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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
6
County correspondence lists numerous local residents visiting, shopping, and transacting business in Kathryn, Valley City, Fingal, and Litchville. Activities include hauling barley wood wheat and straw, butchering, and holiday shopping. Mentions of weather, visitors, and recovery from injury accompany social and commerce updates.
Mrs Kulseth and Mrs Ludwig attended a meeting at the Wolff home Thursday. John Eggert hauling grain, others visiting farms, and a dance at Fred Hass farm. Anna Eggert injured milking after a kick. Bob Eggert seen in Valley City on business. John Eggert injured chasing quick lens in coop after ice. Grace Bump visiting. trip to Canada with Tuddie. Fred Haas struggled rounding cattle in snow. Eggert siblings planning Mapleton visit. Hank Ludwig to visit Devils Lake. Gust Dahl from Grand Prairie visiting Alderman District. Christ Ludwig staying at Fred Gallos home. Singa Kulseth enlisted sick. Alfred Alderman, Adelia Robefson and William Eggert attend. Henry Kusseth back from Grand Prairie after misfortune. Howard and Slim Dahl enjoyed last evening. Howard Ludwig rabbit hunting. reports of success.
Disappearance of a Beresford farmer grown into a mystery. A letter from Valley City says the missing man, Fahlberg, now works for Otto Zetterberg and is engaged to be married. No motive or location given, though a bloody cap was found in his former barn.
Notice of foreclosure on a Barnes County North Dakota parcel tied to Severin Sorenson and Meta Sorenson. Mortgage to Maynard Crane dated December 15, 1911, default for 1912 interest, sale at Valley City Court House January 25, 1913, 2 p.m. for $1,906.80 plus costs. Describes NE quarter Section 12 Township 143 North Range 59 West, 160 acres. Mortgagee Maynard Crane. Attorney L N Miller.
Barnes County North Dakota will receive sealed bids for County Depositories for the next two years until January 1, 1913. Bids must state bank capital stock, interest rate on average daily balances, and bid amount. Bond requirements vary by bond type and designated depository. The County Commissioners reserve the right to reject any or all bids and compliance with state sections is required.
A Saturday night news item details a social card party at Wm Rooney's with high score won by Mrs Grant. Attendees included the Kindels, Roadhamers, Nelsons, Schiebe family, and others. Local business notes mention cattle sales, a new feed mill plan, and a buggy accident. Also a help-wanted ad and stockholders notice for Right Price Mercantile Co. 1912 local notices and ads follow with Dean's Kidney Pills testimonial.
In Nome on Tuesday two marriages were celebrated. Sverre Peterson and Josephine Wilhelmson wed at the Lutheran church with a reception at the hall and music by the Nome orchestra. The couple will reside in Nome at the Hagen house and received many gifts including cash from the Nome Fire Department. A second ceremony occurred at the Zion church where Jeannetta Jongeward Way and Robert R. McGregor joined in marriage at 2:30 pm with a reception and lunch at the Jongeward home. They plan a three week trip to the Twin Cities Nashua and Waterloo before settling in Litchville.
Valley City will host the next meet of the Association of Managers of the North Dakota Independent Telephone Companies. The gathering, announced this week to W. T. Craswell, local exchange manager, runs March 11 and 12 with about one hundred members expected. C. H. Coar of Minor is president and R. P. Baird of Fargo serves as acting secretary.
Wor sale lists corn in stacks or shock with some hay in stack by William Rohde. Phone 518Q. Also Poland China boars for sale from Whitfield McKay in Oriska with telephone 640-0. Entries include coded dates and identifiers 72-21-6-1tw and 12-5-4tw.
Notice that the Middlewest Fire Insurance Co stockholders will meet at Valley City North Dakota offices at 8 o clock p m on January 9 1913 to elect a board of directors and conduct other business. Dated Valley City North Dakota December 6 1912. Middlewest Fire Insurance Co by
Notice is given that a mortgage executed by Gertrude A Altringer and William F Altringer to Middlewest Fire Insurance Company dated Oct 1 1908 and recorded Oct 24 1908 will be foreclosed by sale January 18 1913 at 2 p.m. at the county courthouse Valley City ND. The premises are W half NE quarter and W half of Section 17 Township 143 Range 61 Barnes County ND. Total due at sale about 6956.14 plus taxes 167.67 and attorney fees 177.32. Sale to satisfy debt, taxes, costs and fees.
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