Valley City Chautauqua Opens With Farm Encampment
The Valley City Chautauqua kicked off with the Farm Boys encampment under the Better Farming association. O D Center leads the camp with military discipline and a ten day program of lectures dairy and livestock study water sports and Chautauqua events.
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O. D. Center
North Dakota
Better Farming Association
Farm Boys
Mudgett Grove
Thomas Cooper
Herron
North Dakota Agricultural College
Sargeant Homer Dixon
Horace
Prof. Richards
J. C. Hoke
J. H. Shepherd
The
Agricultural College
J. W. McNary
Hoga
Millie Patterson
LaMoure
Friends
Near Drowning At Chautauqua Park
Two Cooper sisters were overturned in a canoe at Chautauqua Park but were rescued by EB A Greenwood and suffered no lasting harm. Lieutenant Herron, now with the North Dakota Agricultural College, will supervise the Farm Boys encampment with Homer E Dixon of Fargo assisting.
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Herron
United States Army
North Dakota Agricultural College
Homer E. Dixon
Fargo
Young Charges Bad Practice In Post Office Removals
Washington July 2 Representative Young of North Dakota alleges Democrats misuse Civil Service rules to replace Republican postmasters with Democrats. He cites Order No 117 by Postmaster General Burleson enabling inspectors to flag minor violations, prompting removals. Valley City case cited with Postmaster Pray’s four year term. He warns such tactics aim to boost 1914 and 1916 campaigns and seize larger offices.
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Washington
Young
North Dakota
Burleson
Republian
Civil Service
Wilson
Valley City
W. H. Pray
Pray
O P Enerson Bouts Steer in Odd City Contest
A steer at Gray Meat Market challenged O P Enerson to a catch-on-catch-can bout during weighing. The steer won the first fall, jolting Enerson without lasting injury. He warns future opponents that such bouts are dangerous. Also noted, the Orpheus Singing Society of Fargo won a prize at the Devils Lake Sangerfest for a song by Alfred Paulson of Chicago. Bob Elliot of Sanborn visited.
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O. P. Eneron
Kinsbury
O. P
Orpheus Singing Sociey
Fargo
Devils Lake
Alfred Paulson
Chicaty
Officer Gale Destroys Camp of Hoboes by River Trestle
Officer Tom Gale conducted a raid on a riverside camp housing itinerants on the north side after residents complained of missing chickens. He found heavy tools and evidence of long term residence on spring chickens. No arrests were made but the camp will be watched and suspects moved on.
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Gale
Barnes County Fair Opens Monday at Valley City
The Barnes County Big Fair begins Monday in Valley City with railcar shipments of machinery cattle and stock arriving. Featured attractions include Allman Bros. Big American Shows Panama Canal model Pearl Rambo and a musical comedy lineup with a giant Ferris wheel and concert pipe organ.
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Barnes County
Valley City
Allman Bros
Fargo
Panama Canal
Panama Commission
Washington
Fairley's Museum
Prince Yellow Boy
Girls of All Nations
Kindred Hotel Installs Marble Drinking Fountain
The Kindred Hotel adds a modern sanitary drinking fountain in the lobby. The marble fountain features rice ornament and meets the public drinking cup law going into effect today, improving access to quenching thirst.
Dairy officials tour Chautauqua grounds for dairy school
State Dairy Commissioner R. F. Flint arrived yesterday and camps on the Chautauqua grounds. J. C. Jackson of the United States Department of Agriculture is due in Valley City today to observe and steer portions of the dairy work. E. A. Greenwood, local dairying expert, will direct parts of the effort.
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State Dairy Department
Babcock
Valley City
Alex Karr
Pictou
Earley
Grady and
Tracy
R. F. Flint
Chautauqua
J. C. Jackson
United States Department of Agriculture
Wasser
E. A. Greewood
County Commissioners In Session For Two Weeks
County commissioners meet to clean up and settle business with plan to form a board of equalization. The Reflector notes lack of trained printers editors among prison staff and comments on public views of journalism. Miss Erma Ruckman of Maple Lake Minn visits Valley City Chautauqua with relatives.
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Board of Equalization
Erma Ruckman
Maple Lake
Minn
Valley City
Chautauqua
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A. F. Borchert
A. E. Nelson
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Platow
Chautauqua School
Chauauqua
Platou
Chautauqua Park
Valley City Chautauqua
Bishop Quayle
Rex
Karr
Chautauqua Ja
Chautauquan
Pacific Grove
MI88
Olive Moorestegner
Misa
Olive Moore-Stegner
E. A. Greenwood
O. P. Enerson
Bob Elliot
Sanborn
Tom Gale
Big Barnes
Kindred Hotel
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