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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
2
The New York Journal urges editors and small merchants to embrace the parcels post to outcompete mail order giants. It argues progress must be used, not opposed, with local stores gaining direct access to consumers, catalogs, and manufacturer advertising while delivering faster service.
Los Angeles County eyes a reform plan to shrink the ballot by making 25 elective posts appointive under civil service rules. A supervising board would fill vacancies from qualified candidates, with removals possible. The move argues for self government by keeping power with the people while reducing direct voter burden and improving governance.
A new railway maneuver in western North Dakota and Montana aims to harness lignite coal by electrifying the Great Northern line from New Rockford to Lewiston, a 580 mile project to be run as the Montana Hastern. The plan includes a $10,000,000 electrification cost and a large tunnel near the Yellowstone river.
The article argues that while many North Dakota farmers profit from progress and land value increases, some benefit without giving back. It calls farmers to improve farming methods, boost grain production, and conserve soil, stressing their duty to state, community, family, and themselves.
The Patterson camp asserts the Times publishers signed a retraction to dodge legal trouble, while the Times owners deny it and say Patterson misreads the document. Patterson contends the signings reflect their intent, and editors claim they were unaware of any such meaning.
Theo B Torkelson announces county policy against slot machines as a legal violation and vows to prosecute owners once qualified. He also warns bootleggers and promises a chase. The report notes Lucky McCarney, former Fargo region heavyweight champion, with wife and baby still nearby.
The notice lists various local incidents including Odney wanted in Grand Forks for horse nonreturn, a Stanley man dead from heart failure, political candidate activity around Oakes and Minot, a rumored sale of the Oakes Journal to Prof Jarvis, arrestees for drunkenness and violence, a pivotal malpractrice verdict in Belfield, editor changes in Minot, and local fires, accidents, and legal actions across ND towns with names like Bowman Gans, Wahpeton, and Grand Forks.
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