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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1922
Page
5
Wednesday report notes several residents traveling for business including Daily Louis Lolling heading to Minot, Anthony Maresh appointed Valley Hotel night clerk, and various visits from J. C. Hilborn, Mrs. Pearson, and others. Wheat harvest advances with farmers cutting and preparing for men.
Clifford Strawman son in law of Sim Mason stopped at the Sim Mason home in Valley City yesterday afternoon on a short visit en route to Minneapolis to handle Farm Bureau matters with headquarters in Lewiston Montana Samuel Van Stienbergh his daughter Cora and son Clayton with their friend Miss Sylvia Grove of Frankfort Indiana have been guests at K L Van Stienberghs home the past two days they plan a touring trip west to Yellowstone Park and other points of interest on the way to the coast A telegram from the Times Record reports the death last night of Mrs Ide A Spearbeck at her Hickory Grove Pa home She was sixty five and had been ill for some time sister of Charles Baker of this city
Today the Farmers Co-Operative Elevator installs a ten ton Fairbanks scale touted as highly improved and accurate. Manager Thomson aims to make the elevator one of the best and most serviceable in the country.
Mr and Mrs Duncan McFadgen finish visits with relatives in Rogers and Valley City. They will travel to Chicago to see Mrs McFadgens brother, then return via Detroit to Guelph Ontario. Mr McFadgen is a brother of the late Donald McFadgen, Valleys Citys first sheriff and first sod turner. They visited Mrs Yulest Rogers and Mrs James Moore, were hosted by James McPargen, and a family reunion occurred at Mrs Yules Rogers home.
A Boise Idaho party of nine, including Mr and Mrs James McFadgen and others, touring to Chicago, was in a wreck near Medora when brakes failed. The heavy body car toppled into a ditch, killing a 10 month old child and injuring five others who were treated by Dr. R S McCardle. The body was interred at Medora and the group sought care there.
Tuesday's Daily 8 itemizes a string of local movements with residents leaving for vacations and visiting relatives. Names include E Stafford Ruth Cooper J D Healy C P Stearns Frank Peterzon N N Landing Bess Work Marie Thorne and Miss Phyllis Bloomhall among others, with travel to Carlyle Mont Spiritwood Lake White Bear Lake and Minneapolis noted.
The state board of electricians meets at City Hall for the regular examination. Several local electricians attend to conform with state law requirements.
Miss Louise Thorne of Minneapolis arrived Sunday evening and will be a guest at her aunt Mrs Robi Anderson's home during the month of August.
A stream of visitors arrives and departs in Valley City with a mix of business, education, and sightseeing. A. G. Bjerken leaves for Minneapolis on No 2. Miss Eliza Barr from the state department of education visits family here. Willard Porterfield and family greet the Clarks as they head to Shanghai to teach.
Supt George W Hanna and his family left recently for Medicine Hat Saskatchewan to visit relatives for a few days. A card to Lee Cowell reports 205 miles on day one and 220 on day two with much mud. Hanna notes crops in the area look promising and a large harvest is anticipated.
Krause of Bismarck trains at Golden Valley and targets Buddy McDonald in an August showdown. A Community Club charity baseball game, pitting D W Clark’s team against Dr F L Wicks’s squad, will raise funds for milk and essentials for needy children. Proceeds fund local needs as business and pro players assemble star lineups.
Local notes recount a string of fall farm activities and visits in the Sheyenne Valley and Kathryn area. Harvests begin with barley oats and rye while neighbors, including Jens Henrickson and Alfred Torgerson, travel to Valley City and Kathryn for business, shopping, and repairs. Community social life centers on the Sheyenne Valley Young People's Society gathering at John Thoreson’s home and a steady flow of visits among farming families like Aas, Henrikson, Bergesedt, and Miar through the week.
The local Rotary Club held its regular luncheon at the Hotel Rudolf with county commissioners guests. Tom Calnan spoke on "black rust," detailing its spread from wheat to barberry bushes and steps toward eradicating the bush. John Tracy was to discuss finances.
At a casual meeting Edgar Pray spoke on golf, Herman Stern on the Chicago Rotary Club, Darby O Malley on Canada, Julius Meyer on Caveat Emptor, Lee Ferguson on The Einstein Theory, and Jack Nelson on The I Q of Members. The rest of the program was dropped as Carl Allen ended the gathering.
The board reports Democratic candidates led by F T Hellstrom for U S Senator with 2566 Octonnor 9140 and Gov L S Platou 4018 Charles Simmons 5717. In the Republican slate, Garber 77731 Shafer 83412 and other figures show party leads across Attorney General and Insurance posts with multiple counts for commissioners and state officers.
In Cleveland Ohio July 29 union leaders of the four great railroads declared trains must be made safe for crews. The decision followed a conference after strikes by coal miners halted trains in Gloucester Jacksonville and Tremble Ohio.
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