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THE WEEKLY TIMES' RECORD, VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA 1(i 'K;«V-r4
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1916
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WEEKLY TIMES-RECORD VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA
GREENWOOD & HOUGHTALING
OFFICIAL PAPER BARNES COUNTY
Subscription, $1.50 a Year, in Advance
Entered at the Postofflce in Valley City, North Dakota, as second class mail matter.
OUR DESTINATION Walt Mason: The poorhouse has no
Persian rugs, no costly chandeliers; and there we'll dwell and chase the bugs in our declining years. On bread and meat and spuds and pie there's an unholy price; the cost of coal has gone so high the poor are burning ice. The butchers used to give away the liver of the cow; today they wrap it up and say, "Cough up a quarter now." The poorhouse has no movie stage, no joyous minstrel troupe; and there we'll spend our wintry age, and live on cabbage soup. When o'er the daily sheet we glance, we drop it with a frown; the price of everything's advanced, and nothing has gone down. The printer howls because his stock more precious is than gems; the tailor wets with tears the frock which drearily he hems. Man wears his sweater in his bed, because he has not shift, and cries aloud, while seeing red, "Oh, whither do we drift?" The poorhouse has no plutocrats, no closed or open cars; and there we'll dwell and swatt the rats until we climb the stars.
WIRE SERVICE In deciding to adopt an up-to-the-
minute news service this paper will assume an added expense. We are doing so believing the people and business interests of our city and county are beginning to co-operate for bigger and better things that will redound to growth and prosperity. We want to lead the procession and leave nothing jljyione on our part that is necessary to help build up a magnificent commonwealth. We desire to have a daily paper that will be a creditable representative of our field. In order to do this we aim to do our part. Your part is to give us your encouragement and support. We believe our newspaper experience enables us to give you a good paper. We want your assistance in various ways, the main one being financial. Let's go!
—o The Dnluth Commercial club is
boosting the circulation of the home papers as one of the best forms of boosting. After careful investigation it was proved that newspaper publicity was by far the best way to secure good results in boosting any worthy proposition and the Commercial club is strong for the newspapers and proposes to give them substantial aid. Right here in Valley City the same conditions prevail, and the Commercial club and other organizations could do effective work by giving substantial aid where maintaining a daily newspaper is no sinecure.
Everything possible is being done ta: break up corners on food products and j to prosecute combinations. Why not go after the original combination-hash?
The first thing the North Dakota legislature will have to decide when it meets is whether it wants trouble for 30 days or twice that period.
Boys, if you can't get a note to Santa Claus, slip it to Dad—he will see that it gets to its destination, and that it probably gets results.
o The prohibitionists claim it is an
insult to offer a person a drink. Now we know what is meant by swallowing an insult.
If you are going to be Santa Claus at some Christmas tree take the precaution to have your whiskers asbestos.
BARNES COUNTY COUPLE ARE MARRIED AT LISBON
Kathryn Recorder: Wednesday afternoon at 3:30, at the Lutheran parsonage at Lisbon, occurred the marriage of Miss Josephine Dorothy Ekern to Sherman Green, of Nome, Rev. Nesheim performing the ceremony.
They were attended by Miss Clara Green, the groom's sister, as bridesmaid and Morgan Aasheim, of Ender-lin, as best man.
The bride was attired in a gown or while ivory satin trimmed with georgette crape, lace and ornaments, and carried a bouquet of white chrysanthemums and ferns.
The groom is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Green, pioneer settlers, who live south of Nome.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, M. C. Ekern, and is a very prominent young lady of this vicinity, and has a host of friends.
The Recorder joins their many friends in wishing them a long and happy journey on the matrimonial sea.
VALLEY CITY HAS SONG WRITER
There are three reasons that are foremost among those in favor of early shopping. The first is that stocks of merchandise are more complete; the second is that the stores can give better service, and the third is the consideration of the clerks who have to bear the brunt of the battle in mad holiday rushes. There is less than three weeks before Christmas, so bear the early shopping admonition in mind.
The payment of subscription dues before the first of the new year would be much appreciated by this paper. If every subscriber would consider said item for about a minute they would realize how much a paid-up list means to a publisher. They would decide and declare to be a "paid-up" and the newspaper men would then indeed have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Governor-elect Frazier has declared against the inaugural ball, and the question is now up to dispense with the services of chaplain. It has always been debatable whether the parson got enough attention to warrant the loss of time it takes to tell the legislators to keep in the straight and narrow path.
Among the numerous things Valley City has to its credit, are several musical numbers. Albert Perfect, who was clarinetist at the Rex theater for three years, composed "Alkali Ike," a rag which is being handled by one of the big eastern publishers, D. W. Clark composed a cracking good march, Mc-Farland and Granger wrote the V. C. N. Loyalty Song, and now comes Marguerite Clark Von Praag, who has written the music and lyric to a semi-classic ballad, which from all indications will be taken by one of the big music publishers. Valley City people will have the opportunity of hearing the song before it goes to press, as Marc Harkins, who wiil sing at the Grand theater this week, will use this number Wednesday and Thursday, accompanied by the composer, Mrs. Von Praag.
A CROSSROADS' GROCERY STORE I see it as it stood there that Winter
long ago, i A building old and rickety, stained
brown by rain and snow, j Rough boxes piled behind it; staid!
teams lined up before, | Whose owners sat and gossiped in the i
crossroads' grocery store.
Within the dingy windows, opaque with heavy dust,
Strange goods were piled in odd array, 'neath cobwebs, thick and must;
Rat traps were mixed with picture hooks, and gingham cloth with nails;
And carving knives with herbs and roots, and sugar plums with flails. /
And at the rear beneath the hams and strings of apples brown,
There stood the postal wicket, where gathered half the town
To wait in slow procession when came the daily mail,
Or read the Dogeville Argus' neath the dim lamp's smoky pale.
And there around the Round Oak stove on cracker box and stool,
Sojourned the village fathers to formulate each rule
That they deemed necessary to the welfare of the land,
And there, in solemn conclave, its destiny was planned.
O, Mars, what mighty battles were fought beside that blaze!
Minerva, sing us of those plans, most sapient, to amaze
Proud foes, schemed of an. evening, beside the wood-fire's glow,
By those who fought and ruled—at home—that Winter long ago.
0, home of rude philosophers, where petty Miltons sung;
Where guiltless Cromwells conquered; where oft the rafters rung!
With word of unknown Henrys—you' hold your sway no more,
For passing years have blotted out the crossroads' grocery store.
—Cleveland Leader.
AUTO PERFORMS ANTICS
The following item is clipped from a Montana paper. It will interest a number of our readers as there are several familiar names mentioned.
Thursday one of the Thompson livery auto cars, running between Baylor and Glasgow, with Jack Neustal driving, arriving in town with two passengers, John Fuhrman and Bill Redfield of the north country, both bearing marks of an accident, being well spattered with blood. The car was marked up considerably with blood, but bore no signs of having had an accident and was apparently in good running shape. Details of just what the car did was not obtainable, but one of the occupants sought a doctor, who informed him no medical attention was necessary, while Redfield departed for Minneapolis.
VALLEY CITY WILL HAVE RADIO CLUB
Eggs and like luxuries are automatically disappearing from the menus of the principal hotels. If people can get along without the hen fruit for breakfast the speculators will soon have a large quantity on hand fit only for stage purposes.
o Those Chicago people who lived on
less than 40 cents a day were doing it as an experiment and that took all the zest out of the incident. It is where people are compelled to live on less than 40 cents a day that plays havoc.
o Everybody has a charitable feeling,
more or less, for everybody else except an editor. All that he puts into the editorial column is magnified into something offensive when the worst intended was to be entertaining.
o The Saturday Evening Post says
the capital of Minnesota is located in St. Paul, Minneapolis. Those were honeyed words in comparison to what It said about North Dakota.
o This section has just enjoyed a
friendly snow. When it lit on pedestrians it was so friendly it sticketh closer than a brother.
A movement has been inaugurated looking to the organiaztion of a radio club in this city. It would bo a ni^e thing for the boys of Valley City to have an organization of this kind, as many cities even smaller than this city have such clubs. In order to enter this club, applicants must have a set capable of sending and receiving around the city. They must know the code and be able to explain the use of every instrument of their set. There are now about ten boys who can enter under these requirements and about five more who will join as soon as they learn the code. The an nouncement of the meeting place and date will be made later.
HIS MOTHER WANTS HIM
Chief of Police Swanson has been asked to locate Lucien Ennis, missing from his home in Minneapolis since Nov. 14, 15 years old, five foot six height, weight 140 pounds, auburn hair, blue eyes, scar on right arm from shoulder to elbow.
His mother is sick and if he re turns all will be forgiven and forgot ten.
Wore red mackinaw coat, gray cap, gray sweater coat, and gray suit, and left home on a motorcycle. May have had side car attached.
May be working for someone in your neighborhood and if you have any information please notify E. H. Swan-son, chief of police.
The hired girl that can cook without eggs can ask for a raise with fair prospects of success.
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Established 1867
SHIP YMJR
HIDES FURS etc.
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Deal direct with the Unrest and oldest hoate in the West. Highest prices and Immediate cash returns. Write for price list, tags and full information.
WINNERS IN WIMBLEDON PRIZE BABY CONTEST
MY AUTO 'TIS OF THEE My auto, 'tis of thee, Short cut to poverty,
Of thee I chant. I blew a pile of dough On you two years ago, Now you refuse to go,
Or won't, or can't.
Through town and countryside You were my joy and pride;
A happy day. I loved the gaudy hue, Thy four white tires so new, Now down and out for true,
In every way.
To thee, old rattle box, Came many bumps and knocks,
For thee I grieve. Badly thy top torn, Frayed are thy seats and worn, A cough effects thy horn,
I do believe.
Thy perfume swells the breeze, While good folks choke and wheeze
As we pass by. I paid for thee a price, 'Twould buy a mansion twice, Now all are yelling "ice,"
I wonder why.
Thy motor has the grippe. Thy spark plugs have the pip,
And woe is thine. I, too, have suffered ills, Ague and kindred chills, Trying to pay my bills,
Since thou were mine.
Gone is my bank role now, No more '"Twould choke the cow,"
As once of yore. Yet if I had the yen, So help me John-amen, I'd buy a car again
And speed some more. —Gin-geries.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT I reckon when you sorter stop an'
think a bit about it, No matter what the weather is, we
couldn't live without it, For when the rain comes rippin' down
an* catches us complainin, It finds the flowers in Lonesome Town
—the fields are glad it's rainin'.
I reckon when upon the road we're hidin' out from weather
It's sweet to think, for all the storms, we've got that far together;
That one deep river's crossed, and so, one riddle we unravel;
Though rough the way, 'twill end, some day: It ain't so far to travel!
I reckon theres' a light to lead—if life takes time to heed it,
An' that the comfort that we need will come when most we need it;
An' so, we'll reach the journey's end— rest to the weary given,
And when the twilight dreams descend we'll not be far from Heaven.
—Atlantic Constitution.
CHRISTMAS SPECIALS GOOD THINGS TO EAT FROM
STERN BROTHERS BUY YOUR CHRISTMAS SUPPLY OF NUTS,
FRUITS, AND CANDIES HERE ilS year we are showing the most wonderful display of "Home-Made Candies" ever attempted by any merchant in Valley City. We sell nothing but Pure, Fresh and Wholesome Candies made in
Our Sanitary Candy Shop
CANDIES XMAS CRYMP
CREAM MIXED
BABY MIXED
PEANUT BRITTLE
SUGAR TAFFY
POP CORN BALLS
CANDY BEEDS
CANDY CANES
CANDY BASKETS
SPECIAL PRICES IN
QUANTITY LOTS FOR
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES
FRUITS SWEET ORANGES
RIPE BANANAS
FLORIDA GRAPE FRUIT
IMPORTED GRAPES
CALIFORNIA GRAPES
FANCY JONATHANS
FANCY BOX APPLES
SPECIAL SWEET ORANGES
DOZ. 20c DOZ. LARGE RED APPLES
DOZ. 20c DOZ.
PKGE. NEW DATES
PKGE. NEW FIGS
IMPORTED FIGS
CIGARS We Carry a Full Line of
5 and 10c Cigars in FANCY XMAS BOXES
BOX; 50c, $1.00. SI.25, S2.00, $2.25 up to $5 00
ALL RELIABLE MAKES
BIG LINE OF PIPES
Fub 25c up to $5.00 XMAS JAR TOBACCO
All Makes
SOe, 75c, 90c pw Jar PENNANTS AND PILLOW TOPS, FANCY BASKETS,
NOVELTIES and TREE DECORATIONS
CHOCOLATES IN BULK
BOX CHOCOLATES
COCO AN UT CANDIES
CREAM CANDIES
SALTED PEANUTS
' FRUIT KISSES
NUT FUDGES
CREAM CARAMELS
MARSHMALLOWS
PURE BUTTER SCOTCH
PURE HOREHOUND
California Walnuts Cicily Filberts New Brazils Texas Pecans French Almonds
POUND
25c
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Fresh Roasted Peanuts, lb. . !5c »
SPECIAL NEW CROP MIXED NUTS
PER POUND
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FREE! FREE!!
"Butter Kist,' Pop Corn A ioccartonof "But
ter Kist" Pop Corn for 5c if you bring this coupon
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THE VALLEY CITY EVENING SCHOOL
Arrangements are now made by which the evening school has become a part of the city schools. At present the school consists of two classes in English, one for beginners who have lately come from the old country and another for those who understand English to a greater extent. They meet on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 to 10 o'clock p. m.
Classes may also be arranged for in bookkeeping or other subjects provided a sufficient number apply who are willing to pay a tuition to cover the cost of such classes.
Application for admission to the evening school may be made to Prof. Hanna or to Rev. Quello.
EMERGENCY COMMISSION COMES TO THE RESCUE
Wimbledon News: When it came to the home stretch in the prize baby contest there was nothing slow about the speed some of the youngsters developed, David Joos carrying away first honors and winning the beautiful loving cup with the remarkable showing of 967,205 votes, leading all other contestants by more than 300,000 votes The prize winner is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Joos. Cleora Scheidt stood second with 571,945 votes. The contest closed Friday night, Dec. 1.
The Misses Florence Burke, of Jamestown, and Gertrude Chapman, of Tower City, returned to their homes Saturday evening, after spending the week in Valley City and assisting during the sale at the Gray department store.
Mesdames Wilkum and Hinsch-liereger, of Sanborn, were visitors in the city Monday.
THE TAXPAYER I own no bonds, no real estate;
On "personal" I pay no tax, I am not listed by the state,
And yet on me its weight it stacks, To me the final bill is sent,
For I'm the guy that pays the rent.
From hand to mouth, in dribs and dabs,
I live—I do not save a dime; For tango teas and taxicabs
Or 3hows I have no wealth nor time, I am the feckless loon on whom
Devolves the duty to consume.
I'm sober, healthy, frugal, strong And yet, it seems, I have no luck; I always seem to be in wrong
When others pass the well known buck—
I am the last in line—boo hoo! There's none for me to pass git to.
— Chicago Nfews.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Pickett were Valley City visitors Saturday from Leal.
J. W. Harrison, of Duluth, was in the city Sunday and registered at the Kindred while here.
L. R. Whiting, of Jamestown, was in the city Sunday stopping at the Valley Hotel while here.
R. B. Hustad, of the Mouse of Merit Jewelry store, was a visitor at Tower City Sunday evening, returning Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Langer, of Sanborn, will head a party of music lovers from that enterprising town, who will hear the San Carlo Grand Opera company present "Faust" here on Thursday evening.
Bismarck, Dec. 11.—The emergency commission yesterday came to the aid of two improverished bank accounts —the maintenance funds of the reform school at Mandan and the tuberculosis sanitarium at Dunseith. Tag-end items were transferred from various other accounts to the amount of $1,171 in the case of the sanitarium, and 180.05 for the reform school. The commission took this action at the request of the board of control, which advised that the unforeseen increase In the cost of living had rendered this step necessary.
VALUABLE LOAD OF GRAIN
Probably the most valuable load of seed or grain, ever marketed in Ransom county was a load of sweet clover seed hauled to Lisbon from Engle-vale, by Martin Thompson, of Lisbon, for W. E. Chisman. This seed was grown on light soil. Thpre was about 80 bushels of seed in the load and the seed is worth $10" or better per bushel. This load of seed had a value of at least $800.
F. E. Jordan was in the city Sunday from Wimbledon, registering at the Kindred while here.
P. N. Pederson, of the Pederson Land Co., leaves Tuesday morning for
i Brookings and Aberdeen, S. D„ and other points on matters of business.
CASTO R IA For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears
the Signature of
NOTICE Sealed bids will be received at the
county auditor's office up to and opened at 2 o'clock p. m., Tuesday, January 2nd, 1917, for county depositories for the ensuing two years. Bids to be according to Sections 3315, 3316 and 3317 of the Revised Codes of 1913. Depositories being designated will furnish bonds to-wit:
If surety bond is furnished, bond requires the amount the depository is designated for. If private bond is furnished, .bond requires double the amount that the depository is designated for. The auditor is to notify all banks immediately of the amount designated for as a depository and bond furnished accordingly.
The board reserves the right to^re-ject any or all bids.
Attftflf • (Seal.) ' C. W. NELSON.
By order of County Commissioners. 7-ld-3w
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
The annual meeting of the shareholders of the First National Bank of
j Valley City, N. D., for the election of ; directors for the ensuing year and for ' the transaction of such other business as may come before them will be held at their banking rooms between the hours of 2 and 4 o'clock p. m. Tuesday, January 9th, 1917. 7-5w. .JOHN TRACY, Cashier.
DON'T FORGET
Mark A. Smith 0*r. 3rd Ave, and 3rd St. Phoni CU
Bran, Shorts, Peeds of all kinds, Baled Hay
and Flour.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Halverson were in the city Friday from Dazey.
Phtissiraal Carte "l
WINTERER It RITCHIE
LAWYERS VALLEY CITY - NO. DAJL
Res. Fifth Ave. N. Phone 36 E. A. PRAY, M. D.
Physician and Surgeon Graduate Univ. of Pennsylrania
Office in Postofflce Block
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i Office Phone 6 Res. Phone 336
a A. ZIMMERMAN, M. D. Physician and 8urgeon
Office, American Natfi Bank Bidg. VALLEY CITY, N. D.
DR. F. L. WICKS BYE, BAR, NOSE and THROAT Glasses Fitted When Necessary
Office in Wicks Building VALLEY CITY, - - N. D.
THEODORE & LINDLAND Attorney and Counsellor at Law
Office in Farmers' and Merchants' Bank Building
VALLEY CITY, - • N. D.
Charles E. Hunt Physician and Surgeon
Offioes over Siegfried's Pharmacy Office Phone 330 - Valley-.City
Phone: Office 206-J. Res. 206-L t J. VAN HOUTENt M. D. Physician and Surgeon
Offices In Gray Block TALLEY CITY, - - N. D.
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