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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
GERMANS SAY THEY
WON Big SEA BATTLE

Bismarck, N. D. Jan. Ex-senator
Bronson's bill for an amendment to
the constitution of the state of North
Dakota relating to the district judges
and making it possible to elect two or
more judges in some districts where
the work demands brought forth a
fight on the floor of the senate yester
day afternoon.
Try to Extend Time.
Senator Murphy of Walsh county
who opposed the bill stated that in his
opinion it was the sole purpose of the
bill to provide way whereby two ju-
dicial districts might be consolidated
and there was no mistaking the fact
that he referred to the first and the
seventh districts and that the location
of the official chambers seems to be
the trouble in the seventh district. The
bill was amended in some sections and
then re-referred to the committee on
judiciary and it is expected report
will be made shortly after the recess.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
FREE ADVERTISING
FOR FARM PRODUCE

A free advertising column for farm
ers is a newspaper feature that ought
to be appreciated by farmers and will
be is the belief of the Times Record
management. In the future anything
which a farmer has to sell will be ad-
vertised free in one issue of the daily
per week as we'll as the weekly. There
will be no charge of any kind aad it
is hoped that the free column may be-
come feature of the paper. If farm
ers wish to sell anything, horses, cat
tie, hogs, poultry or machinery of any
kind all that is needed is to drop a
line to the Times Record and the ad-
vertisement will appear in the first
weekly issue. This is done in the hope
that it may encourage trading a,
home and buying from residents of the
county. No offerings of merchandise
Of any kind or anything excepting that
which pertains to the farm will be Civ
en- space and the right is reserved to
reject anything that savors Of an at.
tempt to speculate as the column is
intended to advertise only for the real
farmer. What have you to sell. Write
us about it giving location Of farm.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
ANNUAL MEETING OF
Nd. MUTUAL ms. co,

The annual meeting of the members
of the North Dakota Mutual Fire In
surance Company was held yesterday
afternoon in the local Offices of that
company in the Gray Block. The meet
ing was called for two o'clock, and
there was a good attendance. Those
from out of town at the meeting were:
F. P. Mann of Devils Lake, A. T.
Kraabel of Clifford, T. L. Guarve Of
Fessenden, H. M. Horner of Fingal,
Geirge A. Gilmore of Williston, Evan
Griffith of Kenmare, K. S. Ramsett of
Fingal, and Frank H. Stafford of Nc
Henry. The regular business was tran
sacted, and the secretary and treas
urer each gave their annual reports
of the work for the past year. The
election Of officers resulted in the elec.
ton of F. P. Mann, Devils Lake as
president; J. J. Early of Valley City,
vice president and treasurer and D. w.
Clark of Valley City, secretary.
The condition of the company was
found to be exceedingly satisfactory,
and the company is starting out on the
new year with new energy and fatter-
ing anticipations. Those in attend
ance at the meeting yesterday from
out of town, left on the evening trains
for their respective homes at different
parts of the state.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
TEMPERANCE FORCE WILL
GATHER AT BISMARCK

The twenty-first annual convention
of the North Dakota Enforcement
League will be held at Bismarck,
North Dakota, on Wednesday and
Thursday the II and 18 of February
1915. The executive committee met
in Grand Forks some time ago and de-
cided to go to Bismarck again, having
met there two years ago and had a
very successful convention.
The legislature will be in session
and many people like to take look
in on the legislature at work and visit
the Capitol City. The program is be-
ing prepared and some outside-state
speakers of note will be on the pro.
gram.
The cry a few years ago as to law
enforcement was "On to Bismarck"
Today with the exception of a very
small part, the law is as we'll enforced
west of the river as anywhere in the
state. Bismarck has been reached
and far beyond. The cry now is ION
to Washington, and National Prohi-
bition in 192O''.
The organizations working for Wo-
mans Suffrage are invited to come
and participate in the convention as
are all tamnoranco orooni1otiopc of
the State.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
MINSTREL REHEARSALS
ARE PROGRESSING
UNIQUE "STUNTS" WILL BE Or
DER OF EVENING-ENDM MEN
WORKING ON LOCAL HITS
MONDAY, JANUARY rs, 1915.

MONDAY, JANUARY rs, 1915.
The first rehearsal Tor Inc knights
of Pythias minstrel performance was
held yesterday afternoon at the lodge
hall, with a good attendance of the
chorus and end men,
The chorus practice has been ham
pered by the non-arrival of one or two
choruses in which they viii take part,
but these are expected within day or
two.
The speciality numbers and solos,
are we'll under way. A large amount
of talent has been found among the
members of the lodge, and unique
Stunts" will be the order of the ev-
ening. Dancing numbers, singing,
comedy dialogues, Scotch monologues,
lightning cartoon sketching are only a
few of the features.
Rehearsals will be held every even
ing from now on, until the night of the
performance.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
MARSH TOWNSHIP,

John Benson has been SO unfortu.
nate as to loose two of his horses
lately.
Several Of our farmers ordered a
supply of flour with the Lanona and
Cuba Equity societies and they are
we'll satisfied with it.
Sam Mikkelson has purchased a
saw which he will run with his gaso-
line engine. Mr.. Mikeklson uses wood
from his farm to heat his new home
with, having installed a furnace in
the basement.
The Farmers club will meet OF
Thursday of this week at the home of
John Garland. Jan. % is the date, 50
do not forget to come
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 27.-The bill
introduced in the house yesterday pro-
riding for the appointment of a cap
i,.al commission is the first move being
made toward the erection of a new
capitol building. 1t has many good
features that nave not been Incorporate
ed in former bills. ne appointment
of the commission is in the hands of
the legislature and according to the
provisions of the bill the following well
known residents of the state would
constitute the commission: L. B.
Hanna, Fargo, chairman; Thomas r.
Marshall, Oakes; j. D. Bacon, Grand
Forks; G. J. Lord, Cando; T. l.. Bel
seeker, Fessneden; E. Y. Sarles, w. A.
Laneterman, Mandan; w. P. Tuttle,
Dawson; Gunder Olson, Grafton; A. A.
Hilliard, Dickinson; Hugh Peoples.
New Rockford; N. c. Young, Fargo;
John G. Gunderson, Aneta; C. B. Lit
tie, Bismarck; John Bruegger, Willis
ton; J. L. Cashel, Grafton. This COM
mittee is to make report to the next
legislative session as to their work
during the interim and what recon-
mendations they make as to methods
of raising additional money aside from
that in the building fund. There are
to be no new appointments to the COM
mittee unless by death or resignation
the number has dropped below five
and in that case the governor is to ap-
point. They are to receive no pay
other than their actual expenses. Mr..
Williams, the author of the bill, stat
ed that there was not man on the
commission who has been consulted
about his being placed thereon and
that they had been selected only on
account of the fact that Mr.. Williams
himself thought they would make good
men on the commission. He stated
that he had picked men we'll known in
the state and men who were fixed fl
nancially that they could attend to the
business of the commission and would
be above danger of graft. The bill
provides that the new building shall
not cost more than two and a half
million dollars and that all the ma,
terial possible should be secured with
in the confines of the state. There Is
out of the fines of the
state $4,000 or such part of that
amount as is needed to pay the ex-
penses of the commission.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
Promise Fascinating Fun for
Fastidicus Folks With
Comedy and Music.

Two hours of "Vodvil," comedy, mu-
! sic, etc., is bound to take the "blue"
out Of. next Monday evening, besides
starting the month right, according to
the arrangements completed by the
faculty committee, whereby an all-fac-
ulty entertainment will be given in the
auditorium, beginning at eight o'clock
The program will be opened with a
production of Miss Civilization"
Richard Harding Davis thrilling one
act comedy, wherein a railroad presi-
dents daughter cleverly entertains
the burglars that have robbed her
home and thereby detains them until
a special train brings policemen to the
rescue. Having sacked the family's
jewels, the naughty bad men rifle the
sideboard Of the eatables, all the
while entertaining the audience with
humorous situations that characterize
the play from beginning to end. The
principals on Monday evening have
been announced as Mrs. Sara Sherman
Pryor, Professors E. P. Grain, L. J.
Call and j. H. Seymoure.
Part two of the entertainment will
take the form of "vodvil' and min
strel show with such features as:
Opening chorus-"All Hail Us, Ye
Free"
The Grasshopper chorus.
Prof. Wallace in harp and bones
solo.
The Castle Walk by the two lex
tremes" on the faculty.
The Human Xyliphone.
Thirty-two black faced comedians.
Prof. James in ghost story and
pranks.
Prof. Meyer in costume as the
Drum Major"
Prof. Finney in Dutch costume and
mOnOlOgue. .E
Others not to be made known until
Monday evening. .@ To
The program will be given with the
Normal school orchestra. Every
member of the faculty will have his
part in the entertainment, and will
appear in special costume.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
Committee Appointed.

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. PA meas
ure that has been looked for by many
of the knowing ones ever since the
opening of the session was sprung late
yesterday afternoon in the house when
Representative Haroldson offered a
concurrent resolution calling for an in
yestigation into the charges made by
a publication known as "Legalized
Bank Robbery" and said to be publish
ed by Grant S. Youmans Of Minot. The
publication charges that the state ex-
aminer and the state banking board
were in collusion and accepted a bribe
for the purpose of closing bank con-
trolled by Youmans. ... ..s .....,
This resolution was introduced at
the request of the banking board and
the state examiners office. The COM
mittee is to report on the truth or
falsity Of the charge made in the pub
lication. The resolution was referred
to the committee on banks and bank
ing on motion of Mr.. Dixon of Rolette
county. "+.s
Following is the resolution in full:
Whereas, a certain publication has
been generally circulated in this and
neighboring states BY one Grant S.
Youmans, charging the state examiner,
the banking board Of this state and
others with collusion, accepting a
bribe and with conspiring for the pur-
pose of closing a certain bank in this
state heretofore owned and controlled
by the said Grant S. Youmans, in order
to profit thereby, and
Whereas, in this publication, called
t'Legalized Bank Robbery such
charges are preferred as will bring dis
credit upon the state and it's public Of
ficers and subject the examiners de-
partment, particularly, to serious crit
icism;
"Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the house of representatives, the sel.-
ate concurring,
"That committee of three be ap-
pointed, two from the house and one
from the senate, with full authority to
examine the said publication, the files,
records and papers in the bank de-
scribed in said publication, and the,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
MIN0T WILL HAVE
new BANK With
$35,O00 CAPITAL

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 23.-At a
meeting of the state banking board a
charter was granted to the Ward
County Bank at Minot. The new insti-
tuition has capital stock Of $4,000.
The incorporators are D. A. Long, H.
A. Halvorson and Henry E. Anderson
all of Minot. G.. w. McWilliams will
be president and Mr.. Mott of Lidger-
wood has been engaged as cashier.
The new institution will move into
their own new building in the spring
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
Promised Economy Joke;
Expense Greater Than 1912

records and reports of the examiners
department relating to the said bank
for the purpose of ascertaining the
truth or falsity of the charges prefer
red, said committee to make report
of said examination to the Legislative
assembly and in order to make a full
and complete report thereof such com.
mittee is authorized to and empowered
to issue subpoenaes to compel the at
tendance of witnesses to testify and to
make findings and to report the same
to the legislature"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28

A precedent was established in tho
district courts of North Dakota when
Judge J. M. Hanley, the attorneys,
the jury and court officers to the
number of twenty-three, together with
the defendant adjourned from the
courthouse to the Mandan hospital
and the testimony of Eva Ballet was
taken. She recently underwent an
operation for appendicitis and was un-
able to appear in court.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Judge Irgens reports the following
marriage licenses issued in his office
during the past three weeks, and the
first licenses issued since the first of
the year:
Jan. 18-Joseph A. Lienhart of Mans
field Twp, and Miss Virginia Carpen-
ter of Berea, Kentucky.
Jan 18.-Ray Ira Nearing of Valley
City, and Miss Ellen Johnson of VAL
ley City.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28

North Dakotans now residing in
Washington, D. c., will hold a banquet
and general "get together" meeting on
the evening of Monday, February %,
according to announcements received
here today. The former Flickertails
now living in the national capital have
formed an association Of which the or
ficers are: R: P. Currie, president; L.
c. Nelson, vice president, and j. F. Mil
Ter, secretary.-Grand Forks Herald
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
WIMBLEDON WILL
HOLD TWO DAIRY
STOCK MEETINGS
LIVE STOCK Meeting.

Tuesday, Feb. 2nd-Joos Hall.
10:30 to 11:00-Forage Crops for
Summer Pasture for Hogs-W. H. Pet
ers, Prof. Animal Husbandry, N. Oak.
A. C. College.
11:OO to 11:30-Care and Manage
ment of Hogs-Edwin Maryland, Dist.
Supervisor B. F. A., Valley City, N. D.
1870 to 12:OO-General discussion
on Hogs, led by A. E. Dennstedt, VIM
bledon, N. D. ,sa sa ~s '.....-..
1870 to 2:15-What the Cow has
Done for the North Dakota Farmer
Peter Miller, State Dairy Commission
er, Bismarck. ..o .
2:15 to 3:O0-Care and Feeding Of
the Milk Cow-James Murdock, VIM
bledon. ..a. .,.-
800 to 3:3O-Handling of Dairy
Cows and Milk and Cream on the
Farm-E. A. Greenwood, assistant
Dairy Commissioner, Valley City.
Tuesday Evening, Few. 2-s O'clock.
Music .....
Address-Alexander Karr, Manager
Valley City Chautauqua, Valley City.
"Wednesday, Feb. 3rd.
1890 to 11:15-A Beef Cattle Propo-
sition for a Half Section Farm-W., H.
Peters.
11:15 to 11:45-Types Of Silos and
Benefits of Silage for Beef and Dairy
Cattle Howard Wilson, Leal, N. D.
11:45 to 12:0O-General discussion,
1870 to 2:0O-The Dairy Cows as a
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28

William Atchison of Hanna has a
freak calf on his farm which is con.
siderably out of the ordinary. The
freak is a calf born with two heads
two breasts and two tails. Otherwise
the body of the calf is perfectly form
ed. The owner was very anxious to
same the animals life but it was i'm
possible to do so.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28

E. R. Bronson of Williston was a
caller in Valley City yesterday be-
tween trains, and came in from the
west. He spent the day calling on
friends, and went out on the 500 last
evening. Mr.. Bronson is in the real
estate business at Williston and is
we'll known here.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
WILL SERVE One YEAR
FOR STEALING CLOTHING
MONDAY, JANUARY Is, 1915.


Sheriff Kelly and Chief Swanson left
this morning for Bismarck with Mar
tin and Benjamine Berun who pleaded
guilty last week to grand larceny
charge preferred as result of syste-
matte stealing from the Straus Cloth
ing Co. It is stated that for three
weeks at least the men had been going
to that store at an hour when part
of the clerks were at dinner and ic
divers ways securing goods which
they carried away with them. They
were finally caught and will now have
plenty of time in which to consider the
errors of their ways.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
COURT ADJ0URNS SATUR.
DAY AFTER LONG SESSION

The jury was discharged this morn
ing and the afternoon was spent by
the court in hearing court cases. Judge
Coffey will leave tonight and will hold
court at Fessenden on Monday of next
week. The calendar which was a large
one has been pretty well cleaned up.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
Admit Loss of Cruiser With
CreW---Two Other Boats
Damaged --- British Deny
Loss.

London, Jan. 26.-While the Berlin
populace is celebrating the outcome of
yesterdays naval engagement in the
North Sea and contending that a
British cruiser also went down when
the German cruiser Bluecher sunk,
the British admiralty remains silent
regarding further particulars of the
fight. Last night, however, it was
announced that mo British vessels
were lost" in the engagement which,
besides sounding the death knell to
the Bluecher, seriously damaged two
other German warships.
No Detailed Report.
The Germans also maintain that the
British discontinued fighting, counting
the battle a victory for the Germans
against odds, however, detailed Of
fetal Berlin report was not issued, a
mere announcement was made "ac-
CO1 u1LS W L1C 1ulOl udCROA dNoAAoOAS
that one British cruiser sank.
Crew of 700 Drowned.
That over 700 of the Bluecher's crew
drowned seems certain though pos
sible recapitulation shows that others
were saved.
Berlin admits that a second Ger
man cruiser was hit by shell, but
was able to remain in the fighting
line. Berlin believes that the torpedo
boat destroyers, which were operating
between the lines of the cruisers sent
the warships to the bottom, as the
range over which the fight occurred,
has been too great for torpedoes to
be shot from the cruisers"
The sudden stiffening Of the Aus
trian front at the eleventh hour to
check the Russian invasion of Hun
gary is taken as the natural sequence
of the occupation of Bukowina. The
event of chief military importance is
for the Russians to recognize this and
all Petrograd dispatches emphasize
the Austro-German offensive in the
southwest. Of secondary Importance
are the Russian movements. in the
near east and on the west Prussian
frontiers of which the German wire
less statements take cognizance, al
though insisting no new advances into
German territory are feared.
In the western theater little change
is reported. The Balkan situation is
although Rumania has not
yet decided to enter the conflict, it
is believed action will come suddenly
The Swedish press is showing re-
newed irritation against the British
contraband policy and Stockholm pa
pers suggest reprisals by forbidding
the transportation of goods destined
for England over Swedinsh railroads
and stated the country should
strengthen her defenses so she would
be able to command respect for her
neutrality.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28

Friday evening, Jan. 10Th, will be
Guest Night" at the Elk's home.
Each Elk is allowed to bring one cou-
pie. A good time is anticipated. All
Elks come with friends.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28

F. M. Pezella of Cayuga has pur-
chased the entire stock, and building
of the firm of Pezella & Co., and will
conduct under his own name in the f,l-
ture.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28

Factor in Farm Dividends in Barnes
County-Parry A. Pickett-Leal, N. D.
300 to 2:30-Feeding the Cow for
Maximum Production--W. P. Peters.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
Interest Bill Is Signed and
Becomes Law---Ca pito |
Commission Appointed.

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 27.-Figures
taken from the books of the state au-
ditor show that the present legislature
has spent more money for clerk and
.janitor hire than was the case at the
1913 session; this at least holding true
for the first twenty days of the ses-
sion. In 1913 the house expense for
clerks, stenographers and door keep
ers and janitors was $4406.20 for the
first twenty days and the ~onate scent
$3879.00 for the same EXPENSES f0r a
like time. The house at the present
session spent $4,552 90 for help for the
first twenty days while the senate ex-
pended $4,3260O for the help employ
ed during the first twenty days. The
house had 64 employees the last ses-
sion and has 60 on the pay roll so far
this session while the senate has 81
this winter as against 81 two years
ago.
Move to Get Revenue.
Now that the oil inspection bill
which was passed six years ago has
been declared unconstitutional on &C.
count of the fact that the revenue de-
rived from the inspection is more than
the cost of the inspection, there is a
movement on foot to amend the con-
Stitution so that revenue measures
may be enacted. The state is loosing
over a hundred thousand dollars a
year on account of the supreme court
decision. 1t is the claim that the oil
companies do not pay enough taxes in
the state to compare with the business
and profit derived. There are num-
ber of other lines of business it is ex-
pected to include under the revenue
producing acts, and it is expected that
arrangements can be made after the
constitutional amendment is carried to
bring in a total revenue of about a
uOlld1S duuudAAy.
Committee Appointed.
The committee which will have
charge of the work of Investigating
the charges against the board of con-
troll of penal and charitable institu-
tions has been appointed. Speaker
Hanson named Divet, Harty and Dixon
of Oliver, while the senate members
are Bond, Mudgett and Leutz. The
committee met and organized after the
close of the session yesterday and it
is understood that thye will return to
Bismarck Saturday and get busy on
the investigation.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28
Normal Faculty toProduCe
"V0dyi|" Next Monday
TRY TO EXTEND TIME.

Senator Putnam made a motion to
extend the time for introducing appro-
priation bills until February but
there was opposition to that bill and it
lost. Following this vote Hyland NOV
ed to extend the time until Feb. 5 and
that carried, so now appropriation
bills can be introduced in the house
until February and in the senate un-
til Feb. 5.
Try to Recall Bill
Senator Hughes asked that the state
bonding department bill be recalled
from the house for the purpose of
changing some of the salary clauses.
The rest of the members were of the
opinion that the bill could as we'll be
amended in the house and refused to
have it recalled.
Interest Bill is Signed.
Governor HOnna has signed Ever
sons bill number 2, which is known
as the interest bill" and reduces the
legal rate of interest from seven to
six per cent and the contract rate from
twelve to ten per cent. This is one
Of the bills that was suggested in Gov.
message to the legislature
read at the beginning of the session.