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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1922
Page
5
Tuesday's report notes residents and visitors in the city, including O. W. Haggart of Fargo, J. H. Featherstone, Mada Krueger, Irene Algeo, Miss Frances Anderson, and many others. The paper covers travel, visits, business matters, and upcoming events such as Old Settler’s Day, the county fair, and local society meetings.
A. H. Davidson was injured crossing Northern Pacific tracks as a wind driven gate fell. The iron rod struck between his temple and eye, slicing a deep gash to the bone, narrowly missing his eye by a fraction of an inch.
Word has reached the city of the death of Mrs. B A Wallace at her Columbus home after a paralytic stroke earlier in the spring. Prof. Wallace was formerly a Valley City Normal faculty member and the deceased was well known to many residents here.
A large campus crowd including many townspeople watched a push ball performance. Rev. W H Walker, guest Congregational preacher during Rev Lyon's overseas service, spoke from the campus sides. Walker teaches at the State Teachers College summer session and has been at Fargo College. He plans a move to Ashland Wisconsin for a professorship. Mrs Walker and son Egbert visit Valley City this weekend. Egbert sails soon to Canton China for a science professorship with the College of Christian Science.
Fragments describe visits by local residents to Burt Stern and family, business and building activity in the city, and plans by the Northern Pacific to use genuine photographs as dining car menus. The piece notes rising crop prospects, merchant optimism, and several local excursions and gatherings involving Johnson, Smith, Cowell, Baxter, and others.
Monday report from Valley City notes visits by Leal resident Monday, with many locals heading to the Fargo State Fair this week. Mrs Jean McLachlin returns home to Hunter North Dakota after several days as Mrs Knute Froysan’s guest. Mrs J Nathanson of Minneapolis is mentioned among local happenings.
E W McFarland, confined at Bismarck hospital for three weeks, returned home Saturday afternoon on No 2. He is very weak but feels much better than when he left and believes his trouble is cleared up.
Mrs A Fisher received word that her sister Mrs E Griffiths of Rosendale Wisconsin is seriously ill and left on No 4 Saturday night. Mrs Griffiths was a guest at the Fisher home last year and is known to many local people.
Banker H. M. Stoud accompanied by Miss Stroud and a group of young ladies visited the city yesterday afternoon to enjoy the band concert. They had returned from Lisbon, North Carolina, where they retrieved other young ladies who had spent days at Lisbon attending the Spworth League convention. The group headed home to Wimbledon in the early evening.
Mr. H J Duffy of Fargo, connected with First National Bank, visited the city over the weekend. His Philadelphia home and ties to Hedquarters Company of the North Dakota National are mentioned.
Fred Olsen of Fargo motored with two gentleman friends this morning and headed toward Hannaford Coopers Stown and other points for a business inspection tour. Olsen, raised in Barnes county, is noted to have many local friends.
Senator and Mrs Frank E. Play and Miss Kittel of the State Teachers College faculty visited Casselton yesterday spending the day with friends. They did not return home until midnight but Frank says the visit was enjoyable and they arrived home in good time.
Sunday School members held their annual picnic at a grounds four miles northeast of the city with a large turnout. The day featured swimming and other activities before returning to the city yesterday afternoon.
Mrs Abe Stern, Mrs Burt Stern, and Miss Grace Stern, daughter of the former, autoed to Pargo Saturday. Miss Grace departed on the afternoon 2 train for Minneapolis to visit friends and relatives. The ladies returned home that evening after a pleasant day.
Louis Lolling, proprietor of the Valley Hotel, departed for Minot yesterday to oversee his new restaurant there. The cafe is described as first class and modern in every respect, with plans to inspect grounds and handle business matters.
Numerous visitors from Florida Tacoma Minnesota and South Dakota paused at the tourist camp Sunday praising Valley City hospitality. Guests noted the excellent facilities and comfort provided, while many travelers continued west without stopping.
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