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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-20
CHAPTER v.

1t was brave and lustrous banquet;
and noisy one, too, because there was
an orchestra among some plants at one
end Of the long dining room, and after
preliminary stiffness the guests were
impelled to cOnverSe-necessaril at
the tops of their voices. The whole
company Of fifty sat at great oblong
table, continent Of damask and lace,
with shores Of crystal and silver run
ming up to spreading groves Of orchids
and lilies and white roses-an inhab-
tied continent, evidently, for there
were three marvellous, cleaning build
1ngs; one in the center and one at each
end, white miracles wrought by some
inspired craftsman in sculptural icing.
They were models in miniature, and
they represented the Sheridan build
ing, the Sheridan apartments, and the
pump works. Nearly all the guests
recognized them without having to be
told what they were, and pronounced
the likenesses superb.
The arrangement Of the table was
visibly baronial. At the head sat the
great Thane, with the flower of his
family and of the guests about him;
then on each side came the neighbors
of the "old" house, grading down to
vaSsalS and retainers-Superinte
cashiers, heads Of departments, and the
like-at the foot, where the Thames
lady took her place as a consolation for
the less important. Here, too, among
the thralls and bondmen, sat Bibbs
Sheridan, meek Banquo, wondering
how anybody could look at him and
eat.
Nevertheless, there was a vast, con-
tinuous eating and the talk went on
with the eating, necessarily 1t rose
over the throbbing of the orchestra and
the clatter and clinking Of silver and
china and glass, and there was a
mighty babble.
And through the interstices of this
clamoring Bibbs could hear the con-
tinual booming of his fathers heavy
voice, and once he caught the sentence,
Eyes, young lady, that's just what did
it for me, and that's just what III do it
for my boys-they got to make two
blades O. grass grow where one i1rew
beforev 1t was his familiar flourish,
an old story to Bibbs, and now jovially
acclaimed for the edification Of Mary
Vertrees.
1t was a great night for Sheridan
the very crest of his wave. His big.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-20

ing up her fallen furs with gesture
of flying grace as she sped.
When she came down, at twenty
minutes after seven, her father stood
In the hall, at the foot Of the stairs.
waiting to be her escort through the
dark. He looked up and watched her
as she descended, and his gaze was
fond and proud-and profoundly dis
turbed. But she smiled and nodded
gayly, and, when she reached the floor,
put a hand on his shoulder.
Eat least no one could suspect me to-
night" she said. II look rich, don't I,
papa"
She did. She had a look that wor-
shipful girl friends called regal" A
head taller than her father, she was as
straight and jauntily poised as a boy
athlete; and her brown hair and her
brown eyes were like her mothers, but
for the rest she went back to some
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-20
Bodv of William Orr Found.

The body of VIM. Orr. the South
Wayne young man who met death by
DIR wning near Dill week ago Sunday
night. was recovered last Thursday.
Searchers in boats hooked graphing
hook into his clothing and brought the
body to the surface. He was found
with one arm around telephone pole,
just outside the right Of way, and
about fifty feet from where the speeder
upon which he and his companion were
riding went off the track. The spot in
which Orr's body was found was near
the right of-way fence, and it is not
improbable that his clothing caught in
the wire and held him down.-Monti-
cello Messenger.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-20
MANY IN MINERAL POINT
TRY SIMPLE MIXTURE

Many Mineral Point people are sur
prised at the QUICK action of simple
buckthorn bark, glycerine, ETC.. as
mixed in Adleri ka. This simple
remedy acts on BOTH upper and lower
bowel, removing such surprising foul
matter that ONE SPOONFUL relieves
almost ANY CASE constipation, sour
stomach or gas. A few doses often re-
lieve or prevent appendicitis A short
treatment helps chronic stomach trou-
BILE. The INSTANT. easy action of
Adler ka is astonishing. Prideaux &
Bliss, Druggists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-20
CHAPTER w.

Mr.. Vertrees, having watched their
departure with the air of a man who
had something at hazard upon the ex-
petition, turned from the window
and began to pace the library thought
fully, pending their return. He was
about sixty; a small man, withered
and dry and fine, trim little sketch
of the elderly dandy. His lambre-
quin muStache, like his smooth hair,
was approaching an equally sheer
whiteness; and though his clothes were
DID, they had shapeliness and flavor
of mode.
The room was cheerful and hideous.
Under a mantel of imitation black
marble merry little coal fire beamed
forth upon high and narrow "Ea stake"
bookcases with long glass doors, com.
Portable, homogeneous furniture, half a
dozen Landseer engravings which Mr..
and Mrs Vertrees sometimes men
toned to each other, after thirty years
of possession, as very fine things"
They had been the first people in town
there, in art, they had rested, but they
still had a feeling that in all such mat.
ters they were in the van.
The growth Of the city, which might
easily have made Mr.. Vertrees a mil.
lionaire, had ruined him because he
had failed to understand it. When
towns begin to grow they have whims,
and the WhimS of a town always ruin
somebody. The dainty little man was
one of the first to fall down and wor
ship Bigness. He was a true prophet
of the prodigious growth, but he had q
fatal gift for selling good and buying
bad. He sold his Inherited office build
ing and house in town to buy lots;
then he sold his farm, except the house
and the ground about it, to pay taxes
thing to keep himself and his family
up, so in despair he sold the lots
(Which went up beautifully the next
year, for Traction stock that was
paying dividends; and disappeared al
together from the commercial surface
at ABOUT TIE IlIue JdlueS SuerludU
came out securely on top.
But there came a day when three
ServitOrS of BignesS in Philadelphia
took greedy counsel with four fellow
worshipers from New York, and not
long after that there were no more
dividends for Mr.. Vertrees. In fact,
there was nothing for Mr.. Nertrees, be-
cause the TRACTION stock" henceforth
was no stock at all. and he had mort
gagged his house long ago to help man
age somehow" according to his concep-
ton of his position in life''-one of his
own old-fashioned phrases. Mr.. Yer
trees had discovered. too, that there
was no salary for him in all the buz-
Zing city-he could do nothing.
1t may be said that he was at the
end Of his string. Such times do come
in all their bitterness. finally, to the
man with no trade or craft, if his
feeble clutch on that slippery ghost,
Property, shall fail.
The windows grew black while he
paced the fan-shaped zone of freight.
But as the mantel clock struck Wheel
lily six there was the rattle of an outer
door, and Mary Vertrees came rushing
into the library and threw herself into
a deep chair by the hearth, laughing
so uncontrollably that tears were in
her eyes. Mrs. Vertrees followed de-
corously, no mirth about her; on the
contrary, she looked vaguely disturbed,
as If she had earen something not quite
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And Mrs. Vertrees, with many mis-
givings, set forth with her daughter
for the gracious assault upon the new
house next door.
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CALLING CARDS AND INVITATIONS

in correct sizes and styles, neatly Print
ed at the Crawford Priutery, Mineral
Point. Engraving work also furnished.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-20
Why, of Course.

What would you call pie trust
magnate?" I'D call him a pie-rate
American.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-08-10
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GRAND PRAIRIE.
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Aug. 1.-Mr. Mckenzie is busy haul
ing material from Pillsbury for his
new house, which will soon be erected
Mabel Coats is assisting with the
Homework at the home Of her uncle
Will Towne, in Minnie Lake.
Whitfield Mckay drove to Valley
City with load of hogs last Saturday
Mr. Northridge was seen on the
streets of Valley City last Saturday.
Mrs. Herbert Taylor called at the
Mckay farm last Friday.
Ida Erickson, of Valley City, is al
present visiting at the Linquist home
Tom Carlson and daughters were
callers at Valley City last Saturday.
Ole Sunde and daughter, Iva, autoed
to Valley City last Saturday.
Among those who called at the Her
bert Taylor farm last Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mckay, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hans Skonnard and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Hector Mckay and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield Mckay
and family.
Ida Holcomb spent the week end
with her cousin, Gertrude Grotberg
Mrs. Miller was on the sick list last
week.
Whitfield Mckay was a business
caller at Valley City Tuesday.
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eral weeks visiting with relatives and
friends in this vicinity before LEAVING
for Cleveland, N. D., where they will
make their future home.
Mrs. W. Myers and her daughter,
Mrs. Stanley Yule were Valley City
visitors Wednesday morning between
trains.
Harold Conover was a passenger to
Fargo Tuesday evening to spend a
few days on business matters.
Mrs. Frank Broderick, Mrs. Nels
Larson, Miss Alma Becker and Fred
Becker autoed down to Valley City
Tuesday afternoon for a short visit.
Mrs. P. NJ. Kellogg entertained
number of little tots last Friday in
honor of her little daughter, jeans,
third birthday. The afternoon was
very pleasantly spent in various
amusements and a delightful lunch.
con was served after which all depart
ed for their homes wishing little Jean
many happy returns of the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Barnes and
daughter, Helen, and Mrs. NJ. D. Kiser
autoed to Valley City last Friday af-
ternoon for a short visit.
John Aygarn and family autoed
down to Valley City last Friday to at
tend the races. H..
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DON'T FORGET
M ark a. Smith
esr. 3rd Ave-. and 3rd St. Phone SEQ
Bran, Shorts, Feeds
Of all kinds, 6aled Hay
and Flour.

get sufficient help. During their short
stay in Darcy Mr.. and Mrs. Marquardt
have won many friends who are sorry
to see them leave Darcy but wish
them much success in whatever line
they may take up.
There was a dance at the Homer
Carroll farm northeast of Darcy last
Friday night. The music was furnish
ed by the Darcy orchestra. A good
sized crowd was in attendance and all
report good time.
A dance was given in the new barn
on the Robert Kunze farm east of
town last Thursday night. Several
from town and the surrounding coun-
try were in attendance and all report
a good time.
S. B. Kegrice left Monday evening
for various points in Minnesota where
he will spend a few days looking after
his farming interests in that vicinity.
Miss Martha Krantz came in Tues
day morning from Enderlin to spend
a few days visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. H. Krantz.
After spending the most of our time
the past two months pumping water
in order to be able to get out a paper
at all, the climax was reached this
week and we have given up in despair
We are not going to cease the publica.
ton of the paper, but we have given
up hopes of attempting to publish it.
under the condition which we have
struggled the past several weeks. Ow
ing to the effect the water has on the
rollers of the press and the other de-
trimental effects of such conditions
we found if impossible to get out a
paper from our plant this week and
| our thoughts turned to seek remedy
At first we attempted to get build
ing in which to move our plant TEN
porarily but no suitable location could
be found and it would have meant
considerable extra work to move the
plant to another location and ther
move it again in few weeks to oul
new building which is now under con
struction. Happily a thought came
and through the kindness and brother
ly feeling of the Times-Record of Val
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-08-10
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE.
CLOSURE SALE

Notice is hereby given that that GER
tain mortgage, executed and delivered
by Ida M. Wilson and Harrison Will
son, mortgagors, to William Olson,
mortgage, dated the 22nd day of De-
cember, 1914, and filed for record in
the office of the Register of Deeds Of
the county of Barnes, and State of
North Dakota on the 23d day of De.
cember, 1914, at 9:55 a. m. and record.
ed in Book SIS of Mortgages on page
6l6, will be fOreclosed by sale of the
premises in such mortgage and herein
after described, at the front door of
the Court House in the City of Valley
City, county of Barnes, State of North
Dakota, at the hour of three o'clock
p. M, on the 10Th day of August, 1916,
to satisfy the amount due upon said
mortgage on the day of sale.
The premises described in such
mortgage and which will be sold to
satisfy the same are as follows: The
south half of the northeast quarter
IS. X of N. E. ~ and Lots one Q)
and two (2) of section four az, Town
ship al, Range So, Barnes county,
State of North Dakota, containing
158 95-100 acres, more or less accord
ing to the Government survey thereof.
There will be due on such mortgage
at the date of sale the sum OF Fifteen
hundred and seventy-fve dollars
$1,575.00), together with the costs of
foreclosure and statutory attorney
fees.
... WILLIAM OLSON,
-..e .,....s 49,. Mortgage
H. A. OLSBERG, a...
Attorney for said Mortgage.
LAST Pub. Aug. 10
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DAZEY
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Darcy Commercial, Aug. 4. - Mrs.
Bob Bailey was up from Valley City
Tuesday for short visit with Darcy
friends.
Mrs. C. o. Jacobson who has been
spending the past several weeks visit,
ing with relatives and friends at Por.
tai and various points in Canada, re-
turned home Tuesday evening.
Miss Eva Bailey is up from Valley
City this week spending few days
visiting with friends Darcy.
The plasterers have completed their
work on the new c. o. Jacobson resi-
dence and the carpenters are expected
soon to put on the finishing material
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobson hope to be com
fortably settled in their new home in
short time.
Miss Ida Harthun who has been
working at the hotel for the past few
weeks left on Tuesday evening fol-
Valley City where she will visit fol
some time.
Mrs. Roach and her son and daugh
ter came in from st. Paul last Friday
They will be employed at the hotel.
The hotel changed management this
week. On Tuesday morning Mr.. anC
Mrs. Marquardt severed their connec
ton with the institution and Miss Hat
tie Kelly assumed the management o.
this popular hostlry. b.
Auditor C. M. Peterson of the
Thompson Yards, Inc. spent a few
days in Darcy this week looking after
business matters at the local yards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Stensrud O.
Dent, Mimi, arrived in Darcy last Fri
day for visit of a few days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ander
son. '
Frank Quick returned to Coopers
town last Saturday after spending
some time in Darcy visiting will
friends and looking after his farming
interests in this vicinity.
Mrs. Milton Chase, formerly Mis-
Anetta Fried of Wimbledon, and Mis-
Anna Fried, of Wisconsin, autoed owe
from Wimbledon last Friday for .
short visit at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. P. Barnes.
The "kid" ball team from this plac,
went up to Hannaford last Friday TO-
a game with the kids at that place
The game was not very good ont
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from Darcy point of view for the
Darcy boys were defeated by a score
Of nine to five. ''""
Miss Lula Larson was a passenger
to Walum last Saturday to give her
music class their regular instructions,
Frank Shearer returned home We'd
nesday from his business trip to Fes'
sender.
Z. P. Getchell autoed up from Valley
City Wednesday for a short visit with
Darcy friends.
A. P. Paulson came up from Valley
| City Wednesday and spent the time
between trains on legal business.
! At the Barnes County fair Mrs. An.
ton Thronson, who lives southwest of
Darcy, won first prize for dairy butter
and Mr.. Thronson won second prize
on his exhibit of wheat. Their many
friends are congratulating them on
their success.
Helen Jacobson went up to Walum
last Saturday and spent the time be-
tween trains visiting with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. w. H. Osborne returned home
last Saturday from Canada where she
has been spending the past few weeks
visiting with relatives and friends.
Frank Shearer left Monday evening
for Fessenden where he will spend a
couple of days on business matters.
During his absence the store is being
cared for by J. B. Shearer.@
D. T. Olson returned home last Fri
day from a short business trip to the
Twin Cities.
Mrs. Mabel Olson came in Tuesday
from Grand Forks where she has been
spending the past few weeks.
Mrs. Roy Freeman returned home
last Friday from a short visit with
friends in Valley City.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. HoltsclaW from
Moorhead, Mimi, are spending few
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Bow
man and family.
There was a ball game in Darcy
Sunday between a country team east
of town and Walum. The game was
quite a close contest and it required
eleven innings to decide the game,
Walum winning by score of six to
five. Owing to the fact that the game
had not been very we'll advertised
there was not very large crowd in
attendance but those who were there
certainly enjoyed the game and made
up for their lack O fnumber in siren
uous roofing.
The fremen held their regular
monthly meeting on Tuesday even
ing. There was not much business to
come before the meeting.
Miss Hattie Kelly returned home
Monday from a few days visit at VAL
ley City. She came home in new
Dodge car which she had purchased
while at that place.
H. M. Olson came up from Gales
burg Sunday for a short visit with
Darcy friends. He returned to that
place Tuesday.
E. R. Fritch returned home last Fri
day from trip to the Twin Cities
where he had been with shipment Of
stock for the Darcy Stock Shippers
association.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. H. Marquardt who
have beening running the hotel since
its opening left Tuesday for Coopers-
town. having decided to give up the
work on account of not being able to
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-08-10
Boys Find Life in Camp
Better Than Earl y Tales

Editor Times-Record:
Mercedes, Texas, July 29.-1 have
just received the enclosed clipping
from a Muskogee, Okla, paper and
since it shows the impression our boys
made all the way, thought it would
be of some interest to Valley City
people.
We have a very nice camp on the
edge of the town of Mercedes, abou,
six miles from the Rio Grande, anG
IS miles from Brownsville. The towr
Of PrOgresso is just across the river, sc
you see that if trouble starts We viii
be close to the scene of action.
There is no sickness yet and no in
dication that the change of climate
is going to affect the North Dakota
troops very much. Regards to every
one.
FAY ROSS,
Second Lieut., Company G
The boys of North Dakota, 1,20(
strong, passed through Muskogee
last night on their way to the Mexican
border. They are bound, SO they said
to Mercedes, Texas, a few miles from
Brownsville, and one of the army
camps "furthest SOUTH
North Dalota's offering to her coun
try's need is the best she has. Mus
kogeeans exclaimed in admiration last
night as the first section of the regi'
ment, swinging with youthful and elas'
tic strides to the music of it's band,
paraded the streets shortly before
o'clock.
The members of no regiment that
has passed through Muskogee have
seemed so young and clean cut as
these boys from the north. The regi.
ment is recruited to a great extent
from the universities of the state. AL
most every other khaki-clad soldier
claims allegiance to some fraternity
and many hold athletic honors. They
come from the best families of Fargo,
Bismarck, Grand Forks, Valley City
and other cities of the state on the
Canadian line.
There'll be no football games this
fall at the state normal school at Val
ely City, N. D., for every member Of
the football squad is with the regiment
on it's way to the border. And the
North Dakota university itself expects
to do very little this fall, for the best
of it's football team enlisted at the
first CALL
For month the men lay in camp at
Bismarck, waiting for the word which
it seemed was never coming. For
two weeks the train that was to take
them stood upon the siding, waiting.
They are more fortunate than the
troops of some other states that have
come through, for they are travelling
in standard Pullman sleeping cars,
three in section. The food that they
are being given, the boys said, is
splendid, much better than they re-
ceived in camp.
The regiment is commanded by
Colonel Frame.
The paper from which the above is
taken is the Phoenix, of Muskogee,
owned and edited by the Tams Bixby,
for years prominent politician in
Minnesota, who was no doubt known
to many North Dakota people. He
was made chairman of the Dawes CON-
mission, which parcelled. out the Indian
lands in Oklahoma to the Indians and
the breeds, mostly a mixture Of negro
and Indians,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-08-10
4 WORD FOR MOTHERS

1tisa grave mistake for mothers to neg
lect their aches and pains and suffer In
silence-this only leads to chronic sick
ness and often shortens fife.
1fyour work is firing; if your nerves are
excitable; if you feel, languid, weary or
depressed, you should know that Scott 8
Emulsion overcomes just such conditions.
It possesses in concentrated form the
very elements to invigorate the blood,
strengthen the tissues, nourish the nerves
and build strength.
SCOTS Is strengthening thousands o.
nothers- and will help you. No alcohol
ecott & Bovine. Bloomfield. Nj.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-08-10
WEST GETcHELL


Aug. 1.-Quite a number of people
of West Getchell attended the Ger.
man Lutheran mission festival, which
was held at Chautauqua park Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Waldrun and
Miss Inga Tjusheim were callers at
Chas. YOung's Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Bergan were
Valley City callers Tuesday evening.
Uloth & Risa had the misfortune CT
losing another valuable horse Friday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Kellar were guests
at dinner at Will Dotting's Sunday.
Henry Young drove to Valley City
Tuesday evening. -s
Laura Staub was Valley City call.
or Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Nagel and fam
lily autoed out to the Chas. Young
farm Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Young accom-
Miss Bertha Schroeder, of Valley
City, to Rienhold Young's Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Dotting and
daughter, Mary, were passengers Mon
day to Ray, where they will visit for
an indefinite time at the home Of Mrs.
Dotting's aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Yule, formerly of Valley City.
Mrs. Chas. Brislin and children, OF
Montana, and Miss Kathryn Maresh
were callers at Chas. Young's Friday
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Young entertain
ed a bunch of old friends at supper
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Susan Duffy and daughter,
Kathleen, Mrs. Paul Kellar, Mrs. l..
Risa and Mr.. and Mrs AL keystone
and children, of Valley City, were
merry bunch that went gooseberrying
Thursday afternoon
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-08-10
The Best Laxative

To keep the bowels regular the best
laxative is outdoor exercise. Drink a
full glass of water half an hour before
breakfast and eat an abundance of
fruit and vegetables, also establish a
regular habit and be sure that your
bowels move once each day. When
a medicine is needed take Chamber
lain's Tablets. They are pleasant to
take and mild and gentle in effect.
Obtainable everywhere.