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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
PRETTY WEDDING LAST
- SATURDAY At LISBON

Lisbon, Dec. 1S-Clare w. Parker
and Miss Bessie NJ Walker were mar
ried at high noon on Saturday, Dec. 16.
Only the. immediate relatives were
present. While the wedding was a
very quiet one, 1t was beautiful in
all its appointments. Rev. Albert
Martyr, of Holy Trinity church, off,
ciated, using the ring service of the
Episcopal church.
The bride was very charming in a
lovely satin gown trimmed with pearl
garnitures, and wore a veil. She car
ried shower bouquet of roses and
lilies-of-the-valley. A very sumptuous
wedding dinner was served after the
ceremony. b.. -.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Parker will give
large reception in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. w. Parker on their return to
Lisbon.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
MADMAN WITH KNIFE AND
HAMMER is CAPTURED

Wyndmere, Dec. 16.-Confronted by
a mailman armed with knife and
hammer, Arthur Holstrom, night en-
gineer in charge of the Wyndmere cleo.
trio plant, was last night driven into a
corner of the engine-room, where he
heard James Kelly, the intruder, calm
ly announce II will kill YOU"
Seized a moment later by another
mood, Kelly, who had broken into the
plant through side door, declared he
would let Holmstron live to "hold him
as a witness" A moment later Holm.
strom succeeded in making dash for
liberty. G& -..s..-t r,#
Returning with three men, Holms-
strom and his companions rushed at
the mailman, overpowered and dis.
armed him only after fierce struggle.
None were injured.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
EIGHT YEARS TRAINING
NEEDED By GUARD, SCOTS
ASTOUNDING DECLARATION

Washington, Dec. 19.-The national
guard modified on the Mexican Dor
der would have required nearly eight
years of intensive training to pre-
pare it to meet trained troops, Major
General Hugh l.. Scott, chief of staff
Of the army, declared today in con
tinuing to urge universal military
service system before the senate mill
tary committee.
Fortunately the Mexicans were un
trained troops" he said, land our
purpose to protect the border was &C
complished by the mere presence OF
our men without firing shot. We
never contemplated sending the ma
tional guard over the border until
they were trained, although we sat ur
until 2 or o'clock every morning al
the war department expecting a mes
sage saying the fight was on.
"We feel that the national guard
would have destroyed themselves in
marching had they been sent through
hat hard country"
General Scott said there were 20,
900 CarranZa troops around the Per
shing expedition and $4,000 more op
posite Douglas, where great American
interests are located. These were de-
ployed where they looked for attacks
1--WE sent the national guard down
because it was all we had and we
wanted the Mexicans to see that sol
diers were coming he said eve
sent some units almost unequipped"
General Scott said he believed that
mobilization of the guard was benefi
cial to the country-that it gave pro
lection to American lives and prop
erty on the border for the last five
in five years.
, He disagreed with General Woods
statement that six months training
would fit soldiers for passage into a
federal reserve, declaring a years
training the minimum.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
coURTENAY WILL VOTE ON
MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT

Courtenay, Dec. 19.-Courtenay viii
hold a special election for the purpose
Of floating bonds for village-owned
electric light plant This action was
decided upon at a special meeting Of
the village board and business men
who met last week to discuss the mat.
ter. The tax payers presented petit.
ton asking for municipal plant
There is some opposition to the plan
and spirited fight is anticipated.
The wedding OF Reinhardt Grulke
and Miss Lizzie Scharf. oldest daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Scharf
took place Monday at the home Of
Rev. Leucker. Frank and Ella Scharf,
were witnesses. The happy couple are
now spending the honeymoon with
relatives in Alexandria, Mimi
Alfred Berg is in quarantine at his
farm home for smallpox. The attack
is very light.
Among the other carloads of mum.
tions of war which almost daily pass
through here was noticed recently
two carloads of cigarettes, sometimes
designated as "coff1n nails" The ap-
propriateness Of the shipment was re-
marked by some.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
MUNICIPAL CHRISTMAS TREE

The municipal Christmas tree was
put In place today and for the next
couple Of days the electricians will be
busy wiring it and getting all in readi-
ness for the exercises to be held
Christmas Eve. :, The municipal com
nittee headed BY Alderman Engen is
hard at work arranging the detail OF
The meeting and If weather conditions
ne not too severe large gathering Is
JDoked for. The people of Valley City
lave the proper Christmas spirit and
win set an example for the rest OF
the state in expressing peace on
Earth Good Will to Men"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
CoMMANDERY ELECTS OFFICERS

A meeting of st. Elmo Commandery
was held Monday evening and officers
were elected for the ensuing year.
They are as follows:
Eminent Commander-A. S. Sigurd>
son., ill.,. =
Generalissimo-L. S. B. Richie.
Captain General-D. S. Richie.
Prelate-L. G. Moultrie. ~
Treasurer-John Holmes.
Recorder-O. H. deS. Irgens.
Senior Warden-C. p. Spicer.
Junior Warden-R. T. Healy.
The new officers will be installed
shortly. The next meeting of the com.
mandery will be the Christmas OBJ.
servance at 10 q. m. on Christmas day.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21

Andy Walen was In the city Tuesday
from Rogers.
J. M. Barnett was in the city Tues
day from Fargo.
]. S. Snyder was in the city Tues
day from Rogers.
Howard Wilson was visitor in the
city Tuesday from Leal.
G. Tollefson registered at the Valley
Hotel Tuesday from Sanborn.
liver Rustand registered at the Val
ley Hotel Tuesday from Wendell,
MINI.
Freda Austin, of Rogers, was in the
city Tuesday and stopped at the Val
ley Hotel.
A. C. Bierman, of Fargo, was a Var
ley City caller Tuesday, registering at
the Kindred
Frank Brock was in the city Tues.
day from Sanborn and stopped at the
Valley Hotel.
S. Van Voorhis, of Portal, was a
caller in Valley City Tuesday and was
a guest at the Kindred.
Jessie J.. Taylor, of Oriska, was a
visitor in the city Tuesday, and was
registered at the Kindred.
P. NJ. Abrahamson was a Valley City
caller Tuesday from Leal and register.
ed at the Valley Hotel while here.
Mrs. Alfred Miller and Mrs. w. F.
Westphal, of Voltaire, were Valley
City visitors Tuesday, stopping at the
Kindred.
Miss Tess Henry, of Bismarck, is
expected to arrive in the city to spend
l. Christmas at the home of her father,
,! A. ]. Henry.
H. A. Presler, of Fargo, was in the
city Tuesday, and stopped at the KIN
dred. Mr.. Presler is a former resident
OF Valley City.
The Misses Agnes Anderson, Emma
Anderson and Georgia Henry, Of the
faculty of the New Rockford schools
! will arrive in the city Wednesday eve
ming to spend the holidays at their
homes here.
Miss Helen Chaffee, who is stu
dent at Hamline university, st. Paul
was an arrival in the city Tuesday
evening to spend the Christmas holi.
days at the home of her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. C. C.. Chaffee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Bassett are the
parents of a fine baby daughter of the
regulation weight, born Tuesday eve
ming. Mrs. Bassett and the baby are
reported as doing splendidly. Con
CALCULATIONS are extended.
D. w. Clark, Of the North Dakota
Mutual Fire Insurance Co., will go to
Fargo Thursday morning to attend a
meeting of the state mutual fire in
surance companies He will return tc
the city Thursday evening.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
Barnes County Woman
Reaches Century Mark

Il may be interesting to know that
xere in Barnes county we have cen.
Hanzrian. Mrs. Anna Thompson
hovde. who resides about three miles
suslth of Kathryn, will pass her one
hnndredth birthday Dec. %. She was
harm in Telemarken, Norway, Dec. %,
l116 Fifty.one years, or little bet.
tH than one.half, of her life, was spent
tAcre In 1867 she emigrated to the
Visited States, and settled at Rush.
1Uld, Mimi, where she lived until 1881,
vixen she moved up here. Since then
10 has made her home with her
taughter and son, Julia and Thorn.
Thompson, the latter being one of the
first to take homestead in the Shey.
enc Valley, in that neighborhood.
While she has been endowed with
md has enjoyed remarkably strong
constitution, it has stood her we'll, for
Il this long life she has experienced
md endured more hardships than
e0uld any woman of ordinary health
and strength endure and still survive.
While the youngest of her II children
was six months old, her husband died.
Left alone with this flock and depend
snt nhainly upon her own labor for
their support, it takes no great stretch
Of ina ginatiCn to realize that hers
could not be a life of ease. AS the
years passed and kcr children grew
elder and were able to help, the bur
den perhaps grew less. Two of the
eldest children having come to this
country a few years ahead, helped to
wiring her and the family over here.
Great Grandma" as she is COM
monty known in the neighborhood,
k1s, until recent years, been up and
around. She has always been great
reader of newspapers and interested
Z current events and UP to six years
ago, she was able to read without the
id of glasses. During the last few
years, however, she has mostly stay
q in bed, but has always been able
70 take care of herself. Her mental
faculties are still almost unimpaired.
She can remember we'll things that
Happened in earlier years, but as Is
usual in cid age. events Of recent date
are soon forgotten.
Among the. living of her direct DC.
scendents are seven children: 80
grandchildren: 80 great-grandchildren
md two Observation-Disclosures, in
IN 80. Most of these live in her
Aeighborhood and around Rushford,
0inu-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
Father Killed, Mother
Abandons Little Son;
Couldn't Support Him

Bismarck, Dec. 19.-Abandoned on
the. coolest night of the year, in an
apple box left on the back porch Of
the George Will residence, when Their
mometers in the city were registering
80 below, was the fate of three
weeks old infant boy last night.
A sharp knock on the kitchen door
caused Mr.. Will to leave the sitting
room in his home. AS he opened the
door a gurgle came from an infant
swather in two large blankets, two
dresses, two hoods and other garments
to protect it from the coolest wave Of
the year.
Pausing outside of the Will resi-
Gence We're Mrs. Helen Ward, n years
old, mother of the infant, and Mrs.
Margaret Garman, IS years old, SIS
ter. A soft glow in the little hallway
of the home caused them to abandon
the child at this particular place.
They waited outside until light was
turned on in the kitchen and when
baby was taken inside, a dash was
made for the downtown district. The
child was safe.
Two hours after the desertion, in a
local hotel, Night Captain Chris Mar
tineson Of the police force. and Officer
John Huber made the arrest Of the
two women as they were about to re-
tire for the night. To the night cap
tain the confession was made. The
two women were taken to the county
JAIL :.
II couldn't go to work and have a
baby to care for" was the explanation
the mother gave, in her cell in the
county Jail this morning. ri tried to
board him out, but no one paid any at
tention to the baby or myself" AS
she spoke she tried to stifle her tears
with damp handkerchief, but is was
to no avail.
According to the story told to on
Gals at the Jail, the father of the child,
John Ward, was killed while riding a
broncho near Dickinson about six
months ago. He was employed as
foreman on farm six miles north of
that city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21

real honest-to-God city, just booming
like Big Berthas in Europe. Here we
camped right in a beautiful orange
grove, for camping now was a real
pleasure, as sweet, juicy, sun-kissed
oranges that we picked ourselves were
on the bill of fare for breakfast and
beautiful California flowers decorated
our table. After breakfast felt like a
bottle of catsup, for big, delicious, ripe
tomatoes were only cent and one
half per pound. ..
Another hours drive and we were
in Riverside, a beautiful little city in
the center of the orange and lemon
district. Since our arrival here We
have been seeing things. Have visit
ed Long Beach, Los Angeles, Pasadena,
and all the other neighboring cities of
any Importance AS words cannot ex
press the wonderful beauty of Califor-
mia, we will not take up any more of
your valuable space. -...
With best wishes to all interested,
we remain, .s
Jack and Elizabeth Worley.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
WERE MARRIED HERE MONDAY

Amos Emery and Miss Emma Nelson
were married Monday afternoon at
$3.50 at the M. E. parsonage, Rev. C.
E. Vermilya officiating. Those attend
ing were Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Nelson,
parents of the bride, Walter Emery,
Jr., brother of the groom, and Miss
Burleson, Of this city.
Mr.. Emery is son of Walter En-.
cry, of Ashtabula, and formerly resided
here. The bride is daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Nelson. who live near
the city. The happy couple left Mon
day evening on.a short wedding trip
to Fargo.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
4OETH DAKOTA is NATIONS
LEADER As HOME OWNER

Bismarck, Dec. 19.-Rate Expert
Eittle Of the railroad commission in a
uecent delve into census statistics dts
covered the gratifying fact that North
Dakota leads all other states in the
unfcn in the proportion of hometown.
ers, which is 80 per cent. In other
words, only one North Dakota family
cut Of five lives in rented property.
In Minnesota the percentage of home
Swness is 63.5; in Montana only 56.6
per cent Of the people own their
homes: in South Dakota the proper.
don is 71.2 per cent, while in the Unit
Cd States as whole the proportion is
46.5 per cent.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
WASHINGTON U CERTAINLY
IS CHAMPION OF SOMETHING

By United Press.
New York, Dec 2O.-While the Uni.
versity Of Pittsburgh, Colgate, Brown,
the Army and several other football
teams are having hot discussions in
the east regarding who's who in the
football world, way out west in the
state of Washington there's football
team which is discreetly keeping still
and resting meanwhile on the glorious
record of not having lost a football
game in the last nine years. While
the football laurels are being passed
around it certainly would be the pro.
per thing to hand leaf or so to Coach
Gilmour Dobie and his University of
Washington eleven. The record at
Washington all goes to Dobfe's credit.
There isn't solitary western football
fan wants to take an iota of credit
from Dobie and there isn't one who
believes the team and not Dobie is re-
sponsible for the record.
Washington has not stacked UP
against the heavy, well-coached
elevens of the east, but Dobie's men
have defeated the best on the Pacific
coast and in the mountain states
every year, some of them twice in a
season. That is worth something
when it is considered. that the Oregon
Aggies were generally accepted as one
of the country's strongest teams cou,
pie of years ago. Dobie has coached
football IL years without defeat. His
teams have scored 1862 points against
Ill scored by opponents. Since 1908,
when Dobie went to the University of
Washington, his teams have rolled up
1,245 points against 100 by their ad-
versaries. Washington has played A
regularly scheduled games in that per.
iod, winning AZ and playing scoreless
ties with Oregon Agricultural college
and with Oregon university.
Dobie's record stands as the most
imposing in American football annals,
It would do the eastern elevens credit
to do homage to such football team
while they rest from their own SQUAD
bles.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
Halliday Attorney Pleads
Guilty to Embezzlement

Bismarck, Dec. 20. - Attorney
George Purchase, OF Halliday, today
pleaded guilty to embezzlement be-
fore his trial got under way. He Is
charged with Incorporating $4,000
entrusted to him by a client. He Is
due to be sentenced Jan. 16, the pen
atty being from one to six years i'm
prisOnment
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21

W. B. stohman. Of Darcy. was among
those registered at the Valley Hotel
Tuesday.
Mrs. William Coop and daughter,
Miss Myrtle, have returned to the city
from Chicago, where Miss Coop is a
student at the Art Institute, and will
spend the holidays here.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21

C. F. Luessen, of the Fulton market,
returned to the city Monday morning
from st. Paul, where he went with
Two carloads OF stock for the st. Paul
nArket.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
O. HERE FOR WEDDING

Mrs. F. w. Kulewatz and Mrs. Spill
man, of Jamestown, were arrivals in
the city Tuesday morning to attend
the Lavery-Herring wedding Wednes-
day. They are visiting at the Lavery
home, on Tenth avenue. ,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21
SWEDISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
ernest A. Martell, Pastor.

Ernest A. Martell, Pastor.
Services next Sunday morning at
1890. No services In the evening.
Early Christmas mathis (Julotta) at
Christmas morning. Childrens' pro-
gram in Hobart at p. m. Children's
program in Valley City at Z. A well
come is extended to all who wish to
worship with US.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-21

| ed from the railroad, an ideal place to
camp. Being all in from the long
desert ride we took advantage Of this
convenience. During the night we
were entertained by pack Of wolves,
reminding us somewhat of L. w. Hub
bard and his slide trombone and Val
ley City's male quartet.
| The following day we reached Bar.
stow. Here we found hot spring en-
closed with a house of stone and an
ideal camping ground. Here we spent
pleasant night, being entertained by
another pack Of desert roamers. The
next morning found us on our way at
the break of day, being anxious to
reach our destination. Near evening
we reached the Cajon pass. Our
hearts lighted up with JOY, for here we
were over the desert and had reached
the wonderful roads of California, 20
feet wide and all just Hike ice. ad.
vanced the gas lever on old Lizzie
about % notches and you should have
seen her "skidoo." Barney Oldsfield
would have been ashamed Of himself
had he been there, telegraph poles ap.
peared as Stats on fence. It was
here we caught glimpse Of real Cal.
ifornfa, surrounded as we were by
orange groves, blooming roses and per:
petual sunshine. We could look back
and see snow on the mountain range
which bordered the desert we had just
crossed. My good wife seemed to be
ten years younger and felt kind OF
risky myself. Glory, what relief to
know our journey was nearly ended!
Well, we reached San Bernardino, q
Evening star., 1916-09-25
AMERICAN TROOPER HELD
FOR KILLING CARRANz|STA
Shooting Follows Row in Saloon.
Mexicans Refuse to Re-
lease Prisoner.

Ell PASO. Tex, September 25.-A
Carranza sergeant of the Ell Valle, Chi
huahua. garrison was shot and killed
Friday night by an American trooper
of the 5th Cavalry, who is being held
prisoner, according to a report brought
to Columbus, N. NJ, today from field
headquarters. The Carranza COM
mander at Ell Vale refused to sur
render the prisoner after Gen. ]. ].
Pershing sent a messenger requesting
release. The American is said to be
held incommunicado on a charge of
murder.
According to the report. eight men,
bers of the 5th Cavalry visited a
saloon at Ell Vale. Seventeen Carranza
soldiers entered later with side arms.
During the drinking the Mexican ser
geant Is said to have proposed a toast
to the United States. which was OBJ
jected to by the Americans. The shoot
ing is reported to have followed. When
the Americans reached camp one of
their number was missing.
Evening star., 1916-09-25
CHARLES A. MANSUY Dies
AGED FORTY-FlVE YEARS
Was Employed in the Chief coun-
sells Office Of Reclamation Serv-
ice-Funeral Tomorrow.

Charles A. Mansuy. for a number Of
years employed in the chief counsers
office of the reclamation service. died
at his residence, 1882 East Capitol
street, Saturday night. He was forty
Eve years old.
Funeral services will be held at the
Holy Comforter Church. 14th and East
Capitol streets, tomorrow morning at
9 o'clock Pallbearers will be o. G.
Cowhick. Bartholomew DAILY. Adam A
Weschler. Charles A. Riordan. John H.
Pellen and Frederick A. Garges.
Mr.. Mansuy was a native of Toledo
Ohio, and was appointed from that city
to a position in the War Department In
this city.
He later was transferred to the recla-
nation service, and upon graduation
from the National College of Law.
which he attended while employed. was
appointed assistant counsel.
Mr.. Mansuy attended a number of i'm
portant legal conferences for the gov
ernment. He was assigned to the Den
yer office of the reclamation service for
time for legal work. He was MEM
ber of the Holy Name Society of the
Holy Name Church and of the Home
Club of the Interior Department.
He leaves his wife and two sons,
Charles and Donald Mansuy.
Evening star., 1916-09-25
PETITIONS FOR RECEIVER
UNDER DEBT JUDGMENT
Union Savings Banks Action
Against Jessie 81. and Charles n.
Ridenour and Others.

The Union Savings Bank today filed
petition for the appointment of re-
ceiver, in the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, against Jessie H.
RidenoLN Charles H. Ridenour. New
Amsterdam Casualty Company. T. Nor
ton Cuttings (trustee), Alexander Mum
caster (trustee) and John c. Cuttings.
Justice Mccoy issued an order requir-
ing the defendants to show cause Octo-
Der why the receiver should not be
appointed.
1t is stated in the petition that Jan
uary 27, 1914, c. H Ridenour ct al were
indorsers upon a note for $21,000, exc
cuted by the White Cross Milk Com
pany.
The note matured February 81, 1911.
and was protested the next day. Subse-
quent payments were made on the note,
1t is stated in the petition. and on April
26 last suit was filed in the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia
against the maker Of the note and the
indorsers. June 8. 1916, it is declared,
Judgment was entered in favor of the
complainant for $14. .480.77. with interest
from November 29, 1915. and costs of the
suit.
The court is asked to appoint the re-
ceiver to hold all real estate and per-
sonal property, pending the satisfaction
Of the Judgment. Attorneys Lyon &
Lyon represent the petitioner.
Evening star., 1916-09-25
CARRYING PISTOL NETS
NEGRO 800 DAYS IN JAIL
Extreme Penalty for "Toting'' Con-
cealed Weapons to Be Asked by
q. s. Attorney Given.

The extreme penalty for carrying a
concealed weapon was asked by Assistant
United States Attorney Ralph Given in
the Police Court today when George Da-
Wis, colored. pleaded guilty to charge Of
carrying revolver.
Policeman Jenkins told Judge Aukam
he found the colored man in a fruit store
and discovered the revolver in his pocket
He said as he removed the weapon the
defendant made a grab for it. Another
witness testified Davis was ''poking the
gun in the face Of people on 14th street"
Mr. Given questioned Davis. and he
stated he had served ten years in the
MoundsviIfe penitentiary for shooting his
cousin Davis said he shot his cousin
during a crap game.
Judge Aukam imposed sentence of
800 days in Jail and ordered his per-
sonaI bonds be taken on a charge of
having been drunk.
Following the imposition of the SEN
tence Mr.. Given said 1t is his intention
to ask that the extreme penalty. which
cases Of carrying concealed weapons.
"Of course, there will be some cases
where the extreme penalty does not ap-
ply" he said. This would be where
some person might be arrested passing
through the city"
Mr. Given /said he believed the law
ought to be changed and heavier SEN
tence be set for the carrying Of a con-
cea1ed weapon.