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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
6
Washington in July circulates from Provost Marshal General Crowder notifying registered men to prepare for examinations and exemptions. Counties will receive numbered registration cards in red ink and lists of red ink numbers drawn will be published at local Board offices. A jury wheel like device expected for the selection in Washington.
Fred Burleson of this city received a letter from J F Hetman, manager for Joe Stecher, the Nebraska wrestler. Stecher has regained condition after setbacks and will attempt to win the world title from Frank Gotch. He is willing to meet any signed challenger, Addock preferred, with plans to bring him here during the county fair this fall for a big drawing card.
Tower City officials voted to spend 1425 for buying the 8. F. Sherman building and plant equipment in Galesburg. Officers elected include J A Aljoe president J F P Klekacz vice president C B Blaine secretary H J Richman treasurer H H Vowles auditor. Board members are Aljoe Blaine Richman Rich Anderson Ackley Klekacz Miller Beyer.
Garrison reports dry conditions with small gain crops badly spotted due to lack of moisture. Local forecasts warn a total crop failure is possible unless rain occurs soon. Meanwhile Langdon Red Cross picnic profits reach 750 dollars with 1250 attendees. Buffalo incident: Julius Langer barn fire destroys building during a midnight dance. barn insured. Also notes about Mankato Commercial College fall term and visits from Elsie and Lucille Baillie to Harvey.
The National Association French War Orphans mobilizes state chairs across the United States to aid French children made destitute by fathers who died serving allied armies. Myron T. Herrick leads Ohio, ex Vice President Fairbanks heads Indiana, and James J. Earley presides in North Dakota. Local newspapers join in calls for support with forthcoming ads and articles detailing the cause and its aims.
A Reuters dispatch from Peking reports Emperor Huan Tong abdicated the throne. In San Francisco cable advices say Hsuan Tung is marked for death by republic forces. Sun Fo, son of Sun Yat Sen, has arrived in San Francisco on his way to participate in defending democracy in China.
Postmaster Smith has secured permission to assign space in the new post office for the Red Cross. Plans show the area allotted, with spacious well lit rooms to serve as headquarters once the building is ready. The treasury department regards the Red Cross as quasi official, allowing solicitation in public building lobbies by authorized representatives.
A country residence case involves Mrs. Van Arsdale and daughter Birdie who buy a phonograph burglar alarm. The device traps intruder with a pistol slide and police call, but a late night return by Mr. Van Arsdale triggers a misfire scare. He destroys the machine, while the family laments the loss of the joke and the hundred dollars spent.
Leo F. Davis of Belfield enlisted in a North Dakota national guard company but soon tired of military life and fled home. His father pursued in a car after a ten mile chase and returned him to Fort Lincoln, where a severe penalty was not expected. Mrs. Frank Green arrived from Seattle to join her husband and plan to housekeep in the Kramer residence on Helena avenue.
Arch Miller rides his own Overland car near the NP depot upgrades the street grade. Comrade Robert Kee named to Governor Frazier's staff. Several locals attend visits in Minnesota and North Dakota towns. A Red Cross bandage drive, carpenters at Andrews Grain elevator, and guards along the NP line are noted. Community events include a Forestern dance, Catholic lodge activities, and a Fargo college visit. Booze shipments cease with the July 1 law.
Local residents Rob Cowen and Wm Westergaard were seen in the county amid farm and fair activities. Notes cover wartime news, baptisms, confirmations, travels, medical care, and changes of residence including the departure of Mr and Mrs Leif for Montana.
Government plans open two million three hundred thousand acres of Oregon and California Railroad Co. grant lands for homesteads and sale with a detailed map of soil climate rainfall and elevations. Grant Lands Locating Co. Portland Oregon offers postpaid maps for $1. Wanted: man and wife with two boys to work through harvest and a cool car. Additional small ads include a gasoline stove for sale and a lost black satin bag containing a watch with reward.
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