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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-16
News of the Names Club

We have tried to start a lot of fires that would not, but we see James Burns. And we guess Jim is in for hot time, at that, for he just has married a Buffalo girl
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-16
Jars, Jolts and Groans

Conscience, like piano, is equipped with a loud and a soft pedal and most people keep their foot on the soft pedal.
 Young people al 25 have great ex-
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-16

Bob Turner, carry morning auto. Service 6 a. m. on. Phone GA, stand Alaska Grill adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-16
Another Reason

Says J. H. Reed of Canton, Per haps the doctor does not tell you what ails you for fear you may de. sire to doctor yourself" "Yes, broth CT, and sometimes he does not tell you what ails you because he does not know himself"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-16
Useless Occupations

casting pearls before swine. Borrowing from Peter to pay Paul. Crossing bridges before you come to them.
 Keeping ones nose to the grind stone.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-16
Don't Get Hro,,cbv

Don't Get Grouchy A cheerful word
 Will help a lot While the weather's So stifling hot.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-16
Observations of oldest Inhabitsnt

l kin remember when burning the midnight oil referred to study in stead of joyriding.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29
WANTS
HEADQUARTERS

Bismarck wants the state heardquart-
ers for the American Legion. Their
delegates will go to the state conven-
tion today instructed to bring home
the bacon. They have side stepped
from putting any Of their men up as
officers Of t.: Legion in any way and
are going in strong and determined
to get the state headquarters at Bis
marck. Their main reason for want
ing it is that there is a new Liberty
Memorial building being erected in
Bismarck at a cost Of $50O,000. In
this building will be the adjutant gen
erals Office. the state historical So
ciety, the law library, and, probably
the Legion, the War Mothers and 9TH
er patriotic organizations will be given
space in the building. They hold
that since the building was conceived
as a memorial to the soldiers and sail
ors, particularly in the World War, it
is held especially fitting that this
should be recognized by the Legion.
Another strong point Of the Bismarck
post is that Bismarck is the proper
place for the headquarters because Of
the fact that it is the capital city and
it is at this place that all the official
business Of the state is transacted.
We do not know at this time who our
post is working for but Bismarck is
putting up very strong fight for it.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29
NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW TO BE
HELD AT ST. PAUL

The 1921 National Dairy show will
be held at the Minnesota Fair Grounds,
October 8 to Is. w. E. Swimmer, man
ager, stated that, 3'This show embod-
les the greatest collection of dairy
equipment, dairy cattle and govern
ment exhibits of research and investi-
cation ever gathered under one roof"
This is the first time that the dairy
show has ever been held west of Chi
cago.
Dairymen and farmers interested in
dairying will have an excellent oppor-
tunity to attend this show at small
expense. At present it is expected
that one and one-third rate will be
made to those, attending the dairy
show.
There has been an increased interest
in dairying not only because it brings
in steady income but also because
the price Of butter fat has held up bet
ter than any other farm product and
also because our farm grain crops are
so uncertain. There is every prospect
that the price Of dairy products will
continue through the coming year. =
A large delegation Of Farm Bureau
members should arrange to attend the
National Dairy Show.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29
DUMP MAN Isl. W.
r. W ORGANIZER

The dump man employed by the
Curren-Cowell contracting firm, which
is engaged in building the new San
born road, proves to be an /. w. W.
organizer. When it was found out
that he was quietly pushing l. w. W.
interests among the other employees:
he was discharged. He Immediately
called a meeting of the men in the
cook house, and made an impressioned
speech urging them all to quit work.
Eleven of them took his advice. Next
morning one Of the eleven came to the
foreman and wanted to be taken back.
He e'was told that he could get back by
turning over his red card and giving
up his I. W. w. literature, which he
did. Lee Cowell now has the famous
red card in his possession, as we'll as
the printed constitution of the wob-
blies. They are both very interesting
reading. The said dump man promises
to keep tab on all men hired to take
the places Of those who quit. It re-
mains to be seen how far he will go
Possibly he will get Governor Frazier
to interfere. The contractors are at
present running with only half their
force.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29
LEAL MAN TURNS
TO INVENTIONS

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Peterson of Leal,
were visitors in the city Monday after
noon. Mr.. Peterson, who has con-
Quoted general merchandise bust
ness at Leal for several years, has Of
late been giving his attention to some
inventions which he has patented and
is now putting on the market. He
finds that this line of work will soon
take all of his time, and is planning
to dispose Of his mercantile interests
at Leal and locate ins larger center
where his mechanical products may be
manufactured and shipped with great
facility. The Peterson Fire Alarm is
the most important of his inventions,
and consists of a system Of cotton
cord so placed in parts Of a building
most exposed to fire as to give an
alarm by ringing an electric signal
bell whenever blaze comes in. contact
with this system Of protection. This
invention has received high praise
from fire insurance experts and others
interested in fire protection methods.
Another practical invention is a trap
door guard, which automatically raises
( a railing around any open cellar way:
this being done by the action of rails
ing the door. =,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29
SALVATION ARMY
CHEERFUL WORKERS

An old beggar was instructing IA
friend Of his in the gentle art Of pan
handling. always ask for quarter
with a tear in your voice, but always
thank the man whether he gives it to
you or not. Every big boob will work
his fool head off for little thanks"
1t is often pointed out that socalled
Social Service work is highly pleas
ant when the proper spirit OF graft
tude is shown. Thousands Of college
girls annually go into social service
work but few of them remain because
there seems to be so little gratitude
expressed by those whom they work.
The Salvation Army last CHRISTMAS
in one city sent out over Thousand
Christmas baskets, filled with chicken
or turkey and other Christmas foods.
Out Of the thousand baskets distribut-
ed they received but one acknowledge
ment. One old woman wrote letter
acknowledging the basket but con
cluded that it was bit Of good to her
as she had lost all of her teeth and
would the Salvation Army furnish
her with set of false teeth and would
the Salvation, Army furnish her withia
set of false teeth at once. Such things
rs this do not discourage the Saliva
tion Army. Salvation Army officers
have pledged themselves to work, not
for temporary enjoyment but for eter-
nal happiness. Lack of gratitude does
not stop them. The fact that they are
serving and serving well encourages
them to carry on, and the public has
gradually come to know and respect
this quality in the Salvation Army.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29
STORE FORCE HAS
]. JOLLY GATHERING

The home Of John Laird was the
scene Of a jolly gathering Wednesday,,
September 21st, when the Peoples
Store force metsat p. m. to do JUS
tice to an elaborate dinner, given in
honor Of Miss Mamie Faukald, who
we regret has resigned to take up her
residence in the state Of Kansas, leav-
ing for Wichita, Kansas, the latter
part Of September.
The guests entered the dining room
to find their respective. places by
candle-light and a delicious four
course dinner was served, Margaret
Mikkelson and Margaret Swanson act
ing as mattresses.
The tables were beautifully deco
rated in yellow and a profusion of
astors throughout the rooms, covers
were laid for twenty.
AS the manager, Mr.. Taylor, is al
ways full Of tricks and stories it was
unanimously decided that trick
should be played on him, which he
took good naturedly. just ask. him
how he drinks water.
After the inner man being satisfied
Mr.. Taylor, POSTMASTER, gave a talk
suiting the occasion, mentioning
among many other good things the
fact that Miss Faukald has been a
faithful employee for five years, not
stating however her age at the time
she was employed, but gave the i'm
preston she could not have been over
sweet sixteen. Having heard rumors
he was at a loss to know the exact
reason for her leaving but stated that
l,o ,,,o,,lJ 1nn,yo - Mseo Eo,,1>D1J -
clear herself. but which ever the case.
the memento which he presented could
serve either purr ose. The gift pre-
sented being a handsomely rose de-
signed Irish linen pattern cloth. And
best wish were extended in whatever
line of work she would take up
Miss Faukald responded i'm her
graceful quiet way, that she had
"nothing up her sleeve" only that she
wanted to take rest, which we know
lis well earned, and expressed the pos
sibility Of coming back to join us at
our next annual "picnic"- hope
she will. Closing expressed her ap-
probation Of the beautiful gift as we'll
as the get-together Of the bunch in a
social way.
Music and conversation took up the
evening. They are very fortunate in
having a bunch Of real good singers.
and are contemplating having a chorus
organized before long, perhaps will
be able to furnish number for the
""Artist Course" this coming season,
if booked at an early date. 81
At very late hour the party
broke up with rising vote of thanks
to Mr.. and Mrs. Laird for so gener-
ously opening their home to the
bunch for real good old time, and
last but not least a song by the force
Goodnight Mrs. Laird,
Goodnight Mrs. Laird,
We're going to leave you now,
Merrily we roll along, roll along,
Over the muddy streets.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29
-FOUR HORSEMEN'
SUPREME in film

An epic tale Of surging passion
sweeping from the wide plains Of the
Argentine through the fascinating
frivolities Of pre-war Paris into the
blazing turmoil of the German invas-.
ion Of Northern France will be un-
folded at the Grand Theatre Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 2, 3 and
A. It will be the first showing Of "The
Four Horsemen Of the apocalypse"
the $1.OOO,OOO Rex Ingram production
made for Metro, which has been the
screen sensation of New York, Chica-
60, Boston, Pittsburgh, Detroit and
Los Angeles. The picture adapted by
June Mathis from the great novel Of
Vicente Blasco Ibanez, has intensified
the dramatic force Of the original
story and has held its spectators
breathlessly intent as with swift, sure
strokes it hammered the terror and
grandeur Of the war and great deal
Of the rumcr and ight-hearted gaity
that kept bubbling up through the
turgid stream Of struggling humanity
when the world was in arms.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29
IS BARNES COUNTY
GOING IN !?

A special telegram to the Times
Record from Grand Forks says that
every Commercial, Rotary, Kiwannis,
Town Criers and other civic clubs in
Grand Forks district will be repre-
sentod by accredited delegates to the
National Dairy Show at St. Paul Oct
tober to Is in addition to delegate
from every bank and county fair and
at least ten others from every county
according to plans at meeting OF the
district committee held Tuesday. Bot
tineau county requires an entire
sleeper for its delegates, says Max
Morgan, A.. C. Extension livestock
specialist, in charge Of the tour. 9th
er counties already assured Of car
loads are Morton, Grand Forks, Fos-
ter, Stutsman. Ward and Cass, county
agents making arrangements for par
ties from each county. Delegates
leave the morning Of October 18th, the
tickets costing a fare and half.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29
DAYS FRI
DAY and SATURDAY

Friday. Sept. 80 and Saturday, Oct.
1, Of this week viii be the first Of a
series of rarket days to be pulled off
in Valley City. Mr.. Calnan stated
there is more or less interest among
the farmers but finds that there are
more who wish to purchase cows than
there are who have cows to sell. If
the putting on Of these market days
do no more, it will have done a great
work. It will show the people of the
county are thinking along the right
lines, the COW and the milk pail and
when the farmer gets that vision it
means success for that community.
The committee wishes to reiterate, if
ycu have a gelding, mare, colt, bull
COW, heifer, calf. turkey, chicken
goose duck or piece Of machinery you
want to sell bring it in on market days.
if you wish to buy gelding, mare
colt, bull. COW, heifer, calf, turkey.
chickens, goose. duck or piece Of ma
chinery come over to the Maresh barn
on market days. and you may find
what you want. Let the seller and the
buyer get together Tell your neigh
bors about market days and all come
Remember the merchants Of Valley
City are putting on great sales during
those days, it will pay you to come in.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29
-FOUR HORSE:'ME'N''
AIT The GRAND

The next feature attraction at the
Grand Theatre will be the prodigious.
perturbation of Vicente Blasco lbanez.
great novel "The Four Horsemen Of
the Apocalypse" which will be shown
here for three days starting Monday,
October 8.
Adapted by June Mathis under the
supervision Of the great Spanish al1-
thor and directed by Rex Ingram, this
famous picture is the current attrac-
ton at the leading theatres in many
of the larger cities throughout the
United States.
This is, without doubt, the most
pretentious undertaking in the motion
picture world and the producers look
for this remarkable photoplay to du-
plicate in Valley City the success it
has met with elsewhere. The story
from which it has been made is prob
ably the best known and most widely
read novel Of the century. The book
has already passed its two hundreth
printing in the English language.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29

place. The musical life of Ricardo
Martin is one that every aspiring stu
dent can follow with profit. First Of
all he is a student and when not at the
theatre or on tour one will find him
studying some new opera or songs. He
is a great reader of politics and travel
and never fails to keep well versed up
on all subjects Of the day. He is also
an excellent linguist. Whatever Ric-
cardo Martin does, he does we'll. He
never skins through anything, or
takes chances on getting away with
1t" He is an artist to the finger tips,
but not one Of those persons. who con-
tinually cry ''my art is my life" No,
Mr.. Martin is mans man; a tenor
who likes to root at baseball game
and witness boxing exhibition. His
coming to Valley City this season
means a true musical event for this
American tenor ranks only with the
best, and the best are indeed few.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29
.ADyy Try BOARD
HOLDS MEETING

ssterday afternoon at three o'clock
in the Commercial Club rooms in the
city hall meeting Of the Barnes
County Advisory Board Of the Saliva
Ton Array was held, for the purpose
OF securing an organization commits
tee to carry on the financial campaign
OF the Army in Barnes county. The
quota Of Barnes county this year is
$1,000 which is the smallest quota ever
asked for from this county, and no
funds will be asked for this year for
any purpose except for the actual
needs Of the army in carrying on its
good work.
The following members Of the coun-
ty advisory board were present:
Carl j. Olson, president; DR.. F. L.
Wicks, vice president; Captain 7. s,
Henry, secretary; Herman Stern, Mrs.
w. E. Shrum, DR.. G. E. Allen, L. S.
Ward, Frank Ployhar (who is also a
member Of the State Advisory Board)
Mayor A. G. Bonhus, T. x. Calnan
and Miss Nellie Whitcher. 6
of the army from Fargo gave splen-
did talk on the work of the Salvation
Army and Of the great benefit its
work was to Barnes county.
Mr.. Frank Ployhar told of the
work Of the State Advisory Board and
of the necessity Of the campaign for
funds at this time. This being the
regular yearly campaign for funds for
carrying on the work of the Saliva
tion Army for another year.
R. j. Mason outlined the details of
the campaign and assisted in the work
of perfecting the organization COM
mittee to carry on the campaign. +.
Mayor Bonhus was unanimously
elected chairman of the organization
committee and will today appoint his
committee. Mr.. Carl j. Olson was ap-
pointed chairman Of the special gift
committee and will today name the
members of the committee.
Herman Stern was appointed chair
man of the speakers committee.
Mayor Bonhus has called meet
ing Of the organization committee
for tonight in his Office at which time
all preliminary arrangements for the
carrying on Of the financial campaign
for the Salvation Army will be COM
pleted and on the morning of October
End the drive for the. modest amount
of money asked for will be started and
it is hoped that the people Of Valley
City and Barnes County will respond
literally to the appeal so that the
funds may be secured in the shortest
possible time: .5%ss
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29
JUDGE ENCLERT
APPOINTS BOARD

The members Of the Barnes County
Board Of Conciliators as provided by
law has been appointed by Judge N. J. .
Englert and is composed Of the follow
ing citizens Of the county:
Minnie B. Featherstone, G. a. Ia
bel, Fred j. Fredrickson. Valley City;
H. NJ. Stroud, Wimbledon; VIM: Nc
Kean, Sanborn; Harry w. Green, Leal;
E. "A. Duff, Dazey; Fred Hemmer,
Litchville; ]. O. Jensen, Kathryn; 9,
T. Dokken, Nome; Chas. w. Pollock.
Fingal; Jesse j. Taylor, Oriska.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29
AMERICAN LEGION
HOLDS MEETING.

At a meeting Of fythe American Leg
ion held last evening in the Odd Fell
lows Hall, the delegates to the state
convention at jamestown were given
few instructions to carry out at the
convention. A letter from the Devils
Lake post asked that our delegates
pull for Devils Lake for the 1929 con-
ventlon. They gave as their reasons
for wanting the convention mainly he
cause of the fact that the N. P rail-
road has had it twice and the Great
Northern only once. In addition 10
this they described their hotel accom-.
odatlons and other points of interest in
letter to the local post requesting
tnem to vote for that place as the.
pace Tor the 1922 convention. 1t was
nnaliy thought best to leave this mat
ter to the delegates themselves and
iet them vote as they see fit. Mr.. +.
). Henry then suggested that the To-
cal post put one of it's men up for
delegate at large to the national con-
ventlon to be held at Kansas CITY next
month. After some discussion mo-
zion was made by Mr.. Henry that a
man be nominated from the local post
as delegate at large to the national
convention, that he should be man
VINO mas taken a great deal of inter
est IN the activities of the post. and
VINO mas attended the meetings raon-
1arly. lie therefore nominated Clifford
ferguson as the delegate to attend
the national convention. The motion
was seconded and carried.
Another point Of the meeting was q
suggestion that the local post have
CLUB room for it's members. r
I1enry was nominated as chairman of
d committee to look up some clnh
rooms that could be used by the local
post. This will add a great deal -
the activities of the post and will IN.
,doubtedly boost the membershin -
some extent. ~
y Ihat 11 the legion is out to boost for
Valley City is evident from the fact
that Commander Tracy has ordered
Two hundred red and white tage about
the size of an auto license tao with
Valley City. N. D." printed on them.
Ihese tags are made to fit on the bot
tom of the auto license and take The
place OF pennants that wear out in a
SHORT time. These tags will be in
-. :" "" uoyo Will De SOLD
by Legion members to all of our citi-
zens who have cars. This is fine
advertisement for the city as it shows
at once where the car is from. !,
Ii After further discussion about the
state convention and other points to
come up, the meeting adjourned
The Legion is planning on some fine
entertainment for the people of VAL
ley City this winter and all they ask
is that they receive the support of all
our citizens.
Lorne Pierce was named as a. dele
gate to go to the state convention in
place of Bryan Clark who will be un-
able to go due to the fact that he was
shot in the ankle while hunting Sun
day. ~"
At the close Of the meeting Rev.
0. M. Bloom of the Swedish Lutheran
church was introduced as the new
chaplin of the post to succeed Rev.
Fox who has left the city. Rev. Bloom
is a very fine man and saw service in
the army during the late war.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29
MARTIN
TO SING HERE

The announcement that Ricardo
Martin, the great American tenor, is
due for recital on the Artist Course
this season, should be more than well
come. Surely this great singer needs
no formal introduction. Not only in
America has he won success with the
greatest opera companies, including
the Metropolitan. Chicago and Boston
organization, but Italy, Germany;
England and Latin America all know
him as one of the greatest tenors OF
his day. Many of the New York crit
les call him "The American Caruso,"
and on more than one occasion he was
called in to take the mighty Caruso's
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29
WANT WOMEN
IN CONFERENCE

The members Of Valley City Review,
who are the local representatives Of
the Woman's Benefit Association, an
nounce the news that their founder
and leader, Miss Bina M. West, has
been prominently and persistently pre-
sented to President Harding as the
one woman in the United States fitted
by special training and experience for
a seat on the Advisory Conference
Committee for Limited Armament.
Miss West was approached on this
subject by her friends in the National
Fraternal Congress of America which
convened at the Hotel Sherman, Chi
cago, Illinois, the first week in Sep
tember. The delegates to this Con-
gress represent over nine million fra
ternalists and they stand back of the
appointment.
Miss West is perhaps the best
known woman in the United States.
Her thirty years Of leadership in a
society numbering quarter Of mil
lion women has drawn on her super
lative talents and developed her men-
tally to a degree unusual in women
She has never been associated with
any faction, nor is she theor!st, two
attributes that will count with Presi-
dent Harding in making the appoint
ment.
The local members are very proud
of the recognition that has ben given
Miss Vests abilities in the enthusias-
tic mention Of her name all over the
country, and during the past few
days Commander Mary A. Bordwell
and her entire corps Of officers and
members have been busy getting in
touch with Senators McCumber and
Ladd and Congressman Young re-
questing their endorsement.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29

Frank Heimes threshed field Of
rye that yielded "a bushels per acre.
This rye is 100 per cent pure as far as
weed seed is concerned.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-09-29

The estimated yield of potatoes Au-
gust lst was 315,797,000 bushels as
compared with a production Of 430,-
458, 900 last year. The average pro-
duction being 81, 100000 bushels.
These figures will indicate that pota-
toes should be good price this fall.