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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21
III WEEKLY TlMEeREcoRD. vALLEv CRY. NORTH pAMoTA

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The April meeting of the w. c. T.
y. was held at the home of Mrs. c. c.
Chaffee. Devotional exercises given
by Mrs. Russell, telling Of the life Of
Christ as she told it in India, was
followed by prayer by Mrs. Ames. A
report was given by the committee
on the essay contest to be given by the
High School. The committee on por-
trait of Francis Willard, to be pre-
scented to the High School, reported
that it was ordered and would be
here soon. After the usual business
had been disposed of Miss Scott gave
two very pleasing readings. Mrs. S.
A Zimmerman gave very fine report
on the Regional conference, held at
Fargo recently. Mrs. S. S. futile
gave an instructive talk on bird life.
Dainty refreshments were served at
the close of the program by the
Enthusiastically. y
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

another big time tomorrow COM
mencing at four o'clock in the after
noon. Mr.. Colby >informs US that
there are thirty-fve. candidates to
take degrees and if they all come in
the various degree teams are going
to- be kept busy for some time. The
work will start at four in the after
noon Tuesday and continue until the
work is done. Work in three degrees
will be put on and supper will be
served at seven o'clock. Members Of
the order from all over the county are
expected to be present and this spe-
cial meeting is going to be a hum
dinger. If you are an Odd Fellow you
should be on hand to help along the
good cause.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

} Mrs. Frank White and Mrs. James
Kelly are the delegates to the Devils
Lake, N. D. convention of the Wom-
ans Auxiliary of the American Legion
which meets May II and IL. This will
be the first annual caucus or conven-
ton of the >Woman's Auxiliary ever
held in the state. Arrangements are
being made by the Devils Lake Aux
iliary to entertain over 200 women
from all parts Of the state, who will
attend the caucus. The caucus is be-
ing called for the purpose of COM
pleting a state organization Of the
Legion Auxiliary, and state officers
will be chosen during the session. 1t
will undoubtedly be one of the largest
and most important gatherings OF
women ever held in North Dakota
The caucus was authorized by Jack
Williams, state adjutant of the Amer
lean Legion. The alternates of Mrs:
White and Mrs. Kelly are Mrs. Fred
Spiker and Mrs. J. H. Fitzgerald.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

The editor dropped down to the
Medical Block this morning to see
Doctors Zimmerman and Spicer's pa
tients. We found bunch of conva!-
escents coming along nicely. There is
that young man C. G. Curtiss, who
went on a riot few days ago, broke
his shoulder in so doing and hurt the
feelings of the show case in the Kin
dred hotel office. He is coming along
nicely and hopes to be. up soon. Then
their is Louis Fagerstrom, who some
how or other got his leg broken about
three weeks ago. He is feeling cheer
full at the prospect of leaving the
hospital tomorrow. Floyd Keller. is
recovering from one of those aggre-
waiting cases of appendicitis: but is do
Ing we'll and will be glad when the
doctor tells him to take a hike. Mr.
Brown, who was formerly out at the
Houten farm. is recovering from an
abscess on the hip. He has been in
for some time and is doing we'll but
time hangs heavy on his hands.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

The jamestown college wireless sta
ton picked up message from Nauen;
Germany, recently, as well as several
other messages from stations thous-
ands of miles from jamestown. The
college station has two sets of recelv-
ers and takes. up to a 10000 meter
wave and there is only one station in
the world sending by loner wave, &C.
cording to wireless operators. One OF
the most interesting features in lis
teninq. in on messages sent from all
over the world: Prof. Jackson says, is
the various tones of the different sta
tions. Some stations have a short
sharp metallic note. while others have
note very much like the buzz Of a
huge bee.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Z Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Warner of
Stacy, Mimi. stopped over on Sunday
to visit the w. w. Smith family, Mr.
Warner being jointly interested With
Mr.. Smith as trustee of the estate OF
Mrs. H. C, w. Root. The Warmers
were returning from California points
after an absence of several months
and left last evening for Little Falls
Mimi, where they will make another
stop to visit relatives. This was the
first visit of the Warmers to North
Dakota and they were much pleased
with the country and the we'll kept
and thrifty appearance Of the city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Some improvements have been no.
ticed, as result, perhaps OF the ma
tion wide Cleanup ant Paint-up
Week" which ends today. Manv peo-
nile have been fairly making dirt fly
during the past week and as a result
the city shows . decided Improvement,
although there is still room for more.
The alleys are in better shape. in
many instances. lawns present Z bet
ter appearance. and as 3 whole things
are very gratifying. Those citizens
who have not lent hand in this
good work still have chance to do SO.
A clean ward belonging to your
neighbor is spoiled by the untidy ap-
pearance of yours. and casts unpleas-
ant reflections upon you.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

The earliest sown vegetables. which
include onions. radishes. lettuce. beets
spinach, Swiss chard, peas. early cab
boge and cauliflower: should be plant
ed around May /. says A. F. Yeager,
horticu]turist at the Agricultural Col
lege. Beans and sweet corn may be
planted around May 20. also root crops
intended for winter storage. Veget-
ables to be planted around June to
5, include squash, pumpkins, cucum-
bers and melons. while tomato, egg
plant, celery and pepper plants may
be transplanted to the garden at this
time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

The state fish and game commits
sion plans on electing q successor 70
Dr.. Charles MacLahan of New ROCK,
ford, chairman Of the commission, ana
also intends to work out plans for DIS
tributing plums to q number OF pros
pective deputies. It is intended TO
establish new fish hatchery at Spirit
wood Lake. near jamestown. a sur
vey of all the lakes in the state mas
demonstrated that fish can i've ana De
successfully propaaated. and some
effort on q large scale may be made
to restock the lakes. The number Of
pheasants in the state will also be in
creased, it is said. A LARGE number
will be released from state game
farms during the coming year. Sew,
eral of these pheasants were released
on the Sheyenne near Valley City last
year.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

George w. Johnson. who has been
superintendent and salesman for the
Northwest Nursery Co., for the past
five years, has severed his connections
with that company and leaves ttomor-
row night for the east, where ne eX-
poets to accept similar position with
a large company: His brother: Alfred
johnson. succeeds him in his position
here. Mr.. Johnson's wife and two
children will remain in Valley City I'M
til school is out. making their home IN
the Elmore Apartments.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

The matinee for the play Hurry
Hurry, Hurry" which will be given
at the Normal Auditorium on Thurs
day afternoon, April Fl. is for the
kiddies only. and reduced prices Will
be given. On Friday evening, April
o., the play will be shown for the
benefit Of the grown-ups. This play
is being put on bv the Junior Class
Of the High School, and the proceeds
will be used toward financing the an
nual Junior-Senior banquet which
will be held before long. The play is
humorous throughout. "
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Much Whiskey has been taken in
by the sheriff the past year or so and
we have been asked what becomes OF
it and who checks it up and receipts
for it. In other words is this stuff
sealed and delivered up to the clerk
of court for record or does the sheriff
have control of it, and if he does who
checks up the sheriff These ques.-
lions were asked us this morning. We
give it up. 1t is up to the sheriff to
answer those questions. But the
the questions are pertinent just the
some.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

r. c. Upton. U. S. Commissioner
and we'll known law enforcement advo-
cate, has been named first deputy to
F. l.. Watkins. state prohibition OH
Ger in charge of the Minot district
according to an announcement made
by Mr.. Watkins. Mr.. Upton has FOR
Sometime been working with both
federal and state officials in their Of
fensive against the whiskey runners
and his Joining the state force will
brl1q about close cooperation between
fhe two sets Of officials, Mr.. Watkins
said, ...
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

L. E. Sapp. member of the Stars
& Stripes staff Of Washington, d. e.
q soldiers publication. was in the city
Saturday getting poll Of the ex-
soldiers vote regarding the Fordney
bonus bill which has been before con-
press for sohe time. The blanks
which Mr.: Sapp was asking ,ecrai,,
diers to fill out; is being USED !. mercy ERE ~
as a census lof opinion, as to wnat
kind Of bonus is desired BY the SOL
diers of the country. Mr.. Sapp says
that about 80 or IS pei. cent OF tne
soldiers seem to favor the insurance
features Of Ne bill, since many OF
them have secured Jobs since return
ing and are not as hard pressed TOT
money as they were Immediately a1ter
being mustered out.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Curtis Harrison and Jack Williams
who were found guilty Of transport
ing liquor into the city in suit cases.
were released from the county Jail
Saturday, after serving a term OF
three and a half months. They were
the two that had shipped some liquor
here in a trunk but when one OF the
bottles broke and some Of the fluid
,trickled throught, one OF the 500
,brakemen or some Of the other en-
ployes 70 that railway got their lamps
on it. and it was no more and the au-
thorities failed to find anything but
the empty trunk. The two had car
in the city but had got showed IN.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

forenoon, April II. at II a. m. he will
preach in the school house Is miles
south and five miles west Of Valley
City, returning to Valley City for the
evening service at the Baptist church.
at eight o'clock where he will speak
ON "Men Wanted" Mr.. Finwell
writes the Times Record that every
body is invited to these services.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

. The Rebekahs held an enjoyable
meeting last evening, at which. time
sixteen candidates were initiated into
the mysteries of the order. A de:
licious lunch was served at the end OF
the initiation and meeting, Mrs. J. K.
Truscott of Binford, district presi-
dent of the Rebekahs was present for
the meeting last evening. All those
present report very enjoyable eve
ming. A large class will be taken in
at the next meeting.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

A ride through the country discloses
the fact that lot of seeding was done
last week and if this flne weather con-
tinues by the end of this week the
wheat will be in the ground. We no.
ticed several fields of early soWn
grain was already up and the fields
looked green. The roads, nave an
dried up but in some places are rough.
Road drags should be used and the
roads smoothed off. The new road be-
tween here and Rogers is fine except
ing the last three miles into Rogers
where several culverts were not put
in last fell. There will be attended to
soon now then we will rave eighteen
or twenty miles Of dandy road.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

w. E. Byerly. collector of internal
revenue, Fargo. has announced that
The revenue department will continue
to enforce the law with respect to
license fees and penalty against per-
sons engaged in the manufacture or
sale of LIQUOR. At recent term Of the
United States district court in Fargo
on March IA, Mr.. Byerly was enjoined
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Speaking about pioneer citizens, O.
Knudson, our popular and pioneer
jeweler, landed in Valley City forty
two years ago this morning. Mr.
Knudson can be classed among those
who have not only seen Valley City
grow but he has contributed much
toward the development of the city
Here's hoping he will drop around and
see US on his eighty-fourth year in
Valley City.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

A. M. ,Bonhus has moved his electric
shop into the basement of the Story
building on Fourth street, under the
office Of DR.. w. N. Palmer. Mr.. Bon
hus has fixed up nice place in his
new location and will be pleased to
see his friends and patrons at his new
location.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Earl C. King, Of Fargo, District
Commercial Manager of the North,
western Bell Telephone Company: and
L. D. Gilbert of Valley City, local
manager, were passengers to Coopers-
town this morning to arrange for a
direct line from Fargo to Coopers..
town. Mr.. Gilbert informs us that
there are still nineteen farm lines
out of commission as result Of the
recent sleet storm.-Sanborn Enter
prise,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

from enforcing the collection Of double
taxes and additional civil penalties as
sessed under a section of the prohibi-
ton act against persons engaged in
liquor manufacture. Mr.. Byerly said
that he has been advised by the COM
missioner of internal revenut that his
department does not accept the in
junction as binding upon it in any
other case that might arise.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

The nine months old baby Of Mr.
and Mrs. C. o. Carlson of Coopers-
town, N. D., was brought to Valley
City Sunday, suffering from injuries
sustained when the father, backed
the car out Of the garage, and the lit
tie tot toddled over behind the car.
Of course when the car struck him. 1t
knocked him down. and both wheels
passed over III, chest. At the Med
ical Block today, it was said that
chances for recovery were bright,
which seemed almost miraculous con-
sidering the weight which had passed
over her chest. ...
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

/ F. H. Getchell was in the city last
night from Getchell Prairie. Mr.. Get
c,1ell says the farmers have ust got
ten nicely started out his way but
from this on seed will be going into
the ground at a lively rate if the
weather continues fine.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Hugh Mcdonald of Valley City pass
ed, through LaMoure last Friday
homeward bound from trip to Med
berry, near where his wife's mother
Mrs. Perrine, owns farm. The Per-
rines were among the earliest settlers
of LaMoure county, and the farm in
question has been owned by Mrs. Per-
rine for something like forty years.
LaMoure Chronicle.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Former Lieutenant Governor A. T..
Kraabel, of Clifford. N. D.: is Valley
City visitor today. Mr.. Kraabel is
one of the pioneer citizens and bust
ness men of this state, has always
been progressive, and while he was
lieutenant governor made very good
record.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Rev. Thos. E. Nugent returned
home last night from St. Paul where
he had been after his automobile. He
left there at 1880 Wednesday morn
ing, reached Alexandria that evening
1870 miles, and then arrived here last
night at 7:15 after two hour stop at
Fargo. This is going some. Mr..
Nugent says the roads were good and
from here to Fargo they are fine.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

There will be total eclipse of the
moon next Thursday night April Fl
and %, visable to North and South
America. Figuring Bismarck time
the moon will enter the shadow at
20 p. m. and leave the shadow at
2:43 a. m.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

The Junior Glass of the High School
is planning, on giving play, the funds
Of Which will 20 toward financing the
annual Junior-Senior banquet, on Fri
dav evening. April %. A matinee will
be given Thursday afternoon: me
plays entitled "Hurry, Hurry, Hurry
IS a comedy throughout. The plot j, is
as follows: A girls father, NIL mn.
lionaire, is to fail financially the next Elk
day. Only one thing can save nm
The girls aunt has promised her a
million dollars if she can become en-
gagged before midnight. that night
Whether she did or whether she didn't
will be divulged the night of the play
Those taking part in the play are
working hard, and the affair prom
ises to be success.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Mrs. B. L. Cheney recently arrived
from Michigan where she, had been
spending the past few months. Mr.
and Mrs. Cheney have rented nat
in the Jarvis building southwest, OF
the park. and are now busy setting
down. B. L. says he is greatly pleased
at being able to stick his feet under
his own table and to have place to
hang up his hat. " =. -"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Lawrence Bohnhoff, who is attend
ing the A. C. at Fargo. spent Sunday
at his home in the city. The young
man graduates this spring from the A
G. with Bachelor Of Science degree
after thee years work. He recently
receiyed a high mark on an article
regarding typhoid fever Some if the
forocible facts brought out in this
article, was that as people in 100000
die in the U. S. every year from ty-
phoid, while in North Dakota 80 per-
sons in 100000 die from the disease
every year. Over 800 cases Of ty-
plsoid are reported every year in North
Dakota. 49,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

The wedding of Mrs. Leanora Bonn
mer, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Straus, and George S. Sauer, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Sauer, ST., was
solemnized at the Sacred Heart
Church at Sanborn Tuesday. The
groom has a farm six miles south
west of Sanborn, where the couple will
make their home. H.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Mrs. J. H. Whitcher and Miss Nellie
Whitcher, who have been spending
the past two months visiting friends
and relatives at Lincoln, Nebraska
returned home last night on No. 3
and were met here by F, H. Getchell
who took them out to the Getchell
Prairie farm. l'.. .-Et s@
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Sim Mason have re-
ceived a telegram from their son
George in New York City, reading like
this: biggest surprise of your life:
Am married." The telegram said
nothing further, and the proud par
ents do not even know who the for
tunate lady is.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Burl Carr and family have returned
from California. where they have been
spending the winter. Mrs. Carr and
children are in Fargo. visiting with
Mrs. Carr's mother. Mr.. Carr says
that he came through from California
in record time, about II days, and
found the roads good most of the way.
He says that he is glad to be back in
North Dakota.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

General Henry Beal has asked the
Tin1es-Record to assist him in locating
the big silk flag belonging to the
Josiah S. Weiser Post No. 9 OF the u
A. R. which has been lost for some
time. The last time that General
Beal can remember Of seeing the flag
was on last Decoration Day. The nag
was presented to the post thirty-tlve,
wears ago, and is very beautiful
silk one. Anybody knowing the
whereabouts of the flag, we are sure
will communicate with Mr.. Beal or
the Times-Record.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Miss Evelyn @Bohnhoff will return
from Enderlin today, where she mas
been visiting friends for the past few
DAYS. She also heard the Concordia
Band concert, which was given there
Sunday evening.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Mrs. w. j. Payne, of New Rock
ford. N. D., arrived in the city Satur-
dav and was an overnight guest at
the Kindred Hotel. Mrs. Payne is the
wife Of the Northern Pacific station
agent at New Rockford and had been
up on the 500 line some place.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Roads in the county are reported to
be getting in fine condition, although
rough in places. With little drag:
cling they will soon be in the best OF
condition. Road drags are an I'M
portant asset to good roads, and those
communities that have them should
see that they are in operation. ~
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Austin Landquist, who has been
having BAD tussle> with pneumonia
the past two weeks. has practically
recovered from chat trouble put
pleurisy has developed and we ulder-
stand an operation will be necessary
today to relieve him Of e lot OF 4, &C
cumulated pus that has gathered. This
Is not a serious operation, and we
trust that Master Landquist will soon
he I'M and around again.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

C. C. Chaffee arrived in the city yes
+erdav afternoon from Everett, Wash.
and expects to be here for some ilttle
time while he cleans up his business
preparatory to moving the family out
west some time between now and me
first of June. Mr.. Chaffee reports
things looking fine on the coast. HIS
friends are indeed pleased to see nm
again.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Otto Gunderson, transient from
the Litchville neighborhood will be
taken to the insane asylum at James
town. Sheriff Larson was down to
Litchville Tuesday and brought him
back. He had been acting oueerly for
some time and the past few weeks
had become considerably worse, ac-
cording to authorities.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

The North Dakota Wool Growers
Association is shipping two car loads
of their Berry and Dirty wood to an
eastern wooden will to be manufac-
tured into blankets for North Dakota
people. Samples OF these plankets
can be seen at the Farm Bureaus ana
county agents Offices. Not thread
of cotton or an ounce OF shoddy, IS
used in their manufacture and they
are sold at low price.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Rev. J. +. L. Bohnhoff, pastor Of
the local German Lutheran church
was at Jamestown yesterday, to in
stall Rev. Walter Keller of Mercer
n. D.. into the passionate of the Ger
man Lutheran church of that city,, to
forcible facts brought out in tins
mise occurred last fall.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Joe J. Dahl, superintendent of the
Thompson Yards, Inc, is a business
visitor in the city today. Mr.. Dahl
dropped around to see the editor, but
sorry to say, we were out at the time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

The North Dakota Motor Company
is building neat little oil station OF,
The south side of it's business house
on the N. P. right Of way. It will
make things much handler tor hand
ling the large gasoline and oil business
it enjoys.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

Mike Kreshore, known as "the man
of the Dump" at Fargo, was sent out
of, that city yesterday. He had sur
vived all winter, living on garbage
and taking refuge from cold in the
abandoned incinerator. Rats, ne
complained were his only trouble!
They forced him to move his bed to
the roof of the abandoned incinerator.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-04-21

c. F. Jensen, Of this city, who at
tended the state convention of Leomen
at Bismarck last week, is just good
enough politician to get h'msel1 sen
elected a delegate to the grand lodge
Of that order which meets in Denver:
Colorado, some time in June. y: - r;
gets all his expenses paid and VIII
have dandy trip into the bargain.