Aneta Panorama Praises Normalonians Concert Entry
Aneta Panorama lauds the Normalonians column praising an evening with the Normalonians. The concert at the opera house drew a crowded, enthusiastic audience and highlighted Miss Josephine Wright, a former Aneta girl and State Song Contest winner. Mrs Froysan sang Dreaming, and flowers were presented to Wright by Elaine Greenland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normalonians
Aneta Panorama
Isave
Normal School
Valley City
Acount
Miss Wright
Elaine Greenland
B.A. Greenland
Four Young Men Host Pleasant Dancing Party
Crawford Beaches Theodore Cook Gilman Mudgett and Edwin Thoresen hosted a lively Friday evening dance at the E P hall with about 25 couples. The hall glowed in national colors with red white and blue decorations and a canopy of streamers. Musicians Jack Fogarty and Ralph Pernie performed 18 numbers while frappe was served at a palm shaded corner. Jamestown guests included several misses from Jamestown attending over Sunday. Patrons were Mrs W H Beacham Mrs L H Cook and Mrs Chas F Mudgett. The event was praised as one of springs finest social occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Theodore Cook
Gilman Mudgett
Edwin Thoresen
E. P. Hall
Jack Fogarty
Ralph Pernie
Eckelson
Jamestown
Reno Moss
Jane Wilder
Blanche Rathman
Myrtle Biss
Florence Woods
Berner
W. H. Beachem
Mra. L. H. Cook
Chas. F. Mudgett
Governor Thinks Men Serve Best on Farms
Governor Lynn J. Frazier, en route to Washington for a War Department conference, said recruiting on farms must be discouraged to protect grain harvest labor. He favors coordinated national action, supports war measure prohibition, and expects a late June district election. He also said state talks aim to keep the Bismarck streetcar line operating with city rail upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
Washington
Newton D. Baker
National Defense Council
Lynn J. Frazier
England
Fragier
America
Frazier
Fazier
Wilson
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
University Club
Roosevelt
North Dakota
Bismarck
Amestown Receives 1918 Grand Commandery Honor
Fargo reports the twenty-eighth annual conclave of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar North Dakota conferred the super excellent master degree on 22 candidates at the Mason ic temple. Jamestown secures the 1918 conclave site as the event will be held two days late in April. A patriotic service committee chaired by Frank H. Sprague and others will cooperate with Masonic bodies for U.S. government support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
Grand Commandery
Knights Templar
North Dakota
Masonic Temple
Jamestown
Patriotic Service Committee
Frank H. Sprague
Grafton
J. W. Carroll
Lisbon
J. Hill
Herman Winterer
Valley City
W. L. Stockwell
Frank White
United States
Mrs. Felland and Lauritson Return From Visits
Mrs. O. E. Felland and children came home Thursday night after a two week visit with relatives in Valley City. Mrs. O. A. Lauritson returned Friday evening from LaMoure after two weeks with her parents and spent Friday with Mr. Lauritson’s parents in Valley City.
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Enderlin Independent
O. E. Felland
Valley City
O. A. Lauritson
LaMoure
Lauritson
Yalley City
Funeral Rites Said for Respected Leal Citizen A E Lundy
Funeral services for Arthur Everett Lundy of Leal were held at the M B church with Independence lodge A F and A M in attendance. Lundy, a longtime farmer and community leader, served on the town board and helped advance roads, cornets, and local businesses before his death after a life of public service and family ties across Leal and surrounding areas. His widow Celia Prindle survives, along with siblings and extended kin in Canada and Saskatchewan.
Wallace Garriett Visits Valley City Relative Spotted
Tower City Topics notes Wallace Garriett of Company G Valley City visited his grandmother Mrs Bullamore in town for several days last week. Roy Laney and family of Valley City spent the weekend with Mrs Laneys sister Mrs Frank Meager. Margaret Murray of Antler, now at Valley City Normal, was a guest of Mr and Mrs D B Vowles. Florence Melton traveled to Valley City for eye treatment. Gladys Sulerid and Grace Martinen of Valley City Normal were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs G J Heinze. Gertrude Chapman was a business caller in Valley City on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower City
Wallace Garriett
Company G
Valley City
Vowles
Antler
Plorence Melton
Gladys Sulerid
Grace Martinen
Valley City Normal
G. J. Heinze
Gertrude Chapman
Johnson Funeral Friday Attended by Many
S. J. Johnson, who died Monday evening, was buried from the Swedish Lutheran church Friday afternoon. Rev. A Martell officiated. A large attendance of friends and acquaintances packed the services. Interment was in Woodbine cemetery. Johnson spent about 20 years in the community and came from Superior, Wisconsin. He and Mark Pain started a lumber business here and later dealt in wood and coal. Known as a hardworking, honest man, he treated customers fairly. He lived to a ripe old age and rests in a full measure of years. His memory endures for those who knew him. Edwin Mayland, former Barnes County agricultural agent, visited Valley City while en route to Fargo, sharing farm demonstration notes and reporting Mrs. Mayland’s improving health. Mrs. Mary Bordwell left Valley City for Marion to visit relatives and oversee land interests, former Litchville resident now reestablished in Valley City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Lundy
Lundy
Arthur Everett
Leal
Barnes County
John P. Hilborn
Edna
Celia Prindle
Rachel Connor
Edward E. Lundy
Roy Connor
Yellow Grass
Sask
B. H. Sater
Pangman
W. N. White
J. (. Hilborn
Mr. Hilborn
A. W. Smith & Co
Leal Cornet Band
Leal Farmers’ Exchange
Consumers’ Lumber Co
Lodge of Woodmen and Masons
Leal M. B
J. §. Miller
Independence Lodge No. 59
A. F
A. M
S. J. Johnson
A. Martell
Woodbine Cemetery
Mr. Johnson
Superior
Wis
Mark Pain
Edwin Mayland
The
Agricultural College
Valley City
Mayland
Fargo
Seo
Carrington
A. C
Nearby Towns Pleased With Electric Plan in Sanborn
Sunbern Enterprise reports a committee from Sanborn meets with Darey and Rogers committees to hear Dakota Engineering and Construction propose a high tension line from Valley City to Sanborn and nearby towns. The plan aims to supply 24 hour lighting at 15c per kWh and 8c for power, with local lines funded by village pass-through rents. A meeting is set for Monday evening in Sanborn City Hall to consider the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbern Enterprise
Measrs
A. J. Linn
C. C. Langer
Louis Malm
Frank Atkinson
Valley City
Darey
Rogers
Dakota Engineering and Construction Company
Ome
Grand Forks
Sanborn
Daroy
Sanford
Ise
K. W
Duff and McGinnis
Dazey
Grangaard
Nokken
Taiking
Northern Seed Co Featured in Barnes County Growth Drive
The Northern Seed Co of Valley City stands as a key asset in the national push for increased food production. The firm stores vast seed stocks, tests new varieties on site, and ships mail orders across the north central U S and southern Canada. Managers Cox and Kelsey oversee catalogs and discount offers while prominent supporters urge expansion to meet rising demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lie Dig
Barnes County
Northern Seed Co
Valley City
Masonic Temple
Cox
Dr. L. S. Platou
Hugh McDonald
J. H. Whitcher
Ed Briges
Sumner
Humber
Valley City's First Navy Recruit Roy Wilson
Roy Wilson son of Mr and Mrs A G Wilson 801 Lincoln avenue has the honor of being Valley City's first representative in the U S navy He enlisted Monday and went to Minneapolis Thursday to take the electrical examination If he passes he will be assigned to the Brooklyn navy yard as an electrician If not he goes to the Great Lakes Duluth station for further study He will be 19 in August born Racine Minn lived in North Dakota since 1901 and Valley City the last two years He was a second year high school student well liked by his associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Wilson
A. G. Wilson
Lincoln Avenue
Valley City
U.S. Navy
Minneapolis
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Great Lakes
Duluth
Racine
Minn
Hasved
North Dakota
Mrs Ferdinand Noecker Rites Held In Sanborn Church
Mrs Ferdinand Noecker of Sanborn died at home near Sanborn on April 20 from peritonitis. Funeral services were conducted Monday at 2 pm at the Congregational church with Rev J F Bonhoff presiding. Burial was in Fairview cemetery after services attended by many neighbors. She leaves a husband two sons and her mother father sisters and brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanborn Enterprise
Ferdinand Noecker
Sanborn
Rov
J. F
Bonhoff
German Lutheran Church
O. Langer
C. &. Jabers
W. A. Siegfried
Ither
Lena Fraais
Anna Barthel
Casper A
Henry L. Barthel
Stockton
Ladies’ Art Society
Noeeker
Prairie Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star of Sanborn
Fairview Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Martin Kjelland
Mr and Mrs Ole A Kjelland and family express gratitude for the sympathy of friends after the death of their son and brother Martin Kjelland. They also thank for floral tributes and ministrations. Ronald McDonald joined H F Halverson on a Thursday trip to Montana and other western points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Kjelland
Ole A. Kjelland
Ronald McDonald
H. F. Halverson
Montana
West
Lyceum Concert Delights Green Township Audience
Green Township hosts its fourth lyceum program of a five part series in the consolidated Barnes County schools. Mrs Craswell contralto Miss Dewey reader and Miss Wright pianist gave a well received evening. Chauffeur Minnie Nielson transported the entertainers from Valley City as locals praised the show.
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Barnes County
Green Township
W. T. Craswell
Martha Dewey
Josephine
Templars Present Pin to Frank White at State Meeting
Mr and Mrs Frank White returned Wednesday night from Fateo where he attended the state meeting of Knights Templar He served as late Brand commander and was presented with a pin recognizing his faithful work as head of the organization Also notes a farm for sale by D P Bush Minneapolis Minn seeking owner contact with price and details
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Templars
Frank White
Fateo
White
Knights Templar
Good Farm
D. P. Bush
Minneapolis
Minn
Miss McCumber Weds Washington City Man
Miss Helen McCumber wed Lt. Harrison Brand in Washington D C in a ceremony at Senator J Porter McCumbers home. Rev C Ernest Smith officiated and the bride wore ivory satin with pearl details and orange blossoms. The reception followed at the Washington club as relatives praised the bride from Wahpeton North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
J. Porter McCumber
Helen McCumber
Harrison Brand
Army Engineer Corps
C. Ernest Smith
St. Thomas Episcopal |Echurch
Washington
Washington Club
Wahpeton
Club Surprises Mrs McGee With Ivory Hand Mirror
West club members surprised Mrs J L McGee at her Ninth Avenue home on a Wednesday evening. Twenty three attended as conversation sewing and card playing filled the night. After a bountiful supper, Mrs Gertrude Cook gave Mrs McGee an ivory hand mirror as a club memento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGee
West Club
J. L. McGee
Ninth Avenue
Gertrude Cook
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Aneta
Mark A. Smith
Oakes
Frank Booth
Berthold
Albert
Amestown
Gotzian
CG. Gotzian & Company
Johnson
Mary Bordwell
Marion
Times
Leslie Hanson
Fiest
South
Canada
Kelsey
Northwest
Times-Record
A. B. Cox
George D. Kelsey
Lyceum Course
Washington City
Northern Seed Company
N. D
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