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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-23
DISTRICT MEET
ing OF MAS0NS

Fifty-one Masons good and true
journeyed to Jamestown Monday to
participate in a district meeting of
Masonic lodges held in the beautiful
REV temple in that city. The James,
town Masons certainly have fine
home, nicely furnished and appoint
I'd in every way. The disagreeable
weather was the cause of keeping
many Masons from the gathering
rum the neighboting towns, mem
hers who would have travelled the
distance by auto but were afraid of
the roads, however there was good
attendance and a very profitable ses-
SION was the result of the gathering.
Ehe afternoon was spent in round
liable discussion after a very compre-
hensive address by Walter L. Stock
well, grand secretary of the Masonic
bodies for this state. Then at $50
the banquet was served and from $50
70 8:15 patriotic meeting was held
m the large audience room of the
sasn1pbe participated in by ladies as
well as members of the order. This
vas a real meeting, the audience sing
mgg the patriotic songs with enthus-
l2sn, after which the Masonic quar-
tet furnished several selections and
were greatly appreciated. The men,
Aerz Of this quartet is composed of
NesTs. F. H. Buckwalter, L. G..
Aoultrie, S. A. Zimmerman and ].
E.; Meyer. Walter L. Stockwell again
the gathering and Mr.. Max
well a returned soldier, invalided
back home to Canada after two years
service in the trenches, gave good
talk on war conditions and what the
people Of this country should do fol-
the soldiers who come back after the
var or come back crippled before the
var was over. Mr.. Maxwell's talk
made a deep impression upon those
present. At $3.50 the lodge opened up
Tor work and the Master Mason de-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-23
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The better the road the shorter the
distance to town and the greater the
value per acre Of the farm.
Joe Michen left a few weeks ago for
Detroit, MINI. He expects to be gone
until July.
Miss Helma Henrikson visited with
Miss Nina Henrikson last Sunday aft
ernoon.
Alfred Torgerson left for Fargo a
few weeks ago. .#5..,.s
James G.. Thoreson was over to
Otto Kraft's last Thursday forenoon
and got load of feed ground.
Carl Henrikson made bicycle trip
to Fingal last Wednesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Hanson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole w. Thoreson and Mr.. and
,, Mrs. Anton Auren and family were
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. James G..
Thoreson and family last Sunday eve
; ming. '.~ ...~
Arthur Thoreson made an automo-
bile trip to Fingal last Wednesday
forenoon on business.
The farmers in this neighborhood
are soon through with their spring
work. " ... ~. $685., o.. ~, /.
Anton Sebby was a visitor with
James G. Thoreson last Friday eve
ming. % -.> /.
Quite number from this neighbor-
hood were in Fingal last Friday and
attended the II de ME celebration. y
Mrs. Martin Thoreson and son, Ar
thur, autoed to Kathryn last Thurs
day afternoon on shopping. -.
Hedge Olson was over to James G.
Thoreson's place one day last week
and purchased a pair of pure bred
Yorkshire pigs of him. Fl
Mrs. Johanna Henrikson did some
shopping at Kathryn last Wednesday.
Among those who were in Valley
City last Friday evening from this
neighborhood to atten dthe II de Mai
celebration were Mr.. and Mrs. L. B.
Hanson, James G.. Thoreso nand sons
Clifford and Marvin and Mrs. Martin
Thoreson and son Arthur.
Jens and John F. Henrikson, Bert
Sebby, Christ Hagen, Carl Hanson
and Arthur Olson were visitors at G..
0. Aas' home last Sunday afternoon.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-23

Weimer township is the first to
again report their work completed in
the second Red Cross drive. In five
hours work four men completed the
canvass of the township and went
away over the quota. Mr.. H. Sey-
mour gave SIS, Fred Montgomery
gives $50, Joe Uemanich, $50; $35 and
$25 galore, in fact clear down to the
end of the list. When our boys in
swell with pride. It is evident now
Professor Koenig of the University of
Minnesota, who is German by birth
knew what he was saying when he
stated the Germans would come
around all right as soon as they un-
derstood the situation. Prof. Koenig
who lectured among his country peo-
pie in this state, found they were not
reading the right kind of literature.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-23
gree was conferred upon A. E. Field,

gree was conferred upon A. E. Field,
of this city by the degree team of
Valley City Lodge No. 7, and we want
to congratulate the boys on the splen-
did work done and the solemnity and
impressiveness of the work as we'll as
the efficiency was due again to the
quartet. The boys certainly had the
work down pat, and being in such
beautiful lodge room, maybe had
something to do with that, too. En-
vironment counts. The jamestown
Masons are hospitable bunch of fel-
lows and we think everyone who went
had a real good time and learned
many things about Masonry and good
fellowship. In addition to a large
number from the local lodge, Coop
erstown had a good delegation, Leal
and Wimbledon and Courteney being
we'll represented.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-23
Valley CIV. N. D.. Nav Is. 1918.

VdIey O-Cy, ~. H., WAY 10, 1910.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present.
The report of the committee check
ing the Office of sheriff for quarter
ending March 81, 1918, showing taxes
collected as follows. January,
$265.93; February, $47.3O; March,
$1.35. Civil fees collected: January,
$3.50; February, $44.55; March,
$37.17 and same paid to county treas
urer, was accepted and ordered filed.
The report of the committee check
ing the Office of clerk of court for
quarter ending March 81, 1918, show
ing fees collected as follows: January
$36.O0; February, $47.50; March, 500
and same paid to county treasurer
was accepted and ordered filed.
The report of the committee check
ing the office of register of deeds for
quarter ending March 81, 1918, show
ing fees collected as follows: Jan
$280.6O; February, $232.20 paid 20
county treasurer and $329.75 for
March, still in the hands of the regis
ter of deeds was accepted and ordered
filed.
The report of the committee check
ing the office of Judge of probate for
quarter ending March 81, 1918, show
ing fees collected as follows: Janu-
airy, $500; February, $4,000; March,
$4,000, and same paid to county treas
urer was accepted and ordered filed.
Bridge petitions from O. P. Ener-
son and others asking for a bridge
across the creek on Section line be-
tween NEA of Sec. and the NWA
of Sec. 5, also a bridge across the
creek on section line between the
Section line between the SWA of Sec
6 and the NWA of Sec. Z. All in
township 138-R. So. These having
been referred to road and bridge COM
mittee on July 18th, 1917, were not
granted as recommended by the com.
mittee. ~ ~: w..
Culvert petition from supervisors
of the township of Spring Creek ask.
ing for one sc inch 20 foot culvert t.
be placed on Section line between Sec.
tons and 9 where the Spring Creek
crosses, was granted as recommended
by the committee investigating the
same. r. i
On motion duly seconded and car.
ried the county auditor and treasurer
were instructed to transfer all bal
ances that stand to the credit of the
inheritance tax fund. amounting t
! 1900 ga, the balance in county sink.
1 ing fund amounting to $175.75, the
balance Of 1914 tax levy amounting t
1864; the balance of 1915 tax lev,
amounting to 1921, the balance d
1916 tax levy amounting to $71.71
and credit the same to the county gen
eral fund, for the reason that all &C
counts charged against said funds ha.
been paid in full and accounts closed
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the following bills were audited
and allowed:
Globe Gazette Printing Co., 3
! books and supplies IS 80. AZ
Farnham Printing and Sta
tionery Co., office supplies. %. Il
Northwest Nursery Co.,
shrubs for county hospital IS
Grounds 46. 81
Ed. Wyttenbach, balance due Z,
on grading contract, Sec.
! 16-140-57 $50. Ol
The Salzer Lumber Co., bridge
Walter Bante:, hauling plank - !"
and work on bridge 2.O(
Thos. Gudmestad, services
county commissioner and
J mileage -. eo.5l
county commissioner and
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-23
Proceedings Of Board
Of County Commissioners

Valley City, N. D., May IA, 1918:
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present. The
day was spent checking vouchers and
receipts in the offices of the county
auditor and Treasurer. -
On motion duly seconded and car
ritd the board adjourned to meet at
9 o'clock m. May 18th, 1918. ~,
Attest:
HENRY Y. LEE,
Chairman County Commissioners
c. W. NELSON, 3
County Auditor.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-23

Cuba township will hold supper
and sale for the benefit of the Red
Cross at the August Erickson farm
home, six and one-half miles south
east Of Valley City, Saturday, May rs,
commencing at 2 o'clock p. m. Speak
ing and a short program will be rem
dered. All are most cordially invited
to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-08

one rooster. setting of pure bred egss'
 trio of pure bred chickens ana tni se s
 Duroc pigs. The children turning i'
 the reports will receive the prizes. MI.
 Wood also spoke at Chalkville yesteress
 at D. m. and the meeting was largeS
 attended. ,,a.or,s-
 H. s. Mobley addressed the Bessener so q
 Board of Trade yesterday morning at "
 o'clock and the campaign was launcheu
 in that city. There was good attenu-
 ance and much interest in. the saroeh
 movement was in evidence. He also spohe at the Gardendale school at p, nl'' while Mir. Browning made talk at the Corner High school at lO:So a. nl'' anu at the Warrior High school at z'So ?. Hl' They will speak again today, leaving the Chamber of Commerce Duiolns al s. 40 a. m, and MT. Wood will speak at the Pleasant Hill school at McCalla at 10 A. n.. and at the Kimbrel school at 1 2 D. m. He will be accompanied by A. S' Rogers. A, Lee Andrews and Ned Baker MT Browning will talk at the Alliance school at 1O;3O a. m, and at the Concord school at D. m., and will be accom- nanied by s. S. Strong and J. M. Shep- f inard. while MT. Mobley will speak at inc Cottage Hill school at 10:3o a. m, and at Ensley tonight at 7:3O D. m. He will be accompanied by N. R. Baker 1 county superintendent of education; H. IT, Brown. county demonstration agent and J. o. Thompson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-08
SUGGESTIONS FOR
 NEWSPAPER CORNER

ID the Editor of The Age-Heraid:
 I know quite well that you are anX- ious that your paper serve the people the best possible. Your excellent paper Ill so many respects clearly demonstrates this. But allow me, as a subscriber 10 make the following suggestions, not what you are expecting from preacher.
 It is this: That you have a corner where you pronounce and explain many words not heretofore in common use. 10 this often, going over old words; don +sra too much for granted. I've learned from talking with different ones that
 wa nreachers often take too much for
 granted: presume upon our hearers ac-
 ouaintance with theological and Biphcai
 terms and knowledge. In reading your paper this morning, I ran across seV- eral terms that for so many or us heeo pronunciation and explanation; that IS S o S, Yakin, bolshevik and boisheViki Boche. camoufleurs and others at othei times: camouflage, etc Pronunciation ne nroner names. Verdun, Cambrai, Piave l etc
 Now. if you could have corner fol l just such and repeat occaslonally' | Tee sure it would be appreciated greatly o1 | a large per cent of your readers. l An article on the organization or th army. squad, battalion, etc, least U l greater. Officers and how to distingulsi lby clothing, etc, would be valuable U I so many.
 l Don't pre- sume too much on intelilgenc I of readers. Thank you. Yours truly I w. M. MDONALD Bessemer, January 4, 19ll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-08
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. CoRBETT

morose and, of course, could not work
 with all the vim and dash that was nee
 essary to get him into shape. ne
 hadn't worried and had been pat'en',
 all might have been weIi. But Jeh elu
 worry. And that's an athletes "otss
 foe. Had Jeffries been a communicative Tel low the fight might have resulted dll- ferentlv. If he had any close confldahtes he probably could have gone to them anu told them what was on his mino' oh- doubtedly, they coud have cheerea nm | and pulled him out of the rut Into whleh 1 he had moved; they might have done something to shake off his worries ana | swune him around to a point where lh- i stead of being pessimistic concerning ! the future he would have been hopeIul But Jeffries kept all this to himself. The public remembers how trequehuS | Jeff would go off on solitary fishlng trips It was not so much because 1eh | loved the angling sport as it was to have | a chance to get away by himseltE There 1 are some persons so constructed that
 they like to be alone and to prooo' That 1 was linn Jeqries. Each and every tish- 1 ing trip which the fans felt Was uolns | Jeffries "a world of good was fealiy
 having the opposite effect It was mak- 1 inc Jen draw closer to himself and | added only to his worries and to his mel
 
 ancholy
 If Jeff had not been so conscientious and so wildly anxious to whip Johnson and so answer the pleas of the white | race. it is more than likely that ne l would not have taken his early failure to get into condition so much to heart But when Jim found that he was not
 able to take off a lot of fat in the llrst
 three weeks of training he felt sure
 that he had gone back so far that he
 never could get into condition again and when an athlete loses confidence Tn
 himself he is a beaten man.
 Don't get me wrong-Jim Jeffrles was not afraid of Jack Johnson. He was , one of the gamest, bravest men thai ever stepped into the ring. But he hac lost the old superb belief in himself 1 Jeff would have taken beating \
 fines as bad as Johnson handed out tc , him if in the end he could have tri' I umphed. if he could have restored the title to the white race But Jeff was no l the master of his own nerves; they wen ) away at the end of the first three weeks e l in his training camp and Jeff, unabl e to control them, became little more , than a nervous wreck.
 > And so he remained right through hl 8 training camp days and right througl y the fight
 e {To be concluded tomorrowo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-08
DEPARTMENT ON
 IF FIC|ENCY PLAN
Goethals of Panama Fame Takes Charge of Supplies For Men at Fight
 ing Front

Washington, January 7.-orsanization of the war department begun with the creation last month of the war council Of high general officers, advanced step further today with the appointment oy Secretary Baker of Major General George w. Goethals, acting quartermas- ter general, to serve also as director or war department transportation ana stor- age. Wide economies in the use or cars and in shipping charges are expected from this standardization in one agency of functions heretofore exercised by five departmental bureaus independently.
 Behind the announcement stands the probability that army purchasing also will be drawn together under central
 control. Steps to this end are under consideration, but legislation may be re-
 ouired to carry it out. The question or
 finding a man for the job, however, all
 ready has been taken up. Some officers think the duty should be placed under the general staff, but others believe separate office should be created, to be filed by a civilian of national reputa- ton for business ability.
 It is practically certain, however, that should a civilian be appointed he would he commissioned as general officer, subject to all army law.
 1 General Goethals, acting quartermaster general directs the supply, subsistence and pay departments of the army, sup nlemented by the embarkation and other services already established in his or l flee. each with a general officer Ill charge. Under today's order he Will lin addition, supervise transportation ol all ordnance, engineers, signal corps aviation service and coast artillery ma terial as well as quartermaster supplies | and troops.
 l All bureaus heretofore independent 1T this regard have been directed to co | ordinate their demands upon the rail 1 roads and upon storage facilities througi the director of transportation. He, IT turn. will deal with the director or rail roads the shipping board or any othe centralized agency for transportation ol l storage. presenting complete scneduies o | cars and tonnage needed ana Worhiht out routing and storage so as 10 se the most efficient use of the nation | facilities.
 Secretary Baker said today he had no heard that war department shipment were tying up thousands of freight cars l adding to the congestion or railroau and terminals, and that under Directo McAdoo's recent order. the departmen faced demurrage charges of slo day pc car. He added, however, that the de partment should take pot luck with tn
 whole country on the demurrage ques
 ton and be compelled to unload at one
 any cars it was using for storage pur
 poses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-08
United States a Spendthrift
mas F. Logan, in Leslie's.

Thomas K. Logan, in Leslie s.
 Dominant financial interests are now advocating In Washington an arrange ment to bring about a coordination of the money raising and money spending officials of the government. They ar gue that unless the brakes are put on all but the most vitally necessary ex- penditures the United States will be- come a bankrupt long before the end of the war. Practically all requests for funds from all departments of the gov ernment are now transmitted blindly to Congress and the appropriations re- uuested are passed almost without de- pate. It is suggested that a commit tee of trained financiers. similar to the -board of directors of a big corporation be appointed and that estimates from every branch of the government be passed on by this committee with due consideration both of the imperative importance of the various details for which money is asked and of the ques- ton of how much money can be raised to meet the demands. Similarly. it is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-08
EXPERTS SPEAK ON SPRING GARDEN Campaign for Aid to Food Conservation Launched
 Yesterday
 DATES OF SPEAKING Cart. Frank s. White Offers Prizes to County High School Children
 for Work in the Campaign
DATES OF SPEAKING

The spring garden campaign wa5 tor- maIly launched in the Birmingham dis trict yesterday morning when J. M. Browning of Arkansas, prominent stock raiser; H. S. Mobley of Arkansas the man who planted the largest garden in the world, and W. l.. Wood, dairy expert, made talks at various points IT the district in the interest of the cam paign, which is being held under the auspices of the food preparedness ano market bureau, with the cooperation ol the Interna tional Harvester company.
 A committee of prominent men accom-
 DE nied each speaker. MT. Wood spok' at the Jefferson County High school a 10 a. n., and was most enthusiastically received, the auditorium being crowded An agricultural department was recently installed at the high school and in view Of this fact Capt. Frank s. White of fered the school children prizes for in terest and work in this campaign as fol lows: One Jersey calf, three chickens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-08

(This is the second of three articles which NIT. Corbett is writing concerning Jim Jeffries defeat by Jack Johnson The third and final installment will ap- pear tomorrow)
 Three weeks after Jim Jeffries began training for his contest with Jack John son in Reno, New, on November 4, l9lo' he was beaten man. And it came about in this way;
 During the years of Jeff's retirement he had ceased training; his muscles nad become soft and flabby and he was not in a really athletic condition. That IS nothing strange. because when Jeff quit the ring he intended never to fight again. He let down and led an easy life. He smoked cigarettes which always rob a man of his wind; he was not extremely careful concerning his diet; he kept l late hours and took life easy in general l During Jeffries' prime as an athlete he always found it a simple matter for him | to round into good shape after two or ;, three weeks of training. That was Tn 1 the days when he had lived an athlete | life, and, of course, his physical sell ! responded to even the slightest work. But Jeff found things so radically differ | ent when he went into training for ms fight with Johnson that 1t stunned nm and really took the courage out ot him
 Jeffries weighed about 26o when he pe- gan his training for the Johnson fight In his athletic prime he had welgheo | around 215 or 220. Jeffries threw his whole heart and soul into his training figuring that in three weeks he would p'
 able to shear away most of the excess
 flesh and get down into fighting shape
 as he had in the days before ms retlre ment But at the end of that time, t' his amazement, Jeffries found that h
 was stil carrying around almost the sam
 bulk and that instead of his muscle
 mending into a pliant, powerful condl
 ton he experienced only feeIing
 stiffness and soreness.
 And then 1t was that Jim Jeffries pesai
 to worry. He figured that he neVe could get into. shape to fight Jack John son The responsibility placed upon mn l by the white race-to go out ana whl
 Johnson-preyed on his mnd. 1ner he was with the fight only short tim
 away, with three weeks of training sont and nothing accomplished toward put l ting him into physical trim, despite m 7 l frantic efforts. Each and every da
 Jeffs worries increased and he beeam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-08
REPORTS MANY CASES OF RHEU-
 MATISM CURED
Says We Must Keep Feet Dry, Avoid Exposure and Eat
 Less Meat

Eugene Jacobs, the downtown drug IEist. reports a heavy sale On the pre- lscription C-2223 for the relief and cure of the worst forms of rheumatism. Ey- lervbody who suffers from rheumatism should keep off the damp ground, keen the feet dry, drink lots of pure water and take a daily dose of Prescription lC-2223 to keep down and exDel the uric acid from the blood. Those ter rible aches and pains. swollen muscles aching back and every form of rheu- matism can be easily cured by follow ing the few simple directions on every cures have been made by this wonder ful prescription that any of our read. CTS who suffer are urged and advised i Prescription C-2223 and take it as di- ' rected on the prescription pasted or ! each bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-08
Special Bargains by Merchants in
 Today's Age-Herald

Office Outfitters Go. feature loose leaf forms for doctors, dentists and lawyers,
 M. weil & Bro. explain how you save money on Hart Shaffner X Marx clothes.
 Roberts & Son feature office stationery and supplies
 Loveman, Joseph & Loeb print full page of store news.
 Dewberry & Montgomery feature office stationery and supplies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-08
WAS FEELING ALL RUN DOWN

Symptoms of on-coming Kidney trouble deserve prompt attention, for neglect invites serious. illness. Louis Buckner, Somerset, Va, writes: T was feeling all run down. tired, with pains in my back. After taking Foley Kidney Pills I felt like new man. Backache, rheumatic pains stiff joints sore muscles. swollen ankles, puff ness under eyes, and leep-disturbing bladder ailments yield quickly to tnis time-tried remedy. A boon to middle aged men and women. Sold every where.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-08
A Difficult Feat

From the Florida Times-Union.
 The schoolgirl was sitting with hef feet stretched far out into the alsie and was busily chewing guh' wheh the teacher espied her.
 "Marv,, called the teacher sharply
 sYes, ma'am?" questioned the pupil
 sorake that gum out of your mouth and put your feet in"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-08
|, set at rest the fears of any

In order to set at rest the fears of any misinformed persons who think the Brit ish Tommy is drinking himself to death because he gets his daily tot or rum. it might be well to state that a ''tot'' is tablespoonful.