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Newspaper

The Weekly Times Record

Location

Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1917

Page

2

Land boom shown by Western Walsh potato trade profits

The Valley City paper reports that potato farming in Hoople Walsh county has risen from typical prairie land prices to offers of $100 per acre. A large local warehouse spurred growth, with yields ranging from 125 to 250 bushels per acre and profits around $13.75 to $63.75 per acre depending on prices and yields, illustrating strong earning power without speculator involvement.

Tle North Dakota Hoople Walsh County

Sunday laws spark debate over keeping the Lord's Day

The page cites headlines like Guns Out for Our Sunday Laws and Oldest Judge Doesn’t like Blue Laws. It defends Sunday rest, arguing one day of leisure benefits health and morality, urging lawmakers to preserve the law and enforce it, while noting public opinion and scientific views. The letter by Mrs F W Heidelberg calls for unity to uphold Sunday law enforcement.

North Dakota F. W. Heidel

Get Your Auto License Tag From Secretary of State

Secretary of State Thomas Hall urges early filing of automobile and motorcycle registration applications. Last year 41,671 vehicles were registered in the state. license money returned to counties totaled 112 337.09. Total receipts were 125 455.49 and disbursements 124 455.49. Funds covered tag costs 5 062.76 for printing clerk hire and related expenses. January and February remittances will reduce delays in the secretary's office.

Thomas Hall

Fire drives man from home in night near Watford City

Ole Noratog woke to smoke and a overheated stove. He fled in underwear as flames engulfed the room. With no water he could not return for clothes and the home burned with its contents. He reached his brother’s house a quarter mile away in 30 degrees below zero.

Watford City Ole Noratog Norstog

Program for Annual Meet of Livestock Association

The North Dakota Live Stock association holds its annual meeting in Bramarck auditorium January 24 25 with sessions on pork production beet production beef cattle ranching and dairy and mutton wool marketing. Key speakers include Harry G. Krum F W Harding Alec MacDonald Carl W. Gay John N. Hagen A E Chamberlain W L Richards D A Gaumnitz H H Kildee J H Sheppard and others. A legislative session visit and a banquet close the program.

Martin North Dakota North Dakota Live Stock Association Bramarck Harry G. Krum American Yorkshire Club F. W. Harding American Short Alec MacDonald North Dakota Live Stock’ Association Carl W. Gay University of Minnesota North Dakota Stallion Enrollment Board Tompkin W.L. Richards John N. Hagen A. E. Chamberlain Dakota Farmer D. A. Gaumnitz Campbell Commission Co W. H. Peters

Valley City Visitors and Local News Highlight Winter Life

Valley City hosts guests including Herald, Janety JP M. Krogstad and daughter Marion, Mr and Mrs John M. Wurzer at Noble Alta and several others visiting for holidays. Teachers resume after vacation, local officials attend to business, and notices include Adulterated and Misbranded Foods list from F. Ladd. A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Kal scheuer.

Janety JP M. Krogstad Marion Valley City John M. Wurzer Noble Alta Orvis Nayes Bjarne Dah Robert Ruthie Enderlin J. J. Finm St. Paul D. O. Bye Alex Noyes Geo, Koppel Frank Bobin Josh Leithgib Mary Sommerville C. Batchelier Alma Lat Whalian Jamestown Montpelier Chris Tennefos Mclntosh Minn Ramsett John Hanson Wiaaas Norial Ibinoy Jase Robert Rathje Buzzy” Barnes Waderlin Pacific Coast Kansas City Denver August Korsmo Hatton A. Mickelson Mankato Windom C. H. Olson Anton H. Olson

Rogers Man Sells Bowman Quarter Section Near Rhame

Bowman Citizen Chas Pesek of Rogers arrived in Rhame Friday and sold an unimproved quarter section seven miles south of Rhame to Ed Heide for 3600 dollars. Heide’s land joins the purchased tract. Pesek, who owned the quarter, bought it two years ago for 2000 dollars. Land values have risen, and Pesek, now farming 540 acres near Rogers in Barnes county, chose to sell rather than farm from a distance.

Bowman Chas. Pesek Rogere Rhame Ed. Heide Heide Pesek Rogers Barnes County

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