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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
FREE ADVERTISING
FOR farm PRODUCE

A free advertising column for farm
ers is 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 well as the weekly. There
will be no charge of any kind and it
is hoped that the free column may be-
come a 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 at
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, 1915-02-04
FR0LICS0ME STEER PLAYS
PRANK ON HIS BUTCHER
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1915.

Some of the residents of West
Fourth street were privileged to see
a unique exhibition in the way of Win
ter sports yesterday, when the pro-
prietor of one of the leading meat
markets and one of his men attempted
to conduct a fine sleek steer to the
slaughter house. With a guide rope
for each man Mr.. Steer went we'll for
about square, when suddenly he
seemed to conclude that the men
might just as we'll slide as guide. No
sooner thought than done, and the
screened spectators, saw two men be-
ing drawn through the streets on that
part of their pants where mother used
to put the spanks.
1t was, an air ship and motor boat
combined, and the Steering gear
worked perfectly with every spark
plug doing time to the snort of the
power plant. Down the street into the
alley the glide was made, and had It
not been for a friendly clothes-line
post, and the texture of the drivers
clothes, there is no telling what might
have been the end of this manifesta-
tion Of human grit and marvellous dis
play of steer-Wit.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
CAPITOL BILL DOES NOT
FAVOR new ROCKFORD

Bismarck, N D., Feb. 1-When the
attention of General E. A. Williams
was called to an article bearing Bis
marck date line in which it was
claimed the capital commission bill
was drawn in favor of New Rockford,
he assumed his we'll known smile and
said There is absolutely nothing to
that story. The bill was wrawn sim
ply with the idea that there should
be start made towards the erection
of new building. Everyone knows
it is needed now and that it will be an
absolute necessity by the time the bill
l have introduced can be put in work
ing order. never considered what To-
cation the members of the proposed
commission would favor That is
matter we in Bismarck are not very
much concerned about. New Rockford
is welcome to the good advertising
the city is getting out of the capital re-
moval story but when the new build
ing is erected, and erected it must be
in the coursefof few years, it viii
be at Bismarck. The commission 7
named was made after considerable
thought and is, think, one of the best
that could be named, providing they
would all accept"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
ABSTRACT0RS ASS0CIA.
ton met AT BISMARCK

The members of the Abstractor's
Association met yesterday at Bis.
marck. James w. Nelson, abstractor
Of this city was inattendance at the
meeting, and reports every section of
the state represented, and a very good
attendance. Mr.. Nelson extended to
the association an invitation to hold
their midsummer meeting here, and
the date will be at some time during
the Chautauqua Assembly, the invita-
ton having been voted upon and &C
cepted, Valley City being decided upon
for the next meeting place. The alb.
stcactors held their meeting in two
seq sions yesterday, and the general
business was transacted.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04

used for other purposes had ignited
and set fire to the woman's dress and
that she may have turned the stove
off before starting for her baby, where
she was overcome with the flames and
expired.
The fire that resulted fatally prob
ably started before noon and it is,
thought the woman had been dead for
some time when the discovery was
made.
Mrs, Walters was we'll known in Val
ley City, having been Normal student
for two years. While attending school
and up to the time of her marriage
she made her home with Mrs. Frank
White, working in order to pursue her
studies. Mrs. White has spoken very
highly of her as a splendid homemaker
and mother. Her parents live about
eight miles northwest of Kensal on
farm and besides the parents there
are several brothers and sisters.
The shock to Mr. Walters was very
severe, he could not at first believe
that his bride was beyond help and
brought her body to the door. Har-
vey Taylor and others at the Office of
the Peoples Fuel Company noticed the
smoke and went at once to the assis-
lance of the frantic husband. The
bodies were at once taken to the I'M
dertaker where they will be held until
funeral arrangements have been made.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
House Membership Would Be
SO If Plan Carried---Ma
Wait Until Next Census to
Learn Population.

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 29.-One OF
the legislative re-apportionment plans
that will be offered the house after
the recess is one that provides for
very close to the constitutional mini
mum so far as the numbers of the
house and senate members are con"
cerned. There are 81 districts, each
district being given one senator and
from one to three representatives &C.
cording to the population Of the dis
tricts.
Under what is being called the
1881 senator plan" only the counties
of Pembina, Walsh, Grand Forks, Cass
Richland, Barnes, Ramsey, Cavalier,
Stutsman, Bottineau, McHenry and
Ward are in districts by themselves.
All the other counties are paired off
with the exception of Divide, Burke
and Renville, which counties are put
in one district with three representa-
tives and one senator. The house
membership would be 60 if the plan is
accepted. There will be considerable
opposition to this schedule however
for a number of reasons. The first
reason is that there will be jealousy
between counties in the same district
and some counties that have hereto
fore had district of their own are
combined with other counties and
they will work against it for that rea-
son. Another thing that is urged
against the small representation is
that it would only be necessary to get
the votes Of 16 members Of the senate
to kill any measure that might come
up in either house.
It is probable that there will be
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
HILL, PENNINGTON
and HANNAf0RD May
SPEAK AT BISMARCK

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. THAT the
members of the fourteenth legislative
assembly are interested in the immi-
grafton movement is indicated by the
fact that an effort is being made to
get J. J. Hill, Louis Hill and Edmund
Pennington and Jules Hannaford here
for an address giving their ideas as to
what the state ought to do to promote
immigration. They Will Re asked to
set date upon which they can all be
here and then a meeting will be called.
1t is felt that these gentlemen can
give some valuable hints on how the
work should be carried on. Some
time ago the immigration commission
ers of the three great northwestern
roads were at Bismarck and created a
great deal of enthusiasm for immi-
grafton movements and it is thought
much good would result of the visit
of the Hills and Messrs. Pennington
and Hannaford. The chairman of the
house and senate immigration COM
mittee and Commissioner of Agricul-
ture and Labor r. F. Flint are work
ing on the proposition at the present
time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
YOUNG MOTHER and BABY LOSE LIFE
IN HOME AT NOON SATURDAY BY fire

Fargo Forum: The funeral Of Mrs.
DR.. H. o. Fjelde, who died at her home
in the city yesterday afternoon, will
be held Monday afternoon. First there
will be short service from the home
at 1890 o'clock and then later at the
United Lutheran church, on Roberts
street and Fourth avenue north, at
1870 o'clock. Rev. e. Anderson, Of this
city, and Rev. Mr.. Lunde, of Aber-
crombie, will officiate jointly.
The body will be shipped on No. 4 Of
the Northern Pacific to Minneapolis,
where it will lay in the receiving
vault at Lakewood cemetery until
spring, when it will be inferred.
Whether or not service will be held
upon it's arrival has not yet been de-
cided.
Miss Pauline Fjelde, of Minneapolis
and Miss Katherine Fjelde, of Valley
City, are both in the city and will &C
company the remains to Minneapolis
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
GERMANS and AMERICANS
CELEBRATE IN BERLIN

Berlin, Jan. 29.-Despite the report
ed friction between Germans and
Americans in Germany on account OF
Americans selling arms to warning
nations, the Germans and Americans
Joined in singing Dutchland and
America at the Ice Palace. Jack
Mayer of New York managed the eel.
ebration of distribution of American
Christmas gifts. Five hundred chill
dren were present and each received
bright new American silver dollar.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
LEGISLATIVE REINFORCEMENT
PLAN SEEMS QUITE POPULAR

some other plans worked out before
tie close of the recess as there is a
good deal of interest in the matter.
The most probable thing however Is
that there will be no change made in
the membership at the present time
but that it will be put over until the
taking of the census so that a better
division of the districts can be arrived
at.
Following is the representation that
will be given the different parts of the
state under the last plan that has been
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
SOCIETY OF EQUITY
WILL MEET IN BIS
MARCK THIS WEEK

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. lit is ex-
pected that nearly three hundred
members of the North Dakota branch
of the Society of Equity will be in Bis
marck this week at the state conven-
ton Tuesday and Wednesday. The
real object of the meeting is to arouse
enthusiasm among the members of the
legislature for state owned terminal
elevator to be located at St. Paul.
One day will be given over to the leg
lslature and it is probable the equity
Will be given the floor for one day.
Among the speakers will be George S.
Lotus of St. Paul sales manager of
the Equity, M. P. Johnson of Donny-
brook, president of the North Dakota
branch Of the American Society of
Equity; ]. M. Anderson of Fargo,
Magnus Johnson, member of the Min
nesota legislature and others inter-
ested in the movement,
There are a good many members of
the legislature who at the present
time are in doubt as to the advisable
ity of the construction of a state own.
ed terminal elevator, the report of the
board of control having caused them
to pause and consider where before.
without giving the matter much
thought they had been in favor of the
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
Mrs. Henning Walters and Childs Charred Remains Dis
covered by Husband--Cause of Fire Shrouded in
Mystery---Woman Lost Life While Trying to
Save Her Child

At 1920 Saturday, when most
people were eating the midday lunch,
the charred and blackened remains of
Mrs. Henning Walters and her infant
child were discovered by the husband
in their home on Eighth Avenue. Re-
peated attempts to get an answer to
the telephone caused some uneasiness
for the husband who is employed by
the Peoples Fuel Co., as the wife and
mother had been unwell for some time.
Mr.. Walters was alone when he enter
ed the house which he found filled
with smoke and gases and the sight
that met his eyes was enough to drive
strong man frantic. On a couch,
where she had evidently went to pro-
tect the baby, after her own clothes
were on fire, the mother was found
beside her infant lying burned to a
crisp. Even the bedding on the couch
was practically consumed with the
fire, which had not been noticed from
the outside
A neighbor was in the house at
about half past eleven and Mrs. Wal
tiers was preparing to do some wash
ing and had just started to generate
CoCn1irn CT 1,yrf 1~x1 L@
started is not known and never will
be. The stove was turned off but it is
thought that there was some trouble
with the stove or that gasoline being
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
SLAUGHTER IS GREATEST
IN THE WORLDS HISTORY

slams have received a check. East
ern Hungary to the south of the Car
pathian range has been cleared Ct
Muscovites. Several towns have
been taken from them, in addition to
700 prisoners, five machine guns have
been captured.
Confers With Emperor.
A Paris newspaper asserts that
Archduke Charles Francis, the Aus
trian heir apparent, had long inter
view with Emperor Francis Joseph on
the archduke's return from the Ger
man headquarters, and connected the
story with a recent rumor about the
addiction of the Austrian ruler.
Deny Report.
The Greek legation here character.
ICES as false the rumor from Constan-
tinople that an attempt had been made
to assassinate King Constantine of
Greece.
The Austro-Hungary foreign min
lister requested Secretary Bryan that
the American ambassador at Petro-
grad make new representations to the
Russian government for better pro.
lection of Austrian and German war
prisoners.
Expenditures, by France on account
Of te war for six months amounts
to 100000, according to Alexandra
Ribot, French minister of finance. 1t
is a much smaller amount than had
been expected, he said.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04

professor" said Miss Skylight, II
want you to suggest a course in life
for me. I have thought of journal
ism
What are your own inclinations ?"
"Oh, my soul yearns and throbs and
pulsates with an ambition to give the
world a life work that shall be mar
Velous in it's scope and weirdly en-
trancing in the vastness of it's struc-
tural beauty!"
Woman, you're born to be a MILL
ner!'
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04

Exchange: A preacher out in Kan
sas is responsible: 81 had occasion
one time to hold services in little
town not far from Topeka. The choir
was composed of two old maids and
two old bachelors. When the chorus
to the Christmas hymn was reached
the old maids alone sang, Unto US a
child is born and the bachelors fol-
lowed up with Wonderful, Wonderful
Then some one in the front seat
had to up and smoker. That settled
it. The choir quit abruptly and the
service came to an end"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
NEARLY TEN THOUSAND
CASUALTIES BY QUAKE

Rome, Jan. 29.-Official reports re-
ceived from Rome give 9238 casualties
as the result of the earthquake. Of the
$500 survivors most of them are more
or less severely injured.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
Young Man Mduled by
lrdte Woman Saturday

Saturday afternoon people on the
streets witnessed the rather unique
sight of woman beating man. 1t
appears that there was some dispute
over the justice Of judgment that
had been rendered against the lady
and she decided to chastize the young
man who had instituted the suit. In
Judge Noes court later in the after
noon the lady answered to complaint
and was fined SO which she cheer.
fully paid declaring the enjoyment
was we'll worth the money it cost.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04

Arrangements are being made at Mi
not for the seventh annual conven-
ton of the North Dakota Society OF
Engineers that is to be held on Feb.
4 and S.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04

Miss Anna Barrett Of Larimore, was
first in the North Dakota 1914 Pork
Production Contest conducted BY tho
North Dakota Experiment Station.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04

A small henpecked little man was
about to take an examination for life
insurance.
"You don't dissipate, do you?" ask
ed the physician, as he made ready
for tests.
"Not a fast liver or anything Of
that sort?"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
In the East.

In the east the Austrians and Rus
slams evidently are at strong grips:
according to Vienna reports tie Rus
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04
French Claim Germans Have
Failed Make Headway---
Russia Reinforced.

London, Jan. 29.-Although there
have been no battles of great import
ance lately, there have been engage
ments in all the arenas from Asiatic
Turkey to the English Channel. The
Aggregate losses of men and material
being greater than many battles in
history.
According to the French reports,
the German attacks against the allies
in Flanders, France and @,lsace, The
first three days of the vice.. cost them
10000 men.
Attacks Fail.
All attacks to the west, say the al
lies, failed except near Craonne, where
it is admitted the French lost 800.
The Germans on the contrary, as
sert they have inflicted severe de-
feat on the French at Craonne, and
repulsed all the French attacks in the
Vosges, and Upper Alsace, with heavy
losses.
Losses Heavy.
While it is evident both sides have
lost heavily, the relative positions are
unchanged. 1t is limited the Ger
mans have not given up the idea of
delivering smashing blow at the
allies.
The hardening of the ground, due
to dryer weather, has allowed the
Germans to bring up fresh troops
with the intention of delivering the
blow before the full strength of the
Anglo-French is ready to meet them.
They are sending more troops through
Belgium to Ypres, and Labassee.
Russians Get Reinforcements.
In the east the interest centers in
the Carpathians where the Austro.
Germans have brought up new ar
mics to oppose the Russian invasion
of Hungary. According to Vienna
they have recaptured some of the
passes the Russians held. Russia is
hoping for an early entrance of Ru-
mania to form the missing link with
Servia, before the Turks, reinforced,
are able to resume the offensive in the
Caucasus; the Russians say they have
suffered another setback.
The British admiralty formally de-
MES the German report that some
British ships were sunk in the North
Sea battle Sunday. It adheres to
the former statement.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-04

Even when your wfe's argument
does not sound convincing, 1t Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
BELGIANS TO SEE CANAL
Kroonland Carries Three Refugees tt
Parents

With passenger list unusually
large for this season on an eastward
voyage and mail cargo of three thou
sand sacks, the American liner Phila-
delphia left port yesterday for Liver
pool.
Among her 5s7 passengers were
sixty-fve Americans. The baggage Of
all travellers was examined carefully
and no friends were permitted on the
steamship. All leavetaking was re-
stricted to the pier, and the officials Of
the line had difficulty in separating
passengers from friends and relatives.
On the DuCa degli Abruzzi, which
left port for Naples simultaneously
with the Philadelphia. were twenty-five
saloon. 200 second class and ! 1850 steer
age passengers. Nearly all of the third
class passengers were reseyists.
On the Kroonland, which departed
for San Francisco via the Panama
Canal, were l57 saloon and 100 second
cabin passengers.
The stewardess Of the vessel had in
her charge three Belgian children who
arrived here several days ago from
Rotterdam on the Nieuw Amsterdam.
They are Noeline Huss. three years
old; Jean, six, and Pierre, eleven.
Their parents, who live in Redwood
City, Cal, have not seen them in a
year. The children had been living
with their grandparents in Luxembourg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
NEXT PEACE STEP
FOR MEXICO NEAR
Call for Pan-American
Conference Awaits Only
Carranza's Reply.
MOST OF LEADERS
HAVE SENT ANSWERS
All Except First Chiefs Adher'
ents Have Accepted Offer of
Aid In Forming Government.

Washington, Aug. 28.-The next step
in the effort to bring peace in Mexico
will be considered by the Pan-American
Conference probably next week. A ma
jority of the military and political lead
ers in Mexico having replied to the ap-
peal of the conference for a peace
agreement, IL was officially announced
to-day that the conferrees would be re-
assembled soon, although definite date
has not been set.
Copies of the replies already received
have been furnished to the six South
and Central American diplomats who,
with Secretary Lansing, composed the
conference. General Carranza's reply
is expected early next week and 1t is
understood the call for the meeting
will be issued as soon as that is in Mr..
Lansing's hands.
Carranza's officials here said the re-
ply probably would be sent as soon as
General Carranza reached Mexico City
to re.establsh his capital there. lie
wishes to impress the conferrees with
the fact that the government which he
asserts is in control of the greater part
of Mexico is well established IN the
capital of the republic. :,
Responses favorable to the appeal
have come from General Villa and al!
his military commanders, members OF
his Cabinet and political advisers. All
replies from Carranza's generals and
advisers have referred the decision to
their chief. All Mexican leaders out
side the Carranza and Villa factions
have accepted the offer of aid IN ar
ranging for a convention to be held IN
neutraized Mexican territory to create
a provisional government to arrange
general elections.
Besides Villa, among those who have
sent affirmative replies are Dlaz Lom-
bardo. Minister of Foreign Affairs IN
Villas Cabinet; Enrique c. Llorente,
General Felipe Angeles, General May,
torena. Governor of Sonora; General
Raoul Madero, General Hernandez and
others. Mexican leaders favoring. the
Pan-American plan are located .prlncl-
pally in the north and west of Mexico,
those opposing it are in east and central
Mexico. General Zapata, in Moreles,
south of Mexico City, is expected to
favor the plan.