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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-05-21
TABER

Fine showers at Taber this month
The public school closed two weeks
ago with an entertainment and a
treat by the teachers.
John Lee has been on the sick list.
Jackson, the plowman, has just fin
ished 200 acres for Joe Stewart and
40 acres for Mrs. Davis near town.
H. F.Seisser has sold his stock
of goods Mr.. R. E. Hughes, of Ne
braska, who is enjoying a good trade.
Mr.. Scissor is enjoying good rest
DR.. Evans, of Nebraska, is expect
ed to arrive at Taber soon with his
family, expecting to make this their
home.
About three thousand acres of
grain are in fine condition around
Taber and the prospects for maturing
a crop are f1attering.
Services are held at the school
house by the Lutheran, Congregation
alists and the German-Baptists.
Miss Freda Trefz is on the sick list.
We had visit from a party of
Butte people recently, looking for
land, and they were very much i'm
pressed with the country. M. ]. AL
len, g. H. Curry and Lincoln Fielding
were in the party.
Mr.. Weber, the American Falls To-
Gator, visited Taber with a party a
few days ago.
Erick Ahrens arrived home few
days ago from New York where he
has been attending school.
Mrs. Mary D. Jackson is visiting
for month with her son D. F. Jack
son at Aberdeen.
C.. Killion made business trip to
Blackfoot, Saturday.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-05-21
BOISE FAIRGROUNDS SOLD

Ada county has purchased the
Boise fair grounds for $4,000. They
had higher bids but the bid of the
county was accepted so it could con-
tinue to give the farmers the benefit
of the annual exhibitions.
The heavy Indebtedness of the
fair association compelled them to do
something to pay off the claims
against the association. Farmers in
Bingham county have not generally
seriously considered that the fair at
Blackfoot was doing them more SER
vice than to any other class of men,
and the burden Of it's support has al
ways fallen heavily on the business
men.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-05-21
HOWARD BUILDS A HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. B. ]. Howard, who
live just above the sugar factory, are
preparing to build house on their
farm. It is to have a full basement
made of concrete, and will be two
stories with hardwood floors and will
be quite nice addition to the fac
tory lane.
Friends of the Howard family will
rejoice with them in the accomplish
ment of the work.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-05-21
WENT VISITING ALONE

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Spanbauer
left the first of the week for a visit
among old friends in Dakota. Mrs.
Bruggenkamp was to have accom-
panied them but she was taken sick,
and was not well enough to go.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-05-21
POPULATION OF
AMERICAN FALLS

The American Falls Press an
nounces 1902 people living in that
city, and goes on to say:
Increase since federal census of
1910 has been $40, or almost So per
cent-record of growth by years.
Town made up largely of young
people-large increase in number of
school children of 327 families; 209
own their homes and 118 are renters.
Children under school $40
Children 6 to 16 inclusive.....-....272
Young people II to 21...... SO
Unmarried men 81 to 25..-... 80
Unmarried men rs and over. ...121
Unmarried women 81 or over..-... "A
Total - 1902
No. families owning home-....-..-209
No. renting homes lis
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-05-21
IMPROVING HIS GROUNDS

D. H. Biethan owns the half block
across the street from the City Hall,
and has had it cleaned up lately.
Excavations are being made on. the
south part for brick building.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-05-21
WANTS A HOUSE

Homer H. Hall, at The Pastime,
wants three or four-room furnished
house right away. adv. Att
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Crop Of Suckers
Never Runs Out

Washington, Oct. II. - Fraudulent
schemes ranging from offers of $1OO
to girls for the use of their photos in
advertising new brand of chewing
gum to the sale of finger rings sup
posed to cure everything from st.
Vitus dance to adenoids have swindled
the American public of more than $685.
100000 in the last four years, accord
ing to postofice officials.
In an effort to reduce this whole.
sale victimization the postoff1ce de.
partment has issued 56 fraud orders
during the last year. The issuance
of such an order denies the person
named in it the use Of the mails.
"The number of fraudulent schemes
have been greatly diminished" said
J. Julien Switzerland, assistant So
licitor of the postof11ce department,
who passes on most of the fraud or
der cases, "but the records show that
during the last four years the schemes
suppressed had filched from the pub
Continued on Page 81
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
SEES PERIL IN PEACE

Peoria, Ill.,, Oct 11.-Warning thai
peace in Europe probably will near
disruption of present commercial &C
tivities in the United States, and 9
plea for conservation of food products
marked the address which Lee G. Met
calf of Illiopolis, ILL.,, delivered as pres
ident of the Grain Dealers National
association convention today.
when peace comes the cost Of the
war must be counted" said Mr.. Met
calf. Heavy debts must be extin
guished by taxation"
Mr.. Metcalf quotes statistics tc
show that the cost of the war for one
year, including loss of national in
comes, was $45,000,000,000.
"No one can comprehend sum SO
vast as this" he said. "Its dissemina'
ton throughout many countries in the
purchase of supplies has carried &C
tivity into many sluggish places, and
liberal profits have been made where
none was obtainable before"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
TEN LEPERs WITHIN
STATE OF MINNESOTA

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 1.-THE scheme
of a national asylum for persons af-
ficted with leprosy as proposed by
the California board of health and for
which Governor Johnson of the state
had asked cooperation Of Governor
Hammond, was advocated by DR..
Bracken of the state board of health,
nearly twenty years ago. He was
then acting as an agent for the public
health service of the Federal govern
ment and the national asylum would
have been realized had it not been for
objections on the part of those states
selected as a location.
1t is not generally known that Min
nesota at the present time has ten
lepers within its confines. An inves'
tigation made by DR.. Bracken some
years ago brought out that the state
during it's history had been the home
of between go and Is persons afflicted
with the dire malady. The majority
of the victims were foreigners and had
brought the disease from abroad. Few
cases due to infection wererlocated.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Campaign On to Wipe
Out Chicago's Saloons

Chicago, Oct. 11.-Headed by 1000
Chicago ministers, priests and rab-
bis, $4,000 men, women and children
today marched down Michigan avenue
and through the loop, hearalding the
beginning Of campaign to wipe out
Chicago's 1852 saloons in 1916.
Behind the divines marched 1000
representatives Of Catholic and Jew
ish organizations, followed by dele
cation Of 10000 members of 500 Pro-
testant churches and 1900 Boy Scouts.
H. S. Warner, general secretary of the
intercollegiate Prohibition associa-
ton led 1000 college boys. Then came
$4,000 marchers representing the W.
CONTINUED on Page 81
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
RECOGNITION Of Carranza Is
Sanctioned by the President

Washington, Oct. 11-President VIII
son today gave formal sanction to the
plan of the Pan-American conference
to extend recognition to the Carranza
government in Mexico. Diplomatic
representatives here of the several
South American governments, receiv-
ed instruction to take the same action
as the United States. .
Similar reports are expected within
a few days from the governments of
all other American republics. The
form and time of recognition will be
fixed then. EuropeaA governments
it is understood, will follow the lead
Of the United States and other Ameri-
can republics. Great Britain and
France, it is known, have intimated
that this would be their policy and, it
is believed here, that Germany and
Italy will do likewise, both having
maintained an accredited agent to the
Carranza government for some time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Cadskii's First Season
a Complete Triumph

Nine. Gadski, who appears in the Nor
NAL auditorium soon, is still young
woman, and yet she has sung in Amer
ica for II seasons: When this German
soprano made her debut with Walter
Damrosch in the season of opera
which was given in the old Academy
of Music, New York, she did not seem
older than a society bud. The slender
blonde young artist, with the mystical
gray-blue eyes, proved an ideal Elsa
even in those days. Her Agatha was
another role that she sang with win
some naturalism that was unique.
When Mr.. Damrosch staged his first
grand opera in English, "The Scarlet
Letter." Nine Gadski was chosen to
impersonate the role of the heroine,
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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
SAVED LIFE OF CARELESS BOY

Williston, Oct. 10.-By the prompt
and heroic action of Lee McNary, little
Jimmy Harp, the five-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Harp, who live
near Westview, was saved from GER
tain death at Buford. Mr.. Harp had
driven into town and had tied his team
near the Farmers elevator while at
tending to some business, leaving the
boy with the rig. ..... --
The boy, naturally, wandered over
near the depot and was standing on
the track in the path of the fast ap-
preaching passenger train watching
another little boy playing around a box
car. Lee McNary was standing on
the platform and just noticed the boy
in time to leap down, grab him and
get back out of danger when the train
thundered by.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Look Out for These
New Swindling Schemes

A man and woman dropped into
small town and put up at the best
hotel. The next morning they Sc
cured rig each, and started over the
country asking the farmer folks for
a chicken for an orphans home in
St. Louis. After two days. begging
they sold the chickens to local pro"
duce man for $50 and left town.
Their loot included several cash do
nations.
A variation of the scheme is for a
man, wearing some sort Of badge, to
call on the farmers under the name
Of the department of health and de-
mand to see his poultry. After ex'
Continued on Page 81
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Wilson for America
From First to Last

Washington, Oct. ia demand up
on all Americans on pain of ostracism
to be more than neutral in regard to
the European war-to take their stand
for America first, last, and all time
was voiced by President Wilson in a
speech at the celebration of the 25th
anniversary of the founding of the
Daughters of American Revolution.
The United States, the president said,
was not trying to keep out of trouble
but was trying to preserve the foun-
dation upon which peace could be re-
built. ~.t. ....... ...
peace can be rebuilt" he added,
"only upon the ancient and accepted
principles of international law, only
upon those things which remind ma
tions of their duties to each other and,
deeper than that, of their duties to
mankind and to humanity. America
Continued on Page 81 ..o ..
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Plan Wedding
In December

Washington, Oct. 11.-President Will.
son and Mrs. Norman Gait, his fin.
ancee, today began making prelimin
ary arrangements for their wedding
The President and Mrs. Gait are not
discussing their detailed plans even
with their intimate friends and rela
tives.
A wedding trip is considered, but
the place has not been revealed, and
may be kept secret for time. The
presidential yacht Mayiiower may be
used.
Reports that the couple might go tc
the San Diego or San Francisco ex
position were dispelled today when the
President, replying to an invitation
from school children in San Diego
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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14

Melvin Lee came back from the
farm, II miles southeast of town, and
Friday told the editor about digging
potatoes and their size. He picked up
3s of the spuds and found they weigh
ed two pounds over the bushel weight.
One measured II inches in length and
the same in circumference. This story
coming the same day that Potato King
Richter was here from Larimore does
not affect the statement at all. Mel
vim says to ramble out to the farm
and see things that are worth seeing.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Creely y Quits Work
for Equity Exchange

St. Paul, Oct. lis. H. Greedy,
former Chicago board Of trade man,
who has been delivering lectures in
North Dakota for the Equity Co.opera.
tive exchange the past year, resigned,
and will engage in other business.
The equity will continue it's work of
organization among the farmers of
the Northwest, but the work will be
entirely in the. hands of the officers
and directors with local men to look
after affairs in their several localities.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Boston Is
Victor in
t|leFourt1
Special to the Times-RecOrd:

Special to the Times-RecOrd:
Boston, Oct. 12.-The fourth game
of the series for the championship Of
the world was played at Boston today.
The battery for Boston was Shore and
Cady, and for Philadelphia Chalmers
and Burns.
Boston continued it's winning habit,
scoring one run in the third and one
in the sixth. Philadelphia scored one
run in the eighth.
Boston made two runs, eight hits
and one error. Philadelphia made one
run, seven hits and no errors.
Score by innings:
Philadelphia ......... .VVV VUV V4V-4
Boston ...............OO1 OOl UOX-1
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Fashion Fete Is
Great Success

Any mere man would have known
Monday evening that some important
! event was on just after supper, even
if he had not been reading the Times
Record. He would have known it by
the women, in couples, in trios, in
; quartets and in crowds, hurrying
north on Fifth avenue. He would have
known it, also, if he had been priv
ileged to peep into Chaffee's store, for
that was their goal.
Valley City's first fashion show was
on at that store. The doors opened at
s and at sos the store was crowded.
Counters and showcases had been
moved to make room, but still the Ia
dies came until nearly 10. At least
800 were present, probably nearer
1000. The chairs were all occupied
and they stood on counters, on lodges
about the walls, on anything that gave
a view of the doings. For corsets.
brassieres, suits, coats, dresses and
other dainty feminine apparel was be-
ing displayed by six young ladies. Mu-
sic, flowers and other decorations aid
ed in giving the appearance of gala
event.
The affair was in charge of Mrs. Os-
wald Miller, representing the Gossard
corset which the store handles. On
every hand praise is heard of the
event. One lady who had. just arrived
from Butte said that it was better than
anything ever seen in that city, and
others compared it most favorably
with other style shows they had seen.
Mr.. Chaffee was so well pleased with
the success of the affair that he in
forms the Times-Record that he will
make it an annual event. He also
expresses his appreciation of the work
and enthusiasm of the clerks and
models, whose efforts had so much to
do with the success of the evening.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Celebrated Ninth Birthday

( !, . agr1. 4, s. q
Master Charles Smith entertained
16 Of his little friends Friday after.
noon to celebrate his ninth birthday.
The hours were from to 6 and after
an hour spent in playing various
games, the young people were invited
into the dining room, where delicious
birthday dinner was served. The dec
orations were in pink and white. Tiny
bonbon baskets Of pink and white
filled with candy and nuts were the
favors at each plate. The principal
feature was the birthday cake, deco
rated with nine candles, which grac-
ed the center Of the table,. On de-
parture each guest was presented with
q souvenir Of the occasion.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14

day afternoon, and a most delightful
and instructive meeting was held.
Ordinary business matters were dis
pensed with and the time given to Mrs.
Frank White for a discussion of leg
islative methods, particularly those
connected with the passing of a bill.
Being thoroughly conversant with such
matters, Mrs. White covered the sub.
ject in comprehensive and interest
(Continued On Page 81
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
One Bandit Killed in
Holdup at Darlington

Darlington, Oct. 11.-Frank Davis
one Of the four masked men who Sat
urday held up seven men in the J.
Hopkins pool hall here, is dead and
Carl Nelson, chief of police, is in a St.
Paul hospital with bullet in his body
just above the stomach, as result of
a gun fight in the Gilby rooming
house shortly after o'clock yester'
day morning. Ed Berch, local team.
ster, was wounded in the shoulder in
a fight with the same men a mile from
town. ..t-. n.-.
Leonard Sweringer, another member
of the holdup party, is in the Foster
county jail here pending an investi,
cation of the case. .. -...
. The other members of the party,
whose names are, not known, are at
large. They made their escape while
the gun fight was going on. s
After robbing the men in the pool
hall, the four men went to the wye,
where the 500 and Northern Pacific
cross, about one mile northwest of
town, ostensibly to board the train
passing there at II o'clock. Chief of
Police Nelson and deputy boarded
the train at Darlington and rode out
to the crossing, but when they dropped
off there the burglars were not in
sight.
Previous to this, however, the four
burglars reached the place and were
hiding in the grass. Earl Berch and
several other companions, after hear
ing of the robbery in the pool hall,
started toward the crossing and
reached there before the train. They
were surprised by the four highway
men and told to hold up their hands.
Berch, who was armed, did not get
his hands up quickly enough to suit
the robbers and one of them shot him.
He was slightly wounded in the
shoulder. .us
1t is believed that the four high
waymen then took a roundabout way
back to the city. They appeared at
the Gilby rooming house and secured
a room. It was 2 o'clock when they
entered the rooming house. A few
minutes later, one of the men left
and appeared at a restaurant, where
he purchased a can Of coffee and a
number of sandwiches. '.....-
The restaurant mans suspicious
were aroused and he notified the au-
thorities. Chief of Police Nelson and
a posse followed the man to the Gilby
rooming house. -..
Nelson and his men then went up
stairs to arrest the quartet. Mr.. Mel
Continued on Page 81
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
FARM HOME BURNS IN
EARLY MORNING BLAZE

Cooperstown, Oct. 9.-Early yester-
day morning the farm home of James
Beatty in BARLEY township burned to
the ground. Mr.. Beatty arose early
and built fire in the kitchen stove
and then went to the barn. 1t is
thought that the stove became over.
heated and the fire resulted. The fire
had gained such headway when dis
covered that difficulty was experienced
in getting one of the children from the
burning structure. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. The Beatty farm was
formerly owned by Donald Campbell,
the we'll known Clydesdale breeder.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Only Two Vacant Houses
Found In All Valley City

Fargo Forum: Valley City
has made a most remarkable
showing, according to Chas. R.
Pettibone of the Pettib0ne Di=
rectory CO. According to Mr..
Pettibone, who has just closed
a canvass of the Barnes county
metropolis, there are just two
vacant houses in Valley City.
Mr.. Pettibone has been issu-
ing directories in the principal
cities of the northwest for a
great many years, and he states
that Valley City is the first city
in which he has ever placed a
directory where he has found
only two vacant houses.
Valley City has a right to feel
proud of this remarkable show
ing, which would indicate that
the hustling city on the Shey-
enne is in a most prosperous
and thriving condition.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Citizenship Not Lost
by Living in Canada

Minot, Oct. 1O.-In view of the open
ing of the additional lands in the Fort
Berthold reservation and the fact that
large numbers of people from this Sec
tion of the state who went to Canada
a few months ago and filed on claims
have abandoned them and returned to
the United States, recent ruling of
the state department on the question
of re-acquiring American citizenship,
Continued on Page 81
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14

Mrs. w. Hunt and children and Mrs.
Joe Frey, of Gackel, visited with Mrs.
Mary Pasmel on Sunday. They made
the trip across country via jamestown
in the Haut new touring car.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Deserving General Villa

Ell Paso, Oct. 11.-Andreas Garcia,
the Carranza consul, declared today
that he had advices of wholesale de-
sertion Of the Villa army mobilized at
Casas, Grandes. One general, he said,
had left there with 800 men during the
last week to march to the nearest Car
rama outpost, and another general
backed by 1000 men, was on the point
of revolt. Garcia's statements were
secuted by Villa representatives in
Juarez.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Americans in Danger

Mexico City, Oct. 11.-According to
advices received here tonight, Ameri-
cans in the territory held by Zapata
forces are in danger. Charles B. Par
ker, who is in charge of American af-
fairs, has called for volunteer messen-
gers to inform Americans to leave.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14

Mrs. Swarthout Stafford left for her
home in Parsons, Kan, after spending
couple of months in Dakota. Mrs.
Stafford sold her First street property
and modernized her Normal avenue
property, which she has rented to John
Halverson for the space of three years.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
PRESIDENT PUTTING FINAL
TOUCHES TO NOTE TO BRITAIN

Washington. Oct. 11.-Final consid-
Grafton was being given tonight by
President Wilson to a long note to
be sent to Great Britain in few
days, voicing the disapproval by the
United States of the British interfer-
ence with American trade through
the various orders in council.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Members Of One Club
as Guests Of Another

In response to an invitation extend.
ed by the Sheyenne club to the mem
bers of the Neighborly Study club,
both organizations met In joint session
at the home Of Mrs. G. w. Hanna Mon
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14

Lewis M. Oppegaard, manager of
the telephone exchange at Hastings,
in company with his brother Carl,
came across country Sunday and spent
the day with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Oppegaard, who reside on
Third avenue.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14
Equity Getting the Grain

.-H /. b..
st. Paul, Oct. 1.-THE Equity coop
eratives exchange received 30 cars of
grain this morning, which the officers
consider fair start toward the aver
age of so cars day for the weeA.
The showing, however, will depend on
weather in the Northwest in the next
few days.
Rains the past week put a stop to
threshing for several days and greatly
reduced the number of cars received
in Minneapolis as well as ii st. Paul
The fellow who doesn't know when
he is licked Is q nuisance.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-10-14

Atturney Bert. Lewis, from Mime
apolis, visited at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. w, 0. Bouton Saturday.