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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-27
ROAD BUILDING
REFLECTS ECONOMY

Bismarck, N. D., April PA de-
crease in the amount of roadbuilding
in the state this year because of the
general tendency toward economy is
probable, according to engineers of
the state highway commission. Al
the same time, with prices of road
building reduced materially, it is pro-
bable that $3,0OO,0OO will be spent in
the state on federal aid highway pro-
Jects.
The amount of road work planned
in the state has been reduced by
the state officials. 1t is estimated that
there will be about 81 100000 expend-
ed on projects carried over from last
year and about $2:000,000 spent on
new projects. The program for the
year represens about 25 per cent re-
duction from the program as was en-
bodied in the requests submitted for
federal aid during the winter.
Contracts let thus far this year
show a material decline in prices. The
prices are about so per cent less than
the peak Of last years prices, about
rs per cent less than last years aver
age prices, according to H. K. Craig
of the state highway commission Of
flee. Contracts let include 1876 miles
of gravel surfacing in Pierce county
for 29,577.0O; four miles Of gravel
surfacjng in Eddy county for $4,342.-
80; 14.9 miles of gravel surfacing in
Walsh county for $30,1O5.O0.
Not all of the federal aid money
available will be used in North Da-
kota this year. There is available
$2,35O,oOo from the 1916, 1919 and
1921 federal appropriations and it is
expected there will be about $775,-
600 made available by a 1922 appro-
priation by Congress. The state has
available for engineering purposes
S2s7,971 SO and it is expected the to-
tai amount available for the highway
commission this year will be $780,
600. Counties in the state levied tax
es to provide about $1,300,000 for
road construction according to reports
to the highway commission. The state
money available for engineering SER
vices is not sufficient to provide for all
requests for road construction that
have been made, it is said.
The. state administrations insis-
tence upon economy in both state and
county government has resulted in the
abandonment of plans for considerable
work. it is said by contractors.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-27
MADRlCAL CLUB IS
WINNING BOUQUETS

. 1t was reported to the Budget edi-
tor by a member of the Madrigal Club
which returned to the State Teachers
College Friday morning that its per-
sonnel was received with fine enthusi-
asm in the concerts of Tuesday, We'd
nesday, and Thursday nights this
week at New Rockford, Darlington,
and Wimbledon respectively. This is
good news to the College and we re-
joice in it.
A member of the Alumni Associa-
ton, Olive Robinson, who is teaching
in New Rockford this year added the
little note quoted below to a letter
which she sent to Mrs. Anna Cook
Denny. The letter was written Thurs
day. The note is as follows: "Madri-
gal Club left yesterday noon. Every
one very enthusiastic over the pro-
gram. All S. T. C. people proud of
them"
The Madrigal Club was to have fin
ished their week at Jamestown COL
lege on Friday night. Officials there,
however, cancelled the date for that
night by telephoning the Club before
it had opportunity to start for James
town. It is hoped that the cancella-
ton is but a postponement.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-27
CITY RESIDENCE
BURNS LAST NIGHT
Fire Started By Overheated Chimney
Flue Results In Cutting Of Levi
PetersOn's Home.

The residence occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Peterson caught fire at
about 1000 o'clock last night from an
overheated chimney flue and was
completely Quilted before it could be
put out.
Mr.. Peterson states that a quantity
of paper and kindling had been put
in the furnace to take the chill off the
house and the SCOT in the chimney
flue evidently caught fire, overhead
ing it and setting fire to the upstairs
floor. The house is completely gut
ted and the Petersons lost all their
household goods and clothes. Mr..
Peterson states that the contents of
the house were fully insured.
The house, which is located at 913
5th street, is owned by Mrs. Duncan
Mcdonald who lives in California. Mr..
A. F. Pierce, who looks after her
property interests in the city, states
that the property was fully insured.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-27
MICHIGAN ACCIES
DEBATE TONIGHT

Preparations are complete at the
Agricultural College for the debate
with the Michigan Aggies that will be
held in the Little County Theatre at
70 p. m. on the Oath of April, accord
ing to Snorri Thorfinnson, commits
sioner Of public speaking. There will
be only one judge at this debate, AL
bert r. eBrgeson, Fargo attorney.
The Question, "Resolved that the
principle Of the closed shop should be
adopted in American industry, will
be upheld by Wilbur Bartell, Fargo,
Phillip Trupin, Fargo, and Clifford
Peterson, Dawson, of the North Da-
kota Agricultural College. The Mich
igan Aggies represented by Howard
G.. Smith, Leroy Kelley, and Howard
Menhinnick, will argue the negative.
The Michigan debaters are on trip
thru the middle west and will have
debated the same question in Colora-
do, against the Agricultural College
oH Apill IL, anu dt MoHtdua oIdee
before coming here.
This will be the last debate of one
of the most successful debating sea-
sons that A. C. has ever had. On
January % last, in the annual trian-
gular debate with Montana State COL
lege and South Dakota State College
the A. C. beat both teams. Clifford
Peterson and Jonas Sturlaugson de-
feated South Dakota here while Ethel
McGuigan and Snorri Thorfinnson
went to Bozeman and defeated South
Dakota there.
On April 10, A. c.. met Penn State
in a no-decision debate on the ques-
tion "Resolved, that the United States
! Government should establish a sys-
tenn of unemployment insurance for
lemployees in American corporate in
dustry." The sentiment for the crowd
seemed equally divided as to who had
won.
Plans are now under way for an
exhaustive expansion Of A. C.'s foren-
sic program for next year, according
to authorities at the college in char
of the arrangements.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-27
DEMONSTRATION BY
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

The faculty and students of the
State Teachers College were very
we'll entertained Thursday morning
when the Physical Training Depart
ment of the Junior High School gave
a short demonstration in mat work.
The first part of the program was
given by the Junior High School
boys. Their program was as follows:
Dance from Sweden.
Work in Tumbling.
Human Centipedes.
Distant Diving.
Double headed Monsters.
Pyramids.
These were all very we'll acted out
and much credit should be given to
the small boy who was brave enough
to climb to the top Of the pyramids.
The second part of the program was
given by the girls of the Junior High
School. Their part Of the program
consisted Of:
Dance for Three.
Irish Dance by Two.
Swedish Dance.
These were all excellently present.
ed especially the dance by the little
Irish girls each being dressed in cos
tune which made the dance much
more effective.
The whole program was a demon
stration of the quality of work which
the Department of Physical Education
is getting out of the Junior High
School. Mr.. Spalding announced the
several numbers. J. G.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-27
EVEN oDDSor
WANTS n KNOW
Kataryn, N. 2 S ril 10, 1922

Kataryn, y. F$ ril 49, 1922.
Aye tank Aye s write few lines
asl SCOT, DIES p + ian fallers. Aye
-ssal ban afraj = scare Nord Dak-
ota skal go b 4se sooretang. Aye
yjoiD Nonpa-4 j league IN 1915, an
Aye yump in line to halp farmer fall
lers get evrytang an des world trowed
in. Organizer fallers run east, vest,
nord an sout in tin Lizzies yust lax
tighten generals. Haze all say farmer
fallers skal har evrytang. Aye tank
des skal ban purta guide skeme mien-
self, an Aye yump an jyell for yoy
yust so lake crazy Indjun. Aye don't
skal know Aye skal ban paying for
gasoline mienself.
Purta soon Organizer fallers skal
har hell big skeme to starve ceeta
fallers. Haze say We skal starve all
fallers down town, an Aye tank des
skal ban fene basiness. Organizer
fallers skal ban guide Judges for bait
an Aye skal bite hem purta guide.
Purta soon Aye feel Aye skal ban
hooked an Aye fight for scare, but
Ave skal ban landed for Won hundred
dollars panga in consumers United
stores. Aye don't skal see mien hun
dred dollars panga ane more, but
ceeta fallers down town skal ban on
yob yust so guide, an farmers store.
oh, Mae gudeness.
Mae Lena, hae skal ban guide teech-
er from Walla Ceeta Normal Skool.
Hae skal ban teeching skool femten
months an Won winter. Purta soon
Bank of Nord Dakota don't skal pay
Lena any panga for skool work. an
Ave skal har to send Lena panga.
Aye yust begin to tank des skal ban
sometang rotten. bae Bismarck soore-
tang. Aye tank Aye skal stop, look
an listen, an o mae gudeness, Aye see
United Stores, Printing Trust, Service
Bureau, Walla Ceeta Bank, Drake
Mill, Grand Forks Mill, Sisal Trust
an evrytang, an evrytang skal ban
busted SCORE tang. Aye see all Coun-
ia an Ceeta an Skool panga in Bank
of Nord Dakota, an Bank of Nord
Dakota hae skal ban marking drafts
"sN. S. F." Aye tank Aye skal har
plenta. Aye tank Aye skal let ceeta
fallers har. hes share, Aye yust want
mien own share; but Aye want it. Aye
don't skal stand for robbing big basil
ness ane more ven Aye skal har to
rob mienself first.
Nonpartition leage fallers skal want
Lynn Frazier for U. S. Senator. Mas
ter Editor, If Nord Dakota skal SEND
Frazier bae u. S. Senate Aye don't
skal stay har. Aye skal go up bae
Nord Dakota on des Mannesota side.
Even Oddson.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-27
TRIES TO KIDNAP WIFE

Minneapolis, Minn., April 2l-Mr'
Richard Stair, prominent society man
was sentenced to the workhouse for
go days, following the thrilling kid
mapping of his wife, the sister OF Mr.
Henry Flannery, assistant states at
torney general, and daughter OF the
late Judge Henry Flannery, who is
seriously ill at her home resulting
from the affair.
Following threats of murder and
suicide and a thrilling movie chase by
the police, after several years OF mar
ried life, a divorce will follow accord
ing to friends of Mrs. Stair. Pending
divorce hearings Mrs. Stair procured
an order restraining Mr.. Stair from
molesting her and visiting their child.
Monday night, Stair at the point Of
a gun, forced Mrs. Stair down a lad
der from her room and placed her in
an automobile and then began the
wild ride to St. Cloud. Still keeping
the revolver pointed at her, Stair
threatened to shoot her and ceSamit
suicide himself. He took her to ho-
tel and in the morning they break
tasted and when he left the room she
called to salesman but he, not COM
pretending what was wanted, did not
come until they had left. They went
to filling station, and when Mr..
Stair got out of the machine, Mrs.
Stair jumped out and started to run
but he overlook her and scuffle en-
sued, Mrs. Stair grabbing the revolv-
er from Mr.. Stair, and pointing it at
him. He wrested it from her and
started to drive away, leaving his
wife in the street. A squad OF po-
licemen started in pursuit in which 20
shots were fired and after 10-mile
chase he was overtaken. Today he
was sentenced to the workhouse.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-27
FORESTERS HOLD COSTUME
PARTY

The ladies OF the Catholic Order of
Foresters held one of their enjoyable
meetings at the Odd Fellows Hall
last evening. This was regular
meeting and short business session
was held. A class Of five candidates
were initiated to the mysteries of the
order. The balance of the evening
was spent in dancing. The social part
of the evening was in the nature of
a costume party. There were about
IS couples in attendance. While it
was strictly ladies affair half Of
those attending were dressed in mems
clothing and furnished the masculine
atmosphere for the evening. At 900
o'clock grand march was held and
then the music started and the crowd
began dancing. All the old time dane
es and modern dances were played
and enjoyed by the crowd. At II 90
o'clock another grand march was
staged and the dancers paraded past
the judges who awarded prizes for
the best costumes and also for the
most comic costumes. Mrs. F. A.
Koontz was awarded the first prize
for the best costume and Miss Bran
ellie the second prize in that class.
For comic costumes Mrs. J. 6. Men
hart won the first prize and Mrs.
Clyde Smith the secclul. After the
award of prizes committee Of six
ladies served refreshments. The eve
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-27
TEMPER RATURES AT STATE
TEACHERS COLLEGE

The observations are taken every
morning at the State Teachers Col
lege at $50 o'clock. The lowest tenn
perature, which was IS degrees above,
was recorded on Monday night. The
highest temperature for the week,
which was So degrees above, was re-
corded on Thursday.
The highest and lowest temper
atures for each day are given below.
They are to be read in this way. The
highest temperature on given day
is the highest recorded during the
past twenty-four hous. The lowest
Temperature for any given day is the
lowest recorded during the previous
night.
Saturday, April Is, highest Al; low
est, "a.
Monday, April II, highest 40; low
est 2s. .........
Tuesday, April IL, highest 81; low
est 13. In
Wednesday, April 10, highest "a;
lowest 10. -
Thursday, April 20, highest 36;
lowest 20.
Friday, April 81, highest 50; low
est %.
| -. Ina C Roharts con nhsorr,or
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-27
Elsie Salisbury Faces Coroners Jury
Today Unaware That Erickson
Died Yesterday.

Montevidio, Minn., April 24-Elsie
Salisbury faced the coroner today ig-
norant Of the fact that the man she
shot was dead yesterday. She will
be accused of murder in the first de-
gree for the killing of Oscar Erick-
son, division accountant in the rail-
road office where Miss Salisbury was
stenographer. Miss Salisbury prayed
that he should not die. Mrs. Louise
Bergendale, the sheriff's wife, went
to tell her of Erickson's death. At
the first mention of his name Miss
Salisbury tainted.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-27
MAYOR B0NHUS
TO SHOW CAUSE
The city coupeil served the follow
ing paper on Mayor Bonhus at the
last meeting: Ar, 4
City Council Of Valley City,
Plaintiff,
A. G. Bonhus, Defendant.

"A. u. bOnnuS, UeIenOanC. .s
H. A. Olsberg being first duly sober
says that one A. G. Bonhus, late Of
the City Of Valley City, Barnes Coun-
ty, did commit the stunt of getting
married, secretly, committed in man
ner and at times following, to-wit:
That in the city of Minneapolis and
State of Minnesota, about 400 miles
distant from the city of Valley City,
on or before the 10th day of April,
1922, did wilfully, Intentionally and
with malice aforethought, take unto
himself wife, this without any pre-
vious notice, consultation, advice or
consent by the members of the city
council of the City of Valley City as
by the unwritten law provided.
This contrary to statute that in
such case should be made and provid-
ed and against the peace and indig-
nifty of the State Of North Dakota.
Wherefore complainant prays that
said A. G. Bonhus be arrested and be
dealt with according to the widest
notion that may be devised by the
city council and that sentence be i'm
n,ediately pronounced and carried in
to execution.
To this charge the mayor entered a
demurrer on the following grounds:
First, that J. H. S. Thomson, sitting
as a Judge, is disqualified to sit on
the case because since the Volstead
act went into the statutes there is no
case. Secondly, that H. A. Olsberg,
the prosecuting attorney, has not
"sat around" such a case for so long
he would not know one if he saw 1t
and on the further ground that he had
not filed his oath of Office and that
neither he or the sitting judge had
original jurisdiction, Mrs. Bonhus hav-
inc acquired that right when she an
nexed the mayor, so that they were
clearly out of court. Third - that
there was no malice aforethought IN
the act committed as defendant had
planned, connived and schemed to TINS
end for some time and would nave
pulled the deal off sooner only ne
wanted to wait until the people OF
the city "took the liberty" of elect
ing him mayor after which he carried
out the contract agreed upon by him
self and his wife. Fourth, he de-
murs to the complaint on the ground
that there was no indignity on the
council proven but on the contrary
the council through it's acting judge
and attorney had caused said defend
ant much mental distress on account
of the base charges filed against him,
and for this reason defendant argued
that the case had not properly been
brought and was out of court. At this
period the defendant and council ad-
iourned to the inner chamber for
consultation and upon their return to
the council chamber each and every
one of the councilmen wore most
satisfactory smile that indicated that
the defendant had produced the goods
to wipe out any suspicion that might
have fingered in the mind of the
bunch prior to this time and the in
dictment was withdrawn.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-27
RIGHT OF WAY FOR
FIRE APPARATUS

The fire department is handicapped
to quite an extent when answering
an alarm by the actions of some of
the citizens. The other night when
answering the alarm from the Levi
Peterson home a car cut across the
street intersection directly in front of
the fire truck, forcing the driver to
turn up side street to avoid a
wreck. The citizens also cause con-
siderable trouble to the firemen by
their action in crowding up close to
burning building, hampering the fire
boys in their efforts to control the
fire. If, when crowding the boys in
their work, the fire hose should be
turned on the crowd to force them
back, the boys would be acting within
their rights and no one should have
cause for complaint. We are reliably
informed that this will be done if peo-
pie do not stand back and give the
boys room to work. We print here
with a clipping from an Ohio paper
regarding court decision covering
the right of way Of fire fighting ap-
paratus. This decision applies to
North Dakota as we'll as Ohio so keep
out of the way when you hear the fire
siren.
An important case was decided
in Lima, Ohio, by jury trial
when Chief John Mack, of the fire
department, and the city of Lima
were sued by a citizen who had
been knocked down and injured by
the chiefs car while it was speed
ing to answer an alarm Of fire. It
was shown by the evidence at the
trial that all due precautions had
been observed and the approach
of the chiefs machine had been
announced by the sounding of
both siren and bell, so that pedes-
trians would be warned, and in
spite Of these facts the plaintiff,
in his haste to cross the street,
had stepped directly in front of
the chiefs car. The jury return
ed a verdict of mo cause Of ac- Il
tion." {
This case is important in show
ing that when the fire apparatus
in answering an alarm is passing
through the streets, having OBJ
served all proper precautions in -
announcing it's approach, it has
the right of way, and it is the
duty of pedestrians as well as We
hicles to draw aside and let it
pass. If the pedestrians place
themselves in danger in spite OF
the warning they must take the
consequences and bear the blame.
Reasonably high speed is essen
tial to the answering of an alarm
of fire by the apparatus, as delay
may mean the loss of lives and
property.
AS the public streets are the
only means by which the appara-
tus can reach the scene OF the
fire, it follows the fire fighters
must, both for their own safety
and for that of all others, have
the right of way and that both We
hicles and pedestrians, when the
bell and siren sounds, must give
the fire department plenty OF
room to pass. The decision OF
the jury in this case is important
as upholding this principle.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-04
AN OLD RECIPE
 TO DARKEN HAIR
Sage Tea and Sulphur Turns Gray
 Faded Hair Dark ands Glossy.

Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea and Sulphur, properly com pounded, brings back the natural color and lustre to the hair when faded, streaked or gray. Years ago the only way to get this mixture was to make it at home, which is mussy and troublesome.
 Nowadays we simply ask at any drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sul- phur Compound" You will get a large bottle of this old-time recipe improved by the addition of other ingredients, at very little cost. Every body uses this preparation now, be- cause no one can possibly tell that you darkened your hair, as it does it so naturally and evenly. You dampen sponge or soft brush with it and draw ais through your hair, taking one sDall strand at time; by morning the gray hair disappears, and after another application or two, your hair becomes beautifully dark, thick and glossy and you look years younger.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-04
MY MARRIAGE PROBLEMS
 Adele Garrsons of REVELATIONS OF A WIFE

"He asked mo to disregard tn,
 newspaper reports, saying they wer'
 greatly exaggerated" ] replied slow ly, and that the situation was tho fault of no one but busybodies. Anc ---he asked mo to como to him al once. because Miss Foster and he need me-"
 had not intended to retail all of picky's telegram, but Harry Under woods piercing black eyes were like probes, and l had given it all before realized it, l must have sounded unconsciously in my last words the resentful bitterness which was minc at Dicky's sending for me because Claire Poster needed me, for there followed instantly an explosive voley of words from MT. Underwood
 "Jnst Like All Women--"
 Curse the Dicky-bird's impudence, anyhow !" he exclaimed, and his face was dark with anger. ITO ask you" he stressed the pronoun--'to come up there and subject yourself to the stares and comments of lot of blasted old tabby cats. in order, 10 protect a girl who hadn't any more sense than to get herself into a scrape like this-just wait till sec His Nibs He'll get what's coming 10 him once in his life. or my fist hasn't lost it's punch, that's all."
 Now, while I knew that much of this was only Harry Underwoods S melodramatic way of expressing dis approval, yet there was the ring of enough truth in it to affect me in a most curious way. For instead of being grateful and pleased at his un- sincere championship. I found myself bristling with resent ment.
 How dared he criticise my husband when his own treatment of Lillian had been unspeakably caddish
 Who administered thrashing to you when you brought so much sor- row to Lillian?'' I asked pettishly, and the next minute was wild at my self for having dignified his tirade with retort.
 MT. Underwood threw back his Mead and laughed softly but heartily.
 Just like all the rest of the wom- en, aren't you?" he said condescend- ingly. Friend Husband may beat you up, and ruin your best switch and puffs. but let anybody say word against him, and you're right in the front of the battle, flourishing your little pole-axe.''
New Britain herald., 1922-12-04

supposed it was frozen so early in the season. He saw Tommy Fox run boldly out upon the ice and lope off for the opposite shore.
 'I'll get him now!" old Spot bark ed savagely. There's no place on the lake where he can hide. He can't play any tricks on me here" Spot dashed down to the ice and hurled himself upon it. He hadn't gone rod from shore. when a loud crack gave him start He saw white lines running out in all direc- tions from the ice beneath him. My goodness." he howled. This ice isn't thick enough to bear me up. That Fox is lighter than I am."
 He tried to turn back. But behind him he found open water now, He tried to go on. But the ice fell away the moment he stepped on it. He tried to go to the right; he tried to go to the left.
 It was useless. Spot saw that he must take a wetting in the cold, cold water.
 T might as we'll have it over," he muttered. And plnhging in, he swan back to the shore.
 As he pulled himself upon the bank dripping with ice-cold water. he heafd a short, sharp bark, like that of a little toy dog, from across the lake. But old Spot didn't even turn his head. He knew that Tommy Fox was jeering at him. Copyright 1922 by Metropolitan
 Newspaper Service.)