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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-02
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 Ye Olde Tou,ra Pump

MATCHMAKER GEO. DIVER The Broadway fight pests have me spotted. Help! Belp!! HeIp!!!
 TOM HORAN-Tm going to tote my old Parker gun along to the Elm Tree city shoot this afternoon in case I see anything like "Old Squirrel in them elm trees.
 DAN QUILTY-They oughta have some of the military on guard if all basketball games are like the one be- tween the High School and Blessed Sacrament teams. DAN HATFIELD-If Ike Weiner can make such fabulous sums on box ing shows, guess I'll get in the game again.
 MAT SAUNDERS-Busine still keeps up! Theatrical people are not feeling the industrial pinch to any see movies and little of variety all the time.
 CAPTAIN BAUM Iwou1d like to have a little space on some swim ming news a little later on. (Sure, Capt, shoot the dopeD
 ELLIOTT DE FOREST Dye think I'm safe on putting ten spot uoyyr, on Weafer. (Yea, by all means, if he wins.)
 PEKIN BLOwEE- Cable collect how many "Chinamen'' seen at Casino fights, Monday night.
 MAYOR WHSON-AImost two years more for a GubernatoriaI ham, dicap.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-02
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INDOOR SPORTS

The se1saionai performance umult the ewatche record holder is running t Ez3 pleasure to me to hear A the oung Wefers who looming M a ago by by the record made Paddock .addock his ss until Wilbert Robinson in the and already it noreg S the
  EVETss GUESSED WRONG More major One instance recalled in the box this sseason ~ ~ - 4o-"" Johnny 14vers now plotting the Chi FtSA Crab" managing -
 
 he played afrnoon telling Nehf he
  ton stunt between Nehf and Tvers
  wonder Charley Murphy tied the to me"
 
 
  the mountains his health. he President Harding worlds scarcity yarns in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-02
ROY CRIMES BAT
 AGAIN IN EVIDENCE

Cleveland. April 2-The batting of Roy Grimes, who made four hits in five trips to the plate, and the gilt edged pitching of Voight, a Giant re- cruit, resulted in an s to defeat of the Worlds Champions yesterday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-02
Kelly Lands
 Odd Game

Jimmy Kelly annexed six games out of eleven from Joe Sterbeck in the State duckpin competition last night on the Nutmeg alleys. The series was featured by the prevailing low scores, 115 being the highest sin gle posted. The scores:
 Sterback-99 s4 90 90 S9 1o1 94 103 113 91 76-1034.
 Kelly - ss s9 9S 112 115 1o9 ST eT sS S1 97-1O92.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-02
SIXTH TITULAR CHESS GAMES ENDS IN DRAW

Havana, April 2-The sixth game | of the worlds championship chess | match between Dr. Emanuel IaSker | and Jose Capab1anca, ended in a draw | in the forty-fourth move last night
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-02
CLEVELAND TAKES
 FIRST HOCKEY GAME

Cleveland, April 2- Cleveland hockey players and the Eveleth, Minn., seven. will clash again tonight in the second game of the series for the O- a Hockey League championship Cleveland was the winner of last nights game, to 3.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-02
HUGGINS' APPENDIX
 GIVES HIM TROUBLE

New Orleans. April 2-The New York Americans with Coach Charles O'Leary and Roger Peckenpaugh are here today minus their manager, Mill CT Higgins, who was detained in Shreveport. owing to a slight attack of appendicitis. Huggins, however, is expected to join the squad tomor- row
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-02
CARDINALS ARRIVE HOME.

st. Louis, April 2-rhe St. Louis National League team are home from their spring training camp ready to meet the local American League en- try in q series starting today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-02

WASHINGTON -G or e towns s baseball team defeated FOr0han1, 5 to in a h-inning battle .r
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-02
THEY'RE OFF" TODAY
 OVER BOWIE TRACK

Bowie, Md, April 2-The Eastern racing season will be ushered in to- day at this track by the opening of the annual spring meeting of twelve days. More than 1000 horses ara quartered at the track.
 NEW YORK-John Pesek is re- ported to be in excellent shape for his wrestling go with Champion Ed ''Strang1er'' Lewis, billed for Monday night in the 71st Regiment Armory.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-02

B H H. H B B H S. Springf T. S. S. A, N: B. H. 8, | H. S., S
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-02

MACON, GA,-Coxe's pitching, and home runs by Eddy and Aldrich featured Yale's to win over Mer- cSr-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-02

MATCHMAKER GEO. DIVER The Broadway fight pests have me spotted. Help! Belp!! HeIp!!!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-02

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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03
greater recognition than the old SOL

C. w. Birs, president of the Fargo
Fur g. Speciality Co., and known as the
"rabbit king" in Valley City and 9th
er sections Of the state. entered a plea
lof guilty Monday at Fargo before
Judge Cole and was sentenced to 30
DAYS in the county Jail. He has been
confined to the county Jail for the past
nine months awaiting trial. Birs, &C
cording to the complaint made against
him nine months ago, was the chief
organizer of what was known as a
rabbit farm, in which he sold stock
in North Dakota against the Blue Sky
Law. Several Valley. City people
bought stock in his company, which
was supposed to pay big dividends to
stockholders. Stock was sold for $40
share, which was supposed to en-
title you to the ownership Of q bunny
which in the space of time, was sup
posed to yield more Dummies and so on
until you were millionaire" A
few of the local stockholders rabbits
died, so they did not get in on the
dividends. Proof of, the death of the
Dummies was furnished by the COM
pany, to all stockholders whose rab-
bits died, by sending the stockholder
rabbit tail. > ,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

The American Legion basketball
team was declared in perfect shape
today for the coming independent
championship game of the state.
which will be played in Valley City on
Friday and Saturday of this week.
The team has been put in perfect trim
by hard practice, and expect to be at
their best when they trot out onto the
floor to face the Donnybrook, N. D:
team. one of the most formidable
teams that they will meet this year.
Minot, considered an unbeatable team,
went down to defeat twice before the
Donnybrook team.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

There is to be held in this city to-
morrow district meeting of Odd Eel
lows from various towns around here.
Eight lodges are expected to take part
in this meeting and there will be a
large number Of Odd Fellows with us.
Work in two degrees will be put on
and a lunch will be served and the
boys are planning on having real
good time together. Fred Colby, the
head of the local lodge, says there will
be a great time and he wants every
member of the lodge to be on hand to
help make it pleasant for the visiting
brethren.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

The directors of the Commercial
Club held meeting last night to talk
over problems of interest to the city.
It was decided to hold banquet next
week which is the regular meeting
night-to which the ladies Of the
of interest will be prepared for this
occasion. This meeting is designed
to create more social feeling and
to pave the way for the club to work
on matters Of interest that may spring
up from this meeting. The club also
unanimously elected Gen. Henry Beal
an honorary member Of the club TO
come and 60 as he sees fit. He Will ne
. Welcome member Of the club The
state G. "A. R. encampment is to meet
IN this city this summer and the club
will make an extra effort to see that
the old veterans are given rousing
good time. No convention deserves
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03
HEAD OF
STATE COMMITTEE

Miss Helen NJ. Crane. librarian, has
recently received appointment as state
chairman of the American Library As
ISOLATION Committee on Education.
Other members of the committee are
Miss Harriet Pearson. assistant H.
brarian of the Agricultural College
and Miss Blanche Hedrick. secretary
of the State Library Commission at
Bismarck. Miss Crane received her
appointment through Mr.. Kater, IL
brarian at the State University, who
is president of the State Library AS
ISOLATION. -
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

One of the first improvements we
would like to see the city council in
sist on being done is to have that side
walk running along the Kindred Ho-
tel on Fifth avenue rebuilt. This
piece of walk is disgrace to the city
and a menace to pedestrians. Other
walks along the same side of Fifth
avenue are in the same condition and
we want to say for a city that claims
to be and is as good as Valley City
it is disgrace. This walk was order
ed in last summer by the city but the
contractor did not get around to it
This year the city should give the job
to contractor who will do the work
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

The federal government some time
AGO ruled that Commercial Club dues
and budget subscriptions are paid IN
the interests of better business and
better community conditions, and
therefore should not be taxed: thereby
eliminating them from taxes levied in
income tax reports. Valley City Dus-
mess men, when making out their m
come tax reports, should list their
Commercial Club dues as an expense
in provision 10 of schedule A if the
money is paid from the income on bus
mess. and if paid from salary it should
be listed in provision Of schedule b.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

Miss Alma Harstad. of Sanborn IS
in the Riverside hospital recovering
very nicely from the shock Of nearly
drowning Friday evening when the
ice gave away on which she was cross
ing the Sheyenne river near the ice
house in the eastern part OF the city
Miss Harstad's brother-in-law, Mike
Klein, nearly suffered a like fate.
When Miss Harstad broke through Mr..
Klein at once attempted to rescue her
and he also went through. Their cries
attracted the, attention of Richard
Jagd, who was returning from work.
He secured hold on the mans hand.
who in turn seized the girls hand and
in turn each were pulled to safety.
The girl was taken to the hospital at
once where she is reported getting
along very nicely today: She is about
sixteen years old. Mr.. Kline's wife is
also in the hospital: and it was there
that the girl was going when she Tell
in, nearly in the middle Of the river.
The Kleins and Miss Harstad are from
the Sanborn vicinity.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03
amused with their original tactics
which they had adopted in leading the
yelling.

Capt. Theo. Henry in RENTING a
check from California where he is
spending the winter says: Weather
beautiful. Met bunch of North Da-
kota old timers at the North Dakota
picnic. Am glad you had happy
trip east. Read your good description
with interest. ! bet you put ION the
dog in Washington" No, no, Theo.,
we put on no "dog" but wassjust an
ordinary North Dakota citizens. But
we lived we'll while away and did not
issue any post dated checks. Glad to
hear from you, old man.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

The organization of state Elks
lodge with view of co-ordinating the
work of the various lodges in North
Dakota was decided upon Saturday
morning at Minot. at the conference
of prominent Elks of the state called
by John J. Coyle, district deputy.
Some GO delegates from the Elks lodge
at Dickinson, Mandan. Bismarck
Jamestown. Valley City. Fargo, Grand
Forks. Devils Lake. Winot and Willis
ton were present for the meeting. Mr..
Coyle presiding. R. w. Bassett Of the
Valley City lodge was the delegate
from this city. The out-of-town Elks
also attended the initiation of about
IS candidates Saturday evening.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

The Normal School goes up against
possible defeat this evening when
they meet the jamestown College
team, if pre-playing by the James
town team is to be considered. The
Normal team is expecting battle to
the finish in order to keep up their
victory stride, and some hard prac-
tice work is being INDUCED in. To-
nights game promises to rival in ex-
element the game played with the
Wesleyan college which resulted in a
victory for the Normal team by a
margin of one point.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

A travelling man over at the Kindred
Hotel soliloquises thusly: "Some
things are strange to me-. At Fargo
the stamp woman will thank buyer
of stamps. Conductors on the N, P.
system Il haven't noticed it on any
other system) thank passengers for
their tickets, yet l twice held doors
of stores open to women today in VAL
ley City and neither thanked me, and
l could hardly resist the rudeness of
closing the doors in their faces. Is
it rude to extend such courtesies or
is it too humilitating for woman to
"thank" man for courtesy. How
the world do move" We would say
it is i'll manners.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

Those interested in trap shooting
should attend the meeting which will
be held in the City Hall Sunday after
noon at o'clock. At that time it will
be attempted to organize a permanent
club in Valley City. A similar club
was organized last year, but due to
lack of enthusiasm the proposition fell
through, and nothing more was done,
until recently shooting enthusiasts de-
termined to reorganize the club and
provide source of entertainment for
this sport.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

J. w. Blume came in from Mime
apolis Saturday and spent Sunday
here. Mr.. Blume is taking thorough
course in baking at Dunwoody insti-
tute and when he gets through he will
be able to make as good bread and
pastry as the next one. We hope to
see him succeed in his work wherever
he decides to locate. He is good,
clean business man. and the kind that
is bound to succeed when he goes into
anything.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

The 1921 Barnes County Fair will
be held III Valley City on July 5: 6. Z.
and 8. The Griggs county fair will be
held in Cooperstown on June %, %
and "a. Circuit horse races, which d.
rectors had planned to eliminate. may
be retained this year. Barnes county
fair association officials are planning
ON making the 1921 fair one of the
biggest ever put across, and some
splendid entertainments are being
planned.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

I. ]. Moe, secretary of the Valley
City Chautauqua Association, has
called a meeting of the stockholders
of the association to be held on March
4. A splendid program, exceeding
that of last year, has already been
arranged for, we are told, and addi-
tional attractions will be added.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

President C. E. Allen, of the State
Normal School. went up to Bismarck
last night to appear before the house
committee on appropriations: The
senate passed the appropriation bill
asked for for maintainence and in ad-
dition granted $4,000 for extra
ground to provide for extra building
sites. The house will probably trim
off . whole lot of items passed by the
senate.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

Miss Clara Larson. head of the boys
and girls movement in this county, left
last night on No. 8 for Fargo where
she will attend the annual conference
Of extension workers of this state
which opens today. The session will
last for four days and on one of the
evenings a banquet is to be rendered
to DR.. E. F. Ladd. who is soon to de-
part for Washington to take his seat
in the United States senate.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

Minot is confident that if her Nor
nal School basketball team is going
as strong as it was Friday against the
Harvey team, that the state normal
championship will go to Minot: when
they meet the Valley City Normal
School five tomorrow night. State
honors are enough to make any team
work hard, and the Valley City five ex-
poets to do their level best to win the
game. Valley City Normal has only
one defeat checked up against them
that administered by jamestown Col-
lege.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

Several auto loads of Darcy people
as we'll as a number who went on the
train attended the basketball game at
Valley City on Wednesday evening.
All who attended report the game was
fast one and they believe the Darcy
team could defeat the Valley City ag-
.gregation if they had little more
practice on large foor.-Dazey Com
mercial. Quit your kidding. We were
only fooling with you.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

No kick coming at all on this kind
of weather by the coal consumer, or
the average citizen. The coal men OF
course have a crouch on. but they are
merely spending the profits that they
made last winter, when they had ev-
erything their own way.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

James Young, who directed "Cur-
tainW the latest photoplay featuring
Miss Katherine Macdonald, was-be-
fore going into pictures-a noted ac-
tor on the speaking stage. He ap,,
peared in Brown Of Harvard" and
other plays of that type. to say moth
ing of being accredited as one OF the
best "Hamlets' the American stage
has ever presented. Curtain" will
he the First National attraction at
the Grand Theater tonight and tomor-
row.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

! Officials of the local Russell-Miller
Milling Co., report the deluge OF
Canadian wheat letting up somewhat
at the present time. a: few car loads
coming in at various periods. Trade
in local wheat is also reported as light
at the present time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

c.. J. Ranney, deputy collector, will
be at Valley City from Monday until
Thursday to assist tax payers in max
ing out income tax returns, at his Of
fee in the basement Of the postoffice
building.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

County Auditor c. w. Nelson.
County Treasurer Fisher and Chair
man II. r. Bruins. of the county board,
went up to Bismarck last night on NO:
8 to see what they could do about
getting money from the Bank OF North
Dakota. The mission is no doubt a
laudable one but under existing cir
cumstances it does not look possible
to get out any money from that bank
even with a liberal supply Of T. N. i.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

The summerlike weather Of the past
few days has brought out large num-
Der of automobiles, and yesterday
those who are the fortunate owners of
cars, Or at least number of them.
were out enjoying an auto ride.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

AL. Bliss, former citizen of Val
lev. City, and known to most OF the
old timers, was here this week for a
brief period and dropped in to see the
editor. Mr.. Bliss is foreman Of the
n. P. shops at Missoula, Mont, and
was passing through the city on his
way west, so dropped off to renew
acquaintance with old time friends
here. s- ,-s aE& 81
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

The approximate sum of $50 was
cleared up by the Valley City Base
ball Association on the show which
they gave some time ago, according
to an announcement today. Although
not such big sum, it will be nest
egg, to speak, and is healthy start
toward booming baseball year.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

Editor w. H. Nye, accompanied by
his foreman, Carl Vincent, were here
yesterday afternoon attending
meeting of the Valley City Typo
graphical Union. They arrived on No.
2 and returned home on No. 3.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

According to those in charge Of the
drive about rs recruits have signified
their willingness to re-enlist in Com
pany G of Valley City by signing up
the necessary enlistment papers. 1t
is expected that many more will sign
up when little more concentration is
put. into the drive.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

North Dakota's actions have been
such that her big father Uncle Sam
is doubtful about taking money from
her. Fifteen hundred journals of the
house of representatives and the SEN
ate were held up for several hours be-
cause the State of North Dakota was
unable to furnish stamps. When
stamps from the supply department OF
the Board of Administration were not
Forthcoming, inquiry was made, and
the information was given That ne post
Office in Bismarck refused to take
warrants because of the uncertainty
of getting money from the Bank OF
North Dakota. The supply depart,
ment finally obtained sufficient lack"
from the Bank of North Dakota to
purchase the stamps.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

All the married people and friends
Of the NJ. E. church are to be made
welcome at social time. in the
church parlors Friday evening, Feb
rs. This is to be Washington affair
and all those who wish, may come
dressed appropriate to that time.
However. let none stay away from
this gathering if you do not care to
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

Mrs. c.. 0. Easton went down to
Fargo on No. Saturday afternoon
and returned home on No. the same
evening. She was looking after bus
mess matters in the Gateway City.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

Mrs. H. P. Holm Entertained several
ladies Tuesday afternoon in honor of
Mrs. Fay Segur of Portland, Oregon.
Mrs. Holm served a delicious supper
at the close of the afternoon. All those
present report delightful time.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

The community classes which have
been conducted at the High school
gymnasium will be carried out in their
scheduled routine beginning next
Monday. according to an announce
ment today. The abandonment of the
classes was forced during the basket
ball tournament.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

Deputy Revenue Collector Mating
ly who has been here for several days
helping out in making out income tax
reports, left this morning for Kensal
where he is spending day or two
then he goes to jamestown. -
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

DR.. and Mrs. E. R. Roberts return
ed from Rochester, Mimi, this morn
ing, at which place the doctor had
been for the past three weeks recov-
ering from a surgical operation. The
many friends Of f. R. are certainly
pleased to see him back and to know
that he is rapidly coming back to
normal health and strength.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

Two games of basketball were play
ed this forenoon at the High School
gymnasium. The fifth grades Of the
Lincoln and Richie schools met and
the Lincoln school was defeated by
a score Of 4 to 3. The sixth grades OF
the same schools also clashed and the
Lincoln sixth graders carried off hon
ors by a score of a to 8.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03
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appear in costume. It is especially
desired that strangers who wish to
make this their church preference.
would make special effort to be
present. "A good time to. all" is the
motto under which the entertainment
committee is working.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-03

There is general improvement in
business along all lines so the mer-
chants say. The fine weather has
helped this, of course. The most
noticeable increase in business is
among auto men who are now busy
getting out batteries, fixing up cars:
etc., a condition that comes quick
with the advent of nice weather and
spring.