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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-23
Proclamation by President

washington Nov 1sPresiden Wilson by proclamation
day. formally designated Thursday Thanksgiving
Here follows the presidents proclamation:
1T long custom the fruitful
the thanksgiving
His many blessings and mercies and the nation.
The that elapsed since observed thanks
blessings
the world drkened by midst
happiness thoughts dwell with dsiet
sufferings nations peoples
whom brought disaster without possibility
their We think happiness
thinking of their pitfu distress.
APPOINTS
Now, therefore, Woodrow Wilson, president of the United
States America Thursday
Of national Thanksgiving prayer
Almighty peace
prosperity which country
Instituted
And and duty in this day and
abundance, think
world whom the and terror has fallen pes
to contribute out of abundant relief their
sutferings.
could better
the struggle of the nations than contributing
their abundance relief of the
"In witness whereof have heeuno
of the United affixed.
Done of Washington this day November
independence
the 141st WOODROW WILSON.
by the President ROBERT LANSING Secretary
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school is not approved, they would
have to send the children without the
state at big expense; the claim is fur
ther made that the arbitrary orders OF
the two school officers are in violation
of the federal constitution.
The papers submitted in the case
are extremely lengthy and 60 into
every detail and technical point OF the
law. -:
The whole thing resolves itself into
a test as to whether the county or
state has right to interfere with a
parochial school provided 1t follows
the prescribed state course. of study.
There is not a single case on rec
ord in any state of the union by which
precedent may have been established.
Since this action was started the at.
torneys for the petitioners have re.
ceived over 200 letters from heads of
parochial schools in Minnesota, South
Dakota, Missouri, Kansas, Illinois,
Wisconsin and states in the east, and
when hearing Is set on the final argu-
ment at least a dozen attorneys will
be aligned with the original counsel.
The National Synod of the German
Lutheran church has taken up the mat
ter and is backing Haffner and his fel-
low churchmen in Mercer county, and
Catholics have also largely interested
themselves in the affair. -
A further question is raised as to
whether the courts. supreme or dis.
trict, have the power to review a
school boards decree as to the legal
standing Of q school.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-23
Treating Of Potatoes
Found Very Profitable

That it pays to select and treat po
tatoes has been clearly demonstrated
by several potato plots in the Dazey
district this past year.
The plot grown by J. N. Osborne is
more striking as results than any Of
the other plots. The plot selected fol
this demonstration contained 1851
square rods. The field was spring
plowed six inches deep and narrowed
three times. Early Ohio potatoes
were planted June ! at the rate of II
bushels per acre. They were check
rowed three and one-half feet apart
and cultivated three times. Only one
application of Paris Green was used
This 1851 square rods was all the
same kind of soil with an equal stand
of sweet clover. In fertility and ply
sical condition there should be no dif
ference.
Of this 1851 square rods 72.6 square
rods or little less than one-half acre
was planted with bin selected pota
toes and treated with corrosive sub
Innate, which was prepared by dis
solving four ounces of corrosive sub
Innate in little warm water and mix
ing this with so gallons of water The
potatoes were immersed in this solu
tion in wire baskets and allowed to
remain for one and ohe-half hours
This treating was done for the pur.
pose of killing scab and rhizoctonia
which is the small-sized pin-head scab
that looks like dirt on the potato.
Rhizoctonia very materially decreases
the yield of potatoes. Decrease as a
result of this disease would probably
amount to 20 per cent.
The stem ends of the selected seed
were cut off for the purpose Of eilInin.
ating the wilt that works in the stems
settling in the stems of the potato
and transmitting the disease to the
succeeding crop and infesting the
soil. The 1875 square rods in the
treated plot yielded SO sacks of pota
toes. Several of the sacks were
weighed to get an average weight pei
sack and the yield was 1854 bushels
This would make the yield per acre
1928 bushels.
On the untreated and unsolicited
82.5 square rods grown in the same
field there were 6S.8 bushels. These
potatoes were all weighed. At this
rate the untreated and unsolicited plot
would yield 1888 bushels. There
would be a difference of 637 bushels
per acre in favor of the treated and
selected plot and at IS cents per bush
ell the treated acre would bring $54
more than the untreated.
More detailed results as regards NIL
selection were obtained by S. B. Keg
rice on his five acre plot. The com
plete results of this plot together with
several others in the community will
be published at some future time.
T. X. CALNAN
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NORTH DAKOTA WILL
REMEMBER RUTH LAW

Miss Ruth Law, the daring young
girl aviator who shattered all Amer.
ican long distance records when she
flew from Chicago to the Hornell, N
Y, station, distance of 622 miles in
eight hours and SO minutes, will be
remembered in North Dakota as hav-
ing thrilled thousands at the state fair
held in Fargo in July.
In company with her husband, Ruth
Law made two flights daily, lighting
the skies at night with brilliant mag
nesium flares. On Friday, the day
previous to the auto races, Miss Law
raced against "Wild Bill' Endicott on
the half-mile circular track, easily
defeating the speed merchant, who
a year ago fought alongside of John
ME Raimey for the state record. 1t
was the most interesting race ever
seen in the state.
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". R. {. Initiates Five
and Inspection Follows

The members of the w. r. C. held a
very interesting meeting Tuesday eve
ming in w. R. C. hall. There was a
good attendance, about 80 being pres.
ent and three members of the G.. A. R..
After the regular business session
there was initiation, five new members
being initiated. Miss Retta Coach, of
Lisbon. was here to inspect the corps,
arriving in the city Tuesday evening
from the west. Mrs. Henry Beal gave
a splendid report of the national con-
vention at Kansas City held in Septem-
ber, and Mr.. Beal also gave talk be-
fore the w. r. c. on the Soldiers
Home. After the business part of the
meeting was over, a social time was
enjoyed and lunch was served. Miss
Coach, who came for the inspection,
left Wednesday morning for Tower
City.
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Popular Young
People Welded

The marriage of Miss Frances
Moran to David Junod took place at st.
GATHERINGS church Wednesday morn
ing at 7 o'clock
The bride was attended by Miss
Alice Remley, of Fargo, while Edmund
J. Kelly, Of Fargo, acted as grooms-
man. The bride wore her travelling
suit of blue velour and corsage bou,
quet of lilies of the valley.
A very dainty wedding breakfast
was served at the home Of the bride
Immediately after the services.
Chrysanthemums were used in deco
rating the breakfast table and were
also placed in the different rooms.
The bride and groom are to take an
extended trip through the East for
two weeks.
Both have many friends here who
join in, extending best wishes for
long ana happy life
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Robbers Didn't Dis
turb Police Slumbers

Fargo, Nov. 21.-Cash and merchan-
disc, totaling approximately $500, were
obtained by robbers who entered three
Fargo business houses last night.
At the deLendrecie department store
$52.44 worth of merchandise.
The ChristiansOn drug store yielded
49 cents in cash, and $126 worth of
toilet articles and sundries.
Four dollars in cash. two fountain
pens, and three pairs of pliers were
taken at the Pure Food grocery, cor
ner Eighth street and First avenue
south.
Two men are believed to have stag
ed the robberies, and the work bears
of the mark of professionals. There
are no clues.
Local police are Of the opinion that
the Pure Food grocery was first en-
tered. The robbers obtained entrance
by breaking a rear window, taking
what change was left in the cash
register, two self-flling fountain pens,
which had been left on a DESK and
three pairs OF premium pliers, lying
near the cash register. Nothing else
was ulStuTDeQ.
The deLendrecie store was next in
line. There the robbers first gained
entrance to the boiler room in the
basement, but were thWarted in their
attempt to get into he basement pro-
per by a heavily barred door.
Going around to the front, and en-
tering the hallway leading to the Of
fees on the upper floors of the build
ing, the intruders cut the steel chain
locking the passenger elevator, prob
ably with the pliers secured at the
Pure Food grocery, and lowered it to
the basement, where they had access
to the entire store.
Cash amounting to 500, which had
been left in the several cash registers
for change this morning, was first TAX
en-. Then a thorough survey of the
stock resulted, many articles being
thrown on the floor.
Among the articles of merchandise
taken were four and half dozen pairs
of mems silk socks, two silver mesh
bags, two rOsaries, two Ingersoll dol
lar Watches a pair of ladies silk hose,
and numerous other articles valued in
all at $52.44.
The valuation of the missing ar
ticles was supplied to the local police
by H. J. Rausch, manager, following
a preliminary inventory.
That the intruders were in no hurry
while at the deLendrecie store is evil
denced by the fact that one of the
men, choosing a suit OF underwear,
went into the dressing rooms and tried
it on.
Just how the robbers gained en-
trance to the Christianson drug store.
10 Broadway, could not be determined
this morning Windows were found
intact, and the doors locked
The robbers secured zoe and 25c
respectively, from the two cash regis
ters in the store. Other loot included
80 fountain pens, two priar pipes, one
meerschaum pipe, six pocket knives,
three toilet sets and quantity Of
toilet articles and druggists sundries,
valued at about $126.
In all instances the robberies were
not discovered until the stores were
opened this morning, and in no in
stance was there the slightest clue as
to the identity of the robbers.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-23
MILADY DoNs THE TROUSERS

The newest thing for milady is the
trouser costume which she says is the
most convenient and comfortable gar
ment yet. In the garden, at the lake,
hiking, fishing, house cleaning or any
time when skirts are found nuisance
she quietly dons the overall costume
and says its "just lovely"
The most attractive feature is it's
numerous pockets. There are two
side pockets and two back pockets
thus allowing plenty of receptacles for
powder puff, hair pins and many other
little vanities and the back pockets
are large enough to carry the pistol If
my la man so desires.
The new garment has won great
popularity among women in the east
and west because Of its many advan.
tages over the skirt, and they are
very attingly called My Lady's Over.
alls.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-23
FARMERS ORGANIZED

Jamestown, Nov. pa farmers
club was started at the Strand school
house, north of Cleveland. 1t was
named the Live Wire Farmers club.
G. D. Hastings was elected president: ::
Mrs. N. Strand, secretary; and Harry
Zimmerman, treasurer. Committees
were appointed to prepare a constitu-
tion and bylaws and report at the
next meeting, which will be held Fri
day, Dec. 1.
The society is largely intended for
social purposes as we'll as other OBJ
jects. County Agent Borchert was
present and aided in the organization.
He also gave an explanation of the new
farm loan act concerning which there
is considerable interest with the men,
bers of the club.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-23
jim JAM JEMS WILL LOSE
SPICE; PUBLISHER MARRIES

Bismarck, Nov. 21.-Sam Clark,
publisher of Jim Jam Jems. and widely
known traveller and writer. and Clara
Johnson, of Grand Forks, were mar,
ried today in Chicago. The romance
is surprise to even Clark's closest
friends, to whom he announced his in
tentions only few days ago.
Clark and his bride will spend a
month in New York. and in January
will depart with Governor and Mrs.
Hanna and other friends for second
visit to Germany. Upon their return
from Europe, the Clarks will make
their home in Bismarck.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-23
Fargo Forum Is Past
Quarter Century Mark

Fargo Forum: Charley Brewer
secretary of the state board of regents
is in the city and dropped in to see me
this morning, and the first question
he asked was if I remembered 25
years ago today" remarked H. c.
Plumley Friday afternoon to the For.
um. The day referred to was the one
on which the Forum was first launch
ed, and brought up many "reminiscences
from Messrs. Brewer and Plumley.
1T was in the fall of 1891 that
President Hill of the Great Northern
finally got Major Edwards out of the
control Of the Argus, and he planned
to start an afternoon daily" said Mr..
Plumley, major Shaw was placed in
charge Of the morning paper, and
asked me to continue with it, but
Major Edwards made me a PROPOSE.
ton to go in with him as an equal
partner, and we planned the afternoon
daily, but our material did not get
here in season, and the new paper
was printed at the Office Of the Moor
head News, as no facilities could be
obtained in Fargo. 1t was of four
pages, set from type which had nearly
all been discarded, and in reality
should have been in the hell box,' and
five different faces had to be used,
from nonparell to small plea. The
ads could hardly be called artistic,
but it took from the first.
1T was also printed on an old fat
bed press, which sometimes would
run and sometimes wouldn't. As
soon as 100 or $50 papers were off the
they were brought to wooden build
ing located where the Fargo Imple-
ment Co.'s building is now, folded by
hand and the names Of the subscribers
written on them, and sometimes be-
|cause of the bucking Of the press and
other accidents, it would be 10 or II
o'clock at night before the mailing
was completed.
majors old driving horse; a half
brother of j: l. c., was the beast of
burden to transport the printed sheets
to this side and once in while he
would run away in spite Of all
Thompson's efforts in attempting to
drive him.
"The Forum was started with a
naid up list of 1000 subscribers sent
in by Majors friends, as for instance
Hon. S. G. More, OF Buffalo, sent in
40 names with his personal check
for 5000 to cover the same, Hon. H. F.
Miller was another man who had
much to do with helping put the pa
per on it's feet, and with him was as.
sociated C.. c.. Schuyler, who is still
here in business.
when the material arrived, it in.
cluded a Scott press, the best then in
the state,% and this was set up and
operated then by BILLY" Addison, who
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-23
sTockBREEDERs ORGANIZE

Bismarck, Nov. 22.-Commissionel
of Agriculture and Labor Flint receiv
ed this morning advice of the organiza
tion Of the Sheridan County Breeders
association at McClusky. J. E. Davis
of Goodrich, a former member of the
state senate, is president, and the next
meeting will be held at McClusky on
Dec. Z.
Paul H. Jeardeau, who won a prize
in the recent composition contest or
Ten Reasons for Pure-bred Sire, is
one of the active members.
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ENTERTAINED IN HONOR
OF A BISMARCK VISITOR

Monday evening Mrs. George Stiles
and Mrs. Frank Ployhar were hostess
es at a party given in honor of Mrs
Chas. Baker, of Bismarck, who is Wis
iting at the home of Mrs. John D. Gray
The evening was devoted to playing
500 and the prizes were awarded tc
Mrs. Harold Dwight and Mrs. J. E
Jones. A prize was also given the
honor guest. The serving of refresh
ments concluded an enjoyable evening
Mrs. Baker, who is former resident
of Valley City, has been entertained al
a number of parties while here.
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BIG AMOUNT RECEIVED
IN DELINQUENT TAXES

Bismarck, Nov. 22.-All records iOr
October collections of delinquent taxes
were broken at the state auditors Of
flee for the past month, when $685.
04 came in. During September, SUBJ
stantial amount was collected, and in
December, when land sales will be
made for delinquent taxes, it is ex-
nected the totals will be greatly swol-
len.
Among October's heavier payments
were $5,572.13 from Towner c,unty;
$5,1O4.90 from Stutsman, and $3,76O.12
from Cass. No one knows just where
the money is coming from, but North
Dakota farmers evidence no lack of it
this fall.
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Barnes County Pastor
Principal in Romance

The romance which brought Miss
Gertrude Holcrow, Of London, Eng.
4,500 miles overseas and through sub
marine dangers to Fargo to become
the bride of Aleck Cutler, of Halliday
N. D.. reached its happy elimination
Monday afternoon in Moorhead.
They were married by Rev. e. H
Stickney, of Fargo. Rev. E. C. Ford
of Fargo, and Mrs. c. F. Brannon were
witnesses.
The couple left at once for Halliday
to make their home
Mr.. Cutler was a former pastor at
Fingal, where he resided until about a
month ago. He is we'll known in Val
ley City.
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LEGISLATIVE COST
FIXED At $112,00O

Bismarck, Nov. 22.-The Fifteenth
legislative assembly is expected to
cost North Dakota $4,000. This is
the amount fixed by the budget CON-
mittee today.
The items named are $4,000 for
mileage and per diem of members;
100000 for the per diem of officers
and employees; $4,000 for printing,
and $4,000 for miscellaneous expenses.
Unless the legislature succeeds III
keeping within the amounts named,
emergency appropriations will be nee.
essary.
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AUTOS BUMPED TUESDAY

Chas. Maier, while autoing mile
south Of Oriska Tuesday, collided with
an auto driven by John Wegner, who
owns the auto garage at Oriska. Mr..
Maier's auto was damaged and a sat-
isfactory settlement was made, as it
was reported Mr.. Wegner was driving
on the wrong side Of the road. MI
Maier was badly bruised.
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is now DR.. Addison, and the worship
full master.elect of Shiloh lodge. The
type was bought Of Mr. Webster, then
representing Marder, Luce & Co., but
now of the American Type Foundry,
and not dollar was paid down on the
deal-the only guarantee Mr.. Webster
asked Major Edwards was -
whether he intended to pay for 1t or
not" 1t was nevertheless paid for in
the first Is months.
"Charley Brewer started with the
paper the first day it was issued, and
remained with the sheet until three
years ago. His first work after things
were in shape in the Office was can
vassing the various townships in Cass
county, writing up the farmers and
getting their subscriptions to the
weekly. The paper thus got in per.
sonal touch with all sections Of the
county, and later this work was ex-
tended to other portions of the state
He rose to the position Of mana ging
editor, but the personal acquaintance
made in those early days has. always
( been an asset to him and to the
Forum.
There is a vast difference today
between the issues of the Forum and
the ones put out in the old days. The
state has grown, but the paper has al
ways tried to keep a little ahead of
the growth of the city and state.
; Though no longer having any finan-
cial interest in the Forum, still feel
much interest in the paper, and one
of the sources Of pleasure is to rea-
lie how much this paper has done in
the past Is years in building up both
the city and the grand common.
wealth of North Dakota"
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Supreme Court to Settle
Parocllial School Status

Mandan, Nov. 21.-If, as is expected,
the supreme court of the state of
North Dakota this afternoon grants a
prayer for writ of certiorari, prece-
dent will be established for the United
States in matter that has long been
before the courts of every state-Is a
parochial school public school?
Attorney J. A. Heder, of the law
firm of Sullivan & Sullivan, of Man.
dan, this afternoon made preliminary
application for an original writ Of Ger
tiorari, asking the supreme court to
issue an order commanding Supt. E..
r. Thomas, Of the Mercer county
schools, and State Superintendent of
Public Instruction E. j. Taylor to GER
tify fully to the court all records Of
action on which they based decision
preventing the maintenance of a
school in Mercer county established by
the German Lutheran church.
In the complaint. submitted to the
court Jacob Haffner deposess and
saith: that two years ago he and 9th
er German Lutherans of Mercer coun-
ty organized a parochial school which
was conducted in the church building,
and that the school was in operation
for a considerable length Of time with
out interference from County Super
intendent Thomas; that during the
summer of 1916, he, (Haffner) and
others were Informed that the school
could not be continued unless approx
ed by the county superintendent, and
that children would not be excused
from attending the public schools de-
spite their being sent to the parochial
school, and further that parents not
sending children to the public schools
would be arrested and prosecuted.
Appeal was made to Supt. Thomas
but he refused to approve the school;
appeal was then made to the state
superintendent, who sustained the de-
cision of the county official. The Pc
titioners prior to the establishment of
the school, and last summer presented
petition setting forth that they want
ed their children to be taught the
German language and the Lutheran
catechism; they declared that the
school would be taught by Rev. Paul
F. Buck, a graduate of Concordia COL
lege, st. Paul, and Of the German
Lutheran Seminary at st. Louis, Mo-;
that he had taught school for two
years in North Dakota and was quail
fed to teach. The petition further
stated that the curriculum would be
prescribed for the public schools, with
the exception that the catechism and
German languages would be added.
The brief further sets forth the
claims of the petitioner that Supt.
Thomas refused to acknowledge the
claims and the proof that the state
course was being taught, and objected
to the school for the reason that the
German language and Lutheran reli-
gion were to be studied.
Haflner and various others were ar
rested, taken before justice of the
peace and fined. The cases have been
appealed.
It is claimed that Superintendent
Thomas and State Superintendent Tay'
lar acted without jurisdiction In the
case; that the petitioners represented
in this test case by Haffner, desire
their children educated in church
school, and, II this Mercer county
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CUPID is GETTING BUSY

The following marriage licenses
were issued recently:
Nov. 18-Charles A. Mclean, of
Tower City, and Miss Anna L. Vogel,
Of Ashtabula
Nov. 21-P. J. Hyland. and Miss
Gladys Fridd, both of Valley City.
Nov 21-David Lewis Junod and
Miss Frances Moran, both of Valley
City.
Nov. 22-Robert M. Moffatt and
Miss Grace R. Vishy, both of Wimble.
don.