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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09
RAISES BIG CROP OF
FINE WHEAT FOR SEED

Mandan, Dec. Marquis wheat
that weighs IS pounds to the bushel
and averaged 80 bushels to the acre
is the kind of wheat that is raised on
the Missouri Slope on this side of the
river. This fact is vouched for by
Fred w. Winter of the Hekton vicinity
who was in Mandan attending to busi-
ness matters in connection with his
farm. He completed threshing this
very excellent crop recently.
Mr.. Winter, said he purchased the
very best grade Of Marquis seed
wheat that he could find last spring
He prepared his ground with the eau.
tion the average western North Dako-
ia farmer does and this fall he sold
the entire crop of his excellent wheat
to the Occident elevator at Fort Rice
for seed wheat. One of the Northern
Pacific officials interested in the agri-
cultural department happened to be at
the elevator when the grain came in
and secured sample Of Mr.. Winters
grain to take to st. Paul for display
purposes. s.ra
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09
Nolilniier Students to
Present Charming Play

The playlet, Ruth, the Moabitess,
will be staged by the students of the
Noltimier school in their assembly
room, Wednesday evening, Dec. o.
This delightful little drama, so appro,
pirate at this time of the year, is from
the pen of Miss Abbie L. Simmons,
associate professor of English at the
Agricultural college. Miss Simmons
is also the author of apollo and
Daphne" which was presented at the
Women's Federation in Minot last
month. Miss Cornellia Schroeder, in
termediate teacher in the school, will
play the leading part of Ruth. The
rest of the cast is made up Of students
Mr.. Carlson is directing it. 1t is the
aim of the school faculty to present
nothing but the best drama and they
are indeed fortunate in securing the
right to present this play.
In connection with the play, there
will also be recital given by Miss
Koenig's piano pupils. Miss Koenig
is at the school every Monday and has
a very promising class of boys and
girls taking piano lessons.
A nominal admission fee will be
charged.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09
Mmot Building Record
for November Is Big

81 E- Va : G b. Z
Minot, Dec. 5.-Thirteer. substantial
residences were added to Minot last
month, according to the building per-
mits issued by Building Inspector O.
H. Moon. The total building opera
tions for the month was $4,000. While
this amount is considerably below that
of some of the rush months during the
summer when the permits were
around the 100000 mark, it is de-
cidedly good record for November,
when all building operations are large
ly suspended in this country and when
weather conditions handicap construc-
tion. Of the total number of building
permits for November, all were for
residences except one church and one
store. The cost of these two struc-
lures was $4,000, making the total for
residences alone during the month
$4,000. r
OF the 13 residences for which per-
mits we're granted in November there
was one for $3,50O; seven for $4,000
each, and dve for $4,000 each. This
shows substantial class Of residences
being erected in the city and is indica-
tive Of the normal growth as we'll.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09
COOPERATION BIG
HELP TO FARMERS

Mandan, Dec. 4.-The organization
of farmers clubs as the means of i'm
proving farm conditions in Morton.
county, and through these clubs the
introduction of the cooperative expert.
mental and diversification wirk, is the
basis upon which A. ]. Gaumnitz, re.
Gently named better farming agent for
Morton, will work.
Mr. Gaumnitz arrived from Fargo
and is now ready to take up his work
as farm expert for the county. He
expects first to conduct a series OF
meetings wherever there is a call
made by the farmers. There is no
charge whatsoever for these meetings.
all expenses being borne by the coun
ty appropriation which was made two
years ago and nearly equaled by the
United States department Of agricul
ture, through the state experiment sta
ton.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09
Barnes ri County
Filled Special

1t was a jolly crowd of boosters that
boarded the special train here Mon.
day evening, destination St. Paul
where they were to whoop it up during
the Equity convention. Valley City
will be very much in evidence, and
such advertising ought to be worth
considerable. There were plenty Of
badges for all and the large number
from this section will make a good
showing. They were optimistic to the
last degree, and sanguine that when
the showdown came Valley City
should win. .k& SIS 5.
q The Northern Pacific reports 13t
tickets sold here for the special train
about 40 at oriska and a like proper
tion from the towns on to Fargo.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09
Cannon Ball Man
Is Seriously Hurt

Mandan Dec: 4.-James Rutan, farm
er Of the Cannon Ball district, is in a
serious condition at his farm home as
the result Of injuries which nearly
cost him his life.
He was driving to Solen with a
heavy load of grain and was going
down hill when the neck-yoke broke.
His team was frightened and started
to run. Rutan was dragged off the
seat of the wagon and fell heavily to
the ground, breaking his nose, both
collar bones and knocking out several
teeth and otherwise being bruised, cut
and injured.
The wagon then ran over Rutan,
crushing the bones of his right leg.
He was picked up and carried to his
home and is now under doctors care.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09
VILLA GOVERNMENT
1910 REoRGANIZE

Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. la reorganiza
ton of the Villa government and the
election of a new president are to be
considered at q meeting of sovereign
convention of the Villa government
soon to be held at Juarez, according
to announcement tonight.
The announcement made by General
Colonel Hipolito Villa, brother of the
northern chieftain and financial agent
Of the Villa organization at Juarez
stated that delegates, representing
General Emiliano o. Zapata, would be
present and that 5000 troops now in
and around Chihuahua City, would be
transferred to Juarez when the con
vention meets.
All Villa and Zapata chieftains have
been requested, through General Chas
AFRO, to send as delegates one repre-
sentative for each 100 troops in their
command. -
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09

one else can, and if elected would not
have to spend term in learning the
actual conditions and the factors in
volved in the development Of the new
rural school.
Leading educators and school peo
pie generally believe that he would
make an excellent state superintend
ent and many of them have assured
him of their cordial good will and sup
port.
His high standing among the educa
tors of the state and nation is shown
by the fact that he has served as pres
ident of the state association, state di
rector of the national education asso
citation, and that he has appeared sew
eral times on programs of this nation
al organization, being the only public
school man to date in the state to be
given a place on the general program
of the N. E. A. He is now member
of the National Council of Education
the parent and supervising body of the
N. E. A., and whose membership is
limited to 120, he being the sole repre-
sentative from this state. He is alst
special collaboration in the u. S. Blu
reau Of Education, receiving this hon
orary appointment on account of the
high-grade reports and pamphlets thai
he has prepared during the past foul
years pertaining to rural and consoli
dated schools.
Supt. Macdonald is virtually North
Dakota product, having lived here
over 80 years and having come here
from Canada when but nine years OF
age. He was raised on farm in Cav
alier county and upon which his moth
er and a brother still live Comine
through the pioneer days of frequent
crop failures, he worked his way un
aided through high school, normal
school and college. He is in sympathy
| with all movements tending to make
farm life more profitable and congen
ial and to make the lot of all that la
Dor a more pleasant one. His great
ambition is to take larger part in
the movement that will bring to coun.
try children educational facilities that
are as free and as equal as those en-.
joyed by city children. The best
friends Of better rural schools feel
sure that as state superintendent he
could do more and better things to
help develop more fully these schools
than he has done by serving in his
present position; and so they will
make a strong effort to have him pro.
noted to the Office Of state superintend.
ent of public instruction.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09
Many Heard Elks'
Memorial Service

Each year it is custom of the Be-
nevolent and Protective Order of Elks
to hold memorial service for the de-
parted members and this custom was
observed Sunday afternoon at 3:15 by
the local lodge at their home on the
banks of the sheyenne. The public
was invited and a goodly number list
ened to the following program which
was worthy a much greater audience:
Meditation from That's ..... .Massenet
Prof Knute Froysaa
Opening Ceremony ..................
BY the Lodge
Opening Ode-,Air, "Au1d Lang Syne''
Great Ruler of the Universe,
All seeing and benign,
Look down upon and bless our
work,
And be all glory Thine.
Oh, hear our prayers for honored
dead,
While bearing in our minds
The mem'ries craven on each
heart,
For Auld Lang Syne.
The Audience
fTdyer ............ .......''' ..''. j..
Bro. L. G. Moultrie, Chaplain
peace l Leave With YOU ..........
..................C .Chas. E. Tinney
Mrs. VIM. T. Craswell
Memorial Address .................
J. M. Hanley
Mandan Lodge, No. 1856
""Andantino" ......... Martin Kreisler
H. Prof. Knute Froysaa
Closing Ceremony NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
BY the Lodge
"The Lord is Ny Light" ..... .Alliston
Prof ]. B. Meyer
DOXOlOSy ............... ......
The Audience
Benediction ..................
Bro. l.. G.. Moultrie, Chaplain
The following is the list of names
of the departed in whose memory the
services were conducted: ..... .
Martin Iverson, Dec. 3, 1909.
John Passmel, July 3, 1912.
T. A. Torkelson, Oct. 3, 1912.
. Andrew Goodwin, Feb. 1, 1913.
L. C. Bordwell, Oct. 3, 1913.
D. w. Bailey, Feb. 16, 1914.
James Coop, July 20, 1914.
Magnus Chilberg, Nov. IA, 1914.
Herman Hemp, Dec. Z, 1914.
E. C. Nelson, June 2, 1915.
F. A. Kelly, July 20, 1915.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09
Gave a Five O'clock Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Aldahl enter
tanned at 5 o'clock dinner Sunday at
their home on North Fifth avenue.
Covers were laid for nine and a deli
cious turkey dinner was enjoyed.
Chrysanthemums formed the center
piece and added beauty to the dainty
appearance of the table. After dinner
a pleasant evening was spent.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09
WILTON BANK IN NEW HANDS

Wilton, N. D., Dec. 4.-COntrol Of the
Mclean County State bank Of Wilton
has passed from c. B. Little of Bis
marck, S. M. Pye of Los Angeles, and
J. C. Anderson of Wilton, who dispos'
ed of their stock this week to August
Johnson and Karl Klein of Washburn
and Simon Jahr of Wilton. August
Johnson was chosen president; Karl
Klein, vice president; Simon Jahr
cashier, and Joseph Wright, assistant
cashier. 49,.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09

Frank Hannig, who has been i'll for
some time, is reported as somewhat
improved. His folks have moved into
town from the farm for the winter and
are now at home on First avenue.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09
CHURCH NOT OPEN YET

The committee in charge Of the new
Congregational church wish the pub.
lie to know that the church will not be
open to inspection before dedication
as the finishers will be at work and
wish no interference. After Sunday
Dec. 10, the church will be open at
any and all times to the public.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09
President Wilson Makes
HisSpeech Congress

Washington, Dec. 6.-Congress re-
assembled at noon for what promises
to be most the important and historic
session of a generation. The proceed
ings in both house and senate were
brief, being confined entirely to organ.
ization, the formal introduction OF
some bills and resolutions. In accord.
ance with custom, both soon adjourned
and sent committee formally to noti.
fy the president that congress was in
session. @ Wv @s
The real work of the session will be-
gin tomorrow when President Wilson
will deliver his annual address to a
joint session assembled in the hall of
the house. t@ a ".. e.
Speaker Clark was reelected and
sworn in amid cheers from the floor
and galleries.
In the senate organization was per-
fected by the reelection of Senator
Clark of Arkansas as president pro
tenn. Vice President Marshall was not
in the chair for the opening.
In his opening address to the house,
Speaker Clark paid tribute to Repub-
lican Leader Mann, and predicted
practically continuous session here
after. g.. #~.-
II am profoundly grateful to you for
the high honor of the speakership,
thrice conferred by your friendship
and partiality," Clark said, addressing
the members. "By reason of the amaz-
ing growth of our beloved country and
the bewildering increase Of business
the time is In sight when congress will
remain practically in perpetual ses-
sion. hope this congress will go in
to history as a working congress-"
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia, DEM
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09

H. L. Reade, assistant state fire
marshal, of Bismarck, was in the city
Monday, on business connected with
his department.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09

You miss the best part Of the paper
II you don't read the want ads daily.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-09

Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia, DEM
ocrat, gave notice that he would intro
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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-08-06
FAIRS, PIcnIcs and carnIvaIs.

Aug. Sl-Sept Eighth annual reunion,
southwestern Blue and Gray Association,
Bridgeport.
Sept. l-s, Pontotoc County Fair, Ada.
Sept. 7-9, Binger Fair
Sept. ITO. Kingfsher County Fair,
Kingiisher.
Sept. Sir, Greer County Fair, Mangym.
Sept. 9-l0, johnston County Fair, fish
omingo.
Sept; 14-15, Woodward County Fair,
Sept. 14-17, Pittsburg County Fair, Nc
Alester.
Sept H-17, Cimarron Valley Fair, Guth-
rie.
Sept 1918, Bryan County Fair, Durant,
Sept 15-17. Tulsa County Fair, Tulsa.
:. Sept 15-1S The Sterling Fair, Ster-
ling
Sept l6, Cherokee Celebration, Perry.
:. Sept 1911 Harmon County Fair, Hol-
lis.
Sept 1917, Kiowa County Fair Hobart,
SEPT 1918, Cleveland County Fair, Nor
man.
Sept 1918, Lincoln County Fair,
Prague.
Sept 1918, washita County Fair, Cor
Sept 1918. Tilman County Fair. Fred
erick.
Sept 1918, Coal County Fair. Coalgate.
Sept 1918, Marshall County Fair Ma
Sept 1921, Creek County Fair, sapulpa.
Sent 20-22, Atoka County Fair, AtOlia.
Sept 2122, Pottawatomie County Fair,
Shawnee.
Sept 21-23, Peanut carnival. Duncan.
Sept 21-24, Pawnee County Fair, Hal
lett.
Sept 21-24, Beckham County Fair, Elk
City
Sept 22-24, Canadian County Fair, Fl
Reno.
Sept. 1926, Kiamichi Valley Fair, Tall
hina.
Sept %, Football State University VS..
Sept 25-Oct 2, State Fair, Oklahoma
City.
Sept 81, Old Soldiers Day, state Fair
Sept. q, Indiana Day, State Fair.
Sept. 81, Fraternal Day, State Fair
Sept. 2S, Kentucky Day. State Fair.
Oct /, Missouri Day, State Fair.
Oct l, Press Day. State Fair.
Oct 40, New-State Fair. Muskogee.
Oct SO, Caddo County Fair. Anadarto.
Dec: 27-Jan. l, Eastern Oklahoma Poul-
try Show, Tulse.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-08-06
Party Pledges Fulfilled.

The election next year is not to be
won or lost in the light of the am
billions of rival candidates; it is to
be won or lost in the light of Demo-
cratic performance tried by Demo-
cratic promises. We Democrats are
not going to be confronted with any.
thing next year except the reminder
of what we pledged ourselves to do
and the story of what we have done
We can meet this test without
flinching. The congress which has
just adjourned did more to help the
business of the country than any other
congress in so years. We refer pri-
marily to the Federal Reserve act,
universally praised by bankers, which
reformed the banking and currency
system of 1O0,00O,OOO people. We
have heard the Republican party
called the party of business" yet
1t paltered and muddled along In the
field of finance in the National Bank
act giving the nation a poor make
shift in the Aldrich-Vreeland act, and
never daring even to outline a COM
prehensive scheme. Today America
can see a great harvest ripening, Sc
cure in fact that no need for cash to
move the crops can turn our pros.
perity itself into a menace. Amer
lean bankers can establish branches
in foreign countries and so give Amer
lean merchants an even chance with
foreigners. And no American bank
will ever go to insolvency again with
plenty of good notes in its vaults, as
often happened under the laws passed
by the Republican party.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-08-06
ORKSW WELL
State Probation Commission Is
Landed by New York.
Experiment Has Proved in Every Way
Worthy, and Authorities Are
Unanimous In Opinion That
It Be Maintained.

One Of the most active of the small
departments of the New York state
government Is the state probation
commission. AS shown by a recent
report on the state departments pre-
pared for the benefit of the constitu.
tional convention by the department
OF efficiency and economy and the
New York bureau of municipal re-
search this commission is entirely sep
arate in its organization and duties
from any other state department. It
mas large and unique field, namely,
that Of developing, extending and i'm
proving probation work in all the
courts of the state.
Probation is defined as a system by
which a court seeks to supervise, dis.
cipline and reform offenders without
branding them as prisoners and with
out sentencing them to jail or prison.
1t is intended especially for the young
'or first offenders. 1t is used In all
kinds of courts and for all sorts of
onenses, but 1t is perhaps of greater
Importance in the juvenile court. Pro-
baton has been called the right arm
of the juvenile court"
. The first probation law in the state
was enacted in 1901. Following the
enactment of this law probation work
in the courts developed slowly and
irregularly throughout the state. A
special commission to study the work
was authorized by the legislature of
1905; ten men and four women we're
appointed on this commission by Gov
ernor Higgins. The commission made
thorough inquiry and presented a
report the following year. Out Of its
work and recommendation grew the
present state probation commission
The commission was created by the
legislature in 1907. Homer Folks has
been president of the commission since
its creation. Frank E. Wade, another
of the original commissioners, is now
vice-president. The other members
are Edward C. Blum of Brooklyn,
Edmund j. Butler of New York, Judge
| Alphonso T. Clearwater of Kingston
and DR.. John T. Finley commission.
er of education. The present secretary
of the commission is Charles l.. Chute,
who succeeded Arthur w. Towne in
T1913.
Some # the work the commission
has accomplished toward extending
and developing the probation system
in the state is indicated by the follow.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-08-06

Ing facts: When the commission
began its work in 1907 there we've
were 1,62O persons of all ages on pro-
baton. At the end of '914 there we1e
1925. Besides assisting in this
great extension, the commission has
constantly urged discrimination in the
selection of cases and the all impor-
lance of careful and thorough work on
the part of probation officers.
The report of the commission ex-
tending over seven years show that
more than 20 per cent of all persons
placed on probation are reported by
the probation officers each year as
completing their terms of probation
successfully and being discharged with
improvement.
The cost of the state prisons, peni-
tentiaries, adult and juvenile reforma-
tories, for maintenance alone in 1918
was s2,292,349. This takes no &C.
count of the vast sums expended In
lands, buildings and equipment and the
sums spent annually for repairs aud
new construction. The average daily
population of the institutions
throughout the year was 11,414, max
ing the per capita cost for a years
confinement $2OOS3. The entire es-
timated cost of the probation system
for the year 1919 was $253,675. This
includes salaries paid to all probation
officers, an estimate of their expenses
and the total appropriations to the
state probation commission, which
amounted to only $12,62O. The aver.
age number on probation throughout
the year was S,4S5 persons. There
fore, the average per capita cost of a
years probation was only $2992, less
than one-sixth of the average ex.
pense for years Imprisonment.
Besides the saving to the state and
the various localities in dollars and
cents, there is a greater saving. If of.
tenders can be safely allowed to re-
main in society and continue as pro-
ductive members thereof, society is
relieved of the burden of supporting
their innocent wives and children.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-08-06
NO NEED TO WORRY
Finances of the Country Are in
Good Shape.
6llIlon-Dollar Trade Balance and
: LargeIy-lncreased National Wealth
Are Matters for Which tho
Nation Has Right to
Be Glad.

The fiscal affairs of the government
are In a healthy If not furnishing,
condition. The nation has a billion.
dollar trade balance for the year, and
national wealth that has increased
to $1,965 per capita. There is no ap-
parent need for further extraordinary
measures to meet conditions arising
out Of the European war. The Demo.
cratic party can justly point with
pride to the accomplishment of Sec.
rotary McAdoo In successfully steer
ing the fiscal affairs of the nation
through a trying time, even though
some of the government revenues did
not come up to his expectations and
disbursements ran little ahead.
Here are the salient figures, as
shown in Uncle Sans balance sheet
for the year: The total of customs
receipts for the year was $209, 26S, 107
as compared with 1922, 12S,527, a drop
of over $SO,OOO,OOO due principally to
the European war and partly to the
new tariff. The receipts were $11,.
100000 under Secretary McAdoo's es.
innate in his last annual report. Total
customs and internal revenue receipts
were $695,663,190, as compared with
$734,O00,000 the previous year. The
corporation income tax has already
met the estimates, but returns from
the emergency war tax" are believed
to be less than expected. The grand
total of all receipts for the year was
$696,596,' y as compared with $751;
462,640 for the previous year Net
ordinary disbursements we're 1871 ,527,.
571, and for the previous year $780,
559,248. Expenditures for the Pan
anna canal were a little over $29,000,.
900, giving grand total of disburse-
ments of nearly S761 100000. Includ"
ing Panama canal expenditures the
deficit for the year was 100000.
The war emergency tax expires by
limitation in December, but 1t is esti.
mated that it will raise $44,000,000
during the six months. This is nearly
as much as the returns from it for
the year just closed.
Expenditures for the present fiscal
year will be greater than those last
year, but there is a natural expecta-
ton of increased receipts, particular
ly If peace comes in Europe during the
year.
Part of the deficit for the year is
due to falling off in postal revenues
as result of the war, the post office
department returning a deficit Of ten
million or more where a surplus was
expected.
In all there seems to be no catas-
trophe on the national financial
horizon.