Fargo area social notes fill July bulletin
Fargo business caller week. Miss Elsie Stenshoel visits Sarsten home. Crosses return from Frazee Minnesota. Strinden and Olson drive to Fargo. Numerous residents visit relatives in Minot Moorhead Spiritwood Lake and Lisbon. Andrew Larson back from Rochester after surgery. Foxes shipped to Virginia. farm leases and moves noted. County Agent James visits for farm loan association planning.
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Fargo
Elsie Stenshoel
Sarsten
B. Murphy
Local Social and Meeting News from Rogers Citizen
Misses Mary and Lou Simon visited relatives in Valley City over Sunday. Mr. Phillips visited Spiritwood Lake for the Chautauqua. Miss Onis Hecker headed to Minneapolis for a few days with relatives. Miss Mary Butler returned to Rogers from LaCrescent after weeks with kin. Farmers Elevator stockholders held their annual meeting to review the year’s affairs.
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Citizen
Mary
Lou Simon
Valley City
Phillips
Hope
P. M. Kellers
Spiritwood Lake
Onis Hecker
Minneapolis
Mary Butler
Roters
LaCrescent
Minn
Farmers Elevator
Directors rehire manager as Institution enjoys prosperous year
The institution had a prosperous year and on Monday evening the directors met to rehiring the manager, Johnson, for another year. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Nokken returned home last Thursday from Fargo after a two week visit with relatives and friends. Carrie Coleman and family of Valley City visited over Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Sweet and with other relatives. Mrs. Nels Larson, Mrs. August Becker, Misses Onis Becker and Olivia Lamb attended the Chautauqua at Spiritwood Lake on Tuesday. Pauline Lund visited friends in Valley City over Sunday. Mary Simon spent days in Valley City visiting relatives and friends. Gertrude Engle, Feren Kiser, and A. J. Kiser visited friends in Valley City last Thursday and Friday. Dr. and Mrs. P. M. Kellogg and family and Maude Stearns left Tuesday for Detroit, Minn. to fish at nearby lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johson
8. P. Nokken
Fargo
Carrie Coleman
Valley City
Jasper Sweet
Nels Larson
August Becker
Onis Becker
Olivia Lamb
Spiritwood Lake
Pauline Lund
Mary Simon
Gertrude Engle
Feren Kiser
A. J. Kiser
P. M. Kellogg
Billiard Men Meet at Valley City
The North Dakota Billiard Men's association formed last winter will hold its first annual meeting in Valley City on Monday and Tuesday August 20 and 21. President James E Regan of Манjan leads a group aiming to improve the billiard and pool business, ensure legal operation, and keep out undesirables. About 500 of the state’s 800 billiard men are expected to attend.
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Fargo Forum
North Dakota Billiard Men's Association
Valley City
James E. Regan
Manjan
Northwest
Regan
Treasurer's Report Green School District No 99 1916 1917
The report details receipts and expenditures for Green School District No 99 Barnes County North Dakota for 1916 1917. It lists cash on hand at July 1 1916 total receipts including state and county funds taxes and bond sales and other sources and total expenditures for school houses teachers officers transportation and incidental expenses ending with cash on hand June 30 1917 and sinking fund activity. Attest: Fred A. Nelson Clerk. Indebtedness shows warrants outstanding 35000 and bonds 8700 as of June 30 1917.
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Green
Barnes
North Dakota
Gale
Beeen
Fred A. Nelson
Drawing Not Completed Until Saturday Morning
The dispatch notes hail losses near 28 cages reported to the state insurance department with most from Benson and Eddy counties. danger from hail remains. In Washington a national lottery fixed the order of service for 10,000,000 registrants, drawing 10,500 numbers and sparking plans to call 1,374,000 for examination, with 687,000 ordered to colors already. A Democratic ceremony marked the drawing as an act of citizenship. Valley City hosted a baseball game with Rogers winning 5 to 2, aided by a hand injury to Wolf, as fans contributed to the Company 6 mess fund approaching $300.
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Bismarck
State Insurance Department
Thomas Sheehan
Benson and Eddy
Washington
Senate
War Department
House
National Guard
Baker
Army
Duval
Valley City
Rogers
Wolf
Stevenson
Rogers Boys
Company 6 Mess Fund
Andem
Grangard
Wolf, Stevenson
Anderson
McMillan
Barnes County ranked third in conscription district list
Washington reports Barnes county had the third-fastest list of those of conscription age sent to the provost marshal general from 5657 districts nationwide. Philadelphia districts were first and second. Barnes county district proved efficient in arm of the draft process and local officials earned praise.
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Barnes County
Washington
United States
Philadelphia
County of
Barnes
First Dimeless Day Since 1916 At Minneapolis Post Office
Minneapolis July 19 Postmaster E A Purdy announced that yesterday was the first day since August 5 1916 with no letters in the dime flood chain letter about silk petticoats. Since then 1 116 651 letters reached the office from around the world including Liveria Madagascar and Manchuria. Local residents Mr and Mrs Charles Veach visited Valley City for a medical case of their daughter.
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Minneapolis
E. A. Purdy
Purdy
Postofice
Liveria
Madagascar
Manchuria
Charles Veach
Wimbledon
Valley City
Number Draw Records At Late Night Lottery
The secretary drew numbers from a jar while cameras recorded the event. After 500 numbers, the board was photographed to establish a record and then replaced. The draw reached 7,890th place for number 13 and concluded at 2 13 a.m. with the 9,000th number drawn just at midnight. Registrants will be informed by mail once official records reach local boards. Preparation of these records begins tomorrow.
Government seeks farmers as well as fighters on Oregon lands
United States revests title to two million three hundred thousand acres of Oregon and California Railroad Co. grant lands and will open them for homesteads and sale. The area is described as among the best remaining land with a large map showing sections, soil, climate, rainfall, elevations and temperature. Postpaid $1. Grant Lands Locating Co., Portland, Oregon.
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Oregon & California Railroad Co
United States
Grant Lands Locating Co
Portland Oregon
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Thompson Yards, Inc
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Martin Benson
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Minot
R. M. Davis
Linder
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Milbank
S. D
Rex Wessler
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Tacoma
Wash
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Levere
Hilda Lee
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Nome
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Tréthysilians
J. G. Bennett
Lisbon
P. N. Petersen
Nels Olstad
Petersen
Hans Jorgensen
Morton County
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Mike Olson
Margaret M. Wigtil
Walcott
O. L. Olson
Harold Melton
Jesse Dunham
Somerset
Virginia
C. A. Cross
Rindlaub
Frances Green
R. H. Holeton
Rey
J. G. Stenerson
T. J. Strinden
Opdahi Brothers
R. A. Jongeward
Gust Gilbertson
John Olson
Ford Olson
Revere
J. A. Olson
S. Olson
John Sather
Olson
Sather
John A. Olson
James
Spoktite
Eithouete
Jour Wer
Liquid Wheel Tightener Co
Saneral
Modesto
California
Boston
New York City
Ee Pene
J. Olson
Treacheer
Dietrick Bento Board
Geo. C. Hager
Minneapolis P. 0
H. J. Chadwick
A. P. Ramsland
Zetterberg Addition
Heman Township
A. P. Hanson
N.D
College of
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Winona
Minnesota
National Bureau of Seation
North Central Association of Colleges
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Conservatory OF Music State
Department of Home Economics and Art
Saint Clare Seminary
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