North Dakota Officers Seek Homes in Mercedes
North Dakota officers march through Mercedes as regimental artillery and cavalry units move from patrol duty along the Rio Grande. With 11,000 soldiers nearby at Llano Grande and scarce housing, officers rent rooms and even pool funds to secure furnished houses for themselves and families. The Mercedes housing squeeze grows as tents remain the only shelter for many soldiers.
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North Dakota
Mercedes
Lewis
Bismarck
Bimarck
Texas
Rio Grande
Nebraska
Indiana
North
Llano Grande
Western Union
Dallas
Tex
Jamestown Ahead Announces Two Barnes County Teachers
In the coming year Jamestown schools list two Barnes county young ladies among the teaching staff. Alma Whalian of Fingal joins the Franklin school faculty and Gertrude Bonhus of Valley City teaches at the first ward school.
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Jamestown
Barnes County
Alma Whalian
Fingal
Franklin School
Misa Gertrude.Bonhus
Valley City
First Ward
Municipal Band Fans Attend City Park Concert
The Valley City Municipal band delivered a highly enjoyed concert in the city park Sunday afternoon. A group of Courtenay young ladies attended while automobile parties from Litchville Jamestown and Tower City joined local residents for the event.
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Valley City
Courtenay
Tom Litchville
Jamestown
Tower City
District Dentists Meet Here Coming November
Jamestown August 26 Members of the judicial district dental society meeting comprising Stutsman Barnes Wells Griggs Foster and La Moure opened their regular quarterly gathering with a banquet and business session last evening About 25 dentists attended the second meeting since organization with Ellendale dentists present The next meeting will be in Valley City November 24 with clinics and Dr D B McLain Jr in charge
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Jamestown
Judicial District Dental Society
Stutsman
Barnes, Wells
Griggs
Foster and la Moure
Valley City
Dickey County
Ellendale
Chauncey Depew
L. B. Mclain
Paul W. Featherstone
Olson Resigns After 30 Years at Olsons & Co
John M. Olson steps down as manager of Olsons & Co after three decades of service in Barnes County. Martin Benson succeeds him. Olson plans rest after fall collections and may travel to California or Europe if war ends. Mrs. Peter Johnson and two children visit from La Crosse, Wisconsin, staying with Mrs. Bailey, then return home.
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Litchville Bulletin
John M. Olson
Olsons & Co
Martin Benson
Olson
California
Europe
Peter Johnson
Julia
Helmer
City
Johnson
R. H. Bailey
North Third Avenue
Washington
la Crosse
Wis
Nome Men Plan Sheep to Clean Up Nome Waste
Nome Tribune reports E B Lindvold and Otto Johnson arranging to buy sheep to clean up fall stubble waste. Lindvold aims for 1000 head and Johnson for 1500, with a commission man ready to source from Montana ranges and ship to their fields. Also notes Edwin Jacobson’s return from Velva and visitors Prof Brown and family from Nebraska.
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Nome
Nome Tribune
E. B. Lindvold
Otto Johnson
Mr. Lindvold
Montana
First National's Deposits Grow Five Thousand Eight Hundred
Robinson Aug 26 Wayne brothers and Gunder Gunderson struck artesian water on Schumacher farm north of town. Water spout two and one half inches diameter pours a barrel per minute. Deposits from Aug 28 1915 to Aug 28 1916 rose $362,950.43 surpassing the prior year’s gain of $293,612.48. Increase since Aug 14 amounts to $69,337.95 or about $5,779 per day. Rev Edward Johnson of Minneapolis visited local residents and Julius Johnson at Ft Pierre S.D. on vacation. he left over the Soo for home.
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First National Bank
Times-Record
Edward Johnson
Minneapolis
City
C. F. Jensen
North Eighth Avenue
Johnson
Julius Johnson
Ft. Pierre
G A R Veterans Leave for National Reunion
Fargo reports a special car attached to Great Northern train No 30 carrying North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota G A R delegation to the Kansas City encampment beginning Aug 28. Woman's Relief Corps and Moorhead representatives join, with extensive list of North Dakota attendees and accompanying family members and visitors.
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Fargo
Great Northern
North Dakota
North- West
Minnesota
Kansas City
Woman's Relief Corps
Moorhead
Peter Czizek
L. H. Tenny Post
North
North Dakotans Who Were On the Train Were: Dr. and Mrs. S. J. Hill
Smith Summer
W. J. Carlisle
Hattie Durfey
Henry Beal
Beal
Valley City
G. W. Kurts
B. F. Bigelow
C. J. Schmitt
Snyder
Amanda Freese
Jamestown
P. A. Cooney
Lisbon
J. EB. Palmer
Fessenden
Albert Roberts
G. Duel
Devils
Lake
Robert McKee
Sanborn
Mary E. Lane
Wahpeton
Mattie E. Truax
Minot
Cora B. Reed
Grand Forks
Fargo man registers at Kindred Hotel during Valley City visit
W C Ellis of Fargo, spokesman for National Data Co of St Louis, acted as caller in Valley City on Monday and registered at the Hotel Kindred.
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W. C. Ellis
Fargo
National Data Co
St. Louis
Valley City
Valley City Boy Earns History Instructor Post in Rochester
Charles J. Faust son of Jacob Faust and Valley City native has been elected history instructor at Rochester High School Minnesota. A State Normal School graduate he earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota and advanced degrees from Wisconsin and Chicago. He departs Valley City early next week to begin duties.
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Charles J. Faust
Jacob Faust
State Normal School
Rochester, Minn
University of North Dakota
Wisconsin
Chicago
Valley City
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Jamestow
J. E. Bjorlie
Page
LAS
Edwin Jacobson
Velva
Dan Murphy
The
Prof. Brown
Misses Brown
First National
Annie Olson
A. P. Hanson
Ole Anderson
Mrs. Hanson
Mr. Anderson
Grace Moe
Holzman
Elsie Holzman
Gladys Moe
Valley City Boy
Valley City, North Dakota
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