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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15
Sunday (I|lilcert Makes
Hit VIII 800 Persons

The attendance at the second Of the
Municipal concerts held in the Normal
school auditorium Sunday afternoon,
proved for a second time the place for
such an undertaking in the commun'
ity. If anything the attendance was
larger than two weeks ago. The pro.
gram was one that in point Of view of
popularity, lacking practically nothing,
and from point Of view Of artistic ex:
celence lacked still less. .E-. ="
Before the last number Dean Wood
hams stated the situation existing rel
ative to these concerts. He said that
the first essential in making them a
success lay in free admission. To
this end the members of the music
faculty of the Normal school were de-
voting their services without further
remuneration, that the use of the audi
torium was contributed, and that the
Ttmes-Record was kindly contributing
advertising space each Saturday.
There are, however, certain items of
expense that must be met. Earlier it
had been hoped that the city council
would be in position to meet these
items, but the members of this body
do not feel that they have funds at
their disposal for this purpose. The
Normal school has no authority nor
the funds to contribute more than the
hall and the services of its employees.
It seems then that nothing can be
done but to reserve few seats, say
100, for persons who wish to contrib
ute a nominal fee of Is cents concert
for series of four or six concerts to
support the undertaking. If this sup
port is forthcoming the series will be
continued and no other admission fee
will be charged. In fact, no fee will
generally be charged, as it is felt that
the fact that these concerts are free
has been a large factor in their sue
cess. Those who are willing to make
this contribution should communicate
with the Normal school at once.
Sundays program was again opened
with Is minutes of spirited cOmmun-
ity singing, conducted by Dean Wood
hams. This was followed by an or
chestral selection from Humperdink's
Hansel and Gretel, under the direc-
tion Of Prof. Knute Froysaa. Arvo
Hantula in his violin solo, Mazourka
de Concert by Musin, Sweet Spirit,
Hear My Prayer by the orchestra
with a beautiful trombone solo by L..
w. Hubbard brought prolonged ap-
plause as did Scenes that are Bright
est with a cornet solo by Oscar Jac-
OLSON. -
10! Hear the Gentle Lark" by Bish-
op, showed Mrs. Froysaa at her best
as a soprano soloist. Prot. Froysaa
played the obligato and Dean Wood
hams the accompaniment.
The Valkota male quartet was re-
called after most pleasing rendition
of Dudley Bucks '"The Star of Love"
and Carrie Jacobs Bonds '"The Per-
feet Day." A quartet arrangement Of
"Annie Laurie" was very pleasing
encore.
The program closed with Sousa
march by the orchestra. Over 800
heard the concert Sunday.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15
City's Automobile Show
TO Be Combined With Industrial

At the meeting in the city hall Mon
day evening the automobile dealers
and promoters Of the auto show
March %, % and "a, decided to COM
bine an industrial show with automo-
biles.
The industrial show will occupy a
room in the city hall. Those who so
far have signed up to participate are
as follows.
Valley City Grocery Co.
Stern Bros.
Russell Miller Milling Co.
Northern Seed Co.
Northwest Nursery Co.
Valley City Greenhouse.
Valley City Creamery.
Haering Cigar Factory.
Kells Cigar Factory.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: Ward, Bert Stern and John
son to allot space; Pegg, Cox and
Moore on advertising; Herman Stern
on decorating; Olson, Anderson and
G.. Riedman on arrangements.
The officials Of the organization are:
I. j. Moe, chairman; Marc Harkins,
secretary; Carl Pfaff, treasurer.
The meeting was brimful of enthus-
iasm an pep, and those connected
with the enterprise are confident that
it will be the biggest success of any
local show ever put on. People will
be surprised when they see what an
array of Valley City products has been
arranged for their inspection. There
will be crowds that will tax the ca
pacity Of the buildings, not because
the shows are free, but because they
are fully worth the time Of everybody
to turn out and give the dealers and
manufacturers of the city your en-
couragement and attention.
The many features will be explain
ed in the announcement and advertis-
| ing.
This is only one Of the events this
year that will give publicity and
prominence to Valley City and it is
the duty Of every citizen to give it
their best boosting.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15
Pres. Mcfarland Plans
to Attend Annual Meet

The annual convention of school
Of the United States
and conference of presidents of nor.
NAL schools are both to be held at Kan
sas City this year Feb. "a to March l..
President Mcfarland is making ar
rangements to attend If the interests
of the Normal school now before the
legislature will permit of his leaving
the state. This is the greatest educa-
tional convention of the year and is Of
special importance in view of the fact
that presidents of normal schools hold
their conference two days prior to the
superintendent meeting and in the
same city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15

mined effort was made to secure his
return to Courtenay, but the wider
field at Valley City called him. Cour-
tenay people and the Gazette speak
very highly of his ability and char
acter.
DR.. Livingstone is brother Of Mrs.
Ray Bassett and the family will be
we'll received in professional and So
cial circles Of the city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15
BRIEF DELAY EXPECTED
IN COMPANY II RETURN

jamestown, Feb. 13.- Instead of
leaving Fort Smelling Wednesday, Feb.
IA, and arriving at jamestown Feb. Is,
as had been expected, Company H, of
the N. D. N. G., may not leave the fort
until Friday or Saturday, on account
of delay in the paymaster's depart
ment. This information was received
by Mrs. J. D. Gray, wife of Captain
Gray, who added that should the time
of arrival be set forward, he would
telegraph.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15
Government Holding Hearings
on Proposed New Grain Grades

Washington, Feb. 1O.-Under au.
thority from congress contained in
the United States grain standard act,
which authorizes the secretary Of ag-
riculture to promulgate official grades
for grain, the U. S. department of az
riculture, through the bureau of plant
industry and the Office of markets and
rural organization, has completed the
necessary Investigations to justify the
offering of a tentative basis for pro-
posed official grain standards of the
United States for wheat. To afford in
terested persons an opportunity to
present their views in regard to the
grades to be promulgated, series OF
field hearings will be held in II cities
in the United States during the month
of February, to be followed by a final
hearing in Washington, March Z.
Hearings in which the northwest is
especially interested will be held Feb.
20, beginning at $50 o'clock a. M, at
the administration building, Agricul-
tural college, Fargo, Feb. 21 and 22, be-
ginning at 9:30 o'clock a. m. at the
Fifth street store, West Hotel, Mime
apolis.
The final hearing will be held In
Room 43 Of the United States National
Museum, Washington, commencing at
1920 O'Clock in the forenoon Of March
Z, at which consideration will be CIV
en- to any points which may then be
brought up. Producers of grain, deal
ers, millers, manufacturers, bankers,
warehousemen, inspectors, and other
persons interested are invited to at
tend any of these hearings.
The.tentative basis for the proposed
official grain standards for wheat pro.
vides classes, subclasses and grades as
follows, each grade being divided into
five classes and sample:
l. Hard red spring-(a) Dark hard
red spring, (b) Hard red spring,
II. Durum - (a) Amber, (b) Red
(c) Mixed.
III. Hard red winter-(a) Dark
hard red winter, (b) Yellow hard red
winter, (c) Hard red winter.
". Soft red winter.
V. Common white-(a) Hard white
(b) Soft white.
VI. White club.
VII. Mixed.
The tentative grade requirements
for the several classes are discussed in
Service and Regulatory Announce
ments No. 10, of the Office Of markets
and rural organization. 49, ..-.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank White left
Monday for Indianapolis, where they
will attend the wedding of sister OF
Mrs. White. From there they will go
to Hot Springs, and in all will be away
about three weeks.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15

Mrs. Annie Furgeson, accompanied
by her daughter, Alpha, will leave Sat-
urday for Minneapolis to visit Oscar
Furgeson, son, who is confined in
one of the hospitals there,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15
STILL HOLD MINNESOTA BOYS

San Antonio, Feb. 13.-The date for
the departure Of the first division of
the First Minnesota field artillery at
Llano Grande has been changed to
Feb. 16, it was announced at the
southern headquarters today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15

Miss Dorothy Doese, Of Long Prai-
rie, Minn., is here for visit with her
sister, Ella. While here Miss Doese
will take medical treatment from DR..
Van Houten.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15

Field baskets: Aas 3, Carlson 4,
Tracy 3, Pease l, Blumer 2, Geer 1.
Free throws: Carlson /, Tracy 4,
Pease 3.
Referee: Stevenson.
Time of halves: 20 minutes.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15

Marion Sentinel: w. E. Hirt, who
has been making an extended stay at
the Rudolph Froemke home, has de-
parted for Valley City.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15

Joe Soback, of the local telephone
exchange, spent Saturday visiting with
friends at SanbOrn.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-15

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
w. J.. Smith, 123 Fifth avenue, Friday
morning.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-03-29
Certificate Of Award
For Non-T -Tardy Pupils

AS a reward to those boys and
girls OF Oregon who can establish rec
ords of having been neither absent
nor tardy during the school year. ].
A, Churchill, superintendent of pub
lie instruction, is preparing beauti-
fully Autographed certificate of
award. This certificate will be signed
by the teacher, the county school su-
perintendent, and the superintendent
of public instruction. A number of
the county school superintendent
have expressed desire for such GER
tificates to present to their pupils,
and it is the belief of Superintendent
Churchill that the presenting of these
certificates will do much to stimulate
perfect attendance among the boys
end girls of the state. Any teacher
who wishes to secure these certifi-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-03-29
SANS VALLEY TIDINGS.

F. Rowe's house burned to the
ground on the morning OF Monday
March 10. The contents downstairs
was saved, but everything was lost
that was upstairs. Mr.. Rowe was at
Medford at the time. He Is contem-
plating building up on the hill east
Of where the old house stood.
Mrs Walsh is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Hoist.
s. b. Stoner was in Medfcrd Mon
day, the 10Th, attending to business
for himself, and brought out some
freight for the Table Rock and Sans
valley stores.
Miss Opal Centers is helping Mrs.
Max Schultz during her children's i'll
ness.
Miss Mabel Cooper is at home
again after being employed in Cen
trail Point for a month or six weeks.
Grandma Hoist has been quite Ill
the past few days, with the grip.
Mr., Fhser hos been hsuling hay
for a few days. Feed is very scarce
at this time of tho year, owing to a
delayed spring.
Mr. Scott, from Debengcr Gap, has
been in the vicinity for the last few
days, circulating petition for a new
ly developed irrigation system for
Sans valley.
Mr.. Fox and wife have been busy
packing and shipping their last lot Of
apples, taking them to Medford.
Mr.. Strathren had the misfortune
to get his hand badly hurt in the
wood saw while he was helping cut
wood.
The children that have been sick
the last two weeks are all back in
school again.
Miss Bertha Abbott has been i'll for
the past week, but is convtlcscing at
this writing.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-03-29
Block Signals Of
= S. P. Almost Perfect

In only one case out Of $4,000
operations have the automatic block
signals of the Southern Pacific on
the average failed to give pi oper in
dication to the engineer in the cab,
BY failure is not that the engineer
was not warned of danger, but
rather that he was held back when
the track was clear.
This remarkable record is brought
in a report just prepared by Signal
Engineer w. Il. Boland Of the com
pany, covering period OF one year.
Boland's report reads so faithful
are the automotic block signal in
their operations that during last year
failures have averaged only one in
eighty-nine thousand and practically
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-03-29
Anti-B0nd Men
Would Increase Taxes

Instead of bonding the state for
road construction, the opponents OF
the bond issue arc favoring what
was known as the Pierce bill, pro-
viding for millage tax OF "A mills
year to take the place OF the pres
ent quarter mill state highway tax.
Representatives of the opposition
are acting in concert in pra!sing this
bill as the correct solution of Ore
CONS problem of state road finance
The bill was introduced during the
closing days of the legislature by
Senator Walter Pierce of Union coun-
ty, president of the State Taxpayers
league. 1t passed the state senate
but was defeated in the house of rem.
resentatives on the ground that an
increase Of taxes would be received
with such disfavor by the people that
the whole roads program would 20
down to defeat at the sLecial cleo
tion at which 1t was proposed to sinh
nit the increase in connection with
the bonding act.
Opponents of the bonding act ex-
press openly their purpose to defeat
the act so as to make way for in
itiating the direct tax increase to he
voted upon by the people at the gen.
eral election in the fall Of 1918
This makes the issue souarely one
OF increased taxes as against a bond
ing program which involves no tax
increase. The tax burden in Oregon
is so intolerably heavy that il is he
lieved most of the taxpayers will
prefer to bond at the expense of the
auto license fees, as contemplated
In the road bonding act, rather than
vote big increase OF direct taxes
to accomplish the same end.
The people insist Upon having the
roads built, and the whole contro-
Versy is as to methods Of financing
direct taxation or bonds based on
auto License fees.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-03-29
State Commission
Designates Highway

Irrespective of whether the stat
road bonds carry, Oregon will hav,
designated system of state roads
The designations were made formal
ly by the state highway commission
at its session just held. The desig
nation was required by the govern.
ment as condition to Oregon's par
ticipation in the benefits of the
Shackleford act. The government
representatives were present with
the commission when the designa-
tions were made, and concurred in
same, subject to formal approval by
the authorities in Washington.
All the ROADS designated in the
pending road bonding act were desig-
mated by the commission and formal
ly adopted as part of the system Of
state highways. In addition to those
roads, such other roads were desig-
mated as were required to make the
state system more complete and fair,
SO as to connect all the counties with
through lines OF travel.
Joint work by the government and
the state will proceed, even II the
people fail to vote the bonds. II is
expected that in the event of the
failure Of the state bonds. many of
the counties will vote their own
bonds for the sake of getting the
benefit OF whatever government and
state funds may be available. /
The funds available, 1t is estimat-
ed, would permit improvement of the
main trunk lines in the most popu-
1ous parts of the state during the /,
five years. There would not be
enough money for any paving on
these. The roads to the remote sec
tions would have to wait indefinitely !
They would remain on the map as
designated highways until funds
were available for their improve
ment, which might be many years, ,
except as the counties voted the
money for the principal par; of the
cost of improving same.
Should the bonds pass the COM
mission will have money to use on
every designated road in every coun-
ty. This would mean that every
designated road in every part Of
the state would be put il, travel
able condition during the five-year
period, much OF 1t surfaced, and
from 500 to 500 miles o. highway
paved, as against no paving and all
the current funds being expended on
the trunk highways to the neglect
of the roads connecting with the
remote sections.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-03-29

in all cases the worst that happened
was to delay a train. Automatic
block signals work on the principle
of When in doubt, take the safest
course, which in this case is to stop.
Their action is positive, arc If any
thing goes wrong they Will give a
stop Indication"
There are almost seven thousand
automatic block signals in use on the
Southern Pacific representing an in
vestment of about four ana a half
million dollars, In 1915 they per-
formed about seventy-onI million
separate operations.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-03-29
Tn.State Good Road
Meet for Medford

The Tri-State Good Roads Associa-
tion is to hold good roads congress
in Medford on May 16 and II. Ac-
ton setting the date was taken at a
mass meeting at Medford Friday, and
committees are to be appointed to
care for the details 1t was tenta-
lively agreed to limit the scope Of
the work of the congress to Benton,
Linn, Lane, Douglas, Curry Jose
phine, Coos, klamath and Jackson
counties.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-03-29

Fifty cents will now buy 1925
corset in odd sizes. We are overload
ed on corsets and must reduce our
stock at special prices. Ashland
Trading Company. 1t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-03-29

Forty pounds Of ambergris has
been found on the beach near Port
Oxford Part has been sold at $1G
an ounce.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-03-29

You bet 1t is going to rain some
more, and we now have a special sale
on umbrellas. Ashland Trading Com
pany. 1t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-03-29

Cereo to drink instead of coffee.
Get it Of the Ashland Trading Com
pany, phone 122. 1t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-03-29

The Southern Pacific Company
wishes to make improvements to the
value OF 100000 at Corvallis. Fran
chise is pending.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-03-29

A Philadelphia firm offers $S4O a
ton for long Oregon flax fibre.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-03-29

Gates for her pupils may do so by
applying to her county school super
intendent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-26

Jack. Then after silent handshake
that said more than words my friend
went lodging In among the heavy
shadows OF the mountain canyons,
leaving me alone with my wonderful
Corenca. whose speed was matchless
and whose temper was the devils own.
If he could only evade capture while |
rode to Halseyville for help! Twice
forty odd miles would have to be Gov
cred, and the hope was slight, but Co
renca was wonderful foundation upon
which to build it. II the foe should
lose even q little time on the false
trail Of the other horse and Jack get a
few extra hours, just few. where each
moment gained was. giinted with gold!
My thoroughbred mare. chafing and
tugging at the bit as we swept out into
our long, hard trip, set me to wonder
ing whether spared her most by hold
ing her in or letting her have her head.
/ tried to compromise. but she willed
it otherwise, and the ground slipped
away under her feet like smooth run
ming belt from the fywheel OF some
ponderOus machine. 1t seemed as II
she knew the need for haste and scorn-
ed suggestion Of her own limitations.
The only notice my restraining hand
received was an impatient toss of her
shapely head and a savage jerk at the
reins.
In less than an hour-oniy an hour
behind poor Jack, thought. with q
sinking heart-1 saw our grim pur
suers in the road before me, but 81
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-26
sibi. o. the Supreme Court.

In the United States supreme court
Instead OF many Bibles we find but oir
email volume, now celebrated az th
Justices Bible, used continuously dur
ing all the years since 1900 for the III
stallation of oaths of all the justice !,
and the pledging Of allegiance Of all
the attorneys who have practiced br-
fore that court. No wonder that on ~
average for about every decade Of til
period q new or extra outside cover
black leather has been required to kce
the red morocco binding of the lit.
book In such freshness as 1t still po.;-
sesses. This Bible is Ave and hal'
inches long and three and half incllc
wide, and tradition says tha # formct!
one of 10000 which congress importc,
in the early days Of the republic to r.
heve the Scriptural dearth Of the couI
try. The title page shows that 1t ":
printed at Oxford In 100. This Bib
has always been In the care OF IL,
clerk Of the supreme court-Christia
Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-26
Spanish poubIoon,,

Should one find a pirates buried
treasure he would have to dispose of
his Spanish gold ut its bullion value,
for since Aug. 1, 1908, when the COM
mon crier made proclamation from the
steps Of the Royal Exchange Of Lon
don that after that date the dOubl0On
would cease to be legal tender in the
West Indies, including British Guiana,
the doubloon has not been th0preci0us
thing it was. In 1880 and for q cen
tury after it was worth $8, more or
less. It has ceased to be coined in its
native country, Spain, and since 1908
1t has been unpopular In the West In
dies, where for long time 1t figured
In mixed circulation, embracing Brit
ish, United States and Spanish coins.
In the interest of romance, however,
the name ut least must survive. 1t
signifies nothing more than that the
coin was double the value of pistOle.
but the ''dOubloOn" was never such a
mouth filling mockery as pieces of
eight" which suggests great riches,
but means only Spanish silver dollars,
pieces equivalent to eight reals.-Roch-
ester Post Express.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-07-26

the machine and gave It motion. !
cast one bitter look back at my dying
horse stretched there along upon her
side, but hadn't the time to end her
misery with pistol shot, as was
minded to do. Now at last was Halsey-
vile behind me and ahead the noun
tains-and Jack. stole glance at the
slight girlish figure whose guiding
hands now seemed like steel, but over
whose face had come something that
was neither smile nor 4 tear.
How the wind came up and rushed in
our faces as the auto gathered speed!
1t wasn't fight, but melting away
Of objects. Things were and then were
not. The belt over which we had gal
loped, Corenca and I, now changed to
a smooth zone Of marble, flanked on
each side by ribbon of greenish gray.
We didn't seem to advance, just
swayed and tilted, while the green gray
ribbons OH either side Of US rolled into
a tangle Of mist just ahead, into which
we were constantly trying to plunge.