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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
jamestown Is Preparing
for Community Progress

jamestown, Feb. IA splendid
"co-operative' meeting of the James.
town Commercial club was held
Tuesday evening in the Elks hall and
very largely attended. The meeting
was called by President A. B. Default
for the purpose of getting the mem
bers together to discuss mutual prob
lens Of interest. The meeting was en-.
tirely successful.
Splendid addresses were delivered
by President B. H. Kroeze, Of James
town college, and by Alex Karr, d.
rector of the Spiritwood lake chau-
tauqua, their subjects being commun.
ity building. Each speaker has had
much valuable practical experience In
this work and their remarks We're ex-
ceedingly timely and full of food for
reflection.
jamestown is beautiful city, it
has wonderful advantages possessed
by no other city of the state, and
these were cited as prime factors in
the development of the central portion
of North Dakota. It is a golden oppor-
tunity for the club to take the lead in
the work of development of the COM
mercially to jamestown, to assist in
making jamestown the metropolis of
the entire James river valley. Its
parks and natural beauties, combined
with it's educational advantages, its
commercially features make it the log
ical center for very wide territory.
How to cooperate with the communi-
ties and to enlarge in the larger work
of building up this portion of the
state was dilated upon at consider
able length by the speakers.
President Default called upon 9th
ers who spoke briefly and upon the
conclusion of the business portion of
the Meeting adjournment was taken
to the dining room where w. H. Noel,
Chef Wilmart and other members of
the committee had prepared a fine
oyster supper. Full justice was done
to the viands.
The president was authorized to
appoint a committee to look up per-
manent quarters for the club, pend
ing which report meetings will be
held, in the Elks hall.
Another committee will look after
the proper entertainment and recep-
ton of the Central Teachers associa-
ton when it meets here March 8
and 8.
The reception to Company H upon
its return was also discussed and a
special committee will cooperate with
the women's auxiliary and with the
officers of the company to see that all
members are given employment.
In the absence of Secretary Haas,
upon a six weeks vacation trip upon
the Pacific coast, C. Fluetsch was act
ing secretary.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT WILL BE OFFERED
At ELECTION OF 1918
(Continued from Page ~

(COutluueU 1TOu rage -
Frazier when Chairman Obert Olson
called upon him to speak. Some in
the caucus did not know the governor
was among them until he was an
nounced and when he came forward
the entire body rose to it's feet, waved
their hats and shouted.
Governor Frazier spoke briefly as
follows:
II believe this method you are dis
cussing tonight is the best one under
the circumstances. l don't believe
we should compromise. You have put
House Bill "A up to the senate fair
and square and it was killed by few
senators. Now the people who have
the welfare of the state at heart should
stand by their consciences.
Il am proud that the League repre-,
sentatives and senators had the back
bone to stand up for what the people
demanded. There is not man of you
who will need to be embarrassed when
he goes back home and tells his con-
stituents of the kind of fight you
put up.
This initiative method will be a
means of education for all the people
of the state. During the year and :.
half that will elapse before that cleo.
ton We can show them our purpose
and get them to thinking. They are
thinking now. There is many a farm.
er out on the prairies of North Dako-
ia who knows more about House Bill
A than some of the senators who vot-
ed to kill it.
'You know one of the campaign ar
guments used against the Nonpartisan
League all through the campaign was
that it would seek to establish the old
industries by direct taxation and raise
the taxes. Now that their arguments
have been discredited they want to
make good upon them and that is why
they are proposing to build state
owned packing plant and flour mill by
direct taxation
Throughout his address Governor
Frazier was repeatedly cheered.
The point was brought out that the
real fight that is being waged against
the League program is not made so
much upon its proposed state-owned
industries as upon the facilities for
rural credits that are contained in
the bonding program of House Bill A,
and the caucus tonight declared it
would submit to no limitation that
would cripple rural credits, although
members said they would be willing
to limit the bonds that might be issu-
ed against state-Owned industries to
$5,OO0,000 or $10,000,00O.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Aged Man Perishes in Blizzard
Southeast Of LitchviQe SUNDAY

AL. Personals, who is private secre-
tary of Roadmaster Fuller, of the
Northern Pacific railway, left Monday
evening for Fargo after spending Sun
day with his felix's.
John Tracy left Monday evening for
Minneapolis, where he will transact
business for day or two and then
with Mrs. Tracy will leave for Hot
Springs, Ark, for few weeks So
jOurn.
The familiar saying, 40 below" was
actually exemplified Thursday night.
There may have been more disagree
able cold snaps, but not in the memo
ry of the oldest inhabitant.
Arthur Egge,z principal of the Leal
schools, returned there Monday eve
ming after spending Sunday in the city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
FINE SOCIAL EVENING
AT CATHOLIC HALL

The patrons of the Catholic auditor.
ium will be treated to an unusually
fine entertainment Thursday evening,
when the order of the Catholic Fores,
tiers will act as mine host and arrange
a social evening. At 7.30 sharp a
play entitled "My Lord in Livery"
will be given by the Catholic Drama.
tic society, which promises to be a
great success. The remainder of the
evening will be taken up by progress
sive card games and other amuse-
ments. A lunch will be served, for
which ample preparations have been
made, and the gentlemen Foresters
feel justified in inviting the large
number of their friends to the treat
they hold in store for them. A modest
admission fee of Is cents will entitle
you to all the amusements of the eve
ming.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Commercial Club Offers Many
Possibilities to Live Business
City, Writes Secretary Moe

man. to enroll withour club, not for
the fun, but for the profit to them.
selves and our community.
, Cities are advertised as back mum.
bers who have not live commercial
organization.
| A city too indolent to get live com.
mercial club, would also be too indol-
ent to get the factory or other bust
ness institution beneficial to their
community
| 1t is the city that has the gumption
to maintain a live commercial club
that also has the gumption to 60 at
ter and get institutions profitable to it's
community.
| The commercial battles of CONNER
cial clubs are battles Of giants and
half-hearted efforts are sure to lose in
that game. We need team work,
plenty of it and to learn to follow the
old adage, IF at first you don't sue
coed, try, try again."
BY team work, by the combined ef-
fort of all of our people We can make
a city that will be the pride of our
state. Nature has done more for Val
ley City than any other place in the
state of North Dakota. Should we not
by our effort aim to keep up with ma
ture and make it not only the beauty
spot of the state but the most sought
, for and envied spot in this great com.
monWealth, from an educational, social
and financial standpoint?
It will not take many months of get
together work before we will be look
ed at from a different viewpoint.
Let us cast aside business and per.
sonal jealousies and all push in the
same direction. Cultivate the acquaint-
ance of your brother business men
and as you learn to know him you will
find hidden qualities you never saw
before and that he really is not such
a bad fellow after all. believe we
will find that We can work together
for common cause if we will but
make the start.
l believe we should associate our
selves with the National Chamber Of
Commerce and link ourselves with the
boosters of the nation. feel the
work of the Commercial club will be
nationwide and We should be alive and
get our share of all good things to
come.
Improve our residence district. Let
your slogan be, Every lawn a green
lawn and every roof painted"
! Let us get a community ideal, some
thing to pull for, Valley City of TO-
900 people.
Beautiful residence districts, up-to-
date business and wholesale districts,
factories along the banks of the our
beautiful Sheyenne, schools the pride
of the city and the envy of the state,
the city beautiful, the city of homes,
of schools, of business opportunities,
all will be our if we each do our share.
Nature intended this spot to be a
great social, educational and business
center and our concerted efforts will
verify the intention of nature.
Let us start the ball rolling and who
can say where and when it will stop?
Twenty thousand people for Valley
City. Never look back, our goal IS
ahead.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

somehow got caught on the ceiling and
it took overshoes of Mayor Lees size
to get it back into play again.
DR.. Ness has been a busy man the
past week, and has been almost stead
lily on the go. Wednesday and Thurs
day he was almost all Of the time on
calls, Thursday night he was called
to the home of Paul Gillund. Travel
ing through in the weather like we
have had the past three days means
a great hardship upon both the doctor
and his driver.
Geo. and Matt Mann and Fred John
son, Of Lucca, were visitors in town
last Friday afternoon.
Engebrit T0mmeraas, Bernard He
denmark and Carl Hulet visited at
Kathryn last Friday between trains.
A. T. Laugen, who had been to the
South st. Paul market with a car Of
stock, returned to his home here Sat-
urday.
P. M. Hanson left Tuesday AFTER
noon for Valley City, where he Will
spend several days having dental work
done.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Johnson and son,
Raymond, went to Fargo Monday aft
regard to Raymond's eyes.
Melvin Baarstad, who had been Wis
iting with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Haaken Baarstad, for the past month,
returned to his home at Hansboro
Monday.
Mrs. Lena Hanson, of Fargo, arriv-
ed here Friday and spent the time un-
til Tuesday afternoon attending to
business matters and visiting with
friends and relatives.
| Cashier M. T. Rye has been busy
the past week installing a gas lighting
plant in his residence: This move on.
his part adds to the list of strictly
modern houses that we have in this
city.
Wednesday the Russell snow plow
which was working east of town In
the Gjesvold cut, became stuck and
at this writing is still there. We un-
derstand that the reverse lever on one
| Of the engines became frozen and
that it was over an hour before they
got 1t thawed out and by that time
they were showed in so they were I'M
able to move their train. The engine
crew killed their engines about 4
o'clock Thursday morning, as their
water supply had become very low
and with only two men to shovel snow
for two engines hope was soon given
up of keeping the engines alive. Engi-
neer Julian, one Of the engine crews,
in trying to throw over the lever that
had become frozen, ruptured himself
quite badly and it was necessary for
DR.. Nesse to walk to where the train
was stalled and attend him
The last train that went through
here was Tuesday and those acquaint-
ed with conditions do not have any
hopes of having train through until
some time the first of the week,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
MARKET REPORT
Tuesday, Feb. 6
Minneapolis Close

Minneapolis Close
Hard Wheat-1.S4A@1.S6%.
No. l Northern-1.77A @1.8OA; arr.
No. 2 Northern-1.74M @1.8O%.
No. 3 Northern-1.64A @1.76%.
May Wheat-1.76%@ 1.76%.
July Wheat-1.73.
No. Durum-1.9O5s; arr. 1868.
No. 2 Durum-1.S15s @1.92M.
No. 3 White Oats-52@53; arr. 51k
@52k.
No. 4 White Oats-5ok@51k.
Barley-s5@1.1O.
Rye-1.35k@136h; arr. same.
Corn-98@99;ar r. 97@98.
Flax-2.SO@2.S6; arr. same.
Duluth Close
Hard Wheat-1.795s.
No. 1 Northern-1.7S5s; arr. same.
No. -1.735s@1.765a.
No. Northern-1.66% @1.735a.
May Wheat-1.765s.
July Wheat-1.72%.
No. Durum-1S6ss; arr. 1.S45h.
No. 2 Durum-1.S15s @1.s3%.
May Durum-1.S65s.
July Durum-1.861s.
No. 8 White Oats-51M@525k: arr.
same.
Barley-s0@1.11.
Rye-1.35@1.36; arr. same.
F1ax-2.80; arr. same.
May F1ax-2.83.
July Fla1-2.83k.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08


Wednesday the Times-Record called
up the editor of the Litchville Bulle-
tin to get the news from that section.
There has been no train run on the
Casselton branch for eight days, and
the postmaster has had time to give
the postal cards several readings.
Word has been brought to Litchville
of the death of Matthias Olson, man
70 years old, who persisted in the biz
card Sunday about 20 miles southeast
of Litchville. He went out in the
storm, became lost and wandered un-
til he persisted. Search was instituted
and he was found go rods from the
house. So bad was the storm that the
searching parties were obliged to use
ropes attached to the windmill to in
sure getting safely back.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Autos Collide Sunday;
Blizzard Blinds Drivers

Bismarck, Feb. 5.-Mrs. L. E. En-
trup may die following injuries when
her automobile collided with another
machine in the binding blizzard yes.
terday. This is the only near fatality
reported by the storm. The gale trav-
cling 81 miles an hour and tempera.
ture ranging at 80 below practically all
North Dakota transcontinental railway
business has been suspended.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

The Catholic Order of Foresters of
St. Bernardo parish at Oriska, will
hold meeting Sunday, Feb. II, at
which State Secretary Dunn will pre-
side. All members are expected to be
present. The meeting will be held i'm
mediately after mass.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

Fred Klug and Frank Starke We're
two of our out-of-town subscribers who
called Tuesday to renew. They report
the roads in poor condition, but not so
bad as to keep them from coming to
town occasionally.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

Alex Shaiavitch, manager of the Pal
ace clothing house, returned to the
city Monday evening after spending
the past three weeks in New York and
Chicago purchasing ladies' wearing
apparel for spring. Mr.. Shaiavitch
will make another purchasing trip in
about two weeks.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

Lawrence Benson, who has been WIS.,
lting his sister, Mrs. E. B. Wolff, for
the past two weeks, left Monday eve
ming for Fargo, where he will visit
with another sister before returning
to his home at Willmar, MINI.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

The St. Catherine Altar society met
at the school hall Thursday afternoon.
There were IS present. After a short
business meeting refreshments were
served by Mrs. w. j. Carroll.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

Mr.. and Mrs. o. Tolstad and daugh-
ter, Alice, left Tuesday for Minneap-
oils. They expect to be gone about
two weeks.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

Hugo Speier, representing Barnhart
Bros. & Spindler, of St. Paul, called
on the printing trade here Tuesday. =
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

Lawrence Bohnhoff returned Mon
day evening to Fargo after having
spent Sunday with his parents.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
ENJOYS ENTERTAINED
BY THE PRESIDENT
Members of Italian Mission Received
at White House.

President Wilson yesterday received
the Italian mission in the blue room at
the White House. with impressive cere-
mony and last night entertained the dis
hnguished visitors at dinner in the state
dining room. Present at the function
were scores of personages OF high rank
In various branches OF the government
Ferdinando di Savoya. prince of Udine,
head Of the mission, presented to the
President a personal letter from King
Victor Emmanuel of Italy. congratulat-
ing the United States upon its entrances
into the war and offering cordial felicita-
tions on behalf OF his kingdom The
President, replying, praised the Italians
for the daring part they have essayed
in the war against Germany. and
promised them the utmost support Of this
government.
Before going to the White House the
members OF the mission paid calls upon
Secretary OF State Lansing. Secretary Of
War Baker and Secretary of the Navy
Daniels Returning to the Italian EN-
bassy. the delegation held a several
hours conference with Ambassador Of
Cellere and mapped out the work to be
done here in cooperation with officials OF
this government.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
AMERICAN WIVES
By DOROTHY DIX,
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.

Whenever foreigners or expatrtateo
americans run out OF anything else ~
, say, they take a few whacks az tns
American wife, whom they. accuse u
heartlessness, extravagance, laziness AND
general trifiingness.
The latest Individual to heave few
verbal brtckbats at his ex-countryni nieh ei
home after living in Munich for twelve
years, and the things he has 70 80 -
about American wives would raise tS tns
very hair on their heads with horror anu
Indignation II they weren't so aecus.So.n,, W. ~,
ed to 1t and hadn't heard 1t all SO otten
before.
The reverend gentleman's remarks
S1 have greatly ytsr mprssseS ,n Which he
echoes the preachers charges, ana as se,,s
a pathetic story of a friend OF his whose
wife deserted him because ne iost nis
American wife treats her husband in the
day of adversity." says my corrsspotnad
ent THE European woman, oeHouISS
only to her husband and family "ouiu
Pinle. Also, nonsense. There are goodd
wives and bad wives, faithful wives anu a.i
unfaithful ones, the world over. LoySnr1s nns
has no geographical limitations. nr
should one selfish American vile queer
the whole race OF Patient Grizeidss IN
this country.
Judge women by the majority and not
have left her husband when he lost me- s
property, but how many thousanos ..
women have you seen roll up thetn t
sleeves and go to work to help thelI
husbands under similar circumstances
Don't you know dozens of women VINO
have converted their fine houses lhto
boarding houses after their husoahos
failures in business?
Can't you recall plenty Of women VINO
have dismissed their servants and gone
into their kitchen TO do the Work, VINO
have made over their old clothes, anu
trimmed their hats, and pushed Iheh
own baby carriages when their huSpanus
became cropper in business, ana "ho
not only turned a smiling face upon the
world, but kept their husbands courage
SO that the men were able 10 make
fresh start in the world2
For any one American wife VINO Is a
milestone about her husbands neck you
can find a thousand who are the power
behind the throne. who are making OF
their tender shoulders a ladder on whlch
their husbands are climbing to success.
Some extravagant American wives
there are, but the great majority are laI
more thrifty and economical than their
husbands, which Is abundantly proven
by the fact that not one man IN zen
ever saves any money until he gets mar
ried A great many salaried men turn
over their entire pay envelope TO tneir
wives not because the wives demand ~,
but because experience has SHOWN tne
husbands that their wives can take oetter
care OF the money and get more out OF II
than they can.
AS for the American wife not being as
The Washington herald., 1917-05-25
Purely Personal

James K. Isherton. Of the Govern
ment Printing once, has received a pro-
motion.
Coleman q. Engle is on q trip to his
home in Cairo, Ill
Francis f. Demmon, Of the Depart
ment OF the Interior. has resigned.
Basil ]. Keller, of the Navy Yard gun
shop, is on leave Of absence.
Benton Mccain. OF the War Depart
ment, has received a promotion.
Carlos E. Hoagley. Of the General
Land once, has been transferred to the
War Department
Malcom Hance, Of the Department of
Agriculture, has been transferred to the
Navy Yard.
Mrs. Laura E. Hale. OF Mount Vernon.
III. has been appointed to a clerkship in
the Patent once.
William D. Wheeler, OF the division of
classification OF the city postofice, left
last week for the training camp at Fort
Myer
Alden A. Potter, assistant pathologist
in the Bureau OF Plant Industry, is on a
trip to Chicago and Manhattan. Kan, to
Investigate a new system OF seed treat
ment.
James c. Britton. special agent OF the
Bureau OF Labor Statistics, left last week
for Philadelphia to gather statistics on
union wages.
LEWIS T. Leonard. scientific assistant
In the Bureau OF Plant Industry. Is in
New Jersey conducting experiments on
the incubation OF legumes.
A. F. Fancelle and Allen B. Scharl
division of postal savings of the city
postofice. are at the officers reserve
camp at Fort Myer.
"a. NJ. Forester, of the Government
Printing Office, has returned to work
after weeks illness.
E. P. Murphy is visiting friends in
Jacksonville, Fla.
A. Boyce. OF the Navy Yard, has left
for an auto trip along the Atlantic coast
He will visit friends in Maine.
Carl Moffet is visiting friends in Rich
mond.
G. v. Carter, of the Bureau Of Engrav-
ing and Printing, has resigned.
L. Levin has resigned from the torpedo
shop in the Navy Yard.
George K. Mockerman has received a
probationary appointment in the Govern,
ment Printing Office.
Miss Helen Harvey has received an ap-
POlhthShl as bSplsl III llo BUREAU OF
Labor.
Francis X. Liebnekel, of the Interior
Department, has resigned.
Joseph ]. Kreese. of the Indian ONCE,
has been transferred to Billings. Mont.
Martin H. Gruderman, of the Navy
Yard, is on sick leave.
Belman Thurner. of the Governmen,
Printing ONCE, has been promoted.
Harry G. Fielbert. of the Agriculture
Department, has been promoted.
Mrs. ]. W. Frizzell, who has been
visiting in Eau Clare and Darlington,
Wis, has returned to her home, 24l
Eighth street northeast.
Miss Genevieve Frizzell. who has just
graduated from the Leland Powers
School Of Expression in Boston, is max
Ing short stay at her home in this city
before entering chautauqua work in the
Middle West this summer.