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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
Proceedings Of Board Of
County Commissioners
Valley City, N. D., Dec. /. 1916.

Valley City, N. D., Dec. /. 1916.
The following warrants were issued
by the auditor as per resolution OF the
county commissioners and as provided
for by law:
Chas. w. Nelson, salary county
duultOr ............ paw w
J. NJ. Bailie, salary county au-
ditOr deputy ............. o5.OU
Jessie Thorkelson, salary coun-
ty auditor clerk ........ $500
Constance Mcpherson, salary
county auditor clerk ....... $500
Clara Tolstad, salary county
auditor clerk .............. 5000
Thos. A. Collins, salary county
treasurer .................. IVV'Vo
Henry E. Nelson, salary coun-
ty treasurer deputy ......... $500
o. M. Roe, salary register of
DEEDS ................. loo. 90
Anna E. Ramseth, salary regis
ter of deeds deputy ......... $500
Julia Iverson, salary register
OF deeds clerk .............. IS. "
Mabel E. Winkler salary reg
lister of deeds clerk ........ SIS 90
0. H. deS Irgens, salary county
Judge ................ loo. OF
Betty Mcpherson, salary coun-
ty Judge clerk ............. IS. VI
Harry N. Olsby, salary clerk of
court ............... ....... 100. OF
r. M. Olsby, salary clerk Of
court deputy ............... so. OC
James Kelly, salary sheriff 49,. 200 OF
Engebret Larson, salary sheriff
deputy ................ AVV.VO
Clara E. Stenshoel, salary sher-
if clerk $500
Minnie j. Nelson, superintend-
ent Of schools .............. lot .66
o. A. Barton, salary superin-
tendent of schools field dep
uty 12O 90
Annie G. Baillie, salary superin-
tendent of schools deputy. SO 80
M. J. Englert, salary states at
torney ..-...'..''..:'.' loo 90
H. A. Olsberg, salary states at
torney assistant ........... 5000
Josephine Efteland, salary
states attorney clerk ....... 80. 80
Chas. E. Hunt, salary county
puyolCldA Il w
Chas. E. Moordale. salary JAM
tor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $500
M. E. Canning, salary superin-
tendent of county hospital. IS 90
Sam Hayes, salary manager
county farm .............. 5000
Flora Barr salary nurse coun-
ty hospital ................. 5000
Clara Larsen, salary nurse
county hospital ........... 500
Louise Nelson, salary nurse
county hospital .......... As. 90
Jessie Miller, salary night
nurse county hospital. ..... Is. 90
Cora Iverson, salary cook coun-
ty hospital ................. IS 90
Gyda Raaen, salary maid coun'
ty hospital ............. 20. o.!
Emma Felix, salary laundress
county hospital ........... 25. OU
Edna Aase, salary maid coun-
ty hospital ............... 20. 90
Signed:
C. w NFT SON
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21

All members present.
The following bids for furnishing
Barnes county with bonds for the new
ly elected officials for ensuing two
and four years, were received as fol-
lows:
American Surety Company Of
New York, $95,000.00, prem
lu1n ............ YcU1 w
Fidelity and Deposit Company
of Maryland, $95,O0O.00, prem
lum .................. oOl w
National Surety Company, New
York, $95,OOO.OO, premium. =. SOL. 90
Dakota Trust Company, Fargo,
$95,OO0.O0, premium ........ SOL 90
Middlewest Loan e Trust Co.,
Valley City, $95,000.00; prem
luIIl ............ oUl wv
After considering above bids, it was
on motion duly seconded, that the con-
tract be awarded to the Middlewest
Loan & Trust Company, of Valley City
for the sum of $801.00, sub-divided as
.. follows:
| Treasurer, two years, 25,000.00, ..
premium $3.50 90
| Auditor, two years, 100000,
premium fO.UU
Register of deeds, two years,
! 100000, premium ........ $500
Public administrator, four years
| 100000, premium ....... 5000
Clerk of court, two years,
$4,000, premium .......... 5000
, Sheriff, two years, 100000,
premium so 90
, Commissioners (3) four years,
! $5,000.00, premium ..... PIG. 90
States attorney, two years,
100000, premium ........ 1000
Judge, two years, 100000,
premium 1900
Superintendent of schools, two
| years, $4,000, premium. .. 500
Surveyor, two years, $4,000,
| premium Observation-Disclosures. 500
, Coroner, two years, $4,000,
premium 500
Justices az two years, $4,000,
premium 80. 90
Constables az two years,
$4,000, premium ......... 5000
Assessor, two years, $5O0.OG,
~ ohiuW ...... 5.UU
TOTAL ................... 1901 90
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
C. w. NELSON,
Auditor Barnes County, N. Oak.

Valley City, N. D., Dec. 4, 1916.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the commissioners proceedings of
October End, Bird, 4th, 5th, November
LIST, 9Th, 18th and 14th were approved
as read.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the following bills were audited
and allowed:
Mrs. Anna Sather, mothers
pension ............ ...9 4U.OO
Mrs Marie Johnson, mothers
pension lo.VU
Mrs Thea C. A. Nelson, moth
er's pension ............... Is. 0O
Mrs Marie Nelson, mothers
pension ................. Az w
Mrs. Eliza McClaflin, mothers
pension ........... oO.OV
Mrs. Turine Thorstensen, moth
er'S pension ............... 80 w
Mrs. A. Bourbonnais, mothers
pension .............. ~ w
Mrs. Tillie Hanson mothers
pension 10. w
Mrs. Minnie Nelson, mothers
pension ................ 20. 90
Mrs. Jennie HOugen, mothers
pension .......:............ $500
Mrs. Myrtle Robinson, moth
er's pension ............... 1870
Mrs. Sarah McTavish, mothers
pension ................... 40. 90
Mrs. Anna Jothen, mothers
pension 1. 0U
O. A. Barton, mileage and ex-
penses state education meet
ing 1870
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
VI w 1NHH0OIV,
Auditor Barnes County, N. ]

Valley City, N. D., Dec. 6, 1915.
Board met pursuant to adjournment,
All members present except Commits
sioners Gudmesthd and Lee.
The day was spent viewing roads
and bridges in Baldwin and Ellsbury
townships.
On motion duly seconded and car.
ried the board adjourned to meet at
nine o'clock a. NJ, Thursday, Deem
Der 7, 1916.
Attest:
C. w. NELSON,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21

RED Englehart Marshall was granted
refund of taxes paid on all of blocks
l, and 4, Cartoons addition to Oris-
ka, for years 1915 and 1916, amounting
to $S.71 and $4.72 respectively, for
reason that the above blocks are in
Guided and assessed as Abb acres in
NV a OF section 20, north of Northern
Pacific railroad, township 14O, range
56, and that Engelhart Marschall be
requested to make correction deed
accordingly.
Inc balance of the afternoon was
spent in comforting with the town
boards Of Oriska Alta, Skandia. Ho-
part and Potter in regard to 1917 road
work through said townships. Attor-
ney l.. S. B. Richie appeared for Oris-
ka and Alta townships. After hearing
the views from tax payers of Alta
township, it was agreed that the coun-
~ allow said township 100000 and
that the township of Alta furnish
$4,000. The $4,000 furnished to he
divided en- the north and south road
through the township, said roads to be
contract work under the direction Of
the county commissioners of said
county.
Potter township will agree with the
commissioners as soon as thew can
meet with the town board of Potter
and look over said road proposition,
Skandia township was left with
commissioner Gudmestad to adjust
said road work.
Hobart township agreed to give
100000 and the county to give $500. 90,
said money to be used as much as is
needed on the Red Trail and the BAL
ance on the Green Trail through Ho.
bart township.
On motion duly seconded and car.
RED the auditor was instructed to send
to Alta township bill of $500. 90. being
their share of 1916 road work, on road
north of track, as per agreement with
the county commissioners.
On motion duly seconded and car.
rled the board adjourned to meet at
nine O'Clock a. M, Wednesday, De-
cember 9Th, 1916.
Attest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-03

Fifty Thousand Persons
say, the Army football
team whip the Navy in
then annual game at the
Polo Grounds. Each West
Poin,er. as the battalion
marched onto the field,
carried an Army Pennant
and mcsaphone. '.' <....l r''''
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-08-17
CHRISTINE

Dr. and Mrs. L.. u. lvrrson are
rejoicing on ih" BIRTH of Il
baby hoy ON Wednesday.
Our old friend. HON. Andrew
lI"yrrh"|nl is abb" to- greet cal
!rrS. lie is very feeble. but his
heart is rich in friendship and
his eye briYhtrms i'm the presence
of old companions.
Mrs. Arthur Mo. has been i'll
disposed for il few days. Her
many friends hope for speedy re
Mi. and Mrs. M" 2r" Su .%I,; ~.
Hon. r. o. johnson AMI family.
Banker o. j. Strand of Il," First
state Bank made Il business trip
to West Prairie on Monday
Cashier Joseph TnII"if.;nn o1
tn" Bank ct Nnnran. y. d., is
spending his vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. p. Toll
leffSon.
Rev. William Edwards attend
cd the funeral of John Wesley
Soaring. who for many years was
the faithful keeper of records of
the Fargo Forum. Ilr was a
true and noble man. He sought
fou ni and ,t'nlirV lla' beautiful
and having found ii--EIr merged
in to God. There was large
number of friends i'm Attendance.
The principle address was de
livcrrd by his "!d companion ami
minister, Rev. q. T.. Mrtrakcn of
he Clad I'itIingS Mission. Fargo,
y. ID. Th" newspaper fratcn-
ity of TIN" state 'Tllrm Il rule and
east Il linr' To he memory of niln
of their beloved companions and
friends.
Ernest IIalst"ad waS Il bu>in-
cSS visitor to Wahpciun OH Wrl
nrs'lay.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-08-17
SPECIAL WAR CORRESPOND
ENCE

Ih" ANNA. known at the arm
adillo amuses me. Being tIIoro,ly
hly anored. h" presents and idea
That something so perfectly arm
ored must be worth fighting,
Alas! After his armor is re-
moved there isn't dam thing
left TO consider. Why sucn
testing on TN" part of nature? :?
Why arm the arnadiiIo? Where
ne extinct. du" to improper pro-
tcctive covering, we should be
none of the worse off except thai
fewer armadi!lo baskets. made
from his armored portions.
be expressed back east at high
cost. But the armadillo belongs
here. Practically every insect.
even of amoebic proportions.
maintains at his personal en-
pense a saber and scabbar.1.
Plus sac Of irritating poison to
squirt. Where all are armed
there continues much fighting
and the quickest one wins. There
is the centipede. Equipped wit
twenty legs on each of his two
sides. he hasn't the least notion
of going anywhere because no.
body welcomes him. The tar
antula has devil of lot Of
fur about his body-and this is
one of the hottest places i'm the
country.-Minneapo.is Journal.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-08-17
BARNEY REAMlNGS

Mr.. GranlenZ wis Il Wahpetoil
business visitor Monday.
August Moyn@ was in Moorct NJ
Mnod,y.
"Shnrtic" krlbrr made a trip
Io a dentist III Wahprton, We'd
ncS day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry prlzI al"
he parents Of a baby yir! since
August 9th.
f.. f.. BiiIry transacted business
in Mooreton Thursday afternoon
Carpenter BruSowSkr ANA men
put in the fuumdati ion for Fred
Gramcnz new barn last week.
The Epw"rtl L"agu" business
meeting and >nriai which was
held at the F.. T.. Bailey home ON
Fridty evening was we'll attended.
Mason Granrath came up from!
Wahprtnn Monday to begin pla>t
ering John Fink's new home.
Banker I.awercnre and family
OF Moorcton autOed thru Barney
Sunday.
Carl Rudolph and wife are re-
iOicing over the arrival of Il ba-
by gil at their home, August l3.
Arthur krcssin ANA the Misses
Ma'hilda Radig and Alma krrs-
sin autocd to Wyndrn"r" Sunday.
Mrs. r. n. Pennington enjoyed
a visit from her !"randmothcr.
Mrs. Gam.z ui AuOra, Ill last
week.
Miss Monilaws and Miss Stnrl-
ing went to DcLamcrc Saturday
to conduct Gospc! meetings.
Arthur and Ruth Edg"rton AMI
Dick Vosl"rg and wife of Mos
cE". attended the Epworth League
social here Friday evening.
Beginning August 18th the n.
p. will run a freight train each
way daily from Wahpcton to
Oakes.
Mrs. Jennie Moffct made trip
to Wahp:ton Thursday.
Frank Folsom and wife return
ed to international Falls, Mimi,
on WeGh" sday, after VISITING
Thursday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. \. Folsom.
Miss May Matthias went to
Wahp"ton and spent several days
last week.
G. +. Harris left on Monday Oh
a trip to Montana by auto.
Harold Jones of DeLamcrc
spent few days here last week
with his uncle, N. II. Berg and
family.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-08-17

Joe. Rehmet came up from
lcamp Corliss Thursday, RETURN
, ing on Saturday.
Mrs. E. f. Bailey and Mrs. l..
A. Bohn went to Moorcton Sat
urday to attend a meeting of
Rayal Neighbors.
Corvin Moffet was greatly
surprised by several friends
Thursday afternoon who helped
him celebrate his 18th birthday.
Wesley Matthias returned to
Wahpeton Saturday having spent
a few days with relatives here.
Anton Kalwitter of Seward,
Nebraska, came last week, and is
visiting at the home of his bro
ther, Paul.
John Ehier's uncle, Julius Pill
linger of Stockbridgc, Wis. who
has been visiting relatives here
for sometime left OH Friday for
the west.
During the rain and storm Oil
Wednesday evening. the home Of
Mrs. Ben Fink was struck by
lightning but causing 10 serious
damages. There were also sew
eral head of stock killed in var.
ious places in the surrounding
country.
Mrs. II. NJ. Bailey and daughter
We're expected to come home the
first of the week from Ircton,
Iowa, where they had been with
her mother. who is slowly rrcov-
ering from injuries received IN
fall.
Pau! kalwittcr's mother re-
turned home ut seward, Ncbra-
ska, last week after an extended
visit here.
Thieves broke into he stores
of A. Matthias. G.. f. Harris and
=. Mclaughlin o., Thursday
night taking about 50 in money
from III" A. Matthias store: So
'ard , watches and some rings
from G.. T.. Harris and So in cash
! from Mclaughlin
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-08-17
ANNUAL Meeting

The Capital City Milling Co., Of
st. PAU Mimi, Ii"ld their first
annual Stockholders meeting IN
Monday, July 7ih, Mr.. j. j. Nc
Lane Of the temporary board Of
directors resigned and Luther
DanrlZ of Benson, Minnesota was
elected to fill tn" vancanrv. The
offices of the company are w. T..
Coles, Jr., President and l'Irasut
or. II. X. Go;cs. Vice President
and G.. 4. Serum. Secretary, with
Luther Danr.z and Clifford X.
Robertson as directors. The
mill ON s. Robert Street is fast
nearing completion and will be
turning out flour before IIi" close
of this month. The c"nnpan:"
has leased office rooms at Sig
Pioneer Bldg. and will make
their headquarters. They tav.s
recently purchased additional
property on South Robert Slrnrt
and are erecting warehouse SO
hv $50. They will maintain Il
gain department hat will r"rrn-
sent eastern milirrs ON he st.
Paul market and viii! b" LARGELY
huy"s of grain direct from he
Farmers Own s"IIin" Agency. III"
Equity CO-Opcrativc Exchange
est. Paul Queen will b. heir
leading brand of -four.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-08-17
WoRNER-RELINo

Miss Sadie a. Worner, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Worncr anH
Adolph w. Beling were united in
holy bonds of Wet. ,cl;, Wednes-
day. at st." hom: OF tn" bld--'
parents in Great Bend
This young couple is we'll
and favorably known and start
Oh lifc's journey together with
cOngratuAation and best wishes
of many friends.
There has been wedding lie
ense issued to Mr.. Lloyd II. Moore
and Miss. Marie \. Jkanblknc
both Of Wahpeton.
Mrs. Ross of the Wonder Store
is spending the week i'm Eea stern
Minnesota attending to business
and other matters.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-08-17
EQUITY NEWS ITEMS

oeNfal months ago. a depart
ment was rrra",l at the st. Paul
'"fflcc for the purpose of find
ing good managers for Farmers
Elevator Companies. Manage.
That would work for the farmers
interest instead of the iuterest
q! tn" Grain Combine that have
been fleeing them foi. SO man,
years. Many Farmers Eiirva
tors have taken advantage of this
department.. and have during tn.
past few weeks employed man,
managers through this Depart
mrnt.
c. \. Skeie. a man with IS o.
l6 years experience i'm the grai.I
business was placed as Manager
|of the Farmers Elevator Go. at
Finley, North Dakota.
Valentine Orth of Sleepy Eye
Minnesota was placed as Manages
OF the new Elevator co.. al Nc
Vile. North Dakota.
Frank McGram of Greene Isle.
Minnesota. was placed at Brant-
ford. North Dakota.
II. /. kolbcrg of Crosby y. ID,
was placed at he new Elevator
just east of Crosby
NJ. n. Pratt was placed at Bcr-
lin, y. ID.
Frank Mor!an al Edlnorc. II.
@. Puderbaugh at Gromna; ant!
five or six others have been sent
to Montana.
This shows that the farmers
ar. really Interested in this n2ht
and t.: IT, y are anxious tn got
Ma a.""- hat ire ~ t....r :"
III this battle for a: honest grain
market. Any Farmers Elevator
wishing Manager or srco.,d
man should wire or write a letter
to the Equity Co-Op"rativc EX-
change and the ST. Paul office
vii! make every effort possible
to secure for the Elevator Comp
any satisfactory help.
Millard r. Meyers. Managing
Editor Of the American Co-Opcr-
ativc Journal. the mouthpicre Of
the Chicago Board of Trade. was
a pleasant caller at the Exchange
offices last week. Mr.. Meyers
like every other shr"wd observer
of the pescnt trend of events, is
beginning to reaiiZc that the
farmers are going to market their
grain comparatively, not only at
the Ioca! market but at the ter
minal as we'll. Mr.. Meyers may
not admit this fact. but the up
rising among the grain growers
of the country is so general that
anyone Interested in the grain
business can seq that the ter
minai co-operativc marketing ni
grain is very clos" at hand.
a. J.. EngneSS. manager of tn"
Farmers Elevator Co.. al Moore
ton. North Dakota. was a pleas
ant caller al the ST. Paul "ffir"
this week. Mr.. Egn"ss cam" to
st. Paul with stock for the farm
ers adjacent tn Morr"ton. II"
reports crop conditions in that
Locality very poor at this time.
hut the Elevator Co.. will b" Il
busy one this year. as they have
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-08-17
Eastern Argus.

'cnl>rahPd i'm he co-opnraliv,.
sIprln. of live stock as wecI as
gr' in.
larry Oakland ana b. C.. Bcr-
WI Il ot MvNilic. n. ID. wcl,.
pl' i>ant callers at the ST. Paul
of zee this week. They came in
80. ~. :, OF a manager for their
Elevator Co., and also in search
of grain rlcanimg machinery to be
! installed in their new elevator.
In both missions they were sue
crSsful and were very much sur
prised to find that the st. paui
market had grown to the prupor-
ti"ns that ii has.
a. ID. Thompson, one of thu.
large export buyers at Duluth.
Mimi. and superior, Wis, was
tIans2rting business at ST. Paul
last Friday.
The new season on The st.
Paul grain market has already
started. Several bills of lading
having been received for ears
of this years crop.
L.. II. Brorhlnan, General Mana
GER of the District Charming
at Parkcrs Prairie, Mimi. and a.
". Gr"then. a member of the Ma
ti"naI Boad of Directors of tn"
Farmers Society of Equity stop
ped off in ST. Paul on their way
h"m" from a meeting of the Ma
iional Board Of Directors of the
Farmers Society of Equity at
Ogden, Utah. Both NJ. Grotlien
and Mr. BroclInan were very
much Interested in finding out
about the organization Of tho
Equity Co-Operative EXchang"
and the business that it is trans
acting. Both expect to return ln
ST. Paul on December 5th. 6th
and 9TH and attend the Nationa.
Convention and Celebration. at
which tim" the new Equity Ter
NINA Elevator will be dedicatcd.
During the past, the salesman
for the Equity Co-Opcrativc Ex-
change have been able to sci! all
the grain received with little or
no effort, but the large volume
of grain that they ae expecting
this winter ana even the larg"
volume that they are receiving AZ
the present time have caused
them to seend a travelling repre-
sentative east, to call on the VAR
ious mills that arc buying grain
produced by northwestern farm
es. NJ. Waltcs Christensen, an
experienced mill man that has
been accustomed to buying grain
for -four mills is The new employ
ce. Mr.. Christensen has gone
east on his first trip.
During The past two or three
weeks tharo have been manS
more buyers for oats and barley
on the st. Paul market than the
salesman for The Excangc have
been able to supply. ManN
maiteries leaving standing orders
for grain and request having a
pivi!ege to hid on ovey car Of bar
ley that is offered. Many Of the
buyers for oats have ais
requested that they be giver n
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-08-17
PEOPLE WILL DECIDE

"Without a constructive policy
Ec cannot beat Pres. Wilson be
cause the American people will
not swap horses in the mid
die of the stream, unless they
know just exactly what they are
going to get for their second
horse. 4 purely destructive
policy has never been success
full in American policies unless ac
rompanied by the empty dinner
pail. st. Paul Daily News.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-08-17

rhnlrr to bid on every car Of
good f""d oats Offered on thu
market.
Thomas Raleigh, state organ
iz"r of he American Society ol
Equity spent Tuesday of tIli-
week in he st. Paul office. NJ"
ha!"ichi is rnr"ul" to South D&-
k"ta points and stopped off lo!
Iha ,iaS Ia ~iudy v"rv rnr"ful!l
the recent Developments in the s.
Paul market. that he might h'
able to give h" farmers of Snutl
Dakota the very latest news from
their own market.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-08-17

T.. B. Manchester and wifi" Of
Sioux Fails was a guest OF Mrs.
Manchester few days last week.
Mr.. T.. r. Manchester is the big
cracker man of Sioux Falls and
Fargo
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-08-17
as The German-American allianr.
and TheOrdOre Roosevelt

With a constructive policy he
cannot beat President Wilson be-
cause the Republican party is 50
li"p"lrssly split on all construct :
i've issues, foreign and domestic.
That The only safe rai!ying cry
Mr.. Hughes can use is down with
Wilson's
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-02

The houses to be erected will be somewhat like the general tive of house which the company is building at various points in the city but will be more elaborate and consequently more expensive. The preliminary construction will probably be started within two or three weeks time. It is understood that the housing com Dany has been offered an option on the three lots located at the left of the court.
 Activities at the Arms Plant.
 The new rifle range being erected for the Hopkins and Allen Arms company is approaching the completed stage and will soon be ready for use. Pre- parations are being made for the pour ing of the next floor
 Although the company has not been able to turn out rifles on their big contract as soon as they expected, ow- ing to the general condition of affairs throughout the country, yet the out | look is bright at the present time Slow freight service causing delay in | shipments is one of the problems thai | is facing the officials of the company and every effort is being made to over- come this just as soon as possible.