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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-04

\ When the North Dakota press first
published Tax Commissioner Wallace's
recommendation for an increase in
farm land values Mr.. Wallace denied
that he had offered any such sugges-,
ton. He declared the newspaper men
had in some mysterious way gotten
hold Of work Sheet which was
not intended for the public; and which
really did not mean anything at all.
Today's publications, as finally
adopted by the board, would indicate
that the board members took the mat
ter more seriously than Mr.. Wallace
did. ,5 " e i 5ts.
The league members on the board
were unanimous in ma ority Of their
boosts. In the matter Of McHenry
county, however, Commissioners John
N. Hagan, who has interests there,
insisted that the valuation should be
81 per acre lower. than in Pierce, inn
mediately adjoining; 81 lower than
Ward, another close neighbor, and
more than So under the Bottineau
figure. AS finally equalized, McHenry
was merely raised from SIC. AL to
$17.39, while Ward was boosted from
:$1464 to 1892 and Pierce was showed
up to $21.0O, from an original valua-
ton Of S$15.23. Y
AS an excuse for soaking on the
taxes west Of the river, where the
farmers have had bad crops in sue
.cessio1. Commission Hagan pleaded
the necessity Of high assessed valu-
alton to enable the counties to bond
for a sufficient amount to care for all
the farmers, seed and feed needs.
State Auditor Kositzky insisted it was
not necessary to boost the farmers
taxes from fifteen to twenty-five per
cent merely to afford him q fictitious
borrowing value. ] 3ss &
.ss What have we the Bank Of North
Dakota for il it is not to take care
;of these drouth- stricken farmers ~
asked Kositzky. "a
The bank can't handle "a situation
such as this, replied Commissioner
sHagan, who is fasmember Of the state
industrial commission which handles
the bank. The Bank Of North Da-
;kota can only loan money on clear
first mortgage security. Most Of these
farms west of the river are already
mortgages" Il Il
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-04
Lees alI(ef
BOOST IN ASSES ED VALUATION OF
FARM LANDS MADE As. PREDICTED

Substantial increases in farm land
values, lin spite 81 opposition from
State Auditor Kesitzky, who pointed
to the fact that they would increase
the local tax burden for every farmer
in the state and would be Of no spe-
cial benefit to the state Itself, were
voted through by the three league
members Of the state board Of Tequali-
cation yesterday morning on motion
Of Commissioner. Of Agriculture and
Labor John N. Hagan. Board mem
bers present when the vote was taken
were Governor Frazier, State Treas
urer Olson, State Auditor Kositzky
and Commissioners Hagan. Kositzky's
was the only nay.
AS "a result Of this action of the
state board farm land values as re-
turned by the county boards Of equal
ization are changed as follows, all Of
the changes being increases except
where reductions 4 are specific ally
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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-04
GETCHELL. PRAIRIE

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Martin enter
tanned at dinner Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
s. E. Harper, Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Har-
per and Helen. a s,s
Beatrice Downs, Charles and John
White spent Sunday afternoon and
evening at the Downs home.
Mrs. VIM. Harper entertained at
dinner Thursday evening, DR.. and
Mrs. Pray and family, Mrs. Warner,
OF White Bear Lake, Minn.,1 Mrs. s.
sE. Harper, Mrs. russell and Mrs
Martin. .b
;s Mrs. Y. S. Savoides entertained the
\ Society Thursday afternoon but on
account Of the rain very few were
present, q & s.s5 }7. q 8.
Miss Mary Linsted spent the first
part Of the week with Mrs. VIM. Hair
per. ,ss'
Walter Whitchtr returned home on
Wednesday evening from England At Ct:
ter being in service about three. years.
I Martha Deskins had II very sue
cessful operation for: appendicitis Ct
the Riverside hospital last Thursday
Eleanor Farley and Pauline Nc
Farland spent Tuesday and Wednes-
3day at the home Of Helen Harpr:
Mr.. and Mrs. Trussell and Mrs. VIM
Martin returned from Canada AFTER
visiting their brother: a
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-04
SHEYENNE VALLEY

X . /. =
We had couple OF weeks with fint
weather for threshing and stacking.
Magnus Monsoon and Christ Hager
autoed to Kathryn last Thursday fore.
noon on business. .-tss
Anton Anderson Sr. was visitor
at Ole Stevens home last Sunday af,
ternoon.
John F. Henrikson helped.J ems Hen.
rikson couple of days last week in
stacking millet.
Jens and MAIDS Rensby started with
the threshing last Monday.
Alfred Anderson, Oscar E. Aas and
Hedge Olson helped Andrew C. Nelson
in the threshing last Wednesday,. I.
Mrs. Christ Hagen is staying with
Mrs. Peter Gregorson thes days. q
John F. Henrikson was a visitor
with Alfred Christianson last Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph Allan was Kathryn
shopper last Friday afternoon.
Hedge Olson and Oscar E. AAs were
helping Alfred Anderson stacking mil
let couple Of days last week. (
Ligvart .Bergesedt and Russell Rudd
autoed to Kathryn last Friday on bus
mess matters. 4 i-.sss s.. o.
3s Mrs. Marie Johnson visited with
Mrs. John Henrikson last Friday at
ternoon. II:
Gunner Larson autoed to Kathryn
last Friday evening on shopping.
The wheat is running from 9 to ID
bushels to the acre in this neighbor-
hood. q s5
q Jens Henrikson and son Julius, and
John F. Henrikson We're Kathryn
shoppers last Friday. s@ ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter j. Brown OF
Valley City were visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. 0. Aas last Sunday
Y Conrad jacobson was transactlng
business in Kathryn last friday aft
ternoon. @
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-04

ID e. y h. & O
Gov. Frazier has come out for the
Plumb plan Of owning the railroads
in other words he has gone bugs on
the line of socialism and wants the
roads turned over to the public to be
run. We wonder if the governor is
also in favor of the Plumb plan of
running his and his farmer friends
farm. We have been having the spec
tacle of seeing the government oper-
ate the roads and as consequence we
never had greater inefficiency and the
United States today has a deficit of
millions upon millions of dollars as
a result of waste and mismanagement.
It were better to let real business men
handle the roads and the public get
better and cheaper service than under
the present plan of mismanagement.
The editor was at one time strong
advocate of government ownership
but we have had that taken out of our
system by the public ownership of
our railroads during and since the
war. There is absolutely no compe-
tition now and no real service. What
the public needs is service and eff
cheney instead of waste and ineffi-
cheney. a.@ Ii.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-04
CITY LOTS RAISED I'd
800 PER Cent { /

Bismarck, N. D., Sept. 2. City lot,
valuations in Fargo was raised 800
per cent today by the state board Of
equalization, over the valuation fixed
q year ago, ,s 8 5is 81 n
In 1918, the city lot valuations were
about 35s per cent Of the, actual value,
while the TRIPPING Of the value will
bring the valuations to over 100 per
cent this year.
Valuation increases ordered in Far
20 by the board are in contrast with
the reduction in farm land values for
the county, as ordered by the board
on the returns made By the assessors
this year. s;5
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-04
BRUINS FOR. DEBUT !, q, J
GRAIN ms { Eel OR

An active campaign ito force. 4 the
appointment Of George III. Bruins al
Oriska as deputy state grain inspec.
tor to succeed j. "A. Nc Govern has
been begun by the Grainmen's union
of which Mr.. Bruins is the president.
w. w. Miracle Of. Jud, secretary 81
the Union, yesterday announced that
the organization would open Offices II
Fargo within the month.
The newspaper account Of the an
nouncement says: Mr.. Miracleis in
terested in the appointment Of . dep
uty grain inspector for North Dako-
ia, which will be made soon by DR.. E.
F. Ladd. DR.. Ladd in q statement is
sued last week said that the next dep
uty must have the Endorsement Of both
farmers and grainmen Of the state.
* Mr.. Bruins has been one Of the most
consistent opponents Of thesnewsgrain
grading act passed by the recent leg
islature and which is now being at
tackled in the courts. 4. This law gives
the farmers the benefit Of the dock
age, among other things, and has been
backed by DR.. Ladd. ;sss8s
"A farmer elevator man has sent to
- AVssNVNAANA g NVpy EACVJSA
sent out by the editor, Of the Mirror,
the organ of the Grain Mems Union,
to all grain buyers. The letter follows
in part:
"As q member stof the. Grainmen's
Union we know that you are vitality
interested 1.-THE appointment that is
to be made by DR.. Ladd. The name
of the president Of the Grain Mems
Union has been suggested, and as
editor Of your paper we were asked
that this name be placed before you. v
"Mr. Bruins is too widely known to
need any introduction. Mr.. Bruins was
one Of the first men in the state to
foresee the evils which Senate Bill No.
IA (the Grain Grading Act) would
work upon both the grain men and
farmers. \. K i.s s5
We are enclosing a blank petition
which we are asking you to circulate
among the patrons Of your elevators.
and get all the signatures possible
News. s$$3 4 !,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-04

j. R. Waters, manager of the Bank
of North Dakota, wants his salary
raised to $4,000 per annum. Moth
ing like asking for what you want
and if you stand in with lhe right
bunch you get it. The state general
fund is empty, there is not enough
money to pay the August salaries,
taxes are going to be so high that Ehe
people are commencing to squeal al
ready and the very leaders in Barnes
county and elsewhere who helped
boost this reign of state socialism
with all its attendant expense, are
frantically trying to dispose of their
holdings to get from under. Why are
they doing this? If this new dawn is
such great thing for the people of
North Dakota why didn't these men
sit tight and take their medicine in
stead of trying to dodge the issues?
If It is good for the rest of us it
must be good for them. Their atti-
tude is mighty inconsistent to say the
least and shows that they are any
thing bit sincere and all they were
doing was to get some political power.
Now that they have gotten that before
they counted the cost, they are sorry.
They will be burned sight more sorry
after awhile. We have not commenc-
ed to reap the whirlwind of this new
dawn yet: When we get into it right
there will be many who cussed us who
will come aroundeto our way of think
ing and that's no dream
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-04
GOOD FELLOW !. But B
NO MATHEMATICIAN

A statement at Bismarck BY George
E. Wallace, state tax commissio ner,
published by the morning paper in
Fargo today, denying that the state
levy would be excessive, was discred-
tied today by F. E. Packard, assistant
attorney general, who is Fargo Wis
itor. 4:
"Mr. Wallace attempts to disproye
State Auditor Kositzky's statement
that. the state will collect $4,000, GOO
in taxes in 1920 by q strange course
of reasoning" Mr.. Packard said. HE
says the state will collect $2,957 lao
on a 2.5 mill levy on an assessed valu-
alton of 81, GOO, 600, 900.
when T went to school a 2.5 mill
levy on, 81 900, 000, 600 amounted to
81. 600. 600, and a Is mill levy for the
soldiers fund would amount to $780,
600. The two figures give 81 1900 600,
which is dangerously close to Mr.. Ko-
sitzky's estimate.
q II have very high regard for Mr..
Wallace. He is very good fellow,
but very poor mathematician.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-04
FARGO NEWSPAPER WOMAN
AT BISMARCK HOSPITAL

Bismarck, N. d., Sept. Mrs.
Walter F. Gushing, editor Of the Far
go Post, entered the Bismarck hos
pital today to undergo a critical op-
GRAFTON. Her husband, editor of the
Beach Advance, is here, with their
youngest daughter, Mirth, who had
been visiting at Beach, and Miss Nan
Cushing Of the Bismarck hospital
staff, who had been at the Minnesota
lakes, accompanied her mother hither.
Mrs. Gushing is one Of North Dakota's
best known newspaper women and
promoters of musical enterprises, and
her hundreds Of friends will be glad
to learn that her condition is not so
serious that prompt surgical attention
will not affect complete cure
Jamestown Alert.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-04
{ CORN N NORTH DAKOTA &

CORN IN NORTH DAKOTA
Corn is one Of North Dakota's most
valuable crops. This year it is doing
especially well all over the state. Even
where i has been dry, corn is making
fairly good growth. The best wheat
Yields In Ill parts Of the state are on
corn or potato land. Corn then fur
7nishes stock food and it puts the land
III shape for growing more wheat or
whatever crop follows. This is the
year u save seed corn for at least.
two years planting. It should be
picked early, carefully dried and stor-
cd aysay.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-09-04
o44S ~oeoo444&%%%~
EDITORIAL
e~~&~~%eeeolo4 -

Walter F. Cushing, who for the
past five months has been editor of
the Beach Advance, sings his swan
song of farewell with the last issue
on account Of the new press law which
disfranchises many papers and cuts
off business for others. Mr.. Cushing
has given Beach a mighty fine editor
ial sheet and we shall miss those
snappy editorials.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-12-27
NOTICE,
j. O. BONN. /,

Notice is hereby given that one
certain promissory note for the
sum of $4,000, dated April Ord,
1915. identified with an act OF
mortgage passed before Jos. Is.
Leblanc, Notary Public, Vermil-
ion Parish, and falling due in one
year after date. and bearing in
terest at the rate Of eightper cent
per annum from date until paid.
payable to the order 81 holder or
holders, signed by Mrs. Adana.
Broussard, wife Of Deznas Lam.
dry, has been lost or misplaced,
and the public is hereby notified
not to negotiate the same.
MRS. ADANA BROUSARD,
Wife Of D0mas Landry.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-12-27

Mexico City, Dec. 24.No con.
frmation was obtainable here to.
night from Mexican government;
sources Of reports published here
this morning that the two Amer
lean sailors who had been placed
in Jail would be released during
the day. Neither did the Ameri-
can embassy have any advices re-
garding the reported intention to
release the Americans.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-12-27
EPIPHANY CHURCH AT
CHRISTMAS.

The little vine covered edifice
Twas fragrant with sweet pine, and
beautiful with palm branches
The choir stalls were to whisper
the palms were in memory of the
gentle singer who had given. her
lovely voice to the church with
ont compensation all her life, an.
no doubt is singing with the Angel
choir. For the echoes are now
reaching all around from the "Lit-
tie town Of Bethlehem, "Glory to
God in the highest and on Earth
Peace good will to men. =
The beautiful pulpit Of brass,
that lends itself like a sparkling
jewel to decoration, held star
Of circling palms with a bright
scarlet lily in the center, and SO
the generous friend Of the church,
listen. The sermon Of course was
remembered. The choir under
the skilfnl training Of the very
talented organist, although Of
limited number, sang in such
sweet accord it was delight to
listen. The serman Of course was
good and short. The Angels and
the wise one told the story long
ago. We have only to remember.
N. Z. p.
The remains Of Mr.. Edward
s. Putnam who died at Hot
Springs, Ark on Wednesday, De.
cemher Oath at Z is P. M. arrived
here on Friday morning at IL :4O|
o o'clock. The services were con-
Quoted at the Epiphany church
BY Rev. Mr.. Diggs, after which
the remains were inferred in Rose
Hill Cemetery. Mr.. Putnam was
well and favorably known byi
many Of our citizens who visited /
Hot Springs for the past fifteenI
years. He conducted the Rookie
fellow hosiery very successfully,
despite his infrmities.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-12-27

T. J. MCGOWAN. an expert oil
man representing bigoil interest
from the North, was in this sec.
ton Of the State a few days ago
investigating conditions. He be.
lieves that the State Of Louisiana
is to become one Of the greatest
oil producing sections Of the
United States, and that oilwill be
found in paying quantities in
every parish.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-12-27
While some Of us are grittinp

While some Of us are gritting
our teeth because of the hold-up
game Of the profteers, there are
others who are spending their
money lavishly so that they will
not have to pay a heavy excess
profit tax to the Government. Of
course, if they gave part Of it to
the poor and needy, they would
get exemption for the amount
given to charity, but that sort of
thing does not appeal to them.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-12-27
NOTICE.
Hogs Taken Up.

Loreauville, Dec. o. 1919.
Notice is given that the annual
election of the stockholders Of the
Bank Of Loreauville will be held,
on Tuesday, January 18th, 1920
between the hours Of 10 and 4 p
M. for the purpose Of electing a
Board of Directors for the ensn-
ing year.
j. O. BONN. Cashier,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-12-27

The food commissioner Of En-
gland in his annual report pub
lished g few days ago, says that
he does not expect a reduction in
the prices of food for a year. En-
gland is almost wholly respondent
in foreign countries for her food.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-12-27

Build now thrift turns savings
into 4 homo. Bertrand Lumber
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-12-27
Coed Service
and courteous
attention!
assured.
MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY

MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY
NEW YEAR. Mr.. Renter.
But don't you believe You would
do much merrier and happier II
you owned your own home! Let
US help you.
IBERIA BUILDING ASSN
w. g. Weeks Secty.
Hogs Taken Up.
December 20. 1919.
Notice is given that I have TAX
en- up two hogs which came upon,
my property about thirty days
ago. Owner can recover within
ten days by paying all costs for
keeping and advertising.
&c. GUEREAU,
R. D. No. l, New iberia, La
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-13
England May Use
"24-HOur" Time

London, Nov. IA committee
has been appointed by the govern
ment to report on the ACCESSIBILITY Of
adopting the 24-hour method of ex-
pressing time which was put into eff
feet about twelve years ago in west
ern Canada and which is said to have
many advocates in the United States.
Italy for long time has used the
system and it is extensively employ
ed on the Continent for railway, pos
tai and telegraph purposes. Astron-
omers always use it.
O is the starting point of the "a
hour method, representing midnight.
| The hours are then counted as on
the ordinary clock face up to IL. Al
ter that 13 takes the place Of l, ID
of 2, and so on up to 90 and the re-
appearance of zero.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-13
Serbian Who Played
Part in War Five
Years Now in L. S.

Austin, Tex, Nov. 12.-Milforl
Drazitch, who entered the Serbian
army at the outbreak of the war
when he was only Ia years old, is
now a student at the University Of
Texas under the scholarship of the
international Serbian Educational
committee. This committee has
placed seventeen girls and seven boys
of Serbia in educational institutions
in the United States.
Milford Drazitch remained in the
Serbian army until 1916. when he
was sent to France and later to Eng
land for schooling. He learned to
speak English at Oxford. His ac-
count of his army experience is a
tale of horror woven through with
starvation. desolation, Bulgarian out
RACES, and death for the young and
innocent
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-13
Harley, Greatest
West Grid Star,
Plays Last Year

Chicago, Nov. 13.-When the final
whistle blows, signifying the end Of
the Ohio State-Illinois game at Co.
lumbus, Nov. %, "Chick" Harley, all
American halfback, and rated as one
Of the greatest gridiron stars de-
ye!oped in the west in years, will
have finished his brilliant football
career as an Ohio player.
The sturdy captain of the Buckeyes
believes that the hardest games re.
naming on the Ohio schedule will be
against Wisconsin at Madison next
Saturday (Nov. 15) and against Hi
nois a week later, Wisconsin and Hi
nois, Harley believes, are much
before Ohio's rushes early in the sea-
son.
The Badgers, in Harley's opinion,
are laying for" Ohio.
"They want to beat u.s." Harley
said, because our coach, Jack Wilce
was former Wisconsin player, and
the rooters do not want to see 4
former player develop team cap
able of beating his alma mater. ex-
pect that Wisconsin will give US 4
merry afternoon.
The speedy Ohio eleven is regard
ed as "class" of the Western Cor
ference, and, unless there is a fur
Their upset in the "dope" the Buck
eyes probably will finish the season
in possession of the 1919 football
championship.
Our team has not been put to the
test" Capt. Harley said. "The Mich,
igan game cannot be taken too SER
iously. The Wolverines were not q
strong team and we could have beat
en- them by larger score if we had
turned loose our complete attack. We
had instructions to win and not tc
try to run up big score.
Wisconsin and Illinois are much
strong teams than Michigan, in my
estimation, and we will have to play
football all the time to beat them
We have won all our games and most
all plays have gained. Just what
we will do when we meet team
which has just as strong a line and
an evenly balanced backfield remains
to be seen.
at is my opinion Illinois hit its
stride in the Chicago game. Coach
Zuppke has been shifting his men all
season. but at last has decided upon
a combination which will be used fol
the remainder of the year"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-13
It's a What You-Will season o

It's a What You-Will season OF
Kings to wear, for fashion sponsofS
nd extremely varied silhouette, a
yell as diversity of materials ane
trimmings, and the wand of the de-
igner is kept busy with lovely colors
oft, rich fabrics and subtly allurlna
mes.
And she who prides herself on hen
together faultless gowning, may
aoose from long, slim tailored mod
g her suit, her day gowns, or hei
,ening frocks. or attempt the newer
lhouette, with it's wider skirts and
ndency to bouffant draperies. Bat
hichever style she chooses she can
It escape the luxury of sumptuous
lterials, and the deep exotic color
Is, that came in with the first eX
Iarating days of AutlAnn.
Cavalier-like velvet hats, with
Keeping plumes or glycerined os-
rh, may top gowns of lustrous silk
It borrow their standings from the
hbow, and are combined with rich
1roideries that hint an Eastern In
lSation, while royal puppies, am
! pade or flaming orange may add
r. magic touch to brighten, where
terials are somber. And even
Ugh the line of the hat may be
hish, and the matif of the gown
oriental, there may be an added
this time of the far-off days
stately ladies danced to harp
fds, and curtsied low to powder
entlemen in buckled shoes and
d waistcoats.
in every article Of dress there's
.iation--and originality, for lace
3D., and silk, and velvet; ribbons
and braid or wool or metal