Delayed German Reply Doubted On Submarine Note
Washington reports two weeks since the US demanded an immediate end to submarine warfare. Public officials stay hopeful though privately cautious as Berlin offers no reply. Jagow says no decision yet. Helferich at headquarters aiding the response framing. Gerard reportedly dined with the emperor and met troops at the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Germany
State Department
Berlin
Gerard
London
Herr von Jagow
Reichstag
Karl Helferich
Frankfurter Zeitung
William
Jamestown Masons Open Bids for New Temple Contract
Bids from Jamestown and other northwest towns ranged 28 300 to 37 919 for the general contract on the Masonic temple. Lowest bid 25 300 from R B Maxwell & Son of Jamestown, heating and plumbing 4398 to H P Taylor, electric wiring 498 to 8 Lavis & Co. Hebron pressed brick to be used. building near 35 000 total. Work to start with basement excavation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Northwest
Pargo
Valley City
Minneapolis
Sicea
Devils Lake
R. B. Maxwell & Son
Johnson Construction Company
Curren
Hogland Bros
H. P. Taylor
Lavis & Co
Hebron
Enerson Debuts Saxon Automobiles at Anderson & Sigerson
P O Enerson has taken the Saxon agency and displays a roadster and a six cylinder touring car at Anderson and Sigersons garage. The six car uses a Continental motor with cool cylinders, Bayfield carburetor for low grade fuel, Timken axle and bearings, worm drive, vanadium springs to reduce rebound, and a yachtline body with electric lighting and starting. Priced at 811, the roadster is cheaper at 395 making Saxon appealing to a broad audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Enerson
Anderson & Sigerson
Continental
Bayfield
Test Your Seed Corn for Strong Germination This Year
Edwin Mayland of Barnes County and the U S Department of Agriculture urges farmers to test seed corn before planting. Tests from 1915 seed show low germination due to moisture in curing and frost exposure. northern grown seed is recommended over southern seed with large deep kernels. The agriculturist offers to assist in securing sound seed and conducting tests.
North Dakota Map Ad Campaign Sells 50000 Copies
The North Dakota Department of Agriculture released a 50 000 copy map as a statewide advertising tool. Delivered March 27 it was nearly sold out by April 22 with fewer than 3 000 remaining. Commissioner R F Flint secured a price under half of the usual rate by ordering in bulk offering 100 maps or more at about 1 05 per hundred. The maps fund department printing money and offer extensive state information. First come first served. another 50 000 map order is placed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Department of Agriculture
R. F. Flint
B. Bismarck
Flint
Barnes County Sunday School Convention Program Arranged
The twenty eighth annual Barnes County Sunday School convention meets May 11 and 12 at the Congregational church in Sanborn. Walter A. Snow leads with Mrs. Snow and local workers. full schedule outlines sessions, addresses, reports, and officer elections with delegate notices for each school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes County Sunday School Association
Congregational
Sanborn
Walter A. Snow
State
Snow
Barnes County
Frank Atkinson
the Standard School
Ella Snow
Atkinson
Edgar Harper
Valley City
J. H. Seymour
J. M. Carlton
Oriska
Viola Tomlinson
Temperance
J. W. Widdifield
Seal
M. M. White
Valley Secondary
A. c. ‘Claspill
O. A. Barton
H. M. Stroud
Wimbledon
Dora M. Large
John Raveling, Jr
Demonstrated Their Happy Farmer Tractor Tuesday
A tractor demonstration by county agents Anderson and Sigerson on Martin Dahbls farm south of the city showed the Happy Farmer machine delivering about 88 percent of its power to the plows. About 25 to 30 spectators attended and Dr. Platov praised it as a valuable asset. Taber and Bohnsack report 70 tractor sales since February and plan more demonstrations and statewide sales reaching Barnes County this year. Mr. and Mrs. C. N. McGillivray traveled to Rippey Ontario for Mr. McGillivray’s ill father, with further auto business notes from T. J. Blewett in Sanborn.
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Happy Farmer
Anderson & Sigerson
Martin Dahbl
Taber & Bobnsack
Platov
Taber & Bohnsack
Barnes County
Valley City social notes of travelers and visitors
C F Luessen of the Fifth Avenue meat market travels to San to attend to business. Mrs A D Lane arrives from Sioux City Iowa visiting at the Isaacson home. Miss Lorena Karr from Medina attends the band concert then stays over. Mrs J C Brower of Dickinson visits Valley City. E H Leech of Enderlin and Olaf Hangon of Fort Ransom visit over Sunday. Mrs A C Smith leaves for Duluth after a death in the family. Ed McDermott of Cooperstown stays for the concert then returns. Rev J F L Bohnhoff and family leave for Jamesone for a silver wedding. Mrs W H Rasey visits from Ulen. Mrs Carl J Olsen hosts friends at her residence. Mrs John D Gray improves at Lisbon hospital. Mrs Bertha Roth of Casselton visits Herman Stern’s home. Mrs K A Beard and Mrs Harry McGill of Fargo attend Women’s Missionary convention.
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H. N. Velzy
North Dakota Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Litchiville
Mr. Velzey
Misa Hattie Eldridge
North Dakota Metal Culvert Co
Fargo
C. Eldridge
Eleventh Avenue
Miss Eldridge
A. D. Lane
A. E. Hervey
Sioux City
Iowa
Lane
Clarence Isaacson
Lorena Karr
Medina
Valley City
J. C. Brower
Dickinson
E. H. Leech
Enderlin
Olaf Hangon
Fort Ransom
Sun- Ye
A. C. Smith
Duluth
Minn
McDermott
Cooperstown
University Glee Club
J. F. L. Bohnhoff
James
F. Koehn
W. H. Rasey
Ulen
Chambord
West Fifth Street
Carl J. Olsen
Jally
John D. Gray
Lisbon
T. C. Patterson
Bertha Roth
Casselton
Herman Stern
Tenth Avenue
K.A. Beard
Harry McGill
Women's Missionary Convention
Kindred
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Pullman
Twentieth Century Limited
Saxon Motor Company
Detroit
Saron
Enerson
Agent Valley City
N. D
Jamestown Masons
Temple
J. E. Jepson
Bessie Herring
Boston
Mary Aline
Chicago
Women’s Missionary Convention
City
First Congregational Church
F. C
Edwin Mayland
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Carey
Rebekah Lodge
M. R. Nelson
E. M. Lavery
C. B. Burgess
Mia
H. A. Myhro
Robert Bailey
Casper Winker
C. N. McGillivray
Rippey
Ont
Can
Mr. McGillivray
T. J. Blewett
Mr. Blewett
Paige Auto
Universal Movement For the
Tebe
C. F. Luessen
Fifth Avenue
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