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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
Passengers Celebrate
Hanowe' en- on Train

Imps with high.cocked hats danced
gleefully Halloween night on North
ern Pacific trains, for, to do little
novel entertaining, the dining car de-
partment prepared an unexpected pro.
gram. Following the dinner hour
decks were cleared and the usual trim
mings for such a party were installed,
only in an exaggerated degree.
Tables were removed and a wash
tub placed in the center of each dining
car. This was filled with water
Apples adorned the so-called pond and
diving for them furnished read sport
for many passengers. Other features
symbolic of the occasion were also
featured and the festivities were fin
ally ended with dance several hours
after midnight. Music was provided
by monographs.
This is believed the first time that
Halloween has been celebrated on
board trains.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
North Dakota Troops
Seek Mexican Bandits

Mercedes, Texas Oct. 81. (By mail)
North Dakota soldiers participated
in another hunt for Mexican bandits
last night, following the appearance
of a small band three miles east of
Mercedes.
A rancher named Whitney observed
an armed band of MeXicans approach.
ing his house on horseback and, be-
lieving that they meant trouble, he
hustled his family into an auto and
started off for town. The Mexicans
fired but missed the fleeing automo
bile.
Whitney gave the alarm to the mill
tary authorities, stating there were
between 10 and 20 Mexicans in the
band and a patrol of eight men was
sent out from the First North Dakota
infantry, later Joined in the search by
a troop OF regular cavalry from Mer.
cedes and some Texas rangers.
The countryside was secured last
the character of the country, the
whereabouts of the Mexicans was not
discovered at that time However,
rangers and cavalrymen located some
of the armed Mexicans in deserted
shack three miles from this point and
ten Of them were captured without a
struggle and taken in charge by the
rangers.
More bandits are believed to be lin
gering in this territory and three out
posts from the North Dakota regiment
with blanket rolls were sent several
miles out tonight to watch for further
trouble.
Company NJ of Grand Forks was on
guard last night and the searching
patrol was sent out from that organi-
cation. The Grand Forks boys who
shared in the excitement were Ser
geants Fred Locklin and Roy Good
water, Corporal Dryden and Privates
Rowe, Wilson, Dallison, Salisbury and
Carl.
The North DakOtans are now going
through another incubation. This
time it is being taken as a safeguard
against para-typhoid. The incubation
taken at Fort Lincoln for for typhoid
fever. However, there is very little
sickness in the regiment just now.
1t was go degrees in the shade today,
but for the last month the North Da-
kotans have been enjoying delightful
weather in the south. The days have
been mild and the night cool, the re-
cent issue of an extra blanket and d
sweater to each man seeming very
timely.
Re""jsiticns ordering heavy over
coats, o. D. uniforms, wooden under
wear and gloves, have been made out
and it is expected that this wearing
apparel will be issued within few
days. Many are of the opinion the
order presages the early departure OF
the troops for the north or Mexico.
Absent voters ballots have been re-
ceived in camp and during the last
few days the boys have been busy fill
ing out and forwarding the same to
North Dakota.
Politics is a very important subject
on the border these days and has
stirred the interest of the soldier
voters to marked degree.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
Big Game Promised
for Coming Saturday

In a very hard game Saturday Val
ley City high school was defeated by
jamestown by a score of Is to 0.
jamestown put up much better game
than they did earlier in the season
on the Valley City field. The winning
Of this game has been Jamestowns
ambition of the season, and as re-
suit, they have worked harder prepar.
ing than the local boys, who were
slightly over confident.
The last and the biggest game of
the season will be played here next
Saturday, when Moorhead high school
invades the high school camp. A
somewhat different team will be put
ted against Moorhead, for there are
several stars of the game, who have
been ineligible, who will be in the
lineup Saturday.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
BODY OF MAN is FOUND IN BARN

Devils Lake, Nov. 2.-Tom Tweed
of Edmore, was found dead in livery
barn at that place, death being due tc
an over Indulgence in liquor. The man
had been out with party the night
before and, after drinking an exces
sive amount of liquor, went to the liv
cry barn to sleep. When the barn
was opened in the morning, he was
found dead.
The deceased had lived in the Ed
more district for about 20 years an6
was known as Uncle Tom" He was
a victim Of the drink habit There
are no relatives in this country, so ia,
as known.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
HIT 'EM HARD At sANBoRN

Sanborn Enterprise: Lord Byron
wrote: There was a sound of devil
try by night and Bedlam's capital had
gathered there" and something more
about booty and shiviree, or words to
the effect 1t referred to the eve Of
the battle of Waterloo, but might we'll
have been said about Sanborn last
Tuesday night, and it will take a
month for the village to return to
normal
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
Good Newspaper Man
Back to Home Town

Douglas Herald. Mr. and Mrs. r. H
Mexican and two sons, Richard and
Allen, departed this week for Sanborn,
where they will reside in the future.
Mr.. Mexican has successfully managed
this newspaper for the past two years
and in that time has made many firm
Friends who are sorry to see him
leave. Mrs. Mexican leaves large
circle of firm friends in this city, who
regret her departure very much.
Douglas people join the Herald in
wishing this worthy family success in
their new home.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
Daily Service on Nome Rural

Nome Tribune: Word has been re.
ceived here by the local postmaster
that the service on rural route No. 2
will be increased from three to six
times a week, making daily service
for the patrons of that route. At dit
ferent times steps were taken to have
the service on this route increased,
but each time it failed, so the matter
had been dropped, and this move by
the department. at this time comes
somewhat as surprise. The change
will become effective on Nov. Is.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
Fire Prevention Pledge

IL will keep the supply of matches
in metal box and out of the reach Of
children;
FL will not permit a child under
the age of ten years to use watches;
81 will see that lamps are not fill
ed by artificial light, or after dark;
Al will see that gasoline and coal
oil are kept in safe place and in me-
tai cans, and labeled SO;
81 will see that no oily rags are
left around the premises over night
outside of a good metal receptacle;
81 will see that gas brackets have
wire globes on them where there is
danger of the window curtain being
blown into the fame;
II will see that the furnace or
heating apparatus is looked after each
night before retiring;
81 will see tht all ashes are kept
in metal receptacle;
81 will see that cotton batting, or
other flimsy decoration, will be used
on Christmas trees or for other orna-
mentation;
10 will always enforce neatness
and always have scrupulous care for
fire prevention in my home;
Ill will not start fire with any
kind Of oil;
12-I will see that all stairways are
kept clean of rubbish, especially un-
der them;
49, will promptly turn in the
alarm of fire;
Id will be careful with cigars,
cigarettes, pipes and matches, and
will remedy any defect in connection
with any lighting, heating or cooking
device over which may have control.
| will keep this copy, My Fire Pre-
vention Pledge, in my home for the
guidance Of all members of the house.
hold.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
COUPLE KILLED while
\TRYING TO BEAT TRAIN

Mandan, Nov. Fired SHERMAN
and wife, of Lehr, were killed when
Northern Pacific train No. Z hit their
automobile as they were trying to beat
the train over a crossing at Apple.
creek, four miles east of Bismarck
this afternoon. N"
Mrs. SHERMAN was thrown from the
car in front of the train and cut 50
badly that fragments Of the body
were gathered in baskets. ......s
SHERMAN was thrown with the car
and crushed internally. He died while
being taken to hospital.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
VERONA PEOPLE MARRIED

LaMoure, Nov. 3.-Wednesday after.
noon, at the German Lutheran church
with only immediate relatives and a
number of friends present, a pretty
wedding ceremony was performed by
Rev. Theo. Haag, which united in mar.
riage Miss Minnie Weiman, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Weiman, to
otto Siedschlag, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Siedschlag, of Berlin. Both
young people are we'll and favorably
known and the best wishes of their
many friends go with, them.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
WILL DEDICATE BUILDING

Nome Tribune: The dedication of
the new school building in Dist. No.
So will be held Saturday afternoon,
Nov. II. There are preparations be-
ing made to have an excellent pro-
gram, with speakers that are we'll
known throughout the state and there
will be several musical numbers fur
nished by Valley City talent The
committee in charge extend a cor
dial invitation to all. The program
will commence at l O'Clock.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
Jersey Sale Big Success

Fingal Herald: c. E. Batcheller's
sale of Jersey cattle, held last week,
reduced his herd rs head, cows and
heifers being in greatest demand.
Seventeen head remained among local
farmers, the others going to Montana,
South Dakota and different points in
this state. This is the first sale Mr..
Batcheller has held and the result was
very satisfactory. He will probably
hold another in the spring.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
MRS. PEAkE IN TEXAS

The Mercedes (Tex) Tribune of last
week notes that MRS. Amasa P. Peake,
of Valley City, N. D., was here several
days this week to visit her son, who Is
with the North Dakota troops. She
was accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. d. O. Stegner, wife of Captain
Stegner, of the First Minnesota troops,
who arrived in Mercedes Sunday"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Judge 0. H. deS Irgens issued the
following marriage licenses from his
Office during the past couple of days
Thursday, Nov. Flames O'Brien, of
Mansfield township, and Miss Celia,
Hoffert, of Sanborn.
Friday, Nov. 3-John Russell, of Val.
ley City, and Miss Marian Moses, of
Mitchell, S. D.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
FALL FAIR At HASTINGS

Hastings Times: A few of the bus.
mess men met at the bank Monday
evening and discussed the matter of an
agricultural fair for the village this
fall. 1t was decided to hold the fair
Nov. II. Committees were appointed
to solicit funds and arrange schedule
OF prizes, and another meeting is call
ed for Friday evening of this week to
further perfect the plans.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
FUNERAL OF GEORGE soWDEN

The funeral of George Sowden was
held Wednesday afternoon from the
residence, Rev. Vermilya, of the Ep.
worth NJ. E. church, having charge of
the services. Interment was made in
Woodbine cemetery. A large number
of friends were in attendance at the
funeral.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09

Mrs. J. J. Wheeler, of jamestown,
N. D., says she was cured of bad
case of eczema of her hands by DR..
Mellenthin's treatment and is very
thankful. DR.. Mellenthin will be at
Valley City, Kindred Hotel, Monday,
Nov. 20. Hours a. m. to 4 p. m.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09

F.. Dr. S. A. Zimmerman and George B.
Galley returned to the city on Wednes.
day afternoon from two days. hunt
ing trip at dawson, bringing with them
the limit of ducks.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09

A big benefit dance for Company G
is being ARRANGED. 1t will be given at
the Armory Friday evening, Nov. 10.
This Is for the purpose of providing
the members of the company with a
Thanksgiving dinner that has the
home flavor There should be no
question about the response and sub
stantial support. s...
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09

On Friday Rev. and Mrs. E. Hess
Mrs. Anna Schmidt and Mrs. F. KLEIN
of Jamestown, autoed to the city tc
visit at the home Of Rev. and Mrs. J
F. L. Bohnhoff for a couple of days.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
William Larsnan Killed
by Shooting Thursday

William Larsman, prominent farm
er residing about Is miles south Of
Valley City, was instantly killed
Thursday forenoon at about 10 o'clock
by Victor Schneider. The shooting
occurred about go rods from the house
on the Larsman farm.
The Schneiders were tenants for
Larsman and were moving from the
place. They were taking away their
last load of effects when evidently
quarrel was started. Victor Schneider,
a son Of the tenant, did the shooting,
using 3S-calbre liver johnson revol-
yer. Three shots were fired, two tax.
ing effect. Larsman must have died
! Immediately as he was dead when
Sheriff Kelly and the coroner arrived.
Victor Schneider came to Valley
City and gave himself over to the au-
thorities. Sheriff Kelly and the cor
oner went to the scene of the tragedy
and viewed the body. An inquest is
being held this afternoon.
DR.. Van Houten was called for med
ical aid as soon as the shooting occur
red, but found the man dead when he
arrived about an hour after the &C.
currence
At the time of the fray Larsman
was carrying loaded Winchester
shotgun which was laying nearby
when the officials found the body. The
post mortem and inquest that will be
held this afternoon will give particu.
lars. 1t is a sad affair to say the
least. What charge if any is to be
brought against young Schneider is
not known at this time There is no
information yet as to Larsman's fu-
neral.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09

Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Hollis, of Fargo,
formerly of this city, were visitors
here on Wednesday, registered at the
Kindred.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09

Miss Lola Markley is absent from
her duties at the First National bank,
owing to Illness
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09

FOR SALE - Model N Ford in good
running order for $50. Phone 355L.
6-2d-1wp
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09

WANTED-Dressmak at home, SIS
First avenue. Phone 164J 6-6d-1wp
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09

A coroner's inquest was held Friday
afternoon over the body of William
Larsman, who was killed Thursday.
The jury impaneled was composed of
Matt Krogh, H. o. Myhro and Burl
Carr. The substance of their verdict
was that the said William Larsman
came to his death by bullet wounds
from a 38-calibre liver Johnson revol-
YER held in the hands of and fired by
Victor Schneider The Larsman fun.
eral will be held Monday forenoon at
10 o'clock from the Catholic church.
Schneider, who is being held by the
authorities, will be given a hearing
Monday afternoon
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Total -$11,3Ot.1,

total ---------$11 JOLT
On motion duly carried, the report
was approved and the proper officers
were authorized to issue orders ON
the treasurer for the various amounts.
Axel Anderson offered the follow
ing resolution and moved its adoption:
Resolved that, whereas the First
State Bank of Ely, MINI. and the
First National Bank of Ely, MINI.
have offered to become repositories
for school district funds of schooi
district No. IL, st. Louis County, Min
nesota for the ensuing year beginning
with the term of the school treas
urer's bond, August 14th, 1916, and
first having offered to pay interest at
the rate of 2 per cent on all daily
balances left on deposit; second to
pay interest at the rate of 3 per cent
on all funds that are deposited on
time certificates for a period of three
months or more; and third to fur
nish as surety, good surety COM
pany bond with their depository bond
in the amount of 500, 100000 each.
And, whereas the said First State
Bank of Ely, Mimi, and the said First
National Bank of Ely, MINI. have
each presented depository bond In
the sum of $20,OO0.0O with the Amer
can Surety Co. of New York, and the
Aetna Accident & Liability Co. of
Hartford, Conn, respectively, as
surety, therefore be it further resolved
that the said First State Bank and
the said First National Bank and each
of them be designated as repositories
for said school district funds and for
the year aforesaid mentioned, and
that the treasurer of school district
No. II deposit the funds of said dis
trict in each of said repositories in
as near equal amounts as may be. :.
Motion was supported by A. J. Fen
ske and put to vote. All members pre-.
sent voting in favor thereof, it was
adopted and so declared.
Bids for hauling coal were opsned
as follows:
Alex Sikala-Washington & Pioneer
schools q 55c per ton.-Savoy and
Lincoln schools q SOC per ton.
John Dinsmore Washington school
@ SOC per ton.-Other schools @
6Oc per ton.
On motion duly carried, John Dins-
more was awarded the contract for
hauling coal, and the proper officers
were authorized to enter into contra:
with him upon his furnishing salts.
factory bond. All members voting aye
On motion duly carried, the Board
adjourned.
L. J. WHITE,
Secretary.
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Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior.
U. s. Land Office at Duluth. Minnesota.


U. s. Land Office at Duluth. Minnesota.
August z2nd. 1916.
Notice Ii hereby given that Walter r. -Qaina.
whose post-office address is 319 Twenty4eithth
Avenue West. Duluth. Mimi. did. on the FIRST day
of November. 1915. file in this Office Sworn State
ment and Application. No. Ol2lS8. to purchase
the Swk of SEX. Section 20. Township "a
North. Range II West. of the Fourth Principal
Meridian. I and the timber thereon. under
the provisions of the act of June 8. 1878.
and acts amendatory. known as the Tim
Der and ssStone Law" at such value es
might be fxed by appraiscment. and that. pur-
snant to such application. the land and timber
theeon have been estimated and valued by the
applicant the timber estimated at $1,000 board
feet at 81 90 per and the land at $40 co. that said
Applicant will offer final proof in support of his
appication'and sworn statement on the 9Th day
of November. 1916. before the Register and Re-
ceiver OF the United States Land Office. at Du-
lath. Minnesota.
Any person S at liberty to protest this purchase
before entry. or initiate contest at any time
before patent issues by fling a,corroborated
affidavit in this Office. alleging facts which
would defeat the entry.
He names as witnesses william H. Quinn
William H. Smith and Miles McAlpiu. all of Du-
luth. Minnesota.
JOSEPH WINczEwsKI.
81 1927 Register.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20

There is one particular subject with
which the United States must deal
in order to meet the revulsion in pro-
duction and trade which will accom-
pany the close of the great war. That
is the Tariff. I think there is very
general agreement upon that. When
the demand for supplies to the armies
in the field has ended great numbers
of men will return to productive EN-
ployment in Europe and great num-
bers of operatives will be thrown out
of employment here and will have TO
find other work. Europe will have
little money and be heavily in debt.
She will be under strong compulsion
to pay her debts by making and sell
ing goods. She will be on basis OF
strict economy and high organization
and she can make and sell cheaply.
The United States will have an album
dance of money and vast purchasing
power. Our market has always been
attractive to European producers. 1t
will be far more attractive after the
war. 1t is highly probable that even
England will resort to protective
tariff, so that our production will meet
protective barriers in all foreign mar
kets. What are we going to do then?
We must do something. We must pro-
tect ourselves or we shall become the
dumping ground Of the world and our
workmen will beg in the streets.
ha nnrnoarafS haun
that something must be done, for they
have provided tariff board to ascer-
tain and report the true facts to which
a tariff law is to be applied. In Mr..
Taft's Administration the Republicans
provided for a tariff board to report
to the President and it was appointed
and doing excellent work. When the
Democratic House elected in 1910
came in they starved it out of exist
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20

ence by refusing appropriations. In
the last session Of the 61st Congress
the Republicans passed through both
Houses a new bill for tariff board to
report to Congress. There were some
slight differences Of detail in the two
Houses which were agreed upon in
conference, but the Democrats filibus-
tered against the final conference re-
port and so killed the bill. So the
tariff board was dead-slain by the
Democratic party. 1t has now been
resurrected by that party because they
see that something must be done
about the tariff when the war closes.
Now, we can all understand that if the
country wants tariff for revenue only
they may put the making of it in the
hands of the Democratic party. But,
can any sane man contemplate that
party making a protective tariff2 In
the first place they can't do it honestly.
They don't believe in it. They were
born and bred in a different faith.
They have been crying so long that
protection is an abuse of power and an
abomination that they can't reconcile
themselves to protective tariff, and
they regard the Underwood tariff as a
model. That is what we are to have
if the Democrats go back. The Under
wood tariff still, with perhaps here
and there a slight modification regard
ing dye stuffs and some other articles
which can be shown to gentlemen
from Missouri and elsewhere. Well,
if there ever was clumsy, ill conceiv-
ed misfit law, 1t is the tariff which
bears Mr.. UnderwoOd's name. We had
already discovered what its effect was
when the war in Europe began.
Many mills and factories were
closed or running but part of the
time Great numbers of labOrers were
thrown out of employment and the
market for American products was
still further reduced by the destruc-
ton of their purchasing power. En-
terprise halted, discouraged and appre-
hensive of the future. New enter
prises were no longer attempted. Old
plants were no longer enlarged. The
Underwood tariff had already failed
when the war in Europe began. That
war furnished and continues to fur
nish to American production the most
absolute protection because it has to so
great degree stopped production in
Europe. So long as the war lasts our
producers have practically no cOmpe-
tition in our home market, for Europe
does not make the goods to sell here.
At the same time, while the war lasts
our producers have an enormous mar
ket in Europe for the things that Eu
rope can't produce in sufficient guam
titles. When the war is over that con
dition will cease, and we shall deserve
what happens to us if we do not pro
vide against that time by tariff quite
different from the Underwood tariff
and made by men who do not consider
tariff for revenue only an article
of religious faith.-From the speech of
Elihu Root delivered at Carnegie Hall
New York City. October 5. 1916.