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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
2
Valley City Times Record lists its editor and manager L Myce and notes subscription at $1.50 annually in advance. The paper is entered at Valley City North Dakota post office as second class mail matter and serves as official paper for the city and county.
The Better Farming Association bulletin emphasizes selecting seed corn before the first frost. It explains kernels hold a live germ and freezing in ear is fatal, advises choosing early maturing ears, proper curing, and storage, and warns against delaying selection until kernels are ripe. It also covers curing room conditions and ventilation.
Frank Ulm has sold his Sixth Avenue residence to Chas Eggert. Mrs. O Neil and friends of Kensal visited and shopped here yesterday. Many travelers and teachers arrive for the new term. Names from Fargo to Jamestown, Minneapolis to Regina, mingle with local officials and a trunk sewer project disrupts Main Street.
A New Year's house party involving two boys and three girls ends with a playful but tense chase for the identity of the kisser. The narrator suspects Maria after clues, including a scratched nose and matching stickpins, and vows to reveal the truth before the group. The couple later hosts the same party at their own home.
A domestic tale describes Mother Wyandotte and Mrs Bantam disputing about cleverness while Bright Eyes Wyandotte alerts to a pond. Bennie and his mother rescue a sailing boat after Fluffy and Sharp Bill wander aboard. The scene ends with a gentle scolding and praise for Bennie’s kindness.
Grand Forks Sept 5 Commercial club activity in North Dakota grows amid rising business activity. Jamestown backs the Seventh Day Adventist state headquarters and new facilities. Williston pursues firm ties with McKenzie county and a free ferry. Mandan seeks railroad yard improvements with Northern Pacific. Minot hosts a pooling conference for a Northwestern publicity drive led by Donnybrook. Ryder backs safer highways. Bismarck hosts a market day festival. Kenmare considers a district club and white way system commenced with celebrations. Petersburg elects new officers J C Engesether president and others. Hatton plans a farmers rest room. Langdon backs better trade conditions. Cando collaborates with farmers on highways. Drayton to buy auto truck for creamery collection and road work. Casselton focuses on a corn show. McHenry newly reorganized. Upham active. Tony Neva’s daughter receives hospital treatment for poisoning in Valley City. condition improving slowly. Carrington Independent reports.
From Camp Perry a letter by officer T. Henry reports the annual rifle match reaching its best contest since trials began. North Dakota regulars led in marksmen ship while foreign teams including the French, Peruvians, Argentine Republic, Sweden, and Switzerland competed. An accidental shooting near the end killed a Peruvian soldier as he demonstrated a rapid “Surprise shot,” the bullet piercing a tent and fatally wounding his comrade. Henry plans to leave for home soon.
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