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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
3
Sanborn notes report residents visiting Valley City Fargo and St. Paul, plus local trips, sales, and infrastructure. Buildings and sidewalks progress on Third Street, new paint on homes, Guild meeting set, and many residents listed with short trips or homebound journeys.
Litchville notes include B Boom driving a new Ford and Hon and Mrs A P Hanson entertaining Hanson's sister from Benson Minnesota. K K Wangrud visited Fargo on a midweek business call, Peter Haarsager came from Fargo to celebrate the Fourth, and Mrs James Peterson returned from a Valley City trip. The Hans Lehne Greenland homestead northeast quarter section 26 137 61 was recently sold to a new owner.
Local notes from Litchville and nearby: purchases, travels, and events. Maxwell car bought. Nome parochial school finished. several residents travel to Fargo Minneapolis Granville and Hector. Wheat headed, rail depot painted, and Fourth observed with Quaker calm amid heavy rain. Community members visiting kin, studying courses, and tending farm businesses, with local crews stepping out for holidays.
An assortment of brief items and notices recount daily life and travel. Health ad promotes Scott's Emulsion as a nervous system refresher free of alcohol. Residents share visits, vacations, and summer weather, with exchanges among families, neighbors, and distant relatives, including Califormia and Minnesota, as well as a hot spell and rain.
A compact feature traces the journey of a single dollar through local exchange and civic use. It notes the town building trainer and the tax payments that fund city conveniences, illustrating how home spending powers public services.
Hon Martin Thoreson left for Parco Monday. Sam Sortland of Valley City seen on our streets Monday evening. Mr and Mrs Wm Olaan left last Thursday for a visit in Montana. Mr and Mrs Christ Pederson and daughter Eva spent the weekend in Valley City. Miss Mildred Abramson left for Valley City where she will camp at Chantangua. Oscar Moor of Barrett Mina visited with his brother Md from Saturday with Monday. Severson left last Thursday for Darmondy Sask. He expects to stay until next for Miss Calan Bartheds arrived to Lake Park Minn Monday to visit her sister. Some Who f4 Working for Christ Thor Authryn p mg spent to Fourth in different plies some foing to Fort Rancon to take in the dance and hall some, ethera to Lucra to hear Gov
Residents attend Chautauqua near Barnes county and a redurn tion meeting in Mayville district. Nees return from Willey City. Hannah Halverson visits from Tower City for the Fourth and rides home with Olaf. Thor Hanson buys a Ford Roadster and offers rides. a Ford touring appears for John E. Peterson. Daily Farmers' club picnic features a hall game where married men win by one run. the so called vampire draws mixed reactions.
The item lists multiple travelers and movements between Enderlin Fargo and surrounding areas. McMillan, Tritchler, Stickney, Marschke and his brother, Kranz and daughter Martha, and F. Oyen are mentioned with days of travel. A Ladies Union meeting is postponed for one year from Thursday, with a plan to reconvene as announced.
A 26 year old painter Al Kroll, employed by Peder Baaratad, drowned last Wednesday evening in a swimming hole near the east bridge. Mrs Kroll and family from Winona, Minn had been locals in Valley City five months. Body recovered after two hours by Charley Craswell and Hi Swanson. death attributed to cramps per Dr Macdonald.
John Miller returned to Towver City Armilay with daughter and will stay with relatives in Tower City. Residents and guests, including Mr. and Mrs. Starr and others, were in Valley City and Tower City this week. Weather brought wind and rain with trees down but no major damage reported. Parochial school opened with 31 enrolled under Miss Helga Astaso of Montevideo.
Merritt Kimball, eldest son of Porter Kimball of the community, was killed June 7 in France while serving with British forces. Described as talented and creative, his death leaves a void among relatives and friends who knew him well.
Casselton July. Overcomed by cramps while swimming in the Maple river, Lewis Chatinuck, 27, drowned. He attempted to swim across stream away from his companions, then suffered cramps for several minutes. He leaves a wife and two children in Russia.
The Times-Record records the June 28 Cathay marriage of Miss Marion May Buckley to Rudolf Lindermann of Enderlin. The narrative notes Miss Alpha Furgeson of a distant city served as maid of honor, with Valley City residents reading the abbreviated account.
John Chinn suffered severe burns when heating seed oil and turpentine for floor oiling caused an explosion. The injuries were extensive, skin torn from hands and face, and his prognosis remained uncertain.
Guests at the Stephen and Joseph Loihl homes, returned Saturday. They were accompanied as far as Valley City by Stephen Loihl and son, Misses Ada and Edna Lillethan Spent the first of the week with their sister, Miss Minnie, of Fargo. Miss Inga Hipper, of Tatler, was on arrival Saturday and is visiting friends in the village.
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