The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-03-07
ORISkA



Howard Carlton was in Valley City
Saturday taking the rural carrier ex
animation.
Don't forget that We have a car Of
mill feed. We bought this reasonably
cheap. Get your share while it lasts
80. Farmers Equity Elevator Co..
Mrs. 0. King, Of Seattle, WASH, is
visiting her son Lew King. Wallace
King Of Sanish was also home a few
days.
MI. Cowels, manager of the Peoples
Supply store at Pillsbury spent Tues
day with Mr. Anderson at Oriska.
Or-ska was we'll represented at. Val
ley City Tuesday. Among those who
spent the day there were r. D. Smith
F. A. Walsdeld, w. J. Trader, Will
Hickman, and Mrs. Isabelle Nomon
ich and daughter.
Mr.. Spokley left Saturday for kath
ryn where he will be regular agent
Mr.. Midgely had charge of the Oriska
depot until Wednesday when he was
sent to Eckelson to relieve Mr.. Lem
Mr.. Lem will take treatment at the
Fargo hospital for injuries received
N an automobile accident at Fargo
last week. On Wednesday Mr.. A.
Mortille OF Alfred was checked in as
our regular agent at Oriska.
Hazel Gravelle was operated on TO.
appendicitis at the Riverside hospital
in Valley City Sunday. She is report
ed as improving nicely.
The Peoples Supply stores at Oris-
ka and Pillsbury have taken a unique
way OF helping the Red Cross work.
They are gong to give ten percent
of their cash sales for each of the
four Saturdays of March. Here is
hoping that their cash business will
be good these four days.
Every lady in Oriska and vicinity
Is urged to come to the Red Cross
room in the bank building whenever
possible. The work is progressing
nicely but the need for Red Cross gar.
ments is great. Our boys will soon
be in the trenches fighting for our
liberty and We must provide the gar
ments for their comfort.
The room is open from 2 to 5 on
the following afternoons:
Tuesday-Work, pajamas Commit.
tee in charge, Mesdames Wolsfeld,
Crosby and D. Gauche.
Observation-Disclosures and S,rgic:1
dressings. Mesdames Tomlinson. An
derson and Miss Detmers.
Thursday Convalescent robes.
Mesdames Taylor, Ottinger and Nc
Gee.
Friday-Hospital bed shirts. Mes
danes Nelson, Warren and P. Gauche
Those who cannot attend the after
noon meetings are invited to come to
the Wednesday evening class in sur
gical dressings. Both men and wo-
men are invited. Red Cross workers
in the war zone are begging US to
speed up in the surgical dressing
work.
Let us put aside all selfish motives
and petty grievances, and 20 over the
top with our soldiers. This Red
Cross is the AMERICAN Red Cross,
in which each one of US, as an Amer
lean, has q share and a work to do.
A patriotic program and community
singing was held at the school house
On Friday evening. The program con-
sisted of numbers by the school chill
dren, invocation by Rev. Simon, Sc
lection by the male Quartette. and an
excellent patriotic address by Rev.
Phillips. The community singing, led
by Rev. Talbot of Tower City, was
thoroughly enjoyed by ALL
At the conclusion of the singing
light refreshments were served. A
free will offering was taken for the
Red Cross. It is hopes that We shall
have more Of these pleasant gather
ings during the sprinc.
The Phillipodean Literary society
with the aid Of some of the lower