Valley City suffrage session reviews campaign in North Dakota
The Votes for Women league of North Dakota met in Valley City with delegates from Bismarck Jamestown Wahpeton Wimbledon Fargo and Valley City. Officers were elected and committees formed while the group debated starting Initiative petitions in October. Reports tallied 6098 dollars raised in 18 months for the suffrage drive. Speakers included Aldyth Ward Beulah Amidon and Irma Erwin Poppler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women League of North Dakota
Executive Board
Esat
North Dakota
Bismarck
Jamestown
Wahpeton
Wimbledon
Fargo
Valley City
Otto Zetterberg
R. FE. Welble
Emma 8. Pierce
Treasur’ Er’e
F. E. Kindred
Clendenning
Featherstone
Searing
Quain
Aldyth Ward
McLean County
Beulah H. Amidon
New York State
New York
Tella Howill
Mra
Weilble
Irma Erwin Poppler
Elizabeth Preston Anderson
Biemarck
Frank White
Clara L. Darrow
Kindred
Normal Avenue
Fanny Dunn
Bramarck
R. B. Weible
A. F. Leonard
Grand Forks
Mra.ce. Hunter
Dickinson
Bascom
Elma & Pierce
Preas
Alice Nelson Page
Grand Fork
Officers Make Raid On Gambling Outfit
Officers representing the sheriff and state's attorney conducted a raid on a gambling outfit Saturday, resulting in five arrests. All suspects face hearings Monday with Judge Moe, while the proprietor will be heard Tuesday. The crackdown follows ongoing surveillance and firm prosecution when evidence is sufficient. A. Greenwood returned from Devils Lake Saturday and was up on alto work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moe
A. Greenwood
Devils Lake
Alto
Delightful Vesper Service Held Sunday at Normal School
Over 100 members of the Christian associations gathered at the Normal school Sunday evening as outdoor plans were thwarted by weather. Lottie Cole, YWCA president, reviewed the group's history since 1904 and hinted at future plans. Nels Settevig spoke for the YMCA, Prof. Switzer offered a teacher’s viewpoint, and faculty and alumni contributed remarks. Music by a Normal-Onian trio and a YMCA quartet accompanied the program led by Prof. R. L. Finney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Associations
Inn& Reaper
Lottie Cole
Young Women's Christian Association
Nels Settevig
Young Men’s Christian Association
Minnie Ellingson
L. W
L. J. Seibel
E. C. Wolf
John Rund
R. L. Finney
Chautauqua Reservations Show Jump in Camp Site Demand
Reservations for Chautauqua camp sites rise this year by about four percent over last season. The list of prior year holders includes Blume, Chaffee, Odle, Dedrick, Deming, Engen, Flora, Lee Hedstrom, Harper, Hartman, Langer, Lavery, Laird, McMullen, Nelson, Pray, Smith, White, Widdifield, and many clubs. New bookings feature Frank Ployhar, Donald Neumann, Theta Sigma Club, Cole, Bradle, Lodge, Moe, Bohnhoff, Codding, Schroeder, Benson, Vermilya, Stenchoel, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Blume
C. ©. Chaffee
Geo. Odle
Jno
Dedrick
Deming
J. J. Engen
W. H. Flora
Getehell Club
Lee Hedstrom
E. Harper
Andrew Hartman
C. O. Langer
E. M. Lavery
Jno Laird
Prof. McMullen
C. W. Nelson
W. H. Pray
C. C. Smith
Frank Ployhar
Donald Neumann
Mra. Burgess
Theta Sigma Club
H. 8
Cole
W. M. Bradle
K. P. Lodge
J. Moe
J. F. L. Bohnhoff
B. F. Codding
H. Schroeder
Margaret B. Canning
R. H. Bailey
C. E. Vermilya
Josephine Benson
Dr. Palmer
Cora Stenchoel
Barnes County Taxes Show 1915 Assessment Figures
The county auditor reports the 1915 Barnes County tax assessment totaling 3,231,366 dollars. Tax is two mills per dollar, or 2 dollars per 1000. Notices will be sent. residents may appear before the county board of equalization in July to contest the assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Commission
Barnes County
Office of the Register of Deeds
Tax Commission
County Board of Equalization
Back from Grand Forks Alumni Trip and Events
Mr and Mrs Dr Hunt and their baby returned from Grand Forks Saturday after a six hour car trip They attended the U commencement and an alumni reunion honoring former president Dr Webster Merrifield Also present at dedication exercises for the new Masonic temple and the Eastern Star Convention They brought Dr Hunt s sister Miss Rachel who will visit for a week or more
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hunt
Baby
Grand Forks
Webster Merrifield
W. Merrifield
McVey
New Masonic Temple
Rachel
Nelson County Old Settlers Picnic Set in Michigan City
Nelson County Old Settlers celebration scheduled for Michigan City on Saturday June 26 features a large program of sports music speaking and dancing. The piece notes Prof Kendrick's travel plans from the Soo to Vancouver San Francisco Los Angeles and a new school position, plus various regional connections and local interest items.
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Michigan City
N. D
Nelson County
Michigan
Kendrick
The
Soo
C. P
Vancouver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cong Brotherhood Wins Ball Game in Getchell Prairie
The Congregational Brotherhood beat Valley City 10 to 9 in a fast game at Getchell Prairie. G P fellows mounted a ninth inning rally but fell short, though the winners held the lead and shared a postgame supper. County Commissioner Martin Conlin met with a horse accident Friday, bruises but recovering at Riverside hospital. Mrs. Curren is his sister. Larkin club met Mrs. Sorgenfiie. 15 ladies attended with music, a talk on child care, and a 5 o'clock tea. William Story and family left Sunday for two months in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Brotherhood
Get
Chell Prairie
Valley City
G. P. Fellows
Martin Contin
Eckelson
Conlin
Macdonald
Riverside Hospital
W. J. Curren
Larkin Club
Valley City's Normal School: Twenty-Five Years of Growth
A historical overview details Valley City's push to establish a state Normal School from 1890, its initial funding and faculty, the building of the main campus, key milestones through 1911, including the 1898 graduation and expansion of facilities such as Science Hall and dormitories, with notable leaders guiding the early development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sifton
Emma F. Bates
Perrine
George A. McFarland
State Normal School
Madison
Territorial Board of Education
Territory
Fifth Avenue
Sheyenne
Oilby
Euclid and
Eighth Avenues
Model School
Blale Hadley
Little Normal School
Northwest
West
Imperiled National Institutions Highlighted at Normal School
Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts addressed the Normal School on imperiled institutions. He warned that marriage and the Sabbath face crisis while urging renewed purity and rest. The sermon linked to Scriptural and sociological evidence, stressing Bible study in schools and moral renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur F. Crafts
International Reform Bureau
Washington, D. C
Little Red
United States
Crafts
MCA
Australia
North Dakota
Norning
Normalontana
McFarland
Christian Alsocia Hons
Normal School
Twenty Graduates From Model School Earn Certificates
Twenty eighth grade pupils, four finishing early, received graduation certificates at the Model school closing in Normal auditorium. The program featured piano solo Morning Mood, a Beethoven vocal piece, readings, a farce acted by ten girls, and a debate on national defense with no decisive winner. Certificates were presented by Prof. Wernett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grieg
Ruby Halverson
Beethoven
Merthe’ Aldahl
Anna Greenen
Burdette
Anna
White
Vannah
Dumont
Valley City High School Alumni Addendum Noted
The Times Record notes the alumni report incomplete and adds that the class of 1902 included two graduates Thora Kyames and Pearle Keene, the first from Valley City. In 1913 Louise Thurber of Cottage Grove Minn graduated, then entered Carleton College. Mise Keene, a University of California graduate, remains in the VC H S alumni and is Mrs Morris J Kernall who will return to Valley City this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Record
Valley City
Thora Kyames
Pearle Keene
Louise Thurber
Cottage Stove
Minn
Hero
Carleton College
Northfield
Mise Keene
University of Clinais
Morris J. Kernall
Mrs Thompson to Tour Wisconsin Iowa and West
Mrs Frank L Thompson leaves Sunday with her children for St Paul and visits to Wisconsin and Iowa. She will continue to Los Angeles for the summer while the children stay with their grandparents, Mr and Mrs Thompson, out west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Thompson
St. Paul
Wisconsin
Iowa
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Votes For Women League
Chautauqua Reservations
Commission
Hillsboro
N. C. Macdonald
Agnes Reat
Helen Baxter
Caledonia
A. C
Ben M. Larson
Circle
Montana
Larson
Glendive
CONG
Brotherhood
Ais. Wm
Story
Sun
California
Duncan McDonald
J. W. Sifton
Tegent-elect
Joel 5. Weiser
Senate
Salvation Army
Sheyenne Bottling Works
Laura L. Perrine
M. W. Barnes
J. W. Goodrich
Thomas Eliott
Elliott
J. C. Gipson
Prof. McFarland
Lenora Arestad
Ramslund
Sacred Heart
Maude Bronson
Langworthy
Minneapois
Jennie Macnider
Barnes
Jumping Pound
Alta
Canada
Misa Cora M. Rawlins
Mise Alice Pinher
Commonwealth
J. B. Switzer
Dr. Crafts
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