The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-04
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News, Dec. 2S.-Vern Dale, of Bal
four, is here visiting friends.
Hugo Brueske returned Monday
from his visit in Minneapolis.
j. Bascom and Miss Helen Bascom
are spending the week in Fargo with
relatives and friends.
Charley Jarvis left Wednesday for
Fargo, where he will attend the Da
kota business college.
G. r. Christ returned last Wednes
day from Minneapolis, where he was
on business for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Etter entertain
ed at Christmas dinner Sunday
Covers were laid for IL.
Geo. Girbach returned Wednesday
from Minneapolis, where he spent a
couple of weeks with relatives.
F. A. Wilke has been confined to
the house the past week by rhuma
tism and kidney trouble.
Joe Pickard and family returned
Tuesday from Valley City where they
spent Christmas with Mrs. Pickard's
folks.
Oscar Mahlke, who is attending
school at jamestown, is spending his
Christmas vacation at his home north
of town.
Miss Elizabeth Schoepp, who is
teaching in Minneapolis at the Central
high school, arrived Sunday to spend
her vacation with her sister, Mrs. W.
o. Joos.
Gerald DeVere returned Saturday
from trip to New Rockford and Coop.
erstown to be home for the holidays
Mrs. J. A. Kotchian and daughter
Grace. left few days ago for Mime
apolis, where they are visiting Mrs
Kotchians sister.
Elmon Miller, who is attending the
jamestown college, came up Saturday
to spend Christmas with VS. parents
He returned Tuesday.
Martin Rose had the misfortune tc
have his leg broken bv getting run
over with wagon while hauling grain
to town last Thursday
C. K Thorstad and family spent
Christmas with John Holder and fam
ily They went from here to Mime
waukan on visit.
Fred Wilke. who is attending the
Dakota business college at Fargo
spent his Christmas vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilke.
Word has been received here that
Melvin Farup, the 14-yearold son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Farup, of Neville
formerly of this city, died at an early
hour Christmas morning after brief
illness. The Farups moved to Nc
Vile from here about two years ago
and the griefstricken parents have
many friends here who sympathize
with them in their bereavement.
Hale Berlin, who is attending the
state university at Grand Forks, came
home Saturday to spend his vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. B.
Berlin.
Miss Minnie and Henry Knecht, who
are teaching school in the vicinity OF
Minot, are spending their holiday va
cation with their folks in Wimbledon
School closed last Friday with
Christmas programs in the primary
third and both grades in the high
school. School will open again Tues
day, Jan. 9.
Miss Viola Etter entertained the
young people of the German Reform
ed church at a popcorn party Friday
evening. The guests reported fine
time.
Arthur Kotchian returned to Fargo
Tuesday to resume his studies at the
Dakota business collage after spend.
ing Christmas here with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Kotchian.
Fred Fried returned Tuesday
Spiritwood after spending couple OF
days with his folks. He has complete
ly recovered from the injuries sus'
tanned in an automobile accident a
month ago.
Miss Osa Miller, who is employed as
stenographer in the superintendent
office of the Northern Pacific road at
Jamestown, spent Sunday and Christ
mas day here with her parents, Rev
and Mrs. J. S. Miller.
Mrs. D. B. Berlin returned from a
several months visit with relatives al
Oil City, Pa, Columbus, Ohio, and
several other Ohio cities. She also
spent some at Albert Lea, MINI.
where she visited her daughters, Mrs
c. A. Dennstedt and Miss Geraldine
Berlin.
Miss Advina and Jake Knecht, oil
Moline, are here on visit with theil
parents and other relatives.
Mrs. VIM. Anderson and children
left last week for Sanborn, where they
are visiting relatives.
At the Henry Hellmers home Tues
day evening the Epworth league o.
the NJ. E. Church gave farewell par
ty to N. A. Mason, who departed the
next day for Bismarck to assume hi.
duties as private secretary to Cover
nor Frazier.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Butcher enter
tanned few of their friends Christina!
day. The dining room was effectivel!
decorated. The centerpiece was j.:
basket of roses and ferns with NINA
ture Christmas trees as place cards
Covers we're laid for eight and a de
licious fve-course dinner was served
including plum pudding which cam,
from Mrs. N. Butcher, of England, ant
was thoroughly enjoyed by all.