Drowning Near Sheyenne River Ends in Tragic Loss
An accidental drowning occurred Monday afternoon near the Sheyenne River by the Jacobson ice house. Sigurd Carlson, a Scandinavian transient about 35, unmarried, struggled in deep water and went under. His brother and others, poor swimmers, failed to rescue him. Carlson was recovered by Officer Fred King but life could not be saved. The body was taken to Halverson undertaking rooms. The deceased recently arrived from abroad and planned to work in the harvest. A sister has been notified and funeral plans will follow.
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Sheyenne
Jacobson Ice House
Sigurd Carlson
Carlson
Fred King
Dr. Platow
Halverson Undertaking Rooms
Valley City
Will Visit Exposition
Miss Nellie Farnsworth of the domestic science department at the State Normal school and her nephew Lenny Hervey will depart for the California exposition on Saturday. Miss Jennie McDonald will accompany them and visit out west for some time.
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Nellie Farnsworth
State Normal School
Lenny Hervey
Jennie McDonald
Board of Equalization meeting trip to Bismarck
County Auditor Nelson and Chairman Conlon left Tuesday morning on No 3 for Bismarck to attend a state board of equalization meeting. They will be gone several days. Edith and Mabel Fisher hosted university schoolmates at their Valley City area home Sunday afternoon. Attendees included McDougall, Rantman of Fargo, Grace Ellis, Elsie Hills and Maud Martin.
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Nelson
Conlon
Board of County Commissioners
Bismarck
State Board of Equalization
Edith
Mabel Fisher
Valley City
McDougall
Rantman
Fargo
Grace Ellis
Elsie Hills
Maud Martin
Take Boy to Pine Woods for Whooping Cough
Little Ridgeway Smith, sick with a bad attack of whooping cough for three weeks, will be taken to the pine woods in northern Minnesota late this week for recovery.
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Little Ridgeway Smith
Pine Woods
Minnesota
Returns to Washburn editor leaves for home
Miss Lulu Satterlund of the Washburn Leader departed Tuesday morning on No 8 for home after visiting Miss Anna Baillie. Rev G E Vermilya reports his family enjoying a simple life on a northwest state claim but plans to return to the pulpit Sunday Aug 15. Mrs Theresa Girard and daughters Adalaine and Esther drove Saturday for an over Sunday visit with Medina friends and relatives.
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Lulu Satterlund
Washburn Leader
Anna Baillie
G. E. Vermilya
Theresa Girard
Adalaine
Esther
Medina
Fargo Motorcyclists Visit City Sunday Rally
Valley City hosted a meeting of about 20 Fargo riders and several Jamestown members of the American Federation of Motorcyclists Sunday. Some Fargo men arrived with carriage baskets and brought ladies. Jamestown riders included Willis Gallup Herb Siebold and George Oles who came a day early. Barney Sullivan drew a call from the group as the Ly Drug Store served as headquarters.
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Valley City
Amercan Federation of Motorcyclists
Fargo
Jamestown
Willis Gallup
Herb Siebold
George Oles
Barney Sullivan
Ly Drug Store
Big Barnes County Chicken Farm Inspected by Jamestown Visitor
A Jamestown party visited the Johnston chicken farm near Marion in Barnes county. The large barns are largely empty with pedigreed stock sold. 19 000 young chickens and 2000 hens remain. Daily egg production runs 1800 to 1990, broilers not yet market size, North Pacific dining car company handling spring chicken sales. White Leghorn birds predominate. Incubators unused amid crop demoralization in the Montpelier area.
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Jamestown
Johnston
Marion
Barnes County
Northern Pacific Dining Car Company
Murphy
Montpelier
Johnston Farm
Mrs. J. E. Jones Returns From Des Moines Visit
Mrs. J. E. Jones, after months with her parents in Des Moines Iowa, returned home Tuesday morning feeling greatly improved following a stay aimed at regaining her health.
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J. E. Jones
Des Moines
Iowa
Gave Fine Sunday Concert in the Park
A large crowd enjoyed an excellent concert in the park on Sunday. The band under leader L. W. Hubbard is improving. They have an order for several high quality Holten instruments to be ready for next Sunday's performance.
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L. W. Hubbard
Karr Works to Found Spiritwood Lake Chautauqua
Jamestown capital reports Alexander Karr of Valley City is organizing a permanent Chautauqua at Spiritwood Lake. Local towns including Wimbledon Courtenay Clementsville Kensal and Jamestown back the plan. A six week to two month session may begin next year at Tucker's grounds with auto travel aiding attendance.
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Jamestown
Karr
Tucker's Grounds
Lake
Valley City
Chautauqua
Spiritwood Lake
Mexican Bandits Chase Batcheller Fight Americans at Frisco
Brownsville Texas August 9 Four US infantry companies arrived from Fort McIntosh and were sent to Sebastian Raymondville and Harrington stations as searchers probe for Norias Mexican bandits. Army cavalry from Laredo expected to arrive to restore peace near Norias after a deadly incident left five bandits and one Mexican woman dead in an hours clash. North Dakota exhibit at the 1915 grain show praises Col Batcheller of Fingal and his outstanding display drawing praise from Wellington Ivysh deputy commissioner.
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Brownsville
Tex
United States Insantry
Cameron County
Texas
Fort McIntosh
Sebastian
Raymondville
Harringen
Norias
Laredo
Here
North Dakota
Col. C. EB. Batcheller
Fingal
Freyberger
Col. Batcheller
North Dakota Leads With Record Spring Wheat Output
Washington reports predictions for a massive 1915 harvest. Corn may reach three billion bushels, oats one and a half, and wheat around a billion. North Dakota is projected to lead spring wheat with about 116 million bushels, nearly double its next rival Minnesota.
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Washington
North Dakota
North
Dakota
Minnesota
South Dakota
Department of Agricul
Collins Gathers With Treasurers Of State
County Treasurer Collins left Tuesday morning on No 3 for Bismarck to attend the meeting of the county treasurers of the state. Tuesday is devoted to a business session and a trip up the Missouri river and Wednesday to election of officers. Several locals and visitors were noted in town with travel to Yellowstone National Park and surrounding events.
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Collins
Bismarck
State
Missouri River
Simenson Buys Weiser Home on Front Street
O Simenson has purchased the J S Weiser homestead on East Front Street and the family are now comfortably located in their new home The place is known to every person in Barnes county as Mr Weiser had occupied it for many years The purchase price is said to have been about 4000 and Mr Simenson got a bargain at that Mr Weiser will hereafter make his home with his daughter Mrs Chris E Schilling Some North Dakota towns have municipal labor bureaus Valley City could follow suit Plans for those seeking work to register at police headquarters and be put in communication with employers It is almost sure that men who register for work are dependable
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O. Simenson
J. S. Weiser
East Front Street
Barnes County
Weiser
Simonson
Chris. E. Schilling
North Dakota
Valley City
Riverside operation report and local notes
Mra. Wold underwent an operation at Riverside hospital Monday and is reported to be doing nicely. She should be out in about ten days. Visitors from Dent, Minnesota include Miss Hermine Winterer of Valley City and Miss Harriet Benton of Minneapolis. C. H. Carpenter, president of Carpenter Neumann Lumber Co., was in town Tuesday on yard business. Rumor of a new valley city bank within six months. Leonard Kjelland drove to St Paul with a stock car for farmers in Heman and Green townships. Helen Georgia and Clayton Wardle visited the W. Bush household after traveling from Dickey on Sunday.
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Wold
Riverside Hospital
Hermine Winterer
Valley City
Harriet Benton
Minneapolis
Dent, Mint
Mra. L
B. Ritchie
C. H. Carpenter
Carpenter-Neumann Lumber Co
Leonard Kjelland
St. Paul
Heman
Green Townships
Jaws of Germany near Russians in Poland drive
E P Mann of Devils Lake headed North Dakota Mutual Fire Insurance as a board member. Aug 9 dispatch notes Austro German advance on Russians and British French trench gains at Hooge. Praga occupation signals first phase of Warsaw region drive with Russian withdrawal and German lines tightening around the V shaped front.
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E. P. Mann
Devils Lake
North Dakota Mutual Fire Insurance Company
London
Impetua
John French
Hooge
Praga
Berlin
Poland
Warsaw
Petrograd
Moscow
Nicholas
Narew
Vistula
Chautauqua Pictures Shown At The Grand
Moving pictures taken during the Chautauqua session by Seavell and Bath of St. Paul were shown Monday afternoon at the Grand. They lasted for teachers at the institute and displayed clear, distinct images recognizable to all. The films will be returned to Valley City for exhibition in about ten weeks with notice to follow.
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Seavell & Bath
St. Paul
Grand
Betteft
Teachers’ Institute
Valley City
Workman in Farm Killed by Mower Near Lankin
Joe Kisela aged 24 who worked for M. and Sherek on a Lankin farm died after an accident in a hay field. While mowing, his team pulled him into the sickle and dragged him. his left leg was badly injured and a bone broken. He was taken to hospital but died despite efforts to save him.
Ground to death by the wheels in Moorhead
Mrs Augusta Dehn aged 52 of 303 Second Street South was tragically killed when she stepped in front of an east bound Great Northern baggage car at the Fourth Street crossing Moorhead Minn after buying milk. The unprotected crossing let the engine drag her nearly 800 feet before halting. Her body was extricated from beneath the wheels after the engine was uncoupled.
Mrs. Martell Returns From Grove City Illness
Mrs. H. A. Martell returned Tuesday morning from Grove City Minnesota where she was kept by illness an attack of illness. She reports she is feeling quite well now though not fully recovered.
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H. A. Martell
Grove City
Minn
Mrs Goodsell Honor at Sheyenne Place Entertained Guest
Mrs Sam Mikkelson hosted a Sunday dinner at Sheyenne Place for Mr and Mrs Goodsell who soon depart for Chicago. The dining room featured pink artistic decorations with Mexican handwork, pink candles, and a cut glass bowl of wild roses. Twelve covers were set with pink rose bud name cards. Out‑of‑town guest Lloyd Andrew of St Paul attended.
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Sam Mikkelson
Sheyenne Place
RANSOM EARLY SETTLER DIES AT 98 IN FARGO
Patrick Mr. Grath aged 98 died at the home of his daughter Mrs. Richard McNeeley of 58 South Terrace Fargo North Dakota Aug 9 He had lived with his daughter for four years Born in Roscommon Ireland he settled near Fort Ransom about 29 years ago farming for many years Survived by six children two sons and four daughters
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Fargo
N. D
Patrick
Grath
Richard McNeeley
South Terrace
McGrath
McNeeley
Roscommon
Ireland
Fort Ransom
Visiting Doctors Tour Valley City Beauty
Last week Dr. C. A. Martin hosted guests Dr. F. B. Cusack from Carrington and Dr. R. L. Norton from Velva. They were en route home from the Fargo veterinary convention and were given an auto tour of Valley City's notable beauty spots.
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C. A. Martin
F. 8. Cusack
Carrington
R. L. Norton
Velva
Fargo
Dr. Martin
Valley City
Spiritwood Lake Trip Planned by Peake and McFarland
Mesdames Amasa P. Peake and George A. McFarland will depart Wednesday for Spiritwood Lake. The trip includes visits to Mrs. N. Slagler and Mrs. Billinger, with a week planned at the lake.
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Mesdames Amasa P. Peake
Geo. A. McFarland
Spiritwood Lake
N. Slagler
Mentor of Washburn Paper in Scoop Role
Miss Lu Satterland, presiding over the Washburn Leader, visited friends here and left Tuesday for home. On boarding the train she carried the bag of a modest bachelor of the city. If any local official moves to new pastures, it will be called game scoop.
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Lu Satterland
Washburn
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Veville
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Normal School
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C. C. Curtiss
Curtiss Business College
Clara Lee
Aneta
Celia Skorpen
Glendive, Mont
Lee
Margaret Naekels
Annie Kjelland
Miss Nackel
Des . ‘Lace
Alfred W. Lee
T. J. Lee
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Simenson
Front Street
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Dickey
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