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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-27
Il viii Pay TO Obey
Speed Regulations

Without mentioning their front
names 1t is a matter of fact that sew
eral violators of the speed regulations
will fatten the city treasury by paying
fines. The time for overlooking such
offenses has passed and from now on
it will be cheaper to go slow because
the traffic cop will get you if you
don't look out.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-27
Captain Richie Says
Company G All Ready
M<EUH''

Captain D. S. Richie of Company
G. list N. D. Inf, $50 strong and the
pride of Valley City, received written
orders this morning that his com
pany be prepared to move. with the
others of the regiment as soon as
Transportation can be furnished after
Monday, Sept. "a.
These orders have been expected
for several weeks. and their receipt
has relieved the tension and uncer
tainty of where the North Dakota
troops were to be sent. The final Sc
lection is Charlotte, North Carolina.
The orders are not unwelcome tt
the members of the Valley City com
pany, and they will have the benefit
of a fine climate during the winter
months.
Their leaving is going to sadde1
many homes and hearts, but the citl
ems of Valley City and North Dakota
must rally to the call to duty anc
wish them Godspeed in the cause o.
humanity and liberty.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-27

John Heimes and family have NOV
ed from their farm home to the city
and are now pleasantly located In the
George Drake duplex house.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-27

City Auditor NJ. j. Boyd returned
Monday morning from Hillsboro
where he visited over Sunday with
his brother Major Boyd.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-27

HORSES WANTED
want to buy horses to 3 years
old, any color except white. Must be
sound. Weight from HOO up. H. E
McCready. Valley City. dwti
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-27

Mrs. Fred Riedman and three chill.
dren left Thursday morning for Los
Angeles, Cal, where they will spend
the winter. Mr.. Reidman and son will
leave for the west in short time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-27

VALLEY CITY IRON & METAL CO.
We are buying UP all, kinds Of junk,
rubber, tires, copper and brass. Scrap
iron in small lots and carloads. High.
est prices paid Rags, magazines, pa.
per. Calls promptly answered. We
want 1000 tons of iron. InQ> ire for
prices. Phone $50.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-27

Times-Reeord want ads bring results
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-09-27

Icy 4 I..c>.@gc~ Of Fort Ransom, has
been very for ne last two weeks as
result of a nervous breakdown. sup
posed to be thesresult of ,overwork. He
seems to be improving very slowly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01
FREEPORT.

July 30, 1917.
Remember the l.. A. S. atthe Mrs. L.
Coughlin home next Thursday after
noon.
Harry Barker spent Sunday at the
home Of his sister, Mrs. T. M. Freyer
in Rossville.
Walter Mailman and daughter Mar
garet went to Minneapolis asst week
for visit at the C. E. Hallman home.
Mrs Claude Hall and little daugh-
ter visited friends on Clay Hill last
week
Alvin Husebye of Glenwood visited
at the Delaney home few days last
week.
Quite a number attended the can
ming demonstration at the school
house Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Hubert Funke and children
of Canton spent Sunday at the c. A.
Fuake home.
Mrs. E. n. Loesdon and cen lloyd
visited at the John Logsdon home
near Rossvlle Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Gross and chill
dren attended ChautauQua at Burr
Oak one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A Headington and
family visited DEBORAH friends Sun
day.
Elmore kirkland who enlisted
some time ago in company of Civil
Engineers of the Michigan National
Guards left Friday night to join his
company at Houghton. Mich.
The social at the A. K Sweitzer
home Friday evening was well at
tended and all report pleasant time
The Epworth League OF DEBORAH
will hold a meeting here next Sun
day evening at 8 O'clock, Tire will be
special music. All are invited to at
tend Sunday afternoon, Aug. u, DR..
Lakeland will speak upon the subject
Japan. Come out and hear him.
Sunday was quite a busy day for
Stewart C. A. Funke and wife at the
County Home. A large number Of
people visited the insane department
and besides these Mr.. and Mrs. Funke
received calls from many old friends
near Ossian. Among those who Wis
tied them were, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Schweinefus and daughter, Eddie and
Albert Kapell Misses Anna and An
CELIA Fu1ke, Willie and Edward Wilt
gen, Mr.. and Mrs Mat Wiltgen, Mr.
and Mrs. ID. Wiltgen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Zweibohmer, Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Anderson, Mrs. Knutson, Miss
Hagalie, John La1ghas, and wife and
daughter, Mr.. Kipp, and sister, Will
Wiltgen, Mr.. Meyer, and Lena Mann.
Misses PhiIomena and Antonio
Wiltgen from Granville, are guests at
the home of their aunt, Mrs. c. A.
Funke. IA
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01

Mrs. Carl Swenson called ,at Ar
thur Hoyt's last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Defining and
baby called at the o. P Olson home
Sunday night.
A few of the young folks enjoyed
themselves at dance at c. Siverts-
guards Saturday night
The L. A. s. had their meeting at
the church basement this Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Miss Blonde Langaas came up from
DEBORAH Saturday for a weeks stay
with home folks.
Anton Berg. Andrew Jaastad, VIII
Severson and Peter Haugen autoed to
Waukon Sunday.
Miss Ida Peterson returned home
last week after a few months stay
at Fisher, Mimi.
The A o. Myrah folks visited at
Clarence Myrah's IL Madison town
ship Sunday.
Stanton Erickson made a short call
at the Haugen home Sunday morn
ing.
Miss Clara Ness was called to her
home near Ridgeway Monday by the
death of her grandfather
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01
MADISON TOWNSHIP.

july 81, l9lI
Odin Dahle returned home from
the hospital last week very much i'm
proved.
Gust Bakken was DEBORAH visitor
last Sunday evening.
Cal Beard was caller at Ben JOS
vanger's one day last week.
Alert Engen bought a Buick car
last Wednesday from Woldum Bros.
John Bollinger Of DEBORAH was a
business caller in our vicinity one day
last week.
Mr.. Ask has been very poorly the
last few days.
Some of the automobile owners
who are in the habit of going fast
around the bends better slack up and
remember to blow their horns. Acct
dents will soon happen for some of
them if they are not more careful.
Alice Solum of Glenwood twp. is
assisting Mrs. Ben JosvaIger with
housework.
Peter Surly visited with John Fos-
berg Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Griebel, and Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Stortz and baby visit
ed with relatives in Madison Sunday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01

Canoe township; miles north of
DEBORAH, on Burr Oak road. B. F.
Stortz, DEBORAH, Iowa. 31-2pd.
WANTED-Work for Is year cd
boy on a farm. Enquire at this Of
flee or of Mrs. Plank, r. l, box ..
DEBORAH. 30-2pd.
WANTED-500 bushels of oats.
Highest price paid in cash. ENQUIRE
at McCuskers Feed Store. 3c-2Yd.
FOR SALE-Hupmobi.e roadster in
good running order. Enquire Dr..
C. P. Wilson, DEBORAH. 29-tf
FOR SALE-1914 Model Ford car
for 100000. Inquire of Gust f.
Haugen. 29tf
FOR SALE-My dray line complete,
feed and transfer barn. Good deal
if taken at once. Selling Oh ac-
count Of other business. B. NJ.
Graham, DEBORAH. 29tf
FOR SALE-Cheap, second hand
carbide gas plant, fixtures, etc. I.
NJ. Halyorson, the Delco Light
Dealer, DEBORAH. 29tf
FOR SALE-Pure bred yearlng
short horn bull, color red, good
milking strain. Philip R. Seelye,
Burr Oak, Iowa. 29-2w pd.
WANTED-A girl for house work.
No washing or ironing. Good
wages. Mrs. NJ. H. Montgomery.
OR SALE-The Frank Lower es-
tate of 172 acres in t'rankville
Twp, miles S. E. of DEBORAH on
the DEBORAH and Frankville road.
Will sell part or all. For particu-
lars inquire of Mrs. Hattie Lower,
Frankville, Iowa. 27-8w
DWELLING FOR RENT rooms;
refnished throughout New floors,
paint and paper. Cellar ceme1ted.
City water. Sewer connection.
Gas. electric light. Cement walk.
New garage and shed, etc. Fine To-
cation. Rent reasonable. Inquire
at this office. 24-tf
FOR RENT-The L.amm store build
ing on East Water street En-
quire Mrs. J. G. Lamn., DEBORAH.
24-tf
FOR SALE-Second hand pianos, In
Al condition, Uprights and
Grands; also organs, in good con-
dition Rud Bros, DEBORAH. 45sf
FOR SALE-River sand and gravel
Inquire of j. A. Jewell, DEBORAH,
R. 8. 21-tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01
In the Draft
Big New Army
Many Anxious to Get to France.
One Bet That He Would Be
Chosen First and Won

drawing, were all opposed to the selec-
tive draft. They came to lend their
presence to the occasion as a testi-
monial that they believed the drawing
to be fair and square, even though they
opposed the system.
There were score or more of young
men in the room, actively taking part
in the drawing or reporting the results,
who were numbered in the black cap
sules in the big jar One of the war
department clerks, standing blindfold-
ed at the jar, drew out his own num-
Der, but did not know 1t until he heard
the announcement. A faint smile tlut-
tered across his lips, but his hand dip
ped again into the jar with the clock
like regularity that had come of prac-
tice, and he heard some other fellows
number called when he handed the
next capsule to the announcer
One of the young men at the press
tables, writing down the numbers and
passing them on to a telegraph oper-
ator, mechanically took down a num-
Der as il was announced. That's me-"
he said as he passed the number across
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01
The Next Moves
Of Uncle Sans
Those Who Were Called First
Received the News In a
Philosophical Manner

TN one Of the large newspaper offices
| Of the country linotyper was ham,
mering out the draft numbers on
the keyboard in front Of him. No.
II appeared on his copy" He kept on
tapping the keys. Then he stopped a
moment and remarked:
"By gum, that's me! Well, If I'm
of any use to Uncle Sam, all right"
by gum, that's me!' That or some
equivalent laconic expression was voic-
ed by the great majority of the first
thousand or two men whose red ink
numbers corresponded to those con-
tanned in the little capsules which
were drawn from the huge bowl in
Washington.
AS fast as the numbers were pulled
In Washington they were sent by wire
over the country and bulletined ON
store fronts. in hotels and elsewhere
in public view. Apparently many cities
abandoned work for the fascinating
sensation of following the progress of
the one lottery which has legal sane
ton. Except for being UNNECESSARILY
more important and serious, it was like
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01
WANT COLUMN.
Rates-One Cent per word NotA-
Ing less than ten cents. "a


FOR SALE-Thoroughbred milk COW.
Enquire Dr. A. j. Swezey. 31-1
LOST-Red steer, star in head, 8
years old. Notify Bertha Bender,
8 Prosper, MINI. 31-1pd.
LOST-Sunday, purse containing
;. sum money on Ridgeway road.
Finder notify Miss Katinka Odden,
- DEBORAH, Iowa. 3l-1pd
FOR RENT-My fine modern fiat on
East Water street. Enquire of /. w.
Ward, DEBORAH 31-2
FOR SALE-Byers' egg-laying strain
of Buff Orpington hens, pullets,
cockerels, two show coops, one
Humphrey rapid clover cutter
Chas. Wells, DEBORAH. 31-1pd.
LOST-A rubber hip boot on the Lo-
Gust road. Finder return to this Of
fiee.and receive reward. Sill
FOR SALE-One 1914 Rambler au-
tomobile at bargain If taken at
once. Also Oyerlands and other
used cars for sale cheap. Rud
Bros. DEBORAH, Iowa. 31-tf
FOR SALE--My farm of 700 acres in
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01
RAVENA.

July 80, 1917.
Herb Klisart called at Wensel Lam
sings last Friday evening.
Philip Wagner and sisters, Mrs. A.
p. Etteldorf and Mrs. Wenzel Laps-
ing, autoed to FIT. Atkinson last Tues
day.
Frank, Joe, Fritz, and John Lans
ing called at Wenzel Lalsing's last
Tuesday evening.
Regina Lansing stayed at Andrew
Etteldorfs last Tuesday.
Albert Remke assisted Frank Geh-
ling with haying few days the past
week.
Regina and Olivia Lansing visited
in La Crosse a few days the past
week.
Anton Anderson and family spent
Sunday at John Meyers in Cresco.
John Dewey and family autoed to
Luana Sunday.
Joe Broghamer and son John, Mike
Herteges and Gustina Klemmer au-
toed to st. Lucas last Sunday.
Sven Toyson and family spent Sun
day at Andrew Anderson's in Glen
wood.
Otto Erickson spent Sunday at the
U. ToVson home.
Several from this vicinity attended
the Red Cross picnic at DEBORAH Park
last Sunday.
Frank Lansing and Cap Moker au-
toed to Calmar last Sunday evening.
Olivia Lansing stayed with her sis
ter Mrs. Herb Klisart at Ossian a few
days the past week.
Sven TOyson and family sDent Sun
day evening in Ossian.
Several of our young folks attend
ed the Red Cross dance given at Os-
sian opera house last Monday eve
ming.
Frank Broghamer and Joe Smith
spent Sunday at August Lansing's.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01

service. The possibility Of exemptions
will necessitate the examination OF two
or three times as many men as are
needed.
The war departments bulletin for the
information Of registrants says:
As soon as quotas are assigned to
each state and each board, each board
will call upon persons whose cards are
in its Jurisdiction instructing them to
present themselves for examination.
This call win be posted at the Office Of
the local board and the papers will be
requested to print 1t. A notice will also
be mailed to you, but the posting Of the
list at the Office Of the board will be
deemed sufficient notice to charge you
with the duty Of presenting yourself.
The law therefore makes 1t your duty
to inform yourself when you are called.
The mailing is for your convenience, but
If the letter never reaches you you can
not make that an excuse.
Watch the lists at the Office of your
board and see when you are called for
examination.
You must report for physical exam
nation on the day named in your call.
(a) If you are found physically dis
qualified the board will give you GER
tificate which viii explain to you what
your further duties are.
(b) If you are found physically quail
flied and file claim for exemption
within seven days after your call you
will be given ten days after fling your
claim of exemption to file proof in sup
port Of your claim Of exemption.
(c) If you are found physically quail
fled and file no claim for exemption
or If you do not appear for physical
examination your name will be posted
to the district board as one who was
called for military service and was not
exempted or discharged.
On the eighth day after call or with
In two days thereafter copies Of the
list Of persons so posted to the district
boards will be given to the press with
a request for publication, will be post
ed In a place at the Office of the local
board accessible to the public view,
! and notice will be mailed to you at
the address on your registration card
Therefore watch the notices posted
In the office of the board about ten
days after the day you Were called
and make arrangements for the prompt
receipt Of mail.
The above instructions from the war
] department therefore put 1t up to you.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01

to be blank, the first to be found thus
far in the drawing. The fact was
noted on tally sheets before a new TO-
004 was drawn.
Fixing Quotas Next Step.
For the benefit of those who now have
their numbers and know about the or
der in which they are likely to be called
for examination under the selectiye
draft law it may be stated that the next
official move to be made, according to
the regulations, is:
The determination by the governor OF
the quotas to be called and furnished
by the several local boards.
This will determine how many men
from your district must go into the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01
CANOE VALLEY.

July 80, 1917.
An unusual large crowd attended
the ice cream social Sunday night.
The proceeds amounted to about $40,
Miss Christina Hanson and brother
Peter visited with their sister, Mrs,
Clarence Myrah in Madison township
Sunday.
Harry Haugen spent Sunday at
Stanton Erickson's in Pleasant Val
ley. g.s
Isaac Peterson, daughters Ida, May
and Agnes, and Leonard ,Quandahl,
were callers at Ole Haugen's Sunday.
Mrs. Chas. Nelson and children left
for their home in Minneapolis Thurs
day, after a months visit among rela-
tives here.
Alvin Haugen returned home Sun
day after a couple of weeks stay with
his sister, Mrs. Stanton Erickson. -
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Eggen were bust
ness callers at the Haugen home Fri.
day afternoon.
Mr.. Lennon Of the firm Of Reed and
Lennon, came up from DEBORAH and
sold a new binder to Mrs. II. l.. Han
son one day last week.
Some of the folks in our burg at
tended the Red Cross picnic in the
DEBORAH park Sunday
Andrew Jaastad has been assisting
home folks putting up hay the past
week.
Mrs. Christ and Carl Swenson spent
Sunday afternoon visiting Johanna
Talhaug.
Services will be conducted in the
Chnoe church this coming Sunday
forenoon at IL a. M.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01
IOWA'S NEW ROAD LAW. O
CONTINUED from first pagei

NSohtAiAoSa AASh4 hASS PoSS'
or other work, providing an order is
given by member of the board or
engineer. The road machinery furn
ished is as follows:
One whee. scraper.
One slip scraper.
One road pillow.
One Kelly road drag.
One glide, 2-horse grader.
Necessary small road tools, such
as picks, shovels, stone hammers, etc.
The patrolman is under a written
contract to work for the county at
the time and place designated by the
board of supervisors or the engineer.
He is required to give bond to insure
the care and return of tools. The av-
erage price paid to patrolmen is q h
cents per man, Al " cents per man
and team, and 10 cents for each ex-
ira horse per hour. Extra help is paid
25 cents per man and 45 cents per
man and team, per hour. The patrol
man is authorized to hire help for
dragging. At the close OF the season
an inventory of all tools, supplies and
road material is made and sent to
the engineer.
AYE Cents Per Hour.
The average rate paid throughout
the state of Iowa per hour for man
and team, during the past season,
was 47k cents. The time required
to drag one mile of road per round
trip is about one hour.
The average number Of horses US
ed on each drag in Clayton county
last season was three, and cost an av-
erage of 81 " cents per mile per
round trip. The average cost for the
state is shown at II 3-lO cents per
round trip The length of sections in
Clayton county vary from 4 to II
miles. In addition to maintenance
work, the patrolman has charge OF
any permanent work, outside of blade
grader work. If possible, one or more
patrolmen are called to the assistance
of another on any work of consider
able size, and the patrolmen have
sometimes done bridge repair work
on township roads in the vicinity of
their patrol.
At the beginning of the season the
board and county engineer go over
the roads and lay out the seasons
work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01
MAY YET VOLUNTEER.

Any one of the 100000 young
men who were drawn for army
service may yet enlist in the reg
ular army, the national guard,
the navy or the marine corps and
automatically pass from the list
of conscripted persons.
This right will pass from the
individual the minute he receives
by mail the official notice from
his local board to present him.
self for examination.
II he volunteers before getting
this notice he can pick his
branch of the service.
II he is taken under the selec-
tive draft he will be assigned to
any branch the government des-
ienatea, without his assent.
Brigadier General Crowder,
provost marshal general, official
ly announced this privilege.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-01
by American PresA sodau
DRAWING NUMBER

the table, and his pencil was busy
again on his pad Of paper in fraction
Of a second.
The revised system of drawing and
the fact that the first numbers drawn
appeared to run to the highest numbers
left the first call In doubt, up until a
late hour. The higher numbers drew
only a few men into the service, while
the lower numbers brought In at least
$500. By o'clock, however, there
was no longer doubt that the number
then being drawn would not be includ-
ed In the first levy, and those keeping
track Of the tally sheets knew about
where the young men in whom they
were interested stood in the draft.
No. Causes Interest.
There was great deal of interest
over No. I and when 1t would come
out Of the jar In the gamble for mill
tary service for flag and country. 1t
was the four thousand two hundred
and siXty-ninth number drawn, and 1t
Is probable that none Of the No. Ps-a
card held In every one of the 4,557
districts Of the country-will be called
in the first draft.
Some Interesting Incidents.
"Ah, weel, it's the furst thot cooms
furst and it's the last thot cooms last,
declared Walter j. Hitchins, a canny
Scotsman, Twenty-Five, Of Brooklyn
when he learned his number was select
ed first. Hitchins is the first Of the
draft In Brooklyn.
I'm willing to do me Bit" Hitchins
went on to say, but he explained he
might have trouble because Of his wife
and three-year-old child whom, he de
clared, he will first have to look after
"Naw, won't claim exemption because
of my being here from England but
foor years, but III ha' to do it for me
wife and baby's sakes."
There Is no prouder mother than the
mother of Joseph e. Raab Of Brooklyn
whose name was first also. She said:
"My boy Joseph is just twenty-ons
years old, but he is ready to go. I've
kept him home as long as / could be
cause his older brother, John, is already
In the guard, member Of the Seventh
regiment.
"If you believe me, he is the reaI
apple of my eye"
One Blank Discovered.
When the ten thousand and fourth
draft capsule was drawn 1t was found