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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
7
A legendary pike known as the pirate terrorized Beeston St Lawrence Lake for thirty years. The monster fish weighed 26 pounds 1 ounce, stretched five feet, and had a two foot girth. Local lore says villagers shared portions with pensioners after the capture.
A man proposes to a wealthy seeming heiress who insists she has no money of her own while a girl counters that a fiancé must love her for herself. Later, a school building named for American heroes prompts students to imagine a benevolent spirit hovering over classrooms, even in the basement.
An elderly man, proud of walking from Thirty-fourth Street, chats with his son in a downtown magazine shop. He boasts of his pace and asks where the department store is, recounting the note from his daughter‑in‑law and seeking the errand boy amid light humor.
A Birmingham Age Herald item notes a newly minted millionaire described as an uncauth fellow who frequents fashionable restaurants. The piece humorously observes his backward in acquiring a polish and suggests that even contemplating a faultless head waiter might prompt better deportment.
A transport nears New York Harbor with a lone colored soldier aboard returning home. As the ship passes the Statue of Liberty there is silence until the soldier breaks it with a hopeful remark about being home.
A Philadelphia Press column by Girard argues that city noise from motorboats planes autos and trains harms hearing. The Autohorn race to be loudest fuels ear strain and danger, with ads boasting signals that “clear the way” and “jolt the air.”
Thursday headlines cover Hannaford visitors, Fargo and Bismarck figures, Miss Wheelock and Mrs Heidel’s Missouri trip, and Pingree baseball clash next Sunday and Monday at 3 30. Tulstad grove nonpartisan picnic, early Townley rumors, St Luke’s Fargo update, and Commencement at the Normal school plus Minne sota and Iowa travel notes and Jamestown game plans.
A wedding took place Saturday June 19 at 2 PM at the Eggee sisters home where Edwinne Eggee wed Thomas Skorpen Rev V F Larson officiated with relatives present from Fredonia N D and Minneapolis Minn Outings noted include a hundred mile trip by agents Craswell and guardian life, and local sports coverage. Taft to visit June 29 for a Chautauqua appearance draws community interest. Valley City beats Enderlin 8 to 5 extending its unbeaten streak to 13 wins as Angel and Kaplan led the batting.
Saturday's Daily C. F. Merry, Dickinson magnate, is in town. Local events note Dr E L Eaton of Madison Wis preaching at Epworth church, evangelist L J Miller with The Winning of Barbara Worth at Chautauqua, and Pingree beating Jamestown 14 to 1 with a rematch tomorrow. Also reports on visits, travel to Minnesota lakes, independence day plans, and arrivals including Mrs J C Shrode and daughter.
Mrs O Simonson hosted relatives after returning from Des Moines where she attended the General Federation of Women's Clubs biennial. Judge R G McFarland of Stutsman county and W H Stutsman, candidate for railroad commissioner, were in town. Rev J S Wilds and family joined a trip to Jamestown for a Methodist camp meeting. Earl Tostevin visited after touring with William Langer. Northwest Nursery Company improved Chautauqua Boulevard, while the Dorcas Circle honored Mrs H J Olson before winter travels. Steen Nelson accompanied Attorney General Langer on a Casa county tour during campaign efforts.
Frazerites heckled Steen Nelson and William Langer but Langer kept control and silenced the crowd turning the event into a show of support for the attorney general. A fire at Wm Rohde’s West Front street home was quickly contained with praise for the fire department and neighbors. At Sanborn Langer invited questions while Prof Selden’s attempt to challenge him fell flat. Barnes County voters are urged to back candidates who can restore legislative balance with N P Langema opposing C J Olson in the thirty eighth district.
The message urges voters in the fifteenth district to reelect Senator Frank Ployhar on a record of consistent support and to back House candidate M O Grangaard. It criticizes a previous governor’s boss system, calling for independence, business sense, and working for the people, urging a vote for all three listed candidates next Wednesday.
A dozen to fifteen carloads of Sanger boosters arrived in Sanborn for a rally featuring attorney general candidate Langer. About six to seven hundred attendees heard Langer praise and defend his platform while Steen Nelson and Minnie J. Nielson urged support. The crowd filled the Sanborn opera house as optimism rose for a Langer governorship.
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