The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-03-08

Grain underwent an operation. She
is doing nicely. Dr. Wanner returned
home Tuesday.
The Times-Kecord would like to
have the people of the neighborhood
call while in Valley City. There are
many interesting things to be seen in
a printing Office.
Miss Clara Mohlke left last Thurs.
cay for Jamestown to visit with her
sister, Mrs. Lee Hankel The young
folks of the German league gave her
b Ludwig DeBaer, of Stout, Iowa. ar
rived few days ago with a carload
of immigrant goods and will make
Wimbledon his future home.
The Uxbridge basketball quint visit
ed Darcy last Saturday and defeated
the high school team of that place by
the one-sided score of 60 to II.
After spending a month at home
here Gerald DeVere is writing insur-
ance again. His field is in the north
ern part Of this state and eastern
Montana
A number of young folks surprised
Misses Rosa and Viola Etter last
Thursday evening. Each came sup
piled with valentine and a post office
was one of the games of the evening,
where each had to read his valentine
aloud and guess the donors name. A
lively time was reported.
Miss Vera DeVere resumed her
school duties last week near Clements
vile after being home for about ten
days because of the very bad weather
and some of the children being on the
sick list.
a surprise the evening before to help
her remember Wimbledon's young
people.
Mrs. H. c. Etter entertained a num-
Der of ladies at kaffee klatch last
Friday afternoon. In spite of the bad
weather many ladies were present,
Fancy work was the main topic and
delicious luncheon was served at 5
o'clock.
Laverne, the six-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Trepp, passed away at
II o'clock Wednesday night. At the
time of this writing the time for the
funeral had not been decided upon.
The cause of death was membranous
Group.
Mrs: C. w. Christ and children left
last week Wednesday for LaMoure to
join Mr.. Christ, who has charge of an
oil station for the Standard Oil Co.
there. Mrs. Christ was accompanied
by her sister, Miss Caroline Joos, who
returned Monday.
Edmund Kicker, residing two and a
half miles northwest Of Leal, will move
back to Fairfax, MIMI, where he has
a farm.
Mike Kronebusch, who has been the
mail carrier on Route for a number
OF years, has resigned and was releas.
ed March l. He will move to Mon.
tana shortly, where he has a claim.
Ed Wright is carrying the mail for tho
present and will probably hold the Job
permanently.
A hard coal shortage has developed
in Wimbledon, like most other north.
western town. All dealers, are out of
hard coal and we are told that very
little more will be received owing to
the shortage at the docks at the head
OF the lakes. While many people of
this city had put in their supply of
hard coal early in the season quite a
number are out now. There is, how
ever, an ample supply of every variety
Of soft coal, and briquettes or Poca-
Eontas are substituted for hard coal.
March l a big change took place in
the force of the local Office of Anton
Fried & Son. A. R. Clausen, who has
been with the firm for eight years, has
resigned and goes to Minot, where he
will sell motor trucks for the Inter-
national Harvester Co. Miss Marear.
ct Fried, who has been the bookkeeper
in her fathers Office for ten years, also
leaves the Office. Her place will be
taken by H. M. Chase, who had charge
ct The Riper-Hove lumber yard here. .