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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1915
Page
2
Valley City posts overflow of lighthearted notes and editorials from the Minneapolis Sunday Journal. Items include jokes about weather, politics, the legislature, railroads, and a stray railroad strike tease, with citations to St Paul Dispatch and Edison, plus regional references to North Dakota and Minnesota.
In a call to action, Morton County State's Attorney Wim Langer urges sheriffs and officials to enforce laws vigorously. He notes the North Dakota Enforcement League's cooperation, cites power to subpoena and seize illicit liquor, and warns lax officials to resign or face removal.
Residents alarmed by holes in leaves from elm span-worms or measuring worms. Adults are milking moths. eggs hatch into greenish yellow larvae feeding on elm and box elder trees. Effective spray: one pound Paris green to 150 gallons water. mix and stir. Also advice to use tangles to stop crawlers. officials note state officials and travelers visiting Grand Forks and Valley City.
The Postmaster General announces that starting July 1 any person ten years or older may open a postal savings account. Deposits can be sent by mail to designated banking offices, with accounts open to married women independently and withdrawals allowed on demand. The plan aims to serve sparsely settled communities by using local postmasters to process accounts and will be printed in multiple languages for foreign-born citizens.
Hon. George F. Jones, formerly of LaMoure, relocates to Valley City to practice law. He opens offices in the Story block over the Grand theatre and is hailed as a leading North Dakota attorney, a booster for LaMoure county, and a strong trial lawyer with notable oratorical skill.
A petition filed in Wilkin county calls for an election under the county option law. Over 900 signers backed the move, with Breckenridge businessmen forming the Wilkin County Taxpayers association to oppose the dry proposal. The election is set for June 29, with expectations of a cautious, close result.
Mr and Mrs H M Velzy return to Valley City from Wilkeson Washington after five years away. Mr Velzy arrived Thursday and the family visited relatives in Tower City before settling at Rushfelt residence on Fourth street and Ninth avenue. He formerly worked for the Times-Record before moving west and will now drive for Northwest Nursery Co.
James Morri son Darnell was denied a new trial and sentenced to three years at Fort Leavenworth for transporting Ruth Soper from Owatonna to Chicago and then to Kenosha. The ruling followed conviction under the Mann White Slavery Act.
A mixed verse and legal notice page blends Ralph Hodgson poetry with a longheaded business life meditation. It includes advertisements about summer, duty, and beetling commerce, plus a formal North Dakota Insurance Commissioner certificate of authority for The Equitable Surety Company with financial figures and certification dates.
J. Barry and Lee Combs are expected to return home Saturday evening after spending the week in Lisbon on legal business. Mr and Mrs M O Grangaard and their little son of Rogers were guests at Rev and Mrs C G Nægeth’s home Thursday, returning to Rogers Friday morning.
New Rockford reports a giant prisoner sent to the state penitentiary after Eddy county men tracked him down and tailors stitched a suit and sized No 14 shoes to fit. The stunt is tied to a political jab over the legislature’s capital move denial.
Hazelton North Dakota May 20 Walter Mouleke and F A Schlermeister hunted southwest of town locating a den and digging out twelve pups They later spotted an old coyote and killed her near a rock Then they found a den with seven young ones bringing eighteen pups home alive and killing them later The pelts were sent to Linton and the pair will collect about 47 50 in bounties The day is described as not a bad day's work
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