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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
9
The Mackey rape trial ended with Oliver Mackey found guilty of first degree rape after about ten hours of jury deliberation. Judge Coffey delivered a fair, concise charge. Sentence is set for Wednesday, with talk of appeals or a possible new trial.
J H Worst urges reorganizing Tri-State Grain and Stock Growers Association to restore single convention flow. Proposes mornings for sectional meetings by horticulture livestock equity and conservation and afternoon and evening for Tri-State business. Emphasizes Northwest farmer unity and statewide registration movement for humans.
Dr. J. B. Featherstone places the Lincoln bust in the public library to be preserved there. The bust inspires sculptor Paul Fjelde who will model Lincoln statues to be unveiled in Christiania Norway on July 4 1914 presented to Norway by North Dakota. A Lisbon telegram from Oakland announces the death of T A Boyden part owner of the Lisbon Free Press and editor C B Boyden’s brother. Boyden long served as station agent at Lisbon and Jamestown before moving to the Pacific coast for health reasons. Remains will be brought to Lisbon for funeral. Herman Kuntz of Nome is in town on business.
A colorful snapshot of small town types ranging from a star and a sponger to a tattling woman and a know it all. It also notes a gay, an aged widower, loafers, a church miscreant, and a chorus of neighbors who shape local life and government.
Commissioner W C Gilbreath asks Otto Zetterberg to collect farm scenes for the Barnes County year book to be published soon. Send pictures of groves buildings or any farm life imagery to Zetterberg or mail to the Times Record office as interest grows in Soo Line landseekers low rates for next summer.
The Times-Record Printing Company is again designated official county paper for Valley City. The Times-Record Daily and Weekly combined reach more than 95 percent of county homes as a publicity medium, a fact noted by the county’s funding authorities.
Merchants advertising in out of town papers drain local trade and set a poor example for Frostburg readers. A Frostburg Spirit note warns home dollars spent outside town trigger broader leakage of income for goods available locally. The Agriculture Department cites suet waste as costly, grape juice is labeled alcoholic, harming temperance efforts and stirring opinion.
California shows interest in Northwestern grown seeds. The Northern Seed Company reports hundreds of catalogue requests from the West, marking California as a first-time requester. Manager Kelsey found a catalogue request in this morning's mail along with literature on sowing and cultivation.
Joseph E. Remington, sentenced to life for murder in Cass county, had his sentence commuted to thirty years in 1911 contingent on good conduct and was discharged in 1912. He promptly fled North Dakota, prompting questions about Warden Helstrom’s authority and the pardon board’s action amid public uproar and two lynchings tied to the case.
Regina Sask January 12 In anticipation of a possible outbreak by an unemployed gang police mounted patrols guard Regina streets. Chief Zeatts says there is no unemployment gang here and warns against fire and hoax letters while urging lumber yards to watch for troublemakers.
Local banker notes a shift from small grain to cattle and dairy farming as 20 head of cattle and many dairy cows and hogs appear. Alfalfa and corn dominate, with talk of building a flour mill to handle the wheat crop near Milwaukee, backed by local capital.
Valley City woman Mrs. Wm. Waldron, long troubled by tuberculosis, died this morning after a gradual decline since childbirth. She was hospitalized at Dunseth about a month ago with no relief and returned home to be with relatives. Funeral for Wednesday afternoon. further notices to follow.
Concord New Hampshire January 12 The commission appointed by Federal Judge Aldrich says Harry Kendall Thaw is not now afflicted with a mental disease, though it avoids a full insanity ruling to not prejudice potential litigation. The report concludes Thaw’s bail liberty is not reasonably likely to threaten public safety.
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