Valley City Chautauqua Camp Aims at County Youths
A South Dakota farmer notes a full page feature on Valley City N D Chautauqua for boys and girls two weeks of camp near the Sheyenne river. The program blends farming dairy and domestic science with military discipline and field trips to the Barnes county fair and Sanford farm. Over 200 youths from Cass Barnes and other counties attended the camp run by Valley City Chautauqua and the North Dakota Better Farming program with support from local farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota Farmer
Aberdeen
Rudolph
Valley City
Tye
N. D
Chautauqua
Sheyenne River
North Dakota
Cass
Barnes
Stutsman
Wells
Foater
Grigga
LaMoure
Eddy, Steele
Dickey
Grand Forks
Burleigh
Mayland
T. X. Calnan
Barnes County
G. A. Anderson
National Guard of
Dakota Farmer Empire
Chubb
Universal Portland Cement Company
Greenwood
Barnes County Fair
Frank Sanford
Mr. Sanford
Sanford
Sanford Farm
United States
Vauderville
O. H. Benson
Washington, D.C
Prof. Benson
Oth
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Endorsed
Sol Williams of Jesse Tennessee praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saying he never hesitates to recommend it and that it delivers more relief than any other preparation. He notes it is obtainable everywhere and that he uses it himself.
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Chamberlain
Sol Williams
Merchant
Tenn
North Dakota Lignite Output Rises Steadily Across Years
The lignite output in North Dakota, the state’s sole mineral fuel, climbed from 495 320 short tons valued at 750 652 in 1914 to 606 685 tons valued at 771 879 in 1923. Earlier years show 499 480 tons in 1912 and 602 628 in 1911, with little fluctuation in the four years cited, as domestic use grows and boiler fuel applications expand. Examples include the United States Reclamation Service irrigation plant at Williston and brick burning use at Keath mare Scranton and Dickinson, noted for smokeless operation.
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North Dakota
United States Reclamation Service
Williston
Reclamation Service
Kethmare
Scranton
Dickinson
North Dakota Lignite Use and Mining Trends in 1914
The report notes lignite’s suitability for fuel and gas production, requiring proximity to mines. Fresh lignite moisture is 25 to 40 percent, decreasing with exposure, and briquettes were produced commercially by a Minot company in 1914. Lignite employment reached 558 miners with 216 average days worked. output averaged 4.2 tons per man per day, and the mines were free from major labor disruptions.
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North Dakotas
North Dakota
Minot
Divorce Action Opens Courts in Grafton
Judge Kneeshaw opened a term of court in Grafton North Dakota. Ingeborg Aker seeks divorce from Halvord Aker. The day also heard guilty pleas for maintaining blind pigs at Pisek, with suspended sentences on good behavior and $500 bonds for five defendants. A partnership accounting suit followed Saturday.
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Grafton
N. D
W. J. Kneeshaw
Ingeborg ‘Aker
Halvord
Aker
Mia
Frank Urban
John F. Krile
Anton Lovelli
Frank Kostohris
Falls From Car Breaks Leg In Local Incident
Little Richard Clark son of Mr and Mrs Louis Clark fell off the top of a box car near his home Thursday afternoon and broke a leg. This marks the second injury in the family with a rib fracture reported in the last two months. Rev Olaf Breding of Chicago visited Rev and Mrs Wathne and toured the countryside north and south of town. He heads to Powers Lake for vacation after an enthusiastic note on local crops. For a sprained ankle use Chamberlain s liniment per directions. available everywhere.
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Richard Clark
Louis Clark
Olaf Breding
Chicago
Mrs. Wathne
Mr. Wathne
Powters Lake
Summons in Barnes County North Dakota Quiet Title Action
State summons leading defendants to answer a quiet title suit filed August 4 1915 in Barnes County District Court The case targets the southeast quarter of section one township 143 north range 59 west of the fifth principal meridian and lists Eliza Mower Klemm Percy Mortimer Lewis Edwin Clifford Lewis and unknown others as defendants. FF W Ames is the plaintiff attorney with Mayville address.
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Eliza Mower Klemm
Percy Mortimer Lewis
Edwin Clifford Lewis
Serensante
North Dakota
F. W. Ames
Mayville
District Court
Barnes County
Russians Leave Looted City for German Allies
Aug 4 Bismarck two convicts escaped from the penitentiary were captured. London Aug 5 Germans possess Warsaw and plan a state entry. Von Hindenberg and Austro Germans press Russians from Vistula to Narew while three traps are set to trap retreating Russians. Riga evacuation nears as German advance nears. British authorities acknowledge Teutons gains and ponder next moves amid Russian retreat.
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Bismarck
Jones
Olsen
Tuttle and
Rovinson
Pingree-Wilton
Cocking
Davis
Ramsey County
Benson County
London
Warsaw
Poland
Russian Empire
Leopold
von Hindenberg
Narew
Vistula
Joseph Ferdinand
von Mackengen
Bug Rivera
von Buelow
Dyinfsle
Vilna Petrograd
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Moscow
Teutons
Russia
Riga
Gulf
Near East
Americans Hold Haiti for Peace
Fort au Prince August 6 American naval forces seized the port fort national palace and the Haitian gunboat Pacifique after Haitians opened fire during the operation. One Haitian died and Dr Roscalvo Bobo arrived aboard the US ship Chelie to cheers. A national assembly meeting is set for Sunday to elect a new president.
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Fort Au Prince
National Palace
Pacifique
Port of
Prince Au Port
Americana
Senate
United States
Eli Cole
United States Marine Corps
Roscalvo Bobo
Chelie
National Assembly
LD resident of Grafton succumbs
Grafton North Dakota August 5 Lancelot Peterson died at the Deaconess hospital at age 75 after about a year of illness. A native of Ontario he leaves a brother and two sisters in Peterboro Ontario. He made the city his home and carried 3400 dollars in the First National Bank of Drayton plus nearly 100 dollars in his pocket.
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Grafton
N. D
Lancelot, Peterson
Deaconess Hospital
Ontario
Peterboro
Ont
First National Bank of Drayton
Regents Office Opens in Capitol City
Bismarck August fifth Charles Brewer of Fargo arrived to open the office of the state board of regents at the capitol. He was recently appointed secretary and will reside in the city during his term.
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Bismarck
Charles Brewer
Fargo
State Board of Regents
Capitol
Brewer
Farmers' Free Column Ad Listings in North Dakota
Free column invites farmers to advertise stock poultry grain machinery and farm produce. Listings include Clydesdale stallion colts work horses sale barley seed inquire contact Leal Stock Farm Leal N D Holstein Friesian bull calves Cor Delia Vanderwert Tower City for sale pigs eight weeks old Rural W Sobpia Ayers price listed W
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Leal Stock Farm
Leal, N. D
Cor Delia Vanderwert
Tower City
N. D
Sobpia Ayers
Celebrated Silver Wedding at Rodin Farm in Spring Creek
CELEBRATED SILVER WEDDING Litchville Bulletin reports Mr. and Mrs. Chas A Rodin marked their silver wedding anniversary Friday at their farm home east of town in Spring Creek township. A large turnout of friends attended. Rev. Martell spoke for the couple. Mrs. Elmer L. Jones and daughter Gertrude left for Minneapolis and then southern Minnesota to visit relatives, while the Buchwitz family hosted Hon John Buchwitz of Hurdsfield at Normal summer school.
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Chas
A. Rodin
Spring Creek Township
Rev. Martell
Elmer L. Jones
Gertrude
Minneapolis
Sarah
Ruth Buchwitz
John Buchwitz
Hurdsfield
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South Dakota
Kodaks
Dakota Drug CO
Valley City, N. C
State Extension Department
State Dairy Commission
Spencer D. Reed
D. C. Valley City
City Drug Store
Mart Mason
Fifth Avenue
Front Street
Pilek Pigger
State OF
Fifth Judicial District
Elibve J. Mosher
FF. W. Ames
Tuttle
Haiti
Board OF Regents
Farmers’ Free Column
Thomas Gaseman
C. J. Lee
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