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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Percheron Breeders
in Barnes County

! &
(By U. L. Burdick, Vice President
Percheron Society Of America.)
The Percheron horse is undoubted-
ly making friends in Barnes county
l find upon inquiry at the Office Of the
Percheron Society Of America at Chi
cago that this county ranks next to
Towner, the leading Percheron county
in North Dakota. Barnes county
breeders recorded "a colts in the Per
cheron Society Of America during the
fiscal year ending Oct. 81, 1916. The
majority of the "a head were 1913
colts, although the figures include two
mares foaled prior to that year and
two 1916 filly foals. Every county in
the state that registered ten colts or
more, with number of Percherons rec
orded during the period mentioned.
area in square miles, and the number
of square miles in the county to eyerv
ParcherOn recorded <fOl1oxc.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
GREEN
%%++%++%4%%% : : I

Aug. 15.-Mr. and Mrs. 0. Wagley
and the latter's mother, Mrs. Coddine,
are visiting at the Hager home.
Harry Davidson is now home. He is
one of our boys whose name was
drawn in the CONSUMPTION.
The new light system which has
been put into the consolidated school
is a great improvement.
Mrs. VIM. Norris is visiting at the
Milton home.
MIR. Milton was business caller in
Valley City Tuesday.
Mrs. L. X. Stillings and daughter
Fay, were Valley City shoppers Tues
day. -..
E. L. Bow has returned to his home
in Durand, Wis.
Miss Agnes Olsen was visiting at
the Stillings home.
Sunday school will be closed for a
month.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
County

l have travelled over the state OF
North Dakota as few other men have.
1t has always been interesting to me
to notice that wherever. one finds a
good class of farmers he always finds
draft horses. That rule always holds
true regardless of the territory in
which one is travelling. To be good
farmer, a man must grow big crops.
If that crop is to return the greatest
profits possible it must be put in and
harvested in the most economical way.
In North Dakota, where the cropping
season is very short, the man who
gets his crop in quickly and does it
we'll has much to his advantage over
the man who is slow getting his crops
planted. The man with heavy draft
horse can use larger machinery which
means a bigger days work per man.
The farmer with small teams is handi-
capped, for no matter how eager he is
to work himself, his horses can only
do SO much and the load they are able
to pull is in proportion to their
weight j. e. ton horse will ordinarily
pull twice as much as one weighing
thousand pounds. One man can drive
six to eight horses if necessary,
whereas it would be next to impossi-
BILE for him to drive IL to 16 horses.
Big horses of course eat some more
feed but it takes less of them to do
the same amount of work. The farm
er who has heavy drafters always has
more money at the end of the year
than the man who uses small horses.
Barnes county breeders who record
ed colts last year, together with the
number of animals they registered, fol-
lows:
Bertram Bros, Valley City. ....... 2
Herman P. Bryn, Darcy ...........
w: S. Emery & Sons, Valley City. 4
Miklethun, Jacob, Wimbledon 49,. L
s. K. hester Estate, Valley City -. 8
+. B. Smith, Leal
White Bros, Valley City ......... I
Howard Wilson, Leal ........1
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

Mrs. Robert Anderson and small
daughter, accompanied by her nieces
Louis and Marie, and nephew Jimmy
Thorne, who have been here the past
year, left Tuesday for the Thorne
home at Donnybrook, New Jersey.
They will stop in st. Paul for few
days and go from there to Duluth
where they will take the boat trip
through the Great Lakes to Buffalo.
These young people have been very
popular among Valley City's younger
set and will be greatly missed.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

turned to Darcy the first of the week
MRS. S. Olson and daughter, Nina,
went down to Valley City Tuesday
wnere the latter underwent an opera
ton Tor the removal of tonsils and ade-
noids. She returned home on We'd
nesday.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16
Several Valley City Men Win
Commissions at Fort Smelling
WIN sLEDoN

), + $3.50 +*+++4+@++4
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

Mrs. H. E. Daniels and daughter
Gertrude, will be guests at the San
oerg and I1ilborn homes for the next
two weeks: Mrs. Daniels has just re-
turned from jamestown where she
taught primary methods at the sum-
mer school at Jamestown college.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

Stuart Stevenson, former coach at
me High school here, returned from
bismarck Monday night. Mr.. Steven
son Will remain in the city for few
days before going to st. Paul where
ne Will enter the second training
camp at Fort Smelling.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-08-16

Miss Pauline Mcfarland is visiting
ner sister, Mrs. e. B. Cox at Bis
marck until school opens.
Sharp County record., 1917-11-02
GIVES CREDIT 70 ADVERTISING
Medicine Firm Has Used Newspapers
For Over Fifty Years.

Scott & Bovine, manufacturing
chemists, of Bloomfield, N j pro-
prietors of the worlds famous med
icine, Scott's Emulsion, is one of the
largest advertisers and one OF the
most successful firms in America,
so their opinion of the value OF
newspaper advertising is worthy OF
attention. In a letter Of instruo-
tions relative to their advertising in
the Record, they say:
The steadily increasing popular
ity of Scott's Emulsion is due in
pant to oE persistent adherence to
newspaper advertising We have
followed this method of publicity
for nearly fifty years, and we are
taking this opportunity to thank
the publishers of the 2OOO weeklies
in which we advertise for their
demonstrated appreciation of clean,
truthful advertising, such as that Of
SCOTS Emulsion
Their opinion of the Record as an
advertising medium is shown by
the fact that their advertising has
been in its columns almost contjn.
uously for more than twenty-five
years
Sharp County record., 1917-11-02
A Piece OF Coed Fortune

In these days of high prices it is
refreshing to tind one article of ma
lion.wide demand that will moi
cost more than it did last year, and
yet will be more valuable than it
has ever been.
The Youths Companion sub
Scription price, So 90, will not be in
creased. The So issues of 1918 will
Oe packed full of the best stories by
he most popular writer's. The Ed
iprial page, the Boys Page, Girls
Page, Family Page and all the de-
partments will bring a vast amount
Of cheer, good entertainment and
information for every reader in the
family circle
By special arrangement new sub
'cribeIs for the Companion can also
have McCaIls Magaane-the FASH
,on authoTity-for 1913, both pub.
.ications for only S225.
This two'atone.price offer in
cludeS;
l. The Youths Companion.-52
issues ia 1913.
2, All remaining 1917 issues of
the Companion free
3 The Companion Home Cal-
endar for 1918
4, McCaIl's Magazine-l2 fash
ion numbers in 1918.
All for only $225.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
Commonwealth Ave, Boston, Mass
New subscriptions received al,
this Office,
Sharp County record., 1917-11-02
MAKE Investments
WITH SURPLUS FUNDS
Big Mistake Not To Make In
vestments Or Improve
ments This Year.

The price of cotton is high this
year, the yield in most sections is
/ fair at least. Last year many far
mers all over Bhe state were able to
nav out of debt. This year when
the crop is marketed they will have
some surplus money, At least a
large part of this surplus money
should be put to some permanent
investments. A new home can be
built or the old house repaired.
Some new fence can he built when
will enable the farmer to keep more
| livestock. On thousands OF farms
| the work is handicapped due to a
SHORTAGE of machinery Inls year
some new tools can be bought
| Many renteis will be able 10 make
first payment on a farm, so that
they can soon own farm OF their
own. To let this year 90 by with
out making some permanent in
yestments or improvements will De
a big mistake.
In the south half of the state this
wear the boil weevil has damaged
the crop seriously. The amount OF
damage done next year will depend
partly on how many of the weevlls
live over the winter The adult
weevil hibernates in the cotton
stalks, grass, weeds and the brush
adjoining the field. The ditch banks
should be burned and the brush
cleared out along the edge of the
field when it is practicable, Breaking
the land and turning under the
stalks and grass on the field will
destroy many of these insects
Prompt attention to this matter by
all the farmers will reduce the dam
aee of the Weevil next season.
John H. Page,
Commissioner of Agriculture
Sharp County record., 1917-11-02
COURTS

Circuit Court, Northern Dis
rict-First Monday in January
md Second Monday in July,
southern District-Second Mon
lay in February and August.
County Court-Third Monday
n January, April, July and Oc-
ober. Northern District. .-4th
Monday in January, April, July
md October,
Probate Court-Northern Dis
,rict-Third Monday in March,
June, September and December,
Southern District Second Mon
day in March, June, September
and December,
Chancery Court Southern Dis
trict-First Monday in May and
November, Northern District
Second Monday in March and
September.
Sharp County record., 1917-11-02
Have Il Handy For Croup.

Grandmothers and mothers who
have raised families Of children have
learned from experience that it pays
to keep a bottle of Foleys Hone,
and Tar in the house ready for EN-,
eTency 1t dives prompt relief
from dreaded Group attacks checks
coughs and colds, and relieves
whooping cough A safe medicine
mo opiaIes, Barnett Drug Co.
Sharp County record., 1917-11-02
LODGE:


r. & A. M.--EvenIns !,
Lodge No. LAB meets u
night before the third vi
and Saturday night "' d
first Sunday in each nOl' '
G, L. coser
]. R. MetcaN'
r. A. M.-Rural Ch'P,'
meets the third Sa'u''" \
in each month. i
8. P. rurnsf' !
]. R. MetolI1 \
I. O. 0. F.-Evsnl''l
Lodge No. 200 meets wy
night Of each week. \
Ed wassOa'
J. R, M'tc'S (
REBEKAas-0ra'' 4
No. 345 meets The a'VS
fourth Friday nigh" (
month. .,E
Mrs. Myrtle Bara'L'l
z. A, Mo'S Z
W. O. w.--tlvsnias
Camp No, as7 meets NJ
and fourth SATURDAY w.
each month,
n r Dickera0p
| o. c. shAv''
Sharp County record., 1917-11-02
Directory
CHURCHES

CHRISTIAN-Services every
Sunday morning No regular
pastor.
METHODIST-Pr reaching as
follows; Second Sui day in the
month, morning and night, the
bird Sunday night, The fourth
sunday morning. Rev. j. w.
lenkins, Pastor,
SUNDAY SCHOOL-At the
Methodist church every Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock. Every
)ody invited to attend. O. G..
shaver, Superintendent.
Sharp County record., 1917-11-02
A Word TO Our Reade S

The farmers are now selling Their
cotton and corn crops at exception.
ally good prices, and we hopeIhey
will remember 70 pay the Record
promptly.
The amount you owe on sub
scription is not much for each Of
you, but all Of 1t put together makes
considerable sum, and we hone
every one of our readers will pay
up their arrears and renew for an
other year while times are so flour.
ishing,
Everything that the paper man
uses has advanced in price very
much, and absolutely the only way
the subscription price Of the Record
can be kept at one dollar a year is
for everyone to pay promptly
Otherwise, unless paper conditions
change very materially we will be
forced TO advance the price after
January LIST.
II yoV pay in advance this fall
you will not be affected for twelve
months anyway II we are forced To
put up the price
Sharp County record., 1917-11-02
OEEICIEL

Congressional
Member Of Congress End District
W, A, OLpFlELp.
Judicial
Judge Of the 10Th judicial Cir.
cult, j, B, Baker,
Pros, Atty, @, Ashley,
Judge Of the Chaneery Court
&. I Humphries.
Senatorial.
Member State Senate, SeconC
Distriet-H, L., Ponder.
County.
Representative, s, L, Shaver.
Sheriff, J, II. KirtIoy,
Clerk. d. A. Boyce,
County Judge, W, T, Horn,
Treasurer, j. L. Gyngard.
Assessor, r, G Davidson,
Surveyor, j. p, Eason,
Sharp County record., 1917-11-02
Cut This QUIT Is Wsrth Money

Don't miss this. Cat out this
sSp, enclose with Sc to Foley & Co.,
1885 Sheffield Ave, Chicago, Ill.,,
writing your name and address
clearly, You will receive in return
a trial package of FoIey's Honey
and Tar Compound fer coughs,
colds and Group; Foley Kidney
Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets.
Barnatt Drug Co,
Sharp County record., 1917-11-02
A Lonesome Pumpkin

A, W. FurE while hunting near
Mena, found neai~an abandoned
camp a pumpkin vine on which
there was a pumpkin four feet and
eight inches in circumference.
The pumpkin had received no
friendly care, but had done pretty
well for itself
Sharp County record., 1917-11-02
Big Advance In Food Prices

The United States bureau Of sta.
tisties announces that food prices
as a whole have advanced AZ Der
cent over the year before the war.
Flour prices in August this year
were 2 Ia times what they were in
August 1913. The increase was
l3O per cent Corn meal advanced
l2O per cent potatoes 81 per cent
sugar n per cent, lard 72 per cent
and pork 50 Ter cent.
Sharp County record., 1917-11-02
A Big Liar

A man told US the other dan
MAT he knows two women who
Dearly love each other and never
criticise one anoher He's a liar.
Sharp County record., 1917-11-02

Some men can drink like a lish.
but they cant stand up under It
near aa we'll
The Detroit times., 1917-12-15
, ,EGlL BIRDS AT
POULTRY SH0W
AriStOcrats Of Feathere d
World On Exhibition
In ArmOry

Owners AMI exhibitors were still
husy IN the Rrmory Friday night
uttlng the finishing touches 10 the
nnual- poultry show. Most Of the
ages were already filed and a
horus OF cackies and crows filed
be halls.
The exhibits were complete Sat
lrday morning.
Outstanding features OF this years
how which g said TO contain more
high priced birds than any previous
lch event held In Detroit, are the
exhibits OF Plymouth Rocks and
u8r,cs.
More than $50 barred Plymouth
rocks, some Of them the finest ex.
mp'es OF heir kind in America,
hc home OF the breed. are shown.
some OF these are valued at from
eco 20 $500
About 300 canaries are 20 be
hown, some OF which are valued
Q from $50 10 $40
napiams AMI pigeons are also well
represented.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-15
WALKFRVH.LE
MAN WRITES OF
HALIFAX HORROR

A vivid picture ~ the terrible
scenes that followed the explosion
of "a shipload OF 1T " r." I'm Hall
fax harbor is contained IN "A letter
from Harold r.. Hatcher, forme-
mayor Of Wclkcrvil'e. and now ar
officer on British hattieship sta
toned az Halifax 20 his brother. J.
G. Hatcher. OF Hughes e. Hatcher
Detroit
"All shore Ieave was stopped im
mediafely following tho explosion ''
nc letter says. "and not until Sat
urdav evening were ne British sail
ors allowed 70 land
The letter tells ~ tho ho~rIb'a
sights found by reerue parties I'm
mediatcly upon landing. the En-
hsh sailors a1c0untcrcd a party OF
American Sailors who hsb been
seeking bodies In the wrcckage all
day
Mr Hatcher estimates that more
than 3o00 persons were killed iu
the blast ana the fires that fol
lowed
The Detroit times., 1917-12-15
BIG SHELL PLANT
TO BE BUILT HERE

Tho Detroit Shell company was or
ganized by prominent Detroit manu-
acturers, Friday. with a capital
stock Of $1,000 600 The company is
organized primarily 10 handle q S7o.-
700 600 order for munitions. John
Kelsey, president OF the Kelecf
Wheel company. hends the new con.
corn. The domils of the undcrtok
nC were arranged IN conference
p cid Thursday and Friday In the D.
4 c. between the manufacturer
md government representative
The latter included Hugh Chalmers
4. W. COPELAND and John r. Lee.
.omposiug the auto industries com
mittee, md Maj Jameson. repro
enting the war department
Two plants are under cousldera-
ion One is the SprinEwclls Body
company's mammoth factory in
epringwells and tie other is the now
Saxon motor plant
The Detroit times., 1917-12-15
WAR B1ATS FOR
ANNUAL SHOW
Submarine Chascrs and Other
Types VIII Re Exhibited
This Year

Ira Hand, secretary Of the Ma.
+icnaI Association OF Engine and
Boat Manufacturers. Inc. and gen
erl manager Of the fourteenth an
nual motor boat show. to be held in
G'lnd Central palace Now York.
Jan. 1926 is ON q trip 20 Detroit
ard several other middle western
cities. securing new exhibitors
From proon Indications This sea
sons exposition VIII surpa in in
'ciest all former shows largely bc
cause Of Che fact that the motor
boat SIS 10 play a big part I'm this
war In tho rolc of submarine chaser
Mr. Hand loft New York last We'd
ncsday and thus far reports cncour-
a,Ing procrcss
Nearly cvcry builder who hos m.
pied for space has notified Mr.
Hand that hc viii exhibit boats
The Detroit times., 1917-12-15
With the Minister'S

The regular ladies' night game
wliI be played In the Detroit Whist
club rooms. No 190 Woodward ave.
on Thursday evening. Dec. 20. The
embers' weekly contest game
.,yed on Monday evening, Dec. 20,
suited in The following score
The following scores We're made
the Saturday game
North and south.
r Z. Baikwill and Harry WymA
plus s.
~ W Bright and !. z. Koran.
p IS. Germain and j. II Prentis.
East and west.
T. IT. Johnson and T. Pratt
vs. r. Batteue and s. A. Commons.
minus O.
The following scores were made
in the Saturday game.
North Hud south.
Mrs K d. Slick aud H II Boehm.
plus 9 2-5
Mrs vs. steiner ana w Nc
Csusey. plus c6
Mrs NJ p. BENNETT and r. O. Ratos
minus 3-5
Mr and Mrs F. S oermain. minus
3-5
East nnd West.
Mr. and Mrs. O.. u. clarke, plus 3
Mrs n r Boehm and Thos Wat
son minus 3-5
Mrs s A commons and C. r.
Mrs i Memo and Mrs C. p.
Nlles minus 3-b
Mrs @ J stout and W. T. Bloom.
minus 6 3-5.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-15
TENER SCORES
FULL VICTORY
Action of Magnates In Stick
ing To l5i Games Nindi-
cafes Stand

NEW YORK Dec l5.-Action of
major league magnates In adhering
10 the usual l54game schedule, re
fuslne 20 cut tha player limit and
remaining with tho other training
bcdule rs distinct victory FOR
Gov John x Tener and the nation
AZ league
Gov Tencr went over the top TO
day. releasing for publication his
annual report 90 tho Nationa
league Wta 40 artillery action
he announced tho b0mbardmcnt he
had stood Tor in his message.
National lcaEuers went into tho
Chicago meeting backed by tho
optimistic words OF their president
md won American leaguers over 10
tFoir side Where Ban Johnson had
fought the issue he lost Reports
indicate the American league even
VII assent to a revised system Of
distribution the worlds series
ni'zCs. SO that more than one club
in each league will have a cut
"1n the business In which YOU are
engaged YOU are not called upon By
vour government 10 provide any Of
tho essentials" Tencr said You
have no transportation properties 20
ao taken over nor manufacturing
plants to be Communicated Never
thelcss 7 hold baseball In common
with other cloan and wholesome out
door sports is such an important
lqctor IN the daily life OF majority
of our citizens that Il has become
ar American institution indispensa-
Bile 10 the we'll regulated routine Of
the average individual and essential
to the recerative lifc ~ tho nation
"It is my firm conviction" he said.
chat the interest Is inherent that
u will be made manifest az the prop
.or time and that you should make
provision 20 cater 10 ~ with very
little less detail care and attention
Than ln former years.
"Our patrons are not interested in
your financial gains and losses. Dr.
they are interested as sportsmen IN
our national game For after all,
baseball 90 them is but a sport
The Detroit times., 1917-12-15
TO
HELP WIN WAR

Detroit billiard players and room
keepers VIII raise a fund OF $4,000
as its quota OF the 100000 billiard
players viii raise iu this country
to- equip an ambulance company
Ccrwin Huston has charge OF the
fund In this district Ora Morning
star. Ray Palmer. John Layton and
Clrence Jackson. an export prorcs.
onall hiliiard PLAYERS. VIII donate
fhcir services for spccim matches
to raise funds FOR tre cause 4
eorics Of matches will be held az
which no admission foe will be
% arecd. but a big nag will be
So etched over tho table before the
games being and into This the spec
taiors viii be invited 20 toss coins
10 Us also planned 20 have the room
keepers pay into the fund 90 cents
for each table they have each
month for three months.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-15
WORK IS
ON DECLINE

The week just closed showed very
little now work coming from the Of
fees Of the architects, according 20
the summarized report of The Build
ers & Traders exchange However,
there were several projects OF fairly
good sizo, including a twostory
brick and hollow no field house for
the recreation commission. 90 be
The Detroit times., 1917-12-15

mainly Of The cruising tyne. There
Will be several runab-uts, day cruis.
eis. launches and small craft, but
The general ,rend Of tho exhibitors
is toward the cruising boat Some
of those boats will be quite remark
able In their build and arrange
Wruts one hat will be seen is a
Gffr0ter. tho LARGEST ho3t ever ev-
hibited al a motor boat show. This
a.tt was buat by the Gas Engine
.1 Power company, ard has very
eonp.ctc accommodations. rot only
for cruising rs yacht, but for hard
service I'm war time n rs capable
OF a speed OF between % and 30
les ar hour Several cruisers of
tie military type are TO be exhib.
lied this year
The Detroit times., 1917-12-15

erected on Northwestern field; a
one-story brick and cut stone brancl
bank. three tw0-stOry stores and
fat buildings several factory add
tlons Of Importance and a number o.,
residences and garages.
The list OF contracts award
showed a slight increase over las.
weeks report. altho there was notr
ing OF any great importance. Weath
ar conditions during the last few
days have halted all building opera
tons
The Detroit times., 1917-12-15
BRITAIN S
WAR AIMS
WILSON S
British Premier In
dOrses Terms As Out
lined by President
-LLoYD-GEoRGE

LONDON. Dec. l5.-Full agree
mont with President Wilson in war
aims was emphaticaly declared by
Premier Lloyd-Georgs Of England
Friday afternoon.
Speaking AZ the Lawyers club AZ
Grays Inn. the premier declared
"The government fully agrees
with President Wilson's speech.
eve are now az the half way
house between victory and defeat
"a league u nations. arbitration.
and so forth. after victory would
Doe AN right but without victory
would be a farce.
"To end tho war without repara
fioD would oc a farce In tragical
setting
'H5 ought never 70 have started
unless we no ant az all hazards 10
complete our task
"Vic'0ry's rsseital condition is
world security.
"It is because I am firmly con
vinced despite some unt0Ward
events. that we are steadily pro
crossing. that ! say peace overtures
% Prussia now would be a betrayal
of the peoples trust"
"Brtain's Wll Is Ike tempered
steel, the premier declared. There
Is no sign of a break
victory is Q. question OF ton
maze
Nothing can defeat Us except a
shortage ~ tonnage.
Germany - desperately endeav-
0ring 20 force tho issue before
America IS ready. She wiz not sue
ceed.
This f. The fateful purpose ot
mankind" Iloyd George continued.
"To redeem Britain and Europe and
the world u must be the purpose
~ every man and woman who
places duty above ease
Democracy is AZ stake. ENGLAND
ana America must strain every re-
source. Roth must especially IN
crease tonnage
THE most momentous fact OF tho
year. transposing the whole situa-
tlon. is Americas replacement OF
Russia in ths struggle against au-
tocraCy."
In the face OF Germany's Official
statement received today that Eng
latd had put ont r peace feeler'
last September and subsequently
denied by Lord Cecil. the premier
made It as plain as did President
/ Wilson that the only thought of the
| Aires now is 20 fght 20 victory.
| His reference 20 the league OF
nations was obviously in connection
/ with the LAnsdowne letter, but the
premier emphasized that such a
| league would not be considered by
! England until victory rs first as
sured The conditions OF peace, "a
mentioned by Lansdowne, have no
sympathy from the government.