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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
7
Olaf Moe of Company G visited home folks. J B Pirafe, Eckelson merchant, was a Sanborn visitor. Various locals report travels, new operators join the telephone exchange, and plans to move or operate farms. Game Warden Whitford establishing HQ, and farmers note crop conditions and draft examinations.
Viola Pach visits Louise Bennett and Mrs Lettenmaier's circle. Many locals call on G Brovic. trips to Valley City and Fargo occur. Several residents travel for family visits, church events, and enlistment talks. doctors and chauffeurs attend meetings and conduct errands.
Kathryn errill Recorder Aug 9 reports Grand Forks visitors Helmer Frostad and relatives, Jake Alves to Nome for a Ford, George Schmidt test drive to Litchville and Fingal, Langness family visiting from Goldwin, Opgaard guests from Halstad, Minn., and several local incidents. A.J. Anderson sustains a fall and dislocated ankle during roofing work. a baby boy born at Bennie Larson home. confirmations set for Aug 18. Notices include Litchville Bulletin copy arrival and Valley City social updates.
Hastings Times reports a weekend round of visits with J D McFarlane driving to Horace and P L Belten visiting Fargo to see his son and eye specialist. Miss Elizabeth Sather returned from Valley City Normal summer school. Several residents traveled to Valley City and Kenilworth for visits and work. A workman named Anderson was injured after falling from a roof in Kathreen and hospitalized in Brainerd. New subscribers include Dr Sommerfelt and Guldbrandsen. local folks attend summer school in Valley City. Hail damaged crops but losses were modest. crops expected to be two to five times better than last year. A new time card updated NP trains No 127 and No 138 local service.
Patrons urged to note new mail closing times with West bound at 12:25 p m and East bound at 2:30 p m Alfred Lasseson traded his team for a Chevrolet runabout Gladys Dahle visiting her uncle Henry Peterson's farm Olaf Mahlum added a delivery box on his runabout for light drayage Mia, Ole Folen and children Arthur and Gladys returned from Fargo Arthur's eye receiving treatment J H Nagel Forbes owner of Forbes Republican and Menango Journal passed through town last Thursday Mr and Mrs Ole Dahle of Litchville and Miss Inga Strinden of Pelican Rapids visited the Strinden home Lyle Greenlaw and Ole Granlum headed to Detroit Minn returning Monday evening reporting a fine time Salthammer store building now Co operative store was freshened with paint Who will be next Mrs A Bolen returning from St Paul Miss Florence Olson and Mabel Hanson returned to Litchville C T Peterson Edwin Nor Man Froid families Ed Reiten and Miss Selma Granlum to Lisbon to view storm results Some think clocks bewitched when a passenger train ran 30 minutes early Henrys old retable watch mocked as slow Buyers of antoes this summer noted
British gunners of a freighter claim to have sunk a German submarine off Brest after three shots damaged its periscope and caused an explosion. The subs merged with the sea as the ship neared port, while London reports heavy bombing raids on South End and surrounding towns with multiple casualties and injuries.
Petrograd reports a central committee statement condemning Germany for barbaric treatment of Russian prisoners. It cites failure to honor neutral country internment, illegal detention of unfit soldiers, hindered home contact, Red Cross requests, drastic ration reductions with adulterated food, forced extreme labor, and no reply to prisoner exchanges or nursing sister flights.
A Valley City reader praises Doan's Kidney Pills after a six box course relieved kidney trouble and backaches. The notice includes a neighbor's testimonial from Lina Hovelson of 718 Tenth Avenue and cites Buffalo makers Foster-Milburn Co. Also listed are a for sale item for a work team, a Fargo visit, and Valley City Iron & Metal Co seeking junk and scrap materials with a prompt buy offer and a phone number.
The note mentions figures such as B. O. Kjelland Overland Ben Kolke and Country Club tied to roadsters and Ford touring cars. Names include Ole S Reiten L. Greenlaw Ernest Baumann H. Dable Olaf Wa Kjelland and Wa Kjelland with references to harvest yield and war endurance.
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