The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-08-10

support of every tax payer in the city
who has the welfare of the city at
heart.
J. F. r. O'Connor returned yester-
day from Americas township where
he has been driving binder on the
O'Connor farm. When asked if he
had any statement to make with ref
erence to the Hellstrom action he re-
piled that he believed that Mr.. He'll
strom was developing a sense of hu-
NOR and that this would be gratifying
news to his many friends. "F. 0. is
not bad fellow" added Mr.. O'Con-
nor, "but some people were commence
ing to think that he was taking HIM
self too seriously. He has tendency
to disagree with the majority too
much and if he could overcome this
little weakness he would be much
more useful citizen. If he would read
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's poem line OF
which goes The man worth while is
the man who can smile when every
thing goes dead wrong he would be
lot happier. The attempted action
should run it's course smoothly as the
plaintiff and his attorney are on ex-
cellent terms. Mr.. Hellstrom has
employed himself as attorney and If
Mr.. Hellstrom the attorney can be
reasonable with Mr.. Hellstrom the
plaintiff there should be very little
friction with the action. Then again
he does not seem to like the atmos-
! phere in Bismarck or Burleigh coun-
tv where he resides nor does he like
the atmosphere in Grand Forks or
Grand Forks county where the de-
PENDANT resides and therefore the &C.
ton is instituted in Ward county.
Usually lawyer practices law where
he resides but that little weakness
again manifests itself. Let me assure
nv friends that there is not bit OF
truth in Mr.. Hellstrom's statements.
If Mr.. Hellstrom, Mr.. Townley and
Mr.. Lemke can get a little fun out OF
this matter no one should complain.
No doubt Mr.. Hellstrom the plaintiff
has not given Mr.. Hellstrom the law
yer the primary votes on the senator
ial nominations"
Days are slipping by and the north
west is daily growing nearer to the
time when it must have fuel and cars
to transport it's crop ~ market, yet
we are no nearer, apparently, solu-
ton of the rail and mine strike than
we have been since the start, unless
the administration has some facts up
it's sleeve that it has not divulged to
the people of the country. The situa-
ton is getting more serious every day
and some drastic action must be taken
Immediately if the people of these
northwestern states are to be kept
from freezing this winter and the tar
mers of the country can get their
crops hauled to market. We read, in
the daily newspapers this morning
THAT government control is inevitable
but we have been reading that stuff
for long time and we are still DIAL
Lying around and time is flying. There
is crying need for immediate ano
concrete action from the hands of the
! administration. We are not in favor
of the government operating the roads
only as an emergency measure-fo1
1.-THE Lord only knows that when they
put the roads into the hands OF the
government during the war we got
bum service and very heavy increases
in wages and freight and passenger
rates. The passenger rates are of lit
tie consequence because if people have
the money to blow in running arounc
the country they can afford to pay
for the pleasure, but freight rates arr
different. They come out of the peck
cts of those in majority OF cases
who can i'll afford to pay the high rate
according to the price they receive
from the farm products they raise OF
the farms. But what we are tying t.
, say is no matter what it costs to op
crate the roads and the mines at thi
time under an emergency now exist
, ing, we have got to have the fuel ant
, we have got to have the cars, and tn
sooner the government gets busy tn
, better it will be until both faction
now at loggerheads can settle thei
grievances. Time enough has beel
| given for a settlement and we are nov
/ no nearer than we were at the begin
7 ming. We are told the northwest will
! be looked after in the way of fuel pro
t vision but as we are day by day com
, ing nearer to the time for getting il
E that coal and no fuel coming in, w
, are skeptical of the outcome. If
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