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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-10
Rev. James Hoffman Batten
Goes to Prescott, Arizona

Williston Herald: 1t is with great
regret that Williston notes the de-
parture of Rev. James Hoffman Bat
ten and his family from it's midst. For
the past three years, Rev. Batten has
church of this city and it has always
been a source of much pleasure and
inspiration to listen to his sermons.
Early in the summer Mr.. Batten
rendered his resignation to he trus-
tees of the church but no action was
taken and again on Nov. 1 he pre-
scented his final decree to take effect
Dec. 81. There was no other course
open but to accept his resignation.
Almost three years ago Mr.. Baton
came to Williston, succeeding Rev. E..
S. Shaw. For six years prior to that
time, DR.. Batten lectured on the
Affiliated Lyceum System and has a
nation wide reputation as a chautau-
qua lecturer and platform orator. He
has spoken at several hundred chau-
tauquas in % different states. No
matter what the subject, whether So
cial, commercial or political, Mr..
Batten handles it in a convincing, able
manner which wins the praise of his
audiences.
Prior to the six years spent on the
lyceum platform, Mr.. Batten was
minister of the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church of Grand Forks and
his first passionate in North Dakota
was Valley City. Rev. Batten has
also held pastorates in New Jersey,
Illinois and from time to time has
given his entire time to lecture work.
Rev. and Mrs. Batten and daugh-
ter Mary, leave Saturday for Pres
colt, Arizona, city Of about 5000
inhabitants, where Mr.. Batten has
conditionally accepted a call to the
Congregational church to begin Jan.
IS.
The Methodist congregation and
pastor, Rev. C. E. Stinson, attended
the services last Sunday evening,
Rev. Batten's closing sermon, as a
tribute to him. There is splendid
brotherly feeling between these two
churches as evidenced by this act.
The members and friends of the
Congregational church rendered a
farewell reception to Mr.. and Mrs.
Batten on New Years eve at the
church parlors. A goodly number were
present and fine program was CIV
en- after which refreshments were
served.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-10
the afternoon camped on the road near

the afternoon camped on the road near
Iony Syverson's. Henry Kulsrud
went out with his faithful old Lizzie
and attempted to pull them back to
town bnt broke the low gear band and
mad to give it up. He managed to
drive the car to the shed, starting and
stopping several times on high without
any touble. Then he took ont one OF
his teams and brought the SHEDS
hammers to town in the balky car.
Elmer Froid came over from Valley
City for New Year visit with his
folks at home.
Miss Esther Elm is a new subscriber
to the Tines this week. She recently
went to Hardin, Big Horn county, Mon
tana, with the Marquisee family from
Valley City. According to her report
theweather there is not so cold iii
that part of the country as here, 10 to
Is below zero being considered quite
cold.
Miss Anna Hellesvig came over from
Litchville Monday for a visit with her
sister, Johanna.
Misses Agnes and Media Velure and
Gina Johnson visited in Fargo from
last Friday to Monday.
Miss Eleanor Miller visited at the
Chas. Olson home over Sunday, re-
turning to her home north of Litch-
vile on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. S. Sather have had
as guests during the past week, the
Misses Annie and Elsie Rockwold of
Valley City, and Miss Sophie Mattson
Of Moorhead, MINI.
Marcus Johnson, who for the past
tnree months has been in the Naval
Training Camps near Chicago, spent
Christmas vacation with his parents.
MI. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-10

cupied the pulpit at the NJ. E. church.
His sermon was one of the best that
has been delivered in Darcy for some
time and was greatly appreciated by
all who heard it.
Mrs NJ. H. Krantz went down to
Enderlin last Friday evening for a
short visit with relatives and friends
S. Olson returned to Darcy on Sat
urday from Valley City after having
spent few days on business matters.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hicks and chill
dren went up to Cooperstown on
Thursday for short visit with old
friends.
DR.. w. C. Nolte will occupy the pull
pit at the M. E. church next Sunday
morning at which time he will discuss
the subject of tuberculosis. All are
cordially invited to attend
The Junior League gave party at
the home of Anna Brow this week in
honor of her. A very nleasant after
noon was snent and they presented
Anna with knitting bag.
Miss Give Colville left Wednesday
evening for Grand Forks to resume
her studies at the University after
having spent the holidays visiting with
home folks near this place.
Miss Eva EtOwman returned TO
Edgeley Tuesday evening to resume
Ter duties as one of the teachers in
tn schools at that place, after having
epent the holidays visiting with home
folks in Darcy
Mrs. Ava Stauffer and daughter
Hazel, who have been visiting the past
week with friends in Darcy and vicin.
'ty,left on Thursday evening for Val
ley City where they will make short
visit before returning to Litchvil!e to
resume their duties teaching schoo!
in that locality.
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HASTINGS
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Times, Jan. 2. Theodore Strand
went to Fargo last Friday for a short
visit.
Emil Salberg went to Fingal Thurs
day Of last week for visit with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Peter Strinden and children
went to Litchville on Monday for a few
days visit.
MFR. and Mrs Martin Tinjun of
Litchville. visited with the Andrew
Meyer family last week.
Misses Allie and Edna Hotter were
visitors from Kathryn last Friday, re-
turning the same afternoon
Martin Berg returned on Monday
from Pratt, Mimi, where he spent a
week visiting relatives.
Misses Ge-da and Marie Jacobson
arrived Monday from Litchville for a
visit at the Ludwig Larson home.
Miss Henrietta Olson and brother
Carl returned last Saturday from a
few days visit at Fargo and Dilworth.
The new year came in like a frosty
April morning. the snow melting as
soon as the sun got the direct range
of it.
M460CS EfALLdUClA oAu oCl lila OdlucI
were in Litchville between trains Mon
day, where the latter had some dental
work done.
Helmer Ellinson and wife returned
to their home in Fargo on Monday.
Helmer ordered the Times sent to
them here so as to keep one eye on
Hastings while he helps build stores
and houses in Fargo.
J. N Gregor of the w. X. Anderson
farm south of town, spent Christmas
in f. Ransom with his sister, Mrs.
Lena Jacobson. Myron Gregor brot
them back Saturday by auto, and Mrs
Jacobson took the train for COmstock
Mimi, where she will visit relatives.
Andy Foyn writes that he is having
glorious time in Chicago and will re-
turn in about two weeks.
william Eelure left last Friday for
Fargo and is now attending the Inter.
state business college.
Leonard and Freddie Johnson went
to Fargo last Sunday and have enrol
led as students at the Agricultural
college.
Miss Alma Rockwell, who is attend
ing the Oak Grove Seminary at Fargo,
and Miss Olga olson, who attends the
Concordia college at Moorhead, are
are spending the Christmas vacation
at their homes.
The Times has lust received wore
that Tallef Sickness and Miss Clara
Smith were married at the brides
home at Kenyon, Mimi, on Dec. q
Mr.. Sickness is we'll known in Has
tings and the country north Of town
and his friends will wish him happ!
ness in their welded life. They vii
make their home on a farm near
Kenyon.
Torvald Smedshammer. with 9th
ers of his family, was driving the Ford
on the way to Valley City last Friday
The cold weather froze some of John
DIS watered stock and clogged the car,
buretor, SO that they spent most o.
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NOME
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Tribune, Dec. z5.-E. M. Lee was a
Fargo VISITOR for a short Tune last
week.
MI. and Mrs. l.. 3. Hogstad are
spending the week visiting at the
home OF Mrs. Hogstad's parents, Mr.
and Mrs Lee north of Fingal. Word
reached this place the first OF the
week that Mr.. Hogstad was confined
to the house by severe attack OF
bronchitis.
moch Gustavson, who is working
at Fargo, arrived here Tuesday noon
and spent a couple OF days visiting
with his mother, Mrs. O. C. Berg.
Miss Grace Hendricks, who is
teaching at Bowman, is spending her
vacation at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Hendricks of this
place.
Clarence Myhre and Arthur Skram-
stad came home from Fargo Saturday
where they are attending school, to
spend their vacation at their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olof Rudd left Mon.
day afternoon for Rock Lake where
they will visit with Mrs. Rudd's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ausk, over
Christmas.
Milton Standish who is enrolled at
the Great Lakes Training Station,
was a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Cooke between trains
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Cora Suby arrived home from
, Sherbrooke the later part of last week
and will. visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. Suby until the first of
next week when she will resume her
work at Sherbrooke.
Ole H. Miller was a Fargo visitor
Wednesday and Thursday.
Fritz Gustavson left Tuesday after.
noon for Fargo where he remained for
a few days visiting with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. NJ. Lee spent Chris
mas at the home of the latter's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ole Maasjo north
of Fingal.
l.. M. C. Hansen, Bernard Johnson
G. NJ Rosaaen, L. C. Miller and Knute
Lillethun autoed to Enderlin Thursday
evening.
Peter Gjovig was an arrival from
Crosby Monday and is visiting with
relatives and friends here this week.
E. E. Gjovig left Wednesday for
Fargo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Rome of Fargo
are visit ;ng with relatives and friends
here this week.
w. w. Cook, who is employed at
Grand Rapids, is spending the week
visiting with his family here.
Mrs. Rosaaen of Crookston, Mimi.
arrived Wednesday and is visiting at
the home of her son, C. M. Rosaaen.
Miss Hilda Lund spent Christmas at
her home south of town.
O. L. Vegheim left Monday to spend
Christmas with friends at Fargo.
L. E. Green returned Tuesday from
Fargo where he had been for the past
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Boxrud were
visitors at Kathryn Thursday between
trains.
Henry Skaare ofKathryn was the
guest Of his brother and family. Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Skaare over Christmas
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred o. Larson and
family left Monday for Adrian. where
they spent several days this week Wis
iting with friends and relatives.
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have another weeks vacation and will

have another weeks vacation and will
not open until Monday, January 18th
At that time the work will begin in
the new building which VIII be ready
for use. The Rogers building is one
Of the finest to be found in any Of the
small towns Of the county. In add,
ticn to the class rooms it also has
an excellent gymnasium room.
Miss Grace Lund left Friday for
Osnobrack, N. D., to resume her dll-
ties as one of the teachers in the
schools at that place, after having
spent the holidays visiting with home
folks in Rogers.
Andrew Hartman has just recently
installed new McCaskey account re-
gister in connection with his place of
business. The new added equipment
will be a great help to Andy in his
growing business.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-10
STRAUS CLOTHING COMPANY
MAKING BIG IMPROVEMENTS

The Straus Clothing company has
a force of workmen busy materially
changing the interior of their cloth
ing eporiuh. New floor display cases
are being built, new wall cases in
stalled and other improvements on a
grand scale to correspond. After the
finishing touches have been given
this concern will have one of the big
gest and finest clothing stores in the
whole state.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-10
VALLEY CITY IRON AND METAL
COMPANY

We are buying up all kinds of junk,
rubber, tires, copper and brass.
Scrap iron in small lots and carloads.
Will pay you what your goods are
worth. Take advantage of the mar
ket. Call US before selling your
scraps. Calls promptly answered.
Inquire for prices. Phone $50.
2duyff
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-10

Mrs. e. Wilson, entertained eight
lady friends at very delightful
knitting bee Thursday evening at her
apartments in the Sheyenne flats.
The rooms were beautifully decorated
in the Christmas colors. Toward the
close of the evening a delicious lunch
was served.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-10

Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Gray have re-
turned to Minot this week. Mr.. and
Mrs: Gray have been spending the
holidays with DR.. and Mrs. E. R.
Roberts of the Sheyenne flats.
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.OTUIdIy,
p. r. Trubshaw.-

remuneave position in bank business with its spen
appealed particulars
you Will enroll
position
OF satisfactory position will
has thousands
favorable conditions
velgae please that
Bismarck,
The Holly chieftain., 1918-03-29
he R. W. ENGLISH LBR. co.

j. L. RobinsOn's condition is re-
ported to be slowly improving. His
many friends will be glad when he
has sufficiently recovered to return
from the hospital and take his po-
sition again in town affairs. Mrs.
Borstner is ably attending to the
store during Mr.. Robinson's alb
sence
The Holly chieftain., 1918-03-29

Have you seen our display of new
hats for Easter? We have one of
the largest and best selections of
hats we have ever slown, and at
unusually low prices Be sure and
pay us visit.-Miss May Taylor
Millinery. 42-1t.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
MARYLAND'S LARGEST HOTEL
Base Hospital at Camp Serves Meals
to Nearly Thousand Persons.

The biggest hotel in Maryland is the
base hospital at the camp. There one
kitchen and mess hall and one force of
cooks serve meals to 927 persons. There
is no other one hosiery in the state
where so many persons are fed daily
from one kitchen.
This big force Of diners includes about
400 patients and the necessary attend
ants. nurses and physicians. Sergt.
Weyler is the man who has this big
food problem to handle He has under
him a STAFF OF cooks who are specialists
in the dishes needed for sick and con-
valescing soldiers
The mess hall force works just like
walters in a hotel, every move being
made according to signal. as at a big
banquet. The handling of the food in
the wards where men are in bed is un-
der. the direction of nurses. There are
thirty eight nurses, but rarely does the
force get together.
quarantine in one or another of the
sixty-nine buildings is certain to mean
captivity and isolation for a few nurses
and doctors. They stay in their build
ing and there have food and mail
brought to them.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
LOAN SHARK IN CAMPS.
Accepts Liberty Bonds as Scarcity
for Money at 10 Per Cent.

The loan shark has worked his way
into the new Army and is preying on
the soldiers by lending them money
on liberty bonds and charging as high
as 10 per cent interest. The result
here has been that a notice of Col H. Nj.
Lord of the Quartermaster Corps has
been posted On all bulletin boards. 1t
reads:
ut has been called to the attention
of the Treasury Department that>1oan
sharks are operating in the National
Army and National Guard camps and
directing their attention especially
toward loans on liberty bonds Loans
from $50 to $7o' are made on one
hundred dollar bond at rates as high as
10 per cent. Army men should be pro-
tected at all hazards against those
who would either misinform or other
wise take advantage of them with re-
spect to their government bonds Any
reputable bank will give the market
price for the bonds and should loan on
them at a reasonable rate. Open mar
ket quotations for the bonds carry only
slight discount"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
TAKE UP MACHINE GUNS.
Men Now Given Regular Drill in
Units.

Machine gunners who have been de-
voting a great part of their time to
infantry drill will now give all atten-
ton to the handling of machine guns.
Some of the machine gun units have
been supplied with the heavy type
Colts gun in sufficient numbers for
training purposes. This gun Is similar
to the heavy Browning gun which has
been adopted by the War Department
but which will not be ready for issue to
troops until April.
special course of six weeks train
ing has been mapped out for some of
the machine gun units. officers who
have had advanced courses will give
the instruction. The men will be re-
Quired to know the mechanical con-
structiOn of the gun and be able to as
semble it in a given number of seconds
Every step in the training will be gone
over and over until the required speed
has been attained.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
Bud Fishers Leave Extended

The leave of absence Of Lieut.. Bud
Fisher. creator of Mutt and Jeff, who
was due here on December Is, has been
extended until February IA. Bud was
commissioned at the second officers
training camp at Plattsburg and was
assigned to the 3ltth Field Artillery at
Meade.
He never appeared and it was learned
that he had been granted leave until
January Is. The officers and men had
been patiently awaiting his coming, and
there were many disappointments when
u was learned that he will be away
for another month or more.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
MENOF CO. c, 313TH INF. ;,
HONOR CAPT. 0. 0. FISHER
Farewell Luncheon to Officer Sc
lected as an Instructor for New
Training Camp at Meade.

Squads right, squads left. forward.
backward and sideward march and the
thousand and one other things military
were forgotten for the once when the
men of Company G, 313th Infantry,
turned out in force to do honor to their
captain, Otto o. Fisher, who has been
selected as one of the senior instructors
for the new officers training camp here.
While rejoicing in the fact that their
captain has been thus hOnored, the Of
ficers and men of Company G are con-
scious of a big loss. which found it's
expression at the farewell luncheon
rendered Capt Fisher in the mess hall
of the company.
First Sergt. Frederick M. Schanze,
who. was largely responsible for the
success of the affair, acted as spokes-
man for the company. He said that
Capt Fishers kind and generous treat
ment accorded the men while superior
officer would be always remembered by
them The luncheon was in the way of
a surprise party to the captain, who
proved to the men that he had the
same affection for them as they had for
him.
Impromptu Vaudeville Program.
To tighten that feeling of personal
loss which all of them felt the men
gave an impromptu vaudeville enter
tainment Leading them was Sylvan
Neuhan, we'll known in amateur theat-
rical circles in Baltimore. whose offer
ings were well received. Sergt. George
T. Baker. who seems to be able to do
little bit of everything. rendered few
timely solos. George p. Smith sang
Twic hol1 h0 VNto
tions by Corp. Max Lehman, Thomas F.
Connolly and Victor j. Primrose proved
entertaining. All the officers present
made some timely remarks regarding
their admiration for Capt. Fisher.
The national anthem, which means SO
much to the men, now opened the fes-
tivities. The "eats" followed, and they
were some "eats." The company cooks
did themselves proud on this memora-
BILE occasion. Even the measles couldn't
the time being all thoughts of that pro-
vOking malady were forgotten Great
credit is due Sergt. Clarence L. Lowell.
Under the patient and persevering in
struction of Capt. Fisher and the Off
GERS under him, who possess the same
patience and perseverance, Company G.
has become one of the most efficient or
CARNATIONS in Camp Meade. Indeed,
this company carried off the prize dur
ing company competition drill. in
which it proved to be the best drilled
company in the I'd Battalion OF the
313th Infantry.
The following little verse. composed
by E. H. GOldstone and sung by Nick
Neuhan. met with hearty and unani-
nous approval. 1t is sung to the tune
of The Old Gray Mare:
Captain Fisher, he's in the infantry.
He runs G Company
For Colonel O'SweeZey;
And il he goes sailing with us to Germany
God help Kaiser Bill
God help Kaiser Bill
Cod help Kaiser Bill.
Captain Fisher, he knows the infantry
he knows Company,
313th infantry.
And il he goes sailing with US to Germany
God help Kaiser Bill
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
Interest in Theater.

Nothing is watched with greater in
terest by soldiers and visitors than the
progress on the big theater. The thea
ter has q frontage of 100 feet and is 179
feet long. The scenery loft is more
than fifty feet high.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09
GEN. NICHOLSON ANXIOUS
AS TO MEMS COMFORT
Stops in Bath Robe to Ask Soldier
on Guard if He Possesses
Sweater.

Every chilly breeze that blows brings
more sweaters to camp. and Gen. w. J.
Nicholson, acting commander of the
camp. Ia forgetting all about his own
comforts TO see to 1t that every man
is snugly tucked into one of them. A
few mornings ago as the general, clad
in a gorgeous but none too long bath
robe, was darting from his quarters to
his bath he saw a soldier on guard. The
commander called out 10 the man,
Have you a sweater% Sure; why, yes,
sir" the astonished guard replied.
The general then hurried into his own.
clothing. He has found 1000 more
sweaters than men here and thus il
personally interested in seeing every
man remembered. The field director OF
the Red Cross has been equally solicit
touS about the distribution and has rec
ords to show how the men, black and
white, have been cared for.
To Handle Fires.
Fire fighting experts are here to ham
die some ugly-looking blazes Nearly
every day and night there are alarms.
The department is usually on the fob.
in about two minutes and generally has
the fire out in that many more minutes.
Casey is the champion recipient of mail.
He has received SO much that the con-
gestion in the post Office is being
blamed on him and his friends. Wilhelm
received two Important messages over
the wire few nights ago. One told of
fire and the other of the birth OF his
baby boy.
To prevent the spread OF diphtheria
long lines Of men are marched to the
base hospital and there cultures are
taken from their throats. They are.
thus held under suspicion until the test
shows them entirely free Of the disease.
Postpone Trench Warfare.
In line with the protection of health
there has been ordered a postponement
of the trench warfare. Men were in
readiness to go forth to dig themselves IN
when the heavy snowstorms came on
the heels Of other storms The one idea
In carrying out the plan of trench Dig
ging is to emphasize the Importance of
speed, Speed would, of course. be inn
possible, and thus for the present at
least the big war game with the four
regiments participating has been aban-
doned.
The men are getting more important
inside work on account of the Indictment
weather. Drills, marches and long
hikes as well as bayonet fencing will 20
forward regardless Of the storms.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-09


Joseph Nicholson calls the soldiers his boys
He frequently visits the
food and clothing During the coolest
that everybody supplied
hoto by Weintra