Valley City Visitors and Local Appointments Noted
Monday social notes list Kelloggs visiting Valley City from Rogers and Mrs Brown traveling to Willmar to visit relatives. Various residents are seen in town for appointments, family visits, or business, including visits from Mrs Stern, Mrs Kelly, Mrs Houtison, and Mr Schafer. Local shifts include Jack Fearing returning to the Rudolf Hotel barber shop and James Maresh’s son James arriving home from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Fearing
Rudolf Hotel
Local residents report arrivals and business moves in Valley City
Floyd Seal returns from the AEF in France and plans to reach Valley City soon. A. N. Rowley of Stern Candy Co. travels west for orders. D. E. Haskins joins G. Somers & Co. amid plans to relocate his family. K. A. Bonhus sells the Holmes building to Bertram Brothers for a new project. Rescha Zachie Sigerson and companions enjoy a fishing trip in Menominee, Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AON
Rowley
Stern Candy Company
Mandan
Valley City Candy
D. E. Haskins
St. Paul
A. N. Rowley
G. Somers & Co
Haskins
Valley City
K. A. Bonhus
Holmes
Fifth Avenue
Bertram Brothers
Mr. Bonhus
Rescha
Fire engine swap hopes and sock day at the Normal
Ben Grotberg bought a Plainsville No. 4 fire engine in Minneapolis and will remodel it for a farm truck. Anderson will return midweek. Five Methodist church men spoke on the Centenary movement. Sock day at the Normal school featured students swapping lavender and black hosiery. James L. Parks visited Valley City en route from Washington to Carbondale Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Grotberg
Plainsville
Minneapolis
Mr. Grotberg
Methodist Church
W. M. Wemett
J. W. Switzer
J. H. Seymour
F. H. Heidel
F. G. Chambard
J. W. Rodewald
Dr. S. A. Zimmerman
Mrs Mason Leaves Florida for North Dakota Return
Mrs Oscar E Mason, who spent the winter with her daughter in Florida, left April 30 with her daughter A A Jones and children. They plan to stop in Jacksonville Chicago and the Twin Cities and expect to reach home by mid May. Mrs Mason says the winter was lovely and enjoyable but she is glad to return to North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar E. Mason
Florida
A A. A. Jones
Jacksonville
Chicago
Twin Cities
Man fined and jailed for bone dry law violation
Benjamin Wynn was sentenced by Judge Amidon in Fargo on Saturday to a $100 fine and three months in Barnes County jail for violating the bone dry law. Reports note others risk similar penalties for unlawfully shipping in intoxicants, with a warning to those who break the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Wynn
Barnes County
Amidon
Fargo
Weather Delays Seeding Amid Storm Disruptions
A two day rain wind and snow storm ended yesterday afternoon delaying seeding by a day or two. The heavy sleet and snow damaged telegraph and telephone lines between Bloom and Jamestown. Wires were down and no communication was possible for a period. Manager W T Craswell reported widespread wire trouble on Independent lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloom
Jamestown
N. P
W. T. Craswell
Pony joins the Allen family at State Nortel school
President C E Allen of the State Nortel school welcomed a new family member yesterday a Shetland pony adopted years ago by his children. The pony now returns from Carbondale Illinois to Valley City after being left behind on a move and will be a lasting part of the head of the school’s official household and provide the children with happiness during life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Parks
Carbondale, Il
Valley City
Allen
A. Lee
State Normal School
Parks
C. E. Allen
State Nortel School
Carbondale
Ill
Local news briefs from Fargo to Sutton and beyond
Tuesday reports list Daily City Auditor M. J. Boyd in Fargo on 136. R. J. Olsen of Sanborn visits Valley City, and Y W C A leader Miss Farman from Minneapolis attends events. Mrs. R. F. Combs shops in the city, C. C. Curtiss returns from Twin Cities, and funeral attendees from Sutton travel after Mike Feska’s service. Additional notes cover engineers checking electric lines at Dazey and visitors Alfred Johnson and T. Perry with wives on business in the area.
Local notes recount visits and events across multiple towns
Edna Stillman arrives from Washburn and departs on No 136. a church supper is planned at Epworth Methodist. Jacking up transport and road conditions hindered travel. resignations, new appointments, and community activities fill the day from Valley City to Fargo. A dedication at Valley City State Normal School honors world war sacrifices with campus plantings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. T. Robertson
First Presbyterian Church of
Fargo
Valley City State Normal School
Randahl Arrives After Study Trip on Terminal Facilities
Railroad Commissioner Sam Randahl arrived in the city from New York where he spent two weeks studying better terminal facilities in the east. He is a member of the national commission on car shortage and drainage and said he appreciated welcoming Minnesota players upon their New York landing from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Randahl
New York
Randahl
The
National Commission On
Minnesota
France
Avery Man Charley Burgess Leads Sales Push
Charley Burgess, an Avery representative, reports he was the year’s top salesman for the first four months. He delivered 34 tractors in March and April alongside an equal tally of plows and other machinery, earning pride in his achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Burgess
Avery Company
Mr. Burgess
Avery
Mrs Sternberg Arrives in City from California
Mrs A Sternberg arrived in the city from California this afternoon on No 4 to visit her husband Herman Stern and many Valley City friends for a few days. It is two years since she left and she will see many changes. Mr and Mrs M G Straus of Castelton also passed through en route home from California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Ward
California
A. Sternberg
Herman Stern
Valley City
Burgess Family Plans Summer in Austin Minnesota
Mrs. C. E. Burgess left last Saturday for Austin Minnesota to spend the summer with her mother and relatives. The Burgess flat is sublet to Lee Ferguson. Mr. Burgess hints at a possible fall move to Bismarck for convenience in his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E, Burgess
Austin
Minn
C. E
Burgess
Lee Ferguson
Times-Record
Bismarck
K P Lodge to Hold Final Meeting of Season
The K P lodge plans its last meeting of the season with seven candidates to be passed through the third degree. Music by the orchestra and refreshments are planned. Also noted are local police updates and the upcoming marriage of Miss Anna Marie Gunderson to Mr Howard McMurtrie on May 3 at White Sulphur Springs Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. P. Lodge
Orpenahaah
Sir Knight
Anna Marie Gunderson
Howard McMurtrie
White Sulphur Springs
Mont
Valley City
Barnes County
City Council Hears Status of City Improvements
City council meets in the chambers approves street and walk upgrades with twelve new crossings and added lights. A curfew whistle set for 9 PM to aid students, with committees to monitor dances and moving picture houses. New cement contract awarded, stoker acquired for plant savings, and Times-Record named official paper. Curb and gutter projects on Fifth Avenue and Riverside Park Avenue approved along with Liberty Park addition plans. Coal contract to Washburn Coal. street commissioner's pay raised. routine bills passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
Shrum
Pillar
N. M. Neilson
Times- Record
Peoples
Jhas
Fifth Avenue
Elizabeth Street
Grant Avenue
Riverside Park Avenue
Northwest Nursery Company
Liberty Park
Washburn Coal Company
Red Chevron Must Be Worn by Yanks
Discharged soldiers face civil penalties if they wear army uniforms without the red chevron mark. They may be fined up to 300 dollars, jailed up to six months, or both, for continuing to wear the uniform without the distinguishing red chevron. The policy notes the red chevron as a required identifying mark.
Red chevron flag marks worn by discharged soldiers
The act of Congress approved February 8 1919 allows any person who served in the United States Army during the present war to wear the uniform after discharge with a distinctive mark prescribed by the secretary of war. The red chevron is the signature mark to be worn by discharged enlisted men and officers, point up on the left sleeve and only with the uniform. Offenders wearing mixed civilian and military dress face arrest and civil penalties under the National Defense Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cruiting Office
War Department
Officers Reserve Corps
Books for Soldiers drive gains local library support
The Fair Store Dakota Drug Co and City Drug Co join two libraries in a Books for Soldiers sale next week. Public library praises last drive with fresh well chosen books. stores offer best prices on new books. Citizens urged to buy one book or more and donate to libraries to boost the piles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota Drug Co
City Dreg Co
Valley City
Also Mentioned on This Page
P. M. Kellogg
Rogers
R. G. Brown
Willmar, Minn
Lincoln School
Ritchie School
Gena
Ida Weldon
Havana
Joseph Stern
Stern Brothers
J. A. Kelly
Rita M. Houtison
St. Cloud
Craswell
Bismayek
Carrington
Jacob Schafer
John Muller
Bitel Hospital
Robt. Baillie
Robt. Baillie, Sr
N. L. Stahlum
Hans Oppexsi
Dazey
John Maresh
Newport News
James
H. Stevens
Wimbledon
City
Rudolf Hot
Ste
Yw Fargo
F. Fou
Connard
Valley City Manufacturing Company
Minneapol Wrare
Ard
Floyd Seal
Zachie Sigerson
Menominee
Wis
A. T Anderson
Dr. L. S. Platow
Anderson
M. J. Boyd
R. J. Olsen
Sanborn
R. F. Combs
Wheatland, N. D
C. C. Curtiss
John Feska
Sutton
Mike Feska
Hans Oppegaard
Es Bunt
R. M. Stee
Alfred Johnson
Hannaford
T. Perry
Wife
Lithville
Ters
Edna M. Stillman
Washburn
N. D
Epworth Methodist Church
Brotherhood
C. O. Langer
Sanvern
H. M. Welzy
Betty McPherson
Flora Irgens
Billy DaVall
Grotberg
Bill
Bella
Rack” Wills
Lodge
Bert Weston
Esther Hamilton
Delta Gamma House
University Avenue
Grand Forks
F. W. Heidel
W. L. Witter
Samuel Tait
Mr. Tait
Oscar Nierenberg
Cooperstown
N. J. Skeim
A. J. Hamm
Remington Typewriter Company
Remington
A. J
J. B. Martin
Times-Record Office
Mr. Martin
First National Bank
Griggs County
Tom Gale
Billy DuVall
Tom
Tex
Billy
DuVall
Northrup King & Co
Simonson’s Store
E. Main St
Siegfried Pharmacy
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