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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04
SCALES HAD NOT
BEEN REGULATED

A farmer, who visited Kansas State
Farm Bureau offices few days ago:
was informed that the board Of trade
had announced that it was going to
make a house cleaning from within.
probably as a result Of attempts to
regulate it by law, as well as Of eff
forts of the grain growers themselves
to perfect their marketing organiza-
ton.
"That reminds me of story" said
the farmer. "There was once butch
er whose practices were beginning to
be questioned by his customers. In
some way he learned Of the gossip
He decided he would "clean house"
and regain the confidence Of his pa
irons. Thereafter he insisted that his
customers see all their purchases
weighed. All went well until the local
doctor borrowed his scales to weigh
new baby. The child tipped the
beam at AZ pounds"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

On Thursday afternoon delightful
party was given by Mrs. w. S. Herald
at her home in honor of Mrs. Ora
Jenkins, who with Mr.. Jenkins leaves
shortly for their new home in Seattle.
Sixteen invitations were issued and a
jolly crowd assembled to wish Mrs.
Jenkins good luck on her auto trip.
Conversation was the main diversion
with a picture drawing Of the crea-
lures one may meet on so long a trip.
Each guest brought small booklet
containing good advice on travelling
Luncheon was served at small tables:
at $3.50. Place cards were tiny tents
with sketches Of travelling and camp
ing, with appropriate inscriptions.
The three lodges of w. R. c., Degree
of Honor and Rebeccas were repre-
sented, Mrs. jenkins being member
of all.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04
FANS HELP TO Set
TIE This PLAY

Here's a play in the Valley City,
Mandan game Thursday which caused
lot of argument. -....
Valley City men were on first and on
second. No one was out. The batter
tried to bunt the third strike and
missed it. The ball rolled away from
Catcher Roy Seibert of Mandan. A
bat boy picked up the ball, probably
Is feet from the plate, tossed it to
Catcher Seibert who threw to first, the
batter running. Seibert threw over
first and the man who was on second
scored and the man who was on first
went to third. .r
The umpire called the batter out
because be missed the third bunt
strike, but allowed the man who was
on second to score and the man who
was on first to go to second.
What do you say fans? 49,
Some of the Bismarck players who
saw the game differ on the proper de-
cision. One claims that the batter was
out the instant he missed the third
bunt strike, that the ball went dead
when the bat boy picked it up and that
the men on bases should have been
sent back to third and second. An
other says the decision was right, that
it was blocked ball and the runners
could run until the ball was returned
to pitchers box. but that the batter
was out. Another says the batter
was out but that the man on first and
second should have been allowed to
take second and third respectively.
because they had started down when
the bat boy interferred with the ball.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

The people Of Bismarck have just
dedicated fine swimming pool for
the children and others at the capital
city. The Elks lodge of Bismarck
started the movement and pushed it to
a successful conclusion. The Elks
promised the "kiddies" a swimming
pool and they have made good turning
the complete project over to the city
last week. 1t cost about $11 900 and
it is going to be worth many times
that amount in the pleasure the child
rem and grown-ups will derive from it.
An attendant is in charge and child
rem under 16 are admitted free. Over
that age nominal fee is charged for
upkeep. It is great institution and
Bismarck people are to be comm ended
on the way they have contributed to
that worthy project.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04
WONDERS
OF Z AMERICA v RI
g. Western Newspaper Union.
GUNTHER COLLECTION
BY MAxEY

MANY great and good men, pos
54N1 sessed Of hobby for collecting
curious and other things, have left
heritages of untold monetary value
and far-reaching educational value.
The recent death Of Mr.. Charles f.
Gunther, a Chicago philanthropist,
who possessed consuming passion
for collecting, released to permanent
quarters in that city the greatest
known collection of historical docu-
ments and autographs letters in AM
erica, and enables the looker-on to
visualize the westward shifting Of the
frontier from the colonies on the At
lantic to the slope Of the Pacific.
A stroll through these wonders re-
veals such relics as-the compass
used by General George Washington
in his soldier days; the first edition
(16O7) OF the first book In which Am
erica was mentioned; the first news
paper, The Gazette. Oxford, England
(1665); the table upon which Gen
eral Grant wrote the terms Of Lees
surrender at Appomattox court house
(1e65) the silk hat and umbrella Of
Abraham Lincoln and the carriage IN
which he rode about in the city Of
Washington; the document transfer
ring the Territory Of Louisiana from.
Spain to France (1SO3), and another
covering conveyance from France to
the United States; the instruments
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

The Kindred Hotel dining room has
been closed temporarily for the pur-
pose Of redecoration and other fixing.
Jack Aldrich is great fellow to fix
up and he has taken notion that the
dining room should be redecorated
When he gets through with this job
the doors will again be thrown open
to the public with nicer surroundings
that cannot help but increase the APP
petite Of those who go in there to APP
pease their wants-thus Jack figures
the sales will be larger as the appe-
tite increases. Good head that fellow
has on his shoulders.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Governor Lynn J. Frazier spent a
short time in Valley City last evening
and took No. for Bismarck. The
governor has been out on a tour of
speaking in different sections, at pic
MICS, and in his confident manner tell
ing the people of the glories Of the
new day, while those in the crowd who
have bills owing by the state and can
not get the money are wondering how
the governor got by with the bunk.
We understand that the governor is
going out to the state Of Washington
in the near future to talk to the ma
tives out there. He will have warm
time convincing those people that his
present administration is a good one
for the state of Washington to follow
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Everybody will be glad when the
county undertakes that job Of grading
on the road between Oriska and Tow
er City. There is not worse piece of
six mile road in the state, they tell us
and people are coming in here asking
us to get after the authorities. We
tell them the contract has been let for
travelling this road and that it is
foolish to keep jumping onto the Off
Gals. We know it. is tough, fellows:
but have patience and the job will be
commenced, we hope, before very
long. '9s
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Valley City ball players put over
another victory at Bismarck Saturday
when they took the capital city guys
into camp to the tune Of 6 to 1. This
is the second victory at Bismarck
which is kind of getting even for the
way that bunch had the nerve to come
down here and do the same thing to
us short time ago. Funny how this
ball business operates. Bismarck
cleaned up Valley City on our own
home grounds and Valley City did the
cleanup act to Bismarck on the home
grounds at that place. .-'
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Enger's Uncle Toms Cabin Co..
showed to fair crowd here Satur-
day night. It is one Of those small
road shows that has modernized that
wonderful story SO that if you had
not been told what it was, you would
never remember. it. The pathetic
scenes Of Uncle Toms Cabin have
been largely replaced by lot of vau-
deville stuff that takes all the senti-
ment out of that once remarkable pro-
duction showing up the old slavery
days.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

The city council met in regular ses-
sion last night and transacted consid-
cradle routine business. Among the
matters settled at this meeting was
the purchase Of road grader, manu-
featured by the Russell Grader Com
pany for $3.50. This grader has been
tried on the streets considerably and
has proven to be a good machine for
leveling off the streets so that the
city authorities figure it is a good in
vestment to make and bought the ma
chine last night.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Mrs. Gordon Vallandigham, at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chambard, last Saturday night very
nicely played the role Of hostess to q
number Of lady friends in honor Of
Miss Ruth Witter, a coming bride of
the month. The nature Of the party
was sewing, general sociability and a
mock trial in which the guest was put
on trial for her misdeeds in attempt
ing to get into the married class. She
was found guilty but instead of being
given a sentence she was handed lot
Of good advice from those who do not
know much about married life and
some good advice from those who do,
and was also given a few presents as
reminder Of the happy occasion. A
nice luncheon was served and the lit
tie social gathering was 9 happy sue
cess. II
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

VIM. Chase, who works at the Lib
erty Cafe, met with a very painful ac-
cident last Saturday afternoon. He
was driving to the city and was six
or seven miles out, and was trying to
close the Windshield and went at it
rather strong, shutting it down with
a bang and smashing the glass and in
the deal got several arteries in his
wrist severely cut. It is very prob
able that he will always have a stiff.
wrist as a result Of that accident but
It is hoped not.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Mrs. Peterson, who has been visit
ing friends here for several weeks:
left for her home at Driscoll this
morning. It is several years since
Mrs. Peterson moved away from Val
ley City and naturally the old tiwn has
made consid erable progress during
her absence. None Of US who are here
permanently do not notice the many
changes that take place during the
year, but several years absence will
make them quite noticeable.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

w. H. Pray and family, and Miss
Orpha Laird, who have been on trip
by auto through Kansas, Nebraska
and other states. have returned home
arriving here Saturday. They report
a great trip and Harvey says he made
a record run back home.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

The John Eggert family who autoed
down to the Minnesota lakes for a
weeks outing, returned home this
morning by car Miss Myrtle will re-
main at the lakes for a week, visit
ing friends before returning home. .
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Prof. j. E. Switzer left on No. /
Sunday morning with class Of IL
for the Bad Lands, Yellowstone Park:
Butte and Great Falls copper mining
region and Glacier Park. They will
be gone about a month. Some Of the
party will return from Yellowstone
but the balance will continue and COM
plete the trip. The bunch will doubt
less have great time. Mrs. Swift
er and the boy have. gone to New Will
mington, Pa, for visit with relatives
and friends.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04
THE SHIPPING BOARD WRECK

When the shipping board business
wreck really lost last year three
hundren and eighty millions of dol
lars it may be small comfort to Mr.
Lasker to reflect, but it is a hard
cold fact that what the governments
maritime business did to the public
purse every other business enterprise
in which the government is engaged
does to the public purse more or less
It is true, as Mr.. Lasker says, that a
private concern operating on the same
basis as the shipping board long
ago would have been in the hands OF
a receiver. But the same thing
might be said of the post office, the
most Wanted of all the government
business enterprises.
The post Office business uses build
ings which have cost and always are
costing the government hundreds OF
millions of dollars to build. Yet the
post office not only does not charge up
any taxes against itself on its prop
erty and plant, as all private bust
ness must do; it does not charge up
any rent against itself, it does not
charge up any depreciation, it does
not set aside anything for sinking
funds to renew the hundreds Of mill
ions of property and plants as they
wear out and are scrapped.
The Government even sponges on
the railroads for large part Of the
cost of the transportation of the mail
matter, which is one of the heaviest
operating expenses Of the post office
business. And yet in annual report
after annual report the post office
management takes credit to itself
for conducting the postal business
at a profit or a small loss when the
actual loss as business proposition,
in the way business men would have
to figure it, is colossal. =
. This same record Of ruinous bust
ness failure and loss is so, whether
the government is digging Panama
Canal or operating Panama Canal,
whether it is maintaining a navy
yard or building a battleship. 1t is
so when the government is running
a munition plant or constructing a
gun. It is so when it is putting up
hospitals or dredging a creek.
There is a hopeful credulous, gull
llDlG 1EdCClOu u PuO1AS "AASAI
fondly believes that all that is needed
to convert this practical, workaday
country into an earthly paradise for
everybody, the wise or the unwise,
the worker or the shirker, the good
or the bad, is for the government to
take the throttle in every business
venture into hand. Then there would
be no more trouble for anybody, but
milk and honey for everybody. =. o..
But all that ever happens when the
government sets it's hand to any
business job is that the public gets
poorer service: pays very high price
for it in the first instance, and in the
second instance is submerged by
tidal waves of taxes to wash out the
staggering deficits of the runious
Government operation. E..
The touch of the government in
business is the touch Of death.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Devils Lake lost to Fargo at Fargo
yesteday by to score. Van Skiot
and Neighbors were the batteries for
Devils Lake while Kutina and Gavin
were working for Fargo. Van Skiot
was taken out in the eighth. Hester
made Devils Lakes only score in the
fifth inning - -.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Chauncey Piculell, Of the Peoples
Store, left this morning on No. z for
Maddox, N. D., where he will spend
a few days recuperating. He has been
having touch Of this summer flu
and figures getting out into the open
for a few days will do him good.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

John Agarn was down from Rogers
today and jumped onto the editor for
Kicking" about that road in Edna
township. Mr.. Agarn says they have
been up against rains, breakages, etc.,
and harvest coming on has left it so
they could not do anything but he
says the ROAD VIII be fixed just as
soon as possible just have a little
patience. We are glad John droI ped
in to talk it over.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

FOR SALE-Lot 1 and the north Is
feet Of Lot 2, in Block q, Tracy's
First Addition to Valley City at a
very low figure as compared with pres.
ent prices. Easy terms, inquire OF
John Tracy. 2-6td-2tw
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

This should no the and our problem
will remain forever a stupendous one
unless we seek and find a panacea for
this evil. The Volstead act is to be
.obeyed, whether you are yet or dry:
itmakes no difference now, that water
has gone over the dam long ago.
Mrs. Louis Sachs left Sunday aft
ernoon for White Bear Lake, Mimi, to
spend some time with her parents and
other friends.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

The P. E. o. society met at the
home Of Mrs. Wylie Nelson Saturday
evening in honor of Mrs. w. C. Lyon
and Mrs. Gerge A. Mcfarland, two
members of the society who are spend
ing part of the summer in the city.
A good time was enjoyed by all pres
ent. Mrs. Lyon and the children will
leave for Lisbon today where Mr..
Lyon was formerly pastor at that
place. Many friends will be glad to
see her at that place. From Lisbon
she will journey to Fargo before re-
turning to her home in Gary, Ind.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04
WEEKLY WANTS

WANTED To hear from owner Of
good Farm for sale. State cash
price, full particulars. D. F. Bush.
Minneapolis, MINI. seized
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Thronson, for
mer residents Of the Leal country, shut
now located at Canon City, Colorado:
arrived in the city recently via auto
mobile. and expect to remain here for
several weeks visiting friends in var
ious parts of the county.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Mrs. E. G.. Anderson received tele-
gram from Maddox yesterday morn
ing announcing the death Of a relative
She and Miss Ella left on No. yes
terday morning for that place to at
tend the funeral.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Mrs. C. A. Olsen and two sons, Ar
thur and Merrill, autoed over to Hen
drum, Mimi, Saturday afternoon, to
spend Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
Olson. They expect to return today
or tomorrow.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

The regular meeting Of the Church
Council Of the Congregational church
will be held Wednesday evening at
7:45 o'clock, in the social room of the
church. The trustees will meet at
7:l5 o'clock.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Police supervision of the Chautau-
qua Park ended last night when Bill
Tackleberry, who has very efficiently
handled this job during the season laid
aside bis official duties last night. At
this time there is no police supervision
at the park. css
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Griggs county is sending up an S. O..
S. sign for harvest help according to
dispatches in the morning papers
They have a good crop up there but
have not help enough to take care of
the crops.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Harvesting has progressed very
rapidly the last week and by the end
Eof this week will be nearly completed
around here. Threshing rigs will
start up this week and we shall soon
know "what shall the harvest be-"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Burt Stern and family started out
Sunday afternoon for a weeks vaca-
ton at Shoreham, MINI. The trip
was made in the auto and when we
saw them going on the Red Trail they
were going some.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Ford car belonging to Charley
Paulson, Of Rogers, was stolen Satpr.
day night. It is either 1915 or 1916
model. Auto thieves are getting to
be pretty thick these days.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Tom Owens and family of St. Paul
have been visiting relatives and
friends at Darcy and Valley City the
past two weeks. Mr.. Owens is for
mer resident but is now engaged in the
garage business at St. Paul and is do
ing nicely in his new home, all of
which will be pleasing news to his
friends here.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Several loads Of Fargo base ball
fans autoed up from Fargo last night
to be present at the ball game and to
root for their bunch, and we will
say that they are good rooters.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

j. ]. Crest and family, who have
been spending their vacation period at
Bevis, Mimi, returned to the city last
Friday. They report having had a
most delightful time while away.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Victor Vaupel, of the Peoples Store.
who has been enjoying two weeks
vacation, is back on the job again. We
have been trying to get Vic to tell US
about that trip to Fargo but he abso-
lutely refuses to say anything about
1 ~ Z .s-
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Some Of the ball fans consulted the
Ouija board this morning in regard
to the outcome Of the game with Far
go tonight and tie answer they got
was to tie effect that the score would
be 6 to 8 with Valley City getting the
six. We shall await with interest the
report Of that game to see if faith in
the Ouija board has been sustained.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the M. E. church, will meet
Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 8, with
Mrs. Eckel and Mrs. Marshall at the
home of Mrs. Marshall, 307 Normal
avenue. 1t is hoped as many women
as can, will come and help make these
meetings interesting.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

H. H. Warren and family autoed
down from Mandan yesterday to spend
a few days in the city visiting friends
and relatives. They will visit at the
home of N. C. Hesch while in the city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

The w. R. C. will meet on Tuesday
afternoon Aug. End in the K. p. hall
at three o'clock. A large attendance
is desired at this meeting.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

W. 9. Byerly, former ccllecso- Of
revenue for North Dakota, left Fargo
Saturday night for Velva where he
will re-establish his home. Mr.. Dyer
ly'sS son, employed on the Mime
apolis Tribune, met him at Valley
City, going home after an accident
at the Minneapolis printing Office in
which he suffered injury to one
hand.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Messrs. Dave and S. E. Ellsbury, of
Lucca, N. D., spent some time in the
city this morning, greeting friends
here. They were motoring through to
Driscoll, N. D., where they go to visit
friends at that place.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Mrs. Annie S. Greenwood, former
citizen of Valley City, arrived from
Minneapolis yesterday, and is visit
ing friends in the city.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

w. F. Duvall and family autoed to
Jamestown Sunday and spent several
hours in that city returning during the
afternoon.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

c. A. Klaus and party, Of James
town, N. D., were Valley City visi-
tors Sunday. Mr.. Klaus is proprietor
of the Gladstone Hotel.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

The band concert in the city park
Sunday afternoon was enjoyed by a
large crowd who had motored to the
city to hear the band as well as to en-
joy the outing coming here. We mo-
ticed people from jamestown, Coop
erstown, Litchville and other outside
points. The day was exceptionally
fine for an auto drive and we guess
those who had cars took advantage Of
it and got out.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Mrs. James McFadgen and baby are
down from the farm to spend a few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Mcpherson.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

FOR SALE-W. 1-2 of N. w. IA, Sec.
29-139-56 Easy terms p. O. Box
81, Valley City. N. D. 10-wtf
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Miss Phoebe Hudson, of Weyburn
Canada, called at the label home on
her way to her home at Paynesville
MINI.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

The w. c. o. F. will meet Wednes-
day evening, Aug. 3 at St. GATHERINGS
Hall at 8 o'clock sharp. All members
are requested to be present.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-08-04

Mrs. Sullivan, Of Gukeen, Mimi, Wis
tied with her daughter, Mrs. C. J
Rarny a few days last week.