The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-12-28
HASTINGS

Times, Dec. 2O.-Albert Anderson re.
turned today from his visit to Sank
Center, MINI.
relatives at Kathryn Saturday to Mon
day.
o. T. Olson made business trip to
Fargo last Wednesday, returning
Thursday.
Rudolph Olson left last Saturday for
Fargo where he will seek employment
for the winter.
Mrs. Peder Strinden returned last
Saturday from her visit at the Olaf
Hanson home in Litchville.
C. F. Norberg drove the faithful old
Ford to Valley City and returned Mon
day, on business trip.
Mrs. Flaten, of Sand Prairie, visited
her daughter, Mrs. A. Eggen, Friday
and Saturday of last week.
C. A. Rodline and son, Elof, return
ed last Friday from Valley City, where
the latter has been taking treatment
Miss Sena Bggen came home for the
Christmas vacation last Saturday.
She is attending the Normal school at
Valley City.
Edward Olson visited his wife, who
is in the hospital at Valley City, last
Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Olson
is still very sick.
l.. F. Guldbranson, pastor of the Nor
Wegian Methodist church, is in the
hospital at Valley City with a severe
case of pneumonia.
Mrs. John Knutson returned to her
home at Marion last Friday after a
weeks visit at the home of her broth
er, Andrew Kjelby.
Miss Evelyn Davidson arrived last
Saturday from Mortified, Mimi, to
spend her vacation assisting the print
er's devil at the Times Office.
H. E. Grangested shipped hog in
the last carload from the Hastings
shipping association that weighed 600
pounds and netted him $50. That's
what we call better farming.
The Yeomen held their annual elec-
ton of officers last Saturday evening
which resulted as follows: Foreman,
A. Eggen; M. c., o. r. Olson; Cor, P.
Gunderson; M; A., C. F. Norberg;
Chaplain, J. D. McFarlane; Overseer,
Norman Froid; Guard, L. M. Ring;
Waterman, A. o. Norberg; Sentinel,
II. Stoneberg; Lady Rowena, Mrs. J.
D. McLarlane; Lady Rebecca, Mrs. A.
Eggen.
oscar T. Monson, of Detroit, Minn.,
has been, interviewing the farmers of
this neighborhood for several days in
an effort to organize a cooperative
store in this village. The plan that he
is proposing has been in use for sew
eral years under the supervision of the
Northwestern Cooperative League of
Minneapolis, and seems to be giving
satisfaction. Mr.. Monson is meeting
with success in his canvass and a
meeting Of stockholders and all inter-
ested in the matter has been called for
Friday afternoon, for the purpose of
organizing and electing board of d.
rectors.
The Misses Smedshammer, local
school teachers, were Litchville callers
last Saturday.
Miss Hilda F'roid spent a few days
visiting at the Ellef Falstad home in
west Prairie last week.
At meeting of the fire department
Dec. IA the following resolutions were
adopted: That this organization be
called the Hastings Volunteer Fire De.
partment. That the annual meeting
be held on the second Thursday Of
January of each year. That the month
ly meeting be held on the second
Thursday Of each month. That the
fire department serve lunch at their
meeting in January. That set of BY
laws as adopted by the state depart
ment be adopted by this department
The following companies were appoint
ed by the chief: Hook and Ladder:
b. 0. Reiten, Andy Foyn and Jens
Nahum. Fire Extinguisher: C. T.
Peterson, L. M. Ring, J. D. McFarlane
Bucket: H. O. Dahle, N. Froid, Art
Salthammer and o. T. Olson. The
captains elected for these departments
were: E. o. Reiten, J. D. McFarlane
and H. O. Dahle.