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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
1
Thompson Yards Inc will open a building exposition Monday January 8 in the former Rudolf Pharmacy location, Valley City. The event runs through Saturday January 13 with the firm promoting service, organization, and a one price policy designed to benefit customers and contractors alike.
The North Dakota grand lodge of Odd Fellows divides its jurisdiction into districts of three to six lodges each with a district deputy grand master. The seventeenth district includes Valley City Rogers Wimble don Courtenay and Kensal lodges, with N. P. Hanson of Valley City serving as district deputy grand master.
Congregationalists announce a Sunday event called Congregational Day for January 7. Groups will visit every church member between 3 and 6 pm to seek weekly pledges for the 1917 budget. A 6:30 pm supper will be served by the Ladies' Guild, followed by a music program after 8 pm. Mrs. Mary Patton arrives in the city and stays at the Kindred.
County Commissioners meet in regular session with new member George Rasmussen note. Thos Gudmestad elected chairman as year begins. A lengthy agenda awaits with audits contracts and bills. In Valley City a $25,000 parochial school will be dedicated Sunday morning with Bishop James O’Reilly presiding and a 30 member parish choir plus visiting priests. The two story building includes dormitories for 35, classrooms and a basement auditorium with a kitchen and modern ventilation.
Judge Coffey and Stenographer Mc Farland arrived from Jamestown to preside over the regular January term of Barnes county district court. The opening business was citizen papers, with 16 applications to hear assisted by government agent Thomas Griffing. A list of granted papers will be published later. hearings were expected to continue today and the first case on the calendar may be called.
Winter term registration at the State Normal school began at the general office and continued briskly. More than 250 students had applied before noon with total enrollment expected to match last year's about 650. The Training school also started te a term with increased enrollment and new beginner classes in first grade.
A Monday evening shower at Mrs. Gregory’s Beeman block rooms honored Miss Leona Paxton a future bride with a six o clock luncheon and a silver fruit dish gift. Carl Iverson of Bages Wyoming arrived Tuesday to visit his brother Hans at the Normal school then left for Bottineau. Mrs. H D Stewart visited Valley City from Simpson on Wednesday. Miss Ethelyn Sorgenfrei married Arthur D Dodds of Minneapolis at the Methodist church with Rev Verilya officiating. The couple will winter in Minneapolis after a wedding dinner at the bride’s home. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas Sorgenfrel of Valley City, groom from Dawson, student in Minneapolis. H C Ritter of Leal spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Valley City.
The Uxbridge basketball team has challenged Sanborn to a championship series on a neutral court this month. Both teams have one loss to the other and two games were already played, each winning on its home floor. The match could decide the Northwestern county conference title. date to be announced.
Binford Dec 28 The Sons of Norway lodge held their annual meeting and elected officers for year 1: President Herman Osen vice president J A Knapp recording secretary Henry Peterson financial secretary Ludvig Amundson treasurer O G Arneson regent Steve Borvig inside watch August Amundson outside watch Knute Rogney marshal P A Overby.
The Valley City armory hosted a New Year’s dance by the Knights of Pythias drawing about 100 couples who danced from 9 PM to 2 AM. The Haering eight piece orchestra provided music while the W R C served supper and helped decorate the hall with palm alcove styling in blue yellow and red. Credit for decorations goes to Chancellor Commander Victor Swanson and Past Chancellor N A Johnson. the uniform rank attended in full dress.
Bismarck officials announce changes in the dairy department with E Greenwood and E H Pierce let go. R H Thistlewaite is kept as statistician, a longtime appointee. Pierce, a veteran dairy expert, had served since 1908 and Greenwood four and a half years in North Dakota service.
A Monday evening wedding at the home of the Bxgee sisters on Fourth Avenue joined Miss Lisa to Daniel Slick of Fredonia. Rev Nae senth officiated beside smilax and white carnations arch while out of town guests Mrs. Berg ee of Sioux Falls and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Slick of Fredonia attended. The bride wore georgette crepe and ivory satin with sister Edwena as maid, lavender and white decor gracing the rooms, and a five course dinner served by Pauline and Cora. The couple will live near Ferdonia on the groom’s farm.
A quiet New Year marriage linked Miss Elizabeth Russell Hamilton of Valley City and Harley Christensen of Minneapolis with about 20 relatives present. Rev. Willard Crosby Lyon officiated. Esther Hamilton assisted. The bride wore rose charmeuse with gold lace and carried bride’s roses and narcissus. rooms were decorated in green and red. A wedding dinner was served, and the couple departed Monday evening for Minneapolis for their future home.
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