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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27
LITCHVILLE BANK DEPOSITS
SHOW PLEASING PROSPERITY

Litchvlle Bulletin: According to
the statements published last week by
our local banks, the farmers and bus
mess men of the Litchvile country
have on deposit more than 100000.
We lead every town in Barnes county,
outside of Valley City. Wimbledon
has heretofore been our closest COM
petitor, but on June 80 we were $780,
0S1 ahead of that enterprising city on
the 500 In LaMoure county, the cit
les of La Moure and Edgeley are the
only ones ahead of Litchville The
figures after the towns below are total
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27
WINDMILL MUCH CHEAPER
THAN GASOLINE ENGINE

1t costs AZ times as much to pump
water by means of gasoline engine
as it does by windmill power. These
results were secured in an investiga-
ton conducted at the Nebraska Agri-
cultural college. According to the data
it costs Is cents to pump 100 barrels
of water by windmill and So cents by
gasoline when gasoline is 10 cents a
gallon.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27
CRAIGHEAD is BOILING DOWN
EDUCATIONAL SURVEY REPORT

DR.. E. B. Craighead, commissioner
of education, is boiling down the ed
ucational survey report, which will
soon be issued by the United States
government. President L. F. Craw-
ford and Frank White, of the board of
regents, were appointed as members
of a committee to work with him. At
the same time that the report is
printed a digest of it will be made
public.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27
BUYS HASTINGS ELEVATOR

Hastings Times: Ludwig Larson, Of
Litchville, has bought the Dodge ele-
vator in this village and will be here
to take charge of it as soon as the
present manager, Anton Arves, can
load the grain on hand and be check
ed out Mr.. Larson is we'll recon-.
mended as a grain buyer and with his
family will be welcome addition to
our village.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27
WEDNESDAY is TOO LATE

Every Wednesday evening the
Times-Record gets correspondence,
church notices, ads, and items of vari-
Gus kinds intended for insertion in the
Weekly Times-Record. The Weekly
is printed about noon on Wednesday
and is in the post-office before We'd
nesday evening. If you have anything
for the Weekly it must be in Tuesday
evening.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

On motion duly seconded and car.
ried the auditor was instructed to re.
duce the assessment of the Atlantic
elevator at Wimbledon $4,000.
On motion duly seconded and car.
ried the board adjourned to meet at
9 o'clock a. M, July Is, 1916.
Attest:
C. w. NELSON,
Clerk.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

The regular examination of appli-
cants for teachers certificates will be
held in Valley City Thursday and Fri
day, August 10 and II, 1916. in the
Normal School building, beginning
promptly at $3.50 a. m. ....-.
.-," MINNIE j. NELSON,
Supt. Barnes County Schools.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27
THE BOYS you USED TO KNOW

the big affairs OF life,
And tired, tired, tired, with the ever
lasting strife;
When in spite of every effort you can
not play the game
And you feel there's something lack
ing, something that you cannot
name,
And you don't know what on earth to
do and don't know where to go,
How'd you like to spend an hour with
the boys you used to know?
How'd you like to close your office up
and shut and lock the door,
And pack your grip and take a trip to
your old home town once more;
And meet again your boyh0od chums
upon the old schOolgr0und,
And in the spreading elm trees. shade
just rest and lie around,
And call each other Jack and Jim and
Will and Fred and Joe,
And live the old days over with the
boys you used to know?
And tell about the fun you had at the
games you used to play,
Like Skin the Devil" lone Old Cat"
townball and pull-away;
Perhaps your eyes would moisten as
you called the old class roll,
And found that in the passing years
that Death had taken toll,
And in your hearts you'd wonder who'd
be the next to go?
Who'd be the next one missing from
the boys you used to know?
And how you'd like to go again a
pleasant hour to roam
Across the fields and down the creek
to the bluff called Hunters
Home"
And see again the ledge of rock above
the swimming hole,
Where you used to fish in springtime
with a hazel brush for pole;
The old gristmill and dam are gone,
but the waters overflow,
Like the constant love that binds you
to the boys you used to know.
And how'd you like to climb again the
bluffs which seemed so high,
When you were boys together in the
happy days gone by,
And breathe again the air of spring
all laden with perfume
Of honeysuckle, crab and plum, and
violets in bloom,
And gather round fallen log and in
a campfire glow
Eat lunch of mothers cooking with
the boys you used to know?
Those loyal chums of bygone days are
scattered far and wide,
And all have ties that bind them tC
the place where they reside,
But no matter where their station, nc
matter where they roam,
At times they feel longing for the
town they still call home;
And in their hearts the pulling; as
their busy ways they go,
OF the stronger ties that bind them tc
the boys they used to know
The years are passing swiftly by, the
time will not be long
When you can meet those boys you
knew when life was one sweet
song;
So pack your grip and take trip and
spend week or two
In the town that always will be home
with the latchstring out for you,
And send a bunch of letters ont and
let each letter show
That you would like to meet again
the boys you used to know.
Kansas City Star.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27
GOLDEN TIME

(By Blanche Trennor Heath)
Oh, long, sweet days of the summer
tide,
Far from the rush of the hurrying
town!
Fain in your peace would our hearts
abide,
And lay for awhile their burden
down.
Fain would we wander in leafy ways,
By hill and valley and blossoming
lea,
Where the sunlight smiles through a
golden haze,
And the winds of heaven blow fresh
and free.
The brooklet laughs in it's onward
leap;
BE merry! be merry!" the robin
sings;
While over the clover's crimson sweep
Blithe and busy the wild bee swings.
Hopefully, patiently, day by day,
Joyfully, steadily, hour by hour,
The leaf expands on the greenwood
spray,
The meadow blossom unfolds it's
flower.
Oh, long, sweet days of the summer.
tide,
Untouched by trouble, unmarried by
fear,
Still in your faith let your hearts
abide,
Teach us your lesson of Work and
Cheer!
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

On motion duly seconded and car
ried the automobile belonging to Fred
Carr, was cancelled off record in City
of Valley City, as said automobile had
also been, assessed in Brimer town
ship, where it was on the LIST day of
April, 1916. r. &% - Il
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the board adjourned sine die.
Attest: a.....t + N.
c.. w. NELSON,
N Clerk.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

Holding the prohibition convention
in st. Paul was carrying the war into
Africa all right.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

Benefited by ChamberIain's Liniment
Last winter I used Chamberlain's
Liniment for rheumatic pains, stiffness
and soreness of the knees. and can
conscientiously say that l never used
anything that did me so much good"
Edward Craft, Elba, N. Y. Obtain
able everywhere.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27
Board Of Equalization
CONTINUED from last week.

valley CIly, N. d., July IT, I5IU. :
Eoard met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the following changes were made
in the assessment of personal proper
ty:
Furniture, Utensils, Wearing Apparel,
Stoves, Etc.-Column One
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

The Deutschland brought over a load
of dye-stuffs and expects to take back
a load of die-stuffs.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

1t beats all how country as far
south as Mexico can cool off so quick.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

Valley City, N D., July Is, 1916.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present. '@.-.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the following changes were made
in the assessment of personal proper.
ty: .-.' Sd
Columns Nos. 53-54-55-56-57-5e-59-60
61.6o.6S676o.71 and -
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

The local committee to represent
Valley City's interests appeared at
Fargo Friday and submitted their brief
to the Equity committee on location.
We hope they will not consider their
work is ended, but stick and stay until
every possible effort has been made
to land this institution.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

A million population for North Da-
kota by 1920! 1t listens good. In his
annual address delivered before the
directors of the North Dakota Devel-
opment League Press Bureau in
Grand Forks recently, the president
of that organization called attention
to the fact of the unprecedented growth
and developm ent that is now taking
place in the state. Building is going
forward in every part of North Dako-
ia and he predicts an increase in pop
ulation over 100 per cent when the
next census is taken. If his predic-
tons are realized, North Dakota will
have considerably over a million peo-
pie in 1920.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION.

Newspapers all over the country are
full Of accounts of the spread of infan-
tile paralysis. Actually the number of
cases is small, but they are distribut-
ed over the entire continent, and no
community is exempt from the dan
ger. The true nature of the disease is
only imperfectly understood, and the
methods of dealing with 1t are still in
the experimental stage. The one thing
on which all authorities are agreed is
that good sanitation and the Observ-
ance of the ordinary rules of health af-
fords the best possible protection.
Whatever other measures are adopted
we should clean up and keep clean.
This is always good practice, and with
the very real danger that every COM
munity faces just now it becomes i'm
perative. Waste matter should not be
allowed to accumulate anywhere.
Weeds should be kept down; manure
should be removed, and kitchen ref
use should be disposed of Immediately
in order that there may be no place
for the propa CATION of disease germs
or for the breeding of flies which
carry them from place to place. The
observance Of these and similar pre-
cautions may prevent an epidemic in
our community In any event it will
pay, because it will improve the gen
eral health. 1t is always worth while,
and never more so than during this
present summer.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27
Proceeding Of Board Of !.
County Commissioners
COUNTY AUDITORS OFFICE

Valley City, N. D., July IA, 1916.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
All members present. Y
p The following bids for bridges were
received and opened as per advertise
m ont. .- .... ~ ..
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

+ B. E. Frum was visitor at Fargo
on Friday Is
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

list Natl Bank of Valley City
assessed at ............... .$45, 63
American Natl Bank of Valley
City, assessed at ........... 14,O5
Bank of Valley City, assessed at 1856
Middlewest Loan & Trust Co.,
Valley City, assessed at -. 1885
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

What newspaper man would change
his vocation when right around the
corner stands Joy, Sorrow, Happiness,
Gloom, Hilarity and Old Man Trouble,
all waiting to be given space and at
tention. And for fear that they will
not get to the editor on schedule time
some people drag them in, especially
the last named.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

After considering above bids It was
moved, duly seconded and carried,
agreed to award the contract of build
ing bridges Nos. 1, 2, and 5 to N. M.
Nelson.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the contract for building bridge
No. 4 was awarded to P. G. Davidson.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the successful bidders were noti-
fed to furnish bond according to law.
On motion duly seconded and car
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

The people of Nome and vicinity are
to be congratulated upon the event in
connection with the dedication of their
fine new school building. Their evil
dent determination to give the coming
generations the best possible educa-
tional opportunities is not only COM
mendable, but far sighted 1t speaks
we'll for community to adopt high
standard and sail straight course.
May their achievements be common
surate with their efforts for progress.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

We would like to have the architect
of our postoftice building alter the
plans and put the first floor down even
with the sidewalk. The idea of climb
ing half story every mail is not
agreeable to folks in general, and
petition against it would be signed by
every fat man in town.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-07-27

High power" business in a city Of
medium power facilities is bound to
make the rock bound coast of fnan-
cial stress loom up like a searchlight
on modern battleship on a dark
night.-New Rockford Daily Capital.
With two daily papers in town the
size of New Rockford it is not diff
cult to understand that the Capital is
giving out little inside information.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-06-16
Piazzi
Kills Himself

Henry Piazzi. an Italian-Swiss,
owning a homestead near Cold
Creek, committed suicide some time
between Sunday at midnight and
Monday morning by shooting him
self with a rifle.
Piazzi was having a we'll drilled
on his place and the drillers had
broken drills, lost tools and met
with other mishaps to delay the
work until the deceased had un-
doubtedly become unbalanced over
the matter, having maniacal fear
that his meager funds would be
exhausted before water was struck.
In fact, he had even made threats
to kill all his neighbors if water
wasn't soon reached.
He lived alone, except his cat,
which he shot before he killed
himself. He was in White Bluffs
and Hanford Saturday, where he
was quite we'll known, having
worked around here and being ac-
quainted with several of his coun-
trymen at Hanford.
His body was found by the road
side where he had taken his life
by placing the rifle against his
heart and pushing the trigger with
a stick. The sheriff. and coroner
came as quickly as. possible when
notified and took charge of the
body. Piazzi has a brother in New
York City, we are told.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-06-16
Sure Death
to Vermin

Those contemplating moving in
to a new house, and especially
those about to reoccupy country
homes or rent summer cottages
which may harbor vermin, would
do we'll before they actually occupy
these houses to consider fumigat-
ing with hydro-cyanic acid gas to
eradicate bedbugs and other pests.
This gas, as we'll as the sodium
cyanid from which it is made, how
ever, is one of the most poisonous
substances known, and the inhala-
tion of few breaths of the gas
will result in death unless the vic
tim promptly rescued. For this
reason, those contemplating it's use
should first read carefully Farm
ers' Bulletin No. 500, Hydro-cyanic
Acid Gas Against Household In
sects, recently issued by the de-
partment. This bulletin, by L. o.
Howard and C. H. Popenoe, de-
scribes in detail the manner in
which the gas is manufactured and
used and the precautions which
must be taken to avoid accident.
Hydro-cyanic acid gas, however.
is one of the most efficacious
agents in ridding households of
such pests as bedbugs, feas, cock
reaches, ants, clothesmoths, etc.
Rats and mice, when exposed to its
fumes, run out of their holes into
the open and die there. There is
thus no subsequent annoyance from
dead rodents in the walls and un-
der flooring.
Even when only one room in a
house is to be fumigated, the bull
letin says, the entire house must be
vacated and so closed and marked
with signs that every one is kept
out. The windows in such a house
must be equipped with ropes so
that they can be opened from the
outside when the fumigation is
done. If the house is close to an
other, especially il it's windows are
below those in an adjoining house,
care must be taken to protect
neighbors. This is especially nee
essary in the case of house in a
row, particularly if the partitions
houses are not tight or
if the attic or roof air space COM
with those in the neigh
boring houses. For these reasons,
in the case of summer cottages at
beaches, it is safest and easiest to
fumigate before the family or
have moved in, when
there is plenty of time to air the
house completely after it has been
treated.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-06-16

The Produce company has moved
its shelf hardware over to. the west
side of their store where the Pat
terson company carried their dry
goods stock, and will carry their
feed stock in the lean-to on the
east side of their store. Other
changes will be made in the main
part of the store to make more
room.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-06-16

C. E. Grimes, H. D. Winchester,
P. j. Buwaldo and G. C. duClepper,
composed a party of North Yakima
citizens who came over Wednesday.
The first two named were looking
after property interests here; the
other two are connected with the
Netherlands Mortgage bank and
were looking after loans.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-06-16
Strawberry
Root Weevil

Prof. Melander and Prof. Yothers
have been carrying on experiments
for the past month at Kennewick
endeavoring to find some practical
means of combating the strawberry
root weevil. We are printing the
one recommended by DR.. Melander
which seems to be most feasible
Dist. Hort. Insp. Luke Powell has
been associated with these gentle
men in carrying on these expert
ments and will be glad to assist any
of the strawberry growers who has
the root weevil in his patch and
wants to try to control it. The
work should be done within the
next ten days.
Root weevil is the most serious
of the insect pests of the straw
berry. 1t has already gained quite
a foothold and in some places it has
already exterminated hundreds of
acres of plants, and diligence should
be observed to keep it from spread
ing, and, as far as possible, to de-
stroy it entirely.
Infested plants appear stunted
and sickly. The following year
they are nearly or quite dead show
ing at least many dead and dry
leaves and yielding readily to a
slight pull since most of their root
lets have been eaten through by the
weevil grubs. In the soil previous
to blossoming time can be found
the fleshy curled white grubs about
one.fourth of an inch in length,
which change to white soft pupae
and later, with the appearance of
the first berries, further begin to
transform to the adult weevils. At
first the weevils are brown in color,
but IN few days they become
black. They are round bodies,
hard shelled little beetles, less than
quarter-inch in length and be-
cause of their habit of feigning
death, are difficult to discern among
the plants. When the last of the
berries have been picked the wee
wills begin to migrate and beget an
other generation. Inasmuch as a
female weev!l produces some fifty
eggs, the damage done by the new
generation can be fifty times as
great as that observed during the
spring, although the plants in
tested do not show that weevils are
present until the following year.
This brief recital of the insects life
history should emphasize the i'm
portance of combating the weevil
before it migrates from the dead
patches Of plants. If treatment is
delayed much beyond the end of
the berry season the ravages of the
insect are increased manifold and
determination becomes impossible.
" AS the strawberry root weevil
lives largely under ground it must
be controlled by soil fumigants.
Of the dozen of things tried, but
one has been a practical success,
and it is successful only when
properly applied. The following
treatment can be recommended if
given Immediately after the crop
is off. First search out the spots
in the rows where the Weevil has
practically killed the plants. Next
observe by closely looking about
the base of the adjacent plants
whether the weevil is present and
how far it extends beyond the
sickly plants, Then cover the in
tested part of the row with a STRIP
of canvas or cloth sheeting made
gas tight by a previous painting
with linseed oil. Every five feet
under the canvas place a saucer
containing two-thirds of an ounce
of carbon disulphide and leave in
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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-06-16

place at least six hours. This
completes the treatment, but care
must be taken to keep the edges
of the canvas tight against the
ground. which can easily be done
with some earth and shovel.
Carbon disulphide is an explosively
infammable gas requiring as care
full handling as gasoline, and it's
fumes should not be unduly in
hailed. The cloth should not touch
the saucer since the liquid should
evaporate quickly. A strip of wood
propped up just to clear the plants
can serve to support the canvas SO
as to leave room for diffusion of
the fumes among the plants. If
care is used cheap oilcloth may be
substituted for the oiled canvas.
This treatment may harm the plants
to some extent, but the injury will
be insignificant as compared with
the depredations of the weevil if
unchecked. If a large proportion
of the plants are dead, the field is
beyond recovery; in which case
care should be taken not to let
the pest spread to nearby fields.
Plants for re-setting should not be
secured from fields where the wee
vii is known to be present.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-06-16
c. f. U. Con
vention

The biennial convention of the
Washington State Christian Endeav-
or Union, which includes all Chris
tian Endeavor societies in the en-
tire state of Washington and North
ern Idaho, will meet in Seattle
June % to 25 inclusive. Special
rates of one and one third fare will
be granted on all connecting rail-
roads. The convention committee,
composed of number of promi-
nent Seattle people, confidently
expects that this 1916 gathering
will prove the greatest state con-
vention ever held in the northwest.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-06-16

The many friends here will be
panied to hear of the death of Mrs.
Cowan, sister Of Mrs. Frank
Wheeler, which occurred last week.
The Denver star., 1916-12-02
ARE We GUILTY?

We charge white people
with so many high crimes.
misdemeanors. acts of oppres
sion and repression against
Colored people, that like the
worm they sometimes turn
and make a few charges them
selves. They say for instance,
that they do not give more
jobs to Colored people be-
cause of their unreliability.'
their Iaziness-unless watched,
and their tendency to follow
the adage: lfpleasure inter
feres with work. why cut out
the work. They claim they
used to give church members
the preference until they
found that the average Negro
simply meant an opportunity
to sing loud hymns. pray long
prayers. moke noise and give
vent to emotions. They state
that the throwing open of pub
lie privileges would mean tn at
the worst class of Colored
people would patronize and
abuse them just as they did
years ago and that Colored
people, as a mass. have no
class and that they should not
expect recognition until they
develop sufficient intellectual.
me raj and financial strength
to make and establish classes
Of their own. In short, they
should learn to respect each
other who are worth of re-
spect before expecting other
races to do so. Are we guiltyl
Are the charges true?