Valley City Notes and Local Visitors Reported
A Busy Wednesday in Valley City with visitors from Nome Wimbledon and Euclid Avenue. Local residents travel for business and family events. A colored man Isaac Crosby was found by the Soo Line gra vel pit road and taken to Riverside Hospital with fever after a exhaustion incident. Florence Davidson funeral held with Norwegian and English services. Bergman confesses to C M Axtell car theft. to be sentenced soon. The city prepared for Friday's big game with a peach social effort by businessmen.
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Isaac Crosby
E. H. Swanson
Soo Line
Riverside Hospital
Local notes from Valley City Friday items and arrivals
Mrs Burl Carr and children head to Shoreham for a few days at the Paulson cottage in Fargo. Incorporators Katz and Stern form Dakota Drug Co. Harold Beatty heads west for summer, Mrs Beatty staying with her parents. Capt Fay Ross and Bertha Schroeder visit from Billings. Subscriptions to Times-Record urged with arrears warnings. E G Wanner of Bismarck meets I J Moe on good roads. Ebersole family tours west, joined by N E Johnson. Abe Stern Burt Stern and Lee Cowell return from Minneapolis in Burt Stern’s Jordan car. Hi-Liners members Menne Hart and Gilbert travel to Jamestown then Sioux Falls Aug 27. euchre party closes with six tables at Mrs Persons home.
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Mia. C. A. Lee
Euclid Avenue
West Park
J. F. Mackey
Con- Frank
Colgate
Canada
Boss Powell
Ina Robertson
Moyer
Mackey
Neighborhood
Yolefindus Inn
Grand Theatre
Bachelor
J. Lybeck
Olga
Signe
Minnesota
North Dakota
Barrett
Elbow Lake
Evansville
Ashley
Fergus Falls
Minneapolis
Hilma Lybeck
Tuttle
Burl Carr
Shoreham, Mion
H. D. Paulson
Fargo
R. E. Ebersole
Cedar Falls
Mr. Ebersole
West
N. E. Johnson
Middlewest Trust Co
Abe Stern
Burt Stern
Lee Cowell
Stern
Ernest Menne
John Hart
Walter Gilbert
Jamestown
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Bismarck
Valley City
Baseball Team Opens Practice With Pros In Attendance
The local club held a practice attracting several professionals, including Charlie Luesson who impressed with his fly balls and grounders. Hank Sampson tested his pitching, Lee Cowell chased balls, and manager Clark kept the players active with fly and grounder drills as the professional men plan another practice tonight.
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Tice
Charlie Luesson
Charlie
Hank” Sampson
Lee Cowell
Clark
D. W
Auto wreck at Fourth Street and Ninth Avenue injures none
Eyewitness accounts were unclear after a collision at the Fourth Street Ninth Avenue corner. Two northbound cars from the Twin Cities and near Hannaford were struck by a westbound vehicle. one Buick fled the scene. occupants were shaken with one young woman fainting. Mrs. J E Featherstone offered shelter for the night.
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Fourth Street
Ninth Avenue
Twin Cities
Hannaford
J. E. Featherstone
Valley City Visitors Highlight Tuesday Chronicle
Tuesday’s Daily Miss Lillian Davidson now of Fessenden and 0. C. O’Brien from Fessenden visit Valley City on business. A. C. Townley, nonpartisan league organizer, arrives by auto. Frank E. Ployhar attends gas plant business in Bismarck. Attorney John O. Hanchett departs for western points to handle legal matters. Frank Hinchberger, Eckelson district farmer, visits. Woman’s Guild of All Saints Episcopal Church to meet Wednesday at 3 p.m. Mrs. John Laird hosts. Mrs. Art Shoberg of Cooperstown visits from Griggs county. President Carl Allen of State Teachers College spends day in Bismarck. Druggist W. A. Siegfried and Mrs. Siegfried visit Valley City. Mrs. Ford Olson and daughter Macil stay with the Embertsons. O R Weber, Jamestown traveler, calls on customers. Joe Jones leaves for Princeton Illinois for grandmother’s hundredth anniversary. I A Biggs of Mandan calls on Curtis Publishing Co. pursuit in city.
Fire gut old Wimbledon hotel and ongoing blaze
A report says the old section of the Wimbledon hotel burned yesterday in a fierce blaze, gutting the structure. Weather observers note yesterday as the hottest day of the year, while Walter Gilbert of the Hi-Liner is reported to join the Minneapolis American Association club next season. Casselton’s Richard Kittel family and Mr Button visited Miss Paula Kittel at Chautauqua Park for a Sunday picnic with teachers college faculty.
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Wimbledon
Walter Gilbert
Minneapolis American Association
Gilbert
Richard Kittel
Martin Kittel and
Button
Casselton
Paula Kittel
State Teachers College
Chautauqua Park
Valley City Fire Department
Palmer Enerson Resigns City Electrical Post for Seattle
Palmer Enerson, long connected with the city electrical department, resigned his position the first of the month and left this morning on No. 1 for Seattle. He has not fixed plans but intends to continue electrical work on the west coast. The Straus Clothing Company reports improvements including a balcony addition at the rear for traveling goods, consolidating the department and adding space. O. N. Hanson of Eckelson, a bonanza farmer, visited Valley City and said harvest finished yesterday with soon threshing. Eckelson farmers expect better than average yields this year.
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Palmer Enerson
Seattle
Wash
Mr. Enerson
Straus Clothing Company
O. N. Hanson
Eckelson
Valley City
Hanson
City Powers Fund Waterworks and Fire Truck Upgrade
The city approved installation of additional waterworks and a 500000 gallon storage tank. Mr Haggart says work begins before week’s end. Fire officials advocated mounting antiquated hose and ladder gear on new Ford truck chassis, adding two vehicles for a total of three.
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Haggart
Valley Motor Ca
Fire Department
Ben Poole Leaves Post At Times Record
Ben Poole, a longtime machine operator at the Times-Record since last January, left town last night for unknown reasons. He is regarded as one of the best, but seeks new fields when his restlessness grows. A replacement has been secured and will report within a few days.
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Ben Poole
Times-Record
Ben
Keough on Eagles National Convention in St Paul
Tom Keough returned Sunday night from St Paul where he attended the national convention of Eagles. He spoke of thousands of delegates, with Valley City lodge sending a representative. He called the gathering highly instructive and noted aims on old age pension and labor questions as future priorities.
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Tom Keough
St. Paul
National Convention of Eagles
Keough
Valley City Lodge
Tom
Eagles
The Bachelor Daddy at Grand Theatre Tonight
The Grand theatre screens The Bachelor Daddy starring Thomas Meighan. A top draw for the area, the film is lauded by Mr. Piller and urged not to miss. It tells a story centering on romantic and dramatic complications.
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Grand Theatre
Thomas Meighan
Mr. Piller
The Bachelor Daddy at the End of Run
A bachelor steps in to raise five lively children after his partner’s death while trying to save him. The amateur mothering adds pathos and much laughter, making it a peculiarly enjoyable show for most audiences. Tonight is the final screening.
Educational farm films gain favor among county agents
Educational farm films were first tried at North Dakota Agricultural College and recommended to the U S Department of Agriculture. A P Hollis notes growing popularity among county agents. only 13 of 982 opposed, 145 noncommittal, 815 in favor. Department aims to speed distribution via state centers. topics include livestock, club work, soil, cooperative marketing, and human interest subjects.
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North Dakota Agricultural College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
A. P. Hollis
Department of Agriculture
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Irving Marblestone
Alfred Marblestone
Taylorville
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
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Florence Davidson
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Woodbine Cemetery
Wm. Bergman
Barnes County
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Fred Katz
Alex Stern
Harold Beatty
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Herb Hanson
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Margaret
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Bertha Schroeder
E. G. Wanner
I. J. Moe
Good Roads Association
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P. P. Persons
W. H. Codding
F. E. Playhar
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Lillian Davidson
This City
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C. O’brien
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Northern Pacific
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Art Shoberg
Cooperstown
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W. A. Siegfried
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O. R. Weber
Joe Jones
Princeton
Ill
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Curtis Publishing Co
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F. E. Ployhar
Gilbert W. Haggart
Haggart Construction Co
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Ole Jackson
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