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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25
LEASING AND SALE
OF THE STATE LANDS

The annual spring leasing and sale
of institutional lands will be held in
North Dakota soon, the former in
April and the latter during the first
weeks in June.
There is no land to be sold In
Barnes county, but there is school
land to be leased, which leases are to
be offered for sale at auction at the
court house on April H. Ike.
The lands to be sold are in the fol-
lowing counties, the date and amount
of land being indicated following the
name of each county: Mercer, 9,158
acres, June 2; Dunn, 1903 acres,
June 4; Stark, 1907 acres, June s;
Burke, 1852 acres, June 8; Divide,
17,4O0 acres June 9 and Williams,
8,076 acres, June II. s.s~.
The above acreage is but a small
portion of the school lands in the re-
spective counties that was appraised
but according to the constitutional
provision all coal land is reserved to
the state and not even the surface
rights can be disposed of. Represen-
tative Williams of Burleigh county
tried to get constitutional amend
ment adopted by the last session Of
the legislature providing that the top
land could be sold and the coal rights
reserved to the state but it was not
adopted. in fact Mr.. Williams with
drew the bill before it was voted upon.
The state engineer was sent out over
the land after it was appraised and
he made a list of the coal lands to be
reserved.
All Of the sales will be held at the
courthouse Of the county in which the
land is located and one.f1fth of the
purchase price is to be paid at the
time Of the sale and the balance in
equal payments spread over 20 years,
the interest rate to be six per cent.
The purchaser is required to pay IS
for each tract to cover the cost Of
issuing the contract.
School lands will be leased in every
county in the state during April.
There is total Of 558,579.25 acres to
be leased, all for terms Of FIVE years
with the exception Of the lands in
Cass and Steele counties.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25

Minot, March 1.-THE preliminary
hearing in the case of Nels Ness,
charged with desertion of his wife
and little children was begun before
Police Magistrate John Lynch this aft
ernoon. Ness was brought to Minot
from Minneapolis last Friday to stand
trial. He is alleged to have left his
family some time last December. The
authorities recently found the Ness
family absolutely destitute in their
home in Eastwood park, it is said.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25

Stevens Stevenson's place. ~
Subscribe for the Daily Times Rec
ord, only SO year and the Weekly
$3.50 a year.
John F. Henrikson spent last Sat
urday evening with Alfred Anderson
Ole Stevens transacted business in
Kathryn last Saturday.
Mrs. Oscar E. Aas spent last Sun
day afternoon with Mrs. Johanna Hen
rikson.
Alfred Anderson and Anders Opsahl
were business visitors in Kathryn last
Saturday.
Miss Marie Henrikson was spend
ing last Friday evening with Mrs.
Peter A. Anderson.
Jens Rensby and Henry G. Aas were
business visitors in Nome one day last
week.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25
PARENTS LEAGUE Meeting
SET FOR FRIDAY EVENING

The Model School Parents League
will meet in Miss Amidon's room on
Friday evening, at 1880. All parents
are urged to be present, as the topic
for the evening is one Of interest to
all, "Co-operation from the Parents
Standpoint" A question box will be
conducted by the president.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25
SHEYENNE VALLEY NOTES.
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

Magnus Monson was a business Wis
itor in Kathryn last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ahlen were
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Luddika and family last Sunday.
H. M. Hanson shipped car of cat
tie a couple of weeks ago. He &C
companied the shipment
Eddie Aas was a visitor with John
F. Henrikson last Tuesday evening.
Andrew C. Nelson was a business
visitor in Kathryn last Monday.
Mrs Peter A. Anderson visited with
Mrs. Ole Stevens last Monday after,
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ahlen were
Daily shoppers last Monday after.
noon.
The farmers around here will soon
start their spring work.
Gust Collins and John F. Henrikson
were visitors with Fritz Olstad last
Sunday afternoon.
The annual township meeting was
held last Tuesday in the Nelson
school house.
Anton Anderson, ST., is on the sick
list these days.
Magnus Monsoon transacted bust
ness in Valley City last Wednesday,
E. G.. Strom, of Kathryn, has pur
chased the Engebret E. Aas land.
John F. Henrikson was visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Alhen last Wed
nesday evening.
Gust Collins took a trip to Valley
City last Wednesday.
Peter Gregerson is at Martin Thore
sons sewing up harness for the sprins
work
Fritz Olstad was a Velley City call
er last Tuesday, returning home Wed
nesday.
DR.. L. s. Platou, of Valley City, wa:
called out to Ole Stevens place one
day last week. The little baby is or
the sick list with bronchitis.
Martin Thoreson and son Ole wer,
Kathryn business visitors last Tues
day afternoon.
John F. Kenrikson was haulins
wood last Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Inga Monsoon visited with Mrs
John C. Bjerke last Sunday evening.
Emanuel Monson was bushes
visitor in Valley City last Wednesday
Bring, wire or send in all the new
to your correspondent as soon as yo'
know of any.
Hedge Olson came back last weei
from Norway. He had been visitin!
there since the year 1918. ...-..
Sidney Gregerson did some shop
ping at Daily last Friday afternoon.
Julius Henrikson visited with Al
fred Aas last Thursday evening.
Melvin Solvig arrived last wee,
from Wisconsin. He is going to wori
up here this summer
Mrs John NJ Thoreson and chill
dren, of Kathryn, were staying at al
fred Anderson's place, because he
mother was quite ill.
Martin p Anderson returned to hi
home in Ward county last week afte
couple of months visit down here.
Stevens Stevenson was visito
with Ole Stevens one day last week.
Peter Gregerson and sons, Andrew
Sidney and Axel were busy last Wed
nesday after hauling straw from
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25
FACTS ABOUT IMMIGRATION.

Washington, March 19.-During the
decade 1900-1910 our native-born popu-
lation increased 1875 per cent and our
foreign born population 30.7 per cent.
Between 1900 and 1910 the number
of natives of northern and western Eu-
rope in the United States decreased
from 7,OO1 900 to 6,740,0O0, while our
population of southern and eastern
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25
PROHIBITION.

The Temperance association Of the
Methodist church made the following
comparison between the states of
North Dakota and South Dakota:
Constitutional prohibition went in
to effect in both North Dakota and
South Dakota in 1890. The policy had
been approved by the people in ten
tative election in 1885, but really ef-
fective action was taken by both
states in the fall Of 1889, when both
were admitted into the Union as pro-
hibition states.
North Dakota chung to it's prohi-
bition, but South Dakota abandoned it
after a short trial. The contrasting
development of these two states, one
under a prohibition policy, should set
tie in the mind of any reasonable man
that prohibition pays. ."'.:.#
I'm 1890 South Dakota led North Da-
kota in practically every way. The
two states are of about the same size,
North Dakota having an area Of 70,795
square miles and South Dakota a
slightly larger area of 1850 square
miles. In 1890 South Dakota had AS
population to the square miles and
North Dakota only 2.7, but in 1910
North Dakota, with it's prohibition,
had 80 people to the square mile and
South Dakota rs.
mot only had the prohibition state
forged slightly ahead in population de-
spite its large handicap in 1890, but
it was ahead in all conditions that
make for state and individual prosper
ity. According to the census of 1910,
North Dakota had foreign-born popu-
lation of 1854 per cent and South Da-
kota only %, although we are told that
prohibition keeps out the immigrant.
I'm North Dakota 80 per cent of the
people own their own homes, but in
South Dakota the percentage was only
71.2. Paupers to the 100000 of popula-
ton in North Dakota in 1910 number
ed only IA, but in South Dakota there
were 24.8. The insane in North Dako-
ia was 1888 to the 100000 of popula-
ton, but in South Dakota they num-
bered 148 to the 100000. North Da,
kota had fairly high average rate of
divorce, but South Dakota led her by
Is to 100000 of population.
"The census of 1910 disclosed an
almost startling development in North
Dakota. 1t was shown that her popu-
lation had increased in the decade 80
per cent, her wealth grew from $685.,
166,751 in 1900 to $976,214,2O5 in 1910
an increase of 28.19 per cent; the
value of her farm products increased
from $64,252,000 in 1900, to $220,0O0,
900 in 1910-or I'll per cent.
"The value OF North Dakota live
stock increased from 1900 to 1910, 155
per cent, probably a larger increase
than any other state. The value of
crops grew from $53,911, 419 in 1900,
to $1SO,279,S72 in 191O-or 234.4 per
cent increase. No other state exceed
ed this percentage of increase. North
Dakota's agricultural wealth exceeds
the agricultural wealth of the seven
combined New England states. Her
bank deposits from 1898 to 1913 in
creased by more than one thousand
per cent.
mo license state in North Dakota
territory has had anything like her
prosperity"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25
PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS.
Richie School.

HltCnle SchoOl.
Mrs. H. G.. Fletcher visited the B Isl
grade on Monday morning.
The B 1st grade has the flag for per
feet attendance.
Helen Colville returned to the Enc
grade Friday, after having been alb
sent for over a week on account of ill
ness.
Two of the basket ball teams of the
Richie played two Model school teams
last week and won goth bames. The
games were very interesting.
Marion Coyle of the 9Th grade has
returned to school after a couple
weeks absence.
Lloyd Blume and Angalo Grist have
been absent on account of illness.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25
RULES ARE ANNOUNCED
FOR SEWING CONTEST

County Superintendent Nelson says
this year the girls Of Barnes county
will have the opportunity Of entering
two new industrial contests announced
by the extension department Of the
state agricultural college. These ara
the canning and sewing contests. Rules
governing the sewing contest are as
follows:
Group I-GirIs Under IA.
Articles: Cooking outfit-Apron,
machine-made; sleeves and cap, hand
made. ...
Material: White cambria, or pink
and white or blue and white checked
French bingham.
Group ll-Girls ~ to 10.
Articles: White petticoat with ruff
de, machine-made; corset cover, hand
made. "..,
Material: Long cloth.
Patterns: " .."
Cooking Outfit-Pictorial Review,
No. 1912, 10 or IL years.
Petticoat-No. 1892, IA or Is years,
Corset cover-No. 3706, 80 or 81
bust.
Rules Governing Contest.
!. Each contestant must do all the
work herself.
2. Each contestant must attach to
finished article slip showing cost Of
same, itemizing each material used
and including labor for Group at 10
cents an hour, for Group II at u IL
cents an hour.
3. Contestants must understand
that articles will be judged mainly on
quality Of work and neatness and suit
ability of garment.
4. The garment must be judged
first in each county. The five best in
each group should be sent by the
county superintendent to the final con-
test to be held in conjunction with the
Boys and Girls institute at Fargo, De-
cember, 1915. All garments must be at
the Agricultural college by December
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25
MINNEAPOLIS Cash Close.

No. Northern, $3.50 SO to $154 49,
No. Northern, $1.47 1-8 to $1.51 5-S
Oats, 81 IL to IS IL.
Barley, IS to IS.
Rye, $1.1O to Sill.
Flax, $1.S7 IL to $1.91.
May wheat, $1.4s 1-8.
July wheat, $1.40 3-4.
Sept. wheat, $1.12 IL.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25

cream station or any other interests
can stop it, If the farmers will but CO.
operate and stick for their own in
terests.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-25
Europeans increased from 1882, 900 to
5,048,000 during the same period.

Europeans increased from 1,S32,000 tc
5,04S,00O during the same period.
A generation ago large part Of oul
immigrants entered agricultural pur
suits, and in 1890 there were more
foreign born persons in the north cen
trail than in the north Atlantic states
Recent immigration has so largely
gone to the cities and industrial cen
tiers of the east that according to the
last census the foreign born popula'
ton of the north Atlantic states ex
ceeded that Of the north central states
by about 100000. l. T..
In 1914 more immigrants went to
Rhode Island than to Alabama, Arkan'
sas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, North Carolina, South Caro-.
lima, Tennessee and Virginia combin'
ed. #~@
During the fiscal year 1914 only 49,
S91 immigrants were destined to the
little industrial state of Connecticut.
Recent immigrants show marked
tendency to avoid acquiring citizen.
ship through naturalization. In 1910
there were 2,266,535 foreign-born white
males 81 years of age or over in the
United States who had not even taken
out first naturalization papers while in
1900 the number was only 914,917.
Putting it another way: in 1900 only
1877 per cent of our eligible immigrant
population had taken no step toward
acquiring citizenship, while in 1910
more than "a per cent had failed to do
so.
There are 129 males to every 100
females in our foreign-born population,
as compared with III to 100 respec-
lively in 1900; a condition due to the
great preponderance of men among
immigrants of various European races
now coming to the United States.
Darcy Commercial: The meeting OIL
the various school directors and pa
irons held at this place Saturday drew
out quite crowd from all the dis
tricts in this vicinity. The matter of
consolidating a number of the districts
in the territory was discussed at
length and if the concensus Of opinion
as expressed at the meeting is any
criterion by which to judge the gen
eral sentiment of the community it is
safe to say that the proposition will
carry when the election comes. Coun-
ty Superintendent Minnie J. Nelson
was present at the meeting and gave
a short talk. Everything seems to be
very favorable for consolidation and
no doubt ere fall comes this commun-
ity can boast of a school just as eff
Gent as the best in the county.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-03-19
Dry Elgin Refutes Wet Arguments
Prosperous in An Off Year

nearly all filled with grocery stores restaurants and
other lines of business I recently returned from
trip through the East where visited more than twen-
ty cities, making inquiries to business conditions
and found that Egin is in better condition financially
than any city I visited"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-03-19
Thanks for the Compliment

1T will take more than little cussing' says the
American Brewers Review" to cope with the enor-
nous and keen-eyed organization of the Anti Saloon
League fans"
For once you are right, brother.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-03-19
Decatur Has Another House Cleaning
Catches Thirteen More Booteggers

United States revenue officer of Chicago saws
that in his twenty-five years experience in the
department, he has known such a complete
cleaning up of awbreakers has taken place in Deca
tur since the city voted dry.
The Issue has noted several times the convic-
ton Of sixtythree booteggers in that city who were
given fines totaling over $4,000. The Decatur Her
ald after fortyfve of them had been sentenced esti-
mated that If one serve all the time given
these defenders, he would spend twenty eight
years in jail Adding the jail sentences of those who
have since been convicted, this figure would be very
considerably increased.
County and city officials have continued the good
work and have placed thirteen more oolhardy offend-
ers under arrest Not only SC but they have closed
four incorporated liquor clubs BY quo warranto pro-
ceedings in the circuit and osted them of their
charter powers granted by the state They have also
convicted the keepers Of four cooperative clubs where
liquor obtained under the shift and device" sec
tion of the statute
States Attorney Jesse L. Deck from whom these
facts obtained, concludes his statement with
these words, 1--WE have the situation in good shape
here and have fears of the ruling of the upper
courts
DECATUR HAS THUS CONCL1SlVELY
SHOWN THAT THE LIQUOR LAWS CAN BE
ENFORCED AND THAT WHERE THE OFFIC-
IALS DO THEIR DUTY. PROHIBITION DOES
PROHIBIT.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-03-19

Dry Elgin Refute
Prosperous
Everyone who followed the Elgin campaign last
year will recall how the paid ad writer's OF the vets,
following their usual PRACTICES predicted that II the
city voted dry its finances would be utterly ruined.
Elgin has now been in the dry column year and IN
spite of the nationwide business depression, IS IN
splendid condition financially.
Here are few of the things dry Elgin has &C
complished:
Expended $4,000 park improvements
2. Laid pavements.
3. Extended its system.
a. Reduced its bonded Indebtedness from $112ooo in
1913 wet to $1o6,ooo in 1914 dry.
S. LOWERED ITS TAX RATE FROM S5.51 IN 1913
WET TO $517 FOR 1915 DRY
The above facts and figures all obtained
from official
The Egin News, commenting on the city's hnan-
cial condition. recently said, voting out the saloons
has not cost Elgn $Ioo in taxes. Our new taxes are
just starting to come in and find that they are
nearly 10 per cent less than when we had Saloons.
But this tells only half the story All reliable
testimony shows that moral conditions in dry Elgin
are much better than in wet Elgin This is proved
in part by the decrease in drunkenness The police
records show:
1913 (wet) drunks
1914 dry DRINKS III
Even stronger testimony than these figures is fur
nished by the following item: "The assets of
the Elgin National Brewery Company were bought at
receivers sale by W. Pfranzle of Aurora, for $500.
The property is subject to mortgage bond issue for
$Iooooo."
Not bad showing when it is considered that the
administration is not in sympathy with the local op-
ton law and has put hobbies the police force, and
when it is further remembered that wet Aurora is only
twenty miles away by trolley.
Mr.. A. L. Metzel cashier OF the Union National
Bank, authorizes the following statement Tor publ
cation:
Business conditions and conditions generally in
Egin excellent Notwithstanding the fact that the
country about has suffered from the hoof and mouth
disease and that the present European war has cut
off the large foreign trade of the Elgn Watch Com
pany, everybody is busy. There is no out of
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-03-19
Booze or Brains, Which?

In New eryI drnr dbea
tina # Alex
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-28
the censors there may also be

ness of the censors there may also be
some reform in this line.
"The police reorganization ordin-
ance will be followed to the letter."
said Chief Healey. "Fhe second
deputy's Office is authorized to in
Vestigate and report only on vice mat
ters-not to make raids. Wherever
active police duty is to be done it will
be assigned to the police districts OF
to the first deputy's Office. Policemen
now in the morals squad will have to
be shifted. This doesn't mean an
open town or anything like it, but it
does mean that each division will dc
its own proper work"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-28
John Hendricks
John J. Hendricks, district attorney
of Las Animas County, Colo, who is
conducting the case against Lawson.
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

Washington.-President committed
sentence of w. L. Norton, pres. of for
mer American Nat. Bank, Bartles-
vile, Okla, convicted of misappropri-
ating funds and falsifying records,
from Z years to 368 days.
London. = Sub-LieHtenant NedIi-
colt and mechanic named Hughes
were killed when seaplane in which
they were flying collapsed at Calshot..
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-28
CROSS EXAMINATION BRINGS
OUT INTERESTING POINTS

Trinidad, Colo, April 25.-Charles
Snyder, who testified for state that
Mother" Jones and defendant, John
R. Lawson, urged the striking miners
to fight if necessary, admitted on
cross examination yesterday that he
was in the employ of the Baldwin
Felts Detective Agency and that he
demanded money from Lawson a
short time ago, saying he would get
it from the "other side" if the labor
leader did not give it. Lawson re-
fused to give him money.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-28
LEGISLATURE PROMISES LABOR
ACTION ON BILLS

1000 labor delegates yesterday pa
raded around the state house and
into the arsenal to open convention
which will take the form of a gigantic
lobby to force labor bills through this
session of the legislature.
Labor delegates were assured that
there would be no adjournment of the
legislature until a roll call had been
taken on all the "big bills"
Thirty minutes after the parade
things began to happen. The indus
trial affairs committee reported ia
vorably the lone day rest in seven"
and the "8-hour day for women"
bills They said they would prob
ably report on the child labor bill this
morning.
Pres. Walker was seated as chair
man of the convention and the first
resolution passed was demand for
a straight cut pro-labor program from
the legislature, including all the rail-
road bills, not one of which has come
out of the committee.
Following this the delegates were
divided into senatorial districts and
instructed to go out Immediately and |
lobby with the senators and represen-
tatives from their districts. They will
report the attitude of the men they
have interviewed this morning.
1890
TaV daad IaNu dacIa rod uoid h., Al |
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-21
winner
IN HARD BATTLE
FAMOUS JAMES HOGAN CASE IN
voLviNG HAeIrUAL CRIMINAL
ACT Is NOW SETTLED.

Fort Madison, Aug. 19.-When James
Hogan, an inmate at the state pent-
Tertiary here, was asked to arise in the
district court and receive the courts
ruling on his case against the warden,
there was ample reason for the per-
.turbation he showed-the words Of the
Judge were to decide whether he would
leave the court free man or be re-
turned to the prison to serve another
quarter Of century behind the walls.
When the judges terse remarks spell
ed his liberty, Hogan made as If to
speak, his eyes blinked and watered,
his throat contracted and he could only
produce an incoherent tumble of
words.
Hogan came from Winneshiek
county and was one of the first to re-
ceive the force Of the habitual GRIM
inal act, passed a few years before
and providing an additional twenty
five years sentence for one convicted
Of a felony the third time. Hogan had
served two terms at Anamosa and
when it came to his last sentence the
court tackled on twenty-five years, ad-
ditional to ten years for larceny.
With good time off, Hogan's ten
years was up a month ago and 1t was
not until after then that discrep-
ancy in his sentence was found that
led to his suit in the district court
here for release. An investigation
had shown that one of his prior con-
victions had been for less than three
years, when the law specifies that to
make one liable to the habitual GRIM
inal provisions each of the previous
sentences must have been for not less
than three years.
The writ of habeas corpus was is
sued yesterday morning and in the
afternoon Hogan was brought before
the court for the decision.