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Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-26
TALES OF THE TELEGRAPH.

Willie Brown of Jamison City, Pa,
went swimming without his mamma S
permission. He arrived home an hour
after supper Mrs. Brown prompt
ly turned him over her knee. With
the first blow there was an explosion.
Willie had box Of toy pistol caps in
his pocket. He and his mamma are
now in the hospital. Their burns are
painful but not serious.
II. Floyd Ferguson, of Kansas City,
will long remember the summer of
1915. June 1, he was arrested in
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Since then
he has been sued for bgamy by one
woman. For divorce by another
woman, and for the recovery of $4,-
600 which one of his wives alleges he
took from her, and then deserted her.
This may have seemed a cool summer
to most people in Kansas City, but ii
is the hottest one II. Floyd Ferguson
ever experienced.
A stick pin belonging to the Bron-
islaw Kowalszyls family of East
Hampton, Mass, was lost. Lately a
little girl in the family had violent
coughing spell, and up came the pin.
But the stone which had been set in
the pin was lost. A few days later
the child coughed again and up came
the set.
Here are some reasons why Gambia
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-26

Hall, New York City school teacher,
thinks his wife, Della Hall, also a
school teacher, should not have the
alimony for which she asks: She
earelessly sticks pins in her baby;
makes fun of Gamble, has locked her
husband out of the house, yelled once
at hotel, causing a crowd to gath
er, hit him cher husband) with an
umbrella, threw their dishes out or
the window, fights with her husband
at every opportunity, and is forever
asking for money.
Here is what one cocoanut custard
pie in Westerly, R. l., did: Caused
the death of Timothy Sullivan,
brought on an attack of spinal men,
gifts for Miss Julia Savage, has put
Raymond A. Rane( chauffeur, in a
hospital where his condition is criti-
cal, and caused seven other people
to suffer.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-26

Blood is thicker than water. Breed
ing win out. Drop the war canfob-
ulation.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-26

Here are some reasons why Gamble
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
He Burned Out Engine Flues

Litchville Bulletin: When Monday
evenings freight got as far as Kath-
ryn the engine was temporarily left in
charge of subject Of the sultan Of
Turkey. The Turk knew that the en-
CINE needed coal, but that water was
also necessary never dawned on the
Musselman. So he kept on shoveling
in coal with the result that the flues
of the engine burned out completely.
Luckily he did not try to put in cold
water after the locomotive got sizzling
hot or he might today be flirting with
the houris in the Mohammedan heaven.
Thus the freight was stalled on the
track and when Tuesdays passenger
came along it had to stop an hour or
so and shunt the freight off onto the
sidetrack. The passenger reached
here at 2:30 instead of lis and the
freight late Tuesday night.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21

Miss Selma Carlson is spending q
few days with Mrs. Arthur Kee.
Mrs. Omar Clark and children called
on Mrs. Harry Clark on Wednesday.
Sam Wolski and family called at the
C. Lettenmaier home Sunday after.
noon.
Miss Eunice Biggs, of Sanborn, was
an over Sunday visitor at the J. A.
Stoll home.
Mrs. Jake sauer and children and
Louie Bennett were Sunday visitors
at the Henry Cowdrey home.
Miss Gertie Schriever is spending a
few days with Mrs. Henry Sauer as.
sisting in cooking for threshers.
Mrs. J. E. Carlson and Daughter,
Selma, were visiting the past week at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Swart.
out.
Misses Anetta Hinchberger, of San.
born and Gertrude Stephan spent Sun.
day with the Misses Abbie and Clara
Sauer.
Mrs. Philip sauer and son, Johnnie,
Of Clark City and Anna and Aurelia
Flach were Sunday callers at Andrew
Sauer's. '
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Conference Returned
Rev. Vermiya to the
City for Another Year

F. w. Heidel returned Sunday night
from Fargo, where he had been for
several days in attendance at the an
nual conference of the M. E. church
of the Fargo district. He reports that
Rev. Vermilya has been returned to
Valley City for another year, which
will be good news to the many friends
Of this popular clergyman.
Rev. James Anderson, who has been
at Jamestown since closing his pas.
torate of the Valley City church, has
been appointed district superinten.
dent of the Fargo district and will
probably make his residence in Fargo.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Every Section
Is Represented

Nearly $50 students have enrolled
for the fall term at the Normal, repre-
senting practically every county in the
state, and yet many of the young men
will not return to their classes until
after the threshing season. At least
from 80 to SO more students may be
expected before the middle of the
term, if the experience of other terms
may be taken as indicative. The coun.
ties represented in the student body at
the present writing and the number of
students from each follow:
Adams 1, Barnes 1874, Benson TO-,
Bottineau 9, Bowman 2, Burleigh IA,
Cass %, Cavalier 7, Dickey 4, Divide
4, Dunn 6, Eddy 4, Emmons 8, Foster
3, Grand Forks 7, Griggs 5, Hettinger
3, Kidder 4, LaMoure 10, Logan 1, Nc
Henry 5, Mclean IS, Morton 8, Noun.
trail 8, Nelson 7, Oliver S, Pembina g.,
Ramsey 8, Ransom 20, Richland H.,
Rolette Z, Sargent IL, Sheridan 3,
Stark 4, Steele 7, Stutsman 20, Towner
Z, Trail 4, Walsh Is, Ward l, Wells 6,
Williams l, Slope 1.
Ten outside states are represented
in the student body this term by the
number of students set after each:
Minnesota 81, Wisconsin 10, Mon.
tana 10, South Dakota S, Canada 1,
New York I, Illinois J., Michigan l,
Iowa l, Colorado l.
One foreign country is represented
also this term. Sige Dyrdal gives her
home address as Telmarken, Norway,
and outside of her home in Valley City,
has no other in the United States.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Barnes County at the
Big Federation Meeting
(From Minot Optic-Reporter.)

(From Minot Optic-Reporter.)
Among the delights of the Wednes-
day morning session was a vocal solo
by Mrs. Lewis of Valley City, She has
a beautiful mezzo-soprano voice and
her rendition of her selection was su-
perb.
Miss Deem, teacher of domestic sci.
ence in the Valley City Normal school,
gave an interesting talk on the SUBJ
ject of dress. She made the point that
while styles change, the principles Of
dressing never do, and that the gar
ment of ten years ago has the same
basic principles in it's construction
that the one of today has.
An open conference on civics was
conducted by Mrs. Frank White, Of
Valley City, who is a member of the
board of the civics department of the
general federation Of 'women's clubs.
The conference was full of thought and
much valuable information was elicit
ed.
Mrs. Zimmerman, of Valley City,
who is at the head of the health de-
partment, had charge of the better
baby contest work and DR.. Quain, OF
Bismarck, one of the prominent WON,
en- physicians Of the state gave her
invaluable assistance. All day long,
local physicians, dentists, eye, and ea1
specialists and trained nurses were
kept busy giving the various tests and
they declared that the Minot babies
furnished splendid type of babyhood,
many of them running above par in
the mental and physical tests.
Mrs. Berlin reports much bird study
in the fifth district. She has visited
over 80 schools with view of intro.
ducing bird study. Wimbledon has a
local ss'conservation committee. The
Valley City Tuesday club has spent
the past year on bird study, and will
continue it this next year. Professor
James of the Valley City Normal
spoke to the club. A large number
of bird houses decorate the city as
result of the clubs enthusiasm
Sanctuary, Percy Mackaye's "Bird
Masque" was read by Mrs. Berlin and
acted in pantomine by the Wimbledon
Audubon societies. Some exhibits of
prints were also held in several
places. '-'9 ..a =
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
DOES PROHIBITION HELP FlNAN
CIALLY?

Prohibition went into effect in
North Carolina in 1908. The amount
the state contributed for public
schools in 1904 was $1,766,295.33. The
amount contributed for public schools
in 1912, four years after prohibition
went into effect, was $4,4SS,752.57.
In 1908 there were 375 banks with
s14,447,764 capital stock and $53,Ss4,-
$40 in deposits. In 1913, five years
after prohibition went into effect,
there were 4S4 banks with $19,47S,271
capital stock and $1O0,S7O,211 in de-
posits.
Under five years of prohibition in
North Carolina the state revenue in
creased from $2,616,439.e2 to $685.
085.O7, or an increase Of $1,O51,645.45.
The value Of all taxable property
in North Carolina in 1908, the last
four years Of the saloons, was $685.
4S5,331. In 1912, after four years of
prohibition, the value of all taxable
property was $74O,713,962, or an in
crease in four years of statewide
prohibition of $167,22S,631. At this
rate of increase even West Virginia
would be able to pay her share of the
old Virginia debt in twelve years
through the increased value Of taxable
property since it has gone dry.-The
American Issue.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
WARNING TO THE PUBLIC

Your attention is hereby called to
Sec. of IAN Ordinance providing for
the care and inspection of premises to
safeguard the public and property
against fire." same being as follows:
mo person shall kindle, maintain or
assist in maintaining any bonfire or
other exposed fire within the city, ex-
cept under written permission from
the chief of the fire department, when
such burning shall be done in metallic
receptacles approved by him and un-
der such proper safeguards as he may
direct, as to time and weather condi-
tons, and on condition that such per-
NIT carries an obligation on the part
of the grantee to keep a sufficient safe
control of said fire, and to be respon-
sible for all danger therefrom, and
that all resultant embers shall be ex-
tinguished and the hot ashes removed
or wet down at the close of said fire."
The penalty for violation of this Sec
ton is fine of not more than $25 for
each offense and not more than 500
for subsequent violations.
Attention is also called to Sec. 2
of the same ordinance, which provides
as follows: ANY person, firm or cor
poration desiring to manufacture,
transport, sell, use, care for, keep or
give away any high explosives, or in
famables, or other substances of like
nature, or any materials, compounds,
combinations or things whatsoever
which may tend to increase fire haz-
ard, or to conduct any hazardous bus
mess or operation, or to perform any
service of like dangerous character,
within the limits of this city, shall
make application in writing to the
chief of the fire department, and it
will be illegal to proceed with such
manufacture, transportation, sale or
use of such high explosives, etc., until
a license or permit shall have been is
sued by the chief of the fire depart
ment."
The penalty for violation of Sec.
Is the same as for Sec. g. Any viola.
lions of this ordinance will be prose
cuted, and violations of same should
be reported to the undersigned.
M. P. KROGH,
Chief Of Valley City Fire Dept
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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
STEWART
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Frank Potter was a Rogers caller
Tuesday. .r.
Mrs. Arnold Zaun and children and
Mrs. Conrad Potter, called on Mrs.
Frank Potter Tuesday afternoon.
Will and Conrad Potter hauled the
artesian we'll diggers and their outfit
out to the Sealander farm Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Val Potter and children
and Mrs. Peter Clancy autoed to Val.
ley City Wednesday,. -... If H.. r..
The writer wishes to correct a mis-.
take which appeared in last weeks
items. The well on Will Rohdes'
farm is only 1890 feet deep instead OF
1850. ~a. @a.t e.. Sc. sl@.
Will Potter called at the Robt.
Vogel home Wednesday evening.
Louise Schafer called at the J. H.
Miller home Wednesday and not find.
ing the folks at home, she drove down
to the George Dotting farm, where
they were all busy making "head
cheese" On her way home she stop
ped in to see Mrs. w. H. Potter.
Frank Vandrovec. Sr. and Joe Wand,
drovec were Rogers callers Wednes.
day. E sys# 81. =
William Dotting, Of West Getchell,
was business caller at the George
Dotting farm Tuesday. "
Frieda Vogel left few days ago
for Fargo, where she will visit with
her sister, Ida, for a few weeks.
Mrs. Arnold Zaun visited at the
William Dotting home Wednesday
Anna Dotting returning home with
her for few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rohde and Miss
Alice started for Clark City Sunday
via auto, but got only as far as R. W.
Menke's farm when it started to rain,
so they postponed their journey, and
visited all day with the Menke family
Emily Zaun and Anna Dotting call.
ed on Mrs. Conrad Potter Friday af
ternoon.
Will Rohde autoed to Valley City
Friday.
Mrs. Val Potter and children spent
Friday afternoon at the Clancy home
Mrs. Fred Rohde is assisting Mrs
Will Rohde during threashing.
The Ladies Of Stewart meet at the
Val Potter home Thursday afternoon,
those present were the Madames
Thiel, Vandrovec, Potter, Peterson,
Lawry, Clancy, Zaun and Menke, and
the Misses Anna Dotting, Emily Zaun,
Rose Lawry and Marguerite Clancy.
The afternoon was pleasantly spent in
sewing and social chatting, at the
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
Rogers Man Injured
Hand in SeE-Eeeder

Chas. Mason, of Rogers, half-brothe1
of Sim and Mart Mason Of this city
suffered severe injury to his hand
Saturday when it was caught in the
sprocket of the self-feeder on a separ.
ator. Two of the sprocket wheel cogs
passed through the palm of the hand,
breaking a couple of bones. DR..
Campbell dressed the injured member
for Mr.. Mason. Monday he was
brought here to the office of DR.. Pray
to have an X-Ray examination of the
hand so that the broken bones could
be placed in their proper position.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
lose an elaborate luncheon was serv-

close an elaborate luncheon was serv-
ed.
Mrs. Arnold Zaun and Miss Emily,
Mrs. George Dotting and daughters,
Bertha and Minnie, and Mrs. Val Pot
ter were Valley City callers Satur-
day.
Jacob Otmiller from Oregon, visited
several days last week with his cou-
sin J. H. Miller.
Mrs. Tom Maresh is. assisting Mrs.
Joe Vandrovec during threashing.
The piano agent called on his vari.
Gus patrons in the neighborhood We'd
nesday.
Army Zaun visited the school all day
Monday.
Mrs. Louise Rohde and son, Willie,
and her mother Mrs. August Berg.
were guests of Mrs. w. H. Potter
Sunday. Also Mrs. Conrad Potter.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Miller and son,
Willie, Mrs. George Dotting and Mar
guerite Haupt and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Tabbert were guests at the Fred
Rohde home Sunday.
Walter Zaun was on the sick list
Monday. ~ ..... .... .....
Mrs. Frank Potter was the guest of
her sister, Mary, Tuesday afternoon.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
North Dakota Improved Seed
Growers Annual Contest
Growers Take Notice:

Growers Take Notice:
AS secretary of the North Dakota
Improved Seed Growers association,
I am authorized to offer some very
beautiful medals for the best fields
grown. These gold medals are offered
on the fax crop, the oat crop and the
durum wheat crop. Those who wish
to compete in this contest should i'm
mediately write for application or en-
try blank. Any citizen in the state of
North Dakota who is grower of seed
can exhibit his seeds and compete for
the ordinary prizes in the North Da-
kota Improved Seed Growers associa-
ton contest, free of entry charge, but,
in the case of the field contests,
special work is involved, and the Civ.
ers of the medals have authorized that
they be given only to members Of the
association. Therefore, those who
wish to compete in these best field
contests should send in their mem
bership application with $1.00 for the
year ending July, 1915, and ask for
entry blanks.
These contests will be determined
upon certifcation of the owner, and
one neighbor that he has grown
certain number of acres of this seed.
He will certify to the yield per acre,
and to the amount that he is holding
for sale as seed, that the sample trans
mitted to the pure seed laboratory is
fair representative of the seed as it
will be prepared for distribution as
seed. Any field over ten acres will be
admitted. At the time the regular
premium list is sent out, full instruc.
tions will be given relative to the
points of Judgment Scores, however,
will be made on the following fea.
lures: Acreage, yield, commercial
quality of the grain, purity, viability,
strength of growth, and on the state
ment of the grower as to the method
of growing the crop.
The usual amount of grain will be
exhibited, namely, one full peck.
For further information address: H.
L. Bolley, secretary-treasurer, North
Dakota Improved Seed Growers as
ISOLATION, Agricultural College, N. D.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
MANSFIELD

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Sanborn Enterprise, Oct. 14.-Mr.
and Mrs. John Jones were shopping in
Marion Tuesday.
L. X. Stillings, Of Green township,
was calling in this neighborhood Mon
day. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tabbert visited
their daughter, Mrs. Fred Rohde last
Monday. s HsE
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Noecker drove
out to the Kee school house with Rev.
Atkinson last Sunday.
M. Murphy attended lodge meeting
in Grand Forks last week, returning
home Tuesday of this week.
A petition is being circulated in
Meadow Lake township for the build
ing Of new consolidated school house.
1t seems to be meeting with the ap-
prevail Of the people. "
Mrs. Carlson and daughter, Selma,
Of Valley City, have been visiting the
past week with Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Swartout before leaving for California
where they will spend the winter visit
ing relatives.
The opening dance at the Clark
City Hall will be held on Friday eve
ming, Oct. 20, provided the work on
the hall is completed. Further notice
will appear later when the matter
Is fully decided.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
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, SUPREME COURT DECISIONS Z
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From Barnes County

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From Barnes County
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Sault Ste.
Marie Railway company, a corpora
ton, appellant, VS.. w. H. Stutsman, ct
al, the board of railroad commission
ers Of the state of North Dakota and
w. F. Gushing, secretary of said board,
respondents.
Syllabus: From judgment Of the
district court that said railway COM
pany construct a crossing over their
tracks near the village of Fingal, in
Barnes county, the company appeals:
Held:
~ Under the record there is no
question open on this appeal concern
ing the jurisdiction or authority of
the state board Of commissioners Of
railroads to order in the crossing at
the place in question. Thereafter, on
the railways appeal from said order
the case was tried upon the merits
anew on testimony taken in district
court. Nowhere in the record, prior
to appeal, was jurisdiction of the dis
trict court challenged. The parties
could confer jurisdiction of the sub
ject matter upon that court, and have
done so, without objection. And no
question of jurisdiction arises upon
the record, the parties being held to
the theory of trial as had below.
(2) On the merits involving the
facts, the judgment was justified. APP
peal from the district court of Barnes
county, Coffey, J.
Lee Combs and L. S. B. Richie,
Valley City, N. D.; John L. Erdall,
Minneapolis, Mimi, (of counseI, at
torneys for appellant. w. H. Stuts-
man, Mandan; Henry J. Linde, attor-
ney general, and Francis ]. Murphy
and H. R. Vitzing, assistant attorneys
general, Bismarck, attorneys for re-
spondents.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
EckELSON

Sanborn Enterprise, Oct. 40. NJ.
Opsahl has made several trips to JAM
estown lately. -@
Leonard Hobart spent Sunday at his
home in Spiritwood.
Ralph PRIME spent Sunday with
friends at Flora, returning Monday
night. ,."a
Miss Myrtle Whipple and Miss Maud
Ness, Of Flora, are Eckelson visitors
this week.
Charles Peterson, Of Billings, Mont,
visited his nephew, o. M. Johnson one
day last week. '@'5& fs, .&
Mrs. George Crerar and son, Donald,
of Prairie City, Mont, are visiting
with Mrs. Crerar's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. G.. Wilcox.
Commencing Nov. 1 the stores in
Eckelson will close promptly at p.
m. except On Saturdays, and will be
open Sundays from to a. m. only.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21

About 20 in automobile parties of
three or four left Saturday morning
for the vicinity of Pettibone where
they went to secure game for the big
feed to be given Wednesday evening
of next week by the local X. P. lodge
members. Among the bunch were H.
Winterer, Nello Smith, I. J. Moe, Fred
Frederickson, DR.. Wicks, A. G. Bon
hus, Engebret Larson, Gus Becker and
w. T. Craswell.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21
oRIskA

Oriska News, Oct. IA: Arnim Roeth.
Ike spent Wednesday at Oriska.
DR.. Crosby spent Monday at Valley
City on business.
The Kings Daughters met with Mrs.
MCGEE Thursday afternoon.
Philadelphia Sharp spent Sunday
with friends at Getchell Prairie.
Mrs. Nose Horton and son, Denzee
were Fargo passengers Saturday.
Moses Horton turned turtle, Satur-
day. He broke a wheel of of his Ford,
but no one was hurt.
Mr.. Gagnon ran into a dog Wednes-
day which. sidetracked him and ran
his car into the fence.
Mrs. Philip Bushack and daughter,
Of Cape Horn, Wash, are visiting her
sister Mrs. Howard Carlton.
A number of the Oriska people at
tended the Harvest Home services at
Wesley chapel Sunday evening.
Will Bruins had his hand crushed in
corn binder Saturday. He was TAX
en- to the hospital at Valley City.
Peter Ottinger returned Wednesday
morning from Terry, Mont, where he
has just closed deal for a section of
land. # j.
Oriska had shortage of soft coal
this week. The fine threshing weather
used up the coal much faster than the
dealer had anticipated.
Frank Westfelt and R. C. Tenney
returned the first of the week from a
hunting trip near Pingree. They
brought home AZ ducks. % /
Levi Kings barn caught fire Monday
afternoon. The bucket bregade turned
out in force and put out the blaze be.
fore much damage was done. -..-
John Griffith had horse race down
through Main street the first of the
week. He got the team under control
out in the suberbs of the city. 4s.
Misses 1nez and Ida Rice who have
been visiting at the Jessie Taylor
home, left for Fargo Friday, where
they will spend some time visiting
friends before returning home.
Mr.. Anderson made a discovery the
first part of this week. 1t happened
like this. He took day of to dig
potatoes. The next morning bright
and early he discovered several mus
cles along the vertibree that he really
had not known were there. The pain.
full evidence of their presence stayed
with him throughout the day. Now
what's the use Of spending years in
school pouring over the pages OF
anatimy to learn where the muscles
are located when you can discover the
whole works to your full satisfaction
by just putting in one good day in the
potato patch. a
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21

B. w. Elder came In from Chicago
the latter part Of last week. He has
been in Chicago in the interests of his
horse buying business. He reports
that in this state alone he has bought
over 5000 horses for which the owners
have received about 100000. He will
be in Valley City again for the pur.
pose of buying horses Nov. 6, and will
be buying horses in this state the bal
ance OF the winter.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-21

Mrs. A. P. Holm, 1O1 West Fifth
street, gave progressive whist party
of four tables Thursday evening. Mrs
r. Giselius carried off high honors
winning jelly dish of cut glass. Mrs
L. E. Hedstrum with the lowest score
carried off the consolation prize, which
was a baby deck of cards. Refresh
ments were served at the close of the
game.