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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27
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A pretty wedding was solemnlzed
Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
Henry Schroeder on Eleventh avenue,
when Miss Bertha Schroeder became
the bride of Lieutenant Fay, Ross OF
Camp Dodge, who arrived here Sun
day evening.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. J. F. L. Bohnhoff in the presence
of the family and number Of init
mate friends. Preceding the cere-
mony Miss Esther Schroeder sang.
90, Promise Me-" and Mrs. Robert
Rathje played the wedding march
The couple were unattended. After
the ceremony three course wedding
dinner was served, and pink was the
predominating color used in the dec
orations. At each of the four corners
| of the dining table was bud vase
holding pink rose bud.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Ross left or
| No, 2 last night for St. Paul. Lieu.
tenant Ross will go on from there tt
Camp Dodge. where he is to be sta
toned with the regular, army, and he
will be assigned his work there on his
| return. Mrs. Ross will return to the
city shortly and she will remain here
until later in the season when the
couple will make their home at Camp
Dodge.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

believe that the people of North Da-
kota are going to stand for his high
taxation program, his complete die
tatorship, without protest, but he
is beginning to find out at this time
that the people have mind, too, and
are going to figure out some of these
problems for themselves and those
they do not approve Of they are going
to oppose. There is great unrest all
over the state over the work of the
legislature and the people are showing
a disposition to find out what is do
ing by signing the referendum petit
tions. Pitiless publicity is what Pres
ident Wilson always advocated as the
proper method of awakening public
conscience. Three years ago Mr..
Townley and his advisers wanted this,
too, and wanted the referendum. Now
they have changed their minds, and
want the whole program buried in the
musty past-they fear the light Of
public scrutiny and are bending every
effort to defeat the referendum. When
any thing as important as some of
those bills passed at Bismarck are
being covered up you can rest assured
that there is "a niger in the wood
pile" somewhere. We are pleased
that Mr. LANCER and others have the
courage of their convictions and are
not afraid to speak out in meeting
despite the epithets of the big boss
and his paid hired men.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

The two state winners from this
county are, Mabel Lundy of Leal, win
ner in the pig contest, and Pearl Big
nall Of Sanborn,, state winner in the
sewing contest. It is interesting to
note that Mabel Lundy is the cham
pion among 800 in the state.
Those who went down last evening
to attend the Institute were: Herman
Erickson, of Cuba township, winner
in the potato contest; Erna Grain Of
Pierce township, winner in the poul-
try contest; Selma Lalhun Of Norma
township, winner in the canning con-
test; Clinton Perry Of Nome, winner
in the corn contest; and Florence
Kelly of the Baldwin school, winner in
the garden contest. Accompanying the
boys and girls to Fargo last night
were Miss Clara L. Larson, county
club leader, and two of the mothers,
Mrs. E. E. Lundy Of Leal and Mrs. J.
D. Kelly of Pillsbury. At the meet
ing there will be 100 boys and girls in
attendance from the different coun-
ties in the state. The Institute usual
ly meets in the fall, but owing to the
influenza epidemic during the past
fall, the meeting was postponed until
this spring.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27
ANNUAL MEETING
SCHOOL OFFICERS

The thirteenth annual meeting of
the school officers of Barnes county
will ! be held in the Congregational
church of this city on Wednesday.
April End. The following is the pro-
gram provided for the occasion:
Wednesday Morning, April 2 Il
Registration of School Officers and
Visitors.
Music.
Invocation- Rev. J. s. Wilds. "
Community Singing BY Mrs. w.
T. Craswell. .sl.,i
Presidents Address Dr.. w. C. Nolte.
Business Reading of Minutes, APP
pointment of Committees, Reports
Of Officers.
Address School Environment" -
Miss Bertha Palmer.
Round Table Discussion, led by Miss
Nellie B. Whitcher, County Superin-
tendent of Schools.
Wednesday Afternoon
Organ Recital Mrs. Willard Crosby
Lyons.
Conference Of Clerks-Miss Minnie J.
Nelson, State Superintendent Of
Public Instruction.
Address School Laws" Attorney
General William LANCER.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. w. T. Craswell.
Address "Americanization" Mr..
Geo. A. Mcfarland. Assistant State
Superintendent of Schools.
Trio Theodore Finney, Ross Lee Fin
+ ney, Miss Josephine Wright.
State Educational Program - Miss
Minnie j. Nelson, State Superin-
tendent of Public instruction.
Reports Of Committees.
america"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27
A VITAL QUESTION

Were we really worth lighting Tor!
It will be we'll for each of us to
ponder that question before the open
ing of the Victory Liberty Loan on
April 21st.
The answer will be the size of our
subscription to that loan, not in dol
lars but in proportion to our financial
ability.
Over and over the story comes to
US from those who are now coming
back of how in the mud and suffer
ing of the trenches; in the long she'll
shattered silence of the night watches
in the short, sharp struggle; in the
endless monotony of training and
waiting and working; in the shell
holes and on the hospital cots, the one
cheerful, sustaining thought was OF
the folks at home.
Service of country and for an ideal
meant to the average only protection
and service for the ''home folks
Gallant performances were easy be-
cause they would please the dear ones
across the Atlantic Over and above
and through all the heroism ran the
thought of doing credit to this whom
they were fighting for and were will
ing to die for.
With childish eagerness, strong men
waited for and devoured news from
home. With high strung nerves they
listened to reports of the progress of
former Liberty Loan drives and when
they heard how the "home folks
went lover the top" those boys went
back to their grim business OF war
with renewed courage and with the
smiles that the enemy could never
fathom nor stand against.
1t all meant to the "Sammies" that
they were backed by the folks at
home. The fathers and mothers and
brothers and sisters for whom they
were fighting, understood. They were
with them in spirit. They were doing
their share, were backing them to win.
Jas a result those fighting "Yanks''
went back to their job of winning with
renewed courage.
Now our soldiers have done their
part. They have finished their JOB.
Some of them will never come back to
US. The others are returning to those
they fought for. -,
But OUR Job isn't finished until
'the United States has honorably met
every commitment made in order to
win the war" We will not be honor
ably discharged until we have loaned
our government the money it must
have to end this war and secure for
us and the whole world a lasting
peace.
Are we going to refuse to answer
this call of duty?
Are we going to refuse to make
permanent the benefits our boys
fought and died to win for us?
Are we going to quit under fire
If we do, can we face those boys
grown into men on the battle-felds OF
Europe? Can we welcome them
home and call them comrades?
They fought for us. Were we
worth fighting for?
The history of the Victory Liberty
Loan will record the answer.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27
FORMER VIC. NEWS
PAPER MAN DEAD

J. Houghtaling, a brother of Ben
Houghtaling, formerly connected with
the Times Record was here Tuesday
to attend the telephone mems conven-
ton which is to meet here, and gives
out the information that Ben died last
summer in Oklahoma. It seems that
Mr.. Houghtaling had been having
stomach trouble and had been on a diet
One day he threw the diet menu aside
and ate lot of stuff that caused
acute indigestion and caused, his
death. This news item will interest
the friends of Ben who will be sorry
to learn of his passing away.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27
Community BUILD.
Err COMING HERE

We are pleased to announce to- the
Valley City people that Mr.. Clark, our
big Community man from Lakefield,
Minnesota, will be with us on Monday
and Tuesday, March "a and rs to ap-
pear on the big community programs
to be given here.
Our city and community IS very
much interested in this movement and
especially in having an up-to-date
community builder. 1t is high time
that every community make greater
efforts to take care Of their business,
social and entertainment life, our peo-
pie are slipping out and away to the
larger centers Of population where IA
cilities for entertainment and recrea-
ton have been provided. What we
need most is to provide places for. the
education of our young people, that
they may be satisfied to stay at home
and believe they have the best COM
munity in the country to live in. g
Developing the young people along
the right lines means preparing citi-
zens of the right sort for the future
administration of the affairs of the
community and the nation
Mr.. Wilson has said: IF we dis
courage the loyalty of the community,
the self contained town we shall kill
the nation" There is urgent need for
the work of the Community Club in
Valley City and community and the
erection Of a large commodious well
equipped building that will meet the
demands of every man and woman,
boy and girl in this vicinity. This
we believe would do more to bring
about spirit of real cooperation than
all other movements combined. We
urge you to be present at the Com
n1unity meetings next Monday eve
ming and Tuesday evening to hear this
great man who has spent thirty years
in community work. He will give us
big ideas, big visions and cause US to
think big thoughts.
Let US get together on these dates,
talk it over, get acquainted. and
when we thing together, act together
and play together, we will be happy
people and will do big things for our
community. Come! boost for your
home, your town and your community.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

The boys Of the X. p. lodge pulled
of very pleasant dance in their
hall last night, from 65 to 20, couples
attending. The music was furnished
by the Peters orchestra and a very
pleasant time was enjoyed The party
were so well pleased that they kept
the orchestra busy until after two
o'clock this morning. The boys hav-
ing this social event in charge know
how to 60 about it to make a success
Of their undertaking and this they did
on the occasion last night. On April
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27
THESE co T0BoYS'
and GIRLS meet

Yesterday evening eight boys and
girls from Barnes county were pas
sengers on No. 8 to Fargo to attend
the Boys and Girls Institute at the
Agricultural College, this being the
ninth annual meeting.
In the group who went to Fargo
last night were six girls and two boys,
who were winners in the prize contest,
and they will spend the week in Far
60 and will be guests ct the Hotel
Gardner, their expenses to be paid.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

day on matters Of business, and from
there went on to Warwick, to look
after farming interests in that vicin-
ity. He will return to the city to-
morrow.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Miss Mary Gardner of the faculty
of the State Normal school, left today
for Detroit, Mimi, where she will
spend the school vacation period VS.
iting at the home Of Mrs. George Nor
by, who is we'll known in this city,
and will be remembered as Miss May
Hooper, formerly teacher of domes-
tic science in the Valley City public
schools.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Word has been received that James
MCGEE is on his way home from
Camp Dodge from overseas service,
and he expects to arrive here any day.
On his way home he is stopping over
to visit at various points.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Miss Zelda Williams arrived last
evening from Portland, Ore, for an
indefinite visit with her sister Miss
Daphne, who is with the Northwest
Nursery Company Of this city. Miss
Zelda Williams is a graduate Of the
State Normal school and she has
many friends who will be glad to
know Of her arrival in the city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

from his recent illness that he was
able to be taken home yesterday from
the Riverside hospital. Mr.. Heimes
underwent an operation, and he has
been confined to the hospital for the
past two weeks. His friends will all
be glad to know that he is getting
along so well.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Mrs. Fay Ross returned to the city
this morning on No. 8 from st. Paul.
During Mrs. Ross absence from the
city, Mrs. Robert MCGEE substituted
for her in her grade at the Richie
school.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Rev. Lawrence G. Moultrie went to
Fargo yesterday to attend meeting
called for the purpose Of examining
candidates for orders in the Episcopal
church. Rev. Moultrie will be absent
from the city for couple Of days.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kjelstrup and Mrs.
j. Helsing of Portland, Ore, were ar
rivals in the city last evening, and
were guests at the Hotel Kindred
while here, leaving this morning over
the 500 for Hankinson.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Mrs. r. Brueske of Wimbledon,
spent yesterday in Valley City as a
guest at the home Of Mrs. Gilman c.
Mudgett, returning to Wimbledon last
evening. Mrs. D. r. Jones of Clark
City is visiting with Mrs. Mudgett,
and will remain in the city for some
time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. C. Richards underwent a .nastoid
operation on Monday at the Riverside
hospital, and is getting along very
nicely.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

The State Normal school closed yes
terday afternoon for the spring vaca-
tion period. Many of the Normal
faculty members and the students as
well were leaving on last evenings
and today's trains for their various
homes to spend the vacation. The
Normal will reopen on Tuesday April
1sf s a&e
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Miss Hattie Gerntholz returned to
her home at Sanborn this morning,
after spending few days in the city
this week at the C. A. label home on
Tracy avenue.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Everybody come to the Baptist
Mission Circle, which is to be held in
the church parlors Thursday, March
~ 1t g o'clock. Rev. Weyrauch from
Lancaster, Wis, who is conducting q
series Of revival meetings is in charge
Of the program, and . rousing time il
looked for. Refreshments viii be
served by Mrs. VIM. Norris, hostess.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Abe Stern of the Stern Bros. stores
was passenger this morning on No.
for jamestown to spend the day on
business.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Mrs. Walter Miller of the PEOPLES
store, received . telegram yesterday
announcing the safe arrival Of her
husband in New York and that he had
reached there Monday from overseas.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Chas. A. Davis, superintendent Of
the Valley City Fiber Company, Lett
Tuesday evening for the east on
further purchasing trip Of machinery
for the company's new mill.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

S. T. Severson Of Darcy was among
the out Of town visitors in the city
yesterday.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Captain and Mrs. Malpass and the
children returned home last evening
from Fargo where they have been
spending couple of days this week.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Loomis and
daughter, returned home last night
from Fargo, where they spent yester-
day.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Sumner Of Fin
gal were visitors in the city yesterday
and were stopping at the Kindred.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

R. B. Bassett returned on No. 3 this
morning to Jamestown after short
visit in the city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27
From Wednesdays Daily

C. O. LANCER Of Sanborn, is visitor
n the city today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

first, notwithstanding the day, they
propose to pull off aunother Of these
dances.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27


The more the farmer gets light on
the taxation legislation that has been
put over by the present state admin
istration the hotter he gets under the
collar and the more of them sign the
referendum petitions. The people are
getting wise to the fact that their
taxes will be boosted very high this
fall and the real awakening will come
when he gets his tax statement
December first. Then he will come to
the conclusion that this paper has
been telling him the truth. We are
getting brickbats thrown at US now
because we are trying to work for the
best interests of all the people as we'll
as ourselves. When some of these fell
lows who have been abusing US tumble
to the real facts we will get boquets
in the place of brickbats. For in
stance, the legislature passed bill
putting a tax on gasoline. It had an
emergency clause attached to it and
went into effect Immediately. Gaso-
line went up a cent a gallon. Do you
think the Standard Oil people stood
the raise? Not so you would notice
it. The farmer, if you please, and the
business man, they are the ones who
got stung. Every time you run your
gas wagon to town it will cost you a
cent gallon more for your gas on
account of the benefcence of the ad-
ministration in helping the farmer.
When you pillow up the burrows on
your farm this spring you will be
blowing with machinery if you buy
new pillow that is taxed higher and
on land that is taxed higher, because
these same tax experts wanted to
raise huge sum to furnish hundreds
of employees with a fat job and place
them in places created by the legisla-
ture Yes, they have befriended the
farmer all right-in pigs eye.
BUY w. 3. s.
Attorney General William LANCER is
showing that he is not afraid of the
big boss and he is going after that
gentleman roughshod. Mr.. Townley
is resorting to his usual argument of
branding people liars, thieves and
other pet names instead of producing
facts if they do not agree with them
Mr.. LANCER and three other state Off
cials, while not repudiating the league
program, do not sanction several of
the measures passed by the legisla-
ture. They have openly said so and
are industriously fighting these per
nicious measures. Now they are styl-
ed as dtibs, sete. This is not argument
but abuse, hut then A.. c. is noted for
his strong language on every occas-
ion where he u crossed in any deal he
wishes to put over. He has come to
= r
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

John Heimes i SO much improved
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

Cue Anderson went to Fargo Mon
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

A citizen who was getting signers
for the referendum petitions was
spoken to somewhat in this fashion:
eve don't need a referendum election
and anyhow we don't want those
buns and soldiers who have not a
dollars worth of property to tax to
vote on this proposition" The citi-
zen very neatly turned the tables on
this objector by saying that last fall
they wanted the vote of these social
ed buns and soldirs. We might add
that it is mighty poor argument for
trying to stop the special election
one of the main arguments against
holding it being the expense. 1t has
been estimated that it will cost $780,
600 to hold special election and the
league orators are trying to kill it off
by showing up the enormous expense.
Just stop and take your pencil and
figure it up. We have 100000 people
in the state. If it costs 100000 to
hold the election then it would cost the
enormous sum of ten cents for each
person to pay the bill. I guess we
can stand that. 1t will be we'll worth
the price.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

The more that light is shed on the
brutality of Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonnell,
of Courtenay, who are now charged
with the murder of their twelve year
old daughter, the more convinced we
are that mistake was made when
capital punishment was abolished in
this state. We are not blood thirsty
by any means, neither are we given
to vindictiveness, but it makes our
blood boil when we read of the inhu-
man treatment of these people who
are dignified by the title of parents,
for the inhuman and brutal treatment
of that poor little girl as we'll as to
the other children Of the family who
were half starved and i'll kept. A
hemp rope is the proper treatment
for such monsters and the sooner such
are, removed from the world the bet
ter. There is no room on earth for
the McDonnells or like human brutes.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-03-27

The prospects for a big building. era
in Valley City this year were never
better. During the war all buildings
were practically laid aside but now
that the war is over there is evil
dence of a big building boom all over
the state and Valley City is going to
get its share of them. Several very
fine buildings are in contemplation
here and hundreds of thousands Of
dollars will be put in this season here.
Among the many improvements to go
in will be the municipal heating plant,
a much needed and necessary thing.
A big liberty hall is being planned.
Two or three big business blocks are
in contemplation and big Masonic
temple is looming up on the horizon.
Then if we get that state bank or
flour mill we shall be going some.
Then we must not forget that hand
some new high school building that is
to be put up, which will be one of the
finest in the state, and lots Of new
residences are going in. Yes, the
prospects for Valley City this year
are exceptionally bright.