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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-26
0. H. ALDAHL WRITES
TO THE EDITOR
Long Beach, CAL, Feb. 10, 1920.
AIaso.l.Ie~.

Long Beach, CAL, Feb. IS, 1920.
Dear Friend and Neighbor:
I wish to thank you for the honor
able mention of our fathers death
which you had in your paper Of the
9TH inst. Dad had been a patient for
the past Is years but finally had to
give up the fght--a victim of science.
He found no relief in his search for
health which extended over many
states. He was just five days over
So years Of age. He spent most OF his
early days in the creamery business
in southern Minnesota and in 1899
moved to Valley City where he resided
until three years ago when he moved
to Long Beach. He was in the coal
and wood business in Valley City for
three years and the balance of the
time in the mercantile business. He
had a wonderful burial here. About
$50 North Dakota friends attended
the funeral which was gratifying to
US. The floral part was most beauti-
full and immense. All whom I talked
to afterwards have said they never
had seen or heard nicer service. The
pail bearers were Geo. W. Drake, C.
X. Otto. Fred Reidman, Valley City,
Herbert Flewell, Leal, VIM: Christian
son and Christ Christensen, Rogers.
He wanted to be buried here else we
would have taken him to Valley City
for interment. We were all at his bed
side when he passed away. -
The following are the survivors:
Anna S. Aldahl wife, Oscar, George,
Joyce Aldal1l and Mrs. Mertice AL
dahl Richards. George and his fam
ilv were called here according to his
wish about a month before he was
called away. He was in bed only eight
days. His favorite solos "Face to
Face" and Lead Kindly Light" were
sung by Mr. Patterson, of Long Beach,
Rev. Snyder, of the Lutheran church,
was the officiating minister.
Mr.. Aldahl left it to US to write an
obituary but we think his own letter
fills the bill very nicely. We are pleas
ed to know that our old time citizen
had so many friends in Long Beach,
former neighbors who could be pres:
ent to pay their last respects to one
who had for so many years been
highly respected citizen Of Valley City.
In time Of sorrow and distress there
are none who come so close to you az
the old time friends and neighbors of
years of association and intimacy. No
better man lived than J. J. Aldahl and
the world has been better for his hav-
ing lived in it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-26
FIRST WOMAN DELE
GATE NOMINATED

The nomination of Miss Minnie J.
Nelson, state superintendent of public
instruction, as North Dakota's first
woman candidate for delegate to re-
publican national conventions; the re-
termination of Gunder Olson of Graf
ton, whose call for convention held
in Bismarck on January % Tuesdays
gathering repudiated, and dramatic
expose of a scheme upon the part of
Job w. Brinton to take advantage of
split in the republican ranks to gar.
ner for himself the job which Gunder
Olson now holds, furnished an abund-
ance Of intense interest for the closing
hours of the republican state conven
ton held in the capital city yesterday
upon the call of seven members of
the. republican state central commit
tee
The nomination of Miss Nelson as.
one of the conventions ten candidates
for delegates to the republican ma
tional convention, to be voted on at
the primaries March 16, followed the
refusal of Judge Burleigh. F. Spalding
of Fargo to accept the honor. The
nomination of Miss Nelson was greet
ed by tumultous cheering which con-
tinued for five minutes. 1t was the
most impressive tribute which the pop
ularity Of the state superintendent of
public instruction ever had received in
this city, although the auditorium has
time and again since her election in
1918, been the scene of similar dem
constructions.
Unfortunately it is contended that
, inasmuch as Miss Nelson is state
official, he cannot qualify as national
committeewoman. If this is proven to
be fact, the republican state CEN
trail committee has the privilege Of
filling vacancies, and some other rep
: resentative North Dakota woman will
| be picked as the first woman candi-
date the republicans of the state have
! ever presented as mmbr Of dele
, cation to national convention.-Bis-
! marck Tribune
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-26

This picture Of the completed high school building part
being built It arranged that other units
ed toths building but the building completed shown this picture
1T the handomest school buildings the while will
be built all at this time this the final aim of the Board Of Education
land for which the plans call when it is completed.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-20
HARDING AND THE ORIENTAL.

That Senator Harding is wide awake to the i'm
portance of a solution of the oriental race problem
in the west was demonstrated in his recent front
porch speech at Marion to California republicans
who made the trip to Ohio to meet the candidate
and hear him talk. The question must be solved
he said, if the nations future security and tram
guilty to be insured
Reports of his speech as carried by the Asso-
ciated Press, quoted him saying the government
could not afford to be unmindful of the situation
raised by Oriental immigration, but must give its
support to the far western states "n necessary
measures consistent with national honor to re-
lieve them of their difficulties
The question of racial inequality need not be
raised the senator said, in framing provision to
exclude aliens of any race who have shown them
selves incapable of Amercanzation. He pointed
out that the right to take such steps was assured
by both moral law and international usage
Senator Hardings declarations the subject are
particularly gratifying to residents of states already
affected by the orentas who are forcing Americans
out of rich producing districts The question is of
especial importance to people of the state of New
Mexico since the Japanese already have acquired
holdings evidently intent on gaining advantages not
unlike they now enjoy in Californias fertile valleys
where Americans have been forced out because they
cannot compete with the cheap labor and low stan
dards of living of the orientals.
The moral sense of America is shocked at the
thought of assimating the Oriental into our Amer
lean blood Yet we cannot tolerate the idea Of an
alien civilization forever unassmilable.
Senator Harding is right-something must be
done. And his grasping of the situation, in a broad
way is another evidence of his fitness to grapple
successfully with the intricate problems which con-
front nation. AS the campaign progresses, SEN
ator Harding shows soundness of Judgment ana
breadth of vision that cannot but impress upon the
people at large the need of his presence in the
White House.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-20
OUR PLATFORM.

1. primary election law which will re-
store the power to the hands of the people,
where it belongs.
2. non-partisan commission OF three or
five to have charge of our school and institu-
tlonal lands, and the permanent trust funds
derived therefrom.
s. A fair, adequate and just tax law which
will eQutably distribute the burden of gov
ernment. We have especial reference TO the
mining tax laws, although we will seek to
reach any other evaders, big or littie whom
we find We favor a mine tax law based
upon an ad valorem property basis, as other
property is taxed. ~.
4. A fuller budget system for the state In
an effort to put state expenditures on an eff
cient, economical and progressive basis
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-20


two-base hit and two-bagger are the same thing
but he apparently thinks tuberculosis and consump-
tion are no nearly related than second cousins
that, like tadpoe which, if it lives, eventually
develops into frog. tuberculosis if not cured will
develop into consumption.
We once heard of foreigner who had been in
the United States but short time-not long enough
to completely master the English lauguage-when
his wife was found to have tuberculosis. A friend
seeking to console him. said: Il am sorry to hear
your wife has consumption; but she will get well
all right" The foreigner replied:
20, my wife, she no got consumption; she got
tuberculosis"
Those two illustrations. drawn as they are from
two distinct types of persons--educated and prac-
tically uneducated-emphasize the truth of the as
seron that ignorance of tuberculosis is largely re-
sponsible for its prevalence.
Yet some people think the "health" plank of
the state republican platform be merely tolerance
of fad.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-20

were stumbling and tumbling about
in the dark woods, and the storm
was coming nearer and nearer, and
they didn't know where the bun
galow was. and they were all ex-
cited like when, all of a sudden, a
voice cried:
wait minute! Stand still, Un-
Gle Wiggily, and I'll come and get
you. | can see you very well on
account of your white trousers.
Stay where you are and I'll come
to you"
"Who are you?" asked the bum
ny, hoping it was not the Pipsise-
wah.
II am Mr.. Kat, the father of
Tommie, Joie and Kittie Kat" was
the answer. II can see very well
in the dark, and your white trous-
ers are especially plain to me. I'll
lead YOU out of the woods"
I'm came Mr.. Kat to where he
could see uncle Wiggily's white
trousers, and soon the bunny gen
tleman and Nurse Jane were safely
led to their bungalow. which they
reached safe and sound just as the
storm broke.
"But | never would have seen
YOU if It had not been for your
white trousers, said Mr.. Kat as he
borrowed an umbrella and skipped
home through the rain.
So this teaches us that sometimes
II Is ali right to be a little stylish
and, IL the flatiron doesn't try to
elida down the bread board and
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-20
TIPTON TIPS

1t seems the theory that it was political
bomb that exploded in Wall street has been
satisfactorily disproved by the detectives.
An Oklahoma theater gave free perform
ance for children with freckes, and it is said
that not single girl applied for admission.
The modern Moses when the light goes out
is generally so well lit up with moonshine that
he doesn't care whether the sauerkraut keeps
or not
It was a candid headline writer of FL Paso
who achieved the following: candidates For
Electors Are Eligible If Elected"
Senator Jim Reed says the Maine vote
shows America is against the league That
however. is not the first statement that would
tend to show which way the Reed inclines.
What's a presidency in Mexico between
friends? The retiring Huerta is going to get
a cabinet job under the incoming obregon.
The statement that the police have found
clues to summer burglars is probably leading
up to the explanation that they were winter
profiteers on a vacation
8 o Q .
Whereas candidates on the state tickets
are having to be led to water there seems to
be substantial number standing at the Ber-
nallllo county sheriff trough waiting for
somebody to start the pump. H.
. =
President Wilson is said to have set new
precedent by wearing straw hat out of sea-
son. Probably saving up rent money for the
time he moves out Of the White House.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-20
CLIFFORD RETURNS.
Chapter CIX.

Chapter CIN.
AS the days passed I worried
less about my action as regarded
Lola Gardners letter and more OF
what the letter implied. Surely ii
was the letter of one intimate to
another - the closing sentence
proved that:
81 shall think of you every day,
and hope you will not entirely for
get l.. c.
1t was certainly more like love
letter than any | had ever written
either to Clifford or any other man
Did my husband care for both
these women with whom he used
to associate? Were Mabel Horton
and Lola Gardner both in love
with him? But again that even
recurring question arose: If so, why
had he married me? They might
still be in love with him, rea-
soned, and he be flattered by Their
devotion without returning it In
the same degree. SO | tried to
comfort myself -- without much
success.
Clifford had wired that he would
be at home on the afternoon train
| longed yet feared to see him re
turn. ! must be careful or he
would suspect by my guilty manner
that | had done something OF
which / was ashamed Mine wat
tender conscience, unused to de-
ceit.
Edith and I were watching al
the wiadow when he came up the
walk. How handsome he was;
how well he carried himself. Why
couldn't ! make him care for me
Hello, there" he called as .he
came in. II saw you two looking
out the window. Is everything al
right" he asked, as he tossed
Edith up in his arms and gave me
hasty kiss on my cheek. ANY
| mail for me?'
"Yes-no," | answered, and ther
I laughed nervously. II mean tina
everything is all right, and tha'
there is no mail. Did you expec
some?" / asked as casually as
could.
"Um-no," he replied ahsen'l.
as he divested himself of his coat
Il thought there might he. that's
ALL"
I Immediately thought that III
had head from l.. G. ana ina
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-20
DISEASE AND IGNORANCE.

Ignorance of the disease, the authorities tell u.s.
is largely responsible for tuberculosis. The state
ment undoubtedly is true. If the general public
the country over was familiar with the early symp-
toms of tuberculosis and knew how to combat tt
had the knowledge of proper treatment that, most
generally, is acquired only after the disease mas
made considerable headway-the annual death toll
sUopld be greatly reduced and the period of neapac
itation in many cases. essened If not wholly avoided
Ignorance regarding tuberculosis, or consumption
as it originally called, is not confined to any
particular class of people-not even to the lterate
although naturally person with fair educauon-
sone who can read-would be expected to know more
about 1t. Too many people become educated re-
eardng tuberculosis and how to combat 1t only alter
they learn they already have it.
Recently, a New York sport-writer, discussing
a promnent baseball player who quit the game
when he learned he had tuberculosis, SAID that the
specialists who had the in charge still main
tain that the former star can. II he acts at once,
work a perfect of the threatened eonsump-
fon," That sport-wrlter undoubtedly knows that
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-20

ger brand I never will invest. For
Bulgcrs sign offends my eye and
makes my spirit sore, shuts out a
section of the sky, degrades the
blue seas shore. ! show that sign
board to my friends, and they get
mad with me, and say, "Our trade
with Bulger ends, when crimes like
this we see" Old Bulger's tires
may be as fine as any castings
made. hut when he raised that
beasiIy sign, he lost. for keeps, my
trade. I'll toll along on weary
limbs or drive two claybank mares,
or run my car upon its rims, be-
fore III buy his wares.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-20
aAAY HUSDAND ANl1
j. >Earse P'ep

she had told him she had written.
But | made no remark and Cliff
ford said nothing further, although
/ imagined he looked puzzled.
He went out as soon as dinner
was over. Had he gone to see
Lola Gardner, and would she tell
him she had addressed a letter to
him at the house? Well, if he asked
me, I should have to tell another
lie, although I hated to.
One lie Leads to Another.
| not only hated to lie again, but
hated myself for thinking of it.
That's the trouble when one stoops
to deceit. One untruth leads to
another,
I remember once hearing a pub
lie man, a politician, say:
81 never lie, not under any con-
dition. Not perhaps because I'm
too good, or think it so dreadfully
wrong, but it is too hard to re-
member what / have said, and |
am so apt to contradict myself;
whereas, if I tell the simple truth,
| have nothing to remember. |
tell it the same every time. A lie
never remains a single lie; it breeds
other lies with surprising swift
ness"
I went to bed quite early. ]
would put off the questioning ]
was sure Clifford would ask as
long as possible. When he came
in / pretended to be sound asleep,
and he did not speak to me.
"I found out last night" Clifford
remarked at the breakfast table,
"that letter had been addressed
to me here at the house, 1t should
have been delivered the day ] went
away. l shall speak to the post
man, and / want you to question
Kate and Mandy" :,
"Oh, they never touch the mall
| exclaimed.
"Well, the letter was written and
I never received it."
"I am sure it never came, j
lied.
"Perhaps; but it is a most un-
usual thing for letter to go astray'
especially if it is delivered in the
same town in which it is malied
ri speak to the postman TINS
morning" -,
said nothing and could only
| hone that our letter carrier was
not blessed with a good memory.
Tomorrow-Life Is Made UP OF
| Trifles,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-20
REMEMBERING.

Twilight,
And a thousand listless miles between u.s.
Last night, far out on the sinuous trail
That lures new east to old west,
We watched the blue line of Sandals mountain
Where she slips her shoulder toward Placitas;
Marveled to see one shy, pale star
Flare on the dark velvet of the sky
AS q face illumned by love.
A soft wisp of breeze,
F'luttering from the mesa
Crced about us cody
And went on to whisper things loved
And long forgotten, ....
To some one waiting, o. so weary,
On bed of pain.
Silent the night, the road,
The far off desert, silent.
The world gone noiseessly out,
Leaving us two, dumb with captive thoughts.
Was that music of the heavenly choir?
Or only your voice. you hreathed
20, unutterably dear!"
A touch of cool fingers,
Light as moth wings in flight
And, suddenly, sparks leaps into flame,
We cling In ardent love.
BY Henry -Meacham.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-20
HOROSCOPE.
Copyright, 1920. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
90 . . . o . . . . y . D .
Monday. september 90. 1920.

Monday, September ~, 1S-O.
Uranus and Jupiter rule strongly
for good this day, according to as
trology. The Sun is adverse early
in the morning. .....
The planetary forces favor the
use of the higher powers of the
mind. They stimulate logic ana
careful argument, while at the
same time they are supposed to
encourage receptiveness.
There is a most fortunate sign
for public speakers who solicit the
confidence of the people. They
should push all their interests
while this sway prevails, but they
will be more successful with the
humble than with the naughty
While Jupiter gives power W
reason Uranus quickens intuition
under this direction of the stars
and the day is most auspicious tor
co-operation between men anu
women.
A coalition between great orean-
izations of the people engaged IN
industry and those devoted to the
arts is prognosticated' ,,
An ,lncovering of long hlddeh
secrets seems to be presaged Wy
the stars. There may be an m
crease of gossip, scandal ana WRONG
thinking at this time.
This should be a fairly favorable
syav under which to meet ro-
,,anre. Love affairs, especlaily
those that concern men of letters
or the learned professions are pc
lieyed to culminate during liiS
planetary government.
early today it will be wise no.
IA seek positions or faVors OF any
sort. , ,;ons an.
near at this time, the seers deciaie
that the world is growing rapiois
| better. so
An unusually dry autumn Is fore
shadowed for the east ana south
Stockmen in the west shouit
prepare for a severe winter II
which a strange disease may aftec'
! cattle. ,,t,n,r
and winter will bring large retufnS
Ia theatrical managers. New artist'
will be developed among American
nlavers men being more numerous
! than women. o,x,,;s
There is today the most promls'
inc rule for the negro race, whlcf
will enjoy many benefits, put rlo.s
NAV cause serious trouble Ill
western city as well as In th'
south. - :,
persons whose birth date 1t i
have the forecast of most sue
cessful and profitable year. Wofnei
will be especially fortunate.
Children born on this day haV'
the augury of progress and pros
perity, but their desire for chahs'
must be curbed.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-20

us fellows was setting on Puds
Simkins steps tawking about dlff.
rent things fsutch as wat would
happin to YOU if you SWAMI out 70
the middle of the ocean ana SUD
dinly forgot how to. swim. ana iong
pants, and skool, and Puds SEQ, y,
I don't know, skool aint so bad, |
wont be so sorry wen vacation is
over.
Me neither, sed sid Hunt, vaca-
tions all rite in its way ,put lts
easy to get tired of. Ill be kiho Oh
glad wen skool starts agen.
So will |, / sed, all you DO on
vacation is jest set GROUND vile
you mite as well be getting edu-
cation.
sure, sed Leroy Shooster, you're
lerning sumthing in skool, but all
you're doing dooring vacation Is
| lest running exter errands because
YOU cant tell your mother you go'
lessins to do.
And all the fellows sed they
wopldent care how soon sKool
started. skinny Martin saying, You
can sleep later in the morning dur
ing vacation, but wat good Is 1t &c
sleep late wen you aint getting ou'
of enything? / don't care how soon
skool starts, that's the way feel.
Me too, that's my motto. sed sam
Cross, Wich jest then some tan
skinnie lady came up, saying, Gooo
morning, boys. how meny Oh you
would like to come to my summer
skool and lern sumthing usenl
dooring vacation? Jest give ms
your names and Ill go and see youi
mothers about 1t. 80.
us fellows jest setting there Win
out saying enything, and the lad.
! looked at Puds Simkins, saying
Wouldent you like to lern sum
thing usefill insted of wasting YOU
I hole vacation? Come on. now. tel
me your name and tell me tnes'
other boys names. Wieh us otnel
fellows looked at Puds as mutci
as, to say he better not If he dlaeh
wut to get hert, and Puds sed,
haff to go sumwares. And he qulcl
jumped up and wawked up tn
street and us other fellows al
jumped up and ran after him, ven
Ing, Hay Puds. waite . minnis, Was
o minntt, :. : :. 49,,
Albuquerque morning journal., 1920-09-20
THE BIG SIGN.

They've put a monstrous wooden
sign, where it obstructs my view;
| cannot see the sunlight shine up
on the waters blue. The sign ap-
peals to passing rubes, and asks
them for their trade; it says. Eat
Bulgers Tires and Tubes-the Kind
that Mother Made" Before | lay
aside the Tyres whose strings /
madly scratch, | s'pose I'll buy a
thousand tires, with inner tubes to
match. But take this statement
from my hand, and paste it on your
chest. In tires that bear the Bull