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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1921
Page
2
Washington dispatches spark criticism of United States treasurer Frank White over North Dakota bond pitches. Leaguers push large funds to Lemke group as Harding proclaims Memorial Day. Valley City prepares two day observances with G A R, American Legion, and tree dedication events.
Dedicate poem Miss Dorothy Jagditten by President Elliot for graves of home soldiers in France. The Star Spangled Banner and Municipal Band with The Woman's Auxiliary to the American Legion plant trees for Valley City boys who died in service. Decoration exercises Monday include American Legion Nurses at Normal auditorium. Rev. Nugent to speak. American Legion meets at City Hall at 1 80 and Civil and Spanish American War veterans at K P hall same time. Ceremonies at Normal Auditorium begin 2 o'clock. March to bridge on West First Street to lay flowers for unknown dead. Legion firing squad will volley. Then march to Woodbine cemetery for graves decorating and another volley. All churches plan services. Business suspend Monday for observance. Red poppy urged as symbol of dead in Flanders Field. Hundreds of flowers sold. girls selling more.
Calgary Black Sox beat Valley City 11 to 7 in game three of a five game set on local grounds. Arnold Walt ers and Bray pitched for Calgary while Gould Wagner and Gavin started for Valley City. Notes complain of rough play and suggest removing offending players and improving umpiring as the colored team is praised as skilled and well behaved.
The remark stresses that players should exhibit courtesy between clean sportsmen, reflecting expectations of respectful conduct on and off the field. The quote hints at sportsmanship as essential to fair play and competitive integrity.
Valley City fans saw the home nine crushed 8 to 0 by the Calgary Black Sox. Avery pitched well for Calgary, while Gould struggled for Valley City amid nine innings of uneven defense and weak hitting, with Valley City managing four hits to Calgary’s 11 and a homer by Reed. The piece notes needed upgrades and ongoing five game series with next games scheduled, highlighting Reed’s home run and overall team weaknesses.
North Dakota bankers converged in Marion for the fifth district meeting of the ND Bankers Association drawing 164 registered attendees plus extras. Governor R A Young of the Federal Reserve spoke on continued Federal Reserve support. discussions covered state guarantee law and legislative updates, with bank leaders from Barnes county and nearby towns leading sessions. A Marion baseball win over Enderlin 11 to 7 and a cattle display complemented the program.
Funeral services for Henry Hrase were held Thursday at Moore chapel with Rev. R. J. Stinson presiding. Interment followed at Riverside cemetery. Hrase, born in Germany on September 8, 1858, immigrated at 16 and settled first in Lake City, Minnesota, later moving to Valley City, North Dakota, before retiring to Fargo in 1915 due to ill health.
Residence at 711 Seventh Street North. He spent a year confined at home with much pain. Survived by widow, eight daughters and two sons all in the state. Daughters include Mrs Charley Semis Dazey Mrs J Marshall Minot Mrs H Carroll Hettinger Mrs Wm McDonald Gardiner Mrs Max Smith Edgeley Mrs H Toohey Fargo and Mise Della at home. Sons Leon and Clark also at home. At 19 he joined the German Methodist church in Lake City Minnesota, later linked with Free Methodist and then transferred to Broadway Methodist Episcopal Fargo, where he remained a member at death.
An all home players baseball league was organized at Wimbledon by representatives from Kensal Courtenay Wimbledon Leal Sanborn and Darey. The schedule opens with twenty games per team ten at home ten away two each week Thursday and Sunday. Players must be residents since May 1 1921 and play without charge. A 25 dollar penalty applies to teams failing to fill dates. Admission is 25 cents with children free. Officers include President C E Burgess Wimbledon Vice President M B Austen Seal Secretary L A Dunnam Kent. Directors are A Patterson Sanborn Geo Berg Courtenay E R Vaughn Wimbledon J C Hayden Leal and CG A Callison Kensal. Local managers listed as A J Lind Sanborn W Saxrud Courtenay M B Austin Leal L A Darmum Kensal OJ Lenn Dazey and C Burgess Wimbledon.
The Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion planted trees in the city park to honor World War veterans who have died. A dedication program starts Sunday at 2:30 pm with songs, a short address by Rev. Fox, dedication of trees by the American Legion and nurses, a dedicatory poem by Miss Dorothy Jagd, and a performance of The Star Spangled Banner by the Municipal Band. Numerous veterans are named in the dedication list.
The Baseball Association chides prominent citizens for watching yesterday's Calgary game from outside the closed sections. It announces a 10 cent admission for future games and warns trespassers may be arrested. The lease of thirty acres beside the ball park is noted as well to generate revenue for the team.
A Washington telegram in the Courier News discusses Col. Frank White, United States Treasurer, and a North Dakota bond issue interview. The piece notes the statement quoted in New York ads reflects his views but clarifies it was not given to convey a broader message.
Secretary Mellon denied treasury authorization of Colonel White to endorse bonds. White claimed North Dakota bonds are top securities and legally issued. He cited court approval, low debt per capita, and a sinking fund for interest payments, stating the state has always met obligations.
The treasury department repudiated the use of Mr White's name following a stormy meeting with Secretary Mellon and assistants Gilbert and Wadsworth. White admitted no intention to misuse his office to aid the Bank of North Dakota or the Nonpartisan League, and acknowledged he knew little of the applicable federal law. He has been in office less than a month and has much to learn.
Rev. Thomas E. Nuegat spoke at Tolstad School District No. 49 yesterday afternoon and later at Uxbridge Consolidated School in the evening. Tolstad had three graduates and Uxbridge twelve. he praised the consolidated school at Uxbridge.
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