The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-18
Recently Alexander held a


in the near future.
A harness repair shop has been op.
ened up at Sheyenne.
Revival services have been held in
the Baptist church at Martin.
A hunter supposed to be from Grace
City, killed a horse in the neighbor-
hood Of that town.
Hankinson had severe hail storm
recently Fortunately there were no
crops to be destroyed. .-, .
Efforts are being made at Rolette
to organize a farmers telephone COM
pany to build line to run west out
of that town. ... ...
Alva Parsons of Sheyenne suffered
fracture of his right leg just above
the ankle while engaged in a scuffle
on the streets of that town.
Three boys, aged 10, II and IL
years, lost their lives in New Eng
land when they were caught under
snow slide last Sunday afternoon.
Ray Smith of Terre Haute, Ind, en-
ployed as snow shoveler on the
Great Northern railway, froze both
of his feet while working near Ar
villa.
A petition is being circulated at
Wing, asking for the establishment of
a rural mail route north and east Of
that town. The proposed route COW
ers over 80 miles.
The shareholders of the Sheyenne
Cooperative Creamery held their an
nual meeting and arranged for the
seasons business. 1t is believed that
the institution will be dividend pay
er this year.
The Devils Lake Elks definitely de.
cided to erect their new home accord
ing to the plans which the building
committee have been considering.
The home when finished will be one
of the most elegant and complete in
the state.
Former fellow employees at the foun-
dry of D. Pressly, who suffered a COM
pound fracture of the arm in the re-
cent accident at Grand Forks, took up
a purse for him and a check for a
tidy sum was sent him recently.
Wahpeton will have a new abstract
company.
Both the National banks at Grafton
are undergoing extensive repairs.
The worst blizzard of the winter
Sunday.
The legislature is again in full
swing with an outlook for some good
legislation.
The Lisbon feed mill is operating
under a new owner.
There is talk at Hope of organizing
a cooperative ice company.
improvements are being made in
the telephone lines at Hankinson.
A new cold storage vault is being
installed by Cook &, Cook at Cavalier.
The gasoline lights at the I. o. O. F..
hall at Drake have been replaced by
electric lights.
The district teachers meeting at
Cayuga was largely attended by both
the parents and the teachers.
The farmers club at Moscow in Cav
alier will use part of its funds for in
stalling gas lights in the school house.
Cyrus Beaver of near Souris sud
denly last week died of heart failure.
His body was taken to Minnesota to
be buried.
The state senate has more clerks
than members. Evidently the cutting
of expense spirit has not reached the
senate chamber.
At Maxbass, the Farmers elevator
has sent out a letter for the purpose
of finding out how many people would
take stock in a Touring mill for the
purpose of ascertaining if it would
pay to canvass the stockholders.
Ole Jacobson of DeLamere suffered
quite a cash above his eye when he
was struck by a piece of iron while
prying a trough. ...,
A mid winter fair was held at Sou
ris, Feb. 4, under the auspices of the
business men of Antler, Westhope,
Souris and Willow City.
The Inkster High school debating
! team has eliminated Park River from
the cup contest of the state high
! school league by defeating them in
! the debate at Inkster.
! An ordinance was introduced in the
council at LaMoure, which if passed
will create a park district of the en-
tire city. 1t is the first Legislative
step to secure city park.
Rev. F. w. Thompson of Hunter, N
D. has accepted a call to supply the
nu1nit of the First Presybt erian church