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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
5
Valley City and nearby communities host a busy roster of guests, visits, and new arrivals. Names include Lund, Schultz, Bassett, McDougal, Derbier, Miller, Pegg, Burleson, Dedrick, Griffith, Stenshoel, Jenson, Chaffee, Prydz, Spicer, Stine, and many more as residents welcome relatives, travelers, and shoppers while teachers and officials prepare for a new season.
Jamestown Aug 13 Captain Gray and provost guard arrived from Fort Lincoln to detain five Jamestown Co H First North Dakota Infantry members who abandoned camp Tuesday without leave. Three, William Watson Clifford Gallipo Harvey Peterson, were jailed then sent to Fort Lincoln. Burgett and Bensch remain missing as search efforts continue for possible punishment or desertion charges.
The Barnes County Fair directors move the annual event to the second week of October to showcase more farm products. Liberal premiums are offered for threshed and unthreshed grains, brasses, legumes, vegetables, fruits, and 50 on. Farmers and gardeners are urged to prepare exhibits with guidance from the county agent and bring unthreshed grains to the courthouse office for care.
Mrs. W W Belden of Hortonville Wis visits Mrs Vernon Gale. Belden will travel from Valley City to Spokane. Col Frank White and Gov Frazier visited Fort Snelling for commencement. Nielson Rairbanks Hart ordered to Fort Snelling officer training. Alvina Sogard returns from Valley City summer school. J Roy Wilson named petty officer in naval training at New Orleans. Edwin Grime and wife of Fargo visit Amasa Peake and pass through on way home from Seattle. Margaret Rollins to be met at Bismarck by local youths. Rudolph Hammerud arrives from Bismarck to assist Valley City Gas Co. Ida Myhro returns from Chicago. to graduate Christmas term. Mrs L H Stine and son George, furloughed from Mare Island, bring Gertrude Stine home from Marjorie Cook's.
A collision at Main street and Fourth avenue minutes before noon injured G S Simonson father of S G Simonson the rural mail carrier. George Holzman drove the car in an apparent accident as the driver tried to avoid hitting him. Simonson died at Riverside hospital at 9 PM Tuesday evening.
Washington reports the first increment of 687000 draft troops will begin entrainment for cantonments in September with 12,000 men per camp. In three phases the 30 30 20 percent quotas move to camps while medical exams and lodging are arranged. Local note mentions Mrs Knut Tvedt of Litchville visiting the Embertson home for eye treatment by Dr Spicer.
Washington Aug 1. The Red Cross states that neutrality ended with the war declaration. it will assist the sick and wounded in allied countries and treats all wounded enemy with equal care. It also says no distinction between American citizens by national origin, and that two overseas base hospital units will operate with U S and allied forces. Loyal Americans on Red Cross service may be exempted from travel restrictions in allied countries. Esther Fowler visits Valley City. Holger family auto trip. C E MacDonald returns to Bismarck. Edwin White appointed naval ensign paymaster.
The report lists numerous grain grades and prices for No 1 to No 4 Dark Northern No 1 Northern Spring No 1 Red Spring and other cereals with prices in dollars per some unit. It includes Sept Wheat No 1 Durum No 2 Durum No 3 Durum No 3 White Oats and No 4 White Oats with arr and old values and finishes with Duluth close prices for Northern Spring Red Spring White Oats and other commodities plus flax in store and future months for flax and parley rye and other items.
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