Valley City Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Events
Thursday's Daily W. A. Matson notes several visitors in Valley City including Jas Grady and W V Watson from Fargo, Col C P Stearns of Rogers, Mayor E R Bradley of Grace City, and Mrs C A Fisher of the Non Partisan League. Prof Knute Froysan returns from Grand Forks Music Festival as Rotary Club appoints officers. Local leaders attend church and civic meetings while Ben Poole recovers from an accident and Warren Towne enters Republican clerk race. High school music contest eligibility set for Grand Forks with Valley City entries in multiple solo and group events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University At
Grand Forks
Valley City
City grounds praised as all season playground and park asset
Manager Sampson and aides renovated a sought after park and grounds to serve all outdoor sports for Valley City youth not just ball games. Hi Liners hold tryouts with eleven youngsters at the ball park as May pennant race looms with home opener May 20. Ed Wyttenbach completed left field dirt. east fence work progresses. and golf course repairs advance with seeding planned. The Girls Friendly Society of All Saints Church forms with fifteen officers and members for regular meetings and activities.
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Sampson
Valley City
Ball Park
Jamestown
Hi-t. Liners
Ed Wyttenbach
Girls
Belle
Tess Henry
Baker
Henry
Baxter
Episcopal Church
V. C. Country Club
Jamestown Visitors and Local Legal Attentions Reported
Friday’s Daily notes Friday's Jamestown residents and visitors in Valley City. G B Lyman from Jamestown visited. J K Murray from Hettinger attended to legal matters. Mrs R G Vallancey and Mrs R A Thompson of Jamestown were in the city. Burl Carragtoed to Fargo for business and returned. Senator Leslie Simpson of Starke County and attorney eyinson in city for legal work. Harvey Bobnhoff of Elizabeth Iowa visiting at Rev J F L Bohnhoff’s home. Mr and Mrs Pierce Blewett of Samestown spent last night en route from the neighboring city. Mrs Chas Buerge and nephew also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Vallancey
R. A. Thompson
Jamestown
Burl Carr
Fargo
Leslie Simpson
Starke County
Eyinson
Harvey Bobnhoff
Elizabeth
City
Rev
J. F. L. Bohnhoff
Pierce Blewett
Samestown
Arbor Day and Community Notes from Fessenden
Arbor Day celebrations are noted with trees planted and banks closed for the holiday. People in town include James of Fessenden visiting the Cowells, auto salesman JN Skeim in town, Mrs Nelle Smith and relatives shopping in Fargo, and local church and civic events in the evening with refreshments served.
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Nelle Smith
Eva Personius
Myron Personius
Fargo
Gateway City
Warden Whips Rioters At Cook County Jail Riot
A mob of over 300 surrounded the Ducas street jail in Chicago as rioters set fires and destroyed furniture. Warden Wesley Westbrooke personally subdued prisoners with a blackjack after fights on the fourth tier. Authorities reported riots ended when rioters cried for mercy and public property was saved. Governor Small pardoned two rioters later that day.
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Chicago
Cook County
Wesley Westbrooke
Joliet
Captain Westbrooke
Westbrooke
J. J. Cahill
Bismarck
Board of Administration
Valley City
Small
R T Muir Visits Bismarck for State Teachers College Affairs
R T Muir of Bismarck, a member of the board of administration, was in the city yesterday attending to matters of business in connection with the State Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Grady
Security National Bank
R. T. Muir
Bismarck
State Teachers College
Opening of Pure Food Grocery at Elmora Flat
P J Hornbacher starts Pure Food Grocery on Saturday at 8 am in the Elmora Flat room once used by E A Koontz Glen Grove Dairy. He stocks fresh groceries and seeks public patronage. The Times Record wishes him success. Also, State Board of Administration meets at State Teachers College with President C E Allen and new member Frank Talcott in attendance. Judge Berry’s Cahill seat dispute continues. The Masonic Blue Lodge holds a meeting at the Temple tonight followed by an informal dance party in the new ballroom with wives and sweethearts invited. An informal summer dance series begins tonight.
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P. J. Hornbacher
Elmora Flat
North Fifth Avenue
E. A. Koontz
Glen Grove
Hornbacher
Times-Record
State Board of Administration
State Teachers College
C. E. Allen
Frank Talcott
Cahill
Berry
Finnegan
Masonic Blue Lodge
Order
Odd Fellows home drive tours Oakes for Valley City site
Fred Colby John Halverson Ed Wyttenbach and Wm Foster traveled to Oakes last night to advocate placing the Odd Fellows home there. The Oakes lodge backs Valley City as the site and will assist at the June grand lodge meeting. The visitors spoke highly of Oakes calling it one of the nearest towns in the state. They returned about four this morning, tired but satisfied with the visit.
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Fred Colby
Oakes
Odd Fellows
Fred
Grand Lodge
John Halverson
Wyttenbach
Wm. Foster
Odd Fellows Home
Valley City
Frank Welch Narrowly Escaped Mob After Fatal Road Incident
In St Paul Minnesota on a May night Frank Welch ran down three persons in a erratic drive and possibly fatally injured Mrs F Peabody. A bullet fired by a pursuing motorcycle patrolman struck Mrs Albert Weiner as Welch’s car was cornered by police and the mob of about 300 surged toward Du cas Street Jail.
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Frank Welch
Ducas Street
St. Paul, Minn, May
Trench Reaffirms Stand Russia Must Accept Terms
Genoa Italy May 8 Allied note response required. If Russia fails to clearly accept the terms the French will withdraw from the conference. The stance signals escalating pressure among allied powers over terms and participation.
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Trench
Russia
Genoa
Italy
New York Senators Ask to Refer Waterway Project Back
France reaffirms stance via Louis Barthou. New York delegation urges President Harding to return the St Lawrence Great Lakes waterway bill to engineers for more data. Rt Rev J Poyntz Tyler to preside at Episcopal Hall meeting in Saints Church context.
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New York
St. Lawrence-Great Lakes Waterway
Harding
Commission
Ocean
J. Poyntz Tyler
D. D
Episcopal Church of
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W. A. Matson
W. V. Watson
International Harvester Co
Col. C. P. Stearns
Rogers
E. R. Bradley
Grace City
C. A. Fisher
League
State Executive Committee
HH. D. Dodge
Gray Tractor Co
Minneapolis
Barnes County Implement Co
E. RB. Bradley
Knute Froysan
Prof. Froysan
Rotary Club
Carl E. Allen
Len 8. Ward
Ben Grotte
Chas. F. Mudgett
State Federation of Music Clubs
Frances Chatburn
John Moses
Hazen, N. Dak
Hanley
Mandan
Fargo Association of Congregational Churches
Geo. D. Kelsey
Harry Upton
R. J. McDonald
Ben Poole
Ben
Warren Towne
Towne
G. B Lyman
J. K. Murray
Hettinger
Chas. Buerge Anil Nephew
James
Fessenden
Mrs
Lynn Cowell
J.N. Skeim
Times- Record
Young People’s Society of the
Lutheran Free Church
Ruth Meldahl
Clara Strangeland
Odd Fellows Hall
Welch
France
Louis Barthou
No. 405
Right Price Mer, Co
Ony” Seed Store
Simenson
Main Street
N. D
Lis'sen
Herbie
Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
W. K. Kellogg
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