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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
4
In Towner North Dakota July 24 professional dog trainers cannot work before August 15. North Dakota Game and Fish board is urged to raise the start date to allow Aug 1 training for the all American field trials on Sept 2. Trainers from eastern and southern states are already in Manitoba working after July 15.
Philadelphia authorities plan to keep Fairmount Park as a popular spooning ground while curbing harassment of couples. Captain Duncan and Magistrate Morris support allowing discreet affection and restraining misconduct, aiming to balance romance with propriety. Mrs. Frank Taylor Leal attends as a guest of friends.
Dr F B Smyth commissioner of public health in Bismarck charges the North Dakota board of health has failed to perform its duties for six years and says North Dakota cities show an exceptionally high death rate due to weak law enforcement. Dr J Grassick of Grand Forks counters that the rate is average and notes many nonresidents die in city hospitals.
Northern Pacific announces no immediate tariff change for Valley City to Minneapolis routes. Passengers must stop in Moorhead to buy tickets, saving 2.10 on a two-ticket path via Moorhead. Old Valley City to Twin Cities fare was 8.45. Officials say new tariffs are being prepared and will take effect in about three weeks, causing travel inconvenience in the interim.
An emigrant named Moe from Granite Falls Minnesota was murdered last week in Keldon South Dakota. He had just arrived with his brother in a car and it is believed the killing was for his money. Times-Record Want Ads report reroute.
Ashtabula residents organized a Study Club and social center at the school house under F B Osborne. An advisory board of five members was named and officers include President Miss Viola Emery and Secretary Mr George Anderson. Next meeting set for July 30 at eight o clock.
Congressman Young of North Dakota lauded the Rush Bagot treaty of 1818 in a house speech after the Perry victory celebration on Lake Erie. He argued the pact, though simple to annul, kept the Great Lakes free of naval threat for nearly a century and illustrated the value of international disarmament for Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, and Montreal.
Hettinger North Dakota July 30 A man named H B Halvorson lost a valuable farm section in a land trade gone wrong He received a bill of sale for 200 horses to gather in Coconino County Arizona The deals were made in Minneapolis and Des Moines with the aim of shipping horses to Miles City The Arizona leg proved the bill of sale worthless and the horses likely nonexistent Halvorson has evidence and plans to prosecute the swindlers
Mr and Mrs William Laughlin arriving this evening from Milbank South Dakota and will stay several days as guests of Mr and Mrs O A Laughlin. Newlyweds married about a month ago, they return from a honeymoon in the east.
A dusk collision between a double buggy carrying young people and Anton Holland’s automobile near Nome and Fingal produced a serious impact. The buggy front was demolished and occupants were thrown clear. all escaped with scratches and bruises. Mr and Mrs C K Otto, joined by Miss Jean Smith, Mae Stewart and Mrs T X Jones, later visited Fargo for the Barnum and Bailey circus.
John Henry Mears, representing the New York Sun, pursues the around the world record of thirty one days. After Yokohama where he joined Empress of Russia at 6 p.m. on July 24, he heads toward Victoria and Seattle, planning to catch No. 4 on Aug. 2 and pass Valley City by Aug. 4.
A consular report notes Hunan province seceded from the Pekin government on July 25. Rebel forces on the Hupeh border range from 2,000 to 8,000 men, with border lines between loyal and rebel areas indeterminate as cities flip loyalties. Eva Batley departs for Backus Minnesota to visit relatives, with plans to tour Brainerd and Lisbon.
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