The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-26
HASTINGS

Times, April 1S.-E. o. Graalum was
a business visitor in Valley City last
Thursday, going by the Ford route.
A baseball game between the mar
ried and single men is being arranged
for the near future. We expect to see
some good sport
Theo. Aamoth sent a card to the edi-
tor of the Times stating that he is
out of the hospital and getting along
all right, although still weak from his
illness.
Rudolph Olson and Albert Erickson
came down from Fargo last Saturday
and shook hands with friends. They
returned in Albert's car Monday.
A meeting of the community chorus
was held last Friday evening to con-
slider plans for the future work of the
society. No definite arrangements as
to time and place of meeting have yet
been made.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
fire department was held al the rooms
over the bank last Thursday evening.
| The proposition to use the church bell
as temporary fire alarm was reported
to be not feasible, and the offer by Ed
Reiten of the use of his lot in the rear
of the blacksmith shop for the cree
ton of tower for the fire bell was
accepted. A committee reported hav'
ing examined the chemical equipment
at the Johnston farms, but as yet have
not secured a price on the same.
o. T. Olson and c. F. Norberg autoed
to Valley City on business last Fri
day in the formers car.
Mrs. Tom Annundson and baby LETT
Tuesday for Bagley, Mimi, where her
father, ole Sather, is seriously ill.,
C. ]. Hansen and John Sortland, OF
Litchville, attended the community
chorus meeting here last Friday even
ing.
! Misses Eena Eggen and Dena Nah.
lum, who are attending the Normal
school at Valley City, were over-Sun
! day visitors at their homes here.
Misses Agnes Lorentson and Mary
Anderson, who have been working in
Minneapolis for some time, returned
/ Monday for an extended visit with
relatives south of Hastings.
Ole S. Reiten is filling up the un
slightly slough in the rear Of his store
building, making a great improvement
in the condition and appearance OF the
lots. Lasseson Brothers are doing the
heavy work of hauling earth and other
materials for filling.
Three Families Visited by Death
| Mrs. I. L. Laasseson left last Friday
for Heron Lake, Mimi, to be with her
T., sister, Miss Johanna Nelson, who was
very i'll following an operation for gall
stones. Monday Rev. Lasseson re-
! ceived a telegram that Miss Nelson
had passed away that morning. Miss
Nelson had been sick all winter and
was mot in condition to overcome the
shock and strain of the operation
] Funeral services are being held today
at Frost, MINI. This is the fourth
death in the family since last fall, and
the Times joins the friends in this
community in extending sympathy to
the bereaved ones.
. Death has entered another Hastings
home and taken one Of its treasures,
Mamie, the 14-year-old daughter of MI.
and Mrs. CarlQJohnson, north of town
The young girl has not been very
strong, and only last fall was in the
hospital with a severe case of typhoid
fever. She was taken sick with the
Group last Saturday and in her weak
ened condition was not able to throw
it off. She passed away early Tues
day morning. This will be sore trial