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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-02-03
! CLARK CITY


Sanborn Enterprise, Jan. ~: John
Jones took in the wrestling match at
Eckelson Saturday night.
A number from this locality were
invited to attend the smoker given by
the Eckelson Social Club Tuesday
evening. The severe weather inter-
fered with their going.
James McLees, of the Valley City
Normal, was an over Sunday visitor
at home.
Geo. Hayes, Of Green township, was
over in this part Of the country on
business last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. X. Stillings and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Stillings were guests
at the Arthur Kee home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Swartout and Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Kee were visitors at
the McLees home Wednesday after
noon and evening.
Mr. and Mrs, Henry Cowdrey and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Swartout were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bignall
Sunday.
Frank Stillings surprised his friends
last Friday by returning home with q
wife. The bride Is Miss Belle Hill,
formerly Of this place, but Of late
years has resided at Webster City,
Iowa. The marriage occurred at the
Congregational parsonage at Webster
City, ond Sunday, Jan. 16, at 3 p. m.
The many friends Of the worthy couple
unite in wishing them a long and
happy life together.
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SOME READABLE VERSE
IN THE LEGISLATURE

UN G6SIS1HsS IN.
Sister Mary is a clerk and Mabel, two
years older,
Uncle Peters only child, has got job
as folder.
Cousin Charley is a page; like lots of
other pages,
He never pages anyone, but simply
draws his wages.
Aunty Carrie has a job that doesn't
keep her humping,
And payday is the only time when you
can see her jumping.
Uncle Billy's on the roll; as messenger
he's listed;
He really didn't want the place, but
Cousin Jim insisted.
Mamma has clerkship, too, and SC
has little Willie,
Although to do a lick of work they
would consider silly.
Papa's uncle's Cousins niece, the one
they nicknamed Lazy,
Gets five a day for chewing gum, al
which she is a daisy.
The folders never fold thing; the
clerks they do no clerking,
And yet the records plainly show that
they are all a-working.
It may look queer, but you'll allow that
it is human nature,
When Cousin John and Uncle ST are
in the legislature.
st. Louis POst-Dispatch.
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INDIANS covEr CITIZENSHIP

Fort Yates, N. D., Jan. ga gen
uine powwow will be held here on
the evening Of May 5. superintend-
ent G. G. Covey has just received or
ders which will give all Indians Of
the Standing Rock reservation an op-
portunity to try to qualify for full
citizenship on that date. Practically
every Indian on the reservation will
apply for papers.
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North Dakota, Her Opportunities and Resources
Barnes County Girl Writes a Prize Winning Essay

Among the essays submitted by the
school pupils of North Dakota during
North Dakota Appreciation week in a
contest for the best with the above
heading for subject there was one
by Miss Bertha Schafer, OF
District 81, Barnes county which
was awarded honorable men
ton and a cash prize. Over
10000 essays were written in this con-
test and only Is were awarded prizes,
so that Miss Schafer is entitled to
much credit. These essays were
judged by Superintendent of Public
instruction E. j. Taylor, President F.
L. McVey of the University Of North
Dakota, and President A. G. Crane OF
the Minot Normal school, and great
deal of time was spent upon them
Miss Schafer's essay follows:
North Dakota gives promise of be-
ing one of the best states of the
Union; the metropolis of the north in
splendid opportunities. Its marvellous
resources are awaiting the day of full
Ter development when it's population
shall have increased enough to handle
them.
1.-THE state consists of about sew.
enty thousand square miles of land
with an average of eight persons to
the mile. So there are vast areas yet
left for settlement.
"A great number of people, OF all
nationalities rush into the state every
year, forming a hardy original race,
the cornerstone of the country. A
mixture of nationalities makes better
citizens because they are sturdier and
have different new ways Of doing work
and new ideas.
"The state is fortunate in it's natur-
al resources, with it's great fields of
Ignite coal, it's thousands of acres of
wheat, oats and corn and other grains
and the large clay deposits found in
the part of the state west of the
Missouri.
"The Ignite coal underlies most of
the state and has been found especial
ly good for manufacturing. It can be
used to fire the clay in making bricks
for building. Thus a great amount of
sent out of the state for lumber
and fuel can be kept at home.
I'm parts of the state artesian wells
have been put down and the flow of
natural gas from them is used for
lighting and heating purposes.
I'm educational matters this state
will soon lead, for it has thousands
of dollars arising from the sale Of it's
school lands to form permanent fund.
It has good higher industries with free
tuition, so all can have an equal show.
Most common schools have a nine
months term and the consolidated
school is rapidly coming into favor.
ITO build up the state, the people
must be honest, religious; have good
education and work for better ad.
vantages. And she depends on us as
her last resource"
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and then proceeded to say that the
population of their town is 1,640 ana
bank deposits $1,5O5,194.74, which, il
divided equally, would give each man,
woman and child in the town the sum
of $917.S0.
That's very good, all right, especial
ly for South Dakota town, but just
listen. A report of the condition Of
the Bank of Hyannis was rendered to
the state banking board on Dec. 9,
which showed deposits amounting to-
$317,2O5.72 Hyannis has a population
of 262. Divide the amount of deposits
with the number Of population and you
will discover that each man, woman
and child resident would have $1,439.71
if it was handed around equally. This
goes to show, if an equal division OF
the bank deposits were made, that the
richest man in Webster, S. D., would
possess $521.91 less than the poorest
child in Hyannis, Neb., which still
gives Hyannis the title of '"The Rich
est Town in the World
"Of course the Tribune dislikes to
shatter the fond hopes of Webster,
S. D., but truth is. mighty and must
prevail" and before making a state
ment in the future to the effect that
it is "the richest town in the world
they had better get report Of the
amount Of money on deposit in Hy-
annis, Neb."
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The Yellowstone News, published at
Mondak, Montana, by c. w. Drake,
son of George Drake of this city, is II
years old and prospecting. Charley has
been at the helm for about eight years,
and has brought the plant and bust
ness from small beginning to one
that is commensurate with the growth
and prosperity of that section of the
country.
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STEWART


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Sanborn Enterprise, Jan. q: VIM.
Rohde went to Fargo Monday.
Fred Rohde was caller at Sanborn
Friday.
George Dotting is still hauling
wheat.
Mrs. Clancy's brother, from Iowa, is
visiting her.
Mrs. John Lawry and Rose are visi.
ting few days in Sanborn.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Miller were in
Sanborn Friday.
Tom Clancy was a Sanborn caller
Thursday.
John Clancy was business caller
at Rogers Monday.
Miss Lois Parks was an Eckelson
caller Sunday.
BARLEY and Joe Clancy were San
born callers Tuesday.
George Doting was Sanborn caller
Tuesday.
Emma Shaffer is visiting with her
sister, Mrs. j. H. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Neustal visited
at Geo. Dotting's Saturday.
Peter Clancy and family spent Tues.
day evening at the Val Potter. home.
George Neustal and family visited
at T. K. Barsness' Friday evening.
BARLEY Clancy was. transacting
business in Valley City Friday.
President John Anderson has re-
turned from Fargo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Byles visited
at the George Neustal home. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Miller, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. w. Menke, Mr.. Will Smith
and Emma Shaffer were callers at
the George Neustal home Tuesday
evening. A very enjoyable evening
was spent with cards and fine lunch
was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dotting spent
Thursday evening at Will Potter's.
Mrs. Will Smith is expected home
soon from Minnesota.
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Stinson visited
at the R. w. Menke home Friday eve
ming.
J. H. Miller took load of hogs to
Rogers recently and got six cents a
pound. Not so bad.
Many farmers in this vicinity are
dissatisfied with the raise in taxes.
1t is about time taxpayers began to
kick.
Fred Neustal was visiting south of
Sanborn and also at Marion last week
returning home Monday.
J. H. Miller took load of wheat to
Faust Tuesday and found the roads
not very good.
President John Anderson went to
Fargo Tuesday to attend the Grain
Growers convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Potter were call
ers at the Willie Tell home Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cassatt and
Hans Carlson were callers at the r.
w. Menke home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Miller, and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Rohde spent Saturday
evening at the Will Potter home.
! A number Of farmers of this vicin.
ity are hauling their grain to Sanborn
who usually haul to Rogers and Faust
! Martin and Edmund Hanneman
Will Smith and Henry Menke spent
Saturday evening at the Neustal home
+, Mrs. Fred Rohde returned home
from visiting her parents at Clark
City Saturday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Neustal and son
Fred, Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Menke were
callers at J. H. Miller's Sunday eve
! ming. #,
, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Shaffer and
daughter, Louise, Mrs. VIM. Rohde
and daughter and Fred and Henry
Rohde spent Wednesday at the home
of II N6;llor
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-02-03
THE HOMESTEAD

Here we came when love was yount
Now that love is old,
Shall We leave the floor unswept
And the hearth acold?
Here the hill wind in the dusk,
Wandering to and fro,
Moves the moonflowers like a ghost
OF the long ago.
Here from every doorway looks
A remembered face,
Every sill and panel wears
A familiar grace. ...# T., -
Let the windows smile again,
To the morning light,
And the door stand open wide
When the moon is bright.
Let the breeze of twilight blow
Through the silent hall,
And the dreaming rafters hear
How the thrushes call.
Oh, be merciful and fond
To the house that gave
All it's best to shelter love
Built when love was brave!
Here we came when love was young.
Now that love is old,
Never let it's day be lone
Nor it's heart acold!
Bliss Carman.
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Congressman Mann says the world
is in the worst condition it has ever
been. If that is right we should be
more careful about selecting our con-
gressmen.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-02-03

Cavalier County Chronicle Senator
McCumber has called for an investi-
cation Of the price Of gasoline. Bet
he will find that it is high. We did.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-02-03

We wonder if the press boys will
debate "The Pen is Mightier than the
Sword" We suggest Brother Guild
for the affirmative, and for the mega
tive there is Richter, Lum or Bloom.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-02-03

For those who are not wise to what is
required for preparedness we will
state that all that is lacking is men,
money, guns and shells. i
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-02-03

Experience is valuable acquisition.
no doubt, but most anybody would pass
it back for the bank roll they parted
with to gain the experience :.
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The wooden Indian has disappeared
from in front of the cigar stores. and
We take it that the cigarette drove
him back to the tall timber.
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It's all settled-we mean the CAPT.
tai removal. A Valley City girl ad-
dressed letter to her friend at "Fu.
ture Capital, N. d." and it was duly
delivered at New Rockford the next
day.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-02-03

VARIOUS LIVES
Lives of angleWorms remind us
If we wish our own to bud
We should let no robin find us
AS we wiggle through the mud.
Youngstown Telegram
Lives of bumblebees remind us
If the. people Of our zone
With the hives were all afflicted
How we'd know which was our own.
-Yonkers Statesman.
Lives of octopi remind US
II we had eight hands, and able,
We would not get hot-box elbows
Passing eats around the table.
Houston Post.
Tracks Of centipedes remind us.
II we had those shoes to fill
We would die and leave behind us
An enormous unpaid Dill.
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Honks Of autos oft remind us
When we cross from pave to pave
We must get hump upon us
II our bacon we would save.
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch.
THE REVISED NATIONAL ANTHEM
My country tits Of thee.
Accountability
Strictly dost pirate.
Land Of our fghtless pride.
Land OF the verbal tide.
Danger? Let's run and hide,
Watchfully wait. III 4
New York Tribune.
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The Minot Independent wants their
town called the Wonder City. In the
same colume it tells about business
concern wanting the words Of the
song America" They sent to the
library and the librarian had to dig
q copy out of a private collection.
With no malice towards Chicago, and
with due respect to Brother Colcord,
who is fine fellow, and with no in
tention of summarizing, we hope for
pardon if we occasionally allude to
their village as Windy City.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-02-03

The selecting of Lake Metigoshe In
Bottineau county for the summer
meeting of the press gang was just
the right thing. You can stay up in
the Turtle mountains where it is cool
during the day, slide down into the
lake for a bath in the evening, par
take of the banquet, tango until day
light and then start all over again.
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FIGURATIvELY SPEAKING

Though they had never met b.
What cause had she 2 care?
She loved him 10-derly because
He was q 1000, OO0-aire.
Boston Transcript
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We suppose all this talk about get
ting ready to defy the whole world
means being prepared against a
reigny day.
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The fact that the people of MinOt go
after everything that they can posi-
bly, bring to their city accounts for
much of what they already have.
They did not land the summer meeting
of the state press association, and
there are other things that may es-
cape their jealous efforts. For instance
there is the Equity packing plant.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-02-03

The rich people might be willing to
pay the expense Of running the gov
ernment provided they could run it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-02-03

It will take the United States two
years to make 16-inch guns, and then
there will probably be no need for
them.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-02-03

Advocates Of a preparedness pro.
gram ought to state whom we have
got to fight.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-02-03

II the price Of gasoline goes much
higher how are people to get their
clothes dry cleaned.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-02-03

The movement for town and coun-
try club apparently just can't be stop
ped. It keeps on growing with added
interest.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-02-03

Here is one for the women to spring
Just before Easter: When is hat
not a hat? When it becomes woman.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-02-03

WANTED By young woman, position
as housekeeper on farm. Address.
Times Record. 26-d3-w2p
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Unfinished business Is term that
covers multitude Of undertakings.
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We will encourage any uplift move
ment that tends to boost the mercury.
Germany has q Kruppt practices act

also. .ss
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rehearsals was Miss Embury. After our
interview I'd have taken my oath that
she'd be stiff and unyielding and parroty
"a good deal like Kelly this afternoon.
On the contrary, she was like Vesuvius in
repose-peaceful and placid on the sur
face, and all fire underneath. When she
read her lines, her big eyes would light up,
and her voice would deepen and go back
in her throat.
l asked her once if she were consciously
acting, or if she allowed her spontaneity
to guide her.
II forget all about me-" she said. am
just trying to produce the effect that's
wanted. Here I'm supposed to be leading
you on-and that's all think about"
That reply of hers was very enlighten-
ing. 1 saw why she hadn't cared about
playing opposite young Mr.. Reynolds.
Needless to say, was painstakingly
careful. l never touched her, not even
when the script demanded an embrace to
render the lines ineligible. made my
self as matter-of-fact as could. 1t was
automatically advisable. But there are
two points to remember here: one, that
l was young and impressionable; the
other, that I'd really written the play.
I'd put into the mouth of the leading man
my own thoughts, my own phrases. I'd
tried to imagine what girl would have
to say to me in order to move me deeply.
r EHEARSING with that girl was like
reading my autobiography. Some
times didn't know whether was speak
ing of my own volition, or simply reciting
lesson I'd learned. Some of her lines left
me staggering were as efficacious as
if she'd said them in earnest and alone
l honestly think it was good play
At any rate, l was childish enough to
be trife jealous of Throckmorton when
the society columns began to print the
opening blurbs. knew they were blurbs,
I knew they were done by literary
blacksmiths who had SO many columns to
fill every Sunday,-but it CALLED me to see
Throckmorton' photograph in big space,
and to read what was said about him.
One of the critics who'd damned my
Broadway flivver ran up to Kenilworth
for weekend. glanced over the third act,
and told me that, if l didn't have too
much pride to take pattern by an anna
teur, l could get more from Throck-
morton than I'd ever known myself!
And Throckmorton, although he didn't
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mean to be offensive, but only to support
his prestige, was getting more or less in
siderable. He came to every rehearsal
there wasn't a monosyllable, or cross, or
the alteration of the most insignificant bit
of business, that he didn't weigh and pass
judgment upon. And the gradual as
sumption of an air of authority deceived
me. He slipped so smoothly into control
of affairs that, before, knew what had
happened, he was the supreme court, and
my jurisdiction was nothing more than n
nisi prius. Every suggestion made was
referred to him. Finally was told pretty
fatty that l mustn't undertake any
changes in the book without his sanction.
Indeed, when the public performance
: was only week or two distant, Miss EN-
bury was the only one who recognized my
position. Shestill appealed tome for advice
on the finest technicalities; she wouldn't
give voice to an immaterial exclamation
until she'd had the best instruction
could give her on the shading of itand
after that she'd send it out in her boyisli,
throaty contralto, so that my pleasure in
the work was lost in admiration of her.
/ don't mean that | was in love with
her; l had too much sense for that. was
well aware that her father paid more for
several of his servants than was earning
in year. But the lines had originally
written for her and revised later-with
Throckmorton's consent-had something
back of them. So did mine. And al
though my eyes were open, and | never
lost sight of Throckmorton' check at the
finish, I'll concede- that was looking for
ward to that public performance.
THE living-room of the Golf Club was
chosen as the auditorium; the adver-
Using was out; the press was invited; the
tickets were issued; had Il couple of ex-
perts from New York to attend to the
makeup; we were set for dress rehearsal.
Throckmorton, as usual, was in COM
mand. 1t was the only time he ever
nerved himself to call me down, but he
did it then-on my entrance speech. Oh,
it was beautifully staged! 1t was the key
note of the afternoon! Right at the begin
ming l had my niche; Throckmorton
crowded me into it, and sealed it up.
Angry as l was, appreciated that final
stroke of diplomacy. 1t put me where |
Belonged hired actor, to balance the
cast. could fancy what roar of
derision would 60 up if, after that, ever
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brutal, lllSon would Go heynOluS part as
he'd do any similar job. Dixon might try
to be funny with it. And I'd hate to quit
now-especially when it's too late to
write anything else. And it's fearfully
banal to put on an old standard that
everybody's seen hundred times-and
a hundred times better. And it's all for
charity
Miss Embury looked at me apprais-
ingly. Her eyes, perfectly level and I'M
emotional. disturbed me. ] knew that to
her society wasn't of much greater ac-
count than q cigar salesman or chauffeur
but she disturbed me.
"The piece can't very well be rewrit-
ten," l said, for relief. "The big motive
runs through from the first curtain to the
last. It's the main highway-the other
parts are subordinate. It'sas Miss Embury
wishes If can substitute for Mr.. Rey-
nolds, I'll do it gladly. The other alter
natives are to recast or to resign"
II think" said Miss Embury deliber-
ately, "that under all the circumstances
Dicks play, and it's wonderful play!--
and the charity-and the little time re-
maining-I should like to have Mr.. Tilson
take Mr.. Reynolds place"
Throckmorton and / were coasting
down the long hill when asked him point
blank what there was in it for me.
@Well, there's lot Of rehearsals," he
said gloomily. ~
MAN, / realize that! But l didn't
come up to Kenilworth to be an actor
manager 1t isn't in my line. I'm prob
ably the worst actor in the civilized world.
Just the same, it entails extra work-and,
all else aside, / can't count the pleasure of
rehearsing that sickly dialogue with Miss
Embury among my tangible assets. That's
the system they used at Tarrytown."
"Oh, I'll square it with you at the end, )"
he promised leave it to me-"
3Did you have any reason to anticipate
Miss Embury's attitude?"
@How could II" ie1' t,
4True," I said. ave hammered out
that part for her, word by word"
Throckmorton grinned.
@We'll make Reynolds assistant stage
manager, The observed; "that'll keep him
quiet. And, now that the biggest obsta-
Gle is overcome we can call that general
meeting almost any time"
ACCORDINGLY, put the piece into
rehearsal UnAU week. we uSeU UIle
ballroom of Miss Embury's home.
Every morning at ten we foregathered to
specialize in one situation; every after
noon at three there was private drill for
the more important characters.
1t didn't take long for me to recognize
that had to deal with an unusually am
bilious outfit. They were stated, jaded
lot with respect to dancing and formal
parties; but when the glamour of theat-
ricals flashed in their eyes they were
wide-awake and enthusiastic. 1 had
cast whose parents, taken in the aggre-
gate, rated at approximately nineteen
millions-and, for the pranks they played,
they might have been school children.
Throckmorton was right-the romance
knocked EN- dead! I've been through it
time and time again, and they invariably
react the same way:
"Don't you think we'd better go off and
practise our scene, Mabel?"
Mabel, mighty conscientious: "Oh,
yes, Billy"
@All right-let's begin here, where it
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