The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-18
From Mondays Daily

l. J. Moe went up to Buchanan on
No. this morning.
Architect Eugene Mcfarland went
up to Grand Forks last Friday eve
ming to attend the state convention of
architects.
Mrs. John Blomberg, of Courtenay,
was an over Sunday guest of Miss
Gladys Moe. She will return home
this evening.
A. F. Pierce received a card from
Loring Pierce last night saying that
he had arrived overseas in safety and
the news is good for his home folks.
Geo. L. Isensee, the land man, just
returned from trip throughout the
northern part of the state. He re-
ports crops good up there. George
made the trip by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Bassett and lit
tie daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Peterson and little daughter, motored
to Pelican Lake, Mimi, and other
points last Saturday. They left here
ati6:30 in the evening and arrived at
their destination about two next
morning and got back here Sunday
night late. They had dandy trip
and certainly made good time.
President George A. Mcfarland left
Sunday night on No. 2 for Chicago
and other eastern points in his an
nual search for teachers for the Nor
NAL school.
William Mcdonald is acting as
cashier in the telephone office during
tie absence of Miss Mertice lobe, who
is taking her vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Thayer enter
tanned at dinner yesterday at their
residence on Helena avenue. Several
out Of town guests were present.
Mrs. Ross Hartwick picked sew
eral ripe tomatoes off the vines in her
war garden on Elmwood avenue.
That's going some for North Dakota.
Mrs. Frank Herrick and little
daughter, left Sunday evening for the
Twin Cities where they will visit rel
atives and friend for short time.
Editor and Mrs. P. R. Trubshaw re-
turned home Sunday from Grand
Forks at which place they had been
attending the annual convention of the
North Dakota Press Association.
Miss Chrissie Bulge returned home
from a visit to her home at Grand
Forks Sunday on belated No. z. She
is connected with the offices of Lee
Combs and L. S. B. Richie.
Attorney Lee Combs returned to
the city on Sunday from Dent Minn.,
where he had been trying his best to
catch lot of fish while at the same
time he visited his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Clark left
this morning for Fargo where they
will remain during the week. Mr..
Clark has been engaged to play with
Putnam's band at the state fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Moore who have
been enjoying a ten days outing at
the Minnesota lakes, returned to the
city last Saturday night. Mr.. Moore
says he drove his car 500 miles on
this trip, caught all the fish he wanted
and had a good time.
While at Mandan last week attend
ing the bankers convention, j. j..
Farley of this city, was honored by
being elected president. In adj
dition to this we get the convention
next year, which will bring lot of
good men and substantial citizens to
our city. Valley City will have sew
eral conventions next year and we are
getting the name of the convention
city" We have the location and we
have the wide awake people to give
them a good time. Let 'en come-all
of EN-.
Messrs. 7. J. Moe, L. S. Ward and
George Bowen took an automobile trip
through the western part of the coun-
ty Sunday for the purpose Of looking
over the crop situation. The boys
hroucht IN at "Moe Lodge" for din
ner and got busy and put up very
delectable feed-which was on the
Hoover plan. of course. The boys
say that they discovered some good
grain and lots of very poor grain in
that section, which is the poorest part
of Barnes county this year so far as
the crop situation is concerned.
At the automobile races at the fair
grounds last Saturday afternoon