The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14
News, Politics, Fun
FaCts.naS SUGGESTIONS
BY Associate Editors

An electric light plant has been
placed in the Bijou theatre at Beach.
/ TO get hearing, make it a rule to
stop talking when you have no more to
say.
Nature was kind when she 50 con-
structed man that he cannot really
kick himself.
The house and contents OF o. D.
Ripley, three miles west of Paramount
were destroyed by fire.
The small son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
win T. Anderson of Towner, fell from
a chair and fractured its arm.
The j. C. Soul store at Cogswell
was broken into by burglars but as far
as known very little was taken.
A small fire occurred at the Catho.
lie church at New Rockford from a
defective fue but little damage was
done.
A complete ventilating system is be-
ing installed in the school at Donny
brook, the improvement costing over
$4OO.
The Catholic church at Ardock
was destroyed by fire. 1t is believed
that the fire originated from an over
heated stove.
A. McCracken, of New England, was
quite badly hurt when he fell thru a.
trap door at the Gardner hotel at that
place.
Some one broke into the confection-
airy store at Rugby and took about Sc
from the cash drawer and box of CT
gars.
A telephone in a residence at Car
rington became smoking hot when the
phone wire became crossed with an
electric light wire.
A social club has been formed by
the men of Fessenden. Club rooms
will be secured and fitted up for the
benefit of the members.
Arthur Hatton, working On farm
near Egeland was kicked in the
mouth by a horse and suffered num-
Der of broken and loosened teeth.
A fire at Beach caused considera-
Bile damage to the stock of the ladies
Emporium that was stored in a little
building back of the burned building.
The Tri-State Grain Growers con-
vention will be held at Fargo Jan. 10
to 20 inclusive. The North Dakota
poultry show and corn show will also
be held at Fargo at the same time.
The two-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Hamilton of Towner had
both of his feet badly frozen and it is
likely that he will lose several of his
toes.
New England has a good start for
library. The people of the town have
donated literally and at present time
over three hundred books are availa-
BILE.
Wires are being strung for the sup
port of street lights at Mohall. The
wires are being connected to buildings
until the ground thaws out sufficient
ly to allow the setting of the poles.
The granary belonging to M. P.
Johnson of Donnybrook was DESTROYED
by fire supposed to have started from
fly wheel of a gasoline engine throw
ing lighted torch into the grain.
Raymond Smith of Cogswell, the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Smith, suffered
severe cash in his head when he was
kicked by a horse. Seven stitches
were required to sew the wound to-
gether.
The farmers elevator and the James
Surver feed mill at Cando were burn.
ed to the ground. The fire originated
in tine lower part of the elevator from
an over heated boxing. There was on
ly small quantity of grain in the ele-
vator at the time
Ben Everson of Washburn while
working on a gasoline engine on his
fathers farm was badly burned by the
explosion of can of gasoline that he
was carrying under his arm. The gas
ollne became ignited from a burning
rag on the ground.
Henry Knudson farmer near Mi
not, is in a local hospital with frac-
tured skull the result O: :: runaway.
hundson was found on the highway
near his home having been thrown
from his carriage. He may not re.
cover.
The quickest way to go broke is to
try to get rich quick.
A farmers institute will be held in
Cooperstown Jan. 8 and 9.
Taylor Hutchinson, of McHenry.
lost his house and it's entire contents
last week.
Drake is to have electric lights and
the editor of that city is advocating a
white way.