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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-12
Northwest Nursery Holding a
Convention Of Their Statesmen

Commercial club has loaned the club
rooms for this purpose, and helpful
instruction and good time is assur-
ed to each man attending.
The leading statesmen will give their
canvasses: L. E. Disney, landscape
architect, will tell the scientific meth
DDS of landscape gardening; Harry
Belknap will tell of rural planting,
showing how the farmer may be pro-
tected from wind and snow. The nee
essity of tree planting in general and
city Identification will also be dis
cussed, as we'll as the methods of
salesmanship.
The company has many agents on
the road and large proportion of
these are expected to be in attendance
during the week. It will be week OF
pleasure and profit, and they all feel
that they will go forth to their work
better prepared to make success of
it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-12

The Northwest Nursery is always
doing things and continuing their sue
cessful development. They are one of
the companies Of Valley City who be.
lieve in giving to their statesmen the
very best that the company has to Of
fer and in teaching them the various
points of the business so that they
may meet with greater success. Mon
day morning the sales school opened,
to which men are coming from all over
the northwest They are coming here
to acquaint themselves with the nur.
:sery and to better prepare themselves
for their summers work.
E. c. Hilborn is conducting the
school and this fact is sufficient to
make the attendance large. For
number of years Mr.. Hilborn has been
called to Canada once a year to in
struct class of nursery statesmen for
the Prairie Nurseries and his efforts
have proven very successful. The
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-12
S--F'.s. - - .~-, ~,
Kathryn Citizen Dies
at General Hospital

Matthias M. Larson, a farmer two
and one-half miles south of Kathryn,
died at the General hospital in Valley
City at 2:3O Tuesday morning. He was
49 years old.
Mr.. Larson was born in Fillmore
county, Mimi, and since coming to
North Dakota has been engaged in
farming near Kathryn.
Besides a wife and child he leaves
three brothers, E. NJ Larson, of Fin
gal; Ed. M. and l.. NJ. Larson, of
Kathryn. The brothers from Kathryn
were with him at the time of his death.
The deceased has been ailing for
several years, but was not seriously
ill until the last two weeks. The fu-
neral arrangements will be announced
later.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-12

Easter was fittingly observed in the
various churches of the city by music
and special programs and sermons, the
churches all having their share of the
unusually large attendance The day
was beautiful and many showed their
appreciation of the day by attending
some of the services.
At the Methodist church in the
morning number were received into
membership, and the sermon by Rev.
Vermilya on "The Relation of Geth-
semane to Easter" was listened to by
a packed house. Special music also
was enjoyed by those present, and a
free-will Offering was taken, which will
be used entirely for benevolences. The
Sunday school enjoyed some songs by
the primary and junior classes, MAX
ing very pleasing Easter program.
In the evening the service was princl-
pally a musical one, the choir under
the direction of Prof. OLSON, of tho
Normal music department., rendering
three splendid anthems. DR.. Hunt
sang a solo appropriate to the day and
Miss June Cobb also pleased the audi
At the Congregational church a
large number attended the sunrise SER
vice at $50, which was the commun-
ion service and a number were receiv-
ed into the church. At 10:30 the reg
ular morning service was held, Rev.
Lyon reading an Easter story when
the Lily Turned White" which was
greatly enjoyed by all. Four children
were baptized, and with the special
music by the choir and solo by Prof.
Meyer, made a service of unusual in
terest to all. At the Sunday school
hour the school enjoyed musical pro-
gram by the primary department in
addition to a number of interesting
talks In the evening the last half OF
the story Of "Crispus the Corinthian"
was given by Mr.. Lyon, illustrated by
pictures on the screen. The choir
gave several beautiful numbers, and a
solo by Mrs. Froysaa added much to
the evening service. Mr.. Hantula
played violin obligato in connection
with one of the anthems in which Mrs.
Froysaa sang the soprano solo, ana
this was an exceptionally pleasing
number.
At the Episcopal church the first
service of the day was communion at
1880, followed by the regular service
at 1O.45. In the afternoon the Knight
Templar service was held at o'clock.
Two baptismal services were held dur
ing the day, one at a. m. and the
other at 4:3O p. m. The Sunday school
held a special Easter service at p.
m. All were we'll attended and were
enriched by special music.
A very pleasing program was rem
dered in the evening at the Lutheran
Free church by the Sunday school pu.
pills. The superintendent, Mrs. Olal
Olsby, has worked hard and to her and
to the teachers and pupils OF the
school much credit is due for the ex.
cellent program, and also for the good
work they are accomplishing in all
ways.
Our Savior's Lutheran church was
well attended at all the. services,
which were impressive and thoroughly
enjoyed. The music was not the least
of the service, the choir rendering
some especially fine numbers.
At. St. GATHERINGS church the audi
ence at the second mass was so large
as to require extra chairs to be
brought in. Bishop O'Reilly preached
an eloquent sermon. filling the hearts
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-12
Fiinney Gives Second
Of Beefsteak Dinners

Just to prove that one is as game as
the other, the families of Profs. Nc
Mullen, Barton, Wemett, and Goodier
again partookNof a most excellent din.
ner Of beefsteak and potatoes, cooked
and served by Prof. Ross Finney, at
his home Saturday evening. They pro.
nounced him a wondrous chef. as we'll
as royal entertainer, and prove their
assertion by the fact that the dinners
cost but 16 cents per&capita, which is
some recommendation in these days
Of high cost of living"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-12
ON THE FIRING LINE

The members of Company H who
are here for the purpose of guarding
the high line bridge are playing the
game in earnest. One got nicked in
the heel from revolver shot Saturday
evening (purely accidentally and two
more beat up a Kaiser "hocher" and
sent him to the hospital. Heretofore
we have had poor opinion of JIM
town fellows, but my lands the way
these boys are acting they can soon
have the run Of the town.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-12
FORMER RESIDENT DIES

Word reached Valley City last
week telling of the death of S. ].
Swanson, at Faribault, Minn. The
deceased was the father Of Harry
Swanson, former editor of the Budget
and Of Miss Clarice Swanson, also a
graduate of the Normal school,. The
family had made Valley City their
home for several years, and last week
it seemed best to remove Mr. Swan
son, who had, been suffering with a
lingering illness, to his old home in
Minnesota.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-12
SENATOR HoAR's TRIBUTE To-
THE FLAG.

II have seen the glories of art
and of architecture. I have seen
the sun set over the summit of the
Jungfrau and the moon rise over
the summit of Mount Blanc. But
the fairest sight that these eyes
ever beheld was the flag of my
own country in foreign land.
Beautiful as a flower to those who
love it, terrible as a meteor to
those who hate it, it is the symbol
of the glory and home and power
of fifty millions of people,"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-12
WOODMEN
ARE REAL HUSTLERS

Litchville Bulletin: The local Wood
men camp passed the 100 mark Mon
day evening, when six applicants were
elected and seven candidates initiated.
Three months ago the camp had only
So members. More than 100000 in
life insurance has been written this
winter
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-12

Walum, April 6-Mrs. Martha Hegge
and Fernan Lane, of Edmunds, were
at Cooperstown Saturday to be mar.
ried. They were accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Carl F. Werner, Miss Myrtle
Everson and Miss Leila Campbell. Both
parties are we'll and favorably known
in this community and their many
friends join in wishing them an abun-
dance of happiness and prosperity
throughout their married life.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-12

Miss Julia Lee, who started with the
Nonpartisan league when they had
their Offices here, is now with them in
the new St. Paul offices.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-12

DAVIDSON WILL SING
Harry Davidson will give recital
in the Green township consolidated
school Friday evenign, April 13.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-12
To Call SpeciaI Election


Bismarck, April 10.-Governor Fraz-
ier will call special election in the
first district to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the death of Congressman Henry
T. Helgesen as soon as he returns
from New York, where he gives an
address Friday night. He left for New
York tonight
Surprise and much regret was ex-
pressed at the capitol when the death
of the congressman became known.
II am much grieved to hear of his
DEATH" said Governor Frazier. "His
death is great loss to the state. He
was man who always had the welfare
of his state at heart; man who could
be relied upon to do the right thing.
His place will be one which the people
of his district will find difficulty in
filing" Q
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-04-12
Congressman Helgeson
Passed Away Tuesday

Washington, April 10. - Represen-
tative Henry T. Helgesen of North
Dakota, republican, and member Of
congress since 1911, died here today.
He underwent an operation for appen-
dicitis recently.
Speaker Clark selected the follow
ing committee to represent the house
at the funeral: Representatives Nor
ton and Young, North Dakota; Grandy,
Dillon and Johnson, South Dakota;
Austin, Tennessee; Nichols, South
Carolina; Clark, Florida; Estopinal,
Louisiana and Booker. Missouri
Mrs. Helgesen and the congressional
committee will leave Thursday to take
the body to Decorah, Iowa, for burial.
Mr.. Helgesen was beginning his
fourth term in the lower house of con.
gress and it was freely predicted both
in Washington and North Dakota that
he was the logical republican candi
date for United States senator to sue
ceed Senator A. J. Gronna when his
term expires four years hence. He
was born and raised in Decorah, Iowa,
June 26, 1857, being nearly go years of
age at the time Of death. In 1887 he
CoAC W UAdI 40 III" 4MAAIOA, OuAlOAuS
the first business house there and en-
tering the hardware business. He
added lumber and furniture later and
became the owner of much farm land.
He sold out his business interests On
going to congress.
In the first state election in North
Dakota, 1889, he was elected commits.
sioner of agriculture and labor and
then reelected two years later.
In 1898 he was appointed regent Of
the university. He served as mayor
of Milton and always took great in
terest in his home town.
He is survived by the widow and
seven children, four of whom were
with their father when the end came.
Mrs. Helgesen's maiden name was
Miss Bessie Nelson and her home also
was in Iowa. They were married at
Decorah. -
The children are Mrs. E. F. Dough-
erty, wife of Attorney Dougherty of
Minot; Herbert, who resides on farm
near Milton, and who is taking care
of his fathers interests IN that Sec
ton; Elmer, who resides in Oregon;
Elmer, Gladys, Raymond and Frances,
the last four residing with The parents
at Washington.
While no announcements were made
last night, it is expected that several
North Dakota people will go to De-
cOrah, to attend the funeral.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
WEST BRATTLEBORO

The Twentieth Century club will meet
with Mrs. II. F. Prefontaine Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs Clarence Bliss and two children
returned Friday night from a visit of five
weeks with relatives in Hanover, Pa.
The women viii hold sewing meet
ing for the Red Cross "Wednesday from
> to ) 0 clock with Mrs. NJ. L. Stedman.
The young people of this village will
give play tomorrow evening on Mrs.
w. +. Stellman 5 lawn, the proceeds to
be used for the Red Cross work.
Miss Rose Sullivan. who had been in
the Melrose hospital FIVE weeks. follow
ing serious operation, returned Sun
day to her home in Bellows Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Bigclow and
daughter arrived Friday night from
Yonkers, n. Y, where they stopped on
the way from Tarpon Springs, Florida.
Miss Frances Stellman, who has a
position as school nurse in Wallace,
Idaho. is here to spend six weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. /. II. Stell-
man.
Miss Ruth Prentiss and Miss Emma
Mixer returned Saturday afternoon
from West Rutland. where they had
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Denton j.
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P Caldwell and son
Franklin, and Mrs. Nina Carey, all of
and Mrs. II. l.. Nichols. Mrs. Caldwell
and Mrs. Nichols are sisters.
Mrs Ray Tarbox and daughter, Mar
| ioric, of Marlboro, n H., who spent a
week with her sister, Mrs Hoyt II. Bar
Der, have returned to their home. They
were accompanied by Blanche Barber,
who will visit there.
Mrs. Jennie Marshall of Brattleboro
underwent an operation Saturday morn
ing in the Melrosc hospital DR. Lynch
was assisted by DR.. Hunter. Mrs.
Ralph Wiggin and infant daughter
were discharged from the hospital sun
day and went to their home in Green
| field.
w. f. Stellman, Louis Stellman and
| Charles Smith left Saturday for a bust
ness trip to Worcester. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. Fanny Allardice
and daughter, Miss Amelia Alardice
who were on their way to their home in
| Providence, R. |. They made the trip
by automobile and are expected to re
turn Tuesday.
At l30 0 clock this morning about 80
| Young people who had organized them
selves into tin pan band, with pans
cowbells and horns for instruments,
assembled outside the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. George H. Houghton, where
they rendered an impromptu program
The occasion was serenade to Mr.. and
| Mrs. Reuben Alexander, who had re
turned from their wedding trip. The
couple came down stairs and extended
greetings to the guests.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
GIBSON RECRUITING
FOR THE REGIMENT
Company Is Full, but Regiment Lacks
600 Men = Will Work With Pub
lie Safety Committee.

Capt. E. W. Gibson Of Company 7.
Y. \. G.. was in town yesterday and
part of today. He is on recruiting
service for the First Vermont regiment,
which is 600 men short of the war
strength quota. Company |, however, is
full and is the only company III the
regiment to have obtained its full
quota.
Capt Gibson will work in the northern
part of Windham county, Bennington
county and part of Windsor county
in the effort to complete this week the
quota of the regiment. He will be as
ISOLATED with members of the public
safety committee of the state.
This is the last week in which a town
gets credit for men who enlist After
June 30 any enlistments will be charged
up to the draft and towns will not be
credited with the men who enlist after
this week. In addition to the men re
quired for the infantry several good
men with knowledge of hospital work
are needed for the hospital corps of
the regiment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

There will be meeting of Protective
Grange Wednesday evening. The pro
gram will be in charge of the Flora.
The Annah l.. Gale class Of the Bap-
fist Bible school voted at their meet
ing Wednesday to give SO to the local
Red Cross.
\ Red Cross sewing meeting will he
held tomorrow, Tuesday, afternoon from
80 to clock. The surgical dress
ines meeting will he held every WedncS-
dag afternoon at the headquarters.
Mrs. Frank w. Pier will be at the
Brattlcboro library tomorrow afternoon
from to ; O'Clock to assist any mem
bers Of the Wild Flower club with the
filing out of their flower lists and to
identify any wild flowers which they
may bring.
Am automobile driven by Edward p.
SquireS OF Guilford crashed into a ma
chine owned by DR.. G. VI. Gray Of
Greenfield, Mass, on School street,
Greenfield, shortly before midnight Sat
urday. According to the Greenfield po-
lice Mr.. Squircs has agreed to settle
with the Greenfield owner for the dam
age.
This evening in Red Men $ hall Brat
tleboro chapter, No. -, A. G.B. NJ. c..
viii hold a social for its members and
invited guests. Refreshments will be
served, and musical program, consist
ing of selections by the chapcer orches-
ira and instrumental solos, will lie ron
dercd. \ group picture of the chapter
win Ice taken.
\ session of the United States dis.
| trict court for naturalization will be
| held here at the clerk $ Office in the
| Federal building Saturday, June 80, at
| 9 o clock in the forenoon. All who wish
| TO get their first or second papers should
| be present at that time. Those desiring
to take their second papers will ncco
two witnesses who are citizens whC
have known them tiyc years.
Principal f. b. Smith calls the attcn
| tion Of pupils. new or old, who expect
to attend the high school next year, he
! ginning next September to the fact thai
| they must choose their courses now
Mr.. Smith will be in the high schoo
room Friday, June %, from , to ) p. m.
and the following day from a. M. unit
noon for consultation. Blanks may b.
had upon application to him.
The Ladies' circle of the First Univer
-alist church held their annual bushes
meeting in the yestry Thursday after
moon The following officers for the yea
were elected: Pres, Mrs. j. l.. Gold
smith; vice pres, Mrs. +. II. Akley, Mr.,
Emily Edwards: sec, Mrs. b. i. Sal
gent; treas, Mrs. Freeman Scott; audi
tor, Mrs. G. L. Stickney; directors, Mr..
Frank Willard, Mrs. Charles Simond,
Mrs. {. b. Dickinson, Mrs. Charles Puifel
Mrs George Hall, Mrs. J. L. Roess.
The Bible school of the First Bapti>
church held its annual meeting yesterda
, in place of the usual study session. r,
ports of officers showed prosperous cor
dition of affairs. These officers wei
elected: Superintendent, L. W. Hawley
. associate superintendent, Fred 5. knigl
E and Miss Mary +. Horton; supt. hon
department, Mrs c. b. Lamson; seer
tary. II. +. Newell; assistant secretar
+ H. H. Thayer; treasurer, {. \. Moran
librarian. Mrs A. L. Maynard
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
RALPH ]. BARRETT
DROWNED AT KEENE
Threw Up His Hands and Sank With
out Coming to the Surface
Body Recovered.
Especial to The Reformer)


Ralph J Barrett, aged IS years met his
death by drowning IN the AshueIot river
about / o'clock Saturday afternoon while
bathing. The body was recovered 10y police
officers in % feet Of water.
Barrett could swim but little and when
some distance from the shore, according to
reports of younger boys who were with
him, threw up his hands and sank without
coming to the surface. Officers Carl Swan
strom and Lawrence Gilbo dove for the
body and recovered it about $50 \ pull
motor was used but with no effect Medical
Referee Frank VI Dinsmoor was upon the
scene when the body was recovered and
was assisted by DIS Tracey and Holmes.
Ralph Barrett was the son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. \. II Barrett OF North street and
was a graduate Of the keene high school
with the class OF 1916 He had been work
ing during the past year and was planning
to enter the New Hampshire State col
lege at Durham in September. lie was a
member of the Cheshire Grange and the
Court Street Congregational church. Be
sides his parents lie leaves three sisters
and four brothers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
CREAM OF REGIMENT.
Letters of -Four Companies of Battalion
Are MILK.

Capt. f. w. Gibson of Company l. Is to
be in Bennington several days next week in
an effort to secure more recruits tor the
Vermont regiment, which still needs about
POO men. He plans to hold out door meet
ings in Pownal, South SALISBURY. Airing
ton. Manchester and Dorset, and also in
Rcadsborp, Rupert and Stamford if he is
able To bc away from the regiment all the
week. Company | is pretty well filled. but
there are vacancies in Company X OF
Springfield and Company l. OF Newport,
which are in the same battalion with Com
pany ! and therefore as closely associated
as il the men were all in one company
The boys in this battalion claim that II
contains the cream of the regiment foI
the four company letters are Milk
Bennington Banner, June %
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
DIR. THOMAS RICE
GETS COMMISSION
First Lieutenant in Medical Reserve
Corps of Army Expects Call
to Duty Soon.

DIR. Thomas Rice, one Of the we'll
known practicing physicians of Brat
tlcboro, received Saturday his commits
sion as first lieutenant in the medical
reserve corps of the army. He expects
to be called for duty in the immediate
future. DIR. Rice graduated from the
University Of Vermont in 1893 in a
class of ~ members. He practiccd for
year in Maine and then spent six
months in the Boston city hospital going
from that institution to DR.. +. w. Rus
sell Is santarium III Winchendon, Mass,
where he remained two years as assis-
tant physician. He went to Townshend
in 1896 and in February, 1907, bought
the practice in Brattleboro of DR.. w.
II. Lane and has since practiccd here
DR.. Rice has a wife and one daughter,
Dorothy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
AGED MAN KILLED BY TRAIN.
John Hand of East Fairfield, ST, Steps
in Front of Engine.

EAST FAIRFIELD, June 25.-Joh ohm
Hand, 81, was struck and almost in
stantly killed Saturday by an east
bound passenger train over the St
Iohnsbury and Lake Champlain railroad.
Mrs. Timothy Dufresne, who attempted
to pull the man away from the track,
narrowly escaped with her life. As it was
she received only minor injuries to one
hand. The engine crew thought the
woman was killed as well as the man,
so persistent was she in trying to drag
him out of danger.
Mr.. Hand s mind had been failing for
home arriving on the railroad right of
some time and he wandered away from
way. As the train rounded curve the
engine crew saw the man walking be
side the track and blew the whistle, but
instead of turning away, the old man
stepped on the track. Hand leaves his
wife, two daughters and two sons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
MEDICAL OFFICER
COMING THIS WEEK
Will Examine Local Young Men Who
Passed Preliminary Examination
for Ambulance Company.

DR.. William Sticknev Of Rutland,
who is to be the captain of the Yer
mont ambulance company that it is eX-
pected will be sent soon to the battle
front in France, tclephoned Saturday
afternoon that he would be III Brattle-
boro this week with an army medical
officer to examine the Brattleboro young
men who signed for enlistment in the
company and who had passed their pre-
liminarv examinations. This IS the
first definite word received regarding
the possible mastering i'll of the com
panv and some of the young men who
had signed as willing to go have since
enlisted in other branches of the serv-
ice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-25
OFFICIALS OF FAIRS
MEET WEDNESDAY
Governor Graham May Attend Session
to Discuss ACCESSIBILITY of Holding
Fairs This Fall
Especial to The Reformer.l

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, June 25.
A meeting of the officials of the fair
associations of the state will be held
here Wednesday afternoon to consider
what shall be done about fairs this fall
The railroads have announced that they
will run no special trains and make no
special excursion rates for fairs this sea-
son, ana freight conditions are likely to
be such as to interfere seriously with
shipments of exhibits. 1t is understood
that Governor Graham will be present at
the meeting for the purpose of expressing
his opinion on the advisability of holding
any fairs.