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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08
OBITUARY

Mrs. Mary E. Hoffman was born
May %, 1888, at Hanover, Germany,
and died July End at the age of 50
years, at the home of her son Henry
Hoffman, Noltimier, N. D.
Mrs. Hoffman came to this country
with her parents at the age of II
years and settled at Plum Hill, III. She
was married to John Brink, this union
was blessed with one son and one
daughter. Her second marriage was
with John G. Hoffman; this union was
blessed with four sons and four
daughters. both husbands and two
daughters preceded her in death. The
departed leaves to mourn five sons and
three daughters and many friends.
The funeral was held at the home of
her son Henry last Saturday, July 8,
at 2:30 p. m., Rev. F. A. Mundt of
Valley City officiating. The remains
were taken to Nashville, ILL.,, for in
terment.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08
LAW STUDENTS
ADVISED TO QUIT

The manner in which the Frazier
administration mixes schools and poll
tics is strikingly illustrated in dis
patch received by The Bismarck Tri-
bune yesterday from Grand Forks.
Acting Dean Willis, of the law
school, who assumed this position
when Dean Wells left, is said to have
written letters to about fifteen school
students, who had received good to
excellent grades the first half of the
year, but who, strangely, received one
or more conditions for the closing
semester, ending a few days ago, ad-
vising them to give up the practice of
aw.
One man who received as low or
lower grades than the others, was not
sent letter, and continues in the
school.
Strangely enough, also, the fifteen
who were advised to quit law were
very active last winter in support of
DR.. Kane when the Frazier adminis-
tration tried to force him from the
presidency of the state university.
But the one man who did not re-
ceive condition is brother of a
strong member of the nonpartisan
league.
DR.. Willis, who took it upon him.
self to write the letters to the stu
dents without consulting the council
of deans, according to the report, has
been backed by nonpartisan league
men for the vacant position of dean Of
the law school and has been an active
contributor to the league organ at
Grand Forks.
President Kane has never recon-
lnended Willis for the place and he,
therefore, has not been named. DR..
Kane was before the state board of
administration yesterday, headed by
the unfrocked preacher Totten, and
was not ready to make a recommen-
dation and the matter was held in
abeyance.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08
GUARD MINIMUM
ONLY FIFTY MEN

The minimum number of members
of a National Guard company in North
Dakota before the company will be
recognized has been reduced from 100
to So, it was announced today at the
office of Adjutant- General Fraser, who
received copies from Washington of
changes in the National Defense Act
making this authorization.
There already are number Of COM
panies in North Dakota which had
qualified under the former minimum
of 100, and it will not be long before
the ntire guard is reorganized on the
new basis, it stated.
Companies have been authorized as
follows: Company A, Bismarck; Com
pany B, Fargo; Company C, Grafton;
Company D, Minot; Company E, Will
liston; Company F, Mandan; Company
G, Valley City; Company H, James
town; Company I, Wahpeton; Com
pany K, Dickinson; Company L, Hills
boro; Company M and a machine gun
company, Grand Forks; and a band
and motorized field hospital for Lis
bon.
Qualifications for officers in the Ma
tional Guard are increased. They must
be officers, active or retired, resrve
officers; graduates of training camps,
former service men or enlisted men.
Thus no officer can be appointed who
has not had military training or actu-
al experience in the line.
Each enlistd man shall receive
compensation at the rate of one-thir-
tieth of the initial monthly pay of
his grade in the regular army for each
drill ordered, where he is present, and
additional pay as provided for men
classed as specialists"
Adjutant- General Frazier points out
to units that tn minimum of so is ne
cessary for recognition, but that the
strength must be raised to minimum
of IS men.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08
RAINS DIMINISH
HOPPER PEST

Stewart Lockwood, entomologist for
the state agricultural college, was in
Bismarck, Tuesday, looking over the
grasshopper campaign being waged
in this county. He stated that the
rain during the past few days, over
the entire state had chacked the
grasshoppers for tn time being.
The grasshopper poison is proving
great help in controlling the hop-
pers and is being used in large quan-
titles. In a few cases, Mr.. Lockwood
ctated. the poison did not kill the hop
pers as expected. In some cases the
arsenic had not been mixed with the
bran and in other cases the poison had
been applied before a rain.
In checking up one field, where the
poison had failed to work, Mr.. Lock-
wood found that the poison had kill
ed the hoppers, but that a new batch
had sprung up. More poison was
needed.
At the present time the Mouse
river valley is suffering more than
any other section Of the state, but the
farmers are we'll organized in most
cases and are putting up a fight to
save the crops.
While the hoppers have not done
as much damage as they did last year,
they should be poisoned while they
are young or the late crop will suf-
fer severe damage. Mr.. Lockwood
praised County Agent Geo. w. Gus
tafson for his efforts in organizing
the farmers against the hoppers.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08

The directors of the Security Nation
al Bank of Valley City held their reg
ular monthly meeting yesterday, at
which time they voted to pay their
stockholders a substantial dividend.
besides increasing their surplus fund
to $4,000 and leaving a balance to be
used in reducing their furniture and
fixture account. This is the second
dividend that this bank has paid to it's
stockholders in the eleven months it
has been organized. It has grown in
resources from nothing to almost half
a million dollars in the eleven months
that it has been organized, and this
splendid showing must be pleasing to
its many stockholders and very graft
flying to its officers and directors.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08
NORTH VALLEY CITY
STILLS ARE RAlDED

Sunday night Sheriff Larson and his
deputies and Chief Of Police Swanson
raided three stills at North Valley
city and took into custody Patrick
Lawler and another man whose name
we did not get. Five barrels Of sour
mash, two crates of apricots, raisins
molasses and other ingredients COM
monty used to make up booze to sat-
isfy the thirsty was found in the pos
session of these men. The men ar
rested are now in the county Jail
awaiting trial. States Attorney
Richie says that they will be tried in
a Barnes county court first and prob
ably bound over to the district court,
then if the federal authorities want
them they are welcome to them. This
is mighty good catch for our off,
cials.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08

A real interesting game of base
ball was played on the local diamond
last evening between Minot and VAL
ley City the home team getting the
best of the score the game ending 4
to three in favor of the home boys.
Our base ball reporter is away on a
fishing trip so we had no chance to see
the game and no one has sent in a
writeup so we will just have to say
that it was a humdinger and one full
of pep and interest. The same teams
will play again tonight on the local
grounds at o'clock and also tomor-
row night and those Of you who have
not seen the first game can rest as
sured that they will be able to see some
real games with no surety as to which
team will win.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08
new LAWS ARE
NOW IN EFFECT

Bimarck, N. D., July 3.-A number
of laws enacted at the special session
of the legislature last winter became
effective yesterday. The laws are:
S. B. 81, authorizing the governor,
as commander-in-chief of the state
military forces, to take over and oper
ate mines and other public utilities.
H. B. 46, placing the wokmen's
compensation bureau in the depart
ment of agriculture and labor and
making the ecretary of agriculture
ex officio head of the commission. 1t
also makes the commissioner of in
for the appointment of three mh8Te
s9urance an ex officio member, and
provides for the appointment of three
members at $4,000 yearly salary, each
H. B. z, taking the pool hall licens-
ing department from the attorney
generals department and placing it
under control of the state sheriff.
H. B. AZ, revising the general bud
get bill, making reductions in the ap-
preparation for the attorney general,
the secretary of tat, and state audi
tor and other departments and insti-
tutions.
H. B. 13, giving the governor power
to appoint special assistant attorneys
general and appropriating $4,000.
S. B. 40, the Home Building associa-
tion $2,000,000 bond issue.
S. B. 20, the bill making it felony
for tate officials to lie about state in
stitutions or departments.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08
FARMERS STOCK
JUDGING CONTEST

The Farmers Judging Contest to be
put on at the Barnes County Fair
Wednesday, July Z, promises to be a
very interesting feature Of that days
program. A large number Of the
members of the Livestock Association
and farmers in the county have al
ready entered this contest. The
classes of livestock to be judged are,
beef cattle, dairy cattle draft horses,
lard hogs, and perhaps mutton sheep.
Three fine silver cups will be given
to the men averaging the highest
scores in placing the stock. These cups
have been donated by S. Fletcher,
Valley City, First National Bank, Val
ley City, Springdale Livestock Co., G.
S. Brown, manager, Rogers. Be on
hand and become acquainted with the
points of good livestock.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08

The fire alarm about two o'clock
this morning awakened our people and
there was big rush for the scene Of
the confagration which happened to
be upstairs in the hall over the Valley
City Furniture Company. This time
it was the waste paper receptacle that
had fire in it, caused from some one
throwing stub of cigarette or cigar
into this receptacle. Had this been
a wooden affair instead of one of tin
or iron there might have been a lively
fire which is another warning that
smokers should exercise more care in
throwing around stubs and matches.
Very little damage was done. This
building seems to- be a hoodoo-there
is fire there every few months.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08
AUTOMOBILE DAY
GREAT EVENT

Friday, July 9th will be Automobile
Day at the Barnes County Fair. The
Free For-All promises to be one of
the greatest racing events ever pulled
off in the state of North Dakota.
Seemingly all the speed kings and
dare devils in the automobile game
are entered for this race. The "Cootie'
the sensation of 1919 is again in the
game and if half is true of what is
said about it, it sure can go some.
Then comes Higgenbothem with his
"French Special "Higg" don't talk
much, but his soldier friends who
know him say watch "Higg." coles
Special" is looked for that day. Lee
will be her from Fargo with his Ell
gin, Clancy with his Essex, Eggert
and Harkins with their special built
cars, Fred Fried Of Jamestown with
his "Red Devil and two unknowns
who are coming to get this money.
Everyone has wad to bet on his own
car. The purse is big one and for
that reason these notable drivers with
their great cars are coming. There
will also be Ford novelty race. This
will be three mile race, standing
start. Each driver must first crank
his car and get away, must stop his
car and kill his engine at each lap
recrank and away again. George
Reidman, Carl Pfaff, and Art Milton
were so chesty over their chances ir
this race yesterday that for time it
looked like a fight, but they decided
to settle it on the track. Friday, July
9th, Automobile Day at the Fair
should be hummer.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08

An aviator who is attending the fair
and giving exhibitions seems to be an
early riser. He was up this morning
doing stunts before breakfast and
awakening some of our tired citizens
little before their usual time. Lynne
Cowell says he objects to being rude
ly awakened ahead of his regular time
and hopes that hereafter the aviator
will get US far enough in the clouds
so that he cannot be heard or else go
some other place to practice stunts
1t is simply awful the way the rest
of these hard working young business
men are being disturbed.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08

The Barnes County Y. M. C. A.
camp completed it's session Tuesday
and everything is back in it's place
again. The secretary states that the
camp. was very successful and only
one dark day, and that was when some
people from Oriska walked off with
their fish. The boys had been catch
ing fish and throwing them in an old
cellar, that had water in, until they
had enough for a meal, but on Sun
day two cars of people stopped and
opened the gate, went in and easily
captured the boys fish. When the
boys told them they were stealing
they said they had a right to fish
anywhere.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08
LAW GOES into
EFFECT AUG. l6

EllecClVe Aug. 10, minimum wages
in the various classifications of en-
ployment where women and minors
are employed will go into effect in
North Dakota. For violation of any
Of the provisions of the minimum
wage law, fine of $25 to $100 or i'm
prisonment from 10 days to three
months may be imposed. :
The regulations extend to the en-
ployment of boys, providing that "no
employer shall employ any minor boy
in full-time employment, in cities or
towns of 500 population or over, for
more than eight and one-half hours
in any one day or for more than six
days or more than 48 hours in any
one calendar week.
No employer shall employ any mi
nor girl between the hours Of 10 p. m.
and 7 a. m. No minor boy shall be
employed in regular messenger SER
vice between 8 p. m. and a.. M, and
no minor girl shall be employed in
such service at any time. Some of
the minimum wage requirements fol-
low:
Telephone girls, rural exchanges
excepted, SIP, $14 and SIS for nine
months apprenticeship divided into
three periods, and minimum wage Of
$1650.
Mercantile occupation, ''for the
purpose of sale or trade in the pur-
chase Of any goods or merchandise" J"
$3.50 for experienced workers with
apprenticeship wage from $12 to SIS.
No woman shall be employed in such
establishment later than 6:3O p. m.
Student nurses in hospitals shall
not be on duty more than 2 hours
a week exclusive Of class hours and
shall have 2 hours free period once a
week between the hours of 7 a. M
and II p. m. Shall be furnished full
uniforms, laundry, etc., and shall re-
ceive monthly wage of not less than
81 the first year, Sc the second year
and SO the third year of training.
"Personal service" such as mani
curing, hair dressing, barbering and
similar work, and ushering at the
aters, and selling tickets-full min
imum $3.50 per week. First period
of apprenticeship, $13; second, $14;
third $14 and fourth SIS. No appren-
ticeship required for ushering or SELL
ing tickets.
Office occupations, including those
employed as stenographers, typists,
billing clerks, filing clerks, cashiers,
invoicers, comptometer operators,
auditors, attendants at physicians
and dentists offices and all kinds of
clerical work-No experienced wom-
en- shall receive less than $40 per
week. Maximum length of appren-
ticeship, nine months, divided into
three parts. Minimum wage, first
period, $l4; second period, SIG; third
period, $18.
"Public housekeeping occupations"
such as mattresses in restaurants, at
tendants at ice cream and light lunch
stands, cafeterias, kitchen workers in
restaurants, chambermaid, cigar
stand girls, etc.-Wage minimum
$17.05 for mattresses and counter
maids; $16.7O for chambermaids and
kitchen help.
During apprenticeship, $14 a week,
first period; SIG second period
Chambermaids and kitchen help, first
period of employment, $1320; second
period, $500.
The hours of work may be changed
by permit from the bureau.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08

Bert Nelson and w. E. tringer were
down from Cooperstown yesterday to
attend the fair. Bert has been play
ing ball with some of the visiting
teams that have been up against the
fast Valley City bunch.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08

DR.. and Mrs. J.. E. Featherstone and
DR.. and Mrs. Paul Featherstone are
leaving today for Fergus Falls, Mimi,
to attend the funeral of Miss Jennie
Featherstone.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08

The hotels of the city are still filled
to the top so far as beds are concerned
and cots are at premium. Fair
times taxes the capacity, of our hotels
to the limit.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-08

Mrs. P. H. Rrummond arrived in
the city last night from McHenry and
is doing some shopping in the city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-08-19
DR.. Roy Dallager Marries Chicago
Girl

DR.. Roy Arthur Dallager, former
Minot boy, was married on Aug. II,
at Chicago to Miss Catherine Bernice
Leery. DR.. Dallager attended the
Minot high school, but has not resid-
ed in this city for about ten years.
He is a brother of Miss Blanche Dali
lager who taught in the Minot schools
for years. He has been practicing
dentistry in Chicago for number Of
years and has been quite successful.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-08-19
Tioga Man Pieces Beautiful Silk
OMIT

1t isn't often that man can be
found who can rival any woman in do
ing fancy work, yet Tioga, N. D.,
furnishes such an artist. Amund
Stakston has just completed very
beautiful and costly silk quilt, which
he has presented to the editor Of the
he has presented to the editor Of the
the work himself and it is perfect in
er-stitched and lined. It is hard to
place any value on such work Of
art. The writer would not attempt
it for $4,000 but we presume that
Mr.. Stakston would do it for consider
able less, were he to sell his services.
MIR. Stakston learned the tailoring
trade as a young man at his old home
in Norway. He farmed for many
years in Minnesota and was one of the
early homesteaders in forming town.
ship, Ward county, where his daugh-
ters, Mrs. L. T. Larson and Mrs. Lud-
Wig Mikkelson reside. He is no long
er able to do hard physical work and
spends much of his time doing fancy
work which he enjoys. He can cro-
Chef, embroider and do the very finest
kinds of fancy work Of every descrip-
ton.
His wife is also noted for the many
beautiful pieces of work which she
has made and there is really quite
little rivalry between herself and hus-
band as to which is entitled to the
blue ribbon. In order to keep peace
in the EDITORS family. Mr.. Stakston
crocheted very beautiful piano cover
for our better half.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-08-19
WORN NERVES.

Nervous troubles, with backache,
dizzy spells, queer pains and irregular
kidneys, give reason to suspect kid
ney weakness and to try the remedy
that has helped your neighbors. Ask
your neighbor!
Mrs. L.. Horken, AIS End, w., Minot.
says: II found Doan's Kidney Pills
to do just as represented to do in my
case and l am pleased to recommend
them. My main trouble was with the
action Of my kidneys. also suffered
from dull headaches and on stooqing
down ] got quite dizzy and everything
turned black before my eyes. nv
back felt weak and my nerves were
all unstrung. / received a sample of
Doan's Kidney Pills through the mail
just at time q spell came on. / began
using them an dI was cured of all
this trouble and have had no return
Of the trouble and willingly recon-
mend D0an's.
Price, Coo, at! all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-eet
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Horken had. Foster Milburn Co,
Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-08-19
ROtarians Learn About Experiment
tai Psychology


J. H. Leavy, experimental psycholo-
gist, gave thirty minute talk be-
fore the Minot Rotary Monday noon
which proved very interesting. Mr..
Levy gave numerous methods of
reading ones character, his general
appearance and behavior and at the
conclusion Of his talk, it is suspected
that good many Of the Rotarians
went home to use their looking
glasses.
A successful man in business is in
variably one who takes pride in his
personal appearance. The cleanli-
ness of ones finger nails and the
cleanliness of ones body generally
may be considered a criterion as to
ones success, the speaker said. The
person whose upper eye lid is about
the same shape as the lower lid can
usually be considered honest. The
person whose eye shows a white streak
between the iris and the lower lid can
be trusted. The size of the head
does not indicate the activity of the
brain, but the shape of the head makes
a good deal Of difference. The man
with narrow head is not usually
liked as well at first sight as the man
with rounding features. The lecture
while Of considerable interest, brot
forth a variety of opinions as to just
how much one should rely on these
deductions, when one stops to con-
slider that there are exceptions to
pretty nearly every rule.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-08-19
Sunny Jim" On Vacation

Sunny Jim" Falconer, advertising
manager Of the Independent is off on
his vacation this week.
He planned for long time just how
he was going to spend his vacation
and talked with cutters on their re-
turn from the Glacier and Yellow
stone parks, the Canadian lakes and
the Minnesota lakes. He finally in
vested in a canoe and expects to pitch
tent along the Murmuring Mouse,
where he hopes he can enjoy about
as many mosquito bites as tho he took
the trouble to travel several hundred
miles. He has several gardens that
need wedding and will do some Elk
ing up" around home and thinks that
he is going to have a real nice time.
After all, the real value of ones va
cation is determined by the state Of
ones mind on his return to work.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-08-19
An Immense Job Stock Carried by thu
Indenendenf

Altho job stock has been hard to get
the Independent is now better sup
piled with larger and more varied
stock than at any time in it's history,
and is equipped to get out any kind
of job, from lady's calling card
to catalog on short notice.
Two we'll known wholesale papermen
from St. Paul, members Of the St.
Paul Boosters, who visited Minot re-
Gently, visited our plant and remarked
that the Independent carries larger
stock of paper than most of the
wholesale houses do.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-08-19
Three Named on State Board

Archie MCDANIEL, of Minot; A. w.
skelsey, of Fargo and j. C. Suter, Of
Grafton, have been re-appointed mem-
bers of the state board Of medical ex-
aminers by Governor Frazier. The
appointments are for three wear
terms.