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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20
BANKRUPT TRAMP FARMER"

Here is what Rt. Rev. Bishop Busch.
Of St. Cloud, had to say Of Townley,
nonpartisan league head, in a public
address at Melrose on May 9Th:
We don't have to import bank
rupt tramp farmer from North Dako-
ia to tell US whom we shall elect to
office in Minnesota. Abraham Lincoln
said this was a government of the
people, by the people and for the peo-
pie. He did not say government
of the farmer, by the farmer and for
the farmer, as Townley wants YOU
to believe. I do not believe that YOU
are going to be fooled by this kind
OF talk because. anyone with Just a
little sense can see that this nom
partisan party is simply a party of
Townley. by Townley and for Town
ley" Wahena Journal.
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'By mans deeds you shall judge
him; by his words you shall suspect
him; by the company he keeps you
shall know him." This friends is the
heading of letter being sent out to
league members in this legislative dis
trict by league leaders knocking the
candidacy of Burl Carr, republican
candidate for the legislature and
boosting his opponent Howard Will
son. We have nothing to say against
Mr.. Wilson, he is a clean man in
every respect, but the company he
keeps is what tells the story. We
have no fight on Howard Wilson. But
this same letter says that Mr.. Carr is
backed by a bunch of rotten political
gangsters and other pet sayings of
like nature. We take exception to
these remarks. Politics at the best
have something rotten in them-but
the main thing about it all is the fact
that both sides want to get into Of
fee. The lines in this particular in
stance have been closely drawn by the
nonpartisan league and those who are
allied against the league. We believe
that on both sides are men of unques-
toned sincerity and honesty of pur-
pose, but when it comes to saying that
those who are opposed to Mr.. Wilson
are rotten lot we expostulate most
vigorously. We believe that the is
sue is as to whether we shall support
a man who stands for what majority
Of the district two years ago said was
for the best interests of the state or
for man-of unquestioned fine char
acter-who stands for program die
tated and lined up by a man who at
the beginning Of this war was disloyal
and who is nothing more or less than
a political free booter. by mans
deeds you shall Judge him." Right. We
are judging Mr.. Townley by his past
deeds and he has been weighed in the
balance and found wanting. by his
words you shall suspect him." Cor
rect again. Mr.. Townley started out
by saying that this was rich mans
war and at the beginning was making
speeches that were anything but loyal.
We suspect him from the words he
uttered in those first trying moments
when the president and country need
ed every loyal citizen to get behind
him. "By the company he keeps you
shall know him." Correct for the
third time. And by the company this
man Townley is keeping and the bunch
of red card socialists that are going
up and down the whole country SOW
ing seeds Of discomfort and class hat
red we Judge that he is in mighty bad
company. The people Of this district
know what the two parties stand for
and we think they will register that
preference very strongly when they
at the primaries. Mr.. Carr has no op-
position on the republican ticket and
Mr.. Wilson has no opponent on the
democratic ticket. Both are excellent
men but both represent distinct and
separate views Of what legislation is
good for the state as a whole.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20

We understand that some of the
men who are trying to work up boy
colt against the Times Record. have
*been heard making seditious. remarks
that are so rank that if prosecuted
these men will get stuck sure. It will
serve them right. These same fellows
have an exalted and over exaggerated
opinion of themselves and imagine
that they own the earth and all that
therein is, and that nobody without
the o. k. Of themselves and their self
appointed socialistic leaders has
right to an opinion. Fortunately
there are always two sides to every
question and while what we say may
not suit some of the people there are
many that it does suit-and the boy
colt always works two ways-against
and for. For our part we are rather
enjoying the experience and to those
who think they are cutting SO much
mustard we say, "lay on Macduff, and
damned be he who first cries, hold,
enough"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20

ministration is saving the farmers
money. This sounds very well in print
but is not borne out in facts. Take
the matter Of Irvine, for instance. The
state penitentiary manufactures Irvine
in North Dakota and so also does the
penitentiary in Minnesota, yet the
farmers of this state are paying 1ac
per pound more for standard Irvine
than are the farmers in Minnesota,
and this under nonpartisan league
government that is telling what a
wonderful amount Of money it is saw
ing for the farmer. The Minnesota
price for standard Irvine 500 feet to
the pound is 81 cents per pound F. o.
B. At Bismarck, the penitentiary
Irvine is quoted for standard Irvine
221sc per pound, 500 feet to the
pound, F. o. B. Now if farmer uses
1000 pounds of Irvine of the standard
variety which is most commonly
used, according to the official price
list of both the Minnesota and North
Dakota state prisons the farmer in
this state would lose SIS in the differ
ence in price, and if this was multi
piled by the amount used by the farm
ers of the state the loss would run up
into the hundreds of thousands and
possibly millions. We rather think
that the present administration is do
ing anything but saving the tax payer
money. It will be found when the fis-
cal years accounts have been balanc-
ed this will prove to be the most ex-
travagant administration the state has
had and we are asked to endorse and
return it to power. It is barely pos
sibly that majority of the people will
vote to return the administration to
power, but if they want to save them
selves money, they won't.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20

li- tstsS vs. fq-(a,V+ 1000
Conundrum-When is boycott not
q boycott? A boycott is q boycott
when it applies to the Fargo Courier
News, but is not a boycott when it
is applied to the Times-Record. The
c. N. should republish their editorial
Of few days ago calling attention to
the unfairness and un-A American spirit
Of those who are trying to boycott it
for the benefit of those fair-minded
(?) gentlemen who live around here
that have habit Of forgetting these
matters and are looking at the ques-
ton through one eye. It seems to
matter very much who's OK is gored,
doesn't it. It is all wrong on one side
but right on the other. Some of these
boycotters have a soul about as large
as mustard seed and their noise and
influence makes just as much noise as
one Of these mustard seeds would if it
were ratified around in a big wash
boiler. #
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20

paper and the Office gets blamed for
that. We are trying to give efficient
service and want every one Of our sub
scribers to get the paper they sub
scribe for. One lady called up this
morning and was disappointed in not
getting the Times Record. She said:
1T is such a good paper now, miss
it and want it every day." We like
that sort of spirit and thank the lady
for the compliment 1t is in striking
contrast to few self appointed demo-
gogues who think that their own brain
storms should rule the world and that
If we do not think and act as they do
they will boycott US and put US out of
business. Such foolishness makes US
laugh. We have had that tried on us
in the years that have passed and we
are still writing our thoughts Just as
they come to use from firm conviction.
We can neither be bluffed or intimi-
dated and the sooner the bunch of self
constituted boycotters and dema-
gogues come to realize that their
troubles will be less and they can
sleep better nights if their consciences
will let them. We are enjoying our
rest, hugely, we can assure them. The
Fargo Courier News and other league
papers are crying because boycott
has been operated against them, when
they are to blame for the whole bust
ness they started the boycott. These
raw deals generally operate as a
boomerang on the promoters. For
every paper that somebody cancels in
this Office we get new one. It is a
poor rule that doesn't work both ways.
Those who are yelling the loudest
about these alleged reforms are the
ones who need the most reforming
themselves and if the Times Record
told one-half about some of the fell
lows who have been in to stop their
paper the past few days their record
would not look well in print. We had
nothing to do with the petition that
caused the late unpleasantness, never
saw it, do not know who did sign it
and don't care. We have nothing to
apologize for and we want to say
that we shall continue to do business
every working day Of the week at the
old stand. 2
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20

Barnes county has candidate for
superintendent of public instruction
in the person Of Miss Minnie Nelson.
who has been endorsed by the demo.
cratic party and by the Independent
Political Association. Miss Nelson
has been superintendent of schools Of
Barnes county for twelve years and
during that time has given, satisfac-
ton in every particular. She is pro-
gressive and competent and if elected
will give the state Of North Dakota
good service. Prior to becoming COM
ty superintendent, she has taught 81
the. public schools Of this city for q
number Of years. She has hosts Of
friends all over the state who are
putting in all the time they can boost
ing her candidacy and Miss Nelson's
chances for securing this position are
exceedingly bright.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20
BUY W., 5. s..

Representative George M. Young
IN. d. is now serving his third term
in congress and has proved himself
not only a fine representative of
North Dakota, but Of the whole.
United States. He is q man that,
while carefully looking out for the
interests Of his district, has a ma
tional breadth Of view and rises to
every occasion, as we should have,
our delegates rise. He has been.
assiduous in his attendance in the.
House and in committee meetings,
has studied every question thor
oughly and his action in every case
has been commendable. He has
shown an especial friendship for the
veterans Of the civil war and gave.
everything that made for the benefit
Of the civil war veterans. We hope
that the North Dakota people will
continue to support him in the place,
which he fills so worthily. National
Tribune. q
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20
STATE OFFICERS

One candidate to be nominated for
each office by the Republican, Demo-
crat and Socialist parties.
Governor .@
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
State Auditor e
State Treasurer
Attorney General
Commissioner of Insurance
Commissioner Of Agriculture and
Labor aa
Three candidates to be nominated
by the Republican, Democrat and So
cialist parties for Commissioner Of
Railroads.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20
-suly W. :. s.

Several of those who have stopped
taking the Times-Record the past few
days have been, and are, prof. German
of the rankest type, and, some Of them
are not. We want to say thatwe do
not want pro- German to read this
paper. We want them off the list.
We want loyal American citizens on
our list and no other. Several who
have stopped are loyal fellows whe
have other grievances and have the
same right to their opinion as we
have, and we do not in any way blame
them at all. &.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20
Noticeef Primary Election
Bismarck N. d., April rs, 1918.

Bismarck N. D., April rs, 1918.
l, Thomas Hall, Secretary Of State
in and for the State Of North Dakota,
do hereby certify the officers for the
following named congressional, state,
judiciary, school, legislative and
county officers are to be nominated
under the provisions of Article ! Of
Chapter II of Political Code Compiled
Laws of North Dakota, 1918, and acts
amendatory thereto, at the Primary
Election to be held on Wednesday, the
twenty-sixth day of June, A. D. 1918,
between the hours of eight o'clock a.
m. and five o'clock p. m. lt
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20
TO BARNES COUNTY VOTERS

~ BARNES COUNTY VUlEHS
Al l hereby announce myself as can
didate for the office Of sheriff, on the
Republican ticket, subject to the will
Of the voters at the primaries on June
rs, 1918. was born in Barnes coun-
ty in 1873 and have always lived in
the county. At the present time, and
during the past Is years have been
engaged in farming on my farm in
Cuba township. Prior to that time
! was with my father, P. O. King, on
his farm six miles south Of Valley
City in Marsh township.
During the eight years that H. C.
Stenshoel was sheriff, l assisted him
with his work several times, especial
ly during the fall and winter months
and l am not stranger to the duties
In the Office which / seek.
If elected l will endeavor to per-
form the duties of the Office properly
and enforce the laws without fear or
favor
Pol. Ad. CARL KING.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20

fill this Office with credit to the PEG.
pie and to herself. She has had much
practical experience in school work,
having taught for several years, and
has the necessary qualifications to
hold the Office. Miss Whitcher has
many friends in Barnes county who
are boosting her candidacy and her
chances of success are very bright. If
the people elect Miss Whitcher to this
Office the public will be given good and
efficient service.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20
THOMAS HALL,
Secretary Of State.

The following are the names Of the
precincts and the polling place in
each in said County Of Barnes and
State of North Dakota at which said
Primary Election will be hold:
Precinct No..
Ellsbury Consolidated School.
baldwin Consolidated School.
3-Weiland School House District
No. Is.
40. Oppegaard & Co.'S. Establish
ment, Darcy Village.
5-New School House District No.
SO.
! Hemp School House District No.
81.
Town Hall Uxbridge township. 8
Town Hall Leal, downstairs.
coleman School House District
No. GO. Z
10 School House District No. Is.
11-Grand Prairie Consolidated School
IL School House District No. 20.
13- School House District No. "a.
In oltimier Consolidated School.
15-G etchell School House District
No. g.. "a
IS Stewart School House District
No. z.
Bowers School House District
No. IS.
16-School House District No. 22.
Iowa! knights OF America Hall.
IN. w. "A. Hall, Sanborn.
2l-School House No. 2 District No.
:, ~.
22-Little Kindred. North Valley Civ
23-School House District No. 76.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20
BUY W. S. S.

There is only one conclusion to be
reached about this boycott business.
1t shows that those who will not stand
for free and untrammeled discussion
of the political situation in this state
are afraid of the outcome. From ev-
cry section of the state comes splendid
reports of the gains being made by
John Steen, independent candidate for
governor. Thousands Of voters in the
state who went into the league be-
cause they thought the farmer had a
grievance-and they had and could
get relief through the medium of the
league, are now turning away from
that organization on account Of its
leadership. Patriotic and loyal farm
ers cannot, and will not, stand for TIE
state being placed in the hands of red
card socialists under the guise of re-
publicanism and are going to threw
off the yoke at the primaries one week
from next Wednesday. From all pat S
of the state come good reports of tie
change of sentiment and North Dako-
ia is expected to take a safe and sane
stand at the primaries. Travelling men
are standing behind the Independent
ticket to man. Not only in North
Dakota but in Minnesota the same
stand is being taken. Even the Amer
lean Federation of Labor is taking
decided stand against the league lead
ers. Townley and his socialist. organ
izers were refused permission to adj
dress the federation, which is the
largest organization in the world from
a labor standpoint. Surely all Of us
cannot be wrong. There must be a few
of us who are opposed to socialism as
exemplified by Mr.. Townley who are
taking the right position in this mat
ter. The travelling men are usually a
bright and independent lot Of men
are they all wrong, too. They repre-
sent both the democratic and republi-
can side Of politics but are united to
win regardless of political affiliation.
It is simply question Of loyalty or
dislUalty and in every case up to this
time the people have most emphatical-
ly voted for the former by overwhelm-
ing majorities. If the boys in France
could vote on June 26 there would be
no question about the outcome.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20

Editor E. P. Getchell is a busy man.
as we'll as an optimist. Some time.
ago he bought Ford car and spent
all his days and most Of his nights.
getting next to the innards Of the.
creature and now is an expert at that.
Falling at doing nothing but get out,
a paper, preach sermons, solicit bus
mess and the like, he went to Fargo
and bought linotype machine. This,
was delivered to his door this morn
ing and he is now taking out section
of his building so that he can get it;
inside, then he will rebuild the wall,
set the machine in place and devote.
the next few days to getting the best
of it, after which the Barnes County
Citizen will be n line for anything
that comes along. Mr.. Getchell may
get few phrases relating to his limo.
type in his next sermon but if he does
they will be practical and will do no
harm. The machine was brought from,
Fargo by the Mccormick Dray Line,
who will return to Fargo loaded with
F. C. C. Tenney's furniture.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20
-RUY W, S, s.

The n-American attempt of few
loud mouthed blatherskites to inau-
gurate a boycott against the Times
Record is going to fall very fiat. In
the first place it cannot succeed be-
cause the American people are usually
fair minded and there are enough of
them to Offset the attempts Of those
who are trying to muzzle free and
untrammeled newspaper. The editor
crooks the knee to no man or set of
men and so long as he retains his
mental vigor he is going to say what
he thinks if every subscriber stops
then we are going to issue the Times
Record every day just the same. This
is fight where two men Can play at
the same game. We want to be al
lowed the same privilege to advocate
for the state those men whom we con-
slider best fitted for the job and we
have no objection to the papers on the
other side of the question doing the
same thing. This is a free country
and no set of men can muzzle the mon
who have independence Of thought and
action. Those fellows who are going
around tearing their hair and raising
sheol for what few have done
blaming six thousand people for the
sins or alleged sins Of two or three
hundred. We are not passing on what
these citizens who signed that alleged
potition have done-whether right OF
wrong-it was their business and
their right-we do know we didn't
sign as well as many we'll known bus
mess men of the city. But the whole
caboodle is blamed, just the same. 1t
is the same old case Of rule or ruin.
splitting spite because all the people
do not see their point of view. This
is more than mere case of ALLEGED
boycott it is a question Of loyalty
versus disloyalty. This paper stands
for 100 per cent loyalty first, last and
all the time, and will lend its best en-
deavors to suppress those who have
tried to hamper the government and
by their actions shown that at heart
they are disloyal. We think that when
the awakening comes the people gen.
orally will endorse our attitude. The
attempt of these great moulders of
public opinion with the uplifted club
will find that to threaten and to per-
form are two different propositions.
We are going on our way supporting
the government Loyalty and using ev-
cry ounce Of energy we possess to
knock out those undesirables who
under the guise of republicanism. have
turned the state administration into a
socialistic cauldron of political trick
cry. That's how we feel about it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20
-BuY W. $. $.

The summer term Of the district
court adjourned Saturday after a two
weeks steady grind. While we are
speaking about this it would not be
amiss to say that States Attorney L.
5. B. Richie just served his first real
term as county attorney in his own
right. He - receiving praise for his
good work. Mr.. Richie was appoint
ed to fill the vacancy caused by the,
going to France Of his brother, there
fore he has not served a term Of his
own. That he is competent and pains
taking goes without contradiction. Mr..
Richie is candidate for election to
the Office and the Times-Record be-
lieves that the people Of Barnes
county should nominate Mr.. Richie
at the primaries next week. He has
filled the few months vacancy with
credit and we are Of the opinion that
he deserves the endorsement Of the
voters.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20

Among the many candidates run
nign for Office in Barnes county and
who has always made this county
her home, is Miss Nellie Whitcher. Of
Getchell Prairie, who is a candidate
Tor county superintendent Of schools.
Miss Whitcher needs no introduction
to the people Of Barnes county at our
hands, being better known here than,
we are, but we want to say for her
that she is competent in every way to
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20
(Pol. ADD
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR

FOR COUNTY AUDITOR
I am candidate for the Office of
County Auditor on the Republican
ticket, and solicit your support at the
primary election to be held June 26.
1918. If nominated and elected I will
devote my entire time to the duties of
the Office. As I have had three years
experience as clerk in the County
Auditors Office I believe that am
able to conduct the affairs Of the Of
flee to the entire satisfaction Of the
people of Barnes county.
(Pol. ADJ If THOS. A. COLLINS.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20
LEGISLATIVE

Candidates to be nominated by each
Of the following parties: Republican,
Democrat, and Socialist, for:
One Senator from the 38th Legis-
lative District.
One Representative from the 18th
Legislative District. -, ~. u,
One Representative from the 3Sth
Legislative District.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-06-20
ANNOUNCEMENT

Being a, candidate for nomination
Of States Attorney fer Barnes county
on the Republican ticket. l respect
fully solicit your support and your
vote at the Primaries on June 26th.
H. A. OLSBERG.
(Pol. Adj 23-wtf