The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-05-09
From Tuesdays Daily

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i'll at his home on Fourth street.
Mrs. E. E. Pinkham recently arriv-
ed from Fargo and is guest at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Burl Carr.
The funeral of w. D. Howe, of
Battle Creek, Mich, formally of Leal,
N. D., will be held at Leal tomorrow
V. A. Hoar, of the Northern Elec-
trio Company, returned this morning
from trip to the Twin Cities.
Melvin L. Hagen, state manager of
the Hanover Life Insurance Company,
was visitor to the city today, arriv-
ing on No. z.
0. P. Emerson has been busy lately
breaking up half section of land he
purchased this spring and has had a
busy time of it, but the work was
made easier, he says, because of that
Waterloo Boy tractor that he pur-
chased from the Barnes County I'M
plement Company. Thus Emerson is
happy and so lis the machine COM
pany.
Chas. K. Otto, of the Valley CITY
Loan and Investment Company. left
Sunday for South Dakota to close IN
land deal for the company.
Mrs. r. B. Hustad went to Tower
| City this morning to visit her home
folks.
A. J. Hairston, of the Palm, was
an early morning passenger for Far
Prof. A. E. Field, of the high school
faculty, went up to Pingree this morn
ing to visit friends.
K: B. Cox, of Wimbledon, was at
tending to business matters in the
city for a couple of days this week.
c. E. Vermilya, member of the state
board of regents, was Valley City
visitor last night and left early this
morning over the 500 line. 49,.
Mrs. Matt Dreis, of Darcy, return
ed home this morning after spending
a few days at the home Of her mother
Mrs. Marion Kramer on Helena
avenue.
The funeral of Paul Willard Thore
son was held yesterday afternoon
from the family residence. Under
taker Martin Somdahl had charge of
the funeral arrangements.
B. H. Sykes is about the busiest
man in town the last couple of days.
He has been employed in the joyful
task of pulling automobiles out of the
mud.
The Granger Land Company has al
ready sold two hundred lots in their
addition and they have inquiries for
many more. This part of the city is
bound to build up.
Senator Frank Ployhar went to
Fargo last night on No. and will
pass through town again tonight on
his way to Jamestown. Frank ap-
pears to be about as busy as a cram
berry merchant these days.
j. A. Warner, one of the old timers
Of this section and representing the
Midland Insurance Company, arrived
from Jamestown today and is looking
after business matters in the city.
j. A. dropped around to pay his re-
spects to the Times Record.
1t is reported that Miss Carrie OPP
pegaard, of the Oppegaard Insur-
ance Agency, is very ill. We under
stand that she has lately gotten up
from an attack of pneumonia and re-
Gently bursted a blood vessel and is
in rather serious condition.
George A. Velzy, formerly of this
city, and brother of H. M. Velzy,
was operated upon at Rochester re-
Gently and is reported to be getting
along nicely. We are informed, how
ever, he will have to go through an
other operation before he leaves the
hospital.
We understand that The Farmers
Cooperative Trading Company have
closed deal whereby they purchased
the Young block in which their store
is now located. This will do away
with the problem Of building a new
building as was contemplated some
time ago. It is also rumored but not
confirmed, that the company will pur
chase the three lots just north of the
present building. and that the COM
pany intends to build a new building
to be used for their machinery bust
ness. -
The Middlewest Trust Company has
nice collection of relics from the
present war arranged in a show case
in their banking room. They consist
of German helmet, number OF
French coins, some wooden shoes and
star out of the flag of the Inflated
! Gulhight, one of the first American
boats to be torpedoed by German
submarine. These were brought back
by Edwin White after his first trip,
and have been sent here to the bank
to be placed on exhibition. These
relics of the present great conflict will
be valuable after the war is over and
will be looked upon by coming gem
erations with the same kind of rever-
ence we look upon relics of our great
civil war. ~ =.
A big surprise party was given last
Sunday evening to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Wilson, in the form of kitchen
shower. A large crowd was there and
quite number of useful gifts were
given by relatives and friends.
The Home Economics club met At
the home of Mrs. Vernon Gale last
evening and very interesting time
was enjoyed. Mrs. G. w. Kelsey read
a paper on salad. This paper was
prepared by Mrs. J. H. S. Thomson,
but on account of being sick Mrs.
Thomson was not able to be present.
Mrs. Roy Kerncamp gave good talk
and demonstration on how to serve
and set table. The club voted to
give 81 for each member. total OF
$23 to be used for the construction of
furlough houses for the soldier boys
in France. These houses are being
built by club women all over the
IIn;tod Ctotos Mrs 7 r. Feather