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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
3
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Jamestown reports a growing transient influx with over 100 men from South Dakota and more than 60 from Mandan and western areas arriving around town. Some seek field work while others drift to hoboes camps near Pipestem river. Prices for harvest labor hover around two dollars a day, with wage levels uncertain as peak harvest nears.
The Texas Farmers' Congress in College Station heard Dr. Anna Gaines of Waco urge votes for women and adopted a unanimous resolution endorsing suffrage.
Valley City progresses on the brick and tile works with foundations completed and immense steel girders laid. A dry cement drainage system surrounds the buildings and clay drying preparations begin as thousands of bricks arrive from a top Minnesota yard. About thirty workers and ten to twelve teams are on site, with more labor to come.
Chicago August 7. The Continental and Commercial National Bank reports annual crop yields for the season. Wheat is forecast at 739,730,000 bushels, corn 2,800,000,000 bushels, oats 1,003,266,000 bushels, and cotton 14,702,000 bales, with rye final yield still figured.
The report notes wheat at 739,000,000 bushels, barley 36,854,000, oats near 1,000,000,000, with 170,000,000 bushels beyond domestic use. US exports remain strong as carryovers rise, and overall supply per person is high despite earlier forecasts. The summary highlights exceptional wheat yield and substantial stock in elevators mills and farms.
Wheat harvest has started in the area with threshing machines soon to be in full use. Barley harvest under way and machinery dealers report strong sales as farmers prepare to handle crops efficiently. Some fields may yield fewer bushels per acre than last year but quality should be higher. Anderson and Sigerson report rapid sales of threshing rigs and separators to Valley City area farmers, aided by favorable weather.
Secretary McAdoo warns banks to prepare for tighter money during crop movement season. He bars extra margin on U S 2 percent bonds and plans deposits in banks that lift circulation to 40 percent, totaling 25 to 50 million dollars. Banks will later return government funds after crops shift.
A youth's body was found shot in the railway yards and identified as Fred Kvamme aged 22 of Lead, South Dakota. Police say Kvamme's brother is missing.
A broken steering gear on a Ford automobile last night on the hill near town caused five Sanborn men to be shaken up as the car turned turtle. Bud Davis was driving and all occupants were thrown clear with no serious injuries. Passersby aided the group and took them to town for medical check, one man being dazed. The car was damaged and will need repairs at the auto hospital. A tire blowout is blamed but the exact cause remains uncertain. In a separate note, Minot resident T Merriman was fined $10 and costs for hunting with a gun and two dogs near Drake, with the gun and dogs confiscated.
Frank Goose and Bil Smith, accused of taking watermelons from a Soo track car owned by Stacy Mercantile Co, were sentenced by Judge Moe to ten days each. Elmer Boyd and Tom Gale captured the pair, who claimed Texas origins and harsh police treatment. Charles O. Brien received four days on a vagrancy charge.
A leopard at large since escaping a Crookston circus attacked two children of William Wageman at a farm near Red Lake Falls. Their dog charged the animal, allowing the children to reach the house before the leopard killed the dog and fled to a corn field. Over 100 citizens organized a hunt, with a Crookston hunting party returning empty handed. In other news, a quiet home wedding united Miss Mable Irgens and Herbert Getchel at the family residence, with immediate relatives present. Mrs. E. T. Burke traveled from Fair Hills to attend the ceremony and returned with her mother.
Miss Farrell of Rogers and 8 W Ribbon with wife from Oriska visit shops and carnival attractions in Jamestown. J. I. L. Thomson return from Manitoba with friends. Ole and Nels Miller of Nome attend carnival. Herb Getchell visits town for official duties in Bismarck. Thompson brothers rovers from Rogers join crowds. Edwin Mayland travels to Northfield for Better Farming Association business with Mrs Mayland. Misses Hunter and von Denant of Grand Forks arrive for Bailey home, as Emma Schneider hosts at St Paul visit. Pioneer Club meeting discusses relief of pioneer days. Dr Erich Heise of Berlin invited to New York yachts race Aug 16–26. F R Sebults notes his nephew’s visit plans. Mrs W Gordon, daughter, and Mrs Pride of Fingal shop. Miss Florence Swenson returns to St Paul. New Rockford Catholic church contract for $25,000. ground broken. Rain helps crops. Miss Margaret True leaves for Valley City. Miss Betty McPherson returns to Minneapolis to resume Twin City duties. Northwest Nursery elects D O’Malley treasurer. Sid Ellis heads to Belfield for land and threshing gear. Mrs Sarah Grant Cogedill arrives from Colorado Springs to visit daughter Mrs Chas Peterson. Phone society news to society editor, No. 4.
North Dakota laboratory analysis finds many market disinfectants are misrepresented or ineffective. J H Wright notes labeling often inaccurate and claims exaggerated, urging standard testing and uniform organism use to determine true germicidal value and cost efficiency.
A 12 year old boy, son of Thomas Edwards, was killed instantly when his 10 year old sister accidentally shot him while attempting to shoot a hawk in their yard ten miles north of town. The incident occurred while the parents were away from home. Editor J H Nagel of the Forbes Republican sells a patent folding bath tub to Conductor Lorenzo Jones and taunts others to challenge him. He cites cleanliness from scripture as a jab at Tob buying, claiming the community is given half a chance.
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