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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-12

his supervision. He states that the
severe cold of this winter has not had
any deleterious effect and that work
| will be resumed in about two weeks.
Cole & Stoutland, of Nome, have
been doing papering and painting at
the Nicholson residence this week.
: Oscar Larson returned Monday to
! his school duties at Concordia college,
MOorhead.
Miss Indus Thoreson is the new
saleslady at Thoreson-Runck Co.'S.
store.
Jens Nahum came down from Hast
ings Monday evening to get his Stude-
baker car, which has been at the
Arves garage over winter.
Mrs. Dr. Nesse, Mrs. John Gjesvold
and Miss Dena Johnson, of Nome, at
tended Mrs. A. C. Johnson's millinery
opening Tuesday.
Ira Anderson and brother, Eli, left
Tuesday with two Immigrant cars for
Williston, where Ira has bought a
farm.
Miss Anna M. Anderson left Satur-
day for Blaisdell, where she is teach
ing school.
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
a printing Office.
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April 1O.-Louis Rohde and Frank
Potter autoed to Valley City Wednes-
day morning.
Raymond Potter has been on the
sick list the past week, but is now i'm
proving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Schafer were Val
ley City shoppers Thursday morning.
Call at the Times.Record Office when
in Valley City and see the wonderful
linotype machine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rohde were
guests at supper Friday evening of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Potter.
George Schafer was a caller at John
Froelich's Friday evening.
Mrs. Will Thiel and children return
ed home Tuesday after spending few
days in Valley City visiting relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Peter Clancy spent Wednesday
night at Val Potter's.
Fred Rohde drove to Mansfield Sat.
urday, returning home Sunday eve.
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Potter and chill.
6ren spent Easter in Valley City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Schafer and Mrs.
Fred Rohde spent Sunday at R. w.
Menke's.
The Dotting children are quite sick
with the measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Risa SID son.
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Will Thiel
Easter Sunday.
Ed. Starke came up from his farm
Easter Sunday to spend the day with
Joe Vandrovec, intending to take home
with him his Chalmers car, which was
snowbound at Joe's since Xmas. While
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Recorder, April 5.-Alfred Peterson
went to Fargo Monday.
Mrs. p. Lorenston and Mrs. Lima
Severson went to Fargo Monday.
Miss Martha Nelson left Tuesday
for Fargo
P. Alison went to Valley City Sat-
uEday
Mrs. C. Clauson was an east bound
passenger Saturday.
NJ. H. Ramseth returned to Valley
City Thursday.
Miss Annie Severson returned to
Eastedge Thursday.
Arthus Bell left for Fargo Tuesday
tor few days stay.
Call at the Times-Record office when
M Valley City and see the wonderful
linotype machine.
H. S. Edison went to Litchville on
Mondays freight, returning on Tues
days passenger.
o. J. Mennis, of Hastings, visited in
OUT burg for few hours Tuesday.
Miss Hazel Larson returned yester-
day from Moorhead. She has spent
about two weeks there visiting her
folks.
The Misses Sigma and Edna Strom,
Helen Olsberg and Palma Henrikson
returned to their duties at the Valley
City Normal, after a ten days spring
vacation spent at their respective
homes.
E. Eggen was Fargo business call
ef from Tuesday until Wednesday.
Engineer J. H. A. Brahtz was in
town yesterday inspecting the eleva
tor, which is being erected here under
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attempting to cross mud hole with
fax straw for bottom the straw caught
fire and the car was burned.
Mrs. James McFadgen died Sunday
evening at Riverside hospital.
Mrs. Frank Potter and son, frankie
visited Thursday with Mrs. Conrad
Potter.
Louis Rohde was a caller at Chas.
Dahl's Monday.
George Maresh was a caller at the
Heimes farm near Valley City Sunday.
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.
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April 9.-Spring is here at last and
the farmers are busy getting ready fol-
spring work. A good many have al
ready started to drill, while others are
discing, dragging, etc.
L. A. Wood arrived Friday from
Minneapolis to look after his farming
interests in Barnes county. He is at
the Wood ranch, where he stays dur
ing the busy season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Erickson and fam
lily spent Sunday afternoon at Robert
Davidson's.
Call at the Times-Record office when
in Valley City and see the wonderful
linotype machine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Len Costley and little
daughter, Laura, made flying trip to
Luverne Sunday in their Ford.
Baldwin is having their Easter va
cation this week. Parents will get
help from their children just when we
are all so busy and appreciate their
help so much and they will be glad no
doubt when vacation is over.
We get our mail earlier now, as the
mail man makes the trip in his car
again.
Arthur Nelson, from Wadena, Mimi,
has hired out for the season on the
Austin Haggarty farm.
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.
Robert Davidson was out Sunday in
his big Buick Six that he earned in
the Minneapolis Daily News contest.
1t is sure dandy and we'll worth
working for. He took his family for a
ride and found the roads to be fairly
good, with the exception of few bad
places between his home and Valley
(itv
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obson went to Litchville Monday.
S. A, Prestrud transacted business
at Kathryn between trains Tuesday.
]. W. Neill went to Fargo Tuesday
afternoon, returning Thursday.
M. H. Ramseth, of Valley City, and
A r. Berland, OF Preston, boarded the
train here Thursday for Kathryn. Inc
latter returned on the afternoon traln'
while the former returned to his home
at Valley City.
Miss Louise Baarstad came home
Saturday for a short visit with her
mother, returning to her school dutles
Sunday :,
Miss Laura Swenson was an arrival
znom Kathryn Wednesday and Will as
sikt her aunt, Mrs. Carl Nelson, during
the spring season.
Cali at the Times-Record office When
in Valley City and see the WONDERFUL
linotype machine.
Misses Alice and Helen Anderson re-
turned to Valley City Monday TO re-
sumo their studies at the Normal.
The Willing Workers club held
their annual meeting at the O. J. Eds
wig home Saturday. The following Of
1eers were elected: Gena Tnorkelson'
president; Mrs Benonie Larson, vice
president; Annie Dahl, treasurer ana
Ella Paulson, secretary.
Miss Harriet Baarstad is visiting
Mer grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. An
derson.
Paul Hanson made a trip to Kath,
ryn Tuesday in his Ford and found the
soads good with the exception of one
muddy place.
Miss Ferle Wilson visited at the A.
J. Lee home Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Gladys Hanson, who has been
assisting her aunt, Mrs. Selmer Gil
bsrtson, for several weeks, returned
Monday to her home near Preston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Iverson entertain
ed a party of friends for dinner and
supper Sunday, the occasion being Mr..
Syerson's fifty-ninth birthday.
Hans Libeck returned Tuesday from
a trip to Fargo.
John Solheim went to Fargo Mon
day for some automobile repairs, re-
turning Tuesday.
Many of the farmers in this vicinity
begun work in the fields the first OF
the week.
The Times-Record would like to
Awe the people of the neighborhood
sall while in Valley City. There are
many interesting things to be seen in
a printing Office.
yhe entertainment given by the
Eastedge school Friday evening was
4 decided success. All the characters
ia the play acted we'll their parts.
Helen Eidsvig, in the, role of Mrs.
Tubbs, of Shantytown, proved a very
interesting and capable woman with
her family of children. The play last
I'd two hours, yet there was not dull
moment from beginning to end. Much
credit is due to Miss Wilson for her
perseverance in making the play a
success in spite of difficulties. The
sale of shadows netted about $35, M.
Anderson acting as auctioneer. After
lunch games were INDUCED in by all
until late hour and everyone present
had very enjoyable time.
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Mary M. Zetterberg to Gothia Chill
berg, lot Z, block l, A. & S. ad. v. C.
$4,000.
H. B. Starke to O. A. Brodalen, lot
S, block 4, Starke's ad. Kathryn, 81.
Thomas Gullikson to karn Sever
son, frac. part ne. 29-137-57, $1,000.
Mary B. Larson to Carl l.. Larson,
lot 7, blk. 1, Riverside, 81.
r. Rasmussen to John Rasmussen,
sw. 2 sh sw l-143-58, $500.
Julia Brock to Frank Brock, VIZ sw
80, nenw and nwne 31-14O-59, 81.
Julia Brock to VIM. Brock, sw s, wiz
NV 17-139-60, 81.
Geo. A. Fridd to F. S. Hedge, eH NV
and WIZ ne and VIE NV and WIZ sw
and e1@ Sc and Sc and e1a sw 14-14O-58
and sese Is, e1a NV and nesw 23-14O.
So, $4,000
VIM. Brock to Martin Brock, ct al.
q int. Ell NV 17-139-6O, 81.
John Tracy to Jacob Miller, lot II,
blk. 2, Tracy's 3rd ad. V. c., SAP.
0. A. Brodalen to H. B. Starke, lot
2, block 4, Starke's ad. Kathryn, 81.
VIM Brock ct al to Julia Brock, Ell
sw and VIZ Sc and Sc sc 30-140-59, 81.
The Louis Larson Co. to Sheyenne
Valley Bank, lots Is and IA, block 4,
Kathryn, $500.
Sheyenne Valley Bank to the Louis
Larson Co., lots Is and Is, block 4,
Kathryn, 81.
First National Bank, Fingal, to
Mary Kappel, WIZ 1857, $4,000.
Mary and John Kappel to First Ma
tional Bank, Fingal, same land $4,000.
w. w. Smith to Mary M. Zetterberg,
lots II and II, block 5, Weiser's ad. V.
G., $1O75.
Sena Peterson to Johnston Farm
Investment Co., 1921 int. wiz 27.137-6O,
81.
L. 0. Kjelland to Martin Kjelland,
WIZ 32-139-59, $4266.66.
The Hope Security Co. to Robert
Mcclellan, part ne 17-143-56, $3.50.
R. A. Freeman to Mike Janosko, ne
and sw 16-14O-56, $156O0.
Frank Janish to First National
Bank, Fingal, lots Is and Is, block 62,
w. &;H. replat of Oriska, $4,000.
Anton Anderson to Lydia E.. Ander.
son, sw 27-143-61, $4,000.
C. J. Johnson to P. r. E.. Jorgenson,
lot 6, block IL, Weiser's ad. v. c., 81.
Simon Stroh to Agatha Stroh, NV
1o-13s-61, 81.
G. K. Volstad to Arthur Volstad, Sc
36-137-61, 81.
Eva J. Prydz to J. E. Duncan, lots
9 and 10, block 2, Wells ad Litchville,
$225.
American Loan & Investment Co. to
Ed. O. Benson, Sc 12-141-5S, $4,000.
Thee Me1dah1 tn Otto p Eridd por+
sA NV 20-14O-57, $S41.
N. J. Olson to Sherman Green, lots
and 8, block 2, Kathryn, $500.
Henning Stonberg to Township of
Spring Creek, l acre swse 1O-137-59,
500.
Seymour Granger to A. w. Landah1,g
lot 9 and 10, Changers sub-div. v. c.,
$1,000.
John M. Olson to l.. Skagen, lot 9,
block 1, B. & o. End ad. Litcnville, $50.
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April 1O.-Mrs. and Mrs. VIM. ROM.
! heimer entertained Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Ronzheimer and family, Mrs
Ayers and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
David Colville and family at dinner
Sunday.
Mrs. Grubb" spent several days this
week with Mrs. S. E. Harper
Levi Getchell was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Savaides and family Sunday
afternoon.
Call at the Times-Record Office when
I lin Valley City and see the wonderful
linotype machine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Brown were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Whitcher and family Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Getchell and
family called at the Charles Whitcher
and at the James White homes Sun
day.
Mildrel Nelson is helping Mrs. Fred
Getchell clean house this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Sampson autoed
to Litchville Sunday afternoon to
visit Mrs. SIMPSONS sister, Mrs. Lar
son, and family.
Helen Harper was the guest Of Edna
Whitcher at supper Thursday.
John White, who has been working
for the Harper Bros, is staying at
home
Martha and Ewell Deskins, of
Roosevelt, Mimi, visited with their
sister, Mrs. Jay Rogers.
Nellie Whitcher has returned to
her school in Devils Lake after spend
ing the Easter vacation with her par
ents.
Burr Harper, of Virginia. came Sun
day to stay with his brothers during
the summer.
Helen Harper spent Saturday night
at the J.. H. White home.
Jimmie Getchell spent Monday with
Harriet Whitcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Taylor and
family spent Sunday afternoon at the
J. A. Rogers home.
The Times-Record would like to
have the people of the neighborhood
call while in Valley City. There are
many interesting things to De seen in
printing Office.
Mrs. S. E. Harper entertained the
Ladies' Aid Society Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. Charles Whitcher was the
guest of Mrs. Page Persons and Mrs
Harry Codding at dinner Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Maresh are
the proud parents of a second baby
girl.
Mrs. Fred Getchell and family spent
several days at the j. H. Whitcher
home.
Mrs. Charles Whitcher and family
spent Tuesday afternoon at the Elm
Grove farm.
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April 9.-"Everybody" went to Val,
ley City last Saturday.
The next church services will be on
Sunday evening, April %.
John Johnson and Bill Larson went
over to Darcy Sunday afternoon.
Miss Eva Carr, of Page, who is at,
tending the Valley City Normal, spent
Sunday and Monday at John Eggert's.
Call at the Times-Record Office when
IN Valley City and see the wonderful
linotype machine.
George Mayer, of Robinson, spent
the week end at the Anderson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hass and family
spent Sunday at John Eggert's.
Miss Lille Gahlhoff, who has been
working for Lew Stanley, left last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Bill Larson and family spent
Sunday at Garments.
Henry Hess, of Luverne, spent Sun
day at Fred Gahlhoff's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steiner, Of Baldwin.
were guests from Sunday until Mon,
day OF last week at the Carmen home,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Stiles and family
spent Sunday at John Eggert's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dahl and family
autoed over to Gahlhoff's Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Kink were guests
at the Gahlhoff home last Sunday.
John Koch was visitor at Bill Lar
sons last Wednesday night.
Mrs. Dier, John Mortenson and o.
car and Olga 'autoed to Valley City
and Luverne Sunday.
Bob Eggert drove to Valley City in
his Ford Sunday after his family"
The Alderman school was closed
last week while the building was being
repaired. Miss Rodewald spent her
vacation at the home Of her brother
in Valley City.
The Times-Record would like to
have the people Of the neighborboo
call while in Valley City. There are
many interesting things to be seen in
printing office.
John Johnson and Ruby and Ada
spent few days in Valley City last
week. While in town Roby had her
adenoids removed.
Art Lang and Bill jain made a trip
to Darcy last Thursday.
Bill Lang is hauling grain to Valley
City.
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April 9.-Last Wednesday when DR..
Nygaard started for Valley CITY he
had the misfortune to break his auto.
On his calling for some one to take
him and his car to Valley City August
Steiner responded The doctor left
MS car there for repairs, returning
home the same day.
Call at the Times-Record office when
IN valley City and see the wonderful
linotype machine.
Mrs. VIM. Neagle and Florence Pet.
erson were Luverne callers Saturday,
the latter taking the o'clock passen.
ger.
One day last week Chas. and Christ
klink made flying trip to Valley City,
where Christ bought a Maxwell car.
Now we can't see him for dust.
Seeding is backward around here on
account of the cold weather.
few of the young people enjOyed
ride in Ralph Keyes' REQ to see the
play at Ladbury's Saturday evening.
Robt. Davidson sold a COW this week
to Lars Nelson in Luverne.
Mrs. Alice Secular is the proud own
er of a brand new Kentucky drill and
disc, purchased in Luverne.
A dwelling house is being built on
the George Reidman farm, two miles
west of the Sheyenne river.
Messrs. Chas. and Fred Klink visit
ed their sister, Mrs. Jens Tvenstrup
Sunday.
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
a printing Office. '.r-
Fred Oettle was visitor in Luverne
Saturday.
Christ Klink received a shipment Of
flax in Luverne last week.
John Klink drove to Luverne Satur
day.
Will Bell, who has been working al
the Wood ranch the last few months
left Sunday for Valley City, where he
takes the train for Rockford, Mimi, tc
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and family, Alfred and Henry G. Aas,
Carl Hanson and Axel Gregerson
were visitors at Miers' place last
Wednesday evening.
Alfred Anderson was a visitor with
Hedge Olson one evening last week.
Martin Thoreson returned home last
Monday from Fargo after being there
week.
Agnes Aas was Daily shopper last
Saturday afternoon.
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assist his father-in-law, J. E. Walten'
baugh. His three little girls make
their home there with their grandpar.-
ents,s having lost their mother few
months ago.
The Baldwin school is enjoying their
Easter vacation this week.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Henry, who
came down Monday to attend the Ma
sonic ball, returned to the Capitol City
Tuesday morning.
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DEATH OF MOTHER CALLS
DEAN WOODLANDS AWAY

Dean Eugene woodlands, of the
department of music at the Normal
school, was called Monday to Plainwell,
Mich, by telegram announcing the
death of his mother.
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ter's widow, Catherine T. A turn OF
the wheel of fortune finally cast him
from his high estate, his great wealth,
largely acquired through corruption,
was confscated, and he and his family
were exiled to Siberia, where he died
in 1929.
Fifteen Years on Defenses.
The modern Notifications of Kron-
stadt were designed in large measure
by General Todleben, the famous engi-
neer, whose system of earthworks en-
abled Sebastopol to resist the siege Of
the French and English allies for $40
days during the Crimean war; Todle-
ben devoted Is years to Kronstadt's
defenses, profiting by his wide expert
ence at Sebastopol. The Notifications
are in the main low, thickly armored
earthworks with large caliber Krupp
guns. There are three well equipped
harbors-the naval, middle and COM
mercial.
Guarding the approach to Petrograd,
which is 10 miles to the east, Kron-
stadt is also the chief station of Rus
sia's Baltic fleet.
While the city has some trade in
iron, hemp, fax, tar and oil, it is ham
dicapped to some extent commercially
by the fact that the harbors are ice
bound from December to April. Dur
Ing these winter months. the place is
decidedly dreary in appearance.
Peterhof, a town Of 10000 inhabi-
tants, founded by Peter the Great in
171i,-and famous for its imperial pal
ace, built in imitation OF Versailles,
lies to the southeast Of Kronstadt a
distance Of ten miles.
During the summer season in peace
times passenger steamers ply between
Kronstadt and Petrograd with ferry
boat frequency, the trip requiring an
hour and q half.
Riga 4 Commercial City.
Riga, the most ultra-western town
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RIGA RAILWAY STATION

F., while new Riga might be Bremen. It
has none Of the happy-go-lucky Sla-
vOnfc air about it, and SO, for the tour
list, it is disappointing. Before the
war German was the language of it's
business and German was the idiom
of it's streets and homes. Official Riga
was Russian, and, as Riga is the seat
of the governor general Of the Baltic
provinces, this official element was Of
much significance.
For the most part, Riga is very
modern city. Its older buildings have
been torn down to make way for struc-
lures more up-to-date, more suited to
the prosperity Of a business city. It
is situated on the River Duena, ten
miles above the mouth Of the Gulf of
Riga, and it is bound to the Baltic by
canals. 1t has princes of finance and
trade, and they have lined many Of its
avenues with modern villas and pal
aces. As an example Of the city's
growth, it may be mentioned that Riga
erected more than 1900 new business
and apartment buildings during re-
cent year and that most of these build
ings were equipped with elevators,
open plumbing, vacuum cleaning, cen
trail refrigerating and steam heating
plants.
A strong and varied industry has
grown up in the port city. Machinery,
railway cars, lumber, leather, candles,
tiles, glass, tobacco and other products
are turned out in its numerous fac
tories. The annual value Of the arti-
cles manufactured in Riga exceeds
$3O,OOO,OOO.
The average value Of Riga's exports
is well over $35,OOO,OOO. It's imports
total about $3O,OOO,O0Q each year. The
exports include cereals, fax, fiaxseed,
eggs, lumber and butter. It's chief JIM
ports are machinery, cotton, coal and
groceries. 1t has thrifty, well-to-do
population of more than 100000.
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IN TAC KRON5TADT FORTRESS

in all Russia, city OF merchant
princes, of bursting warehouses and
miles of crowded docking, Of vigorous
Teutonic architecture and cosmopoli-
tan organization, with a hurrying
tense business life that finds its coun-
tepart in New York and Hamburg,
lies near the head Of the Gulf of Riga,
a few miles northeast Of Mitau. Riga
is a great commercial city. 1t stands
third among Russia's seaports, and
second among all the ports upon the
Baltic sea, where commercial cities
have been growing and building for
centuries. The city Is 1893 miles south
west Of Petrograd, and Is filed with
the spirit of modern business. 1t Is a
main gateway into vast Russian him
terlands, and is, probably, the most up
to-date city to be found from Vladi-
Nostok to Libau.
Riga is second only to Petrograd in
population and industry. German
merchants Of the thirteenth century
laid the foundations of its commercial
renown. It was founded in 1901, and
many German colonists soon found
their way to the new city, attracted
thither by the many commercial prfvf-
leges granted by it's founder. Riga be-
came a powerful, flourishing member
of the Hanseatic league, the great
merchant trust Of the Middle Ages.
With Hamburg, Bremen, Lubbock,
Stralsund and scores of its fellow
banded cities, Riga grew in wealth
and trade connections; boats from all
parts Of the world ran in and out of
its river harbor, and it enjoyed the
proud development Of German "free
CITY,"
Near the middle of the sixteenth
century, Riga passed into the power
Of the king of Poland. The headlong
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden brought
up in his course of conquest with a
shock before its walls in 1901, and, on
ly after a long hard siege, was he
able to take the city. Riga passed to
the control Of the Russians in ITO.
Looks Like a German Port.
Riga has the appearance of a Ger
man port. The older part of the port
looks like a medieval German town,