The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-07-11
From Fridays Daily

Hon. A. P. Hanson and wife, of
Litchville, were here yesterday.
Word was received that Garfield
and Andrew Johnson have arrived
safely in France.
Senator Frank E. Ployhar went up
to Bismarck this morning to look over
his gas plant business and to take a
look around to see if the late political
unpleasantness had in any way chang
ed the topography of the capital city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Smith autoed
to Tower City yesterday to Spend the
Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olson, of Hannaford,
came down to help celebrate the
Fourth in this city.
John Quinlivan went to Minneapo-
lis this morning taking the early
morning train for the trip.
John Lindbloom and family of Min
ME Lake township were visitors in the
city Wednesday and Thursday return
ing home Friday afternoon. They
were taking in the Chautauqua, also
spent their Fourth Of July at Chau
tauqua park. John says the crops in
his locality are looking fine, but need
rain.
Martin johnson and family of
Stanton, N. D., who have been visit
ing the Fred Lang home at Darcy,
passed through Valley City for home
today.
Prof. E. P. Crane, formerly of the
Valley City State Normal, stopped in
the city today between trains to greet
friends.
H. D. Perkins and family came
down from Grace City to take in the
Chautauqua and help celebrate the
Fourth Of July.
Messrs. Frank and George McMil-
Ian and Miss Alma Mcmillan were
here yesterday and we're stopping at
the Valley Hotel.
Mrs. H. M. Riggles, of Wimbledon,
was Valley City guest yesterday,
coming down to spend few hours at
Chautauqua Park.
E. J Mosher and wife, of Darcy,
represented the north end of the coun-
ty in the city yesterday, attending the
donngs at Chautauqua.
Miss Emma Ladbury, of Coopers-
town, has been spending a day or two
in the city, and was at the Chautau-
qua park enjoying the days doings Oh
the Fourth.
Messrs. O. C. Hustad and R. B. HUI
stad, with their wives, went to Tower
City yesterday to spend the Fourth.
They report a fine time and big
crowd.
R.C. Zimmerman, of Wimbledon, N.
D., was among the many visitors 70
the city yesterday, and who made the
Valley Hotel headquarters while n
the city
A number of houses have been en-
tered the last few, days by house
providers. Nothing of any value has
been taken, the only things the in
truders seem to be seeking is eatables.
One place they sat down to the table
and ate a couple of loaves of bread
and. drank, jar of milk and some can
ned fruit At another place they ate
their lunch on the porch. The police
have no clue.
f. Mr. and Mrs. q: Connolly, of Belle
Plain, Mimi, and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Irepoen and daughter, of Minneapolis,
spent Tuesday in the city as the
guests of the J. C. Coyle family. They
are enjoying motor trip throught
Dakota and Montana, and stopped
here for visit with friends.
Chas. E. Gordon, VINO has been ma
nipulating the Independent Voters As
ISOLATION, was in the city yesterday
and left for Bismarck where he will
look after some business matters for
a few days and kind a get lineup on
what happened June 26. Mr.. Gordon
will return to Valley City in a day or
two.
Alfred Bonhus and family, Aisin
Thorkelson and family and Thor Sand
ers will leave tomorrow for Ottor Tail,
Mimi, where they will enjoy their va
cation. A. ]. Linn and family, of San
born, will Join them tomorrow morn
ing and will also 60 with them making
the trip by automobile.
70. Hellstrom, former warden of
the state penitentiary, autoed into the
city yesterday from the west. Mr..
Hellstrom is not saying anything
about the political situation, but he
is doing lot of thinking-along with
a lot of other folks.
Governor Lynn J Frazier was a
guest at the Valley Hotel yesterday.
He went down to Nome to talk at a
picnic. The governor was in rath-
cr happy frame of mind, since the re-
cent primary election, drought which
he came out with about $4,000 votes
to the good. Gov. Frazier seems to
be an exceptionally good runner.
City Auditor M. J. Boyd and Supt.
| Oscar Bergman of the municipal light
and water plant, have been at James,
town for couple of days as witness
es in the celebrated lighting plant
case. The owners of the plant at
| Jamestown have been trying to raise
the prices on the public and the mat
ter is being threshed out before the
railroad commission. There is dis
tinguished array of legal talent on
both sides, and Sam Aandahl, who is
chairman of the board and judge of
the proceedings is ruling and over
ruling like a veteran jurist. This is
some scrap and the only real solu-
ton is municipal ownership.
Lee Cowell went to Minneapolis re-
Gently to get two of those fine Buick
cars you have heard considerable
about and brought them back Sunday
One of the cars has been purchased
by States Attorney Lorne Richie,
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