The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-04-10

of one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars. we believe the town voted right
with the exception that the amount
voted is about one-fourth as much
as it should be for city like Fargo.
One hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars. We believe the town voted right
building modern plant capable Of
supplying city like Fargo.
THINK IN lN1EREsT-sAvE-
Soldiers and sailors are much pleas
ed with the quick service of the war
department in returning them their
$50 for additional pay. Some of the
boys state that the war department is
even beating the postal service to it
as checks for their claims have reach
ed them sooner than the receipt of the
registered letter in which they mailed
their application. This is going some.
think IN INTEREsT-sAvE-
Brinton and his bunch were so busy
putting over the big million and quar-
ter dollar printing graft bill that they
overlooked fixing a license fee for the
owners of motor cycles, so these fell
lows can run sixty miles an hour with
the cut-out wide open and do not have
to pay a burned cent of license fee.
This is another concrete exhibition of
efficient legislation as furnished by the
automatic legislature of last winter.
THINK IN 1NTEREsT-sAvE--
The Fargo Courier-News chortles
with great glee because Walter
Thomas Mills was adjudged not guilty
by the federal court at Fargo. 1nas-
much as the Judge took the case away
from the jury and that said jury never
got a chance to either convict or ac-
quit Mr.. Mills it looks to US like a
Scotch verdict Many men acquitted
this way are far from innocent and
if Mr. Mills has said what many peo-
pie who heard him say he did, then
he got off mighty easy in our judg-
ment.
-THINK IN lNTEREsT-sAvE-
Three cases of sleeping sickness
has developed in Fargo according to
newspaper reports. A majority Of
our state tax payers have had a case
of sleeping sickness for the past three
years, but they are commencing to
wake up again in good shape. They
got heavy dose Of excessive taxation
at Bismarck this winter and the po-
ton is now beginning to work. We
think by December first or thereafter
the disease will run it's course and the
people will be wide awake. They get
their tax statements about that time
and it will operate as an eye opener.
THINK IN 1NTEREsT-sAvE-
j. H. Worst, who was head of the
Agricultural College for so many
years, but who was deposed some
three years or so ago, has been elected
president emeritus Of that institution
by the board with salary of $500 a
year. We were never very strong on
pensioning officers who have held
state offices because we have always
figured that they have been well paid
for their services and if they have not
saved anything out Of their salary it
is their fault, but if we are to pass
any pensions around we know of no
one we would rather see get it than
Mr.. Worst. He put in many years Of
usefulness at the head of the A. &C.
and when he left it as president it
was one Of the best and most popular
of our state institutions.
THINK IN 1NTEREsT-sAvE-
Those of our people in Barnes coun-
ty who have been intensely patriotic
during the war and have been lending
all their best energies in contributing
to the various organizations as well as
subscribing literally for liberty bonds
will be glad to know that the war de-
partment is going to send to Valley
City a battle SCARED tank for demon
stration purposes to be used in the
next and what is known as the Victory
Loan. In addition to that we are tc
have with us Hon Wesley Mcdowell
of Marion, N. D., state chairman OF
the Liberty Loan drive who will make
one of his eloquent speeches from the
top of this tank. The day selected fol
this important occasion is April 9th
and if the roads are good and the
weather suitable we are going to have
a big crowd in Valley City on tina
day, because hundreds of people will
be curious to see one of thes fighting
machines that have played such havoc
to the Huns over in France.
THINK IN INTEREsT-sAvE-
The Times-Record believes it was
mistake to referend the law regarding
the mills and elevators. Although W,
feel that the sum asked for, five mil
lions of dollars, is too high, we ais
realize that this is what the farm
CTS VI LillS SIdLe nave DeeH asking 10
for years and have been denied. Their
is no use in carrying things too far OF
one side or the other. In tn
bill that the Independent Voters AS
ISOLATION is initiating, the sum Gale
for for elevators purposes is two mil
lion dollars. Probably the reason thi
bill was initiated was for the reaso
that five million dollars was consid
cred too high but we feel that the bill
should be left alone just the SAINT
Z The farmers want to try out this en-
terprise and we certainly are in favo
Of them doing so. If we can establis
satisfactory market right here i
North Dakota and fair market TO
our wheat with fair grading deal al
around that it what we need and wha
the farmers are entitled to. It is nc
our aim or purpose to fight any legiti
mate enterprise that will benefit tn
Z farmer.
think IN 1NTEREsr-sAvE-
The people of Jamestown Monda
by; vote Of over 4 to voted in fay
or Of owning their own municips
light and water plant. In nearly ey
cry instance where the people hav,