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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
YOUTH ATTEMPTED TO HELP =
FRIEND; SUFFERS Freezing

Devils Lake, Feb. livery pitiable
indeed is the case of Anton Lauringer,
the little boy who was lost in the biz
zard of Christmas and the day fol.
lowing and exposed to the cold for
% hours, until both hands and feet
were frozen. Lying, moaning on his
bed of pain, the little fellow is suffer-
ing terrible tortures. One foot has
decayed away and the other partially
dropped off. The appealing tragedy
of the case is that the boy is crippled
in youth through an act which, al
though eindiscreet was prompted by
a kind and generous intention.
Mr.. Burkhart, who rents the Morgan
farm north of town, was visiting on
Christmas at the Lauringer home, and
Anton thought he would take his
guests horse, ride out to the farm
and do the chores, thus saving his
guest disagreeable trip and giving
him a pleasant surprise. He had done
up the work and was returning to
town, when lost in the binding
storm.
While it was rash act, the child
meant we'll and made big sacrifice to
help friend. He has had the best Of
medical aid, but there are many kind
nesses which tend to take the mind
from pain and make the sick room
brighter and those who find conscla'
tion in helping the unfortunate may
be interested in the case.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Children's S Chorus to
ling $4,000 Operate

"Hiawatha," an operetta in one act
for children's voices, the text by
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and the
music by Bessie NJ. Whiteley, will be
presented by the children's chorus OF
the city as one feature of the next
spring music festival, according, to
the announcement Of Miss Fannie Am.
idon, this Wek.
This is the operetta that was award.
ed the $4,000 prize by the National
Federation of Music Clubs in an All.
American competition in 1912. 1t is
a most interesting piece based on
Longfellow's well-known poem, dear
to the heart of every school child.
The music is thoroughly character.
istic of the Indian, being derived from
the melodies of the Vancouver and
Omaha Indians. Scores have been
ordered and the work Of practice will
begin at an early date.
Membership in the children's chorus
will be open to the children of the
city schools as we'll as to those of the
Training school, A good deal of in
terest is already being manifested
and with the excellent program given
last spring, the first of it's kind in
Valley City, nothing will be left un
done by the management to make this
one of the strongest features of the
year in music.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Train Service Paralyzed
During Sunday 'sBlizzard

The severe weather which prevailed
last week, causing train service to be
halted, especially on branch lines, was
intensified by another storm which
started Saturday night and continued
all day Sunday. This completely par
alyzed traffic in this section, both on
the Northern Pacific and the 500.
The train on the Casselton branch
has been held at Lucca since last We'd
nesday on account Of the snow plow
which was running in advance of the
train jumping the track. Passengers
were transferred to the 500 and were
brought to Valley City.
Monday morning train No. 1876, the
local sast from jamestown, left the
track near Bloom. The engine turned
over on it's side and the first car was
derailed. The wrecking train went
through here at noon to pick up the
wreck. Meanwhile train No. for Sun
day evening is being held here, as also
No. this morning. Train No. went
through as far as Sanborn.
The 500 reported at noon that their
track was about clear and that service
would be resumed. Train No. 1O5,
west bound Sunday morning, was held
at Glenwood, Mimi. No. 10S Sunday
evening was reported nine hours late,
but is still to arrive.
Following the snow and blow of last
week Sundays storm made the most
effective blockade experienced this
winter. The roads in North Dakota
are making desperate efforts to open
the branch lines, but it may be several
days before they are all getting nor
NAL service,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Bandit Gets Communication;
Darlington Folks Are Sore

Darlington, Feb. 1.-The commuta-
tion of the sentence of Ernest Swear
niger from IL years to two and half
years in the penitentiary was brought
about by an attorney hired by rela-
tives of the convict to appear before
the state board of pardons. The pub
lie was given no chance to Offset the
work of the attorney and the board,
to their eternal shame, issued the de-
cree that will let Swearinger outside
the walls next September.
Another effort to have the man
paroled at once has been blocked. The
board will not dare to grant a parole,
having been made aware of the bitter
feelings already created by their ac-
tion at Darlington.
One Otto Schmidt, at Alpena, S. D..
has agreed to start Swearinger in the
butcher business when he is released.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Former Resident Sues
Doctor for Big Money

Darlington, Feb. 2.-When district
court is convened here Feb. rs, prin'
cipal interest will center in two cases
originating in Grace City, one Grim.
inal one and the other a $4,000 dam.
age suit growing out of the other case.
Some months ago, it will be recalled,
E. r. Bradley, while in a cook car
which he had hauled into Grace City
and put on a business lot, was badly
beaten up. From the attorney gen.
erals Office he secured warrants charg.
ing number of Grace City people
with being concerned in the riot. Mr.
Bradley is pushing the criminal case
against these men and has retained
H. F. McCue to prosecute the actions.
Supplementary to the criminal case,
Mr.. Bradley is suing DR.. Owenson, of
Grace City, for $4,000 for injuries
sustained in the riot"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Many Conventions in Sight y
That May Come to Valley City

The state dairymen's convention
that meets at Mandan will probably
decide to hold their next meeting at
Valley City. E. A. Greenwood and
other delegates from this section have
invitations from the mayor and Com
mercial club to extend. The me-
chanics and blacksmiths who meet at
Minot this week will also be given an
invitation to come to Valley City for
their next meeting. Several other
bodies have meetings soon, and tho
secretary of the Commercial club Is
keeping in touch with them all and
will make every possible effort to have
Valley City selected as the convention
cifV
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Alumni in Barnes County
TO Meet Here February 10

observance, in connection with the
next commencement, of the twenty
fifth anniversary of Pres. McFarland's
service to the State Normal school.
It is one of the plans Of alumni who
have charge of the coming meeting to
arrange for general homecoming OF
all alumni during the commencement
week.
1t is also planned to hold further
meetings of the alumni in the county,
who will naturally have in hand the
arrangements for the homecoming,
next spring, and to ask the alumni in
every other county in the state to or
ganize and hold meetings at the same
time. The date for such meetings
will be announced later, and this will
be an all-North Dakota V. C. N. night,
Iof banquet, song and inspiration.
Wherever it is possible a member Of
the faculty will be glad to answer a
call to address any Of these meetings
about the state.
Further announcement viii be made
in next weeks Budget.
Just before the Budget goes to
press, the refreshment committee an.
nounces the following menu for the
banquet:
Chicken Broth Waters
Chicken Salad
Roast Turkey Mashed Potatoes
New Peas
Banquet Rolls
Ice Cream Cake Coffee
The banquet will be served at 700
o'clock and the damages will be four
bits per.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

A grand get.together of all the
alumni of the State Normal school in
Barnes county and any others who
may be in this section Of the state at
that time, a good substantial dinner
served at the Kindred Hotel, special
program of stunts already arranged
for, an important business meeting,
and hop in the gymnasium, has been
announced for Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 10. Announcements are being
sent to all graduates in the county and
an effort will be made to revive the
Alumni Pioneer club, which fourished
successfully two years ago.
The date for the meeting was Sc
lected, owing to the fact that the fol-
lowing Monday will be a Legal holiday
and the schools of the county will in
all probability be closed on that day,
giving out-of-town teachers and others
sufficient time to return to their
duties.
Local alumni have for some time
felt the need of a business meeting
and on Thursday afternoon group
met at the Normal school to lay pre-
liminary plans. Miss Anna K. Cook,
'09, was named temporary chairman,
and Misses Alice J. Fisher, '95, Edna
Hackett, '13, and Mary McGuigan, '16,
were named a committee to arrange
for the banquet. Roy Cowdrey. IA.
and Misses Edith Wittkopf, Is, and
Ina Jefferson, Is, were appointed as
a program committee.
At the meeting on February 10,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Constitutional Amendment Will
Be Offered at Election Of 1918

cision to abandon all other methods
Of getting the League program
through and work for the initiative
amendments. The other was to in
struct its senate members and house
members to kill the new amendments
that are now being proposed and
would require six years more for con-
frmation.
Discussion by many representatives
and senators brought out the fact that
they believe there is no other way Of
putting the League program into ef-
feet; that the utmost efforts of the
League representatives and senators
possible in this legislature have been
made and lost by the balance of pow.
er being in the hands of a few anti
League senators.
Declaration was repeated by several
that the people will repudiate the sem
ators who have defeated their pur-
poses and that there will be a senate
as responsive to the popular will in
! the next session as the house is now.
| League senators said they had no
faith in the proposals made by several
of the enemies of the League purpost-
ing to be attempts to carry out the
League program and that these are
being made to cover up their record
against House Bill A and for the fur
ther purpose Of leading League men,
bers to support measures that will
|prove failures.
Strong denunciation of Senate Bills
III and 11S, to establish state-owned
packing plant by direct half-mill levy
and state.owned -four mill by the
same means, were heard from men,
bers Of both houses and from Cover.
nor Frazier, who addressed the eau
Gus. These bills are characterized as
|"mere traps" and their proposers as
insincere. s.->. q. -
There was an ovation to Governor
Continued on Page ~ Z
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

Bismarck, Feb. 6.-The initiative
will be used to carry out the Nonpar'
tisan League program.
The fundamental features of House
Bill "A, killed by the senate of the FIT
teenth assembly last week, will be in
corporated into initiative constitution
al amendments to be submitted at the
election in 1918.
All other constitutional amendments
that may be attempted by anti-League
senators to Offset their defeat OF
House Bill A, will be opposed IN the
senate and killed in the house, accord
ing to unanimous action of the Non
partisan League joint session and
house caucus tonight.
| The amendments to be initiated will
lbe substantially the same as the
Clauses covering these subjects in the
defeated house bill:
A provision that the right of the
! state or any of its subdivisions to en-
ter into any occupation or business
shall not be denied;
That the state or any of its pol1tf
cal subdivisions may issue bonds Sc
cured by first mortgages upon land
and by physical property of the state
owned industries.
Better facilities for amending the
constitution;
! A more workable initiative, referen
dunn and recall;
Compulsory state hail insurance OF
an acreage basis;
Limiting bonds issued by the state
to $500,000.
These will be embraced in five OF
six separate constitutional amend
ments and signatures will be secured
by the organizers of the Nonpartisa1
League.
Action by the caucus tonight wa!
confined to the unanimous passag,
Iof two motions. The first was the de
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Wen-Known Engineer
Died Monday Evening

Harry Wright, one of the Oldest en-
gineers on the Northern Pacific, died
at the home of Albert Renner in this
city Monday evening at o'clock. Mr..
Wright was We'll known in Valley City,
having operated one Of the pusher en-
gines here for several years when the
through freights were being operated
down town. Since the high line cutoff
was built he has served in like capac-
ity at Oriska. No arrangements have
been made as yet for the funeral on
account Of getting in touch with the
children. A further announcement
will be given in due time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Basketball Team Is Winner in
Contest Saturday at Tower City

Coach Stevenson's proteges went
over to Tower City Saturday and that
evening took the hitherto undefeated
team into camp by score of 20 to 19.
Word from Tower City is to the effect
that it was the best game ever played
in Tower City, as the score would in
dicate. The Valley City boys were not
vet recovered from the game of Friday
night, which makes their showing all
the more impressive.
Nelson, of the Tower City team, is
said to have played a great game for
the hosts of the evening.
The lineup:
Valley City Tower City
Cook ..... .........c. Beltman
Nelson ..........f. ......... Melton
Bowen ..........f. Carmichael
Annnson ...."...s. s......... C!arh
Stensh0el .g........... grimm
Umpire, Swennunsen; referee, Cook.
The Mandan team plays Tower City
at Tower City next Friday evening,
while Minot comes to Valley City to
take on the home boys. When these
games are over it will be possible to
get something of a lineup on the
championship race, which is as yet a
matter of conjecture.
A little touch of comedy is added to
Saturdays excursion by the fact that
quite a following Of rooters went down
with the team to give them the neces-
sary support They went expecting
to be home on the early train Sun
day morning. But they had not con.
suited the weather man, who maroon
ed them there until Monday morning.
Rumor has it that it required all their
resources to carry them over until the
trains started running again.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
MISS HENRY POPULAR
IN NEW ROCKFORD

Reproducing the Times-Record's ar
ticle of last Monday on the marriage
Of Major Frank Henry, the New Rock
ford State Center adds.
The groom in the above is a brother
Of Miss Georgia Henry, one of the In.
ctructors in the public school of this
city. This is Miss Henry's first year
in the city schools, but in her short
residence here she has made many
friends who will doubtless be interest
ed in the above article copied from
the Valley City Times-Record.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Fuel Famine Is Hitting
Minnesota Pretty Hard

st. Paul, Feb. 6.-While several
Minnesota towns are suffering from
coal and fuel famines due to. the utter
decentralization of train movements,
railway officials became more active
today in replacing their trains on
schedule Burlington road officials
said that they have cleared the drifts
from their right-of-way and the Hill
lines attempted to force one train
day through. The Rock Island rail-
road has not had a train out of St.
Paul in Y hours. Southern Minnesota
trains carrying coal and fuel are given
right of way over passenger trains.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
MISS MCDONALD LEAVES
AND OPENS NEW OFFICE

Miss Jennie Mcdonald, who present
ed her resignation as registrar some
time ago, severed her connection
with the Normal school on Wednes
day of this week, and is already busy
organizing her work preparatory to
announcing the opening of The Nc
donald Teachers Agency.
Pending the vacation Of the Offices
in the Beeman-Wagley block, she will
conduct her business in the office OF
Peake and Nelson. She has the good
wishes of not only the student body
but of the hundreds of alumni who
have come to know her in her long
connection with the school.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
EX-CONVICT KILLS
SELF At FARGO

Fargo, Feb. 5.-Out of the state pen.
itentiary only about three weeks Joe
Sederholm accidentally shot himself
today while attempting to kill wom-
an with whom he lived for many years
prior to his incarceration and who was
married to another man while Seder>
holm was in the penitentiary.
Sederholm was about so years of
age. The body was taken to local un>
dertaking parlors where they will be
held pending investigation of Coroner
Mitchell, who has been called from
Mapleton by long distance telephone
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Jamestown Editor Lost
Apartment House by Fire

Jamestown, Feb. "A loss of sew
eral thousand dollars occurred here
this morning when an apartment
building owned by VIM. B. Kellogg,
editor and publisher Of the James
town Alert, was almost completely
destroyed by fire. The fire is believed
to have been caused by a defective
flue.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Americans Warned to
Leave Germany Soon

Washington, Feb. 6.-All Americans
in Germany have been advised to
leave the country. This was learned
from instructions sent to American
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin Satur-
day, instructing him to advise the
Americans of this and to assist them
in leaving.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
j. S.Won't Hold
Guards for War

st. Paul, Feb. 6.-The First North
Dakota infantry will not be placed on
furlough and there has been no inten-
tion on the part Of officers to suspend
arrangements for the mastering ou; OF
the guard Feb. IA. This statemenI
was made by officials today, in contra.
dieting published reports to the effect
that the government would hold the
regiment for possible duty in case of
declaration of war by Germany.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
MASTERING OUT IS HALTED

Detroit, Feb. 6.-The mastering out
of the Thirty-second Michigan infan-
TRY in Fort Wayne was suddenly halt
ed today by orders from the war de.
partment.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
GERMAN EDITORS DOUBT
U. S. GERMANS LOYALTY

Berlin, Feb. 6.-Severance of rela-
tions between this country and the
United States came as distinct sur
prise to editors and now with action
some do not believe that German
Americans will support President VIII
son in his break.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
RUSH FOR AUTO TAGS

Bismarck, Feb. 5.-Secretary OF
State Thomas Hall has issued 1870
licenses to date this year.
At this time last year, 999 licenses had
been issued. State Highway Engineer
Bliss has compiled figures showing
that the average value of automobiles
in Fargo as listed for taxation pur'
poses is $108.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
Ambassadors Arrange
for Abandoning Posts
GERARD IN SWITZERLAND

G6hAnO IN owl Lcn1+NNO
London, Feb. GA Central News
Agency dispatch stated that it was un,
derstood that American Ambassador
Gerard had already departed from Ber-
lin and was expected in Switzerland
today.
Berlin, Feb. 6-Ambassador Gerard
| is waiting word from Washington in
regard the details for the arrangement
that this government has made for
Ambassador Bernstorff for leaving the
United States before completing plans
for leaving Germany. Ambassador
Gerard held a long conference with
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman last
night.
Washington, Feb. 6.-Count and
Countess Bernstorff will probably sail
from New York for Germany in week
or two, via Scandinavian ports. There
are 100 people in the Bernstorff party.
They will probably sail on the Fred
rick the Eighth, scheduled to sail
Feb. Is.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
MARRIED IN INDIANA

Announcements have been received
by friends here that Miss Gertrude
Cook and Roy Iverson were married at
the home of the brides mother in Ar
cola, Ind, Jan. 81. They are expected
to arrive here soon.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
IT'S A LONG WAY HOME

Ole H. Miller, Peter Lowe and Ole
P. Slattum, of Nome, were in the city
Monday evening. They came around
by Fargo and will 60 to Lucca over the
500 and drive to Nome in order to get
home on account of the tie-up on the
CasseltOn branch,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
BACK FROM HONEYMOON

Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. IIustad returned
to the city the latter part of last week.
They spent their honeymoon in the
twin cities and incidentally took in
the St. Paul Outdoor Winter Sports
carnival.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
CANADIANS ARE PLEASED

With the British army at the front,
Feb. eff there was anything that
would make the Canadion forces COM
pletely comfortable it was the news of
the United States break with Ger
many. When the news was first car
ried to the trenches by United Press
the troops expressed no
but seemed very much pleas
ed.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
ATTACK VICTIM DIES

Bismarck, Feb. 5.-Derrick White,
40, who was injured in an assault by
Ernie Hause, died this afternoon In a
hospital His assaifant is in the coun-
ty jail.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

Fargo Courier-News: Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Miller and baby, of Valley City,
are spending several days with rela'
tives in M0oFhead.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

Rev. w. C. Lyon was called to Fin.
gal Tuesday morning to officiate at the
wedding of Miss Doris Frazier, of that
Mace
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

Fred Green and A. G. Becker, of
Rogers, were in the city Monday eve
ming.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

VIM. Burchill, from Minnie Lake,
spent Sunday in the city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08

Andrew Thurston has accepted the
position of janitor at the city hall.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-02-08
ANOTHER BRITISH STEAMER

London, Feb. 6.-The British steam
er Floridam has been sunk. Sixteen
of her crew were saved.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-05-19
CONSTIPATION
And Sour Stomach Caused This
Lady Much Suffering. Black
Draught Relieved.

Meadorsville, Ky.--1Trs. Pearl Pat.
rick, of this place, writes: 81 was
very constipated. I had sour stomach
and was so uncomfortable. I went to
the doctor. He gave me some pills.
They weakened me and seemed TO
tear up my digestion. They would
grippe me and afterwards 1t seemed
was more constipated than before.
heard of Black Draught and de-
cided to try it. found it just what
needed. 1t was an easy laxative, and
not bad to swallow. Ny digestion soon
improved. I got we'll of the sour stom-
ach, my bowels soon seemed normal,
no more gripping, and I would take q
dose now and then, and was in good
shape.
I cannot say too much for Black
Draught for it is the finest laxative
one can use"
Thedford's Blacl1-Draught has for
many years been found of great value
In the treatment of stomach, liver and
bowel troubles. Easy to take, gentle
and reliable iii its action, leaving no
bad after-effects, it has won the praise
Of thousands of people who have used
it. NC-135