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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1914
Page
15
An Ohio mail order ad touts two gold finished necklaces and bracelets as a free gift with Spearmint Gum orders. For 50 cents and 5 stamps, customers receive a box of 20 gum packs plus a Tango necklace and Evelyn Thaw bracelet. Limit two orders per party. dealers barred.
Default on a December 26 1911 mortgage to Slimmer and Thomas owners of the note for 3225 due October 16 1912 triggers foreclosure. Property described includes SE quarter 4 NE 9 and NW 10 in T141 R56 Barnes ND, sale at Valley City courthouse on May 9 1914 at 2 pm. 1778.22 due plus costs and attorney fees.
Notice declares default on two historical North Dakota mortgages from 1908 and 1912. It lists Carl Feigum and Emma Feigum and Nicholas Schlader families as mortgagors with Red River Valley Mortgage Company and Kinnard Hainee Company as mortgagees. Foreclosure sale set for May 26 1914 at 2 PM at Valley City courthouse to satisfy sums due.
In Barnes County North Dakota on the 6th day of June 1914 at two oclock pm the mortgage on the NE quarter of Section 31 Township 137 North Range 60 West will be foreclosed to satiety the amount due four hundred ninety seven dollars ninety eight cents plus costs disbursements and attorneys fees. Sheriff Hans C Stenshoel of Barnes County will conduct the sale with Kinnard Haines Company as mortgagee attorneys. Dated April 21 1914. Farmers Mercantile Company notices follow offering highest prices for potatoes eggs and butter.
United Press reports President Wilson ordered all civilians in the Colorado coal strike zones to surrender arms to regular troops. War Secretary Garrison issued a proclamation directing armed strikers and mine guards to disarm, with receipts promissory for later return. Troop deployments and operations will be set from Washington as cavalry arrives, with no single officer in direct charge due to district spread.
An advertisement promotes a limited time $1.00 Universal Shaving Outfit including razor brush and accessories. Also listed are Pupils’ Completion and Teachers Examinations for May 1914 across multiple school houses in Barnes County, with details on venues and dates. A note mentions the illness of Harvey Taylor Inze's young daughter among Valley City residents.
A civic notice urges residents to prevent flies mosquitoes by cleaning rubbish, draining stagnant water, filling ground dents, removing old containers, and carting away waste. Citizens are urged to cooperate for a healthier, tidier city and a safer home environment. Mrs Bearse from Russell and Mrs Helen Russell are mentioned in local arrivals.
North Dakota Christian Endeavor union to convene in Bismarck next Thursday with expected record attendance. Program features Rev H H Rottmann of Ripon S A Martin of Winnipeg Karl Lehman of Boston and J C Buswell of Minneapolis. Local arrangements led by Robert Dutton and Fred Grady.
Advertising columns in The Times Record guide readers to plan shopping and save time. The message urges using the paper’s daily ads as a shopping directory to note interesting items from reputable merchants and let ads suggest options for efficient purchases.
A brief note directs an agent to obtain another supply of coal for cooking at Gorman. It urges the wife’s use of Hocking Lumus coal for the cook stove, noting its previous good performance and low cost compared with other cooking fuels. It requests bringing in more grain and taking home additional coal.
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