The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-08-24

3. L. Cheney, who represents the
Avery Machine Co., of Fargo, will re-
turn to the city on Saturday evening
from Mercer, Harvey and other points
in that vicinity, where he has been
spending the past week attending to
matters for the company, making the
trip by auto.
Rev. Arthur E. Prior and family,
who have been living at Chautauqua
park, left on Thursday for New Eng
land, where they will make their
home. Rev. Prior will be pastor of
the Congregational church during the
coming year. The family left for that
place by auto.
Mrs. Fred Poull and little daughter,
Polly, are expected to return to the
city on Saturday evening from Sask.,
Can, where they have been visiting
the past week at the home of Mrs.
Poulrs father, Gene Keene. They will
spend a week in Valley City before
leaving for their home in Montana.
]. l.. Betzina returned on Saturday
from the Parshall and Ryder country,
where he has been working in the in
terests of the Northwest Nursery Co..
He reports that much of the wheat
around there will grade No. 2, and
Rev. J. F. L. Bohnhoff leaves Mon
day evening on No. for Sandusky,
Ohio, where he will go as delegate to
the synodical meeting of the Ohio
synod, which will be in session from
Aug. "a to Aug. 80. After attending
the meeting at Sandusky he will go to
Galena, ILL.,, to spend a week visiting
with his father and brothers. He ex-
poets to return to the city about
Sept. 5.
that the flax crop is coming along fine.
Miss Ruth Araskag, of Fergus Falls,
Mimi, was an arrival in the city on
Saturday and will spend the week here
visiting at the home of her cousin, M.
R. Nelson, and family, on North Fifth
avenue. Miss Araskag arrived here
from Oriska in company with Mr.. Mel
sons brother, E. B. Nelson, coming
over by auto. Mr.. Nelson returned to
Oriska again that evening.
A surprise party was given for Daisy
Wilkinson at her home Monday. The
guests came at 2 o'clock and remained
until 5 O'Clock. Indoor games were
played and refreshments served at 4
o'clock. The shades were drawn and
the rooms prettily lighted by candles.
Decorations were in green and white.
The guests were the Misses Marjorie
Vermilya, Nancy FeatherstOne, IneZ
Taylor, Florence Larson, Halo Chad
wick, Virginia Bailey and Catherine
Bemis All had an enjoyable time in
spite Of the gloomy day.
Grand Forks Herald: Dean Brooke
junior at the university, and Ralph
Pray, of Valley City, arrived in Grand
Forks Saturday from Mentor, Mimi.
The young men were on their way
from Park Rapids, Mimi, to their
homes at Valley City, via automobile,
but were forced to temporarily aban'
don their car at Mentor, pending re-
pairs, and came to Grand Forks to
spend Sunday with friends at the
Synergoi house on the campus. They
will return to the Minnesota town in
day or two to resume their trip to
Valley City. Mr.. Pray intends to enter
the university next fall. He has been
a student at Shattuck military aca-
deny.
Miss Margaret Russell left on Satur-
day evening ON No. 2 for her home at
San Diego, Cal, after visit of sew
eral weeks here at the Frank White
home. Miss Russell stopped over in
Minneapolis for the days visit at the
Arthur Miller home, leaving Minneapo-
lis on Sunday evening in company
with Miss Grace Farley, of Jamestown.
Friday afternoon a number of the
friends of Miss Margaret Russell &C.
copied invitations and gathered for a
picnic supper up the river at 6 o'clock.
The young people were accompanied
by Mrs. Fournie, and there were nine
present. After an enjoyable time the
party returned to their homes about
$3.50.