Local notables and weather hint at spring in Valley City
Wednesday notes show L Runyon from Courteney on business, Mrs N J Nelson of Dazey shopping, and Anna Larson out sick. Franks Lannon moves to Leal farm as Rev Wisnaes takes charge of Kathryn Nordheim and Sheyenne churches, with local civic and bank figures discussing Odd Fellows site and tax guidance for Commercial Club dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Wisnaes
Scandinavian Lutheran Church
Jamestown
Kathryn
N. D
Wisnaes
Nordheim
Sheyenne Valley
Valley City
James Young Theater Star Promotes Curtain at Grand
James Young, veteran stage actor and director of Curtain!, a Miss Katherine MacDonald feature, appears in a Grand Theater engagement tonight and tomorrow. He has been praised as one of America’s best Hamlet performers and previously starred in Brown of Harvard and similar plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Young
Katherine MacDonald
Brown
Harvard
Grand Theater
Commercial Club Plans Banquet and Social Drive
The Commercial Club directors met to discuss city interests and plan a banquet next week inviting members wives. A program will be prepared to foster social ties and future civic action. General Henry Benn was elected honorary member and the club will host veterans during the upcoming G A R encampment in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Club Alon
Henry Benns
Rabbit king pleads guilty in Far Fur case
C W Bira president of Far Fur and Specialty Co known as the rabbit king in Valley City and elsewhere pleaded guilty before Fargo Judge Cole and was sentenced to 30 days in the county jail. He had been jailed nine months awaiting trial for organizing a rabbit farm scheme that sold stock in North Dakota in violation of the Blue Sky Law. Stock was sold for 10 per share with promises of dividends and rising rabbit fortunes. Some stockholders received rabbit tails as proof of rabbit deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Bira
Far Fur & Specialty Co
Valley City
Fargo
Cole
Birs
North Dakota
Valley City News Briefs From Danville Daily
Valley City hosts today visitors Tolstad Darey Edwin Sunde Luverne and George Fox Jamestown with local interest. Mrs. Wylie Nielson returns from Bismarck as grain dealers plan Jamestown convention March 4 8 and local basketball runs grow lively with students in town. The North Dakota Independent Telephone Co. directory is issued and distributed. Russell Miller Milling reports Canadian wheat arrivals and light local wheat trade. State extends income tax return deadline to March 15 with fines for late filing. About 25 recruits sign yet to re enlist in Company G Valley City with more expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell-Miller Milling
Valley City
Death of John Wilson in Riverside hospital
John Wilson of this city died at Riverside hospital at 10 o’clock Friday after a recent operation. He leaves a family of six daughters, four sons, and a husband. Funeral plans call for a private service at the residence Saturday. The body is held at Holerg Undertaking parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myre
John Wilson
Riverside Hospital
Holerg
Roberts Return From Rochester After Surgery
Dr and Mrs E R Roberts arrive home from Rochester Minnesota where the doctor spent three weeks recovering from a surgical operation Friends of KE K express joy at his speedy return to normal health and strength
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. E. R. Roberts
Rochester
Minn
KE. K
Greeters Meeting Draws North Dakota Hotel Men
J. W. Aldrich proprietor of the Kindred Hotel returned to Valley City from Minot where he attended a North Dakota Greeters meeting. The organization brings together hotel men from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Aldrich
Kindred
Valley City
Minot
North Dakota
State Normval School figure appears before appropriation panel
Resident C. E. Allen of the State Normal School testified before a house committee on appropriations in Bismarck. The senate approved the maintenance portion of the appropriation bill and granted an extra 80 000 for additional building sites. The house is expected to trim many senate items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Allen
Normval
Bismarck
House Committee On Appropriations
Senate
House
Married and friends social at M. E. church parlors
The M. E. church invites all married people and friends to a social time in the church parlors on Friday evening February 25, described as a Washington affair. Attendees are encouraged to dress appropriately for the era and to attend if they wish, with no compulsory obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Washington
Community Event Encourages Attendance in Costume
The article notes a church entertainment committee urges strangers to attend as a preferred church option. It promotes a welcoming mood with the motto a good time to all guiding the planned program and costumes.
Local notes from Valley City and region in Friday column
Friday's column reports Mrs. Paul Fairbanks returning to Wadena after a week there and visits by Mrs. John Kline and Tittle daughter Harvey. It notes John O. Ferris in town seeking missionaries, A. T. Ravely from Courtenay, and Deputy Revenue Collector Muttingly’s travels to Kensal and Jamestown. Socials included a sewing gathering hosted by Mrs. John Enerson and Mrs. Bertha Thorkelson. Elmer Smith, once of Eckels on area, died in Jamestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Fairbanks
Wadena
Minn
John Kline
Tittle Danghter Harvey
N. 1
C. E. Thayer
Kline
Yer
Moving the World Through Manners and Small Courtesies
A traveling man in a hotel muses on manners in Fargo and Valley City. He notes stamp sellers, train conductors, and store clerks, contrasting polite acknowledgments with closed doors. He questions whether extending courtesy is rude or humbling for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
N. P
Valley City
Valley City Visitors Host Locals and Poultry Meeting Looms
Tuesday visitors from Courtenay and Wimble y ND joined Valley City residents including Mr and Mrs Finn Oyen and Oliver Hanson. Poultry raisers are expected to attend the Barnes County Poultry Association meeting on Friday March 4. Also noted are visits by E B Carmen and a dog license enforcement warning with dogs licensed will be seized if found running loose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes County Poultry Association
Valley City
Nor Mal coach to lead team against Minot Normal Thursday
Spalding will take the Nor mal basketball squad to Minot Thursday for a clash with Minot Normal School as Valley City aims to prove its team. The Valley City Baseball Association reports about 50 dollars cleared from a past show, a modest start toward a booming season. I J Moe calls a March 4 stockholders meeting for the Valley City Chautauqua Association as a strong program for the year is promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spalding
Minot
Valley City
Valley City Baseball Association
I. J. Moe
Valley City Chautauqua Association
American Legion basketball team prepares for state final
The American Legion basketball team is in perfect shape for the independent state championship game in Valley City on Friday and Saturday. The squad has trained hard and aims to perform at their best as Shay leads them against Donnybrook, a formidable foe that has shown it can be beaten this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minot
Harvey
Valley City Normal School
Valley City Five
Valley City Normal
Jamestown College
American Legion
Valley City
Shay
Donnybrook, N
Dazey Fans Attend Valley City Basketball Game
Reported by the Darey Commercial many Dazey supporters traveled by auto and train to the Valley City game on Wednesday. Attendees described the match as fast and said Dazey could beat Valley City with more floor practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
Darey Commercial
Valley City Visit, Lectures, and Local News Highlights
Saturday brings visits from Darey and Bismarck travelers, with Rev. G LeRoy White to preach nightly at Epworth church starting Feb 28. Mark Smith returns from Bismarck while Mary Zetterberg recovers in hospital. Local business and school basketball results are noted alongside river ice danger and whisky smuggling rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. LeRoy White
Jamestown Methodists Church
Epworth Mfe
Mark A. Smith
Bismarck
Mary Zetterberg
Valley City High Fans Pack Stadium for Victory Rally
Valley City High drew a large home crowd last night as they hosted Fargo. Led by Allison Seymour and Parley Wilds, the supporters shouted with notable pep and spirit, fueling a lively atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City High
Fargo
Allison Seymour
Parley Wilds
North Dakota News Chronicle of Local Events and Recruits
In a busy update from the state, Captain Theo Henry reports a winter in California and a playful exchange about norms and dogs. The Normal School prepares for Jamestown College as North Dakota’s teams win a close game against Wesleyan. A recruitment drive aims to fill Company G with about 70 recruits, while a Sanborn incident recounts Miss Alma Harstad and Mike Klein surviving a river crossing after their ice shelter collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo
Henry
California
North Dakota
Washington
Alma Harstad
Sanborn
Riverside Hospital
Sheyenne
Miss Harstad
Mike Klein
Klein
Richard Jagd
Kline
Kleins
Daily Mrs. Brown Visitor Bryant for Fargo Trip
Monday’s edition notes Mrs Brown's business visit to Fargo on Saturday. A Valley City man reports awakenings by burglars singing in a concealed cellar. Fred Adams hospitalized with severe pneumonia. John Tracy returned from Pennsylvania after visiting a sick relative. Hermione Winterer and Mrs Jack McDontald to host Tuana-Drynque club Tuesday. Kenner and wife of Osage Iowa visiting Mr and Mrs J N Green since Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
Hermione Winterer
Jack McDontald
Miss Winterer
Kenner
Osage, Iowa
City
J. N. Green
Deputy Collector to Help Taxpayers in Valley City
C. J. M as deputy collector will be at Valley City from Monday through Thursday to assist taxpayers in making out income tax returns at his office in the basement of the post office building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
Post Office
Local Briefs and Appointments Include Mason City Nurse
Mrs C C Easton traveled by No 2 to Fargo Saturday afternoon and returned on No 3 the same evening to attend business in the Gateway City. Miss Agnes Egge RN accepts supervisor post in St Luke's surgical dept Mason City IA and leaves tonight on No 8. Mrs H P Holm hosted several ladies Tuesday afternoon honoring Mrs Fay Segar of Portland Oregon with a supper and pleasant visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Egge
St. Luke's Hospital
Mason City
Iowa
Nye and Foreman Attend Valley City Philosophical Union Meeting
Editor W. H. Nye and foreman Carl Vincent arrived on No 2 yesterday afternoon for a Valley City Philosophical Union meeting and returned home on No. 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Nye
Hie Foreman
Carl Vincent
Po Phical Union
Summer Weather Draws Large Auto Crowd
The warm spell brought many cars onto the streets as owners enjoyed a daytime drive yesterday.
Mrs Clark Hosts Social Evening for Miss Segur at Tenth Avenue
Mrs Louis Clark entertained about twenty ladies at her home on Tenth avenue Wednesday evening for Miss Pay Segur of Portland Oregon. The event included a social hour and a delicious lunch served with assistance from Mrs Ralph Metcalf. All attendees report a delightful time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Clark
Tenth Avenue
Pay Segur
Portsland
Oregon
Clark
Ralph Metcalf
J W Blume Visits From Minneapolis For Baking Course
J W Blume arrived from Minneapolis on Saturday and spent Sunday here. He is taking a thorough baking course at Dunwoody Institute and expects to master bread and pastry. The note praises his character and predicts success wherever he locates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Blume
Minneapolis
Mr. Blume
Dunwoody Institute
Elks Gather in Minot to Coordinate North Dakota Lodges
A Minot conference of state Elks Saturday aimed to organize the work of North Dakota lodges. John J. Coyle presided as district deputy with 69 delegates from Dickinson Mandan Bismarck Jamestown Valley City Fargo Grand Forks Devils Lake Minot and Williston. Out-of-town Elks attended initiation of about 85 candidates Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elka Lodge
North Dakota
Minot
Elks
John J. Coyle
Dickinson
Mandan
Bismarck
Jamestown
Valley City
Fargo
Grand Forks
Devils Lake
Winot
Williston
Mr. Coyle
R. W. Bassett
Valley City Lodge
District Meeting of Odd Fellows to Be Held Tomorrow
A district meeting of Odd Fellows from surrounding towns is planned in the city tomorrow. Lodges will participate, two degrees will be worked, a lunch served, and many members are urged to attend for a good time together led by Fred Colby, head of the local lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Greenland
First National Bank
Binford
N. D
Odd Fellows
Greenland
Odd Fellows Home
Fred Colby
City urged to rebuild Fifth Avenue sidewalk near Kindred Hotel
Citizens press for immediate sidewalk reconstruction along Fifth Avenue beside the Kindred Hotel. They call the current walk a disgrace and safety menace, noting earlier city orders and delays by the contractor. They urge awarding the project to a reliable contractor this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornel
Fifth Avenue
Valley City
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L. Runyon
Courteney
N. J. Nelson
Dazey, N. D
Anna FP
Larson
Pete Undeeth
Kathryn Hotel
Mingseth
Frank Lannon
Leal
Frank
Sarah N. Cogshill
Chas. L. Peterson
Cogadill
AL. Bliss
Mr. Bliss
Missouri
Mont
Reater
M. Olson
Cooperstown, N. D
Barnes County
Tolstad
Darey
N D. Valley City
Edwin Sunde
Luverne, N. D
George R. Fox
Jamestown, N. D
Wylie Nielson
Hazel
Minnie
North Dakota Independent Telephone Co
K. of P. Lodge
Casselton
McVitie and
Casselton K. of P. Lodges
John O. Ferris
Minnesota
Montana
A. T. Ravely
Courtenay
Mr. Ravely
Kensal
Mia
John Enerson
Bertha Thorkelsof
Mrs. Enerson
Elmer Smith
Eckelson
Bright
Masons
George Berg
Griggs
Cooperstown
Barnes E County Fair Association
John Schoeler
Ben
George Welch
Wimbley N. D
Finn Oyen
Fingal
Mrs
Oliver Hanson
E. B. Carmen
Cooperators Herald
FE. N. Johnson
Middlewear Trust Company
Indiana
Porter
Johnson
Lew Stanley
Darey, .D
Ed Cox
Mr. Cox
A. R. Cox
A. R. Thurston
Forsyth
Monty
Mr. Thurston
Andrew Thurston
Gene Thurston
Hans Skramstad
Mr. Skramstad
County
Lincoln
Ritchie
Name
Clara Larson
E. P. Ladd
United States Senate
Wesleyan College
Sam
House of Representatives
Supply Department
the Board of Administration
Bank of North Dakota
Fred Adams
C. Adams
John Tracy
Pennsylvania
H. P. Holm
Fay Segar
Portland
Holm
Helen M. Crane
American Library Association
Harriet Pearson
The
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Blanche Hedrick
State Library Commission
Crane
Kater
the State University
State Library Association
Valley City Board of Health
City Hall
E. A. Pray
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