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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
MALE STENOGRAPHERS AND
TYPEWRI1ERS ALWAYS WANTED

Greatly increased demands for male
stenographers and typewriters in the
United States government service at
Washington require frequent examin-
ations. Appointments in considerable
number are to be made as soon as
eligibles are available. For the pres
ent examinations for the department.
al service, for men only, will be held
monthly, except in December, in 400
of the principal cities of the United
States, and applications may be filed
; at any time.
Young men who are willing to &C.
cept appointment at an entrance SAL
airy of $840 to $1,000 per annum have
excellent opportunities for appoint
ment. Advancement of capable ap-
pointees is reasonably rapid. Occa-
sionally appointment is made at a
salary of as much as $1,000 per an
mum. For such salary only those who
attain a rating of at least IS per cent
in the subject Of stenography and who
have had at least two years practical
Office experience will be certified.
The government service offers an
exceptionally desirable field to bright
and ambitious young men.
Full information in regard to the
scope and character Of the examina-
ton and application forms may be had
from Vernon T. Gale, secretary of the
local boar d, at the postof1ce.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
SHIP SHEEP TO MONTANA

New Rockford, Sept 20.-William
Gordon, of this county, will today ship
four carloads of sheep to Montana. The
price of sheep farther west enables
Mr.. Gordon to do this at profit. Prev
iously he has been importing sheep
from Montana into this section Of the
state. From present indications, rails
ing and feeding sheep is profitable
business. There is no animal on the
farm that will turn weeds and other
kinds Of forage into money like sheep,
and if more attention were given to
them by North Dakota farmers there
would be more fertility for the soil,
less dockage in the grain and more
cash in the farmers bank account.
This is the first time in Mr.. Cor.
don's experience that he could ship
sheep westward at a profit.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
Makes no difference how you dress 'em
YOUR FRIEND

Who nails you for five spot and for
gets to pay it back?
Who steers insurance agents round
your way?
Who gets you into mining deals that
never pan, alack!
Who happens in at mealtime every
day?
Who keeps your lawn mower busy
when you want the thing your
self?
Who's always glad to borrow, not to
lend?
Who envies you the toys you wear
and covets all your pelf?
Who could it be, now frankly, but
your "friend?"
Who tells you to get busy or you'll
surely go to smash;
That your financial wreck will be
complete?
In spite of all his advice, who never
earns the cash
To keep his own household in things
to eat?
Who tells you that you're looking bad
and not at all yourself,
And that you soon are going to meet
your end?
Who is it says 81 told you so" when
you're laid on the shelf?
Who could it be. pray tell US, but
your "friend?"
Grand Rapids News.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
ONE DAY ONLY
NO CHARGE FOR EXAMINATION

DR.. Mellenthin is a regular graduate
In Medicine and Surgery and is licen-
sed by the State of North Dakota. He
visits professionally the more import
ant towns and cities and offers to all
who call on this trip consultation and
examination free, except the expense
of treatment when desired.
According to his method of treat
ment he does not operate for chronic
appendicitis, gall stones, ulcers Of
stomach, tonsils or adenoids.
He has to his credit many wonder
full results in diseases of the stomach,
liver, bowels, blood, skin, nerves,
heart, kidney, bladder, bedwetting,
catarrh, weak lungs, rheumatism,
sciatica, leg ulcers and rectal all.
ments. -.
If you have been ailing for any
length of time and do not get any
better do not fail to call, as improper
measures rather than disease are
very often the cause of your long
standing trouble.
Remember above date, that exam
nation on this trip will be free and
his treatment is different.
German spoken. Address: 336 Bos-
ton Block, Minneapolis, Mimi.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
HID AUTO IN STRAW PILE

Medina Citizen: Ole Anderson, who
lives north of town and who had his
Ford taken from his farm week
before last, is again happy man and
all accounts of finding the car. The
party or parties who had taken the
car got as far as the Dan Tracy place
where it was hid in a straw pile and
was discovered when Reno Schneider,
who works for Mr.. Tracy, was sowing
rye in the field near the stack. 1t was
evident that who ever took the car hid
it where it was found, figuring that
they would have a better chance to
get away with it later on than at the
present time when people had been
notified of the theft and were on the
lookout for a Ford of such descrip-
ton. The car hadn't been damaged
very much and was soon put in good
running order again.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
A HABIT WORTH WHILE

Are you in the habit of carefully
reading the advertisements in your
local newspaper?
If not, we believe that it's a habit
that will be worth acquiring. Nine
times out Of ten in buying you can
save money and get better quality Of
goods by watching the announcements
in the home newspaper.
When a merchant pays for adver-
Using space he has a message for the
buyers of his community. Otherwise
he could not afford to invest in adver-
Using. By reading the paper each
day and taking advantage Of the bar-
gains offered, your living expenses
can be appreciably reduced.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
FRIENDSHIP

You can buy, If you've got money, all
you need to eat and drink,
You can pay for bread and honey, and
can keep your palate sweet.
But when trouble comes to fret you
and when sorrow comes your
way,
For the gentle hand and friendship
that you need you cannot pay.
You can buy with gold and silver
things you've got to have to
wear,
You can purchase all that's needful
when your skies are bright and
fair.
But when clouds begin to gather and
when trouble rules the day,
Your money doesn't lure a friend
worth while to come your way.
For the hand that's warm and grip
ping and the heart that's ten
der, too,
Are what all men living sigh for, when
they're sorrowful and blue.
For there's nothing that's so soothing
and so comforting right then
AS the gladly given fellowship of fell
low S 1ellOW men.
A hand upon your shoulder and a
whispered word of cheer
Are the things that keep you going
when your trouble times are
here;
And you'll hate the gold you've gath
cred and the buildings that you
own,
If you have to bear your troubles and
your sorrows all alone.
If you've served a golden idol, you will
get as your reward
All the luxuries of living that the
coins of gold afford.
But you'll be the poorest mortal and
the saddest in the end,
When the clouds Of trouble gather
and you're hungry for friend.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

Hugh Mcdonald and some of the
other high-carat democrats assured
the Times-Record man that there was
to be no fake about j. Ham Lewis com.
ing to Valley City to deliver an adj
dress. When he got to Minneapolis
he issued a sick bulletin, and the next
time heard from was Bismarck. We
wouldn't have thought much about
his failure to appear if his coming had
not been played up strong in compar'
ison to the non-appearance of Hughes.
After all the democrats may have to
admit that Bryan, Lewis Burke, ct al,
are only ordinary mortals.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
FINGAL BABY PASSES AWAY

Fingal Herald: Tuesday night at IL
o'clock the angel Of death called home
Baby Vivian Alelle Price, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Price. Death was
caused by bronchial pneumonia, fol.
lowing very short illness.
Vivian was born March IL and was
six months and seven days old at the
time Of her death. She was healthy
child, and the sudden taking away has
caused an understandable grief in the
home which was so frightened by her
presence. 81. ..ss s- .a... aa-..
To the bereaved relatives is extend.
ed the heartfelt sympathy of their
many friends. The funeral was held
Thursday afternoon, Rev. E. Struxness
presiding. Interment was made at the
Emmanuel cemetery. .. ,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
WHERE WHOLESOME
.4. CANDY IS MADE

Valley City is fortunate in having
clean and modern confectioneries, and
one of the most popular places is that
of Stern Bros. They have every ap-
pliance and formulate for concocting
the most delicious CONNECTIONS and
candies to be found on the market.
They also have the experience and the
knowledge of candy manufacturing to
the minutest detail. A visit to their
orderly and scrupulously clean place
of business will convince anybody that
what is purchased there will stand the
pure food test.
AS patrons of the advertising COL
umns of the Times-Record we COM
mend the firm of Stern Bros. to the
public for service and fair treatment.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
WlLLlSTON MAN HEAD
OF NEW BOWMAN BANK

Williston, Sept. Paw. H. Wester-
gard, of this city, is president of the
Farmers and Merchants bank at Bow
man, a new financial institution which
opened it's doors for business last
week. G. w. Nelson, formerly of Will
liston, where he is we'll known, is the
cashier of the new bank. His father,
N. H. Nelson, is also associated in the
new enterprise. Mr.. Westergard was
at Bowman last week to look after the
preliminary work for opening the new
bank, and says that prospects indicate
there will be an ever growing field for
the new institution.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
AGED LADY GOREc 81 BULL

Glen Ullin, Sept. 23.-Mrs. Theile,
mother of Stephen Theile, living about
seven miles south of Almont, was hor-
ribly gored by an angry bull. The old
lady went out into the field to drive
a bunch of cattle away from the place,
when the animal attacked her, threw
her down and was trampling upon her
when her cries attracted some men in
field not far distant, who hurried to
her assistance and drove the infurated
animal away. Mrs. Theile was badly
lacerated in the feshy part of one of
her limbs and was terribly bruised
about the body.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
; + - = +++%++++,


Lund Land Co., to John schlicher,
sw NV 18-141-57, 100000.
Carl Olson, to O. G. Gunhus and M.
o. Tollefson, ne sw and lots and Of
Z, 4 ne and lots l and in 18-140-
SO, $4,000.
S. J. Sortland, to Gust Spencer and
Harry Evenson, II int. lot IA, blk. s.,
org. Litchville, $3.50.
The Hope Securities Co., to G. G..
Anderson, lots Z and 8, blk. 13, Pills
bury, $500.
The Hope Securities Co., to Henry
Northridge, part ne 17-143-56, $3.50.
Grace Mutt Hatch, ct al to H. M.
Stroud, lot Is, blk. l, Gibson's LIST ad.
Wimbledon, $500.
John Wilson to G.. J. Parker, lot B
of NV 21-140-58, 81.
G. ]. Parker, to w. H. Pray, lot B
of NV 21-14O.58, 81.
w. H. Pray, to E. A. Pray, lot B of
NV Z1-140-58, 81.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

Not many we venture. All housewives
should know the value of common
bicarbonate of soda as fire killing
agent. At the rate of four ounces t.
a gallon of water, it forms chemical
extinguisher equal to the use of 80
gallons of plain water. The mixture
will not harm varnish, paint or clio
thing. A bucket full of bicarbonate Of
soda water and a tin cup may save a
home and life. And what Is bicarbon-
ate of soda? Why, it is nothing more
than what is generally known as com.
mon saleratus or baking soda.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
MAN CHARGED WITH
BOMB MURDER AT BEACH

Beach, Sept. 22.-The state will use
circumstantial evidence in an attempt
to connect George Smith, under ar
rest, with the murder of Horace Ball,
recently killed by the explosion of
bomb under a corner of his shack in
this city.
A detective has u..eai .hed a chain
of evidence bearing on the actions
of Smith at the time of the murder.
Ball was blown to death as he slept.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
NewsNotes Of EquityEzchange

Many representatives of the grain
combine have in the past been spread
ing the story that the Equity cooper
alive exchange could not sell off-grade
wheat. On Sept. II, 81 cars of sam.
pie grade wheat were sold on the Min
neapolis market at from 35c to 45c
under the September price. On the
same day six cars of sample grade
wheat were sold on the st. Paul mar:
ket for only &c under the September
price. This is certainly a good show
ing for the St. Paul market, and is an
argument that is hard for the repre-
sentatives of the grain combine to
face.
Edwin Wood visited last Sunday
with his father, F.. B. Wood, manager
of the live stock department. Edwin
is located at Candy, Mimi, and is
working in the interests of the Non
partisan league, with which organiza>
ton he has worked for the past two
years.
On Monday, Sept. 10. the Equity co.
operative exchange had on track at
st. Paul 60 carloads of grain. On the
same date a year ago they had on
track but ten carloads. This is GER
tainly a great showing in the face of
the poor crops in North Dakota, where
most of the shipments to the Equity
cooperative exchange have come from
in the past. Had the crop been as
large as it was last year, the exchange
would have been swamped in business
long before this year, but as 1t is,
they are going to be able to care for
every bit of grain offered in very
satisfactory manner.
Ex-Governor John Burks, now treas
urer of the United States, VISA plea.
SAINT visitor at the Equity cooperative
exchange Offices last Tuesday morn
ing. Governor Burke has many friends
at the Equity Offices in this city, who
are always glad to see him on his Wis
its here. After vainly trying to per-
suade his friend, Mr.. Critics, to accom-.
pany him to Dakota, he left on No. l
over the Northern Pacific to look af-
ter his political fences in his native
StoLC, WHICH, u0 10 q CoAOAOoIC AOA IuC
U. S. senate. ~.
It may be interesting to many far
mers in the states to know that there
is a large amount of As pound wheat
in the vicinity of Middale, Sask., Can
ada that they are looking for a mar
ket for this light wheat on this side
of the line. At least, this is the re-
port brought to the Equity office in
st. Paul by w. Erickson of Middale,
Sask.
F. B. Wood, of Deering, N. D., has
been chosen by the officials of the
Equity cooperative exchange for man
ager Of their new live stock depart.
ment in South st. Paul. Mr.. Wood is
already on the job and thus far he
has been able to get complete force
together with the exception of cattle
salesman. He is in Chicago this week
looking or a cattle salesman and
looking up an outlet for feeder cattle.
The members of the South st. Paul live
stock exchange have refused the far
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
FORMER v. c. PEOPLE
MOVE TO CASSELTON

Casselton Reporter: w. w. Belden
and wife are residing in Mrs. Eliza
beth Billiards. house. Mr.. Belden
comes from Fargo to take a position
with the telephone company. The tel
ephone company is improving their
line, and have an extended program of
repairs, additions and extensions map
ped out, with quite a force of men on
the job.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
AS USUAL

Detroit Free Press: According to
reports, there are to be no freak
styles in mems clothes this year.
There will, however, be the usual num-
Der of freaks in mems clothes.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

The Bottineau Courant has been
sold to the farmers. A good county
seat paper devoted to the interests of
the farmers and we'll managed would
be fine arrangement for every coun-
ty. 1t gives local flavor that cannot
be obtained by one paper trying to
cover the whole state, and in our opin-
ion would be more satisfactory.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

AS a proof that there is nothing new
under the sun the song Bells of He'll"
which has supplanted "'Tipperary"
among the soldiers has been sung in
our leading universities ever since
football players wore long hair.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

The controversy over the discovery
of the north pole is to be settled by
an Eskimo. Whatever can stop the
wranglng about Peary and Doc. Cook
is bound to be considered important,
and we desire to copyright the phrase,
leave it to the Eskimo"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

At Leland Stanford university in
California the course in domestic sci
ence includes an imaginary husband.
This ought to make it so attractive to
the girls that they would be eager for
applied husbandry.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

North Dakota democrats are protest
ing their state platform. After protest
ing they are supposed to mount it
even if they 60 down with a crash.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

The fellows who are so anxious
about the monster deficit that is to be
saddled onto the state when they get
into power can avoid it all by declin-
ing the honor of running the state.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

1t may be unethical for doctors to
advertise, but pill vender in Micni-
gan didn't think so. The catchy part
of his ad was that his patients were
never buried alive
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

mers membership and they will
open for business on that market fon
Oct. l, as an independent company.
Prior to settling at Deering, N. D., Mr..
Wood was for years in the live stock.
business, buying, selling and shipping,
but since locating at Deering, he has
been interested only as a grower. He
will give the new department his en-
tire time and attention, and all far
mers who are acquainted with Mr..
Wood know that he will make sue
cess of it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

The close race in the big baseball
league is stimulating candidates to
desperate efforts in an attempt to win
with a home run.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
THE CREAM OF DIRT

Take 'em just the way they are,
Dirty faced and tattered clothes,
Playing boat or trolley car
Tell me what else sWeeter grows?
Mother wants 'em primped and curly,
Starched and shiny all the day,
She's for dressing children early,
But love 'em any way.
Playing soldier, torn and tattered,
See them marching down the street;
Little garments mud bespattered;
See their brown and dusty feet,
Wind-blow hair and paddles frightful,
Seems you cannot keep them clean;
But they're none the less delightful,
Sweetest things I've ever seen.
Makes no difference how you dress 'em,
They're as sweet as they can be;
And smile and say, God bless EN-
When their dirty hands l see.
Though their mother frets about it
And would always have 'em neat,
l declare, and do you doubt it?
Though they're dirty they are sweet.
Take EN- just they way you find 'em,
Tattered clothes an smudgy noses,
Leaving mud tracks out behind EN-,
They are sweeter than the roses.
Yes, with all the dirt that's on 'em
At the ending of the day,
just love to gaze upon 'em;
They are lovely any way.
Detroit Free Press.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

The college guys are coming home
from the border, convinced there is
nothing there to learn.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

New Rockford is going to continue
the capita. removal fight, but as long
as the members of the supreme court
live at Bismarck it will be hard to get
an adverse decision against that town.
They just hate to move, that's all.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat is re-
publican this year. Another case Of
being from Missouri.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
THE WILD AND WOODY WEST

It matters not much whether the
eastern writer be dealing with the ad-
venture or the romance of fiction or
the facts, sometimes romantic enough,
also, of the journey of a political can
didate across the continent, If the
scenes of any Of his episodes, imagin-
airy or real, are laid in North Dakota,
notwithstanding the fact that he is
writing in the present tense, he WILL
in nine cases out Of ten, feel that he
is not doing his subject justice if he
does not draw on the old-time novel
for his descriptions, and present to his
readers pictures of the wild and woolly
west, most Of which never existed out
side of the fervid imagination of the
writer's of 80 years ago, and which has
today no counterpart in real life.
We are, therefore, given to under
stand by these writer's that North Da-
kota is inhabited chiefly by cowboys,
whose time is divided between gallop-
ing after runaway steers and shooting
up the towns adjacent to their ranges.
The easterner is intensely provincial,
and the New Yorker is the most pro-
vincial person on the continent. Hence
to these who are given 10 this sort of
description, personal experience would
be Of no value. They could not be
convinced that North Dakota is ac-
tually civilized. They might see farm
houses with electric lights and bath
rooms and farmers by the thousands
driving their own automobiles along
well.kept highways-but they wouldn't
believe it. North Dakota is to them
the land of the wild and woolly cow
boy, and so it will remain. Because
the evidence of modern civilization
and progress do not fit into the picture
which has been formed in their minds,
they would be ignored.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

The poor quality of gasoline that is
being fed to our jitneys gives them a
very bad breath.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28
SOME READABLE VERSE
DREAMS OF BOYHOOD

wish l were boy again,
Back on the dear old place,
And full Of dreams as I were then,
Ere lines showed on my face;
l wish that could lie once more
Upon the new.mown hay
And have the dreams l had before
| rashly came away.
l used to think of life in town
AS something great and grand;
In dreams l wandered up and down
Through an enchanted land;
Things that l view as common now
We're full of wonder then,
And, oh, wish that l, somehow,
Could be boy again.
l used to dream Of days when
Might earn my daily bread,
Not with my calloused hands, but by
Some genteel means instead;
looked upon the one who toiled
With honest pity then
l wish my hands were hard and soile<
And dreams were sweet again.
And there was one l used to know,
When l was ten and she
Was twenty-four or five or so,
Who had charm for me
! Such as no other ever may,
However sweet or fair
l wish l were boy today
And she could still be there.
How sweet the time of boyhood SEEM
AS look back today;
How pleasant were the dear old dream
That time has swept away.
All, yes; I'd be careless lad
Back on the farm again
But not if father kept the CAD
With which he drove me then.
ANONYMOUS.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

Both parties are making desperate
efforts to capture Montana, and the
only reason apparent for bagging so
few electoral votes is to boast of sub
DUNG the wild and woody west.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

New York is normally republican,
and this year it will be republican in
dividually and collectively.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

We are expecting a little Indian sum
mer, W -, the accent on the little"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

sALERATUS ExTINGUisHES FIRE
How many housewives know that
they have in their own kitchen one of
the best fire extinguishers available?
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-09-28

FOR SALE
About 80 head of milk cows, calves
and young stock, also hogs and pige-
Carl Zaun, Phone 919B.