Local notes from Friday city. visits, births, and bonds
Thursday visitors include Daily Joe Iverson coming from Frazee Minnesota and Miss Hannah Jones heading to St Paul for Christmas. The Sheyenne Valley Light and Over Company gains approval to issue 40000 in bonds to take up debts while Litchville Rural Telephone Co lowers exchange rates. A new baby born at Valley City Clinic. several residents travel for holidays and attend meetings in Bismarck Fargo and Jamestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheyenne Valley Light and Over Company
Railroad Commission
State Railroad Commission
Sheyenne Valley Light & Power Co
Litchville Rural Telephone Co
Delinquent Taxes Sale Progress Report
County treasurer C. A. Fisher reports 129000 dollars in delinquent taxes offered for sale, 69684.67 dollars disposed of. Some parcels bought by locals, rest by a eastern firm via Mr and Mrs Wilmot Houghton of Cooperstown North Dakota who arrived from Vergas Minnesota to visit relatives and return on belated No 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Fisher
Wilmot Hougton
Cooperstown
N. D
Vergas
Minn
Union Tire Man Delivers News of Fargo Babe
C W Julian United States Tire Co representative visited the city and announced the birth of an eight pound baby boy in Fargo on the 17th. He notes the trip is a heavy one for him. The party of girls went to Sanborn for a birthday party hosted by Jean Bassett formerly of the city. Harriet Carr Jessie Moore Katherine Roberts Anh Ritchie attended with Mrs L B Ritchie. Company G has ninety three men and three officers, drilling well and planning another Legion hall drill at Peoples Store Monday evening. Sheriff Emil Nelson, known for pursuing whiskey runners, was in town last night and left on No 8 for Taylor Wisconsin to attend a relative's funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Bassett
Lorne Ritchie
Sanborn
C. W. Julian
United States Tire Co
Julian
Fargo
C. W
Jean Bassett
Harriet Carr
Jessie Moore
Kathrine Roberts
Anh Ritchie
Legion Hall
Peoples
Emil Nelson
Griggs County
Taylor
Wisconsin
Postmaster Exam Set in Cooperstown January 24
An examination for postmaster at Cooperstown North Dakota is planned for January 24 with many candidates. The present incumbent, a Democrat, hopes Republican changes may help him retain the job. Also notes include H A Brown visiting from Valley City and Emil Djuberg sending praise for local Times-Record work. Victor Landquist will travel to St Paul to fetch his son Austin for Christmas, Austin's illness improving after hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperstown
N. C
Emil Djuberg
Kindred
N. Dak
Aeting
Victor Landquist
St Paul
Austin
Teachers Depart for Holidays from State Teachers College
Friday's Miss Alma Ganz and several faculty members depart for Christmas visits. A list covers Miss La Cartes in Wales North Carolina Miss Helga Oyen visiting Fessenton Miss Leila Cooley Detroit Minnesota and others to Lisbon Sutton Bowdle and Hankinson as well as a community Christmas tree on Fifth Avenue and Main Street lit for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Ganz
State Teachers College
Alma
Wis
Christmas Holiday Notes From Valley City
Miss Helen Barnes returns from Fargo to visit her parents during the holidays. The annual midnight services at the Catholic church invite all townspeople to attend. Percy P. Ployhar comes home from Grand Forks to spend the season with his parents. Arleigh Fisher will visit his parents during the holidays and return to his studies after New Year. Richard Binignus has recovered enough from surgery to go home and hopes to resume his days at the Congregational church soon. The Swedish Lutheran choir surprised their leader Mrs. C. M. Bloom with a modern Farrington electric vacuum cleaner as a Christmas gift in Valen City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Anderson
The
Agricultural College
Fargo
Ole Anderson
Normal Avenue
Miss Anderson
Dick Birdie
Highway Commission
Minneapolis
Parenes
Mr. Birdie
Bismarck
Helen Barnes
W. 8. Barnes
Miss Barnes
Percy P. Ployhar
Grand Forks
University of North Dakota
Frank Ployhar
A. Fisher
Arleigh
Richard Binignus
Riverside Hospital
Congregational Church
Swedish Lutheran Church
C. M. Bloom
Farrington
W. J. Westergaard
Bloom
Valtey City
Florence Busdicker
John Busdicker
Misa Florence
Pisek
Art Busdicker
State Teachers College closes fall term amid student exodus
The college ended fall term at noon yesterday and many students and faculty departed for vacation. Salem Crandall, a Barnes County pioneer, died at 72 at his home on Wednesday evening. Funeral services will be held at Epworth M B church tomorrow. The American Legion opens the season with a home game against Jamestown Independents, with locals favored to win. Community volunteers aided by Jack Aldrich helped charity work, while a preliminary hearing in the Mennick case discharged due to insufficient evidence. The Grand screens The City of Silent Men tonight and tomorrow, praised as a top current feature based on Sing Sing. St Catherine School held a Christmas program on Wednesday, ending with Santa Claus’s imperfect substitute Junior, and children preparing for vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers College
Salem Crandall
Barnes County
Twelfth Avenue
Mr. Crandall
Epworth M. Bh
J. Wilds
American Legion
Fant
Jamestown Independents
Idoos
State of
North Dakota
Harry Mennick
Moe
Mennick
Brorby and
Bye
Nome
Tarson
Mr Mennick
Minneapolis
St. Catherine School
Santa Claus
Sunday School Christmas Program Draws Record Crowd
A Sunday school Christmas program drew the largest crowd ever, with primary classes receiving most attention. The church was decorated with evergreens, colored lights, and Christmas trees. Each class offered a white present, with gifts donated for the poor and western estate relief. Afterward, attendees took candy and nuts from the tree and a $20 collection was taken for relief of the needy.
Christmas visits and homecomings at Jamestown and beyond
Saturday notes list and describe numerous residents returning home or traveling for Christmas. Individuals include McFadgen, B L Cheney, R C Holeton, Pederson, Florence Busdicker, C W J Pritz, Dr. K Spicer family, Judge DuVall, J P Nielson, Vera Cowell, Eva Olson, Jeon, Prank Wytenbach, Ed Weyttenbach, Hart Thoresen, Lawrence Stenshoel, Allan Macdonald, and others visiting relatives in Jamestown Wimbledon Casselton Minneap olis Grand Forks and Dickinson as the holiday season begins.
Hasher prospects noted for local student in Grand Forks visit
Arthur DeLancey returned from Grand Forks where he attends the university. Archie says if things stay as strong as the first term he will be a full fledged hasher by next fall. Mr and Mrs M Wilkinson and son Roy arrive from Miles City to spend Christmas with Mr and Mrs Neil McFadgen. Mrs Olson improving slowly in Fargo hospital after multiple operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Nielson
Minneapolis
Mr. Nielson
Middlewest Bank
Arthur DeLancey
Grand Forks
University
Archie
Hasher
M. Wilkinson
Roy
No. 2
Miles City
Neil McFadgen
Wilkinson
McFadgen
R. J. McDonald
Geo. Kelsey
Carl Olson
Unexpected Visit Ties Houghton to Trubshaw Family
John Houghton of Vergas Minnesota arrived in the city this morning en route to Cooperstown to spend holidays with his son and relatives. He notes the surprise visit as School No. 5 Dist 51 continues with Miss Alice Griffith teaching for a third year and starting a Sunday school with strong turnout from neighboring schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Houghton
Dist
Alice Griffith
Christmas Greetings and Local Social Notes
Sunday school praise for Miss Griffith and her first class teacher. A Legionaires dance followed a basketball game at the Legion hall with music by Thayer and Yule. Howard Bakken coaches at Hebron High School. Walter Maddock of the Nonpartisan League in town. Mr. and Mrs. Lannon donate a turkey for Christmas. Sophia Kramer arrives from Marion to visit before Christmas. The City of Silent Men at the Grand features Thomas Meighan with Sing Sing scenes. Larry Seaman’s The Grocery Clerk praised as a comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Griffith
Legionaires
Legion Hall
Thayer and
Yule
Walter Maddock
Nonpartisan League For
North Dakota
Thomas Meighan
Sing Sing
Larry Seaman
The Friendly Path by Walter J Robinson
A reflective column discusses pride and virtue, contrasting personal gain with communal happiness. It cites philosophers like Hooper on pride and gratitude, arguing pride can hinder true happiness and urging humility.
Fealty and presence in a cryptic Victorian meditation
A terse fragment contemplates the stern duty of Ina sensing the unseeable FW Robertson and the enduring ties of fraternity. Bartley Coleridge is invoked as a stylistic anchor in this reflective note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina
FW. Robertson
Health Hints From Bible Lesson for Well Being
A Pittsburgh Gazette Times excerpt reports Sir Jones Cagne arguing that Bible laws, such as timings for milk and meat, protect health. The piece cites medieval plague lessons from rat-borne disease and links biblical verses to medical caution and public health actions.
Memory Train Confuses Filbert and Filipo in NY Sun Tale
An article relays an odd story about Filbert Flam and Filipo in a lab hallway. Filbert forgets names and appointments, mumbling about a cure for memory issues while colleagues react with surprise and silence as they return to routine work.
Old Homestead Nostalgia in a New York Sun Poem
Gertrude Louise Suall captures a sentimental stroll through memory and place. The narrator recalls old homesteads, violet scents, and dim stone vases as a cityscape crown and timeless memories intertwine in a lyrical tribute.
Banknote Counterfeit Plot Ends in Tragic Downfall
1768 case in Stratford England centers on Richard Vaughan a London draper who attempted to impress his fiancée by passing counterfeit bank notes forged from his own print. An engraver alerted authorities triggering Vaughan’s arrest and collapse of his scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persod
Fell
Tuchard Vaughan
Stoeord
England
Bank of Baghind Ta Heen Jt
Vaughan
T Lo
Well Disguised and Misread by a Teacher
A student recalls an English professor noted for immaculate dress. The narrator describes imagining the professor as a model of neatness, including a ribbon in his curls. The theme is returned with a remark that contradicts the essay’s portrayal.
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Chicago ‘Tribune
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Iverson
Frazee, Minn
Joe Jones
Courtenay
Hannah Jones
St. Paul
Mise Helmar
Asbiic
Linse Rebs
Jay
A. J. Henry
S S. Davies
New Rockford
Valley City Clinic
Frank Hinchberger
Eckelson District
Frank Hesch
Ester Reinehr
Titchville
Frank Green
Cite
Duluth
Frank O'Keffe
Mrs
Frank Stack
Elysia
Geo. Reidman
Chas. Rasmussen
Jamestown
Henry Lippesmeir
Sheyenne Apartments
Urippe
B. H. Sullivan
Owatonna
Minnesota
Mra. B
Ludwig Palm
Fingal
J. Mac
Messrs. Olson and Owen
Chas. Boardman
Charley
H. A. Brown
Miss la Cartes
Wales
Helga Oyen
Fessenton
Leila Cooley
Detroit
Grace Baker
Bowdle
N. A. Cooper
Lisbon N. C
Amanda Enlinger
Les
Sutton
Mixa Harriet Stull
Emma Luesson
Hankinson
Fifth Avenue
Main Street
Laverna Bussicker
Underwood
Buedicker
Associated Charities
Jack Aldrich
Jack
Finn
M.S. Scott
Familyeave
Scotty’s
Faa
the Holsays
Mrs. B. L. Cheney
C. E. Buress
Wimbledon
R. C. Holeton
Marion
Peter Pederson
Judge DuVall
Mandan
Vera Cowell
Lee Cowell
Vera
Dickinson
Eva Olson
Jeon
Peoples Store
Prank Wytenbach
Ed. Weyttenbach
Prank
Oakes
Hart Thoresen
E. T. Thoresen
Hart
Minneapolis Journal
Lawrence Stenshoel
Larry
Allan Macdonald
Davenport
City
A. W. Macdonald
Howard Bakken
Howard
Hebron
Frank Lannon
Grace Lannon
Lannon
Lannons
Sophia Kramer
Darey
Matt Dress
Miss Kramer
Chrimas
Walter J. Robinson
Willy Fael
Athin
Prite
Anyene
Hoepher
Bartley Coleridge
Jones Cagne
Moses
James
Hongkong
Pittsburgh Gazette
Filbert Flam Hareby
Filbert
New York Sun
Tim
Filipo
Eilbert Xaddesly
Labhway
Pilipo
Tiasteo
Dibert
Tye
Ian
Gilbert
Menta
Pice
Plael
Bileker
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