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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-20
ing of the City council.

ing of the City council
Which said resolution was at the
meeting of said City Council of the
City Of Valley City, North Dakota, held
on the 9Th day of October, A. D. 1918,
duly adopted.
L. S. PLATCU, MAJOR,
Of the City Of Valley City, N. D.
Attest:
NJ. J. BOYD, Auditor,
Of the City of Valley City. N. D.
Moved BY Aid. Lee, seconded by AID
Mason, that the resolution be adopted
Roll Gail: Yeas-Clark, Holland,
Lee. Mackey, Mason, O'Malley, Skret-
ting, Thomson.-8. Nays-none.
Aid. Lee offered the following reso-
luton and moved it's adoption:
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, The City Council of the
City of Valley City, North Dakota, at
a regular meeting thereof, did hereto.
fore deem it necessary to have the or
dinances passed and in force in said
city printed in book form, as the old
ordinance book is obsolete, and many
changes have been made in a number
of said ordinances; therefore,
1T is HEREBY RESOLVED, BY the
City Council Of said City of Valley City
the Mayor and more than two-thirds of
all the members elected, qualified and
acting concurring that a committee Of
three members Of said City Council be
appointed by the mayor to contract
with the City Attorney of said City for
revising and preparing coyp of the
said ordinances, and to contract with
the official newspaper of said City of
Valley City for the printing thereof in
book form; and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, That
the expense thereof shall be paid out
of the General Fund of said City of
Valley City.
Motion seconded by Aid. Mackey.
Roll ( Call: Yeas-Clark, Holland,
Lee, Mackey, Mason, O'Malley, Skret.
ting, Thomson.-S. Nays-none.
The Mayor appointed as such CON-
mittee, the present Committee on Or.
dirances.
Moved by AID. O'Malley, seconded by
Aid. Lee, that the matter of the dirt
filling by J. w. Weaver on the west
side of Fourth Ave. between Front
street and Fourth street, be referred
to the Committee on Streets and
Walks to ascertain the amount Ct such
filling, and the value thereof, and re-
port thereon at the next meeting Of
the Council.
Motion carried.
Moved by AID. Lee, seconded by AID.
O'Malley, that the plans and specif.
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cations, together with the estimate Of
the probable cost thereof, submitted
by the City Engineer, of the water
main commencing at the intersection
OF Fifth Street and Ninth Avenue,
thence north on said Ninth Avenue to
Helena Avenue, be approved and plac-
ed on file in the Office of the City Au-
ditor.
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Holland,
Lee, Mackey, Mason, O'Malley, Skret-
ting, Thomson.-S. Nays-none.
AID. Lee offered the following reso-
luton:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The City Council of the.
City of Valley City, North Dakota, at
a regular meeting thereof did hereto
fore deem it necessary to extend the.
water mains on Fifth Street, Ninth
Avenue and Helena Avenue, as herein
after more specifically set forth, for
the better fire protection of the resi-
dents of the water main district i'm
which said extension is to be made.
and did thereupon direct the City En-
gfneer of the City Of Valley City to
prepare plans, specifications and esti-
mates touching the extension of said
water mains, beginning at the inter
section of Ninth Avenue and Fifth
street, thence north on said Ninth Ave
nue. to the intersection of Ninth Ave
nue. and Helena Avenue, distance of
approximately 1856 feet.
WHEREAS, The City Engineer did
thereafter duly prepare and file with
the City Auditor plans, specifications
and estimates touching said proposed
extension of said water mains upon
said streets and avenues as aforesaid
which said plans, specifications and es-
Inmates are now on file in the Office of
the City Auditor Of the City of Valley
City; and
WHEREAS, The said City Council
Of the City Of Valley City, the Mayor
esRcurring therein +, did after the i'll
ing of said report by the City Engi-
neer in the Office Of the City Auditor
Of said city, by resolution duly approve
said report. as made and returned by
said City Engineer; now, therefore,
1T is HEREBY RESOLVED. By the
City Council Of the City Of Valley City.
North Dakota, the Mayor and two
thirds Of all the members elected quail
flied and acting concurring, and UPON
said plans, specifications and estimates
and the report OF the said City Engi-
aeer Of said City, as filed with the
City Auditor, approved by the Council
in said matter, that the extension of
said water mains of said City as above
Continued on page seven)
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per sewer facilities, and

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WHEREAS, 1t appears. upon inves-
tigation that the construction of lateral
sewers at said aforementioned places
and along said streets as aforesaid is
necessary for the convenience, health
and general welfare Of the abutting
property and neighboring property
owners along said streets, and the citi-
zens and residents of the city of Val
ley City, generally.
NOW THEREFORE, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, by the City Council of the
City of Valley City that the construc-
ton of lateral sewers between First
Street and Third Street on Sixth Ave
nue., between Normal Avenue and
First street on Eighth Avenue South.
and between Eighth Avenue South and
Riverside Avenue on Columbia Ave-
nue. and of Riverside Avenue and
Columbia Avenue to First Street, be-
tween Riverside Avenue to the west
line of Lots Three (3) and Eighteen
(18) in Block One ~, Tracy's Second
Addition, on the center line of the al
leys in the above lot, and between Riv-
erside Avenue and the projection of
tho West line of Lot Three 90, Block
One ~, Tracy's Second Addition on
Woodland Avenue, all in the City of
Valley City, Barnes County, Moth Da-
kota, which property IS located in
Sewer District No. of the City of
Valley City, North Dakota. be and the
same hereby are declared necessary
for the convenience, health and gen
eral welfare of the abutting and neigh
boring property owners and residents
of said streets, and for the health and
general welfare of the citizens and
residents of Valley City generally.
BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED, That
the expense thereof shall be betrayed
by special assessment against TIE par
ticular lots and parcels of land which
will in the opinion Of the special AS
sessment Commission" be especially
benefited by the construction Of the
sewers aforesaid and which lots or
parcels Of land are located in the sewer
district as heretofore by the City Coun-
Gil established and in which said dis
trict the extension Of said sewers is to
be made and constructed; and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED, That
the City Engineer, be and he hereby is
directed to prepare plans and speciti-
cations for the construction and in.
stallation of said proposed lateral,
sewers aforesaid, including therein all
details Of the work to be done and to
make an estimate Of the probable cost
thereof to the City Council and to re-,
port upon the same at the next meet
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Moved by Aid. Clark, seconded by
Aid. Holland, that all bills be allowed
as listed with the exception OF Bill
! No. 43 on the light and water fund in
favor of the Riedman Motor Sales Co.,
said bill to be referred to the Light &,
Water Committee for investigation,
| they to report thereon at the next
| meeting of the council.
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Holland.
Lee, Mackey, Mason, O'Malley, Skret-
ting, Thonlson.-S. Nays-none.
A bill was presented by Barnes coun-
ty in the sum of s27.23, being the side
walk laid from the sidewalk to the
curb around the court house block, and
on motion Of Aid. O'Malley, seconded
by Aid. Mackey, same was referred to
the committee on Buildings and
Grounds for investigation.
The Haggart Construction Co., pre-
,, scented a bill in the sum of $5532.89,
being for construction work on the
Trunk Sewer from Sept. End to Oct.
Ord, 1913, as per estimate of the city
engineer. ...
Moved by Aid. Lee, seconded by Aid.
, Mackey, that the bill of the Haggart
Construction Co. for $5532,89 be al
lowed, and that an order be drawn on
; the Trunk Sewer Fund in payment
thereof
Roll Gail: Yeas-Clark, Holland,
Lee, Mackey, Mason, O'Malley, Skret-
ing, Thomson.-8. Nays-none
A bill in the sum of $2495.O0 was pre-.
sented by the Erie City Iron Works,
same being for payment on new ma
, chinery.
Moved by AID. Lee, seconded by Aid.
Holland, that the bill Of the Erie City
Iron Works be laid on the table until
the next meeting Of the Council.
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Holland,
Lee, Mackey, Mason, O'Mallcy, Skret.
ting, Thomson.--8 Nays-nene.
Moved by Aid. O'Malley, seconded
by Aid. Lee, that the ordinance EMIT.
led IAN Ordinance Granting to the
| Northwestern Telephone Exchange
Company, the Right, Privilege and Au'
thority to Construct and Maintain
within the Limits Of 1.-the City Of Valley
City its Long Distance Public Tele
phone System, Etc., as amended, be
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Official Council
Proceedings
Continued from page three.

Anton Holland, labor, new line
construction and White Way As 90
. Clyde Smith, services for Sept.
1918, as inside wireman. go. "a sc
r. w. Schuneman, refund on
light deposit ............... 2.3S
Joe Fratto, unloading coal 49,. 81 OF
Peake & Nelson, insurance on
power house and machinery % SO
w. w. Smith, premium on bond
of Supt. Burbank .. -. 80. 7.5O
N. d. Ind. Telephone Co., tele-
phone messages ......:.... 5.5u
Crane & Ordway, operating eX-
penSe .......... D 10
The Pegge Garage, operating eX-
peuSo 10
Frank Flora, operating expense 1.8O
Standard Oil Co., operating ex-
peISe ........... ~ 10
Berg & Benson, operating ex-
pense, tools, etc. ........... 20. SO
B. H. Sykes, operating expense
new line construction, ETC.. 81 .08
Arneson Hardware Co., operat-
ing expense, new line con-
struction, etc ............ 9.65
Western Electric Co., new line
construction, tools, etc.. 80. 1877. SO
Central Electric Co., new line
construction ....... ... 118. 81
Colonial Fan & Motor Co.,
merchandise ......... .... 1.92
Union Heat, Light & Power Co.
merchandise .......... -. Is 30
Pelouzt Mfg c., merchandise. 2.69
N. W. Electric Equip. Co., mer.
chandise ........ ......... 1888
Buffalo Meter Co., merchan-
0lSe ........ ........... IA. 90
Gas Fixture & Brass Co., mer- 81.
chandise ......... ......... SO. II
st. Paul Electric Co., merchan-
disc ............ .......... Sc. 43
Bryan-Marsh Electric Works, III
merchandise .... 159. 10
General Electric Co., trans
formers, meters, etc. ....... PSI. 55
r. p. Whitacre & Co., plant i'm
provements and maintenance 81. IA
%. M. Lavery, rent of concrete
mixer for engine foundation 20. 90
friedman Motor Sales Co., re-
pairing boiler, etc. ......... 1913. 25
Caro"nter-Neumann Lbr. Co.,
fro ',"ick and cement 49,. So. 35
Roearc1"ffrey Lbr. Co., cement
for White Way" construc.
ton ........... "a. 80
W. A. Harrison, drayage ...... 81. A
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placed on its third reading and final
passage.
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Holland,
Lee, Mackey, Mason, O'Malley, Skret-
ting, Thomson.-S. Nays-none.
(This ordinance was approved by
Mayor l. S. platou on Oct. 18th, 1879
Bids for the construction of the wa
ter main on Front street, Ninth and
Tenth Avenues Second and Third
streets, were received as follows:
Valley City Plumbing and Heat
ing co. observation-disclosures. S6212.OO
Haggart Construction Co. >. .$5887. O5
Moved by Aid. O'Malley, seconded
by Aid. Skretting, that the bid of the
Haggart Construction Co., be accepted
and that the proper officers of the city
be authorized to enter into contract
with said company for the construction
of said water main, as by law provided,
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Holland,
Lee, Mackey, Mason, O'Mallay, Skret-
ting, Thomson-S. Nays-none.
Bids for the construction of sewer
on Second and Third streets from
Tenth to Twelfth Avenues, were re-
ceived as follows:
Valley City Plumbing and Heat
ing 60. ................. -. $22l9.4O
Haggart Construction Co. .$1791 81
Moved by Aid. Clark, seconded by
Aid. Holland, that the bid of the Hag-
CART Construction Co. be accepted, and
that the proper officers of the city be
authorized to enter into a contract
with said company for the construc-
ton Of said sefer, as by law provided.
Roll Call: Yeas-Clark, Holland,
Lee, Mackey, Mason, O'Malley, Skret.
ting, Thomson.-S. Nays-none
Aid Lee offered the following resolu-
ton:
WHEREAS, 1t appears upon inyesti-
cation that the AUDITING and neighbor-
ing property owners between First
Street and Third Street on Sixth Ave
nue., between Normal Avenue and
First Street on Eighth Avenue. South,
between Eighth Avenue South and
Riverside Avenue on Columbia Avenue
and on Riverside Avenue and Column
bia Avenue to First Street, between
Riverside Avenue to the West line Of
Lots Three (3) and Eighteen (1S), in
Block One. ~, Tracy's Second Addi-
ton, on the center line of the alley in
the above Block between Riverside
Avenue and the projection Of the West
line of Lot Three (S), Block One ~.
Tracy's Second Addition on Woodland
Avenue, all in the City Of Valley City,
which said property is located in Sew
or District No. g in the City Of Valley
City, North Dakota, are without pro.
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E. H. Briggs, drayage ........ $50
S. w. Savoy, drayage ......... rs
Zenith Furnice Co., coal 49,. 100. 80
Northwestern Fuel Co., coal. :. 301. SO
Washburn Ignite Coal Co.
coal ...... III. SO
w. T. Craswell, City Treasurer
cash advanced for freight
and express ............... sos. So
Total ...............$3 ,686. II
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-09

work, manual training, domestic
science and agricultural work are
taken at the La MOure school. Last
year an appropriation was made to
place several small agricultural sta
lions in connection with several
schools over the state, and La Monre
was one of the fortunate towns. The
building at present is ont very large,
but It has only started and much
may be expected OF it in the future.
La Moure has a splendidly equipped
fire department, with its headquar-
tiers in the basement of the city
hall. Several hose carts, two engines
and several hundred feet Of hose are
part of the %tiretighting apparatus
! possessed by this volunteer depart
ment. hey have helped immeasur-
ably to protect the property of citi-
zens of the town in emergencies.
La Moure's sturdy business men
deserve special, mention. Putting
aside thought of self in a desire for
TIE betterment Of their municipality
they have succeeded in pulling to.
get,er wonderfully and are making
La Moure and La Mom'e county a de-
sirable place to live. They shall he
mentioned in brief.
C. S. Deise.n is one of the Oldest
settlers in the state of North DakO-
ia. He came to Grand Rapids first
and started a store. His building,
made of fine brick, is now owned by
another firm out when the Over
landers passed through Grand Rap,
ids, the old curtains still bore the
legend: Deisem & Franks--Franks
was part owner in the store. After
La Moure definitely secured the
county seat, Mr.. l)eiSrm moved to
La Molre, retaining his interest in
the old store until only a few years
ago. At La Moure he opened a store
on a much larger scale, but four
years ago he vas completely burned
out, and is just getting back to his
former condition. Mr.. Deisem has
been in business Tor thirty.three
years. lie claims to be the Oldest
settler in the entire state, excepting
nobody, and allowing for the fact
that the old rivermen OF the state
did not settle, but merely shipped
back and forth ION the river from
| Bismarck to st. Louis. ne ran a
hotel in Bismarck over forty years
ago.
MI. Deisem was the nan who grub
staked Joe Chapple when, as a boy
| seventeen years old, he came in from
the country and stated his intention
of buying out Charley Cleveland, the
newspaper man of Grand Rapids! lie
smiles when he. thinks Of those old
days when Joe chtpple struggled
along to make his living. and is proud
of the part he played in tDe future
success OF the same Joe Chapple
when he became president Of a ma
tional magazine in Boston, Mass.
which position he now holds.
The First National bank is n OF
La Monre's three strong financial in
stitutions. The First National has a
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man; cashier y. s. Hunt and assist
ant cashier, Ida A. NeVerman.
The La Moure State bank gives, ON
its report for April 4, 1913, its depos-
its as over $4,000, and its resources
as $l25,0O0. C. r.. Porter is the
president, and D. w. Stewart and r.
r.. Field serve with him on the board
Of directors. Cream checks passing
through the La Moure State bank az
gregate $240' per day.
j. A. Frank Is the manager OF the
Farmers Elevator company. The To-
cal elevator was established seven
years ago, and has a capacity of 49,
600 bushels. Within the last year
bushels-of grain have been shipped
by this company.
The jim River Grain company
! shipped out about 100000 bushels
or $40 cars-Of grain last season.
This firm Is made up of three part
ners-Ernest Engel, president; N. J,
Cruden, vice president, and Oscar
| Wankel, secretary and manager.
G.. j. Ellison is another of the grain
buyers Of La Moure. Last season he
shipped 10000 bushels of grain or the
| equivalent of so cars.
Then there is the grain buying firm,
of Andrews, which is always to he
reckoned with among the grain buy
ing companies of La Moure. The
Andrews firm bought last season
10000 bushels, shipping over SO
cars. ,
Practically all the grain dealers in
La Moure are Independent from any
outside capital. The La Moure, Grain
company is one, dealing in grain and
coal. 1t is now dominated by A. II.
Johnson, who recently bought the in
terest OF his partner, j.. s.. Emerson.
For the last years'he shipped 1870
cars, totaling 225,9OO bushels Of all
grains, which according to the rela.
tive amounts We're as follOWs:"wheat,
first; barley, second; oats, third; and
flax. fourth.
c. w. Davis and E. NJ. Warren con
pose the legal firm of Davis Il War
rem, one OF the Oldest legal firms in
the county and state. Mr.. Warren
volunteered the information that the
first settler in La Moure county came
in the year 1880. and that he him
self had been in business for himself
in the year 1888. his firm, with it's
offices in the First National bank
block, does a real estate business and
handles collections. 1t practices in
all courts, including United States
district courts.
Davis & Warren were nce owners
of the La Moure Chronicle.
Knopp & Coyne are n Of the
newest law firms in the city. They
| came to La MOure two years ago,
| each with a degree in law from the
St. Paul college Of law. Mr.. EOyne
was formerly connected with the
law business OF G. Lasell of the same
city. knopp & Coyne haze nractice
in all courts, do a real estate lhusl-
Ness and report that their business
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Of a livery barn for nearly twenty
years, and after he sold it, took up
the present business.
The New Cafe was established in
the year 1911 by the present owner,
w. r.. Ewes, who has built it from
the bottom to what it now is-One OF
the finest high-class cafes in the city.
Travellers to the city are well ac,
Qnainted with the fact that the cafe
has larger seating capacity than
most cafes over the state, and the
large dining room is a matter OF pride
to citizens Of La Moure.
Joseph Fl. Winslow is one of the
best veterinary surgeons in the
state. Located at the county seat
of the county raising more horses
than any other North Dakota county,
his business is enormous. He is al
ways on call, day or night. Mr.. Win
slow graduated in veterinary work
from the Indiana Veterinary College.
The Home BAKERY, owned by n. r,
Williams Of La MOure, gets all of
its share Of the patronage from the
citizens Of that town. The bakery.
in its sever years Of faithful service,
has become noted for the excellence
Of the bakery goods turned out. Be-
sides their pastry business, the hak'
cry engages in the ice cream freezing
business. '".
j. Wilbert has been for eight years
in the business. of furniture and un-
dertaking. He is one of the most pro,
gressive of La Moure's furniture mel,
chants, and has put in an extension
system by near of which he trades
with people over the county, and has
in this way increased the yearly vol.
u:ne of his business by more than
half.
One of the Oldest of the business
houses Of La Moure is the La Moure
County Supply House, established
and maintained in the same business
of retailing general merchandise for
nearly twenty years. r. N. Cunning,
ham and A. +. Lawrence are the
proprietors, and report that activity
in trading in the lines they carry
has never waned for a minute.
+, C. Fl. Brandes and O.. F. Brandes
are the sole owners of the La Moure
Store. They have been in the
business for four years, and are al
ready contemplating engagements
in their store. Among the lines they
carry on hand are choice CONNECTIONS.
fancy drinks, t%obaccos, cigars and
stationery.
Mrs. A. NJ. Cruden is La Moure's
acknowledged milliner. and is said to
be perhaps the oldest in term of bust,
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is all to be asked in the. fall Of the
year. They are two of the leading at.
torneys in the city. y. -.
Geo. P. Jones--"Jones Of Rock
the distinguished member Of the law
firm Of Jones & Hutchinson. of La
Moure, has been in the county seven
years. His partner, w. H. Hutchin-
son, has spent most; of his life here.
The latter's father. is, the present
postmaster of La Moure. Jones is
noted over the, state for his oratory
and is always in demand for speeches
at Fourth of July celebrations and
other events OF like nature. He was
one of the counsel in the famous
murder trial at Washburn early this
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year, and has the honor to have a
chapter devoted to him IN the Bis
marck Tribune's history Of the pion-
GERS Of North Dakota.
Peter Helgeson is the proprietor of
the Farmers restaurant at La Moure.
Mr.. Helgeson is putting up a fine
restaurant and secures the trade Of
the farmers without exception. He
knows how to do it, for he was nee
proprietor of the Capital Motel. His
restaurant has been running for six
years.
w. G. Patterson, proprietor Of the
Restaurant and Pool Hall, has been
in business for fine last fifteen years.
He runs a clean restaurant and a
finely-equipped pool hall. In addition
he handles fine cigars, soft drinks,
fruit and confectionery.
Mr.. Patterson was the proprietor
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La Monre, in 1883, and from the first
carried on an aggressive campaign
for settlers. With the ardor OF the
newspaper man in a new community,
and with years Of practical exper-
fence in the work behind him, he ex-
plotted the inducements of La Moure
to outsiders in glowing terms that
left nothing whatever to the magma
ton. Every issue reflected his pity
Tor the poor Fastener who was un-
able to come west, and his articles
took" with the people at home and
with prospective settlers. Once a
man threatened to h%orsewhip Nc
Kean for something he had written,
and another time a saloon mar OF.
fered to pass a bullet through him
for an article which he didn't appre.
ciate.
In the personal "reminiscences Of
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ness life In La Moure Of anyone now
residing there. She has always lived
In La Moure, n enjoys q wide &C.
quaintance which Is Q wonderful aid
to her In attracting business in her
millinery line.
Porter. 4 Crum Of the New Store
have been in the business for nine
years. They report the city trade
excellent and the trade from the
country as good as It ever was. They
anticipate a larger volume of bust
ness for this fall than they received
last autumn. The line the New Store
carries Is one Of general merchandise
of all descriptions-the best Of each
kind.
c. j." and Ira Hutchinson are the
leading spirits behind the hardware
company Of that name. The Hutchin.
son Hardware company has been in