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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24
IS Negro ConvlCtS /.
Trapped by Flames;
Perish In Prison
sHRIEklNG BLACKS TEAR At
HEAVY BARS At JAIL WIN.
. BOWS, But FAIL TO
ESCAPE.

Jackson, Miss, July 22.-Trapped by
flames on the second floor Of an anti.
quated convict cage. thrty.flve negro
prisoners were burned to death at the
Oakley convict farm. twenty miles
from here late last night.
While the flames ate sway the only
stairway leading to the second doof
the prisoners frantically tore THE
heavy bars that covered the jail win.
dows, but to no avail. Their screams
brought guards and other prison at.
taches but the flames drove back
members of the rescue party each
time they attempted to ltberate the
negroes who, one by one fell back
into the flames and persisted.
The fire started on the first floor
at the stairway landing, cutting of
the only avenue Of escape. The struc'
ture was an ancient wooden affair,
built ten years ago with lumber TAX
en- from the old penitentlary building
in Jackson, and burned with aston.
ishing rapidity.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

H. w. Fought, national rural school
special instructor who yesterday WIS.,
tied the summer school which Is be-
ing held here at this time, speaking
Of the work that is being accomplish,
ed, stated he regretted the fact that
80 few young men were found amongst
the students. He states that this Is
true all over the country and said that
he noticed growing tendency to turn
the state normal schools into girls
seminaries. He referred to the work
being accomplished here in glowing
terms and complimented the city and
the schools very highly.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24
TRAIN HELD UP ~ OLD
PRAIRIE HEN AND HER
BROOD CROSSING TRACK

Grand Forks, N. D., July 23.-The
game laws Of North Dakota are "a
thoroughly lived up to that prairie
chickens have taken to holding up
trains, according to State Fire Mar
shall Runge, who arrived on the N. P.
last night and L. here for the fair.
Down near Driscol," relates the
genial Official, "our train suddenly
came to q stop and after waiting
few moments, q number Of US got oh
to discover what was the trouble.
For q fact, the engineer had pull
ed up that train to permit an old
prairie hen and her brood Of ten or
more fine chickens to promenade
across the track and this they did.
the hen taking her time and the
chscks seeming TN no haste to clear
the way for the locomotive. Can
you beat that for law enforcement"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24
.PostmaSters IN State
Meeting at Jamestown

jamestown, N. D.. July 2S.-North
Dakota postmasters are in session IN
this city, the state convention opened
this morning at 10 o'clock in the city
hall. A good program has been pre-
pared by those in charge OF the ar
rangements and Postmaster Latts has
been at the head Of this committee.
Among the visiting postmasters IN
attendance are: H. c. Plumley Of
Fargo; F. v. Kent Of Grand Forks;
E. H. Myhra Of .Wahpeton and c. b.
Metzger of Williston. The officers OF
the association are: President, c. B.
Metzger; vice president, F. V. Kent;
secretary, D. F. Humphrey OF BLOCK
ley was unable to attend the conven'
ton owing to sickness.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

Washington, D. c., July 22.-Like
the mower who rests upon his scythe
handle at the end Of the swath and,
hopping the Precipitation from his
brow, contemplates the uncut field
before him. your congressman pauses
these days to look shout him and
view the Legislative landscape DER.
Here they've been in session since
the first Monday In last December,
barring the interval between March
4 and April Is, and the prospect 10
they will be at it for a couple Of
more, anyhow. Whenever
they do adjourn they will hardly get
settled down at home before they will
have to pack up to come back in De-
cember for another long spell.
For there rs an ambitious program
cut out for the new administration,
a large section Of it devolvent upon
action. Revising the
tariff is but a portion of it. There is
legislation upon various subjects to
be passed, in order that the admins.
tration may fulfill the pledges Of the
democratic platform so earnestly reg
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24
BIjSterInQ wind In
Middle of NIGHT Is
Sd. Weather freak

washington Springs, S. D., July %.
"A hot wind springing up and blow.
ing for few minutes in the middle Of
the night, practically blistering every
thing which it touched, was a wealth
er freak which was experienced here
Several residents were aroused by
strong wind and. thinking a storm
was approaching, arose to close win.
dows. Instantly the houses ard &C.
cupants were swept by hot wind.
Some residents say it was as though
the house: was on fire or that bad
fire was burning nearby. Window
glass be came warm, Notwithstanding
that the hot wind blew put few
minutes. It was succeeded by q cool
north breeze. K :. ;%A,% 4 ''4'' :; r -
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Letsenma1er
celebruted their silver wedding ami
versary Tuesday afternoon 1t their
homo in Henaan Township by inviting
seventy.nve friends and neishbor1 70
participate In tho festivities WIN
them. Following IN afternoon Of In
formal sociability an elaborate course
dinner was served, the house and the
tables being appropriately decorated
With summer blossoms for the occas'
ion Their six children, all living
were with them. Among the out-of'
town guests were Mr.. Lettenmaaers
sister from St. Paul and his cousin
Fred Neustel Of Wilton. Mr.. ano
Mrs. Lettenmaier were the recep'ents
Of many beautiful and costly gifts.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24
Kennedy of Fargo,
Gets BIG Contract

New Rockford, N. D.. July 22.-The
city council has accepted the bid Of
Contractor James Kennedy Of Fargo.
for the installing of complete sewer
system for the city, and the work will
commence at once-and Is to be COM
pleted by Dec. /. They also granted
the Western Utilities Co. permission
to use the streets for a water system.
The work on this will also commence
in few days in order to be ready by
the first Of the year. Both systems
will cover the entire city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

Still referring, to law enforcement
~ regards prohibition, It 10 pertinent
to note that not in years has Valley
City enjoyed = situation 90 enviable
as that today. in that respect. Boot
leggers are principally notable by
their absence from the city, and the
blind pigs" II there are any, are
notably quiet, and transformations. A
drunken man is q rarity on the streets
today, where few years ago they
were as common as in a wide open,
or saloon city. This speaks pretty
well for the local police force and the
city administration.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

Friends in Oriska and in Barnes
county will be grieved to learn Of the
sudden death Of Mrs. J. NJ. DeRodes
on Sunday morning, July 5th, at her
home in Pueblo, Colo. Mr.. and Mrs.
DeRhodes were residents Of Oriska
from 1883 to 1896. She is survived
by besides her husband, three child
rem, Guy DeRhodes and Alice Of Pue'
bio and Mrs. Stanly Stevenson of
South Bend, Ind, two brothers, Charl.
es S. Large, of Oakfield, Wis. and s.
L. Large Of Oriska, and by one sister,
Miss M. J. Dunning of Fond du Lac,
Wis. 1td-1tw
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24
fats and Leans to
Meet on Diamond
ANCIENT RIVALRY WILL AGAIN
be GIVEN A TEST, AND LOTS
OF FUN IS CERTAIN.

The annual Derby and laugh fest
between the Fats and Leans of Valley
City will be pulled of Friday after
noon at the ball grounds.
Nine Of the latest of the fat will
contend with an equal number of skel.
etonized specimens of Valley City's
business district, and the proceeds
will be used to defray the deficit of
the Valley City ball club.
H. J. Sampson, an expert in such
matters, has charge Of the selection
of the team, and several notables in
have already assented to
his proposition that they display their
figures on the diamond.
The leans are easy Of selection,
and assemblage, their attenuated f1g-
ures giving them an advantage on the
diamond Of which they will not be
slow to take advantage. The Fats,
however, are not so anxious to appear,
but some Of them are confident that
their Gibraltar like structure and 3D.
amantine poses will strike fear and
awe into the hearts Of their oppon.
ents, making victory easy. ..>,..4
The fill lineup Of the two teams
will. be announced at an early date,
and spectators may rest assured that
when the game is called they Will get
their moneys worth.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24
PIPE SMOKING INCREASING
RAPIDLY IN AMERICA
New Process by which "eite" 10 Re-
moved from Tobaceo( Responsible
for Great Popularity.

Have you noticed that many more
men smoke pipes nowadays than five
or ten years ago." asked J. NJ. Bur-
nett, an experienced tobacco man
who is at Kindred Hotel for few
days. 1T is no exaggeration to say"
continued Mr.. Burnett, that two
million more men are smoking pipes
now than were ten years ago. This
tremendous increase is due to the dis
covery of process of treating Burley
tobacco to remove the bite from it."
For many years tobacco men have
known that Kentucky Burley Is tho
sweetest and mildest Of tobacco, but 1t
remained for Richmond doctor to
discover the famous Tuxedo Process
which removes every trace OF bite or
sting, and preserves the original
sweetness and freshness Of the Bur-
ley"
That this Tuxedo Process" does
actually remove all the bite and sting
from the tobacco is proven by the
hearty endorsement which the to-
bacco has received from hundreds OF
Americas greatest men including
such well-known names - Rex Beach
John Philip Sousa, Congressman
William F. Murray Of Massachusetts
and w. Stuart Reyburn Of Pennsyl'
vania, George .Randolf Chester tho
author. Harrison Fisher the artist
Henry Reuterdahl the well-known e.
pert on naval construction, Vihljar.
mar Stefansson the noted explorer,
and many others.
The manufacturers Of Tuxedo are
giving practical demonstration OF
the justification Of their claims as to
the mildness, purity and fragrance OF
Tuxedo tobacco, in this city thh
week, by giving free for a few days
splendid watch fob to each purchas'
er Of 10c tin of Tuxedo. The medal
lion is Of solid bronze or silver finish,
and carries the great seal of the Unit
ed States in has relief. The strap
is of fine smooth black leather, with
a handsome enameled buckle, strong
and serviceable. The fob is at the
same time useful and ornamental, and
may be considered one Of the most
remarkable free propositions ever Of.
fered to the public,-AAv.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

Mrs. J. B. Jeffrey was hostess
Thursday afternoon at her home to a
bevy Of little maidens in honor Of her
neices. Airline and Irene Kelley OF
Wichita, Kas., who Is spending the
summer with her. Twenty-eight
young misses responded to the invita-
ton and after gathering at the JET
frey home, games and general jollity
was enjoyed until tea time, when the
little guests were given boxes filled
with delicious goodies and partook
themselves to the park where the
luncheon was eaten under the ieafy
bower. 60.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24
FACTORS IN
GOOD PRINTING.

There are two essential factors Id
good printing: First, good workmen,
man cannot turn out high grade print
Ing with the best of material at his
command: neither can good work
man make good" with materials OF
an indifferent" nature.
The Times-Record with its force o
competent workmen and the best ma
chinery and material at their dis
posal, has a combination which makeA
possible this high grade printing.
It is the Times-Record for Book
making, Commercial Printing, Adver'
Using, Fine Stationery, Enclosing,
etc. Estimate with US on your next
order. .s
Times. Record Printing Company.
Phone 1 East Main Street
Valley City. n. D.
Adams county claims to-. have .
ror,d cYxnn nrosnect.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24
CONGRESS FACES. LONG, HARD
GRIND BEFORE ADJOURNMENT
New Administration Has Most Ambitious PROGRAM
Ahead and Many Weeks viii tIapse Before
Taking Vacation.
just a year ago.

istered just q year ago.
Assuming that currency will be act.
ed upon at this session, there re-
mains changes in the interstate com.
MERGE law, in the antitrust law, in
labor laws, in immigration slaTs, In
judiciary questions, in relations with
oversee possessions and thousand
and one other matters. Then there
are public buildings, river and har-
Dor improvements and other pork
barrel" items Of legislation. The reg.
ular session is bound to be busy
one.
No one finds fault with the tariff
legislation so far as it has progress.
ed. The fash in the pan preliminary
work of the last house-in session
with republican president made
the tariff task easier. The house
passed 1t with record speed. Neither
is there unfavorable comment upon
the action of the senate. 1t Is said
that only the deliberation consistent
with the dignity of that body can be
alleged against the consideration of
the bill by the committee on finance.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

Bismarck, N. D., July 23.-Bismarck
is to have a second daily newspaper
in the very near future, to be estab'
lished by Editor J. H. Bloom of the
Devils Lake Journal, and H. J. Dunn
mer, manager of the Dakota Printing
company here. These two men have
purchased the Bismarck Weekly
Times and will organize company to
back the new daily, which Is expected
to have democratic and insurgent re-
publican incltnations.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

The Republican at stanton makes
the suggestion that the commission
ers Of Mercer county ought to arrange
for water supply for the courthouse
80 that the trees about the structure
can be irrigated when required-it
says . windmill and tank would do
tho business and the water would be
useful In other ways.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

A heavy hail storm hit Glendive
last Tuesday night cutting and de-
stroying all grain and vegetable pro.
duce In the near vicinity. The win
dows Of the business places and dwell
ing houses were smashed in. The
severe effect Of the storm caused the
windows Of all passenger coaches In
the railroad yards there to be broken
which could be noticed on trains
coming from that city wednesday
morning.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24
FARMERS ELEVATOR co. PAYS
20 PER CENT DIVIDEND.

Dwight, N. D., July 23.-At the an.
nual meeting of the Farmers Elevator
company, dividend Of 20 per cent
was declared and the overplus was
proportioned each shareholder receiv.
ing 1 cents a bushel for all grain mar.
keted by him.
All directors and officers were re-
elected. Edward Erickson Is presi-
dent and NJ. r. Olson secretary.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24
Suffrage Campaign
Started BY Auto
Tour Over State
PROMINENT WOMEN WILL &C.
COMPANY MISS RANKIN IN
SPEAKING CAMPAIGN.

Fargo, N. D., July 23.-The opening
gun Of the suffrage campaign will be
fired In the state today. Mrs. Jean.
cite Rankin Of Missoula, Mont, ar
rived in the city yesterday and will
lead the campaign in this state which
will last for one week.
Miss Rankin, accompanied by Mrs.
e. NJ. Darrow, Mrs. C. A. Amldon and
Mrs. Elizabeth Darrow-O'Nel, will
leave the city this morning to begin
q weeks tour Of the state which will
be made in automobiles. '-,.,
The first stop made will be at Hills.
boro where the campaigners expect
to arrive about noon. After q short
stop there where speeches will be
made, the party will leave for Grand
Forks where the campaigners will
speak from their machine at the
square in front of the Hotel Dacotah.
The party will follow the main line
Of the Great Northern west to Devils
Lake, stopping at all the small towns
along the way. From Devils Lake
the party will 60 to Minnewaukon
and on down the Leeds branch of the
Northern Pacific to jamestown and
from jamestown back to Fargo, max
ing all the principal towns.
The object Of the campaign is to
arouse sentiment in this section IN
favor Of the proposed amendment OF
the constitution of the United States
which was introduced into the senate
by Senator Chamberlain of Oregon,
and into the house by Representative
Mondell Of Wyoming. The bill pro-
vides 1.-The right Of the citizens OF
the United States to vote shall not
be denied or abridged by the United
States or by any state in the union
on account Of sex.
During the weeks campaign an ap-
peal will be made by the women for
the support Of the people Of this
state. A petition will be presented
for signatures which will ask that the
amendment to the constitution be
made. and an effort will be made to
have letters written by - many peo-
pie as possible to Senators hccum-
Der and Gronna, and Representatives
Helgesen, Young and Norton, asking
them to use their influence towards
the furtherance Of the cause Of suf'
frage. $&t '-.A Y y
Miss Rankin, who spoke in Fargo
last winter, is now on her way to
Washington, D. c., where there Will
be a meeting Of all the suffrage work
ers Of the country July 81. At the
time they will make a great demon
stration.
She arrived in the state Friday and
held the first open air meeting ever
held for the cause Of woman suffrage
at Dickinson. All the meetings held
during the weeks tour will be held
in the open air except when the
weather conditions make 1t imposd-
hle." 49,. -.....,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24
DICKINSON PLANS EXPEDITION
First Industrial Fair viii be Held In
September.

Dickinson, N. D., July z3.-It has
been decided that theshtst. Stark coun'
ty industrial exposition will be held
at Dickinson Sept "a, rs ana rs. The
committee is arranging to use the ar
mory for the main exposition building,
and the surrounding vacant lots will
be used for exhibits. One object will
be to demonstrate better farming
methods, and some Of the leading
speakers of the state will be secured
for addresses.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

Albert Olson Of Sheyenne is under
arrest charged with dastardly crime
committed at homestead shack.
During the absence Of the male mem.
bers Of the family.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

The Times.Record want col.
umns are the center Of interest
for the men and women who
work.
Watching the Times-Record
wants means keeping in touch
with chances a-plenty in buy.
ing, selling, hiring and in many
other ways.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24
Forty Girls Die
In Factory fire
THINKING ALARM MERELY CALL
FOR FIRE DRILL, WORKERS
FAIL TO RESPOND.

Binghampton, N. Y, July 23.-More
than forty girls are believed to have
lost their lives in a fire which destroy
ed the Freeman Overall factory here
this afternoon. j...
The first started at 2:30 p. m. and
had completely destroyed the build
ing in twenty minutes. ..
One hundred and twenty-five girls
were in the factory when the nre was
discovered. The police declared that
at least forty failed to escape.
Twelve girls were taken to the
hospital badly injured.
There were heartrendering scenes
when several girls clinging to IRE es'
capes were swept by sneets Of flames
or jumped from the factory windows.
Exactly how many were penned in.
side was hard to determine in the
panic. The walls Of the big building
fell at ESQ p. N.
At 3:45 p. m. two bodies cut com.
pletely in two were seen lying on d.
vision street. Others could be seen In
the ruins.
= Il. ,J.sLawrence, bookkeeper Of the
company, said that he was working in
the Office when the first alarm was
sounded. The flames were under the
front stairway. There also was a rear
stairway and fire escapes at the south
side Of the building. ...a
Most of the women were employees
in the machine operating room on the
fourth floor. They made no attempt
to hurry from the building at first,
thinking that the alarm was for a fire
drill. Messengers rushed through the
building to drive the women out.
"Just then," said Lawrence, "the
whole building burst into flames. 1t
was Of the ordinary factory construc-
ton with timber supports and brick
walls. But it went up like powder
q puff and all was over. When the
flames rushed up the front stairway it
was awful.
''The women were In q panic In an
instant, They rushed tosthe, IRE 2esr
capes and many Of them leaped from
the windows.
II had 125 names on my payroll but
some Of the employees were gone on
vacations. The lists are all inside the
burned factory. didn't have time
to put them away or to close the safe.
1t is impossible for the present to call
the roll or get an accurate line on
those who are missing"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

Governor Hanna may call an extra
session Of the legislature the early
part Of January in order to select
United States senator.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

Rev. and Mrs. E. 8. Shaw Of Willis
ton, celebrated their twentyfourth
wedding anniversary last week. They
were married at Oberlin, o., by Pres.
James H. Fairchild Of ODerlin college
while Shaw was a student at that in
stitution. Mrs. Shaw had been study.
ing there two years previous to their
marriage.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

Mrs. Ray Fairbanks and son have
who been visiting with relatives here
for the past several months left last
night for their home in Bowman.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

James Gearry Of Fargo, baggage
man was injured when he fell from
switch engine. He will recover.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

Phone No. 4 and let US show you
samples Of stationery that will create
more business. r.r
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

Fort Rice has been decided to the
state. This is one OF the msto1lc
landmarks of the state.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

Adams county claims TO-, have .
good crop prospect.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-24

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