The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-20
West Prairie IS
BoaStfuI;; Big Yield
OF Wheat and Corn
TELEPHONE NAY BE BUILT TO
VALLEY ciTY-sUNDAY GATH
ERlNGS PROVE PLEASANT
SOCIAL EVENTS.

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ERlNGs PROVE PLEASANT
SOCIAL EVENTS.
West Prairie, Nov. Is, 1915
!, We are all up against it again a
far as blowing gees, but Jack Eros
night be kind enough again to leave
No for awhile, so We can prepare fol
tie spring rush. This month and las
have been very severe as far a!
weather goes, but we might as well b.
thankful for what we get and we al
are.
Quite few neighbors in this local
ity raised 20 bushels and better pei
asse of wheat this year which is more
than good many communities can
beast of. Boost one, Boost all.
Those visiting at Meadowcreek
farm last Sunday we're the Skorpen
ysnng people, Gurina Landsverk. Mr.
ara Mrs. Henry Peterson and family,
Nh. and Mrs. Christ Hamstad, Mr.. and
MIS-. Carl Johnson and family, Chris
tina Nordgaard, Julia and Obert Nord-
gard, Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Skonnord of
0Kiska, Agnes, Mabel and Conrad
Selbo, Norman Olson and Arthur
Slonnord. Those present report a
fine time.
G. w. Erickson was a Hastings call
er Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Krug from near
Lanona visited with Critchfeld's Mon
day.
"A telephone meeting was held at
Meadowcreek farm Monday evening
fos the purpose Of getting telephone
lire established from Valley City or
Kathryn through this vicinity. No de-
finite business was done, other than
tho electing Of committees.
Oluf Selbo is having chicken coop
erected these days. Christ Nordgaard
being the carpenter in charge.
Chicken coop erection seems to be
xN the go these days. M. J. Moe is on
he way with one and 0. P. Emerson is
building one to room 800. chickens. Mr.,
Thompson has been there for some
tine doing the building.
Norman Olson has been busy OF
late filling Skorpen's silo and thresh'
ina their alfalfa. They are among
ou most prosperous farmers and raise
corn and alfalfa.
Frank Nelson sold three head of cat
tie to O. B. Skonnord last week.
y Christ Gilbertson was out to his
farm after a load Of barley Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs E. Critchfield visited
with their daughter Mrs. J. Krug on
HAST Prairie last Sunday.
R. e. Skonnord called on 0. P. En-
erson Saturday.
Mr.. n. J. Noe fell out Of the buggy
when going to town one day, which
has caused her considerable pain. No
limbs were broken and she is now i'm
proving quite rapidly and we hope to
see her O. X. again soon.
Regina Skorpen was on the sick
list Sunday.
e. w. Erickson, Carl Johnson, and
Obert Nordgaard helped L. S. Nord-
gard butcher one day last week.
o. B. Skonnord has been threshing
corn and oats together the fore part
Of the week. This makes splendid
feed and is not so apt to burn as corn
threshed alone. O.. B. is fattening
carload of steers for the winter mar
let and will have carload Of hogs for
the spring trade.
N. C. Olson had the misfortune of
scalding two of his fingers lately and
had them under protection and doctors
care Of late.
R. E. Skorpen will leave for the bad
lands country the latter part Of the
week. He will visit with friends at
Taylor and Dickinson, N. d., and pro-
coed so miles north of Dickinson to
Oakdale at the foot of the Killdeer
Mountains where he will do some
hunting and sightseeing. Hans Jes-
person Of Taylor, N. D., will accom-.
pany him on the trip. They are in for
good time and here's hoping they
will have 1t.
M. J. Noe has purchased four hogs
from T. Thompson on the Kelly farm
last week.
Charley Simon called at Meadow
creek farm last Sunday.
r. E. Skorpen purchased four head
Of horses at the Willie Anderson sale
near Hastings last week.
n O1uP Co1ho hoe l,ocn dOing conSidor.