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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05
Miss farnsworth Pleased
Farmer Folks at LaMoure

LaMoure held a farmers institute
Saturday, March "a. The Chronicle.
Echo gives the following report OF
Miss Farnsworth's address to the la.
dies in attendance:
Nellie W. Fransworth's address on
the subject of preparedness was full of
inspiration and helpfulness. She said
the preparedness she would talk about
was not the kind we read Of in the
newspapers, but preparedness in the
home, which is really the foundation
of military preparedness. In order to
raise strong men we must first have
proper conditions in the homes, proper
food, proper clothing and proper infill.
ences. Great responsibility rests upon
fathers and mothers and especially
upon the mothers. Mothers should set
right example in the matter of dress,
not allow daughters to follow the ex-
tremes in fashions such as wearing
short skirts, thin low-necked waists,
etc.
Miss Farnsworth referred to cities
where uniformity in dress is made
compulsory with school girls, also
where the short sleeved and low-neck-
ed dress is not allowed, Valley City
being one Of these. She said teach
ers should not dress deliberately in the
school room.
The following suggestions We're Civ
en- on reducing the high cost of living
and making better use of the money
expended: housewives to do their own
marketing instead of letting the tele-
phone do it. Know what you are get.
ting, both in quality and quantity.
The service of delivery, etc., costs
money. Pack eggs enough for winter
use and avoid the high prices. Can all
kinds of vegetables and fruits when
in season. Live more, simply in mat
tiers Of dress and diet
She admonished the housewives to
love their homes, not feel that their
work was drudgery, but that theirs is
the greatest of all work and that ma
ture intended that they should do the
work in the home, that this is their
part in helping to support the family
Make home as attra ctive as possible
Study the home problems, and master
them. Try to strike the happy medium
and not be extreme in the ideas of
keering the home, to the extent OF
making people who enter it feel I'M
comfortable. Homes should be clean
and sanitary, meals wholesome and on
time, but the occasional accumulation
of little dust on the library table
will not cause sickness in the family,
and should not be a source Of great
worry to the busy home keeper.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05
Post Office Force Is
Preparing for Move

The local post Office force has beer
instructed by the department to be
ready to move to their palatial head
quarters opposite the Times Record
office on Fourth street the latter part
of April. The order to move is not
definite, but will depend upon the abil
ity Of the contractors to have every
thing completed by that time. 1t is
hardly expected, according to a state
ment OF one of the post Office en-
ployes, that business will be transact
ed at the new federal building before
June. Nevertheless they are going
ahead with their plans of prepared
ness.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05
Farmers Nero. Co,
ASHTABUL
+ + + + r + + + + !. 4. \ 4
Valley City, N. ..

March 28.-BOrn, to Mr.. and Mrs
Emery Carmen Sunday, March IS, a
ten-pound son.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lang were Val
ley City callers Monday.
Bob Eggert made his trip as usual
last Sunday.
Call at the Times-Record office when
in Valley City and see the wonderful
linotype machine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Alderman and
Johnnie, were guests at the Anderson
home Sunday afternoon and evening.
Rev. Bublitz took supper at Ander-
sons last Sunday.
Lucille Anderson came home from
the Valley City Normal Friday night
for the spring vacation.
Lille Gahlhoff is assisting Mrs. Lew
Stanley with her Homework.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Alderman went
to Valley City last Friday, returning
Saturday.
Oscar Stobstead, of Wimbledon has
been visiting friends in this vicinity
the past week.
Henry and Reinhold Gahlhoff have
rented a farm of VIM Schultz near
Pillsbury for the coming year.
John Mortenson and son, Oscar,
were in Fargo few days last week
and purchased a 1920 I. H. C. traction
engine
The Times-Record would like to
have the people Of the neighborhood
call while in Valley City. There are
many interesting things to be seen in
printing office.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05
Officers Named in Sanborn
and in Adjoining Townships

Sanborn Enterprise: The vote was
light in the village as there was no
contest to call out the voters. Follow
ing is the complete returns:
Trustees--First ward, Alvin Noecll,
err; Second ward, S. l.. Thorldsen
Third ward, r. E. Kee.
Treasurer-LOuis Malm.
Clerk-F. r. Hill.
AssessOr-C. J. Miller.
Marshal-H. G.. Stephan.
Justice-W. S. Wilson.
Eckelson Township
The following is the vote in Eckel,
son township:
General fund levy, $500.
Foad fund levy, $1,000.
SUPERVISORY. C. Weatherby.
Justice-Riley Sloan.
Constable-J. T. O'Day.
Potter Township
The following is the result Of the
vote in Potter township:
Supervisor-Pius Stroh.
JuStice-J. E. Knable
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05
MEDINA RESIDENCE DAMAGED

Medina, March 30.-Wednesday at.
ternoon the house owned by Mr. and
Mrs Louie Evers in the east part of
town and occupied by the Sam Stew
art family was damaged by fire, which
caught in the ceiling where the stove
pipe passes through wall. AS soon
as discovered the fire alarm was turn
ed in and the village fire fighters turn
ed out promptly. In short time the
fire was under control and extinguish-
ed, probably as much damage being
done from water as by the fire itself.
Work of repairing the building was
started yesterday morning. There
was a very high wind at the time and
if this house had burned it is likely
some of the neighboring houses would
have gone ND in smoke.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05
Valley City Grocery Co.
Lands State Contracts

Bismarck, March 29.-Contracts for
provisions for boarding house main
tanned by the state in connection with
various educational institutions were
awarded this week by the board of ne
gents. The Fargo Mercantile Co. was
the best bidder on approximately ST.
100 worth Of groceries for the agricul-
tural college, Minot normal, Glendale
normal industrial and Wahpeton
school of science; Nash Bros, of Grend
Forks, received the contracts for the
university and the state normal at
Mayville, aggregating $1,000, and the
Valley City Grocery Co. will supply
the Valley City Normal with approx
mately 5000 worth of provisions.
In the bidding on meats, the Cudahy
Packing Co. was low ON hams for all
the institutions, which will cost about
$500; and the bacon and lard contract,
about $500, went to the HORNED Pack
ing Co.
The Baldwin Flour Mill Co. of Min
neapolis, will supply -four to the board
ing houses at the agricultural college,
university, Valley City normal, May
Vile normal and Wahpeton school of
science, while the Russell-Miller Mill
ing Co. has the contract at Glendale,
the total for all institutions being
81 200.
DR.. E. F. Ladd, state chemist, now
is to determine the relative quality Of
the various grades of coffees and teas
submitted by bidders. Sealed, un-
named samples, designated only by
ol,o
and he designates the best grades by
a cup test. The boarding houses have
the privilege of buying 21-cent or 25-
cent coffee and black tea at IS cents
and green tea at rs cents.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05
GARST WILL REMOVE TO
LIVELY OKLAHOMA CITY

F.. c. Garst, who has been looking
after the interests of the Miller Piano
company in Oklahoma for some weeks
past returned home Friday evening
having visited the offices at Sheboy'
gan, Wis, on his return trip. Mr.
Garst has made arrangements to go
into the auto business at Clinton
Okla, and the family will leave for
that point as soon as their affairs here
can be closed up. They have made
many friends during their residence of
two years in Valley City and their de-
parture will greatly regretted. Gin,
ton is hustling city about as large
as Valley City, in a country where au'
tos can be used almost every day of
the year, and Mr.. Garst ought to 90
we'll there.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE
CLOSURE SALE

| Notice is Hereby Given, that that
certain mortgage made, executed and
| delivered by George H. Simpson "a
| widOwer) mOrtgagor, to Royal Eleva-
! tor Company, corporation, mortga-
gee, dated the oath day of February,
1915, and filed for record in the Office
of the Register of Deeds in and for
Barnes County, North Dakota, on the
9Th day of March, A. D. 1915, at 1925
o'clock, a. M, and recorded in Book
"63" of Mortgages on Page "48", will
be foreclosed by sale of the premises
in such mortgage and hereinafter des-
cribed at the front door of the court
house in the City of Valley City, Coun.
ty of Barnes and State Of North Dako-
ia at 200 o'clock in the afternoon on
the 5th day of May, 1917, to satisfy the
amount due on such mortgage on the
day of sale.
The premises described in such
mortgage and which will be sold to
satisfy the same are described as fol-
lows, to-wit: The North Half (N1a)
of Section Twenty-six (26), Southeast
quarter (SEA) of Section Twenty
three (23) Southeast quarter (SEA)
VI OcCIlO1 WCuIy-oCNCl \AIJ, dll Ia
Township One hundred forty-three
Q43), North Of range Sixty-one (61),
West of the Fifth (5) Principal Me-
ridian, Barnes County. North Dakota.
There will be due on said mortgage
on the day of sale, including principal
and interest, the sum of Eight Thous-
and Three Hundred Sixty-six Dollars
and Ninety-four Cents (S8,366.94, be-
sides attorneys fees as provided by
law, and the costs of such foreclosure.
The default in said mortgage is that
the mortgagor has failed to pay the in
terest on the note secured by said
mortgage when it became due and has
failed to pay taxes levied and assess
ed against said land before the day ap-
pointed by law for the sale Of lands,
for each of which defaults the mortga.
gee is authorized under the terms OF
said mortgage to declare the whole
sum due and payable and it now and
by this notice does declare the whole
sum specified in said mortgage to be
due and payable.
Dated this Goth day of March, 1917.
ROYAL ELEVATOR COMPANY.
Mortgage.
Minneapolis, MINI.
F. B. LAMBERT,
Attorney for Mortgage,
P. o. Address, Minot, N. Oak.
JAMES KELLY,
Sheriff Of Barnes County, N. Oak
First Pub. Mar. %, Last Pub. May 81
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05
High / School Basketball
Boys Were Entertained

Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson entertained the
members of the high school basketball
squad at five-course dinner Wednes.
day evening.
The dining room was artistically
decorated in the high school colors,
and the menu cards also carried these
colors.
After the dinner Lloyd Nelson gave
the guests a party at the Grand the.
alter. From this they returned to the
Nelson home for further merriment.
At a late hour the squad dispersed for
their respective homes, having thor
oughly enjoyed the entertainment and
convinced that the evening had been
well spent.
The hostess was assisted by the
Misses Hilma Larson, Laura He'd.
strom, Helen and Florence Engen, limo.
gene Perry and Mabel Baarstad.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05
ENDERLiN COUPLE WE'D

Enderlin, March 30.-Word has just
been received of the marriage Sunday
at Havre, Mont, of Harry Johnson and
Miss Martha Moo. both of this city.
Miss Moo left for Montana short
time ago to visit friends and, so it
looks now, to marry the man of her
choice. They will make their home
at Havre, where Mr.. Johnson has a po-
sition in the superintendent Office.
The charming young bride has spent
most of her life in Enderlin and has
hosts of friends who will wish them
life's richest blessing.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05
NOTICE CREDITORS

In the matter of the estate of Jus.
tina Barr, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed Charles Barr, administrator OF
the Estate of Justina Barr, late of the
City of Valley City in the County of
Barnes and State of North Dakota,
deceased, to the creditors of, and all
persons having claims against, said
deceased, to exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication OF
this notice, to said Administrator at
his residence in the City of Valley
City in said Barnes County.
Dated March goth A. D. 1917.
CHARLES BARR,
Administrator.
First publication on the 10Th day 0:
March A. D. 1917, last publication
April 49,.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05
Her Face Is Burned BY
Kerosene for Kindling

Miss Charlotte Gray was seriously
burned at her home on First avenue
Thursday morning. She is said to
have poured some kerosene on some
wood to get the fire started and then
touched match to the wood. 1t
blazed up and burned her hair almost
all Off in front, and burned one side
of her face seriously.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05

j. Campbell, of Eldridge, N. D., says
he was cured of appendicitis by Dr.
Mellenthin's treatment and thereby
saved an operation. DR.. Mellenthin
will be at Valley City, Kindred hotel
Monday, April l6. Hours a. m. to
p. m.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05
Recruits Joining Company G

Lieutenant Fay Ross, of G company,
reports that enlistments are coming
right along, no less than eight having
been secul ed within the last few days.
The headquarters are at the Armory,
where all seeking to enlist should re-
DOrt
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05
LIKED OUR AUTO SHOW

Medina Citizen: E. P. Olson took
in the auto show at Valley City last
Saturday. He reports that there were
good sized crowds in attendance and
that the show itself was quite sue
cess
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05

Bernard Baumgarten, of Linton, N.
D., says he has been cured of his ser
ious stomach trouble and gained %
lbs. by taking DR.. Mellenthin's treat
ment and recommends him highly.
Dr. Mellerthin will be at Valley City,
Kindred hotel, Monday, April 16.
Hours a. m. to p. M.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05

Miss Anne Berseth, who teaches in
the public schools at Steele, is in the
city as the guest Of Miss Olive Schu'
stad. Miss Berseth is en- route to her
home in Cooperstown, where she will
spend her Easter vacation.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05
FLAX FOR SALE

Seed fax for SALE Sample can be
seen at store of Myhro & Aldahl.
Louis Anderson 24-6d-2wp
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-05

The home of DR.. and Mrs. F. L..
Wicks was frightened Saturday morn
ing by the arrival of fine big baby,
boy. Brownie" is rejoicing over the
arrival of his new brother
The Benson signal., 1917-02-10
CHAPTER Nv.
The Special Agent.

Colonel Posey remained Indefinitely
in Louisiana, and David was still in
charge of the shop. Late the next aft.
ernoon he closed and bolted the small
emporium and started down the street
toward the tavern for an early supper.
AS he passed musingly along beneath
the new-green elms and neared the
courthouse, the words he had over.
heard the night before from the lips
Of Cranmers comrade came sharply
back. "The courthouse to-
morrow night. :"
The fascination of the little court.
house plucked David as with an out
stretched hand. In a moment he found
himself before it. Through the half
open doors David caught glimpse of
the shadowy and empty place Of JUS
tice; and with sudden determination
he entered the silent and empty cham
ber. He would conceal himself within
it and learn why Job Cranmer was
meeting strange men secretly after
nightfall.
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MOTHER! LOOK At
CH|LD'S TONGUE
If cross, feverish, constipated,
give "CaIifornia Syrup
of Figs"

A laxative today saves sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, mother If coat
ed, or your child is nstless cross, few
erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full Of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's ailment, give
teaspoonful of California Syrup Of
Figs" then don't worry, because it IL
perfectly harmless, and in a few hours
all this constipation poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently
move out of the bowels, and you have
well, playful child again. A thor
ough tinside cleansing" is ofttimes all
that is necessary. 1t should be the
first treatment given in any sickness.
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask at the store for a 5O-cent. bottle Of
california Syrup of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
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MUSIC ROLLS QUICKLY MADE
Useful Machine Designed Especially
for the Use of Retail Dealers
Recently Put on the Market.

Designed especially for the use OF
retail dealers, a compact machine that
perfOrates music rolls for use in play
er pianos is being introduced. The ap-
paratus is described in the Popular
Mechanics Magazine. 1t is capable OF
making from one to Is records at a
time from sheet music, and will also
turn out copies of any standard roll
It's operation is said to be so simple
that satisfactory work can be done by
persons who are not musicians. The
particular advantage of the machine
seems to be that it enables small
dealer to fill his customers orders
promptly without having to carry
large, expensive stock. It also obv1'
ates the inconveniences that confront
patrons when special orders have to
be mailed to a factory before their
wants can be supplied. Since 16 sheets
can be perforated simultaneously,
dealer in making a roll to order has an
opportunity to add 15 records to his
stock with no expense other than the
bare cost Of the paper and spools.
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his presence with the coolest Of bows
and invented an excuse to withdraw
Immediately She took pains to avoid
any repetition of the encounter; aad
Lydia, with the field clear, was as
inwardly self-satisfied as hen that
had driven another hen from the barn
yard.
David devoured Lydia's easy good
humor hungrily. They talked for
hours of the old scenes they both
knew so well:
''Did you ever climb Standard hill,
Lydia, and go on till you saw Sher-
wood forest? Going around Robin
Hoods barn, we used to cali it,
'Do you remember the three great
oaks by the roadside? Father and I
used to lie there and watch the dro-
vers go by with their funny sheep and
the silly little lambs"
SAY, I've seen 'em come into mar
ket by thousands, like. Or did you
ever see the Papist Holes, the caves
in the red sandstone banks of the
Lene"
'By the Castle roadW
cay, we boys used to play at hunt
the-Captain in 'em-fair places to hide
in, they were."
"I went a-Maying once to the Hem
lock stone on Bramcote hill. It's near
Mayday now. David. It's g
long mile between Corydon and Not
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tin'ham, beant it? I remem.
+ we could see Colwick hall and
Holme Pierrepont from the hill that
day.
They both fell silent in the April
dusk, their eyes seeing in fancy the
old Fairgrounds on the sunburnt turf
Of Hunger hills or in the green groves
Of Clifton. The dusk deepened into
night and still they sat lost in dreams
Of old friends, old childhood hauntS.
The brown-breasted bird finished it's
song in the trees overhead; and at
last Cranmer came home, stumbling
uncertainty along the lane that led
from the tavern.
David, having bidden Lydia friend.
ly good night, almost indeed ran into
her unsteady parent. Stepping aside
just in time to prevent collision in
the darkness, he caught a glimpse OF
a second figure-a man from whom
Cranmer was just parting. "If you're
sober enough" the second man was
saying, "we'll have another talk IN
the new courthouse tomorrow night,
@" David did not catch the name
that followed) twill be on hand then
Puzzled, David strolled slowly back
to the tavern, where he still lodged
There was something about this man
Cranmer that was not on the surface
something he did not understand, OF
like.
The Benson signal., 1917-02-10
CARE FOR YOUR SKIN
And Keep 1t Clear by Daily Use Of
Cuticura-Trial Free.

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap fol-
lowed by a gentle amounting with Cuti-
cura Ointment clears the skin or scalp
in most cases of eczemas, rashes and
itching of children and adults. Make
Cuticura your everyday toilet prepara-
tions and prevent such troubles.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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others wOise off than we. I saw a
starving child knocked down and beat
en- that stole an apple from cart.
They drove us out of the market when
we cursed England.
It wasn't till November-that we
could bear the rent of the frames no
longer. The men were fair wolves
by then. Every night they gathered
in front Of the Exchange. Then when
the cold began and we had no Goals
nor even peats from SherwoOd-the
me1> blasphemed. They shouted that
it w:4s the machinery that was taking
the bread from us. My father /.
they called my father Preacher Lar
renee because he begged them to wait,
though he was one of them. My IA
ther =. I read to him at home
the night they stormed the mills +.
out Of st. John his eyes were
gone, -. they broke the looms
that night"
He stopped. His eyes were burning
like Goals.
Newcastle sent his men from their
quarters in Castlegate to help the con-
stables. They took four of them in
Violation street. And then they came
to our cottage :"
He stopped again, deathly pale.
'They took my father with them E.
was low. 'There was one who said
that my father had melted the riot"
He was trembling so that his two
hearers watched him in pity, but he
drew himself together.
"Of the twelve judges Of England
we did not know which one would try
the rioters. We addressed pleas to
ALL, do not suppose any of our let
ters got beyond a clerk. We were
very funny. In the assizes of Michael
mas term the cases were thought so
unimportant that none Of the judges
was delegated to them-John Silver
ter, Esq, recorder, and Mr.. Serjeant
Bosanquet sitting.
"Four Of the five prisoners wer0
hanged. The case against them was
too open-they had been taken in the
very act of violating his majesty's
decree, crown law since the twenty
second year Of his reign. My father
thanked God for his release"
A cry of joy came from Lydia's lips.
"Thank God, indeed" echoed Gran
mer.
David smiled at them as a man
smiles at his surgeon.
''In December we were a crowd of
skeletons in rags. We stood in the
wet snow and watched man in a
black hood fix the nooses about the
necks Of four men. Then the men
fell the length of the rope and were
still. They had little life to lose. The
man who stood next me was my
brother.
"The fourth felon they hung was my
father"
"Your father!"
A man sobbing with dry eyes is
dreadful to look upon,
"But the fifth man-who was set
freeY'
David's face was terrible.
''They set him free who betrayed
my father :. he fled from us.
He was of our Brotherhood-trait
the worse-and had sworn-God help
him!"
Father and daughter were silent.
David could say no more, but leaned
against the counter, his shoulders
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trembling. Lydia felt that to stay
longer would be intruding on his grief.
She plucked at her fathers arm and
they left the store.
"There's lad will make good can
non's-meat in the Yankees SERVICE"
said Mr.. Cranmer, when they were out
of hearing.
"What dreadful story!' exclaimed
the girl. "And how wise he seemed !"
Learned from his father, I'll be
bound" wagered the farmer. "Those
Nottingham ~eavers are a set to make
England tremble."
They walked back to the tavern,
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talking in low tones. Even so, Lydia
appeared to fear that someone might
hear what they were saying. Now and
then at some light rustic she glanced
anxiously about and behind them.
But the village street was empty.
Only the tall, bending elms were near,
and they might be expected to keep
her fathers secret.