The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-03
HASTINGS


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Times, April 25.-John Berger was a
Fargo visitor last Thursday and Fri
day.
c. O. Sather returned today from
Bagley and says that his brother is re-
covering.
The Yeomen lodge will initiate a
class of eight members Saturday eve
ming, May 5.
Mrs Nick Smith, of GAINESVILLE,
Mimi, stopped off here last Friday for
a days visit with Mrs. N. J. Enger.
She was on the way home from visit
with sister at Marion.
C. o. Sather left last Wednesday for
Bagley, Mimi, where his brother, Ole
Sather, is very low from the effects of
a paralytic stroke.
Citizens of Hastings are just as pa
triotic as those of other villages and
cities. but what are we doing to show
it? Can We not have mass meeting
to plan for more garden crops, furnish
ing help or seed to farmers who need
them, drilling a squad of guards or in
some other way showing We are ready
to help the state. and nation in this
Time OF great neeQ!
Call at the Times-Record office when
in Valley City and see the wonderful
linotype machine.
Gust Elm is making notable improve.
ments in the surroundings of his com.
Portable home on the south side. He
is trimming trees, planting trees, gar.
den and flowers, and will have a VERT
able Garden of Eden right here in
North Dakota.
Pastor Lasseson left Monday for a
short visit to Thief River Falls, MINI.
This is "Clean-up Week" for Hast
ings. We are one week ahead Of the
national schedule.
Several inches of snow and some
rain have fallen in the last two days,
hindering seeding operations and no
doubt lessening the chances Of ger
animation of much of the light weight
wheat already in the ground.
Alfred Lasseson transacted business
in Litchville today.
The Dorcas society will meet with
Mrs. H. o. DAZZLE Saturday afternoon,
April %.
S. L. Reiten went to Fargo today on
business. He says that there is very
poor chance of wheat growing that has
been in the ground during the wet,
cold spell just passing, and it will
probably have to be re-seeded.
The trustees of the church met Mon.
day evening to consider bids for the
building of the new basement. The
opening of the bids was postponed un'
til Thursday, May and meeting of
the congregation will be held Friday.
May 4, at 2 o'clock, to consider the
matter.
Officers and few members of the
community chorus met at the bank
last Thursday evening to make plans
for future meetings. A meeting was
announced for Friday evening of this
week at the church. There is no set
program, but singing and social diver
sion will be carried on as seems appro.
pirate at the time.
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
q printing office.
Rev. E. o. Holen, who was enjoying
vacation from his pastoral duties,
was called from Minot to conduct the
funeral of Miss Mamie Johnson Mon
day. Services were held at the Carl
Johnson home at and at Ringsaker
church at 3 that afternoon. There
were a large number of friends and
neighbors present to pay their respects
+ to the departed one and the floral tri5'
utes were very beautiful. The body
was laid to rest in the Ringsaker Gem
etery. N. O. Holberg acted as director
of the ceremonies.
Hastings will enjoy its share OF
growth this year in spite of last years
crop failure and the prospect of war
Manager Gunderson, of the Carpenter
Lumber Co., reports the following
building already planned for this sum
mer. Olof Kjelland, barn costing &c.,
300; Andrew Eggen, house costing S.,
! 900; Andrew Mennes. house costing
! $4,000; and Olaf Nahum, house cost
ing $1,7O0, Watch Hastings grow!