State Board Cuts Real Estate Assessments by Ten Percent
The State Board of Equalization in Bismarck announces a ten percent reduction in assessments for railroad, farm, and town property, cutting total taxable property from 383 million to 354 million dollars. Gov Hanna, Atty Gen Linde, and Commissioner Flint backed the move, aiming to ease tax burdens while preserving bond obligations and funding. Detailed figures will follow in days ahead.
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Bismarck
Aus
State Board of Equalization
Hanna
Linde
Flint
Minot appoints youngest postmaster Fred L. Anderson
Fred L. Anderson, 26, confirmed by the Senate last Friday as Minot postmaster, becomes the nation s youngest in the role. A native of New Rockford, he has a thorough business education and long experience in abstracts, banking, and Democratic politics in Ward County. He previously managed Ward County Abstract Co and worked as title examiner for BrushMcWilliams Co. His rise follows a career including Armour & Co in Fargo, Washburn abstracts, and leadership in local party activities.
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Minot
United States
Fred L. Anderson
Senate
B. H. Stenevick
Anderson
Pearson
New Rockfort
Armour & Co
Fargo
Washburn
Ward County Abstract Co
BrushMcWilliams Co
First International Bank
Democratic Central Committee
Party
IYEAR MAKES RECORD IN CROP HANDLING
Minneapolis reports record crop handling totals for the year ending Sept 1. Flour shipments reach 21 200 994 barrels while wheat receipts total 182 347 150 bushels. All grains 297 752 710 bushels received. Mill stuffs 748 151 tons shipped. Linseed oil and oil cake volumes also set highs.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolia
Chamber of Commerce
Grain Yields Reported From Local Farms
Season 18 harvest yields varied by farm with barley and Marquis wheat seen. Jacobs farm shows little threshing while Fred Bignall and Olaf Olson sites report 15 to 20 bushels per acre for barley and 9 to 16 for Marquis or durum grains. Other plots list mixed results including 10 to 15 bushels per acre and test weights around 38 to 48 pounds.
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Sanborn Enterprise
Jacobs
Math Krone Baseh
Oscar Lindgren
Fred Bignall
E. A. Marsh
Olaf Olson
Marquis
Geo. Cassatt
Wright Place
Fred Noecker
Leo Noecker
Philip Stephan
Leslie Gundy
Mrs. Gottlies Lettenmaier
Designa 9.5 inch howitzer to power U S artillery
Washington reports officers say the 9.5 inch howitzer outclasses 11 and 12 inch guns seen abroad with nearly ten mile range. The gun detachs from its carriage for transport and can be moved over rough terrain and quickly set up again. Plans call for two new heavy artillery regiments next year each with 12 guns and eventually every corps to be supported by a regiment of 9.5 inch howitzers.
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Washington
Money and marriage end in elapse of Lee’s fraud
John A. Lee married a woman in a brief ceremony before Judge Jackson. He soon took all her money and fled, and an arrest warrant followed. Deputy Newbre captured him in Jamestown, but he escaped again and is at large. Also notes on constipation remedies and travels as Mrs. F. L. Wicks and son visit Ada, Minnesota, to see Miss Florence Allen.
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New Rockford
John A. Lee
Jackson
Lee
Newbre
Jamestown
F. L. Wicks
Ada, Minn
Florence Allen
Valley City
Despondent Workman’s Self-Inflicted Wound At Kee’s Office
A Bohemian laborer named Frank Hrodmadka attempted suicide at Sanborn’s Kee machinery office. He used a razor, had a throat wound needing ten stitches, and admitted wanting to die. Found with money, observed moody and homesick, he was taken to the county seat for care.
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Marshal la France
Dr. Lang
Frank Hrodmadka
Lang
Siegifried
Hogs Prove Profitable for Jamestown Attorney
Jamestown August 31 Attorney Oscar Seiler of Jamestown tells how his 640 acre wheat farm shifted to hog farming. From seven sows started in 1914 he sold 150 hogs for 2132.37 and now expects 220 born pigs to yield about 4400 more. Total receipts over two years reach 6532.37 with hog houses valued under 300.
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Jamestown
Oscar J. Seller
Daily
Capital Man
Seiler
Kathryn Votes to Incorporate as Village
Kathryn swept a special election last Saturday voting to incorporate as a village. Of 27 votes cast, 26 favored the move and one opposed. The proposal now goes to the county commissioners at the September meeting for approval, with officer elections likely. The incorporated area spans about one mile north to south and half a mile east to west.
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Kathryn
Are You Looking Old Old age comes quick enough without Inviting It
An advertisement urges readers to keep the liver and bowels healthy to look and feel younger. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a remedy for constipation and biliousness, claiming they are especially formulated for these ailments, easy to take and palatable, available everywhere.
Rogers Social Roundup Buoys Local News in Valley City Visits
Numerous Valley City and Rogers residents are noted visiting friends and relatives over the weekend. Travelers include W H Johison, Eva Stowman, and Ernst Stee with various families. several outings to Valley City, Minneapolis, and Hankinson are mentioned along with a local dance, school opening, and a broken leg of a child.
Poor harvest drives farmers to seek price relief
Farmers report patchy yields with some fields yielding eight bushels per acre, but most averaging four to five. Despite a decent price helping offset shortages, the overall crop is expected to be a losing year for many growers.
Married early in month in Barnes county farm union
News from Barnes county reports the marriage of Carl Bloomberg, a well known local farmer, to Miss Sigre Orbeck of Valley City on August 12. The couple began housekeeping at the Bloomberg farm near Valley City, and friends extend best wishes.
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Carl Bloomberg
Barnes County
Sigre Orbeck
Valley City
Bloomberg
Nervousness remedy promise in Scott’s emulsion ad
An old health column touts Scott’s Emulsion as a cure for nervousness and fatigue, claiming the nutrient rich mixture feeds nerve cells and refreshes the system. Ads note it is alcohol free and produced by Goott & Bowne in Bloomfield New Jersey.
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Scott
Goott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
Springvale School District Treasurer Report 1915 16
Treasurer Vander Were presents the Springvale School District 18 Barnes County North Dakota annual report for 1915 16. It lists cash on hand July 4 1915 receipts from other sources penalties and interest and total expenditures with balance carried forward as of July 12
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Springvale
Barnes
North Dak Kota
Iain
Vander
Ahrens
New Wheat 15 Good Grades Reported at Russell Miller Mill
The first wheat crop of the year is arriving at Russell Miller Milling, grading well and surpassing expectations. Car lots from Montpelier and nearby points weighed about 54 pounds per bushel. new crop rich in flour though light in weight, being mixed with old to produce excellent flour. Mrs. C. A. Fritch and two children from Mott visited, joined by Grace Oberg who will teach nearby.
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Jamestown
Russell-Miller Milling Company
Montpelier
C. A. Fritch
Mott
Miss Helen Jackson Leaves Minneapolis for Minnesota State University
Miss Helen Jackson of Minneapolis, a guest of the Hamiltons at the Valley Hotel, departed Saturday afternoon on No 4 to return home to begin studies at the University of Minnesota. Earl Fritch, former clerk at Hotel Kindred, leaves Saturday by motorcycle for Winnipeg to visit relatives. Mrs. Fritch has stayed there with her parents. From Winnipeg Mr. Fritch will return to Ruse North Dakota where he is a school principal.
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W. H. Johison
Valley City
Eva Stowman
Dazey
Rogers
Ernést Stee
Lin Rogers
Joe Cannon
St. Paul
Farrell
S. P. Noxon
Jamie
Lilly Barnes
P. M. Kellogg
Lake Park
Minn
Emma Christenson
Darey
Hankinson
Naughton Sharn
Mary Yule
Carrie Coleman
Clark
Jasper Sweet
Margaret Leahy
Richard
Ward Pickett
Twin City
LaZarre
Nels Larson
Doris
Mary Butler
Alma Becker
Byron Sweet
Loren
Hub Yule
Walace Yule
Watt
Woodworth
T. Galyen
Redfield
N. D
Mr. Galyen
Emery Burgess
Normal Avenue
Donald Neumann
Minneapolis
Helen Jackson
Hamilton
Valley Hotel
Minnesota
Earl Fritch
Kindred
Winnipeg
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Newman Flue Expander CO
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IYEAR
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