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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

It was said yesterday that one of
the /. w. WIS in town phoned to Far
go and asked his fellow organizers at
that place to send up 500 more men to
help him out up here. If these men
would only stop and realize what a
long word winter" is, they would get
out and 60 to work instead of hanging
around the streets trying to tell the
other workers what to do They keep
yelling about the bosses and at the
same time we will venture to say, the
bosses of the I. w. w. are setting back
in some hotel while their fellow work
ers are out here sleeping in the jungles
and getting what they can. These fell
lows are getting holder every night
on the street corner with their talks
and if they are let go they will soon
want to run the town.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

The young seven year old son Of Mr.,
and Mrs. C. E. Treglawney was run
over Saturday afternoon at the corner
of the Middlewest Trust Company by
a car driven by son of Conrad Ritzie
James Treglawney and two other
young boys were: crossing the street
at that point and in some way OF
other the accident happened, James
being run over across his lungs. He
was taken to the Clinic hospital and
put in the care of Dr.. Zimmerman
This morning we are happy to state
that the little chap is getting along
nicely and it is hoped that no Serious
results will follow. One lung was
congested after the accident but we
are told this morning that DR.. Tim.
norman says that the danger is over
The parents as we'll as the friends OF
the Treglawneys are pleased to heal
this good report Of the progress Of
James. III
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

J. 1t. Harold Yule and Corp. Glen
Moe are the two men that will posi-
bly, go to Camp Perry, Ohio, to partic-
pate in the annual target practice OF
the national guards to represent Co.
G. Each company Of the guards are
required to hold a target shoot at
home once year and the two men
with the best records are allowed to
60 to camp in Ohio which is one of the
largest target ranges in the country
with range which is said to be three
miles wide. This year Co. G has not
had time to hold target practice 50
Capt. Mcdonald was ordered to pick
them in. This will be fine trip for
the boys as well as valuable instruc-
lions in the line of handling the new
automatic rifles. The camp is near
Toledo, Ohio, we understand and the
boys will be there a month.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11
THE TANGLED MESS BECOMES
MORE TANGLED

If you had verbal agreement With
a contractor for the erection of a
home for a specific price, you would
expect the contractor to live up to that
price plus perhaps a few extras that
he'd entered into the building after the
agreement had been made.
You certainly would not expect it to
cost you Is, rs or 40 per cent more
than the agreement, would you? Well,
apparently, that is what it is going to
cost the people who erected homes un-
der the provisions of the BODYBUILDING
law. The manager of the affairs of
the association, who was placed in
charge to unravel the tangled mess,
has admitted that the homes probably
will cost rs percent more than the
agreed price.
From this it would appear that the
association has been more fearfully
and wonderfully managed than even
The Forum ever dared to believe.
District Judge Nuessle, at a hear
ing in the suit of J. w. Brinton as a
taxpayer to restrain the association
from continuing work on the home of
Attorney General William Lemke, ex-
pressed the opinion that the indus
trial commission violated the law of
North Dakota every time it permitted
the Homebuilders association to lend
state aid to the building Of home
costing more than $4,000 in city, or
more than $4,000 in the country.
Yet that law has been violated. 1t
was violated in two very striking in
stances, first, in the building of an
expensive home for Lemke and, Sec
ond, in the money loaned to Hagan,
member Of the industrial commits
sion. But then, what was little vio-
lation of the intent Of the law among
friends? -
And now with this new revelation
regarding the price of homes we have
exhibited poor business management
as well as the violations of the law
The managers Of the association
have been charged with poor business
management in times past but no one
ever imagined that it would be quite
as mad as it is now proving to be.
In the main. It may be said, that the
people who had these homes erected
by the state. are people of modern
means. When they made an agree.
ment with the state they expected that
agreement to be lived up to. They en-.
tered into the agreement. with full con.
fdence that it would be carried out
and they would be able to secure their
homes on a plan, the purpose of which
was SUPPOSED to be to aid citizens OF
the state in securing homes. Now they
are faced with the proposition of the
state repudiating its verbal agreement
and the excess charges being so high
that many of them will undoubtedly
be unable to hold these homes.
While the probe into the Homebuild.
ers association has not gone as fal
as it must go, still there are sufficient
facts now to indicate that it has beer
mismanaged with at least the same
degree of success as other nonpartisar
league NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Hon. R. A. Nestos, candidate for
governor at the coming recall election
in November, was Valley City visi-
tor Saturday evening for a few hours
coming here from jamestown where
he had been delivering an address be-
fore the editorial association in ses-
sion there. Mr.. Nestos met many peo-
pie while here who pledged him sup.
port in November. He is very much
pleased with conditions in the state
He believes that the people are awak-
ening to the necessity of changing the
state administration and believes that
he will be successful in winning the
governorship. He left for his home at
Minot that evening. %r
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Saturday and Sunday seemed to be
unlucky days for auto drivers, be-
sides the several accidents we have al
ready mentioned, we noticed yester-
day just a mile east Of Sanborn, on
the grade over the slough east of the
Moe farm an automobile partly turned
over on the grade over this slough
This grade is absolutely too narrow
and should be condemned. Two cars
cannot safely pass on that grade and
it should be widened. We understand
that the new road will go south OF
:Sanborn, and this defect will be rem
edied. Of course this accident was
result of carelessness, the driver
trying to crowd past another car, as
usual. Bonehead driving. Then we
are informed a big sedan was turned
over just south Of Sanborn yesterday
afternoon, but we learned Of no ser
ious results. Most automobile acci:
dents are the result Of careless and
fast driving.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

While returning to his farm last
Saturday night, John Zaun accompan-
led by his two hired men, decided to
participate in little race with their
Ford car. Mr.. Zaun's brother was
close behind them and passed them
near the 500 crossing. on reaching the
other side Of the tracks just across the
depot the car in back which was oc-
cupied by Mr.. Zaun and his hired
men, attempted to pass the first car
while going at good rate Of speed:
The result was that their car tipped
over breaking Mr.. Zaun's shoulder
bone. The men who were with him
did not receive any broken bones but
were cut up rather bad, one man was
cut on the head so bad that it was
necessary for the doctors to put in
nine rtt::A4e''-es. Up to this time all are
resting we'll and we believe by this
tine they have made up their minds
that it is the best policy to leave the
racing game alone.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11
BILLS "SMALL HOUSE,

Attorney General Lemke thinks the
camera has lied about his house.
"Relentless William" told an audi
ence of farmers in Morton county that
his house was really a "small house"
and that the reason why it looked so
big in pictures was that the camera
was placed so close to it.
Widows holding pension checks they
can't cash; school teachers with un-
cashed pay checks on the Bank Of
North Dakota; soldiers with uncashed
bonus checks; and farmers with I'M
cashed hail warrants should walk out
to Ninth street south and Thirteenth
avenue and gaze at Williams "small
house." It's the big brick house on
the corner. The money of the widows:
the school teachers, the soldiers and
the farmers went to pay for Williams
house. So they all have personal in
terest in it. If it hadn't been built
J in direct violation Of the law there
WOulu NC JuoC CIl1I lluSl AAOAC AAOAASy
in the Bank of North Dakota to pay
them and others with legitimate de-
mands on the bank.
And if John Hagan hadn't made a
loan to himself in direct violation of
the law, there would be that much
more money in the Bank of North Da-
kota. ST. n.a.. r.
Whatever Williams idea may be
about "small house," it is a fact that
the lot, house and garage couldn't be
duplicated today for less than $40, 900
and it was contracted for and built
when prices were fully Is per cent
higher than they now are. This was
done despite the law which says no
city house shall be built by the state
at cost Of more than $4,000.
In view of those facts, Mr.. Lemke
will be very lucky if he escapes with
no more punishment than having the
house taken away from him. He
should be impeached and removed
from Office for violation Of the state
laws he took an oath to enforce.
Forum.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

After a great deal of fuss and blus-
ter and of course procrastlnatlon, Len
Small, governor of Illinois, was plac-
ed under arrest yesterday by the
sheriff of Sangamon county, for en-
bezzlement of state funds. The gov
ernor has lodged arrest for some time
and in the first place said he was not
subject to arrest on account of being
governor. Judge Smith, of the ILL
nois district court, held he was SUBJ
ject to arrest and warrants were Is
sued but not served until yesterday.
The officials have "monkeyed" too long
with this man Small. Had 1t been
some obscure person who had emDez-
zled funds no quarter would have been
shown-that warrant would have been
served without any delay, showing in
this particular case how subservient
some officials are to the alleged power
of their superior officers. Small is
charged with keeping money that be-
longed to the state. He was formerly
state treasurer and under the law he
could loan money at 2 per cent. Mil
lions of money was loaned out by
Small, it is alleged at the regular
rate Of interest but only two per cent
went to the state. In addition to that
several million dollars of funds are
tied up in loans that the state cannot
pet at right away. Small, of course
has pocketed the balance received in
interest. It may not be a direct steal
as one might look at it from COM
mercial point of view, but it was d.
rect steal of interest money that be-
longed to the people of Illinois. Small
if guilty, should get what is coming
to him. His official position should
not in any way afford him one bit OF
protection. He is entitled to a fair
trial the same as any other man and
no more. In the meantime he should
be suspended from office until he has
been cleared of the charges filed
against him.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

N. A. Johnson returned to the city
this morning from Fargo. He has
escaped any injury from the automo-
bile accident but is some what shaky
from the shaking up he received. He
says that Mr.. Ward is getting along
all right and the only thing to be
feared in his case is his stomach. The
car was badly wrecked. Every spoke
in the four wheels was broken, the
running boards and other things about
the car wrecked, but not a pane OF
glass broken.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

The harvest in this country is prac-
tica1ly completed and many threshine
rigs are starting up this week. Ii
rass county threshing is going along
fine and another ten days will wind up
threshing there if the weather condi-
tons hold good. While help has been
short the farmers are getting along
lust the same they did it during the
,~ar and if it comes to showdown
hey can do it again. The North Da-
'-cta farmer never lays down on the
Job.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Dan Richter was here again this
morning and said that he had finished
his work in the fifteenth legislative
district, and that over fifteen hundred
names had been secured in that dis
trict to the recall petitions. Mr..
Richter is now going out into the
thirty-eighth strict-which is the
strong league bailiwick-to see how
many can be secured there. Barnes
county is doing well, in all events:
much better than was expected.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

C. o. Satire of Pomona. California,
was here yesterday visiting friends in
the city. Mr.. Satire was formerly a
citizen of Barnes county but a few
years ago moved to California. He is
back here enjoying visit with old
time friends.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Misses Mary Katherine Richie and
Jean and Harriet Zetterberg left Sat,
urday for Shoreham, Mimi, to spend
some time at. the Smith and Zetterberg
cottages. Mrs. Zetterberg will 60
down there today for a few days out
ing at the lakes.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Carl j. Olsen, of The Fair, left last
night for Chicago, where he goes to
buy Christmas goods for his big store.
Mr.. Olsen will probably be gone a
week or ten days, and besides doing
his buying he will probably enjoy q
brief change from the regular hard
drive of every day business.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Mr.. and Mrs. I. j. Moe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Burton Lippold, and Mrs. John
Bloomberg left this morning for Far
20 to visit Nels johnson, Mr.. Ward
and Scottie Overman who tipped over
in Mr.. Johnson's car on the way to
Fargo Saturday.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Burl Carr and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. B. Richie
and family, who have been spending a
week at the Minnesota lakes, returned
home Sunday evening, after having
had a most delightful outing. 81
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11
the WEEKLY TlMEaREcoRD. VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAko1A

+ DR.. E. A. Pray and family left Sun
day for Itaska Park or some other To-
cality for a weeks outing. If the
place is anywhere near golf course
the doctor will be, in the seventh heav-
en-, as he has become real enthusiast
at this game.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Rotary luncheon Tuesday, 1910: p
m. at Rudolf Hotel. Bob Simpson is
chairman and expects to have as his
guests all the people who have beat
en- him at golf this year, so the at
tendance is sure to be larger.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Contractor Ed. Wyttenbach is now
doing heavy job Of road grading IN
Stewart township, about mile run.
ming north and south on the line that
runs past the Springdale farm. The
job will take him several weeks to
complete.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Rev. Thos. E. Nugent put in a reg
ular day Sunday. He preached in his
own pulpit Sunday morning. went out
to Getchell Prairie and preached in
the afternoon. came back to the city
and preached funeral sermon at 4:3O
and went over to the, Methodist church
in the evening to preach for Rev. J. s.
Wilds, who is away on his vacation
The Methodist people were fortunate
in having DR.. E. P. Robertson, of
Grand Forks: in the city and felt that
Mr.. Nugent having done enough, per-
suaded Mr.. Robertson to preach
which he did. Mr.. Nugent did the
listening these preachers need
preaching to once in awhile like the
rest Of us.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

R. J. Thomas of jamestown was in
the city over Sunday visiting friends
While in the city Mr.. Thomas was one
of the gentlemen who took up an ar
gument with one of the /. w. w. men,
bers on the corner Of the First Ma
al bank. IA.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

1.-THE funeral of the late George
Holman was held from St. Gather
ines church at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, Rev. Father Baker officiating. In
torment was made in the Catholic
cemetery east of the city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Mrs. r. C. Richardson and children,
who have been visiting at Sioux Falls
S. D., and other points, returned nome
this morning on No. z: Mr.: Richard
son went down to St. Paul Sunday to
meet them and also returned this
morning.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Miss Emma Dewitt, who was for.
merly in charge Of the home demon.
stration department for Barnes county
and who is now home advisory work.
er for Vermillion county, Illinois, ar;
rived here Sunday evening and will
spend a few days of her vacation Wis:
iting her many friends in this city and
in Barnes county.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Awrey, of Po-
mona, CAL, arrived here Sunday for
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Ray p
Colburn and family. They came along
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Awrey from
Hawley, MINI. Mrs. Colburn is a Sis
ter to the Awrey brothers.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Miss Verna Lin cke, sister Of Mrs: -
Rosenberger arrived in the city last
evening from Selby, s. D: Miss
Limcke accompanied the Coleman
Wagner family up this far by auto
The Wagner family went on to Orlska
where Mr.. Wagner has brother.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Paul Allen and party, Of jamestown
N. D., with his family, autoed to this
city yesterday afternoon, and spent a
few hours in the city. Mr.. Allen is
one of the pioneer and substantial
business men of jamestown. !:
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11
PRESERVE YOUR HEALTH

Methuslah lived, to be 999 years old.
If you live to be so you will be beat
ing the law of mortality averages by
something like Is years.
Life might become bit stale If we
all lived thousand years these days,
but the goth Century American has
fallen back to the other extreme.
Methuslah's famous span Of life
was lived in the simplicity of open air
and outdoor environment.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

O. E. Abrahamson, secretary Of the
railroad union at this' place left last
evening for Minneapolis to attend a
meeting of the railroad men regarding
a strike that is expected to be heard
of every soon. Mr.. Abrahamson be-
lieves the cut in wages will undoubt-
eddy result in a strike among the rail
readers. - 49,.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

:. . Z z. s q f
Ed. Richter, Of Fargo, dropped into
the Times-Record Office this morning
for few minutes. He was on his
way to Ashley and other towns in that
neighborhood on business for the in
dependent forces. He was driving
through in his Henry Ford and the
last we saw of him he was going the
limit according to city ordinances out
of town to jamestown.
Miss Anna Hanson and Mrs. Bryan
Clark entertained at the home of Pete
Hanson last evening in honor of a
bride-to-be, Miss Laura Hedstrum
The party was in the way of kitchen
shower, and a good time was enjoyed
bv all present at the happy gathering:
Miss Hedstrum received many useful
gifts from her many friends as well
as a great deal of timely advice. The
color scheme was carried out with
beautiful flowers.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Miss Mabel Morley returned to the
city yesterday from a weeks visit to
the w. w. Smith cottage at Shoreham.
Mimi, Miss Morley has been making
her home with Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
and has been attending the Teachers
College. She left this morning on No.
z for her home at Goodrich, N. D.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

The election of Editor Riley Morgan:
as president of the North Dakota
Press Association: is recognition % OF I
one of the live wire publishers OF the
association. Mr.. Morgan publishes
the Times, at Starkweather, N. u:
and is a good worker in the assocla,
ton. The editor of the Times.Keco oe
offers congratulations to the new pres
ident and hopes he will meet with
Great success in his work. Speaking
Of the entertainment afforded by the
neople of jamestown last week the
the aosS splendid ota manner in which the as as,
ISOLATION was taken care OF. me
stutsman county newspaper boys VINO VIM
handled the program, Messrs. Wright
Nye and Kellogg, make good IN every
particular and they were ably assisted
bv Mayor Rathburn, Secretary Andy
Haas. and other boosters. The press
gang are unanimous in saying that
Jamestown very royalty entertained
the association.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Miss Isabel Fenstead left last eve
ming for the cities to resume her du-
ties at that place. Miss Fenstead has
been spending her vacation with her
parents in the city for the past week
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

A note from Miss Kate Kern re-
ceived this morning from Richvllle
Mimi, "Camp Rest" says to stop send
+ ing the Times-Record to that point as
she and Mrs. Lane, who have been
spending several weeks at that re-
sort, will leave for Valley City today
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Every passenger train going
through the city either way has more
passengers riding on top of the coach
es, between the blind baggage and on
the coal tender Of the engine than
there are inside the coaches. The rail.
roads are certainly carrying a lot OF
free passengers these days.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Mrs. Herbert Weston arrived in the
city last Friday night to attend the
funeral of her husband, who passed
away here very suddenly Wednesday
evening of last week. The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon at 4:3O. Rev
Thos. E. Nugent being the officiating
CLERGYMAN.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Weston, who have
been here attending the funeral OF
the late Herbert Weston, will return
to their farm home near Sheldon to-
| 6av '".@
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Mr.. and Mrs. James Nelson who
have been on a honeymoon trip to the
Yellowstone Park for the past three
or four weeks, returned to the city
| Saturday evening. ".e
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

MIR. and Mrs. Jack Mcdonald, who
have been down to the Minnesota lakes
visiting the Mudgetts and other
friends for few days, returned to the
city Yesterday. -.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

J. C. Wertin spent Sunday in the
city visiting with his family Mr..
Wertin is employed in Fargo as ship
ping clerk in dry goods store.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11
A Trial Then.
A motorcar
IL lots Of fun
Unless the blame thing
Will not run.
Intelligent Man.

Intelligent Man.
Robinson-That millionaire who
was sued for breach Of promise is no
fool.
Jones-How is that?
Robinson-He hired a lady lawyer
to defend him who was better looking
than the fair plaintiff.-Lond0n
Answers.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Mrs. William Simons and her sister:
Mrs. Marie Simonson, left last eve
ming for Minneapolis to visit their sis
ter Mrs. Harry Christianson.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-11

Mr.. William Walker arrived in the
city Saturday evening from Fergus
Falls. Mimi, to spend few days in
the city with his parents Mr.. and Mrs
H. N. Walker. "Red" is a busy hote.
man at Fergus Falls and does not get
out very often. His many friends will
be glad to see him back to the old
town. =.