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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31
THE END. OLA
PERFECT GARDEN

Before you say goodbye to your
garden, pay it one more friendly visit.
If there are any green tomatoes or
last tiny cucumbers that have been
overtaken by the cold weather. they
may made delicious addition to the
winter stores by being picked or used
in chow-chow and other pickle combi-
nations.
The last of the egg plant. peppers
and okra are also worth canning and
the last planting of spinach should not
be allowed to 60 to waste. Gather it
to the last leaf and dry before storing.
Perhaps you have left a few odd
GERS Of corn that we're late in filling
out. Do you know how delicious these
are roasted in the corn popner on the
top of hot stove? Corn of this kind
doesn't pop to be sure. but the grain
puffs out and roast to a beautiful
mountaineering brown. Eaten as
popcorn with butter and salt, or as 3
cereal with milk, it is a treat not only
enjoyed by the children but the older
members of the family as we'll.
And how about those lima beans vol
have left on the vines to be burned as
rubbish. Dried lima beans are almost
as good as fresh ones if they are well
soaked and cooked thoroughly and
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31
TO INCOME
TAX PAYERS

"In order that those who have in
come and profits taxes to pay may
prepare themselves in advance for the
large payments and to accumulate
gradually the funds necessary to meet
them, Collector Of Internal Revenue,
James Coffey, calls attention of the
taxpayers to the advantage of pur-
chasing now treasury certificates of
Indebtedness bearing four per cent in
terest and maturing July Is, 1919.
The collector has been advised by
he secretary of the Treasury that Ger
tificates of this issue will be accepted
at par, with the adjustment of accrued
interest, under rules and regulations
to be prescribed in payment of in
come and profits taxes when payable
at or before maturity of the certifi-
Gates.
1T is the aim of the government to
make the floating of this issue of GER
tifcates of Indebtedness a popular
one," said Collector Coffey, "and it
will be to the advantage of those
whose taxes are measured in COMPARE
lively small amounts as we'll as the
large corporations and wealthy per-
sons to participate in the purchase of
these impregnable securities"
These certificates may be purchased
at the Federal Reserve Bank or at any
bank or trust company. They are in
denominations of $500, $1,000, 5000
and 100000.
Respectfully
JAMES CoFFEY,
C0llocfor
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31

tempt to divert the attention of the
public from the real question involved
No one but myself knew anything
about the article until it was in the
editors hand. Be it know to you, and
to, the public, once and for. all, that the
present superintendent of public in.
struction, nor any one in his employ
has had any communication with me
whatsoever concerning Miss Nelson
and her candidacy. Be it known also
that the Magazine Club" that you
and your coterie have tried so hard
to draw into disrepute by "insinua-
tions" the use of which you so deplore
has had but one motive and end in
view, and that end was to make its
members more efficient in their own
work in raising personal standards in
education. Any implications or insin-
uations to the contrary are gross lies
made either maliciously or ignorantly.
As to answering the questions ask
ed in the article you attempted to an
swer, you have absolutely camoufaged
every item, and dared not tell the peo-
pie the truth in straight statement.
Long before the present political
struggle had made any appearance
saw and read the statements of the
registrars of the Universities of
Michigan and Chicago, and know the
facts stated in the article. People
(who are not connected with the pres
ent administration of education) have
seen the statement of the University
of North Dakota regist and have
examined the records dFthe depart
ment at Bismarck and testify to the
truth of the charges made regarding
no credits recorded for Minnie J. Mel
son at the University of North Dakota,
and the issue to her of the highest
grade professional certificate without
examination. That the Valley City
High school course of Is or 80 years
ago was little more than ninth grade
high school of today, can be verified
by the records, and testimony of any
one living here at that time.
AS to personal matters, my record
is on file with those whose duty it is
to know whether.I am qualified for
the position which I hold and it is
subject to the scrutiny of any other
curious minded Individual Miss Mel
son is asking every voter to say that
she is the best qualified of any candi-
date to direct the educational affairs
of this great state. Any fair candi-
date, who has nothing to cover up,
will gladly submit those qualifications
completely and without camoufage,
to the people who must decide upon
their merits. When a candidate will
not do this, it may become the pain
full duty Of some one who is not seek
ing Office or favor, but who has the
best interests of education deeply at
heart, to sacrifice his personal feel
ings and subject himself to the satiri-
cal epithets of the supporters of such
a candidate, that the truth may be-
come known"
(Signed)
J. E. SWITZER.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31
GREAT HORSE
SALES PLANNED

Several of the breeders of pure bred
horses, wishing to promote the horse
industry, have decided to try the fol-
lowing plan to attract buyers from
the principal markets of America.
It is proposed at ten of the princi-
pal points of the state ten auctions,
these auctions will be held about two
days apart and at such points so that
the buyers can make train connections
from one sale to the next. The offer
ings at these ten auctions should be
any where from 1000 to $500 head at
least. The offering will be large
enough to attract buyers from the
central markets such as Chicago, St.
Louis and southern markets like
Richmond, Va, and Atlanta, Ga.
Holding a string of auctions will at
tract buyers that will not only take
war horses but also the small mares
weighing from 900 to 100 pounds.
Buyers from country raising mules
will be attracted who will buy the
large and better mares.
Do Barnes County Farmers want
a Sale?
In order to get a sale for Barnes
county to be held at Valley City dur
ing the last week of November we
must have listed 100 head of horses.
Every farmer Of Barnes county who
is interested, who has any horses to
sell should communicate at once with
I. J. Moe, of Valley City and he will
go into detail. If 100 head or more
can be secured for the sale arrange
ments can be made to hold one here.
If you have horses to sell make it
known at once.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31
THE II Use OF Ignite
COAL IS ADVISED

Bismarck, N. D., Oct. 25.-"The
American people are beginning to feel
what the people of Europe have felt
for three years-a pinching of many
supplies in daily life, and a cutting off
of many comforts and luxuries for
merly taken as matter of course"
says Capt. l. P. Baker, federal fuel ad-
ministrator for North Dakota, in dis
cussing the present fuel situation.
"All these economic necessities must
be curtailed to meet war demands,
and the quicker every man, woman
and child realizes, to the fullest extent
what self-abnegation and self-sacrifce
mean, the quicker will the allies be
supplied with all needed aids and the
quicker will the war be brought to a
successful end"
"The coal industry" continued Ad-
ministrator Baker, ''has strained it's
capacity to the utmost, and even with
the shortage of mine workers and
the handicap of war conditions, there
is every indication that this years
output Of anthracite and bituminous
may reach 700,000,000 tons. Even
with that, there are 35,O00,OOO more
tons needed to supply the abnormal
war demands of our allies, for coal
must be shipped to England, France
and Italy.
"The coal industry-both anthracite
and bituminous-produced some 652,-
100000 tons last year, as compared
with 3,525,477 tons in 1914, gain of
1873, 474,523 tons. In 1915 the pro-
! duction was 53,619,487 tons, and in
| 1916 the output was 590,O98.175 tons.
Still the cry is for more coal, for the
demand exceeds the supply.
"These figures show that coal must
not be wasted on any pretext. They
should serve to convince US, here in
Dakota, that it is our patriotic duty
to increase this shortage of anthra-
cite and bituminous coal by the very
slightest possible margin. We are in
a position to render our country "a
real patriotic service, at no very great
personal sacrifice, by burning, when
ever it is at all possible, our own ma
tive coal. Ignite cannot be shipped
down east to supply the needs of the
industries there; it cannot be used
successfully on our transports and our
supply and munition ships, but it can
be used very satisfactorily in our
home stoves and heating systems, and.
as Americans whose hearts are in this
war as our sons and brothers and COM
rades and friends are in it, should need
little urging to do this one thing
through which we can so greatly serve
the needs of our country in this
crisis.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31

Attorney General LANCER has sus-
pended the constitution without any
legislative action during this influenza
epidemic and says that liquors can be
shipped into the state for medicinal
purposes. If the attorney general can
do this at his own sweet will there is
nothing to prevent him from suspend
ing the whole constitution at will.
Why not leave the whole matter of a
new constitution to LANCER and save
all this talk and bother. You read in
one place where a learned physician
says that liquor is bad for people and
then another comes along and says it
it great medicine, and there you are.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31
AN OPEN LETTER

Valley City, N. D., Oct. 26, 1918.
To Mr.. James Nelson, Valley City,
North Dakota.
Sir: In writing the article that ap-
peared in the Times Record of Octo-
Der %, under the heading "Let the
truth become known was acting un-
der the belief that every 100 per
cent American" voter desired to know
the truth and was entitled to know
it, concerning the qualifications of
every person for whom he was voting.
l assumed also, that every 100 per
cent American" candidate was glad
to make his or her qualifications
known plainly and without any cam
outage, if he had reasons to think
there was doubt in the minds of the
people. From articles published, and
printed cards that have been circulat-
ed, felt sure that a large per cent of
the people who will vote on Novem-
Der 5, did not know the facts in re-
gard to the preparation which Miss
Nelson has had for the position
which she seeks, the highest in edu-
cation the state has to offer. Your
personal attack upon me is but an at
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31

elected it would be reputation Of
his leadership. Mr.. Wilson took a
great tumble in the estimation of
hundreds and thousands of men in
this country who 60 under the name
of republican and who have upheld
him in all his desires both in and out
of congress. The republican party in
congress has done more than the
democratic party to put his policies
into effect and if a republican con-
gress is elected two weeks from now
Germany and the whole world will
know that they are American citizens
and will do those things that will tend
to the independence and glory of this
nation. The appeal is nothing short
of regular party politics. Three years
ago the country was appealed to by
the democratic party to vote for Mr..
Wilson to keep US out of war. Thous-
ands of republicans were misled into
doing so for just that reason and
had the merry ha-ha from the demo-
Gratis ever since. There was positive
ly no chance to keep out of the war at
that time and the power that be knew
it. Now the people are asked to vote
for democrats because if republicans
are elected Germany will construe it
as a slap at the policy of the United
States under Mr.. Wilson. Had Roose-
welt, Hughes, johnson or any other
republican president been elected in
stead of Wilson there would have been
no hesitancy, no note writing and no
parleying with Germany. That
country with its blood stained kaiser
and murderer statesmen would have
gotten nothing from any of them but
real American talk - unconditional
surrender and no back talk His ap-
peal is nothing but a direct insult in
our opinion to the integrity of great
party that all through this crisis has
been the backbone Of his own demo-
cratic administration.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31
SANE HALLOWEEN
Fargo, N. D., Oct. 1898.

Fargo, N. D., Oct. 1898.
Dear Club Leader:
AS patriotic worker with the
boys and girls enrolled in Uncle Sans
"Win the War" club project, will you
please do what you can to help the
boys and girls of your community
spend sane Halloween?
It is absolutely an unpatriotic act,
at this time, to destroy property or to
hinder in any way the work of the
people of community by any one Of
the many old-time Halloween capers.
Please impress this upon your club
members. Don't let Halloween
pranks help the Hun.
Why not have your Boys and Girls
Club take the lead in patriotic club
Halloween? If the influenza quar-
antine has been lifted in your COM
munity plan for club meeting at
which the old-time Halloween fes-
Invites may be enjoyed. What better
than the fortune-telling, apple dodg-
ing, diving for apples, and witches Of
the good old days? Or possibly the
club can stage patriotic parade Of
club members through your town or
village to eliminate in a free
"movie." Contests of all kinds can be
conducted from the state at the
"movie" and the old-time stunts 60
good when seen from the audience.
The rural school house is a great
place for Halloween program. If
you are in a rural community have a
club program on Halloween. Invite
in the old folks and plan for some fun
impress upon the boys and girls at the
same time the frightfulness of de-
struction.
Let US, as the leaders of the boys
and girls, take the lead in showing
them how to have a good time on Hal
lowe'en in sane manner. We feel
sure that your townspeople will back
you up.
Yours for a sane Halloween.
H. E. DIXON.
Asst. State Club Leader.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31

The British House of Commone yes
terday voted to allow women to take
seats in parliament. This is decid-
ed step in favor of women suffrage
and coming from those staid English
men over there must be an advance
step or they would not grant it. It
shows just how much the war will do
to change public sentiment, but wom-
en- have been taking suth a great part
in this war, thousands Of them doing
mems work, that the change of senti-
ment was brought about because the
men had to recognize the worth of
these women. If they can go out and
work in factories, drive motor trucks,
pillow the fields and harvest the crops,
yet by all rights they are competent
to be trusted with the ballot.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31

Questions were asked in Thursdays
communication relative to Miss Mel
sons qualifications for the Office of
state superintendent. This informa-
ton we give below is given by Miss
Nelson and unless some of those op-
posed to her can show differently
should be sufficient answer. 1t seems
to us with her experience and the edu-
cation he has received if she is elect
ed by the people there should be no
question of her ability to till the Office.
Here is Miss Nelson's own statement
Completed the grades and high school
at Valley City. Two years University
of North Dakota. One year at the
University of Michigan. Registered
student of the University Of Chicago.
Constant study and Independent study
These are the facts that Miss Nelson
is asking for the votes of the people
for this Office and unless somebody can
dispute them automatically it seem to
US they should be sufficient.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31
OBITUARY

The funeral service of Mrs. Adolf
pha Hedstrum Bodien was held from
the Hedstrum residence Sunday at
1880. On account of the restriction by
the board of health, only the relatives
were present at the home. A large
crowd of Borrowing friends followed
the remains to the grave, where also
a short service was held A few of
her High school classmates and con-
frmation classmates had lined the
grave with white and green. The
many floral tributes testified to her
many friends. kilograms and letters
of coincidence from host of friends
were received by the Borrowing fam
lily.
Mrs. Adolphia Hedstrum Bodien
was born in Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept.
20, 1894, and came to Valley City with
her parents in 1902. For the past
three years she was at the head of the
violin department of Minnesota COL
lege, where she was loved and esteem
ed by all.
She was married to DR.. Bodien July
rs, 1918, and they made their home in
Minneapolis. After a short illness
she died at her home Oct. rs, and was
at her death "a years, l one and 5
DAYS.
She is mourned by her husband, par
ents, three sisters, one brother, and by
host of friends and neighbors. >,
She was a woman of a beautiful
christian character, and a congenial
disposition. She has gone home and
is away from strife and sorrow with
her Saviour.
A few more years shall roll,
A few more seasons come.
And we shall be with those that rest
Asleep within the tomb.
A few more storms shall beat
On this wild, rocky shore,
And we shall be where tempests cease
And surges swell no more.
A few more struggles here,
A few more partings DER;
A few more tolls. few more tears,
And we shall weep no more.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31
Blu 7 ". S. S

The Fargo pastors are petitioning
the city health officers of that city to
let them reopen their churches next
Sunday. Considering that Fargo and
Moorhead is reporting in the daily
papers from six to twenty deaths
about every twenty-four hours from
influenza, it appears on the surface
that it was very i'll advised move.
An ounce of prevention is worth a
pound of cure, and we do not believe
that any religious backsliding will re-
suit from the churches being closed a
few days longer. Let's play safe,
for in doing so the lives of many per-
sons may be saved. This argument
holds good for all public gatherings.
People in public places are very apt
to cough and sneeze on the wholesale
order both in churches and other public
places and that is where the disease is
caught. The person sitting next to
you in church-and other places, too
wants to cough and sneeze and
away it goes, sometimes like a street
sprinkler and sometimes into a hand
kerchef- the former. Don't
you think it is better to go slow than
be sorry? Valley City is keeping the
disease pretty we'll down by keeping
public gatherings from being held
Let Fargo hold on to itself and the
people will be more anxious to go to
church after it is over.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31
Duluth. Mimi. Oct. %. 1913

Duluth, Mimi, Oct. %, 1918.
Rev. O. J. Domeij, Valley City, N. D.
We extend a hearty thanks to you
and your congregation, for the gener-
GUS gift of S92 that we have received
for the fire victims. I can assure you
that help is needed, because here is
suffering and destruction, that cannot
be described.
God be thanks that hands and
hearts are open for the sufferers. l
am certain that God shall reward all,
who help to allay the sufferings.
Fraternally,
Rev. C. A. Eckstrom.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to kindly thank the friends
and neighbors for their love and sym.
pathy and the beautiful floral offering
shown US through the loss of our be-
loved wife, mother and sister.
Mr.. Gust Mikkelson and children
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Syvertson,
Gina Syvertson,
Gabriel Syvertson,
Inga Syvertson. 25-dw
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31
W. 3. s

1t is a useless extravaganza having
more than one member of the supreme
court in this state at the present
writing and if four of the members
were canned and the business turned
over to Judge Robinson $4,000 in
salaries would be saved to the state
and the judge could do the business
he is doing it-so what's the use.
Judge Robinson has already written
newspaper opinion advising the peo-
pie to vote no on seven Of the pro-
posed constitutional amendments as
proposed by the socialists running
this state government. If the seven
are bad in our Judgment the whole ten
of them are. Our advise to the peo-
pie is to play safe and vote NO on
everyone of them. 1t is a safe bet
that the socialists have put niger in
the woodpile of all Of them. Judge
Robinson has also decided in the news
papers that the bone dry bill passed
by the legislature was not legally
passed and is therefore no good. This
is only one more of the many bills
passed by an incompetent legislature
that has fallen by the way side if the
judge is correct in his deductions
and on the points he raises he appears
to be correct. It only goes to show
that it needs men in the legislature
who can pass laws after deliberate
thought and study and not on roll call
as was done by the last legislature
when it meant yes when red head
ed clerk read the bill and no when a
fellow with black hair read the bill.
This is what was done two years ago.
North Dakota had the distinction of
seeing it's legislature vote by Punch
and Judy show-every time Townley
nodded his head and the red headed
clerk jumped to his feet and read a
bill every legislator with Townley
collar around his neck voted no and
contrary when the black haired fel-
low got to his feet and read the bill.
Is it any wonder the people down east
look amused when they see a man
from North Dakota. How long, o
Lord, will these conditions last? Let's
elect men to office who have not be-
come frenzied under the hypnotic
power of Townley and his socialist
followers. Let's put North Dakota
out Of the rube class into the class of
sanity.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31

The Times-Record is inclined to
think that a great president stopped
over Friday when he lost sight Of
the fact that he was president bf all
the people and came out like any
other full fledged politician and de-
liberately appealed from the pedestal
of his exalted position to voters to
support none but democrats for SEN
atorial and congressional Offices. The
president in his appeal said that "un-
questionably the republicans had been
pro-war but anti-administration" and
that II he had republican congress
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31
ACHES and PAINS
QUICKLY RELIEVED
You'll find Sl0an's Linimeno
e0ftens the severe
rheumatic ache

Put It on freely. Don't rub Il in
Just let it penetrate naturally. What ..
sense Of soothing relief soon follows!
External aches, stiffness, soreness.
cramped muscles, strained sinews,
back "cricks'-those ailments can't.
fight of the relieving qualities of
Sloan's Liniment. Clean, convenient.
economical. Ask any druggist for it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31
buy ". J

We are looking for great increase
in influenza cases since Judge Robin
son says whisky is necessary as a
medicine and Attorney General Lang
er has suspended the state prohibition
law.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31
KILOGRAMS OF
APPRECIATION

Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 25, 1918.
Brother Domeij: Kindly accept for
yourself and convey to all donors our
thanks for clothing now received. God
bless you and those who so generously
contributed.
Yours fraternally,
Rev. C.. A. Eckstrom.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-10-31
Deserves Preferment.

An Ohio man has invented door.
knob that when grasped In the hand
Eliminates an electric bulb placed just
above the keyhole. A genius such as
he deserves to- be rewarded with q seat
In the United States senate.-R0ches-
ter Post Express. !