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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
2
Entry notes a subscription rate of $1.00 per year in Ady and indicates the item was entered at the Valley City North Dakota post office as second class mail matter.
North Dakota crops look excellent with last year’s harvest in superb shape and strong prospects for corn, grain, and hay. Regions in the east face rain and delayed seeding, while the state’s political shift, highlighted by the Nonpartisan Teague victory, signals organized farmer power and a call to responsible governance. The piece also notes Americanism discussions and wartime mobilization readiness in the state.
Kansas issues an urgent call for 10 000 harvest hands as wheat ripens ahead of schedule. The state militia has drafted 4000 men who would have aided in the harvest, while eastern mills and factories run at full capacity and send no workers to the district.
Benson county hosts a two day alfalfa tour for over a hundred farmers conducted by W. R. Porter of the state agricultural college and county agent Harry J. Boyts. The group visited sixteen farms including Hugh People’s 50 acre tract. Meetings at each stop spurred interest and a likely next year rise in alfalfa acreage.
Mankato Minn June 40 former Congressman Charles F. Scott of Kan ks spoke at the Chautauqua on Real Truth About Mexico He said the Mexican people will welcome the American army as deliverers from anarchy devastation and starvation If soldiers go there they will be fighting against the enemies of the Mexican people He recently returned from Mexico.
Valley City area brief notes events and travel. Residents Kathryn Revordur, June 24, and Miley Gina Hesneberg return from Fargo. Mrs. AW Johnson back from Tacoma. Anna Anderson leaves for Valley City summer school. Misses Ida Ekern and Helen Olsberg return for vacation. Local officials discuss artesian well and water supply plans. Marriage announces A C Englestad and Emma M Agsen wed at Fargo.
The two concrete bridges to be built near Lowe have arrived and been unloaded. PB G Davidson of Valley City will perform the work. Local residents and visitors travel between Fargo and Hastings as numerous people pass through the area. The region continues to recover from illness while community events proceed despite rainy roads.
Readable verse pieces praise home town loyalty and steadiness despite money or fame chasing the mind set. Includes a Detroit Free Press excerpt about the home town as best, plus Bert Harte and Bert Braley themed stanzas about duty and risk in war and gambling.
Fragmented verse notes blend playful wordplay from a New York Evening World quip about language quirks with a WWI era farewell lyric. It juxtaposes linguistic oddities and a soldier’s departure, ending with hopeful homecoming wishes from watchers in the rain.
Two weddings captivated Valley City society readers. Agnes Meldahl and John Wharton wed at the Jeffrey home with a simple ceremony, while Klara Bonhus and K Norman Dahle tied vows in Crowley Oregon. Guests and teachers hosted showers for the brides and the events featured pink roses, maid of honor Gertrude Bonhus, and a Mendelssohn march. The Whartons plan to live in Parshall after August 15. the Dahle couple will reside in Crowley.
In Medford Oregon the home of Mr. and Mrs. B J Trowbridge hosted a Saturday evening wedding at 8 o clock. Miss Jane Gertrude Flynn wed George Teall Peake of Woody California. The ceremony inside the living room used an improvised altar lit by candles and decorated with ivy and Dorothy Perkins roses. Rev Wm B Hamilton performed the Episcopal ring service with the bride escorted by her father. Genevieve Wortman played Griegs Norwegian Bridal Procession as the service began. The bride wore a cream brocaded satin gown with shadow lace and pearl trim, a tulle veil on a pearl bandeau, and carried Cecil Brunner roses. her traveling suit was Copenhagen striped taffeta with matching hat. Pink roses and red sweet peas dotted the decor. A buffet luncheon followed.
The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Trowbridge of Medford, a noted violinist and Medford High School alumna, marries General and Mrs. A. P. Peake of Valley City North Dakota. The couple, who met after he moved west to manage mining interests in Woody California, left for an extended honeymoon through Southern California. They plan to settle back at Woody California around July 1.
Emma D Kribbs eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Kribbs married Percival Parker of Nekoma North Dakota in Jamestown officiated by Rev Simons The ceremony featured a string quartet and a five course dinner Attendants Miss Margaret Sandy of Fargo and Clifford Mitchell of Oakes The couple will spend three weeks at Red Lake before relocating to Nekoma where Parker is high school principal
Olive Pittendrigh wed Guntay J. Nystul in Lucca with Rev. Mueller officiating. He previously managed Lucca’s farmers elevator and will work at Watford. The couple plans to reside in Watford. Also noted are Alice Bemis marrying Arthur Langenderfer in Courtenay with attendants and a wedding trip, Frank Neustel and Mildred Anderson wed in Robinson, and Enoch Carlson wed Hannah Rasmusson in Svea township before heading to Minneapolis en route to their home near Litchville.
A Buford reader recalls a severe diarrhoea attack two years ago that left him weak until Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy gave quick relief. Also noted is Miss Florence Ferguson returning to the city Friday from Minnie Lake after four weeks with her grandmother.
Company G the first to join the U S service underwent a 1:36 pm Friday ceremony and typhoid inoculation followed by four hour duty relief. The reviewing officer’s parade earned cheers as E G Warner sparked the celebration. Sergeant Tracy led morning calisthenics and Rev L G Moultrie arrived with Bishop Tyler to join Col Fraine, gaining early popularity in camp.
Mandan June 29 The North Dakota Grange endorses establishing a state agricultural school linked to the Great Plains field station. The plan, advanced three years ago, aims to mirror Minnesota district schools and has support from the Mandan Commercial Club. Miss Paula Jacobson of Nome visited Fargo Friday.
In the summer of 1888 a traveler describes a severe cholera morbus episode. Two physicians offered no relief and proclaimed imminent death. A hotel porter bought Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, with a double dose curing him by morning. He resumed travel as a well man, though shaken. Obtainment note: obtainable everywhere.
Alex Shaiavitch returns from Chicago and New York with a large line of men’s, ladies’, and children’s furnishings for a new store in the Mc Donald building on Fifth Avenue. Architect McFarland has supervised a new plate glass front, one of the city’s finest, with Herman Wolff handling the work.
Lester Hamel a 12 year old was shot in the face Monday afternoon, likely losing sight in one eye and possibly the other. Wille Imler and Harry Slazman on a horse met him. one boy wielded the gun and the other pulled the trigger. The 22 rifle used bird shot. Lester was taken Tuesday to a Jamestown specialist seeking to save one eye.
Sealed bids for four concrete and steel bridges will be received by Barnes County, North Dakota, until 2 pm on Friday July 14 1916. Bids require a $100 certified check. Plans are on file in the County Auditor’s office. The County Commissioners may reject any bid. Also notes visitors: Chrisling sisters Fingal and Frank Springstead Cathay stayed at Valley Hotel, and Mrs L J Call and baby travel to Ann Arbor Michigan for summer visits.
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