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Newspaper

The Weekly Times Record

Location

Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1913

Page

10

Plan To Work For Good Roads In Lidgerwood

Local efforts form auto club to improve highways in Ellsbury township Barnes county North Dakota. Officers elected are Dr W M a criz president Dr W Christensen vice president W P Robsdius secretary and R H Rue treasurer. Club adopts constitution bylaws and committees to seek funds and prizes for road work including use of a King drag. Proposals invited for drawing elevator road grader per mile by May 20 1913 with right to reject all proposals. GA Lemley clerk. Northwest Nursery Co advertises surplus goose firs two year olds 25 cents each.

Lidgerwood N. D W. #. Macriz W. Christensen W. P. Robsdius R. H. Rue Board of Supervisors Ellsbury Township Barnes County X. Dak Smith Pillybury N. Dak Lemley

Murderer of King of Greece commits suicide in Saloniki

Athens May 6 Aleko Schinas who assassinated King George of Greece on March 18 at Saloniki died today by leaping from a police station window. He was born at Volo Thessaly and claimed the crime stemmed from a 1911 royal palace rejection. A doctor reported he was dying of tuberculosis.

Aleko Schinas Saloniki Athens King George of Greece Schinus Volo Thessaly Saloviki Scbinay

Fireworks Tabooed at Chautauqua Independence Day

Valley City Chautauqua Assembly imposes a no fireworks rule to keep visitors undisturbed on July 4. Program includes Wimbledon band concert and Governor Hanna address with boat rides and fishing available. Fireworks are banned on grounds and nearby areas.

Valley City Chautauqua Assembly Wimbledon Hanna

Berea boys form baseball team aims for practice game

Correspondents report Berea boys organizing a baseball club and planning a practice game next Sunday. Gren Township Farmers club players, many inexperienced, lost 9 to 1 to Heman’s buyer Sunday. Nelson absent, observed if present score might reverse. Andrew Davidson accepted bail Sunday. local social notes include Minnie’s visit, Clarence and Ray Stillings at home, and Irelland child home from hospital. Wheat seeding underway, farmers plow and seed oats and barley. George Hansen of Valley City high school visited, played with GTG team. roads improving as autos appear.

Montana Berea Boys Gren Township Heman Henry Bert Nelson Andrew Davidson William Irelland Platon Miss Minnie Morton , Mortengen Clarence Ray Stillings George Hansen Valley City High School G.T. G Mre. Stillings Clark City

Berea Notes Wanderers and Visitors Reported

Mr and Mrs Ervin Fergerson left Friday for Detroit Minn to visit relatives a few days Miss Myrtle Gallipo finished a eight month school term near Lucca and returned home The Misses Theresa and Helen Nacc kel visited Mrs A B Kramer Sunday Miss Mabel Nelson is in at home and friends wish her steady recovery Mr and Mrs J D Kramer spent Sunday at Valley City The dancing party given by Henry Nelson Saturday night was well attended and a delightful meal reported Mr and Mrs Matt Loendorf drove to Sanborn Sunday for a farewell party honoring Herbert Loendorf and family

Ervin Fergerson Detroit Minn Myrtle Gallipo Lucca Theresa Helen Nackel A. B. Kramer Henry Nelson Wells Matt Loendorf Sanborn

Mansfield Social Roundup and Farm Notes

Mr and Mrs Hubert Leondorf host a dinner before moving to Montana. Mrs James Barton and niece Jeannette Martin visit L R Jones family. The Haney family shop in Jamestown. The Stillings and Kee groups spend Sunday with the McLees. Anna and Agnes Jones visit Valley City. Tabbert teaches near Sanborn and Alice near Valley City spend Sunday at home. Canfield farm aims to divide into forty acre tracts for alfalfa corn and grasses. Thompson brothers on a new farm and John Campbell near Hemen plow with gasoline tractors signaling a booming county. Tabbert D R Jones and Wm Jones attend Peterson funeral at Marion. Rev Babb of Sanborn to lead Kee schoolhouse exercises Sunday at 11.

Thompson Brothers John Campbell Hemen Tabbert D. R. Jones Wm. Jones Peterson Marion Rev. Babb of Sanborn Kee

Methodist Episcopal bishops assigned for ensuing year

Huntington W V May 7 The assignments of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church for the ensuing year were announced after the annual conference adjourned in Charleston. Bishop Luccock was reassigned to Montana Idaho and North Dakota while Bishop Anderson announced the other appointments.

Huntington W. Va Methodist Episcopal Church Anderson Charleston Luccock Montana Idaho North Dakota

Sergeant Way in North Dakota arrives to enforce liquor laws

Sergeant Way, who worked with Pussyfoot Johnson in Minnesota, now with North Dakota Enforcement League, arrived in Devils Lake and began checking freight and express shipments of liquor. He ended several irregularities as he assessed the dry-threatened territory.

Devils Lake N.D Sergeant Way Pussyfoot" Johnson Minnesota F. W. Watking North Dakota Enforcement League

Congregational Choir Concert Delights Town Audience

The Congregational Church Choir under Prof. Froysan presented a high standard program Friday night. Notable numbers included a dramatic reading by Miss Wyman, Mrs. Jean Craswell's My Heart is Weary, Le Tambour Major, Tartini Largo, and Brahms Hungarian Dance. Violin duets by Dean Goodsell and Froysan drew praise, as did The Lord is My Light.

Congregational Church Froysan Lone Tartini Drija Brahms Hubay Freysan Grieg Dean Goodsell Conservatory Bennot Viottin Lord Is My Light Parker Katherine Fjelde Chambard

Explosion at Lisbon Injures Plumber

E A Webster, a plumber for C W Parker of Lisbon, suffered a severe burn to his right arm and face when a gasoline test caused an explosion while repairing a gasoline barrel tank. The blast blew debris through back windows, but Webster avoided eye injuries and expects to recover in a few weeks.

E. A. Webster C. W. Parker Lisbon

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Goose Ferries Northwest Nursery Co ST. Catherine's Church Dressmaking College Terry Dressmaking School Gray's Department Store N. Th Quietus Anton Danthauers Mandan Pragg Arneson Hardware Co Northwest Valley City, N. D Young Fifth Avenue Green Township Berea Notes Paca THE Merry Travelers M. E Pussy, Foot” Johnson N. D. League
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