un
derstand-so, when 1 saw your assailant
had escaped just jumped into the nea'
est taxi. How did you manage to find
me?"
That's odd. too explained Mr..
Wainwright. Some one who didn't give
his name called me on the telephone
said he witnessed the affair and gave
me your name. and address. Said he
thought might like to know.
That's furn?," commented Mr..
The Washington times., 1913-10-02
SYNOPSIS.

walter Blourit. alias Diamond Willie"
through the intervention Of a Mr. An
drew, hresc0ed from the Pinkertons.
who are about TO arrest him. He Ii
placed in an apartment, where Mr.. An
drew acts a. his valet. Biount demands
TO be enlightened. Andrew gives him the
choice Of sdoiag sja,st - rhea (Andrew) de-
streT him to do or have the Pfnkertons
aft6f MIN again !" Blount chooses to act
aacthe soSher. amen dictates. and then ts
told that ha - to meet his parents ana
'$s16tof 'Zaaf boGuS.- A man and wor1an.
ot6 enboShyfo te5 5xsCuk Biount's parents,
arrive and are greeted by Andrew. They
are crooks. He leaves them TO get ac-
quafneed with their suppoeed son. Young
Blounf tells them that Andrew has some
gape On against aWainwright. formerly
cistf1ct ettorney. and that the parts they
are ,plAyin8 are, danEerous- This frRnt-
sna e6s min and woman, Gnd Blount ac-
ct1es fhefH OF .beinE people With rec.
sSA "sa bcarcely is' the statement made
before the dapper younE man nnds MIN,
self In the hands Of his parent ana
In being roughly handled. Blount hiastng:
.sYou are looking for trouble and chance
to be croaked.'
The valet, Mr. Andrew. comes in and
relieves this situation. Miss Biount 81
ters. She greets Andrew warmly. she
tells him she 10 grateful for all ne mas
done far her and studied hard in Paris
lust 10 please him. He asks II sne -
heara-tree. She says she Is still true 70
tha MEMORY OF fbe man whose NE ne
saved when she was street wall he
tens hsr that the man is coming to their
n1are = .s.-