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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
3
A Dazey commercial club meeting decided to stage the annual stock show Thursday June 17. Committees were named to arrange the day’s events. Organizers hope the Rogers and Wimbledon teams will play ball, with additional amusements and stronger exhibits than previous years.
The Soo and the Northern Pacific filed with the railroad commission the old coal tariffs active before 1907. They would apply to intrastate shipments on June 6 and interstate shipments on June 30. Tariffs would raise coal rates by about 35 to 40 percent versus the current maximum rate. A board meeting to act on the matter is planned for early next week, per Secretary Cushing.
A telegram from Roundup Montana reports the death of Joseph Bager son of Mr and Mrs A W Bager of Minot while he was employed at the Great Northern express office He was to be buried in Minot with a brother from South Dakota to bring the remains Local editor remarks follow about reader diligence and newspaper effort
Sanborn Enterprise reports Mr and Mrs Joseph Didier pioneers celebrate their silver wedding anniversary with friends and neighbors. Festivities underway, details to follow in next issue. Enterprise extends felicitations and wishes them many happy returns.
The North Dakota National Guard encampment will be at Devils Lake from July 9 to July 18. Units will entrain on July 9, with camp ending on July 18 and militiamen returning home on July 19. A San Francisco trip was canceled due to finances. Miss Jean McKinnon of Mapleton arrives Friday to visit sister Mia Lund, after visiting brother John McKinnon in Sawyer.
Abstracted report outlines the condition and affairs of Manhattan Life Insurance Company of New York as filed with North Dakota Commissioner of Insurance for year ending December 31 1914. It lists officers address capital assets liabilities premiums income and disbursements plus certification of authority to transact life insurance in North Dakota.
Sheriff James Kelly left Thursday morning for his farm twelve miles southwest of the city to spend the day on business and return home that night. WANTED To hear from owner with a good farm for sale including cash price and description. D F Bush Minneapolis Minnesota FOR SALE Clean seed barley Also Siberian German and Good Fortune Millet 1.25 per bushel for millet Fred Kuder Rogers North Dakota
The Drayton team led Class B while Cavalier topped Class A at the Normal athletic meet in Jamestown North Dakota amid drizzle and cold. Bismarck Casselton Cavalier Drayton Fargo LaMoure Valley City and the Normal School sent entries, with R Campbell Cavalier and Patton Casselton among top scorers in several events.
Valley City residents were shocked by the sudden passing of Mrs. G. O. Zetterberg on Thursday evening. A 65 year old born in Gothenburg Sweden she leaves a daughter Mrs. C. E. Witham and two sons Otto and Emil Zetterberg of Valley City. Funeral services likely Sunday at 2 pm from the residence with details to be announced.
In Bismarck on May 27 State Engineer Elisa reports that larger coal mines in the state show steady production gains while smaller, locally serving mines maintain similar output. New mines are opened yearly and equipment is updated as shipments grow longer to eastern areas where lignite proves a cheaper fuel option.
Bismarck May 27 Indications point to a larger business for the state hail insurance department this year than in 1914. County auditors received blanks and supplies early spring and some have requested more materials. Exact totals unavailable as assessors have not yet reported. most growth so far appears from counties west of the Missouri river.
Washington report notes killer frosts across the lake region and middle Atlantic states setting many years high records for May. Forecasts warn of continued cold weather with expected damage to fruits and vegetables, especially in interior New York, before warmer conditions Friday. Vernon Gale of Valley City post office takes his annual vacation.
In a Class B meet the Valley City High relay and field events showcase key performances by Campbell Cavalier Bublitz Patton and Taves with strong inputs from Casselton Fargo and Normal participants. The results note Drayton had little competition thus limiting worth of final tallies.
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