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

to Fargo this morning to attend the
state fair.
Mrs. w. T. Craswell left this morn
ing for Bottineau county where she
will help at various Red Cross func-
tions.
State Engineer T. R. Atkinson, of
Bismarck, was in the city looking
afte rsome matters of business yes
terday.
Gust Olson and family autoed from
Cooperstown last night and are visit
ing friends in the city. They are
guests at the Olsby home.
Born-To Lieut.. Joe Underwood and
wife, at the home of Mrs. Under
woods parents in this city, Col. and
Mrs. A. P. Peake, last night, July 16,
a son. Mother and son doing nicely.
Lieut.. Underwood is stationed at
ployed in instruction.
The work of tearing down the old
Myhro- Aldahl corner where the new
Middlewest Trust Company's new
building is to be erected, is about
completed, and the contractor will be
ready to start building operations on
the new structure in few days.
The Middlewest Trust Company has
let the contract for the furniture and
fixtures for it's new banking home to
the Fisher Morris Company, of
Charles City, Ia, and we are inform
ed this institution will have one of
the finest interior banking houses in
the state. The fixtures will be Of grey
Tennessee marble, oak and with brass
trimmings.
Andrew Atkinson, the old standby
at the Straus Clothing Company, is
taking few days vacation this week.
He is sticking around home at pres
ent but before he gets through with
it we expect he will have to hit the
pike for a fishing trip. We really
cannot see how Andrew can have a
real vacation unless he goes fishing.
A special meeting of the Church
Council of the Congregational church
| is being called for Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 in the church parlors and a
special meeting of the church and con-
gregation after the Sunday evening
service to consider the matter of
granting leave of absence for year
to their minister who has applied for
overseas service with the War. Y. M.
C. A. France.
Miss Luella Shiberly, of Chicago. is
the guest of Mrs. O. P. Emerson. Miss
Shiberly will spend the summer IN
Valley City.
John Anderson, accompanied by MS
son, was here from Minneapolis yes
terday, and was stopping at the KIM
dred Hotel.
MISS Florence Hedstrum arrived
home this morning on No. from CHI
cago. This is her first visit home Tor
about year. =,
Ralph Pray and Earle Moultrie left
yesterday for Fort Sheridan, H.,
where they will enter a student OIL
GERS training camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Paulson, OF
Kathryn, N. D., were county seat Wis,
itors Yesterday and were domiciled at
the Valley Hotel while in the city
4 MRS.; Leo Stevens andslittleadaugh.
ter arrived from the west last night
and were guests at the Olsby home
They left for Cooperstown on NO.
this morning.
Tax Commissioner Frank E. Pack.
ard. of Bismarck, was in the city yes
terday combining business with pleas
ure.
Mrs. w. H. Norway, of Hastings
Minn., arrived last night on the 500
for visit to her sister, Mrs. K. =
Hitzman.
Mr.. Fred Fredrickson and Thomas
: Richie motored to McHenry this week
States Attorney Benjamin Tufte
of Cooperstown, was here this morn
ing between trains coming in on No
8, Mr.. Tufte was surprised to think
that it was so dry here as he heare
the rain beating on the cars when NJ
left Minneapolis and he said down II
that country they had had a soaking
: rain. Mr.. Tufte left for his home
in the Griggs county capital on No.
this morning.
Henry Kuder, Of Rogers, was in the
city this morning and dropped into tbt
office to push his subscription aheae
until 1920. Mr.. Kuder left on No.,
this afternoon for Fargo where NJ
. will attend the state fair after thai
he expects to continue his journey t.
Minnesota where he will visit ole
time friends and put in some time tt
coax some of the inny tribe to ge'
on his fshhook.
Attorney A. P. Paulson left toda!
for Detroit Lake, MIMI, where hi!
family is now located. A. P. ha:
bought a fine boat and just recently
built a conveyance for carrying. this
boat back and forth and says ne Il
now in a position to try his luck a
fshing-and that if he has goot
E luck the editor gets fish. This l:
the right kind Of system and W.
notice chance to beat out the higf
cost of living somewhat. Our pray
, ers will 20 with Mr.. Paulson while
he is fishing.
From here to Cooperstown by wa!
:, of Luverne the crop conditions arr
very fair. There are some very mt
, crops all along the way but Of course
= here and there are poor pieces Du
taking the average all through IN tn:
direction we found conditions muci
, better than we had expected to flnt
them. Many pieces of late grain neet
good rain and unless they get i
very soon will not amount to much
, North of Luverne a hail storm dam
aged crops for few miles: The edl
tor made this trip yesterday and w
noticed that in Steele county partlcu
lar!y that the farmers have donated
a nacre of land for the Red Cross ant
; these acres are marked by a big rel
oroee e;rr Thoso ooros will l)rOGucI