Third Annual Barnes County Play Day at Normal Grounds
The Barnes County Play Day on Saturday May 17 emphasizes rural children and schools through baseball, track and volleyball events. Activities begin 9 am with Fingal versus Model school baseball, parades at 10 am, lunch at noon, and contests resuming 1:30 pm on campus and track, ending with prize distribution on the Normal school terrace.
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Barnes County
United States
New York State
Tennessee
Fingal
Ritchie
Lincoln
Normal School
Jamestown Baseball Prepares Season Roster for 1913
Jamestown's 1913 board confirms a core nine to defend the season, led by Hanson as top pitcher, Bodman at first, and outfielders Severn, Boyle, and Nierling with Severn also managing. Dolly Elder and Becker expected to join mid May, new catcher to be secured as Wertz and Ploofars absent.
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Board of Control
Jamietown
Jamestown
Valley City
Hanson
Bill Bodman
Dolly” Elder
Minneapolis
Becker
Neil Severn
Jim Boyle
Bert Nierling
Morris Severn
Charley Wertz
Sheeny Ploofars
Brewer
Local P E C Branch Supports Welfare Conference Plans
The local branch of the P E C decided at its last meeting to actively support the Children's Welfare Conference at the Valley City Chautauqua Assembly this season. Alex Karr, secretary, outlined plans for a health and growth conference led by child experts. A trained nurse will oversee babies and children at the Assembly, funded by society members who will provide personal attention. Former Sioux Falls catcher is in the city vying for backstop duties. Rube Suter, an Illinois pitcher, will attend for the May 15 opening, as state reports indicate strong teams and a full managers schedule.
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Daly
Valley City Chautauqua
Alex Karr
Rube Suter
Illinois
Mothers Day Proclamation in North Dakota 1913
Governor Thomas Hall proclaims a state Mothers Day to honor motherhood urging homes and worship places to lay flowers and renew citizenship ideals. Note states first Sunday in June per latest changes though newspapers misdate May 12. Includes census figures on women workers and professionals.
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Legislative Assembly
L. B. Hanna
North Dakota
M. J. Eng- Tert
Bank Employes Set Early Bathing Record
AR, Miller, champion canoeist, and Grest, Man Friday, set a remarkable record by braving an early May chill in the Sheyenne River. Their Noe Was launched Saturday morning, they dodged submerged piles under the Northern Pacific bridge, Miller fell unconscious and Grest swam for help. Both escaped with minor exposure, while theater news noted Capt. Scott’s Dash for the Pole screening.
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Miller
Wid Dake Grest
Man
Mr. Miller
Mr. Grest
Sheyenne
Northern Pacific Railroad
Carver
Grest
Hans
Garden lot improvement idea voiced by W T Cranwell
W T Cranwell writes to Otto Zetterberg, secretary of the Commercial Club, urging use of vacant city lots once dumps for tin cans as gardens. He asks the Commercial Club to spearhead action at the next directors meeting, noting many lots are eye sores and could become beauty spots with early spring work.
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W.T. Cranwell
Otto Zetterberg
Commercial Lab
Elit
Wsday
Mr. Cruswell
Valley City
N. D
Minneapolis
Hax
Russell Miller Milling Company a North Dakota success
In 1879 John Russell and Arthur Miller founded a small Valley City mill. The firm grew to a corporation with two and a half million capitalization, twelve mills from Minnesota to Montana, output over 10100 barrels daily, and 75 Valley City workers. The company claims vast regional impact and urges locals to promote its story.
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Lizo
John Russell
Inele John
North Dakota
Minnesota
Dakota
Valley City
Russell Miller
Arthur Miller
Minneapolis
Billings
Montana
Russell
BE. P. Ellis
Helm
4B. Lyon
W.C. Helm
C. G. Treys
Russell Miller Milling
Russell Miller Milling Company
Valley
Right Price Merc Co Has Successful Sale
The Right Price Mercantile Company held a brisk Friday and Saturday sale, drawing crowds as farmers seed, with exceptionally low prices on dry goods and women s furnishings. The event cleared unsold stock and boosted store traffic. The Improvement League elected officers for the coming year led by President Mrs Otto Zetterberg and various district vice presidents.
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Right Price Merc. Co
Right Price Mercantile Company
Rale
Improvement League
Mra
Otto Zetterberg
Hilda Winstead
A. W. McDonald
Walter Me Donald
Mik
Ty G. McMullen
A. P. Paulson
J. Adi Riga
Ath
R. Bondy
Ith
G. W. Hanna
Son of Manning People Drowned
Walter Lee Parmeter, son of Mr and Mrs W J Parmeter near Manning, died by drowning in Grand Rapids Wisconsin. His body was found several days later. He left Manning about a year ago to work in a paper mill and is survived by a wife and several small children. Henry L Southwick set to lecture at the Auditorium May 22 gathering audience remarks from Toronto supervisor James L Hughes.
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Manning
N. D
Walter Lee Parmeter
Grand Rapids
Wis
W. J. Parmeter
Henry L. Southwick
Southwick
James L. Hughes
Toronto
Newman Club May Party At Odd Fellows Hall
The Newman Club hosted a May party at the Odd Fellows Hall on Monday. A large merry crowd attended with dancing as the main feature of the evening’s entertainment and merriment continued for hours.
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Newman Club
Odd Fellows Hall
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P.E.C
Will Furnish
Nurge
Chautauqua
Bismarck
Thomas Hall
Scott
Rex Theater
South Pole
Canfield of
Brainerd, Minn
Valley City Cabinet Works
Valley City, W. D
West Main Street
Russell-Miller Milling Company
F. W. Heidel
Fifth Avenue Hardware State
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