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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
2
Local weekly paper notes subscription costs, militia voting tips, and political commentaries. Includes community notices, misfired quotes, and a long roster of social visits, weddings, travel to Valley City, and local gatherings with families like Zaun, Potter, Rohde, Schafer, Vandrovee, and Dotting. Government, weather, and travel references pepper the page.
Real estate transfers list numerous parcels with buyers and sellers including Haskins Mann Bonde Kee Fried Scouten's Ad Eckelson Piel Svenson Arves Nayes Siegfried and Barnick. Values range from 1 to 9000 dollars. Postmaster C. O. Langer of Sanborn visited Valley City on Friday.
Ben and Jake Kramer hosted a dance last Saturday in Berea with about 300 attendees. Chase arrived from South Dakota to spend the summer with her son, C hase. Relatives from Ypsilanti and Jersey visited briefly, as did Bernice and Reane Dreiss. Several local families, including the Leondorf and Nelson households, spent Sunday and Monday visiting.
Adolph Hovelson of 718 Tenth Avenue Valley City praises Deans Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney trouble and backache. He recalls family use with positive results and urges purchasing the same remedy. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY markets the product. Rev L G Moultrie and James W Nielson return from Fargo after Grand lodge A F and A M sessions with several lodge representatives attending and a Past Grand High Priest jewel awarded.
A mixed verse feature from Buffalo West Virginia poet Misa Sarah J. Jones includes patriotic lines praising the flag and liberation, alongside war poems and verse by Michael O Connor Life's Combat and Berton Braley. The piece celebrates duty, loyalty and the morale of soldiers with recurring refrains urging to turn out and rise to battle.
The poem asserts a steadfast creed of honesty, courage, and self examination. Detroit Free Press credit is given to T. X. Calnan of Wimbledon visiting Valley City on Friday.
Anna Marie Burchill and Elle L Fouks wed at the Burchill home on June 21 with 425 guests. Gladys Fridd sang at 10 30 AM as Rev Moultrie tied the ceremony. reception followed with pink and white decor and a three course dinner. The couple, from New Richmond Wisconsin, plan to Mineola in mid July. Out-of-town guests included George J Fouks Lulu J Fouks and Carl Opdahl. Mr and Mrs Fouks will reside in Mineola after July 15.
The Weso club held a Wednesday afternoon picnic at Chautauqua grove with 20 attendees. Activities included fishing, foot and stick races, and sewing, followed by a 6 o'clock picnic supper near a large camp fire. The club plans a summer vacation.
Minneapolis June 22 Confinement for hard labor in Stillwater prison until discharged by due process of law or competent authority was the sentence imposed today on Joseph W Bragdon who on Saturday at the close of his third trial was found guilty of an assault upon Irene Potgin a 14 year old girl Stay of execution was granted pending argument on a motion for a new trial to be heard September 11 Bragdon will remain at liberty under the 35000 bonds now in effect provided the county attorney s office decides the form of the bond valid Judge Fish had denied Bragdon the sentence from three months to one year in the county jail Unless paroled or pardoned he must serve the full term of seven years less the time allotted or good behavior the maximum of which would be about two years
Mrs. Chas. Baker arrives in the city for a short visit at Mrs. John D. Gray’s home on Elizabeth street. She will move to Bismarck Friday night where Mr. Baker has gone into business and where they will take a new home. The Bakers recently resided in Billings, Montana. Tuesday evening Misses Anna and Alice Ramseth hosted a shower for Miss Klara Bonhus, a bride of the month, with towels to hem and musical numbers by Misses Egge. Pink and white decor graced the event for 16 guests. Out-of-town guest Miss Bessie Tollefson of Everett, Washington joined the party.
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