davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
Dealers Favor
an Auto Show
for Valley City

Automobile dealers of the city favor
an automobile show for Valley City, it
was learned today.
| They prefer to have it in the spring
say, March-when automobile man
ufacturers will have new models ready
for delivery, several said.
All of them were quick to discount
the fact that the city has never had
an auto show before as no reason why
the city should remain behind other
cities of the state in that respect.
Among auto dealers of the city are
the Pegg garage, Overland Auto
agency, Embertson & Olson, North
Dakota Motor company and Fred C.
Reidman.
All declared their willingness to
help make complete exhibit of new
cars-Fords, Hudsons, Dodges, Reos,
Overlands, etc.-and put the question
of arranging it up to the Commercial
club.
Carl Pfaff, of the North Dakota Mo-
tor company said: IF the show is
held no earlier than March, can have
new Hudson cars to show" and Fred
c. Reidman who sells REQ and Dodge
cars, added that "*by that time the
condition of the roads for automobile
ing will attract more attention and
more interest will be taken in an auto
show"
The roads of Barnes county are
among the best in the state for cars,
it was declared. There is scarcely
any gumbo as in the southeastern cor
ner of the state BARNES county is re-.
puted to have more than 600 automo-
biles of various sizes, shapes, colors
and dispositions.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
Degree Of Honor lnstalls
Brand New Set Of Officers

Installation of officers by the A. O..
U. w. Degree of Honor Thursday night
was featured by the music provided by
the Amundson family orchestra, con-
sisting of father mother and four
daughters. Every member of the Alex
Amundson family, sol Conkling ave-
nue., plays some musical instrument
and the talent is not cheapened by
commercial work. They play only at
impromptu gatherings.
Following installation, the party Of
so played cards until refreshments
were served. Following is the new Of
fetal roster:
Chief of Honor-Mary Winkler.3
Lady of Honor-Lennie Reed.
Chief of Ceremonies-CoraS Smith.
Recording Financier-Marie Speick.
er.
r. Receiver-Aura Jenkins.
First Usher-Hanna Holland.
Second Usher-Florence Emgen.
Inside Watch-Ella Cannon.
Outside Watch-Inez Embertson.
Organist-Mrs Alex Amundson.
In charge of the installation was
Mrs. w. S. Hoster, assisted by Mrs. M.
J. Boyd and Mrs. Ross Hardwick.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
Bowlers Visited lmtown;
Took Three Games Straight

Some Valley City bowlers caught
No. 1875 Thursday night for jamestown
to participate in friendly match and
won three straight. Al Alibi was there
too, and says Matt Krogh had hard
luck getting so many splits. The boys
agree with AL, as Matt got more than
he deserved, but Little" Ed. Mason is
not a friend of Al. and pounded the
NAPLES for good count. Oppegaard
found chill somewhere and had to
warm up a little to get his hook work
ing, which he did in plenty of time.
Mcmillan says AL. is no friend of his,
as he had to work for every pin and
was robbed by Mr.. Splits too often.
Mac is right, but SOULS surely was
there all the time. Guess he paid old
Alibi a visit. But look at the scores:
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
Hauk-Lauritson Nupdals
Are Celebrated Wednesday

A quiet but very pretty wedding GER
emory took place at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. P. Lauritson, of this city
when their daughter, Inga S. Lauritson,
became the bride of Wesley D. Hauk,
of Ellingson, S. D. Only the immediate
relatives of the contracting parties
were present, Rev. D. C. Hank, father
of the groom, performed the ceremony.
They were attended by Olaf and Agnes
Lauritson, brother and sister of the
bride.
The bride is a young lady who has
made host of friends through her ac-
|tivity in the social and church work
of the community.
Immediately after congratulations
were offered followed a four-course
dinner, served by the Misses Matte
Lauritson, Mamie Wells and Ella
Swanson.
Out-of-town guests were Rev. Mr.
and Mrs. D. C. Hauk, of st. Paul; Mr.
and Mrs. 0. A. Lauritson of Enderlin,
and Miss Mamie Wells, of Larimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hauk will reside near
Ellingson, S. D., on a farm owned by
the groom.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
Some Barnes County Resident
to Win Big Purse This Week

Somewhere in the county is per.
son, neuter gender-nobody knows yet
who it will be, who, just for knowing
a few practical things about what a
home should cost, will draw down a
500 prize this week.
The home is model to be exhibited
by the Thompson Lumber company in
the Rudolf annex Jan. to 10.
The winner may be a manor it
may be woman. At the St. Cloud eA,
hibit recently woman guessed within
IS cents of the cost. This doesn't in.
clude labor or furnishings-just bare
cost of material, but, speaking of won.
ans place being in the home, that con-
testant must have known a great deal
about homes. A house of 80 rooms is
no small item to estimate.
Who Will be Winner
be farmers wife, Normal school
student or-as Mawruss so often says
-"something else AGAIN."
But that is question which will be
settled later. In this connection it
may be stated that no one in the city
knows what the actual cost is. R. E.
Saberson, of Minneapolis, is here as.
sisting Mr. Wolfe, manager of the To-
cal yard. He doesn't know and he
says the only man who does will not
be here.
And that brings the story to con-
sideration of what the Thompson idea
is.
Thompson is a good old name. It
was elevated to the public eye when
Thompson, of Chicago, established his
"far-fung battle line" of Get a
sandwich" restaurants where you put
a nickel in the slot and drew forth
two slices of bread coyly shielding a
slice of ham.
And two years ago Thompson, the
lumberman, emerged into public print.
Knows the Game
Fifteen years he travelled over the
northwest selling lumber. He knows
North Dakota's towns and country as
few Dakotans know them. Then,
when he became so we'll acquainted
that he could drop in on old Jake Ibber
at Ashley and ask about the white
cared mule that was so sick last trip,
he quit to manage a line yard in
North Dakota.
he tnOugRt ne knew a lew Things
about lumber and he at once put them
into effect.
Shortly after the new letterheads
came with his name in red ink, a
farmer called. He wanted to build a
barn, but he didn't know exactly how
big nor how much lumber to buy.
e. Come back in a few days." said
Thompson, "and I'll have an estimate
of the lumber you need and what kind
of barn you can build for what you
want to spend"
do you mean that you'll draw up
plans for me-" asked the puzzled GUS
toner.
Just what I mean," Thompson re.
piled. II don't want to sell you 2x4's
to store back of the binder exposed to
rain and snow just because you didn't
use them-and you won't have to Dor.
row money to put the roof on, either. y
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
MARRIED At JAMESTOWN

jamestown, JAM 6.-The wedding of
Miss Helga Westby, of jamestown,
and Sam Kobberstad, of Persia, Sask.,
Can, took place Wednesday evening
at Z o'clock at the home of the bride S
brother, P. G.. Westby Twelve guests
were present and the wedding service
was read by Rev. J. E. Wisnaes, of
the Scandinavian Lutheran church.
The bridal attendants were Mr.. and
Mrs. Westby and their daughter, Irene
Westby was flower girl. A wedding
dinner was served by Mrs. Westby,
covers being laid for II. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kobberstad will reside at Persia after
short stay in the city.
The marriage Of Miss Ruth H. NAL
Ian, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Mallan, of Goodhue, Mimi, to Grant
M. Lester, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Lester, of Edmunds, occurred at JAM
estown Wednesday. The marriage
was performed by Judge Hemmi, the
witnesses being Miss Gladys Bethke
and John D. Lester, of jamestown. Mr..
and Mrs. Lester left Wednesday eve
ming for Red Wing and Goodhue, Mimi
They expect to reside at Red Wing.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
(Notarial Seal)
Farmers Mutual Insurance
Co. Makes Splendid Showing

Tuesday the board of directors of
the Barnes County Farmers Mutual
Insurance company held their regular
stated meeting for the purpose of clos
ing up the business of the past year
and receiving reports of the officers Of
the company.
Secretary w. w. Smith submitted
his annual report, showing that the
company had 120 loss claims during
the year, Ill of which have been paid
as adjusted, the amount paid being
$24,051.61, there being nine small
claims still pending on account of
assured not having repaired the dam.
age as agreed. The year 1916 showed
the heaviest in losses sustained since
the company commenced business
nearly % years ago, the large increase
over the previous years being occas-
toned by the storm of May Is, 1916, at
which time the gross losses for storm
alone amounted to about $4,000, max.
ing it necessary for the company to
make loan of 100000 from one of the
local banks and levy an assessment on
the policy holders of one per cent.
It is gratifying, however, to state
that this loan, together with all other
Indebtedness so far as known outside
Of the few small loss claims still pend,
ing, have been paid, and the company
passes into the new year with cash
balance on hand of $3,106.22.
The company had $2,879,958 insur-
ance in force Dec. 81, and increased
its membership in 1916 by the addition
of SO new members.
The auditing committee, consisting
Of Vice President Hugh Mcdonald,
Samuel Fletcher and J. H. Whitcher,
examined and aurited the books and
accounts of the secretary and treasur-
er, and verified as correct the figures
above given. The directors were we'll
satisfied with the condition of the af-
fairs of the company, and pleased that
the policy holders had responded so
promptly in paying up their assess
ments, no less than $24, 1882 being re-
ceived from this source. The directors
present at the board meeting were
Hugh Mcdonald, J. H. Whitcher,
Thomas Gudmestad, Geo. N. Rasmus-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
"Service" Idea Goes

That's the Thompson plan-service
A year in that line yard and Thompson
went to Minneapolis, formed a com
pany to work out his idea on a broad
er scale, became affiliated with the
huge Weyerhauser lumber and mill in
terests and proceeded to buy up yards
in Minnesota, North Dakota and to
some extent in South Dakota.
All Thompson lumber comes from
the Pacific coast largely from Everett
Wash. Much of it is fir, but the
Thompson idea is to sell you just the
kind of lumber suited for customers
needs, no more than enough of it, and
to help the buyer plan, by studying
general plans of company draughts.
men, what he personally wants to
build.
Recently the Thompson interests
bought the yard of the Zetterberg
Lumber company, Valley City, and
the model home exhibit from Jan. to 3
13 is their bow to the Barnes county
public.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
Fessenden Business Man
Marries Wimbledon Girl

Wimbledon News: A pretty holi
day wedding was that of Miss Lucille
Dick and Elton Vaughn which took
place at the home of the brides IA
Their at Z o'clock Tuesday morning
The ceremony was performed in the
living room under canopy of red car
nations and wild smilax, by Rev. Fa
Their McGeough.
The wedding march from LOhengrin
was played for the professional by
Miss Grace Porter, of LaMoure, and
during the ceremony Miss Porter soft
ly played McDowell's ITO a Rose
The bride entered with her father and
was met in the living room by the
groom and his best man, Albert Hemp
of this city. The brides gown was OF
a blue French satin embroidered in
gold thread and she wore a corsage
bouquet of small deep pink roses and
violets. Miss Mary Dick, sister OF
the bride, was maid of honor.
The living room was beautifully dec
Grated in red carnations and ferns
Candles shaded in red were used
throughout the rooms. At the wed
ding breakfast which was served i'm
mediately after the ceremany, covers
were laid for 10 and a delicious re-
past was served.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
Frank Dick, one of our Oldest and most
prominent townsman. She has grown
to womanhood in this town and is one
Of Wimbledon's most charming and
best loved daughters. The bridegroom
wac omnlovod in tho Wimh1pdOn Linn
Der Co. Office here for several years
and now holds a responsible position
at Fessenden, where they will make
their future home. Mr.. and Mrs
Vaughn left for Minneapolis and other
| prominent points, where they will visit
for some little time.
Among the out-of-town guests at the
wedding were Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn
Of McHenry, parents of the groom
and Miss Grace Porter, Of LaMoure.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
E. |: B. Cox I o. Lands an Is Job job
With Tax Commission

Bismarck Tribune: E. B. Cox, of
Courtenay, a son of A. B. Cox, of VAL
ley City, has arrived to become in
heritance tax expert and general legal
adviser to the North Dakota tax com.
mission. Mr.. Cox is graduate of the
University of Michigan law school,
which should make him a good lawyer.
He is also the son of mighty good
father, which helps. He furthermore,
has had considerable active practice
at Courtenay ins addition to running
until about six months ago, big imple-
ment business there. He will relieve
Attorney George E. Wallace of the tax
commission of the inheritance tax
work which he has been handling. Mrs.
Cox, who comes to the capitol city to
make her home, is a daughter of Pres
ident Mcfarland of the Valley City
Normal and sister Of Miss Dorothy
Mcfarland of the Bismarck public
schools.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
Older But Stronger

To be healthy at seventy, prepare at
forty, is sound advice, because in the
strength of middle life we too often forget
that neglected colds, or careless treat
ment of slight aches and pains, simply
undermine strength and bring chronic
weakness for later years.
To be stronger when older, keep your
blood pure and rich and active with the
strength-building and blood-nourishing
properties of SCOTS Emulsion which ice
food, tonic and a medicine to keep your
blood rich, alleviate rheumatism and
avoid sickness. No alcohol in Scott's.
Scott & Bowie. Bloomfield. MI
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
STATE SEED LIST READY

Lists Of North Dakota farmers who
have various kinds of farm seeds fol
sale as seed and have submitted sam
pies to the pure seed laboratory fol
test are now ready for distribution
Those who desire to procure seed
grains of any kind should send fol
the lists at once, as many of the grow
ers cannot hold this seed until spring
II. l.. Bolley, botanist and state seed
commissioner, Agricultural College
N. D.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
MARRIED IN MINNEAPOLIS

Darcy Commercial: Word was re-
ceived here of the marriage of Miss
Petra Peterson, of ~Colfax, Wis, to
Peter Grotting, of Sutton, Dec. 81, a.
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Graf
son, in Minneapolis, Rev. Charles An
derson officiating. They were attend
ed by Miss Charlotte Peterson and
Martin Peterson, sister and brother OF
the bride, of Colfax, Wis. Miss Pet
erson is we'll known around Darcy,
having worked around here the past
three years.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11

jamestown bOWlers are a good
bunch of fellows and the Valley City
boys say they sure treated them right,
even though they lost. They were
there all the time with their pin-bust-
ing machine and we are sure when
they come here they will be somewhat
stronger.
A fine feed was served to the bunch
and with that under the belt all chit
the hay" Jamestown is expected here
next week, and the Valley City crowd
expects to show them a good time and
some good games. q.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
WALKS VERY SLIPPERY

Much has been said-too much in
fact-about slapstick comedy, Charlie
Chaplin's capers have been declared
impossible" and great ridicule is d.
rected against that old standby of the
movie Of former days-"the chase"
The injustice of this criticism would
be clear to one who saw the crowd
at the murder trial cakewalking to
la'b'rd on the edge of an overshoe
down the slippery path from the court
house. It's a movie in itself.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11

Jamestown Alert: Howard Eye,
principal of the Leal school and lead
er of the Leal band, spent New Years
Day in the city. Mr.. Eye, who is an
accomplished musician, sang at the
union watch night services and at
the Y. M. C. A. open house exercises.
o'clock light refreshments were served.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11
.. No. 2548 a.s5yss.g .,sg,.... .,. ~.
REPORT or THE CONDITION OF
The FIRST NATIONAL BANK

the close business
December 2h 1916
(notes ban) s1oo 144.75
bonds deposited secure circulation par vauej 2ooos
value) 100000
Bonds securities etc. {seho warrants) owned unpedged 10Th
Stock of Federal Reserve Bank $50 of subscripton 6OOOO
Value of banking house df unencumbered) 122l50o
estat thanking house,
Net amount due from approved agents in New York CHI
Net amount from
Net due from bank. and than ..7e sts
fractional curreney nes and e cents sSss
Notes of other national banks .... s,4s5oo
Lawful
Redemption 10O0
Total .............. 81 sg2 4e45s
Capital stock paid in
35 iunu 100000 90
Less current paid 27s2712
Circulating notes .......---- 5 5sssso5
Net amount 1e2s41s
individual deposits subject to check .........
VI deposit que IN less nan ~ days 14122738
outstanding 114o10
Postal savings deposits 54s3s
Time deposits
Certificates Of deposit due . 543965s
payable Federal Reserve Bank Including all ~
obligations
State of North County o Barnes
John Cashier solemnly
JOHN Tracy 1 CASH Cashier
00'ec HERMAN w1NrnRnR,
RoBT ANDERSON,
Notary Public, County, N. D.
NV Commits Fob
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11

The Times-Record extends thanks
for a new subscription from Irwin J.
Holmes, who resides six miles east of
Valley City. Il
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11

Berlin News of LaMOure Echo:
George Kreutsburg returned from VAL
ley City Tuesday. VI
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11

son, VIM. Olson, Nels Olson and Louis
NOltimier. .< r. ~
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-01-11

II it's newsy. call the Times-Record.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-09
Business Instinct.

The teacher was trying to impress
upon her class the necessity of regu-
lating the sinful human heart, and to
drive her point home she produced her
watch.
Nov, girls she said,, you all see
this watch"-an assertion so obviously
true that there was no danger of con-
tradiction. snow" she continued
"just suppose for a moment that it did
not keep correct time, that l found it
was willing to go any way but the
right way, what should / do with it?'
There was the usual pause which
pupils indulge in because it f1atters the
teacher by making her suppose her
problem is a very deep one, and that
her wisdom is therefore profound
Then bright little girl held up her
hand.
please, miss" she said, ''you would
sell it to a friend !"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-09
OCEAN SAILORS FEAR SUBS
Many Deep-Water Tars Went to Great
Lakes, They Assert, to
Escape Divers.

Ocean sailors went to the Great
Lakes this year in greater numbers
than ever before. The majority of the
applicants sought able seamen's pa
pers for work on inland waters. Some
were negroes, some white and some
yellow. Most of them gave as their
reason for leaving the ocean their fear
of submarines.
When John Ojala, a native of Fin
land, applied for papers. the examiner
asked Ojala the usual questions, and
then a few personal ones. Ojala said
that he had sailed the seas for Is
years, but being twice on vessels sunk
by submarines was enough for him.
He said that he was going back to the
ocean at the close of the lake naviga-
ton season.
On November %, 1915, Ojala was
sailing OH the Mediterranean sea, about
90 miles from Malta, aboard the Eng
fish ship Malinche, bound from
Saloniki to Philadelphia. A U-boat
stopped the Malinche and two German
officers, after chasing off the crew,
placed bombs in the boat.
Ojala shipped again aboard the Nor
wegian sailing ship Falls of Alton,
which was sunk about 20 miles off the
coast of England. Seven shots from a
deck gun on the sub sent the Falls
of Alton to the bottom.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-09
The Pope's Triple Crown.

Originally the tiara, or triple crown,
of the pope was q plain high cap,
much like those in which doges of
Venice are SO often represented in
old pictures. 1t was first introduced
by Pope Nicholas I in $50.
Just when the first coronet was add
ed is a matter of uncertainty, but the
second was placed by Pope Boniface
VIII in 1895 and the third by Pope
Urban V about 1898.
1t has been held that the three
crowns refer to the Holy Trinity,
though that evidently could not have
been the original idea, for they would
certainly have not been added one
after the other with an intervening
period in each case of many years.
Some authorities contend that they
denote the three-fold royalty of the
bishop of Rome, one being the symbol
OF the temporal power over the Roman
states, another the spiritual power
exercised over the souls of men, and
the third the authority over all the
kings and potentates Of Christendom.
London Tit-Bits.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-09

1T is a humble ANIMAL" says the adj
vocates of the idea, land can be kept
in a small wooden box with a screen
door for the admission of air. 1t thrives-
on food we throw away and on grasses
from the roadside"
All of this, of course, is true, ana
if, as some one has suggested, every
one OF the 100000 war gardeners OF
the past season went seriously about
the business of rabbit raising there
would shortly be a plentiful supply OF
meat, cheaply produced and. on the
whole, very palatable, says the Indian
apolis News.
1.-THE rabbit" says the committee,
ais as tender and nourishing as chick
en-. 1t makes ravishing stew; 1t is
delicious in potpie, and stuffed rabbit,
as the French prepare 1t, is a thing TO
dream of. Further, the fur of the raD-
bit can be used for coats and hats. ana
thus our two great needs-something
TO eat and something to wear-wili be.
satisfied if American families will be-
gin to keep the rabbit in their homes
The prospect is alluring; the idea Is
pleasing. And possibly there are few
practical reasons why the suggestion
should not be carried into effect.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-09
He Blamed the Car.

Now and again an automobilist will
throw discretion and dust to the
winds and hit the closely watched
highway for a speed of 80 miles or
more. This is strictly prohibited. of
course, and is reflection upon the
law-abiding qualities of the speeder.
But in the case of a man in the New
York traffic court the same speed was
accomplished without discredit TO the
court, and inasmuch as he himself was
utterly innocent, he was let off with
a fine of SIS. 1T amt me, yer honor"
he explained, "but it's the blame car
| got. It's one of those that'n either
go eight miles or eighty. 1t won't do
nothing in the middle. 1t amt no me-
dunn speed. A Teller don't like TO
go along eight, and they won't let yer
go, along at so. What's a guy TO do
when he's got a funny car like thatY,
SO then the court told him what a
guy, for the nonee, was expected
to do.