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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23
More Corn Show Prizes

Premiums for Barnes County Elk.
hibit, Dec, 1915, were awarded as fol-
lows:
Best Specimen Of Writing, list Grade
Agnes Johnson, Dist. 6, School 8,
first, SOC; Clifford Olstad, Dist. 80,
second, Csc.
Best Specimen Of Writing Second
Grade-Arnold Myrhow, Dist. 33, first;
soc; Christine Swanson, Valley City,
second, Csc.
Best Specimen of Writing Third
Grade-Martha Muldoon, Eckelson,
first, SOC; manuel Jacobson, Dist. 80,
school 2, second, Csc.
Best Specimen of Writing 4th, 5th
and 9Th Grades-Gladys Laurence.
Dist. AZ, first, soc; Annie Christ, Ux-
bridge, second, 25c.
Best Specimen of Writing 9TH and
9Th Grades-James Duffy, Sanborn,
first, soc; Elmer Oglesby, Uxbridge,
second, 25c.
Best Specimen of Free Hand Paper
Cutting first, soc; Valley City
second, Csc.
Best Specimen of Drawing in Pencil
1st, End 3rd Grades-Cora Nelson, Dist.
10, School 2, 1st SOC; Roland Wilson,
Dist. 10, School 2, second Csc.
Best Specimen Water Colors, 1st,
End, 3rd Grades-Melford Olson, Dist.
80, School 2, first, SOC; Willie Faust,
Dist. SO, School 2, second Csc.
Best Specimen of Mat Weaving
Uxbridge first, SOC; Leal second, Csc.
Best Specimen Weaving (any other
article)-Esther Anderson, Dist. So,
first SOC; Leal second, 25c.
Best Specimen of Paper Folding
Uxbridge first, SOC; Dist. 21, Booth,
second Csc.
Best Specimen of FASTING - Urbana
first, SOC; Eckelson, second, 25c.
Best Specimen of Raffia-Alice An
derson, Dist. SO, Lake Town, 1st, SOC;
Evelyn Hagglund second, Csc.
Best Plain Sewing-Leonie Mikkel-
son, Dist SO, School 2, first, SOC; Mary
Higgin, Dist. 38, second, 25c.
Best Illustrated Story, Paper Cut.
ting-Leal first, SOC; Lincoln second
Csc.
Best Set of Objects made from
Paste Board Dist 81, Booth, first,
soc; st. Gerard second, Csc.
Fourth and Fifth Grades
Best Specimen of Writing-First,
SOC; second Csc.
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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23
Letters From Former
Residents Are Read

At the Sunday moring service in the
Congregational church letter of
heartfelt congratulation was read from
Mrs. D. E. Jeffers, of Long Beach, CAL,
and the community spirit was made
manifest in another letter which was
also read, from Father Sailer, former
pastor of the Catholic church in this
city, but now of Oakes, in which he
congratulated the church on the COM
pletion of their new edifice and COM
mended them for the good work begun
in the opening of the recreation rooms
of the Brotherhood Athletic associa-
tion. He also added few words Of
appreciation of the people of the com.
munity.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23
The ". R. E. to Hold
Public Installation

The W. r. C. is arranging for a pub
lie installation of officers at the w. R.
c. hall, Jan. 4, 1916, at which time the
following elective and appointive off,
GERS will be installed:
President, Dorothy Nelson; senior
vice president, Mabel Hanna; Junior
vice president, Stella Harold; treasur-
er, Louise Drake; chaplain, Hattie
Beal; conductor, Ida Algeo; guard,
Amy Critchheld; and the following ap-
pointed by the incoming president:
Secretary, assistant conductor, assis-
tant guard, patriotic instructor, press
correspondent, musician, four color
bearers. ,."....
The following is the list of delegates
and alternates: -># -.
Delegates - Louise Drake, Mabel
Hanna, Agnes Mcdonnell, Ida Algeo,
Amy Critchfeld.
Alternates-Lizzie Mae Chilberg.
Ada Bergen, Pauline Swanson. Estel-
la Harold, Emma Blacker.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23
Barn and Live Stock
Destroyed by Fire

Dazey Commercial: The barn be-
longing to Jens Tvenstrup on his farm
ten miles east of Dazey on the Luverne
road was completely destroyed by fire
Monday morning about Z o'clock and
with it six horses, a calf, several
chickens, several sets of harness and a
considerable quantity Of hay. The fire
was started while the family was eat
ing breakfast and it is unknown how it
originated: There was some insurance
on the building and live stock, but the
loss was almost complete. Fortunate
ly there were FIVE horses and two COWS
outside.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23
Big Premium List
Ready for Mailing

The premium list of the North Da-
kota Improved Seed Growers associa-
tion is now ready for distribution. 1t
shows approximately $4,000 in cash
prizes to be distributed among all
types of seeds grown in North Dakota.
Farmers interested in the contests
should send at once for the premium
list and for fear they will be too late
in getting in their seeds for the seed
laboratory to analyze them, if they in
tend to try for any of the prizes in any
seeds which they have raised, they
should send forward the usual amount,
one peck of any cereal or one-half peck
of any of the smaller grass seeds, clo-
vers, ten ears Of corn, ten potatoes,
etc., to the pure seed laboratory. This
should be done at once because all
seeds must be analyzed before the
judges can make up their report. All
seeds must be at the pure seed labora.
tory, Agricultural college, on or be.
fore o'clock, Jan. 3. The actual
exhibit is made on dates of Jan. 18 to
%. Send in your seeds by parcel
post or by express prepaid. Get busy.
Do it at once.
H. L. BOLLEY,
Secretary.Treasurer North Dakota
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23
Merry Christmas

of the good things of joy The
circles keystones Of civilization.
full meaning the
old hymn books brought
The should
ing strictly
scany store
meaning
well anywhere Protest the form
"$mas Don't let the children learn that it
"?mas" "!mas."
And coming
sincere radate until
fortunate ae5s eaa ~
holiday and
new earth" be
only as individuals, but the community spirit
A very, merry Christmas
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23
Well Known Judge
Dies Very Suddenly

Bismarck, Dec. 21.-Judge Samuel
A. Falconer of Wilton, one of the best
known and oldest men of the state,
died suddenly Sunday morning as he
was about to enter the vestibule of the
Presbyterian church. He had started
up the steps and had placed his hands
on the center swing doors, when he
was suddenly seized with heart fail
ure. He was found by the janitor of
the church who called assistance and
succeeded in getting him into the YES
tibule of the church. He passed away
before physician arrived.
Mr.. Falconer had been the guest of
his sister, Mrs. Mary L. Mclean, of
First street for the past ten days and
was in his usual good health. He
arose Sunday morning as usual and
expressed the desire to go to church.
After reading the morning paper he
started for the Presbyterian church,
as was his custom while visiting here
In the death of Judge Falconer, a
wonderful career has been closed. He
figured largely in the federal govern
ment service when Alaska was first
opened. For eight years he served
the government in that territory.
Mr.. Falconer was born in Lancaster
county of Glengary, Canada, Sept. 10,
1880 and was son of James and Anna
Hay Falconer. For several years he
has made his home in Wilton, where
he was an elder in the Presbyterian
church. -. @.s ...
One daughter, Mrs. Albert Swanson,
of Wilton and four sons, Alexander Of
Vancouver, B. c.; Frank, Manly and
Howard survive. These sisters and
brothers also survive: Mrs. Mclean,
Mrs. Jean Cameron Of Vancouver, Mrs.
Robert Mcnider, Salem, Ore, w. A.
Falconer, Daniel and Norman Falcon
er OF this place. . -
Funeral arrangements will not be
complete until the arrival of his son
from Vancouver, when the body will
be taken to the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. Swanson, in Wilton, where ser.
vices will be conducted and interment
made.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23

Miss Vida Austin, head of the bio.
logy department at the Normal, left
Friday evening to spend the Christ
mas vacation at her home in Illinois.
Mrs. Roy Severance and son, of
OWatonna, Minn., came home Friday
to spend Christmas with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Uloth. She was
accompanied by her father, Mr.. Uloth
who was returning from the Equity
meeting at st. Paul.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23
Directors Had Planned to Keep
the Casselton Bank On Its Feet

TdISO, DcC. 1i.-r uACucI UCVCAOp
ments in the sensational closing Of
the First National bank of Casselton
were brought to light in which it is
shown that the directors of the closed
bank entered into a contract with r.
C. Kittel, former president of the insti-
tuition and now under $4,000 bonds to
appear before United States grand
jury to answer to the charges of en-
bezzlement and falsifying of accounts,
in which it was agreed that Kittel
should turn over to the directors his
stocks in the bank and his personal
property and that the directors would
in turn make good any irregularities
and keep the institution open.
This information comes from a very
reliable party who saw the contract,
which was made at the time that it
was reported that Mr.. Kittel had sold
his interests in the institution. 1t was
agreed that the directors would make
good "any discrepancies or irregular
tiles" and it is believed that the direc-
tors intended to keep the matter quiet
in order to keep the institution open
and preserve it's good name and it is
stated on good information that this
part of the contract was not carried
out for the reason that the irregulari-
ties were more extensive than at first
thought.
1t is learned that the first intimation
that there had been Irregularities and
that the bank was in weakened con-
dition was just prior to the announce
ment of the sale of Kittel's interests
is the institution when representatives
of twin city banks, for which the First
National Of Casselton was cores
pondent, were at Casselton checking
up their affairs with the institution.
Some irregularities were discovered
at this time and Mr.. Kittel was called
to account and it is said the contract
was then entered into. 1t is also
stated the directors had also made
contract with treasury officials to
make good any discrepancies that
might show up.
Both R. C. Kittel and his brother,
w. F.. Kittel, cashier of the closed
bank who is also under $4,000 bond to
appear before the grand jury on
charges similar to those of his brother,
are working and doing all they can to
assist U. S. Bank Examiner C. H. An
heier in his work of checking up the
institution. r. c. Kittel is especially
active in this work. Both men are
carrying on their regular business as
officers of the Northern Trading Co.,
in the same manner as before the
closing Of the bank.
1t seems to be the IDEA here that
the trial of the two financiers, should
they be indicted, will be postponed as
long as possible in order that thy
may continue their work of assisting
III tne cnecklng up work. Ihe greater
part of the transactions of the bank
were made by R. C. Kittel it is found,
and he alone is able to tell about
them. He has been found ready and
willing to tell what he knows regard
ing these transactions to the examln-
ers.
Just when the work OF examining
the institution will be finished is still
unknown. Examiner Anheier, is still
at the task and is now engeged In
checking up the loans made by the
bank and finding out Just how good
they are.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23
Thrown From Wagon
and Skull Fractured

Medina, Dec. 19.-When driving to
town from the farm, few days ago,
while travelling along the river bank,
the wagon slipped, throwing Mrs. T..
+. johnson over the pank, causing
severe bruises and slight fracture
OF the skull near the base. She is
now resting easy and a complete re-
covery is anticipated. Mrs. Johnson
formerly kept the hotel here.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23

Miss Faith Gardner, of the city
schools, went to Fargo Friday night to
spend the holidays with her parents
there. She was accompanied by Miss
Carrie St. John Dean and Miss Edith
Witkopf, of the Normal faculty, who
will spend part Of the Christmas va
cation with her.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23

the dining room where buffet sup.
per was served.
During the ceremony and at the
luncheon afterwards, during which a
string orchestra played, the bride wore
her travelling dress, black silk velvet
gown, with picture hat of black
beaver with no trimmings whatever
except one feather slightly upturned
on the left side. At her throat she
wore the presidents wedding gift q
magnificent diamond brooch.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23

Elijah Wood, Of Fargo, was visitor
at the Methodist parsonage Friday
and Saturday. Mr.. Wood was
member of the Broadway congrega-
tion. which Rev. C. E. Vermilya serV-
ed in Fargo for three years.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23

Miss Halcie Komrowski former stem
ographer at the city hall, left on No. /
Monday evening for Los Angeles, CAL,
where she will spend the winter with
relatives. She will also visit other
parts of interest in that state.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23

Miss Essa Hamilton, teacher in the
Richie school, will spend her Christ
mas vacation at her home in Fargo,
where she went Friday evening.
from the university of Minnesota.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23

Miss Marjorie Cook returned from
Fargo Friday evening, where she is
attending Fargo college, and will
spend the Christmas vacation at her
home in the city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23

Miss Matte Lauritson. who is teach
ing manual training in the Moore con-
solidated school at Enderlin, viii ar
rive Saturday evening to spend the
Christmas vacation ct her home in
the city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23
Brendemuhl Guilty Of
Brother Death

Moorhead, Minn., Dec. 1S.-William
A. Brendemuhl was found guilty OF
murder in the third degree for killing
Ole Norby, his brother-in.law, Septic,
at 10:30 p. m. today. The jury deliber'
ated six hours.
Brendemuhl, who had been out on
$4,000 bail bonds since the homicide,
tonight was turned over to Sheriff Dan
Mcdonald. 1t is expected counsel will
ask for a new trial.
Moorhead, Minn., Dec. 18.-At late
hour tonight there remain in the lit.
tie Clay county courtroom here a
father, a mother and their young chill
dren. In a small room adjoining a
Jury is celebrating to determine the
fate of the father, William Brende.
muhl, on trial in district court all this
week for murder Of his brother-in.law,
Ole Norby. ...s
OuU6O 4\yO 6oVO LAD NAoA 90 W SAO
jury at 4:28 p. m. today, and few
minutes later deputy fought his way
through a crowd to make a way for
the jury to pass on it's way to it's grim
council. .....
Senator F. H. Peterson's plea last.
ed two hours. r., He argued it was
strange Ole Norby did not say after he
was shot that William Brendemuhl
was to blame for all this instead of
Fred and that he thought it was a
"good deal for Minnie Norby to say
that Norby carried no gun when she
met William on the corner and in
formed him that the gun was not
loaded" Again the senator said II
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N puroh wont fo EoroO Tuesday
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23

N. A. Burch went to Fargo Tuesday
to see the Birth of Nation" .ss ..
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-12-23

Secretary.Treasurer North Dakota
Improved Seed Growers Association.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-07
FLOWER SHOW

The flower show was a grand ar ray of the most beautiful blossoms imaginable and in almost endless variety, fairly rivaling the best that could be shown in the sunny south.
 Asters in many colOrs, gladioli, dahlias, sweet peas, pansies, poppies' grass pinks, marigold, snap dra- gons and roses predominated while petunias, verbenas, nasturtiums' coxcomb, mylopia and many others added to the glory and gorgeous ness of 'be array.
 Will Blanchard and Fred Weber carried off the championship honors as anyone who knows their beauti- full gardens would expect, but there were several others well up ill the running.
 The prizes awarded in this de- partment were as follows: General flower display:
 1-Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Weber, S1O.OO
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-07

Best embroidery work:
 Miss Mary Patterson, $2.O0. Best lace work:
 Mrs. E. w. Achison, $2.OO. Best crochet work:
 Mrs. J. W. shearer. $2.OO Mrs. Uugefroren, honorable men tiou. Special prizes:
 Mayis Hukill, rabbit skin robe, $2.OO.
 Jack Phelps, American flag of sweet peas and daisies, $2.OO. Fred Fickardt, Mexican burros, "Jinny Maud" and "Ragtime Joe," $2.OO. Fisher Blend flour contest:
 Best pie, No. 1S, Golden North Cafe, one sack flour. .- Best cake, No. 2, Mrs. L. H. Pedersen, one sack flour. Best bread, No. 14-Mrs. W. C.. Blanchard, one sack flour. Special prize largest cabbage: c. o. Walker, $500 merchandise donated by J. F. Anderson. Mushroom exhibit:
 Mrs. Ungefrorne, honorable men-
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-07
GREAT DEMONSTRATION OF ALASKA'S AGRICULTURAL
 POSSIBILITIES AT FAIR

Skagway's Fourth Annual HOrti- cultural Fair was held Saturday and it was a record breaker as a demonstration of agricultural pos sibiIitIes in Alaska.
 Practically every vegetable known to the gardens of Oregon, Washington and California was represented by perfect specimens, the equal in size and quality Of the best that are grown anywhere.
 Potatoes, turnipS, carrots, beets, sugar beets, onions, rutabagas, kol- oribi, oyster plant, radishes and other edible roots were there iu large quantity and showing the most perfect development possible anywhere. Potatoes, clean smooth skinned and uniform in size, shape and quality were shown from many gardens, the majority of them weighing l pound and oyer, and many being slightly over IF lbs. Turnips were there in all sizes from a balc pound to 124a pounds. Re- blood beets in perfect form weighing up to 212 pounds, were numerous, and sugar beets tipping the scales between seven and eight pounds were said by their exhibitors tc be only about half grown, the fair being held too early in the season to show them at their best.
 Tomatoes, cucumbers, lemon cu- cumbers, peas, beans, peppers, rhu- barb, celery, lettuce, Brussels sprouts, caulifIower, cabbage, pars- ley, mint-au of highest quality, vera shown in many pleasing dis plays, much to the bewudermeut of the judges and the delight of all visitors. The cabbage head which took the prize weighed 30 pounds.
 Dale Cowen brought in bean stalk which had climbed to the top Of a pole 1872 feet above the ground and started down again, loaded its entire length with bean pods ranging in length from 312 to 8Z inches. These beans are of the stri1gless "kentucky Won der" variety, the vines of which usually grow to a length of about eight feet in their native state.
 Roy Gault exhibited some II it. raspberry vines (Oue season s growth, together with raspberrieS and jell
 The biggest cucumber shown, which was 122l inches long and
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-07

Brownsville, Texas, Sept. 6-Gen- eral Carranza has ordered the re- moYal of the Mexican troops un- der his command from their po- sition along the Rio Grande banks so that his men will not desert and join the bands of raiders that are HOW terrorizing the isolated and unprotected ranchmen on the American side of the international boundary.
 Seven Mexicans were killed in a battle Saturday afternoon between Texas rangers, on the American side of the border line, and Mexi- cans believed to have been Carran- ga soldiers, on the Mexican side of
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-07
SCHOOL EXHIBIT

The exhibit of the public school which occupied over half of the sec ond floor of the fair building was very creditable. Here the children had gathered together a miniature worlds fair, including in their dis plays not only flowers and veg etabIes, but curios, drawings, paint ings, books, fancy work of all kinds, cooking and manual training exhi- bits and several kinds of live stock.
 Prizes awarded to them were as follows:
 Original exhibits:
 Baby carriage robe, Mavis Hu-
 kill, S1.OO.
 Scrap book of war pictures, Fred
 Blanchard, $1.00.
 Pressed leaves and flowers, Bea-
 trive Olson, $1.00.
 CContinued on page A.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-07

weighed 215 pounds, came from H. D. Clark's farm. MT. Clark's dis play showed 27 varieties of Vege- tables in perfect development, which ought to satisfy anyone of the op- portunity for diversified farming in this district.
 One notable exhibit was that sent in from Atlin by E. L. Pullman, showing purple top turnips up to 12Ia pounds each, yellow turnips up to 34 pounds, red beets up to 2A pounds and carrots, pars- uips and potatoes of medium size. There were many other displays worthy of extended description which cannot be given in this issue oe the Daily Alaskan because of lack of space.
 The prizes for vegetables and miscellaneous exhibits were: General vegetable display:
 Prize Awards, 1915 Fair.
 Ill. D. Clark, 5000.
 2-W. W. Wills, 5000.
 SC. o. Walker, $500.
 4-Roy Galt, $2.OO. Best celery:
 II. D. Clark, $2.O0. Best potato:
 Divided equally between,
 Jack Phelps, $1.OO.
 D. x. Hukill, $1.OO. Bcs. rhubarb:
 AIs. W. c. Blanchard, $2.OO. Best tomatoes;
 II. D. Clark, $2.OO. Best cucumbers:
 W. ". Wills, S2.OO. Special award first apple matured
 in Alaska:
 Mr. Anyway, Haiues, $500. Miscellaneous vegetable exhibits:
 c. Brockmiller, honorable men
 tion.
 E. L. Pullman, Atlin, honorable
 mention. Most original exhibit:
 Mrs. UngefrOren, Doll Family,
 $500. Dairy products:
 Mrs. II. D. Clark, $2.O0. Best exhibit chickens:
 Mrs. G. V. Zinkan, $2.OO. Preserved jellies:
 Mrs. Roy Gault, $2.OO. Best general display needlework:
 Ladies Auxiliary, Methodist
 church, $500.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-07
PROGRESS IF EUROPEAN WAR
 TOLD IN BRIEF DISPATCHES

and is valued at eighty millions of dollars. III
 Berlin, Sept. 7-The Germana have just completed a gigantic bi- plane capable of carrying eight men at a speed of 100 miles an hour The biplane is now being put to practical test and should 1t prove to be up to the standard claimed for 1t, will likely supersede the Zeppelin. :.';$ 1
 The Turkish torpedo destroyer Yarhissar, has been sunk in the Sea of Marmora.
 An allied submarine, with it's crew, has been captured by the Turks and several papers were found which claim that the al- lies submarine policy is unchanged
 Field Marshal Von Mackensen' according to late advices, has cap tured Drohyozin and Chomik and Is now within thirty miles of Pinsk'
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-07

2-Mr. and Mrs. w. c. Blanchard, $500. / 3-Mr. Frank Page, $500.
 4-Mrs. H. D. Clark, $2.OO. Best display of sweet peas:
 Mrs. F. J. Van de Wall, $2.OO. Best display of Dahlias:
 Mir. F. J. Weber, $2.00. Best display of pansies:
 Mrs. F. J. Van de Wall, $2.0O. Display of potted house plants:
 1-Mr. and Mrs. w. c. Blanch- ard $500.
 2-Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Weber, $S:G0.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-07
MAJOR PART OF
 STATE REVOL1S

Vera Cruz, Sept. 7-The major part of the population of the state of Tobasco, Mexico, has revolted against the rule of Governor Colo rado, an adherent of Carranza, and the chief Of police stationed at S.n Juan Bautiste has been killed
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-07
THE ALLAN LINER HESPERIAN
 SUNK IN. THE IRISH SEA

London, Sept. 6-The Allan liner. Hesperian, a twin screw steamer Of 1O,9OO tons, bound from LiVerpool to Montreal, was attacked without warning oft the Irish coast at dusk on saturday night by German sub marine. Although the torpedo found the mark aimed at, the steamer remained afloat until all of the three hundred and fifty pas sengers who were aboard and the crew of three hundred were saved.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-07

Queenstown, Sept. 6-The pas sengers and crew of the steamship Hesperian of the Allan line arrived herv this morning. They report that the force of the explosion when the torpedo struck the steamer was terrific, but no one saw the subma-