The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-01-20
THE CITY

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and Mrs. Harry Jacobson returned Fri
day morning from Minneapolis, where
they have been for the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Persons left Sun
day for Lethbridge. Alberta, where he
will look after farming interests for a
couple Of weeks.
Mrs. Jennie Dytman, Of Minneapolis,
is spending couple of weeks in the
city with relatives and friends.
Gordon Cox spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Cox. on
Fifth Avenue.
Mrs. Oscar Jacobson entertained
eight friends at a dinner party Sunday
evening, when an enjoyable evening
was passed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Carr and Mrs.
Eberlein, of Harvey, left Monday aft
ernoon for New Orleans and other
points in the south for few days.
B. J. Haaland returned home from
one Of his regular trips on the late
train Sunday night.
Louis Kuhrie, manager Of the Farm
ers Store in Oriska, spent Monday in
the city attending to business matters.
o. A. Barton went to Darcy Monday
morning to visit the schools at that
place.
Mrs. A. Baer, of Langdon, is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Lee, OF
Maple avenue, for couple of weeks.
Bismarck Tribune: Mrs. E. A.
Wanner of Fifth street is entertaining
as her house guest Mrs. Samuel A.
Hall of Valley City. Mrs. Wanner
and her guest made tour Of the
historical society yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Harry Jones has been on the
sick list, suffering with an attack of
la grippe, since New Years but is
somewhat improved.
Mrs. Robert Anderson returned Sat-
urday morning from st. Paul, where
she was called by the illness of Mrs.
Herbert Charles. She reports Mrs.
Charles as much improved in health.
Mrs. P. P. Persons and Mrs. VIM.
Hill returned from their trip to the
Twin Cities on Wednesday.
"A number of the Normal school girls,
who had been entertained at the Won
ans League Friday afternoon, were
locked in the building and had it not
been for the assistance of Prof OLSON
they would probably have remained for
the rest Of the evening.
Mrs. Putnam, wife of Banker Put
man, of Darlington, was in the city
Saturday, visiting friends and doing
some shopping.
Rev. Jorenson, of Neville, is expect
ed Wednesday to assist in the revival
meetings now being conducted at the
Scandinavian M. E. church.
Harvey Pray returned Sunday eve
ming from Minneapolis, where he has
been since Wednesday on matters OF
business.
abundant. The prairie dogs are 50
fond of this that they care little for
grain whether poisoned or not.
The biological survey is also carry
ing on work against ground SQUIRRELS
pocket gophers, jack rabbits, moles
mountain beavers, pine mice, and
crawflsh, as well as against wolves
and coyotes in the west. The craw
fish, which are so injurious in parts OF
Mississippi and alabama, can be kept
away at an annual expenditure, it Is
estimated, of Is cents an acre or less
after the lands have been once thor
oughly treated.
z While endeavoring to destroy these
and other pests, the bureau is also en-
couraging an increase of population Of
beneficial birds. The results of the
second bird census in the spring oil
1915 showed that bird life can be
largely increased throughout the coun
try. Where efforts are made to pro
tect the birds the population increases
rapidly. ..s
Of the new national bid reserva
tions established during the past year
two are in Washington aid one IN
Minnesota. In all 81 such reserVa
lions are now in charge of the depart
ment. With few exceptions the con
ditions on them are said to be very
favorable to the increase of bird life.
Mrs. p. "A. Schmoll, who was called
to Granite Falls, Mimi, last Tuesday
by the illness of her father, A. H. Cook
reached there just before the old gen
tleman passed away. Mr.. Cook was
81 years Of age and had been ailing fol
some time and an attack Of grippe
combined with his advanced years
caused his death. Mrs. Schmoll has
not yet returned.
Henry O'Day, former baggagemar
at the N. p. station, who was taken t
the railway hospital at Brainerd
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