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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1922
Page
3
Prominent visitors from Fargo Rogers and Grand Forks mingle in City. Local residents travel to Cooperstown McClusky and Fargo while others return from Minneapolis and Minnesota. Amid health updates and a court appearance, social bridge gatherings and a houseguest arrangement mark a quiet midweek in Valley City.
Several petitions circulate in the city urging the Senate committee to refuse confirmation of Andrew Miller as United States District Judge citing lack of legal ability and personal integrity as reasons for the request. High School basketball sees Bismarck defeat Valley City 18 to 13 with both teams showing sharp play. Valley City had the edge at home last night while Bismarck claimed the breaks. The locals play Mandan tonight hoping for the long end of the score as all players contributed to the effort.
Civil service examiners conduct a postmaster test for Cooperstown nominees led by Vic Nelson with six contenders. Witter administers the test as Washington boards score results, and Congressman Young likely names the winner. Also notes Attorney P H Butler on Bank of North Dakota duties and Nestos administration reforms. locals enjoy a hike and update on Young’s reelection stance. Jessie Lien begins chiropractic treatment after infantile paralysis with guarded optimism for walking without crutches.
Mr. Ole Knudson of Valley City visited Sanborn on Tuesday to inspect timepieces for the Northern Pacific Railway employees. The longtime jeweler, in business 43 years in Barnes County, remains the oldest continuously operating jeweler in North Dakota. In other notes, Valley City’s high school second team defeated Oakes 84 to 10, a surprising reversal after a recent setback for the first team. Coach Chick Wyttenbach of Oakes is a Valley City native.
Miss Ackermann proves an excellent speaker with sharp humor and strong stage presence. She captivates large audiences, holding attention through clear ideas and witty delivery.
Miss Ackerman has traversed from Sydney halls to London Albert Hall and Mother Chautauqua in New York. She has journeyed almost constantly for 28 years visiting remote corners and nearly every great city, focusing on women’s progress, psychology of mobs, and sociological life, while living everywhere but Greenland and Afghanistan.
Washington Jan 14 Postmaster General Hayes will resign to head the motion picture industry in the United States. He will accept a $100000 offer from the national association of the motion picture industry and disclose details at a 1 30 conference in his office. He is expected to leave the cabinet on March 4, the end of his first year.
D W Clark came back Saturday after two months at Long Beach visiting at the home of.
An examination for the Oriska postmaster position will be held in Valley City on February 11. The job pays 1200 a year and is open to anyone who wishes to take the exam. Mrs. Clark will remain in Long Beach for some time.
A meeting of the local council of the U C T convened at the K P Hall on Saturday evening to discuss convention plans in the city. Visitors included Past Grand Counselor John F. McGraw Secretary T Thorsell and Captain L G Simpson from Forge Council No 65. Curtis L Mosher of the Federal Reserve Bank spoke on aiding agricultural interests. Farmers and finance-minded residents urged to attend. News from John Cook and the American Legion team indicates January 30 and 31 games set for Minot floor, exciting the city’s fans.
At the national convention of the American Good Roads association in Chicago on January 16 a campaign was launched to ban signboards displaying pictures of women in undressed states. Advertising of stockings corsets and underwear would also be prohibited. Lieut. Col. H. L. Bowley, president of the American Good Roads Association, predicted the current generation would witness beautified American highways.
A Tuesday forenoon talk at S T C by Rev C M Stindtivant of Racine Wisconsin. He urged developing mental physical and spiritual life equally, stressing the spiritual should be deepest. He cited three reasons and urged prayer as the enduring method.
Luehring resigns as University of Nebraska athletic director to take Minnesota post. He will meet with Minnesota officials in Chicago to discuss football baseball and track coaching options. Regents officials and alumni athletic committee members accompany him. Expected release secures about $7,000 salary at Nebraska was cited.
The Daily Times-Record reports a surge in subscriptions with hundreds more names expected. New subscribers listed include Mrs. Peru Krantz Darey N D, Matt Lutz Eckelson N D, L P Langburn Eckelson N D, Miss Alice King Oriska N D, Chas Willey Valley City Sivert Skolness Litchville N D, and others from North Dakota and Iowa.
Dr John L Coulter, president of North Dakota Agricultural College, spoke on Education for Citizenship urging intelligent thinking to strengthen democracy. He warned against blind leadership and highlighted financing long term loans for farmers, likening it to municipal bonds for amenities. Madrigal Club opened the program and Mrs Ellis presided in the president's absence.
W F Grover of Minnedosa appeared before Magistrate Fraser in Bradon for a preliminary hearing on a charge of murdering his infant grandson. Ada Grover testified she was 17 on January 9 and had used the alias Miss Lister, receiving mail under that name.
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