The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-10

man on the road, is here from Detroit.
Mimi, today.
Deputy Revenue Collector E. H.
Mattingly, of jamestown, N. D., is
here today, looking after matters in
connection with his government work.
Pete Undseth, the big, tall hotel
proprietor from Kathryn, was here
again last night. Peter is getting to
be a regular visitor here of late.
Sheriff Engebret Larson is wearing
a broad smile these days, and it is all
because his family is now ruled by a
little deputy born on March 2. Moth
er and baby boy are getting along
nicely.
Andreas Hetland, was arrested by
Officer VIM. Jensen on charge OF
vagrancy. Sentence was suspended
bv the court, providing that he leave
town or 20 to work. He was sleeping
in a shed in one of the back alleys OF
the city when taken into custody.
In North Dakota-where have we
heard that name before!-Athe citizens
invested, during the month January
more than 1924 in the purchase OF
u. s. 25 cent Thrift stamps, Savings
stamps and Treasury Savings cert'f1-
Gates.
w. w. Tousley, representing the
Western Newspaper Union. Of Fargo
was a caller on the Times Record to-
day. Mr.. Tousley is making regular
trips and often these days and we are
always glad to see him.
The remains Of Miss Lala Bigot
who passed away at jamestown Fri
day, were taken through the city on
No. 8 last evening, accompanied by
Ferdinand Bigot, father, and two Sis
ters Miss May of Valley City and Miss
VERONA of Minneapolis. 1nterment
will be made at Springfield, MINI.
. s A. McCollow, manager of the
Prairie Independent Oil Company. is
a very sick man at his home in this
city. Mac was taken sick Sunday and
we are told today that he has pneu-
monia along with an attack OF bron-
chitis. His many friends hope that
he will soon recover.
The Valley City Normal basketball
team will clash with the Fargo Agri-
cultural College team at Fargo next
Monday perhaps the last time thai
the Valley City Normal team will be
in action this year: at least on a for
eign floor, and perhaps the last on a
local floor. . e." .,..,. -
Charles E. Jones, proprietor OF
Jones' Taxi line of Valley City, plead
guilty in federal court at Fargo yes
terday to the charge Of having liquor
i nhis nossession September 20, 1921
and paid fine of $50. The prosecu-
ton enumerated different rooms in the
Jones place in which the liquor was
found. In imposing the. fine, the
court said the government would
stand the cost.
Those in charge of the drive for re-
cruits for Company G report the list
to be steadily climbing. all OF which
sounds very satisfactory. 1t IS hoped
the required number for the company
will soon be signed up. The European
situation is said to be stimulating. en-
]istments little. some of the enthus-
iastic ones wishing to get into the
company and be prepared for what
every might break.
Embert Harris of Fargo. was ar.
rested by the police and paid fine OF
$40 and costs. the minimum, in police
court. for running his car without a
license. Police officials announced to-
day that they intend to push the drive
against those driving cars without
licenses and hail them into court
where they will perhaps meet SIM
liar fate. The maximum fine for run
ming a car without license is $50.
National Fish Day tomorrow
March 9, will be observed in Valley
Citv bv all the leading hotels, cafes
and restaurants, as we'll as in private
families. Observance of the day as
tribute to those who toll on net and
line has an unusual significance for
every American citizen, for it was
upon the fisheries that the first com
merce Of the original thirteen colonies
was founded. =
There can be no reasonable excuse
for any person running his auto with
out a license and if any person is ar
rested for this reason they will have
no valid reason for claiming any len
iency. The state department is send
ing the licenses out as fast as they are
applied for and that gag will not get
by the police Judge. A word to the
wise should be suficient-get your
license tag and be right with the au-
thorities.
The decision of District Judge M. J.
Englert of Valley City holding that a
loose leaf ledger account for mer-
chandise sold is admissible in evil
dence, was affirmed by decision OF
the state supreme court. The appeal
to the supreme court was made by de-
PENDANTS in the case of the Fargo Mer-
camille Company against Martin E,
johnson, and others. in which they
won an action on contract for guar